Hi guys, long time no see, I was busy with my internship work and now uni life. Today, I am going to recommend a dimsum place in Ipoh. No, it's not Foosan or Mingkok, it's a place called Chooi Yue. It's not going to super detailed, just photos and stuff.
大家好，废话不多说，今天我会推荐一个在怡保的点心楼，不是福山也不是明阁，它是翠月点心楼。此文没有写得很细腻，就只是照片和一些文字而已。
Tel: 016-534 5965/ 05-5417997
Operating hours: 7am onwards (usually they close around 2pm+) 
*They close on Thursdays 星期四休息哦
Address: 2 & 4, Tingkat Taman Ipoh 12, Taman Ipoh Selatan, 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Regarding the parking, there is an alley right beside the shop and it's one-way so you are recommended to park your vehicle there. Another thing to pay attention is that please buy a parking coupon because you can kena saman very easily in that area.
泊车方面呢，点心楼隔壁就有个蛮宽大的巷子，是one-way的，大家可以泊车在那里。另外请记得买泊车的coupon，因为那一带非常容易中罚单。
The alley I mentioned is at the right side
巷子在右边
Please take note that they close on Thursdays.
星期四休息啊啊啊啊

Look at the fooooooooooooood. 


★★★★★ 5/5
This dumpling is me and my mum's favorite, highly recommend! 
这个饺子是我和我妈的最爱，强力推荐！
★★★✰✰ 3.5/5
This one is scallop with minced ginger, pretty good too.
这个是姜蓉带子，也挺好的。

★★✰✰✰ 2/5 
it doesn't taste bad but it's nothing special
不会说不好吃可是也没有特点

 ★★★★✰ 4/5
shrimp wrap (?) their shrimps are really bigggg
虾饺，里面的虾真的蛮大的 :D

Look how focused my friend is haha
我朋友如此陶醉

★★★★✰ 4/5
This salted-egg with lotus paste pau is really special, it's also an must eat item! Whatever inside will explode after a bite.
很好吃的流沙包，里面就是咸蛋和莲蓉馅儿，咬下去会这样子，很特别而且也是必点食物之一。
Step 1: you peel the paper off
步骤一：把包装纸撕开
Step 2: you appreciate its beauty
步骤二：欣赏它的美

Step 3: you are ready to eat :D
步骤三：可以吃啦啦啦
★★★✰✰ 3/5
★★★✰✰ 3.5/5
★★★★✰ 4/5
This is my favorite too! Spring rollsssss





★★★★★ 5/5
Xiao loong bao = heaven
小笼包= 天。堂



For the two pictures above, I can't remember what their names and taste are so to be updated*
以上两个我不太记得是什么，会再更新*
★★★★✰ 4/5
★★★★✰ 4/5
This is my friend's favorite, some fried shrimp thingy.
一个外州朋友的最爱，炸虾卷什么的


Who would specially like this restaurant? 
谁会特别喜欢这间餐厅呢？
Everyone. I personally hate going "touristy" places but I really like this place cause you won't only see tourists there but also locals (those from Ipoh like me) will also pay a visit to this place. By the way, my non-Ipoh friends also love this place and they always mention about this place whenever they visit Ipoh.
大家吧，我个人很讨厌去“游客区”可是我很喜欢这个点心楼，因为去的怡保人也蛮多的，而且连我的外州朋友都很喜欢这个地方，而且他们每次都会提起说要去这个点心楼。

Is this price range okay?
价钱还行吗？
I think it's alright. Usually it's like RM20 plus per person. (This is just a rough idea of the price, it really depends on you and the people you are going with)
我觉得还行啊，一个人要给上20多块马币左右，就大概（因人而异）。

How is the environment?
环境如何？
The environment is fine. You will always get a seat there, it's either inside the restaurant (with air-con) or outside (not that hot in the early morning).
环境还可以，每次去都一定有位子坐，里面的话就有冷气，外面也不会很热（因为通常是早上摆而已）

Will I visit this restaurant again?
你会再回去这个餐厅吗？
Duh
*翻白眼*


 Everyone have different taste, preference, and opinion so what I wrote in this post might not apply to you but still, I hope it helped you in someway :)
每个人都有每个人的喜好和意见，所以我这里写的可能跟你想的不一样，可是还是希望你看了这一篇后，对你有一点帮助 :)

You never know how it feels until it happens to you.
You won't understand, and you will NEVER understand how it's killing me inside. 


