The Hurricane Grill, Darling Harbour

So.... I finally tried out Hurricane Grill in Sydney during the Easter break. And it was amazingly good. A lot of my friends told me that it was a MUST GO place to dine in when you are there. So, I quickly make my booking one week in advance there on the first day I arrived in Sydney.

It was super crowded and there was a line when I went there. Thank god I made a booking. Totally love the ambience of the restaurant. 

The bar corner where they made their mock tail and cocktails. Also, they had mini tables there for people to sit in and have a drink first while waiting in line. Good strategy 😏😏😏 

Allocated the seat outside, and then i started taking photos. As usual. Photo were pretty dark although the background is really pretty. We got the view of the harbour and all the building across the river. 

Isn't it so pretty the background? Usually they had the fireworks there but me and my friends didn't get to see it but while I was looking back at my photos, I notice that there was the firework but I guess we were too busy taking photos to notice. 

See. Got fireworks but aiya this photo not nice. Oh wells.... When we were ordering, looking at the price it was actually pretty expensive. But since we are already there, why not? So we ended up ordering drinks, the appetiser and definitely got their famous dish, *drumrolls* PORK RIBS 

We order the cocktail and mock tails and its was actually pretty good! 

Pretty in Pink (left) Cocktail & Mocktail Raspilian (right)

Tropicana Jolly :)

The Appetizer

Garlic Prawn

Fresh Oyster and Oyster Kilpatrick

For our main, we had of course the AMAZING pork ribs and lamb cutlets. Rumours say the pork rib was good and I have to say it's is just awesomely delicious filled with flavour and it's no rumours. It's the truth :)  however, our lamb cutlet was burned so we didn't enjoyed it as much as we did with the ribs. 

We didn't get any dessert there because we were just too full already but I really enjoyed the dinner. Definitely would go back there again for sure. Round 2 in December if all plan go wellllllll....

Ending the post..

With myyyyyy Mocktail and also...

With my so-amazingly-delicious pork ribs 

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Burger & Lobster

When I was in London for summer school, my friend introduced me to this restaurant called "Burger and Lobster" in Soho. It was a long wait to get a table even it was only for two person. We waited for about an hour but it was totally worth it. I would say this restaurant is really special because they don't actually have a menu for good but only for cocktails. They only serve 3 dishes which are :- 

• Lobster Burger
• Lobster Roll
• One whole lobster (steam or grilled)

All comes with fries and salad and are at the price of  £20 only! Where can you get a whole lobster for that price? It is definitely a great value. Not just that, I totally love how fresh the lobster was and it was really tasty. I had Steam One Whole Lobster and it was really juicy and sweet despite it just being steam. You would expect it would taste really neutral with no seasoning or anything else since it was just steaming it but it wasn't the was really sweet and delicious. Totally a 10/10 PERFECT. It wasn't overcooked and well done.  

They even gave us a cute bib with a really cute lobster on it but I didn't use it because I felt a bit shy as everyone else didn't. Nevertheless, I still really enjoyed the meal plus the environment in the restaurant was really nice. Even though it had a lot of people, it wasn't too noisy and you could still enjoy your meals comfortably. 

Just me and my one whole lobster =D This was back in June when I was still not so fat and my face was still sharp. Now I have to admit I wan really chubby and it's time to reduce on my food before my weight get out of hand.

Anyway, totally a good meal and definitely would go back there for a second round when I go London the next time. 

They have 3 branches around London and the one I went to was in Soho. The addresses are below :

29 Clarges Street
London, United Kingdom

36-38 Dean Street
Soho, London, United Kingdom

1 Bread Street
London, United Kingdom

So if you ever visit London and had to plan for meals, be sure to add this restaurant to your meal plan. Definitely wouldn't want to miss this! 

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Penang Time Tunnel - The History Museum

I have always wanted to see the Penang mural art since forever but my dad always said that it's too hot to be taking photo outdoor and stuff. Most of them is because when we finally finish our food adventure, it would be too late already as it is already getting dark. Since it was outdoor, we couldn't get any photo if it was dark

Anyway, this time I found an indoor mural art place. So dad did not have anymore excuses. So, I was actually looking to for the 3D trick art musuem but it was closed and we ended up at Time Tunnel Penang.  

Brief summary about the place

Penang Time Tunnel recounts the history of Penang from the earliest day to the present day and they are all arrange in chronological order. Visitor will follow a darken passage and are told about various chapters on the island history from 1592 and gradually moving towards prosperity and harmony on the present day.

According to the museum, Penang was named after betel nut palms. The name Pinlang-yu which was mention in Admiral Cheng Ho's nautical chart which was drawn in the early 15th century. When James Lancaster passed by in 1592 and sheltered in Pulau Jerejak, he recorded the island that to it as Pulau Pinaon. 

Penang Island was already holding pockets of Malay and Chinese settlements in the form of coastal and estuarine villages when Francis Light arrive in Penang. The founding of Penang as the British settlement of Prince of Wales Island was recorded by the museum. 

The museum has many exclusive document such as agreement, handwritten will and photos of Penang of the olden days. 

There I was entering the tunnel and ready to learn about the history of Penang. I only knew it briefly when I was studying history back in form 5. Here, they were much more detail.

Along the passage way of history, they even set up a few things such as the Baba Nyonya Wares and Wear, Traditional Chinawares and Utensils and also the money at that time and a few of other significant stuff. Pictures are as below.

I found the foot binding really interesting as it was actually one of our Chinese custom in the Sang Dynasty at which girl at the age of 5 had their feet bound to grow longer than 3 inches. WOW. It actually signifies good upbringing and family background. There u have it the picture of the before and after bone structure. They were to wear the pair of shoes (which was really small). Interesting isn't it ? 

The Olden days Workers Quarters

Some of our monies back at the olden days..... 

Fun facts : Writings on the coins are actually the name of the emperor at the time the coin was used. 

120 years ago (top) and current (bottom)

Penang has indeed improved a lot and is really well developed currently. Throughout the years, they had a lot of awards and recognition as well, as a tourist area and also for their food. 

Well, this place not only had the history of Penang, it also has a lot of 3D mural art as well. There were a lot of people so it got a little harder taking photos but it still didn't stop me.

Being the greedy me, how could I refuse a plate of nasi lemak?? 

This was a fail shot. It was really hard to adjust and we could not get the right angle. As there were many people waiting to take photo as well, we had to just move on :(

Yup, you are looking at it right. I am on the ceiling :DDD

It was totally worth going in there and even the entrance fee is pretty reasonable. Since I was a student, I only had to pay Rm10. Considering if there is trick art in other country, I am pretty sure it will be much more expensive. 

Its open daily from 9.15am to 7.00pm and the last admission would be at 6.00pm.

Entrance fees are :

Adult      : RM25  With My Kad : RM15
Children : RM15                            RM 7 

Student   : RM15                           RM10

The whole tour around the museum will take you about approximately 1 hour but if you are going to take perfect photos and when it is crowded, it would probably take you longer. I would say it is a place worth visiting especially you can enjoy the mural art indoors. =) 

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