Jules eating guide to Malaysia & beyond

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Ming Room Tim Sum, BSC - Bangsar Shopping Centre reopened!

Add: THE MING ROOM @ 3rd Floor, Bangsar Shopping Centre, Bukit Bandaraya, KL
Tel: +603 2284 8822

Yes, BSC has reopened! With its new glass frontage, it has been given a new lease of life. Thank goodness Ming Room remains excellent. Thanks to R for the treat one lunchtime :-)

The tim sum was really good!

Char Siew and other very yummy timsums (Except the Poh Loh Pao which was too coconuty!)

The beef noods as well as the porridge (Pei Tan Kai Yoke Chuk) were deeeeelicious!

R recommended the Prawn Noodles, and it was good :-) A truly different variant, tomato-based and creamy, lovely!

We had kwai lin koh, ice-cream ... and mango pudding (of course!) for me.

Hmm, I was last here at the beginning of the year during Chinese New Year ... and now, as the year draws to a close, we return to the Ming Room :-) HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!

Blackberry Curve v Nokia E71

Hmmm, two of the most popular "phones" in the market today!

Similar form-factors, but so very different in their approach ... Blackberry v Nokia!

Ip Man (Donnie Yen - 2008) - Bruce Lee's Kung-fu master

Cinema: TGV Bukit Tinggi Klang (RM$11)

Simply brilliant! What a way to end the year ... My first chinese film in the picturehouses this year, and it turns out to be one of the best films of 2008!

Excellent direction by Wilson Yip, and a fantastic portrayal of Ip Man (IMDB.com describes him as "the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun") by ... Donnie Yen. Brilliant kung-fu sequences choreographed by the in-imitable Sammo Hung! Other cast members were excellent too ...
Simon Yam ... Zhou Qing Quan
Siu-Wong Fan ... Jin Shan Zhao
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi ... Miura

Monday, December 29, 2008

Australia (2008) - Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman

Cinema: GSC, One Utama (RM$40)

This epic is directed and written by Baz Luhrmann.
IMDB.com ... Set in northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, when an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier.

A relatively compact cast for such a "large" movie (Both in terms of the scenes as well as the 2hr 45mins duration), highlighting some of the most beautiful barren scenery in Australia, with a soundtrack to match ... Hugh Jackman (Drover Ray), Nicole Kidman (Lady Sarah Ashley) and Bryan Brown (King Carney).

Not your typical movie, with a slow and sometimes disjointed story-flow, but what made up for it was the filming ... such beauty, and simply perfect for the big screen. Pity about the Malaysian censorship cuts, grrrr!

Biggest Santa in town? KL Hilton!

HO HO HO! There's a towering 2-storey tall Santa ... at KL Hilton :-)

Probably the best TOILET in the world ... Toto Neorest, KL Hilton

This Toto Neorest unit can be found on the exclusive 7th floor, private party area. The wireless remote unit mounted on the wall is probably as high-tech as most families' home entertainment systems!

Why is it the most amazing, high-tech, BEST toilet in the world? Check out this description by Toto USA...
Toto’s NeoRest 500 is a high-tech aware toilet and integrated washlet warm-water personal cleansing system that features smart-sensor design and Cyclone Flush Engine. The petite compact model is ideal for small bath spaces.
Washlet technology transforms the traditional toilet into a warm-water personal cleansing system. Controlled by wireless remote the seat features multi-task functions that provide gentle front-and back-aerated warm water spray, which can be regulated for water pressure and temperature.
Features include: 20" tall; extends 26 ¼" from the wall; toilet seat and cover detach with an easy one-touch operation; timed cleaning mode; automatic lid opening and closing; concave rim; automatic dual flush water conservation modes; tankless; heated seat, deodorizer automatically engages and provides a white noise that masks sound.

Toasts More - AEON Jusco Bukit Tinggi mall, Klang

Add: 2nd Floor, 1 Persiaran Batu Nilam 1/KS 6, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2, Klang
Located: Next to the TGV cinema

Quick dinner at Toast Box, located at the AEON Bukit Tinggi Mall in Klang (aka Jusco).
Rice with Beef Skewer, surprisingly tasty.

And the deceivingly hot ... Tom Yam fried Mee Siam.

Happy Christmas, Ashley! BBQ by Wong Catering

Add: Wong Catering Services @ 16 Jalan SS 4D/14, Taman People's Park, PJ
Tel: +603 7876 6585

Thanks to Ashley for the invite to his Christmas Barbe, at Bangsar :-) over the weekend... The lamb was sooooooo good! The Tigers hit the spot too :-)

Restoran Clan - Tim Sum, Sri Petaling

Add: 140, Jalan Radin Anum @ Sri Petaling, KL
Tel: +6019 382 5455

A very popular timsum place at Sri Petaling, which is off the KESAS highway (Turn off at Carrefour). Thanks to IK for recommending this place, can't believe I managed to wake up in time for this meal!

The signature dish ... Kai Wor Pao. This creation literally translates to "Chicken Nest Bun"!
Best described as a cross between Loh Mai Kai and a Char Siew Pao! It was good :-)

The other timsums were reasonable, though unspectacular!

We washed down the meal with some tea hand-delivered from Hong Kong, Sao Mei Tea or White tea, it was refreshing and so smooth! The final damage, at just over RM$30 was decent value.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Happy Birthday Joy @ Taman Megah Orphanage

On a Sunday morning, the gang met up near the Taman Megah badminton centre, cos' Joy had the brilliant idea of going to the orphanage on the occasion of her birthday :-) She didn't want any pressies, just for us to give up our time and money to the home. Brill!