Situated at Jalan Ban Hock, Choon Hui Cafe is an old-school coffee shop serving one of the best laksa’s in Kuching! It is usually fully-packed during breakfast time. Do come early if you don’t wanna wait. Otherwise though, you can get a seat in around 20-30 minutes, if you’re lucky

Jam-packed coffee shop with the by-standers waiting for their turn to the limited seats available.

Choon Hui Cafe serves Kolo Mee…

Popiah…

Roti Kiap (Someone ate the other half)…

Half-boiled eggs…

and of course, the laksa!

Fresh, juicy prawns, and tender chicken slices on top of the best laksa soup base ever!!!
*I know the coriander might be a spoiler for some of you.

No, there won’t be any parking lots left if you’re here late. Best chance would be to find a parking lot near Hotel Grand Continental, or across the main road.

Choon Hui Cafe was Choon Hui Coffee Shop, like 20 years ago?

A normal bowl of laksa here costs you RM4.00. At RM5.00, you’ll get an upgrade of their prawn sizes as well as the portion. Trust me, it’s worth it if you’re a prawn fan.

Do expect long queues here.

Kuching Kolo Mee is a famous commodity here too. This stall serves fresh meat noodle, prawn noodle, fish ball noodles, and wantan.

The Popiah stall. Popiah is a type of spring roll stuffed with fillings made of mainly “Bangkuang”. The Popiah “skin” is a soft, thin paper-like crepe made of wheat flour.

The Popiah Ingredients – Grated Bangkuang stir-fried with grated carrots and minced meat.

The Popiah. I’m not a big fan of Popiah, but my wife love it very much.

After all the great food, I just had to wash it all down with their not-so-signature Milo Peng.

“Tauke” (The boss) reviewing list of uncountable orders, and of course, uncountable money…

More Moolah for him today!

Tucked in the middle of the busy streets just before the Jalan Tabuan – Jalan Bang Hock roundabout, Kuching’s Bla Bla Bla Restaurant is the place to go for a out-of-the-ordinary dinner.

Bla Bla Bla is recommended by many Kuching locals as well as patrons alike.

A little sneak preview of what’s inside the restaurant. The cushion pillows and huggables makes you feel like home.

Menu for you to browse, giving you an idea of the varieties of food they offer.

Bla Bla Bla is a simple, but yet catchy name for a restaurant. Easy to remember and to be spread around. At first I thought it was just another casual dining place. But it turns out to be much better that what I’ve expected.

Bla Bla Bla… Restaurant on a chalkboard sign.

The introductory table with their menu and name cards.

My reservation with 12 pax.

A vintage wooden cabinet from the 60s. They’re using it to store the restaurant’s ingredients.

On the left is bar cum reception area. Notice the ice cream on the top?

The entrance area is a bit on the tight side, but it is only a teaser to what’s inside.

The restaurant is being designed and built in a pretty auspicious manner, applying fengshui elements evidently through their koi pond.

It is also my favorite part of the restaurant. The cool koi pond with elevated footpath leading to their dining area. I’m gonna get one of these for my home someday!

The koi brings a sense of active flow and is becoming a point of attraction to the restaurant.

Raw ingredients on display at the restaurant, all of healthy local greens.

Yam leaves

Bicycle hanging on the ceiling. I wonder if that has anything to do with fengshui? No?

You’ve seen enough of Facebook’s wall photos. Now this is the real deal at Bla Bla Bla Restaurant.

The sleeping Buddha prior to the dining area.

Very well air-conditioned. Giving dinners a cool breeze in a hot and humid Borneo climate. Not too cold, but cool enough.

Dim but sufficient lighting makes it a great place to have a family and friends get-together. I think the overall atmosphere is making everyone happy there.

Now to the food…

The appetizer. Picked Papaya.

Roasted peanuts.

Apple juice and Iced Lemon juice.

Vanilla milkshake

Spicy and sour Tom Yam soup to boost your appetite for the delicious food ahead!

