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That’s Miang Kham. A dish I just discovered from Siam Express restaurant in Perda. It took multiple waiter calls for us to even get the name of the dish, and several more to get what the ingredients are. Excitedly, I found the recipe on the net, that very night.

Let me walk you thru. The leaves are called daun kaduk as Malays called it. It looks more like betel leaves, but milder in taste. You will need to slap the sweet sauce on the leave, and take a little bit of everything there: ginger, peanuts, chilli, dried shrimp, dried coconut flesh, lime, and wrap the leave, just like how our grandmas would eat their sirih. It’s not bitter at all, and the taste is just awesome.

Siam Express has this for rm 10.90. Serve as a great appetiser. Just make sure you chill on the main course later. This entree may make you feel that you had enough of Thai food and would want to order only this . Yes. It is that good!

I’ve yet to try, but you can find the recipe here: http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/miang_kam.

Till later

 

TongTongCheng..TongTongCheng!

haha. it’s not the chinese nu year yet…

pardon me for not being able to produce pictures of the food for this entry, di mane they are very essential in this. malangnye, we were too engrossed memakan sampai aku lupe nak amek gambar.

anyhow, i’d like to serve a row of choices, even though it’s a little, for dim sum lovers, yg halal. i know most of us ade yg bosan memakan bende yg sama, and some would like to try something different than the routine. bagi yg hantam makan ape saje like me (see the body la), mmg akan senang sumbat ape saje, but for those yg a bit picky, gwe nggak bisa bantu…

ade 3 choices (so far ) for dim sum yg halal kat area sini:

Equatorial Bangi – the name of the restaurant is Golden Phoenix. checkout this website.

 

we’ve been in this restaurant for a lot of times. yes, i mean A LOT. most probably because the prices which was then cheaper than now, and because of the ambience and varieties. price for the dim sum buffet was rm38++, but now it’s rm42++, most probably because of the increase of the price of almost everything . the dim sum sauce is nice (the black one and homemade chilli sauce). mase mule2 kitorg mkn situ, kitorg agak terkedu kejap la bile nampak menu ciken feet with XO sauce. rupe2nye, the XO sauce here tidak contain that XO liquor.. bukan bukan. it’s just a spicy seafood sauce (quote wikipedia). The sauce is made of roughly chopped dried seafoods, such as scallop, dried fish and shrimp that has been cooked with chilli, onion, garlic and oil. the term “XO” is often used in the popular culture of Hong Kong to denote high quality, prestige, and luxury. well, aku telah memakan kaki ayam yg sgt tnggi kualiti, berprestij dan unggul. bley? kikiki xD. oh, here’s the menu, more or less tidak berubah for months. i do hope they will change it some time . dessert die mmg bertukar2. ade one day tu, the dessert was sea coconut with ginseng. sedap! sangat! so me and my fren telah mintak lagi dan lagi, sampaikan in the end, that waiter brought us the dessert, minus the sea coconut, leaving only ginseng roots! hehe. tau pon korg betape menyesalnye buat buffet . oh, menu. ni ha:

peking dumplings
shrimp dumplings (har gao)
fish ball with shiitake mushrooms
shark’s fin dumplings
vegetables and prawn dumplings
seafood bean curd rolls
scallop “siew mai”
szechwan “siew mai”
crab stick with spicy fruity sauce
bean curd rolls with oyster sauce
chicken “siow lun bao”
chicken “char siew bao”
egg yolk bao
hong kong style lotus leaf rice
deep-fried crispy yam puffs
deep-fried shrimp dumplings (har kok)
deep-fried bean curd skin rolls
baked chicken “char siew” pastry
freshly baked bao
crispy spring rolls with yellow chives
deep-fried mango and prawn rolls
pan-fried shanghai dumplings
deep-fried sesame dumplings with lotus seed
pan-fried chinese radish cake with XO sauce
congee with chicken and century egg
congee with fish fillet and peanuts
steamed “chiong fun” with prawns and chives
steamed “chiong fun” with scallops and fish roe
steamed “chiong fun” with “char siew”
daily special dessert

