Waffles

The thing about being abroad isn't that you're exposed to the land overseas. It's also about how connected you are to the land you came from. 

I keep getting news feeds on facebook from Malaysia and this link sticks out and rubs itself in my face knowing I can't go back just yet. 

http://www.foodadvisor.my/best-waffle-subang-jaya/

What would I do for a good waffle right about now...

Sushi Shops I want to Visit

元祖寿司
+ was here before but forgot where it was +
+ will visit again~ +

寿司折鶴
+ always wanted to visit but could not find the place +
+ the place is now starred on google maps! +
+ they provide delivery service! +

10 Ramen Shops in Tokyo Worth Visting

Just read an article with this title. Was quite impressed with the list. Then I realized, they're all nearby! I can hop on one train and stop at all the stations where these shops are.

Yay!

::2014-02-06 Thursday: 1.21 PM::
+ found a comprehensive site:Ramen Adventures +
+ trip advisor came up with this +

Phone Issues

It has been awhile since I considered buying a phone. Even when it cracked late last year I simply taped over it and tried not to cry when I see it. Now, I've done it again. Dropped it on concrete for no good reason and cracked the entire top portion of the phone. There are long lines of cracks right down the middle of the screen. I have to be very careful with how I slide my fingers over the screen or I'd get slightly cut. Yes, my screen, my phone, still works. It's cracked and everything but it still functions normally.

The question is, should I buy a phone now or not?

I'm going to Japan next month. Maybe I should buy a phone there instead. Will my phone last till then? I have cash for like... a really cheap phone right now. Or I could get someone over at Aussie to help me purchase one.

Oh well... I'll leave the thinking to another day when I'm not so emotionally impaired.

On another note, I'm seated at a corner in the Coffee Club at Kinokuniya, KLCC. Can't say much about the coffee or microwaved waffles with blueberry jam but sitting here, I realized how comfortable I am just being here. Being vaguely aware of the turning of fan blades somewhere above my head, the not-too-bright but well-lit area, comfortable seats, and quiet; they're all good. While I thought about how bad my phone is, I can't help but feel calm and at peace.

I may have just found another favourite place.

Snowflakes @ SS1

The Good:

• Cheap
• Huge portions
• Self-service
• Has cute devices that beeps when your order is ready

The Bad:

• You have to climb one flight of stairs to reach the place.

The testimony: happy customers!

Teasers:

Eastin Hotel

Two papers down and two more to go! It's so nice to be halfway through but the really tough subjects start now. At least I have enough time to prepare.

What am I doing here blogging?

Well, my cousins visited. And took us out for dinner at a chinese restaurant. (Yes, in Eastin Hotel!) I just had to blog about it!

Chinese Restaurant @ Eastin Hotel (Album link)

The jam just before entering the hotel. Can you believe how jammed it was? It took us 30 minutes just to reach the parking entrance.


The Star building I think. It was one of the buildings within the corporate or office building area. I had time to take pictures of the lamppost etc. too... but I'm not gonna post them up here. =P


Finally inside! We parked in the corporate building because I told my brother to turn in one lane too fast. (It was the next lane that led to the hotel parking. Please don't make this same mistake!)


As untidy as I am, I really love seeing things that are neatly arranged! So I'm glad to be welcomed by the sight of neatly arranged cutlery on my table. Haha.


The flower arrangement. They took it away of course before the food came.


This was for my dad. He can't take tea or anything with cafe until after he's completely recovered. His surgery's scheduled for next week (submitting himself to the hospital on Monday and going through the surgery on Wednesday).


Hehe... I love these little plates of peanuts. Except, they weren't peanuts. Sesame covered snacks that tasted lovely! I couldn't stop myself from reaching with my chopsticks every... err... minute.


Our first dish~! Do you know peking duck? This was the roast pork version of it! You take an egg-based skin and wrap the pork skin inside with spring onions and sweet sauce. Oh it was delicious! I had many helpings. (See, too many to count.) Also, the pork was not wasted. They made a dish with it later. Hehe.


I skipped a few dishes. Hehe. They were delicious but I forgot to take pictures >_<
This fish was delicious! It was soft, tasty, tasty, and definitely tasty! Actually, all the dishes I had tonight were great! The portion may be small but that's because the waiter divides them for you and you really get first class service. They remove your dirty plates in between dishes, made sure you had enough tea, change your chopsticks etc. But only in between meals so that they don't disturb you while you're talking or eating or halfway enjoying!

