Sabtu 11 April 2009. Nak makan apa balik Malaysia nanti?

Soalan "Nak makan apa balik Malaysia nanti?" sebenarnya dah berlegar2 dlm fikiran AbgLans even masa AbgLans di Jerman lagi. (Jgn cakap Abg ajer yg asyik2 pikir pasal makan,kalau uol ditempat AbgLans uols pun sama jugak :-P )

AbgLans tunggu KakAz tanya ajer & sehari-dua masa nak fly balik ke Malaysia (masing2 excited nak balik negara terchinta itu) KakAz tanya soalan keramat itu "You nak makan aper balik Malaysia nanti?"

AbgLans jawab "I nak makan fish & chips!"

"Ada pulak fish & chips" kata Kak Az.

"Ye-lah,nak makan nasi lemak,mee kari, laksa & cokodok semua Kak Wan (course-mate PhD yang sama2 ke Bremen Jerman) dah buat dah hari tu. Nak makan serunding you dah bawak,hehehehe.Nak makan fish & chips sini I tak confident,loyer tekak! iiiieee!" kata AbgLans.

Itu cerita sebulan lepas.

*Tapi balik ni tak der terus AbgLans carik fish&chips pun...:-)

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La (sekarang), dah di Malaysia.So....

.....Malam Sabtu lepas balik dari Low Yat dgn Akak N & Adek R kitorang keSungai Ramal Kajang carik sate Kajang & char kueh teow.*Time ni Abg Z tak balik asrama so dia tak der dlm posting ini :-) *

Akak drive. Adek co-pilot.

Boss duduk belakang .

Window & aisle seat conquer habis.

Char kuey teow kat Restoran H ni 'kureng' compared to kat Seri Teja Presint 9 si Akim buat tu! Agak2 pasal kitorang order 3 org serentak kot,mass production. Tapi kalau sedap buat mass production,banyak mana pun,kalau sedap tetap sedap,kannn?

Tunggu char kuey teow & sate.

EPL MU lawan Liverpool

Menjamu selera.

Menunggu sate...

Alhamdullillah, syukur dapat lagi menikmati makanan...

Day52_Mittwoch/Wednesday4Marz09_To ITB & Buying Grilled Chicken.

Today it was just to ITB to do research by the internet and reading books given by our Advisors.

Later that evening as we (Wan F and I) alighten the Watjenstr tram station near Pennymarkt and Extra, both of us saw a bearded man manning the mobiled-chicken-kiosk, just next to Pennymarkt. We have seen the mobile kiosk several times but was uncertain of its 'halal' status so we never bothered to drop by to see...:-)

So, before entering Pennymarkt we drop by at the mobile kiosk to enquire a few things about the chicken where we met Brother M******, a PhD student from Egypt who later spoke on behalf of the chicken seller, a Lebanese who speaks Deutsch and no Englisch, about the 'halal' condition of everything sold on the mobile kiosk.

"Chicken is Halal, InsyaAllah". The Lebanese brother comes 3 times a week on Montag, Mittwoch & Samstag.At some other days the mobile kiosk will be manned by his brother. Adek dia rupa Mat Salleh tu yang ragu2 nak singgah puuun....

Each whole chicken costs 5.60Euro, half will be 2.80Euro.We bought 1/2 chicken each.It seemed too much,though...

It was delicious & you can either eat with bread & salad & whatever ala kebab or make nasi ayam/chicken rice but prepare the soup to compliment the chicken rice. Even 1/2 chicken was enough for 2 meals :-)

Abg bukan org Arab yg makan sekor ayam sorang!hahahaha!

The Lebanese Brother who sells grilled hahnchen/chicken.

Syeikh Lebanon yg jual ayam panggang.Malu nak bergambar. :-)

With Brother M******, who became the unofficial translator to the Lebanese brother who sells grilled chicken:-)

Bersama Sdr.M******, yg jadi translator kpd Syeikh tadi.

The chicken on the plate!

