Last Raya (Eid Celebration)

Raya (Eid celebration) may have long gone...but i m still in the mood...well, at least to post up some pics that i took during that festive week. The below is the decoration at The Gardens Mall, simple yet elegant with "Batik" prints and colorful butterfly!

and i had a hearty "Malay festive" meal at "Old Town Kopitiam"outlet coz they have some Raya promotion, and coincidently we have a few vouchers to spend during then. 

 we used up all our vouchers and splurged on this "mega" meal, which consists of individual main meal in a large "dulang" (tray), a dessert and drinks for each set.

WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get!)

eventually they did not dissappoint us with those nicely photoshoped pictures...indeed we got exactly as per advertised in the poster!

 a large basket tray with rice (nasi Kuning), cucumber, long bean, chili paste water convolvulus (sambal kangkung), rendang chicken, chicken satay, shredded omelette, fish lekor...

i ended up too full with all these foodies on the tray...

plus, there is also a bowl of ice kacang at the end of the meal!

 so all-in-all i had a seven-dish meal plus very high sugar drink and dessert! over-calorie!

well, that is a REAL HEARTY FESTIVE meal i had during the last Raya.

Pizza Party!

P.I.Z.Z.A You craved for it yet u feel bored with it (after a few pieces)...

but nevertheless we had pizza once-in-a-blue-moon when we are lazy to go out 

 lazy saturday nite with sis @ home...and we ordered ourselves 2 medium size pizza for RM30 (slightly USD10)

on another day...my parents were craving for pizza too...i ordered the same flavors that we had plus an additional of one "free" pizza from the coupon that we got during the previous "late delivery".

so all-in-all, we have 3 pizzas! yum yum...

Homely ABC Soup with Rice

Sometimes u had enuff of "yummielicious & nicely presented food" that u wanted to switch back to good ol' but plain homecooked meal...

such as a bowl of rice in hot broth...

yea, i had mine in ABC soup (potato, carrot & tomato soup) some few weeks back.

The picture may not do its justice, but that was the most homely, warm, yummielicious plus satisfying meal that i hav ever had in my entire life.

*sounds too exagerated?! hahaha!

Manhattan Fish Market

Nope, i did not go to Manhattan nor any fish market there...

Manhattan Fish Market is just another food outlet aka restaurant that specializes in fish & chips, and grilled seafoods!

this place in mid-valley mall has been operating since a decade ago, and i used to patronized here whenever they hav special promotions...

They recently have refurbished the place and the entire interior has be brightened up with a new look...i prefer this bright facade than the previous dark/dimly lit interior 

 and as usual i ordered my fav Dory Fish n' Chip which comes with mushroom cream soup and a fizzy drink...which i guess is a mixture of isotonic drink & mango juice

Bon Appetit!

Tribhuvan International Airport

Unlike Hazrat Shahjalal Airport (in Dhaka, Bangladesh), this airport is yet-to-be upgraded despite being high-traffic. Well, i m not posting any facts related to this airport (which u can easily googled that!) but instead writing some of my personal views and observation, both factual & sentimental.

Tribhuvan airport it is a one-storey brick building which from my personal view, looks more like a horse barn than airport (u judge it urself...what i mean is exteriorly...due to it's bricks, no offence!)

the interior somehow reminds me of an old bus station (in the mid 80's) with shops selling junks and snacks...which normally seen in bus stations...not much of souvenir shops in sight, mainly b'coz the travellers are mostly their locals Nepali travelling out of the country for work.

the airport might be small to accomodate the huge number of traveller, hence most of the family/friends will bid their farewell outside of the building as they are not allowed into the compound. It's sort of an 'emotional-kinda-scene' seeing the sad faces of old parents/kids/wife bidding goodbye to their son/father/husband right outside of the airport entrance, and they are somehow not allowed into the building even if the weather is terrible...Such emotional scene is so common (at this airport) and i felt sympathy to them as these people might not be able to see their son/father/husband for some years before they return from working abroad. Some might not be able to return at all (mishap in workplace or cheated by agent, u wouldn't know!)...it seems like the fella is going to a faraway land, gambling his life and might never return...

luckily it isn't in my case...travelling on flights doesn't seems to be a big thing that my whole family has to present in the airport to send me off....i guess this is a very 'old-fashion kinda practice' when nowadays u gotta connect/contact ur loved ones via online media, anytime, anywhere. Flying out of the country is so norm that my parents didn't bother much about that...as most of the time i will be back in within 3-4 days.

and if u notice carefully, some youngster (especially the first timer travelling abroad for work) will be blessed...

and a yellow scarf will be hung around their neck...

while some will touch the plane staircase while chanting religious prayer before boarding the plane...

perhaps the 4.5 hour journey is somewhat very far from their homeland!



Nepali Chulo Restaurant, Kathmandu - Part 2

For the past 2 months I was too busy with assignments & have been delaying some post related to the trip.

Anyway, continuing from my previous post on Nepali Chulo restaurant, this time i shall display more pics of its surrounding and ambience...rather than elaborate on the culture shows and foods.

as introduced earlier, this place is totally 'mystic' and full of arts!

u'll also get to see some religious items hung on the wall or placed at the side walk

such as this buddha wall-picture

and some carvings

in which it blended well with the scenery portrait

u'll also get to see some ancient items such as below...dun ask me what are they, but i guess it could be a chandelier and a safety box (?!?)

some nature decoration are also in sight...such as mini pond with fountain

i sensed some similarity of the architectures with those i've seen in Bhutan...very mch close to it

there are just lots of strange & devilish-looking mask hung around the place

the walkway to the centre court

ancient stuffs placed at one corner for display

and the entrance with buddha figure 'guarding' the place

all in all, apart from being a restaurant, this place is indeed a 'Gallery'!

Authentic Nepali Cuisine @ Nepali Chulo

The first appetizer that came to our table was this dumpling called Momo (in Nepali)...and i was surprised to see a resemblance of somewhat chinese (cantonese) "wor tip". Indeed, this delicacy is so common back home.

btw, this Momo tasted similar to "wor tip"!

next is bean soup...this reminds me of lentil soup...the picture here doesn't look appetizing coz it was captured under flash light in dark surrounding.

various types of beans found in this soup...

we were served with goat's milk for drinks

not quite sure if it was goat's milk or something else..but the odour was too strong that i couldn't stand it. End up i did not take even a sip.

as for the main meal, the waiter will hand you an empty food tray and fill up the food onto your tray...
u gotta stop them if u hav enuff or does not wish to have that particular dish.
I had rice, wild boar meat, chicken, spinach...their menu was pretty standard as every dish is pre-cooked. Patrons can choose either vegetarian or non-vegetarian. That's it.

the food was so-so, nothing much to shout about, and the entertainment was okay.

Unless if you are an food adventura, this place is worth a try.

Bon Appetit!