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Dinner @ Las Vacas, Petaling Jaya

2010-06-21T22:13:00.000+08:00

Image related lol.

I had been craving for good steak after my friend told me that there is one in town with a very reasonable price. The place is called Las Vacas, located in the housing areas of SS5 Petaling Jaya. It's a rather odd location for such a place, but eitherway it was not too hard to find. Las Vacas is really a butchery, but they also cook the meats they cut as well.

Simple and comfy interior

You get to pick your cuts before you sit down and wait for your meal. I choose Grass-fed striploin while my friend orderd Grain-fed striploin. We had it medium rare (the juiciest point of the meat without feeling too raw). They went for about RM10+ per 100gram. We had close to about 500g for each steak(yum!). Also noted was Kobe beef, which was about RM35 per 100gram(talk about pampered cows, lol).

Grass-fed Striploin

Grain-fed Striploin

It didnt take too long before our food arrived. It's a no frills as it gets, you get accompanying salad plus a garlic bread. The meat was really juicy and tender. It tasted great with minimal seasoning (I am drooling at my own pictures whilst typing this out x_x).

Overall, if you are looking for fairly-priced steaks, this is the place for it. Nice food, good ambience to chill out; though drinks are on the high side if I must say.

Las Vacas(www)

No.23, Jalan SS5A/11,

Kelana Jaya 47301,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor,

Tel: 03-78740881/03-78740711

Dinner at Kitchen Creatures, Centerpoint Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya

2010-05-31T00:49:00.000+08:00

Kitchen Creatures, a funny name for a restaurant when I first heard about it from KY, so I decided to go there and see what it's really about. Kitchen Creatures is located at Centerpoint Bandar Utama, where apparently it seems to be very popular nowadays(compared to years before).

There's a wide variety of western food with some popular asian cuisines placed in the menu. We ordered beef stew, beef carbonara and monster burger(which is their signature dish). I also had their special rootbeer, which seems to be a mix of ginger ale and rootbeer.

Taste wise, it was not too bad. I especially liked the beef stew however as it was tender and had a nice taste to it. As for the burger, although it seems to have been cooked in a medium-rare manner, but it wasn't as juicy as I expected. But I loved it as it really did deserved to be called monster burger(egg,beef patty, ham, bacon, tomato, onions, lettuce, pickles; that's quite alot of ingredients for a burger)

True to it's tagline of No Frills Dining, everything on the menu is as-is. You pay nothing more, nothing less. All prices were nett. Service is prompt, they have fairly attentive waiter/waitresses. Worth a visit if you are around Bandar Utama and would like to have no frills dining.

Kitchen Creatures
Lot F110, Centre Point
3, Lebuh Bandar Utama,
47800 PJ, Selangor
Tel: 03-7729 8039

Lunch @ Wei Yip, Aman Suria, Petaling Jaya

2010-03-22T08:00:00.001+08:00

So I have been looking at the banner just about everyday when I drive to work stating that there's a new shop in town serving fish-head noodle. One day, my colleagues decided to have lunch there. Wei Yip is located somewhere in the middle of Aman Suria.

On the first step you walk into the shop, you could smell the strong fragrance of the liquor(fah-kew zhou; not to be confused with a vulgar word). I suppose that could be a good thing(since it's specifically stated drunken fish head noodles). We ordered 3 varieties; fish head noodles, fish paste noodles and garoupa fish head noodles.

It didn't take too long for them to prepare the noodles. Taste wise for me it was nice, I loved the fragrance of the liquor in the soup mixed with the sour-ish taste from the tomato and the ~~smoothness~~(not very smooth) of milk added together. Though I must say, the amount of fish meat(they gave me more fish head bones than the meat) given was quite little and you may be better off with fish paste instead. Overall, good stuff for me.

Address:
No.32 A-1, Jalan PJU 1/3D,
Sunway Mas Commercial Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.

Contact:
Telephone number: 03-7880 3173
Email: weiyip@nanoworld.com.my

Opening hours:
Open daily:
Lunch: 11am-3pm.
Dinner: 6pm-10pm.

Lunch @ Uncle Ben's, Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur

2010-03-16T11:14:00.001+08:00

*This is a backlogged post of 2009

During my visits to Low Yat Plaza to shop for some computer peripherals, I seldom have lunch over at the same place due to the limited choices available there. But since I was hungry, why not try something there. I walked around the LG floor and noticed the place where Sihlin Taiwan Snacks used to be has changed to Uncle Ben's; so why not give it a try then?

Located just beside the Old Town Kopitiam, it was rather quiet and only had 1 or 2 patrons(less patrons = faster food served). Uncle Ben serves up your local Chinese cuisine (ala 'Tai Chow' style). My friend and I ordered buttermilk chicken and I had ginger-spring onion fish.

As expected it didn't take long for food to arrive. Taste wise it was nothing to shout about though. Fortunately the meat was cooked just nice as it was not too hard. Price starts from RM9.90 for rice, main dish and soup which I think is pretty much okay if you're in town (not to mention in an air-conditioned environment as well).

Uncle Ben's

LG-33, Plaza Low Yat,

Kuala Lumpur.

Char Siew @ Tian Hong, Salak South, Kuala Lumpur

2010-02-04T10:04:00.001+08:00

Char Siew has somewhat become an obsession for me now, quite a bit that I actually drove to Salak South in order to search for some good Char Siew. I brought my friend who also particularly loves a good serving of Char Siew.

Tian Hong was one of the popular places for Char Siew according to other food bloggers(eatinout) and was also featured in The Star, so we had to give it a try anyway. Thanks to my GPS, we managed to make out way there. We arrived tad early; there wasn't any Char Siew yet D: However, things were on our side on that day; the first batch of Char Siew rolled out from the kitchen.

We had serving for two and a bowl of soup(self-service) as well as two ice-cold chinese tea. The taste was not particularly sweet and it was not too salty either, which is probably a good thing. Though however, the meat was tad hard; probably because we took the lean part which had little or no fat at all. It's not bad, but I preferred the one at Aman Suria. The soup served was a little too bland, which literally had no taste at all (which explains soy sauce and pepper on the table XP). Overall, it was good, but not excellent, particularly due to the texture of the meat.

Kedai Kopi Tian Hong
A82, Jalan Tuanku 2,
Taman Salak Selatan,
Kuala Lumpur.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-05T14:26:00.000+08:00

This post is overly late by 5 days, but nevertheless I would like to wish Happy New Year to all my readers. It is the year of the Tiger, so get ready to run xD. I'll try to provide as much reviews this year and will try to publish them as promptly as possible. Until then, please forgive me :P

Lunch at A Little Dim Sum Place, SS2 Petaling Jaya

2009-12-14T16:40:00.001+08:00

Initially I wanted to go for some Char Siew @ Seremban Favorites after some shopping with a friend; however when we arrived there, it was all sold out. I headed over to Atria, Damansara Jaya area to go to a particular japanese restaurant(watch for the newer post later on) but it was closed as it was already the end of lunch hour (we reached there about 3pm). Disappointed, I thought to myself, there's only SS2 left to go for food nearby. I thought of going to KTZ, but my friend wanted some dim sum. We stumbled upon a cafe not far from KTZ, called A Little Dim Sum Place.

The menu does not contain an extensive list of dim sum like your regular ones; however, it does contain the more popular dishes that people usually order such as Har Gao(prawn dumpling), Chee Cheong Fun, Wu Kok, Siew Mai, fishballs and etc. Besides that they also have some rice/noodle dish should the dim sum not satiate your appetite. They also serve desserts like glutinous rice ball, shaved ice with fruits and pancakes.

We ordered a handful of dishes which were fried rice, chee cheong fun, wu kok(fried yam with stuffing), siew mai, mango glutinous rice ball in ginger soup and durian pancake.

When the fried rice arrived at our table, the aroma for really nice; however the taste was rather disappointing as it was fairly normal/plain. The chee cheong fun was also alright, except the noodle was quite thick (I've been spoiled by a hong kong styled chee cheong fun stall that serves up paper thin rice noodle), the char siew filling inside was alright(though my friend asked, is this really char siew?). I particularlly like the Wu Kok, as it was not too oily and I loved the yam. The siew mai follows the newer trend, where prawn bits are mixed with the minced pork. I prefer my siew mai just with the minced pork; but it was okay.

The mango rice ball was a bit of a surprise(literally); not because of the taste, but because it actually exploded when both of us tried to eat it. Inside each of these rice balls contained some mango puree; and when we took a bite, they spilled out; in a very funny manner(depending on how you took your first bite). The durian pancake was great. We probably enjoyed this one the most. Durian flesh wrapped in a thin layer of pancake and it was just nice.

Overall, not bad but it could improve in the taste department. When we were there they were also having promotion where dim sum prices were marked down from their original prices. Definitely worth a go.

A Little Dim Sum Place
No.12 Jalan SS2/63,
47300 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-78731876

Lunch at Seremban Favorites, Sunwaymas Commerical Centre, Petaling Jaya

2009-11-24T13:48:00.006+08:00

I always been very fond of eating Char Siew(barbecued pork in sweet sauce). I've always thought that the char siew nearby my place was excellent already. I was wrong; there was something even more awesome than that. Located in Sunwaymas Commercial Centre(behind Aman Suria), Petaling Jaya, there's exists a shop that sells Char Siew that would be on a totally different scale (I'm serious, really).

I went down with my friend for lunch at Seremban Favorites. Parking is abysmal around that area, but fortunately we found one just nearby the shop. When we walked in during the lunch hour, it was full. We had to gawk at people who were eating and rushed to tables when people were done with their food (if you come in the morning, it isn't that bad). We found one after a few minutes and we sat down and began ordering our food. We had wan tan mee, fried sui gao(prawn dumpling), and a plate of char siew.

All I could say was wow, it's good; it's really good. The taste was not too sweet, yet a little salty but it was perfect in a way. The combination complemented the meat well. Most places have their Char siew overly sweet (though I don't mind). Wan tan mee was tad oily and probably not the crispest/crunchy noodles I had, but it was okay. The hakka mee was pretty good as well; lots of minced pork served on top of the noodles. The fried sui gao was not bad as well. This place is definitely worth a visit and I have already been going back and forth this place for breakfast and lunch :3

Sean approves of this place.

Restoran Famous Seremban Favourites
80-1 Ground Floor, Jalan PJU 1/3B
Sunway Mas Commercial Centre
47301 Petaling Jaya

Breakfast @ Hoong Foong Dim Sum, USJ21, Subang Jaya

2009-11-13T14:17:00.000+08:00

It's been an extremely long time since I've had any proper dim sum. One morning I decided to have some and I checked if there were any other dim sum places around Subang Jaya aside Hong Ling Restaurant which I had ages ago. Pictured above is the Siu Long Pau (wrapped meat with soup) which Hoong Foong serves. I haven't had any of this before, so I'll leave the taste testing to you guys :P
Located in ~~the very depths of~~ USJ21(which is pretty much towards the end before the highway that goes down to Puchong or KLIA on the other end), Hoong Foong is a fairly large restaurant and you should have no problems locating it (there doesn't seem to be any other shops open in the morning and serving dim sum either).

Their dim sum variety is fairly large, they've just about covered every dish (including siu long pau which not all shops serve). They've alot of seafood dimsum, so I had to pick out dishes which had less or none of them.

Overall, the food was good; they tasted like what I have in mind. I do not particularly enjoy the chee cheong fun though, as it was very thick and kind of soggy (due to the cook had to make them in quantities, so output seemed half-assed). I loved the stuffed yam (wu kok), it had more yam then the char siew filling(this may be subjective, some like it the other way around). They also have some promotions on weekdays which you can check on their website here . RM1 dim sum on weekday lunch anyone? 8D

Hoong Foong Dim Sum (www)
No77&79, Jalan USJ 21/10,
Pusat Perdagangan USJ,
47610, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 016-2637163 (Boon)
016-2031972 (John)
Email: john3091972@yahoo.com

Dinner at Pondok Satay, USJ8 , Subang Jaya

2009-10-28T13:46:00.000+08:00

I've heard many good things about this particular satay(skewered meat grilled on top charcoal) joint from various bloggers. Whilst not being an actual "pondok"(hut), it's a shoplot located in USJ8 (just behind the police station and opposite the mosque at USJ9). It's a typical restaurant/kopitiam that serves malay food, but it seems that they are more famous for the satay.

I went with my ex-college mates who wanted to go satisfiy their cravings for satay as they have not had excellent satay over the years. The place is not hard to find, being the only shop with a satay stall outside; it really is quite easy to spot. Upon arrival, they'll serve otak-otak while you wait for your satay (it is not free however :x). Pondok Satay serves up 3 kinds of meat; chicken, beef and lamb. We had close to about a 100 sticks combined.

I have to say, the chicken seems to be the most flavorful among the meat. You could easily tell that it is well seasoned and the fat on the meat is kept at a minimum. My other favorite one was the lamb. Although it does taste a little strong, it is well complemented by the satay sauce. The beef one was a bit of a disappointment as it was rather bland. The satay sauce was nothing too different than any other places which is probably a good thing.The otak-otak was so-so, nothing really much to say about it(other than it seem to be redder than normal).

Overall, I would recommend this place as this would be one of the better satay joints in Subang Jaya. Service is so-so, but acceptable.

Any recommendations for satay? Drop me an e-mail or post your suggestions at the comment box.

Pondok Satay
9, USJ 8/2 B
Subang Jaya
Tel: 012-393 5590, 012-311 5590
Operation hours: Everyday; 3.30pm to 2am.

