What could it be that Ming's describing??with such emphasis..with the gestures and stuff... he seems to be describing something sandwiched?.. something big?round?..with great big teeth viciously grasping its prey..

Fortunately for us, its nothing that dramatic..just a Poori from a typical indian restaurant..but not just any normal Poori..I think the Poori served here at Selvaa's (beside ACS school in Klang) is great..unlike many indian restaurants that prepare them by great quantities and allowing them to lau fuung (meaning stale),this place makes them fresh, thus its crispy and hot..For those who dont know, Pooris are actually fried bread.they come as flatten dough, fried and bathed in boiling hot oil, in such a way that it inflates..as seen in the picture, when served, we were playing with our food; poking our Pooris for the steam to come out..

The main problem with Pooris like i said, is that many restaurants dont make them fresh..so u would mostly see them in a deflated state, in many ways, loosing its charm..They are quite bland in taste actually since technically, its fried flour..This then leads us to the dipping..any curry would accompany this dish fine but the best here has got to be their potato curry..So the crispiness of a freshly prepared Poori coupled with wonderful Potato curry makes this one a must try..

I dont know what sparked up the conversation at that time, but we were thinking, wouldnt it be great if there were cheese Pooris?..We decided to stir up a little havoc in the restaurant that day, requesting for one..There isnt such a dish in the menu so we left it up to the guy to just make one..it was real fun; the guy making the Poori was real sporting and willing to give it a try..Unfortunately project Cheese-Poori failed; the fragile structure of the Poori just couldnt take the weight of even a slice of cheese..nonetheless, cheese Poori tasted real good and we found out another great combination..

Enough said about Poori, we tried other stuffs at Selvaa's too.. Things like their curry puffs and fried chicken are really worth mentioning..Please dont order their mee hoon, iit sucks big time..

Well, if you think this picture looks wrong..then i guess it has got to do with your thinking..To me, its just a picture of two tong yuen balls and a spoon..for now, lets appreciate whatever picture i have for you, since this is the only one that i managed to snap..and its the best in town too..

Located in Bukit Tinggi, Klang the stall that sells these wonderful lil balls is situated in a corner lot restaurant called Hoo Bee..It used to be in a restaurant called 555 and before that, somewhere in Pandamaran..and before before that, Port Klang..wahaha..sucker!! So,at the time this article is written, the stall might no longer be there tim..but ppl still go the distance to hunt down the lady's famous tong yuen balls..as simple as the dish may seem, the fillings inside each ball is packed with nutty goodness..the soup, clear, light and very gula-melaka-pandan like.. Id opt for the gingerless soup anytime..but many ppl, girls especially, like the gingerful ones.. eeww~

Somehow id like to associate this dish with something that pregnant ladies would crave for during the night (as stereotype as might seem..but gladly, id buy my lady (if i had one) this anytime if she wanted to..fuyoh..)..well, another scenario more appropriately related to this dish would be rain..or rather, during cold weather..a hot bowl of these during cold rain weather would be perfect!

Using the same ingredients to make the tong yuen, another version of the dish would be the mua chee..the difference is, you have the same tong yuen dish, minus the soup, and generously have peanut powder overflowing the glutinous flour cubes..chewy and nice..

Western! Steaks! Grill! Pasta..Just look at all these wonderful dishes here..Never felt so delighted when youre presented with so much food..But of course, all these werent ordered at the same time, they were collected throughout a series of outings here at Ampang Lookout point..

I have been to this place quite a number of times now; enough times to confidently say that the trip to this place is somewhat affected by (1) the weather and that(2) the steaks here arent the best in the town.. But if there is one thing that does draw hundreds of ppl to this place every weekend, its the scenery..

Strategically located atop a hill which over looks the KL city, this place definately ranks in my lists..However, there can be a number of factors that can affect the success of your trip ie. knowing the way (cos the place is diff to find) and there is the weather factor. Being semi-open-air, you'd have a big problem if it rains and it can get real cold..


Basically, Ampang Lookout point has four restaurants to choose from: (1) Gasoline, (2) Restaurant Lookout Point, (3) Bread and Olives and (4) Haven..Gasoline serves local and Western, Lookout and Haven lean towards Western lastly, Bread and Olives, Mediterranean - which means roasts and kebabs..Again, all have limited balcony/ sheltered seats, so, you'd have a big problem when it rains..Bread and olives probably has the best interior, followed by Haven..View wise, Gasoline is abit left out since trees block the way. The rest are okie..Food wise, all are okie oni with Bread and Olives being slightly expensive..but the winner of huge crowd goes to Gasoline...

How to get there:

Lol, too syok sendiri already that i forgot my next article was suppose to be my revenge on the fish (for not letting me catch them on my first day of fishing)..i almost posted an article on Ampang look out instead (thanks for reminding me ; ))..Well, thats coming too, but for now, lets just settle for some great tasting wholesome fish, from Rawang..To start, lemme introduce to you Lan Je restaurant, the best place for fei zhou yue in and around Rawang..being a banana, i almost died laughing when i heard the translation ie. fei zhou yue lit. means Africa fish..wanna go eat Africa fish? faint..whats does Lan Je translate into then?><...focus on the subject! when the dish came out steaming hot that day; i should have known that the fish turned out to be the common black tilapia fish.. Since its common, what then sets it apart from other restaurants would either be (1)on the way it is prepared or (2)its freshness..ITS BOTH!..

Now, africa fish comes in 3 degrees; normal, spicy and hell..each level is determined by the amount of minced cili padi they thrown in..but all the same come with generous amounts of ginger and bean paste sauce..Chinese always prepare fresh water fishes this way as its takes off the mud taste..Other dishes such as their tofu, kung pao chic and vege are usuals and are great to have.. I know many ppl complain about the crowd, somehow i never seem to have the prob though..the tip is, to come at the right time..The price here is very reasonable and do try out their home made kaya too..they come in tin cans which are really classic...

One fine early morning, not too long ago, in a place far far away, we decided to go FISHING?! Well, Coconutkun and the coconutlings decided to head to Kundang for our very first tutorial lesson on fishing; as taught by master Chris.. Our requirements were simple, have basic gears in place and demand for a place with nice scenery and heck of a lot of fishes to train with..hence, we brought to a place called Tow Foo in Kundang..the place scores an okie la since we're fishing beside a golf course anyway..a little away from the town though, but its nice to experience kampung life once in awhile..early morning watch sunrise from the hills afar and just lepak by the pond and fish...the fresh air..inhale~ why got cow shit smell geh..

Well, Tow Foo is a place for game fishes..big big ones about 1/3 of a metre..the draw back about this place however, is you have to pay RM50 per rod to fish (no time limit) and the worst part is, you dont get to keep your catch =(..So basically, you're paying RM50 for the thrill of getting a biggie and the chance to snap photos of your catch..The problem is, i think all the fishes here are seasoned fishes, they have been caught by anglers probably a dozen times..dont these fishes ever learn..and kesian also lo..probably these fish have multiple holes on their lips..

Pic: Our sifu emerging from the bushes

Sadly, we didnt get any fishes for our trip this time..dissappointed but he had a heck of a good time..the trip taught us the value of patience (although we had none) and we have now at least some basics on fishing..We were told that our baits werent the correct ones or rather, the seasoned fishies weren't interested in ours'..but we did manage to see some guys catching real big big ones.. returning back empty handed, we were determined to get back on those fishes by having fish for lunch; not caught by us though..article on the famous Rawang steam fish..coming up next..

Pic: lil Wayne decided to get artistic by decorating the rods..

Fishing is a can be a cruel sport(if you know what i mean) and you aint fishing if u dont get your hands dirty..