Durian Indulgence @ Balik Pulau

It's durian season! My colleagues have been craving for durians for awhile, but didnt really get to eat any. Finally our durian trip worked.

We went to a durian farm at Balik Pulau, Penang after work. 10 of us went. Travelling from Bayan Lepas to Balik Pulau needs around 45 minutes. On the way to Balik Pulau, we saw breath-taking scenery, mountains, trees and paddy field, it was so tranquil.

We arrived at an antique wooden house in Balik Pulau.

We saw people cleaning the durians at the backyard.

Owner of durian farm opening the durian. Look, he uses his legs to hold the durian. Ouch.

Durian. Not sure about its name. But, I think is Ang Bak (red meat)

The durian that looks like a shit. I think is Yah Kang (Centipede)

This durian is called Coupling i think?

My colleague's phone wanna eat durian as well, haha...

King of the durian - D14, a bitter durian. I personally like durian that tastes bitter.

Mangosteen, to compliment the durians.

Very soft and yummy Cempedak (Jack fruit)

We were provided two jugs of cooling Lau How Juice (Nutmeg Juice). Very good in getting rid of heatiness of the durians.

After finishing our fruits. We went for a walk at the farm behind the house. They rare chicken there.

A turkey.

Nona (custard apple)

Many people dont know what plant this is. Guess what, it is a dragon fruit plant.

Can you spot the durians?

Nutmeg

Nutmeg slice that can be eaten straight. But the taste is awful. =)

Asam (tamarind)

My colleague, Jonathan is working on the dodol ( durian toffee).

Nice durian field trip. Ten of us ate 20 durians and it costed us RM18 per person. Not bad, aye? I would say it is very cheap. But too bad we didnt get to eat the famous Ang Heh (Red Prawn) durian. Anyway, all the durians tasted soOoo good, haha..

Fake Golla Laptop Bag vs The Real One

Golla is a famous brand for laptop bags. Coincidentally, my sister and I both bought a Golla bag each. But the thing is, one is real genuine Golla, while another one is fake replica.

Take a look at both bags, which one is the real, and which is not? hehe...

We have bag A - chocolate outlook, and pink inners. Then Bag B- Black outside and red inners..Both look good right?

Then, check out the inner bodies of both bags...

More inside views:

So, both bags are quite the same right? =) My sister bought the bag from Kuala Lumpur for RM199, while I bought the bag for RM70 via mail order from China.

The real one is Bag A. I am sure if you look closer, u can tell the difference. The sewings for Bag B is rougher, even the padding they used also not as good as the pink linings. Pink bag definitely is more comfortable to carry around with.

So, for RM199 and RM70, which bag would you choose?

Penang Street Market - World Heritage Site

After visiting Floral Fest we went to Upper Penang Road as our next destination.There is a little market there, and they have it on every first Sunday of the month, from 10am to 5pm (I think).

We reached there about 11am.

Being in Penang for quite awhile now. I have always been working and didnt really have time to see Penang and try the food etc. I could be leaving Penang soon, I dont know. Anyway, back to Penang Street Market. It is located at Upper Penang Road, near to Cititel Hotel and Momo, where all the happening clubs are.

It was kinda cool to visit such place, I felt like a tourist =) They sell mainly Malaysian crafts and Malaysian food. Prices of the crafts are quite reasonable. Food wise, they have Malay food, Pasembor, traditional kuih etc.

A stall selling unique earrings and accessories.

Handmade sourveniers: bags, batik, Rabbit ornament, wood craving crafts

Another thing is, you can enjoy all kinds of performance @ Penang Street Market. Those who wanna perform in this street market have to volunteered themselves, so the performace may vary from month to month.

First up, there was this foreign lady who can sing non-english songs very well. Her voice is merdu sekali. She sang a Malay classic song, Mandarin version of Rose Rose, I Love You. And also a German song.

A philosoper from Universiti Sains Malaysia citing his poems with all his heart out. His voice was so loud, he shoudnt have used the microphone =)

Pretty host for the show.

Next, it was the highlight of the show - Caperiera. If you have watched America's Next Top Model cycle 12, you will surely know what Caperiera is. Caperiera is a Brazillian martial art. Some cool stunts by the performers:

At 1pm, the show had a break for one hour. We went to the Seventies Kopitiam, in Upper Penang also. The food and drinks and nice, but a bit pricy though.

We did not continue watching the performance, we were too tired. We went home. It was good to explore. Wish I could visit this market again next month.

P/S: Credits to Greg for the pictures. =)

Review - MP Italy Power Hair Treatment

A hair treatment cream that I bought from a local saloon. It came in a set of shampoo, conditioner, ionic leave-in solution and also this hair treatment. The retail price for this treatment cream is RM38. But I guess it is cheaper than that.

The direction says:
Shampoo and towel dry. Apply Power Hair treatment evenly on hair Comb thoroughly with a wide-tooth comb for more even distribution. Apply heat with steamer or infrared for 15-20 minutes to assist penetration. Rinse with water and set style as desired.

I dont have a steamer, so I just apply it and wait for half an hour. You dont need a lot of it, the amount that I use:

After application, I feel my hair is softer and tamed a bit. but my hair is still frizzy though (I guess it is the texture of my hair). Overall, it works. I will review the other products from this brand later.

Flowers! flowers! Penang Botanical Garden Floral Fest

Despite of recent bad news about my company, I find it quite surprising that I still have the mood to visit such thing as Floral Festival.

And you would also thought that Floral Fest is a gay activity, bla bla bla, but you would be surprised that a lot people actually turned up for this event. My colleague, Greg and his girl friend, Cynthia and myself went to this Floral Fest thing. It was so packed, we had a hard time in finding a place to park.

Yes, you are right. There is actually nothing much to see in Floral Fest. You might as well call it Flower market or Garden Fair etc, I was expecting to see some flower-decorated vehicle parade (like the one in the banner), but I only saw many flower stalls @@.

Most of the stalls sell orchid. The road is rather wet, which is not very pleasant. Look, butterfly!

A red rose.

Hibiscus. There is a tiny bee on the hibiscus.

Flowers, flowers...

More flower..

Some cute looking bonzai..

Carnivorous Plant, they eat insects..The one on the top left is the famous periuk kera or pitfall trap in English.

Colourful cactus.

Guess what? This is a fake pot of strawberries. It is made of clay. haha!

There is an exhibition there. Holly cow, gigantic snake skin, as wide as my arms. Scary..

Some weird monkey with funky eyes. @@

They even got a tram for those who not very kean on walking.