Well , my result will be out in 6 days.
So , lets countdown together okieeeeee.
5 MORE DAYS TO GO
5 HARI LAGI
Friday, March 09, 2007
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
A story of a bread :P
You know every single part of Kay Ell is so well build , even up to their bakeries. Overhere we have normal interior bakery .. every bakery seems the same to me. even their size is almost the same. But here's a bakery in Kay Ell that caught my eye. Not trying to put down Coo - Ching , but , yeah , just envy-ying. :)
the very beautiful glass theme. I thought it look very neat , and the lightings were great. In directly making the buns and pastries looks twice more appetizing.
they even haf buns on conveyer belt!!! :P
No upclose shot for the buns tho`. Coz they don't allow pictures (double thumbs down) , so Yeah. They have nice buns , but not up to the point , im mesmerized yet.
One thing i notice bout every single bakeries in Kuching is , THEY LOVE TO USE THE UN-APPETIZING FROZEN MIX VEGE on practically every single buns. I wont buy any of those buns with mix vege. especialy on their so-called "pizza"!!
Can't they just think of something else?
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Spring Garden , Hui Sing
There's this quite old eating establishment in Hui Sing , situated just right opposite Hui Sing's Petronas station. I had always wanted to go there but hadn't had the chance to , even tho' my house is "almost"very near to it. It is always packed so i always assume the food must be good there. After all they've open for years and havent "lap-cap" so , there must be some good stuff there.
Anyway ,I had the chance to go there with my form 6 classmates yesterday night.So , has my assumtion about them having good stuff is right?hmmm.. look at the pics yea.
The interior :
it's patio kinda sitting. a bit hot, and not mesmerizing. Nothing special.
The drinks
There's a lot of other drinks my friends ordered but i took pic of this three only.
Ice lemon plum
mine. sucks. has the fridge smell. and it just sucks. i finish less than half of it. sucks.
Ice honey lemon lime
my fren said it sucks too. so , sucks la. haha.
Opera shake
this one is chinese tea blended with something. i cant remember. it looks more like sunlight (the dishwasher) to me.
so all the drinks pretty much sucks. worse still , the drinks is like half-cold-half-hot. yucks.
Teriyaki Chicken Chop
this was not my order , so i do not know how it taste. My friends said it's just ok.five of them ordered this one. and none of them said it's nice. Anyway , the pics doesnt look "amazing" also la hor? cost RM8.50
Marinated Pepper Beef Steak
this was my order. It tasted ok , not bad. but no "western" taste. Taste like some chinese restaurant's food nya.But at least they took a hit when i said i wanted it medium. Cost - RM 10.50
Rum Lamb Chop.
why issit Rum? "wo bu zhe dao". coz i ask my fren for the name of it , and tat's wt she said. im also not sure bout the spelling. hehe. She said it was just ok too. Like normal only. donno the price.
So , you must be wondering why all our steak comes with rice? I was stunned as well when the waiter presented it to me. But i think it was because we chose the Asean Specialities. Instead of the western. Coz the western is totally overpriced. It was around rm25-rm35. I would rather go some other better places if i were to asked to pay for that price. I really don't think they should use the word "steak" if it is presented with rice. Or at least put that it is served with rice. Oh , all 7 of us ordered the Asean one , but he only ask one of my fren if she wanted rice. And my friend didnt want rice , and you know what? When it came , it was just ONE WHOLE PIECE of meat. JUST THE MEAT. omg. there's no salad, NO NOTHING. siau! I also hated that my rice didn't come with salad , coz i hate one piece of lettuce with nothing on my food!
In conclusion , that place is not worth your visit. Please Trust Chef Mel.
I'm giving them 1/10. and that one point is for them remembering i wanted it medium.
Anyway ,I had the chance to go there with my form 6 classmates yesterday night.So , has my assumtion about them having good stuff is right?hmmm.. look at the pics yea.
The interior :
it's patio kinda sitting. a bit hot, and not mesmerizing. Nothing special.
The drinks
There's a lot of other drinks my friends ordered but i took pic of this three only.
Ice lemon plum
mine. sucks. has the fridge smell. and it just sucks. i finish less than half of it. sucks.
Ice honey lemon lime
my fren said it sucks too. so , sucks la. haha.
