A Getaway : Cherating, Kuantan - Day 2

 This is the second day at Cherating. We woke up early in the morning, as early as 7.30a.m.To be frank, I am definitly not a morning person but I dont know why automatically, I woke up at 7.00a.m. I suppose deep inside of me, can't wait to wake up for all the activities that has been line up for the whole day. We start to head out for a fruitful day!

What a wonderful suprise! We spotted the hornbill when we are heading out for breakfast.

  Residents of Cherating are greeting us with warmth. It is very friendly and cute.They are playing and following us around.

Our little hut which comes with a fan and attached bathroom. As I mentioned before, it comes with basic necessities for you to bunk over for a night or two will be alright.

The ponds in Tanjung Inn is full of bloomng water lilies. It is so beautiful.

 Look of the day, Topshop aviators shade and plastic gladiator sandal  I  Forever 21 sleeveless top and shorts I Bimba&Lola bucket bag

 Tanjung Inn have this serene landscaping that gives you a calm and peaceful mind. It is a perfect place to getaway from the bustling city.

 This is our lunch, we head to Kemaman which is a half an hour drive from Cherating.It is only a plain curry noodle with sambal on top where the secret lies on the fish which are steamed inside the soup and the sweetness and the essence of the fish are extracted into the soup! Besides, good food always comes with good sauce. The sauce is the sambal where the owner uses their secret recipe to make it. When you taste the fish with sambal, the sweetness of the fresh fish arose and with the sambal on top of it and with a little bit of lime squeezed in it creates the taste of sour but within the sour there’s fresh sweetness from the sea! There’s only one word to describe that feeling – Unforgettable! Not forgetting this 'Roti Kahwin' is also very crispy and yummy.

Next stop is the ever famous Hai Peng coffee shop. Since this is in Terengganu, it is almost a crime to not have nasi dagang for breakfast. Opening up the banana leave, there is only rice inside. Pouring the fish curry, which is kept in a separate pot, all over the rice will make a really nice nasi dagang. The fish curry here is not spicy but more on sweet, and really delicious.

As for the coffee, it is really thick and done well.One of the best coffee in my list.

Buying the instant coffee is a must for me everytime I come here, as my dad really adores the coffee. As you can see, this is how the shop looks like in a typical Monday morning. It is crowded and full of people from all walks of life. They come here just for the coffee and the good food. Furthermore, I really like this place, its gives you a nostalgic feeling.

 Here another food that can only be found in Kemaman, which is the Satar.Unlike Otak Otak, Satar is wrapped to a conifier shape, skewered in the center.The filling is a mixture of mince fish (usually tenggiri), spices, mince onions, garlic, bird's eye/red chillies, ginger and grated coconut. Cooked till the filling is dry and firm, the slightly burnt banana leaves gives a lingering aroma to the satar, which is sweet, fragrant and rich in flavours..and the chili padi gives a kick to such a sweet tasting snack..yummy!!

 On our way back from Kemaman, we stopped by Kuantan Port and Berserah beaches for fishing as somebody who is longing to fish for quite sometime already. So while waiting, I took advantage of the breathtaking view to capture some pictures. I won't be saying much as I will let the pictures speaks for itself.

 Cotton On Wayfarer shade I Sleveless from a local boutique I Forever21 shorts I Havaianas flip flop I Bimba&Lola bucket bag

Yes.I changed my outfit as I wet myself earlier.

Hat from a shop at Malacca I Forever21 sleeveless top I Zara cutoff shorts I Havaianas flip flop

 

 As for dinner, we had grilled fish.It is wrapped in banana leaves with a special sauce which is spicy and delicious. It is also a must try!!

A Getaway : Cherating, Kuantan - Day 1

We've planned a mini getaway for ourselves since working in the city was so tiring and stressful. I've been day dreaming to come back to the beach, craving for the good food and booze. So we've managed to crash to Cherating with no reservation for rooms but only crossing our fingers hoping to get a room when we get there.Ideally,I want to stay at Tanjung Inn as I've been there for at least 3 times and I really like the surrounding and ambience.Guess what, fortunetly, there is still a fan room available! A heads up for those who want to stay at Tanjung Inn, it is a chalet with basic necessities but most importantly, it is what you get for what you pay.

This is the surrounding of Tanjung Inn, nice setting with well kept landscaping and apparently, they did some refurbishmant on the landscaping too. 

This is the view from outside of our chalet with 2 timber lounger for you to sit and enjoy the view. But do remember to put mosquito repellant or you will be feeding the mosquitos.

This is Don't Tell Mama, a cafe/bistro that looks like a hut/shack which is along the beach side but don't get intimidated by the appearance as the food and the booze is two thumbs up.

The Pina Colada is a must try!! I never had such a good Pina Colada back in KL.

This beef burger is worth a try also. The meat is very juicy and tender and as usual I really love the fries.It is

crispy outside and soft inside.Yummy.

 

                                                                      Outside of the cafe

At night, we went to Duyung Restaurant and had this steamed crab which is recommended by some blogger and it is not bad.Other than that, we had Tomyam soup and Onion omelette. Overall the food is not bad but not good enough.

10th Anniversary Party for Marc by Marc Jacobs

Leopard top from taiwan l Zara red skirt I Clutch from local boutique I New Look Heels

Standing next to Joel Madden from Good Charlotte(p/s-apologize for the blur picture)

This is an outdated post from last week, I apologize for the delay.

I am struggling with my old laptop for the past week because it is giving me a huge problem.Therefore, finally manage to upload my pictures today. 

I was invited to attend the 10th Anniversary Celebration party at Marc by Marc Jacobs store at Pavilion last Friday. It was a lovely party with some local celebrities and surprisingly Joel Madden from Good Charlotte was there too. I manage to grab some stuff for myself also.I will show it to you in my next post very soon.

It's all about colour blocking for this spring!

 I really heart this colour blocking from Gucci Spring 2011. It is so colorful and fresh!

It's a must have for this spring season. I am very much inspired by it.

Up Up Balloons !!

forever 21 top

I went to the International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011 at Putrajaya yesterday. Well, if you guys want to know more, you can click on this link :-http://www.myballoonfiesta.com/. Unfortunately, it ends today. Initially, I wanted to go again today during the day to snap more pictures but it was raining for almost whole day. It is so disappointing. But at least I have few pictures to show it to you. Isn't it amazing and awesome? I feel like a child when am watching all this huge balloons infront of me. This is definitely not an outfit post but I wanted to show you how awesome is this. Tomorrow is Monday again, yet another working day. 

Anyways, hope you all had a terrific weekend.

Flowers of spring at my garden.

Cotton On sleeveless top // pants from a local boutique // leopard shoes from taiwan // gifted necklace

Casio watch // Bimba &Lola bracelet // bangles from flee market

As I mentioned before from my previous post, my dad loves gardening. Here are some of my dad's plants which is blooming with flowers, especially the unknown tree which I am not sure of its species. Funny thing about this tree, it's been there in our garden for so long but we never notice it until few weeks ago, it suddenly starting to bloom with so many beautiful and attractive flowers. The flowers looks like some fuschia pink shredded papers tied up on the tree. It is really pretty.