CNY '09 - Part 1

Happy Chinese New Year & 恭喜发财! It's been awhile I did not update anything here due to Chinese New Year. And I have back to Penang - Bukit Mertajam for a week for celebration too. CNY '09 seems not so fun compared to old time, it is due to people not care enough like old time or I have older year than year thus can't enjoy like kids time? However, CNY still an important day of mine.. I have enjoyed as much as I can during CNY and shared my joy here.. =]


Since I have started my career life till now, I'm always the one who going back on last minute and my sista always need to wait for me. Hehz.. So sorry ya sis! This year, as usual, we went back on Sunday, 25th Jan 2009 after my night shift off. Thus, we have started our journey around 10am in the morning. It's has took about 3 and half hours to reach our home sweet home.. ^^

My home sweet home.. Finally, I have back to the warmest place~

Mandarin orange, one of the imporatant character during CNY..

Eu Yan Sang - 余仁生 present from my 2nd sista bf's family.. Thanks for the present.. =]

Tang tang tang~ The most important present during CNY! My first ang pao from my lovely parents! Thanks to dad and mom, wishing both of you good HEALTH all the times!

And.. Steamboat? Know what, every CNY, we got to having steamboat since reunion dinner to Chu 3.. sweat.. sweat... The ever first thing I will recall during CNY, must be steamboat.. Having it at my house, my grandma side, uncle side, aunt side.. bla bla.. It's all about steamboat huh?

On 4th day of CNY, we have been invited by our uncle for dinner at Penang Island, 风味小食馆.. It's a rushing dinner during CNY because there are too many peoples out for dinner. Thus, our slot of dinner is from 6pm-8pm. After 8pm, they will serve for other customer.

Lou Shang again?? Yea.. My 3rd time of lou shang during CNY.. As Hokkien peoples said: Huat Cai ah!

I don't have menu on my hand as this dinner treat by my uncle. Thus, forgive for the description..

The whole package should be around RM500 per table according to my mom. The first dish will be Braised Shark’s Fin Soup .. ^^

四星报喜。。

Peking duck skin..

Crispy roast duck skin wrapped in the thin pancake..

First step: Put a thin pancake on your plate and crispy roasted duck skin too..

Second step: Put some sweet sauce on top of duck skin..

Wrapped it and you may put some sweet or chilli sauce again before start your first bite.. =P

With no wasted, the dish next to Peking duck will be the duck meat cook with mango slice.. It just different from normal duck meat, taste so good! I like the dish..

年年有余（鱼）

Rice?? My gosh~ With no suprise, after all the dishes, they will served a plate of rice and I bet no ones can finish it because we are too full~ Maybe all the restaurant should consider to change their menu right? Especially for wedding dinner, it's kinda waste if people can't finish it.

This is special dessert I would say.. Guess what is the cube stuff?? Answer is "Corn ice cream". It's kinda suprise when I saw this dessert been served, what a good idea tho.

Sweet sago soup with corn ice cream, just nice combination of dessert.. Yum yum~

Take a picture with our grandpa..

Our dinner finished up around 7.45pm and we have end of the 4th day of CNY...

Opps.. nonono.. I recalled it.. After dinner at Penang Island, we have heading back to Bukit Mertajam to visit our uncle's family as they have invited us for steamboat dinner.. OMG! Kidding me? Eat again? Of course not.. We just went there, drinking and chatting before end of the day.

To be continue... CNY '09 - Part 2

Pun Choy @ Restaurant LYJ, Sg Buloh

After the day had "Sou Gong" 收工 dinner with all my SP team colleagues, it's time for our SRA makan gang having CNY reunion dinner again. As usual, every year before the CNY comes, we will have our advance reunion dinner together, it's kind of gathering as well. Thanks for Mandy for came out such a good idea of having "Pun Choy" 盆菜 this time, otherwise we will scratching our head where to have our reunion dinner?

