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It was raining. In fact, it rained as early as 6am on that day. However, it didn’t deter us from having a delicious plate of Lam Mee on one Saturday morning. Though it wasn’t at as ungodly hour as I used to have dim sum, but the fact is that it was still hard to wake up at 8am on rainy day.

The coffee shop serves quite a number of dishes. Prawn Mee, Curry Mee, Noodle Soup and etc. But, their famous dish of all is none other than Lam Mee. Upon arrival, there were only few customers around. We were surprised, as usually, there will be quite a number of tables being occupied by 8.30am. Or perhaps, there weren’t many crazy people like us who wake up on rainy day just for a plate of noodles.

The waiteress was ready to serve us as all the customers at that time were already eating. As usual, we ordered what we always order; that is Lam Mee. On top of that, we ordered a couple pieces of Yong Tau Foo as side order/snacks.

First, came the chilis (or belacan) sauce. Unlike other places, some stalls wouldn’t be bothered to blend the chilis (plus other stuffs in it) properly. Hence, you get to see huge chunk of chilis, garlics, onions and etc on the small little plate. However, for this stall, the chili sauce is smooth yet not too watery. Although the sauce wasn’t as thick as it used to be, it was quite spicy and sour yet flavourful and so, I’ve no complaints about it.

A few minutes later, the noodles came. My friend ordered Lam Hor Fun while I opted for the original thick noodles one. From the looks of it, the soup wasn’t super thick (which indicates full of starch) yet not too diluted. Moreover, the soup didn’t taste like it was made solely out of MSG only which is a good thing. I drank most of the soup by the end of the meal. Hehe. Other than slices of chicken breast and prawns, there were minced pork meat too; that’s if you are lucky enough.

While we were happily eating our plate of noodles, the Yong Tau Foo came. We ordered Fried Foo Chook, Fried Siu Kao as well as meatballs. The perks of being early birds is that the Yong Tau Foo is pipping hot when it is served. That indicates that they just finished frying them for their customers. Truth to be told, I’m not a sucker for Fried Foo Chook. I used to be, but not anymore. They were delicious like any other stalls offer. In it, there was a very thin layer of fish paste. It was so thin that I thought there wasn’t any at all in the first place. But yeah, it still taste nice.

The fried dumpling tastes mediocre only. Part of the reason I said so is because of the usage of fish paste instead of minced meat (plus prawn). I reckoned that there are other places that serve better Fried Siu Kao.

This same goes to the meatball. Yes, they are made of pork and they are not those commonly found in the supermarkets. I guess they make them by themselves from raw materials daily.

Being a glutton myself, a plate of noodles ain’t enough for me. Hence, I looked at the menu and ordered a bowl of Prawn Mee. It smells alright but taste wise, let’s just say it was so-so only. And again, there are other places which sell good bowl of Prawn Mee. So, when you are at this coffee shop, just go straight to the point and order their famous Lam Mee instead of trying others. That’s what they are famous for, anyway. Their business starts at 8.30am. Be sure to go there early as their Lam Mee sells out pretty fast.

Address:
Restoran Cosy Corner
No.113, Block P/F,
Jalan KasKas,
Tmn Cheras,
56000 Kuala Lumpur.

Map:

*Blue circle in the map denotes the location of the shop.

In Facebook, I got tagged by a friend and I’ve to crap write up 25 random things. This is what I wrote…

1. I don’t know why I’m doing this but what the heck…

2. I miss Vodka Red Bull.

3. I’m not Manchester United supporter. I just watch football. But I support the team I’m using in Football Manager. :)

4. I get bored easily.

5. Nothing beats a session of drink and/or dine with friends.

6. I’m running out of idea on what to write on the next 19 points.

7. Once in a while, I have sudden craving for Japanese food, Italian food and Carl’s Jr.

8. I don’t club anymore.

9. I want holidays!! Beaches, mountains, forest and etc…

10. I don’t talk much. But I listen though that’s if you wanna tell.

11. I can’t smile 24/7 so don’t assume I’m in a bad mood. Even if I smile/cheerful, I might be in bad mood.

12. I have more headaches than any other sickness in my life.

13. Photography is my part time hobby. No, wait. Photography is my quarter time hobby.

14. I’m free most of the time. Just that you caught me at wrong timing as I do advance booking. LOL.

15. I can be spontaneous at times. Don’t be surprised that I might call u out for a drink out of a blue.

16. I envy sometimes. That’s because I don’t have good things (in every aspects) in one’s life.

17. I just bought something that I grown fond of. One might know what it is while the rest don’t know.

18. I think a lot. I mean A LOT. I think of all possibilities. I doubt my brain will rest even when I sleep. Just that I don’t express them all.

19. Most of the time, I go along with my friends and family even though I hate to do what they like to do.

20. I’m bored of local political scenes. But I wonder when will they be like Taiwanese government where they punch and kick in parliament house.

21. I got shoulder, ankle and back injuries. And I’m getting older which is not a good sign.

22. I’m half-cup full in most of the things I know. But most of them are quarter-cup actually.

23. I’m more of practical person. So, don’t shove reading materials to me please.

24. Referring to no. 18, I can get into emo state sometimes.

25. I don’t feel like tagging anyone. You lucky arses…

… continuation

We reached Taipei around noon and this was our last stop in Taiwan. After searching high and low, and since we were going to stay there for 4 days, we decided to stay in a decent hotel which cost around NT$11,300 (for 4 nights).  The best thing about this hotel (Rainbow Hotel) is that it is located at the busy streets of Ximending and it is quite near to the MRT station.

We left our bags in the room and off we went to our first visit in Taipei, the National Palace Museum.

The National Palace Museum is an art museum in Taipei City, Republic of China, in northern Taiwan. It has a permanent collection of over 650,000 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest in the world.^[1] Most of the collection are high quality pieces collected by China’s ancient emperors. – Wikipedia (link)

Honestly, this museum kicks our own national museum arse easily. Heck, this museum lives in a league of its own. The building itself is 5 times (rough estimation) larger than our very own museum and it houses tons of ancient artifacts from pre-history times.

We weren’t allowed to bring cameras into the museum and so, we had to check in our cameras at the counter. There are about 4 floors and each floor has various segments to cater different “department”. We strolled for about 2 hours and it was rather a quick stroll. Hehe.

We left the museum about close to 5pm and headed for Danshui to view the Love Bridge. The journey to the said place was spooky as it was way out of the city centre. It was dark at night (though it was only 6.45pm) when we reached there. There were quite a number of tourists and all were crowding on the bridge.

To me, it looked slightly like Seri Wawasan Bridge in Putrajaya. There were quite a number of wedding photographers at the scene doing some shots. Maybe it is one of the hotspots for wedding photography. Hehe. We hung around for an hour or so before we hunt for our dinner at the ever famous Ximending Night Market, which I didn’t take any photographs at all. :P