Food at the Island

Although I'm always busy with work but there will always be time for food especially when it comes to trying out new stalls.

Actually what I tried out was new at that time but not anymore maybe. This is because I visited the restaurant months ago, labour day which wasn't that long ago anyway. *grins*

No, I had not had food at any island but Island Red Cafe. As usual, I prefer to post pictures rather than explaining.

Their menu, you can also get it online here (which is more up-to-date)

Me and my cup of Iced Lemon Tea

His fav. drink, Jasmine Tea
I'm not a fan of jasmine tea not especially the sweet version
(IMO, jasmine tea, the sweet ones in general taste like soap)

Chicken Maryland

Fish & Chip
I prefer real slice of fish, if you know what I mean.

Couldn't complain much due to the not-too-expensive pricing. Love the sour creams and mayo though.

How I spend Valentine!

Yet another long delay! You wouldn't believe what happened for the past 2 days! My workplace had a power cut for more than 24hours since the 17th and I worked for more than 13hours. Me and some of my colleagues have swollen-overworked-like eyes. The power supply went off when the cable was accidentally slitted while digging a hole in front of my workplace on the 17th evening. Having no electricity supply, we had to move some of the instruments and equipments to the company's hostel to run the samples. It was messy but still better than DOING NOTHING!. Anyway, I'm grateful it's over *fingers crossed* else we'll have to experience another spell of sweaty, dark and discomfort of at least 8hours.

Well, the purpose of this post is to post a lil' about on what me and Dave did/went on Valentine's Day which was a Saturday. As usual, I'll have to work half day on Saturdays and so I did. After work, Dave brought me to Mid Valley to try the famous honey glazed pork at Canton-i. Too bad, i didn't try their famous Egg Tarts which was later told by one of my colleagues. To make long story short, let me show you some pictures.

Canton-i's Menu

Combination of Barbecue and honey glazed pork

Close up

Combination of Honey glazed pork and roasted duck

Close up

Steamed egg yolk and custard bun

The filling

Enjoying the bun

Deep fried durian pancake

Service was alright despite having overloading amount of customers. Overall, the food was average.

After the meal, we strolled around Mid Valley and spotted Forever Friends bear. Then we headed to the Lego shop.

Forever Friends' bears and Me

With a flower.

'I Love You' Forever Friends' bear

Forever Friends' bear in sleeping bag

My dear and I

After that, we headed to the Gardens and this was where I first see a shop selling LEGO solely.

Overall view

Part of the view

Closer view

Cute keychains of
Patrick the starfish, Sponge Bob and Sandy by Lego

Knight in shining armour?

Dave and Indiana Jones

Ferris Wheel

Dave and Santa

Cute Solar-powered decos

Nice design

We didn't buy anything but we window shopped. The verdict? I've enjoyed my Valentine with Dave and that's all it matters, isn't it?

Marche

Last night, Dave brought me to Marche for dinner to celebrate his victory in the badminton tournament. Initially, he wanted to bring me to TGI Fridays, however Marche's current promotion attracted us. We bought Marche's member card for RM 60 with a pre-loaded value of RM 70. Besides that, we do have a cup of coffee free, not only for the first time but each time we visit Marche with/without purchase.

We made a mistake by ordering two sets of chicken. We should have tried others instead.
I spotted their grilled salmon and their thin crust pizza..probably next time.

P/s Pictures will be uploaded later!

Look Out Point

Look out point is actually a location at Ampang where we can view KL city clearly especially at night with the lights from sky scrappers. There are a few restaurants there for visitors as well and I've been here years before this and on several occasions for Western Food. Look Out Point has changed since the last time I've been there. They use to provide free parking but now, we have to pay RM2 for a parking and we need to walk our way up there. Probably it's because they have more visitors now. The most impressive point out there is the view. We can dine while facing the view of KL city.

The food there is HALAL and tastes alright plus the price is reasonable. I prefer to order their lamb chops because I think it's more worth the price compared to other dishes. Besides western food, they do serve local food and some Thai cuisines.

Here's some pictures that I've taken from the last visit:

The restaurant

Dave

Huge Watermelon juice

Dave's choice - Chicken chop special

My choice of the day - Lamb Chop

I love the dim lighting

Dave and I - KL city view behind us
However, the picture is lousy because it's a self snap shop.
We took this in a hurry because we were kind of shy taking pics there.

Now that parking near/next to the restaurant is rare , we have to park at the foot of the hill and climb flights of stairs before eating which is a good thing where we have to WORK for our food - Balance out the calories intake *^^* You know, burn some gain some!! Besides Look Out Point Restaurant, now they also have Gasoline Cafe next to it and a mamak stall at the foot of the hill. One more thing... for those afraid of cold, do bring along a sweater, jacket or scarf. It can be cold at times.

