Izzy's Bistro, Northpoint (Mid Valley)

Izzy's is located adjacent to Mid-Valley Megamall, at Northpoint ... B-M-2 Mezzanine floor, Northpoint Mid Valley City, 1 Medan Syed Putra Utara, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.

Telephone: +603 2287 8220

The food: Mix of italian, local and international cuisine ... didn't find the food too special, nor the location. The Salad (Teriyaki Chicken) was decent enough, rather tasty and generous helping of chicken alongside ... The nasi lemak was indifferent ... The aglio olio pasta with sauteed prawns was decent ... Don't know about the Fish and Chips, I didn't try it!

The price : Not cheap at 120 + ringgit for the below, and 4 drinks.

Zipangu Japanese, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

Lunch was at a very special restaurant in a great KL hotel...


I chose the Wagyu cooked in Charcoal with Tempura meal, RM$200.
The wagyu beef was tender and exquisite, but would you believe it ... the Chawanmushi (Steamed egg) stole the show, the smoothest egg I have ever had!


Here's the RM$60 Cha-Soba with Beef Soup meal, excellent!


And to wash down what was a very memorable meal, BLACK SESAME ICECREAM ... exquisite!

Here are some views of the restaurant and this classical hotel in Kuala Lumpur ...

ps. If you dine regularly here, make sure you get a platinum card, I think it costs about RM$600 subscription per year, but get this ... you get FIFTY PERCENT off at all F&B outlets in Shangri-La if there are 2 diners. For example, the meal above would have come up to RM$300, but we paid RM$150. Bargain!

My Poang ... oops my Home, is now complete!

I have given my Poang a partner :-) If it was comfy before, it is incredibly fabulous now! Bliss ... Thanx, Map!

Good to know ...

1) This project took me all of 15 minutes to assemble ... it has been a while!

2) Seems Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA's founder, still sits in his 1974 Poang!

Pucuk Paku , Malay fare at TTDI

Pucuk Paku ... a malay eatery hidden away at Lorong Dato Suleiman 7, Taman Tun Dr Ismail. Was heading to my usual Santai, but decided to try this. It was OK, but no Santai!
Good Mixed Tom yam, good meehoon hailam with lotsa gravy, reasonable Pucuk Paku Special Fried Rice with Fried chicken bits and Egg Mata Kerbau (but not a patch on Santai's Nasi Goreng USA), and rather good Beef Masak Merah. Overall, it was good, but I do have a soft-spot for Santai! I did like the home-made barley, which I had 2 of!

Ikea ... home of the best Curry Puff !

Love the $1 curry puffs ($5.50 if u are willing to buy half-a-dozen!) and the $2 hot-dogs with sweet relish ... simply yummy! Do people go to Ikea just to eat? Well, I would!

IKEA Malaysia - No.2 Jalan PJU 7/2, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Tel: +603 7726 7777

Porridge ... Eat-zy in Subang

Eat-zy in Subang ... our favourite porridge place? You betcha!
Chinese version of tapas :-) Teochew Porridge with all the condiments ... beans and pork, boiled egg in stew-type sauce, omellette, chah-choy pork, pork fried with salted fish, steamed pork, and lap-cheong. Lots of pork ... all for 26 bucks including Loh Hon Goh drink.
For the address and other dishes previously reviewed, click here!

Siow Tiow Fish & Noodles ... Klang

Where? Located near to Courts Mammoth in the heart of Klang Town, near Jalan Nanas ... and a couple of doors down from the large Lian Bee bakery.

What? Don't even ask the waiter for 'meats', this place strictly does FISH (steamed variety, fish maw, etc), other seafoods, and NOODLES.

How was it? The steamed pomfret was indeed very good, especially with the fried minced garlic garnishing. The Oyster Omellete 'Hoh Chien' was good as well. However, the Hokkien-style noodles (both the kuayteow - if this was Ipoh, they would have been shot! ... as was the meehoon) were dissapointing. Rather dry, blend, and not properly cooked.

Overall? Very expensive at $88 bucks. And be prepared to wait ... it took 35 minutes before the first dish arrived!

Coffee time @ Delicious, Bangsar Village II

Terrible service, indifferent and 'black-faced' staff ... what's happened to Delicious? Tsk tsk! What was once a family based restaurant with virtues to match ... now it seems rather cold and impersonal. Brrr!

At least the food is still reasonable ... the banana pudding, and the peach&banana crumble.

Imbi Palace, KL - Tim Sum

Sunday lunch ... Always good, that's Imbi Palace! Besides the usual fare of char-siew pau (dissapointing, as was the char siew soh), char-siew cheong fun and prawn cheong fun (rather good), egg-tarts (always a treat!), loh mai kai and siu-mai et al, we ventured a little bit 'further' into the Vinegar Soup Pork and Pork Intestine Soup, as well as Chee Cheong Fun with XO Sauce and Shanghai Style noodles. Yummy!

Reasonably priced at $35 per head for the 4 of us.

Ps. Despite the crowd, the service was pleasant and efficient, bravo!

Yau Cha Kuay with Kaya

Best way to enjoy Yau Cha Kuay ...

1) Coated in Kaya

2) Soaking in warm Soya Bean Milk

Which do you reckon?

ps. Bought the Yau Cha Kuay and Ham-Cheen-Peng from outside Restoran Jackson, next door to Say Huat, at Section 17 (PJ). 60 cents each.

Duchess and Bentley ... Coco's buddies?