Bla Bla Bla’s signature fried rice, with raisins, prawns, and chicken floss.

Kailan vege with fried salted fish.

A Must Order! dish when you’re at Bla Bla Bla, another signature dish, the deep fried soft-shell crab, topped with chicken floss and mayonnaise, comes with a small portion of salad in the middle.

Roasted chicken in special sauce and loads of sesame.

A signature dish again. This is a cold dish of Midin (a local fern) with sliced chili, onion, garlic, and shallots. It is topped with cheese powder and I think it taste pretty good together.

A rare timepiece. It’s almost 11pm and the restaurant is closing at 11:30pm.

Where is it?

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Restaurant’s Information

Business Hours: Monday – Wednesday (11am – 11.30pm)
Address: 27, Ground & First Floor, Tabuan Road, 93000 Kuching.
Tel/Fax No: 082-23394

Touted by the fans as the largest prank of all time, and should be recorded in the Guinness Book of Records for the most people fooled on an April Fool’s Day. Many were let down by the system ‘glitch’ that Air Asia’s Facebook admins claimed had delayed the ‘Exclusive Fares’ getting published on their booking system.

As fans were ranting and throwing endless comments at the error that was spoiling the usual mood of excitement while counting down to a classic Air Asia Promo, they know the exciting prime time is ticking away and the promo is nothing more than just a April Fool’s joke.

Many were calling it a day and going to bed with disappointment. Especially the Aussies who were 2 hours ahead of us, meaning they’re waiting for this promo to start at 2 a.m. in the morning. Worst of all, the Promo did not even feature any Australian destinations.

For those who managed to get a fairly cheap ticket off this promo, they’re frustrated with the Payment for not functioning. Can’t pay = No cheap tickets = Prank.

Press the Panic Button! “We will higligth this to the system team to check tomorrow.” At 2am in the morning, it is already tomorrow @ 2nd April 2010, or did you mean 3rd of April 2010? Alright, obviously the system team is snoring all the way to Good Friday, while the foolish Facebook fans wait for nothing? I thought the web sales department should be on standby mode 24-hours a day as it involves International customers from different time zones and any matter should be resolved immediately, not tomorrow’s tomorrow.

Customers want their ticket be bought and done with as soon as possible, for tomorrow the fares will be higher, or are you trying to cash in on that?

Act like nothing happened – Alright folks, that’s the end of the show, go back and have a good Friday!

Air Asia, if you’re ready to make all your 200,000 fans wait for some promo, make sure you’ve done your homework first. Damage has been done and its time to go to bed. This is undoubtedly the best April Fool’s joke pulled off this year. At such a magnitude, surely it deserve a record in the Guinness Book.

Air Asia – Now Everyone has been FOOLED!

Try the Honda City 2010 Concept Mod. A mod so good you don’t need a Lambo or an Alphard to make head turns.

Revealing the super, hot body. This is the new Honda City 2010 Concept mod.

Killer look with 100% light-rejection tint. Looks so good, it makes the JPJ drools.

7 projector head-beams and fog lamp.

Slick 17″ alloy rims.

The “I know I’m cool, but don’t kiss me” futuristic LED illuminations.

Getting the itch yet?

Well, let me bring you to this quiet little Bintangor town of Borneo Sarawak (30 minutes drive from Sibu town) to witness part of the largest crop fields in the state.

Plowed land ready for planting.

This will be used for corn plantations.

Farm Boy: “Hello, do you have any work for me? I can help plow your land.”

Corn crops testing area.

Farm tractor.

Farm machineries.

This is use for land plowing.

More farm tractors.

Elephant brand water sprayer.

The Rain Maker.

Irrigation system, ensuring sufficient water flows through all the plantations.

Farm supervisor and his dogs. Hunting for something there.

Catch of the day: Iguana.

Got it by its tail, almost bit his *toot* though…

The pineapple trail.

