Cagayan's at Centrepoint, Bandar Utama

Filippino food is very rare to be found and usually you will see Thai/Vietnam food. But, if you're staying at PJ, then the best Filippino food that you can opt for is at Centrepoint, Bandar Utama. The first time I had Filippino food was when I visited Pastor Vic's hometown at Baguio, Philippines. The food there were awesome, especially the roasted spare ribs & sinigang! Never forget, gado-gado.. their famous ice kacang. Oh, if only I get to go back there again, I will definitely order those things again. Check out my Philippines blog!

Pork Sinigang (RM15) ~ This is a bit different compared to the one I had in Philippines. Of course, the one in Philippines tasted better! More kao and more ohm... the taste is just like our tomyam, but is white color.

Golden Mushroom Bacon Maki ~ about RM10. My favorite.. enoki mushroom wrapped with bacon. Perhaps I should try cooking this! Delicious!

And lastly, this was the promotion time.. steamed fish with Thai sauce. Only for RM15. If lunch time, then it will be RM10.90. So, always go for good food during lunch time. It's way more cheaper!! I miss Philippines.. and hope to go back there again for the awesome spare ribs!

Btw, this restaurant is Non-Halal.

Cagayan's G107-108 Centrepoint Bandar Utama

47800 Petaling Jaya

Tel: 03-77241022

Business hours : 11.30am-10.00pm

The one thing that you must try was their spare ribs! It's slightly expensive, but worth trying! Unfortunately I do not have the pics cause at that time, I wasn't actively blogging. ;P

Asian Terrace @ Mont Kiara

Thanks to Adibah for recommending such a wonderful place. This was actually my 2nd trip to Mont Kiara. LOL. So ulu of me that such an awesome place for food and to hang out, this was only my 2nd visit. The first visit was here : Golden Triangle! Asian Terrace is a truly authentic Thai & Vietnamese food under the same roof which makes your life easier if you love those two countries food! The reason why we were there was to celebrate farewell of most of the leads in SS Tower, HP. Even our manager, Mr Kang got promoted; venture into new role, some of the leads moved to the dedicated Japanese team and then new lead joined the team... so many changes and now the team has a new manager. Changes are good because it creates new opportunity to others to venture more in different position/task. I hope one day I will be part of the change too... LOL. So, Asian Terrace was the choice for the day for this special occassion!

A haven in the city you can escape to; slip into serenity and endeavor the traditional yet contemporary interior, unwind with a glass of wine, enjoy our unique selection & blend of tasty Thai & Vietnamese Cuisine, and settle yourself in a truly unique dining experience; here at Asian Terrace, Solaris Mont Kiara. Quote from their main website : Asian Terrace.com

Orange & apple juice... the juices were kinda diluted, too much water added and is damn expensive! Green apple juice for RM12, orange juice RM12, Mango juice RM13, Watermelon RM10... I don't mind paying this much if the juice is NOT diluted. I ordered mango juice and it was not real mango fruit juice. Disappointed on the juices....

Choosing hard what to order..... and don't know what to order, thus, all orders were left for MR Wallet to decide. =)

Mieng Kam - Served with Chef's home-made suace (Thai) RM18 ~ I didn't try this because I don't really like to eat raw vege stuffed with all those side side thingy. But they said it was good! Perhaps you should try if you like it?

Saiful, myself and Nizar..

Crispy Prawn Rolls wrapped in wonton skin (Thai) RM15 ~ This was really good and I love the crunchiness of the skin. Taste really good frying together with prawn. Perhaps I should try cooking this at home too?? =D

Asian Terrace Platters, 3 persons sharing (Thai & Vietnamese (RM29) ~The black thingy in the middle is beef, tastes good but I don't dare to chew it. I cut a small piece of it, chew a little and then swallow the whole thing. Just for the sake of trying how it tastes like. LOL.

The ambiance in the restaurant....is it great? For romantic-ness, it's good.. but not for photography unless you have your gadgets with you. Too bad, I'm only using a digital cam which gave me such quality of pics... I WILL invest in a mini SLR! That's for sure...... =D

Round the table from left : Adibah, Kaoru, Hiroko, Kang, Bala....

Deep Fried chicken wrapped in Pandan leaves (Thai) RM19 ~ Per plate has four, so we ordered three plates of that.

Steamed sea bass with chili and lime juice (Thai) RM49 ~ This was really good, really must try! I love the Thai style steam fish.... We did order another fish which is Deep Fried grouper in sweet and sour sauce (RM49). Unfortunately, I do not have the photo cause the dish was served at the other end.

