p/s: This is just a stall in Midvalley and not a proper Korean restaurant. Heard my friend that when they just started, there was a Korean chef. A 5% service charge is applicable.
Kim Chi soup (RM14.90)
Sik Hye (RM3.60)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Ko Hyang
Recently I visited this place called Ko Hyang in Lower Ground, Midvalley. As the name indicates, they serve Korean food. I tried out the Kim Chi soup there. It is surprisingly very sour and not spicy. The rice drink (Sik Hye) on the other hand is too sweet. Perhaps I should try the Bibimbab instead.
p/s: This is just a stall in Midvalley and not a proper Korean restaurant. Heard my friend that when they just started, there was a Korean chef. A 5% service charge is applicable.
p/s: This is just a stall in Midvalley and not a proper Korean restaurant. Heard my friend that when they just started, there was a Korean chef. A 5% service charge is applicable.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Chiang Rai Thai Restaurant
YS recommended this Thai restaurant in Selayang several weeks ago. According to him, this shop is operated by Thai people. The food is not spicy because it is from the Northern region. The price is surprisingly cheap. We ordered green curry, tomyam soup (with crab inside) and pandan chicken. It only cost us around RM15 per pax.
Portuguese Grill
Today I would like to introduce the Portuguese Grill in Oasis Foodcourt, Midvalley. This place was introduced by Shum and the food is really nice. They have all sorts of combination for the grill and it’s just around RM7.90 each (including one rice). Not recommended for those who don’t like spicy food.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Kajang Satay @ Restoran Malaysia
A few weeks ago, the DSU gang had a gathering in Restoran Malaysia, Kajang. It was our first road trip. Originally, we planned for a hiking trip to Broga Hill, Semenyih. Unfortunately, things didn’t seem to go our way and we ended up in Kajang for dinner.
Restoran Malaysia is a Chinese restaurant, serving Kajang satay, barbeque chicken wings and “otak-otak”. It is non halal and they serve a variety of satay, such as beef, lamb and fish. I liked the fish and lamb. The “otak-otak” was nice too. Too bad I couldn’t take the chicken wings due to cough. The others commented that it was nice though.
Restoran Malaysia is a Chinese restaurant, serving Kajang satay, barbeque chicken wings and “otak-otak”. It is non halal and they serve a variety of satay, such as beef, lamb and fish. I liked the fish and lamb. The “otak-otak” was nice too. Too bad I couldn’t take the chicken wings due to cough. The others commented that it was nice though.
Din Tai Fung
Din Tai Fung is a Chinese restaurant originated from Taipei. Their specialty is the 18 folds “siew long bao”. I have always wanted to visit this restaurant after hearing many good comments from my friends.
A few weeks ago, I made my first visit to this restaurant at the Gardens. Unlike many restaurants, they have more varieties in terms of the filling for the “siew long bao”. The skin of the “siew long bao” is just nice, not too thick or thin. I don’t have to worry too much that the soup inside will be spilled. They have some combo packages and it is cheaper if you plan to order more than 1 bucket (each bucket has 6 pieces).
In addition to “siew long bao”, I also ordered drunken chicken and fried rice. The drunken chicken is so-so as the taste is not strong. The fried rice is nice and they put in a number of huge and fresh prawns. Yummy~
A few weeks ago, I made my first visit to this restaurant at the Gardens. Unlike many restaurants, they have more varieties in terms of the filling for the “siew long bao”. The skin of the “siew long bao” is just nice, not too thick or thin. I don’t have to worry too much that the soup inside will be spilled. They have some combo packages and it is cheaper if you plan to order more than 1 bucket (each bucket has 6 pieces).
In addition to “siew long bao”, I also ordered drunken chicken and fried rice. The drunken chicken is so-so as the taste is not strong. The fried rice is nice and they put in a number of huge and fresh prawns. Yummy~
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Poa Xiang Bak Kuh Teh
A few weeks ago, YS and I tried out Poa Xiang Bak Kuh Teh in Taman Berkeley, Klang. The environment of the shop is nice as they have just renovated. It is also more spacious as they are utilising 2 shop lots. Unlike other Bak Kuh Teh shops that I have visited, they have a proper menu and price list.
The taste of the Bak Kuh Teh of this shop is okay, neither too strong nor mild. However, I still prefer the one in Mo Sang Kor as the taste is slightly stronger and the food serving is faster.
Note: There is a bit of product differentiation for different shops in Bak Kuh Teh.
The taste of the Bak Kuh Teh of this shop is okay, neither too strong nor mild. However, I still prefer the one in Mo Sang Kor as the taste is slightly stronger and the food serving is faster.
Note: There is a bit of product differentiation for different shops in Bak Kuh Teh.
