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  • Klang Valley: Signature Cake @ Thirty 8, Grand Hyatt Hotel

    Klang Valley: Signature Cake @ Thirty 8, Grand Hyatt Hotel

    Klang Valley: Signature Cake @ Thirty 8, Grand Hyatt Hotel – KL has so many nice food place to explore! I am starting to miss the time exploring those beautiful cafe & restaurant in KL already. Although they are rather pricey, yet, I try to spend it budget-ly and experience the ambience and food fully.
    So Thirty8 @ Grand Hyatt Hotel, located just right beside of Kuala Lumpur Convention, the name seems to be very ‘atas’ high-end and it’s not overly high-end as I expected. Haha. It get a bit confusing at first because I was not welcomed by the hotel lobby once I stepped into Grand Hyatt, instead I have to take the elevator to go to 38th floor, where the real Grand Hyatt Hotel’s lobby is, pretty interesting.
    At just a level down the lobby, 37th, it’s where Thirty8 is, the hotel’s lounge. Having a 360 degree view of Kuala Lumpur, the view from here is just magnificent, and you will just in love with it. Pick a good spot, facing the Petronas Twin Towers preferably and enjoy your moment there.
    It was an afternoon for my and Clarice. I think it would be even better at night, but afternoon gets to photograph easily with plenty of natural lighting, but then night view would be stunning too.
    So, our main purpose was just to try their Thirty8 Signature Cake @ RM25 which literally is chocolate cake, but it’s more like mousse cake which is very soft. The special part of it is the presence of dry ice that create the smoking vapor effect which ‘WOW’ people. Topped with caramel and side with a banana ice cream, this dessert is very sweet! Yes, I mentioned very sweet. So beware if you are not into super-sweet dessert.
    Next time, if there’s a chance again, I would like to try their ‘Straight From The Oven Chocolate Cake, Raspberry Sorbet, Vanilla Anglaise’, which is a highly recommended cake too!
    Thirty8 Restaurant & Lounge
    Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur,
    12 Jalan Pinang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur.
    Telephone: +603-2182-1234
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  • Klang Valley: Awesome Tiramisu @ Alexis, Bangsar Shopping Centre

    Klang Valley: Awesome Tiramisu @ Alexis, Bangsar Shopping Centre

    Klang Valley: Awesome Tiramisu @ Alexis, Bangsar Shopping Centre – I am starting to miss this tiramisu from Alexis. The world is so big that there’s so many better food out there! Before this, I always thought of China House at Penang has the best tiramisu cake, but actually not, Alexis has even better one!
    I actually get to know about it by a friend that she claimed that Alexis has a better one. This sparked my curiousity and no doubt, it is. Talking about Alexis, they serve various western cuisine, as well as fusion food too, but my visit was just for the sake of tiramisu. They have a few outlets, one at The Gardens, Mid Valley, another one is outside of Bangsar Village Mall, one is at Bangsar Shopping Centre (the one I went) and another one at Ampang.
    It’s kind of ‘atas’ to me with a nicely decorated minimalist interior and if you come at certain nights, they have relaxing jazz music accompany your meal. Pretty cool! Too bad I am already back to Penang, don’t get much chance to visit again. Hmmm!
    RM15 per piece. What’s good about the cake that it’s the sweetness is just nice and the cake is overloaded with caramel peacan which resulted the sweetness and the crunchyness of it. Cake itself is not too soft but the thing lack of is the alcohol taste. Some might not like the sweetness of it, but not me and comparing with China House, I’ll take this. Yay.
    Dear Clarice with the cake!

