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  • Klang Valley: Yum! Kopi @ The Mines

    Klang Valley: Yum! Kopi @ The Mines

    Klang Valley: Yum! Kopi @ The Mines – Went to The Mines Shopping Mall last weekend to check out the coolest book fair in Malaysia with cheapest book but then I didn’t know what’s good to eat at there. Checked the information map and didn’t find anything interesting also and ended up in this cool name – ‘Yum! Kopi’ Restaurant.

    Shop front of ‘Yum! Kopi’.

    ‘Yum’ means drink in Cantonese. =D It’s just another Old Town/Papparich-style restaurant, well since our main thing at there was not to eat so we didn’t mind a lot.

    Nasi Lemak. I like the sambal and the curry chicken is pretty spicy.
    Mushroom Chicken Nissin Noodle which I find it nice although it’s just instant noodle. Hahaha.

    Hahahahaha. Nothing much to comment, the Nissin noodle taste better than the nasi lemak, but the nasi lemak is not bad after all, better than Old Town in my opinion. So if you are looking for cheap bites at The Mines Shopping Mall, you may check out this one.

    L1-83, Mines Shopping Fair,
    Jalan Dulang,
    Mines Resort City,
    43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor.

     

    Telephone: +603-8931-9811


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  • Klang Valley: Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie

    Klang Valley: Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie

    The exterior of Levain. Looks pretty cool.

    Klang Valley: Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie – ‘Boulangerie’ means bread shop and ‘Patisserie’ means a type of French or Belgian bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets and ‘Levain’ is the name of the restaurant/cafe/bakery that located near the very busy area of Jalan Imbi/Bukit Bintang, but then it’s hidden around that area on a row of bungalow houses.

    The restaurant.
    They are famous for macaroons!

    If you are from around KL, then you will know about Levain, but if you are like me from Penang. nevermind, let me bring you there now. I’ve heard some good reviews from my KL friends and finally I get to visit it during a lunch with my dear Clarice. It’s not very hard to find actually, but GPS leaded me there.

    Ohhh, so many cakes! So pretty!

    It looks pretty awesome inside with bakery at the entrance and sittings inside and also outside. Since it’s my first time, I don’t really know how to order, the person asked us to find a seat ourselves and that’s it. After asking again, it’s actually order your food at the counter, you can pick some pastry too, and then tell them your table number when ordering, pay it and wait your food to be served. It took me some times to do the ordering because I didn’t know what to order at first, there’s so many nice food on the menu and I want them all.

    Wahhh, OKOK-only.

    So, I ordered their famous a Spaghetti Seafood Aglio Olio (RM12.50), a Mushroom Chicken Soup (RM6.50) and a Turkey Ham & Cheese With Rice Pizza (RM18 for Large).

    I like this! Mushroom chicken soup!
    Spaghetti Seafood Aglio Olio. Yums.
    Turkey Ham & Cheese with Rice.

    Wanted to try more by stomach couldn’t take more already. I like the Mushroom Chicken Soup, it’s so creamy and the Spaghetti Seafood Aglio Olio is nice too. For the pizza, I feel so-so only, because I don’t really fancy rice on it, and not that much of meat. You maybe will like it, but not me.

    Me and Clarice.

    Clarice looking happy after the meal!

    Overall, it’s a nice place, and I’ll come back to try more, perhaps the fresh baked pastry.

    No 7, Jalan Delima,
    55100 Kuala Lumpur.
    Telephone: +603 2142 6611
    Email: enquiry@levain.com.my
    Monday to Sunday 7.30am – 9pm


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  • Klang Valley: Delicious Mali’s Corner Koay Teow Basar & Nasi Lemak

    Klang Valley: Delicious Mali’s Corner Koay Teow Basar & Nasi Lemak

    Klang Valley: Delicious Mali’s Corner Koay Teow Basar & Nasi Lemak – When we talk abou Char Koay Teow, we know it’s the fried flat noodle with Chinese-style soy sauce fried with cockles, eggs and beansprout, that’s the Chinese-style. How about the Malay-style? It’s almost the same, but it’s wet! Yeah, wet as in watery filled with gravy and they are delicious, believe me.

    See the queue!

