De Chiang Mai @ Sungai Buloh

its Friday lunch
we have planned to go look for this famous Thai restaurant for quite a long time
then...was thinking to have it on thursday
but we were not free...went to the book fair

Mom started to complain'everyday also go out...big business how? no need come home d lor?' parents...

Anyway...I asked mom where is the restaurant before...
but didnt tell her that we r going to eat.. LOL
or else...she would have chop me into pieces

the restaurant is somewhere nearby the leprosy centre@ Sungai Buloh so...i refuel my car and began the searching journey along with huiying alice and fishball

let the pics talk then...

The entrance gate
Why umbrella???

Thai Palace like building
They even have their own TNB substation

The Restaurant's name - De Chiang Mai

2 weirdos at the reception...LOL
I wanted Thai feel..They give me chicken style pulak... =.=

From the courtyard looking to the main entrance
like fantasy land...really really really nice ambience...
and fresh air...
they plant all the veggies and spices that they cook~!

Entrance to the Reataurant's Hall
They are able to handle wedding dinners or functions for >50 tables ^^

The Interiors is full of Thai Style Wood Carvings
Extensively elaborated ones.. ^^

Makan time ^^
it was already 2pm...hungry like hell~!

Thai Rojak rm10 (S)
A delightful appetizer...
Slightly spiced and sprinkled with barbequed sotong chunks & peanuts

Mixed Thai Tom Yum rm30 (M)
available in chicken/prawn...heavily spiced
and very very very exotic

Squid w/ Ginger & Chilli rm10 (S)
From the description... it sounded scary
but its scrambled into the perfection of the onion's sweetness
Added with few dried chillies chunks and very aromatic
surprisingly...its not as spicy as what we thought I would be

Chicken in Fragrant Leaves rm2.50 per piece
Their homemade specialties
not spicy at all...tasted a bit like satay with fragrant leaves
was expecting whole piece of chicken
they use minced chicken...not bad though

Thai Style Mango Salad rm10 (S)
Thought it will be refreshing...
ended up one of the hot dish...almost as spicy as the Tom Yum
personally...I dont like it

balik time...so romantic~!
Though it was raining...we can still feel the spicyness of the Tom Yum
through our swollen lips

The bill checked rm110+
along with 2 coconuts and rice x 6
they steam the rice in their mini steel bowls..
Instead of cooking them in the rice cooker
I think they can improve it by adding in a small piece of fragrant leaf
to improve the aroma..b'coz it has nothing different if u just have a look at it
...................................................................

We headed the Curve after that
do some light shopping...ended up..
I spent almost rm100

and I find this cool...


Have a nice day~!

p.s. : i have noticed that there has been post reads in this blog entry. I blogged this in 2008, and I have been getting not-so-positive remarks from my friends who visited the restaurant recent years. Friendly reminder :)

Happy food-hunting :)

Alice in the Kopitiam

Alice...
my cousin + classmate for 3 yrs + close friend

her bday was 19th May
though..she was still in MMU Malacca
so..either an earlier celebration or a belated bday
yet, she wasnt free until yesterday with her exams and holidays
went to Perhentian..sibeh jealous~!

anyway..i ordered a bag online ..thx Mich
and was thinking to buy a cake, or not
coz quite dull with Secret Recipe ady...

anyway...went to The Curve and bought this cute lil cupcakes
from Cupcake Chic...at least it looks nice
havent eat any of them before today

met up this afternoon and went to the Popular Book Fair
of coz..spent like hell lar...pics up soon

agreed to meet up at night again to chitchat blow spit out cakap crap cock
it has been 1/2 yr since we last came out and lepak around together
of coz..i insisted lar...
naboh..wher got celebration?

ended up at Station One Kopitiam@ Menjalara
nearby Desa ParkCity
after fetching FishBall <- he literally walked to my home, huiying, choonwai
and of coz...main character lor~!
wakaka

after that...
let the pics tell everything then...


Stage 1 - settle down & order drinks
some light snacks n drinks...
Strawberry Milk Shake, Strawberry Apple Orange Juice, Hot Choc, Jasmine Tea, Fries



Stage 2 - lights out, candles and blow~!
decided to have Cupcakes...something new among us...
clockwise :- Persian Love, Citrus Scent, Chocoffee, Oreo, Envy, Choc



Stage 3 - Candles & wishes x 6
since we have 6 cupcakes...blow six times lor...wakaka
but only 1 wish lar...



Stage 4 - Present Time~!



Stage 5 - Cupcake Memories + camwhoreS



Final Take
left to right :- choonwai, huiying, tesstotoro, alice, fishball

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OOOH~!!

p.s.
Met Kaiyi @ Station One Kopitiam..didnt notice her at first...
she came and talked to us...studying Art in Dasein...
lost contact with her for quite a long time
its cool to meet u again~!

