New Chua Kee Restaurant 新蔡记海鲜楼 (Gelang Patah)

Thanks Eien for recommending New Chua Kee Restaurant and the delicious food to us! The restaurant becomes an alternative dining place in Gelang Patah as it is located very near to Tian Lai Seafood Garden.

Quite often, Tian Lai Seafood Garden is crowded with people and the parking space is limited. But now, I could drive to New Chua Kee Restaurant that is nearby. For my second visit, I went there with my mum to try the dishes and she said they were tasty!

Ample parking lots in front of the restaurant

How to get there?
Address: 17 & 19 Jalan Nusaria 3, Taman Nusantara, Bandar Nusajaya, 81550 Gelang Patah, Johor
Tel: +60 11-1755 1198
New Chua Kee Facebook

Opening hours
Daily from 11.30am to 10.30pm

Closed on Tuesdays

From Singapore Tuas Checkpoint and after Malaysia Checkpoint

Drive straight and Exit 312, drive straight towards Gelang Patah

Before reaching the T-junction, filter left (there's a big globe in front)

After filtering left, continue to drive straight

You'll reach another T-junction and turn right towards Ulu Choh/Pontian Kechil

 After turning right, drive straight and about 5 minutes, Tian Lai Seafood Garden can be seen on the left side

 Continue to drive straight and you'll reach the traffic junction
 Don't turn left to Taman Nusantara, just drive straight

 After the traffic junction, with a short distance, you'll see Jalan Nusaria 3, turn left

 If you are coming from Ulu Choh, turn right to Jalan Nusaria 3

What we had!

Their homemade herbal tea tastes good.

 Steamed Fish

 Fu Rong Egg

 Salted Egg Crabs

 Hot plate beancurd (RM12, 15, 18)

 Stir-fried assorted beans (RM 8, 12, 15)

 Honey chicken wings (RM 2.50 per pair)

 Hot plate nyonya beancurd (home-made) (RM 15, 20, 25)
This is one of my favourites, a bit spicy yet sour. Must order!

Butter pork (RM15, 20, 28)

Hualong Fishhead Steamboat 華龍魚頭爐

Hualong Fishhead Steamboat is conveniently located just opposite Ang Mo Kio hub, takes about 10 minutes to walk from the hub. It was established since 2003 and is well-known for their charcoal fishhead steamboat and many other mouth-watering dishes. They were also featured on Mediacorp Channel 8's Sizzling Woks 3 (煮炒来咯3) for their Herbal Stewed Duck with Sea Cucumber and more. Most importantly, the prices are affordable and reasonable. 

Thanks to Issac and Christina for the opportunity to taste the dishes at Hualong Fishhead Steamboat.

All dishes are hearty in portion and we began with the Shark's Fin.

Imperial Shark's Fin with Conpoy & Crabmeat 海皇干贝鱼翅

Signature Wok-fried White Beehoon 華龍招牌白米粉
I like the signature white beehoon as the taste is flavourful and it is neither too salty nor too bland.

Clams (Lala) Stir-fried with Chef's Butter Garlic Sauce 牛蒜炒啦啦
I have not tried lala in butter garlic sauce and this taste is very special.
For those who like garlic, order this!

Herbal Stewed Duck with Sea Cucumber 药材海参鸭
Duck meat is tender and juicy, the sea cucumber is soft and the sauce is rich in flavour.

Homemade Beancurd with Crispy Radish Floss 家乡菜脯豆腐

Tofu is fried till golden and tastes delicious with the crispy radish floss which adds a sweet and salty flavour to the tofu. One of my favourites! Must order this!

Spinach with Jade Abalone 菠菜扒冬菇玉鲍

Signature White Pepper Crab 白胡椒螃蟹

I'm not a crab lover but I really like this dish.
The crab shells are soft and the white pepper adds a piquant taste to the crabs.
I'd definitely order this on my next visit!

 Cheesy Baked Crab tossed with Salted Egg 黄金咸蛋芝士焗蟹

Duo Scallop Combination (Crisp-fried/Sauteed with XO Sauce) 鸳鸯双拼带子

Sweet Temptation 龙眼甜品

Last but not least, the dessert that makes the meal complete!

How to get there?

Address: 347 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 #01-2142 Singapore 560347
Phone: +65 6457 2275
Hualong Fishhead Steamboat Facebook

Opens daily from 12pm to 11pm

Nearest MRT Station: Ang Mo Kio

Peperoni Pizzeria (Frankel)

"All we knead is Love!"

Got to know Peperoni Pizzeria from Mayuko. We did a farewell dinner for her at the restaurant as she will be going to the States. The Family Pizza is really big and their pizza tastes good!

Our starter - Calamari Fritti (S$14)

 Choosing our pizza!

We ordered the Family Pizza (XXL 21 inch) with 2 types of flavours.

