Have you ever tried OVER-editing photos? well, this is one of the outcome; the thing is...i think its cool!!

This time, we head back to North for some travel and food. Where? any hints? I think just seeing the word Nasi Kandar i'd bet you have the word Penang running across your mind now..unless of course you're foreign...In fact, Nasi Kandar is so synonymous with Penang that if you say Penang fast enough, it sounds like Nasi Kandar (and i hope youre not doing it)..LOL..as crappy as my preface might sound, so is the name of the hidden lil treasure of Penang..tucked in a neat lorong (alley) somewhere near Jalan Penang (Penang Street) in Penang!, this place is no where near the status of being "line clear"..in fact the line (or rather the queue) is so extensive that on peaks, you'd have a few ppl queuing until outside; under the hot sun/rain for your more than average Nasi Kandar.. Our's was drizzling on that day, but tell you what..its well worth for the sake of this Almost Ultimate Nasi Kandar (A.U.N.K <-im making this up).. Just picture this..think of queuing up in a lorong (lane) for about 15 minutes..as you wait anxiously for your turn, your stomach begins to rumble ..a fusion of smells fills the air; mostly of curry origin..your turn arrives as you scramble to make a choice..The first decision is the simplest; white rice or briyani?..then, it gets a little more difficult; you bite your lips given an array of choice..should it be the curry? fried? rendang? masak merah? chicken, fish, mutton, beef?..then attendant then reaches to add some cucumber, this buys you time..you can feel that the ppl around you are getting impatient..you have to decide..tension rite?

But it's not that bad la..basically, fried chicken and briyani always works grrreat for me..then fish curry aubergine..a combination of gravy (mostly beef and chicken curry i think is the best!) and another choice of vege would just make my day..i mean, that's for me..

Mee Hoon Kuey served in metal clad bowls..b oy, it sure looks good.. steaming hot and very traditional like.just gotta love it...

Fatty Mee Hoon Kuey packs the crowds from mornings right up till lunch..the strange thing is,why it tastes like normal oni gehh? Well, adding egg does add an xtra umpph to this dish..imagine raw egg in hot bowling soup and just stirring it all in..Kimochii~..perhaps that's the answer besides another possibility which could be their crunchy ikan bilis...I think its just clear, light, hot mee hoon kuey, that just gets everyone going gaga..lastly, make sure u have at least 30 mins waiting time or so for your MHK to come; they make it bowl by bowl here, so its pretty slow..so while waiting, try out their cincau barley drink; which i think is super refreshing!..

All the commotion; dropped my lens cap into the drain -sigh!

Wah..Babi!!..what a big chunk of meat..unfortunately, it isnt as tasty as it seems..

One fine day, me and the guys just went breakie crazy and decided to have two rounds of breakfast instead of one..-So, thats how i got so many things to write-..So yep, this time's session brings us to Taman Eng Ang to have what is termed as 'string' tied Bak Kut Teh..Klang's famous for its BKT, but rumours has it the higher level of BKT would be the string type variant..it goes on to say that by tying the meat, the compacted meat would absorb more flavor, the meat would be more tender and there would be lesser oil (ie. healthier la so to speak)..But theoretically, this does not conform with the general rule that if a food is nice, it has to be unhealthy..and logically, why would a meat absorb more flavor since it's compacted?

So here we are to tell for ourselves.. Unfortunately, this place didnt quite make it into our list..the meat was chunky; it wasnt tender and more importantly, the meat din soak up as much flavour as we expected..were our expectations too high? perhaps...I still have a number of ppl tellin me that the place serves great BKT but on a personal note, i beg to differ..I wonder when would be chance come for a second review..I guess it will never come, there is so many BKTs to check out..

I think im gonna claim the title of dim sum king soon..more dim sum articles coming up but so far, we are benchmarking dim sums we go try out against the one found here in Axian dim sum..so, Axian sets the standards..i think the dim sum here is great..but so is the price..so coming here in group in good since economies of scale applies..i think..LOL...Okie, as far as the food is concerned, i wouldnt comment on the individual items, since i cant really remember..this event has been quite a while now..but what i do remember is that overall, the dim sum is really good..I think the xiao long bao and some prawn salad thingy is good..So, two thumbs up to da place...Located in Bandar Puteri in Puchong, this place is owned and named after, i would presume a famous tv show host ,called Axian.. Well, i understand that this guy hosts a show that introduces Malaysian food in Astro channel.. Pretty neat but i dont have Astro so wth..As usual, this place is super crowded in the mornings..probably up to extent you need to wait to be seated..

Well, this goes against the norm..usually id post articles of lapuk events..this one is pretty recent actually..in conjunction with Lern's Bday just few days ago we were here at Tamarind Hills Kay Elle..Located opposite Concorde Hotel @ Jalan Sultan Ismail..Some will tell your it's located opposite Equatorial..some will say its near Hard Rock..and even a secluded alley just beside Caltex..dont listen to em'..LOL..its directly opposite Concorde..Beside what seems to be the biggest KFC building ive ever seen..LOL..Wisma KFC!

