G.H.O.S.T eats with Right Hand & boasts about Life

New JV between Benz and Naza

2009-11-14T01:39:00.003+08:00

Just spotted a new secret project between Germany and Malaysia. Probably influenced by 1Malaysia. Presenting Naza Silk!!!!

Yi Garden Cafe, Lorong Selamat, Penang.

2009-11-05T22:13:00.004+08:00

Still about Penang, before HRC !#@$%^&*(()))_I*&%^$#@ party, we had our 1st round of dinner.

Walau, this wantanmee really out of this world. A little different from KL but not too different(at least no tomato sauce!!!). The dumpling consisted of pork and prawn. KL mostly pork unless you specifically wanted prawn. The noodle was tender and the gravy was creamy(well, that thickish gravy) and came with pork fat!!! In fact I rate this higher than that CKT.

Even this fried oyster is nicer than this 1!!!

Location, same row as Kafe Heng Huat. From Kafe Heng Huat(on your right), walk for 100 meters and Yi Garden Cafe will be on your right.

Kafe Heng Huat, Lorong Selamat, Penang.

2009-11-05T00:15:00.009+08:00

So, I was in Penang over the weekend. And of course I was savouring all the local street food (who in the right mind would wants to have hotel food!!).

Ok, I was dying from dehydration and was saved by this Ice Kachang. Well, I had better 1.

I always like finger food. Knowing that my angels ordered Lobak for me. I particularly like the golden brown color 1.

Ok, this was the main reason I was there, fried vermicelli or Char kway teow. The prawns were big. Its tasted better than most Char kway teow in KL, is above average, cost MYR6.50/plate and guess what, that was it. I can't see the reason for the 1 hour ++ waiting time (ok, I waited 30 mins) and no take away on weekend. Maybe just me.

This assam laksa was nice although I prefer the 1 in Malacca. The fish was chunky (Malacca was minced) and not too sour. Very tempting despite I am not a big fan of assam laksa.

typical fried oyster

Location: Ok guys, I only know is at Lorong Selamat, Penang and the GPS is N 05 25.015', E 100 19.486'.

Bubba Gump. Shrimp Company, Sunway Pyramid.

2009-10-25T10:56:00.014+08:00

I have been to this place twice in Sunway Pyramid. This place is based on the movie '"Forrest Gump". Damn, these guys are good at making money.

As this is a movie-based restaurant, everything here is like the movie, (I think, I have not watch the movie, don't laugh).

This place has a cute signage, like the 1 above. Stop Forrest Stop means paging for waiter. Run Forrest Run means the other way round. So, don't be so "sua ku" next time, ya.

As the name suggest, we had shrimps, or prawns in Malaysia. Just the right size, about the size of a 50c coin. The bucket is for you to put the shelf.

Spaghetti, probably my favourite Italian food.

salad

Cheesy rice, not the official name but is nice. I never knew grain is part of American's diet.

AHHHHHH, This is my favourite, Americano ice-cream cake. Cream on top and ice-cream at the bottom. The best part is you don't feel too bloated after it. At least I don't.

More info here.

Located here.

Wish me luck

2009-10-20T20:11:00.001+08:00

Chinese Cuisine at Restaurant Wong Poh, Aman Suria, PJ

2009-10-17T18:53:00.010+08:00

Alright, after a long break, I am back. Hope you all still remember me. To celebrate Deepavali and my friend is back from Singapore, we head to this Chinese restaurant in Aman Suria.

The 1st dish is deep fried squids. Pretty normal but the sweet and hot chili sauce is tempting. But some1 asking for Maggi sauce. *fainted*.

This is 1 fierce looking fish. Initially is not too bad, but at the end when the sauce drys up, not a nice thing to eat.

This is my favourite. Pork's knuckle with gravy. Not too fat and tender. Very smooth although some parts area little hard. Very chewy and perfect with rice. Love the gravy!!

Potato leaves fried with garlic. Simple and nice, my way. Very soft and sweet.

This is the signature dish here. "Nai Yaw" crab. Butter crab or is it cheese crab. I am not a big fan of crab, the effort is just too much. But the gravy is thick, aromatic, mouth-watering and not too heavy. Perfect.

Sweet and sour crab. Love the gravy more than crab. I am too lazy to deshell it.

Overall I am satisfied here. One thing I noted is the gravy is always on the low side. MYR283 for 6, about MYR 48 each.