Dinner at Frontera, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

2009-10-21T21:13:00.017+08:00

Imagine yourself being a foreigner living in Malaysia for a while, and you have been craving for food back home which practically isn't found in Malaysia. So what do you do? Cook your own food of course. This is what Larry, the owner of Frontera did when he came to Malaysia. Frontera offers authentic Tex-Mex cuisine, so it would basically taste the same as what you would be having over in the States.

Clow invited me to join him for some manly food challenge as Frontera serves the spiciest chicken wings in Malaysia known as the Killer Spicy Wings, which is coated with Habanero sauce; like alot of sauce. If you can't handle it, they also offer 2 other levels that would be less spicy. Clow also invited 2 other friends to join us in a 4-way Habanero challenge which I will explain later on.

Sol Beer and Horny Magaritas

Before we decide to kill our appetite, we decided to order some food first. Following the waiter's recommendations we basically had Chili Con Carne (cup-sized), Classic Cheese Enchiladas, Sour Cream Enchiladas, Chicken Burrito and Chili Cheeseburger and not forgetting Killer Spicy Chicken Wings. Aside that, Clow also ordered Horny Margaritas (no he wasn't horny!) which was made with Hornitos Tequila; hence the name. Frontera is the only place where their Margaritas is served in two sizes; a glass or a pitcher.

As we couldn't wait for our food(the wings arrived first followed by the Chili Con Carne), We decided to go ahead with the killer spicy wings. In this match, no one is allowed to drink water until all the wings are eaten. It started quite painfully for everyone, but we soon realized it didn't have a lasting effect on our tongue. We downed everything and came to a tie. We cleaned everything, including the remainding hot sauce left in the basket with some fries. Everything ended without anything taking a sip of water.

First reactions upon eating Killer Spicy Wings

We continued to have our meals and then rested a while. It was time for the real thing, the 2nd spiciest pepper in the world in its raw form(RM3 each!). The habanero was cut into 4 pieces, one for each of us. Same rules applied. We had to each chew at least 7 times and then swallow. Words couldn't not describe the feeling of the habanero. It was piercingly sharp, as though someone was poking my tongue with a thousand needles. Everyone was pretty much in pain and then Silencers decided to give up and gulped down the glass of water in front of him. Sean followed shortly. Clow and I were in dead heat; but he called in a tie and I agreed. It was definitely an experience that will never be forgotten.

Killer Habanero

Just as we were about to end the night, Silencers called out to Larry and we had chatted a little. Larry then asked us to come in to the bar area to sample some of the tequilas available at Frontera. We were stumped when Larry told us about all the kinds of tequila he had at Frontera. These tequila are made of 100% agave. Did you know why you had to have salt and lime after downing a shot of tequila? The answer was simple; they were there to mask the aftertaste of the tequila which was made with only a portion of agave mixed with something else(which would taste terrible). We had a few types of tequilas, one that was aged in white oak casks, one infused with jalapeno, one fresh of production and one slightly aged. Each of these tequilas had their own distinct flavor. I personally liked Cazadores; the one aged in the white oak cask. Other than that, Larry told us that tequila does not contain a chemical present in wine or beer or any other liquor; hence you will not get a hangover.

Every kind of tequila you can think of

Frontera Bar &Grill
18-G-2, Blok L, Jaya One,
No 72A, Jalan Universiti,
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: +603-79588515
Opening Hours: 11am - midnight

Lunch @ Baywatch, Dataran Prima, Petaling Jaya.

2009-10-05T14:42:00.014+08:00

Image courtesy of The Star newspaper.

Baywatch, located right at the corner of Dataran Prima (nearby taman mayang/ aman suria) has always piqued my interest as I work nearby. Today I decided to try the place for lunch as I heard from my colleague that they serve lunch as well. A friend of mine wanted to pick up his laptop that I helped him repair, and so we might as well have lunch at the same time.

During lunch hour, Baywatch didn't seem liked it was open, at least at the entrance. The front was actually a bar/pub, and it wasn't opened in the afternoon; we being first-timers didn't really know where the restaurant part of Baywatch was, luckily enough the staff was kind enough to show us the way. Hidden behind a door, was a neatly decorated room which was akin to a glass house (except covered so that not too much sunlight gets in). A very contrasting/interesting environment I would say.

We sat down at a table towards the corner and the waiter had given us a gold card, which inside was a sheet of the menu. They only offered two types of set lunches (Western or Asian) with limited variety; but that was okay, I don't think we would want a very large menu which we won't be ordering from anyway. I had Fish of the Day set, which came with a soup, main course, dessert and a glass of soft drink. My friend spotted an interesting dish; Nasik Lemak Istimewa which came in a choice of Rendang Chicken or Norwegian Salmon. Both of them ordered the nasi lemak. The Asian set lunch comes with a glass of Iced Lemon Tea.

Food wise, I was slightly disappointed to find my Fish of the Day similar to the ones from the western stalls at those kopitiam outlets; however it did taste okay and it was only RM13.80++ for my set. Portion seemed small compared to my friend's Nasi Lemak Istimewa, which came in a large and gargantuan plate. The sambal was not too bad, but rather oily. My friend said the salmon combination with the nasi lemak was not too bad after all. As for the Rendang ayam, it was fairly good. The Asian lunch set goes for RM9.90++. Overall, not a bad experience and fairly reasonable food prices.

Baywatch Restaurant (www)
Lot 1, Jalan PJU 1/42, Dataran Prima
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 47301
Tel: 03-7804 8080
Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11:30 am - 1:00 am
Sat - Sun: 5:30 pm - 1:00 am

Lunch at Food and Tea, Tropicana City Mall, Petaling Jaya

2009-09-10T11:17:00.003+08:00

Tropicana City Mall, a rather new mall in the heart of Petaling Jaya, located right next to the underpass heading to 1 Utama via LDP and just opposite Damansara Uptown. It's a not a very large mall, but it is dedicated to nearby residents to do their shopping conveniently. I was there for ACGC2009 (this was in march 09), and I went on a food hunt with my friend for lunch.

We arrived at Food and Tea, located at the corner of the building. They are very similar to the typical Hong Kong coffee shops styled cafes, such as Kim Gary and Wong Kok. Even the way we order our food was similar. Jot down the numbers on a piece of paper given and then flag a waiter(ess) to pick it up.

Drinks -

Appetizers -

Seafood Roll

Yam Cake

Main Course -

Fried Kuey Tiao

Sambal Fried Rice

Pork Cutlet Rice

Black pepper pork cutlet noodles

Desserts -

Food here is nothing to shout about. Mostly are just average. My friend complained the lack of sambal taste in his fried rice. The prawns in the seafood roll weren't too fresh either. As for me the biggest turn off would be my grape soda. It had those flying ants in it (WTF). I suspect they didn't cover their syrup properly and all the ants went inside =_= .

I wouldn't exactly recommend this place eventhough the food is "okay okay", but if you must satisfy your curious taste buds, then so be it.

Food and Tea
L1-15, Tropicana City Mall
Tel: 03-7710 5313
(www): www.myfoodntea.com

Dinner at Natural, Damansara Uptown

2009-09-07T20:58:00.002+08:00

(*this post has cut all my backlog food queues xD)

Located in the busy streets of Damansara Uptown (same row as Starbucks Coffee which is located at the corner, not the middle one), Natural is a organic vegetarian restaurant. One of my friends tried this place before and he highly recommended that we try as well; and so off I went for dinner with a few other friends for this tasting session.

Parking is a hassle around this area, as I had to go around and round for like 20 minutes before I could locate a proper parking spot( normally people would just park at the roadside and all). Anyway, my friend had reserved 2 tables and had already booked the dishes in advanced. He ordered 5 dishes which are;

- Kangkung Belacan
- Butter Ribs
- Nestum Prawn
- Roasted Chicken
- Asam Fish

Before I show you ze peektures, Natural also has a wide range of health drinks for the health conscious people. From aloe vera to herbal drinks to fruit drinks, they have it.

Roasted Chicken

Butter Ribs

Asam Fish

Nestum Prawns

Kangkung Belacan

I would have to say, this place is one of the better places for a good vegeterian food. Most of the dishes were flavorful, and quite realistic against their meat counterparts. Most places I had vegetarian food were rather bland, but this was not the case. Only the Kangkung belacan was a little pale, as the belacan had next to no taste (this is excepted as belacan is shrimp paste).

Overall, this place is a must try if you are into some healthy food. The only issue is the parking which you'll have to go through before enjoying your meal.

Natural Healthy Food Vegetarian Restaurant
82, Jalan SS21/39 Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03-77242658

KC cooks: Egg in basket

2009-08-19T15:02:00.002+08:00

This is a very very backdated post, which I was too lazy to update. But anyway, here we go. I'll be doing a step-by-step instructions on how to make Egg in Basket. What is an Egg in Basket you say? It's pretty much an egg put into the middle of the bread which has a hole in it. Ever watched V for Vendetta? Yup, that's the same one (tbh, I didn't watch it; so shoot me :x).

1. To cut the bread, take glass and put on bread, press down and twist.

2. The result you should have a nice round circle with the bread remainder on the glass.

3. Heat the pan and apply butter

4. Melt the butter and even it out across the pan

5. Put the bread right on top of the melted butter, this will seal the edges so the egg wont seep out.

6. Important step! Do not put in the egg too fast, this is the result of doing just that

7. Slowly pour the egg into the hole, let the egg white cook before pouring the rest in. Use low-mid fire to cook.

8. If you feel that the top is still raw, flip it over for a 100% cooked egg, or you can leave it like before for a nice sunny side up egg in basket.

That's all you need to do, how hard can it be? You may then add any sauce/seasoning/garnish that you like, or just eat it like that. Tastes good :3

I spy : Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

2009-07-18T14:07:00.003+08:00

Okay, I didn't actually spy. Went to a Nokia 5800XpressMusic gathering at Sunway Pyramid earlier today. Basically a bunch of us from Lowyat.net met up with the people of Nokia Malaysia. It was a session where we shared information and prompted feedback to Nokia Malaysia.

The people from Nokia were very receptive of our views and feedback on the Nokia 5800XpressMusic. To show their gratitude, they even brought out the smaller sibling, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic which is scheduled to be released in Q3 of 2009.

We were a lucky bunch to try out the new phone and this is my impressions. Firstly, the screen. It is a wee bit smaller than the 5800, but features a higher density screen instead, meaning that it is sharper. The screen is noticebly brighter and the colors were much more vivid. Also, the home screen has improved, you can now put contacts as well as a shortcut list; compared to the 5800 which you can only put either one.

The 5530 was a wee bit smaller as well, and features a chrome/stainless steel finish to the faceplate. The black is now completely plastic as opposed to the rubberish feel on the 5800. I prefered the latter as it would make it less scratch prone. Also note that the camera is not as recessed as the 5800, which meant it would be easily scratched.

Next the interface. As you would have probably seen on youtube, it has kinetic scrolling. It was a joy fiddling with the kinetic scrolling, and we had already feedback to the Nokia Malaysia crew that we would like this feature on our 5800 as well. Lets hope we will see it in the near future.

The 5530 retains almost everything from the 5800, with exception of 2 features. 3G and A-GPS support has been removed in order to keep the costs low. Which mean we would be expecting a lower-end Xpressmusic phone with touch screen capabilities. They didn't tell us the pricing and the amount of storage they would bundle together with the 5530 (gsmarena.com quotes 8gb microsdhc), but I suppose they will be officially announcing it soon.

Thanks to David,Ernie and Glen of Nokia Malaysia as well as the others (didn't catch your name properly, sorry) for inviting us over and for the lunch as well :D

Cheap Japanese Bento @ Ume-tei Bento House, SS15 Subang Jaya

2009-07-01T13:00:00.005+08:00

After finishing up my final year presentation at college, my friends and I decided to go for lunch. A friend introduced this place, Ume-tei, located in the busy streets of SS15 Subang Jaya. He described it as economical japanese food and tastes decent too. There aren't many economical japanese food around town(not in Subang Jaya at least), especially bento sets, which usually go for at least RM20 onwards. Without hesitating, we carpooled our way down to ss15.

Ume-tei is located just beside Peppercorn Cafe. Fairly easy to spot if you are a regular at ss15. It is on the same row as Salmon Steak House and the back of the wet market.

Inside was a little quiet, especially during lunch hours. Interior decorations were fairly simple, japanese potraits, wooden chairs and glass table. I must say, the selection of food choices here isn't great, but it is more than enough (most places have menus as thick as a magazine, here is just a sheet of laminated paper). I mean, it makes life easy to decide on what to order.

We ordered Unagi Don(rm18), Chawan Mushi(rm3.50), Chicken Teriyaki Bento(rm11), Shake Bahayaki Bento(rm12), Sliced Beef Steak Bento(rm12), Macaroni Salad(rm2). They have a choice between garlic fried rice, or just plain white rice. I had garlic fried rice to go with my bento. I have to say, it is quite nice. I had sliced beef bento. The beef wasn't overcooked, which resulted it in not being too dry, which was good. Serving portions were not bad as well; quite large for this kind of pricing.

I would definitely recommend this place if you are looking for cheap japanese food. Although if you are looking for sushi, you would have to go somewhere else as they only serve bento and various noodles. They also pack their bentos so you could call them to order and go there to pick it up.

Ume-tei Bento House
No. 19, Grd Floor, Jalan SS15/4,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03-56367895

Dinner at Star Grill, Taipan USJ 10, Subang Jaya

2009-06-15T22:40:00.005+08:00

Today my friend wanted to treat me dinner for my birthday celebration and he asked me to pick a place. I've been eye-ing on this place called Star Grill, located in Taipan, USJ 10. It is just beside where Burger King once used to be. He agreed and we went there.