Cyberview Lodge, Cyberjaya - the name of the restaurant is Xing Zhu. i can’t find a suitable website for you guys to refer to, but this is the website for the lodge. to get to the restaurant, do not enter the main entrance to the lodge, because it is actually situated across the main Cyberview entrance. ade a small papan tande gambor buloh kaler hijau if i’m not mistaken laa..

cant say much about this place, bcos i dont enjoy the food there sangat pon. sedap tu sedap, tp varieties of dim sum x byk. per buffet is rm33++. at that point of time, diorg serve local dishes jugak. ade nasik etc.  so memandangkan kitorg choose dim sum, xleh la amek lauk2 lain . memandangkan aku telah mengcompare EQ with dim sum sini, dim sum sini doesnt fare much dan adelah tidak menang di hati saye, sekian .

Putrajaya Marriott – the name of the restaurant is Summer Palace. checkout the hotel’s website.

tadi je baru kitorg pegi sini. we reached there pkl doblas tghari, and the restaurant yg besar itu adelah kosong lg. we choose the table kat ujung yg menampakkan pemandangan luar yg sgt indah.. yg tetibe dicemari dgn seorang org puteh saiz aku yg memakai bikini dan having the time of her life meng”sun tan”kan diri. haih.

price of the buffet is rm48++, which resulted in around 60 hengget sorg memandangkan kitorg amek green tea yg berharge seploh hengget utk 2 org. when we reached there, mende2 stim ni x siap lagi, so we need to wait for another 10mins. so in the mean time, waitress tu tanye kalo2 kitorg nak nasik goreng ke ape goreng ke, tomyam ke sup ke. and yes, these are included within the buffet! ahaha. aku sgt suke! tomyam die sgt yum yum… . nasik goreng, biase je. mcm nasik goreng cina tu. dim sum die pon pretty much like EQ nye gak. bile dh balek, baru aku teringat yg kitorg x smpt rase fried dim sum… waa… . tp yg dkt sini mmg layak dtg ramai la baru mcm2 dpt rase. we came 2 org saje, dan waitress tu letak mknan dh penoh meje. kalo dtg 4 org, aku x rase boleh pileh meja utk 4 org. mmg kene amek meja yg ade tmpt pusing2 tu whatever they call it.

the verdict: marriott’s the best. but this is not final. aku belom tgk lg fried dim sum die. nnt nk pegi lagi. hehe.

 

YouDon’tNeedToTreatMeThatWay

i hate to remember the dates, but last couple of weeks lah kirenye, i went to melake. it’s a historical city, and full of stuff to see – at day; sbb bile mlm je, the very creepy, especially jalan2 kampong tu. phew!

i stayed at Queenspark hotel, jln melake raye. hotel baru naek, resides among the shoplots. the promotion rate at that time was rm88 nett per room. check out their website at http://www.queensparkhotel.com.my/index.html.  disebabkan malas naek tangge, so took the room kat ground level. too bad cos xde tingkap. so cannot see the view. tp memandangkan cume dtg utk tdo je, x kesah lah. overall, it’s okay lah, sbb baru. loved the bathroom, sbb still new and good. hope they maintain the hotel well for years to come.

melake in the morning is totally awesome. tambah plak mlm sebelom tu ujan renyai2. bliss!

the colours of malaysia

 last week kesma and de geng introduced aku to a Korean BBQ restaurant, Seoul Bulgogi kat Plaza Pantai. at around rm30++ buffet price, it was a very horrific adventure. the food was nice. loved the sauce, and the varieties of food. tp the method of cooking tu yg aku x brape gemar. u have 2 choices, steamboat/bakar. ade 2 jenis soup – biase dan tomyam. since steamboat tu mcm dah bosan kan, so i opt for bakar. di sini lah pengalaman saye yg paleng mengerikan. look at the equipment of horror:

look how close it is to ur face?

