In Him was Life and the Life was the Light of Man

 What does it mean that Jesus was the light of man? I asked

God yesterday (21/1/21). 

There is only 2 points to interpret Scripture as founded in Genesis 1 2 and 3. You see beyond Genesis 3 is the life of man in sin and God working to bring His son through the line of Abraham. So to know what life is with God before the fall, its all in Genesis 1 and 2. 

Man had everything given to Him. A purpose, supply, security and his freedom with God. That tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was God's point of tithe for man to pay unto the Lord. Man could have everything except he could not consume the fruit of that one tree ! In it was boundary set between man and God. God is God. Man is not god and can never be.

1. God is God and we are not

2. "GOD SAID" is authority and Reality. Means God's word is authority because HE SAID , all were created and done. He said and the fruition of that is our REALITY. This is the fundamental basis of faith. Jesus is the living word..Jesus is the image of the Father to us. Why did Jesus have to come? because man had to see the Father in person...in HIS SON !

So lets not digress but Jesus is life and our light (John 1:4) What does it mean?

God brought me back to Genesis 1 and 2.You see when God first made man what did HE SAID?

God's plan and reality.

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.

(Genesis 1:26-28,NKJV)

This is how He did it

7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. 

(Genesis 2:7)

GOD SAID let us made man. When man was formed of dust (WE ARE MERE DUST), man was dead - DARKNESS - no light, NO LIFE. It was ONLY WHEN GOD breathed into man the breath of life (HOLY SPIRIT) that man became a LIVING BEING.

What did GOD breathed in to man ? the SPirit of HIS WORD ! The Holy Spirit. No wonder one of the important steps to take after accepting Jesus the WORD of LIFE and being born again, one needs to ask God for the Holy Spirit ! thats when you come ALIVE !

So man is in darkness without LIGHT. ONLY WHEN THE BREAD OF LIFE only WHEN THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE comes into our live, we CAN SEE ! because in HIM is LIFE ..and THIS LIFE is OUR LIGHT ! .

TRUE LIFE flows when we come to God as worshipper as children. Not as playing god.Remember Eli told a young Samuel ...When you hear Him call, say "SPEAK LORD (acknowledging His authority over you) your SERVANT (posture of our hearts-and the reality of our life in GOD) listens.

THANKS FOR READING. HOPE YOU ARE BLESSED TOO !

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GOD BLESS

WITH MY BROTHER IN LAW AT HIS FINAL BREATH AND BURIAL

I have not blogged for awhile but since its MCO 2.0 in Malaysia now, I tot I take time to blog-down one of the most life changing moments in my life in 2020. Ministry and exprience with God.

As a Pastor and being in ministry for a long time now, I have been to and experience many moments of people's lasts moments on earth. However this one with my brother in law really impacted me alot more. Maybe because it was during COVID and with the many SOPs, what we could do was limited.

This story has two parts.

First part was the day before he passed away.I felt the need to visit my in laws and see what was going on.John by now was unconscious in hospital . When we were there, we just prayed together with my in-laws for Johns situation.Suddenly God led me to conduct communion with my in-laws.After communion, I ask my father-in law if he had been keeping any idols or prayer emulets. His initial reply was NO. But I knew he had because the Holy Spirit told me so.So I just left it at that.

So we went for dinner. When we drove back to drop off my sister in law, my mother in law told us, my FIL wants to give up his prayer booklet and rosary.He did this for the sake of breaking every forseeable bondage over the family.This was such a breakthrough.My wife and sister in law went ahead to burn and smash and break in prayer in Jesus name.

The Second part was the following early morning.

We received an urgent phone call from the hospital to be at the hospital as they said John was not going to make it.

When we reach the ward and saw John, his eyes were bloodshot and shut. He was dying from multiple organ failure. My wife was talking to the nurse and she was also doing video calls with John's wife and children that were stuck in Singapore. Remember this was Covid season, borders between Singapore and Johor Bahru were shut.