To my surpise, I saw a familiar face. He greeted me like an old friend. It was the old uncle from Meaty House across the parking facility. No wonder I didn't see him there anymore, he moved to Star Grill! With his usual enthusiasm, he quickly introduced us with some fairly new dishes which I did not seem to have come across the old place last time. He recommended the German Pork Knuckle, which was for 2pax. There were 2 variations of it as well; one being the regular crispy version, and the other skinless, but wrapped in bacon instead. Oh my god, can you imagine how sinful is that? Bacon + pork knuckle = instant fat.

Anyway, we ordered Ice Lemon Tea and Barley Lime. Complimentary crackers and salad were given as well while we waited for the main dish. We also had mushroom soup. It was definitely filled with mushrooms, but it did not taste as good as the one at Dave's(which effectively is double the price as well). When the Pork Knuckle came out of the kitchen, my jaw dropped. literally. It was that huge, larger than what I would have estimated. We ate and ate for an hour and barely managed to finish it. 2 people definitely won't be enough to take down this behemoth, unless you have a black hole appetite.

The Pork Knuckle was served with minty sauce and the usual brown sauce. We had to go 2 rounds of the sauce as it finished before we even had half of the pork. The skin was very crispy, akin to the chinese roast pork belly, except this in one huge lump. Meat was still pinkish and very tender, which probably meant it was just about right.

Overall we paid about RM70, which was a little high, but for this chunk of meat, I think it was worth the while. The uncle recommended we make a 2nd trip back for the German Pork Knuckle wrapped with Bacon instead. I would need to bring more friends the next time around.

StarGrill Restaurant
No.4, Jalan USJ10/1B,
USJ Taipan,
476200 Subang Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Tel: 03-5621 8100

...and I aged today

2009-06-09T22:44:00.002+08:00

Guess my age :D

Lunch at Pasta Zanmai, 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya

2009-05-30T18:23:00.004+08:00

Having heard from Akiko that Pasta Zanmai was pretty good, I decided to try it for myself. I met up with a friend and we headed there for lunch. Pasta Zanmai is tucked behind their retail store, Shojikiya(they also have one upstairs which sits beside Sushi Zanmai) which is located at the Ground Floor of 1Utama(beside Carl's Jr). It's quite a small place actually, but it was pretty comfortable.

Green Tea

Having seated down, we proceeded ordering. There's quite a large selection of pasta as well as some rice dishes. I ordered Kinoko Tori no Cream Sauce(grilled chicken in cream sauce pasta) and my friend had Smoked Salmon Wafu. For every dish it comes in two choices; one is ala-carte and one is set. Set is additional RM3 more, and you get a salad + miso soup to go with your main dish.

Smoked Salmon Wafu Pasta(RM23.00)

It's a little strange eating here, as one would normally use a fork to eat pasta. But being asian, they serve chopsticks instead. I had green tea and they come served in a mini pot for 1 person( so that they dont have to refill my tea, lol)

Kinoko Tori no Cream Sauce (RM19+3)

Overall, Pasta Zanmai is pretty good. Both our dishes were great and we had no qualms to it. Also, Pasta Zanmai will be opening another branch soon at Sunway Pyramid on the 1st of June 2009. So know those living around Subang/Sunway/USJ don't have to go too far off :D

Lunch at Agefuku, Taipan USJ10

2009-05-07T01:30:00.003+08:00

Agefuku, located in the very busy area of Taipan USJ10. It's facing just opposite of Ampang Yong Tau Foo. Agefuku has been around for some time; but I didn't know they offered fine dining as well. I always thought they had only served fast food, and I was not too keen on that. As one may say, looks can be deceiving, or dont judge the book by its cover.

Anyway, I found out this place on their web(www) one day, so I decided to have a taste. I went on a saturday afternoon and they were actually preparing the place for buffet dinner. They serve buffer for dinner on Saturday and buffet lunch on Sunday( although supposedly they serve buffet dinner on Friday night, I saw that they canceled it out on their banner at their restaurant; perhaps they didn't update the website).

I went with my mom and we ordered 2 dishes. My mom had tempura udon while I had beef hot pot.

My hotpot was great, although the soup stock may seem to be a bit too sweet(which apparently is normal). Serving size was pretty much proportional to the price. Good amounts of tofu,cabbages and mushrooms were thrown in together with the beef. My mom loved the udon for it seems that it is really smooth and springy. The tempura was up to par as well. Pricing wise; it is on the same level of Zen/Rakuzen. Only downside was the service, many of the waitress were missing( perhaps they are preparing for the dinner buffet, and no was except us were at the restaurant).

Agefuku Japanese Restaurant(www)
59, Jalan USJ 10/1,
Taipan Triangle,
47620 UEP Subang Jaya,
Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Tel : (603) 5636 4330
Fax : (603) 5636 4331

EDIT(26/2/2010) : Agefuku Restaurant is closed forever ;_;

Lunch at Nature's Recipe Cafe, Petaling Jaya

2009-04-12T16:40:00.004+08:00

Nature's Recipe Cafe, a cafe tucked behind olympia college nearby PJ State/Hilton PJ serves up some good vegetarian food. They've all sorts dishes, ranging from vegetarian bak kut teh to western cuisines and local cuisine like nasi lemak. Personally, I haven't actually had much about vegetarian food(99% food post at this blog is not vegetarian at all), but I had a chance this time, so why not. This place was actually recommended by my uncle since he is a vegetarian, so we ended up here one fine day.

various cuisines on the menu...

porridge

dry noodles(wantan mee style)

prawn noodles

honey dew with sago dessert

Pan Mee

nasi lemak

lotus leaf rice

Food prices here are very reasonable, you can have lunch with a drink for about RM10 or so. I had dry noodles, the "bbq meat" was delicious, taste relatively similar to the real thing. As for the pan mee, the soup stock was a bit bland, so it doesn't taste as good(real soup stock usually boiled with pork meat and bones, making it taste rich). My dad enjoyed the prawn noodles, with exception there was no prawn inside. Probably the best dish was the lotus leaf rice. I've had some lotus leaf rice elsewhere, but I think this one was really good. There was a strong aroma from the lotus leaf, and the taste was just right for me( not too salty, just tasteful).

Nature's Recipe Cafe
12 Jalan 8/1E,
46050 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03 7957 6386

Dinner at Sushi Zanmai, 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya

2009-04-05T00:12:00.002+08:00

Sushi Zanmai, a very familiar name to many; I finally found the time to come and try this place. After catching a show(Dragon Ball: Evolution; omg yes we watched that) with friends, one of them craved for japanese food, and so we went to Sushi Zanmai. Sushi Zanmai is located just outside parkson, right smack in the middle of the walkway.

Dining-in with friends is a big plus, cause you get to take pictures of various food your friends have ordered. This post is certified 56k-unfriendly xP

Salmon Rice with roe

Unagi rice

Chicken katsu curry rice

crabstick temaki

tuna and shrimp egg roe sushi

tempura soft-shell crabs

chicken katsu rice

tempura prawn temaki

gyoza

sushi platter

yakisoba

various roe sushi

unagi maki and sushi

salmon sashimi

(*awsm peektures taken, probably my best so far*)
Sushi and sashimi were definitely up to par(fresh is the key; shiny/glossy meat = fresh). The unagi was good as well, but apparently my friend didn't like the way that it had too much sauce in the sushi. The Yakisoba was a little lacking, my friend commented it was just regular fried noodles (nothing special). I had gyoza, and I found it lacking in taste and size compared to the ones I had before this.

Overall, this place is worth to visit. Reasonable prices and food quality is up to par; definitely one of the places to eat japanese food.

Lunch at BBQ Chicken, 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya

2009-03-25T19:12:00.003+08:00

A friend wanted to have lunch before we watched Watchmen; so we walked around for a bit in 1Utama. Another friend suggested that we try BBQ Chicken. I went 'umm, okay, bbq chicken, but where?'; he told me that it was actually a restaurant name which actually do serve chicken in various styles. BBQ Chicken is located at the Lower Ground floor of 1Utama(opposite Cold Storage).

BBQ Chicken uses only olive oil to cook their chicken. While olive oil is really healthy, I'm not sure if its good for frying(as you know, olive oil has low burning point), but it's definitely good for everything else. Also, the BBQ in BBQ Chicken does not stand for Barbeque, but rather 'Best of the Best Quality'. So, anyway, we sat at a corner of the restaurant, and this was what we had.

mushroom soup

grilled chicken

fried chicken - normal/spicy

desert

Mushroom soup arrived first. It smelled strange and was very thick. My friends who ordered this didn't really enjoy it, they commented that it was too starchy. Next the grilled chicken(which I ordered) came. I liked this dish, it's actually pretty juicy and tender, perhaps cooked to perfection. As for the fried chicken, it was average (a friend commented mcd fried chicken may be better). Desert was pretty random, ice cream + chocolate + fruity cereal flakes. But it was alright I suppose. Overall, it's not very outstanding and the price being a little high (around Kenny Roger's price range), so it's quite a hit or miss affair, but if you do like grilled chicken, this would be a place to try.

BBQ Chicken (www) - Halal
LG 323-323A, 1 Utama Shopping Centre,
Bandar Utama,
47800, Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7727 0619

Technical difficulties...

2009-03-21T23:29:00.002+08:00

No, nothing happened to me; neither did I stop blogging. PC sorta broke down(my data!), sorting things out. I should be back and running in another week or so. Plenty of updates to come, so please drop by.

Lunch at Pasta de Gohan, Sunway Pyramid

2009-03-06T22:37:00.002+08:00

Pasta de Gohan, located just opposite Jusco supermarket in the new wing of Sunway Pyramid. It's a relatively small shop tucked near a corner, but has a giant gallery of pasta on display outside the shop. Pasta de Gohan is also originally known as Pasta de Waraku in Singapore. I went with a few friends for lunch as we didn't have class on that afternoon.

Since it was during the lunch hour, Pasta de Gohan offered some lunch sets ranging from RM16.90 to RM19.90. You get to have a choice of pasta and gratin/side dish. This is quite a good deal as their regular pasta prices start from rm23-ish. Most of the pasta served here is wafu-styled.

The standard wafu dressing consists of a mixture of Japanese soy sauce, rice vinegar and vegetable oil. There are many variations flavoured with additional ingredients such as aonori, grated ginger, umeboshi puree, wasabi or citrus fruits such as yuzu. Those flavoured with sesame oil are often called chuka(fu) dressing in Japan(www).

In a way, it's a little different than what I usually have. Anyway, on to the peektures!

Random shots~

From left: Lime Juice, Oreo Banana Milk, Choco-Shake, ice water x 2

Wafu Chicken and Mushroom pasta

Wafu Tuna Gratin

Cream Squid and Code Roe pasta

Spicy Cod Roe and Potato gratin

Carbonara Waraku Style

Sausage Carbonara fettucini

Salmon and Mushroom pizza

Pasta was definitely good here (probably because it's my first time having Wafu style). The gratin was cheesy, and I really mean cheesy. You could really stretch the cheese; and if it wasn't enough, you could also add on more parmesan cheese on the table if you like. The same couldn't be said for the pizza however. It somehow tastes a little strange, fresh mushrooms, salmon slices and the cheese didn't quite go well for some reason. It was rather expensive as well, considering the size(12inch dia. at best). Overall, it's a good place to dine in, and should satisfy any pasta cravings.

Pasta de Gohan
No LG2.126A(opposite Jusco supermarket),
Sunway Pyramid
Tel: 03-56218166
Fax: 03-56210166

Lunch at Bellygood, Sunway Mentari, Petaling Jaya

2009-02-27T23:10:00.004+08:00

Actually, this place came out on the Star newspaper the other day, and I couldn't resist on trying this place as it was close to my home. Formerly known as Wendy's Bistro, it is located at Sunway Mentari (just opposite Yuen Steamboat). I tried going there at night for dinner upon reading the review on paper, but it seems that it may have attracted way too many people so I had to come back another day, which I did.

Bellygood has a nice environment, although the shop itself is quite cramped. The kitchen is visible to diners so you could take a peek on how they cook stuff there. I ordered a mixed platter which consisted of pork ribs and pork belly while my mom had grilled pork ribs. They have regular and large size portions to suit your needs, which I think is a plus. We had Iced Lemon Tea to go with our meal.

Exposed kitchen: you can see how they cook here.

The environment.

Iced Lemon Tea

Mixed Platter

Grilled Pork Ribs

I had a strange impression on my dish. "Why is the rib so meaty?". Turns out to be that the pork rib they serve here is actually closer to top part of the rib which contained more meat. This particular part is normally used as soup stock. But grilling it seems to work as well. Although not as juicy and tender and the lower part of the rib(the one I had at Meaty House was good), it was still soft and the sauce complemented the meat quite well. The pork belly was soft and tender, almost as if it was melting in your mouth. Talk about sinful food, this is surely one of it *drools*.
Overall it was pretty satisfying, with the exception of the ribs which may or may not suit your taste.

BellyGood (website) - Non halal.
No. 20, Jalan PJS 8/18,
Dataran Sunway Mentari,
46150 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 03 5630 1699

Lunch at Canton-i , 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya

2009-02-18T05:42:00.003+08:00

A friend of mine planned to have lunch at Canton-i, but he never made it as he had to leave for studies as his holidays are over. So, we planned again, and this time I went with Sapphira and Ooity.