Love them furkids :-)

Ninja Jones Japanese, Northpoint

Ninja Jones is described as a fusion restaurant, part Western, mostly Japanese ... I found it to be rather Japanese actually!
Its located at ... A-G-5 Ground Floor, Northpoint, Mid Valley City, 1 Medan Syed Putra Utara, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Do call for reservations ... +603 2288 1646
Shrouded in mystique (Ninjas generally are!) , the entrance is very cool ... at a push button, the door opens! And you MAY be greeted by a Ninja upon entrance!

The finger foods .. Unagi and Tofu Salad ($15 - Well recommended, generous portion of unagi), Caterpillar Roll ($18), Ishiyaki Agedashi Tofu ($14 - Always a favourite!), Ebi Cream Croquette ($18 - Again, very good) and Tobiko Nigiri ($10 - Shirley's favourite).

Moving on to the mains ... Unagi and Soba Udon Set ($42 - That's mine. The soba was really special) and the Tori Teriyaki set ($25 - chicken teriyaki).

Overall ... EXCELLENT! Will certainly return to this interesting place again, just wish there were more ninjas!

Char Kuay Teow (Roberts) at Say Huat, Section 17 (PJ)

Roberts Char Kuay Teow ($3.50 a plate for 'basic' version, last time I paid $6 for one with mega prawns and lotsa lap-cheong) at Say Huat Kopitiam in Sentosa square, Section 17 (Petaling Jaya) is simply incredible!

The Fried Chicken Wing and Popiah are only average ...

Ps. Did a search for Say Huat online, and found that it had other fans as well! Hmm, this Flogger reckons the Thai Fried Rice is good, I can't wait to return!

Monterez Golf ... another record round!

It started off as a scorchingly hot day at 1.30pm ...



The the rain came at 3pm ...


The drainage on the course was amazing, an hour later, Jeanette and myself continued our round. The greens were still true, and the fairways playable. Just stay away from the water-logged bunkers! Ended up shooting the BEST ROUND OF MY LIFE ...


52 front 9, 46 back 9
3 pars, including par-ing the 17th and 18th!
Total score = 98, or 26 over par. Bliss!

Pappa Kopitiam, Bukit Tinggi (Klang) ... AGAIN!

Brunch before golf at Pappa Kopitiam ... nice place to chill out with a newspaper.
The soya-bean is so-so, the kaya toast has good bread, but could do with 'richer' kaya, had the Chicken porridge for the first time, and thought it was only average ... the Nasi Lemak is always a favourite, but pity they didn't have it first thing in the morning, we had to wait 1/2 and hour. And the mixed-tong yuen in soya milk was OK as well.

Zeta Bar ... with Eugene Teh

The occassion?
1) Eugene was in town
2) Three2K are about to finish their stint at the Hilton
3) It's a Friday!

ps. Angus the Bull 'Cab Sav' cost $185 ++

Fried Rice, Bagan Hailam II in Port Klang

My fave 'Bagan Hailam' shack has now a competitor ... but it ain't as good! Lunch at Port Klang today, $3.50 ...

Pappa Kopitiam, Bukit Tinggi (Klang)

First it was breakfast ... then it was dinner here on the same day! I like Pappa Kopitiam! :-)
Ipoh-style kuay-teow soup, which was OK ... Noodles with dried curry served with Yong Tau Foo, which was OK too ... and Old-style Toast with Curry Chicken which was delicious, as was the Barley Cincau aka Michael Jackson '2' !

Soo Kee Char Siew, Ampang

Not so legendary after all ... I found the char-siew to be very fat, and a bit sticky. Perhaps this place was great a long time ago, but I wouldn't return ... alas!

Timsum at Shanghai, Marriott KL

Superb timsum place ... Shanghai at Marriott, in Starhill Kuala Lumpur.
Starter = Cheng Kong Ham, served cold $12 (nice texture, delicious taste)


And of course the signature dish ... Xiu Long Bao, with steaming delicious broth inside, $3 each!


Crab toast with Goose Liver was the Chef's recommendation of the day, very pricey $14 each but oh so good! Charsiew Bun at $7 for the 2 was dissapointing, but the Po Lo Bun was exquisite too ($4 a pop). The Siew Mai was OK.
Overall ... this is VERY FINE timsum, splendid. Gotta go again!

Pappa Kopitiam, Bukit Tinggi (Klang)

Nice simple breakies ... new place that just opened at Bukit Tinggi.
Good NASI LEMAK ($6.80), excellent KAYA TOAST ($2.90). Good strong coffee (which was actually Kopi Cham Milo - $3.20) too.
This place doesn't stinge on ingredients, its' all good :-)

Clogs ... How big are they?

Got some 'clogs' from Melaka...


How big are they?

Ole Sayang Nyonya restaurant, Melaka

Ole Sayang Nyonya restaurant in Melaka was rather dissapointing ... The highlight was the chicken pon-teh ($7.60), but I found the Sambal Brinjals (Eggplant) / Sambal Terung ($9) way too hot, as was the Chilli prawn / Udang Goreng Cili ($15). The assam fish 'Jenak' ($26) was strange tasting, but I've been told that's how the Babas and Nyonyas do it! I did like the ancestor photos on the walls!
Add: 198 & 199, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka
Tel: 06-283 1966

Dutch Harbour Cafe, Melaka

Interesting Dutch cafe next to Xavier Church in Melaka ... a nice refreshing Tiger Beer ($8).
Add: 39 Jalan Laksamana, 75100 Melaka.
Tel: +606 2837 606

Melaka's a haven for Nyonya Pineapple tarts!