    Alexis @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

    Lot 15A 1st Floor

    Bangsar Shopping Centre
    Bukit Bandaraya
    50450 Kuala Lumpur
    Telephone: +603-2287-1388
    Click here for information of other outlets.
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  • A Site Visit To Menara Binjai

    A Site Visit To Menara Binjai

    A Site Visit To Menara Binjai – Actually it’s kinda cool for studying interior design as I get to visit many nice building located right at the heart of the city centre. Just a month ago, I went to check out a new Grade A office block located just right across of KLCC – Menara Binjai as part of my assignment requirement. I don’t really get any chance to own or work in a office in the city core just because I am not a corporate person. Have you ever came across any interior design firm with a strategic view of the city centre? I don’t think so.
    But then visiting the place and designing a space at these office would be even more interesting to me somehow, rather than working at there, Nevertheless, check out Menara Binjai. KL should have more of these high-rise building to dense up the cityscape like Hong Kong, Chicago, Singapore. Yeah?
  • Klang Valley: Acme Bar & Coffee, Troika, Kuala Lumpur

    Klang Valley: Acme Bar & Coffee, Troika, Kuala Lumpur

    Klang Valley: Acme Bar & Coffee, Troika, Kuala Lumpur – Troika is one of my favourite building in Kuala Lumpur, designed by Foster & Partners architect and it’s standing beautifully just right across the KLCC park. It’s actually a high-end city condominium with restaurant at the mid-level sky bridge and also at the ground floor. Of course, it’s a high-end fine dining restaurant at the sky bridge on 24th floor, there’s also a bar as well as another Italian restaurant (unfortunately, only the Cantaloupe fine dining restaurant can get the best view of KLCC).
    Coming back to Acme Bar & Coffee, or ABC in short, is another restaurant at Troika, but located on the ground floor. The restaurant, of course serve western cuisine, as well as food with a fusion of localized taste and price starts from RM25. It’s rather pricey, although some accept it because of the location and interior setup of the place. Don’t expect the premise to be big, it’s actually smaller than I expected, but the raw steel and wood design, blend with English-style design actually attracted my senses quite a lot.
    Let’s talk about food. When people discusses about ABC, the first thing comes to mind must be their famous Cempadak (Jackfruit) Cake, but that’s desserts and served in the end. Of course, they have a good Smoked Buffalo Wings which we didn’t order, unfortunately. The menu’s variety is quite choice-ful and me and my friends were confused picking out our main course.
    Just Mac & Cheese – RM27.
    Angel Hair Pasta with Scallops – RM-forget.  Another interesting dish with lots of pan-fried scallop.
    Sambal Hebi Aglio Olio Spaghetti – RM31. Interesting combination of local and western taste with lots of shrimp.
    Grilled Jumbo Hot Dog – RM-forget, but I know it’s the lowest price of all and my friend said it’s good! Yes, it indeed looks good.
    Marinated Grilled Lamb Shoulder – RM-forget but it’s the priciest of all you see here. The portion is quite big which I promise a full stomach after this.
    Cempedak (Jackfruit) Cake – RM15. The famous cake of this restaurant. Truly, the taste of jackfruit is very strong and powerful which will be pleasant for jackfruit lover.  Many complains it’s overrated, but yes I still like it, but not the price.
    US! The food gang, the interior designers.

    Yes, the food is very over-priced in my opinion, but it seems to be a nice place for hangout with friends actually. Food taste is still up to standard in my tastebuds and service was pleasant. If there’s a chance, I want to go back for a breakfast as they have different menu. After all, the down point is still the price, really pricey. Bahhh.

    Acme Bar & Coffee
    Unit G1 The Troika
    19 Persiaran KLCC
    50450 KL
    Telephone: +603-2162-2288
    Business Hours:
    11am – 12am (Mon – Thurs) | 11am – 1am (Fri) | 9.30am – 1am (Saturday) | 9.30am – 12am (Sun)

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  • A Walk At Chow Kit Area

    A Walk At Chow Kit Area

    A Walk At Chow Kit Area – Under the scorching Sunny heat, with dusty breeze from the road blew occasionally, the sound of motor engine can be heard passing by, I was walking at Chow Kit area. Took the LRT from Kelana Jaya to KL Sentral, interchanged to monorail to Chow Kit then I alighted. I should have taken the LRT and interchanged to PWTC instead. The monorail is slow and expensive!
    Clean and green sidewalk. I like.
    I was in town in the morning yesterday, to check out a place that I found in Chow Kit which to be designed for my final design project. Site analysis is a part of every of my project and so, a visit to the place is a must to study, to see, and to photograph.
    This indirectly gave me an opportunity to explore another side of Kuala Lumpur – Chow Kit, a place that known much as the red light district, black and dirty zone. Indeed, but Jalan Ipoh on the other hand is clean and green, surprisingly. Some places is clean, some places is dirty. That’s the problem of KL, not every corner are well maintain which is kinda sad.
    Food stall in the alley.
    KL Tower from one of the rooftop.
    The place have potential to be revitalized into a new district because the architecture at there is very retro and have feeling. If it’s not the assignment, I would not have come here already. You know right, you have to be careful when walking around KL city.
  • Furniture Design Class Visit To IKEA

