Travel: Museum Gopeng, Ipoh (Also known as Gopeng Heritage House)

Hi All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Travel and today we bring you another nice and entertaining place here at Ipoh. We bring you slightly north about 25 minutes drive from Ipoh town lies a small mining town of Gopeng. Here there's a few tourist attraction that I would recommend you to visit. Today we bring you to Gopeng town to see the Museum Gopeng which is situated at one of the shoplots in Gopeng. It was then run by a group of volunteers and it only opens on weekends Saturday and Sunday only.

Inside the museum, one can actually spend about 1 hour enjoying the photography session or to take a look at the history of Gopeng and as well as the historical equipments that was used back in 50-60 years ago. This museum has 2 1/2 storey and after you have seen the antiques over there, you can also have a short break by having their 'Guai Ling Gao' Herbal Jelly over there. It's very nice taste and it costs about RM2.00 per cup.

There are 2 separate Museum in Gopeng that was run by the same group of volunteers. One museum is displaying the ancient 50-60's home equipments such as desk, chairs, clock, beds, makeup tables and many more. Another museum is displaying some history and facts on the mining and the business that was operated in Gopeng back in the 50-60's. This museum is quite small if compared to another ones. Both museum is located quite nearby to each other and if you are not sure, do ask the friendly volunteers at either museum to help you out to reach the destination.

I would strongly recommend you to come over to visit the Gopeng Museum. It was fun, educational and then interesting trip down there to Gopeng and discover their historical moments over there. For the full photos, please check out our Facebook page by 'Like' us. Enjoy your vacation. MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

Address:

28, Jalan Eu Kong, 31600 Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia. 
Telephone: 05-3591923 ; 016-5421287 (Phang Sek Hong)
Visiting Hours: 9.00am - 3.00pm (Only Open On Saturday & Sunday) (Admission is free)

 
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Best of TVB Drama: Sniper Standoff (神鎗狙擊)

English Title:  Sniper Standoff
Cantonese Title:  神鎗狙擊 (san cheung jui gik)
Cast: Eddie Cheung 張兆輝, Michael Tse 謝天華, Kathy Chow 周海媚 , Kate Tsui 徐子珊, Eliza Sam 岑麗香, Lee Kwok Lun 李國麟, Alice Chan 陳煒, William Chak 翟威廉
Episodes: 25
Airing date: 9 September 2013
Themesong: Life of Attack (狙擊人生) by Michael Tse
Official: Website
Executive Producer: Kwan Wing Chung (Season of Love ) 
Scriptwriter: Ng Lap Kwong

Synopsis:

Sniper LEE HO-YEUNG (Michael Tse) left the Special Duties Unit as he failed in an operation, and since then he has gradually developed personal enmity towards his co-worker and good friend KO TSUN-KIN (Eddie Cheung). HO-YEUNG turns into a yacht merchant and then becomes a president of a Firearms Association, colluding with organised crime syndicates on the sly.  Taking advantage of the trust laid upon him by a detective of the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau, SHEUNG KOON MING-CHU (Kate Tsui), he has quite a grasp on police operations that raid on the crime syndicates.  On top of that, with his girlfriend LAI CHUN (Eliza Sam) being a member of the Special Duties Unit, HO-YEUNG gains first-move advantage in all respects.   On the flip side, TSUN-KIN has been kept in the dark for the whole time, until he finds there is something  suspicious regarding the criminal’s modus operandi in several murder cases.  Later on, owing to a money laundering case,  HO-YEUNG deliberately approaches TSUN-KIN’s good friend, WONG YEUK-LING (Kathy Chow), who learns that TSUN-KIN was the sniper who shot her in the head many years ago.  Without anyone noticing,  a tense standoff between the brothers is about to unfold……  MY RATING: 5/5 
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狙 擊手李浩陽(謝天華)因一次過失離開飛虎隊，與同事兼好友高晉堅(張兆輝)漸生嫌隙，浩陽轉行從事遊艇買賣又成為槍會會長，背後與犯罪集團勾結，更利用重 案組督察上官明珠(徐子珊)對自己的信任，掌握不少警方對犯罪集團的狙擊行動，加上女友黎珍(岑麗香)亦是飛虎隊成員，令浩陽佔盡先機；反之，晉堅一直被 蒙在鼓裡，直至多宗命案的行兇手法令他起疑；其後，浩陽因一筆黑錢案，刻意接近晉堅的好朋友王若玲(周海媚)，令若玲得知晉堅原是多年前令她腦部中槍的狙 擊手，隱隱然埋下了兄弟展開對決的格局……MY RATING: 5/5
 