Contact;
Restaurant Wong Poh
36 & 38, Jalan BM 1/2,
Bukit Mayang Mas, 47301
PJ Malaysia
012-364 7010
012-371 8682
03-7803 3527

Although is says Bukit Mayang Mas, Aman Suria is a better landmark. Near to Kayu Nasi Kandar Aman Suria (GPS : N3 07.302 E101 35.708)

Once upon a time

2009-10-11T19:59:00.002+08:00

despite so many years and so many unpleasant incident, I still miss u, thanks for the memories. glad you are doin well in your career. yes, i do get news about you on and off.

Fish Thai Farm Restaurant, Hulu Langat

2009-09-24T20:44:00.010+08:00

This place is highly recommended by some of my friends who had been there before. Is it that good? Let's find out. First, the restaurant is in the middle of a jungle and the access road is so horrible I can feel Shadow is cursing me. Second, the parking is really a nightmare, another curse by Shadow. Third, the place is so packed that I feel like going back if not for the great companion. Reminds me of this.

The kitchen at the entrance of the restaurant. Professionally dressed chefs.

Usual suspects. Waiting to be seated, the restaurant is very packed. Probably like the little pink mini bus we used to have.

Snails, grilled, simple and the right size

Telapia Steam Limau Thai Style, love the sauce. No mud smell despite being rear in a pond. Just nice. But while we were waiting to be seated, we caught some fish and very obvious the fish is not fit. You know when you catch a fish, it will fight for survival but the one here seems happy to die! Probably, they already know their fate on the dining table and don't bother fighting.

BBQ lamb and grilled fish. The lamb probably the best dish and the only reason that makes me regret if I went back initially. The fish is acceptable nice albeit a little salty.

Tomyam is cold and crabs are, well, taste like normal crabs.

The bill is MYR 601++ for 13 of us and each is MYR 46++. Maybe not my cup of tea or I prefer more urbanized place.

Contact;

KM4, Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat, Ampang

68000 Selangor

HP019-260 6493
HP012-363 4991

GPS: N 03 09.621 E101 45.260

And yes, they run of of chicken as well.

Chatterbox, 1 Utama, PJ.

2009-09-22T20:39:00.007+08:00

After watching Egg's Manipulation, we went for a talk cock session at Chatterbox. I would say is another HK-style-wannabe cafe. Not too crowded or noisy and NON - HALAL.

I had Simut Nai Cha (aka stocking milk tea) and I must say Old Town is nicer although smaller serving. About the same price, MYR 3.90++.

This Pork Chop Rice smells pretty nice and I particularly like the egg yolk untouched. The cafe is pretty much the same as other HK-style cafe in town (aka high class kopitiam).

Contact;

LG338, Lower Ground,
1 Utama Shopping Centre,
Lebuh Bandar Utama,
Bandar Utama, 47800 PJ
603-7710 8833

Hotpot at Baby Shark, Summit, Subang Jaya.

2009-09-08T21:14:00.009+08:00

I had hotpot at this cozy little corner in Summit, Subang. This restaurant just open for business not too long ago.

The environment is pretty much like fastfood restaurant and can be a little stuffy when crowded, I believe.

Probably the name is Baby Shark, most food on the menu is seafood-based and some fried-stuff (if available, we ordered a few choices of fried-stuff but half of it is not available). You can choose to have clear-soup (is called Tommy) together with spicy (Tom Yam). Nothing to shout about the food but the soup is really heavy with MSG.

Good place to hang out with friends (if not too crowded). Each person costs MYR 17.20 but I had better hotpot before. Halal.

Contact:

Ow Yeong
016-370 6666
S2.65 (2nd Flr), The Summit,
Persiaran Kewajipan USJ 1
47600 UEP Subang Jaya.

Shanghai Mooncake, Kluang, Johore

2009-09-06T18:52:00.006+08:00

I had a chance to taste this not-your-conventional-mooncake last week when my intern bought it from her hometown in Kluang. I was told this shop only opens during the 8th month in Chinese calender (mean is somewhere around September in Western calender) just for the mooncake festival. Thus, this is why the mooncake is so precious.

From outside, its looks like some Chinese wedding cake and not that appealing. But once you have a bite, the skin is soft and crispy. Felt like covered with a layer of vanilla icing. Normally people prefer to have thin skin but I assure you, in this case, you wish the whole mooncake is the skin!!. It's that NICE.

Inside is typical mooncake's ingredients but not too sweet and the salted egg yolk tasted mild as well. Guess is traditional dessert made for the modern society(health conscious).

