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NIGHT TIME DESSERTS! After a hearty meal with my in-laws, I suggested to have the evening completed with some cold desserts..... I know for sure Andy will readily agree to what I have in mind, no doubt about that!  LOL... There is one ice cream corner at De Gardens, apart from Haagen Daz, now competing with them is Inside Scoop. The first time I had desserts at Inside Scoop was at Gentings.  I tried their Musang King scoop and got smitten by it.  And now they are in Ipoh, I wanted to try this flavour again. Andy loves waffles while I love the double scoops! We ordered two flavours.... One D24 durian ice cream and the other is the Banana Pecan.... For this kind of order, it came to RM22.30 Our "ice-cream" looks before we dug in! LOL... 

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BACK IN IPOH AFTER A TWO NIGHTS STAY IN SG BULOH...and back to food exploring by Andy... The very next morning we went to UTC to have his passport done.  Everything was ready within 2 hours and while waiting for the passport to be processed, we went for our brunch at a new place which we have not been before.  The noodles house called CY is in town, just opposite the famous Salted Chicken and the chicken rice shop Pak Kong.  This CY is a branch, originated from the Cong Yin noodles in Ipoh Garden South.  If not for my friend who informed me, I wouldn't know that there is a branch now in town. My order.... Loe Shu Fun with minced meat and bamboo shoots... Andy's order.... Mixture of two types of noodles... Side orders... and one Bah Chang... But I forgot to take that picture cos it came much later.... Our brunch including The Bah Chang and drinks came to RM29.. Lasted us throughout the day till dinner!

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FOURTH DAY AT SG BULOH... We went for something spicy for our morning brunch.... easily accessible especially when it was still festive season and the Chinese shops are still unopened around the area we were staying.  Not sure what the name of the Indian restaurant is called but I know it is near the market.  Our food ordered....  This looks like a pancake, right? But it is not... it is actually fried rice wrapped with this layer of egg.... Fried chicken which is still hot and tasty.... My piece of Tosai which is a bit crispy too.... With some mutton curry....  Then proceeded to 1-U for shedding calories.... Our treasures inside the trolley.... Tea time at Nyonya Colors.... And my bowl of desserts before leaving....  Then for dinner, we had Steamboat at home....  After dinner, it is a time for "Jamming"... Everyone loves to sing except the younger generation! How come... hmmmmm....

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ON THE THIRD DAY OF CNY.... We went southward bound to Sg. Buloh, started our journey around 12 noon and reached our destination three hours later instead of the normal two hours journey.  Traffic was kind of heavy but at least they were moving... At certain parts when the cars slowed down to a crawl....  My son told me that once a car slows down at the front,  all the others behind will follow suit and thus the long queue... Thankfully, better that than mishaps on the roads...  Our dinner on the third day evening....  Buffet style...  Thanks to a few cooks... we are able to have this scrumptious meal! Of course, the cook is not me.....  Taken with one of the "cooks"..... After the scrumptious dinner, we had a good time sitting around the table....  Doing something we used to do once a year...  Guess what it is... LOL... 

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 DISTANCE KNOWS NO BOUNDS... He misses home during this festive season, the two F-s... Family and Food... With the modern technology, we connect to each other every day... "How's your day, what did you all eat for CNY?  Where did you all go?  Did you keep the red packets for me???"  LOL.. And we can talk and talk until I say... OK, time to watch my favourite show! Connecting even though we are thousands of miles away....  Chinese New Year 2018 from Ipoh with Love!

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Second Day of Chinese New Year... also known as Opening of New Year... This second day of CNY is considered a very auspicious day for the Chinese, officially ushering in the new year with lots of red crackers, making noise and of course, the glorious food on the table.  My late in-laws used to say, the more food displayed on the table as much as possible, it signifies abundant food for the whole year through.  Now they are no more here, we try to maximize what we can cook and usually ends up not as much.... we have tried our best to cook as much as we can to a certain limit. LOL... This is half of the portion of the food compared to the time my parents-in-laws were around.. All the food were finished up in one go.. instead of leaving them overnight...  This is from Reanaclaire's kitchen...  Poon Choy from Singapore...  One for the album before we ushered in the New Year!

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STEAMBOAT DINNER ON THE FIRST DAY OF CNY... As usual, there is no cooking in the house during this festive season.  Mama is lazy, she does not like to do cleaning up especially after the cooking, after all, she is not a good cook... Might as well take this opportunity to go out and look for food.  And since it was a cool evening, all of us agreed to have the special steamboat in CJ Hot Pot in Ipoh Garden East... Before we arrived, we already thought of Plan B... just in case this CJ Hot Pot is not opened, we will go to another restaurant nearby.  To our delight, it was opened and there were still a few empty tables too!  I was expecting the place to be full since it was the first day of CNY... and half-way through our dinner, the place was full to the brim.  Good to be early diners.... I must say... Waiting for it to boil.... We ordered a side dish... too dark to recognise what it is? This is fried mantis with spring onions and dried chillies...  Cannot expect much du