    I’ve heard that Char Koay Teow Wet or Koay Teow Basah (Basah means wet in Malay) originate from Bukit Mertajam, Penang. I’ve tried a nice one in BM, but in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, it seems to be a better one in my opinion!

    Queue for Nasi Lemak!
    Nasi Lemak Ayam Panas, looks interesting.
    Cheap also. RM4 for small, RM5 for big and Special is with extra shrimp and that’s RM6.50.

    Mali’s Corner is the name of the stall located near to TARC (Tunku Abdul Rahman College) which starts business at night, there’s another one outlet with a proper shoplot setup at Platinum Walk on Jalan Genting Klang too. Surprised to see that there’s a long queue for the Char Koay Teow Basah as well as the Nasi Lemak. The queue was not really long, less than 10 minutes can get my hands on a hot plate of Char Koay Teow. However, if you want to order Nasi Lemak, you have to queue again, so I’ve my friend Wei Lee queued for the Nasi Lemak and I queued for the Char Koay Teow.

    They both tasted very well to me and I like both of it! The gravy for the Koay Teow Basah is thick, and very good aroma and it has big cockles! As for the Nasi Lemak, the rice has a nice strong fragrance and the deep fried chicken is crunchy to my loving.

    Got to thanks Wei Lee for introducing me this place. =) By the way, I prefer this place @ Taman Bunga Raya then Platinum Walk because this is more authentic.

    Mali’s Corner
    Taman Bunga Raya,
    Setapak, Kuala Lumpur


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  • I AM HOME – PENANG

    I AM HOME – PENANG

    Attraction of Penang with Alvin, Wanyi and Arvin of Indonesia.
    I AM HOME – PENANG
    I AM HOME – PENANG
    I AM HOME – PENANG
    I AM HOME – PENANG
    Have been a tour guide for the past 3 days in Penang, it was fun and now I can sit down to have a little lovely time of on my own, breathing the fresh Penang air and hearing the voice of Penang, in my little warm home.
  • Klang Valley: Dragon Door Steamboat 龙门客栈火锅店

    Klang Valley: Dragon Door Steamboat 龙门客栈火锅店

    Ground floor is not the steamboat. You enter via the stairs beside, but then the ground floor restaurant has the similar design.

    Klang Valley: Dragon Door Steamboat 龙门客栈火锅店 – My friend Wesley has been telling me how good and special the steamboat is and I went to tried it last week, I felt … OKOK-only.

    You will be welcome by a wall of the shop owners photo taken with some celebrities. Do note that some photos are repeating to create a illusion that super celebrities were here before. Haha, but in fact, there’s quite many celebrities have been there.
    The interiors.

    What’s so special about this Dragon Door Steamboat at Cheras, near to Leisure Mall is the interior setting which is very cool, warm and got feel, and then the steamboat is fired by a real charcoal pot which many people claims that it taste better like this. I was not really surprised with charcoal steamboat as there’s one in Penang already.

    Guys of Diploma In Interior Design @ Taylor’s University – Arvin, Moh, Gino, Steve and Wesley.

    There’s no set menu, it’s all a la carte where you order the dishes one by one of your choice which I find it’s pretty difficult to get satisfaction, more over we are student and keep thinking how much it costs in the end. There’s plenty of sauce for you to mix and match to be eaten with your steamboat that I feel is nice.

    Oops, photo was bombed by the steam. Anyway, I very hate Si Chuan Spicy Soup.

    Whereas the soup were pretty good too except for the Si Chuan spicy soup which I’ve never fancy about all the while, I like the pork leg soup which surprisingly didn’t result in the craving of fluid like other steamboat’s soup does that has lots of MSG.

    Us again.

    Well, it’s a nice place, a little bit pricey and confusing that they should have set menu, and I prefer La Mei Zi in Penang.

    Dragon Door Steamboat  龙门客栈火锅店
    No.18-1, Jalan Manis 4,
    Taman Segar, Cheras,
    56100 Kuala Lumpur.
    Telephone: +603-9130-1062
    Business Hours:
    5.00pm – 12.00am (Weekdays) / 3.00pm – 12.00am (Weekend)


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  • Malacca: Good Morning, Where’s The Sunrise?