Canton-i is located on the ground floor of 1Utama, just beside Dave's Pizza Pasta Vino, and opposite TGI Friday's. Upon arrival, we actually had to queue outside as it was already full (12.30pm and already so many people x_x). Though it didn't take long for us to get in, we enjoyed watching the chef cooking stuff and slicing meat at the glass kitchen. The waiter showed us our table and we sat down and read the menu. Ordering food here is very much like Kim Gary, you are given a piece of paper catalog on it, and you just have to scribe down what ever you want to eat. When you are done, just flag a waiter/waitress and have him/her pick up your order. They will re-confirm your order and then you'll just wait for your food/drinks to arrive.

Hong Kong styled Ice Lemon Tea; Canton-i Dragon Fruit drink.

3 combo plate - bbq pork, roasted duck, roasted pork

Canton-i speciality: Shrimp Wan tan mee

White fungus and sea coconut dessert

Tau foo fa

Piggy Bun(red bean stuffed)

Egg custard cake

Durian pancake

moments before cute 'lil piggy bun gets devoured

Apparently, the piggy bun was so cute that we had to order one. It's not pork bun, but it is stuffed with red bean filling and it's quite good. My first impression on the durian pancake was, "Did we order yau char kwai?"; which in turn actually turned out to be the durian pancake. It was great, I loved it as they put real durian flesh in it, and not some artificial flavouring and stuff like that. Ooity didn't like it as he was not fond of durian. Durian lovers will enjoy this dish. The wan tan mee was done well, the noodles are springy as they should be, no idea on the wan tan however(cause I can't eat seafood) but Sapphira commented it was not too bad. The combo plate was probably the best, hong kong styled bbq/roasted meat does taste a little different from what is normally prepared locally. The skin is a little more on the crispier side, and I thoroughly enjoy the bbq pork.

Egg custard cake was alright. Fresh from the steamer, it is quite fluffy and not too sweet either. Tau foo fa is exactly what you would have outside, with the exception that they use ginger based syrup which makes it more aromatic('hiong'). The white fungus + sea coconut dessert was quite good too, as they used crysantheneum base which is also nice to smell and taste. The iced lemon tea was nothing too special. I suppose Hong Kong styled refers to the type of tea they used. No comments on the Dragon Fruit drink, but apparently it's just like dragon fruit blended with ice which is nothing too special.

Great food, nice environment; a must visit if you haven't been here before. Also, if you REALLY love this place, you may also opt to purchase their menu as a sourvenier for only RM500. No, I'm not kidding, they really wrote that in the menu (refer to the back page of the menu).

Canton-i (Non-halal)
G-208, Second Floor
1 Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama
Petaling Jaya

Tel No: 03- 77297888

Dinner at Dae Jang Gum, section 14 Petaling Jaya

2009-02-11T18:09:00.004+08:00

Dae Jang Gum, a korean restaurant located above a mamak stall at section14 PJ(Jaya supermarket area). From Jaya Supermarket, turn right and go all the way down the road till the end of the row of shops. Dae Jang Gum will be on the 1st floor at the corner left. Dae Jang Gum serves up some authentic korean dishes and bbq (the owner is supposely korean too).

Ooity wanted to korean, so we came here to have our dinner as it is supposely one of the better ones around PJ area. We sat down, looked at the menu and the waitress promptly recommended us to take the set one instead. All the bbq dishes are counted per pax basis, which in turn would be more expensive if you take similar amounts to the set one isntead. We took her recommendation and swapped out seafood for beef. Apparently we would be served the marinated beef sirlion which was close to rm60 per pax. Quite worth it I would say.

After ordering, the usualy side dishes came. For any meal you order here they usually serve you side dishes regardless off the price. They came one by one and eventually our table was 3/4 filled with dishes. Not long after, another 2 side dishes were put on our table. I thought to myself "Did we order this?" .

variety of meats you can choose, there are also bento sets and ala carte stuff.

charcoal heat to cook the meat, makes it more delicious :3

table gets bombarded with side dishes.

Bacon and corn with cream

Egg in hot pot.

Meat served, looks small but it's quite alot.

Pork belly being cooked.

Iced barley dessert, complimentary after you call for your bill.

You don't usually order rice in a korean restaurant, but we did anyway( and it costed us rm5 per bowl). We ate ate and continued eating till the last piece of meat, and had tons of side dishes left. Food here is excellent and should be tried. Also, it's fuss free as you don't have to lift a finger to cook the meat. A waiter/waitress would promptly cook the meat for you and serve it to you. They know best when the meat is cooked to perfection. Pork belly was a bit plain because it wasn't marinated, but it was well complemented with the sesame oil + salt sauce and a slice of garlic on top. Dessert was something unique, a different taste than you regular barley drink.

Overall, it's well worth the money and if you are a big eater. We ate till we're overly stuffed.

Dae Jang Gum (non-halal)
20B-2 & 20B-3,
Jalan Seksyen 14/20,
46100 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.

Tel: 03-79572613

Lunch at Sushi Groove, 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya

2009-02-03T20:54:00.004+08:00

I've always been wanting to try Sushi Groove. On the outside, it does not look very much like your typical Japanese restaurant. Green hues all over with dim lighting, very groovy indeed. I came here along with my friends as they did not come to an agreement over what to eat for lunch. One wanted Japanese, one wanted Vietnamese, one didn't mind anything and one would eat any except Chinese cuisine.

Anyway moving on, we were approached by the store manager who came to our table as we were puzzled on what to order. He recommended a few dishes for first-timers at Sushi Groove, friendly chap. He also explained that the food recommendation here is by most eaten and that they have a plaque with the top 10 dishes of the month. As for the menu, it is groovy indeed with food names like Rock n Roll Beef and Cherry Bomb Roll.

Agedashi Tofu

Beef Bibimbap

Vegetarian Tempura + Udon set

Rock and Roll Beef + Calfornia Dream Roll

Mini Fusion(Prawn + Spicy Tuna Flakes + Cheese)

Bento Set

Black Sesame Ice Cream

Mango Tempura and Pineapple Crepe

For obvious reasons, the sushi here is a little different as it is like a sort of fusion Japanese + something else. It is quite interesting and different than the rest. But how does it taste? Not too bad I would say. My udon set was alright, tempura was done right. Sashimi was fresh, which was the important factor. Although the desserts came a little disappointing. While the ice cream was good, the mango tempura and pineapple crepe weren't. The tempura came soggy, and the crepe wasn't really crepe either( more like a french loaf or something). And we could not differentiate the taste either( they must have used the same type of puree, either mango or pineapple).

Overall, food was enjoyable and is probably a nice place to hang out, although one might want to stay away from the dessert.

Sushi Groove
Lot G342 and 343
1 Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing)
Petaling Jaya
Tel No: 03- 7725 3733

...Imitation WHAT!?

2009-01-24T22:40:00.006+08:00

Here we have, a bottle of honey. Looks like honey, probably smells like one, but it's not honey. It's imitation honey! I'm not sure why do you need imitation honey for. I mean it's not like its any cheaper than real honey either. Your local hypermarket sells 400g of honey for RM10.90. The imitation honey costs RM11.90 and is only 340g! That's like outrageous.

Now lets move on to the ingredients. Maltitol syrup, natural and artificial flavor, acesulfame k, malic acid. Okay, that's alot of chemicals. A quick google search gave me some intriguing results however.

Maltitol is a sugar alcohol, an ingredient commonly used in low carb or “sugar-free” products such as candy and nutrition bars. It is used so much because of its similarity to sugar in terms of taste, mouthfeel, and interaction with other ingredients.

Uhh okay, so it's artificial sugar. But that's not the main problem here.

Maltitol can Cause Intestinal Discomfort

Usually this takes the form of intestinal gas and cramping, but some people may find themselves with diarrhea. If you decide to eat products with maltitol, you’d be wise to start with a small amount and judge the reaction -- as well whether you’ll be in a crowded room a few hours later.

Okay, double-u-tee-eff? So this is a message for you guys out there, if you're constipated or would like to induce some bowel motions, get this product. To the rest, I suppose we'll just stay away from it.

Lunch at Tenji Japanese Buffet Restaurant, Mont Kiara

2009-01-24T12:26:00.004+08:00

I've finally secured a chance to eat at Tenji thanks to Akiko for helping me to book a place. As you all know, Tenji is probably one of the hottest restaurants being discussed thanks to the promotions they've been having. Tenji is located in SohoKL, Mont Kiara. They're currently having a promotion for lunch which is RM49.90++(12-4pm, no time limit) and dinner which is a RM50 voucher for every two pax.

Akiko and I were abit late to reach Tenji thanks to traffic madness on a friday. We reached about 1pm and Tenji was already overloaded with people. There were many companies having staff luncheon as a celebration before closing for Chinese New Years holidays. We sat at our table and then I noticed that they used clips to order (similar to Jogoya) some dishes. We began taking our food and here are some pictures.

the surroundings : very very packed lunch

pan-seared salmon : good

sashimi: excellent

variety of sushi,salmon bone and ayu fish : good

Teppanyaki lamb shoulder : succulent :D

Oyster: o-o-overkill! ( look at the size)

Prawn tempura, soft shell crab, pumpkin mochi

Fish and Chips(without chips)

Fetuccini Carbonara : SINFUL!

Steamed white promfet: usual chinese

Blueberry tea: well scented with sour-ish taste

Assorted Mochi: some good, some not so good

Assorted cakes

Tiramisu: bitter~

Aftermath of lunch

Ice-cream from Haagen Dazs: extremely popular that words fail me

So, was it good? Oh yes it was indeed. Most of the food I tasted were good. Sashimi was fresh, the oysters was HUGE(and the chef had to peel open the oyster on the spot due to overwhelming demand), the carbonara was very sinful(very very thick and creamy). Though I must say, it may seem that they might be overdoing the promotion. Supply seem limited at some counters, as they dont seem to restock the same item after it's finished(like sushi and dim sum). I didn't have a chance to taste the dim sum.

Overall, for those looking into a new place to eat, this is the place to be.

Tenji Japanese Buffet Restaurant

Operated by Palm Crest Restaurant Sdn. Bhd (765661-P)
Lot L-01-01, Soho KL, Solaris Mont Kiara,
No.2 Jalan Solaris, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-62036896 Fax: 03-62036982
Email : info@tenji.com.my
For Reservations : 1700 80 1818
Location Map : here

Lunch at Zen, Sunway Pyramid

2009-01-21T19:15:00.003+08:00

My friends called me out me for lunch after my class and we headed to Sunway Pyramid as they want to do some shopping for Chinese New Year. Since Ooity wanted japanese, we headed to Zen in Sunway Pyramid.

Zen is a small, but comfy and has a nice ambience. Situated just above Kim Gary's, it's also beside Sushi Zanmai and Shojikiya on the same floor. We sat down and proceeded ordering. Obligatory peektures up next.

Yakiniku Set: Grilled Beef with soy sauce.

Sushi Set: Good variety of sushi

Beef Hot Pot : Good value

Strawberry + Ice cream : ice cream slapped inside the strawberry and frozen.

Food was great here. The yakiniku set was flavourful but albeit salty for me. The sushi set on the other hand pretty much showed really skillful cuts on the fish, they were cut with the grain so they are really smooth. As for the hotpot, the soup was a little salty but otherwise okay. The strawberry dessert didnt quite impress though. The set prices here are a little high for lunch, but is well justified(I went broke eating here >_<).

Zen Japanese Restaurant, Sunway Pyramid
Lot No. : OB2.F.U2
Open Daily : 12noon - 11pm
Contact No. : 603-74924922
Fax No. : 603-80248020

Lunch at Big Mama's, Mont Kiara

2009-01-11T23:54:00.005+08:00

It's a rare occasion that I travel down to Mont Kiara, but I was there for something....FOOD! Akiko and I went on for a food hunt at the Tenji Japanese Buffet restaurant promotion (RM29.90++ per pax for 1hour of lunch; extremely worth it). Located at SohoKL, Jalan Solaris, Mont Kiara, we decided to try the place only to find it FULLY BOOKED till the end of the promotion(15th January 2009). Bumped into a few friends as well( hi Caroline, Q-Pei, Kuan Hoe if you read my blog xD).

So instead, we went outside as the whole Jalan Solaris area is completely filled with food stores, we decided to try one. Upon a recommendation by Miyuki, we went looking for korean food. We ended up at Big Mama's restaurant(but it wasn't the one she recommended,oh well). Anyway, peekture time.

Side dishes; you can take as much as you want.

Potato Curry Stew; red and burning hot like lava.

Pork Chop; tad a small serving.

Ramen served with....rice?

Their lunch sets start at around RM10. As per any korean restaurant, they come with assorted side dishes(appetizer) and you may take as much as you want to(ranging from kimchi to pumpkin and salad). The potato stew was apparently good(so good that Akiko downed the whole bowl), while my pork chop was below average (small serving, bland taste). Probably should have ordered something more korean instead.

Big Mama Korean Restaurant
No. 7 Jalan Solaris 3,
Solaris Mont’ Kiara,
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-62037108
H/P:016-6962535
Email:heekyo87@hotmail.com

Business hour : 12pm - 9pm

Lunch @ Logenhaus, Taipan USJ 10

2009-01-11T23:18:00.004+08:00

My friend and I were supposed to have lunch at Meaty House, but it was closed as we went on a rest day, so we decided to go somewhere else. Being curious i pointed out to Logenhaus because it was probably the only shop left on the row where I haven't tried.

Inside Logenhaus is a nice and cozy place, dim lighted and had a feel like a tavern. We sat down and then looked at the menu. At first my friends were reluctant to give this place a try as their lunch menu seemed off for the place( serving curry noodles and unagi in a westerh restaurant); but since they were already in, might as well give it a try.

