Short Weekend Getaway

Shelvi, my best coursemate invited me for her wedding luncheon in her hometown in Batu Pahat. We haven't keep in touch after our graduation in 2012 yet I was delighted to attend her wedding despite the costly air fares due to school holidays. 

Took a half day unpaid double deduction leave to catch a Friday afternoon flight  

Boarded a 6pm bus from KLIA2 to Aeon Bukit Tinggi, Klang to meet up my friend

Bought a Family Mart Matcha Swiss Roll RM3.70 before boarding the bus

Bus took for almost two hours instead of one hour to reach Aeon Bukit Tinggi. It was peak/rush hours.

Walked around to hunt for foods for dinner and I settled for Yoshinoya.

Ontama Beef Bowl without Onsen Egg because I just had an egg in that morning for breakfast. Top up RM3.80 for a Wakame Soup & Refillable Green Tea

RM14.80-2+3.80 = RM16.60

Drove for 3.5 hours and finally we arrived at Summit Signature Hotel Batu Pahat at 12.30am

Twin Room at RM93.75 through Agoda inclusive of breakfast.  

The building is old and the cleanliness of the room especially the bed was poorly done. Cannot complain too much since it was a budget hotel.

Breakfast 

Economic type of foods to fill up tummy 

The hotel is located next to a shopping mall but we never stepped in the mall

Grab some time to doll up and did hairdo for the wedding luncheon at Restaurant SY. Stylist at Perfect Cut that I patronize commented that the restaurant that we were about to go that afternoon serve the best banquet foods in Batu Pahat.

Sharing some of the foods served during the wedding luncheon

the rare 7 courses for a wedding reception but the portion, taste and presentation were truly great

Pork knuckle, dried abalone and brocolli etc

This is the first dish and the most scrumptious and delicious one.

 I was like WOW when they served this because the first dish was normally not too heavy and this portion was way too big as an appetizer

Herbal Chicken Soup with dried scallop

Soup was pleasantly seasoned and adequately sweet. I like it as it was not too starchy, unlike the conventional shark fin/fish lips type of soup

Duo prawns - oat/nestum & butter

Roast pork...the least preferable dish because it has strong 'porky' taste

Mini Pandan Bun with salted egg yolk...surprisingly it was nice. It was not so common in Kuching to serve these type of mini buns for a wedding reception but this one good. The filling was unusually piping hot on my first gulp.

Mini char siew bun...good too

A small but cozy wedding luncheon

Glass coaster as wedding flavour/door gift

Love the hairdo by Perfect Cut. My friend and the bride gave compliment on my hair =)

Happy Marriage, Shelvi~

Time flies and a lot has changed since the last we saw each other but I was glad to be part of your wedding reception

 After the luncheon we went to Han Kee Bakery to buy some famous buns before heading to Skudai

Otak otak bun...not bad

The cakes and pastries were somehow not as appetizing as those I read from social media

Drove for almost 2 hours to reach Skudai from Batu Pahat

Check in Avantgarde Hotel, Skudai

King Bed Room RM138.25 through Agoda

The nearby area of Avantgarde Hotel is so happening and we have difficult time to find parking. Bars, cafes, restaurants and Sutera Mall was all walking distance and some eateries open till midnight.

Had some desserts to fill my cravings at Tian Yuan Dessert Shop, Skudai

My Tang Yuan (RM5) & Mango Sago Ice (RM6.50), excluding 6% GST

The shop was one of the well-known dessert shop but the dessert was disappointing

Went for an hour Thai Foot Massage at RM50 

The massage was a mild one cause the lady was tired. 

Late Supper for Geylang Frog Porridge

Check out and went for Famous Dart for Noodle/Kueh Tiao Soup

I had the Classic Kueh Tiao Soup (R-RM7.30) with Warm Barley (RM2.80) & my friend had

 Crispy Fish Nyonya Laksa (R-RM10.90) with Iced Milk Tea (RM3.60)

After the breakfast we went to Johor Premium Outlet. I didn't get anything there as not in the mood of shopping and it was not convenient cause I had one handbag and a piece hand-luggage with me.

Depart from JPO at 2pm and it took 4.5 hours to arrive KLIA2. Initial plan was my friend would be dropping me at KL Sentral and thereafter I need to board a bus to KLIA2. Traffic was terribly bad so she had no choice to send me directly to KLIA2. Flight was 9pm and I arrived the airport at 6.30pm. Thought I had plenty of time to kill but the timing was just nice for me to eat, walk and shop for breads. 

KLIA2 Family Mart Matcha Sofuto RM3.50

It was nice but it melted too fast!

Since I was not hungry after my Matcha Ice-cream, I settled down with Uncle Lim's Cafe Wantan Soup (RM11.50) at Departure Hall for my dinner before boarded the flight back to Kuching

That's end my brief weekend getaway (Fri, Sat, Sun - 3D2N) to attend a wedding luncheon in Johor. Most of time was spent in road trip (KLIA2-Klang-Batu Pahat-Skudai-JPO-KLIA2) which was very tiring and time consuming. Traffic was truly bad and the journey took longer than it should be. 

