The Legend Resort at Cherating, Kuantan - Pahang.

The Legend Resort Cherating (N4.10284 E103.38348) is located along the Cherating beach of Kuantan, Pahang. We visited the resort for 3 days 2 nights vacation (29th - 31st May 2012) of the Media FAM 2012 event.

Our journet took more than 4 hours drive from Johor Bahru to Cherating...we supposed to check in on 1pm, but due to the long journey, and reached the resort around 4pm evening...

The Welcome banner on the event at the main entrance of Legend Resort Cherating

The check-in process was fast, took us only 5 minutes to get the key. Let me show you the surrounding before our room...

The Lobby of the Resort

I was attracted by the unique ceiling design at the Lobby...

The Unique ceiling design of Legend Resort Cherating

There is a coffee house after the Lobby, and before that...I spotted a mini bar which is the paradise to ease the thirst on the hot and humid weather of Cherating...:)

The Mini Bar at the Lobby of the Resort

By having my ice cold beer in hand, I noticed another unique design on top of my head...

The beautiful flower lighting accompany with the special wall design around...

After A mug of beer, I walked to the poolside and the beach area...
The Resort has a Nice swimming pool surrounded by a nice landscape...they have total of 3 pools which is baby pool, game pool and the 5 meter pool. I need to jump into the pool later...

The children/baby pool

The huge game pool

In the middle of the game pool, there is nice sitting area (in the water) under the artificial waterfall...it's a different experience having our beer time in the water! Yeah!

I didn't take the photo of the 5 meter pool, it's just a normal swimming pool....

The Resort provide many Indoor Activities, some of them are complimentary like : Gymnasium, Suana, Jacuzzi, Table Tennis, Congkak, Carrom and Boardgame.
Sports game are available like : Tennis, Squash, Indoor Archery, Pool game, Foosball, Paint Ball and Futsal, all the games are chargeable according to the time period we use. Beside this, Reflexology and Traditional Body Massage also available in the Resort. But I prefer the Outdoor Sea Activities like : Snorkelling, fishing and speed boat trip to snake island. Too bad we Missed the ATV activity due to not enough time!

All the activities above are available, you can enquire from the reception counter.

The ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) activities provided by The Legend Resort, Cherating

Along the beach area, there's a mini cafe and it was my favorite place! Having the local snacks and enjoy the cool sea breeze...

The mini cafe by the beach of the Resort (my favorite)

The pearl white sandy beach is really beautiful! My daughter can't help herself to jump into the water once she saw the beach! Haha!
Everyone enjoy the beach and the sea very much!

The beach of Legend Resort Cherating

Or...you can lay back under the tree or even having your sun bath like the couple below...

Basically, just do whatever you want to do without any restriction in the Sun, Sea and Beach!

The Resort also provide other Recreation and Adventure trip like : Firefly river cruise, Cherating river cruise, Night market trip, Batik painting, Turtle watching and many more...do explore yourself. :)

Now...let me show you our Seaview Deluxe room...

Walked through the corridor, we passed by the laundry room which accept coins, that's convenience!

The Laundry room with a nice sitting area...

Our room situated at the fifth floor of the Resort with nice garden view before we enter the room...

View from the fifth floor of Legend Resort

Nice garden view before we enter the room...

Once we stepped into the room, the extra bed that I requested already arranged nicely...

A King bed and the extra bed - Deluxe room of Legend Resort Cherating

Iron board, iron, safe and others are all in the wardrobe...

The bathroom

The shower area with Big shower head! I like it!

The room had a Nice view of South China Sea from the balcony...

The sea view from our room

The Resort presently having the Family package promotion which called 'Fun In The Sun'. The package include 3 days 2 nights stay at Legend Resort Cherating for 2 adults and 2 children, meals included 2 breakfast for adults and children meals will be FOC round the clock! Yes, you hear me right...that means breakfast, lunch, tea break, dinner and supper...
The package price start from RM550 (Superior room with extra bed), RM650 (Deluxe room with extra bed) and RM750 (Junior Suite). (Photos will be provided in my following post...)
Please call the number or make your enquiry through their Resort email below...

If you are beach lover, wait no more! Enjoy and soak yourself and your family in the Sun, Sea and beach!

Thanks and really appreciated to The Legend Resort Cherating who sponsored the event this year especially Mr Praba (owner representative) who keep us company on every trip included the late night drinks, and not forget the Organizer - Mr Anthony Clement from Ant One Advertising too! Our package was included lodging, meals and tours and we were having a lot of fun and get to know many friends and bloggers in this trip.  

Blissfully Cherating!

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*  Media FAM Trip 2012 at Cherating, Pahang.

THE LEGEND RESORT CHERATING, KUANTAN - PAHANG

Lot 1290, Mukim Sungai Karang, Cherating, 26080 Kuantan,
Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
Toll Free: 1800 88 8866
Tel: (6) (09) 581 9818
Fax: (6) (09) 581 9400
E-mail: reservation@legendresort.com.my

URL : www.legendresort.com.my

Location map of The Legend Resort at Cherating, Pahang.