I give this place superb ratings for the ambiance..love it..there are two seatings; outdoor and indoor..outdoor is okiee, however, given Malaysian weather..the humidity is well err..uncomfortable to some extent..factor in mosquitoes and id recommend indoors anytime..mat sallehs on the other hand somehow loved the outdoor..i dont mind getting bitten in jungles but not at a place im paying RM 50 and above/pax meal..

Well, if youre looking at the food pictures, the place serves contemporary Thai and Burmese cuisine..If you're wondering what "contemporary" meant..it actually means that the food here have characteristics of present day/modern thai/burmese recipes..adapted and changed to suit present day living or lifestyle i presume..portions are small and putting it in apek terms, its basically a high class tai-chau (big chinese fry-up) style restaurant cum bar as well...We tried their beef, duck, chicken and lamb that day, and each having their distinct, unique flavour which makes this whole thing pretty interesting..Thumbs up to this place...We were here in a group of 5 guys and a girl, but really, this place is suitable for a one on one date ; )

We all know Klang is the valley of Bak Kut Tehs..when talking about this, places like Taman Intan and under-the-bridge comes to mind (which coincidentally gives me and idea on what to write in articles to come)..However, there is this hidden Bak Kut Teh restaurant located in Pandamaran, off Jalan Kim Chuan road (the feeder road that's in between, two petrol stations; Esso and Shell) that has been keeping a low profile..We all love things that are hidden yet precious..like this one here, this places serves yummy delicious dry Bak Kut Teh that is unlike its 'wet' counterpart, it is spicy and sinful..generous servings of succulent meat with dry cuttlefish strips and chillies that brings out the flavor in em'..woot!..Obviously non-halal..

Second off, there is this intriguing dish that they serve here too ie. baby sharks!..its not uncommon to find this dish actually..since ive got a number of places in my lists that serves this dish..although some will protest against eating em', i think baby sharks dont count right?..well, that's arguable.. they taste just like fish..Then, aside from these two, the rests of the dishes ive tried here are just normal lohh...probably the normal BKT(the typical soup based BKT) might taste just as great, .Not that ive tried it, but a bowl of the BKT soup was served alongside with the dry BKT the other day..Super pekat in flavour and just drinking the soup alone would instantly tell you that their normal (soup based BKT) would taste great.. Other comments include plus points for being a yaw-char-kuey serving BKT restaurant..This restaurant can be pretty packed at times; usually during breakie and lunch..

We know too well that this Swedish co selling flat pack furniture at affordable prices is the biggest furniture retailer in the world..and for it to be founded by a 17 year old kid? damn, ive wasted so much of my life..

So here i am reviewing about their food..not their furniture..which i think is awesome (both are)..Nowadays i write stuff which i think its well worth mentioning..and not those i dont like or the ones i wanna critic cos its just a waste of time and and the after effect of the tulanness is just not wort h it..LOL..i have standards..fuyoh.. O.o"

So, what ive done here in this article is basically collaging virtually 70 % of the food served here in IKEA..i think i missed out a couple of their sandwiches, raw shrimp and salad thingy..also excluded are their pastries, ice cream and cakes..but dun underestimate their curry puff and ice cream (sold downstairs) and their 'daim " cake even though they are not reviewed in this one..they are awesome!..especially the daim cake..it gets me and crew just going "daim!" (we love to pronounce it as DAMN)..

So, for the 70% of food pixies i have here, i would rate their Swedish meatballs as the best..and it goes perfectly well with their some brown sauce and cranberry sauce..id do away with the cranberry sauce cos i dont like my food to taste sweet..but, its individual preference at the end of the day...Their fried chicken tastes good and same goes to their poached salmon..but i heard that their salmon tasted much better last time with their garlic butter sauce then their current cream sauce..cant verify that for ya..The rests are just a okayy..For me, a plate of meatballs and a cuppa cappuccino here just makes my day..

When i was first brought to Ampang..the first thing that came into my mind was to try their Yong Tau Foo; since this place was so famous for it..On reaching Ampang, you'd be amazed at how YTF outlets there are..Of course, my first reaction was to head to the more commercialized ones; the ones with larger, more colourful billboards, larger crowds ..my friend pulled me back..err, we're going to this one (seen here in the pic).."err, wokiee"..My opinion of this place (the food esp) isnt that great actually, since for me, all yong tau foo tastes somewhat the same..it wasnt until the second time that we came here that one of our guests commented, "wow, this is the best yong tau foo on earth"...i was like "really meh? "(scrambling to take another piece, chewing it slowly and trying to tune my mind that this was the greatest yong tau foo in town..)..lol..peer pressure mah..