Hi people, I have been inactive for so long due to my schedule (and infinity laziness). I can't believe my comeback blog post is actually something unpleasant. Unpleasant till a point that I got really mad and decided to write a blog post about it.

 My family members, especially my mum is a loyal fan of GOSHOP (the first TV shopping platform by ASTRO). She bought all kinds of kitchen essentials from there and all that were good memories until this happened to us recently.

 6/1/2017 

9:30 am - GOSHOP made a live broadcast for a product we like so my mum and I were quite excited for it. We decided to purchase online since they promoted that online buyers will be entitled with 5% discount (price after discount: RM179). 

Unfortunately, it still charged me the original price RM189 no matter how many times I try so I just call the hotline. 


10:07 -  I told the staff about the problem and he put me on hold for at least 10 minutes (at least). 


 After the wait, he finally came back and said "Um sorry Miss, I try to log in with my account and it showed the discount price. I also don't know what's wrong with your account" LOL okay maybe it's just our bad luck. The staff said he will cancel the order (cause initially we paid RM189 by card) and suggest us to select cash on delivery cause by selecting that option guarantee got discount. 


10:24 - Our call finally ended and he finally cancelled my order so I can reorder the whole thing again. I tried with my fastest speed and finally settle the whole order thing. I will be honest, GOSHOP is probably the shittiest online shop I have ever used. 
About 3 weeks after our online purchase, GOSHOP called my mum and say our order is delayed because of the shipping company GDex. 

I personally feel that this is quite irresponsible. This is like saying "Hey it's not our fault that the building is collapsing, it's the materials' fault". Okay la, maybe not that exaggerating but hello? Delay for so long but no compensation at all. Just a late phone call and that's all.

Today (1/2/2017) 
We finally got our items at the original price. I decided to call the customer hotline to ask and the staff just said "You got the original price cause you ordered at 10:35". 
DID I MENTION YOUR STAFF PUT ME ON HOLD AND COME BACK TELL ME THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE ERROR ON MY MUM'S ONLINE ACCOUNT!?

DID I MENTION YOUR COMPANY TOOK ALMOST A MONTH TO SHIP THAT DAMN ORDER TO US!?

ALL I ASK IS A 5% AS MENTIONED AND DID YOU GUYS DO ANYTHING EFFICIENT AT ALL!?
Sadly, I was 5 minutes late as the broadcast ended at 10:30. I think it's really ridiculous that they still charge me the original price because:
  1. The staff used so much time putting me on hold 
  2. I already purchased it earlier and only reordering because of the unknown error that appeared on my mum's online account
  3. After wasting so much time, the staff can't even tell me what kind of problem my mum's online account is facing lol

I was SO ANGRY on the line but I still tried to explain the situation to the staff.  Wanna guess how the staff reply me? 
"I don't know what are you talking about...." I EXPLAINED THREE FUCKING TIMES AND HE HUNG UP ON ME. 
The last time I got so mad on the phone is because of SKYNET's horrible service. I can't believe it happened again, from a big company- ASTRO GOSHOP. 

I am honestly very disappointed. Yes, GOSHOP provides good deals and interesting products but the service is SHIT. Our family bought so many products from you guys, we have been so supportive but this is how you treat your customers.
 I will advise you to upgrade your online website and maybe put reminders like  "Dear customers, we don't guarantee that 5% discount so just call us to order. Don't waste your time browsing our shitty online store because if you face problems while using it, we most probably don't know why and won't be helpful :D"

Lastly, I am sorry for all the foul words and anger from this post. Maybe this is just my bad experience. I really hope there will be improvements in the future. If anyone encountered any bad experience with ASTRO GOSHOP before, do email/comment and share it with me. 

 Coffee on the table cafe @ Penang 槟城美食篇 III

The next cafe I am going to recommend is Coffee on the table cafe. 
下个要介绍的是一间叫Coffee on the table的咖啡厅。

Address: 164, Lebuh Pantai, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Contact number: +604-2622611
Opening hours: 9.00 am till 1100 pm
Click here and here to check out their FB page and latest updates! (I have no idea why they have two lol)

Melvin and the shop 是麦文没错





"This is so comfortable"

"Woooo I'm sinking in"
I don't really remember the name of our drink but I think it's either the Rose latte set or the Dirty chai latte. They are both RM22 anyways.The taste is fine but I feel like it's kind of overpriced. 
我不太记得我们点的是玫瑰口味还是印度风味的，可是他们价格都是RM22，味道是不错可是就是觉得有些小贵吧。
Their breakfast sets are RM15.90 with fruits and a small glass of juice included.
早餐RM15.90包含水果和一个小杯的果汁

