Very Short Trip to PD

 Ever since anak comel found out that she's actually not allergic to prawns, she's been eating them quite regularly. Kadang-kadang kalau jumpa fresh ones di Aeon, dia akan mintak beli untuk masak butter prawns. Our simple version of butter prawns is prawns sauteed in butter with garlic, cili padi and daun kari. Dah cukup sedap. Kalau nak jadikan dia buttermilk prawns, tambah saja susu cair. Tapi yang dia paling suka buttermilk prawns di Restoren Hisham Raus just nearby. Agak pricey sebab guna tiger prawns tapi bila tengok dia makan memang puas hati. Guna tangan saja dan most of the time, nasi pun licin.

We thought she would enjoy prawns at the seafood restaurant we went to at Port Dickson last time, so we planned a short trip down there last weekend. Since Hubbs kena habiskan annual leave, we went there on Friday. Hoping for less people. Itinerary sama saja macam yang sebelum ni! Cuma tempat saja berbeza. I jumpa beachfront studio ie Tanjung Tuan Regency. Reviews kata OK so book saja lah.

Actually, first impression agak scary! The place was actually quite run down. I remember this hotel has existed since I was small. But I know it has nice, clean beach. Naik lift pun dah cuak sebab satu je yang working. Reception counter pun tak ada orang jaga! The corridor to the room was quite deserted looking. Dried leaves were everywhere and there was this door to the aircond compressor of one of the units being left open that looked quite eerie. 

The unit we booked was private-owned, so ambik kunci macam biasalah dekat box tepi pintu. The room was actually quite OK. Impressively clean. There were one king-sized bed and one double-decker bed. Buka balcony saja terus nampak beach. Siap ada fridge dan kitchen yang boleh masak. But all the while I banyak-banyak doa semoga kami sekeluarga dilindungi dari sebarang gangguan. Alhamdulillah, nothing happened the whole time we were there. In fact, I did get a good nite's sleep! Cuma macam biasa, suka tau bagi bantal yang dah penyek. Gantilah yang baru every 3 months ke...

Asalnya plan dengan Hubbs nak naik Tanjung Tuan lighthouse pagi Sabtu. Cuaca memang sangat OK tapi risau pulak anak comel tinggal sorang-sorang. Dia actually kena study sebab ada lagi 2 mid-term papers. So, jalan-jalan di beach saja.

Mula-mula sampai angin kuat dan hujan. I've always loved the beach and the sea. I guess my excitement to see such scenery tak pernah hilang sejak kecik. My other two companions were slumped on the sofa while I happily sat at the balcony enjoying the breeze.

Early dinner di Ocean Sky Seafood restaurant. Siakap masak asam pedas ni sangat recommended. Asam pedas ala nyonya. Tak payah order sayur sebab dalam tu ada terung, nenas, bendi, kacang panjang segala.

Salted egg sotong dan udang masak nestum. Anak comel mula-mula memang belasah udang tapi lama-lama dia back to salted egg sotong tu. So, kalau makan udang, dia suka buttermilk je.

Focus betul...

Beautiful view in the morning. Hujung tu tempat selalu pergi masa anak comel kecik-kecik dulu sebab dia suka pool kat situ. Admiral Avillion. Tapi tak ada beach sebab ada marina tempat yatchs parking.

Breakfast next morning di tempat pergi hari tu - Mamak Pokok Besar. Anak comel order roti telur 2 terus! Lepas tu dia tengok abah dia makan puri, dia order puri pulak!

Puri 2 + balance roti telur anak comel...

Murtabak ayam sini memang sedap!

Inilah tempatnya. Memang ada pokok besar kat depan kedai ni.

Lepas breakfast, tinggalkan anak comel kat bilik, turun bawah ke beach dengan Hubbs. Actually pagi tadi dah take a walk ramai-ramai sebelum breakfast tapi tak turun beach. 

Beach kat sini very clean and the water is amazing. Cuma dah tua-tua ni cukup malas nak basah-basah dan pasir ni. Tapi kan, kalau I jalan dengan achik-achik travel, memang kita orang dah terjun masuk laut dah ni! Hahaha... dengan dia orang vibes lain sikit.

Before we went back... Cantik beach kat sini. I guess PKP has taken a toll on a lot of hotel operators. Tempat ni sangat OK tapi bit run down saja.

Stay safe!