My Aquaria Story

It was a sunny Saturday. Anyway, it doesnt matter as the aquaria is an indoor actovaty. We were happy because we bought entrance tickets at a lower price. They were offering special price online, so we bought our tickets at RM28.

It was quite a long queue at the ticketing counter. However, we didn't waited for too long...around 10 minutes or so...maybe we are just too excited to see the fishes. :D

The following will be the preview of what to expect there!

"This small little creature is playful and fast. Didn't managed to get any handsome picture of them."

"Seen this big guy anywhere before? This is a water rat. Similar to the rodents in houses, but these fellas can swim and they are huge. The size of an adult Shih Tzu."

"These are Moon Jellyfish"

Note: Remember to check the feeding time from their website! Don't be surprised with the fishes' behaviours when it comes to eating!

Destination: Aquaria KLCC http://www.aquariaklcc.com/

"Aquaria KLCC is situated in the same building as the KL Convention Centre."

Entrance fee: Adult RM38 (MyKad holders)

Tour duration: approximately 1 hr 30 mins

Makan-makan: The Burger Shop

Craving for some burger for supper?

Here's one good one.
As recommended by Razif from 8tv's Best in the World!

Check out the menu. A long one.

Don't know how it looks like? Check out it's catalogues >.<

Don't know which to choose?

Try Mushroom Burger (right). The superstar of The Burger Shop. Another burger we tried that night was Black Pepper Lamb Burger; it was good as well.

The mushroom burger was really good. The sauce was thick and served with mushroom slices. HMM! Gorgeous. It may look undelicious and unappetizing but it really tastes good. Oh ya. You will end up with sauces all over the place, from your face to your fingers and you may want to lick up all the dripping sauces. HMM!
My mum was shocked when she saw us eating and curiously asked "Why is the sauce separated from the burger?"
Hahaha..it's actually dripped sauce from the burger, mom!

Anyway, some called it Burger Banjir. So, I guess, everyone has the same (fun) experience enjoying the famous burger near Asia Cafe.

Location:
The Burger Shop (erm...it's a truck)
Jalan SS15/8A, Subang Jaya, Selangor. (very near Asia Cafe)
Pick Up Order: 013-2244455
Business Hours: 7pm - 4am (Monday to Saturday)
[GPS Coordinate: 3.074347,101.587728]


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Makan-makan: Meng Kee Char Siew

Dear Char Siew Lovers,

This is the best Char Siew I ever tasted so far. The best! Present to you, Meng Kee Char Siew.

Sausage on the top left, char siew in the middle and fresh cucumbers.

Soft and juicy in the inside, crunchy in the outside. The sauce was perfect and the char siew was well grilled. The first bite made me go HMMM...and it goes on and on till the last bite. *SLURPS*

Anyhow, each plate costs RM8. Pretty expensive, but I think it's worth every penny. *Thumbs up!!*
MUST TRY

Location:
Meng Kee Char Siew
20 (Ground), Jalan Pekedai U1/36
Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park Shah Alam
Business Hours: 9am till sold out (Monday to Saturday)
Tel : 019 – 379 3629

[GPS Coordinate: 3.081702,101.55987]

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Makan-makan: Gong-Cha

More Pearl Milk Tea franchises in town. It may not be new, but more and more in shopping complexes.

While Chatime is expanding their outlet on monthly basis, Gong Cha is also being seen in town. 

Look at the queue........

Green Tea with pearl (left) and Winter Melon Tea with white pearl (right) [RM5.90 +RM2{white pearl}]

I tried both, Gong Cha and Chatime. And this is my conclusion.

In terms of variety, Chatime wins it all. Chatime has over 50 choices while Gong Cha is more limited.

In terms of pearl, Chatime wins the game. Chatime's pearl is more chewy.

HOWEVER, Gong Cha tastes good if you want to try something new. The white layer at the top of the cup, that's the so called 'milk moustache'. It tastes a little bit of sourish which I first thought it was tasteless.

Next, the white pearl. The white pearl actually tastes like nata de coco but it wasnt as chewy as the nata de coco. Not sure what was tat but it is definitely worth trying.