    Furniture Design Class Visit To IKEA

    Furniture Design Class Visit To IKEA – A very random post about I visited the IKEA with my classmate last week for an assingment of looking IKEA furniture, research and document them. It’d been some times I go to IKEA, IKEA actually was my sanctuary where I like to see their new decorations, buy their furniture bit by bit and also to eat their meatballs. But now, IKEA, is just IKEA to me, not obsessed to it anymore. Somehow, I must visit the original headquarter in Stolkholm one day, next year, perhaps? =D
    Hanan, Rasyid, Aida
    Edwin
    Shahu
    Azhar
    Arvin
    Jia Hui
    Arvin, Steve, Wesley, Me
  • Klang Valley: Three Little Pigs & The Big Bad Wolf

    Klang Valley: Three Little Pigs & The Big Bad Wolf

    Klang Valley: Three Little Pigs & The Big Bad Wolf – The pork crave still haven’t ends in me yet since the last pork meal at S.Wine, it’s not the craving for siu yok or cha siu, it’s Western version of pork dish and I want more! Last weekend, I went to this pork shop – Three Little Pigs & The Big Bad Wolf at Bangsar Village Mall (what a long name?!). Very easy to spot as it’s located just by the car park.
    I was there for a late birthday lunch with Clarice, it’s almost 3pm already, but the restaurant was really packed with people, mostly ladies! I wonder where are the guys? Almost tea time and the people just never stop walking in from the front door.
    Since it’s just two of us, we got a table pretty quickly. Without much hesitation, my order went to the two famous dishes The Wolf’s Favourite (RM27+) and also the Mighty Pork Burger (RM24+). Serving was pretty fast, surprisingly for that much people in the restaurant.
    The Wolf’s Favourite is their signature pasta which basically is carbonara enhanced with smoky pork and mushrooms, further topped up with a beautiful poached egg. It’s fragrance is good, the pork feels like bak gua to me and the combination of poached egg creates a unique carbonara experience, without the cream. It’s a little bit salty on my taste buds, but undeniably, still OK-good.
    If were to choose between the two dishes, my choice went to the Mighty Pork Burger which has a thick juicy pork patty which I still can imagine biting a mouth of it right now. Egg was just a compliment to the burger which I find it like McBreakfast egg, but still, I like the tender pork patty. Will come back again for some other pork dish!
    Three Little Pigs & The Big Bad Wolf
    Lot G1A, Ground Floor, Bangsar Village
    1 Jalan Telawi Satu, Bangsar Baru
    59100 Kuala Lumpur
    Telephone: +603-22832270
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  • Klang Valley: Banana Leaf Rice @ Sri Nirvana Maju, Bangsar

    Klang Valley: Banana Leaf Rice @ Sri Nirvana Maju, Bangsar

    Klang Valley: Banana Leaf Rice @ Sri Nirvana Maju, Bangsar – Wanted to try this for quite some times, and finally I’ve got a chance. I’ve heard quite some good reviews and seeing it always packed during lunch and dinner, the Sri Nirvana Maju Indian cuisine must be good I assumed.
    Located right opposite of Bangsar Village Mall, this little Indian restaurant serves rice on banana leaf as well as other Indian dish with a blend of local taste. I’ve read that people complained about the price went up in just a year and two, however looking at the crowds, the price increased did not shoo people away.
    Banana leaf rice was the dinner for me and my girlfriend. Each set costs RM7 and comes with rice, papadum and 3 vegetables – deep fried bittergourd, cucumbers and cabbage, as well as deep fried chillies. You can opt for 3 types of gravy to add a bit of spiciness and aroma to the rice – dalcha, chicken curry, fish curry. That’s the vegetarian meal of banana leaf rice. I find it too vegetarian and added 2 side dishes – sambal boiled egg and chicken masala.
    Everything was fine, spiciness was at a good level and the portion was just too big! Ended with a satisfaction and Clarice couldn’t finish her rice. It was indeed pricey at RM27 for 2 person, but nevertheless, it’s a good meal.
    Sit back, wait, see and enjoy your meal.
    Restoran Sri Nirwana Maju
    43, Jalan Telawi 3,
    59100 Bangsar,
    Kuala Lumpur.
    Telephone: +603-22878445
    Business Hours: 10am-1.30am daily