I am sure I will not be able to get it anytime soon but if anyone from Kluang is nice enough to pack a box for me, I will be in Seventh Heaven. I did not ask for the price since is a gift but I, for sure, will pay a premium for it over the "traditional" mooncake.

Contact:
91, Ground Floor,
Jalan Lim Swee Sim,
Kluang Baru,
86000 Kluang
Johore
Ph: 6017-776 2356

BBQ Chicken, Jaya One, PJ.

2009-08-21T21:49:00.010+08:00

One fine Friday's night, when most people are clubbing or dating, 2 lost souls decided to kill the boredom by having some snacks. Wanted to go Wendy's but closed. We were so sad coz suddenly craving for some real juicy burgers. I mean REAL burgers!!

So we headed to BBQ Chicken, Jaya One, PJ. The burger is of normal Malaysian standard. The patty is a little bland, not moist and overcooked. Sigh, I miss my bowl-size burger in OZ.

This is, well, kids' meal of 4 sausages, some chips and corns. Pathetic, ain't it?

Obviously, we failed in our quest for REAL burger. I live in a land where simple things seem complicated.

Contact;

BBQ Chicken
Blk M, Level G, Unit 12, Phase 1
Jaya One
No. 72A Jalan Universiti
46200 Petaling Jaya
+603-79548722
jo.slgr@bbq-chicken.com.my

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De Maw, Cheras, KL.

2009-08-15T22:23:00.018+08:00

I had plan this dinner for 2 fooking weeks with my driving buddies. According to my mechanic, the food is very good and they serve you as they wish. Damn, I feel like VIP.

The nut is quite nice, soft and a little salty.

Standard shark fins soup. Did not realise is so nice with extra dose of vinegar.

Crispy duck. Is seriously nice with sour sauce. The skin is crispy and the meat is moist and tender.

This is my personal favourite. Assam snapper. The sauce is extremely indulging and the fish is fresh and no muddy smell. Guess is wild fish. Love it.

So fiber with salted egg to balance up all the calories.

This is the main reason why 15 of us went here. The big head prawn. The gravy is very tantalizing and the prawn is up to 1 foot long. Not the freshest dish of the day but still very good despite some bitterness probably due to burnt.

Closer look. I believe is kinda hard to get prawns of this size.

Pork with sesame seeds. With so many good food around made this dish a little bland.

This is my second personal favorite. Kung Po frog. As usual, gravy is very sweet and nice and of mid-thickness. The size of the frog is pretty big I reckon. Luckily they did not serve the head.

All these food made me realised gravy/sauce is very important in preparing chinese cuisine. In fact, I believe is more important than the main ingredient itself. So many ingredients are used in preparing the sauce made me wonder sky is the limit for these chefs' taste buds.

All for MYR 693.XX which works out to about MYR 46 each. Well spent. (Next week have to eat bread, I reckon). Parking is a nightmare here. Suggest you park at Wisma PGRM and pay MYR 3.00. Eating time is approximately 2.5 hours (they will "inform" you about it) and waiting time is 1 hour. Sound like buffet huh.

Contact;
Restoran De Maw 地茂馆中华料理
No.18, Jalan Pudu Ulu,
off 3rd Mile Jalan Cheras,
56100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:03 – 9285 7833
GPS: N 03 07.297'
E101 43.759'

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2009-08-06T20:01:00.002+08:00

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Project REAL Coffee. Old Town- Extra "kao" White Coffee-Cold

2009-07-26T21:43:00.004+08:00

Name of Cafe: Old Town
Name of Coffee: Extra "kao" White Coffee-Cold
Where to find: www.oldtown.com.my (note: the site is under attack)
Comment: Bitter. Maybe is "kao". better than Starbucks and at least have coffee taste. Not fragrant. Probably I ordered the iced coffee. But service is very bad. Maybe the staff really "Take your time". MYR 3.80++(iirc).

Fragrance: 2/10

Taste: 5/10

Presentation: 5/10

Price: 5/10

Total: 3.8/10

Project REAL Coffee.

2009-07-21T22:02:00.005+08:00

Hi all,

I am a coffee lover. Not a real hardcore but I love coffee, among others. I have always searching for a real nice cuppa of coffee. Coffee brews by barrister who knows what he/she is doing and not those for yuppies/lifestyle.