After walking around Mont Kiara, I ordered this for dessert! Mango sticky rice ~ RM14. First time trying this, and you can actually eat the sticky rice just like that!

Myself, Swee Yng, Yen Fen & Adibah...we were preparing belated birthday cake surprise for Kang!

Hunted all over Mont Kiara and not managed to find any cake shop other than Coffee Bean. LOL. Mont Kiara indeed is not my territory... If only Louise was here she will definitely give us few choices of cake shop to choose from. Mont Kiara is her territory!!

And finally... the last photo of all of us! Hope we shall meet again and have meal, giggle, talk together. Kang will be moving to Cyberjaya next year Jan and some of the leads were busy with the Japanese team. And us, in A6 having sweet sweet time working together! Proud working at HP!! =)

No 1, Jalan Solaris 2, Solaris Mont Kiara,
50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
( Behind Maybank & Opposite Soho KL )

Business Hours:
12 noon till 12 midnight
Open Everyday (except 1st monday of the month)
Kitchen closes at 1045pm

For Reservation, please contact :
Tel : +6 03 6204 9100
Fax : +6 03 6204 9600
Email : reservation@asianterrace.com

Italiannies @ 1Utama

This was my 2nd time here and I love Italian food. Starting to fall in love with Italian food so much, maybe because our honeymoon was there! Starting to indulge in all sorts of Italian food, including the famous Gelato! Starting to look around for more varieties of Italian Restaurants! Oh, Italy is just so awesome......... Btw, don't think we are such a spendthrift, we actually got a free meal at Italiannies, due to the points that we collected with our OneCard. Is FOC meal at Italiannies. I have about RM66 in my OneCard, equivalent to XX XXX points. I don't know how many points and I don't bother to remember. I can only remember how much money I have in the card, don't care bout the points. LOL. So, after using the cash for this food, we still have RM18 remaining. Can cater one more free meal for Nandos! Check out my previous Italiannies review.

Justin with the free complimentary bread..
Salmon Fettuccine RM36.90 ~ Salmon fillet sauteed with tomatoes and red onions, white wine and heavy cream. I know it's fattening, but the taste is just so delicious! I like this dish..... especially the salmon! We only ordered 1 dish and shared, quite big portion and just nice for 2. If you're a really big eater, then order 1 for yourself... At first we thought we will not full after eating this, and planned to go for haagen Dazs, but after this meal.. we were full, not so full.. but full! Just nice portion for two..

The ambience in the restaurant....

The halloween's section at 1Utama.... I chose the most *un-scariest* halloween deco. There was a big spider on the ground, and I hate it. Too ugly + scary.... and I hate the hanging skeletons, stupid scary masks hanging around which made myself afraid. So, make sure those photos are not captured! This pumpkin is still accepted, assume it's just a pumpkin with teeth. ;D

I wonder who created Halloween Day........ ??X@@!!???

d’italiane kitchen at Jaya 33

Italian food is always my first choice because the word Italy gave me such a vivid memory of my wonderful honeymoon! Since I won't have the chance to go back there again, perhaps 30years later, so I would like to try all the Italian restaurants in KL and see which restaurant offers the almost-the-same-taste as in Italy. We were there at d'Italiane Kitchen to celebrate Louise's farewell. Blessings will follow you wherever you go!! =)

Mushroom soup ordered by Jenny and Louise. Looks delicious rite! Unfortunately, they do not have set lunch, otherwise I would have ordered that.

d'Italiane Kitchen
Address : PG-01B, Jaya 33, Jalan Semangat, Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya Selangor , MY

Tel : 603-7956 3684

Open Daily: 11.30 am - 11.00 pm

Mango Granita (RM7.90) ~ Alphonso mango, milk & cream. Vaniglia Granita (RM8.90) ~ Vanilla, chocolate, milk & cream. I was tempted with the word vanilla & chocolate, but it turned out to be so white, as white as snow and I asked the waiter, why there's no chocolate and he said chocolate and vanilla were blended together. I was like, are you using white chocolate? Perhaps there's just the chocolate syrup but is transparent and only gave the taste chocolate. I don't know.

Cappuccino Granita (RM7.90) ~ Coffee, chocolate, milk & cream. Kelvin ordered this and he said, "Why no layer?" and Andrew said, "I can do better than this!" Haha....

