Balls of Fury (2007) ... Wicked!

Source: DVD from SS2

A really REALLY crazy film ... watch it with an open mind, and you are likely to be tickled silly ... it really is a HUGE comedy with TINY balls :-) The one-liners, the slapstick and the extreme nature of what is generally a gentile sport made me laugh so loud!

Great characters in the film were played by ...

Dan Fogler ... Randy Daytona
Christopher Walken ... Feng
George Lopez ... Agent Ernie Rodriquez
Maggie Q ... Maggie Wong
James Hong ... Master Wong
Robert Patrick ... Sgt. Pete Daytona

and perhaps my favourite ...

Thomas Lennon as Karl Wolfschtagg!

I shall leave IMDB.com to describe this mad film :-)

In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly.
Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission.

Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng.

But, after two decades out of the game, Randy can't turn his life around and avenge his father's murder without a team of his own.

He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong, and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie, both of whom also have a dark history with Feng.

All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg.

.. Can Randy keep his eye on the ball?

... Will he achieve the redemption he craves while wielding a paddle?

.... Is his backhand strong enough to triumph over rampant wickedness?

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Kampachi @ Pavilion KL

Kampachi can now be found at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur!

Add: Lot 6.09.00, Level 6, Pavilion @ Jalan Bukit Bintang, KL
Tel: +603 2148 9608
Opening: Daily10.00 am - 10.00 pm

As described by Kampachi, "This renowned Japanese Restaurant expands for the very first time outside an Equatorial hotel and is located in the most exciting retail mall to open in the Golden Triangle in nearly a decade. For the first time in Kuala Lumpur, handmade soba noodles are made fresh at the restaurant daily."



Its located on the very nice 6th floor of Pavilion mall ...



Kampachi also describes ... "THREE to four minutes, that is the time you have to consume the freshly made soba noodles when the waiters serve the dish to best savour the flavours.
That was the advice given by Kampachi at the Pavilion general manager Chiharu Yabe, who believes that it was about time Malaysians were formally introduced to the buckwheat noodles that the Japanese love so much."

We actually thought the soba noodles were sub-par, and a little on the chewy side ... wasn't particularly impressed. But the beef broth was really yummy! Unagi was good too.



Soft Shell Crab Maki - Good, but kept breaking up!


A couple of bento boxes ... yum.
We agreed that the highlight dish was the Japanese Curry, slurrrrrrrrp!


I preferred the Chawan Mushi at Rakuzen ... but overall still a good meal.
Thanx Xn for the treat :-)


Not cheap at approx RM$300 for the feast!


ps - More Kampachi notes about their latest outlet ...
As for the menu, the items listed are faster to prepare items to cater to shopping mall clientele who may not have as much time as customers at a hotel.
Quality wise, Lim assured that there would be no difference, as the chefs serving at both restaurants are both long time students of Kampachi’s master chef Lew Tin Sin.
“Kampachi at the Pavilion will have the same food supply as Equatorial, so customers can be assured of the same quality that they have come to expect at Kampachi,” Lim said.

Espressamente Illy Coffee, Pavilion

Espressamente ILLY

Add: Lot 3-10-00, Level 3, Pavilion @ 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, KL

Nice drinks, in a pleasant cafe facing the sidewalk ... pity the a/con was off, so hot!

Neve Fondente (Cold Latte!) - RM$14

Fresh Orange - RM$13

Rolex - CIMB event @ Pavilion, KL

Rolex - CIMB Bank event at Pavilion in KL
Another great party by the Valiram Group, 27th February 2008


This SACI Rolex Datejust cost well over RM$200k ... ouch! Hmm, the MUMM champagne went well with all the nice timepieces ...


It was a Chinese New Year event ... hence the free caligraphy. Hey, that's my name!


At the close of the event ...

Hong Leong ATM - Funny!

Spotted at the Hong Leong Bank ATM, located at Bukit Tinggi in Klang .. heh heh . Fish scales!?

Shocking ass?

As seen at the local Eng Ann, Klang branch of Alliance Bank ... whats a shock ASSorber?

Salmon Porridge with extra TLC

Been feeling really under the weather ...


Special porridge ... slurp :-)

D'lixious at SS2

SS2 in PJ is a source of many a good food ... hmm, I remember reading a blogger's Jalan Alor Project, maybe I should do Super SS2 Project!
Anyhow ... here is another GEM! D'lixious is located at 94 Jalan SS2/60, PJ. Telephone: +603 7873 9080

Note the 'constant rain' effect you get when you look out the water-windows, chintzy or cool? Take your pick!


X.O. Sauce Fried Rice (RM$9.90) - Slurrrp!



Sweet and Sour Pork Chop Fried Rice (RM$9.90) - Divine!! Perfectly executed cutlets of pork in a very delicious sauce.


X.O. Sauce Carrot Cake (RM$5) - A little bit of a let down I reckon, too spicy and not carrot-y enough!


Then came the deeeeeeeeeelicious desserts!
Soya Bean milk with Sesame Dumplings (RM$3.80)
Foo Chuk Yee Mai (RM$3.80)