Someone's treat...

A colleague got to buy me a drink coz he lose a bet to me😀

We had this after our Bak Kut Teh dinner at Bandar Puteri Puchong (sometime last month).

On the left is Royal Whale Milk Tea @RM8.90

and on the right is Roasted Oolong Milk Tea @RM17.90.

Once in a while getting my boba milk tea fix. Tastewise is OK...but their cup is impressive. It is made of thick plastic with nice print (unlike the disposable thin ones used in Chatime/Tealive). Not sure if these are biodegradable or not, but for sure can be reused again.

I did not bring the cup home, jst left it on the table for them to collect and perhaps they have a way to properly dispose/recycle them.

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On another occasion, another teammate was leaving the company to pursue a job in SG.

On his last day, he treated us (everyone in the team) a Starbucks each, including those who were working from home.

He did the order and arranged it to be sent to our respective house.

As there is a Starbucks nearby my place, it arrived some 10 minutes later...that's super fast!

I had Java Chip Frappuccino.

Tasty and perfect for teatime😋

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Below is not from someone's treat, but my own Foodpanda delivery....

Lui cha (thunder tea rice) ordered from Simple Garden Cafe which is a vegetarian cafe situated in the neighbourhood. I like the crunch of veggies with peanuts. Best when eaten warm.

This will be my regular order unless the promotion is over.

Family Dinner @ Tasty Wok, Bukit Jalil again

[Throwback] This was an impromptu invitation from annoying sis to have dinner with us coz she did not cook that day😂

it has been some 'months' since our last dinner at 'dai chow' eatery.

We usually ordered our comfort dishes, such as below: beancurd with minced pork toppings, sweet & sour fish fillets, marmite chicken cubes...

and stir-fry green leafy...this time we had kangkong in fuyu (fermented beancurd), our favs

Dinner for 4 pax coz BIL wasn't joining (was away for trip).

The bill came up to RM76.60 nett which is quite reasonable

Garlic Bread

Occasionally, the office pantry will be stocked up with naan breads and garlic breads, as well as eggs.

So on those days when i m in the office, I would reheat the bread to savor.

Trying out the newly bought oven at pantry.

The outcome - fluffy garlic bread😋

My lunches these days would alternate between tapao and eat-out (when work in office), 

or home-cooked and deliveries (when WFH).

So, here's my unhealthy lunch tapao-ed from Texas Chicken drive thru in Sungai Besi PLUS highway.

2 pieces of chicken thigh in spicy flavour (as per my request) with biscuit, coleslaw and drink for RM15.99nett.

I like their honey biscuit, crispy on the outside, soft & fluffy inside.

BON APPETIT!

Foodpanda Delivery - Black Whale & Tumiies

Here are some of the Foodpanda deliveries during my WFH day.

With the 'Allday' promo code, which is applicable the whole day, I get to have RM7 off with purchase of RM14 minimum.

Browsed the app and decided to order a medium milk tea with grass jelly (RM 7.90)

add-on with a creme brulee (RM 6.90) to meet the minimum RM14 requirement.

I have tried Black Whale before, tastes like Chatime, not too sweet with generous servings of grass jelly. 

The creme brule was quite good with the crispy caramelised sugar layer topping. Nice to have for dessert!

After the deduction, the price for both is RM9.79 inclusive of delivery fee. Not bad, even cheaper than buying in-store.

I also ordered a lunchbox from Tumiies, which is prepared by Foodpanda 'cloud kitchen'.

I had kamheong chicken rice. It came in an impressive packaging, some kind of bento-like packaging.

The whole box weigh around 500g, which is quite generous serving.

(Below) Rice with kamheong chicken and 2 miserable slice of cucumbers.

The packaging 'wrapper' has this slogan 'Never turn your back on honest food. Even if it looks simple'.

well, i never turn my back on any food at all😋

The dish doesn't look appealing, but that's how kamheong would look like....

BON APPETIT!

Just some weekend outing

My typical weekend outing to the mall...

to look see look see some buns/breads

and to dine-out...

yes, i went to the same Grandmama restaurant to have my fav curry noodles again😋

it has crispy beancurd skin, taupok, fishcake, prawns, chickens, beansprout, brinjal, and long beans...drenched in a bowl of thick curry. This bowl of curry noodles costs RM18.55nett.

Here's the plain-looking entrance at Pavilion Bukit Jalil

Not much of decoration for Hari Raya (back then). I think this mall is too huge, hence quite challenging to decorate every corner in order to bring up the festive vibes.

It still looks empty despite having been in operation for several months now. But for sure, more eateries have opened.

Others non F&B shops look like struggling....

I see some efforts by the mall management to make it livelier by setting up LED trees

There was also an LED light show but it charges an entrance fee. I did not go in. 

For this kind of light show i would rather go to i-city.

On an unrelated occasion, here's a weekend snack tapao-ed from somewhere...

There were a few items stuffed in this box - oyster omelet (or-chien), jiaozi and a prawn out of nowhere...

hmmm...perhaps this prawn belongs to the fish & chips as side decoration...LOL

My typical office lunches

Back to the office for at least 2-3 days per week.

These days I having been eating out alot, as well as tapao from the stalls nearby my office.

Here's a pack of nasi kerabu with add-on chicken rendang. It has all the basic ingredients for a decent nasi kerabu...well, at least from my point of view.

The add-on chicken rendang was just for extra protein for a wholesome meal that lasted till dinner.

For RM7, this was indeed a satisfying meal. Well, i'm easily contented😀

Other than nasi kerabu, the nearby stalls also sell Malay nasi campur.

I would usually go for 2-3 dishes like below....begedil (potato patties), beansprout and sambal coated anchovies. These simple 'kampung-style' dishes remind me of the food i had back in the student years...so nostalgic!

On another day, there was a mini bazaar selling all sorts of snacks/foods like those pasar malam kinda stalls.

I bought a deep fried mini chicken chop aka mini 'Uncle Bob fried chicken' for RM1 per skewer.

the size as compared to the cup.

Tastewise just so-so only, just like a typical 'deep fried chicken chop sold in pasar malam' quality. Can't expect much when it is so dirt cheap. Definitely more flour than meat!

On certain days, i would also join my colleagues for dine-out.

Here we went to our fav kebab place at 'Mr. Kabab & Briyani' at Precint Diplomatic (Putrajaya).

My order would usually be 'beef botti kabab with mandy rice' @RM20+

This was on those days where we would want to have something different.

BON APPETIT!

Late Dinner @ Sweet Hut again

It was one of the late nite dinner/supper after work.

Most of the shops have closed and only left the fastfood chain which i dun fancy...

so i went to this restaurant again which opens until 12am during weekday (and until 1am on Fri).

I ordered a nasi lemak with chicken rendang @ RM15.90 nett

Service was quite slow despite only me alone dining-in. But they do take delivery orders from Grab/Foodpanda until 11pm (i think), hence that would justify.

The interior, despite looking clean and well kept, i felt that this place is quite understaff coz i only see one staff manning the drink counter, probably one chef only preparing food in the kitchen and one staff manning the cashier/cleaning tables/taking orders.

The other day when i went there (on Fri), it was 'full-house' and not a single staff bothering me...and i had a quick glance on every table, it seems like most of them were waiting for their foods.

Anyway, despite the slow service, food was great and chicken rendang was done nicely. Juicy chicken coated in thick rendang sauce. Aromatic rice and not-so-spicy sambal. I enjoy munching on the crispy anchovies and peanuts which go well with the cucumber/carrot pickles (acar on the side).

I would definitely order this again...only when there is less diners in the shop, so that i don't have to wait 'forever'.