TGG Day 2 │ Kedai Makan Ezan • Letrik KT Soon Heng • Home Improvements!

Home make-over!

We woke up early and left the resthouse bound for the home to start a load of laundry before heading to our breakfast destination a short walk away. Situated across Jalan Sultan Ismail and right beside our neighbour, Ah Tee's furniture shop stood Kedai Makan Ezan affectionately known as Pok Loh (Uncle Abdullah, or Loh for short).  We naturally ordered the Nasi Dagang, and with a round of drinks our first breakfast in Kuala Terengganu came to RM16.50 (approximately USD4/EUR3).

We then walked back across to the home, but continued on to Elektrik KT Soon Heng along Jalan Pejabat where we got several items for a total of RM55.00 (approximately USD4/EUR3). We then walked back to the home and waited for Ah Seng the electrician to arrive. 

A week before our trip to Kuala Terengganu, at Ah Seng's recommendation we contacted Mrs Tang of Kejuruteraan Letrik Dan Hawa Dingin Tahiti to place an order for a 1-horsepower Daikin air conditioner. We paid Mrs Tang the amount of RM1,180.00 (approximately USD278/EUR239) via bank transfer and arranged for Ah Seng to collect it.

At the same time as we waited for Ah Seng to arrive we also made arrangements with Hafiz to drop by the home to dispose of several old furniture. A collection and disposal fee of RM200.00 (approximately USD47/EUR41) was agreed and Hafiz duly arrived at 11:20am to began work on collecting the two old iron single bed frames and three kitchen cabinets. His crew was done with the job fifteen minutes later, we then transferred the agreed fee to him via QR code and he was off to the dumpsite.

Ah Seng duly arrived soon after at 11:45am and began work installing the aircon in the little room on the ground floor that was now vacant. An old, antiquated unit had been installed before making the job a lot easier since it was all a matter of replacing the old with the new. This should be among the last steps before the home is liveable inhabitable again. 

We were considering installing another aircon in the big bedroom upstairs but left it for another time. We hoped to have the home ready for habitation by Chinese New Year next year, as we planned for a weeks’ stay then.

We went about our chores as Cat pottered around the house and I worked on our videos while Ah Seng and his assistant installed the new aircon. Midway they left to collect several essential items and came back after lunch to resume work.

Lunchtime came and went but we were too engrossed in our respective chores to have the desire to go out so we ordered in with the Grab food app, both settling on Nasi Minyak Daging from Parsley Cafe for a total of RM27.80 (approximately USD7/EUR6).

Our identical Nasi Minyak arrived at 1:30pm, and with lunch sorted we resumed work, while Ah Seng was done with the aircon installation a few hours later. We transferred the agreed installation fee including parts and labout of RM520.00 (approximately USD123/EUR105) to him via QR code and he was off for the day.  

We then discovered a leak in the kitchen sink's pipes so we got in touch with our regular plumber Ah Huat. He turned up at 4:00pm Ah Seng and his assistant were leaving. After assessing the damage Ah Huat left to get some parts and supplies before commencing with the repair work. 

Ah Huat was finally done fixing the leaky kitchen sink at 5:30pm, and after paying him the agreed fee of RM100.00 (approximately USD23/EUR20) in cash he was too was off for the day.  All major works were done for the day, and we heaved a sigh of relief.

Stay tuned for our next video as we head out for an early dinner of flour-dipped seafood!

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📍 Location:

MS RESTHOUSE - https://maps.app.goo.gl/BiKzwqqxG7ZtuJ1y6

Lim Sian Tian - https://maps.app.goo.gl/4kvZXShVMfFectb48

Kedai Makan Ezan - https://maps.app.goo.gl/MNsuwRnQxUSv2G4Q9

Elektrik KT Soon Heng - https://maps.app.goo.gl/V9dtxcEbRxX9kmyG6

TGG Day 1 │ City One to Lim Sian Tian • Uncle Chua!

Another Road Trip!

This time we were heading back to my hometown of Kuala Terengganu. We were here five months ago and managed to get a couple of electrical appliances for the home, and this time around we would be continuing from where we left off.

 

We were up this morning at five and were out the door before dawn to begin our long drive up the east coast. We headed north and after almost an hour we exited Karak Highway at the Bentong Toll Plaza before making our way past the Karak Toll Plaza and onto the Lebuhraya Pantai Timur (LPT, or East Coast Expressway) at seven in the morning.

 

This time around instead of the Temerloh rest area we drove on and stopped at the Gambang rest area an hour later and had a simple breakfast of plain packets of Nasi Lemak, together with drinks it all came to RM12.00 (approximately USD3/EUR2).

 

Although we left Kuala Lumpur with a full tank of petrol we still stopped at the Petronas station here to top up RM34.38 (approximately USD8/EUR7) worth of petrol. It came to 16.77  liters and worked out to RM4.43 (approximately USD1/EUR0.90) a gallon.

 

All replenished we then resumed our drive at half past eight and after two more hours we made a pitstop at the Ajil rest area. We finally drove past the Kuala Terengganu Toll Plaza at eleven headed to town for lunch.

 

Learning from the past we skipped our perennial favourite Chicken Rice restaurant, Chuan Kee and headed to the Uncle Chua outlet in Tanjung instead. We arrived at a little past eleven and had the:

 

• Salted Egg Chicken with White Rice
• Sambal Petai Seafood with White Rice
• Coca-Cola 
• Honey Lemon Tea

 

our brunch came to RM39.65 (approximately USD9/EUR8). We then headed to the home to do a bit of light cleaning which turned out into several hours worth of work done. 

