![On the way to spend the weekend at Muar, Bing xi dad's hometown. :)](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-07-26-27.jpg?w=400&h=300)
On the way to spend the weekend at Muar, Bing xi dad’s hometown, to celebrate bx ah ma’s 85th birthday 🙂
![Has mee kia for breakfast when we first reached Muar.](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-08-36-20.jpg?w=400&h=299)
Had mee kia for breakfast when we first reached Muar.
![2014-08-30 18.41.31](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-41-31.jpg?w=400&h=304)
![Traders hotel room](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-41-08.jpg?w=400&h=300)
Traders hotel room
![2014-08-30 15.10.19](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-15-10-19.jpg?w=400&h=302)
![A nice seaview from the windows of the hotel](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-15-11-36.jpg?w=400&h=299)
A nice seaview from the windows of the hotel
![Had a spread of yummy food at Lunch](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-14-06-59.jpg?w=400&h=299)
Had a spread of yummy food at Lunch
![Calamari](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-39-43.jpg?w=400&h=300)
Calamari
![Curry fish](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-39-59.jpg?w=400&h=533)
Curry fish
![Prawns](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-40-15.jpg?w=400&h=300)
Prawns
![Tofu](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-40-34.jpg?w=400&h=300)
Tofu
![Egg oyster omelet](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-40-39.jpg?w=400&h=300)
Egg oyster omelet
![Meat](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-40-48.jpg?w=400&h=300)
Meat
![Dong po rou with veggies](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-41-02.jpg?w=401&h=301)
Dong po rou with veggies
![David (Bing xi's bro) & Xue Ting(GF)](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-54-33.jpg?w=400&h=533)
David (Bing xi’s bro) & Xue Ting(GF)
![Thats us :)](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-55-29.jpg?w=399&h=299)
Thats us 🙂
![Coincidentally, we wore couple clothes!](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-55-34.jpg?w=400&h=300)
Coincidentally, we wore couple clothes!
![2014-08-30 18.55.40](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-18-55-40.jpg?w=400&h=304)
![That's Bingxi's grandma](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-31-00-24-09.jpg?w=400&h=533)
That’s Bingxi’s grandma
![First dish of dinner](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-20-21-00.jpg?w=400&h=299)
First dish of dinner
![Followed by appetisers](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-31-00-22-54.jpg?w=399&h=299)
Followed by appetisers
![2014-08-30 20.56.23](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-20-56-23.jpg?w=401&h=303)
![Yam ring](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-30-21-06-56.jpg?w=400&h=299)
Yam ring
![2014-08-31 00.23.37](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-31-00-23-37.jpg?w=399&h=302)
The next morning, we went to have…. Bak ku Teh for breakfast cum lunch
![Muar bak tu teh](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-31-11-51-39.jpg?w=400&h=299)
Muar bak tu teh
PG advised- hahaha kidding, we just eating otah lah.
![And as requested by Megan..](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-31-12-09-49.jpg?w=400&h=299)
And as requested by Megan..
![2014-08-31 12.21.58](https://arielsmiles.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-31-12-21-58.jpg?w=399&h=301)
Thoughts from the trip: It was quite a nice trip, I enjoyed travelling to Muar by car. Although we had to squeeze a lil on the car cause there were too many people. Being with his family was quite fun, all of them kept joking around and all. 🙂 It’s mmy first time to Muar, and i would never go there if not to accompany them to celebrate their ah ma’s birthday. So yeah, it was quite an eye-opener for me. I really found that the house at Muar was really interesting!! It’s so traditional- too bad i didn’t take photos at their place. Their bathing area was quite cool cause they can use the pail to bathe & the toilet was not gross as i expected. Muar definately had more things than i expected! I imagined in my head that it would just be a Kampong with mozzies, but unexpectedly there was more.. like shops & all. And for me, I was quite shy since I didn’t know most of the people there.. so yeah there were like 40+ people?! I don’t know really, just too many I was feeling claustrophobic at times.
I liked the short 2 hours when we went shopping around the shopping mall, cause is like i can finally walk around abit with just Bing Xi and I. 🙂 We bought loads of food from the super market- we the piggies, went to this shop called living cabinet which has many cute things so we got some cute contact lens casing, jars & a set of pretty thumbprint designed couple cups.
We spent basically most of the time eating. As you can see from the number of food photos I posted. Haha 🙂 Before we left, we got to eat the famous+must eat Muar Bak ku teh. From what Bing xi told me, Muar is known for their yummy Bak Ku Teh & Otah. His family gave me otah back home for my family to try. 🙂
My favourite time in Muar is probably during the lantern time, when i just hang around the kids playing lanterns to take photos of them with one of bx cousin’s DSLR & eating food. hehe 🙂
I feel better after writing my thoughts down. Thanks for reading & I shall update here again soon. 🙂 ❤