Day out in Melaka ... Won't be complete without having LOTS OF pineapple tarts, nyonya-style.

1st one was from a hawker outside Hoi Kee chicken rice ball ... $6 but wasn't particularly exciting!


For seconds, had the Bibik House variant. Was a little better then the previous road side example, but still rather 'bland'!



Thought that the third one, LW Nyonya was better ...


Didn't try this one ...


But our favourite was the FOURTH one of the day .. Pooh Keon Enterprises' ... the biscuit variety had an excellent pastry and nice pineapple taste ... And the 'roll' version was buttery and yummy too. Guess it helped that it was HOT OUT OF THE OVEN!

Cuti-cuti Malaysia ... Jonker Street, Melaka

Jonker Street in Melaka ... Described as 'A definitive haven for antique collectors and bargain hunters. Now known as Jalan Hang Jebat, it is a world famous street for antique collectors! For me ... it's simply a great walk, and food haven ... Lotsa desserts (chendol!) and yummy chicken ball rice ... as well as pineapple tarts at every corner!

Popiah with secret ingredient ... Melaka

Road side popiah at Jonker Street, Melaka ...
What's the secret ingredient that makes this Creme de la Creme? PORK LARD!

Pork Satay, Melaka

Rare ... hard to find ... delicious! PORK satay in Melaka :-)

Located near Jonker Street, very yummy.

99 Steak and Chops, Taman Tun Dr Ismail

99 Steak and Chops (Tel: +603 7726 5327) at Taman Tun Dr Ismail ... Newly opened, excellent place. Good food (Especially like the Hainanese Chicken Chop ($10.90), the mushroom soup ($4.90) and 'King' beef burger ($7.90) was rather good too , reasonable prices and nice friendly service. Washed down with some lemon+honey juice ($4.50), and Ribena with Longans ($6.50)!

My dream car registration

Spotted as we were leaving Bukit Jalil after Gwen ... need I say more? I dream...

Hall of Famer Fried Bread and Chicken Chop @ F1 Cafe, Serdang

Located not too far from Bukit Jalil at Serdang / Sri Kembangan ... F1 cafe which serves a unique halal twist of chops and the such. Good chicken chop, and REALLY EXCELLENT (well deserving of my HALL OF FAME accolade!) fried-bread rolls with Brown Sauce. Total of $25, including fruit juices. I hear the MASHED POTATOES are good too, that'll be for next time!

Gwen Stefani @ Bukit Jalil, KL

Tuesday night ... 21st August
Just got back from Gwen's gig at Bukit Jalil (Turned out to be a nice - Probably 2/3rds of the 13,000 capacity was filled for the night, very good considering the tix weren't cheap!) in Kuala Lumpur ... She had good stage presence and rapport with the crowd, and it was an entertaining night out, albeit a short one. Concert only lasted 1 hr 20 mins, and we had to queue up for a long while before getting in (Silly overzealous security check!).
Her best numbers? Sweet Escape (which she started the gig with - Pity AKON didn't show), 4 in the Morning, Wind It Up, Rich Girl, Luxurious, Hollaback Girl, and finished the gig with the excellent Cool.


Here's a file photo from the HK gig ...

I don't see what the fuss is about, but here's a recent write-up about Gwen's gig in KL ...

Gwen Stefani to cover up for Malaysia show
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - There will be no revealing costumes at U.S. singer Gwen Stefani's concert in Malaysia this month, a newspaper said on Saturday, after a Muslim student group demanded that the event be cancelled as being too obscene.
Although Malaysia is a moderate Muslim country with sizeable non-Muslim minorities, conservative groups often frown upon departures from strict Koranic injunctions.
Malaysian mobile phone firm Maxis Communications, which is promoting the August 21 show as part of Stefani's "Sweet Escape" tour, promised it would feature no revealing costumes, the Star newspaper said.
"She will abide by the Malaysian authorities' guidelines to ensure that her show will not be offensive to local sensibilities," it quoted a Maxis statement as saying.
Malaysia's official guide for performers says women must be covered from the top of the bosom to the knees, the Star said.
Jumping, shouting and the throwing of objects are barred, while performers may not hug, kiss or wear clothes with obscene or drug-related pictures or slogans, it added.
On Tuesday, an official of the 10,000-strong National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students said Stefani's video promotion clips were obscene and the event would clash with local Asian and Islamic values.
"We want the organisers to cancel the concert, failing which we will ask the authorities to intervene," said Mohamad Hilmi Ramli, the group's president.
Ethnic Malays, who are by definition Muslims, make up just over half of Malaysia's 26 million people, while ethnic Chinese and Indians, who are mostly Buddhists, Christians or Hindus, account for most of the rest.
(c) Reuters 2007.

Hoi Kee Chicken Rice Ball ... First Video Blog

Melaka ... Land of Chicken Rice Ball !

Possibly the best ever CHICKEN RICE BALL ... succulent and perfectly steamed chicken, delicious chilli, and the most amazing rice ... gorgeous taste and fantastic texture, rolled into a ball. All for under $20 ... Magnificent!

Hoe Kee - Established 1962
4/6/8 Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka
Tel: +606 283 4751
Mobile: +6012 6238 431
This was so amazing that I had to start my first Video Blog :-)





The wanna-bes...
(1) The road side stall (I hear this is good, gotta try it next time ... only RM$2.50!)


(2) Famosa Chicken Rice Ball



(3) Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball ... perhaps the grand-daddy of the bunch, the original ... but I hear it ain't so good any more!