it is not a nice experience bile minyak meletup2 in front of ur face, especially kpd org2 yg takot menggoreng ayam dan kawan2 seangkatan dgnnye. tp dgn bersetujunye, this is the tastiest way to cook . so, wat to complain about right? hehe. among makanan2 yg aku smpt amek gambar sbb malu nak amek gambar byk:

my fav, ikan keli potong chumil2 yg meletop x hengat mase bakar:

dkt hujung tu dessert, ais kacang dan aiskrim dan cendol. sume buat sendirik:

yg ni aku x amek lgsg sbb slalu mkn dah. just ur usual yong tau foo stuff:

u can check out http://www.seoul-bulgogi.com/ for further information. am sure gonna go again, tp tgh pk ape cara nk elakkan meletop yg terok. hmmm….

 

SekiranyaKitaTakSehaluan,KauMasihMahuAku?

hepi hari raye!!

for the whole week, aku bz menabur bakti kepade femili ku back home in kedah. gile peaceful and gile kecoh and gile best! best sbb kali ni makmbone mmg asek ajak aku kuar memanjang. melawat org tu lah, org ni lah, pegi shopping yg punye lah merate2 lah. sebelom ni die asek nak memerap kat umah je. ahaha. susah mao explain sbb kadang2 ade yg xde pikir sgt psl org2 tua diorg, ade yg caring, dan ade yg terhalang sbb diorg nye spouse x kasik that much of attention to the family. tp as for me, the lost of my beloved mother taught me to appreciate my aunties very much. the day before my mum died, she bought this ayamas nye roasted ciken or something lepas die balek sekolah (my mum taught english and pendidikan moral kat sekolah rendah bukit bintang). pehtu, time aku balek skolah, aku tgk dah tinggal dlm beberape ketul, so aku perabehkan, without thinking org len dh mkn ke belom. mase tu aku darjah 6 fyi. lepas mak dah abes sembang2 ngan makcik sebelah, die masok umah. bile tgk ayam dh abes, die tanye, “laa.. na x simpan kat mak sket..?” dh nk dijadikan cite, she passed away that early morning… paham x cemane perasaan aku skang, and my urge to fulfill each and every inch of my aunties wishes, sbb diorg lah yg jage aku and my sister since then. kite xtau ape nk jdk even in the next minute.

kaming back to the visiting relatives story. kali ni we visited some relatives yg aku x pernah tau pon. kak tom lah, kak gayah lah, aci selasiah lah. haih. nama ol skul sume. tp kuarge yg paling kitorg kerap visit adelah cousins my aunties (and my mum of course since mak aku tu adek kepade makcik2 aku neh). cousin2 diorg nih lah yg paling dkt dgn our indian roots. check this out to witness:

kan kan…. the best part is… tgk diorg nih mcm tgk pameran habib jewels. liplap2 masing2 dgn emas2an. anak mami btol. sorilah kualiti2 gambar mmg tidak memuaskan… (ye jet…. ) sbb ini kemere hempon yg sgt miskin, bukan kemere standalone .

ektibiti sepanjang cuti:

• tried my flare in decoration. heheh. asalkan jadik jambangan bunge sudah…

• makan nasik lemak mamak yg paling best di alor setar, almost selang sehari, dan regret till nite sebab baju kebaye beli mase wedding jerry dah x muat. ah tipulah. ni mesti bloated je kan kan… huwaaaa…….

 nasik lemak ni been famously called nasik lemak kolej. sgt addictive, kuah sgt best, dan lepas mkn sure mamai. weeeee….. kekeke. tiap2 pagi, without fail, mmg akan kene beratur nye. mamak tu punye laju amek nasik lauk sume, and sah2 lah mmg berpeloh baaaekk punya ahaha. the trick to org yg geli akan scenario ini adelah samada ko soh org len beli, atau ko paaaaaandang je lah nasik seperiok kat bawah tu mase order. jgn tgk muke mamak tu. akeke. oh. the location? carik sekolah st michael. die kat jalan tu. dipanggil nasik kolej sbb further up adelah kolej sultan abdul hamid. dlu2 cousin aku cite, diorg bukak kedai depan kolej nih. so bile dah kaye, amek kedai kat sini. aku rase mamak ni dah pakai beemer 7 series dah kot wahahaha.