Claypot Chicken Rice @ Brickfields
A few weeks ago, Shum recommended this claypot chicken rice stall in Brickfields, within walking distance from KL Sentral. The stall is surprisingly neat. The rice is cooked upon ordering, a plus point. The portion is huge, the chicken is rice but the “lak cheong” is not so nice though. We ordered a separate dish of vege and it’s very salty due to an overdose of oyster sauce. The chicken rice cost RM6 per pax and RM0.50 extra for egg. Overall, I would say that we enjoyed the meal.
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Macau-HK Trip: Day 4
Weather: 14-18 Celcius
March 8 was the last day of our trip. We managed to have some nice dim sum at Tao Heung, a restaurant near our hostel. The restaurant may look a bit classy, but the price is ok. As we arrived, the restaurant was filled with people, mainly senior citizens and their family members. We ordered 6 dishes and a pot of tea, it cost around 92 HKD. The “siu long pao” is really worth the price. It’s only around RM7 for 4 pieces. It’s huge and juicy, though the skin maybe a bit thick. The “char siu pau” there was my favourite~ The size is medium (just nice), the “pau” is very soft and fine and the “char siu” is fantastic. The best I ever have in my life! After dim sum, we did some last minute shopping before departing to the ferry terminal to catch the ferry back to Macau.
Our last destination before going back to Malaysia is Venetian. Venetian is a luxury Casino and Resort. It is one of the hotels near the airport (only a few minutes ride by car). The building is very spacious. The interior design of this hotel is very grand. Its shopping area is modeled according to Venice in Italy. Sometimes you may feel that the clouds at the ceilings are moving due to optical illusion.
Venetian offer free luggage service on the same day. So, we took the hotel shuttle bas from Macau Ferry Terminal and then deposited our luggage at the hotel lobby. Please note that the hotel offer free shuttle bas between the airport and ferry terminal. The place to take these shuttle buses is different. When we deposited our luggage, we informed the staff that we will be collecting the luggage at the other end of the hotel as we will be taking the shuttle bas to airport.
Venetian is a nice hotel to hang around for shopping even though you are not interested in gambling. The area is not crowded and you can really relax yourself. There are a number of restaurants in the hotel, including McDonald’s. You can also do some last minute shopping here. In addition, they offer free shows. Be sure to check the show time when you arrive at the hotel.
p/s: Many people may not have notice, outside the hotel is a nice area to hang out as well.
Overall, my trip to Macau and Hong Kong is not too bad. It would have been great if we manage to see the giant Buddha in Lantau Island. I will keep that in my “to-go list” for my next trip to Hong Kong.
March 8 was the last day of our trip. We managed to have some nice dim sum at Tao Heung, a restaurant near our hostel. The restaurant may look a bit classy, but the price is ok. As we arrived, the restaurant was filled with people, mainly senior citizens and their family members. We ordered 6 dishes and a pot of tea, it cost around 92 HKD. The “siu long pao” is really worth the price. It’s only around RM7 for 4 pieces. It’s huge and juicy, though the skin maybe a bit thick. The “char siu pau” there was my favourite~ The size is medium (just nice), the “pau” is very soft and fine and the “char siu” is fantastic. The best I ever have in my life! After dim sum, we did some last minute shopping before departing to the ferry terminal to catch the ferry back to Macau.
Our last destination before going back to Malaysia is Venetian. Venetian is a luxury Casino and Resort. It is one of the hotels near the airport (only a few minutes ride by car). The building is very spacious. The interior design of this hotel is very grand. Its shopping area is modeled according to Venice in Italy. Sometimes you may feel that the clouds at the ceilings are moving due to optical illusion.
Venetian offer free luggage service on the same day. So, we took the hotel shuttle bas from Macau Ferry Terminal and then deposited our luggage at the hotel lobby. Please note that the hotel offer free shuttle bas between the airport and ferry terminal. The place to take these shuttle buses is different. When we deposited our luggage, we informed the staff that we will be collecting the luggage at the other end of the hotel as we will be taking the shuttle bas to airport.Venetian is a nice hotel to hang around for shopping even though you are not interested in gambling. The area is not crowded and you can really relax yourself. There are a number of restaurants in the hotel, including McDonald’s. You can also do some last minute shopping here. In addition, they offer free shows. Be sure to check the show time when you arrive at the hotel.
p/s: Many people may not have notice, outside the hotel is a nice area to hang out as well.
Overall, my trip to Macau and Hong Kong is not too bad. It would have been great if we manage to see the giant Buddha in Lantau Island. I will keep that in my “to-go list” for my next trip to Hong Kong.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Macau-HK Trip: Day 3
Weather: 15-19 Celcius
The temperature suddenly dropped. It was cold and occasionally drizzling. We took some noodles near our hostel and it was rather cheap – 10 HKD for my wanton noodle and 13 HKD for Jess’s beef noodle.