Yen Fen's "Everything but the Kitchen Sank" (RM9.90) ~ Blueberry, raspberry, strawberry & cream. Andrew's Ciocchino Mint Granita (RM8.90) ~ coffee, chocolate, mint, milk & cream. How can I miss this chocolate mint drink. I should have ordered this..

Yen Fen & myself..... while waiting for the food to be served. =)

The star of the day was the girl in PINK!!! =)

I ordered this!!! Grilled Salmon ~ Premium fillet of salmon seasoned and slightly undercooked to maintain the smoothness of salmon, topped with our signature shallot brown sauce, served with homemade mashed potato and seasonal greens. RM26.90. This is good and I like the signature shallot brown sauce, taste delicious! Besides, the mashed potato is just comparable with the one in Chilli's. So, this is worth trying, and cheaper than the rest. Hoho.

Most of my colleagues ordered this. Salmon Gamberi ~ Premium fillet of salmon stuffed with fresh prawns, sliced aubergine, cheese and herbs, baked and topped with lemon butter cream sauce served with sauteed spinach and young potato. RM35.90. Kinda big portion and eventually the spinach were just left untouched....

Carbonara Risotto ~ Very filling I guess....

Seafood Risotto ~ Andrew commented that the seafood tastes better than the Risotto. LOL.

Yen Fen ordered this and Louise said "I think you will eat this until 4pm". A very big portion! I think good for two person to share... Mixed Poultry Platter ~ Chicken thigh stuffed with chicken and mushroom farce, jumbo sausage topped with sauteed fresh mushrooms and onions, served on a bed of homemade mashed potato and drizzled with our signature shallot chicken brown sauce. RM35.90. According to Yen Fen, the chicken thigh is good, and the mashed potato as well.

Lastly, happy farewell Louise and all the best to you. Don't forget our Sunway Lagoon trip ok!! Overall the food is good and worth trying if you're bored with Italiannese! =)

Big Headz Guardian!

Suddenly the song "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands" just lingering in my mind. Past few days I don't look happy, yesterday I was but today again not happy... so, this song came in just at the right time. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!! I like it.... I think this was one of my favorite kindy songs when I was in kindergarten. I like the song "You are my sunshine" too... They were just so refreshing and pure! If only a person won't grow up and remain a kid forever, how good it is. Then, you won't experience people dying too. Kids are just so pure and innocent, no hatred at all and they are truthful! They don't lie, they don't hurt people, all they know is they know how to giggle when they are happy, and they cry when they need something. They are honest! So, do not simply scold your kids for nothing, just because you are not in the mood. Listen here! They are not wrong... is you yourself that is wrong! When they are small, they don't know how to think like you do... so if they do something wrong, reflect to yourself first, did I do something wrong? Did I teach them properly? Don't simply shoot your kids ok.

Anyway, this is what I wanna get from Guardian next year. I don't think I can accomplish the mission, to collect 40 stamps by this year. If yes, means I was too impulsive in spending which is not good anyway. I'm currently into saving... save as much as I can! Looking ahead for a landed house!

If you know some people that just love to take Big Headz photos... then here are the real big headz bears. I found them so cute when I first saw them displaying in Guardian.

Which one is cuter? I opt for the Hippotamus/Giraffe..... Will make a decision next year. I find Elephant is cute too... Aih, who is willing to donate me some stamps? Then I can get these three!!

Here are all the stamps that I got.... which means I have spent RM120 in Guardian. Marketing strategy to make people spend in Guardian instead of Watson/Jusco/Giant/Carefour... Learn this tactics friends! Customer always love free gifts!

Last year was Paddington Bear and my MIL helped me to collect all the stamps. I think she shopped thrice ONLY and she managed to get this big bear! The biggest!! She actually got 80 stamps... 40 stamps for me and the other 40 stamps for Julia.

This was me... last year with my Paddington Bear!!! Just can't wait to strike 20 stamps and top up another RM20 to get my Big Headz bear!! I love it....

Kettler Crosstrainer Verso 107

Year 2006

Year 2007

Year 2008

Year 2009

October 2009

If you were to look at the photos from Year 2006 onwards.... I think it's time to start exercising! Good life, good job for me that I actually put on weight easily since now I do not have to walk much. Previously when I was a GRC teacher, I have to walk from Taman Bahagia LRT station until Grace Church, opposite the tennis court at Taman Megah or few more steps from the Fu Kua Restaurant if you know it. So, at that time, I was really *fit* I can say. Hehe... Anyway, back to S Size is my inspiration, since most of my clothes are S size. And I decided to buy this!!!! See below!