One thing unique about this place is the way orders are made.. You head to the counter with a rough list (of food) of what you have in mind and place your order (plus your table number) to the person there ..once your order is finalised and stuff, your order is put thru a microphone which is amplified on speakers throughout the whole restaurant..Basically, the whole restaurant knows what you're ordering..There isnt much to ponder about on what to order actually, since your choices are: how many pieces of yong tau foo mix(mixture of yong tau foo types you want); pcs soup sui gao; pcs of fried dumpling; how many bowls of rice/noodles-soup or dry.

I think the thing that sets this place apart is the ingredients they use in their yong tau foo..one prominent taste is the coriander aka cilantro aka chinese parsley ingredient which they put into the fillings (of the dumpling)..deh, those little green stuff commonly found in some of those chinese soups and steamed fish..I know, some of you hate that taste since the herb tastes a lil pungent.. But for the rest, i think this place is worth recommending since everyone likes the yong tau foo here (i am neutral on this one)..the crowd is always huge so, you have to trust the crowd..

Did you know that O'Briens was among the first few food that i ate in Spore? Now u know...haha...What took you so long to come to Malaysia?..Same goes to you Marche..Well, in case u didn't know, O'Briens serves perfect sandwiches and they're super healthy too. (A meal that i dont have to worry my parents won't eat when i tapao for them) ..you can equate them to something like Subways, but their's are more sandwichy and fresh...a typical set comes with a drink and some chips; which would cost you somewhere around RM 14?..Its a little expensive but i assure you its guilt free(unless u bantai damn alot of cheese and toppings)..oh ya, this is at Pyramid ya...this particular outlet has a nice little space, perfect for a lite bite or a place to bring girls who are on a diet..I just like it because its healthy..

Ooo, kinky...what's with the Terra Cotta figurines..some of might have already guessed..Yes, its a restaurant..and yes, its i-dragon..i mean dragon-i (damn, why i always terbalik the name)..Coconutkun was here to celebrate parents days here on that lovely little Sunday nite.. yes, i admit, parents day was ages ago-so sorry for the late upload..currently, my events surpasses my blog writing speed two fold..i am writing events that had occurred 1..2 months ago? I look forward to the day where i'd be writing last years events, LOL...Well, actually I hope that does happen cos initially this blog was set up to update my friends about the latest events surrounding my life..it ended up to be a food blog..LOL..talk about karangan terpesong..this is terpesong kau kau..

So, here we are at dragon-i having a parents day meal for 8! (dei, how many parents you've got la?)...and probably some of you might be asking "Why parents day at dragon-i?" (actually, some of you already asked that)..and i acknowledge it..why here ah? (me asking myself..tersilap pilih tempat)..damn, this place really burns a hole in yer pocket(must've been the dragon here).. honestly, i like bringing people here one on one, especially when youre ordering for one set one person kind of thing..its lighter on the pocket..plus, this place gives a high-class feel..BUT, this doesnt happen for a large pax menu..this meal costed five hundred something that day, averaging about 65 per person..gulp(i could have done alot with the money..there are better places, better food, more affordable)..Id pay to learn but this was an interesting experience nontheless..the food here is unique (the taste; a little more than typical Malaysian chinese cuisine)..and oh ya! this place is affiliated Canton-i too (See: my earlier article)..and yah, and its NON-HALAL..muahaha..just look at that piece of pork..SO FAT!.. I havent been commenting on the food havent-i? lol..well, Dragon-i employs chefs flown in all the way from China (Shanghai?), so u dun have to worry about the quality+taste...its good..the only thing missed out here is their siew long bao (there's a better one in Spore actually), which is what they are extremely famous here for (also their steam lil buns with red bean paste)..these are the little dishes that those guys in the glass are constantly making to replenish stock..they come fresh..










Pic: what an ugly looking fish

A tribute to all the mushrooming Kopitiams in Malaysia..may it be Rotiboy, Rotiman, Old Town, Mr. Kaya or whatever Kopitiam lah (how come no Rotigirl or Rotichick..)..some suck, some ma ma tei, some great..may the best kopitiam win...so here's a tip on how to grade your local kopitiam! (1) make sure your coffee's around 88-93°C with the a smooth,bitter,strong and flavourful taste (fuyoh, what a whole load of crap) , (2) the kaya has to be great (not necessarily smooth, the important thing is the taste..if only i have a way to describe homemade kaya) and lastly (3) half boiled must come from a pure kampung chicken pedigree (usually they are rounder, smaller and cuter than the average commercial chicken eggies - refer to the pixs on the bottom right).. If youre into teh tarik, make sure its gotta be frothy (like you see the one on top) and youve gotta insist on using fresh milk..Damn, i miss Singapore's Sarabat Teh Tarik..I'd recommend Xi Mut milk tea if you come across it in some of the Kopitiam menus..Lastly, many ppl like toasting their butter kaya bread...try steaming it for once (just as great..soft and hot like____ )