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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 27 September 2006. Nicole saw how I liked the porridge steamboat I always go with Gigi and told me many times before she even touch down in KL that I will have to bring her go. Of course being a cousin that practically doesn’t recognize roads… I need to bring my partner Gigi, her official partner Brian and Winson along. Right… How can I not introduce my buddies to my cute cuz. We went in to the shop, surprisingly not much people. Er… oh yeah I forgot.. this is the second branch.. a few block away from the main shop. We sat down and they passed us menu to choose our ingrediants. They do have the per pax thing. Which they will provide you with generous amount of stuff such as prawns,dumplings, meat, seafood, vege, egg, fishballs and many thing else. We ordered food for 4 pax and ordered extra stuff like thinly sliced pork and beef which taste so smooth and tender in the porridge. Their special pork balls are a must order thing. No kidding… it taste great. Looking at the size of the pork ball one would have guessed it’s nothing normal. Inside the pork ball, there are some minced pork meat with a little soup similar to shanghai dumpling style. When you actually bite the pork ball… juices are actually flowing out. *drool* I want pork balls! Address: |
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 25 September 2006. Ah… I woke up to a brand new day to know it’s another food galore. I promise my cute cousin Nicole, to go watch movie. Yeah, she can’t wait but to watch her handsome Daniel Wu. I have no problem since I can’t wait to watch the movie too. Kinda like a long awaited movie. She is kind enough to go KLCC earlier to walk around and bought good seats for the show. We both decided for some Japanese food and hence, I decided to bring her to Genki Sushi. Ah.. what can go wrong when you have plates and plates of sushi slowly passing by our face to tempt us eat more. Hem… those plates of sushi just come and come and come. Wah… but none of them interest me. Hence I just use the most traditional method. “Take the menu and point” to order. Seriously… I kinda get irritated with menu’s without picture. Sorta hard for people like me who dunno how to pronounce words… or don’t understand what they are talking about or I wonder how big the portion is… or well… I dunno, I just like to look at nice graphics. They tempt me more. There are lots to choose and some are practically new to me. Like the Fire Cracker Maki and the Kimchi Maki. Well, it was something new to me.. never seen it on the menu or tried it before.. so might as well. I can’t believe both of us can fully utilize the table with little space left. Nicole was simply enjoying her food and guess what.. she even try to see how they make the Kimchi Maki so that she can try it at home. Now… I demand to try your homemade Kimchi Maki. Amazingly, we manage to finish everything. When it first arrive, I somehow think we over ordered and we will have a hard time finishing up. But well… I guess food is not a problem for us… what is even better, Japanese food. Ah… now.. a full stomach and Daniel Wu. Isn’t life wonderful~ |
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 24 September 2006. Rinnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg… ring…. ring… My alarm clock starts to ring. I woke up off it… let it snooze a little while I continue to roll left and right trying to get some sleep. I obviously couldn’t. I then drag myself out from the bed, called up my sister and set time to pick her up from her house before we headed down to pick Nicole up. Right, my lovely cousin is back. She overnight at a hotel nearby Sg. Wang and we are heading there to pick her up and then start our food and long time no see talks session. Awww… she was an easy spot since she is fair… with rosy cheek which in my opinion looks a little japanese/korean. Right after we pick her up, we have hard times struggling thinking where we would be heading. I think Sg. Wang and anywhere around is not a god choice since she and her friend already walk around that area yesterday. To just make matter not so complicated, we then decided to head home… unload those bagages and then go out again. I asked my sister to call her bf to see if he wants to join. Since we will have to pick him up later, we decided to just go somewhere nearby and munch something. We then drop by at the Jusco nearby my area and began our shopping frenzy. Of course before shopping would be the dining and chit chatting session. We all decided it would be Secret Recipe since Nicole says it is hard to find decent cheesecake in Australia. We flip and flip and flip where we all finally know what we want. Nicole ordered Chicken Cordon Blue (RM14.50), me and my sister share the same craving for Irish Lamb Stew (RM21.50). We also ordered Green Apple Kasturi (RM7.00) while I need some Iced Caffe Latte (RM7.50) to stay awake. Don’t ask me why. I need to just stay awake. My sister even ordered 2 slice of cake, Chocolate Cheesecake and Raspberry Cheesecake (RM5.50 per slice) to share. Talk about some little munches.. to a heavy lunch. The best part, we already know our dinner appointment is around 6.30 when we were happily eating our lunch around 2. Haha.. talk about time to digest. Now.. who could blame us when Secret Recipe serves good Irish Lamb Stew. I mean, it’s recommended and the portion is big.. its yummy. I just couldn’t resist it. Cheesecake… hahaha… it’s been sometime since I had a piece of cake… decent piece I mean. Well, it’s wonderful to eat cake once in a while.. but yeah.. great company… great food. Then again… everything that ever cross our mind now is.. SHOPPING!!! SHOPPING!!! SHOPPING! F.O.S is just opposite.. and we just can’t wait! Address: |
Backdated post. Actual event took place on 14 October 2006.
