Delicious Wanton Noodle in Johor Bahru

   As I was at Meldrum street in Johor Bahru, I took the opportunity to try out the wanton noodle stall. If those who are not familiar with what is wanton, it is basically minced meat dumpling served together with yellow noodles. You can order either the dry or soup version. The dry version means that the noodle is served dry with chili and tomato sauce and sometimes added vinegar oil. Wanton noodle is a basic and popular food among the Chinese in Malaysia and Singapore.

   The stall which is situated inside a worn out looking coffee shop. In fact if you are in Meldrum walk, you will notice that most of the coffee shops there are old. But don't let the outward appearance of the coffee shops deceived you. There are plenty of good food being sold at these coffee shops. I always take the time to go to Meldrum walk whenever I am in Johor Bahru as it is very close to the CIQ ( Customs and Immigration ), just less than 10 minutes walk away.

   The wanton noodle stall is normally very busy in the morning and also at lunch time. I like the noodle as it is light and fragrant. The only complain from me is that the standard serving is quite small in portion. You can in fact swallow the entire noodles in the small bowl within a few gulp. I have also try the Sui Jiao which is the meat dumpling but my preference is still their wanton noodle. I find the Sui Jiao has too much meat stuffing. I prefer Sui Jiao stuffed with minced meat, prawns, mushroom and sliced vegetables.

   If you intend to try the wanton noodle, try to do it on weekdays instead of weekends. Because the coffee shops are normally very crowded during the weekends, you may not be able to find a vacant table/seat. I have written a blog on this wanton noodle stall, if you are keen to read them, just follow the link below:-

 Wanton Noodle in Johor Bahru

Mail Boxes in Johor Bahru

   I was in Johor Bahru just outside City Square and decided to just cross the road and visit the Plaza Senin. This is a very old shopping mall in Johor Bahru city and despite its age, there were still many shoppers visiting this mall. Then my friend asked me whether there was any mail box around as she wanted to post 2 postcards. I asked some people and they directed me to the street that is at the back of this mall
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    My friend and I walked to the street as directed, but there was no mail box in sight. It seems that finding a mail box here was quite difficult. But as we wandered around the street further, I saw the mail boxes - there were two. Both are by the side of each other located near the open space car park, comfortably rested under the shade of a tree. One mail box is yellow and the other is Red in color. The yellow color mailbox has the word Ekspres which in my opinion means Express. The red mail box have 2 slots and it simply state Pos Malaysia Berhad. My friend dropped the postcards in the yellow mail box, which hopefully was the correct mail box for her postcards. Anyway, if it is wrong, I believe the post office staff will sort it out correctly later in the Post Office.
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   I think the Post Office of Malaysia can make the mail boxes more user friendly by putting signage on the mail boxes in English for the sake of international travelers. For example if the mail box is for international mails, just put the words ' For International Mails Only'. The color of yellow and Red are good because I could spot the bright color mail boxes far away. However the location of the mail boxes can be improved upon. I think these mailboxes should be placed in busy areas along the pavement of the main street or the next to a busy bus stop, instead of hiding it in the car park at the back of the rows of shop houses.

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