Kampachi Japanese @ Hotel Equatorial, KL

Add: Hotel Equatorial, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL
Tel: +603 2161 7777
Opening hours: 12:00pm - 02:30 pm and 06:30 pm - 11:00 pm

This is becoming a ritual ... pre Mia Palencia = Kampachi at Equatorial!
My previous and first visit to this Japanese institution in KL!

Heh, heh ... NAMA uni!? Nama = Name in Bahasa Malaysia!


Yumm .... Especially the tamago (Egg) which was really good. The gals like Kamapachi's rolls.


My miso soup and H's mains.


J's mains, X's mains ... and mine (simple sukiyaki hotpot) too.


Sigh ... the only dissapointing dish, the Agadeshi Tofu was very poor. They changed it, but the second variant was STILL had 'skin' or batter which was too thick.


Yummm ... great choice of desserts.


ps - Thanks so much to our new friends R and S for the lovely treat!

Mia Palencia and Roger Wang - Double Take Summer Jazz IV, Flo

Tonight (Sat, 2nd August) is the finale ... make sure you are there!


The sultry and powerful vocals of Mia, complemented by the magical fingers of Roger ... together, they are Double Take. Another magnificent performance at Equatorial Hotel KL's Flo last night, bravo!


From their own perfectly written songs to Cyndi Lauper's Time after Time, with some Ella Fitzgerald and even a John Lennon 'Imagine' instrumental tribute ... truly excellent!

Mia Palencia and Roger Wang are back at Flo!

I can't wait!!



ps - Has it been a year since that amazing gig by this magnificent duo!?
Summer Jazz Series II at Flo, Equatorial Hotel - June 2007

Sunrise Jazz and Rhythm Fest 2008, Mont Kiara

Wow, Sunrise Berhad put together quite an ensemble at Plaza Mont Kiara ... it was a nice get together for our group as well, we sat outside Bar Savanh Two. Good music!

Add: Plaza Mont' Kiara2 Jalan 1/70C, Mont' Kiara, KL
Admission: Free!


Mia's back ... Yes, it's Mia Palencia.


Gina Panizales (Playing alongside Dennis Lau)


Wave Alchemist by Dennis Lau

Meeting Mia Palencia at Flo, Equatorial Hotel KL

Brought 12 of my friends to Mia Palencia's gig at Flo, Equatorial, on the last night of her 4 night series :-) over the weekend ...


Yarra Burn Pinot Noir (RM$169) - Not too heavy, easy drinking.
Cono Sur 20 (RM$199) - I wouldn't normally choose a Cab Sauv from Chile, but J likes Chilean wine ... so we gave it a try. Decent, but nothing much to shout about!



As always ... Mia was magical. A stunning voice, with equally good song-writing, and a fantastic accompaniment band, including a flutist and bassist whom I admire.


All my gang got a copy of her new album ... Finding My Way. It's good :-)

We'll always have the album to remember the gig by ... :-)