they tried to charge a bit expensive this time, but I think we managed to nego to what we paid previously, ie RM80/24 hour, which was what we paid just 6 months earlier

first time eating here Maklang, can skip the mee udamg, the as laksa and keropok lekor quite nice. The lekor is locally produced which is not chewy like those from terengganu, not really used to this floury texture but it grew on me, and serving piping hot definitely make it enjoyable. Don’t mind coming again especially to try cucur which not avail on that day

buying ikam bilis from another store Lib Utara Ent

Lavanya hotel, near to Pantai Cenang

Ikan bilis, they got so many type, I just bought 2 type, one of it is bilis lemak

all the choc I bought. The almond thin not nice, sweeter than what I like and not really crispy

Aramg BBQ restaurant just across the road from Lavanya hotel. Had an unplasant experience when my requested fresh mango juice is fresh mango + cordial. But their food is quite tasty

eggplant dip

fresh juices yum yum

kids corner in breakfast buffet

fresh char kuey tiaw to boot in breakfast buffet, yum

misty rainy cable car ride

german Food Corner, in food court of cable car area, so so yummy

fresh mango juice so yummy

Seb’s corner just outside of hotel so yummy, want to eat breakfast here some day

Warung Kita, ok ok

tapao from Seb, yummy, can feel made from quality butter ingredient

to

Coco’s Bistro, our must visit in all our Langkawi trip, always yummy

fish pie

succulent activity in hotel, looks nice but a bit useless, the plant dies soon after that, all the trouble to bring it back to KL

open till 10pm

our must buy in pantai cenang, fresh mango juice for cheap, so refreshing

Red Tomato Langkawi, so yummy, want to revisir

salmon aglio

farmers plate, so yummy as well

we got this from shop in cenang mall like 80% off cos near expiry, but ph so yummy and buttery

overall, I dont think I will revisit this hotel again due to their buffer breakfast don’t have fresh juice which was available previously. Perhaps fresh juice only available when they are packed, and they don’t have less ppl this time. Previous visit has many international visitor from youth games. Their kids room is so so.

we went to eat in a restaurant with play area as well. The food quite nice

Haven’t visited FHM since long time, it is held once every 2 years. It could be the largest scale of food fair, MIFB is probably on the same scale, can forget about SIAL which held in MITEC

really like my visit this time as it felt like a french fries fest, a big yes for a potato lover like me. Overall, the fries are mostly fresh fried and piping hot. But I think my overall favourite fries is the fries by Clarebout(Belgian fries) and Farm Frites. Hungritos potato wedges also very yummy

they is one booth called kornspitz which has so many yummy baked good like buttery cookies etc, that I wished I have Tupperware to take some back :p

there is also a booth (Ammerlander) with many different cheese for sampling which griyere

Redman & payson Breton booth cakes with lactic butter also yummy. Hiestand with so many bakery items for sampling, Callebaut chocolate

cant wait for another french fries fest in 2 years time, and bring Tupperware

been awhile since I am on a baking spree, this time for finding the best butter cake. I like butter cake with a bit more structure and body and moist(not wet), nothing too light and airy. Below recipe 1 & 2 are good. Definitely need rebakes of the recipe to pinpoint which is better because they are quite similar and both tasty

Recipe 1: (pictured above)
McCormick 9*5 loaf 175C >35 minutes, nice not too sweet(used 180C 1hr mistakenly but tasted ok)
169g butter
160g sugar (ori 300g)
0.38 tsp salt
2.25 tsp vanilla Extract
3 eggs
180g milk
202g flour
2.25 tsp baking powder

Recipe 2: pictured above
Vanilla butter cake, 180C 35-40min, 9*5 loaf. Tested 35+5 min ok. McCormick recipe less sweet and has better taste
However, this VBC taste better on 2nd day
160g butter
114g sugar
0.25 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
142g egg without shell
2.1 TBSP milk
133g cake flour
1.4 tsp baking powder