Opera shake
this one is chinese tea blended with something. i cant remember. it looks more like sunlight (the dishwasher) to me.
so all the drinks pretty much sucks. worse still , the drinks is like half-cold-half-hot. yucks.
Teriyaki Chicken Chop
this was not my order , so i do not know how it taste. My friends said it's just ok.five of them ordered this one. and none of them said it's nice. Anyway , the pics doesnt look "amazing" also la hor? cost RM8.50
Marinated Pepper Beef Steak
this was my order. It tasted ok , not bad. but no "western" taste. Taste like some chinese restaurant's food nya.But at least they took a hit when i said i wanted it medium. Cost - RM 10.50
Rum Lamb Chop.
why issit Rum? "wo bu zhe dao". coz i ask my fren for the name of it , and tat's wt she said. im also not sure bout the spelling. hehe. She said it was just ok too. Like normal only. donno the price.
So , you must be wondering why all our steak comes with rice? I was stunned as well when the waiter presented it to me. But i think it was because we chose the Asean Specialities. Instead of the western. Coz the western is totally overpriced. It was around rm25-rm35. I would rather go some other better places if i were to asked to pay for that price. I really don't think they should use the word "steak" if it is presented with rice. Or at least put that it is served with rice. Oh , all 7 of us ordered the Asean one , but he only ask one of my fren if she wanted rice. And my friend didnt want rice , and you know what? When it came , it was just ONE WHOLE PIECE of meat. JUST THE MEAT. omg. there's no salad, NO NOTHING. siau! I also hated that my rice didn't come with salad , coz i hate one piece of lettuce with nothing on my food!
In conclusion , that place is not worth your visit. Please Trust Chef Mel.
I'm giving them 1/10. and that one point is for them remembering i wanted it medium.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Ice cream , guilt no more!
Almost 9/10 girls worry about gaining weight. Even the ugliest girl worry about gaining weight. That explains the mushroom growing of all those bloody-fake-sweet-promises slimming programmes that bombarded almost half of the classified section in our daily newspaper.
And then , you'll hear a lot of weight -concious girls saying , " I DONT TAKE ICE KELEM. VERY FAT ARRRRR".. yea ,i said that too. so , since technology is so good now , they come up with this great inovation of "almost-fat-free" ice cream, or ice-shave, or snow ice , or sorbet-ish. haha.
Ofcourse , we Kuching are always late in everything. But nvm , cant blame anyone. So , HEY , it finally arrived. The Charmfood decided to expand their wings to Kuching and i'm so BLESSED that they actually open nearby my house. They are a franchised based in Taiwan and started their business in 1979. and only arrive kuching in 2007. You do the Math. heh!
The shop's name is Igloo , hence the place is architered like an igloo , with all the penguin and ice kind of thing. The place is small so i didn't quite dare to take photo coz the shop is packed and if i snap a photo , everyone will be looking at me with their mouth open wide, and jaw breaking. The moment you enter the shop , you'll be greeted welcome by practically all the waitress there . If you notice , almost all Taiwan-ish shops are like that. I find it quite annoying tho' . btw, Igloo is situated right opposite 688 shop , beside Everise 4th Mile's building.
Anyway , having to go only twice , i've tried three flavours already. And i went thr twice in a stretch. hehe.Oh , and every cup (the cup is big) , cost you rm4.80 , with tax.
Milky snow-ice with red bean
i'm always a fan of red bean which most ppl claim that it is "ah-ma-ish" coz "budak zaman kini" prefer strawberries, kiwis, passion fruit or mango. who cares. uekkk.
Green tea snow-ice with red bean
heh. red bean again. why? kenot ar? =P i love this one , coz green tea is one of my favourite flavour ever since my mum bought the japanese flavoured green tea cake that cost a bomb. If green tea is your fav, i recon you'll love this one coz the green tea smell is strong and PUR-FECT. i love this one!
Coffee flavoured snow ice with chox rice and chox sauce
(sorry for the a bit blur pic. was too excited to eat it. haha)
this one is the lady's recommendation to me after looking at my puzzled face coz i didn't know what to order. It's nice , coffee smell is not too strong like the espresso's flavour in Scoops. The espresso coffee in Scoops still give me goosebumps. hehe.
chef mel rating : 7/10
Having to go two days in a stretch , i kinda "make-fren" with the boss already. She told me quite a bit about the shop , but i didn't quite understand it coz she speaks FLUENT mandarin . But , she told me the snow ice is actually imported from Taiwan, from Charmfood itself. And it's 70 % fat free. The service there is good too. Very friendly. infact , Chef Mel's latest obsession!!!! haha!