    Malacca: Good Morning, Where’s The Sunrise?

    Good Morning Malacca!

    Malacca: Good Morning, Where’s The Sunrise? – Hello, I just came back from Malacca people, the historical tourist city of Malaysia! I was so lazy this morning and reluctant to go out of my hotel to search for the sunrise spot, so I stayed in my room and keep my eyes out of the window.

    The dragon at the entrance of Jonker Walk sprouts out water from the mouth
    Looking lovely although no sun, I was facing the wrong direction. LOL

    I guess, there’s some problem with my compass on my phone where the East was not really the ‘Sunrise East’ that I was looking out. Anyway, I woke up early, 5 minutes before sunrise time according to Google and waited, but find no sun rise and only a ray of sun glowing at far end. Well, I slept back after that. =D

  • First Time Visit To Setia Walk, Puchong

    First Time Visit To Setia Walk, Puchong

    So many ‘To-Let’!

    First Time Visit To Setia Walk, Puchong – If you are from around Puchong, confirm you will know about the latest Setia Walk somewhere near Bandar Puteri, but in case you don’t know, here it is that I’ve just visited last weekend.

    Seems like there’s a Hotel, but I couldn’t find it.
    Very cool place because of the water features.
    Fountain!

    Setia Walk is a mixed commercial + residential + small retail mall development. Currently, there’s really nothing much at there, except some restaurants and a numbers of pubs, a cinema – TGV Cinemas, and a gym – Celebrity Fitness.

    There’s also some boutique at there.
    Brussels!

    I went there for the cinema actually and the rate is pretty reasonable when comparing to other TGV @ RM10/ticket on a Saturday! Watched Life Of Pi and the screen is pretty awesome, not forget to mention, it’s very cold too for the air-conditioning. Haha.

    Well, it seems to be a good place to chill with friend at the pubs at night, pretty interesting concept with nice water features, but then we’ll have to wait for the shops to open all up first.

  • Big Bad Wolf Books Fair 2012 At MIECC Is Good

    Big Bad Wolf Books Fair 2012 At MIECC Is Good

    Big Bad Wolf Books Fair 2012 At MIECC Is Good – Cheap books! Cheap books! Cheap books WARNING!!!! If you are in KL, you will know about this Big Bad Wolf Books Sales at MIECC (Mines International Convention Centre). They are still on going until 23rd of December 2012!

    Yeah, the canal with boats that not many people hop on for a ride.
    Prefer The Venetian @ Macau. =D

    Well, I went there today morning, GPS was the one who brought me there as I haven’t been to The Mines for don’t know how many years. I only recalled that there’s the shopping mall with a canal connecting to a big lake with boat cruising along. I was like younger than 10 years old that time I guess that I had a boat ride at there.

    Yeahhh! The world’s biggest book fair!
    Here we are, at the MIECC – Mines International Convention Centre. Look old and not so much of good maintenance. Hmm.

    Of course, I started a walk in the mall – The Mines Shopping Mall and lunch there before heading to the MIECC for the Big Bad Wolf. Didn’t really recall much while walking around the mall, and to be honest, the mall is kinda old and not very fun for me, I prefer some other mall, or perhaps a refurbishment will make it better.

    Books #1!
    Books #2!

    Cut the mall crap, get to the 4th level and there’s a connection bridge to MIECC and at there I was not surprised with the number of people at there, all book lovers, and not. I don’t know what I am, I love books, I love the idea of reading, but one book can take me some time to be read finish; lazy, and slow, yet interested in it. Weird huh?

    Comparing with Popular BookFest, I prefer this one, cheap books mostly around RM8-RM15 and the books are like 3-4 years old. Nice part is there’s plenty of design and architecture books from RM18-RM30. You can find almost any books there, and the best thing is no entrance fee. Why Popular wanted to collect entrance fee at KLCC last time?!

    Books we bought.

    Bought books of course, some self-help books, entrepreneurship, design and Clarice got herself a book about romance. Well, it’s just a few but not as much as those bookworms out there, I know I will read very slow, so I did not get much. =D Lovely book fair for book worms, do check it out.