Melaka ... A day out

Melaka according to Wikipedia...

The precise origins of Malacca are disputed. It appears that Malacca was founded by Parameswara, a Srivijayan prince of Palembang who fled Sumatra following a Majapahit attack in 1377. He found his way to Malacca c. 1400 where he found a good port accessible in all seasons and on the strategically located narrowest point of the Malacca Straits.[1]
According to a popular legend, Parameswara was resting under a tree near a river while hunting, when one of his dogs cornered a mouse deer. In self-defence, the mouse deer pushed the dog into the river. Impressed by the courage of the deer, and taking it as a propitious omen of the weak overcoming the powerful, Parameswara decided on the spot to found an empire on the very place that he was sitting. He named it 'Melaka' after the tree under which he had taken shelter. Another version of the story says that Parameswara chose the name 'Malacca' from the Tamil word 'mallakka' which means upside down or on ones back. Old illustrations of the scene where the mousedeer kicks the dog shows the dog falling on its back into the river, hence the inspiration.

Stadhuys Building: Constructed in 1650 as the residence of the Dutch Governor and his deputy, the structure reflects Dutch architecture. It is today the "Museum of History and Ethnography". The museum exhibits traditional wedding clothes and artifacts of Melaka, dating back to its days of glory.

Francis Xavier Church: This Gothic church was built by the French priest, Father Paderi Fabre, in 1849, to commemorate St. Francis Xavier who is also known as the "Apostle of the East". St. Francis Xavier is credited for his Catholic missionary work in Southeast Asia during the 16th century.

Chendol & Lotsa dodol ... Tan Kim Hock (Melaka)

Seems Tan Kim Hock is an institution in the town of Melaka ... Had the rather interesting DURIAN CHENDOL there, uh ... not quite my cuppa tea!

Bad cop!

This bad cop was driving like an absolute thug ... Grrrr! Swerving in and out, tail-gating ... tsk tsk!

Mini Malaysia, Melaka

$10 a head buys you admission into Mini Malaysia, at Ayer Keroh on the outskirts of Melaka / Malacca ... A nice day out to view the different cultural heritage of the various states ... of our wonderful country, soon to be celebrating its 50th Birthday!

Kum Chuan Coffeeshop, Subang ... 600th Blog!

600 Blog entries and rising!
Kum Chuan coffeeshop, Subang ... On the road leading to Summit / Kesas highway. Excellent FRUIT ROJAK, reasonably OK chicken-kuayteow ipoh style, good PAN MEE, good CURRY MEE ... Overall, must pay a return visit, good breakfast joint!

Rush Hour 3 ... GSC Centrepoint, Klang

$8 per ticket ... Golden Screen Cinema, Centrepoint in Klang Town

The third series in this successful Chris Rock and Jackie Chan partnership ... Good chemistry between the two 'brothers' again, but I found Chris Rock even more entertaining ... You? Me? HAHAAaa... watch it!

A&W ... Centrepoint, Klang town

Rootbeer Float as yummy as it has always been ... So refreshing!
BUT, the Waffle with Maple Syrup and Butter was dissapointing ... Just no 'kick'! Not sweet, not waffly and certainly not buttery.

Nice Soup Gang Restaurant, Kepong

On the way to Selayang Baru ... near FRIM ... a very interesting restaurant, NICE SOUP GANG! The meal was served with very nice BROWN RICE, started with some GINSENG CHICKEN SOUP ($10) which really RAISED THE TEMPERATURE (skin actually started feeling warm after we left the restaurant!), Japanese-style dried fish / Kawahaki ($8 - Sort of like FISH JERKY!), refreshingly excellent Lotus with Macademias ($12), good stir-fried fan-sui yip ($7), and rather interesting black-pepper style pork ribs ($12).
Add: 8 Jalan Daya 11, Taman Daya.
Tel: +603 6272 5988

Ikea ... Hot-dog

Simply excellent ... simple and tasty! RM$2 of magic ... Well worth the Ikea queues!

Ikea ... funny observations!

A trip to IKEA is always fun :-)

Goreng Pisang, Imbi road-side

Imbi area ... Opposite Honda showroom ... Possibly the DEFINITIVE goreng-pisang, but hmmm ... were they having an OFF DAY? Pisang/banana wasn't very sweet, fantastic batter though. The lin-koh was EXCELLENT as always!

Pan Mee, Hock Thai (SS2, PJ)

Located on the same road as Wang Chiew ... didn't think much of the PAN MEE, but the PORK MEE was average.

Funny signs and sights

Interesting signs spotted on our local roads ...


Impressive crane-relocation job at Western Digital ...

Bukit Tinggi Tai-Chow, Klang

Always convenient, always yummy ... Char Choy Soup with Tofu, Crayfish stir-fried with Cashews and Dried Chilli 'Kung Poh style' (this was the high-light of the meal!) and Sweet and Sour Pork. Ta-powed home ... so yummy.

Mabul-Sipadan trip ... Finally!

Finally had the chance to post these pix, enjoy! Click ...

Super Birthday Post

Can't wait to dive...

Can't wait for my next dive trip!

Yanna's Curry Fish

Comfort food from Yanna ... at Mi Casa :-)
Curry Fish (Very yummy!) and Char Choy Pork (Not up to her usual high standards ... just not enough KICK!)

Baskin Robbins, Subang Parade

Green tea ... interesting!

Strawberry ... a classic

KFC ... Round Round?