Baked Escargots in cheese

Sizzling German Chicken Meatloaf

Unagi with rice

Roasted Chicken

Chicken Chop

While the presentation of food here is good, the taste was not so. The escargots lacked sweetness and was rather bland, my German Meatloaf was alright but there was nothing special about it. Same goes to the chicken chop. As for the Roasted Chicken, my friend complained that it might not be very fresh either due to the meat not being firm.

Price wise was okay(starts at about RM10), as all the dishes above(except escargot) are a set lunch, which means you get a soup of the day and coffee/tea.

Logenhaus Restaurant Roast & Grill
50 Jalan Usj 10/1B,
Subang Jaya 47620,
Selangor.
phone: 603-56350733
fax: 603-56350733

Happy New Years

2009-01-01T08:30:00.001+08:00

... it is now 2009 and I would like to extend my wishes to all my readers and friends and relatives out there. Happy new year!

(*Chinese new year is coming soon too!*)

Dinner at Jogoya, Starhill Kuala Lumpur

2008-12-31T13:01:00.003+08:00

Jogoya requires no further introduction, it's a popular buffet spot in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Located on the Relish floor, Starhill, you will walk right to the entrance if you take the escalator. I've covered this place before, so I'll just post more pictures to tempt your tastebuds this time around :D (old post here).

Variety of fried stuff

Sashimi and Sushi deluxe

Grilled Mochi with peanut/sugar and Tong Yuen

Grilled Lamb

Wild Mushroom Soup

Grilled Scallops

Teppanyaki beef strips in black pepper sauce

Spaghetti Carbonara

Strawberry, Black Sesame, Honeydew + Red bean mochi

Artistic shot of mochis

Baked Shoe head crab

Longan and cincau

Pudding galore : herbal,green tea & mango

Dim Sum at Hong Ling Restaurant, Subang Jaya

2008-12-21T08:20:00.003+08:00

Have been wanting to blog about this place and finally I have a chance (friend's request on good dim sum around subang/sunway). This is Hong Ling restaurant, located in the ss15 near the EON Bank. They serve Dim Sum from 7am to 2pm.

Chee Cheong Fun

Variety of Dim Sum

This place is probably one of the better places that serve Dim Sum around Subang Jaya. They offer quite a range of Dim Sum, and one of my favorite would be the black bean chicken feet. If you're here, do try out their "Han Pau", which is like Char Siew Pau, except the outside is something like toasted bun.

Hong Ling Seafood Satay Steamboat
No. 48, Jln SS15/4C,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Contact: 012-217-6121 (Ah Ping)
012-6259930 (Ah Ann)

If you have any suggestions on Dim Sum around Subang/Sunway/PJ, do leave a comment.

What were they thinking!?

2008-12-13T18:47:00.003+08:00

Chicken...carcass? On top of that, served with tomatoes and lettuce. Oh and halal too.

*rolls on the floor*

Lunch at Meaty House , Taipan USJ

2008-12-06T15:20:00.000+08:00

"VERY GOOD"; that's what the boss of Meaty Housesaid to me. I had lunch at Meaty House, Taipan USJ 10. Meaty House is located just beside Starbucks Coffee. As the name implies, it serves meat, and by meat it is pork meat; though they also serve lamb, chicken and fish.

Meaty Meaty: their in-house products are sold here too.

Thick and strong : A glass of Iced Lemon Tea.

Grilled baby backribs with sausage

Grilled Pork Belly

The boss of Meaty House recommended their signature pork dishes. "No good then we wont serve it here already", so he said. And he was right, the food here is excellent. I had Grilled Pork Belly, and my mom had Grilled baby backribs with sausage. We had Iced Lemon Tea to go with our meal. The tea was thick and it was good. The boss recommended that we eat with their homemade honey mustard. That was good too. Overall, if you like meat and want big portions, this is the place to be. Awesome serving size, taste, and price proportionate to your dish. Also, if you are interesting in buying their pork products, they sell it in all major hypermarkets nationwide.

Meaty House
37, Jalan USJ 10/1D,
Taipan Triangle,
Subang UEP,
Selangor
Location here.

Lunch at Kiku Zakura, Mid Valley

2008-11-30T09:47:00.002+08:00

Initially Tech Yann wanted to have steak, so I brought him to Maredo's Bangsar but it wasn't open, so we detoured to Mid Valley instead since japanese food was second choice on his list. We stopped by Yuzu @ Gardens, but it was too expensive so we settled for Kiku Zakura at Mid Valley instead.

sushi platter : RM63++

Shaved Ice : RM9++

Vegetarian set : RM23++

Tech Yann becoming an hero by chowing down wasabi : priceless

I ordered vegeterian tempura set while Tech Yann had large sushi platter. It took quite a while for food to arrive, even though there was hardly anyone around. But that's okay because the food was good. The vegeterian set came with vegetable tempura, fried tofu with bean sauce (the sauce reminded me of chee cheong fun), salad, rice, soup and dessert. Tech Yann's sushi platter came with many unidentified servings ( Can you name all the sushi above?). We finished up with shaved ice; I had the melon flavored and Tech Yann had the strawberry flavored. It is a strange mix of fruit,red bean and whipped cream. My melon didnt quite taste like melon( more like lemon), but the strawberry one was apparently good (so thats why the waitress was pushing for strawberry :s).

Kiku Zakura
Lot T025, Third Floor,
Midvalley Megamall,
Lingkaran Syed Putra,
Kuala Lumpur
Contact: 03 2284 0173

Dinner @ Chilli's 1 Utama (round 2)

2008-11-24T07:03:00.004+08:00

After our show ended, we decided to have dinner in 1Utama as it was going to be jammed because of rain, and peak hour(7pm+). So we ended up in Chili's to have dinner. I've blogged about this place before, so there's no need to for re-introductions (you may want to refer to the old post here ). I'll just leave some pics here for you to drool upon :3

Lamb Shank

Salsa Chicken

Lamb Shoulder

Chicken Fingers

Soup + Salad Combo

Dinner at TGI Friday's, Subang Jaya

2008-11-19T06:49:00.004+08:00

My parents wanted to eat something else than our usual chinese dinner, so we went to TGI Friday's instead to have dinner. Located in Subang Parade (with huge front door facing the main road, you wont miss it). this place seems quite packed everytime I come here. We had to wait at the door for 10minutes or so due to the lack of tables. Fortunately we didn't need wait too long and got in shortly.

My dad loved the combo set, where you get to pick an appetizer, main course and dessert for only rm39.90. So we went for Mac n Cheese, Fish n Chips and Chocolate mudpie. We ordered an extra appetizer combo as well.

Mac N Cheese

Fish n Chips

Combi Appetizer: Potato Skin, Mozarella Cheese Sticks and Buffalo Wings.

After dinner smoothie: Blueberry Lemonade

For sweettooths only: Chocolate Mudcake

One set of dishes from TGI was enough to keep the 3 of us overly full. Overall food taste was not too bad and I loved the smoothie. TGI Friday's seem to focus a lot on their beef steaks, and my parents don't eat beef, so I couldn't order any of their specials. Lamb meat seems to be almost non-existant in the menu as well. But all is well, it kept us full through the night xD

T.G.I Friday's Subang Jaya
G03-07, Ground Floor, Subang Parade
5, Jalan SS 16/1,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor,
Malaysia.
tel: 03 - 5634 2956

Same supplier, or same company?

2008-11-15T09:14:00.003+08:00

Randomly flipped and found these advertisements. Same parent company?

Pancake, I made it.

2008-11-15T09:09:00.004+08:00

Tried making some pancake this morning, and the result didn't seem too bad. Tho however I forgot to prepare any sauce and so I ended up eating plain ._." . Tried flipping the pancakes while they're being cooked as well, it was fun... until i accidentally splattered the mixture outside the pan. messy messy :(

Dinner at TianTian Lai Seafood Restaurant, Sunway

2008-11-10T20:04:00.004+08:00

While it is called a restaurant, Tian Tian Lai(everyday come here, in literal meaning) Seafood Restaurant is actually a food court. By night the "Tai Chow" store opens, serving various kinds of food. I was there with my mom and relatives as they seemed to like the taste and the value. I decided to follow them there and check it out for myself.

Conveniently located just behind Kakimotor Sunway( the one by the highway), it is actually pretty hidden from sight. I didn't know there was actually a food court at that place( Medan is the food court that I actually only go to in Sunway as it's nearer to my college).

We ordered 4 dishes, XO Loh Mee, garlic fried vege, ginger onion fish and bean paste pork ribs. The food is here is not bad, but I didnt eat their signature loh mee cause its seafood :( . It is essentially Loh Mee with a hint of XO liquor. I would have prefered thinner slices of fish like any other place, but I guess this one isn't too bad either. As for the Pork Ribs, I would say they didn't cook it long enough( I prefer softer meat, maybe those who like tougher meat would enjoy it). Overall 4 dish, and tea for 5 did not pass RM50. Talk about good value here.

You can find this place here @ Wikimapia.

Tea break @ Paddington House of Pancakes

2008-11-02T04:05:00.004+08:00

After a lol-ing session @ Cineleisure watching Tropic Thunder, we got hungry and decided to look for a place to eat. Francis suggested Paddingtons, so we went over to the area in between the Curve and Cineleisure(all the food stores are there!).

Paddington House of Pancakes is a seemingly posh place, serving everything with a touch of pancake. They have menus the size larger than your wedding album(if you have one that is). A very cozy place too with some nice ambience.

Attempted mug shot: The ambience of the place.

xboxhueg?: The gigantic menu, complete with life-sized potraits of your choice of food

I ate this: Dutch pancake with various sauces.

Kelvin's: Hot Chocolate /w marshmellows and set no.406

Francis' : Lasagna looking chicken+ham served with mashed potatos and veg.

Overall, the food here is quite good. Francis commented his chicken was rather bland, and Kelvin's black pepper sauce was little dull(preferred to have more kick); but other than that it was satisfying. As for mine, all I can say is, there is sauce.like.everywhere. There is honey inside the wrap, blueberry on top of the wrap, half a lemon on the plate for you to squeeze and a cup of cinnamon sauce for you to pour on top of everything. But how did it taste in the end? Not too bad actually.

Oh, and all desserts ordered on weekdays except Fridays and Public Holidays are 50% off.

Paddington House of Pancakes

Unit 142 & 143, 1st Floor, The Curve,
6 Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara,
47800 Petaling Jaya
Tel / Fax : 03 7726 2382

Operating Hours :
10.00am to 12.00am
Sundays to Thursdays

10.00am to 1.00am
Fridays, Saturdays and eve of public holidays

KC cooks - Rosemary Chicken

2008-10-25T06:32:00.005+08:00

Been pretty busy lately, but here is another of my food preparing/cooking post. Started off with my mom de-boning the chicken, she asked me if there'd be any recipes that I know off(not that I not many actually ;s). I bought a bottle of Rosemary a week ago, so I thought 'why not use it'. Fresh leaves are still the best, but I don't know where they sell it(can someone tell me?).

Seasoned meat : sugar,salt,pepper,rosemary leaves.

I put the chicken in the mixing bowl, started adding rosemary, salt, sugar and some black pepper. Massaged the chicken meat for a bit, and then dumped it into a cling bag and left it in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Fast forward towards dinner out. It was time to cook, I told my mom that we should grill it, but somehow or another it turned out to be like stir fry instead. Taste wise it wasn't too bad, but the chemistry isn't there; it was probably due the 'Hiong Choy(chinese fragrant leaves)' she added which kinda overlapped with the rosemary. Result : not quite as planned.

Not quite as planned: Stir fried rosemary chicken.

Fast forward another weekend, this time I told my mom to deep fry the chicken instead. I prepared the chicken the same way, except this time without Rosemary and alot of black pepper as seasoning. Dipped in flour, all the meat went into the hot oil. Mom bought sour plum sauce, so she made it as sauce to go with the meat.

Nugget-like : Deep-fried black pepper chicken.

So how was it this time? I would say, I loved it. alot.

Finger-lickin good : My supper, finished the remaining bits and the sauce :D

Pasta-mania.

2008-10-21T18:12:00.004+08:00

Same place as the last time; Dave's Pizza Pasta Vino, except this time everyone orders Carbonara. Comes in variety of mushrooms,bacon,smoked sausages, seafood. omgsotasty :D~

Comes in Linguine,Fettuccine,Angel Hair and Spaghetti; each dish starts from RM14 each(on weekdays only).

p/s: This post is for you Jane. :D

Lunch @ Ming Tien, Sunway.

2008-10-15T11:52:00.002+08:00

My college friends and I went on a field trip to the hospital and bank for our assignment yesterday. Ming Tien(Tomorrow) was nearby, so we had our lunch there. I've never been there to eat either, so here comes a food review :D

Crispy Chicken Rice : Large serving with extra rice. Better than the one at Orange apparently.

Noodly Soup: Prawn Noodles.

For two: Bak kut teh.

Bak kut Teh: not quite done without 'Yao Char Kwai'.

Initial impressions of Bak Kut Teh seemed expensive; It costs RM21 for 2 persons, but after breakdown of cost it was not too bad. My friend ordered mixed meat, so it comes with lean meat, fatty meat, ribs and internal organs(hardly any inside tho). We ordered a total of 4 bowls of rice and 2 bowls of 'yao char kwai'. Now, Bak Kut Teh may have different preferences among people, but for me, this one wasn't too bad. I would rate it just slightly below the ones in Subang ss14.

As for the crispy chicken rice, it is said that Ming Tien has one of the better crispy chicken rice. It looked better than the one nearer to my college @ Orange. The prawn noodles didn't look too bad either.