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Overall, I really enjoyed this meal in terms of food. We had this "chawanmushi" sort of dish made in a tall glass but it has shark fins lining the surface and mushrooms cooked inside. There was a dish with dry noodles covered in sauce and really huge prawns. We had soup, chicken and vegie, that I really liked. We also had green jelly for dessert and ginger tong yuen (the tong yuen was huge with black sesame filling I think. I liked it.). A lot of the dishes were served by the waiter so we didn't have to get up and get them ourselves. Some, like the pork and the noodles were left to ourselves to get them. We had dishes after dishes for 2 hours. Not sure how many altogether because I just ate and ate. Haha. Oh, we didn't have rice.

There was one more but I think I won't put them up here. (Sorry!) I was there with 10 other people. My immediate and extended family. My cousins just came back after being away for close to 6 years. So it was a happy occassion. I stayed with them when I was in Aussie so it's good to see them again. They're going back tomorrow after being here for a week.

Sigh... why must they come when I have exams~! (;___;)

Special Countdown, Noble Restaurant

Today marks the day when I have to really start studying. It's not only the time when I have to study but the time when I really have to study.

(That did not make sense.)

Exams begin on June the 10th and ends on the second last day of the final examinations, June 24th. I'm thankful for having only four papers to worry about rather than six or so like last year.

That's why I have to start studying!

Before that, a funny story from last saturday. Haha. My brother and I were blessed with a good friend who would fetch us for dinner with the rest of the cell group (we usually drive ourselves). So, my brother went out first with the friend (they have lots to talk about) and I followed after getting all my things and making sure the lights were all off etc. After locking the doors, and getting into the car, my brother turned around, "did you take the house keys?"

We were locked out of the house! And mom wasn't going to come back until much later that night! Our dinner was set at 6.30pm and we finished by about 8pm (at a very nice chinese restaurant). Very early. We were stranded for almost two hours with nowhere to go. At least our friend was kind enough to let us hang out at his place. Even though he had to study for his exams! (So sorry! And thank you lots!)

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Noble Restaurant, Klang (Town area)
This was the place where we had our chinese dinner. I must apologize for the lack of photos. We only had time to take pictures of the first dish. The rest came in a blur because, not only were we too busy eating, we ate so fast and the dishes came twice as fast! Having 12 persons at a table is certainly something else. Haha. It was good though. I have nothing to complain of in terms of taste and service. They cleaned up our plates after the second dish as our plates were already full of bits and pieces that couldn't be eaten. Like prawn skin and the such. It was a very good and pleasant experience.

The first dish was really amazing. I took a lot of photos of this dish. The fish that we see is actually made of yam. You know the usual yam basket we get as a first dish for chinese dinners especially? That's what it is. It's filled with the usual yam basket contents and it's entirely made up of yam. Then we have the tofu pouch, fried balls with prawns in them (ate it and got allergies), cold slices of meat, and a selection of scallops and vegetables.


When this dish came out, I thought to myself, I have to snap a photo of this. Well, I wasn't the only one who thought so because everyone else started snapping with their camera phones. Haha. One of our elder members mentioned that kids these days all use camera phones while we still carry digital cameras around (our age difference is about 3 years so... they're not like uncles or aunties).


At first all we could do was stare and wait for everyone to snap photos. But finally we decided we had to eat.


They finally turned the lazy-susan around to serve the individual portions.


This presentation was meant for ten persons. We had 12. So the extra ones get special plates with all the extra bits. Haha. There's only one fish though.


Those who didn't get the extra plates had to, of course, arrange our portions nicely on our plates and bowls. Hehe. This was my plate.

Food~ Glorious Food~

Everytime I think about food, Ice Age 2's OST comes to mind. I'm still not sure if I should be happy about that or worried.

Anyway, last week, I've been visiting Dad everyday. Weekends have been reserved for visitors so I've decided not to tire Dad out.

Also, last week had been pretty eventful. I found out I had high cholesterol and that I have low blood pressure (from an event I organized, but I'll blog about that in another post). Instead of worrying about it, I pretty much started food-hunting! In this post, I'll show you the food places I've been to just last week.

