Thursday, June 20, 2013

Pan Kobo Cafe 焼きたてパンの店 - Freshly Baked Japanese Style Bread at Horizon Hills - Nusajaya, Johor Bahru.

Pan Kobo Cafe (N1.45767 E103.64412) is located along Jalan Hijauan 3 of Horizon Hills of Johor Bahru. It's a the First Japanese Bakery run by a Japanese in Johor Bahru. It was my pleasure to met the freindly Mr Tomohisa Haraguchi who is the owner of the bakery.

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Pan Kobo Cafe 焼きたてパンの店 at Horizon Hills

The freshly bread which baked locally all are handmade with different doughs (local bread are mostly 'one' dough for all breads) follow the recipe of the Japanese Bread Master by the Chief Baker - Mr Nakayama Iku at the bakery. The healthy breads sell in this bakery are all without any additives, softener and preservation chemical. They like to encourage everyone to eat their Daily bread for breakfast, not just an occasional bread. Words from Tomo San.

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Nice and relax interior design provided with a healthy freashly baked Japanese bread

The new bakery was just opened on May 2013 and it's a good opportunity for the Johor Bahru peoples to taste the Freshly, Healthy Japanese Style Bread. As for me, this was my first time...

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The cafe is provided nice dining area with tables and chairs (indoor and outdoor) for customers who like to have their bread serve right from the oven, coffee and tea are serve from the cafe too. They offer some common daily breads and also Pan Kobo signature's bread. Let me show you some of the bread photos below...
Apologies because I forgot some of the name of the breads.

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Donuts

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Plain bread

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Walnut Cream Cheese (one of my favorite!)

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Coconut Meron Pan

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Sesame bread

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One of the signature bread (sorry, forgot the name of it)

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Cinnabon - their customers's favorite

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Japanese Chicken Curry Bread (signature's bread)

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Chocolate bread (kids will love it very much!)

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Croissant with chocolate

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There are many type of breads in the bakery, you have to taste it yourself!
We tasted some of the breads here and they were soft, tender and Delicious! With the natural yeast. The curry bread was crispy on the skin and flavorful inside, among all I like the Walnut Cream Cheese very much because of the walnut...:)

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Japanese Chicken Curry Bread

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Walnut Cream Cheese

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We chose to enjoy the healthy breads at the cafe and chatting with the friendly boss - Mr Tomohisa Haraguchi. This was also our first time met up with so friendly bakery owner in Johor Bahru. Great!

The price for the breads are from RM2.50 - RM8.50. It's reasonable price for the nice healthy bread without addictive and you will feel and taste different compare with the breads of local bakery. Do drop by the Pan Kobo Cafe to try the Japanese Breads if you happen at Taman Bukit Indah or Nusa Bestaru area, it's just nearby...

And don't forget to check out their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Pankobocafe) for the latest special offer!

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Pan Kobo Cafe 焼きたてパンの店
5, Jalan Hijauan 3,
Horizon Hills, Nusajaya,
Johor Bahru.
Tel : +6012 7836168
Business hour : 7am - 5pm Wed - Mon. Close on Tuesday.

Location map of Pan Kobo Cafe at Taman Horizon Hills, Nusajaya - Johor Bahru.


Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Suite Rooms in Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang (Part 2)

This post is continue from the previous...The Eastern & Oriental (E & O) Hotel at Penang, Malaysia (Part 1).

Let me continue the our virtual tour for the Suite Rooms of The Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang...

The Writer Suite. Where all the suite room are named after the Writers name at the Heritage Wing.
This room is named - Rudyard Kipling.
Suite size : 135 sqm.

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The Living area

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The Dining area accompany with the mini bar

And it has a Nice seaview balcony!

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The Seaview balcony of The Writer Suite - The E & O Hotel, Penang.

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Follow by the bedroom...

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The Bedroom of the Writer Suite of E & O Hotel Penang.

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Now, let's visit the bathroom area...

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The bathtub as usual...

I found this is unique design of the E & O Hotel...every suite room is designed to has 2 basins area, as you can see from the photos below. One for the male and the other for the female, both provided with different facilities. Do you spot the different?

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Well, it's simple! The female basin has an 'extra small mirror' mounted from the side. Can you see it? :)

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The shower area

All the Suite Rooms at the Heritage Wing will be provide with the old fashioned Television, which is the picture tube type. The reason is just because to follow the 'Heritage' deco of the E & O Hotel. As you can see from the photos above...the furnitues in the suite room are all Classic! They were Antique!

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One of the Classic furniture in the room

Personally, I like the lighting switch....

