Miyatake Sanuki Udon

This is a newly opened Japanese udon restaurant in the neighborhood. Upon googled, found that it has a branch in Mont Kiara and TRX.

Seemingly from a reputable and established udon shop, the price range is also slightly higher.

I had a nabeyaki udon for RM30.

I wish they could give more shrimp tempura rather than just a miserable one😂

but one thing you can ask for is a free scoop of rice

yea, i requested that coz i'm kiasu following their suggestion.

Overall, a good bowl of udon with umami broth, fresh shrimp tempura, nicely done onsen egg (70% cooked), springy kamaboko fishcakes and shiitake mushroom.

Itadakimasu!

Breakfast Buffet @ Wings Croske Langkawi

The next morning, I went down early for breakfast. Was excited to see what they have to offer on the buffet table.

Turns out it isn't just a buffet table, but there are also separate counters/stalls for different cuisine/type of food.

For example, there's one 'stall' just for nasi lemak. It's self-service, so you gotta assemble your own nasi lemak with the ingredients provided there. Not hard though, just pick everything and dump it onto your plate. But the foreigners (who has not eaten nasi lemak before) may find it confusing and thought these are consumed as separate condiments. Maybe they should put a 'serving suggestion' picture, so that they know what to do.

The yellow rice, which is think is nasi minyak. They serve different type of rice daily for the nasi lemak (pandan rice, blue pea rice, santan rice etc)

Sambal for the nasi lemak. I like how they serve it in a traditional Malay periuk belanga (pot)

the rendang chicken were served in a periuk too....

The Indian corner, consist of naan and dhal/curry dipping sauce.

Another stall, tomato rice with chickens (in the wok, on the right) and papadam (in an old school large tin container)

Porridge stall, self-service basis.

The condiments to go with porridge

Lucky Larry noodles stall. Self DIY - cook your own noodles & pick your own ingredients.

Eggs station - luckily this one is not a self-service stall....otherwise I couldn't imagine the havoc😂

Buns and pastries section

Cereals

Cutted fruits

Fresh fruit uncut...You can take the fruits but not the pineapple.

Salad bar

Fruit juices, cucumber infused water, plain water, coffee and tea. The pink one is guava juice, but it was served on alternate days (the next day was apple juice).

Lastly, from the main counter section located in the middle of the restaurant:

Pasta - this changes on daily basis. Sometimes it was aglio olio, carbonara or bolognaise.

Fried potato wedges, on the following day it changed to curly fries.

Baked beans

Bread pudding....the following day it was changed to pancakes

Sausages

Hams

Char kuey teow....this also changes on daily basis. The following day it changes to fried mee/meehoon. I prefer char kuey teow and fried mee than the plain white meehoon.

The dining area...spacious and bright.

BON APPETIT!

Deepavali Decoratives at the Hotel Lobby

Due to multiple delays, the flight departs quite late, around 10pm plus. When I reached the Langkawi airport, it was already 11pm, but fret not, my hotel is just next door. While all the other passengers were busy getting a Grab/Taxi/looking for their hotel's shuttle, I walked out in style ignoring the hustlers who tried to promote their rental cars. I told them I'm walking coz i just stay next door😂

The hotel is so near that I could even see the rooms from the runway. 

I could hear my 'room' calling out for me. Check-in time starts from 3pm, so that room has been 'waiting' for me for 8 hours now😁

Indeed it feels like walking home, I went in from the side entrance (shortcut way) instead of the glamorous main entrance, leaving no chance for the doorkeeper to greet me by hitting the Malay gong. Well, it's already late, better not.

* the doorkeeper welcomes every check-in customer by sounding the gong and opens the door for visitors.

After a brief check-in (less than 5 minutes), I glanced thru the area and snapped picture of the lobby.

[Below] The spacious hotel lobby with new furnitures.

This hotel is known to host guests for Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), hence their service is top notch to cater for international guests.

It was a few days before Deepavali, so there was a Kolam decoration at the lobby, featuring a peacock.

The hotel was on low occupancy then, coz it wasn't holiday season yet. The place looks quiet and empty even during the day. Despite that, the staffs maintain the standard in keeping it clean and tidy.

Was glad to be given a room nearby the lift, coz i was tired to walk any further especially after a long day.

Spacious and clean room. There's a hidden fridge inside the wooden cabinet. The room has all the basic amenities, including a safety box.

Hmmm....which bed shall I sleep tonite?

There's a window 'bench' which could also function as bed. Next to this is an office desk (shown partially in this picture)

[Below] Another coffee/tea table which has kettle and complimentary bottled water, tea, coffee, sugar and creamer. Complimentary items are replenished daily.

Despite located next to the airport, the rooms are sound-proof and you couldn't hear a single noise from the outside. I noticed the window is made of double layer, thick sound-proof glasses, and cannot be opened. It feels so peaceful and quiet in this room😎

Free Apples in Gym

Visited the hotel's gym and discovered apples😂

My first time seeing hotel providing apples and bottled water in gym, how thoughtful.

It is just a small gym with a few cardio equipment, treadmill, yoga balls, dumb bells etc

[Below] the hotel's pool as taken from the 1st floor lounge.

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My dinner in Chenang Mall's KFC....The KFC here doesn't serve coleslaw (replaced with potato wedges by default) and with a slightly cheaper price. While I was in KFC, it started to rain heavily outside, so I slowly enjoyed this meal until the rain subsided. The shuttle van came at 9:15pm to pick us (me and other hotel guests) not long after the rain stopped. Such a nice timing😊

Plaza Premium Lounge, KLIA2

Plaza Premium Lounge is located at the upper floor in KLIA2 shopping mall.

Usually, premium lounge is located after the check-in gate & custom checks, but this one is somewhere in the mall which is quite different.

So, I have to purposely go out again (after going thru check-in & custom checks)...

Luckily, my flight got delayed and delayed again, hence I got plenty of time to burn....

I slowly made my way to the mall, registered at the lounge entrance and enjoyed my time there.

not forgetting taking pictures of the foodies....

The warm food counter only serves a few dishes. But these few dishes were perfectly done.

From left to right: stir-fried French bean, black pepper capsicum beef, curry chicken, and bolognaise spaghetti. All tastes superbly good! 

Some sweet desserts - cakes! They keep replenishing with different types of cakes.

Juices, lemon infused water, cucumber infused water (i think, can't remember)

There are fruits and salad bar too and plenty of coffee, teas, soda drinks at another counter.

Here's what I had:

All the four dishes from the warm food section + curry laksa + some cakes + curry mayo nachos

lotus root soup

fruits and salads

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[Below] There's so much to see in the KLIA2 mall. You wouldn't feel bored here...There's a Mamee Jonker House shop too...

You can get all sorts of Mamee noodles over here, including those i've never seen before (premium flavors)

Mamee monster plushie, so cute! The pink one is there too.

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If you are not a shopaholic person, can always go up to this observation deck to watch the skies😎