Caroline wanted to give his family a chance for closure as they have gone through alot of strive due to John's jobless, drinking and all other problems.You see to the family, John was not the most hopeful of individuals. Going to heaven to was unsure at least to us. However Caroline did lead him in the sinners prayer at a previous time when he was admited into hospital.

Now what was impactful to me was the moments from this point on.In the past, I have always assisted Pastors, but now I am the Senior Pastor. Alot of things were and still are new.

I proceeded to pray for John. I remember noticing the heart monitor and that it was not showing a strong heart beat. As I prayed for John, I knew he was struggling and may even be standing between the threshold of life and death.

SUDDENLY, God spoke to me in a very audible voice . He said "TELL JOHN TO WALK TOWARDS JESUS". So I said to John, "JOHN Do you see Jesus? If you do walk towards Him". I also said its ok to go. He has been a good father and all of us will be ok.

Then I proceeded to read Psalms 23 to him. "The Lord is my Shepherd and You shall not lack, He makes you to lie down in green pastures..." When I finished with my "tasks", I saw the heart monitor go flat. At that time , the nurses came in to check and they signal to each other that I knew to be - he is dead.

Why this impacted me till to day?

You see I saw God's mercy for a person who never loved him personally but knew him from a religious point of view.Someone who led his life haphazardly wasting away. Did he qualify for heaven ? To us, most likely not.However to GOD YES ! 

I saw how God used John's struggle to even set his own father and family free from the bondage of idolatry and corruption that comes through religiousity. 

I saw how God did what John eventhough he was not able to serve his family well but he tried. But God did for the family, in a few days what John himself wished to do.

I saw how God made beautiful what was a hard life and in Jesus, made it beautiful according to Him. God's mercy and love is like if you have a stone and his mercy is an endless ocean..When you throw the stone in, it will never reach bottom.

Wow ! never judge who gets to heaven. We were never made for such. We were just made to be loved by Him.

Here's a link to the funeral - https://fb.watch/38_ItNLYGS/

21 January 2021

@Pastor Edkoh 

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka
2017

How did we end-up in Sri Lanka? Well ever since we started Word of Life (the church we pioneered and ministering at), we know how hard it is to do this without encouragement and kindness. God brought kind and generous hearted people to pray with us and encouraged us. So in giving back, we always been on the look-out for faith-filled, faith-full servants of God that need that little hand of partnership and encouragement to go forward. A senior man in God who has now gone back to the Lord...introduced us to a ministry called "God's Church-Swarmi Church". Pastored by Pastor Chandana, Indu and their family. It was through this introduction that God began our association with Sri Lanka.

Let me say, twice we been to Sri Lanka, twice we have not seen what Colombo looks like . We had always ended up in the province or region of Galle. Galle is the ancient port city of Sri Lanka. Some say when Jonah ran away from God and got swallowed by a whale, he ended up in Galle-Tarshish. Don't know how accurate this is. Some say Sri Lanka is famous for whale watching.

Anyways on to the travel part of this story. Lets start with preparations before the trip. 

1. Preparations

You need two main currencies before you go. Sri Lankan Rupees and/or USD or European currency.Mind you, Sri Lankan rupees may be small compared to others, however things in Sri Lanka are comparable to prices elsewhere. You would need Sri Lankan Rupees when dealing with locals. USD is mainly for transport, hotel and formal dealings. You can change your currency once you land in Sri Lanka airport. 

For Malaysians we need visa before we arrive in Colombo. This can be easily done through the E-visa website for Sri Lanka. I paid USD35-40 per person. Kids below 12 yrs old are free of charge.

Hand sanitisers/wet wipes is definitely a good idea to have too.

3. Upon Arrival

Bandaranaike International Airport is quite modern with all the necessary services provided..Sometimes Pre-paid Sim packs would be given for free to passengers. However you can get connected at the various telecommunication kiosks located at the arrival hall. Getting to Colombo and further is easy. You can actually pre-book pick-ups online. There are also airport taxis if you just look for the counter. 