Cinema Movie: Judgement Day (世界末日)

Release Date: 19 Sep 2013

Language:Mandarin
Subtitle: Malay / Mandarin
Genre:Comedy
Running Time: 102 minutes
Director:Ong Kuo Sin
Cast:Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Chua En Lai , Rebecca Lim, Tender Huang
Official Site

Synopsis:

'Judgement Day' centers around several characters, from all works of life, as they decide to share their deepest secrets when it is believed that doomsday will happen in 72 hours. A corrupted cop confesses to his subordinate that he had accepted a bribe before. A married man tells his family his greatest wish is to become a woman. A wife reveals to her husband that she is actually secretly in love with her superior at work. A distraught young lady decides to run away from Singapore and heads for Cambodia, in the process; she breaks up with her finance.

But miraculously, everyone survives judgement day. While the whole world rejoices; for those who made irreversible decisions, it is the end of their previous world…

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My Comments: Today ME & Kimmy had planned for a simple outing and this time around we have plan to visit AEON Kepong to windows shop and in the same to watch a movie as well. We have chosen a Singaporean movie to watch meaning this is a multi-language movie comprising of English, Hokkien, Mandarin and Cantonese. This time around the movie title is called Judgement Day. Starring a bunch of the famous Singapore actor and actress mainly Henry Thia, Mark Lee, Rebecca Lim and Tender Huang, this movie is a must watch movie that truly focus on relationships as well as current issues happening. By looking at the movie title Judgement Day, you should know what they are going to talk about. Mainly about the things happening before and after Judgement Day, what they do are right are wrong. 

There are 3 scenarios that appeared in this movie mainly about relationships while another 1 is change of gender (sex). As the movie goes by, since they are going to die, their wishes is to do what they wanted but knowing that the Judgement Day is near and then when you know you did not die, will you regret of what you have done? It's a very sentimental and very good moral value story which gives the audiences something to think about whether to do or not to do. It's a family based drama movie which in the end gave a lot of audiences some touching moments and in tears as well. In my opinion, this is one great movie that Director Ong Kuo Sin had give to its audiences and it does not really focus on the Judgement Day action but to before and after the Judgement Day on what should you do. And not forgetting there are also some jokes and funny scenes that would make you laugh. I would strongly recommend you to watch this movie. Bring your family to watch it as well as it's nice with the good elements mentioned above. Enjoy this movie! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

Festival: Happy Mooncake Festival (中秋节快乐)

Hello to all readers of alexleow-kimmy.com :

Thank you for your continous support towards my blog and as day goes by, there are more and more visitors who came in and read my blog. Appreciate that you guys and girls could spend some time in visiting my blog and here I would like to take this golden opportunity to wish all Chinese a Happy Mooncake Festival. Mooncake Festival can be considered a big festival for the Chinese as they will celebrate it mostly at their homes. Normally, they will organize BBQ, steamboat or open houses to invite all of their fellow members and friends to celebrate this festivals together. During the modern days as well, they will also celebrate at restaurants where one big family gather together to celebrate the mooncake festival.

 

Of course the main course for this festival or event is to have mooncakes on the table. There are various mooncakes now in the market including various choices to choose from such as Fruits, Lotus Seed Paste (蓮蓉), Sweet Bean Paste (豆沙), Five Kernel (五仁), Snow Skin (冰皮), Jelly and many more that I could not list down here because the lists is too long. Mooncakes will be served on the table on the mooncake festivals day to mark the celebration. Besides, they will be lots of food serve on the table as you can see children's lighting up candles and tanglung's in front of the housing compound as well as prayers being held to pray for the moon. Chinese believe's while praying the moon, you will get wealth and prosperity as well as safety for the whole family.

During Mooncake Festival this year, I will be staying in KL with Kimmy as Kimmy's mother had prepared some food for us to usher the mooncake festival today. I hope I will have a wonderful time tonight and to all of you who are enjoying the mooncake festival just like me, enjoy yourself and remember don't drink and drive. HAPPY MOONCAKE FESTIVAL from alexleow-kimmy.com.
 

