Monday, March 18, 2024

The Loaf, Nu Sentral

[Throwback]
This was my lunch sometime ago in early December when the team had meeting with our boss in Nu Sentral.
I ordered the chicken rendang set which came with acar & papadam. The mango juice (ala carte) came in a bottle and a glass was provided. The juice bottle is very aesthetic that my colleague brought it home😂
Generous portion of chicken. The portion ratio with rice is 1:1
Quite a filling meal. The crispy papadam and freshly prepared acar gave some crunch to the meal.
The Loaf is located at the ground floor, nearby the entrance of Nu Sentral.
Being a transportation hub and commercial/office area, this mall is quite lively with high human traffic. A huge contrast when i first visited it almost a decade ago.
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After lunch, we returned to our co-working space and continued with our work-related discussion.
Before that, I managed to do a 'brief' tour around the area.
The co-working space occupies the entire floor and has various types of rooms/working spaces depending on the needs.
Besides hotdesk and meeting room, you can rent the conference hall as well.
There is a huge pantry with coffee machine, tea and some light snacks.
Heineken beer too. I guess this one is charged separately.
The view outside. It was a cloudy day.
Merdeka 118 tower can be seen clearly from the window.
We ended our meeting around 5pm and adjourned to have some fun activities in Breakout Escape room located inside the Nu Sentral mall, followed by a dinner at Le Meridien.
I wish to have the capacity to try out all the different variety of dim sum here😂

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Liang Khee Tom Yam @ Sri Petaling

First time trying Liang Khee tomyam.
I have no idea what's their specialty, so I opted for Starter Pack, which is their basic tomyam soup with simple ingredients.
There are also roasted chicken/pork rice sold in this shop.
It is operated separately but in the same premise. Maybe one day I should try these super value meal.
My tomyam soup with rice totaled up to RM16.50nett
After done ordering and paid at the counter, i waited for around 10 minutes for the food to be served.
So, i observed around and saw this board with price of each item. This could be for the tomyam steamboat in the evening. Customer can pick the ingredients from the freezer and charged accordingly.
My meal which came with a can of Coke (add on RM1 only).
The tomyam tastes light and not spicy coz i opted for less spicy. It has eggy soup.
I scooped up all the ingredients from the soup to eat with rice. It has fishballs, minced pork, soy fish, fuchuk, romaine lettuces.
There are chili dip and garlic oil on every table. These are meant for the roasted chicken/pork but i help myself with them.
Both the chili dip and garlic oil go well with minced pork and fishballs.
and i think these would taste superb with roasted meat too.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Taberu @ Sri Petaling

A new shop in the neighborhood, opened 1st March. It is a self-service instant ramen shop where the customer has to cook their own ramen. The ramen rack is attached to the side wall. There is a freezer that stores the frozen meat ingredients where you can choose and charged accordingly. Very much like CU mart concept where you choose the ramen + ingredients and then pay at the cashier and DIY the cooking.
This shop opens till 11pm, so hungry late nite owls, especially the youngsters would patronize such place. This concept is popularized by K-drama where it is common to see the actor/actress hanging out at convenient stores eating instant ramen in some drama scenes.
I'm not into instant noodles, and even if I'm to cook one, i will do it at home when there's no other food option.
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[Below] Minced pork basil with rice from Thai Chala. I was so 'adventurous' to try out the spiciest level. And guess what? It was indeed super spicy till I cannot take it. Did not manage to finish the minced pork. It is crazily spicy to the extreme level😖
The price I paid for this torturing meal.
As I wanted to 'cool down' after the spicy meal, went to Starbucks to get an iced Frappuccino. I still have a RM30 Starbucks card with me, so just spend before i forget.
Ordered a grande java chip Frappucino without cream. I changed the whole milk to non-dairy soy milk, coz i'm lactose intolerant and easily get bloated.
Since I got remaining balance in the card, i 'takeaway' a minced basil chicken puff from the counter. This minced basil chicken puff is nothing like the one i had in Thai Chala. It doesn't taste spicy at all and the filling is more like those in Chinese siew pao😄. Tastewise OK, at least i can digest it without burning my lips & stomach.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Golden China Restaurant @ Rockley, Christchurch, Barbados

My and my colleague did not explore much on the food option as the office is situated quite secluded from any eateries. There is only one miserable cafe which is the nearest eatery that is just across the road - 'The Coffee Bean'. It sells pastries, pasta and wraps besides drinks and beverages.
Well, that's good enough to fill the stomach. On my first visit, I had jerk chicken wrap. The fillings are seasoned boneless chicken breast, some onions, lettuce and tomatoes with wheat burrito wrap. This wrap costs BBD22 (USD11). The pile of yellowish slimy thing on top is mango chutney, which is sweet & sourish like jam.
It was a quick lunch and once done we hurriedly walked back to the office coz the weather is unpredictable, it could be sunny now and then rain cats & dogs the next minute.
[Below] Capturing the sunny moment before the thunderstorm.
*This is the office building but I'm unrelated to PWC.
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The skies turn dark after 6pm daily. It feels like 8pm (when it was just 6pm+) when we left the office.
After having a few western meals in the previous days, we both felt 'sienz' with the food, coz they were usually deep fried stuffs or salad, so we ventured out to get something different. Walked to the Rockley Beach where there is a stretch of eateries by the beach. We saw one Chinese restaurant operated by a Chinese boss/chef.
The one who took our order is a local hired by the boss. This eatery doesn't accept credit card, so gotta pay in cash, either in BBD or USD notes.
Total bill: BBD80 (USD40) for 2 pax
We ordered 2 varieties of chop suey.
[Below] Chop suey 1: Stir-fry mixed veggie with some meat/seafood. Very fresh prawns, coz they are from Caribbean sea...lol!
[Below] Chop suey 2: Plain chop suey, just assorted veggies.
Both dishes taste almost the same😂
Nevertheless, good to eat more veggies after consuming all the deep fried foods the previous days.
The chop suey tastes very homely like my mum-cooked dishes, but if by our restaurant standard, this is below par.
well, i m used to my mum's bland dishes, so i'm OK with these😋