Both trips there, we had arranged a van to pick us up to bring us to Ahangama or Weligama. Ahangama is a small town before Weligama in Galle. Takes about 2-3 hours to reach. Cost wise is around USD90/LKR13,500 per trip.

4. ACCOMODATION

We didn't know what to expect with Sri Lanka. So we went first time without any expectations. We were going afterall for missions and not holiday. First trip to Sri Lanka is 2014, we were recommended by our Australia Pastor friend to stay at a resort called Insight Hotel in Unawatuna/Ahangama. Ahangama is a small one street town. However we enjoyed the hotel thoroughly. Service was warmth and the staff were caring. Food was good and portions were more than sufficient too.

Quite a modern hotel with credit card facilities.It has a swimming pool and its fronting the beach. In the mornings you can even watch the iconic fishermen of Sri Lanka standing on their stilts fishing. I booked using one of the travel/accomodation websites. If you click on this link..it will take you to Agoda's offering for Insight Hotel. By the way service speed in Sri Lanka is quite different from what we may be used to in Malaysia. Meals have to be ordered and the time you want to have your meal has to be booked way before. 

 On our recent trip, we wanted to stick to a strict budget so we decided to look for reasonably good accomodation. So initially we chosed Ocean Dream Hotel. However a week before our departure from Malaysia, they cancelled our booking.They cited their rooms are undergoing upgrading. Ok nevermind, they were kind enough to recommend Goviyapana Beach Hotel. GPH  looked awesome on website and the price was attractive too.

I even called before we left Malaysia to ensure our booking was in place. 
However the accomodation when we arrived wasn't what we hoped it to be. Why did we settle initially? Well the reviews were mix and we were sold out on it having an awesome view of the ocean. However maybe we travelled the tail end of their holidays and tourists peak period and we were the only guests there...so maybe they felt no need work too hard. 

Our stay there was frought with poor water supply, constant electricity cuts and the food was pathetic. Food was charged at normal rates but cooked by the hotel caretaker and not the actual chef. Worst of all was when it came to payment. Most hotels would commit to receive the rates agreed on hotel bookings online. 

Thank God, next to GPH was another hotel called Sayurima Tourist Hotel.  They served freshly cook meals throughout the day. Will consider this hotel next time.

Lesson learned is when travelling to a less developed place, never never scrimp on accomodation and food. Spend a little more on these is important.

5. WHAT TO DO IN WELIGAMA

From our hotel we rode on "TUK-TUK" to Weligama which was the next major town. This is where Pastor Chandana's church is located. You can also board the many stage buses that ply the route in front of the hotel which costs something like 10-50 rupees. Tuk-Tuk rides comes somewhere between LKR100-500 (about RM1.50 to RM15). The next major region would be Matara..Alot of tourists come to Weligama to surf and back-pack.

Besides ministry we did not have time to enjoy more. However just observing the lifestyle and enjoying the local cuisine was sufficient for now.

You can go to Global Enterprise in Weligama to do some shopping to get tea and other Sri Lanka goodies at local prices. In closing...the best thing in Sri Lanka is the people. They are hospitable and warmth kind of people. Food wise, I love their various sambals. They love to serve and without asking anticipate your needs up ahead. 



Other than that their cuisine is similar to Malaysian indian cooking styles with all the dhalls, dhosais and curries. 

You should go. Go on pre-planned group tours is best I suppose...that way you get to see and do more there. 

We will be going again as the Lord leads.


extra - there's one thing in Sri Lanka you must drink. Ceylonese Tea always calms all senses. Its a delightful thing. That's their Ceylonese Tea. So light and fragrant. Steeped properly and mixed with hot milk it was a calming and soothing delight all the time.