Enak dimakan begitu sajaaaa....

Bon Appetit!

Jemput Makan? :-)

Day15_Montag/Monday.Dinner at Maharani.26Jan'09

Mike said ITB had set a date for dinner at the Restaurant Maharani (an Indian restaurant,actually owner Pakistani), Monday 26th.januar 2009 at 2000hrs. He'd wait us at the hauptbahnhof and will go together to Maharani.

Institut Technik Und Bildung, Universitat Bremen had also invited advisors and it's staff. It was like a get-to-know-you thing, between advisors and PhD candidates. Wan F's advisors namely Prof.Brown from Universitat Hamburg and Prof.Spottl was there while Dr.Bremer, my advisor was not feeling well and could not make it. There was also Lily from the Goethe Institut Beirut. Both Wan F and me ordered prawn briyani. I had apfelshaft/apple juice while Wan had mango juice.

Waiting for Mike at the hauptbahnhofProf.Brown (right most)Prof.Brown making a point while Wan listens.

Miss Lily was sitting next to me while Prof.Spottl sat next to her.Mr.T****, the owner's son. In front of Maharani. Take the bus here to the hauptbahnhof.



Vielen Danke ITB!

To Lumut for PPL-PPT assignment @Royal Malaysian Navy / TLDM Lumut 1st.May'08

Thursday 1st.May'08 (Workers' Day)

Around 1800hrs, off to Lumut via Ipoh for PPL-PPT assignment scheduled at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lumut on Friday 2nd.May'2008.

Transit in-laws village in Ipoh for 3 hours and then headed for Lumut to stay at the Lumut Country Resort for a 2 nights accomodation.

The assignment was to verify RMN personels' portfolios for the attainment of the Malaysian Skills Certification. It was scheduled at 0900hrs at the Fakulti Pengajian dan Pengurusan. Lt.R**lan was the liaison officer for the PPL-PPT assignment.

*Checking in.

Checking-in at 2220hrs. Mr.Mal** at the front desk.

* Jalan-jalan Cari(k) Makan. Looking for Food.

Hungry for food! Drove to Lumut town to find something to eat and stopped by Mdm.R***'s food court when caught by sounds of people sing karaoke.

Ordered nasi lemak & iced lemon tea.(Ada pulak nasi lemak time2 gini.)

Here, for one Ringgit you can sing karaoke songs at the centrestage managed by a DJ. These amateur karaoke singers singing will entertain you while you eat & drink.

Biase-le Yob ade yang nyanyi out of tune, off key, pitching lari dan sebagainye...Layan je-lahhhh...

Mdm.R*** , who manages the food court.

Bila dah cerita2, jadi mesra pulak.

Rupa2nye Kak R*** dulu kerja di J*R Kota Bharu.

Kiro2 satu organisasi yang samo dengae Abe Lae.

Orghe Kelate rupo nyo akok nih... (Kecek Kelate pulok :-) )

*The Room.

Resort lama. Old resort.

By looking at the design/interior decor, resort may be built in the late 80's or early 90's.

Ratan chairs & diagonal timber slats/panelling.

Normal ritual during checking-in. Checking all facilities' workability!

The TV functions but no Astro! Watched American Idol David Achuleta :-)

"Man In The Mirror"

Teman ambik gambor sendiri Yob!

The queen sized bed. Will move at a slight push!

Teman tidorr sorang Yob! :-)

Esok nak kroje kat TLDM Yobbb!

Facilitator for PP/PPL Course at ILP Sandakan.26 Mar 2008. (Day 1 in Sandakan)

DAY 1.
Episode 1. From KUL to BKI. The arrival...

(KUL stands for Kuala Lumpur while BKI for Kota Kinabalu *grin* ).