But due to my laziness, I just never start this project. I only emphasize on the coffee, not the cafe, environment, lifestyle, etc. Car is meant to be driven. Food is meant to be eaten. Anyway, to cut it short, I now announce Project finding REAL Coffee officially start NOW.

My criteria is simple;

1. Fragrance (40%)
Coffee got to smell good. Very aromatic. The moment the smell hits your nose, you will fall in love;

2. Taste (40%)
What is the point of a cup of aromatic coffee if its tastes like diluted tea?;

3. Presentation (15%)
Face it, if something is too ugly, you won't want to put it near you, let alone drink it; and

4. Price (5%)
Not a very important factor.

Recognition is as below;

Name of Cafe:
Name of Coffee:
Where to find:
Comment:

I started with this.

Name of Cafe: Starbucks
Name of Coffee: Americano
Where to find: http://starbucks.com.my/en-US/
Comment: Way below my expectation. The color does not look very inducing. Very diluted. Added 10g of sugar and 1 pack of Equal( equivalent of 2 teaspoons of sugar). Slight taste of coffee. Not fragrant at all. MYR 8.50++

Fragrance: 2/10

Taste: 3/10

Presentation: 2/10

Price: 2/10

Total:2.4/10

Pusat Memancing Ikan Broga

2009-07-19T13:37:00.014+08:00

After the climb at Broga Hill, I had an equally disaster seafood lunch.

spotted the deceased

First, unless you are driving a 4WD or SUV or you don't give a damn about your car, don't bother going. And it is 2 ways street for road the size or motorlane.

Second, we ordered 4 types of fish and I am still trying to figure out the difference between them, ok lah, I am a bit slow.

The herbs chicken, eatable.

duck, slightly better than the chicken

probably the best among.........

All for MYR 110.

GPS Location
N 02 55.827
E101 55.737

Sorry Shadow, for the nightmare trip.

Kheng Hiong Yuan, Summit, Subang Jaya.

2009-06-28T01:54:00.005+08:00

Ok, a short entry. I had lunch at this little cozy cafe called Kheng Hiong Yuan at Ground Floor, Summit, Subang Jaya. This cafe is quite near to Subway.

I was attracted by their set lunch of Herbal Chicken Soup + rice and with out MSG at only MYR 5.90.

I like they garnish it with parsley, goes perfect with the soup. The taste is heavy with herbs and very fragrant. Taste a little like bak kut teh. .The soup comes with a drumstick and I felt thirsty after that. Well, can't ask too much for MYR 5.90, right. And I don't think you need GPS coordinate for the location.

Ocen Seafood Restaurant at Tanjung Sepat, Selangor

2009-06-20T22:52:00.016+08:00

Ok, this is an old entry of my quest for good and cheap food.

A few of us took the pain to drive 2 hours (including some mishap) to this place, Ocen Seafood Restaurant at Tanjung Sepat, Selangor.

Seafood next to the sea

This fried squid is crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside. Slightly above par.

Prawn cooked with rice wine, not very inducing, probably not my cup of tea. But I like prawns of this size. Not to big nor small, sweet and mild taste of wine.

This is Taufoo Kang. It is like shark fin soup minus the fin. The texture is like diluted gravy, very nice. The ingredients mainly are bean curb, eggs, flour (for the gravy-like texture), meat, etc. Why still eat shark fin soup?

The oyster (ochien). The main reason we endured such torturous journey, wakakakaka. Nice? Let's just say, even if we order a few plates more, I guarantee there will be no leftover.

Lemon chicken. Luckily the taste is not as lemon as the name. Nothing special.

The crabs. Seriously, I am not a very big fan of crabs coz eating it is a very complicated process, unless someone is willing to peel for me. But this crab is nice coz the shell is soft (ain't softshell crabs). Easier to enjoy it.

Nam yee pai kuat. Nice but I had nicer 1 before. A little boney.

The fish, honestly, it tasted better than it looked.

For the contact, I was too hungry to ask for a name card and most of us don't know how to go there. If not for our Tanjung Sepat's resident, we won't be enjoying this feast. If you know the address, please let me know at jasoncwtan@gmail.com. Each person costs less than MYR 40 and around 12 of us and the whole journey took about 5 hours but I am more than happy to do it again.

Nougat

2009-06-16T23:12:00.002+08:00

Sorry, very busy recently. Anyway, hope you enjoy the following.

Hong Kong Food at Restaurant Causeway Bay.

2009-06-07T18:59:00.005+08:00

I have been to this restaurant a few times but this is my first time I blog about it. I went again last weekend and had some funny experience.