FINALLY ITS MINISTRY

Here's Pastor Chandana, his wife Sister Indu and family. Pioneered a Church called God's Church in Weligama. Our second time there needs no introduction. God moved so powerfully to heal, save and encouraged. We also had the opportunity to bless the children with shoes and stationery for school. If you are ever in Weligama, drop by their church on Sundays at 9am onwards. Pastor CHandana's daughter Nayomi translates to English very well. We are looking onto God on how He wants to continue to use us if ever to continue helping this Church. We know whats its like to be left alone and for God to use people to pour His kindness to us so we do likewise unto others.God is too good.  God's church in Weligama is just above the Sampath Bank in Weligama.

Regards 11/3/17

Edwin Koh Boon Leng

Joo Yee (Tan Kee Ice Kacang) @ Taman Pelangi

Joo Yee(Tan Kee Ice Kacang)@ Taman Pelangi

Bingsu (korean shaved ice desserts) outlets in JB seems to be increasing. However they are not cheap. Hope to try one day to see what's its all about. Till then I have to be contented with our local shaved ice delights.

Besides Yong Yong desserts at Tepian Tebrau hawkers, the other mainstay in JB is Tan Kee. I like the one that used to be at the hawkers next to the old immigration building in JB. However when we reached there, lo and behold ! the entire row of hawkers have been demolished!. Does anyone know where they went too? Because besides the ice kacang there, I loved the Nasi Goreng Daging Black pepper.

Not giving-up, we decided to go to the other one near Jalan Biru, Taman Pelangi. Easy to find as its opposite the famous San Low restaurant. This small group of hawkers have wallet friendly eats.

I am not sure of their relations but the Tan Kee in Pelangi and the Tan Kee that used to be in town. Anyways we ordered three main things...namely the ice kacang, ice jelly and char kui rojak. Sweet to the heart they all were. Prices from RM4.50 onwards for a bowl of dessert. I love the way the lady boss served the ice kacang. The moment she came to our table with the ice kacang, she squeezed a generous amount of chocolate sauce all over the ice shavings! Some say, chocolate on ice kacang is unique to JB. Not sure about that but lets have more of it. 

Give it a go yah !

Regards

Edwin Koh Boon Leng

15/2/17

Kuey Teow Kia @ Taman Tasek, Johor Bahru

Kuey Teow Kia @ Taman Tasek, JB

 This Kuey Teow Kia (baby kuey teow?) is what I never liked growing up. I love the other three stalls in this 4 stall food under a tree setting. 

The first stall and this kuey teow kia stall have been here since late 80s. They started working from push carts but today they have these more comfortable lots under the same trees.

Coming here to eat the kuey teow kia you know you are in for yummy and wallet friendly eats. We had usually order our favourites like small intestines, pig stomach (my favorite),lean meat, taiwanese sausages and eggs. As you can tell these are not cholesterol friendly so one reason I don't come eat here much nowadays. But when I do, I must eat them with the usually scrumptious condiments of their chilli sauce mix with thick black soy sauce.

The kuey teow is the thinner kind and the broth it comes in is fragrant and tasty. You know what, you can't tell you are eating innards because I think they really take care to prepare the food well. Its really a must try. Some people say in the past people ate this because last time people where got money they say..But now got money or no money, people also eat because its yummy. 

You can try it at Taman Tasek, Johor Bahru except on Sundays-Mondays. 

Best Western Petaling Jaya

Best Western Petaling Jaya

5/2/17 to 7/2/17

We had to go up to KL again last weekend to attend a church meeting. The church was simply awesome. God used what I experienced to inspire me more. Surely all things works out for good.

Anyways back to this review. So looking for a place to stay we nearly settled for our favourite place to stay but budget would not allow it. So prayed and kept looking at Agoda. Suddenly when I was looking for something near to the church we were visitting, stumbled upon two hotels there. Crystal Crown and Best Western in PJ area. Never stayed there much so was pretty new to me.

Checked out the photos on Agoda for Best Western, looked alright and the price was brilliant too. So just booked and told myself...lets try new things.