INTERIORS MALAYSIA 2008 round 1

an annual event of the Malaysian Interior Landscape Businesses and they made it an international event this year where members from the IFI, APSDA etc are all invited and whole lot of events going on.

besides the exhibition of products itself, the Youth Talent Competition is a new one this year, instead of young talent exhibition back in 2007 Matrade INTERIORS

thus, here i am
with a 0.5 mp camera on my almost dying phone...


Eng and FishBall helping the board trimming task

the organiser, particularly the Young Talents Jugde Panels have made a clear requirement of the displayed boards where most colleges' submissions are in 1 pc of A0 size presentation board.
because they give us 4ftx 8ft panel per participants and do not allow the roll print presentation boards because its hard to read (according to the organiser)

when we reach there, a lot of college reresentatives are trimming cutting chopping barbering shaving slicing their boards into tiny tiny tiny pieces
some even went printing AGAIN

it was almost 3pm tht time, and me eng fishball baizura were waiting for big boss
diana n redzwan


main con nailing the boards & the 'resume'

of coz, they bring extra gadgets and our 'resume'
*laugh*
some did do a resume back to their PMR results...
wakaka...if u were there...you would know what im talking about

:/ :.) :? :0 :p :k :t :e

after everything was settled done finish end
already 7 lar
sibeh hungry man~!
didnt take my lunch

drive rush fly speed sprint home

and ended up here...


their cozy counter


romantic ambience


old timer table cloth...feels nice


Bruschetta w/ beef pepperoni & Mozarella Cheese rm6


Spaghetti Vongole (Spicy Garlic Sauce Spaghetti w/ clam) rm 14.30
a surprise for me coz i was picking either the Olio or the Vongole...end up okay
not too oily, not too spicy...its just tht i dont like clams <-- they serve lala

the ambience was nice...cozy but not too classy
it feels really comfortable to tuck yourself in there and makan
they serve Perrier and their pizza looks nice...

will come again but not that soon though...
coz the ambience feels nicer than the foods...

p.s after i eat...i know how to cook ady lor~

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Melted like butter...Masaharu + Yutaka

i was enjoying my holidays la
of coz...drama is the thing that i will ptobably tuck myself in

jus done watchin Garireo
starring Fukuyama Masaharu + Shibasaki Kou



the Drama poster of Masaharu & Kou



thats what i call melting
he plays as a genius physicist in a university
and solves all these unknown criminal cases
and girls...he looks more than fascinating & fabulous in the Lab suit
the charming kinda nerdy
get what i mean?



talk about Fukuyama Masaharu a bit
when i was in secondary...somewhere 13 or 14 yrs old
we always watch all these Japanese Drama...
where Long Vacation by Takuya Kimura started the heat
and follow up with Beach Boys, GTO, With Love etc...

Masaharu was one of the pioneer that invaded
but he doesnt appear as strong as Takuya Kimura or Takenouchi Yutaka did
so..i havent watch any of his dramas before this

until 2 weeks ago
while i was reading the newspaper and noticed this new drama
nowadays...Kimura and the pioneer group dont really make dramas
they prefer movies
thats how i encounter the melting butter in me AGAIN~

Masaharu started as a singer...wrote a lot of songs
he writes, sings & produces
and peeps...he has a tempting voice...
has this funky-ness of Robbie Williams & more mature than Shayne Ward
and he is really really talented



this is the drama tht im currently watchin
Kazoku
Starring Takenouchi Yutaka

talks about this workaholic realised that he should spend more time with his kids
and learning how to get along with his kid
without his wife <-- because she demanded a divorce
then he met this old man in his son's kindergarten

and the old man teaches him how to communicate with his boy



wish your dad was this handsome?
my dad is handsome too...

Waterfront @ Desa Parkcity

as you ppl know...i stay @ Kepong
which is approx 10 mins from Desa Parkcity
the recently developed residential estate in Kepong
(that sells bungalows for 1 mil+ @ Kepong)
a bit crap i feel...coz my area still have some squatters around

;/

anyway
went there today with MeiShin & FishBall
since we r all on holidays
and i cant stand watchin Sweeney Todd for the N time
scare will get fed up with Johnny Depp which i dun wan
wakaka...

back to the story.

10.30 -> woke up & text message them to gather for lunch
told them that i'll go fetch around 12.30
1.00 -> done fetching everybody & reach Waterfront
1.15 -> settled @ the Rakuzen Jap Restaurant



i grabbed this pic from the internet because i didnt bring my camera



the interiors, an isolated space intended for 8-10 pax, with cross cut bamboos



once u have settled down, they serve you their Hot/Cold Green Tea + Hot Towels



MeiShin came here before and she say this spot is kinda splendid for a student
though...just once in a while we think would be okay
but it ended up quite a good deal..for me

they do have Set Lunch in the Menu
i ordered this Nigiri Sushi Set (Seafood Sushi Set) inclusive of 8 sushis + 1 chawan mushi + miso soup + cut fruits for rm30

MeiShin ordered ala carte and this Soft Shell Crab California Roll...<-- rm8 per roll
Quite nice u know?