• main kucing sampai bersin bersin dan bersin. wehehehe….

alaaah… sebok la boss nih… pegi dlu lah….. kecoh taaaauuuu…..

 

InsanelyInsane

our preparation for jerry’s wedding the other day. beauty does not come cheap, and it does come in pain… hahaha.

we were doing threading, and i was even thinking of doing facials, sbb muke aku dh mule menggerutu and i can see the wrinkles oredi! huwargghhh!! this is not good. i’ve been happy, i laughed a lot, i do house chores that do not require frowning. ape lagi…. nak kene telan imedeen and sume2 tu ke… adeh adehhh….

dlu2 mase kat ampang, i went to this great salon utk my monthly facials. bapak mahal. tiap2 bulan nak kene kuar 180 for a facial. not much kalo korg kaye, tp mase tu i was earning way low from now. tapi aku just cannot not live like that. isy. okay, so coming back to the setori… aku enrol jadik member die, that’s how the price got slashed to 180 la. and aku beli barang2 die. oh. the name is: phytobiodermie. tapi…. die nye service manyak best. standard la tu kan.. specialty diorg is in colors. so diorg analyze kulit ko, and tgk kaler ape yg associated to the skin. then die pantolkan kaler tu to ur heart area, pastu diorg buat facial ko. and it is oh so nice… tp ko xleh la bukak mate nak tgk sinaran cahaye tu. nnt buta… i think. oh, and the best part is… diorg do sucking up of ur lymph/samthing… that shapes ur face… so my face was very pretty in complexion pade suatu mase dahulu. now, since aku xde mase nak ngadap mende2 tu sume, bcos i was too fully occupied with keeping up with ppl and keeping up with my damn emotions, i just leave behind all those. argghh. nak kene start balek. oh jauhnye ampang tuh….

tp aku sgt sayang ampang. i can get everything there. tmpt buat threading kat sebelah ampang point je, nak klcc oh sunggoh dekat, nak gi reload touch n go dkt tol pon dkt, nasik lemak berlauk dkt, bubur berlauk pon belakang umah je. haih haih. jem? stendet la tuh… skang nih nak ngadap jem pon malas. sampaikan mrr2 tu pon jarang gile aku jejak.

dlu2, mase ddk ampang, gile sronok la nak jalan2 area putrajaya. skang nih, tgk putrajaya pon aku x lalu. haih haih. dlu2, jalan2 kat luar time mlm2 is very breezy dan very tenang, walaupon byk kete. tp skang.. isy. mlm2 tetibe ade harum2an. isy.

oh. tetibe aku nak patah balek ke hari aku nak bertolak naek ketapi ke alor setar. my fren antar aku la kan, dan time tu tgh carik la tmpt nak berbuke. sume nye gile penoh, except strudels. i love strudels. sbb die ade roasted ciken yg mempunyai mashed potatoes yg sgt setap! dah sampai tu just nice la nak order dan dpt order. tp ade makcik2 chinese manetah, tgh dok tanye dlm menu tu ade letak ape ke ape. nak tau ingredients dlm tu. the hell la wei org nak berbuke… aku tgk budak yg amek order tu, aku senyum, and die pon senyum, then melirik balek ke makcik2 tu. pepaham laa… so lepas order, seb baek aku bwk beskut. so kitorg had the beskut dgn sedehnye dan air, sbb ayam tu x siap lg.

tp aku sebenarnye sgt kecewe dgn strudels kat kl sentral. xtau la sbb ape, tp ayam tu frozen in the centre. mashed potatoes die yg sepatotnye lg sedap, jdk mcm biase nye saje. kecewe kecewe. gravy pon x byk.. 1st time i had was in klcc. mase tu the servings were very generous. tp lately aku x check. kat OU pon dah tutop. x maintain standards la aku rase. dlu slalu pegi kat curve nye strudels sorg2 sbb member2 aku x ramai yg suke. tp rasenye kat situ pon dh tutop. haih. they should re-live this place and adding in QC/a more meticulous store manager. sayang beb…

muahhs!!