Kettler Crosstrainer Verso 107 from 1Utama. I have been eyeing an exercise machine for long because I think there's no point to sign up for fitness because I know I won't be commited to it anyway. Initially maybe I will be excited and go every twice a week, but slowly I know I will be lazy travelling... I would better use the monthly fees to invest in an exercise machine that belongs to me and I can use for long term! That's just my point of view... You might think it differently, but is your choice anyway =)

Using a 12kg Flywheel mass, Verso 107 provides stable cross training exercise with a sturdy frame that supports weights up to 110kg. Training computer to indicate time, distance, speed, calories consumption and pulse recovery rate.

Here's the specifications:

Training Computer
- You can measure the time, distance per session, total distance, speed, stepping speed, energy consumption, possible settings, fitness mark

- Measurement of pulse (polar compatible) through the hand sensors

- Display/Strain graphics : LCD

Technical Data

- Brake System : Magnet

- Flywheel mass : approx 20kg

- Performance range : 1-10

- Power Supply : Batteries

- Size when set up (l/w/h/in cm) : 115/60/164

- Max. Weight : 110kg

Fittings

- Ball-bearing mounted swivel joints : 300mm

Or you can have the comparison review here :

Kettler CrossTrainers

This is where you are going to adjust the difficulty of cycling.

And we got a free gift!!! Hand Grips worth RM13.

And yes, this is my achievement thus far up to yesterday, 27 Oct 09. The very first time I used this machine, I managed to burn 10 calories only. It's 10 ok! That was really terrible. Slowly, my legs get used to it and now, I managed to burn 114 calories. Kinda of satisfied, 40 calories non-stop -> rest -> 30 calories again -> rest -> 40 calories again..... Hopefully this machine helps me! Let's see in January 201o if you see any difference in me. Haha....

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts @ Sunway Pyramid

Last weekend was totally crazy because I shopped to my heart's content and I felt so satisfied after getting so many pretty clothes for myself. To me they are pretty, but I'm not sure what you would say! But, I don't care... LOL. As long as I'm satisfied and I like it... =D Shopping in Timesquare is so amazing whereby RM100 I can easily get myself 4 types of clothes where else if I were to shop in 1Utama, RM100 I can only get 3/4 of a top! Which means a top in 1Utama can easily eat up my RM150. So, shall Timesquare be my next shopping destination? Previously I loved to shop at MidValley, but now 1Utama and now now now it's TIMESQUARE!!! I don't mind the hectic busy city... as long as I can shop to my heart's content!!!

Look at all the treasures that I bought..... Am so happy! The last time I crazily spent on clothes were during my college. And now, I started the habit again.. SIGH. I need a part time job to cover my shopping expenses. These weren't all that I bought, there are still legging & cardigan! 9 items altogether!!! Shopping is always the 2nd happiest thing in my life, even food can't be compared with shopping for clothes! Luckily my Mr Hubby loves food, so usually food will be on him... so it's so perfect! Isn't it? Means I get to eat & shop at the same time! LOL....

Sunday after church service at City Harvest Church, we went to Sunway Pyramid for groceries shopping (according to me), it's GROCERIES shopping yea. Sad enough, I can't resist the temptation again that I bought myself a pair of shoes from ELEMENTS. I'm currently into ELEMENTS clothings & shoes! Unfortunately, there's no ELEMENTS branch in 1Utama. After shopping, we went for Groceries shopping at Jusco, and then we went to Krispy Kreme for a try. So, Krispy Kreme is better or Big Apple? Let's see....

The varieties of doughnuts.....

They came out with halloween's design as well!



We bought half a dozen of doughnuts.... too many varieties to choose and we do not know which one to pick!
Per Piece deal : Original Glazed RM2.50, Assorted Varieties RM2.80.
Dozen deals : Original Glazed RM19.90, Assorted varieties RM23.90


Finally...... we chose blueberry, new york cheese, original, chocolate, cappucino and oreo!! Personally, I would opt for Big Apple because I like the doughnut's texture more than Krispy Kreme. KK seems to be a bit harder which I don't really like... I prefer a softer texture of doughnut and more creamy on the inside! I'm not sure about you... but obviously, KK is the first and last, just to try for fun. But Big Apple I will go back again... =D
*no offence to KK's lovers, everyone has different taste bud rite? ;p*

The steps to heat up the doughnuts!!