Arrival at KKIA (Kota Kinabalu International Airport)

Straight from the Landscape MySkills competition site in UPM Serdang, I rushed to the ERL station to catch the train to KLIA to fly to Sandakan Sabah, to become the facilitator for the PP/PPL induction course at Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Sandakan. Organized by DSD's Sabah regional office, they needed someone from HQ to facilitate together with them (so since I had never been to Sandakan & there was no one available from HQ,so I volunteered) :-)

(Neighbour Napi sent me to the ERL station and it was 'on the dot' situation when I arrived at the station the train had already stopped to let the passengers alightened the train. Phew! If I had missed this 4.20 train, next will be at 4.50). For the PP/PPL induction course, I decided to facilitate the first day while DSD's Sabah director takes the second day.

On the sky bridge to board the plane to Sandakan with DSD Sabah Director Mr.Syah***

We met at Kota Kinabalu International Airport to board the same plane to Sandakan. However Mr.Syah***'s colleagues such as Hj.B**, Sa** and driver Nu** had hit the road for 6 hours from KK to Sandakan in the office 4 wheel drive. That very first night in Sandakan the five of us went around Sandakan town looking for local food and did some brief sightseeing.

Arrival at Sandakan airport. Lots of Mat Sallehs around...

Are you calling the driver to fetch us?

Episode 2.

"Jalan-Jalan Carik Makan" or "Looking for Food" in Sandakan.

The Sabah office decided to 'play host' to 'this guest' (that's ME!) from Putrajaya. Since Sandakan is famous for its prawns and fish, 'the' host decided to look for sea food (or anything that comes from the sea for dinner when I answered "Sea food" not 'siput' (snails)" to their question "what do you want to eat for dinner Che Lan?"

Nu** the driver was quite familiar with the town & off we went to the night market area somewhere at the outskirts of Sandakan & looked for any 'edible sea creature' to eat. (Actually we ate stingray & the 'ikan jaket'.

I was busy taking pics, see my untouched rice :-)

Mr.Syah*** (in white shirt) probably was thinking "we must feed the guest from Putrajaya!"

Episode 3. Ronda-ronda pekan. ("Look-look and see-see" around town).

Taking pictures of KD Sri Sandakan armada.

The KD Sandakan naval base and dockyard are the must see spots in Sandakan. Sandakan town faces the South China Sea with some distant islands (Philiphine?) as the back scene.

Sandakan, a coastal town, offers scenic views of the South China Sea and producer of salted sea produce such as tiger prawns and salted fish. Throughout our stay in Sandakan, all 5 of us stayed at the ILP's institute guest house.

Thanks you DSD Sabah office and ILP Sandakan for the kind hospitality :-)

Sunday breakfast in Ipoh.30th.Dec'07

Breakfast.

My favourite Sunday breakfast place; 'Gerai Kotiow Sabar Menunggu' stall or Shukor's roti canai stall (on the right) at the Pasar Borong or 'Wholesale Wet Market' in Menglembu.

The mee kicap (Chinese styled noodles in soya sauce) with fish ball/cake soup at this Gerai Kotiow. The stall is tended by the Ho family. Mr.Ho is a Muslim convert while wife Kak Juariah is a Malay. Their sons like Affendi and his brother helps them to run the business by taking orders, making drinks & prepare the noodles. Mum & dad usually do the cooking & frying * that's what I used to see :-) *

Kak Juariah

Affendi Ho

Affendi's taking a break by having fried noodles.

* Hey, I don't get anything like free meals or what for this 'advertisement' :-P *

Kawan dari Negeri Dibawah Bayu datang.Sabtu 22 Nov'07

Aja*** , pengajar vokasional dari Institut Kemahiran di Kota Kinabalu Negeri DiBawah Bayu turun semenanjong berkursus lagi.*Dia ni kalau datang mesti ada buah tangan sekurang2 nya majalah 'Going Places' MAS tapi dia tertinggal majalah ni dlm kereta abg ipar dia...*

Kali ini Aja*** berkursus di Esset (Pusat latihan bagi KWSP), Bangi . Lepas 2 atau 3 hari dia mesej baru *kami (orang Sabah bahasakan diri sendiri atau 'saya' sebagai '*kami') dapat pergi jumpa dia :-)

Kami ingat2 lupa kat mana Esset ni, jadi kami terus drive ikut Presint 14 ke kawasan training2 institutes dekat belakang Maybank Kg.Bakar Bagindo Bangi yang ada Permata & INSPEN tuuu....tak de pun Esset. Kemudian kami buat assumption lagi, mungkin yg kat MFI...sampai situ rupa2nya tempat tu training institute lain, guard tu cakap Esset belakang stesen komuter UKM sana.

