asian noodle

In vietnam, it's phoa. In thai, we called it lok chin. In Malaysia, you can called it kuey tiew beef or gau yok fun as commonly known in cantonese! This variation of beef noodle is one of the best in the heart of KL. Popularly patronise by local chinese community since it's opening in 1954, the interior of this kopitiam maintained it's unpretentious old world charm. The soup, an authentic base flavoured by strong spices in well-balanced harmony is the soul in this wonderful bowl of surprises. Paired the noodle with a dash of their original chillies sauce made from scratch, this beef noodle made it impossible for others to emulate.

Where can one savour this? in one of the kopitiam within few blocks from Sing Mah Building near Central Market. Pretty easy! *grin*

fried chicken?

Look closer! We found this interesting signboard while looking for directions in Taman Desa. If you haven't got an idea, think of fried chicken, red background color with white words, and KXX. Got it?

do not attempt this alone!

If you frequented the local hong-kong-style char-chan-sud, you would have came across this eye-catching bowl of yellow mountain. Piled with shred ice, red bean, cincau, and corns, top with slice of mango. Thy shalt not attempt this alone, i warned you! Half way through, i surrendered since my gums were dumb, and felt the pin and needles on my cheeks. Taste might not be as good as our air-campur, but definitely a better choice as a cooler on a super hot day. Those who are diabetic-prone, stay away.

lobster!

This is by far the most delicious meal one could order while enjoying a jazzful (zestful?) friday nite, looking at the limited choices of jazz-themed outlets within twenty km radius from the heart of KL. *grin* A hearty dish for those with savoury palate. This emsemble of spaghetti and lobster, cooked with a healthy dose of herbs and olive oil makes a sinful indulgence, packed with good chrolestrol. Pricing might seems to be on the expensive site, but look again! It's an italian fare slightly cheaper than those offered at piccolo mondo. Plus points? the complimentary crunchy breadsticks.
A little whale?

oom...pah!

The arrival of october is always welcome by the local, especially the beer converts! Last week, we patronised this outlet in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, which is also Vincent's favourite of all time. If you've no idea of what to order in a malaysianised european restaurant and have phobia for gigantic slices of pork chops, try the sausages! Choices of any combination of three sausages would be a safe gastronomic journey. We're also glad that this deli had made the change and give us choices of side dish : mashed potatoes or potato salad.

My favourite moments here involve a tall glass of cafe latte, and warm rays of sunlight from this window in the middle of the air-conditioned deli.

There's beer competitions and lucky draws on every saturday night in conjuction with the octoberfest! The slim glasses are for the ladies, and the huge glass... are meant for the macho male competitors. So what are you waiting for? head down to Jalan Yap Kwan Seng and have fun at this oom-pah! deli. This is not an endorsement program, so i'm not going to give you the name of this shop! But i would love to share, so here's the hint : it's beside a bridal house.

sweet surrender

donuts with ice-cream? Not quite! It's three rings of warm pineapple fritters, served with maple syrup and vanilla ice cream. You'll love it, only if you've a sweet tooth, and don't know what diabetes means!

i dare you !

Have you seen this before? Frankly speaking, it's my first encounter. This exotic nuts with stripe similar to the king-of-the-jungle prints is a specialty from a little town called Raub. The local called it kacang harimau, thus the english counterpart, "tiger nuts"!

my supper at two a.m...zzz

There isn't much choice of supper, especially in the middle of the night, or more accurately, early morning in my neighbourhood. The only available hot food around these hours is the mamak store serving piping hot nasi lemak with sunny side up, mutton soup and deep fried chicken. Their location is in Taman Connaught, in front of the Domino Pizza shop, which is about fifteen minutes driving distance from my house, that is of course, without traffic jam in the wee small hours. My favourite is the deep fried chicken thigh. And attention! This is not just any other ordinary fried chicken, but a fried chicken with a trademark, Ayam Maya! It's served straight from the hot oil frier, with a wedge of lime, cucumber, red chillies sauce and a green cili padi, which is more like a garnish to me. And if you don't like chicken, there's always the burung puyuh, though it's seems very cruel to eat a tiny bird even when it's cooked.

mooncake fest

These lovely pictures of last mooncake festival were met by accident, while i was looking all over for our GruvAvénue group pictures. The mooncake fest which is held on every fifteen of month number eight according to the chinese lunar calendar fell on sept eighteen this year, which was also vincent's birthday. After the reunion dinner, the fun begun with all the kids, namely vincent's nephews and nieces, started their lantern lighting sessions. It's very easy. First, lit the candles. Put it on top of the candle holder within the lantern. Slowly lift the paper rim. Wow! An instant lantern! Repeat the process, and lit all the lanterns you've brought. And beware of fire.

The legend story revolving around the moon, the rabbit, the tree-cutter, and of course, no story is ever complete without a female lead - the beautiful chang-er, is proven to be a myth, since the astronaut Neil A. Armstrong landed on the moon surface in year 1969. But this tradition does has its' wonder! It brings us together and reminds us to spend time with our beloved ones and family, not forgetting the most important part - we really really love the seasonal pameloes, tiny yams, diabetes-prone mooncakes and luminious lanterns.

Congratulations to Victor & Ashley!

Once again, "CONGRATULATIONS!" to the lovely bride Ashley and charming groom Victor. Vince and i wish you guys a happy new life as one, and a lot of grandchildren in future. The dinner reception was fantastic. To those who wonders what's served, let me tell you this! i can't even manage to shot the pics! It's so delicious that we cleared our plates within seconds. To those who didn't make it to this reception, as you know who you are, namely TTL. *grin* Here's the report :

managed to take pix with loving couple Nicole & KS, and hunky Kenneth in between the courses. If you look hard... there's the current Malaysian Idol, cute Daniel singing at the back.

These two guys can't keep themselves away from YK & Sophia the entire night. Hehe! Hehe!

hehehe! Eric, your hands shaking la.
First "Cheers!" to the beautiful bride and handsome groom.
Second "Cheers!" to you & BP and "kung hei" on the second baby. yum ... yum ... yum ... seng! the top five forever smbb hot babes finalist taking a pic towards the end of the evening.