Ming Tien is located beside Sunway Pyramid(Just below the One Academy).

Do you want to see it?

2008-10-11T15:15:00.002+08:00

my lunch for today, that is...

Drop me a comment or spam the chatbox :x

(after mosaic-ed it looks kinda creepy ._.)

What I cooked last week.

2008-10-10T21:33:00.003+08:00

Some imagination and creative and perhaps impromptu cooking?

My mom asked me to prepare salmon at the last minute, and I couldn't think of any. She wants it baked so i lurked the interbutts and found some recipes.

I couldn't understand any of them.

....

Well, I went to the kitchen and dumped random herbs on it, and wah la, my baked salmon ~_~

Whats cooking? : baking salmon in foil.

Outcome : Baked salmon with lemon, garlic, spices(no thats not cheese ontop, I dont know what it is.)

It tasted fine, but not enough seasoning. And I didn't cook the rest of the food on the table.

Downtime.

2008-10-07T21:36:00.001+08:00

My DNS seems to be broken. Seems that only Malaysian users are affected(including myself).

I am basically posting this and I cant view my own blog ~_~.

Food Snippets (iv) - Lemon Pork Rice

2008-10-03T18:59:00.002+08:00

What is this? : Lemon Pork Rice
What's it made of? : Deep fried pork, served with lemon sauce and rice.
How much? : RM4.50
Where can I eat it? : One2eat cafe aka Orange, Sunway.
Comments : I am totally in love with this dish(okay, maybe just the sauce). Just love the taste of the sauce although the amount of pork may vary. Sometimes alot, some times less. Depends on the chef's mood ~_~. Available at the 'Tai Chow' stall.

Food Snippets (iii) - Ichigo Daifuku

2008-09-29T18:10:00.002+08:00

What is this? : Ichigo Daifuku aka Strawberry rice cake
What's it made of? : Strawberry, red bean paste, glutinous rice flour.
How much? : RM3.50/pc.
Where can I eat it? : Jusco Midvalley.
Comments : Delicious snack/dessert. It is similar to the ones sold in the market(where they put in peanut fillings) except this one being much BIGGER and different filling. A nice big piece of strawberry sits inside the paste and the flour. Worth trying :D

Food Snippets (ii) - Lam Mee

2008-09-24T23:01:00.003+08:00

This week's feature : ~~Lame~~ Lam Mee.

What is this? : Lam Mee
What's it made of? : Yee Mee/Lam Mee noodles, seafood/fish paste and hot gravy poured on top.
How much? : RM4.00
Where can I eat it? : Rock Cafe aka Medan, Sunway.
Comments : Simple dish that took 30minutes to arrive(due to popular business). This version of Lam Mee is a little bit different than the rest. Normally, they'd be using yellow noodles, but this one they're using the fried type. Healthy servings of fish paste or seafood. Haven't had Lam Mee over 10years, not sure what to compare with xD

p/s: I keep typing LAME mee for some reason. ~_~

Food Snippets (i) - Roti Goreng

2008-09-21T16:45:00.006+08:00

As promised, I will be doing this food snippets session once or twice a week until I visit another food store/chain/shop/stall etc :D

What is this? : Roti Goreng
What's it made of? : Think 'Roti Canai', cut/shredded into small strips and then fried with chicken/vege ala 'Mee Goreng' style.
How much? : RM4.00
Where can I eat it? : One2Eat aka Orange, Sunway.
Comments : This mamak stall actually came from inside Sunway College, but they decided to move out. A friend introduced this Roti Goreng. Very interesting combo and tastes delicious. You may opt for yellow noodles or maggi as well if you dont want roti.

My site was featured!

2008-09-19T06:35:00.002+08:00

Okay, so it wasn't featured. Some of my cheeky friends put up my blog when the lecturer wanted some examples of websites as he was teaching about Layouts and Designs. But thanks to them I get my 30seconds of fame on the projector :3

On the projector: There's my blog :D

Also, I've been compiling food pictures about food that you can get around Sunway. So stay tuned for more food~!

Have a sushi while you're here.

Yay! Cream corn soup ish a success!

2008-09-14T23:15:00.003+08:00

On friday, I watched Dosanko Cooking on Asian Food Channel @ Astro and decided to try cooking this recipe for myself. A very simple recipe, it uses Corn, Bacon, Milk, Cornstarch and Water. Supposely the perfect soup for summer, and is soothing. Compared to the carbonara I did yesterday, this one would probably have much better success.

Scrape the corn: Use a sharp knife and scrape the corn in a saw-ing motion.

Recipe for 4: Two corns are used. Remember to scrape the inner part too with the blunt side of the knife. It is said that most nutrients are actually on the cob itself.

Bacon in water: You may opt to fry or just boil the bacon. If you fry, make sure it turns brown nicely and then you can drop it in the boiling water.

Result: After adding milk and cornstarch, a healthy serving of cream corn soup.

1. Scrape corn
2. Fry bacon till brown.
3. Pour bacon into water
4. Let the water boil.
5. Add corn.
6. Simmer again for another 10minutes.
7. Add milk.
8. Stir.
9.Add cornstarch mixed with a little bit of water.
10. Stir.
11. ???
12. Profit!

Ingredients used:

2 Corn
2 Cup water
2 Cup milk
2 slices of back bacon(20-30g)
1 Tablespoon cornstarch and a little bit of water
Pepper and salt to taste

Home Alone: KC cooks Fettucini Carbonara

2008-09-13T21:45:00.003+08:00

Mom went out for wedding dinner, Dad coming home late again. So no food at home, again. I resorted to cooking by myself again(the only chance I will ever have to use the kitchen). After random discussions on the interbutt on what to eat, Mel gave me an idea to cook pasta. I then decided, "lets do it carbonara style".

I dugg up the net and found that there are so many types of cooking carbonara. I eventually settled for this version; the 'REAL ITALIAN CARBONARA' as it seem to use the least amount of ingredients. Mind you, I am a beginner at cooking too ._.

10minutes: Boiling the fettucini.

Ingredients: Diced Char Siew, olive oil, eggs, Parmesan, black pepper.

Frying: Olive oil base, fry the char siew and add black pepper to taste.

Outcome: KC's strange carbonara version.

I used char siew(grilled pork) as my grandma had bought surplus of it and I didnt have bacon/pancetta at home. I pretty much followed through-out the video, until I poured in the egg mixture. I went "OH-SHI" because it started to become scrambled egg. I'm not sure if its supposed to do that, but judging from the video it didn't seem like it. Overall taste came out pretty much okay however. Recipe can be found towards the end of the video above.

New furniture in my room...

2008-09-10T19:06:00.003+08:00

I went shopping at Ikea for my much needed replacement bed. And here is what I got from them.

Shipment from Ikea: whats in it?

Fully Assembled: Big purple sofa.

Sideshot: with my blanket and pillows.

Transform! : folds down into almost queen-sized bed.

The first thing people asked me was: "Why Purple?". Well, there was only Red(one unit) and Purple(whole rack full of it). I love red, but red would seem too bright(and kinky) and I probably won't be able to sleep without an eye patch or something. There was supposedly orange too, but I never did manage to find it.

Lunch @ Ketam Village Steamboat, Ikano Damansara

2008-09-10T18:52:00.003+08:00

After having shopped for my new bed from Ikea last week, my mom and I went around the mall to look for a place to have lunch. There we stumbled across this outlet serving personal sized steamboats.We decided to have lunch here since the weather was oddly cold(raining the whole day) and steamboat would warm us up.

They have quite alot of sets ranging from personal steamboat to cook yourself noodle sets to ala carte(small items, like fishball) orders. I had lamb noodles set and my mom had personal steamboat set. The soup of choice were either chicken soup or tom yam. There is also curry, but it seems you can only order that with the curry set.

Noodle set: Lamb noodle set, with finely shredded lamb meat for ease of cooking.

Personal Steamboat: Tom yam soup and a range of items to go with it.

Food here was decent. They managed to slice the lamb meat so thin that once you dip it in the hot soup it would be cooked almost instantly. My set also came with some fishballs and beancurd skin aside from the lamb meat and noodles. My mom's one is loaded with a large variety of steamboat items and is quite worth it. Total bill came to about RM30.00 with drinks(cold chinese tea and herbal tea).

Ketam Village Steamboat,
Lower Ground,
Ikano Power Center,
Mutiara Damansara.

Dinner at Rumahku, Petaling Jaya.

2008-09-07T16:03:00.005+08:00

My ex-company where I did my internship called me up recently and asked if I wanted to join them for dinner. I thought to myself, why not and then I promptly agreed. Rumahku Restaurant is actually a single story banglow converted into a restaurant and resides comfortably just opposite the University Hospital. It would be better if you reserve tables(by calling them up) before you go as space is quite limited. I carpooled with Francis down to Petaling Jaya via Jalan Gasing from NPE(which my mom said would be the easiest way to get there). We reached at 7pm and I proceeded to start snapping pictures.

Curry in claypot: Prawn Curry( didn't eat this one orz)

Vegetables: Stir fried carrot, cauliflower and celery.

Hot plate: Braised tofu with egg

Fish: Portuguese styled fish.

Chicken: Baked chicken in honey.

Early guests: Hann and Francis.

The boss : Archie.

Upclose mugshot: Khairul.

Mugshot(2): Elwin.

The table(i): randomly snapping people eating .

The table(ii): more people and food.

Post Dinner(i): Cake time! (cheesecake from Berry's cake house)

Post Dinner(ii): Florence and Joey.

Cake! : Cheesecake.

While you were eating: more random shots.

The dark,dark group picture: My phone not capable of taking night/dim lighted shots.

The environment of Rumahku can be described as a very cozy place. Rumahku serves a variety of cooking styles, from fusion to western and local food. The food was surprisingly good, just like what home-cooked food would taste like. Food prices are also very reasonable. Definitely a place to place to visit, if you are in Petaling Jaya.

Rumah Ku Gallery and Cafe (PJ)
6A, Jalan Universiti,
46100 Petaling Jaya
Location Map
Phone number: 012 3131 073
Website : Here

Dinner at Shun Japanese Restaurant, Subang Jaya

2008-09-03T20:18:00.004+08:00

Dad was coming home late, so I went out with mum instead. I wanted japanese food, and there were a few around my area, namely Rakuzen, Ryu Men Tei, Tomoe and Shun. I wanted to try something a little different, so I went to Shun(after I read from masak-masak that they had yakimono aka grilled skewered meat.)

Shun is located right opposite of SJMC and along the same row as Domino's Pizza. It would probably be hard to miss it, as their signboard is black with red text. Shun has a very nice ambience.

Plastered all over the walls : Off-menu specials, you have to ask the waiter/waitress unless you understand japanese lulz.

Recycling: Empty bottles used as deco. I saw some bottles which had names on it too.

Sit back and relax: Menu also themed to the surrounding.

Next we ordered our food and they were:

Chazuke: Salmon Chazuke.

Set Meal: Grilled Mackerel.

Upclose and personal: Mackerel again :3

Yaki Vege: Shitake and Negima.

Yakitori: Skewered Kampung Chicken meat.

Dessert: Black Sesame Ice-cream.

Thank you too : The back of the menu.

Chazuke from RM15,skewered meat/vege are placed at RM5 each with exception to the Kampung Chicken version which is RM25 for 4 pieces. The Mackerel set is RM28, and the ice-cream RM8. Overall it was a good one, except it was kind of salty(meant to be like that) and I had to order the ice-cream to neutralize it. But the ice-cream was great, not too sweet either.

p/s: after I went home, had japanese snacks too xD

Shun Japanese Restaurant
No. 4A, Jalan SS 12/1B
Subang Jaya

Tel: 03 - 5637 9186

p.p/s: Wikimapia here.

Mooncake madness, it has begun.

2008-09-02T00:02:00.002+08:00

Mooncake craze has officially begun as the Mooncake Festival takes place on the 14th of this month. All sorts of flavours have sprouted out and some of them seem to be a bit weird. I, on the other hand prefer the classics like Lotus Paste and Red Bean Paste.

Mooncakes : Red Bean and Lotus.

I shouldn't be eating them as I am still sick(sorethroat/fever) but I can't help myself. The sweetness is mmmmmmmmmmmm :D

p/s: Akiko has even prepare her own home made mooncakes. Looks delicious! :D~

Lunch at Dave's Pizza Pasta Vino, 1 Utama

2008-08-30T14:43:00.008+08:00

I went to 1 Utama with my college friends on friday to catch a movie. It was called 'Babylon A.D'. While I won't spoil you on the movie, I would say the movie was very disappointing towards the end. Anyway, after the show we went food hunting.

I remembered the last time Kim Hong told me that we should probably have gone to Dave's Pizza Pasta Vino(not to be confused with Dave's Deli, although they are from the same company) if there were no place to eat in Chili's. But before we went there, I had to withdraw some cash because I just used most of it to replace my lighting isolators. We went searching for a CIMB ATM high and low as CIMB had problems on that day and I couldn't draw money from other ATM. Finally we found one and it was at a corner. To my surprise everyone was queueing up to CIMB ATM and the rest of it were empty. Coincidentally everyone lining up were wearing red too =_= (including me, CIMB bank is also red in color).

My friends initially decided against Dave's but we went back there anyway because I couldn't eat certain stuffs. Upon entering, there was a smell of strong smoked bacon in the air. Dave's serves pork so it is non-halal. We sat down at the corner and proceeded ordering.

Ambiance: Restaurant/bistro-ish feel, very cozy.

Thats not the menu, but let's look at it anyway: Kelvin and Jesslyn reading a food magazine.