Aduuuh,time tu dah nak dekat 11 mlm,tapi takpe sebab Aja*** cakap dia nak jumpa bapak mertua dia dulu. Nak ke Esset memang kena masuk jalan belakang stesen komuter UKM yang sunyi, pokok2 besar kiri kanan jalan & cahaya lampu jalan suram2 gitu, naik jambatan flyover, drive sampai hujung, pintu masuk sebelah GMI yang sedang dlm pembinaan...:-) Kalau jalan kaki ni dari UKM komuter tu jauhnya mau jugalah 15-20 minit, kalau malam jalan tu sunyi & lengang, silap2 boleh kena pau pasal sunyi benar jalan tu,hehe...*Abg kau ni nak nasihat pada sape2 yg jalan kat sini, walau apa pun terjadi JANGAN PANDANG BELAKANG! hehe*

Aja*** bawa 2 org kawan, Br*** dari KK & Z** dari Peghelih. Aja*** ajak pergi makan char kuey tiow kat Shell. *Shell yg mana?Bangi ni byk Shell! Hehe,rupa2 Shell yg dekat Maybank & Ambank nun...ada Astro England main. Ok-gak char kuey tiow dia tetapi pasal 4 orang order benda yg sama jadi sikit-lah isi pinggan tu. Abg kau ni 'spons' (sponsor) sebab ala-ala jadi 'tuan rumah' :-)
Enjoy your stay in Semenanjong guys!

(dari kiri) Abg kau, Br****, Aja*** (berdiri) & Z**

Seri Teja@ Presint 9 Putrajaya. Selasa 6 Nov'07

Food court di Presint 9 belakang 'maplei berkembar' dekat Perodua tu dah beroperasi. Nama food court nya sungguh, oh klasik, "Seri Teja" namanya diberi saudara saudari sekelian. Why "Seri Teja"? Only Perbadanan Putrajaya knows the answer.

Pandangan dalam / Internal view

Tadi lepas maghrib officemate Abg He*** nak buka puasa di situ, jadi kami naik wira dia dan menuju ke situ. Rupa-rupanya bangunan yang architecture nya macam kapal layar tu food court rupanya, dan dah seminggu dua dibuka...takde pulak orang Putrajaya 'kecoh'2 ada food court baru di buka,hehe. Walau bagaimana pun, it's a challenge ( or threat?) to the existing neighbouring kedai mamaks!

Ada surau kecik yg kiblatnya tak selari dgn dinding, dibina disebelah kiri food court Seri Teja...mmmph,ngapa pulak semasa planning stage tak di'orientate' betul2? atau adakah surau ni 'after thought'? :-P

Tak round survey tempat ni makanan apa yang ada tetapi Abg He*** beli roti John dan dia cakap ada gerai sate juga. Bro Lans nampak ada gerai nasi ayam dan claypot. Seri Teja ditutup jam 12 pagi kata Sdr.Zamzuri (orghe Kelate) yang mengusaha gerai dgn isterinya yg cun. Abg He*** order nasi goreng udang sementara abang kau ni order kuay teow kungfu. Harga? standard food court Putrajaya tetapi bukan harga standard food court Alamanda atau dekat Souq bawah Masjid Putra nun...:-) It's a lot cheaper :-)

Pandangan luar / External View

Abang He**** berbuka puasa dgn nasi udang

Jom jalan-jalan cari makan!