New Cathay coffee shop ~ Pulau Tikus

My beloved dropped by and asked to re-visit this breakfast haunt.  She seemed to miss the curry laksa.  So here we are, on a crowded morning; hawking for seats, fighting for stall owner's attention to place our orders and self-service.

New Cathay coffee shop at the corner along Jln Burma, Pulau Tikus vicinity; opposite to Haagen Daz ice cream.

Curry mee with extra dosage of pigs blood ~ my style.

Hokkein mee 

Kuey chap ~ the kuey here is softer than Mcalister's

Kimberly road ~ kuey chap and braised chicken feet

This was my once a week haunt.  Kuey chap, braised chicken feet and ginkgo nuts in almond tea.  From all 3 different stores.  Once you take a seat at the dessert store, order the ginkgo nuts in almond tea, then walk out to the roadside stores to order kuey chap and cross the street for the braised chicken feet by the kuey tiao tng store.

Kuey chap with sheets of kuey with uneven edges, slices of duck meat, a braised egg, pig's intestines that's soft and chewy.  Additional dosage of pig's blood is the treat of the day.

Enjoy the night scene here with roadside stores lining Kimberley street.

Kuey chap.

Kuey chap with additional pig's blood = Yums!

Very black braised chicken feet.

Ginkgo nuts swimming in almond tea.

Not so great char kuey tiao.

Aunty Anne and 5.4 North

Aunty Anne ~ peranakan cuisine.  A cosy spot to enjoy home cooked peranakan set meal.  Meet Aunty Anne who chats with diners while the food get served.

Nestled within a row of identically renovated heritage houses.

Left hand corner house.  

A cabinet of antique utensils.

Love this shade of Turqiose.

Appetizer. Pie-tee ~ shredded turnip in a crispy cup paired with sambal.

Antiques displayed on the walls on sale.

Clockwise from left, otah, Acar and kerabu fried rice.

Curry chicken on top.  Stir fried pork dish below is full of flavour and yummy.  Lady's finger with sambal on the side.

Dessert ~ burbur hitam (black glutinous rice) swimming with coconut milk.

Shophouse in the vicinity.

Cross over a neighbouring street to a concept store ~ 

5.4 north 

24 Lorong Kinta, Georgetown,

10400 Penang

www.5point4.asia

Authentic antique cupboards displaying colourful products on sale.

Another antique cupboard with beautiful floral motifs.

Georgetown maze

Georgetown, driving aimlessly in its maze.  

In a vintage car, slightly wound down window for the night breeze to blush the cheeks and feel the spirit of the air.

In the still of the night, passing dimly lit streets and dark alleys rounding corners.

Discover occasional new cafés with warmth glowing from within.

Introduce to old shops and wondering what they used to sell as I deciphere the pop-up Chinese characters written on vintage sign-boards.

Brings me back to the article I came across 2 weeks back from Hermes' publication by a writer who re-visited Kyoto after years of departure from the place he spent about a decade in.

... I have felt the curious, ecstatic sensation of getting away from time.  ... Because I am walking alone, on foot, with no particular aim.  ... What makes the passing of the hours tangible is the goal we are heading for, and the presence of the other beside us.  ~ Keiichiro Hirano

This time travelled me further back to my love at first sight with Hermes Time Suspended watch ~ when time stops at your command.  Two different modes with the same goal.