KFC banner spotted ... Thanx Map!
" Bulat-bulat = Round-round "

Rakuzen Japanese ... Subang

Always reliable ... always a treat ... Rakuzen in Subang
On the menu tonight ... Sushi rice ($3) , Atsu Yaki Tamago (Egg - $8) , Kaorihako Salad (Crab - $28) , Gyuniko Shougaya (Stir fried beef - $28) , Hatate Misamayo (Scallops and Oyster with Mayo - $25) , and me fave Agedashi Tofu ($10) Details of whereabouts ... My previous write up on this Japanese place

Oranges ... how does mum do it?

How does my mum consistenly pick the nicest oranges ever!?

Prawns in soya sauce , Mi Casa

Excellent dinner at home ... Prawns , Curry Chicken and Egg too. So yummy!

Handmade Noodles, Uncle Sengs (Subang)

A newish restaurant called Uncle Seng's or Lim & Seng - 68 , Jalan SS 15/4B , Subang Jaya , 47500 Selangor. Very good, $5 well spent!

Mooncakes by Amway

Thanks Debbie and family! Amway Mooncakes ...

Esquire Kitchen , Subang Parade

Sunday brunch with mum and dad at Subang Parade ...
Curry chicken noodles $6 (Dad's perennial favourite, excellent as always) ; Char Cheong Noodles Shanghai-style $6 ; And of course no meal at Esquire Kitchen is complete without Siu Long Bao $7.80, and Wor Tip $8.80.

Canon ... Back to the Future

This camera had served me well ... From the 80s, this film camera features a CANON LENS 38mm 1:3.5 AiAF. Ah, those were the days ...

Coco and Belle ... seeing double!

Belle a-visiting ...

Char Siew ... coming soon to a theatre near you?

A Char Siew Bistro!? Only in Sri Hartamas could this work ...

Blackhole, Sri Hartamas

Stout on tap ... Draught ... yes, Draught! Magnificent! Check out BLACKHOLE in Sri Hartmas ( 22 Jalan 25/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur ) , excellent drinks. RM$23.80 a pint, savoured to the last drop.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF & MARY :-)

Karaoke @ Red Box , Sunway Subang

This karaoke virgin has been deflowered ... :-) Joining us, Jeff Sinatra and Endee Hutchence ... ROCK ON!

Interesting Chicken Rice and Taiwanese Rice ... Ming Tien, Sunway Subang

Ming Tien Coffee Shop is located adjacent to Sunway Shopping Mall ... yes the one with the SPHINX as the front! Scoffed down a VERY QUICK dinner pre-karaoke ... Fried chicken rice was decent , as was the Taiwanese style Niu Roh Fan aka Beef Rice.

Goreng Pisang, stall at SS2

A THIRTY YEAR (yes ... 30!) institution that first started in Taman Megah ... very successful aunties selling goreng everythings. I must have picked an off day as the bananas weren't very sweet, and the lin-koh was only so-so ... but I do hear they are normally VERY GOOD. Shall return ...

Meng Kee Char Siew, Tingkat Tong Shin (KL)

A true institution in the heart of KL ... nice rice, and good ngar-choy (Beansprouts - $9 worth, this place ain't cheap!) and rather good chicken ... but I found the CHAR SIEW too fat!
Located at : 13 Tingkat Tong Shin.
Why I was there? Post-Lot10 sales ... I deserved a bit of makan!

Fish ... whats in a name

My goodness ... there is someone called ... uh ... FISH! Spotted in Lot 10, KL ...

AND, in case you weren't wondering ... who's Fish!? Leong was born in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Her real name is "Leong Chui Peng" (Chinese: 梁翠萍; Pinyin: Liáng Cùipíng). She started her career as a cover version singer at Hai Luo Music Cafe. Z-Chen is her cousin. In her youth, Leong had participated in many local singing competitions and emerged as the winner in a few of them ....

BOY, Wikipedia has some weird entries!

Bentley Continental GT spotted ... Hmm, another nice registration!

Spotted near Lot 10 in Kuala Lumpur ...
Wikipedia sez ... The Bentley Continental GT is a grand tourer coupé with two doors and a 2+2 seating arrangement released in 2003
The Continental GT has a 6 L W12 engine with twin turbochargers which develops 552 hp (411 kW) at 6100 RPM and 479 lb-ft (650 N-m) at 1600 RPM and permanent four-wheel drive. Never before had a 12 cylinder engine been employed on a Bentley car. Acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 4.2 seconds (0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 s), the top speed is 198 mph (318 km/h). It has all-wheel drive, the first Bentley to do so, and a six speed automatic transmission with steering wheel mounted gearshift paddles for instant override. The engine and air suspension are manufactured by Bentley, using some components from owner Volkswagen's flagship cars the Phaeton and the Audi A8.
The Continental GT features the largest brake disc on any production car at 405 mm (16 inches) in front. The rear disc measures 335 mm (13 inches).


AND, spotted in the Lot 10 car park ... funny how this Vios has a lot nicer a registration then the Baby Bentley outside!

Loong Kee ... Noodle Haven, Jalan Pahang (KL)

A noodle afficionado's dream come true! Hokkien Mee , Kuay Teow , Lor Mee , Loh See Fun , Chicken in chilli paste , Crayfish-like-seafood and other delights at this institution ... simply EXCELLENT! Thanks for the heads-up Ka and Leong. Post-Zeta makan at 1ish am, yummy.