Prosciutto Crudo di Parma (Parma ham & rocket salad) & 

Salmone (Fresh Salmon, caramelized onions & capers)

 The Family Pizza is really big! I was really surprised when I saw the pizza. 

I prefer the Salmone to Prosciutto Crudo di Parma as I'm not a fan of salad plus the ham is a bit salty to me.

After the farewell dinner, I had craving for their Salmone pizza. I went to the other outlet at Zion Road for more. The size of the salmon is quite substantial which is really worth paying for. The caramelized onions add a sweet taste to the pizza. Simply tasty!

Medium (9 inch) S$19

Check out the other outlets at Peperoni website!

How to get there?

Address: 95 Frankel Avenue, Singapore 458221
Phone: 66816591

Nearest MRT Station: Kembangan (15 to 20 minutes walk)

Opening hours

Mon to Thurs: 12pm to 2.30pm (last order 2pm) / 5pm to 10pm (last order 9.30pm)

Fri to Sun: 12pm to 3pm (last order 2.30pm) / 5pm to 10pm (last order 9.30pm)

KSL City Mall (Johor Bahru)

Shopping in Johor Bahru? Besides City Square Mall, there is another shopping mall nearby which is known as KSL City Mall. Consisting of more outlets and a hypermarket for grocery shopping, you'll probably spend a whole day there. You could go for a movie at MBO Cinemas or have a karaoke session with your friends at Kbox Plus.

How to get there?

Address: 33 Jalan Seladang, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor Bahru
Website: http://www.kslcity.com.my/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kslcity

According to the website, you could take the Shuttle Bus from Johor Bahru Central to KSL City Mall and vice versa. The transport is provided by the shopping mall.

Alternatively, you could pay and take the taxi to reach the shopping mall within half an hour. It's a short ride to the mall from City Square Mall which costs RM8. Reasonable when there are 4 persons.

If you are driving and looking for direction.

From Singapore Tuas Checkpoint and after Malaysia Checkpoint.

Drive towards JB Sentral and you'll see Johor Bahru City Square on your right.

Continue driving straight, keep right towards Kota Tinggi / Desaru.

Drive straight towards Kuala Lumpur.

Along the way, you'll see Pelangi Mall and you'd need to keep left.

Filter left towards Jalan Harimau that is in the opposite direction of Pelangi Mall.

Drive straight and keep right.
You'll see "KSL City" and turn right towards Jalan Seladang where the shopping mall is located. 

What's there at KSL City?
Shopping! Pushcart selling Hello Kitty items.

There are a few pushcarts that sell handphone covers and accessories.

Events are held during certain occassions.

More shopping!

Food! Penang Laksa!

There are also quite a number of restaurants to choose for dining.

Blackball is opened in KSL City too!

Egg waffles which is my favourite!

Grocery shopping! Tesco at KSL City is quite big.

And when we travelled back to custom, it cost us RM12.

Go Grandriders 不老骑士 (Documentary film)

Would you still dare to dream when you are 80 years old?

I chanced upon this Taiwan's documentary film and was very impressed by the 17 senior Taiwanese motorcyclists who were featured in the film. With a dream to be fulfilled, they embarked on their most daring adventure by riding around Taiwan on a 13 days journey. It was their spirit and positive mindset that inspired me to write this post about the film. I even got the urge to join them for the ride after watching this heartwarming film.

The journey was realized for them by Hondao Senior Citizen's Welfare Foundation (弘道老人福利基金会). Personally, I thought it was such a great and kind gesture of the Foundation to help the elders to realize their dreams. Initially, the elders might not have been considered medically fit to carry out this journey. 2 of them had cancer, 4 of them require hearing aid, 5 of them have high blood pressure and the journey could be wearisome for them. Nonetheless, with the assistance of the Foundation, the elders started to ride!

I understand the excitement and the bonding session of having rides together. It can be tiring and scary at times. It wasn't easy for them to ride in harsh weathers. Be it in the rain or under the sun, they had to be alert at all times to keep a lookout for oncoming vehicles. It was physically demanding for them but they continued the journey. Thumbs up for them!

Team Leader, Grandpa He (何清桐爷爷)

The only lady rider!

Grandma Ying Mei (映美奶奶)

The Couple Rider

Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Ying Mei

(弘道爷爷 and 映美奶奶)

They also had enjoyable times during the journey. Stopping at the homes to visit other elders, having a bike race at the arcade and some fun moments together.

Grandpa Wang, Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Tan

(王爷爷，黄爷爷，谭爷爷)

Grandpa Lai (赖爷爷)

What's more after this journey? The seniors were invited to the States to hitch a ride from San Jose to Los Angeles. They were the passengers on the motorcycles of the BMW Club of Northern California's club members.

See who the riders are!

Photos were taken from Go Grandriders Facebook and GoGrandriders Youtube!
Thank you for producing this film! It is definitely a film not to be missed.

A touching film that will make you cry!

"A dream you dream alone is only a dream.

A dream you dream together is a reality." - John Lennon