FishBall took a Udon Set..from the menu it shows the Udon + Chawanmushi + Salmon Sashimi..mana tau...end up there are rice underneath the Sashimi...he eat until he almost bloated...and it costs rm32 nia...wad a great deal~!
and there are scallops in the Udon~!!



sibeh cam whore de FishBall...i didnt bring camera oso wanna take pics..beh tahan~!

after we ate...lepak @ the MaxValu Jusco there, and bought spaghetti...
coz feel like eating it tmr...then lepak to the lake in front (which is under construction of dancing lakewater feature) to the playground nearby

undoubt..the bungalows there is bloodily fascinating...totally different from the outside world...not even the Bandar Sri Damansara has anything similar
and they have a lot of plants all over the area



desserts @ New Zealand Naturals
Top - Choco'Lite Ice Cream + Oreo Ice Cream + Classic Topping
Left - White Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream + Boysenberry Dream Ice Cream
Bottom - Berries Sorbet + Lemon & Lime Sorbet

MeiShin was craving for ice creams @ NZN, so we decided to grab some since we are already there and each of us take a regular serving (2 Scopes) and try out each others'

then...balik lar of coz...wad else? duh~~

now i present to u
++..the greatest rice dumpling in the universe..++



the dumpling season is around the corner...
we begged mom sooooo hard and she agreed and made only a few
stupid fishball foraged a few from my hse
(mom gave him when he came to my hse and borrow my books today)
lucky ass la him...

anyway..these are not for sale and peeps who have eaten any of them
will never ever have any fond to the dumplings on the market
i assure u this...

new born baby

cousin sister has given birth to a baby...
went to Klang to pay her a visit
a baby girl..

laptop sent to repair..catastrophic

my laptop was sent to repair last Friday
some casing problem occurred and the flip LCD screen feels so fragile
i am so scared tht it might break into 2 'touchwood'

but then...the technicians there cannot make it done by Friday evening
so...have to go again today to pick it up

the weekend without computer was terrible..
as if im going to die~arggghhh~~~!!!!

;/

luckily its under warranty (24 months global)
if not...i would need to spend rm600 to change the casings
have to start to pamper my lappie now...
momma loves u..okay?

;/

the customer service centre is @ Plaza Imbi
which is at the opposite street of Berjaya Times Sq

so...drove there with Mr. Fish ball and Ms Shin Shin
secondary sch friends till now...love you guys~

;/

accidents do happen...
hey!!! i dont mean tht kinda accidents okay?

;/

overspent on things
okay?

let the picture tells...




the harley davidson'book' is Father's Day Present for dad
but mom's havent arrive yet...
so...have to hide it until the bags arrives...celebrate Parents Day instead




my holiday rewards...
fantasy novels...
by Zita Law..the Diamond Candy..want her whole collection - ing
by Giddens...Kill er series of novels...bought a few previously



Designer Concept - Malaysian Interior Design Mag
Home Decor - Singaporean Interior Design Mag (free gift attached)



Japanese Drama Box Sets
Kazoku 家族 - by Takenouchi Yutaka 竹野内豊
Garireo ガリレオ - by Fukuyama Masaharu 福山雅治
Taiyou no Kiketsu 太陽の季節 - by Hideaki Takizawa 滝沢秀明



then...went to watch Iron Man @ IMAX (but not 3D)
the ticket so cheap nia...rm7.00 per adult
probably because today is Wednesday

didnt expect much since all the superheroes movies went lame recently
later there's this Hulk coming up...

;/

apart from that...i dont read any Marvel Comics when i was kid
not even now...
so...have Zero idea of what is Iron Man all about

anticipating Indiana Jones though...Harrison Ford did great in Firewall

;/

back to this Iron Man...
at first...
Robert Downey Jr. doesnt appear nice for me...
when he got blasted away by his own bomb

but then..i like the part where he focus on his machine works
it feels the same way as Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd

not as handsome and perfect as Orlando Bloom / Leonardo DiCaprio
but it their charisma that attracts...and i prefer that 1...

;/

though i dont like physics...the machines look fabulous
these guys are so good in 3D...i wonder is the Iron Man suit mere 3D?
coz its so cool with Red and Gold...

and when Tony Stark is fixing himself upon the suit..
the 3D is simply awesome...but the storyline got overpowered..
yet..its still nice...

;/

Robert Downey Jr. is not as young as Bloom or DiCaprio
but he does has this charisma...which i prefer compared to the two above

Classic is not always bad
sometimes...they are precious~
like this particular bottle of Coke...i got from my Grandpa
dont see this packing that often recently
and i hate canned Coke