Deliciously Me

It’s been hot hot hot day lately. Yes, it did rain, but still HOT! Weather goes haywire I supposed. @.@

In such weather, one would resort to something to cool down. The best option would be…

COCONUTS!

Having coconut drink during hot weather is like owning a designer bag. But having coconut drink with bunch of friends is like owning few designer bags! XD

When the KL gang went up to Penang few months ago, we decided to drop by this famous coconut place at Abu Siti Lane. The Anba.

Immediately we ordered the pandan coconut, and quickly relished our thirst with this cold pandan coconut juice. Hmmm~* refreshing!

I knew I couldn’t finish the entire coconut, so I shared with Sat. I took few sips and then started snapping portrait pictures of the gang.

That’s David, enjoying each sip of the coconut juice! Hoho!

Next, Jess, my half-sisto! Nom-ing away!

She scrapped the whole shell clean can! XD

Next, the birthday boy, HUNGWEI! It’s his birthday today – 15th Oct. Go wish him now!

Happy birthday kaima! Bila mau kahwin? XD

My kawan lama, Munnnnnnn!

She’s the part-time coconut salesgirl! Haha! See her promoting the coconut around! *runs before she kills me*

Here’s Sat busy digging the coconut meat! For me ofcz. Haha!

I realised I forgotten to take portrait picture of AA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARRGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Aaron, dui mm chu. Mm kei tak yeng lei geh siong.
*bow nonstop for apologies*

Luckily, I have one of him here, in the group! *phew*

It’s fun hanging out with the gang, and I yearn for such outing now, especially when I’m working now. I really looking forward to weekends nowadays! Especially the LONG ones! HAHAHA!

Again, I didn’t appear in any of the pictures here because I’m the photographer mah! Hehe!

It’s lunch hour now. Time to blog about food again! *drools*

My family and I went to Queensbay Mall for dinner after they picked me up from airport. We scouted for a place to eat, and I decided on Canton-i since they haven’t been there. I’ve tried the food there earlier with my colleagues, and the food isn’t bad – so why not? Haha!

We were greeted warmly by waitress at the entrance, then were led to our table, number 36.

Looking at the menu, we were definitely spoilt by the variety choices. From noodles to rice, from side dishes to sweet savoury tooth dessert, we felt like ordering all off the menu. But obviously we didn’t.

The environment is good! Love their design, very modern-zen-Chinese. Flowery, yet able to complement the whole restaurant beautifully. See the design of the chair in the picture below, very ‘in’ right? Haha!

Mum’s fried meehoon. I can’t recall and didn’t jot down the name of the dishes, but I’m pretty sure you’ll know which is this from the menu.

Comment : The food is a bit dry. It’s just a normal fried meehoon where you can get at the hawker stall for RM1 per plate. Don’t ask me why mum ordered this. *zipped mouth*

Dad’s combo wantan mee soup. Again, I didn’t jot down the name of the menu, so I’ll just make up the names ya. Haha!

Comment : It’s nothing special. But the pork spareribs is VERY YUMMYLICIOUS! Very QQ!

Bro’s wantan soup!

Comment : I’ve tried one. The wanton is okay – I guess couldn’t go any wrong with ordering wanton soup. Typical wanton size, typical wanton taste. Haha!

Chee Cheong Fun!

Comment : Can’t really recall the content since it’s been a month since our visit, but I know this is not bad.

My wantan mee!

Comment : The portion is quite big for me! I love the spare rib, but hate the sweety-taste-pork. Can’t recall what exactly is the another pork I ordered, but I know I don’t likeeee!

Parents’ chinese tea!

Mum ordered green tea – which is very very bitter! Mum asked the waitress why was it so, and the waitress said they mixed the green tea with something, thus the bitterness. She recommended Oolong tea – for that’s the best selling tea in the restaurant.

My dragon fruit juice!

A dragon fruit lover I am, it’s definitely a must for me to order this! However, the price isn’t cheap. If not mistaken, it’s more than RM10 per glass.  Love the juiciness, but I think they add in syrup for sweetness in the drink.