Drinks: Tiger Draft, Ice Lemon Tea(s) and Apple Juice.

Pose A: Yeong Hui does his best on the camera.

Beer in the noon : Francis' Tiger Beer Draft.

Mushroom Soup: Accompanied with garlic bread.

Enjoying the meal: Kelvin slurping his soup.

Pasta Galore : Angel Hair Spaghetti

Which is bigger: The plate or Jesslyn?

Make it double: Lasagnas with tons of cheese.

Lasagna A: Francis too hungry to settle down for a picture.

Lasagna B: Kelvin trying to eat while Jesslyn adds some V-pose to the picture.

Pasta Galore(2) : Spaghetti Carbonara with Pork Bacon.

Pose with the food: Yeong Hui and his Carbonara.

Pasta Galore(3) : Spaghetti Carbonara with Pork Bacon and Meatballs.

Upclose and personal: Chunky delicious meatballs.

Posing before eating : Myself with my dish.

Overall, food here is actually very good. Tho, however the cheeziness isn't as strong as the one I had in Delicious Cafe.The prices are a quite high, but on weekdays, there is a 50% of on pastas. We didn't know until the bill came and Jesslyn told us that she saw that discount on the menu. Excellent place to hang out and eat on the weekdays.

Dave's Pizza Pasta Vino (non-halal)
Lot G209, Promenade 1Utama
47800 Petaling Jaya

Omoshiroi.org is now LIVE!

2008-08-29T18:58:00.002+08:00

Good day friends,

After 3 years, kclee.blogspot.com has a new name. It is now Omoshiroi.org !

Omoshiroi means amusing or interesting.

Hope you guys would continue reading my blog. Thanks for all the support :D

p/s: Merdeka Edition blogtop is also LIVE now :D

Dinner @ South Sea Seafood Restaurant

2008-08-27T02:05:00.003+08:00

My parents decided that they haven't had their meal here for some time, so they decided to eat here instead of the usual places we go to. Located near the old airport near Glenmarie, it was quite a long drive in. Being a seafood restaurant, this place had many aquariums housing many variants of seafood including oysters,crabs,live abalone, exotic fish,etc.

While I am still on my therapy, I am not allowed to have seafood. So instead, they had fresh ikan haruan(Sang Yu) and so we ordered that instead. We also ordered stir-fried brocolli and taufu with beancurd skin(Tau fu Tau kan). Pork is not served here, so it is halal.

Side Dishes: Brocolli and Tau fu.

Main Dish: Stir-fried Ikan Haruan with Ginger and Spring Onion.

Soup: Ikan Haruan soup.

The ikan haruan was sliced thinly and then stir-fried with spring onion and ginger. This restaurant however added some really dark soy sauce so it looked a little weird(stir fried should be light brown and not black in color x_x). The remaining parts of the ikan haruan(head,bones,fins,tail,etc) are deep fried, and then made in to soup.

Overall the food was okay, but I've had better ikan haruan dish somewhere else. The brocolli was fine but the taufu lacked taste. Total price came close to about RM100(tea was a little expensive @ rm2.50 per head).

Technical Difficulties

2008-08-27T01:48:00.001+08:00

I am in the process of getting a domain name myself, however there appears to be some problem linking blogger to my domain name. So for now I am back to kclee.blogspot.com until the problem is fixed.

Do expect some food post in the next few days :D

Skipped a raid and went for a talk...

2008-08-21T16:28:00.002+08:00

... and I got was this silly 3d glasses.

Wednesday was supposed to be a day off for me(no classes on Wednesday and Friday), but on Tuesday my coordinator informed me that there was going to be a talk about Image Processing on the following day. Attendance was "COMPULSORY".

Well, the talk introduced us about Lancaster Universities and their facilities(very very huge campus on top of a hill). And then the speakers went to talk about the Image Processing. Not something new to me or my friends really. The session ended exactly in 1 hour.

They gave us the glasses like above and showed us from 3d images, but we couldn't really see due to the poor projection from the lcd projector(it had horizontal shadows all over it and the image was too dim). All I saw were mismatched blue and red lines +_+

You can visit Lancaster's InfoLab21 here : link

*rant: Because of the talk above I missed one GOL raiding session*

Gathering/Dinner @ Chili's 1Utama

2008-08-17T15:32:00.006+08:00

This gathering was initially for my ex-schoolmates to meet up again. But due to circumstances, the gathering almost became an 4/5 Alpha gathering instead. The host, Heng Kai had posted this event on Facebook. At least 100 RSVPs were sent out, and only 10 said they could come. In that 10 people(including me), only 8 managed to come.

Not as planned. Definitely.

Booking of the place was left to Kim Hong, however on that day he couldn't book a place, so we had to wait outside for abit. For some reason Chili's was really really popular. With the clock reaching 8.00pm, they finally had a table for us. We initially intended to wait for Heng Kai(he flew 10000km from London and immediately rushed to join us for dinner) to arrive first before we ordered, but everyone was hungry so we started ahead.

My meal : Lamb Shoulder. Kinda salty and little burned.

Kian Fai's dish : Fish with herb and rice.

Ji Yang's dish: Grilled Lamb Steak.

Khim May's dish : Burger and fries.

To be shared: Classic Nachos platter.

Ben/Jia Wei/Kim Hong's dish(es): Spaghetti.

Ben/Jia Wei/Kim Hong's dish(es): Fish n Chips, Chicken Fingers and spaghetti.

Pose time: Kian Fai and Khim May.

See what see: Kim Hong stare-cock at the cameraman who is trying to take peektures.

Pose with FOOD: Jia Wei and Kim Hong gunning down the fish n chips.

Pose with moar food : Benjamin and Roger.

The host: Heng Kai who came in just in time.

Group Photo: Post dinner peekture.

Leon came by to say hi, but he didn't join us for dinner =\. Heng Kai finally arrived at almost 9pm.

Overall, the food over here was okay. Servings were quite large and so was the price. Drinks are definitely expensive, but they're refillable, which is okay although there seems to be a lack of waiter/waitress coming by so getting a refill takes time =_=. With a table of 10 people, our bill came to about RM340. Not too bad imo.

Post-dinner, we planned to go to Heng Kai's house. We bought a poker deck with chips and proceeded to his house. Jia Wei had a curfew, so Kim Hong sent her home before coming over and Roger went home early because he was sleepy. We stayed at Heng Kai's house till about 2.30AM after some poker game and jeering/cheering at the olympic games.

Chili's One Utama
One Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama
47800 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia
Phone Number: 03 7725 7277

Iphone 3G~

2008-08-17T12:13:00.001+08:00

...but it's not mine. D:

All I can say is : Bling.

Cake is a lie.

2008-08-13T21:36:00.002+08:00

no free lunch/dinner. orz

Dinner at Peppercorn Cafe, Subang Jaya

2008-08-05T12:26:00.004+08:00

*Firstly, you gotta forgive me for the poor pictures as the lighting was poor and i used a cameraphone with flash turned off. Tried to brighten up the pictures with irfanview and ended up with super pixelated pictures. >_>

Subang SS15, where food,drinks, and lepaking is a norm. There are many eateries in the area as there are 3 main colleges in the area. Because of that, most f&b stores here are thriving(like Asia Cafe). Last Saturday, I went with my mom to Peppercorn Cafe because I told her it was a good place for western dining.

Peppercorn Cafe is a small shop located near the ss15 market. Peppercorn Cafe does not have a very large variety on its menu, however they are really scrumptious :D. Lets start with what I had on that day.

I had ordered a Grilled Dory with cream sauce and my mom order Rosemary Lamb. Both our meals came in a set of appetizer,soup, garlic toast, tea and desert.

Appetizer: Mushroom Chicken with Cheese Pancake.

Soup of the Day: Corn with Croutons.

Main Course: Grilled Dory with Cream sauce.(Rosemary lamb not pictured as my mom already started on it xD)

Complementary: Garlic Bread.

Dessert: Pudding and Crysantheneum tea(not pictured).

The food tasted good(although bland in some items like the soup). The lamb was tender and juicy. The fish was well complemented with the cream sauce. Overall, it was a good meal we had and the cost wasn't too bad either. Our meals costed RM26 and RM29 each, bringing it to a modest RM55. For a full course meal, I'd say this is quite worth while.

p/s: Wikimapia location here.

Internship over...

2008-08-03T23:14:00.003+08:00

After about 5 months, I've finally completed my internship with Serial Data Sdn Bhd. Met many people, went to many places, celebrated many birthdays and gained much knowledge. Many thanks to my colleagues who taught me and appreciated my work alongside with my college mate Francis who was in the same company.

Working under superior can be quite frightening at first as we're not sure about how they react and what is their temperament. But once you get to know them, it suddenly feels really normal and that you seem to be able to blend into the environment.

It was quite fun to work with them too. They brought me to places to makan which I've never been before and they sometimes would pack food back as well(food! we all love food :3). During my 5months, I've actually celebrated most of my colleagues birthdays in the office too. Started from Jeya, Elwin and then Joey(they didn't celebrate mine, but that is okay).

As for work, there wasn't that much to do, but I guess I've learned much with interacting with people. My job usually took place outside the office, and so sometimes I would have to talk to people to get around. I had to install stuff into printers, repair computers, code an application, move stuff around, do filing just like every other staff does in the office (minus repairing computers that is).

I actually loved repairing stuff. Tinkering with computers actually kept me from being bored in the office most of the time. Plug out hardware, reformat computers, move them around,diagnose,etc etc.

My supervisor : Jeya with his b'day cake.

My colleague: Elwin with his cake.

Combo Breaker: Joey, with her cake as well.

Beside the birthday girl: Seet Fong, our office admin.

From Left to Right: Tommy, Hann and my boss, Archie.

Collegemate: Francis seen here about to nomnomnom his currypuff.

Myself: behind me is my desktop and the printers I work with.

p/s: missing in all the pictures is Khairul, another office admin but he is always on work outside at the wrong time lol.

Next week, my boss is going to take me out for lunch or dinner along with the other colleagues. I wonder where we're headed for? :D

Eee...

2008-07-20T22:01:00.003+08:00

Yup. Finally got one, an Eeepc. This is the 901 series with Intel Atom processor :D

The box: demo-ing the white EEE 901.

Glossy Black: Sexy Eee 901 with Opera 9.5 being installed

Specs for the EeePc 901 are:

Intel Atom N270 1.6ghz
Intel I945G chipset
1gb ddr2 ram
12gb SSD(4gb + 8gb)
Wireless B/G/N
Bluetooth
6cell 6600mah battery
8.9" lcd

IMO, this version of the Eee is far superior than its competitors, such as the Acer Aspire One, Hp Mininote and Msi Wind. Especially in the design department, the glossy black really stands out(fingerprint magnet get). Battery life is also superior, with Windows XP reporting about 6hours fully charged(although it'll last about 4.5hours at full speed).

Price? Yours for only RM1699. I think it might be a little expensive for a sub-notebook, but I guess it's all worth it considering you get a bigger battery, bluetooth, windows XP and wireless-n. This alone pretty much seperates it from the competition.

I played around with it and brought it over to my nephew's full moon celebration. My relatives were quite impressed with the Eee and they seem to be quite interested in getting one as well.

Undoubtedly the sub-notebook will be a very popular a very popular niche soon in town. I would probably expect people lurking about in Starbucks or Mcd with their Eees, Wind, AAO, Mininote etc.

Oh and did I say the Eee was mine? Nah, it belongs to my mom. I handed it back to her this morning :(

Yay...

2008-07-08T13:44:00.002+08:00

My friend proposed something to our office admin yesterday and she said yes.

Well, what it means is that I can end my internship one week earlier than my contract. Yay!

From 8August(Olympics LOL) to 31st July. Extra 1 week holiday for me before I get back to college~

Broken Leg...

2008-07-08T13:26:00.003+08:00

Sorry for not having any content lately again.

Well, I had suffered Psoriatic Arthritis on my ankle last week. I am recovering but it still hurts. Must be my unlucky month as this Pso. Athritis is described as a condition where antibodies attack the joints for no reason causing inflammation and then Arthritis.

For the last week or so, I didn't go to work either. Not being able to drive sucks, and walking up and down from my room to the kitchen took much more effort than usual. The pain was excruciating on the first day I got it. It started in the morning when I felt a light pain on my ankle. I thought I may had twisted my ankle or something. But I went to work on that very day. As time passed my ankle began to hurt more and more. By the time I had finished work, the ankle seemed to have swelled up a little and I was having a little trouble getting downstairs to my car and driving back home.

Took a short rest when I reached home. Applied hot&cold treatment(supposely soaking the ankle(or any painful joints) in hot water and then cooled down quickly with ice water would reduce the swelling) and heat patch to the ankle. Nothing worked. By 9pm when my mom got home, I could hardly even get up from the bed. It was way too painful to even take a step. However, I had to bare with it and my mom quickly took me to the clinic. The doctor explained that I may have a case of Psoriatic Athritis which is linked to my skin condition.

Pills,Antibodies,Muscle Relaxers were prescribed. I took them and felt slightly better the next day. However, since I am on herbal medicine treatment for my skin, I cannot take the pills anymore. Mom called up consultant and he gave her a chinese medicine recipe for Athritis. She bought a few packs of the herbs before coming home and boiled it for me. Man, the drink was dark in color. Darker than the night and murkier than the swap =_=

Anyway, I had drunk the herbs for about a week now, and have gotten used to the rather strange taste of it. Now blogging this from work, and it still hurts :<

BOOOM HEADSHOT

2008-06-23T07:25:00.001+08:00

well yeah, damn you Zeus. But this time I got lucky and the lightning isolator took the hit without having the surge jump into my equipment. Now I need to send it for warranty to get a new unit =_=

Isolated? Hopefully.