In conclusion , this place is worth your visit. good service , good stuff , most of all , you dont have to worry after eating . Not recommended for underweight Ppl tho , since it's almost fat free. HAHA.
SO,
Overweight ppl go to Igloo.
Underweight ppl go to Scoops.
HEHE. =D
And then , you'll hear a lot of weight -concious girls saying , " I DONT TAKE ICE KELEM. VERY FAT ARRRRR".. yea ,i said that too. so , since technology is so good now , they come up with this great inovation of "almost-fat-free" ice cream, or ice-shave, or snow ice , or sorbet-ish. haha.
Ofcourse , we Kuching are always late in everything. But nvm , cant blame anyone. So , HEY , it finally arrived. The Charmfood decided to expand their wings to Kuching and i'm so BLESSED that they actually open nearby my house. They are a franchised based in Taiwan and started their business in 1979. and only arrive kuching in 2007. You do the Math. heh!
The shop's name is Igloo , hence the place is architered like an igloo , with all the penguin and ice kind of thing. The place is small so i didn't quite dare to take photo coz the shop is packed and if i snap a photo , everyone will be looking at me with their mouth open wide, and jaw breaking. The moment you enter the shop , you'll be greeted welcome by practically all the waitress there . If you notice , almost all Taiwan-ish shops are like that. I find it quite annoying tho' . btw, Igloo is situated right opposite 688 shop , beside Everise 4th Mile's building.
Anyway , having to go only twice , i've tried three flavours already. And i went thr twice in a stretch. hehe.Oh , and every cup (the cup is big) , cost you rm4.80 , with tax.
Milky snow-ice with red bean
i'm always a fan of red bean which most ppl claim that it is "ah-ma-ish" coz "budak zaman kini" prefer strawberries, kiwis, passion fruit or mango. who cares. uekkk.
Green tea snow-ice with red bean
heh. red bean again. why? kenot ar? =P i love this one , coz green tea is one of my favourite flavour ever since my mum bought the japanese flavoured green tea cake that cost a bomb. If green tea is your fav, i recon you'll love this one coz the green tea smell is strong and PUR-FECT. i love this one!
Coffee flavoured snow ice with chox rice and chox sauce
(sorry for the a bit blur pic. was too excited to eat it. haha)
this one is the lady's recommendation to me after looking at my puzzled face coz i didn't know what to order. It's nice , coffee smell is not too strong like the espresso's flavour in Scoops. The espresso coffee in Scoops still give me goosebumps. hehe.
chef mel rating : 7/10
Having to go two days in a stretch , i kinda "make-fren" with the boss already. She told me quite a bit about the shop , but i didn't quite understand it coz she speaks FLUENT mandarin . But , she told me the snow ice is actually imported from Taiwan, from Charmfood itself. And it's 70 % fat free. The service there is good too. Very friendly. infact , Chef Mel's latest obsession!!!! haha!
In conclusion , this place is worth your visit. good service , good stuff , most of all , you dont have to worry after eating . Not recommended for underweight Ppl tho , since it's almost fat free. HAHA.
SO,
Overweight ppl go to Igloo.
Underweight ppl go to Scoops.
HEHE. =D
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Hilton Kuching , Waterfront Cafe`
Yesterday, i went to meet out with my 5G classmates. It's been LONG time since we last went out together. The 5G-aiks! :)
So where did we go ? *ahem* HILTON's waterfront cafe.. *grin* Wanted to go for sushi buffet in Riverside but it was *woot*woot* FULL. Kuching people so l-i-c-h hor?
Show you all the interior 1st.
The typical restaurant style. I kinda think the interior looks like Riverside's?except Riverside's waiter and waitress wears ugly flourecent yellow uniform.
Like normal, Hotel's restaurant always serve you bauguette 1st. I think the ones in riverside is nicer , but Hilton's looks more appetizing and cute. And they serve you again if it's finish. ^_^
What we had?