We felt excited as we never try out "Pun Choy" before at the past of our life, hehz.. We only knew it when we watched on HK series and those old day time. Thus, we have made lotsa research before we come over. As known from most of the food blogger, Restaurant LYJ in Kampung Baru Sg. Buloh is famous in "Pun Choy" and you will need to book 1 day in advance for their "Pun Choy" and after all the discussion, we have made advance reservation for table of 10. FYI, their "Pun Choy" feeds 10-12 pax, thus make sure you have enough head count when you decided to give it a try, otherwise will be like us.. Overloaded! And it comes normal version (RM230) or delux version (RM480)

Getting to LYJ Restaurant will be a nightmare if you are not familiar in Sg. Buloh area as we were lost! The funniest things is we have drove to Kampung Baru Subang instead of Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh! And we gonna spent another 30-45minutes to reached LYJ, god blessed at last we still reached the place otherwise, I guess 4 of our friends gonna finish all the "Pun Choy" which feeds 10-12 pax. lolx

If you are following the sign board of Sg. Buloh, make sure you get into Kampung Baru Sg. Buloh and Jalan Welfare. When you are in Jalan Welfare which mean LYJ Restaurant is just around the area. Find the Jalan Perkhidmatan and you will get to LYJ Restaurant.. Or.. Ask the peoples around because they surely know the place.. LYJ Restaurant is just opposite side of SJK (C) Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh, another landmark for you. =]

There are 2 LYJ Restaurant - 李雄记酒家 and it's all own by the same owner. We are having our "Pun Choy" at the corner restaurant.

阿贤人情味 & 香港“食神”梁文韬..

Before the "Pun Choy" been served, stove on the table and lots choices of sauces.. Colourful..

Some peanut before the dinner start, chili padi, hot chilli sauce, sweet sauce and lemon sauce..

My second "Lou Shang" before CNY. Big for RM38

Let's toss! Toss up to the top! The higher we toss, the more luck and prosperity we got!

越捞越生!!!

My 2nd plate of "Lou Shang".. After "Lou Shang" and waiting one of our friend coming through after get lost for almost 2 hours, it's time to having our main course.. "Pun Choy"

It looks weird when the "Pun Choy" been served, as we have ordered Delux Pun Choy which comes with Abalone and Scallops.. But it looks like nomal version (RM230) instead of delux version (RM480). Where the hell is the Abalone and Scallops?? When we asked the person for confirmation only they realise they have served the wrong one.

We are glad that we have done lots of research before, otherwise we might eating normal version pun choy yet paying delux version of "Pun Choy"~

"Pun Choy" comes with a plate of vege.. To balance up as we will overloaded of meats..

Here you go! Our delux pun choy served in a stainless steel basin which comes with 2 large abalones, scallops, sharkfins' omelet, 12 large prawns, chicken, roasted duck, fish based, deep fried meat, broccolis and cauliflowers.

However, I didn't saw suckling pig on the bowl which I saw on the other blogs. Thus, I suspected they just top-up abalones, scallops and some delux version dish on previous normal version which they have missed served. If it's true, then we are not worthy for this delux pun choy.

Sharkfins' omelet on top with scallops..

2 large abalones and 12 big prawns..

They all can't wait for the moment!

Everyone was targeted on scallops and abalones..

My first plate of pun choy... ^^*

There are more on 2nd layer which was braised meat, chicken legs, mushrooms and many many more.. And it's all meats..

After stuffed all kinds of meat..meat.. and meats.. it's time to having some fruits... Sweet pineapples, watermelon and honeydew..

The bill end up RM531 for 9 of us.. And we were overloaded! No pun choy~ NO~~~~~

For more review on "Pun Choy", check this out!

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Restaurant LYJ - 李雄记酒家
PT 11, Jalan Perkhidmatan, Kg Baru, 47000 Sungai Buloh.
Tel: 03-6140 2678
Operating hours: 11.30am to 2.30pm, 6.00pm to 10pm. Closed on Monday nights and during CNY.