Telaga Harbour Park @ Pantai Kok Langkawi

Actually there's more to Langkawi than just shopping for duty free chocolates, liquor and tobacco. There's Pantai Kok (I know it sounds vulgar but the place is absolutely beautiful).

Pantai Kok is on the western part of the island approximately 12km north of Pantai Cenang, and about 20 mins from the Langkawi airport. However, it's almost 45mins drive from Kuah town and a taxi from there would cost you around RM25 to get here. Pantai Kok fronts a beautiful bay that is surrounded by limestone hills and lush green jungle. On the waterfront, is the Telaga Harbour Park, a yachting marina with a string of shops, bars, restaurants and a petrol station (Petronas). Additionally it has several recreational attractions such as Oriental Village which house the cable-car ride to the peak of Mat Cincang Mountain and the Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls. Within it's vicinity, the hotels to look out for is Sheraton and Tanjung Sanctuary which are upscale hotels.

This is the soon to be opened boutique hotel - The Danna Langkawi

This is the marina for yachts at Perdana Quay in Telaga Harbour Park. Some of these yachts are really big and it looked like I could house a party for a 100pax. As I was strolling along the wharf, I wished I could be working here! It's really relaxing and you can just disconnect yourself from the life of hustle and bustle city. Does people live on yachts?

The Loaf @ Perdana Quay

This outlet here should be the 1st outlet for The Loaf under the ownership of our ex PM, Tun Mahathir and it's concept is based on Japanese style bakery. Even the Grand Chef, Mr. Yukichi Matsubara whom I have the privilege of meeting is a Japanese but he's based in Malaysia for a number of years now. He's quite a young chap with good looks and clear English pronunciation. You know how sometimes we could just vomit blood speaking English to some Japaneses. His assistant chef whom is in charge of this outlet full-time, Mr. Yusuf is also a very friendly guy.

This place doesn't only serve bread and pastries. They do have dishes like breakfast sets, soup served on bread bowls, pasta and main dishes such as chicken, beef and steak. The prices are quite steep too ranging from RM20+ for a pasta to RM40-60 for a main.

Fresh bread for grab & go and pretty cheesecake desserts!

It was so nice and relaxing to sit by the window sill and admire the scenery from inside the shop. It's facing the yachts directly. Never mind I cannot own one because at least I can sit there and dream. Or you can choose to sit outside if you want to be literally next to the yachts and smell the sea breeze!

I had "The Wild Thing" which is a blend of watermelon, pineapple and some other juices for a refreshing and cooling after effect. My distributor had a Lemongrass which according to Yusuf was one of his favourites as well. The fluffy cheesecake was very good and I think I finished it in a few spoonful. They have a variety of mini cheesecakes in small paper cups called Mini U-Hu-Hu which resembles the cupcakes.

The Loaf Bakery & Bistro
Lot No C9 Perdana Quay,
Telaga Harbour Park,
Pantai Kok, 07000 Langkawi,
Kedah, Malaysia

Operation hours: 8.00am to 10.30pm

Tel: +604-959 4866
Fax: +604- 959 4803

1st Trip to Langkawi after 2 years

It wasn't exactly my first business trip to Langkawi. Actually the previous 2 trips to Langkawi happened to be business trips as well with my two previous companies. Sadly, the last time I had a tour of Langkawi was when I was in primary school! And for all the business trip, the most convenient hotel happened to be Bayview at Kuah town. It's known to be a business hotel where the rates are quite reasonable and you don't even need a car to town because it's just within a walk away.

Bayview Hotel
Jalan Pandak Mayah 1, Pusat Bandar Kuah
07000 Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Telephone: +(604) 9661818
Fax: +(604) 966 3888
E-mail:bayviewlangkawi@bayviewhotels.com

This place is always fully book and therefore an early booking is recommended. I paid RM175 for a Deluxe room with a seaview under the corporate rate. The rooms does not come with ironing facilities but you could always ask for one if you need it. And I couldn't remember finiding a hair dryer too although I read from the website that they do provide one. The standard toiletries are provided except toothbrushes. Buffet breakfast is included.

It's so nice to wake up with a view like this! Nevermind the lack of class and luxury at the hotel because I only use the room for less than 9 hours a day. My day begins at 10am and I won't be back to the hotel until after 1am...

Kuah town is really small and it's filled with duty free shops that sells liquor, chocolates, tobacco, kitchen ware (like Vision, Corell, Tefal and Luminarc) and souvenirs. It only takes you a day if you plan to shop for all these items. I was there for 3D2N and now I know the shops there at the tips of my fingers! It's so funny coming here to meet the retailers daily but I was enjoying the work because they refered me to "the principal" instead of just a supplier... hehe...

Seriously there were not many choices when it comes to chinese cuisine/restaurant in Kuah. There's one beside Haji Ismail Group and this one is frequented by the locals because of it's affordability and fresh seafood.

Weng Fung Restaurant has been opened for quite a long time. This restaurant serves really fresh seafood because you can just practically choose what you want to it from the fish tank filled with crabs, mantis prawns and the smaller lobsters. The fishes are transported here fresh from the sea although they come in an ice box and liveless...

Prices here are quite okay with Live Lobster at RM24/100g, Live Tiger Prawn RM18/100g, Live Mantis Prawn RM13/100g and Crabs at RM7/100g. They also serve a few different types of fish from Grouper, Red Snapper to Promfret at RM7-16/100g. The other meat/vege dishes range from RM10-RM40 depends on whether you want small, medium or large portions.

A cooling Pandan Coconut is a must in Langkawi!

We had a number of dishes from clams, Kangkung with Belacan, Steamed Mantis Prawn, Vegetable soup and also it's signature 3 Tastes Red Snapper. The fish is fried and poured over with a concotion of soya sauce, vinegar and garlic. As claimed by my distributor, no where else did it better than this shop in Langkawi!

One more thing, it's really difficult to find a chinese restaurant that serves pork. Most of them here do not have pork on the menu.

Complimentary dessert of fruits with Rojak sauce.

Come early or else this place will be full by 7pm as it's just a small shop. I find the food is commendable as they did the seafood dishes well and the price is affordable.

Weng Fung Restaurant
(opposite Langkawi Saga)
26, Kompleks Cayman,
Jalan Penarak, Kuah,
07000 Langkawi,Kedah.
Tel: +604-9666287 Hp: +6012-4783448
Business hour: 11.30am - 3.30pm and 6.00pm to 10.30pm