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Media FAM 3 days 2 nights trip 2012 at Cherating, Pahang.

I was invited to the Media FAM Trip 2012 at Cherating with my family. The Legend Resort Cherating (N4.10279 E103.38346) was the sponsor for the 3 days 2 nights accommodation, meals and tours.
Me and my family were really enjoyed this trip and the meals provided by the Resort. But the 4 hours+ journey from Johor Bahru to Cherating was really tired! :)

Let me list down our itinerary for the 3 days 2 nights Cherating trip...

Day 1
1.  Check-in The Legend Resort Cherating (supposed to check-in time on 1pm, but we had a late check-in about 4pm)
2.  Visit the Cherating Turtles Sanctury. (We missed this!)
3.  Welcome drink and short briefing at the Penthouse of Legend Resort Cherating. (6.30pm)
4.  Short speech and briefing by Pahang's Tourism Director - Amran Abdul Rahman. (7.30pm)
5.  Dinner by the pool. (8pm)
6.  Turtles watching (10pm)
7.  Free and easy (11.30pm)

Day 2
1.  Breakfast 8-9am.
2.  Cherating River Cruise. (10am)
3.  Visit Cherating Fishermen Village. (11.30am)
3.  Lunch at Legend Resort Cherating. (1pm)
4.  Resort activity (we had a boat trip to Snake Island) (3pm)
5.  Short rest before dinner (5-7pm)
6.  Fireflies watching at Kampung Ibok, Terengganu (9pm)
7.  Free and easy (11.30pm)

Day 3
1.  Breakfast 8-9am.
2.  Free and easy (10am-12pm)
3.  Lunch at coffee house Legend Resort Cherating (12pm)
4.  Q & A session follow by rooms (Superior room and Junior Suite) photography (1-2pm).
5.  Shopping for local food around Cherating. (2-3pm)
6.  Tong Juan Stuff Crab at Chukai, Terengganu. (my own itinerary)
7.  Back to Johor Bahru.

My family was really enjoyed the trip organized and sponsored by The Legend Resort Cherating! I like the way the arranged and also the free and easy intinerary, and definitely the 'pearl white' private beach of The Legend Resort. This was also our First time we experienced the 'Turtle lay eggs' in very close distance! I didn't expect Cherating can be so fun especially the scenery and the surrounding, well...there was NO flood at all along our trip from Cherating to Terengganu! Surprised!

Despite some media reported about the rain and flood during Monsoon season from June to December, we never 'taste' the rain at all in our 3 days 2 nights trip! Yeah...as Mr Praba said :"Sometimes the place is Dry during the Monsson season and the wind definitely won't blow away the Resort which constructed by concrete!" Haha!

We learned a lot from this Educational trip and we will try our Best to visit Cherating every year between June - December because it's the Turtle season!

*  The individual blog post for every visit will publish soon...

Location map od The Legend Resort of Cherating, Pahang.

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Mei Zhong Yuen Confectionery Shop at Jonker Street, Malacca

Mei Zhong Yuen Confectionery Shop (N2.197598 E102.24559) is located along Jonker Street of Malacca. Visited the shop after our lunch from Hainan Association just 2 doors away...

For me, this is one of the hidden gem in Jonker street!
They sell many type of biscuits which are delicious and where they got the name as "Melaka Famous Traditional Homemade Biscuit". Especially if you looking for the Taiwan Famous Sun biscuit (太阳饼), you can get it here! I never come across any others shop in Malaysia selling it!

Mei Zhong Yuen Confectionery Shop

There were full variety of biscuits display in front of the shop...I was attracted by it...

Biscuits from Mei Zhong Yuen

If all of the above are not suitable to you, please step inside...there are many and many different biscuits within the shop...sure you can find what are you looking for...:)

Mr Low (owner of the shop) generously let us try their Premium Product - Lotus biscuit and we were allow to take back all the Sun biscuits that he prepared from the Hainan Association...Thanks!

Lotus Biscuits from Mei Zhong Yuen

Then Mr Low brought out the Sun Biscuits just from the oven!

Mei Zhong Yuen Premium product - Sun Biscuit (太阳饼)

Single red dot are Durian flavor and double red dot are coffee flavor. The Sun Biscuit was really melt in my mouth! I believe the quality is equally good compare with the Taiwan Sun Biscuit.

Our group fully filled up the shop...everyone was busy tasting the biscuits and many of them grab few packs of their Premium products of Mei Zhong Yuen.

Big bags...small bags...everywhere...

Another selling point of the confectionery shop is...they prepare and bake the biscuit on the spot! Well, if you have free time, you can just stand and watch the making of the Lotus biscuit...

One of the staff preparing the dual flavor Lotus Biscuits

If you haven't try out the biscuit from Mei Zhong Yuen, don't wait! Just drop by the shop which is next to Hainan Association along Jonker Street and taste the Famous biscuits of the town!

After this session, we decided not to follow the group to Farmosa photography session. This was our last stop for the 'A Date With Bloggers' event, because we planed to have the Melaka Coconut Shake at Klebang! :)

Thanks everyone who participated in the event! See You!