Our highlight for today is Ngong Ping 360 and Wax Museum. Ngong Ping 360 is one of the attractions in Lantau Island (it is known as “Tai Yu San” in Cantonese). Lantau Island is very different from HK Island and Kowloon. It has lots of greenies in its surroundings. The MTR from Mong Kong to Tung Chung station took around 30 minutes. Unlike the stations in Mongkok, this station is very spacious and less crowd.
Connecting to the Tung Chung station is the Citygate Outlets, a shopping complex with lots of factory outlets for brands such as Nike, Adidas and Coach. Comparatively, the price is cheaper than Malaysia but more expensive than in Taiwan.
It was a bit cloudy as we reached the bus station/ cable car terminal for Ngong Ping 360. We bought the cable car + unlimited bus ride around Lantau Island ticket at 104 HKD. The cable car ride was nice. However, it was not so nice when it was left hanging in the middle of nowhere and you can’t even see anything outside due to the mist (zero visibility).
Feeling hungry due to the cold weather, we had lunch in a Japanese restaurant in Ngong Ping Village. I ordered an Udon noodle and it was nice. But, the soup tasted like the fish head noodle soup in Malaysia. Perhaps it is due to the local influence? After lunch, we moved to the shop next door, Honeymoon/Moon Kee for dessert. The desserts were nice! My favorite would be the Zhi Ma Wu with Tau Fu Fa.
Not many buses were operating. So, we took a bus down to Tai O and then from Tai O to Tung Chung. The waiting was very long and we had no idea when the bus will be coming. After a long wait, finally the bus arrived. There were 5 small seats per row and there were lots of passengers. We could barely move our bodies. The journey to Tai O was not too long. However, the journey from Tai O to Tung Chung was a very long one. The three of us fell asleep along the way and a lot of passengers came onboard along the way. These people were juggle trekking and they were all senior citizens. We also saw some village houses, something very different from HK Island and Kowloon.
Citygate Outlets was very crowded as we arrived. Compared to Taiwan, things here were not cheap. However, it is still cheaper than in Malaysia. We visited several shops before departing to Taste, a supermarket in the shopping complex.
There were many imported goods in Taste. I was very excited with the selections of seafood from Japan. The vegetarian abalone (free sample) was nice, though PJ finds it a bit salty. The fruits, e.g. the blue berry were cheap too (if I remember correctly, around RM5 for a small box). We bought some food from Taste as our dinner. Jess’s Durian dessert (take away from Honeymoon/Moon Kee) was delicious~ The taste of durian was just nice.
After dinner, we took the MTR to Hong Kong station and then took a bus to the Peak Road. Some of you may not know, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is located in the same building as the Peak Tower. The night view as we were heading up to the Peak Road was very nice. Unfortunately, we were not able to take any photos as the bus was moving.
As we reached there, it was around 7pm. It was drizzling and the wind was strong. We had to walk in the open air for a short distance before reaching the Peak Tower. It reminded me of my typhoon experience in Busan many years ago.
In the Peak Tower, there are many shops selling cheap souvenirs. There is Disneyland ticketing counter in the building as well with a few statues of the cartoon characters. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum was one of the few places in the building which were packed with people. The entrance fee was 160 HKD per pax for adult.
We got very excited as we entered the museum. We saw many wax figures of familiar celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Andy Lau and Brad Pitt. As the entrance fee is so expensive, we decided to make full use of it by snapping each and every wax figures. However, we soon realized that it was a tiring process. The wax museum took up several floors in the tower. There were much more wax figures in the museum than we thought! There were many unfamiliar figures as well, which we just randomly snapped a few to make our money more worth while. We spent around 2 hours in the museum and we were exhausted. I would strongly recommend the visit to be done in the morning, when you are high, energetic and fresh.
p/s: The entrance fee for The Peak is 25 HKD.
For our journey back to Kowloon, we decided to take a ferry for a change. The ferry from Hong Kong Island to Tsim Tsa Tsui cost 2.40 HKD for one way. It was a worthy ride as you will be able to get a very nice night view of Hong Kong and the journey is only 5 minutes. Instead of purchasing the ticket at the counter, you will need to purchase the ferry ticket at the ticketing machine or scan with your Octopus card. For purchase via the ticketing machine, you will receive a small chip coin which will be used later to go through the barrier (sorry, you can’t keep it as a souvenir).
On our way back, we took the wrong bus and ended up in Wong Tai Sin, a huge housing area with many blocks of apartments. Prior to this, I have been wondering, where are all those apartments that I normally seen in HK drama series. Finally, we got a chance to see it, though not intentionally.
