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Maggie Goreng Hunt

25 Fri Nov 2011

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I was thinking, after my medical check up next week, am going on a Maggie goreng hunt, a hunt for the best Maggie goreng. I somewhat stopped having it after my medical check up last year, when my doctor told me to either stop eating Maggie goreng or cut down as much as possible!

Any of you would like to suggest any place for me to try or check out, please let me know ya. Thanks.

Aura, Vibe, or Whatever you may call “It”

22 Tue Nov 2011

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Some people emit really strong vibe, of how they feel usually. Some people can “feel” or sense the aura better than the rest. Which one are you?

What happens when the two (one who emits strong vibe and one who has sensitive sense) meet? Will it result in stronger vibe able to be felt by others around them?

What do you think? I suppose, our eyes are not the only thing that can tell people about us…

Belanga at the International Food Hall, the Intermark

22 Tue Nov 2011

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 So, we put those photos away for a while, and let us get down with some writing on food.

Having lunch in this area (where my current office is located, at the other end of Jalan Tun Razak, in Kg Baru), is always a “chore” and a bore. Day in day out, it is either this or that or here or there and we will often end up at the same few eateries.

Yesterday, a friend offered to take me out for lunch. By “take me out” means driving out, which we only do on Fridays. We actually officially have only 45 minutes for lunch and driving out means taking more time…. So, we drove (or rather he drove) to the Intermark at the Double Tree by Hilton. The rest of the gang had not tried the new International Food Hall. I had been there a number of occasions. We had –

Nasi Dagang set that came with choice of either beef rendang or fried chicken (I had the beef rendang and it was good). Also came with the set was “kueh of the day”. The second time yesterday it was the same kueh of the day the week before!  Oh and also, choice of either sirap selasih or iced lemon tree for drinks. Coincidentally. Three of us had the same food with only one with a different choice of drink!

The “driver” friend and another had Subway. Well, I find no real need to talk about their lunch ;D

A little about the place. The International Food Hall does not appear like the usual Malaysian malls’ food courts or rather nowadays referred to as the food hall. It has only a handful of “stalls” opened with somewhat big space allocated for each and the areas appear to be under utilised. But hey, if the owner of that place does not need too many occupants, that is his choice but the consumers are left with limited choice, which usually results in the consumers opting for other places. I for one, find the place “cosy”. I do not like food courts, so I suppose that is why.

Oh, there is also the Italian restaurant, Porto Romano at the food hall. Perhaps you can check the place out and try the different food they offer.

Montel (Chubby) Me at Monte’s at BSC

17 Thu Nov 2011

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Nevermind the title. It is just something spontaneous (although I do feel a little bit “montel” lately ;D)

So, I frequent the BSC a lot lately. That is one of my favourite malls. Not too crowded and nothing much for me to buy. What matter is good food, good time, good company.

Now, Monte’s (http://www.montesrestaurant.com.my/index.html) is not located at a unit where it can easily be found but if you are familiar with the BSC, it will be easy to locate. Anyways, the BSC is not a complicated mall that you will give up trying to locate shops after trying for 10 minutes.

The moment we got in the restaurant, we were greeted very warmly. That is a good beginning to a good time. Sometimes, one may get influenced by the kind warm welcome in judging the food. I will give my views here without being affected by the beautiful interior and the warm welcome. This is not too difficult to do as I have been here before ;D.

Here goes –

(1) Chef’s Dream Salad – just nice although not brilliantly tasteful, but honestly, I do not think it is meant to taste otherwise, so I would say again, just right

(2) Spaghetti Marinara – like I said to my friend, the best I have tasted thus far!

(3) Fettuccine Carbonara – I did not actually have this at this visit but I think it is worth mentioning now. It was good although may be a little too thick (the cream sauce I mean)

There is a huge chance that there will be more visits to this place… I would suggest you try this place when you are at the BSC either just to wine or dine.

No, You Will Not Be Swimming With The Fishes, See. The Fishes Will Dance

17 Thu Nov 2011

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Recently, I made my second visit to the Dancing Fish restaurant located at the Bangsar Shopping Complex @ BSC. Glad to say that the service and the food are still good. This time around, the dishes were actually served rather quick! Oh yes, my apologies. For you who are not familiar with it, Dancing Fish serves Sundanese food.

Dishes that I had recently are and my findings of the dishes are as follows –

(1) Beef Rendang – a bit salty for me but the beef were very tender and the rendang flavour could be tasted in the beef

(2) Chicken Rendang – the rendang sauce was good but the chicken was a bit too “done”

(3) BBQ Chicken – I just love it!

(4) Kailan with Oyster Sauce – it is just how it should be

(5) Terong Belado – the eggplant, has never been a dish that I would consider having part of my spread but I have no problem ordering it again whenever I visit this place again. That is how good it was.

And perhaps you will be delighted to know that the barley (iced or hot) are refillable i.e. free flow.

The price range, I suppose rather “standard” considering all sorts of points and factors.

 

P.s. – no photos for this post due to reasons can not be disclosed ;D