Company trip 2012
We had our company trip on 6 October and 7 October 2012. 2 days one night, stayed in Grand Lexis Port Dickson and food hunt in Malacca.
It was 7:45am in the morning....we gathered at Jin Xuan Dim Sum restoran to fill up our tummy before heading to our first destination. This restoran is highly recommended by a lot of food bloggers. Maybe because we got there too early, some dim sum that we ordered were not warm enough, but overall was quite nice and the staff are friendly with good services.
GK Organic Farm
We departed to our first journey after having a full tummy-- it was GK organic farm which was situated near Bangi. It took about 40 minutes for us to reach GK organic farm.They have a detail map and description guide on their website to guide us to their farm. We need to pre-book with full payment so that they can make necessary arrangement.
Here it is-- this photo was taken at the parking area.
The person in-charge, Mr Gan already waiting for us when we arrived. There was another family with 3 little kids joining the visit.
We were served with welcome fruits-organic banana.....we were encouraged to eat the banana with the skin as the skin is much more nutritious then the fresh itself.
After half an hour's briefing, it's time for us to visit the farm. We need to walk with barefoot throughout the farm visit, it was a free foot message experience and to discharge the static electricity accumulated in the body.
Here they planted not only fruits and vegetables, but also herbs and flowers.This is so called Chef garden where the herbs and flowers had been tasted and confirmed to have health benefits after doing some researches. These were always used to prepare the organic cuisine.
These ponds are mainly supplying water for daily usage including water to consume.The first pond is 5 meter deep, the water will enter to the 2nd pond (8 meter) by going through the sands and rocks which served as a filtration system. Mr Gan said there were only 3 people able to dive into the bottom of the 8 meter depth pond, one is from Philippine, one from Japan and one is himself. He had been diving into the pond for many times, mainly to pick up those 'important' things accidentally dropped by the visitors.
Here is the process of making composite - the food for the plant. According to Mr Gan, they need 2 full time workers everyday to do the composite process. It needs a minimum of 6 months time for the composites to mature depends on weather and other circumstances. They will also burn the cockles to add the calcium to the composite. According to him, for those crops attacked by snails were due to lack of calcium. In GK organic farm, they won't add any fertilizer nor removing the bugs, for them bugs is to maintain the ecosystem. A healthy plant will not get infected by bugs.
The making of composites.....
Below is the view of the organic vegetable farm
Roselle found to have very high content of vitamin C and the vitamin C was very special in such that it will not been destroyed even it was expose to 200C of heat. We tasted the leave of Roselle too, it tastes sour and fresh.....nice!
Mr Gan also show us the difference of male and female papaya, according to him, the longer verison is male papaya and the female version is in rounder shape.
We had a chance to hands on as a farmer, planting vegetables with the seedlings. We were instructed to dig a hole about an inch deep with our finger and put in the seedlings, filled the soil and that is!
There were a lot more fruits and vegetables in the farm such as cabbage, pumpkin, cucumber, lettuce, guava, pineapple, kangkung, spinash...... The local figs, is an very interesting fruit. It is green, round with smooth skin. This fruit is very 'alkaline' and very high in antioxidant, therefore it is very good for cancer patients. According to him tumor will shrink after consuming it.
Then, we were back to the meeting area again, we were provided with pails of water to wash our hands. We were served with chilled fresh organic sugarcane juice....it was so delicious and refreshing!
What is enzyme? Enzyme is a protein in the body with catalysis. It initiates and accelerates chemical reactions.Various chemical changes in human body are responsible by enzymes, such as digestion of food.Without sufficient enzyme, the nutrients from the food could not be absorbed no matter how much we eat. To make enzyme, what you need is simple...brown sugar, spatula, weighing scale and the ingredient ( any nutritious vegetable/ fruits/herbs). Measure it, mix it and shake it and let it ferment for a minimum duration of 6 months....After demonstrated the enzyme making process, Mr Gan let each of us to have a tried on the taste.He fed each of us a mouth of fermented enzyme. According to him, the enzyme had been fermented for 6 months and above and tested has a tremendous benefits on sore throat, flu and cough. The ingredient included Brazil leaves from Philippine, Local Brazil leaves, mints and so on...
When Mr Gan knows that we are from IT line, he did a special demo for us on how to release static from our body, doing accupressure - massage on our eye brow area, it will improve the short / long sighted too!
At 12.30noon, our lunch was ready! This was the buffet served in GK organic farm, all were vegetarian and organic! The Chef is Mr Tai who really put a lot of effort in 'creating' the cuisine. As you can see, each of the dish was well decorated and taste good (however for those who are not used to raw vegetable might feel it tastes a bit weird)
We also had free flow of fresh passion fruit drink and mixed herbal tea. I have endless cups of the drinks, both my favorites.....