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Thai Chala @ Sri Petaling

This place is usually crowded during the weekend and weekday evening.
So, instead of queuing during the peak hours, i went there on weekdays off peak hours.
Guarantee there will be empty tables for me to choose....
This restaurant is decorated in retro-theme with yesteryear appliances such as old radio, phone, tiffins and fan.
There are also pictures of the yesteryear Bangkok & the beloved Thai King Bhumibol.
The menu:
There is vegetarian options too.
During my first visit, I tried the pork leg rice. It was served on a stainless steel plate that looks like a tray. 
Decent portion of rice and pork leg. It came with braised hard boiled egg (cut into halves), pickled veggies and blanched kailan.
When I placed my order, I didn't realise that the pork leg rice has kailan, so i pandai-pandai add-on a plate of kangkung belacan to balance the meat intake. And I ended up having too much veggies.
I sprinkled some chili flakes on top of the kangkung for extra ummpph. The portion of the kangkung is meant for sharing, but since I was dining alone, I got to finish them alone and it felt like eating grass.
The pork leg rice tastes good, similar to those I had in Bangkok last time. A mixture of fats and tender meat, so it's quite balanced.
The bill came to RM40.05 for this extravagant dinner with lotsa fibre😂
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During my second visit, I tried the minced pork basil rice. It was nicely executed. I opted for medium spicy so the spiciness is tolerable.
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On the third visit, I had the moo-ping (Thai style grilled pork skewer)
and pad Thai
I noticed that the pad Thai has sugar on the side...with chili flakes and peanuts too.
It came with generous serving of cucumber sticks to balance out the greasiness.
It is vegetarian, so it tastes like bland char kuey teow without the meat/prawns.
The bill came to RM18.95 after service charge.
Overall the foods are OK, it is good that they have the option to specify the level of spiciness in the order chit.

Monday, March 11, 2024

Nam Heong Chicken Rice

Went to Nam Heong @ Pinnacle SP to try out their chicken rice.
I had drumstick chicken rice (RM16.50+).
A small bowl of soup with wantons (3 pieces) were included with this set.
I also ordered 3 pieces of siu mai (RM7.90+)
There goes my extravagant lunch. 
The chicken rice came with chili and ginger dip, meanwhile the siu mai came with mayo and chili sauce.
Overall OK. Chicken was abit tough, it could be 'ayam kampung' (village chicken).
Siu mai is firmed, but tastes just so-so only. Well, can't compare the standard with the dim sum restaurants coz this is not their core.
This meal costs RM25.60 after service charge & tax.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

McD @ Costa del Este, Panama

[Throwback, overdue post
On Tuesday after work, i headed to McD for their tasty fried chicken. The nearest outlet is just a 10 minutes walk from the office. 
The 3-pieces fried chicken set meal promo is on Tuesday only and I made sure to have that before leaving the country.
This McD outlet is a 2-storey building with a drive thru. It has ample dining space at both the ground floor and first floor.
I decided to dine at the upper floor to enjoy a good view of the street below.
It was late nite, but not yet closing time, hence the empty tables.
I had my peace & quiet meal...This set meal costs only USD5.25nett with carbonated drink. I upgraded the carbonated drink to bottled drinking water, hence an extra 60 Balboa cents being charged.
The chicken parts were default to one piece chicken thigh (or drumstick), one piece chicken breast and one piece chicken wing. 
I'm fine with these combination which is a good mix of tender meat and a more filling chicken breast meat which keeps me full.
Indeed i was quite full after finishing all these.
Some time later, I found out that McD has daily promo but on different meal sets, mostly on burgers. This picture was taken at another McD outlet.
I walked back to the apartment after this heavy meal. On my way, i pass by a local gas station. So i 'kepoh' to check on the fuel prices. Have been wondering why their Uber is so affordable (a distance of 5km radius would costs around USD2 to 3 on non peak hours).
The cars would usually pump on Maxima 95, priced at USD1.014 per litre which is quite affordable for their locals.
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It is safe to walk at night. Costa del Este neighborhood is frequently patrolled by police and there's even a police station somewhere along this stretch of road.
Besides Delta gas station, they also have the Puma brand😂
This was taken on the day during my outing at Chanis (local neighbourhood).
Noticed that there were slight changes on the rates.

The Loaf, Nu Sentral

[ Throwback ] This was my lunch sometime ago in early December when the team had meeting with our boss in Nu Sentral. I ordered the chicken ...