If you like milky tea, Gong Cha will be your favourite. Once you stir the tea and the milk together, you will get a completely different taste from the same cup of beverage. You will know what I mean once you try one. Check out the 3-rules of Gong-Cha. 

Check out more information about Gong Cha at Gong-Cha Facebook

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Makan-makan: V.I, Klang

Another round of good food in Klang. :-D

The famous Roti Canai. Situated in a very much rural area of Klang, this place claims to serve the best roti canai in town. And I tell you. It is so true. I've tasted it and it was good.

A roti canai [RM1.20 each] (roti kosong) is already good. Compared to the traditional roti canai, this roti canai is thin in every layer and much crunchier in every bite even if it's served cold. Whether you eat it hot or not, they still taste GOOD. The gravy is also another reason for this. The gravies (dahl, fish and chicken curry) are thick and when it is served with the crunchy roti canai, hmmm!

Besides the roti kosong, we tried Roti Telur, equally good. Probably because they use the same dough. Nasi Lemak was great as well. The fried chicken, nothing to shout about. :(

This is simply my favourite Roti Canai ever!

Location:
Restaurant V.I,

117, Jalan Pandamaran Jaya 62, 42000 Pelabuhan Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.

[GPS Coordinate: 3.00482,101.424848]

Business hours: Regular Office Hour, so I assumed: 8am-5pm Daily (including public holidays and Sundays)(According to locals)

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Makan-makan: Pin Chou, Klang

Screwed up. Posts on Perth still not up yet. It has been 4 months since I came back from Perth. Anyway, I'll just skip that for now, and let me start with some good food.

Well this one, something I get addicted with. Lao Shu Fen in Restaurant Pin Chou (槟州小食中心). Other than the famous Port Klang Tang Yuan (港口汤圆), something else with history as old as me is the Lao Shu Fen.

It was said that this Lao Shu Fen has been in Klang for ages. It was first sold in Klang's Great Wall Emporium (now known as Emporium Makan Klang) many many years ago. Now sold in Pin Chou. It used to attract attention from food lovers who will travel from all over the places just for at least 2-3 bowls of Lao Shu Fen.

I love the minced pork of the Lao Shu Fen but the texture of the Lao Shu Fen itself has lost it's fame. *Sad

Anyway, besides the Tong Yuan, try this. Pin Chou looks like an ordinary hawker stall except the employees use PDA to take orders for drinks. Not many small restaurants do that.



Location:
Restaurant Pin Chou (槟州小食中心)
112, Jalan Pekan Baru, Kawasan 17 off Jalan Meru, 41050 Klang.

[GPS Coordinate: 3.06606,101.452598]

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Makan-makan: Paddington House of Pancakes

Ding Dong...

A friend of mine posted on FB one day: "I miss paddington pan cake"

The next thing I did was googled for 'paddington pan cake' which appeared to be the Paddington House of Pancakes. My first thought was Paddington Bear, the bear with yellow raincoat from my childhood. Apparently, it is not related to the bear.

Anyway, some commented that it was good and claimed will change people's perception towards pancake. Ouhhhh....looks great! I bugged my friend to have pancakes and the next thing, we dined-in at the pancake house at MidValley on one fine day. It was tea-time and there was this Brunch & Tea promo in the house.

 RM8.50+ per set which include pancake and drinks!

Add-on: Garden salad/ Ice-cream...we ordered ice-cream! Slurps
Our choice of drinks: passion-fruit & mango + orange blossom

 This is English Pancake with hot banana & honey (comes with maple syrup)

Dutch Pannekoek with lemon, sugar & butter (comes with cinnamon syrup)

Total bill was RM26.
Paddington House of Pancake is definitely a great place for tea break after a day of shopping. However, the food wasn't much to shout about. I do love the ambiance. The service was good too.

They have outlets at 1-Utama, The Curve, Queensbay Mall and The Gardens. Check it out...

Makan-makan: Wind Fook

Aside from Bah Kut Teh in Klang, I found this place serving some interesting dishes.
We reached at the restaurant at about 11.30pm one night and surprisingly, it's still packed with people. Many came with family and friends for supper.

It's optional for customers to have rice or porridge at the restaurant. Quite different from other restaurants. That night, we had porridge.