I ordered the XO sauce seafood fried rice plus egg. Decent amout of ingredient of prawns, crab sticks, eggs, etc for MYR19++. Egg was MYR2, and I had to reorder 2 times. Taste-wise was a bit spicy but kinda salty. Did not have the "inducement" smell. Probably some garlice can help.

We had Lemonade and Ice Tea. The Lemonade was really nice. Just the right sourness, MYR5.00 and teas was MYR4.00. The bill was MYR33++.

I was in Hong Kong for quite sometime a few years ago and this restaurant is like those "Cha Chan Teng" aka kopitiam in Malaysia. These foods are road food by HK standard but sell at a premium in Malaysia.

Now for the funny experience. When I asked for a business card (which I normally do for the contact), the waiter asked me why do I need it? I asked "Why do you have business card in the first place?"

The contact(please appreciate it, I got it very hard),

Restaurant Causeway Bay

Ground Floor, Plaza Low Yat,

Jalan Bukit Bintang, KL

03-2141 0881

Meat Pau at Hai Yew Heng, Tanjung Sepat.

2009-05-30T20:44:00.014+08:00

While on our way to Tanjung Sepat, we detoured to this famous Pau shop in Tanjung Sepat for some quickie before the main course (which will be blog later).

feel like a virgin

I tell you, the Pau is so nice that we have to fight for it. (coz only left 5 to be shared among 12 starving adults). The Pau is fragant and soft. Skin is thin and just the right size, no dripping around. The pork is minced and a little spicy. Just mouth watering.

how can you resist something like this?

The shop is located at some shop lot in a village. Kinda hard to find. Why all the nice food are so difficult to reach?

lots and lots of dough

the kitchen

Price is RM2/piece. You can have it hot for dine (eat by the roadside) or frozen for take away.

Contact;

Lee Chin Teck

019-643 6043

405, Jalan Pasar,

42800 Tanjung Sepat

Selangor

Prawn Noodles at Restoran Unlimited, SS14, Subang.

2009-05-23T10:22:00.004+08:00

After reading the recommendation from The Star, I headed to try this Prawn Mee with my family 1 fine morning. I ordered all-in-big prawn noodle (so sad they have no more spare ribs) including the intestine. Although the boss claimed is smelless, I still tasted some bitterness. At MYR 5.50 (MYR5.00 for small), the price is pretty standard

remember the stall

For MYR 5.50, you have 1 hard-boiled egg cut into 4, generous amount of intestine and slices of pork. The taste is pretty standard for prawn noodle and the soup is quite "kick". Not bad for MYR 5.50.

The place is very easy to find. From Sunway Pyramid on your left, go towards the roundabout and turn 12'o clock. Immediately after that, turn left and right into the smaller road (where all the BKT shops are). Go straight till the middle of the road and Unlimited is on your left. Enjoy..

Sushi King

2009-05-21T19:27:00.004+08:00

Was craving for some snack and we went to Sushi King in Serdang. We ordered a few side dishes besides the main course.

this is actually dressed-up hard boiled egg

My friend had Unagi set. The set came with 4 pieces of Unagi with rice and 1 bowl of Miso soup.

I had the curry pancake. It is rice blended together with egg with some curry sauce on it. The rice is a sticky like the Japanese rice (or they over-add water).

Is it me or is it so difficult to find decent ethnic food in KL? Without looking at the signboard, I thought I was having dim sum. All for MYR 49.20.

The Loaf, Pavilion, KL

2009-05-15T20:41:00.010+08:00

Had a teabreak with a friend of mine at pavilion a few hours ago. We went to The Loaf, Pavilion, KL since she suggested it.

We ordered 2 ice latte and 1 luxurious chocolate and 1 blue berry. The drinls tasted like ice chocolate. Probably you can make your own at home with a mixture of milo and cocoa. Rich in cocoa taste, nevertheless. The luxurious chocolate is nice. Not to heavy or creamy. Will taste better if chill. The blue berry is a mixture of sweet and sour. In this case, it's blue berry on top and cream at the bottom. Nice.

The ice latte is MYR12.20 for 2 and cake is MYR 2.90 for 1.

They serve is a cute box, very nice. Good place to catch up with friends.

mission accomplished

Contact;

Lot 3.13.00 & 4.12.02,

Level 3 & 4, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur,

168, Jalan Bukit Bintang,

55100 KL

603-2145 3036