CNY 2025

Pavilion Bukit Jalil decoration for this year, nothing extraordinary....Just some fake flowers and lotsa lanterns!

I went there on the 2nd Day of CNY to have dinner with family.

Nope, we don't go to those crowded steamboat/hotpot or extravagant Chinese restaurant....

Guess where?

Flower Girl!

*coz it has ample tables and space with less customers compared to the other restaurants😂

we opted to avoid crowds and unnecessary service charge hike!

Ordered the same ol' stuffs....

Chicken salad (with lotsa avocado and mango cubes) RM20.80++

This is my hoisin sauce chicken chop (RM25.80++). Mashed potato is hidden beneath the chicken chop.

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After the dinner, we adjourned to Dao for soybean desserts.

Ordered a large taufofa for sharing. There are 3 options to choose - white sugar syrup, ginger or brown sugar syrup. We had the white sugar syrup. Silky smooth taufofa served hot in a bowl. The beancurd texture is as good as Funny Mountain Ipoh.

Also had a beancurd softserve which tastes very much like taufofa.....

It reminds me of Mr.Bean soybean softserve which I had 20 years ago in SG. 

Mr.Bean SG has recently opened outlets in TRX and Genting SkyAvenue, but nowadays I can always get a similar one in Dao, which is closer to home.

Grandmama's menu with all the attractive food pictures. The last time I dined here was more than 3 years ago. Their curry mee and cendol were quite nice.

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Some cheapskate watches on sale at RM29 each. I used to wear such watches to school last time.

Which one looks good on my wrist?

Brewmaster Value Lunch Set

Tried the Brewmaster restaurant for the first time. It is actually a restaurant cum bar which opens from 11:30am till midnite 1am.

This type of restaurant cum bar is typically quiet during the day, so they offer value lunch sets to attract customers.

There are 6 items in the value lunch set menu which includes drinks (Coke or Sprite). 

Peri-peri chicken chop

Carbonara with bacon and mushrooms

Classic rosemary pork chop

Aglio olio with smoke duck

Thomas fried chicken and 

Claypot luncheon meat fried rice

Guess which one i ordered?

A big slab of chicken chop doused with peri-peri sauce. Mashed potatoes and assorted veggies as sides.

Chicken is tender although some parts are undercook. I cut out the undercook part and put it aside, then remarked to the staff to inform the chef to cook longer next time. No big fuss. 

RM16.80++ per set, which comes to RM19.50 nett after tax and service charges.

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It had been a while since my last visit to Ah Muk Cha Chaan Teng. My previous tomato soup was so diluted I vowed never to order it again, but a few months later, the craving returned, so I decided to give it another try.

It hadn't improved significantly, but I'll settle for it until I find a better one.

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Here are my CNY snacks 'collection'....

ok, not really a collection coz i've already finished some by now😂

I have arrowhead chips, assorted nuts and pineapple tarts....ong lai! ong lai!

also, some flavored cashew nuts and macadamia....

salted egg fish skin chips, tomyum peanuts....

the colorful card is an 'angpow' gift from McD Prosperity Burger set....i got a free sundae cone to redeem in my next purchase (on any item).

Till then, Happy Chinese New Year

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Warung Nismilan Sotong Berlambak, Serdang

Lunch date with an ex-colleague/office lunchmate at this secluded stall in Serdang. It is located within the UPM campus area. Both of us did not know of this place although it is located nearby our previous office....

She only got to know about it when it went viral in social media, otherwise this stall would only be patronized by nearby residents or campus staffs/students.

We ordered a nasi kukus sotong berlambak each.

RM25 nett per plate.

Huge pile of crispy deep-fried squid/calamari served with rice doused in curry.

Cucumber and chili dip come with the rice.

Tastes alright, nothing to shout about. Just like those deep-fried calamari that you can find in Chinese 'dai chow'....but of course this one is super huge portion for 1 pax. Chew until my jaw got tired😂

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[Below] My typical work-from-home tapao lunch/dinner.

Bought this from HoChiak mixed rice shop...This is the cheapest I had so far....RM5.50

hence i took a picture for remembrance😂

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When I wanted to have rice and dishes in a clean and fancy setting, I went to House of Pok instead.

The below dishes are Hakka braised pork with wood ear

and

mapo tofu

Side dishes in the saucer are crispy deep fried fuchuk and pickled cucumber/carrot slices. During weekday, the set meal comes with Chinese tea.

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Chicken drumstick rice with blanched beansprout at the car park stall nearby/next to the neighborhood Telekom building. 

Tastes OK with reasonable price. RM7 for chicken drumstick rice + RM2 for beansprout. I like how they deboned the drumstick, hence every piece is boneless.

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Nam Heong breakfast promo menu. I had nasi lemak and plain kuey teow in soup.

Both tastes alright. The nasi lemak has a few pieces of lap cheong.

RM4.90+ for each bowl, hence totaled to RM10.80 nett after service charge.

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As usual, I had my yearly McD Prosperity burger set meal. I customized the burger with extra onion (without extra charge). Also, add-on a piece of spicy fried chicken for RM5.50

Total bill came to RM23.40

My kinda happy meal😋

Salted Egg Chicken Chop

Zok Noodles

I tried the salted egg chicken chop rice from Zok Noodles. All the while I thought they only have noodles in the menu but I realised they also serve rice set.

The rice is hidden beneath the fried egg. Huge slab of deep-fried chicken chop. Salted egg sauce is thick and gooey, nice to eat with rice. I think the fried egg is not necessary, but good for extra protein.

Taste OK and quite filling. I will order this again in the near future.

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Good Morning Cafe

I hardly eat rat-tail noodles (aka lou shi fun) coz seldom cook this at home. So, whenever I see it on the menu (while dining out), I would definitely not miss it.

This is dry-type (kon lou) lou shi fun with minced pork, luncheon meat and fried egg....

It came with a small bowl of soup with bok choy and deep fried fuchuk (beancurd skin). I add-on a small bowl of curry potatoes for RM1 coz i like to eat potatoes in curry gravy. This is my kinda comfort food.....all the unhealthy fried stuff and pork😂

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Super Kitchen Chili Pan Mee

I enjoy eating crispy fuchuk that I ordered a plate ala-carte to go with my fav chili pan mee.

By default, their chili pan mee are served without the chili flakes. Chili flakes are provided in the jar placed on every table....take as much as you want but consume at your own risk😄

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C+ Plus Cafe

Curry wanton noodles with fried chicken pieces (similar to Japanese chicken karaage), fishcakes, crispy fuchuk. Thick and flavorful curry but not spicy at all. Taste good and will order this again.

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Bai Wei Minibowl

Tried the sambal fried rice from Bai Wei (somewhere RM5 or 6) and paired it with green amaranth with century egg (RM4), to balance out the flavor.

Not bad, just a simple meatless meal that's enough to fill the stomach😋