Wedding Album @ Vogue Collection SS2

So here's our wedding album from Vogue Collection. The whole package worth about RM3888. And then our itchy heart added on some photos, RM80 per pose. Total we added up to 6 poses, and cost RM480. T_T Now when I looked back, is it expensive and worth it? The answer is definitely NO! So, lessons to learn, please do not let your itchy hearts or butter heart(easy to melt when salesperson exaggerate about your awesomeness!) to make you spend more. Even if it's a once in a lifetime thingy, in the end your album will be collecting dust either in your wardrobe or in the book shelf or in the storeroom!! =) Indeed I had to wipe a layer of dust, nearly 1 year dust before I capture all these photos....

Our big and small album. Big album has some design & layout but small album (20 poses) contains full size pose. Below are the big albums page!

Left : complimentary 6 MVs poses.... Right, consider one "pose" even though it's not us posing.








The end of big album and then below are full size photos from small album...

That's all for our wedding album! This might help if some of you decided to choose Vogue Collection, opt for the photographer named WING. Hope he's still there cause he's pro!! =)
Happy Marriage everyone... and stay blissful always. For those that are planning to get married, you can always ask me for info, what you should do and what you shouldn't spend. I'm more than glad to provide info.

It's so hurtful!!

It's so hurtful when you are not trusted by someone. You know you are doing the right thing, still the other party still didn't want to trust you! I hate this feeling cause it's so hurtful....

See my conversation with the other party(OP) below:
I received a phone call in the morning, I thought the call was from pos laju because I can't wait to receive my online shopping item! Is a pink jacket!!! Just can't wait for it and I thought I received a good news from mailroom requested me to collect my item. But no... disappointed.

Me : Hello....
OP : Hello, Ca-ry-see... XX here. Just want to ask you regarding your exam. Is it a guarantee pass exam or pre-cab (I dunno what is pre-cab) exam?
Me : What do you mean by guarantee pass exam? I took ITIL, went to the examination hall and do the test and then the system will check if I pass or fail. Then the center will print out my result.
OP : Oh, guarantee pass means you take the test and no matter how bad you've done, you will still pass. Which center that you took the test?
Me : Oh... no, no such thing. It's not a guarantee pass exam. ( LOL, I don't even know what is guarantee pass, being so innocent and surprisingly I'm being questioned on guarantee pass test) It's a prometric centre, Iverson at Centrepoint.
OP : Do you have the contact number?
Me : No, I do not have, but you can check online for the phone number.
OP : But, you took the training/course last year and this year you take the test, how can you remember?
Me : Because I have the notes and I read it again. (DUH, when a person wants to take test, and it cost RM624, will the person don't study and go blindly for the test? I find this so funny!)
OP : So you have the notes larh.... ok, then. I will clarify with Iverson.
Me : Ok.

So, that's all about our conversation and after that I felt so hurt! Just because I score 100% for my test, doesn't mean I go for the guarantee pass ok! First of all, I didn't know there is such thing called guarantee pass test! All I know it'ss test and I have to study. I studied day & night the day before my test, memorising as much as I can, sacrifice a week on my computer games & dramas and then you told me this... DID YOU GO FOR GUARANTEE PASS TEST? It's so hurtful! Please la... if you want to check on me, can you check silently please? If you do it this way, you are simply accussing me because you are questioning me something that I did not do! I will log a file complaint!

Do you want me to bring my results since UPSR-PMR-SPM-College-Universiti and I show you all my grades? I will show you all the certificates that I have as well. Those competition that I participated in high school, Kuiz Biologi, Kuiz Fizik, Essay writing competition and etc... all those! I will bring a file and show you! Then you might believe indeed I can score 100%. It's so hurtful.... what a sad Friday, 23 October 2009, 10:21AM! =(

BBQ Chicken & Baskin Robbins @ 1 Utama

Have you ever wanted to try a so called high class KFC chicken? LOL.... this restaurant was actually recommended by Justin's colleague and according to her, the BBQ chicken is fried using olive oil, thus it's cholesterol-free, healthy and tasty. Usually healthy food is not tasty, but let's see!! We had a wonderful time last Friday... as usual, Friday's mood is always good! I wish there are two Fridays in a week.. Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri & Fri2! ;)

BBQ Chicken at 1Utama, located next to Cold Storage.
LG323-LG323A, Lower Ground Floor, 1 Utama. Tel No : 03-77270619

Hubby enjoying the sofa.... I just love the environment cause it's flowery pink! I love it.... I wanted to get a flowery pinky dress, saw it in a forum, cost about RM40 but too bad, out of stock! Sigh... Anyway, back to food...

