From Taiping with Love

Haadoiiih, with love hapa ke benda? Nak naik Maxwell Hill ni was one hellufa terrifying experience... tapi syok! The landrover tu macam boneshaker, we were staring at the tyres to see if the bunga is still there before it took off. It is 13km very steep journey upwards melalui banyak-banyak chicanes and hairpins.

On the way up, we saw little children, very old men walking upwards. Dah tak ada kerja lain ke nak buat?

F1 cars go through corners on flat road with just one driver in the car, ini 12 orang dalam landrover where you can only grab your partner's hair when they start to 'kona' lipat. Best gila! The Korean tourist macam maintain cool, the M'sians tutup mata.

It rained so hard when we reached up there. It's a different kind of feeling getting to watch an ocean of 'hutan batu' instead. We stood in silence on a suspended bridge when the rain reduced to drizzle.

By that time, the few old men and a team of little kids who walked up arrived, all wet and shivering.

They impose very strict rules for those who's interested to stay in the old colonial bungalows up there. No alcohol and pork allowed. Couples sleeping-in must produce marriage certificate.

The 'Mee Udang' place that is so reknowned in Taiping.

TU DIA!! Udang ber-mee ke Mee ber-udang? Where's the mee?

Small sized portion for RM5 and slightly bigger sized portion for RM6.

We counted the number of prawns in each plate, RM5 one serves 15 prawns, RM6 one serves 18 prawns. I asked the makcik if she rear the prawns herself. She said they're purchased from a nearby market everyday. I asked again why the generous amount. She said, "Lagi cepat habis, lagi cepat boleh tutup kedai." Hmm.... I guess that's how they put love in Taiping; in generosity.

We thought the taste is like the 'Prawn Mee' found in most Chinese Kopi Tiams. This one is much more watery, nothing fantastic. Just regard it as if you get to pay very cheap price to eat a lot of prawns over conversations with friends!