This is a super long overdue post, but better late than never right? Haha. Anyway, this was the morning before I had to fly back to KL. We initially wanted to try another cafe nearby for brunch but it was close when we got there. As we didn't know where else we should go, we drove around the area and eventually found Black Kettle, which was a really good choice! Nice ambience, good food and it's wheelchair friendly! My grandma was with us for brunch, hence, it was crucial for us to find a place where she could be pushed all the way to the table. 

Upon entering the cafe, we were greeted with the pastry section before reaching our table.

A wide range of pastries to choose from and everything looks fresh!

More bread and buns being sold on these shelves which I initially thought were just decorative items.

Mr Benedict (RM22)

Samurai Chicken (RM26)

Smoked Duck Carbonara (RM28)

Big Breakfast (RM22)

Beef Bacon Chili Pancake (RM15)

I didn't try all of the dishes that we ordered, but everyone agreed it was really delicious! Worth the price that we paid, and definitely a place that we would come back in the future. 

This was taken outside of Black Kettle and dad was wondering why am I taking a picture with 2 old aircond condenser. Haha.

Address:

105, Beach Street, George Town, 10300 Penang, Malaysia.

Opening Hours:

8.30am - 12am daily

Contact Number:

+6042519270

E-mail:

talk2us@blackkettle.com.my

Till next time,

This hipster cafe was initially found by my mum online! I really had no idea this place existed until she mentioned it to me. We then decided to come here for a evening tea on the second day of Chinese New Year.

The cafe is situated along Lebuh Victoria, which Waze has a pretty accurate location on it. The cafe isn't very visible from the outside as it's shaded by trees at the entrance. Hence, we missed it, and had to take another round. Also, I would personally advice to pay for your carpark along Lebuh Victoria as free parking is rather limited around the area. There's a lot of cyclist too as the place is rather near to Armenian Street. So, beware!

Upon entering, there's a coffee bar on the left.

Further back is where the tables and chairs are at. This picture pretty much shows all that there is of the place. It's a rather open concept, tables and chairs that are used reflects on how the olden days canteen looks like, and the overall environment gives you the ambience of a hipster looking canteen.

This shot was taken from the other end of the cafe, which you can clearly see the entrance from here too.

I love the details of the place although there's a high probability that all they did was repainted the old wooden windows. Haha. Oh, if I'm not mistaken, there are accommodations for rent above the cafe, just like Sekeping Kong Heng in Ipoh.

Mum & Dad.

As we were there just for drinks, I didn't take any shot of it. Hence, a cafe post without any food or beverage shots. Haha. Perhaps the next round when I am back there again, I'll definitely update this blog entry.

Address:

164A-B, Lebuh Victoria, Georgetown, 10300 George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Stay tuned for more!

During one of my short trips back to Ipoh, my mum, sister and I decided to try out the new hyped cafe called Purple Moon Lover in Canning Garden, Ipoh. What really captured my attention was the landscape as well as how they have built the place.

Upon entering, we were greeted by this huge display of cakes in all sizes and flavors, and also the counter where food orders are placed. I especially loved how they decorated the ceilings with greens!

Besides cakes, they have pastries too!

As for main meals, this is all that they serve - not sure if there'll be a menu expansion in the future. It's mostly Japanese cuisine and we enjoyed it very much.

After placing our orders, we were given our table number, 28, which is also my birth date as well as my lucky number. Definitely a must to photograph, and it's so cute how they put it all together!

Udon Soup With Seaweed

Teriyaki Chicken

Didn't manage to take a lot of photos as the place was rather packed that day, and also our time was mostly spent on catching up with each other. Definitely a good place for both food and environment!

Address: 53, Jalan Lee Kwee Foh, Taman Canning, 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Phone no.: +605-5476328

Opening Hours:

Pastries & Cakes : 10am - 9pm

Main Meals : 11am - 8pm

Signing off. xx

Sincerely, Mels

I was lucky to be able to capture such a beautiful shot of the city upon arriving in Bangkok. As opposed to when we were returning to Malaysia, the sky was rather cloudy as it has been raining the whole day.

Before I go into the details of my full story (and hopefully tips) of my trip to Bangkok, this post will just be the itinerary of the 3D3N trip. Well, technically we flew on the night of 3rd November, and maximized the next 3 days. So, it's a lot like a 3D3N rather than a 4D3N trip to me.

Due to the passing of The King of Thailand, we weren't sure what was operating and what was not. We did some research on a few point of interest before we left for the trip, but majority of it was really spontaneous which we planned like the night before or even on the go.

ITINERARY

3rd November 2016

Signing off. xx

Sincerely, Mels

Greetings! I know that I've been away from this platform for a while and that's mainly because there's nothing for me to blog. My final year in university has just begun and assignments are already pilling up very quickly! Not to mention, I'm also in the midst of hunting for a placement for my internship next January. If there's anyone who's looking for interns or knows any company that is looking for interns, please contact me! I do have a few places in mind but as for now, there's nothing that I can do because the university has still yet to release our letters to us and it's going to be a challenge to apply without it. Fingers crossed that it's not going to take them too long before everything starts becoming last minute.

Anyway, apart from my usual (boring) routine, I had my hair done today. I was recommended by my friend to be a hair model for today and I accepted the offer because I get to colour my hair for free! Haha. I can't imagine paying the amount that saloons will usually charge to achieve these colours and the fact that it's going to probably fade off really quickly really turns me off every time I think of it. 

So, before anything happens, I took some photos on my own (duh) courtesy of my tripod and camera timer. Haha.