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  • Klang Valley: S.Wine Cafe @ Publika, Solaris Dutamas

    Klang Valley: S.Wine Cafe @ Publika, Solaris Dutamas

    Klang Valley: S.Wine Cafe @ Publika, Solaris Dutamas – Oh pork, recently I am addicted to pork and found this nice pork restaurant at Publika, Solaris Dutamas. To be exact, it’s located in the grocery – Ben’s Independent Grocers (B.I.G.). I actually went there once but failed to eat because we were late and ended up with Namoo On The Park. Lesson learned, and I was there earlier than before!
    When you go to grocery shopping in Malaysia, normally the pork section is separated from the rest because it’s Non-Halal. Well, the S.Wine Cafe is located at the Non-Halal section and also right beside the alcohol section of B.I.G. Pretty interesting.
    Pork is the main thing there and so all the dishes were all about pork. We’ve got pork chop, pork meatball, and pork sausage wrapped with bacon. Yummeh. Food presentation and the interiors are quite nice. Taste on the other hand is heavier than Betty’s Kitchen (I prefer the gravy at Betty’s though) and what I like about is the texture of the pork, it felt nice comparing to local Chinese pork dish. Wonder what pigs do they use? Haha. Well, the price was on the high side, but given a good atmosphere and food, it justifies. S.Wine, I’m pretty much I will come back again, perhaps bring my parents for a try.
    Good food and good people. Good people of the night – Siyi, Connie, Jason, me, Henry, Hooipheng and Quenna.
    Caesar sald.
    Tomato soup.
    Mini pork sausage with bacon.
    The pork chop!
    Look at the oily part of the pork, I just can’t put that into my body! Sinful!
    S.Wine Cafe
    Ben’s Independent Grocers,
    Lot 1A 83-95, Level UG1,
    Publika, Solaris Dutamas,
    Jalan Dutamas 1,
    50480 Kuala Lumpur.
    Telephone: +60362091700
    Business Hours: 11am-10pm (daily) *last order at 9.30pm

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  • Klang Valley: Namoo On The Park, Publika

    Klang Valley: Namoo On The Park, Publika

    Klang Valley: Namoo On The Park, Publika – So many to write about in my blog, my Taiwan’s trip, some cool food in Klang Valley, my internship experience and the Miao Hui in Penang that happened last month. Stay tuned to my blog, keep reading, keep sharing, I will bring more good photos and content to you all. =)
    Few weeks back in KL, I went to Publika for dinner. The initial plan was S.Wine at B.I.G, but then when we arrived, the lady told us that the kitchen has closed! What a bad timing, and we ended up at Namoo In The Park, a contemporary Korean-Fusion restaurant with a cute name and contemporary atmosphere. I pretty much like the interiors of this little restaurant that locates on the first floor of Publika.
    Recently have been eating a lot of nice restaurant food lately, going broke but I just can’t stop myself from exploring more of them. HAHA. Talk about the food, it’s Korean Fusion, so it’s Western-Korean mix. The rice burger is uberly nice and big portion. Fish & Chips was huge too, but a little bit too standard and the famous potato cake was not my type of desserts, too sticky with a mooncake feeling.
    Afterall, not bad, can come back again. So is not bad, can come back again.
    Henry, Quenna, Siyi, Hooi Pheng, me, Jason.
    Bibi Rice Burger.
    Shrimp Rice Burger.
    Namoooooooooooooooooooooooo.
    Namoo On The Park
    4A, Level G3 (above MPH Bookstore)
    Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.
    Telephone: +603-64116698
    *Opens daily, last orders about 9.30pm.
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