The temperature suddenly dropped. It was cold and occasionally drizzling. We took some noodles near our hostel and it was rather cheap – 10 HKD for my wanton noodle and 13 HKD for Jess’s beef noodle.
Our highlight for today is Ngong Ping 360 and Wax Museum. Ngong Ping 360 is one of the attractions in Lantau Island (it is known as “Tai Yu San” in Cantonese). Lantau Island is very different from HK Island and Kowloon. It has lots of greenies in its surroundings. The MTR from Mong Kong to Tung Chung station took around 30 minutes. Unlike the stations in Mongkok, this station is very spacious and less crowd.
Connecting to the Tung Chung station is the Citygate Outlets, a shopping complex with lots of factory outlets for brands such as Nike, Adidas and Coach. Comparatively, the price is cheaper than Malaysia but more expensive than in Taiwan.
It was a bit cloudy as we reached the bus station/ cable car terminal for Ngong Ping 360. We bought the cable car + unlimited bus ride around Lantau Island ticket at 104 HKD. The cable car ride was nice. However, it was not so nice when it was left hanging in the middle of nowhere and you can’t even see anything outside due to the mist (zero visibility).
Feeling hungry due to the cold weather, we had lunch in a Japanese restaurant in Ngong Ping Village. I ordered an Udon noodle and it was nice. But, the soup tasted like the fish head noodle soup in Malaysia. Perhaps it is due to the local influence? After lunch, we moved to the shop next door, Honeymoon/Moon Kee for dessert. The desserts were nice! My favorite would be the Zhi Ma Wu with Tau Fu Fa.
Not many buses were operating. So, we took a bus down to Tai O and then from Tai O to Tung Chung. The waiting was very long and we had no idea when the bus will be coming. After a long wait, finally the bus arrived. There were 5 small seats per row and there were lots of passengers. We could barely move our bodies. The journey to Tai O was not too long. However, the journey from Tai O to Tung Chung was a very long one. The three of us fell asleep along the way and a lot of passengers came onboard along the way. These people were juggle trekking and they were all senior citizens. We also saw some village houses, something very different from HK Island and Kowloon.
Citygate Outlets was very crowded as we arrived. Compared to Taiwan, things here were not cheap. However, it is still cheaper than in Malaysia. We visited several shops before departing to Taste, a supermarket in the shopping complex.
There were many imported goods in Taste. I was very excited with the selections of seafood from Japan. The vegetarian abalone (free sample) was nice, though PJ finds it a bit salty. The fruits, e.g. the blue berry were cheap too (if I remember correctly, around RM5 for a small box). We bought some food from Taste as our dinner. Jess’s Durian dessert (take away from Honeymoon/Moon Kee) was delicious~ The taste of durian was just nice.
After dinner, we took the MTR to Hong Kong station and then took a bus to the Peak Road. Some of you may not know, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is located in the same building as the Peak Tower. The night view as we were heading up to the Peak Road was very nice. Unfortunately, we were not able to take any photos as the bus was moving.
As we reached there, it was around 7pm. It was drizzling and the wind was strong. We had to walk in the open air for a short distance before reaching the Peak Tower. It reminded me of my typhoon experience in Busan many years ago.
In the Peak Tower, there are many shops selling cheap souvenirs. There is Disneyland ticketing counter in the building as well with a few statues of the cartoon characters. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum was one of the few places in the building which were packed with people. The entrance fee was 160 HKD per pax for adult.
We got very excited as we entered the museum. We saw many wax figures of familiar celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Andy Lau and Brad Pitt. As the entrance fee is so expensive, we decided to make full use of it by snapping each and every wax figures. However, we soon realized that it was a tiring process. The wax museum took up several floors in the tower. There were much more wax figures in the museum than we thought! There were many unfamiliar figures as well, which we just randomly snapped a few to make our money more worth while. We spent around 2 hours in the museum and we were exhausted. I would strongly recommend the visit to be done in the morning, when you are high, energetic and fresh.
p/s: The entrance fee for The Peak is 25 HKD.
For our journey back to Kowloon, we decided to take a ferry for a change. The ferry from Hong Kong Island to Tsim Tsa Tsui cost 2.40 HKD for one way. It was a worthy ride as you will be able to get a very nice night view of Hong Kong and the journey is only 5 minutes. Instead of purchasing the ticket at the counter, you will need to purchase the ferry ticket at the ticketing machine or scan with your Octopus card. For purchase via the ticketing machine, you will receive a small chip coin which will be used later to go through the barrier (sorry, you can’t keep it as a souvenir).
On our way back, we took the wrong bus and ended up in Wong Tai Sin, a huge housing area with many blocks of apartments. Prior to this, I have been wondering, where are all those apartments that I normally seen in HK drama series. Finally, we got a chance to see it, though not intentionally.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