Some directions ... Loong Kee of Jalan Pahang - Located right opposite the KL General Hospital, just right before the Jalan Pahang roundabout (Bulatan Jalan Pahang). There is only one stall here at the end of Jalan Pahang.

BMW 1-series Launch, Malaysia

Thanks for the invite to the launch of the 'new' One.
Just a small facelift, more like a 'nip and tuck', but always happy to be invited to the launch of any new car! Auto Bavaria in Glenmarie were good hosts, serving breakfast before taking us through a product briefing, followed by a long test drive in a E87 118i from Glenmarie to Subang Airport and back.
Didn't try the slalom, but did realise that the car was really good to drive and toss about (lives up to the 'Ultimate Driving Machine' namesake), had good balance, a superbly smooth 6 speed auto transmission, but expereinced a rather jarring ride even though it was only sitting on 16s. It was also reasonably put together, but I did feel that the door didn't slam with an assuring thud like BMs of old. I also feel it need at last a 2.0 to really give it some poke.
Wikipedia on the new One ... The BMW 1 Series (code name E87) is a Small-luxury car / small family car produced by the German automaker BMW since 2004. Designed to compete against the Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf, the 1 Series is the only vehicle in its class featuring rear-wheel drive and a longitudinally-mounted engine.

Zeta Bar ... Bright red!

Zeta Bar @ KL Hilton ... celebrating a Friday night! Two3K are still performing , but after hearing the same sets all these months ... I can't wait for the next band!
ps - Hmmm, whose lippy do you think that belongs to!

Satay Kajang ... Mi Casa

Satay Kajang has arrived in Bukit Tinggi, Klang ... near mi casa ... yay! Fantastic kuah, but the chicken / beef satay tasted better in the shop then ta-powed home!

Strudels' ... Mango Strudel

Excellent strudels ($5.50) , really good pastry! The strawberry tart ($6 as it was bargain hour past 10pm ... was $8.50) was good too, but as it was late ... perhaps it had been behind the counter for a little too long.

Vintry, Damansara Heights

An eclectic mix of Garlic Prawns $16, Moneybags $7 (which were a tad dry - won't be having them again) and Vegs wrapped in Bacon $18 (Again, a little dry) for starters ... Followed by an improving trend of food (Better then the starters!) ... Korean style fried noodles $16, Angelhair Pasta with Siew Yoke $18 (yummy!), Caramalised Siew Yoke with spicey curry-ish flavour $14 (Odd combo .. but I really liked this!) , etc ... All washed down with some refreshing sparkling Californian Zinfandel $102.
Vintry is always an excellent choice! Just make sure you place a reservation, it ain't easy to get a table at this popular place, just off Damansara Heights behind Victoria Station & Jakes.
Address: 130 Jalan Kasah , Medan Damansara , 50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 2o94 8262

Ko Lo Mee ... a bit of Kuching magic

Starter consisted of some apples (nice effect wall in that last photo below!) ... followed by an eye-popping number of bags of Ko Lo Mee, airflown from Kuching, and left to freeze in Mich's freezer! And she prepared this excellent noodle dish for mua ... Bliss!

J&R Damansara Heights

Jarrod and Rawlins
Always excellent bangers and sausages, good pork chops, washed down with some refreshing Riesling. And the pork sandwich was so damn excellent too, 'western siew yoke' filling!

Ice Cream Shoot-out ... Haagen Daz v Baskin Robbins

BLIND TEST NO. 2
This challenge was held in Midvalley Megamall ...
The contenders : Endee, Vincent and me!
The witnesses : Anne, Neom, et al
The challenge? Identify which ice cream was HD, and which was BR!
What did I learn? Could hardly tell the difference between the 2, I guess my pre-perceptions of the 2 icecreams before were strictly MARKETING and PRICE related ... quality wise, there is little to differentiate the 2 marques!
Looks like Endee is the winner of this round ... Cheers bro!

Robson Heights Restaurant, near Midvalley Megamall

Dinner with Neom, and co... Cheers guys!
Robson Heights Restaurant near Chandelier / Midvalley Megamall ... Tel: +603 2274 6216

The best dish has to be the excellent Pai-kuat aka Pork Ribs (so good we ordered it TWICE) @ $18 each, the Tau foo was good but nothing extraordinary ($12) , Salted Fish Fah-Lam Poh (Dunno!) and the very expensive (and not particularly fresh, tsk tsk!) Crayfish in Salted Egg batter ($78).

Eat-Zy Teochew Porridge, SS14 in Subang

Always a delight in SS14/2 Subang Jaya ... reasonably priced, lotsa different side dishes, and rather healthy start to the week! One of my favourite porridge places (Taro or Yam rice as well - but stick to the porridge, it goes better) ... besides the usual dishes (Beans, steamed minced pork etc), also ordered the Pork fritter with Salted Egg today, and Chicken with Mushies and Ginger. Very good!

Lianne's Truffles

Thanks ... yummy! Lianne's a famous Flogger aka Food Blogger ... so kind :-)

Ah Wah Noodles, Jalan 222 (PJ)

Always good ... even when it is the mee hoon version, just splendid (especially with the bright red 'sambal' aka chilli sauce) ! The Yee Mee is also good, cantonese-style. I like the taiwanese sausage and spring rolls from this shop too.

Golf at Nilai Springs, near Seremban

Nilai Springs Golf & Country Club

PT 4770 , Bandar Baru Nilai , PO Box 50 , 71801 Nilai , Negeri Sembilan

We played the Island and Pines nines (I shot 52 + 52 = 104 , which included ONE PAR on a 160 yard Par 3) , nice relaxing round due to ...