Mei Zhong Yuen Confectionery Shop

125, Jalan Hang Jebat,

75200 Melaka.

Tel : +6016-2224443

Email : meizhongyuan99@gmail.com

URL : www.meizhongyuan.com.my

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Location map of Mei Zhong Yuen Confectionery Shop at Jonker Street, Malacca.

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Authentic Hainanese Dishes at Hainan Association, Malacca (Melaka)

After visiting the Cheng Ho Cultural Museum, our next destination was Hainan Association (N2.197499 E102.245662) along Jonker Street, Malacca. There will be many Hainanese dishes presented by the Friendly Hainan women from the association.
The session was arranged in the air-conditional hall on the first floor of the building. The dishes were nicely arranged on the table when we stepped in...

That was the session we can probe our questions to the ladies for the foods knowledge. I was busy taking photos of everythings on the table...
Let's start from the Hainanese snacks...

Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls with peanut (煎堆)

I like the sesame rice ball very much during my childhood, but didn't expect it was one of the Hainanese snacks...

Bua Ta Art 蒸压粑

This snacks caught my attention once I stepped close to the table, it had a unique taste and special! Nice! My first time tasting it.

Traditional Hainanese snack : Yi Bua

"This snack food is steamed glutinous rice cake with sesame, peanuts and grated/ shredded coconut meat as lts stuffing." The Hainanese present to their friend or relatives on certain occasion like : Switf to new house, wedding and new born baby full moon...

I like the coconut fragrance....

ou bua kia 鸡屎藤粑籽汤

A Hainanese medical dessert, strong ginger taste. Not bad with the weird Chinese name...:)

Hainanese Steamed chicken (文昌鸡)

This type of chicken is very common nowadays whenever you order chicken rice at everywhere between Malaysia and Singapore. For Hainanese, chicken will be the main course for every event or occassion. My another childhood favorite, even now...

The dish I forgot the name of it...stir freid vege with prawns...

Chicken rice ball

Of course you will see the Malacca chicken rice ball which is Very Famous in whole Malaysia. The history I read was originated from the 'Tan Hoe Kee' family - Muar, many decades ago...yet to find out the true...some said, all the shops selling Hainanese Chicken rice ball in Malacca now are the grandson or relatives from the Tan family...

When the Hainanese cuisine presented on the table, the bloggers were busy snapping photos...

A Date With The Bloggers

Beside the Hainanese dishes, in conjunction with the Nyonya Cuisine from Ms Lucy Wee (Lady boss of Anak Nyonya Restaurant) also presented on the next table...

Nyonya Assam prawns

Sambal petai sotong (squids)

Curry Ayam Buah Keluak (my favorite)

Nyonya Ayam Ponteh (my favorite)

Bendi Stim Belacan (Steamed ladyfinger with sambal belacan)

The common scene during the day...photos taking

60's Fruit Tea

The drinks of that day were sponsored by Jonker Gallery. They had few variety with different concoction with apple and others. The Refreshing Fruit Tea did the nice effect to cool us down during the hot and humid day...too bad it's Only available around Jonker Street area. Hopefully I can see the colorful bottle at Johor Bahru one day...

Once we finished photography the dishes on table, the making of chicken rice ball session had started...these were the ladies who made the Delicious Hainanese foods on that day! Kudos!

The Hainanese women at the Association.

They were patiently show us the step-by-step on getting the rice ball and shaped it...

The making of chicken rice ball by Hainanese grannies...

After the rice ball been shaped nicely...

Follow by the hands-on session for everyone to try on it! Many shaped came out that day, not all are round! Haha! We had a lot of fun within the session!

All of us trying to shaped the rice ball...even the General Manager of Perfect Food also join the crowd...:)

Right : before shape. Left : after shaped.

We took a short rest after the chicken rice ball session and continued by the making of Suncake from Mei Zhong Yuen Confactionary. The Suncake is a famous snack from Taiwan, and I had taste it on my trip to Taiwan 2007.

Cookies from Mei Zhong Yuen

Pineapple tart from Mei Zhong Yuen

The owner of Mei Zhong Yuen - Mr Low was a friendly and humble guy. Before he show us the making of Suncake, we had a good interaction with him...

Mr Low - owner of Mei Zhong Yuen Confectionary

The Bloggers...

Mr Low and his assistant started the demostration slowly and provide with a detail explaination from A to Z during the session...

The making of Sun biscuits

Mr Low marking the Sun biscuits with a Red dot which represent durian filling...

The Sun biscuit does not bake on the spot, Mr Low need to carried all of them back to his confectionary shop which we going to visit after the lunch...

It was our honor to enjoy the Delicious Hainanese and Nyonya dishes with the Chief Minister of Melaka - Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam. In his short speech, he shared some information about Melaka. He was A friendly guy.

The Chief Minister of Melaka - Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam

Everyone in the room enjoyed their lunch very much! Great experience for me to taste so many dishes at once! And also an eye opener for me especially on the Hainanese snacks that I never see before...

The left over on the table after an hour...

I wonder why we left one chicken rice ball on the plate?! And who should responsible to finish it? Haha!

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