Pickled lettuce with minced pork (罐头菜心炒瘦肉) looks un-appetizing from it's look but I find it pretty tasty. A good combination of chinese flowering cabbage and minced pork. It is crunchy cabbage with little meat bites at the same time. A must-have combination for porridge.

Preserved vegetable with pork belly (梅菜扣肉) is also one of the common dish. However, we, the youngsters try to avoid the fatty pork belly, we only ate the less fatty parts. Anyway, it was good. The preserved vegetable wasnt salty and was well combined with the marinated pork belly.

 Steamed clams was very disappointing. It was not cleaned properly. Sands was cooked with the clams...YUCKS...thumbs down for this.

Vietnamese Chicken (越南鸡) was superb. My first time tasting it but I love it. The chicken was stir-fried with sugar which made it a little sweet taste. It is suitable for children as they use mostly boneless. But too much of thick chicken skin. :( Anyway, I will go back for more of these!

Information:
Restoran Wind Fook (Corner Shop)
Off Jalan Meru,
Jalan Prai 1,
41050 Klang, Selangor. (Opposite Klang Parade)

[GPS coordinate: 3.06216,101.451681]

Overall: I'll go back for more Vietnamese Chicken!

Note: I dont remember the actual price of it. But we spent RM50.50 for the supper. 4 dishes, 4 drinks and porridge.

Rachel says: Vietnamese Chicken is really special. Must try!

Makan-makan: Jin Xuan Dim Sum

Hong Kong style dim sum for breakfast is perfect on weekends. We, a group of 8 pax, had our breakfast at Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong @ Puchong Jaya branch. We reached at the restaurant at 9am and it was pretty packed with people. By the time we were leaving (9.35am), people were queuing up outside the restaurant waiting for their queuing numbers to be called. So, be there early.

Some of the dim sum we ordered that morning.

 This is a steamed custard bun (奶黃包), one of their signature dim sum. Beware of the hot filling with eating! Look out at their walls for signature dishes. Anyway, it is good.

 All their other dim sum are good too!!!

 This is one of the premium-priced dishes. Those with seashell-like plates are premium dishes.

 This is baked crab+prawn with cheese. 4-5 medium sized prawn under the cheese. SLURP! The prawn was really fresh that made this dish worth eating.

 Egg tarts. I find this rather so-so. The one from Kam Ling was better. However, this is not that bad, just that, the egg fillings doesnt have the egg taste. (Only true at the time of my visit)


Bill Total (for 8 pax): RM 153 (I find it pretty expensive. Some signature dishes can be priced up to RM10 per serving, remember to check the price!)

Note: Right before I posted this, I checked the validity of the website given on the name card. As you can see, it links to Restoran Kam Hin. Kam Him here refers to their headquarter.

Information:
Restoran Kam Hin (HQ) [www.jinxuan.com.my]
A 32, 34, 36, Jalan 1/116B,
Kuchai Entrepreneurs' Park,
58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-79825110

Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong Sdn Bhd

No 59, 61 & 63, Jalan SS22/19, Damansara Jaya

47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-77296866

63G & 65G, Jalan SS21/60, Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 03-77298881

No 7&8, Jalan Kenari 8,
Bandar Puchong Jaya,
47100 Puchong, Selangor. (shop-lots opposite IOI mall)
Tel: 03-80750866
[GPS coordinate: 3.047643,101.62287]

No 19, Jln 1/21 (Old Town),
46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.


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Makan-makan: Strawberry Fields Cafe

Strawberry Fields Cafe is a restaurant situated in Petaling Jaya and Taipan. The one I visited was in Petaling Jaya. It serves Chinese, Thai and Western food.

 Lots of different dishes. From western (some said chicken chop is good), chinese and thai. Need to revisit again and again to try all the food there. XD

A variety of drinks. These are just part of it. Probably quarter of the beverage menu.

 The ambiance of the restaurant is interesting. The vintage decoration of the restaurant gives you a sight of peace and relaxation. You can see paintings of old rock band, The Beatles with guitars hanging on the wall.