By the time we were done it was half past three so we hopped into BiBi, drove a short distance to the rubbish bins then doubled back to check into the rest house. A deposit of RM100.00 (approximately USD24/EUR20) was collected and we were given Room 3A which we had specifically requested since it had twin single beds. We unpacked, showered and got settled in but by five was suffering from hunger pangs. Our brunch seemed a distant memory that happened six hours ago so we got ready for a very early dinner.

We hopped into BiBi and drove to the home to lock up (we only locked the front grille earlier) then headed out to Kuala Ibai intending to enjoy a meal at Warung Norazila. Alas the food stall was closed so we doubled back headed to its namesake in Chabang Tiga. We struck out at Warung Norazila here as well.

Then I remembered our favourite traditional cake shop along Jalan Panji Alam. Gerai Kuih Gong Kapas is a local attraction that hosts a variety of local traditional sweet and savoury cakes, as well as other local delights. We ended up with:

• Laksam Kuah Putih
• Laksa Terengganu
• Kuih Bom
• Popiah Basah
• Akok

that came to RM30.00 (approximately USD7/EUR6). We then drove back to the home to enjoy our bounty, and hungry as we were footage of our feast was completely forgotten.

In that time it began to rain which resulted in a very cool and pleasant evening. I continued to work on our video while Cat busied herself around the house. We walked back to the rest house at ten and got ready for a good night's sleep.

Stay tuned for our next video as we have breakfast across the street then welcome Seng the electrician to the home so that an aircon could be installed!

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📍 Location:

Havironia Music - https://goo.gl/maps/swtNfVmjFK4FgRsf8

R&R Gambang Timur - https://maps.app.goo.gl/DRLVR1WMHvAP6nY4A

Uncle Chua Signature - https://maps.app.goo.gl/u7X55f7eUiPwQUUWA

Lim Sian Tian - https://maps.app.goo.gl/4kvZXShVMfFectb48

MS RESTHOUSE - https://maps.app.goo.gl/BiKzwqqxG7ZtuJ1y6

Warung Norazila - https://maps.app.goo.gl/R2uGutS3Z58wNEEs8

Warung Norazila Chabang 3 - https://maps.app.goo.gl/GuSoUfyQ7BThjjLn9

Gerai Kuih Gong Kapas - https://maps.app.goo.gl/HLH6GdrkMPQ6hv717 

Sunday Outing │ Aeroline Tickets • Other Errands!

Sunday Errands!

It has so far been a very hectic July, and before we knew it we've crossed into August.

We wanted to take advantage of an upcoming  4-day weekend to plan a trip to Johor Bahru. With that in mind we left our home at five to eleven and caught the #303 RapidKL bus for a fare of RM1.00 (approximately USD/EUR0.20) to Corus Hotel.

At the Aeroline ticketing counter things got a little confusing. In the end we decided against getting the return bus with Aeroline since only a 5:30pm bus was available which meant we would arrive in Kuala Lumpur close to midnight.

In the interest of time we hailed a Grab car at half past eleven for a fare of RM20.00 (approximately USD5/EUR4) to Berjaya Times Square. Here we walked over to the Super Nice Express ticketing counter to enquire about getting bus tickets from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur.  Alas none were sold. Update: We eventually got our return tickets from Johor Bahru with the Causeway Link Express for RM69.90 (approximately USD16/EUR14).

Both major errands sort of sorted we then decided to catch the Monorail at ten to noon for a fare of RM2.70 (approximately USD0.60/EUR0.50) to KL Sentral. We arrived twenty minutes later and as soon as we exited the station we walked over to the Thai Street Food for lunch. We both ordered the:

• Krapow Chicken 
• Coca-Cola 

for a total of RM33.60 (approximately USD8/EUR7).

We were done at half past noon and walked into NU Sentral. We rode several escalators up to the second floor headed to the Touch 'n Go office. I had received an email notification a few days stating that one of my card with a balance of RM63.44 (approximately USD15/EUR13) was expiring at the end of September 2025. We asked for the card to be cancelled and were promised a refund in a month's time. I then got a new NFC enabled novelty card for RM29.00 and together with a reload value of RM50.00 came to RM79.00 (approximately USD19/EUR16).

We then headed a floor down to Watson's pharmacy where Cat got a bunch of hair products for RM110.30 (approximately USD26/EUR22). We then headed down to the lower ground floor and walked into a Milk & Barley to get a half dozen pastries for RM46.50 (approximately USD11/EUR9).

We walked up a floor to replenish our Federal Reserves at the Maybank ATM then headed back up a floor for our final errand: Yamazaki Boulangerie Chaude. Here we got a bagful of buns and pastries for RM35.60 (approximately USD8/EUR7).

We finally walked out of KL Sentral at a quarter to two and got a GOKL free bus five minutes later. A road closure forced us to ride the bus all the way to the Pekeling bus terminal where we disembarked and caught the LRT back to the Bandaraya station for a fare of RM1.40 (approximately USD/EUR0.30). We then walked all the way home.

We are planning on a road trip to my hometown at the end of August, so please stay tuned!

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📍 Location:

Havironia Music - https://maps.app.goo.gl/o3rqDhKrBhSxDSUW8

Aeroline (KL) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/g3qEfxJzTtPE5g5P7

NU Sentral - https://maps.app.goo.gl/YV7qnkKPmxsFkGWy6