We take our time, enjoying the lunch, enjoying the nature, resting and chatting with Mr Gan , Mdm Lee and Mr Tai, sharing their thoughts of health, nature and dreams. Here you can also purchase some fresh organic vegetables, fruits, dried herbal tea, seeds, jam...etc.
This is a great place for you to be back to the nature, breathing the fresh air and recharge yourself.
Well, time for us to beat farewell as we need to head for our next destination..........
Grand Lexis, Port Dickson
It was another one hour drive to reach our destination Grand Lexis, Port Dickson (Formally known as The Legend International water Homes). It is quite easy for us to locate the resort, no problem using the GPS. It is a 5 star resort with private swimming pool attached with each room. They have different type of rooms, mainly separate into 3 types, sky villa, garden villa and above the sea.
We bought vouchers from the MATTA promotion a month ago and have their friendly staff to reserve 3 rooms for us.Our type of room is Deluxe Suite, a garden villa. We reached there at 3pm sharp and it is the perfect time for check-in. Check in process is fast but we have to queue for the buggee as we will be riding on the buggee to reach our rooms. We were given the room key with 2 breakfast voucher and a discount voucher for spa.
Where is my room.....? This is the outside view of our room, before entering to the room.....
Ta.da.......so this is my room deluxe suite (garden villa).
Looks not bad.......with mini bar, microwave oven, electric kettle....2 king size bed with 4 pillow each bed...
So, where is the swimming pool? Yes...this is the entrance to the swimming pool, in front of the sofa. Just open the sliding door........
Well, just a small pool stated 4 feet depth, may suitable for small family with small kids. Water is clean and clear, with outside shower at the small garden.
They provide also 2 life ring buoys.
Ok, what else now? Yes, how's the wash room? Here is the wash room, separate room for shower and toilet with big mirror.
After taking a nice shower, we depart to Malacca for the food hunt ( this part I will write at the last portion of the blog ...I will continue with the resort's facilities and activities that we had done the next morning)
Yes, I did have a good night sleep with the soft big bed and all of us were very tire after a day long's traveling.
We had our breakfast at Duyung Restaurant, ground floor. It provides an international buffet with varieties of food. The food ranging from local dishes such as nasi lemak, ayam rendang to western cuisine includes different types of ham and breads, instant fried omelet, noodles, varieties of cereals. They also serve plain yogurt, cheese, salads, fruits and cookies. Drinks includes fruit juice, tea and coffee.
After consuming enough energy...Let's go for some activities!
First - The archery!
Steady..aim....ready......let go!
See my handsome colleagues with their smart pose!
The 2nd activity - the bicycle ride!
They provide the bicycle with helmet for safety purposes. The conditions of the bicycle weren't excellent , the brake at the right hand side was not functioning and when we cycled, can hear those 'yet yet' noise like the old machine, maybe the management should do maintenance to improve the conditions. We can only ride the bicycle in a specific area only, which is the lanes around the sea villa. Anyway I was enjoying myself with the sea breeze and the nice environment.
The third activity - the KMX ride
Before that, I was wondering what is KMX, it is a must try activity that i told myself! Here it is KMX, basically it is a seat with 2 wheels, you need to sit 'comfortablely' in order to step on the paddle, easy to control with both hands, small children also able to do it, they did provide smaller version for kids. Lot's of kids were enjoying it.
Grand Lexis, Port Dickson also have other activities like outdoor games, fishing and crabbing, karaoke and so on. We did not have much time to explore it all, as we only have half day to do so.
This is the landscaped public swimming pool with children's pool too.
This is the game room. There have a kid's corner for young kids to play buiding blocks, so, young kids will have their entertainment while adults can have their fun games here. There are sections for table tennis and snooker too.
My colleagues are enjoying the snooker here.
A few final snaps at the lobby while waiting for the check out. The check out process was fast, just a simple question and signature....DONE!
Food Hunt at Malacca
This is a food hunting trip at Malacca, generally we refer to this food hunting map from this link https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=202300343934563573844.0004b5a19853dbea0d2bb&msa=0Special thanks to the auditor, with the complete informations.
So, our food hunting begins with Bunga raya popiah. What is so famous or different from other popiah? Because it contains Pork Lard! Must try if you like Pork Lard but make sure you buy it and consume it immediately or else you will have no more appetide for the rest of the food.....
PopiahBungaraya薄饼
N02° 11.9811', E102° 15.0808'
Business hour: 130pm - 8pm
Crowd level: medium/high
The next stop is Ming Satay, famous of its pork satay.
We reached there quite late, around 6pm, actually they were preparing to close shop but they still let us have the last call. We ordered 10 chicken's and 30 pork's. They also served nutritious fresh fruit juice. You can have mixture juice of 3 different fruits. Yummy....the pork satay is nice and the fruit juice is refreshing...a good combination.
