A Weekend Up North for Kate's Wedding Function

This trip has been marked in the calendar for at least 6 months ago with an objective to attend a wedding in Bukit Mertajam. Eight of us took the Friday off and left Klang Valley early in the morning. We stopped at Ipoh for a Dim Sum breakfast at Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum .

I called a friend in Ipoh for the direction to a cultural village somewhere in the vicinity of Sam Poh Tong Temple. Thanks to Kok Choo for the direction to this amazing place.

This place is known as Qing Xin Ling Leisure & Cultural Village
清心嶺休闲文化村 and it's GPS coordinates is 4.561987, 101.124208 . You will need to go through housing scheme before reaching the place, the housing scheme is called Taman Saikat.

There are many bicycles and cargo bikes for you to use and it's free of charge or rather it's already included in the RM4.00 entrance fee. I enjoyed this bike with my father in law beaming all the way during the ride.

It was fun hiking the trail to the top, surprisingly there are so many old exhibits along the trail, it was a pleasure taking photos of these old items. So do not forget to make yourself up there.

The word “Qin Xin Ling” (清心嶺) means “Serene Hill”. It is the latest attraction near Gunung Rapat. Go check this place out, there is also accommodation available if you do want to stay there for a night.

At last we attended Kate Chuah & Seanz' wedding dinner at St. Anne Hall, Bukit Mertajam.

We put up the night at Lai Yoong's home and in the morning we went out for a lovely ride around Kulim town.

The rain tree of more than 70 years old near the clock tower of  Kulim and it was so nice to see it is still standing majestically at the position.

We proceeded to Penang Island and crossed to the island using the conventional method and it was fun taking the ferry.

Immediately after we embarking from the ferry I took the group to 3D Trick Art Museum while I cycled to Time Square to sort out the accommodation. I was told they had a good time in the museum. 

A view from the condo we rented for the night at Time Square. The location of this place is simply ideal.

I rented a 4 wheeler that was able to take non cyclists and this was just perfect. I was really excited when I managed to get hold of this machine. The rental was RM80.00 for two hours.

After a second round of breakfast at Chew Jetty we started to roam around the heritage area of Georgetown. Everything seem to jell in nicely. I can see the satisfaction from their faces especially when they were moving on their bikes. So let's go see places.

The weather was absolutely awesome.

We need not have to walk and could see so many places, that was a great pan indeed.

The 2 hours rental time was running out fast I decided to bring them over to Beach Street for the Car Free Morning activities. The traffic was bad the 4 wheeler was having problem squeezing through but it eventually managed to get through with lots of fun.

Here we were the eight of us at Georgetown Car Free zone.

Let's have some fun and refreshment before we return the bicycles.

Lunch at Ong Cheng Huat Seafood 王清发海鲜, Bagan Lallang Butterworth before we headed back to Kuala Lumpur.

Sentosa Corner Bukit Mertajam 圣陶莎茶餐室

Our northern food trail continued .....Sentosa Corner is a popular makan joint in Bukit Mertajam located off the main road of Jalan Kulim and it has lot of food stalls and the most popular seems to be BM Yam Rice.

The Char Koay Teow passed my grade though it was not really spectacular.

The feedbacks from our food adventurers is not so favourably for this Hokkien Mee a.k.a Prawn noodle hence I have to recommend a better one for them (hopefully).

Stewed soya sauce pork belly and intestines were part of BM Yam Rice serving.

Wow! spare parts of kidney, stomach, intestines etc etc in plain preserved veggie (kiam chai) soup....all tasted good!

An overall look of BM Yam Rice

Wan Tan Mee of Sentosa Corner

Curry Mee has a fairly good liking from the group.

I love this pan mee though it boring by the look but it's delicious and the chilli sauce was strikingly good.

Jawa Mee is another favourite choice of food in the northern region.

The group having finished with their breakfast and ready to go visiting.

I took the chance to cycle from Kulim to and fro and it was a lovely nostalgic ride.

Sentosa Corner 圣陶莎茶餐室

Off Jalan Kulim

Bukit Mertajam

GPS : 5.353672, 100.472215

Restoran May Tip Thai Food @ Bukit Mertajam

Restoran May Tip is a fabulous Thai Food restaurant in Bukit Mertajam, Kok Leong used to work as a Bank Manager in BM and he knows this place well. In fact the lady boss still remember him, he must be a regular customer way back in the 90's.

Two young ladies posting before food is served.

Yap's family from Singapore enjoying the trip to north visiting relatives and the food.

"Meangkam" an unique appetiser with sireh leaves (betel leaves) to wrap these raw ingredients such as small dried shrimps, cut small ginger cubes, onions, lime, chilli padi, peanuts and toasted grated coconut.

Something like this ...and then wrap & eat it.

That's the way isn't it cute, fun and also very enticing.

Fish Maw with sticky soup - "Kha Pok Pla Nam Deng"

Seafood Tom Yam with plain soup "Potek Pla" was so delicious, I like the soup very much.

Deep fried pork knuckle "Kha Moo Krop" very crispy at the skin but tender and delicious in the inside. A super yummy knuckle.

This is our tampered knuckle with a better view of it, the meat was juicy & good.

Kerabu Chicken feet - tangy and nice.

So was this mango salad

Milky coconut cream Seafood Otak Otak "Ho Mok Thalay"

My eating trail was getting interesting I have 3 photographers with me shooting at the food.

Fried fish and prawn paste cakes, I like the prawn paste cake.

That's all my in laws from north to south and east to west.

May Tip Thai Food Restaurant 

No.28, Lebuh Keranji, Taman Mutiara, 

14000 Bukit Mertajam. 

Penang. Malaysia

Tel: 04-5399910 HP:012-4333910

Operation hours: 11.00am-3.00pm (lunch) 6.00pm - 11.00pm (dinner)
GPS : 5.363672,100.445396

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