Chocolates 🍫, booze , great food and great company in my opinion is all it takes to make me feel life is perfect.
I would say my cousin, Nicole knows me well enough (despite she only score 40% in the “know me” test) to know this.
I decided to come up with this ending post for Nicole’s trip by showcasing all the lovely gifts she got me.
She bought me loads of “Ooo.. these are not sold here (Malaysia)” TimTam’s chocolates.
Previously, I was so jealous of another blogger when I saw that they posted a lot of different TimTam’s flavours.
Now, I can finally taste them and not just look and envy and Dangerous Liasons is my favourite among the three flavours.
Besides TimTam, she also got me loads of KitKat bars.
The Honeycomb flavour is the best followed by t he Cookie Dough ones.
The chocolate smoothness are really distinguishable and we all have to agree the ones made in Malaysia taste pretty bad. They were always dry and flaky. While I am not a KitKat lover, the ones Nicole got me makes me fall in love with KitKat all over again.
As for the Pause chocolate (I am not sure if I can call it a chocolate bar), I didn’t actually like it.
It tasted like a healthy fruit cereal bar instead of chocolate bar.
She also got me a set of miniature Absolut vodka!
It’s one of the best mixer for cocktails and these mini and cute version is to die for.
I know I am suppose to drink it but for now, I think I will just keep it as a display.
My sweet cousin even got me something when she visited Korea.
She did ask me what I wanted and I told her I want “everything and anything”.
And guess what? She bought me this cute traditional Korean couple dolls that comes with cute traditional Korean costumes since I love to collect display figures
She also bought some local snacks and delicacies, in which I find some of them taste weird, but still a good try.
I missed out the kimchi she brought back. She was there and learnt to make some when she was travelling there.
No kidding, she tapau-ed it back for me to try, and it tasted so good .
My cuz is just so sweet, right! 😉
Thanks so much cuzzie! 😘
Backdated post. Actual event took place on 30 September 2006.
It’s time to celebrate Nicole’s birthday.
It is an advance celebration and it has been a while since she came back, in time to celebrate her birthday with us.
And yes, it is very much in advance since she will be leaving Malaysia for her long holiday to Korea.
It’s better in advance than later since she will only be back much later.
Since the 3 of us are busy roaming around in Genting Highlands, we decided that the surprise birthday when we went back to our apartment.
When we reach back, most of us are dead tired since we have been actively walking and exploring around.
Me and my sister sneaked in to the kitchen to prepare for the surprise while Nicole is chilling in the living room.
While we bringing out the cake, many drama happened. I was busy running in and out of the kitchen as along the way, candles got blown out half way.
Sigh , I am really bad at planning surprises. So, please don’t assign me to plan for any surprises.
Thank you my dear cousin for playing your part and pretended to be surprise.
The time used to taking photos were much longer than making a wish and cake cutting.
Yes, pose and take more photos.
My sister is assigned to cut the cake since birthday person shouldn’t be cutting their own cake.
And now, we are going to bed with a stomach filled with yummy cheesecake.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR CUZ .
My sister recommended us this Bak Kut Teh place.
According to her, the Bak Kut Teh here is special and different from what we normally have and we are dying to find out.
To save time, we pick up Jason and head straight to Restoran Se Hua Bak Kut Teh.
We left the ordering to Jason and my sis since they know this place better than us.
Come early, else risk to wait for like hours before you get a seat.
My sister ordered their signature Pork Ribs Bak Kut Teh, which actually comes in clear soup rather than the normal dark brown-ish Bak Kut Teh soup.
And I must agree, it tasted a little different with it being milder yet flavourful.
Aside from the colour and the thicker consistency, I also find it sweeter.
Since we ordered pork ribs as the meat base, it is less fat and more meat.
If there is anything to complain, it would be the preparation time as each dish needs around 30 mins to prepare.
If you are super hungry, I would suggest you to order other sides or food while you wait for the Bak Kut Teh.
Aside their signature Bak Kut Teh, we ordered other dishes like Pork Stomach in Black Pepper Soup, Steam Fish Head with Ginger Sauce and Lettuce with Oyster Sauce to balance our meaty meal.
While the steam fish is covered with loads of ginger sauce, it was disappointing as the cook time was off and the fish texture was odd. The good side, at least the owner own up to their mistake and came apologizing before we even make a complain.
He also mentioned that their fridge was having some problem which resulted in lowering the quality of the steam fish.
And because of that, he gave us a discount 😉. How sweet!
These pictures were taken by Uncle Jason when we went back to Ipoh 2 months ago.
However, it was freshly sent into my mailbox.
Here we go, the cute ladies in my life – my cute cuzzie (Nicole), my cheerful mom, my happy sister (Denise).
And not forgetting my funny yet strict Uncle Jason.
And one of the rare and memorable photos of me with my grandma.
Backdated post. Actual event took place on 16 March 2006.