Ming Sate Hut 鸡厂街沙爹专卖店
N02° 11.3657', E102° 14.8151'
G-33, Jalan PM4,
Plaza Mahkota,
75000 Melaka
Plaza Mahkota,
75000 Melaka
The famous Nedeja Mille Crepes is just a few door next to it. So we also pack a few slices to have a try. They did provide a small ice pack to keep the temperature low but only for a duration of maximum 45 minutes. If you are travelling for longer hour, you may consider to buy their cooler bag which cost you Rm7.50. The Mille Crepes looks very attractive and there were variety of taste to choose from. Surprisingly not many customers as I aspected, no need to queue and the staff serving me was very friendly (not like those i read at other blog which commented that their service was very bad, maybe is different branch?)
So, now, time to have our 'real' dinner, nyonya food at Restoran Aunty Lee.
We had make a reservation a day before with the dish recommended by the blogger.
Restoran Aunty Lee (Nyonya)
N02° 11.1987', E102° 16.4243'
No.385, JalanUjongPasir, 75050 melaka
tel : 06-283 1009
tel : 06-283 1009
Come to Malacca of course we need to have cendol. We were shocked when we saw the cendol were just bowls of 'White ice'. Oh...here came the liquid form of gula melaka. We need to pour the gula melaka by ourselves. Don't be greedy to pour too much, it was really sweet!
The Cencaluk Omelette and Bendi Uam.
Both were good. Although the chilies appeared to be very reddish, but believe me, it is not hot at all.
The Nyonya Otak and Chicken Keluak.
First time trying t buah Keluak, the taste is weird, if you are first timer to try this, should begin with a tiny portion first, either you love it or you reject it!
This is Chicken Ponteh, best take with white rice.
We also ordered Sambal Sotaong nad Udang, but we are too busy to eat till forgot to take the picture :)
Next, we went for Ikan Bakar. In my itenerary, we planned to go Portugis settlement's Sea Terrace but my boss recommended another place, Medan Ikan Bakar at Crystal Bay. There were several stalls selling the seafood, we went for the stall no. 7 Rose and Ali.
Kepah goreng Pedas
Sweet sour Siakap
Overall, the sea food were nice, especially the sweet sour siakap and the sotong goreng tepung. Unfortunately the Kepah was not fresh so we returned to the boss and cancelled it.
Next station is the place I have long heard but never been there before. Some people say, if you have not been to this place means you have not been to Malacca, what is this place? This is the stall at the back lane selling boiled cockles - Tong Bee's Cockles Stall. However, when we reached there at 9.30pm, most of the food already sold out, left only the beancurd, the sotong.... So, go early if to avoid disappointment. Actually the store already open at 6pm. Warning!! For those who is looking for a hygiene place, this is definately not suitable for you. You may see a mice running through the drainage and cockroaches staring at you or even fly to you to say hi!
Tong Bee’s Cockles Stall
N02° 11.9811', E102° 15.0808'
N02° 11.9811', E102° 15.0808'
Off Jalan Bunga Raya Lane, Melaka
GPS Coordinates: N2 11.990 E102 15.110
GPS Coordinates: N2 11.990 E102 15.110
The entrance to the back alley is just right next to Madam King’s departmental store.
Then, we headed for famous Satay celup. We plan to go Capitol aiming for its Jumbo size prawn, but some how capitol was closed that day, so we went to Ban Lee Siang satay celup at Jalan Ong Kim Wee. Actually all of us already been very fulled and tired, not much food can be inserted into our stomach any more, just tried out a few. This shop also provides cucumber free of charge. And we found this little angry bird fish paste, isn't it cute!
Finally here ends our food hunting trip at Malacca.
Seremban
After checkout from Grand Lexis, Port Dickson, we then went to seremban to have our lunch at Seremban Seafood Village. The most famous dish of this restoran is the Baked crabs.
Baked crabs @ Seremban Seafood Village (芙蓉燒蟹海鮮村)
N2°43.985′ E101°56.065′.
(located at No. 3720-3724, JalanTuankuMunawir. Tel : 06-7641260)
The signature Taufu
Kam Heong lala
Kung Pao mantis shrimps
Stir fry sweet potato leaves
Butter milk deep fried fish
The famous Seremban Baked Crab
The final says ~ ~
This trip is compact with food and journey, it was quite tiring.... lesson learnt : don't be too greedy to arrange for too much food in only a half day visit at malacca especially with a long journey without rest! The food might be more tasty if we have time to really enjoy it.Special thanks to ~ ~
Our company, our boss to have the trip for us
Mr Wong and Mr Lian to be the driver - have been very tuff throughout the journey
PKLee, LHLian and Nitha for providing me the photoes
Every staff who participate, no blames and very supportive....thanks :)
Every staff who participate, no blames and very supportive....thanks :)
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