Look at the flowery background... ain't it lovely? Good for couples who loves to hang out in a nice relaxing comfortable environment. Opt for the sofa! If you love surfing in a restaurant.. this might be a good place! Feel free to steal the teochew restaurant's wireless! Or connect to the 1Utama's.

The so comfy environment... beware, you might fall asleep!

We ordered the set plate served with soup of the day, salad, fried rice and most importantly, our HOT HOT DRUM! Worth RM11.90. Slightly more expensive than KFC but of course, this is more healthy than KFC. There are two flavors, HOT HOT DRUM or OLIVE LUXURY CHICKEN, but we chose the hot hot drum...

Look at the hot hot drum... if you can't take spicy food, please do not order this. Even my cili padi lips can't take it. If I were to go the next time, I will order Olive chicken. At least I can enjoy the chicken without burning my lips!

I've been missing cold drinks + ice cream for soooo long. Almost 1 month I didn't touch cold stuffs. Missed it... finally, I saw Baskin Robbins and yeah, it was payback time!!! I miss it! The last time I had good icecream was here.......... Gelato Fruity at MidValley.

As usual, every post must either end with a picture of myself, or hubby or both of us! That makes a complete perfect post! =D

Golden Triangle @ Eat all you can at Solaris Mont Kiara

Thanks to Louise for suggesting such a wonderful place for our team outing Q3 this time at Golden Triangle Solaris Mont Kiara. In fact, this was my first time to Solaris. I heard of this place, I'm staying at Damansara but I've not been there before! Such a shame if I were tell this to my Penang or JB friends... LOL. First time been to Solaris and immediately I fall in love with the place cause there are lots of food! Yes, food..... really good food if you were to stroll along the walkway and have a peep at other's meal. You will definitely DROOL! See it to believe it, eat it to feel it! *hear this Justin* Awesome..... but, I seriously need to go for exercise to cut down the fat. I cannot diet because I'm already lack of nutrition, so now, eating lots of chicken of essence, multivitamin, more meat, more vege and more fish to make sure my body is healthy! So, no dieting in my dictionary, except to eat & exercise. That's the only way I can lose weight. *sounds to be a bit of out of topic here*

Anyway, we chose the Eat & Drink all you can at Golden Triangle at the price of RM54++. After added on to tax & etc, we paid RM59.40 per person. But we were subsidized by company, so top up was only RM23.40 per person. Still worth it! If you opt for ala carte, then it will be very expensive, per plate range from RM15 and above. For more details of what Golden Triangle offers, you can visit here <Golden Triangle Website>.

Terms & conditions :

1. Order to eat & drink all you can per menu provided
2. Beer & wine not included in this promotion
3. Children below 3 years old are FOC (bring bring ur kids)
4. Children aged 3 to 12 at RM27++ per pax (not worth, don't bring them)
5. Strictly no take away allowed
6. Unfinished food will be charged according to menu price... (wow, not per gm leh)

Me and Liza... we were waiting for Ieta and family to arrived so tat our table reached 10ppl, unfortunately they can't make it, so these pics are for her to see! Haha....

Umbra juice..... and this was my first drink, the subsequents were watermelon juice!

Pineapple rice

Tempura Squid ~ not bad, good to try.

Deep Fried spicy soft shell crab ~ This taste good, but the soft shell crab weren't fleshy enough, so basically what you crunched on were just the flour. It will definitely taste better if the crab is fleshy...

Tomyam ~ This is a must if you ever go to Thai restaurant. Never miss out this. In fact the next table of us ordered twice..... jeng!

Thai Cashewnut chicken ~ This taste more like gong pou chicken if you know I'm writing here. Don't really can taste what is the difference, perhaps the difference is only in the naming. LOL.

Butter pineapple prawns ~ I think this taste ok ok only, not really special. A bit like sweet & sour. =.=

Seafood tauhu ~ and it turned out this. Looks like "tit pan tau hu". Haha..

Spicy lime leave soft shell crab ~ I still think the fried wan taste better. But this is good to try as well. Perhaps Japanese restaurant offers better soft shell crab.

Songkhla Lemon steamed fish ~ Oh yeah... this is a must to order! Among all the dishes, this is the one and only one that caught my taste bud! Recommended dish...... order this!! I wanted to order the 2nd time, but I was sooo full. And everyone also said enough enough enough. Haha.