    The Lamborghini! Not very into car, but this one is old-school and very cool!
    Awesome attraction at the books fair, another Lamborghini. I want one too!
    So here’s Clarice and me after the book fair.

    By the way, OCBC credit card holder gets an additional of 5% discount. WOAH! Not me. =.=

  • Klang Valley: Miraku Japanese Restaurant, Paradigm Mall

    Klang Valley: Miraku Japanese Restaurant, Paradigm Mall

    Petaling Jaya: Miraku Japanese Restaurant, Paradigm Mall – Miraku, Miraku, Mi-rak-U! Sounds familiar to you or not? It’s the same restaurant at the G Hotel Penang, and it’s now at Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya. I’ve been in Penang for so long but never went to the one in G Hotel because I always think it’s very classy and elegant and exclusive, but suddenly it appears in a normal shopping mall here in Petaling Jaya. Funny?

    Selling the same food, with the same name but locates in a very hidden area of the mall, Miraku didn’t has much visitors on yesterday’s lunch. In fact, there’s like two tables only.

    They have set menu, starting from RM20++ and I’ve got to say, the staff were really friendly, maybe there’s not many people to serve, I guess? Haha.

    It’s a gathering lunch with a long time no see friend, Wanyi who has just came back from Australia, who were also in the same class when I was in Semester 1 and 2 in Taylor’s University. Yeah.

    Talking about food, price is already standard, more than average yet acceptable to me. So I guess, I might visit the one at G Hotel Penang the next time. I ordered myself a Gyu-don Set, and I’ll let the food picture tell you the stories now!

    Appetizer for all, a chicken something salad with broccoli and some other stuff. OK-yummy.
    My Gyu-don Set (RM28++). You will just have to ignore the bad photography skill as I were too hungry to snap photo. The restaurant was not selfish that there’s a bowlful of beef slices. A separate bowl of half boiled egg to be poured into the rice makes the eating experience for interesting. Set comes with chawan mushi, miso soup, salad, and a fruit. Yeah, so far this is the place that gives the most beef.
    Sushi-Set.
    Chicken Teriyaki Set, with rice.
    Oh-gosh, I’ve forgotten the name of this Udon, it’s cold by the way.
    Tempura and Sashimi set, which seems very very interesting!
    The Sushi and Tempura Set which is also very interesting.
    A group shot of us. Headcount time! – Me, Connie, Danille (nice to meet you), Quenna, Wanyi, Arvin and Henry.

    Picture steal from Quenna’s instagram. =D

    Total bill bombed us with RM290 for 7 of us, but happily and surprisingly, we got a 30% discount because Henry has a HSBC credit card! Oh, that’s a lot of discount with a final bill of RM200. Moreover we were given an extra RM20 of cash voucher.

    Very good service, food is also very good and fresh which I like, but it’s not my always-visit Japanese restaurant, because of the price, or until I get a HSBC credit card first. Haha.

    Paradigm Mall
    Lot GB02, Ground Floor,
    No. 1 Jalan SS7/26A,
    Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya,
    Selangor.
    Business Hours: 11.30am – 3.00pm, 6.00pm-11.00pm (Mon to Thurs) / 12.00pm to 11.00pm (Fri to Sun)
    Telephone: +603-78869931


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  • Singapore: My First Time Eating TWG Macarons!

    Singapore: My First Time Eating TWG Macarons!

    Singapore: My First Time Eating TWG Macarons! – Guess what?! It’s my first time eating macarons, for all my 20 years on earth, with all the trends and people talking about macarons, finally I’ve got myself hands on the macarons. Haha. Funny, and don’t laugh me. I’ve always wanted to eat but I’m just lazy to go get it and I feel macarons are expensive all the time. LOL. In fact, some is cheap. =D

    Colourful and they are all tea flavoured.

    No idea what’s macaron is, it’s just colourful in my mind, and sweet. Well, to make it simple, it’s a French confectionery snack which is sweet, soft and colourful. Yeah.

    S$2/macaron.

    Was at Singapore last weekend and randomly walked into one of the many TWG Tea Store in Marina Bay Sands and bought a box of 6 to try out. Mom said it’s too sweet, well, I have sweet tooth, and I like it. Bang. What do you think?

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