This is the difference between "juice without ice" and "juice with ice" lol
I asked for "no ice" but I didn't expect my juice to be so much lesser than Mel's iced juice. I mean, at least make it look like 70% full??? lol
我说，我要求不要冰也不至于和有冰的果汁相差那么远吧
My Sunny Side Up. Look how gorgeous it is but the portion is quite small for me.
Pork pork pork. So you can tell it's a non-halal cafe :)
份量有点小，点这个是冲着猪肉去的，所以这间咖啡馆不适合回教徒喔。


Mel's scramble eggs 麦文的




Who would specially like this restaurant? 
谁会特别喜欢这间餐厅呢？
People who enjoy spending their money on cafes/cafe hopping, those who eat a small portion and those who love taking fancy photos.
喜欢参观各种咖啡馆、食量小、喜欢拍各种美照的人吧。

Is this price range okay?
价钱还行吗？
I personally think it's kind of overpriced. The latte art work is very cute and special but RM22 for that and some cookies? Not my kind of pleasure (but some people might enjoy and appreciate it better than me :D)
我个人认为有点小贵吧。拿铁确实很可爱特别，可是一杯和几块饼干就RM22不是我的类型（可是可能有些人会比我更欣赏和享受吧 :D)。

How is the environment?
环境如何？
It feels good to be there, nice environment with air conditioner.
环境很舒服啊，有冷气什么的。

Will I visit this restaurant again?
你会再回去这个餐厅吗？
Most probably not. The environment and food are fine but I don't think I would go back again. 
1. The portion of the breakfast set is too small for both of us
2. The food taste good but nothing remarkable about it
3. I personally think it's overpriced

应该不会，环境和食物的味道都还不错可是我还是觉得自己不会再回去吧。
1. 食物对我们来说有些小份
2. 味道是不错可是没有什么让人留下特别印象的
3. 我个人觉得有些小贵



Everyone have different taste, preference, and opinion so what I wrote in this post might not apply to you but still, I hope it helped you in someway :)
每个人都有每个人的喜好和意见，所以我这里写的可能跟你想的不一样，可是还是希望你看了这一篇后，对你有一点帮助 :)



Ending this with Mel's expression :D

I will be combining both Sekeping Victoria cafe and Habanero Mexican Dining together because they are both quite brief, basically all photos with some description. Below are the shots we took on the way to Sekeping Victoria.
这篇综合了Sekeping Victoria和Habanero墨西哥餐厅，因为都没有写得很详细，基本上都是照片和一小段文字而已。以下是我们去Sekeping Victoria的路途中拍的照片。

 Address: 164A-B, Lebuh Victoria, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia



We don't know who own this car and if you happen to be the car owner & you're reading my blog, hi and no we did not damage your car or anything.
车主您好，我们并没有破坏您的车。

This is like my favorite shot.
算是我最喜欢的照片吧



It's kind of hidden to be honest, surrounded with trees.
会比较难找，因为还蛮隐秘的。




You can see their operating hours on this picture but I am not so sure if they updated though so do message them via their Facebook. You can also visit their site.
营业时间可以在这张图片看到可是我不确定他们有没有更改所以请信息他们的脸书户口确认，也可以看看他们的网站。






Their food and drinks are fine. I am really surprised that their staff (locals) speak English very well. The price is slightly high but it's worth it to me as I LOVE their environment. It's surrounded with trees and all the elements that I love. However, the reason why I couldn't really write a review is because we only tried the desserts and my camera ran out of battery so I couldn't take more pictures ;((( but! I am sure that I will go back again to write a detailed review. Stay tuned! 
甜品和饮料都还可以，工作人员是本地人可是英文真的很好。价钱是有点小贵可是我非常喜欢他们的环境，被树环绕着，装饰很独特。可惜的是我没有办法写一个详细的吃后感，因为当时相机没电了，而且也没有吃很多，可是我知道我会再回去然后写一个详细的！请期待。

The next day, we went to Habanero, a Mexican Dining which is located in Queensbay mall and I loved it! Check out their fb page here!
Habanero是位于Queensbay mall的一间墨西哥餐厅。

Sorry mashimaro.



The staff was really helpful.
工作人员态度好好。



The food was really really good and the price is reasonable. I love Mexican food ever since that day haha. Please recommend me if there are any good ones around!
食物很好吃，价钱也适中，之从那天就很喜欢吃墨西哥食物了，请向我推荐好吃的墨西哥餐厅！


Nachos, made with love.
  

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