Look at me..... the fish taste so good until I have to stand up and kopek kopek. LOL.

Again me.... this time SOLO. So concentrating on the fish and I didn't know Liza was taking a pic of me. ;p

Time for dessert ~ jackfruit jelly in fresh coconut... if ala carte alone is RM18. So expensive rite. But this taste good as well, the combination of the coconut juice & jelly & jackfruit is just so perfect... but, a bit too sweet. This is worth trying as well.

Steamed banana cake ~ Quite special. According to Liza this taste a bit like lepat pisang. But, I think lepat pisang taste better cause it's wrapped in banana leave and smells good. Ala carte alone, this will cost RM14. OMGosh, paying RM14 for only 4 pieces of banana cake.... Too expensive for a dessert. Better pay extra and get a plate of fish rite.

All of us.... thanks to Yanie's bro as the camera man... Hehe...

Overall, outing was so fun, when you see everyone's unique reaction after stuffing their stomach to the max... some were burping crazily, some were having tummy ache and stayed in the toilet for a couple of mins, some went for a walk and came back but still feel like vommitting, some showing pregnancy signs with the bloated tummy... many more funny reactions that will make you laugh to tears... Cheers~

Raya celebration in office!!

I just love festive seasons because one thing is holiday and the second thing is the mood! Eventho I'm not celebrating Hari Raya, but surprisingly I was having such a good mood especially when I go for shopping! Though I didn't get any new clothes for myself, but I just love the Hari Raya songs played aroun the shopping mall that brought up the whole atmosphere. Awesome..... especially the song Balik Kampung! I love it.. haha.

Thanks to Ieta for the invitation to her team's *open house*.... At first I thought of not joining, but looking at all the awesome food, I cannot tahan! Hahaha....

Cuppies baked by Ieta herself.... awesome! I've ordered 2 times from her and the next time when I order, I'm gonna get free 6 cuppies. So, you can imagine how good is the taste till I've ordered twice... If you plan to order some for your beloved kids, please visit her cuppies blog: Apple Cuppies

Rozita's chocolate cake..... her sis is good at baking as well and the chocolate is so KAU! You can order from her as well. Too bad, I dun have her blog.. I'm not sure if any, but if you wan, let me know! =) LOL, sounds as if I'm being a promoter now. Girls, will I have commission? Hahaha.

Liza bought these from bakery.....

Chips ~

And this! I tell you......... the best ayam masak merah in town! And the best that I've ever tried in my life! Can't wait to get the recipe from her... I love it and thanks Ieta for remembering me when you were chopping the chicken, ONLY BREAST MEAT FOR CARYSSE!!!! Hahaha....

Look at me.... enjoying my food so much and don't bother to look left & right! Full concentration on the chicken!

Chin Ling & me.. she brought lots of desserts, like those pudding and sweets and etc.

Finally, I really enjoyed myself in this makan makan session. Makan is always enjoyable rite... hehe. Oh Yeah, time to buy a cycling exercise machine!

Raisins butter cupcake @ Carysse's homemade

Last week I just thought of trying how to bake cupcakes! Previously my muffins failed... but never give up and learn from mistakes and practice makes perfect. That's all I hang on to and today, I think I successfully bake good cupcakes! Haha.... *sense of achievement* Hubby said awesome, better than last time and just that they were too sweet. Well, I will add lesser sugar and the next thing I wanna try to do is to do some deco..... hehe. It's just part of my hobby and my aim to bake healthy cupcake. Less sugar cupcakes!!

I use the mixer to mix the butter, essence, sugar & flour.... the outcome!

And the lovely cupcakes in the oven baking...

Butter cupcakes!

Since I bought some raisins the other day, why don't I add some? I thought the raisins will sink to the bottom, but it didn't. So, it looks like chicken pox. Learn from Mistake : I will mix the raisins with the batter first before putting them into the cups!

Look at all these..... bake for fun and it turned out to be so many cups! We can't finish it so I requested hubby to bring to his office and distribute to his colleagues! Receive quite good feedback from them... sense of achievement #2. Hahaha....

So, here's the recipe:

120gm butter
250gm sugar
200gm all purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
1 teaspoon of baking powder
150ml fresh milk

Steps:
1) Beat the butter, sugar & essence
2) Put in egg and continue mixing.
3) Slowly pour in the flour with fresh milk and mix again.
4) Then.... it's done! Pour the batter into the cups and bake it!
5) Bake it for about 25-30 minutes. I adjusted the temperature to 180 degrees and it turned out well. If chocolate cupcakes, perhaps lower the temperature.. later become burnt cupcakes! Haha..