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The Antique lighting On/Off switch of the Writer Suite Room of E & O Hotel

The Premier Suite Room was the second room in our tour...
Suite size : 58 sqm.

As usual, the Living area...

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Designed with the Classic furnitures...


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In this room, I saw a antique telephone on the writing table...and the table lights. They were from the seventies! Goodness! This were Classic!

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The writing table in Premier Suite Room

The bedroom in the next...

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This Suite Room equipped with two (2) single beds setting...

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Together with the Heritage furnitures...

The bathroom...

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The bathtub and the 'two' basins, as usual...

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By walking into the Suite Rooms in the Heritage Wing of E & O Hotel was just like walked into a Time Machine, it direct us back to the 60s and the 70s. I don't know about others, but I'm appreciated very much! With the Unique designed Suite Rooms of the hotel, it provided a total relax environment and given a nice cozy place to rest on the vacation.

After the 2 Suite rooms from the Heritage Wing, let's visit to 'New' Victory Annexe Wing. The new wing has opened its doors to the new world on 15th March 2013.

"The new Victory Annexe, will mark a full circle in the E&O Hotel's illustrious history. Named after the original Victory Annexe – a magnificent 40-room addition unveiled by Arshak Sarkies in 1923, the new wing will house a total of 122 sea-view suites.

There are 117 Superior Suites measuring 55 square metres each and five Corner Suites spanning 123 square metres each. All Superior Suites feature a bedroom, bathroom with twin vanities and private balcony. A separate living room, unique rainforest shower and dining area with 270º view of the sea are standard in the Corner Suites.
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The Corner Suite Room of Victory Annexe Wing.
Suite size : 123 sqm.

This was the room we stayed for our 3 days 2 nights vacation in Penang...

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Once entering the door, the dining and the living hall in the full view...

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Beside the antique furnitures, the suite room is a bit modern where a 42" LCD TV was provided.

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The mini bar is located at the left side if the dining area...

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A King size bed in the bedroom with another 42" LCD TV accompany with a BOSE Audio System within.

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Bedroom view with the King size bed

The wirting table was attractive!

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The writing table in the bedroom

The bedroom has a way easy access to the balcony which I going to show you later...the centralized air-conditioning had a separate temperature control at the living and bedroom area. Well, it was really cold!

The bathroom was spacious!
By soak yourself in the bathtub with the pleasant seaview is blissful! For me, the enjoyment won't complate with a mug of 'ice cold beer'. :)

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Spacious bathroom with a seaview bathtub

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The shower are on the right of the bathtub and the toilet was at the left...

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It should be nice to shower with your the other half...I think...

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The twin basin area

Let's go the 270º seaview private balcony. It has a 'L' shape with the view of city and the sea, accessible from the Living area or Master Bedroom.

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A simple dining table on one side and lazy chairs on the seaview side...

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The Infinity Swimming pool is located on the side, and the pool was enhanced together with the city view!

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The part of the city view from the balcony

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The swimming pool was just on the side view from the balcony

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The magnificent sea view from the balcony! It was a the place where I had my beers in the evening accompany with the cool sea breeze and the lonely jetty. (you will know what I mean the 'lonely jetty' if you experience yourself...).

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The view of the balcony of Corner Suite room in Victory Annexe Wing - E & O Hotel

"The same architectural elements of the original hotel are incorporated into the Victory Annexe. In keeping with the original colonial styled guestrooms of the early 1900s, all suites feature Victorian details such as en-suite bathrooms fitted with claw footed long baths, pedestal ceramic basins, lazy ceiling fans and breezy private balconies.

Guests staying at the Victory Annexe enjoy exclusive privileges such as complimentary non-alcoholic beverages from the mini bar. Also included in the all-encompassing room rate are daily breakfasts and complimentary coffee and tea with accompaniments throughout the day as well as evening cocktails with canapés at The Planters Lounge from 5pm to 7pm. Privacy is assured and only guests staying at the Victory Annexe are allowed access to The Planters Lounge.
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There are total of 222 rooms (100 from Heritage Wing and 122 at Victory Annexe Wing) in Eastern & Oriental Hotel.

We had a wonderful stayed at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel on our vacation. It a Nice Heritage Hotel and the Only one in Penang that we like it very much!

If you like to check out the rooms availability and the room rates, please click on their official website below...

Eastern & Oriental Hotel
10, Lebuh Farquhar, 10200 Penang.
Tel: +(6) 04 222 2000   Fax: +(6) 04 261 6333
Website : http://www.eohotels.com/
Email: luxury@eohotels.com

Related post :-
*  The Eastern & Oriental (E & O) Hotel at Penang, Malaysia (Part 1)

Location map of Eastern & Oriental Hotel, Penang.