Drinks for the meal. I ordered Lime Barley. Very interesting drink. My friend had a sip of Lime Barley and got shocked. It was sour. Haha. She said literally, the drink is a sour lemonade plus barley in it. She refused to take more of it after the first slurp. I find it pretty interesting that makes you clenching your teeth at the first slurp. After that, i was enjoying the drink. Anyway, it's not really sour. Just nice for those who can take sour drinks.

This round, we ordered sotong(s).

 Hot plate sotong. I personally find this dish delicious. It was sotong, mushroom, some chilies, onion in sweet sauce. The menu didnt describe the sauce used in the dish. (I dont really remember the name of the dish.) For sure, it's T53 look out of that.

This is tomyam sotong. Which includes sotong, prawn, fish and mushroom. It was good. My friend loves this one while I preferred the hotplate. The tomyam was not too spicy, just nice. It was a mouth-watering dish which made all of us want more. SLURPS~!
Price: RM10.60


Total: RM40+ (My companion paid for it and refused to reveal the bill)
Anyway, Rachel Says: this restaurant is average.


Information:

Strawberry Fields Cafe

Lot 14 & 16, Jalan Tengah,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-79601268 / 79602648 [look for GREEN signboard]

[GPS coordinate: 3.099226,101.644612]

No. 26, Jalan USJ 10/1B,

Taipan Business Centre,

Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-56359252

[GPS coordinate: 3.049122,101.585212]

Makan-makan: Look Out Point @ iCITY

I had fun at iCITY on xmas eve. It was my first time there since the opening -.-"

Anyway, it was a little disappointing. The lights were not well maintained. Some were off and some with broken parts. Sigh. The sight is just the same. Not much difference. It's the city of lights.

There's some usual sights of iCITY: [not an easy job to snap the lights]

some traditional funfair

Information:

iCITY

D-1-1, Jalan Multimedia 7/AJ, 

CityPark, i-City

40000 Shah Alam, Selangor.
[GPS coordinate: 3.068524,101.483116]

Overall: iCITY is a waste of money. It's nothing other than a park with lights. The funfair is making the place more like a pasar malam/bazaar. It was pretty disappointing. The lights were not maintained.

PRESENTING....LOOK OUT POINT @ ICITY 

This dinner at Look Out Point was interesting as we were among the first few customers to dine in at the opening of the branch restaurant at iCITY. Woohooo! And even more honored, the boss was there serving us. "Thanks for bringing good food to Shah Alam, Mr Raymond. We love it"

 The newly opening branch at iCITY

Mushroom soup was good. Really good. It wasnt those powder mushroom soup. It was thick and tasty.

It was good. Coleslaw was good, vegetable were fresh. Fries were well fried, not oily. It was crispy and soft. The chicken was great too. However, it would be better if they could give more sauce.

 The best orange juice I ever tasted. It's fresh orange juice. Taste: Very refreshing, a little sour (just nice), not too sweet. The sweet and sour was perfect. (We ordered more orange juice after the meal because it was so gooooood)

Price for set meal (soup, main course, drink, dessert): RM 26++ (I dont remember the exact amount)

Food was great. We had lamb steak too. It was good. It doesnt have the strong smell of lamb. Not at all.

Here's a business card from Mr Raymond.

Information:

Look Out Point Western Food

Main Restaurant: 

Lot 1, Kompleks Pelancongan, Menara Tinjau,

Jalan Ampang, Hulu Langat,

68000 Ampang, Selangor. [Ampang Look Out Point]

[GPS coordinate: 3.129546,101.79481]

Branch Restaurant: 

No 1, Jalan Temenggung 19/9,

Bandar Mahkota Cheras,

43200 Cheras, Selangor

[GPS coordinate: 3.053932,101.788985]

Jalan Multimedia 7/AH,

Citipark, I-City, 

40000 Shah Alam, Selangor. [next to Gasoline Cafe]

[GPS coordinate: 3.065996,101.484489]

Review: The ambiance was dark just like the whole iCITY. The food is good. I'll be back for more~ But was a little disappointed with the speedy service. Anyway, since it was the first day of opening, so it will improve for sure. Besides, I am disappointed with the website provided on the business card. Since it was created, it had been abandoned with no updates.

Rachel Says: GOOD FOOD. will be back for more.