1) not having to wait much for other golf flights (We tee-d off 2.30pm, completed our round at 7pm) ,

2) not having problems with the buggy (unlike previous weeks at Bukit Kemuning!),

3) having a soft gentle breeze to cool down the evening, AND

4) having Murni the caddy help us all along the way (with some incredible green line reading) ... CHEERS Ka, Pete and Jeanette!

Kim Gary - Cheese Rice, Plaza Damas

Lunch at Sri Hartamas with Jeanette, Ka and Pete ... I found the cheese rice with pork chop a wee bit too dry, and found the borsch to be severely lacking compared to the high standards of Shashlik Singapore (Far East Shopping Centre, on the opposite end of Orchard Road).

Review of Uncle Chang's Dive Lodge

Click below for review and photos of my stay at Uncle Chang's in Mabul ...
Uncle Chang's Backpackers Lodge

Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa, Kampung Baru (KL)

Supper time ... Saturday, 4th August

In existence for over 10 years, and its reverred amongst clubbers who frequent this joint until 5am + ... My first visit to NASI LEMAK ANTARABANGSA which is located at Kampung Baru, in Kuala Lumpur. Not far at all from Jln Sultan Ismail and Sheraton Imperial, look at the view of the Twin Towers which I had whilst enjoying the hot sambal with the nasi lemak. A really good nasi lemak if you can 'tahan' the hot sambal! About 5 bucks a plate, which included chicken rendang, sotong sambal and potato fritter-type-thing (Very yummy!).

Coco new hair-do

Coco's just gone for her hairdressing, oops ... grooming!

Prawns for dinner, by Yanna

Yanna's stir-fried prawns ... Mushroom chicken ... Stir fried cabbage ... All EXQUISITE!
And, to wash it all down, Cimpuluk (No it ain't jackfruit!), sweet papayas, and ultra-sweet coconut juice from the garden.

Pao and To Fu Fah from outside TMC, Bangsar

Tea time ... Saturday 4th August
To Fu Fah (smooth!) and Soya Cincau aka Michael Jackson from the soyabean place next to TMC (Teng Mini Mart) in Bangsar, opposite Brabus-Mercedes, as well as Kaya Pao and Tai Pao. All very yummy!

Narcissistic car?

Federal Highway jams are always a great time to listen to Mix FM and/or check out cool registration plates! Hmm, I reckon NAC1515 looks a lot like NACISIS ... Narcissist?
Wikipedia says, "Narcissism describes the character trait of self love.
The word is derived from a Greek myth. Narcissus was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo. As punishment, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to consummate his love, Narcissus pined away and changed into the flower that bears his name, the narcissus"

Yap Hup Kee ... Hakka Yong Tau Foo, Pudu

Saturday lunch ... This 'institution' in Pudu area of KL was rather dissapointing ... not sure why there are ALWAYS queues of people waiting to be served. I liked the fried wanton which has salted egg bits, but the other items were only so-so. The noodles were rather good though, as was the chee cheong fun.

Cool gadget at the shop ... and even funnier 'description' alongside. I got a headache (Maybe that was from the faux whiskey last night??) from reading this text!

BMW M5 Saturday ... Hamann style

This may look like the real deal, but its actually no where 'near' an M5


This on the other hand, spotted at Petaling Street, is The Boss. M5 with 500 bhp on tap, with full Hamann kit. Sweeeeeet.

Powerful Energizer ... and The Boss

One of the coolest adverts ever I reckon ... I like the way this guy's muscles are holding up our LRT!

Sivaji 'The Boss' ... what a cool title. Gotta watch this at some point!

Siam Body Works, Massage in Northpoint

110 ringgit for 1 1/2 hours of very therapeutic aromatheraphy/oil massage at Northpoint opposite Mid Valley Megamall.


What an interesting restaurant ... gotta try it out next time!

Big Pao and Loh See Fun Noodles, Chun Heong (Bangsar)

Breakies on Saturday mornings are always special events ...

Chun Heong Coffee Shop is located at Bangsar's Lucky Garden ... Reasonably good tai pao (Big Pao) and yummy Loh See Fun.

Bar SaVanh in Heritage Row, KL

TgiF! Its Friday :-) 3rd August 2007
Met up with a bunch of merry Kuchingites at Bar SaVanh ... This place is connected with Indochine the restaurant. Not so sure if the Johnny was 'real', see the 'shake test' photo ... lots of froth, duh!?
Heritage Walk ... a row of clubs and bars along Jalan Sultan Ismail. The first one on this row, Bar SaVanh heaves with clubbers on weekends. The oriental decor features opium beds and koi ponds, and prices are fair. Everyone finds a space on the dance floor among the low chairs and columns of Buddha heads and jives away to music from the ’70s and ’80s.
Address: 62-64 Jalan Doraisamy
Tel: +60 (3) 2697-1180

Soires at Villa Manja

Restoran Soires at Vila Manja ... poor drinks, but nice setting.
Yes, that drink with the white stuff below was meant to be a LYCHEE MARTINI with Grey Goose. Just didn't taste right, 7ate9 is still the definitive Lychee Martini, but I miss Phil!

Restoran Nasi Lemak USJ, Subang

RNL (Restoran Nasi Lemak and Cafe) ... 1 , USJ 14/1 M , UEP 47630 Subang Jaya.

Telephone: +6012 393 8416

Great nasi lemak, I love the sambal ... the telur bungkus and chicken satay was really good too. So was the ayam masak merah. All for a measly $24. Will return!