It is now our newest favourite place to stay in KL. Great rates especially off-peak rates and location is perfect too. It was located in a rather mature housing/factories area. Lots of major churches around it too. DUMC, Glad Tidings and many more. 

The check-in was easy enough as it was just after all major holidays so I suppose hotels can relax too. You can tell when its off-peak when the lobby is warm as the aircon is on econ mode I suppose.

Rooms were located on the 11th floor. Great view of PJ and further up is KL city. Rooms were modern and up to date. Even had my name on their TV system welcoming us in. Nice touch. Many hotels have pretty gloomy rooms...but this one was airy and clean. Bathroom was exciting too as it had a huge showerhead which meant great time relaxing there too. 

Location wise, BW is walking distance to two shopping centres-Jaya Shopping Center and Jaya 33, a wet market, AIA insurance building, banks and shoplots. Reasonably safe to walk but always be on alert but should be ok as there were pedestrians throughout day time. Beyond the hotel, you could ride on ride sharing to the nearby LRT station -Asia Jaya that can take you down to KLCC and beyond.

Grabcar rides to IKEA in Damansara cost us less than RM20. Pretty good deals all around.

Needless to say Best Western will be our first choice when we go to KL again.

Remember to click on my Agoda links to book yah. By clicking I get a commission to help feed hungry children---mine LOL.

Hotel address :

No. 1, Jalan 13/1, Section 13, 46100 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

T: (+603) 7610 2222 F: (+603) 7610 2200 

Email : info@bestwesternpj.com.my

GO HOLIDAY.

Regards

Edwin Koh Boon Leng 

Our Favourite Place to Stay when in KL

Our Favourite Place to Stay when In KL

3/2/17

We used to go up to KL quite frequently and looks like we will be in KL often this year too. Whenever we are in KL, there are few things that's always on our minds. You see when our kids were younger, we could not be battling pushing prams, changing diapers, kids that want to see toys while we too want to enjoy a little and also ease of getting to places we need to be. Driving in KL is quite a hassle for me as I don't know the streets well and the numerous tolls along the way.

So there is always one place we will try to find accomodation in. That place is Midvalley Megamall. In that mall there are three main choices for accomodation. First its the Gardens which is too pricey for us although its very nice. The second which is St Gilles Boulevard which is great to stay. Bigger rooms and there's a swimming pool. The third one is where we stayed most is Cititel Midvalley Hotel.

You can check their websites for off peak and peak season rates.

This mall is connected by various modes of transport. The easiest of course is the KTM Komuter that takes you to KL Sentral. From there you have another huge mall and connections through other rail modes like the LRTs to KLCC or Monorail to Bukit Bintang area. You can also catch the connections to KLIA.

The best thing about Midvalley mall is it has everything any family needs. In KL, every mall is somewhat similar in what they offer. So Midvalley has it all. Lots of eating choices so you do not need to add on hotel breakfast to your accomodation cost. 

If you do need to drive, places like Old Klang Road and Bangsar area are easily reached by car. Parking at Midvalley is not an issue. Just be patient surely you can find a space. Otherwise go when its after work time when everyone is leaving but you are just entering.

Yup. so check them out in your next trip to KL.

regards

Edwin Koh

Sulawesi Cuisine at Austin Heights, Johor Bahru

Sulawesi Cuisine at Mt Austin Johor Bahru

1/2/17

Sulawesi Cuisine attracted my attention awhile back hoping one day to try it out. Well blessings comes when timing is right. Last Wednesday was the day. Somehow God just orchestrates our appointments and timings so well. This restaurant on that day happened to be just next to the confinement centre that my friend's wife and newborn daughter was staying at. 

Actually we already had our dinner before going to the new born baby so thought this was not the time. But that restaurant was emitting tasty aromas. We went to the confinement centre with another friend. Saw the baby and pronounce a blessing over the family and we left. After leaving, this other friend Calvin asked if want to go makan, well why not. As we were walking, we ask him where to go, he said there..Sulawesi Cuisine.OH yeah ha !

What did we order ?

