Sunday, June 26, 2022

Art Gallery - Ipoh Art Street Murals 2022

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Ipoh Art Street Murals 2022
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia - April 2022
We were up in Ipoh for some cycling and on the second afternoon went riding along the Kinta River. To kick of the ride we went on a short loop at Ipoh Mrual Street. This is a back-alley that runs parallel to Jalan Masjid; between Jalan Laxamana & Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar. A good landmark will be the beautifully unique Masjid Panglima Kinta, where there are ample parking.

I had previously, about eight years ago visited and blogged about this Ipoh Street Murals in 2014. Back then many of the murals were freshly painted - bright and beautiful. However, time and weather have not been kind to these paintings and may are now faded or the wall plaster chipped off.

Some are still okay, like the ones of children playing Hide n Seek.

The new ones are very colourful; like the above that portrays the dhoby wallahs who use to do manual dhoby washing at Jalan Sibilin of Old Ipoh. The animals from the Ipoh Circus decided to come help out and play too. How many of the animals do you see?
(seal, magic rabbit, grizzly bear and a lion)

This mural forms a permanent advertisement for the circus, with the animals colorfully & cheerfully attractive! And my two cycling buddies joining in the fun!

The zoo animals join local children in blowing soap bubbles..... er soap stars!
What animals do you see?
(from left: Pangolin (scaly anteater), bear, orangutan, tiger, mousedeer and Malayan Tapir)

Others showcase Perak as a tin capital with tin-mining ladies playfully splashing water with their dulangs onto the circus animals. Aiks! These animals have happily taken leave from the circus and encroached onto this mural!

Button floral art.

Cartoonish mummified pharaoh.

Even red stairs and red folding grilles can be a work of art!

Floral elephants, a mother and baby elephants. The patterns use to make up the elephants make one recalls of the Indian kolams.

A message from the environmentalists - "Use less plastic", showing a humpback whale being trapped in a giant plastic bag! It's appropriately next to a "DILARANG MEMBUANG SAMPAH" signage; i.e. "DO NOT LITTER"
The crown-like sculpture in the "photo" is called the "Jewel of Perak" that can be seen at the Sultan Yusuf Roundabout.

Fish-headed people. Not sure what is the significance of this though.

Rainbow coloured Siamese Fighting Fishes, with a colourful cyclist amongst them!

An attractive Red Bull, perhaps a mascot of the Perak Kuchai Culture & Arts Association.

A tigress feeding her cubs, aptly titled "Full Love".
Mrs. AhPek Biker, feels the tigress is friendly enough to pose with 😉.

From interesting animals we move on to the larger murals; above is a psychedelic one of city towns-cape.

Children on a skipping rope!
Slightly faded .....

..... but still a draw for visitors!

Aiks! my friend seems to be cycling backwards in the above animation photo, there seems to be a glitch when preparing animated photos with Google Photos, or perhaps this old man using it wrongly 😂.
In the background is an artistic extension of the renown Ipoh Paper Aeroplane Mural.

Some holiday greetings mural, starting with balloons welcoming the 2020 New Year.

A Hari Raya Aidilfitri mural card.

A beautifully rendered Deepavali/Diwali mural card .....

..... is supported by a couple of Indian dancers!


..... and a Meeeeeeery Christmas!

We DO Love Ipoh!

  
Location Map of Ipoh Art Street Murals
(Click here for a link to this map)
Click on GPS coordinates for Google Direction Map: 4.59347, 101.08221.
(Click here for Google Street View)
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Friday, June 10, 2022

YummY! - North Vietnamese Food @ Jane's Nem Sec. 17 PJ

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North Vietnamese Food @ Jane's Nem Sec. 17 PJ

Sec. 17, Petaling Jaya, Selangor - May 2022
Looking for good Vietnamese food in Petaling Jaya? Look no further, head for Jane's Nem in Section 17; it's operated by Jane who speaks good English as she had stayed in the U.S. before. She hails from Hanoi and the food she serves is the North Vietnamese style.

Let's kick-off with their Bánh mì. My favourite is their Coconut Pork Bánh mì. Jane bakes her own baguette which have a thin, crispy crust and fluffy inside.

I tried Googling for this but ended with Vietnamese Caramel Braised Pork Bánh mì, which looks like a totally different style. Jane uses fresh coconut water to season the pork which somehow ended up tender and very juicy. Just look at the above picture and you get what I mean..... this is definitely a winner! YummY!