Fisherman's Cove, Starhill ... Fish, wines and many desserts!

Fisherman's Cove @ LG10 Feast Floor , STARHILL GALLERY , 181 Jalan Bukit Bintang , 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
As for Ramesh, the manager in charge, his telephone +6019 600 0490. Or call the restaurant at +603 2782 3848.
What I had ...
Tiger prawns with fois grais starter, Exquisite Chilean sea bass on a bed of risotto, and an average Granny Smith Apple tart (With the crumble on the outside ... duh?). Highlight of the evening besides my fish were the excellent bottles of wine, especially the French Burgundy. Light, and deep. Excellent!

LV at Starhill

Love this shop frontage ...

Miss Read - Cakes anyone?

Thanx for dessert, Map :-)
2nd August 2007 ... Delicious presents, STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE (Strange cheese ... not to my liking), and BANANA THINGY CAKE ... that was so goooood.

Bak Chang ... good for breakfast AND dinner

Yummy bak chang ... courtesy of mum!

Burger Ramly at SS2 ... again

So good ... especially without all the wet veges and stinky onions! Creme de la creme ... most definitely! Special Hot Dog and Special Chicken Burger , yummmm.

Bee's Bakery Cafe, Bandar Baru Klang

Bee's Cafe and Restaurant
12A and 16A, Jalan Tiara 2, Bandar Baru Klang, 41050 Klang
Tel: +603 3344 4907
French Fries ($2.50) , Curry Chicken with Toast ($6.50) , English style bread dip ($8.00) and Mee Mamak ($5.50). Didn't get charged for the warm water, which was nice for a change! Very reasonably priced meal at $25.
I especially enjoyed the curry chicken with toast as well as the mee mamak.

Yippee Cup Bubble Tea, SS2

Yippee Cup - Bubble Tea place
Ground floor , 10 Jalan SS2/67 , PJ , Selangor 47300
Tel: +603 7874 6899
Lychee Juice with QQ Jelly (Yes, QQ! Actually its Nata d' Coco),
Passion Fruit Juice with beforementioned QQ Jelly , and
Original Yippee Milk tea with Pearl (Just like in Taipei!).
6 bucks a glass, yummy.
What's it all about?
"In 2003, Yippee Cup established its main branch in SS2 Petaling Jaya. Plans were to introduce the concept to the people in the heart of Malaysia. The café restaurant style concept received great results from the people and Yippee Cup quickly opened Yippee Cup Café branch in the famous One Utama Shopping Centre in 2004.
Although Yippee Cup is growing quickly, the Founders are still active in ensuring the fully imported goods from Taiwan are in the highest standards of quality. The service at Yippee Cup was also designed at deep consideration for service assisted procedures for Dine In or Take Home meals. At Yippee Cup outlets, customers are able to enjoy the great environment and service at very economical prices."
Do I agree? Most definitely. Gotta try the makan next time!
Ps. Hi Angeline :-)

Chatterbox, Bangsar Village

Chatterbox was my destination for dinner last night (31st July 2007) ... and it certainly didn't dissapoint. This Hong-Kong style eatery is simple in nature, but the food ranges from good to very good, not cheap though at 70 bucks.
Hor-fun Cantonese style ($11), Tung Poh Pork ($18 for 3 pieces), Yang Zhou Fried Rice ($11 - This was the piece de resistance!), Pork Chop with Salt and Pepper ($15), and a Red Bean dessert which was really yummy ($6) to finish the meal.

Happy Birthday to me ... HRC Jakarta

Stan and Debs, thanks for the classic T :-)

Reun Thai, Bukit Tinggi (Klang)

Reun Thai 'Authentic Thai Cuisine'
59-0 GF, Jalan Batu Nilam 4, Bandar Bukit Tinggi, 41200 Klang
Tel: +603 3323 1432
Thai food in Bukit Tinggi ... good, but very spicey! In Reun Thai (Operated by a Chiengmai lady) when they ask 'HOW HOT?', it is advisable to answer 'NOT HOT!'. I said 'Moderate' and it turned out firey!
Prawn Tom Yum ($12), Lemon leaf fried chicken - VERY INTERESTING ($9), Kerabu mango (Beware the small green bits - Super hot chilli padi! $6), Pineapple fried rice (THIS WAS THE HIGHLIGHT, SO YUMMY! $6) and a couple of drinks. Good value at $40.

BKT, Char Siew and Ice Cream Potong Party at Casa

Thanks for visiting guys ... Jared's all grown up now!

On the menu ...

Bak Kut Teh with 3 packs of yummy Yau Chah Kuey, Veges x 2 - Courtesy of Teluk Pulai in Klang.

Char siew (Over 50 bucks worth!) and some Taiwanese Sausage - From Max's Spring Golden in Shah Alam.

AND, to wash it all down ... some ICE CREAM POTONG of various flavours, including yummy durian, cool corn and red-bean too.

SS2 Burger 'Ramly'

Wee hours of the morning, 29th July 2007

Stupendous ... yummy Chicken Special Burger 'Ramly' style , but alas there was a wee bit too much stinky onions / mushy veges inside ... next time, sans veg! Ditto for the even more delicious Hot Dog Special. The Indomie Goreng 'Mata Kerbau' (Omelette) was as good as the first time ... always!

So Young ... So Strong?

Oh my... Tahan Lama, Isteri Suka, Besttttt!
"Last Long, Wife Likes, Best..." Nuff' said?