Mypapa Kitchen

Located at One Jaya, Jalan Song, Mypapa Kitchen sells assorted pastries and cakes. I made cake reservation in their Facebook few days earlier because their products especially cakes are selling like hot cakes.

Mango Velvet Cake RM13.80, Lava Cheese Cake RM9.80, Lava Matcha Cake RM9.80

Lava Matcha Cake 

To my disappointment, when we cut the cake, no sighting of gooey in the center.

Mango Velvet Cake

I like this the most. It's RM13.80 per cup and rather pricey. It's made up of layers of cake and fresh cream, with some mangoes on top and another in the middle of the cake. The crumbly cake consist of three types, which are greenish, red velvet and bluish. According to their description, no artificial coloring has been used. It's light and refreshing, it will taste even better with more mangoes =)

Golden Kasutera "烧" @ Yi Zin Cake House

Managed to be the first to place order for Yi Zin Golden Kasutera (Honey Cheese Cake) "烧" on the Facebook, last day before the price revision! Kuchingites went wild to be among the first to place limited 35 sets of Golden Kasutera. 

Get ready before 6am daily and place order by commenting on the post of the day. Maximum 2 sets per order. You will receive confirmation order/message in Facebook upon every successful orders. Pick up at Yi Zin Cake House@Green Road (also famous with Butter Bun) the next day between 11-9pm.

RM21 for 5pcs of 4" Golden Kasutera

Tried the Taka and Yi Zin one and I prefer Yi Zin as it is creamier, tastier and cheaper haha. The cake is light, soft and spongy and the highlight is the slight thin layer of golden burnt cheese on top of the cake. Follow this  Facebook Page to know further on selling of the cake.

Tea Time Cafe

Tea Time Cafe is located at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, just beside The Gingerbread Bakery shop. Love their simple yet healthy choice of menu with fruits served.

Sushi Bread Rolls 6pcs RM8

Sushi bread consist of Korean seaweed, turkey ham, cheese, lettuce & tomatoes served with fruits

Mangoes Sandwiches Set RM15

A double decker sandwiches consist a layer of mangoes and a layer of ham egg, served with variety of fruits

I had this. This set is slightly too much for one pax but great for sharing for a light tea between two person. The fruits served are seasonal so every time you order you might get different choice of fruits. The loaf used is not just white bread but wholemeal and enriched bread (greenish bread are green tea bread I think) are used instead to glam up the sandwiches. Calling up for mangoes lover!!! 

Carver's Homemade Peanut Butter

First time came across Carver's Homemade Nut Butters from a post about 10 Things About Carver's Homemade Nut Butters. They are founded in Penang and their products can be found in several places in Peninsular Malaysia. I was eager to try as their products are natural and contain no butter. I was delighted when Carver offer free shipping within Malaysia with purchase of 2 bottles and above. Without hesitation, I quickly added the peanut butters in cart and made payment. In less than 3 to 4 days, I received the my parcel in good condition from Pos Laju.

Chunky & Smooth Peanut Butter RM16/jar

I love peanut butter with generous chunks of peanut. Unlike other peanut butter, Carver's Peanut Butter is not sweet at all as no sugar or other sweetener is added. It tasted slightly different than usual one as we always had peanut butters with slight saltiness and sweetness. Layers of oil can be spotted on top of the peanut butter. Just stir it before you spread it on your foods! I would love to try the cashew butter and almond butter in the future. Prices for both are higher and volumes are lesser due to nature of ingredients used.

P/S: Adrian from Carvers left a comment on this post but I mistakenly click delete instead of publish it. Sorry Adrian! So I can just screenshot the email and share it here.

Tune Hotel at KLIA2 & Metro Hotel at KL Sentral

A night stay at Tune Hotel @ KLIA2 for a next day morning flight to Macao

Tune Hotel@KLIA2 Double Room RM249 per night (booked through Tune Hotel Website)

room rates are lower at their own website than other website

The queen room was air-conditioned with basic amenities kit provided such as hair dryer, bottled water, toiletries etc. Room was rather clean. The hotel was few minutes walk from the KLIA2 airport and along the way it was all sheltered.

***RM5 per luggage for storing services at Tune Hotel's receptionist

Overnight at Metro Hotel at KL Sentral before catching the following day flight back to Kuching. The hotel was situated opposite KL Sentral station along the shoplot and there were plenty of South Asians and Indians along the street.

RM104 Twin Room per night (through Agoda)

(with breakfast for 2 pax)

The room was large but dusty especially at the floor and the table

I was given breakfast voucher upon checking in as I booked the room with breakfast. I need to add in RM9 for breakfast during my room booking with Agoda.

Breakfast venue at rooftop

I had Continental Set which basically consist of 2 toast, 1 bun and 1 croissant with scrambled eggs

Another choice of the breakfast - Char Kuey Tiao

Tea with creamer and sugar was free flow. No coffee was served and I was told to pay when I requested for coffee. Frankly the breakfast choice in Metro Hotel is awful and too little and my advise is don't bother to add in breakfast option when booking your room unless it is the same price with or without the breakfast.