Baby pineapple.

Sweet potato plantations.

Water bamboo shoots

Barley seeds. The Borneo indigenous variety of barley is much more tasty than those Western barleys, and it has a scent of herbal fragrance as well.

Baby barley plantations.

Barley crops.

Corn seeds originating from Thailand.

This is not at the farm anymore, but on the way back from Bintangor to Sibu, you can find many of these stalls selling local fruits usually grown at their own backyard.

Dragon fruits.

Chinese Mandarin.

Pomelo.

Corns.

Banana.

Durian.

Alright now, go back to Facebook and steal some more fruits.

The world certainly needed that extra ‘Rawrrrrr’ after all the economy crises and countless disasters in 2009!

That aside, let me bring you the view of this year’s Chinese New Year fireworks from my balcony.

P/s: I was hit on the back by quite a huge chunk of the pyrotechnics’ remnants, as you can see the camera swaying heavily towards the end of the video. I’m not going to hire a Los Angeles injury lawyer or anything, because good luck does fall from the sky!

This is the best and the most authentic beef noodle I had ever tried. I’ve tried beef noodles from Sibu, to Kuching, and all the way to Penang. I’m not sure about you, but this is the one I reckon that is the beefiest of them all!

Located at a five-foot way along Tengkat Tong Shin, the street behind Jalan Kejora (formerly known as Jalan Alor). So famous it is, it doesn’t even have a proper premise!

If you can find Corona Inn, you’ll find the Ngau Kee Beef Noodle stall right in front of the street.

Step inside. Don’t worry, it looks a bit worn, but if you see this signboard, then you’re at the right place!

There are about 10 tables, they’re usually packed with diners when night falls, and during weekends.

Chinese tea ice, herbal tea, Cincau drink, soft drinks, and lime plum juice. You would better order an iced drink as it’ll be very hot during the day.

This is my favorite dish. Hor Fun (rice noodle) with minced beef. I’m such an addict that I can finish two big bowl of it, and it looks good enough to be on postcards to send your friends and family!

Complimented with its aromatic beefy soup, carefully cooked to perfection with beef products, such as beef balls.

Their signature chilli sauce. This may seem unhygienic for some of you, it’s a big open bowl of chilli sauce that they’ll pass around from table to table. I don’t fancy it, so I’ll pass it.

They’ve been doing the best beef noodle for many decades and I hope they’ll continue serving good beef for many decades more!

No, I’m not asking you to worship the Gods, but right beside the temple, there’s a block of revamped building that houses Sibu’s finest lounge and cafe. The lounge is located at Jalan Chew Geok Lin. The once antique building looks great now after major refurbishment works.

The building is owned by Wah Tat Holdings. The lounge is closed in the morning, nothing’s happening there during daytime…but when the sun goes down…

Welcome to the Queen Lounge and Cafe!

Cafe Cafe, a fusion restaurant right beside the Lounge. Next to Cafe cafe, there’s Mari Mari interior decor and furniture shop. All of these businesses share the same owners – Peter and Ah Tung.

If you want a cozy, air-conditioned environment, you can take a seat in the Lounge.

This is the open air area, so if you opt to smoke, or you just want to smell the river breeze (or haze as of now – Aug, 2009) you can sit on the outside instead.

The stage where singers perform. The lounge have a group of very talented singers and I reckon they’re qualified for an album contract! So, talent scouts, this is your spot if you want local talents!

I like the mixture of modern cum antique decorations in the lounge. There’s a medieval sense surrounding the place.

They even have a long table with chairs and glasses from the Imperialism age, and the corner lamp that light up the floral wallpapers. First impression, this is where a Mafia gang holds their meeting.

The menu for the Queen.

The reception area with two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Vintage!

Candle in the glass.

Dim light.

More decors.

Beers on displays in the cabinet chiller.

Beers anyone?

Nothing beats a beer at the Queen after a hectic day of work. Cheers everyone!