4th Entry of the day

Today's entries should cover my absence for the past full week *lol*.. I was busy with my job searching as well as gaming. Anyway, this entry is about the outing I had with Mel. I felt guilty as I made her waited for almost 3 hours as I kept delaying the appointed every half hourly. *shy* Sorry Mel, I didn't mean to delay the outing but I know you're nice and you'll never blame me, right? Hohoho

We went 1Utama as I've never been there for since ages ago. This time, I bought a pair of YELLOW shorts from FOS. Previously, I got myself a pair of GREEN shorts which was also during my outing with Mel. Now, my wardrobe has colourful pants *claps* Well, if it's not because of Mel using her HSBC credit card, I surely won't buy the pants. Why?? HSBC credit card holders are entitle a 20% discount off the total bill.. cool right? I realised that each time I went out with Mel, I was never home empty handed.. and so does she *lol* Right Mel? Don't curse me ya??!! Remember, Jibai faced people? *sorry for the vulgar*. Anyway, we bought what we needed, again, right Mel? Mel, remember, I'm out of pants to wear and you're out of tops as well as pants to wear too?? *wink*

We even tried out something new to us, BBQ Chicken @ 1Utama (opposite ColdStorage, where Giant used to be)

Mel & I, with the restaurant's poster


BBQ Chicken cooks their chicken with Olive Oil *healthier choice*


We ordered their combo set (Rm13.90++)
This dish consist of a bowl of salad, choleslaw, Korean charboiled chicken and fried chicken cutlets
I personally prefer the charboiled chicken but I think Mel prefers the fried chicken


A funny pic of Mel while going up the escalator
Oh ya, she was showing me her custard, so cute!~~

The outing was considered brief to me but again, I enjoyed it.. Hmm.. outing should be meant to be fun and enjoyable right? Especially when we have money to spend *hinting* I personally quite like the food in BBQ Chicken, price was fair considering the fact that they use olive oil (since they claim using olive oil).

I told Mel that we'll have to try 'Teh Tarik Place' which we spotted earlier. 'Why? It's because Teh Tarik Place' is a restaurant/Cafe that serves malay/mamak food and I love malay/mamak food. Also it's definitely a cheaper choice. It's located at Rainforest, 1Utama, floor LG, same level as BBQ Chicken.

Till next post!

8 hours shopping spree

Few days ago, I went out with Dave's mom in conjuction with the Metrojaya Anniversary Sales on their Preview Day. We were in Metrojaya only for a good 7 + hours. We bought nothing much but it was fun touching, holding, analysing and commenting stuffs there. That night itself I slept soundly till the sun rises like nobody's business. It was quite tiring and frustrating at the same time as there's so much to buy but not money =(

I spotted Metrojaya setting up Christmas decorations eventhough Deepavali is just around the corner. Christmas excites me.. how I wish everyday is Christmas. Lol.. Talking about Deepavali decorations, Midvalley has a nice one and 1Utama has a big intense-coloured peacock which I find it attractive. However, I only manage to take snapshots of Midvalley's decoration and not 1Utama.

Fishy Fishy~ <)>>>><

Whenever I miss or crave for seafood, as expected from a girl who comes from Sabah *wink* Dave will try to bring me to places which serves nice seafood. I still prefer Sabah's seafood, fresh and cheap. Anyway, this time, he brought me to The Manhattan Fish Market.

The place we went to satisfy our stomach

Camwhoring before the dish came...

Me

Dave

Mayonnaise and chili sauces
I love their mini mini steel bowls, I wonder if it's sold in supermarkets?
Else, I'll have to illegally smuggle them out *ngek ngek ngek*


Flaming~~!! LOL


Fisherman's Giant Fired Platter for Two!
This dish consist of calamaris (my fav.), fish, shrimps, fries, shells/clamps/mushrooms (unsure) and garlic rice ~yum yum~

However, I still prefer seafood prepared in a lighter way, e.g. steam, grill. The amount of calamaris given was satisfactory, which I like. The garlic rice doesn't taste as good as before in my opinion or maybe different branch different taste. Overall, this dish was okay only for me.

Work Ain't Easy

Yesterday, I started working as a part-timer on Saturdays and Sundays for 4weeks. I slept so soundly last night when I came back and my legs were tired as hell, especially my feet. This is because the job requires me to stand for 8 hours at least on high heels. I had sore feet and I'm feeling the pain even till today. However, I was glad that my agent told me that I am allowed to wear shoes. *claps*

I'm currently working as a promoter in KLCC and I realized that more tourists/foreigners shop there compare to other malls. Saturday's business was alright but bad on Sunday. I'm not sure if it's because of the current economic/political condition or KLCC itself has lesser shoppers. One thing I realized that it's more quiet and serene compared places like Midvalley or IKEA where it's filled with people.

Lucky me, today Marcus came to look for me. We chatted a while and I finally get to see Meegy (his new pet) together with Judy. Dave also came to wait till I end my shift *smiles* Then, he brought me for dinner, it has been quite some time since we last ate at Madam Kwan's so we decided to have our dinner there. My shift ended way after the breaking of fast so by the time we reached the restaurant, not many customers left, probably all rushing back since tomorrow is a working and schooling day. Despite having few customers, we still have to wait for almost 30 minutes to have our food served. I assume they were chasing the chickens to slaughter for our dishes *lol*

Dave


Me and Madam Kwan's Restaurant's background
*pssst, first time make-up for my eye, no foundation applied though*
while waiting for the food


My favouraite Sago and Gula Melaka


Waited till I got even more tired... WHERE'S MY FOOD?


Dave ordered Nasi Bojari


I ordered Nasi Lemak *yummy*

The whole meal cost us about RM46++. I love their nasi lemak because of the rice which tasted soft and aromatic. Besides that, I love their Sago gula melaka because the sago does not clump together and we can pour as much gula melaka as we like though too sweet isn't too good for health. I guess I love the taste and aroma of gula melaka on desserts especially sago, cendol and even tau fu far (bean curd).

Since Dave wasn't full, we continue on with Japanese food.

Nah, just kidding. This is actually a fake display food set


This is also unreal


This is fake too which means that we didn't continue on eating after Madam Kwans