 

ButItMightBeASecondTooLate

aku penat dgn drama. drama yg i’ve created myself.

yesterday we went out with shaz. dr luaran, it seems like i’m having waaaayyy gud time. tuhan saje yg tahu. i’m trying okay… trying…

oh. semlm kitorg pegi q-thai near streetmall for berbuke. this is my 2nd time, and mcm biase lah kan, kalo aku suke tmpt tu, mmg aku promote habes2an, sampaikan td my fren sound, soh jimat2 sket, sbb die tgk mcm tiap2 mlm je aku spend mkn dgn mahalnye. ooppss..

ok. kaming back to the place. it’s near hasan cafe la. masok dlm tu n nampak.. for berbuke, diorg ade set utk 2 org, 4 org, 7 org la blabla. the food is basically the same la: ayam pandan, wet buttered prawn, fish cake dan segale.

ni the main course:

ni tomyam die yg best. mcm tomyam santan abg kat area UIA dlu .

and ni pencuci molot yg x best, ataupon sbb kitorg sgt kenyang. heheh.

 nampak x byk. n nampak sgt muak sbb time skang ni kan baru lps berbuke. cube kome bukak tgk time pkl 2ptg ke, gerenti pensan .

ahaa… lepas mkn dgn gembirenye, dan lepas tu lepak starbax dan sume org dh balek, aku sampai umah around 11.30. ade pulak laa kan yg ajak sahur… hah. sbb tu laa aku sampai demam2 arini. demam mkn! inilah riwayat tosei paper dan kopi o ais that i had. eheh.

 i took a dose of flu medicine, tp x ngantok2 lg. ntah ape hal tah dr td kat opis mcm org gilak. bersin bersin and bersin. pastu urat kepale tertarek la kan bile extreme bersin. haha, now i’m totally independent. dlu ade gak la a fren tanye dah okay ke, pegi klinik ke etc, tmbh2 bile aku asthma. oh well. dont u just hate change in people kan. shaz gave me another insight. maybe it’s not him yg berubah, tp aku, to a more sensitive b***h. hoho.

dlm kemamaian aku neh, aku tgh scan the room for roaches. last week they made an ambush attach kat aku. x gune. i came back from dinner late, aku pakai bj kurung, so stendet la kan kain menyeret lantai. aku xtau la kan bile plak lipas tu berpaut kat kain aku. when i came back, i went straight to bathroom la lepas dh letak2 brg. tibe2 nampak die berjalan freely, coming from my kaki. the hell i freaked la kan. aku hamek la seperei lipas yg kaler ijo dan nak abes tuh. seperei kasik baaaekk punya. innalillah… huihui… sejurus selepas itu, aku masok bilek dgn lega sbb berjaye membanteras lipas sekor. blakang… bile aku approach my antique standing mirror, ade pulak sekor yg besar leh kelepek jatoh dr tudong aku….!!! dh seperei yg lipas nye dah habes, aku terpakse ler amek seperei nyamok. susah sket la nak mati. mmg belambak la aku seperei kan… mampos ko. tibe2 die boleh lari2 terbang, and leh terbang kejar aku boleh x…….?? and aku nampak die kejar aku. mencanak la aku lari kuar bilek. dan mlm itu sy tdo di dlm bilek kawan sy ngeee……

member aku rozie pernah ckp mase aku takot naek cable car – xyah idop laa kalo cemni. orait. x semestinye aku takot segale mende means i do not deserve to live okay… it’s just that… ermm… it’s just that i have feelings okay… :”>. dan tiap kali masok bilek skang, aku kibas2 sume baju yg bergantungan :”>.

ohohohoho…