After spending more than a week in Malaysia, Nicole will be leaving us soon.
Well, not that soon actually. The fact that it seems shorter was due to her going to party with her friends in Port Dickson.
Thus, she will be leaving our place tomorrow. And I guess the next time I see her will be in the next 1/2 a year or so. 
She decided to treat me and my sis for dinner. She was hoping that we would choose something expensive, but unfortunately it’s always taste over price for us.
Hmmm, maybe we should have sharpen our knives and slaughter her but since she hasn’t had local food for such a long time, we decided to go for Bak Kut Teh nearby.
While this is not the best in KL, it was one of the decent Bak Kut Teh in our areaa.
It is definitely above average, and with Nicole around the ratio of meat vs. greens wiill never be balanced.
We had a pot of Bak Kut Teh with extra mushrooms since my sister loves mushrooms, ordered a pot of drunken chicken which had strong dose of Chinese wine, steamed tofu, loads of “yau char kwai” in which Nicole just love to dip in soup and vegetables.
Incase you have not noticed, it will always be full of food and eating post especially when Nicole is in town 😂. 
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 13 March 2006.
Yeay… I invaded Suzi’s corner again. It’s been like months since I last visit this place again. Yeah.. I remember the last time I went to that place was on my birthday eve with my mum and sister and sister’s bf.
Obviously there is another ocassion that brought me back. Hahaha.. I guess each time some celebration comes up I will be here. Can’t help it.. food is good.. lots of options to choose from and obviously cheap food. 
Nicole wanted to eat something local.. since local food is super expensive over in aussie.. and not to mention it is expensive. We ordered loads of stuff to eat… I can’t believe it.. our tables is full with food till no single space is left empty to put other food.
We ordered loads of stuffs to eat and the scary part… Nicole actually wanted to order 2 naans and eat it by herself (without knowing how filling naan can be). 
Actually the moment she says she wants to eat one garlic naan and one cheese naan (not inclusive of the food we order to share)… I had a shock of my life. Hahaha… lucky we manage to stop her cause in the end… we din manage to finish everything up.
We ordered one set of chicken wings *ooooOOoo la la…. my favourite*, chicken murtabak and mutton roast to share. Hahaha…. Nicole ordered garlic naan and a tandoori chicken. Since nicole intended to eat cheese naan and garlic naan… I ordered the cheese naan so that she can settle her cravings. Jason had his Kashmiri naan (basically naan with raisins and nuts). Yes.. it sounds weird.. but eventually it taste nice.. a little bit sweet due to the raisin and crunchy.
My sister ordered the Claypot Nasi Briyani Kambing… which is a two thumbs up food. Yeah.. tried it before and it seriously taste good! Should give it a try if you do visit this place 
We were all half dead by the time we finish… yes died of eating lots of local food at one go. But we just can’t help it… trust me.. if there is additional people there… god knows we might even order everything on the menu. 
Nicole please come back soon… so it’s my turn to blame on you for eating so much
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 12 March 2006.
I knew I had to leave my love…. yes… we woke up rather late due to tiredness and well it’s a weekend and we are suppose to sleep late and roll around the chinawood way. My friend in ipoh known as tangoeva decided to patch things up as he AK47 me and my sis yesterday night to bring us out for drink. Thus.. he brought us out for lunch before we left my love, Ipoh.
Yes… I know I am a getting a little dramatic here, but… ipoh.. place with nice food… how can I not be dramatic 
. Well… as noticed.. no pictures of people were taken as everyone is so afraid of the camera and treat it as if it’s a box that would capture their soul and spirit away. Hence… only the picture of the food is taken.
The worst part is… it’s Nicole’s camera… and she is a living proof of human does not need vege to have all the minerals thus… you can’t actually see the vegetables dish.
We ordered this fish dish which is quite unique. They cook the fish in two styles… one the chinese way… fried and being topped with fried onion and soya sauce while the other one was done in the thai way. Spicy and sour in some way… just so appetizing.
The Cheese Prawns somehow din turn out as we expected. It doesn’t really taste like cheese. I dunno maybe they sent to the wrong table or what… it seems like the Milk Prawns… rather than Cheese Prawns. I can’t actually taste a single bit of cheese in it.
This is their signature tofu dish. Hemmmmm according to them.. they made the tofu themselves (which all shop claimed they do). To me, it tasted like normal tofu with minced meat. However, to me… this was the worst dish among all the dish as the meat didn’t manage to bring much taste to the tofu. On the other hand.. the tofu itself… I dunno… just isn’t my cup of tea.
But well, it’s still a fun lunch meeting up old friends talking about… those days.. last time… used to… ah… memories…. 
p/s – sorry… I din manage to tell or intro about the stalls as I din take shots of the shop or jot it down. Hahaha.. my mistake.. yes yes I know and admit to it.. but dun worry… I bought myself this cute and nice white notebook.. to jot things down. Hehehe… notebook and me… sigh… signs of growing old. 