So, that's all about the recipe that I got from internet.

BM VERSION:
1) Pukul butter, gula n esen hingga kembang.
2) Masukkan telur, pukul lagi. masukkan tepung berselang-seli ngan susu n pukul hingga sebati.
3) Masukkan dalam cawan (letak separuh penuh) n bakar hingga masak. (bakar lebih kurang 15-20min)

Pretty simple steps rite! =)

Good dinner @ Tony Roma, Mid Valley

Last Friday there was presale in Isetan. So, my MIL requested our help to get her some Biotherm stuffs in Isetan. And then, she called Linda and told us to have a GOOD MEAL and she will pay for the bill due to the reason we purposely go there to get her stuffs. Haha... We were like so excited, wow... good meal. Any good meal to recommend in KL or PJ area? Since we will be at Mid Valley, so our good meal will be at Mid Valley. We cracked our head to choose, where will be our good meal/good dinner? Hubby suggested Jogoya, which sounds a bit impossible. Lol. Finally, we decided on Tony Roma since we have not been there before.

Hubby was excited... he has not been touching knife to cut steak for ages! Thanks to me cause I don't eat steak! Haha....

The glass is bigger than her face I think... haha.

Chocolate blended....... yummy! I love this! RM9.90 per glass...

Complimentary bread with garlic butter spread.....

MOJO CHICKEN ~ Seasoned chicken breast basted with Tony's exclusive citrus and brown mustard Mojo Sauce grilled to moist perfection. Topped with pineapple salsa and served with your choice of two sides. RM31.90. Anything to do with chicken breast is definitely mine. This was awesome, but very filling cause I ordered mashed potato and baked potato as the side dish. And definitely, I can't finish the baked potato....

Linda ordered this : Shrimp Scampi Pasta ~ A generous portion of shrimp lightly sauteed with garlic, fresh basil, tomato pesto and a hint of chipotle. Served over linguine and topped with shaved Romano cheese. RM31.90. Good as well, tasty and filling!

And this was definitely ordered by Mr Hubby!! Smiling wide after ordering this... 10OZ. RIBEYE ~ Natural marbling makes this one of the richest, most flavorful steaks anywhere. A generous 10 oz. cut of beef. RM53.90... so, whose meal was the most expensive?? Haha.... but glad that he enjoyed it cause when he's with me alone, he can't have steak. Cause of me! I only take chicken breast. LOL.

Lastly, we truly enjoyed our GOOD MEAL and thanks to my MIL for offering this.... What a satisfying Friday!!! =)

Durian Buffet Expedition Round 3 Eat all you can at Uptown!

As the name given by everyone, durian is the King of Fruit of Malaysia, thus I'm actually inheriting the ciri ciri and people usually call me Queen of Durian! Lol..... I love durian so much and can really go crazy over it once the season arrived. I wonder why durian is just so awesome, especially the bitter & sticky type. Maybe when my mom was pregnant she had a lot of durian, that's why I just can't escape it!

I didn't know durian buffet is back after a silence moment since end of July. Oh, I love it soooo much! And this time, Brilly suggested to go for D24 durian buffet at Uptown, just opposite of Public Bank.

Look at the stickiness and the yellowness of the flesh... yummy yummy!

OMGosh...... this is truly very very good!!!

The durians at uptown..........

Anak tunggal........... I love this type a lot, especially when there's only one ulas on one cover!

Ahri (left) cannot eat much.... but, I can! Hahahaha.....

Ming........ very full! And she tried to smoke if it can help to digest the durian, unfortunately not!

Grace & Brilly........ they arrived late, and we were all soo full.

This was only one basket in our area.. and there were two more with the same size, same contents over the other end. How great we whacked... rite?

I looked as if I was having a bad tummy ache.... LOL...

I wonder what story at the other end that we looked like OOOPS...

Overall, uptown's durian buffet is so worth compared to the one at SS2. Pay RM15 for a eat all you can for D24 quality. Pay RM9 for normal durian. Of course I would opt for the RM15 because you will get good quality durian consistently!! Awesome... I heard that this will last for 2 weeks only, perhaps next week I go again??? Hahahahahahaha.... My hubby will surely pengsan with me!

AARGGGHHH............ I love durian THISSSSSSSSSSSS much!!!

Check out my previous post of durian buffet at SS2:

Durian Buffet Round 1

Durian Buffet Round 2