Cinema Movie: The Midas Touch (超級經紀人)

Release Date: 05 Sep 2013

Language:Cantonese
Subtitle: English / Malay
Genre:Comedy
Running Time: 99 minutes
Director:Fung Chih-chiang
Cast:Chapman To, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Nicholas Tse

Synopsis:

Successful debt collector Chiu takes pity on a group of wannabe pop starlets when he goes to collect from the agency they are signed with. Naively thinking that he can do a better job in launching their careers, Chiu takes over the company in lieu of the debt but starts to realize that he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Hoping that things might change with a more strategic approach, he hires experienced talent manager Suen but with money running low and the company on the brink of bankruptcy, a dejected Chiu is soon ready to admit that his Midas touch has run out until a Korean showbiz entity expresses interest in the girls.

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My Comments: Today ME & Kimmy had planned to go 1 Utama Shopping Centre again to shop for new shoes. In the same time to utilize our time there, we have planned to watch a movie there as well. We have selected The Midas Touch (超級經紀人) as our choice. Starring some famous Hong Kong TVB Artists such as Chapman To, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung and Nicholas Tse, this movie set to be a funny but more into the gangster type of movie. This movie showcases the boss (Chapman To) who is a debt collector and one day while he was collecting debt, he then met this guy who are unable to pay the debt but he kept 8 pretty girls and they are for sale. So Chapman To grab this girls and turned them into singing artists and becoming a singing industry boss. Will he succeed turning the 8 famous girls into a group of talented singers? You have to watch this movie. The storyline looks to be pretty straight forward with good moral value in this movie as well. It has funny scenes to be watch but not too much either. I would recommend you to watch this movie. Not to say this movie is the best but still can be watched. Enjoy! MY RATING: 4/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 4/5

Food Hunt: Restoran Yu Ai (友爱海鲜面之家) (PJ Branch SS2)

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt. Today ME & Kimmy had planned to have seafood mee and this time around we have chosen Restoran Yu Ai (友爱海鲜面之家) (PJ Branch SS2) for our lunch. We arrive quite late at the restaurant at around 2.30pm and the restaurant is not crowded. Only a few tables occupied and once we stepped into the restaurant, the waiter then bring us the menu.

We browse through the menu and only a few choices of seafood noodles can be found and you can also choose the type of mee you want ranging from 'Yee' Mee, 'Lai' Fun and normal mee and meehoon. For the broth, you can choose either Tom Yam or Curry. We've ordered the following:

1.) 2 bowl of Tom Yam Seafood Noodle (RM17.00 each) (Small)
2.) 2 glasses of Chinese Tea (RM1.00 each)

There's also a large portion which is priced at RM19.00 per bowl. We waited for about 5 minutes and then the food arrives. It was pretty fast actually. For our first impression, the bowl of Tom Yam Seafood Noodle looks average in portion although we ordered a small bowl and most importantly is the broth where the Tom Yam broth is very thick and it looks yummy and tasty. Without any hesitation, we try it out. They are quite generous as they gave a lot of seafood including prawns, clams, lala, cuttlefish and fish and it's fresh too. The broth is yummy and it's spicy and sour packed in great Tom Yam taste. Really recommended to try it out. I did enjoy the meal and was drinking the broth until it almost finish.

Curry Seafood Noodle (RM17.00 - Small) (RM19.00 - Large)

Tom Yam Seafood Noodle (RM17.00 - Small) (RM19.00 - Large)

The price we pay is slightly expensive and we have to pay RM36.00 for the total bill without any service charge or government tax. But what I must say is that it's worth the money as it's tasty and it really satisfy our tastebud. If you have not step into this restaurant before, kindly go and try it out and enjoy yourself. Oh yeah! DO also remember to try out their curry broth as well as I've heard it's superb as well. I will try it during my next visit. Also the headquarters is situated at Segambut. Do check it out on the internet for more information. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 (PERFECT) ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

* Food Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Ambiance: 3/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Value Of Food: 4/5
Customer Service: 5/5
Ditanggung Halal: NO

Address: 

No. 58, Jalan SS2/10, 
47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. (Beside Nasi Kandar Kayu Cheow Yang)
Telephone: 03-78778117
Business Hours: 11.00am - 9.00pm Daily