Overall, the dining experience in Canton-i isn’t that bad. It could be better, but what can you ask for from this type of chain restaurant. It gives you good food in great environment to dine in, but hurts your wallet abit. Obviously you have to pay abit more for the edgy environment. Haha!

Food : 7/10; Environment : 8/10

It’s been awhile since I blogged. Many things had happened few weeks ago resulted in my absence in blogosphere. So here I am now, begin my post in September with a food post.

On my convocation day, B and I went over to meet up with the geng at Delicious, Midvalley after sending my parents off at KL Sentral. From there they boarded the KLIA Express to KLIA for night flight.

Everyone was already there when we reached. We placed our orders and soon one by one the food came.

Munn’s Aglio Olio Spaghettini (RM15.90).

Unsure why it’s called spaghettini instead of spaghetti though. Lol! The dish did look plain to me, just spaghetti with sprinkle of herb and pepper? Taste wise – that you have to ask her. Hehe.

David’s sis’s Smoked Salmon Angelhair.

It looked appetizing – probably because of the salmon (my fav!) and caviar. However I didn’t know if the dish tastes great or otherwise. Hehe. Ask Melody bout this! The dish costs RM24.90.

David’s Caesar Salad.

I wanted to order this initially, but due to some reason I didn’t. A bit regretted for not ordering this, as the portion is big and it looks yummy! Don’t think anything can go wrong for a Caeser Salad. Costs : RM19.90

Sat’s Carbonara Spaghettini.

It supposed to be Carbonara Spaghettini with Wild Mushrooms, Beef Bacon, Oregano & Cream. Because B couldn’t eat beef, he asked for chicken instead. It still costs the same for the change, RM19.90 per plate.

I tried his dish. Since I’m not a fan of any creamy sauce spaghetti, so I couldn’t say anything about the dish. To me, it tastes creamy. Haha.

My Chicken Avocado. RM19.90.

I don’t like this.

The bread is okay. The avocado is fresh. But the chicken is not in my favour.

I understand bout the chicken chunk in sandwich being cold, but the chunks are too hard! Not to mention it was bit tasteless. I felt like I was working my jaws, munching them hard to turn them into small pieces.

Aaron’s Mushroom Mascarpone Spaghettini. RM20.90

Should be Aaron’s, if my memory didn’t fail me. It looks inviting, and I could see lots mushroom chunks in it. And I wonder what’s ‘Mascarpone’ tastes like. Hehe.

Saewei’s Tunisian Eggplant & Roasted Tomato Spaghettini. Rm17.90.

If my memory didn’t fail me (again), this one should belong to Saewei. Hehe. Looks spicy from far – probably because of the tomato sauce. Haha! Taste wise, ask Saewei!

From the picture, I think the plate on the upper left should be Firewire’s Mama’s Beef Bolognese Spaghettini. Rm19.90 per plate. From what I heard and read around, the mama’s beef bolognese spaghettini is delicious! Just like the name of the restaurant! Haha.

Unfortunately I was unable to snap the food Ricky ordered. He sat TOO far from me and I was bit lazy to walk to his place and take picture. Plus, people would look at me if I do so. Haha!

Next – dessert!

Melody’s Choco Brownie + vanilla ice cream! Something I would like to have, but my tummy was too bloated. I bet it tastes fantastic! *drools*

Anyway, the reason why we meet up at Delicious was to celebrate Jess’s birthday! *yay*

But suddenly they threw in presents for me – for my convo+birthday. I felt so touched because I never expect anything from anyone. Just wanna see them for I missed them so much..*tears*

Back to Delicious, it’s a wonderful place to catch up with friends as they have nice comfy seats, cosy sofas with pillows.

So, if you’re looking for delicious yet cheap food, then this is not the to go as you’re paying for the atmosphere. But if you’re the person who don’t mind paying for nice, special place to dine, then visit Delicious! You can find them at 1Utama and Bangsar Village II too.