Dish #1 Was the Ayam Goreng. This was succulent, juicy and crunchy. Reminded me of the fried chicken we get when we eat Ayam Penyet. Delicious.

Dish #2 was the grilled Ikan Pari. According to my friend, they "bakar" the ikan/fish using coconut husks instead of the usual charcoals. This gave the fish an attractive aroma and it looked so fresh. We were shocked at first when the dish arrived. Because it was huge but the plump flesh was causing me to jump for joy inside my heart. 

We also had a kangkong belacan as our veggie dish. All the dishes were indeed delicious and yummy.The stand-out dish for me was the grilled fish. We had a great time feasting and also sweating profusely as every dish came with an assortment of sambal condiments. Each sambal variation had a different taste and texture. I especially loved their sambal hijau with tiny ikan bilis. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this dinner which also makes me want to go to Indonesia one day..especially Jakarta..dreaming of Soto Betawi.

The place is Sulawesi Cuisine

address   : 55 Jalan Austin Heights 8/8, 

                 Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru. 

regards

Edwin Koh

3/2/17

Penang

Penang

Last September 2016

Last September,an opportunity came for us visit Penang. It must have been ages the last time I was in Penang. This was the first trip there for my sons. Initially decided to drive but ended up flying with Airasia up to Penang. Only 40 minutes, Penang was at our feet. Driving would have taken 7-8 hours. From the airport just hop on the airport taxis or arrange your pick-up with the ride sharing app of your choice. Easy..Public Buses cheap but takes longer to reach Georgetown.

1. Where to stay ? Looking through the various accomodation websites, there was all kinds to meet the desires and fancies of everyone. We eventually decided on a budget hotel call "Armenian Suite Hotel" located on 33 Armenian Street right in Georgetown. We settled for their quadruple room which had two double-decker beds. Its a straightforward airconditioned room with attached bathroom. Reasonable price too.

2. How to travel around Penang? Well there are plenty of options from ride-sharing apps, taxis, free loop buses and the lot. We settled with lots of walking and was surprise to find Georgetown to be reasonably safe for that. Lots of tourists walking around.

If you want to travel beyond Georgetown, what we did was to purchase 
1-day tickets on the HOP-ON HOP-OFF Bus. We used this service to take us to Penang Hill/Bukit Bendera and other places of interest around the island. 

3. Penang is all about makan. Lots of good makan to be had. However also has its fair share of misses too. From Armenian Suites Hotel, lots of good food within reach..from Nasi Kandar havens, to excellent Char Koay Teow and much much more. However for me, there was one place that touched my taste buds in all the right places. It was a coffee shop called "Kafe Ping Hooi" corner of Lorong Melayu/Lebuh Canarvon. Go early for breakfast or brunch. What I loved eating there was two things. The Tiger Char Koay Teow fried with duck egg and the super delicious Lor Bah that has mini octopus and all sorts. Even writting this, I am recalling the experience there and missing them both much. 

Penang was fun to go. Lots to do besides eating. With my boys, of course the trip cannot be about food only. We also check out Komtar and the Science centre - Tech Dome. Great time there with lots of hands-on stuff to try. We enjoyed it.

ok thats it. Remember if you book your accomodations through the Agoda links on my blog, I do get a certain % . Nothing much though.So yah..other than that..I do this for fun.

God Bless

Edwin Koh (24/1/17)

Homestay in KL

Homestay in KL

22/1/17

Usually when we go to KL, we love to stay at places where places of interests, food or makan places and transport are easy to get to. You know the hotels that are attached to huge malls. We usually look for what's within budget and do that. You see KL is pretty huge place and getting from one place to another can really be a hassle with congestions almost all times of the day.Travelling with kids in tow, we usually think and plan many steps ahead...anticipating every stress points.

This time around, the need to go to KL was sudden and we had to suddenly find a place to stay that was near the meeting place. My wife's friend heard of our predicament and offered to help us out. She told us don't do anything until we hear from her. She got back to us fast enough with a place booked and confirmed. This place is called Gardens Studio at Scott Garden. Located along Old Klang Road/Jalan Kelang Lama. 

