J2Kfm writes: Friday is HERE !!! Darn those cravings for anything porky, the meatier/fatter the better !!! Why can’t I find a worthy Bak Kut Teh here in Ipoh? So for today, let’s drool over some of Klang’s (hands down, the CAPITAL of delicious Bak Kut Teh in Malaysia!) signature BKT outlets, strewn all over the town. [...]
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J2Kfm writes: I am not going to write a formal review. Yes, I’ll just rant on whatever that comes to mind, for it’s Wednesday and there’s this syndrome called Midweek Blues. Though not as prominent or notorious as its sibling, the Monday Blues. Midweek Blues? You know, the feeling of being neither here nor there. One part of [...]
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J2Kfm writes: Nam Fatt Fish Ball Noodle House Restaurant has been gracing the Ipoh’s street food scene for a respectable period of 24 years. Almost a quarter of a century’s old, which has since seen their  transformation from a simple fish ball noodle stall to a fully air-conditioned restaurant, while still maintaining the quality of their food. But [...]
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J2Kfm writes: Continued from Part 5 – Koh Det’s Breakfast Wonders in Ao Nang, Krabi Okay, weekend again, and time for a travel post. I concluded the Bali 2009 Saga last weekend, hence I can concentrate on finishing the posts on my Krabi-Phuket trip back in January 2010. A little overdue I know, but can’t blame me really. For [...]
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J2Kfm writes: I see you wiping your saliva there ……. If you’re an ardent fan of Motormouth From Ipoh (what? I can’t blow my own trumpet for once meh?) you would have noticed that I have always favoured delicious and cheap street food/hawker food over posh/pretentious/fine dining affairs. After all I was brought up in IPOH, the mecca [...]
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J2Kfm writes: Rarely do I venture out to the streets of Kuala Lumpur for my meals, especially with the sheer number of air-conditioned eateries in the malls promising convenience and comfort, paired with the myriad of international cuisines readily available almost everywhere. Moreover, KL’s streets and public transportation systems are NOT the most accessible options, in the [...]
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J2Kfm writes: There are days when you crave for nothing but healthy and wholesome home-cooked food, after those guilt-ridden bouts of bingeing. No matter how tasteless, bland or unsavoury the dishes may appear on your table. Or you’re probably a little stressed out to cook in your own kitchen after 8 straight hours of torment in the [...]
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J2Kfm writes: I was brought up believing that Lou Wong and Onn Kee serve the best Bean Sprouts Chicken aka Tauge Ayam aka Nga Choy Kai in Ipoh. If you have doubts, just hop over to Jalan Yau Tet Shin area (they’re situated opposite of each other, somewhat at each other’s neck, if you will) come dinner-supper [...]
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J2Kfm writes: Wait, is this for REAL? Half year on, and I’m STILL rambling on and on about BALI?!!!! Yeah yeah … I heard you groaning back there. But after a cringing 3 months of hiatus, I’ve decided to bring closure to the BALI 2009 SAGA before my memory fails me in a complete whiteout episode. Sick of the [...]
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J2Kfm writes: Friday lunches are the BEST I tell you. I am not going to gloat or anything, but how does a two and a half hour lunch period sounds to you? Music to your ears? Or got your blood boiling yet? Not to say this is an ideal situation. More like a catch-22 variant, when [...]
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