Makan-makan: Kopi Pork Ribs @ Pandan Perdana

What to try: Kopi Pai Guat
Where: Seafood restaurant at Pandan Perdana
Food rating: 2.5/5

Had this kopi "pai-guat" (pork ribs) for yesterday dinner. It tasted abit of coffee flavour and a little sweet. If you want to try this, head to this corner seafood restaurant opposite Restoran Talipon at Pandan Perdana. You can see this restaurant as you come along Middle Ring Road II (MRR2). It's near the Econsave building.

Makan-makan: Korean food @ Ampang Point

Location: Korean restaurant @ "little Korean village" opposite De Palma Hotel, Ampang Point (lots of Korean restaurants at this area)
When: Saturday's dinner
Who: M, C, N and I
Why: M&C belated wedding anniversary celebration (that's what M told me laa... :P)
Food choices: Korean BBQ and ala-carte food, loved the BBQ pork slices and bean paste soup!
Food rating: 3.5/5

M woke me from my afternoon slumber after coming back from my ex-colleagues gathering at Ichiban. Dunno why she suddenly has the "minat" to taste some Korean food...so where's the best place to try, of course the well-known "little Korean village" at Ampang Point loh.. so that's why we ended up there.

Anyway, as we had no idea which was the best, we randomly pick one restaurant. I forgot the restaurant though, but it was one of the shops opposite the One Ampang Avenue condos.

We ordered the BBQ pork, sweet and sour chicken, kimchi soup, bean paste soup and grilled fish. As usual, every Korean meal comes with the condiments. We enjoyed the BBQ pork thoroughly!!! The slice or pork was BBQ-ed right in front of us, then to eat it, you have to wrap it in the lettuce, put some bean paste and bite it...whoa...the taste is excellent! The pork was well marinated and even without the bean paste, it tasted good.

The chicken was so-so, though C seemed to enjoyed it alot :P The grilled fish was nothing to mention about. But the soups didn't let us down. Overall, we had a sumptious meal and a full tummy to show for it... :P~

Makan-makan: Ichiban @ Wisma MPL

Location: Ichiban Japanese Restaurant, Wisma MPL, Jln Raja Chulan
Who: Ex-Axis colleagues
For: Get together, ML's belated wedding celebration, FK's new baby
Food: Limited sushi variety, loved the tempura and soba noodles. Has other Malaysian food (curry, mee, fried rice etc), with ice cream and soft drinks too. Moderately priced.
My personal rating: 2/5

Last Saturday, x-Axisians had a get-together session at Ichiban restaurant. We were supposed to have a get-together months ago, but apparently the "appointed organiser" was very busy loh... anyway, we had a fun time catching up and lapping up the buffet spread.

I was surprised to see ML's bulging tummy when she walked in! OMG, that's another good news, ML gonna be a mommy this coming March. And that got us busy guessing and laying bets on the baby's sex :P Now that 3 of our gang are married with/going to have kids, parenting topic slowly creeped into our conversation. Nevertheless, I'm happy for those who are happily married and having kids... haha...happy parenting!

Oh, btw, this time I didn't take any photos of the food. Cos..ahem..I was too hungry and was busy filling up my hungry tummy :P However, do enjoy our happy faces in these photos for those who missed the gathering....and thanks to Chris who volunteered to organise this fun gathering and all who made an effort to attend it :D

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The Platters: An Amazing Christmas @ Genting

Went for The Platters Charity Show at Genting on Christmas night with family and N. The charity show & dinner was an extended show to raise funds for a computer lab for the Methodist Primary School, KL.

Superb performance from them, singing all those all too familiar songs like "The Great Pretender", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" etc. plus a special appearance by a Chinese lady who sang 2 Theresa Teng's songs and Lady Gigi who did brief performance while The Platters change costumes backstage.

Dinner was so-so though. Anyway, the show was definitely entertaining and the audience seemed contented for an amazing Christmas with the Platters.

New Year trip to Malacca

1 & 2 Jan - Highlights from my recent trip to Malacca:

1. Chicken Rice Balls - this little old corner shop near the bridge was packed! but the food was worth the wait. Only sells chicken and rice balls, not variety. But the chicken slices were really tender and juicy to the bite. Not forgetting the complimenting chillies! (*Too hungry and busy eating after the morning travelling, no pix taken)
2. Big Ship - Visited already still dunno what it's called :P anyway, it's the big ship near the Stadhuys. It's a stationary ship museum, about Malacca history. Very boring..somemore they provided a plastic bag for you to put in your shoes, as you have to take off your shoes to visit the museum! No wonder it's only RM2 for entrance fees.
3. Beca Ride - tired from the hot sun, decided to take those colourful beca rides. Not bad for a RM15 ride around the Stadhuys.
4. "Bing1 Tang2 Hu2 Lu2" - fruits like kiwi, strawberry, little plums on a stick, covered with syrup. Tied the "sa lei" (plum), it was sourish and sweet. I think I'll try strawberry next time...

5. Tried Tsing Dao beer - light taste, less gas and nice to drink too!
6. Satay celup - uncooked sticks of food, dipped into steamboat like pot filled with satay peanut gravy. The gravy was spicy! And lots more variety than your "lol-lok" stall. I think the "yau char guai" dipped in the gravy was superb, as it sucked in all the gravy :P~ (*Too hungry and busy eating after a day's walk, no pix taken)

7. Baba Laksa with Chicken - lots of santan, not too spicy, with lots of minced bunga kantan, onions, cucumbers, and parsley. (* had this in an old malacca baba & nyonya shop, has a very antique feel to it, with old photos, furnitures and everything "baba & nyonya-ish")
8. Ais Kacang Cendol with Gula Melaka - the gula melaka smells really good!

9. Overnight stay at Malacca Century Hotel - lounging near the pool in the late morning after checking out. Breezy and sunny under the shades....aaah~