The "Char Siu" peeping out - it looks good and smells good too!


The classic, traditional Pate & Pork Ham Bánh mì came with lots of coriander garnishing.
These are quite easy to find at the French Indochina countries, in Cambodia they are know as Num Phang, and can often be found at street side stalls.

The ham is self-made, and is often closer in texture and taste to luncheon meat. The garnishing also includes lots of strips of cut red chilli giving it a special oomph. What seems to be lacking in their Bánh mì here are the pickles, perhaps the northern style don't include these.

Phở is like the national dish of Vietnam, it can be seen sold everywhere - at the side alleys, road-side squat stall, small shoplets, restaurants, etc. At any restaurant, how good the phở is will indicate how good and well known the restaurant is.

And the most renown phở is Phở Bò, - beef phở;  and the one here at Jane's is up to mark!
And they are very generous with their Thai basil (Vietnamesehúng quếand tasty adequately thick slices of beef.

The soup stock was with a strong beef flavor, heady enough to awaken all my taste buds!

A closer look at the rice noodles (bánh phở), a nice spoonful of noodles topped with a slice of beef, Thai basil and spring onions. Usually the northern version use a thinner strip noodle compared to the southern type.

Bun Cha Hanoi, dried-style phở, was serve authentically with the bún on a flat rattan basket. We ordered the pork (chả) type, which came with a couple of deep-fried pork balls and a skewer of pork done satay-style, some salad-herbs on one side, and a bowl of sweet-sour sauce.

One way to enjoy this dish is to use chopsticks to pick up some noodles, dunk them into the sauce and then eat with satay meatballs and herbs.

We save the best for last: Nem (Vietnamese Imperial spring rolls) and went for the nem rán (deep-fried style), in South Vietnam this is called Chả giò.

Rolled inside were seasoned ground porkmushroomsvermicelli, and diced vegetables such as carrotskohlrabi and jicama. The combo was just nice, slightly juicy from the pork yet balanced by crunchy vegetables.

What is a Vietnamese meal without Vietnamese coffee? We went for both the iced white coffee (cà phê sữa đá) and the hot white coffee (Cà phê sữa nóng). Thick and strong, it's tasted good but not as good as those we had in Vietnam itself; probably because the condensed milk is here is not as creamy.

Better still, go for their Vietnamese drip coffee!

Heady, with a lingering flavour.

While there, check out the murals of market street hawkers painted onto the external walls of Seventeen Mall.

Below are Jane's Menu, prices are at the time of our visit.
Jane's Bánh mì Menu.

Jane's phở & Rice Menu

Jane's Side Dishes, Dessert & Drinks Menu

Glossary
Cà phê sữa đá : Vietnamese iced white coffee.
Bánh mì : short baguette with thin, crisp crust and soft, airy texture inside that is often split lengthwise and filled with various savory ingredients as a sandwich.
Bánh xèo : A savoury fried pancake made of rice flour, water, and turmeric powder. Some common stuffings include: pork, shrimp, diced green onion, mung bean, and bean sprouts.
Bánh tráng : Edible Vietnamese rice-paper wrappers used in Vietnamese cuisine, primarily in finger foods and appetizers such as Vietnamese nem dishes. Bánh tráng wrappers are made from rice flour supplemented with tapioca flour or sometimes replaced completely with tapioca starch.
Chả giò/nem rán : Ground meat, usually pork, wrapped in rice paper (bánh tráng) and deep-fried. This is the deep fried version of the more popular Gỏi cuốn spring rolls, but often the fillings are different. These are served with peanut sauce or other Vietnamese dipping sauces, such as nước chấm, a condiment based on fish sauce.
Bún thịt nướng : A cold rice-vermicelli noodle topped with grilled pork, fresh herbs like basil and mint, fresh salad, giá (bean sprouts). The dish is dressed in nước mam fish sauce (nước chấm).
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JANE'S NEM
Happy Mansion, AG5, Block A, Jalan 17/13, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
, Malaysia.
Tel: +6012-3311835
Hours:
Saturdays & Sundays 8:30am to 3:00pm
Monday to Friday 10:00am to 8:00pm (Closed on Wednesdays)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanesNem
Website: https://janesnem.oddle.me
GPS & Directional Map: 3.12421, 101.63462
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