We were so grateful that she decided to bless our entire stay too. When I heard it was on Old Klang Road, I quickly check-out eating places around it. If you check out my first travel/food blog post , you will know why.

By way of waze/google maps, its easy to find your way there. The only thing is traffic is heavy at most times as the building is on the main road that leads towards Kuala Lumpur or Midvalley megamall area.In saying that I am sure if you are relying on ride sharing apps ..there would be lots of cars plying the route too. 

Gardens Studios at Scott Garden is a company that has 20 SOHO apartments in this building that have been converted into homestay units to be rented out. We were booked into the studio type unit. Best thing of all the rates are reasonable for a family of four. There was a queen size bed and two single beds. That was good news for me. With kids growing up fast, hotels with rigid settings are getting costly affairs for us. 

The unit is huge, aircons were working well and the bathrooms just all you need. There's also a small kitchen area that you can do simple cooking if you like. Nothing to complain there.

I think one of the best things provided, first time I ever seen in a holiday accomodation was a washing machine. We managed to wash some of our sweat-out clothes and means when we are back in JB..no need to wash clothes. There was also a small rack provided to hang your clothes.

Below the apartment blocks you can do shopping at the Tesco Hypermarket at the basement. There are also plenty of eateries and night happy hour entertainment if that's your kind of thing. We just walked faster or avoided those but they are not a bother.

One thing we did not have time to do was to check out the many road side eateries selling things like Bah Kut Teh, Chicken Rice and if walk further down was Hokkien Mee place that only opens in the evening. Maybe next time.

That's it for this post. By the way, the links provided are just recommendations. I only earn something when a booking is made directly from the links from this blog. Thanks in advance.

Regards

Edwin Koh Boon Leng

23/1/17

Restoran Daun Emas (Gold Leaf)

Restoran Daun Emas (Gold Leaf)

18/1/17

My second food post. By the way, just a disclaimer from here on. Taste is subjective and what I like may not be what you like. I am just sharing my own experiences only.ohh and I do not earn of gain anything from this posts.So here goes post number 2...

Gold Leaf Restaurant  in Taman Perling, JB was introduced to my wife and I many years ago by a Pastor friend where we used to worked. Back then I if I remember correctly, my wife was expecting our first baby who is today a teenager. Wow time flies.

Back to the food. Gold Leaf has been a family favourite when we want to eat "zhi-char" that is nearby, satisfying and with reasonably prices. Honestly we go because this is one place that most times, the portions are good and not stingy.

Located at the corner of Jalan Simbang in Taman Perling in Johor Bahru, parking is easy and plenty. If you go early, food arrives quickly. However if they have lots of customers, prepare to wait but its ok as their sea coconut longan juice is refreshing too.

This time around we ordered three dishes. Dish #1 was the sweet sour pork. This has been my favourite dish anywhere since young. Whenever I have economy rice, sweet sour pork will always be on my plate and my boys love it too. Can't go wrong. Crunchy and tasty. However the pineapples were not ripe. 

]Dish #2 was the Japanese Egg Tofu on a Steel Plate ..Hahaha I don't know whats the name in english. In mandarin translate literally is iron plate tofu. The iron plate, was laid with a fried scrambled egg and topped with the japanese tofu with minced meat sauce. This was gobbled up by my son. Everytime I wanted to take a piece, I seem to see it disappearing faster than my spoon could reach the dish. Must be yummy.

Finally is dish #3 Sambal Kangkung with Stink beans (petai). What can I say, we need out veggies. So have it spicy with yummy umami sambal belacan and added stink beans. Stink beans good to lower blood cholesterol.Yeah right..it taste good.

The bill came up to less than RM50 including drinks. Another satisfying meal at Gold Leaf.

enjoy

Regards

Edwin Koh Boon Leng

 18/1/17