Yogur Berry @ Sunway Pyramid
First of all, here are some photos of the place itself. Yogur Berry is found in the lowest floor in Sunway Pyramid 2. They've offered a 30% discount to students in Monash Sunway who picked up this certain free MYC magazine so, my friends and I have taken a magazine each and we're all set for good yoghurt until June. Heh. (I'm including pictures from two occassions since I've been there twice thus far.)


They had a nice heart made of roses hanging on one wall. Mirrors were well employed to make the place seem bigger. The shop's theme was pretty much red, pink, white, and... sparkles o.o


A little table for kids.


Yogur Berry balloons.


Yvonne, Mei Lin, and Pui Ming. It's very rare for Mei Lin to join us so it's worth remarking her presence. =P


The food itself. They have two types of yoghurt base: snowy and frozen. The snowy yoghurt base is smoother. You get to choose 56 different toppings and a selection of syrups to place over your yoghurt. Fruit toppings taste better with the yoghurt, I might add. They have nice cakes with red bean pastes as well.


Pumpkin cake. Didn't dare taste it but Mei Lin ordered it on both occassions, so it should be good.


Pui Ming had hers with loads of fruits. Red bean seems to be a good choice too.


This is why I have high cholesterol. There wasn't a single fruit in my yoghurt. =X


More yoghurts. I was smarter this second round. My choccie yoghurt did not taste good at all! Fruits definitely tasted better with the yoghurt.


An attraction of yogur berry. They offer games of all sorts to play. This was us playing Jenga while waiting for our order. Mei Lin was pointing to the spoon saying that's her face in the pic. (Everyone else was hiding!)


For every RM10 extra you spend, you get a chance to shoot at that board and get free food!


They only serve a handful of cakes and two types of coffee: Kacip Fatimah and Tongkat Ali coffee. Hmm. The chocolate cake wasn't too appetizing. I was quite sick of it by the last bite.


My chocolate cake and coffee.


Yi Mei and Yi Peng were also with us on both trips. They're twins =P


Uno.


The Anpan that took so long to appear but did not have any red bean in them! They made another one for us immediately and gave us a complementary yoghurt.


Playing memory, for the lack of games to think of.

Yong Tau Foo / Cheong Fan @ SS17, PJ
I'm still craving for more!


Pui Ming waiting for our order.


Testing the sweet sauce.


Cheong Fan.


I just thought this picture was cool so I added it here.

Wendy's @ Sunway Pyramid
It was okay. I don't know much about the food her but it's pretty much like a fast food store with a great variety of burgers.


My grilled chicken set.


The chicken was so juicy!

J-Co @ Sunway Pyramid
Myself did not have any doughnuts but Pui Ming and Yvonne shared half a dozen themselves. I had coffee.


The place.


My cappucino.

Chow Yang Market @ SS2, PJ
We came here after our yong tau fu at SS17. Walking around did good for digestion. I had to park so far too. The stalls were literally set up around the block.

Latest Recipe @ KL Hilton (Le Meridian)
Uncle came to visit from Aussie. We were therefore invited for a nice free buffet dinner at KL Hilton where he was staying. (Edit: you know... there were little stirrers on the table that said Le Meridian as well but I was super confused when I got to the lobby and saw KL Hilton... and now I came across the Le Meridian website and the address was right but it's still just Le Meridian. So, I may be wrong about where Latest Recipe was.)


I didn't get to take good photos since, I was too busy eating! I only remembered I wanted photos after my tastebuds were satisfied. Hah. This dish has a funny story. My brother followed me to the Jap stall, next to the teppanyaki, to get lovely sashimi. We took lots of salmon and tuna; and my brother got himself tako as well. Well, he got slightly confused when I walked straight back to my table with all those raw fish. His words: "Jie (older sis), aren't we going to cook the fish?" I just took one good look at him and ate my salmon whole. He promptly gave me his plate and walked off to get cooked food. (Score!)


Dessert.


More dessert! =D I love bread, cake, pastries... well, any type of dessert!


My brother getting fondue.


How can anyone resist fondue =X (The dark chocolate sucks by the way. Milk choccie and white tasted glorious though.)


Marshmellows and cakes for the fondue.

Such a long post. Lol. Maybe I should've split them up... nah...