Recipe 3: (no pic)
Azie(blend all together) 170C 30min(can try 175C 20-25min), 7inch round pan. Feels a bit dry.
115 gram gula kaster
115 gram mentega – suhu bilik
115 gram telur
110 gram flour + >1.25 tsp baking powder+<0.25 tsp salt
30g susu segar

Recipe 4:pictured above
Chelsea butter cake 9*5 loaf 180C 1 hour, not nice, not tender and quite hard/glutens, whereby you can see the kuih like craters in the cake
60g butter (melted)
150g White Sugar (ori 200g)
Pinch of salt
250g liquid(2 eggs + approx 180g milk)
150g cake flour, (AP flour mixed with 2.5 TBSP corn flour)
1.7 tsp baking powder
Pour liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients until well combined.

Recipe 5: (pictured above)
Marble cake, 170C tested 39min ok, 9*5 loaf. A bit too light and also quite crumbly, not sure if baking is less will help much and I prefer butter cake with more substance and slight moist. May try reduce baking powder to 1.5 tsp to make it less airy?
Melt 55g choc with 3 TBSP milk
71g butter beat fluffy 95g sugar
<0.25 tsp salt
Add 1 egg+3 TBSP yogurt slowly
115g flour+1.9 tsp baking powder
Split mixture to half, add half tsp vanilla to plain, add chocolate to another
Pour alternately to pan and swirl lightly

Car rental surprisingly still same price as 2022. It was RM80/per day(every 24 hours), and a nice car at that, not Myvi/local car.

This is the first time we were with a kid to Langkawi, so itinerary this time has to be kid friendly(a 2 year old)

A revisit to Fat Frog. I would say I won’t revisit in future. Food don’t taste as nice as our previous visit

My curry, tasted okay

Bb fried rice, this for RM25 and not yummy

His ravioli

Our complimentary kid tent which we requested

In Aloft hotel in Pantai Tengah, somewhere between Kuah and pantai chenang cenang

View facing sea, but we are on low floor so can’t see any sea

Kids club, nothing much there, we didn’t visit at all

Pool open till 11pm!!! So nice it open late and bb activity before bed is a soak in the pool.

There is a nearby resort called MyRus Resort

Pool opening time till late is great, but I would prefer the pool to be more rectangular and less “obstruction” (seating/jacuzzi area in the pool) for a better lap swim for adult

Cross the road and will reach a beach called Pantai Tengah. Nothing much here, many water sports so the water is quite dirty

On one side is Dash Resort

Other side I think is Holiday Villa resort

This is seating area for holiday villa. There is no seating area at all for Aloft hotel which is a bummer

Had dinner in hotel. Quite cheap or reasonable I recalled with the Marriott discount, remember burger is about RM30 after discount

His hor fun which he say tasty, looks ok only to me

Fresh made buffet breakfast is a Plus

Went to skycab. We went for the RM47/pax, but end up didn’t go for skybridge cos of the huge line for sky train or forgot what it was called.

On our way down (skycab) saw a petland there, maybe next time can take the RM64 package instead

Note to self: next time other than not stopping at middle station, must immediately take the skyglide instead of walking/toilet in upper station when the queue for skyglide builds up

Aloft hotel activity

Revisit to Coco bistro

Still as yummy as before for a potato lover like me

Hotel breakfast again

The pek nga(coconut pancake) is very very very yummy

Skull beach, very clean

Kebab is pantai chenang

And crepe from next door

Pantai chenang also got teow soon huat, but can skip, very little things there

Yummy RM6 mango ice blended(pure mango with ice only). A few shop selling for RM5 or 6. Yummy thirst quencher

Lang lang playground for next time?

Their chocolate gelato is very yummy, at gelato Cabana

Bought a fries to view firework in Kalut cafe and bar

Hotel breakfast again

Top left is peknga, coconut pancake so yum

In plaza premium lounge

Phone holder in plane, so helpful for having a toddler in plane

Our loot

Quite very salty, next time have to go to another ikan bilis shop which wasn’t open this time

Oh, this is coco bistro menu