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Food Hunt: Tai Lei Loi Kei (澳門大利來記豬扒包) Kepong Branch

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt and today it's the eve of public holiday where we shall kick off Malaysia Day the next day. Of course, ME & Kimmy had search for new places to eat and we found this restaurant which is very special to both of us. Have you try out pork chop bun before? If not then you should go and try it as this famous pork chop bun arrives in Malaysia and it's from Macau since 1968. We called is Tai Lei Loi Kei (澳門大利來記豬扒包) restaurant and it has a few branches in Malaysia now including the ones at Kota Damansara, Puchong, Kota Kemuning, Lot 10, Taman Desa, Sri Petaling, Uptown Damansara & USJ Taipan. Now we try this branch at Kepong.

We arrived at the restaurant at around 7.45pm and it was crowded. A lot of people waiting for their queue while ordering the food at the counter. Unfortunately there's only 1 counter opened to cater a lot of people. Maybe they should improve on this. We waited for about 10 minutes before being served. We look at the menu and then we saw there's several sets to choose from ranging from Set A to Set G. Since this is the first time we step in, we try out the Polo Pork Chop Bun & Drinks (SET B). Besides you can also add side dishes into your bun including egg, cheese, pork luncheon, ham and etc. at an additional price between RM1.00 to RM3.00. It also comes with a drink of selection Macau Milk Tea, Ice Lemon Tea or Soft Drinks. This is what we've ordered :

1.) SET B - Polo Pork Chop Bun & Drink (Ice Lemon Tea) (RM13.90) + Cheese (RM2.00)
2.) SET B - Polo Pork Chop Bun & Drink (Ice Lemon Tea) (RM13.90) + Egg (RM1.50)
3.) Macau Curry Fish Ball (Ala Carte) (RM5.90)

Upon ordered your meal, you will then wait for your turn for your meal to be served and you will be given a number. This concept is similiar like Chatime or Bear Paw if you have tried before. I must say we waited for a while only (about 5 minutes) and the food arrives. We have to collect ourselves (self-service) when your number is called. The portion is just average and the bun does not come with any cucumber or lettuce. It's just the pork and the bun. Well, do not write them off yet. Firstly the Polo Bun is very delicious and it's my first time trying it. It has a sweet butter taste and it's really nice. I fall in love with their Polo Bun. The Pork Chop meanwhile is tasty where it was before marinated with some kind of sauce and most importantly it was very fresh indeed. Then the pork chop was then grilled into perfection and then you eat it with the bun. It was simply amazing and delicious and also one word SPECIAL. The Macau Curry Fish Ball meanwhile is nice too with the great curry sauce. If you prefer hot and spicy ones, then this might dissapoints you because this version is not spicy and it's just sweetening and in the same time you can smell the curry fragrance while you eat it. Regarding the drinks Ice Lemon Tea that we both selected, it's nice and refreshing as well. Nice! They also sell springy mee as well and it's worth a try as I've got feedback that it's very nice indeed.

Ice Lemon Tea

Macau Curry Fish Ball (RM5.90) (Ala Carte)

Polo Pork Chop Bun + Cheese + Drinks (RM15.90)

Polo Pork Chop Bun + Egg + Drinks (RM15.40)

The price we pay is quite expensive considering the portion of the bun and the pork chop. The total bill for us is around RM37.20 and there's no service charge or government tax. The portion is just average and for girls, it might be enough for you but not for the guys. I don't mind paying for the price if the food and drinks is nice and most importantly special. I must say we cannot afford to eat every week or every day but once in while is fine for us. I would strongly recommend you try out this restaurant and go and locate their branch if you are interested to try out. Now currently it's trending and each of their branch is fully packed especially during lunch and dinner hours and weekends too. Enjoy your meal! MY RATING: 5/5 (PERFECT) ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5 (PERFECT)

* Food Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/taileiloikeimy

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Value Of Food: 4/5
Customer Service: 5/5
Ditanggung Halal: NO

Address: 

No.83, Ground Floor, Jalan Rimbun Raya 1,
Laman Rimbun Raya, Kepong,
52100 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: -Not Available-
Business Hours: 10.00am - 12.00am Daily 
 
 
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