Food : 6.5/10; Environment : 8/10

Btw, Happy Birthday Aaron!

After hearing about this mouth-watering food from blogs, ‘mouthes’ and even from MDG episodes, I was dying to drop by that place when I went down to KL last month.

Coincidentally, B told me that he already booked a table for two at that place! *giggles* The power of telepathy really makes me wonder sometimes. Haha.

Guided by GPS, we made our way to Mont Kiara there and reached the area at around 8 in the evening. The restaurant is situated on the same floor as Tenji, facing KLCC Twin Towers and KL Tower. We walked in where a waiter greeted us and led to a table for 2 after B told him about our reservation. Our table is on higher platform, ‘isolated from outer world’ by black and white strands cloth room divider. There’s a black vintage chandelier above our table – making the atmosphere even more romantic.

But not so good for photography. Luckily I brought my 50mm along – so the photos here were taken with 50mm lens. The waiter gave us menu and then leave us few minutes to look through the menu – which is a good thing as we didn’t have a clue on what to order. And the menu is very nice! Pink in colour, making it looks sweet – even though pink is not my favourite colour. Haha.

The waiter came again to take our order. B and I took pictures while waiting for the drinks and food to come.

My drink came first, it’s a hot cocoa drink with a cinnamon marshmallow served on an unique cup and saucer. Best drink when hot. If wait until it’s cold, the drink will become ‘thick’ and not longer alluring.

Below is B’s drink. Nice to drink but the chocolate taste might be strong for some. But still, it’s yumyum~* to us.

The food and drinks came quite fast. Probably because we were busy taking pictures of the place and each other, that’s why the wait wasn’t long. The famous sate came when we were busy taking pictures of the drinks. Haha.

As can see in the picture above, it came with 5 sate sticks secured with an onion ring, 4 fried mantau and revamped peanut butter sauce. The reason I added ‘revamped’ in front is because the chef mixed peanut butter with something else which I couldn’t tell. Or probably I didn’t taste the sauce much to know the ingredients.

Besides ordering their famous sate, we ordered their roesti too. There are many choices of roesti to choose from – but only one caught my eye that time. The Tessiner – grated potatoes fried/baked together with slices of chicken bacon. I added in a German sausage as I felt eating roesti alone might not be filling.

After finishing both sate and roesti, our tummies bloated up until both couldn’t breath anymore so we had to take a break. By taking pictures. Haha!

Looking through their menu, I knew that I must order one of their dessert to try or I can’t leave the restaurant! But there are too many choices for me! I didn’t know which one to choose from, so B made the decision by ordering their banana split also known as the Love Boat.

And OMG – it’s HEAVENLY! Normally I don’t like the strawberry flavoured ice-cream but this one is exceptional! B and I fought for the strawberry ice cream and surprisingly nobody wanted the chocolate. Haha. It’s a MUST ORDER if you happen to dine there!

We left the place about 2 1/2 hours later, with lots of happiness and sweetness in our stomachs and on our faces. And I definitely would visit the place again in future.

My rate on this place : 8/10; on food : 7.5/10

I was super duper hungry as I ate bread and ice-cream for whole day only. After refreshing ourselves, we gathered and started walking for food! Unknowingly where to, we just follow our instinct and walked.

Not far from our lodge, we saw winter jackets and clothings on blue plastic mat and the clothes hanger stand by the road side. As it was quite chilly that night, I was tempted to walk over and get myself one but was too hungry to do so. Haha. I was far behind the troop because of ‘no’ energy to walk. Ops.

Finally, roughly 15 minutes later, we saw few restaurants! We then finally settled for Neak Pean Restaurant. And we were thankful that the restaurant owner speaks ‘understandable’ English, making our order wayyyy easier as some of the terms on the menu are rather hard to understand.

Don’t believe me? Tell me what’s sao mao then? Bleks.

The food came quite fast too. I ordered fried rice lok lak with pork. If you’re wondering which is mine, check out the lower left of the picture below.

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