21st May, 2010

Today's weather;

A bright blue sky is all around our part of Samui. Current temp at 7am is 29.9C.

Yesterday started out with some serious cloud cover in the morning but very soon those clouds got dispersed and the sun came out in full power and it was plain hot again!

Max temp reached 33.5C

If you have any questions about Samui's safety, please read my recent blog posts about Is Samui safe right now and Samui is still safe!

Camille

Samui is still safe!

Samui is still safe!

After yesterdays long awaited crack down on the Red Shirt gathering point in the middle of Bangkok, the legit question arises, is Samui still safe?

The answer is simple; YES. Samui is as safe as it was just a few days ago when I wrote about Samui's safety and the current crackdown in Bangkok and it's consequent curfews for Northern and North eastern provinces has not affected Samui or any Southern province at all.

Here are pictures of Chaweng's beach in front of Al's Resort, rather quiet although a few folk were out and about. This picture shows a view towards the Southern end of the beach.

Here's a picture showing the Northern end of Chaweng Beach.

In my humble opinion, the social unrest will stop very soon and things will return to 'normal' and hopefully Samui's beaches will be full again and Thailand will have peace again and any opposing fractions can work out their differences in a peaceful way.

Camille

20th May, 2010

Today's weather;

Heavy clouds loom over Samui this morning and hopefully we get some more rain. Current temp at 7am is 28.3C.

Yesterday was hot and dry. Max temp reached 32.3C

My work circumstances are changing soon and I've got new partnerships with dive centres in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Lanta and Kao Lak. Check the links for more info.

Camille

Onn Kee Bean Sprout Chicken Rice at Ipoh, Perak

Onn Kee Bean Sprout Chicken Rice (N4 35.639 E101 05.057) is located along Jalan Yau Tet Shin of Ipoh old town, the shop is just next to Lou Wong which is selling the same dishes (Bean Sprout Chicken Rice).
We had tasted the Lou Wong chicken rice, this time we wanna try his competitor - Onn Kee Bean Sprout Chicken Rice.

It was full indoor and outdoor session during we walked in...10 minutes waited for our table.

Took our order as same as we had it at Lou Wong Restaurant. The boss (who prepare the chicken) seems like not as friendly and patient as the staffs in Lou Wong Restaurant...

The Famous Bean Sprout from Onn Kee Restaurant

The chicken looks better than Lou Wong Restaurant

Not to forget the chicken feet

Actually, I don't take chicken feet, because I don't really enjoy and don't wanna waste it! So my wife had it all! :)

The Herbal Tea drink provided by the shop

Overall, Satisfied!

The Damage : MYR40.00 for 2 adults and 1 child included drinks and A pack of 'half chicken'! Hehe! Gonna taste it again later....Reasonable price.

Now, I don't know which shop to step-in (between these 2 shops) during our next visit?! Both are equally good!

Location map of Onn Kee Bean Sprout Chicken Rice at Ipoh, Perak

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19th May, 2010

Today's weather;

There's overcast on Samui but the sun is trying to break the clouds up. Current temp at 7am is 26.7C

Yesterday saw steady rainfall for about an hour and a half which was great. The island needs a lot more rain to level out the water levels around Samui. Temperature were nice although there was a very high humidity. Max temp reached 31.3C

Camille

Padang Brown Lok Lok, Penang

Padang Brown Lok Lok  (N5 24.861 E100 19.003)
My last visit here was about 10 years ago! My parents like to bring me here when I was a kid...during that time, everyone at Penang just named it The Padang. And I only realised this time the area called "Padang Brown", I believe the Restaurant on Penang Hill was named from the same person 'David Brown'. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

The Padang Brown Hawker Center of Penang

We were having our lunch here after the Qing Ming Festival. I missed the Lok-lok very much, and I felt comfortable and enjoy having the lok-lok even under the hot sunny day! :)

The Lok-Lok

The empty table was fill up in a minutes! And it has everything on the table...

"Lok Lok is similar to a steamboat where fresh food is skewered on bamboo sticks and cooked in a pot of boiling water, dip into the special sauce and you are in for a great time trying 30 over different varieties. For example fresh clam, cuttlefish, fish ball, sea snail, jelly fish." Source from here.

Beside the foods, I also love the chili sauce very much! Which mixed with dark sweet sauce which I cannot find elsewhere at Johor.

The Chili and the Dark Sweet Sauce for the Lok Lok

Some photos of the Lok Lok...

Spring roll with crab meat

The Jelly Fish

Beside the Lok Lok, I also ordered the Penang Assam Laksa. And surprisingly, it was delicious! Almost the same standard as the Famous Ayer Itam Assam Laksa!

The Damage for the Penanag Padang Lok Lok : MYR55.00 included drinks for 4 adults and 1 child. My stomach was full and it last me until 10pm dinner! Haha!

Location map of the Padang Brown Lok Lok of Penang

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18th May, 2010

Today's weather;

There's overcast hanging about over Samui and it's already hot in the early morning with a current temp at 7am of 30.9C!

Yesterday saw rain at least twice, early in the morning around 7am and in the afternoon at least once. It was a nice cooling down effect and we can actually do with some more rain here, especially the nice May/June showers, which last very short and quickly afterwards thing dry up!

Max temp reached the lower thirties Celsius.

Camille