2008-06-12T21:30:00.002+08:00

No, I'm not doing anything funny, nor am I getting isolated from anyone/anywhere.

In my previous post a week or two ago, I talked about how the lightning literally fucked with my PC peripherals, TV, and lighting in my house.

Scurrying the Internet, there were two options I could get. One, is a lightning arrestor made by Belkin, and a lighting isolator, made by Cal-Lab.

With suggestions from friends and forumers, it seems that Cal-Lab has a good track record on successfully isolating the surge before it does any damage to any equipments. Belkin on the other hand, seems to have failed doing so according to a few Lowyat.net forumers.

So what is it with Lightning Arrestor and Lightning Isolator? Well, from my understanding, Lightning Arrestor attempts to block and cut off the lightning surge that comes in. However, if the surge is too great to handle, the arrestor would fail and the surge would then jump into the equipments plugged at the socket. A lightning isolator however, does not attempt to arrest/block/shield the incoming surge. Instead it redirects the surge back to the ground, therefore neutralizing the surge before it reaches any equipments plugged.

Knowing this fact, I then purchased two modules for my room. One for the power socket, and the other for the phone line.

Two Modules: The power(MDSC0039) and phone lightning(SP9201DSL) isolator

Up close: SP9201DSL, with 50cent coin for size comparison

Up close 2: MDSC0039, with a 50cent coin for size comparison

Both modules installed: SP9201DSL has a green wire which acts as a ground wire and you must connect it to the MDSC0039.

From the cord extender: MDSC0039 goes here.

From the cord extender --> MDSC0039 --> 4gang socket(1)

4gang socket(1) --> 4gang socket(2)

I do hope this lightning isolator would keep excess surge away from my equipment. But of course if you want to protect your equipments, it is best to plug them off the socket while not using and disconnect the phone line from the modem. This would be the 100% safe solution.

Thanks to gkl83 @ lowyat.net for this product and installation guide.

Birthday...

2008-06-12T21:28:00.001+08:00

My birthday cake...celebrated on the 9th of June :3 . Thanks for all the wishes guys & girls :D

Stuff..

2008-06-08T22:17:00.002+08:00

Grabbed a LG W1942T 19" Widescreen LCD from All-IT today. This was actually a present from my mom. Thanks!

What I had yesterday. This dish in particular is called "Pok Pok Chui". Essentially "Tau fu Pok" in yong tau foo style, the meat of the fish is stuffed in the tau fu, and the remainder parts are deep fried, and boiled to make the soup stock. Pretty tasty :D~

...

2008-06-03T21:32:00.002+08:00

I left my IC on the office mfp for a week and I didn't realize it... until today when my supervisor wanted to use the machine...

OMG!? I've been moving around without my IC for a week... >_>

Bad day...

2008-05-30T21:52:00.003+08:00

It all started with a sign....a page from the calendar was torn (saw it on the floor of my kitchen)... It was probably a sign...

Lightning had taken away many things from my house yesterday. My Lcd, new pc, router, modem, network card, staircase lighting( i dunno why), and my living room tv. It's probably the first time I've experienced so much damage in the house. All these happened while I was in the office.

Sigh...all these events are unfortunate and inevitable. Can anyone tell me if investing in products like Cal-Lab would at least avoid my periphirals from being stuck? =\

New blog theme/color

2008-05-26T21:04:00.001+08:00

O-O-O-ORANGEE!??

yup....so what do you guys think about this color? (thinking of a suitable blog banner as well)

Too striking? Make your eyes bleed?

Drop me a comment then :P

WRX + Type-R + Viva = ?

2008-05-15T15:08:00.002+08:00

It's a Viva WRX Type-R Edition( look at the amount of stickers on the car).

new pc kicked in yo-

2008-05-15T14:59:00.002+08:00

Yup, after 2-3years of my not so old pc, I have finally decided to upgrade my pc. It's not next-gen neither it is very fast. Too bad of budget constraints you'd have to get the best bang for the buck.

The specs are as follows:

AMD64 x2 5000+ Black Edition o/c'ed to 3.00Ghz
Biostar TA780G M2+ Motherboard w/ ATI HD3200 IGP
1GB x 2 Kingston DDR2 800mhz
250GB Seagate SATA II w/ NCQ
400w Silverstone Strider ST400
PowerLogic Casing

The cost? RM960. I plan to upgrade to Nvidia 8800/9600 or ATI HD3850/3870 series if budget allows. But till then I'm pretty much satistified with the new pc :3

Lunch take-away...

2008-04-25T23:55:00.004+08:00

Whats this? Char Siew Fan(BBQ pork rice) brought by my colleague who just came back from a field job. Not sure where she bought it, but the taste is awesome. Instead of the regular sweet sauce, they used the soy sauce similar to the one poured on chicken instead. The taste is really good. Can anyone tell me if you've seen something similar to this?

Luck, it could not have been even worse

2008-04-25T23:47:00.002+08:00

Tyres, Absorbers, Exhaust....now what? *dies of shock*

A top overhaul had to be done to my engine =_= . Why? Because apparently the engine had overheated and then indirectly expanded the gap of the leaking engine oil area(had it previously) and caused the engine oil to spew out over the whole underbody of my car. Fortunately, I made it to the workshop before and damage had been done.

The mechanic told me that it was due to a leaky connection from the radiator to the engine that caused the water to leak out, and as the radiator is empty, the engine overheats. I wouldn't know if the engine had overheated as well because my meter is still broken(yet to be replaced.)

So, a top overhaul job with replacing all the rubber seals and valves costed about RM900. Talk about tough luck; all these changes in one month...thats more than rm2000 in repairs T_T

Car Internals: The piping behind the engine block leaked water caused overheating. Rust stains all over.

Taken out: All the parts from the engine head. The fan belts had to be replaced as they were cracking and might snap.

Emo?

2008-04-24T00:01:00.001+08:00

Feeling emo? come over here then to the Emo Bookstores :x

Burst tyre, broken absorbers, whats next?

2008-04-08T10:35:00.002+08:00

...and this time, its the exhaust.

Yup, it's been making alot of noise(literally) and upon closer inspection, it has holes and inside the exhaust is empty(fibre burnt out).

I decided to change my exhaust. This time it costs me RM450. It's kind of expensive to me, but hey, it'll save me from permanent ear damage xD

Before: Straight Flow Muffler, empty on the inside.

After: S-Flow type of exhaust. Filled with fibre.

Lunch @ Ah Sang Bak Kut Teh, Petaling Jaya

2008-04-08T10:22:00.005+08:00

Friday is the day that we have 2 hours lunch break for work. So one of my colleagues decided to have BKT. The place that we'll be visiting is Ah Sang Bak Kut Teh. Located beside the Indian Temple near the LDP highway, Ah Sang BKT is small shoplot hidden from view. My colleague preferred this place to the SS14 BKT as she commented that the BKT there might be a little salty compared to Ah Sang BKT.

Located only about 10minutes from our office, we left at 12pm. Upon arrival, I was surprised that there were so many people queuing outside the shop. My colleague told me that we'd have to book before coming by as it is just that crowded. I've never had BKT where you'd have to book a table beforehand. Surely this shop is very very popular indeed.

We ordered BKT with different parts of pork,golden mushrooms, foo-chook (bean curd skin), taufu-pok and black mushrooms. We also had Pork Liver with Rice Wine and 'Yau Char Kwai'.

A meal of 4 with pot of tea with ice cost us about RM45. Not too bad of value and the food is indeed delicious. A definite stop for you guys that love BKT.

Wikimapia Link : Ah Sang Bak Kut Teh

Changing absorbers...

2008-03-23T15:52:00.002+08:00

Today my car went into the workshop again. This time, to replace the absorbers. Had a discussion with my mom to see which absorber should I take. So I settled with Kayaba absorbers from the workshop itself, as my earlier suggestion would require some waiting time to get stock, and also reliability issue would be another thing.

Kayaba absorbers for the front.

stock absorbers that are broken.

Total cost was about rm400 for installation and alignment, as well as for the rubber cover for the absorber. The mechanic did a really fast job, only taking like 40minutes to get the job done.

Unlucky me...

2008-03-22T09:29:00.003+08:00

On Wednesday while driving home from my workplace, I heard a burst sound coming from my car. I decided to ignore it, only to feel a rough and uneven driving experience. Then I knew it, one of my tyres have blown. I was at the federal highway, fighting through the jam in order to stop somewhere(driving with flat tyre can bend your rim). A motorist passed by me and honked to me pointing at the flat tyre which confirmed that I indeed had to stop. After 20minutes, I finally managed to reach a safe place to park my car which was in front of Wisma Consplant.

The unlucky part now that the tyre is blown, I didn't have the tools to change the tyre either. So I called up my mom, and she arrived shortly after. I checked her car for tools, but it seems that it is not compatible to use with my car. We waited a while, and then a guy who had just finished his work was walking towards his car. Quickly, I went to ask if I could borrow his tools. To my surprise, he did and he also offered his help to jack up the car. After another 15minutes or so, I managed to swap the tyre to the spare one. But, the spare tyre was also flat.

Nevermind that, the nearest petrol station was only across the road. My mom asked me to take a slow drive to the petrol station and I did. Upon arriving, I headed for the pump station and proceeded to pump air into the tyre. However, no air was going in to the tyre. I thought maybe the air valve of the tyre had broken then. My mom told me we should just head home and wait for the next day as it was about to rain.

The tyre gave way, and tore apart

The next day, I went to a workshop to replace my tyres. Apparently the spare tyre was not broken at all, the culprit was the pump station. I replaced all 4 tyres, because they were so old and would have risked tearing like the earlier one. I chose Yokohama Parada Spec-2, they cost RM170/pc including alignment and balancing. Apparently these are great dry weather tyres.
They were quite new too, they were manufactured in Week3 of 2008.

This incident was pretty much unlucky for me, but it would also be a good thing, as I get to change all the tyres.

lack of updates...

2008-03-01T16:33:00.001+08:00

is indeed disturbing. Contributed thanks to

1. Tmnet line down
2. Exam
3. Lazy

Problem 1 and 2 are fixed, but problem 3 isn't. I havent been up to much lately, nothing much poppin in my head. But rest assured as I'll come out with something :D

Chinese New Year

2008-02-07T20:14:00.000+08:00

To all readers,

I wish a Happy Chinese New Year to all who are celebrating it. Those who aren't, happy holidays. If you're not married, happy collecting red packets; if you are, good luck giving them out.

Hope you are wearing(or not) these for good luck. Picture courtesy of AP.

Lunch @ Sakae Sushi, Sunway Pyramid

2008-02-07T19:23:00.000+08:00

Last week, Ooity wanted to hang out as he was bored. So we went to Sunway Pyramid as he could grab some games to play when he gets home. Upon arriving, Ooity wanted to have McDonalds for lunch but it was too crowded, so we opted for japanese food instead. Seems that Japanese restaurants seem to be mushrooming in Sunway Pyramid. Zen, Sakae Sushi, Genki Sushi, Shogun, etc. I suggested Sakae Sushi because we've never tried it before.

Sakae Sushi was considerably crowded during lunch time. We managed to get a table, and proceeded ordering. Sakae Sushi seems to differ from other types of restaurant; instead of having to order thru the waiter(ress), you have to order thru their interactive menu on the side of the table. The waiter(ress) only comes in when you first sit on the table, and when you leave. At any other time, you probably wont even see them. There is a hot water dispenser built in to the side of the sushi counter. This is for easy refilling on the tea.

Sakae Sushi, as it name tells, is more of a sushi bar than a restaurant. There are quite a variety of sushis, tempuras, tofu, deep fried stuff, bento, teppanyaki and some special dishes, and not to forget desserts. Aside sushis, we had deep fried oyster, gyoza,mochi and ice-cream daifuku.

Green Tea in a pack, add hot water yourself.

Interactive Menu & Sushi counter behind.

Ooity browsing thru the menu.

Due to being too hungry, all the food was eaten up before the author managed to grab a picture.

Plates of sushis.

Ending the meal with mini ice-cream daifuku.

Overall, Sakae Sushi is quite a nice place to dine-in. However, the food is lacking in taste, and that the sushis were cut too thin to taste anything. There are some issues with the sushi cleanliness as well(Ooity spotted hair in one of the plates). Total bill came to about RM60 for 10 dishes and tea.

Lunch at Delicious Cafe, 1Utama

2008-01-21T19:53:00.000+08:00

This was supposed to be a meet up with Sapphira, Heng Teng and Jehan; but only Sapphira, Ooity and myself turned up. We had planned to meet up at 1 Utama the day before at the Delicious Cafe. I arrived at 1U with ooity at 12pm, and then we headed on looking for the place. It took us 30minutes to find the place, and before we knew it, it was just under our noses -_-

Anyway, on to pictures~

Guest of Honor: Sapphira

Ooity's Lemon and Lime Bitters

Sapphira's mushroom something spaghetti. Forgot the name, but it tastes good :D

My Carbonara Spaghetti. If you look closely on the top, those are grated cheese and they make the overall cream even thicker. The taste is a little different than the carbonara I had elsewhere, but all is good. Must be the cheese I guess.

Ooity's Wagyu Beef Pie. Comes with salad and a cup of sauce for the pie. Ooity says the meat is more tender than normal beef.

Total price of the lunch was about RM80+ with 5%+10% tax. Delicious cafe has a nice ambient environment, and food proportions are quite large (if you do eat there, try the salad, they come in VERY huge proportions).