Lasagna al forno
I think it taste just nice. But not rich in taste. Slightly dry, but quite a lot of meat.
Chef Mel rating : 6/10
Char Grilled Lamb Rack
I wanted it medium , but it came WELL DONE. not only well done, but SUPER well done. So , it's TOO dry , and too SALTY. uekk.However i like the mashed potato , but it's soooo lil!!!! Chef Mel rating : 5/10
Filled Chicken Breast with Risotto
This is Jessica's choice after asking us what is risotto. The rissoto is too cheezy making it taste like VOUMIT. i didn't like it. While the chicken breast is.. too dry?but it taste ok.top with onion rings, and i like the onion rings! Chef Mel rating : 6/10
Norweigan salmon salad
This one is nice. It is served with mango salsa and the mango salsa is superb! Also served with lettuce, bean sprouts, and a lime. The portion is small , but i think it's nice :P Chef Mel rating : 7/10
French Fries
Nothing special. But look at the portion. o.O SO LIL. and it's like 7 bucks!
However it's not soggy and it's cooked till golden brown. :P Chef Mel rating : 9/10
OH, and now the best MENU!!!!
Udang Galah cili padi!
OK , i know it's weird since all above are western food. But we decided to order this prior to the waitress recomendation. And it's SUPERB!the rice is perfect . Im very particular about eating nice, soft rice, cooked with correct water level. And its SO PERFECT. The jungle fern is actually the best i've eaten in my 20 years living!! The pickled stuff i didn't try coz i abhor cucumber.
The udang galah is cooked "lemak" with "daun kunyit" , and it tasted good together with the rice. I'm giving this 9.5 /10 because , the udang galah is not fresh. Other than that , it's perfect!
Only 5 of us went for the dinner , but Sam joined us later with his hunky brother. We went to scoops, just opposite Hilton. I FOUND MY FAV ICE CREAM!!! it's yoghurt flavour and it tasted soo good! :P I like the rapsberry too.The interior is nice, But i think they have problem with the hygiene of the place. The sofa is so sticky and the table , is omg, NOT WIPED, full with ice cream melts! oh and the gays are making out thr.. it's Jo and yueh lee. heh!
So where did we go ? *ahem* HILTON's waterfront cafe.. *grin* Wanted to go for sushi buffet in Riverside but it was *woot*woot* FULL. Kuching people so l-i-c-h hor?
Show you all the interior 1st.
The typical restaurant style. I kinda think the interior looks like Riverside's?except Riverside's waiter and waitress wears ugly flourecent yellow uniform.
Like normal, Hotel's restaurant always serve you bauguette 1st. I think the ones in riverside is nicer , but Hilton's looks more appetizing and cute. And they serve you again if it's finish. ^_^
What we had?
Lasagna al forno
I think it taste just nice. But not rich in taste. Slightly dry, but quite a lot of meat.
Chef Mel rating : 6/10
Char Grilled Lamb Rack
I wanted it medium , but it came WELL DONE. not only well done, but SUPER well done. So , it's TOO dry , and too SALTY. uekk.However i like the mashed potato , but it's soooo lil!!!! Chef Mel rating : 5/10
Filled Chicken Breast with Risotto
This is Jessica's choice after asking us what is risotto. The rissoto is too cheezy making it taste like VOUMIT. i didn't like it. While the chicken breast is.. too dry?but it taste ok.top with onion rings, and i like the onion rings! Chef Mel rating : 6/10
Norweigan salmon salad
This one is nice. It is served with mango salsa and the mango salsa is superb! Also served with lettuce, bean sprouts, and a lime. The portion is small , but i think it's nice :P Chef Mel rating : 7/10
French Fries
Nothing special. But look at the portion. o.O SO LIL. and it's like 7 bucks!
However it's not soggy and it's cooked till golden brown. :P Chef Mel rating : 9/10
OH, and now the best MENU!!!!
Udang Galah cili padi!
OK , i know it's weird since all above are western food. But we decided to order this prior to the waitress recomendation. And it's SUPERB!the rice is perfect . Im very particular about eating nice, soft rice, cooked with correct water level. And its SO PERFECT. The jungle fern is actually the best i've eaten in my 20 years living!! The pickled stuff i didn't try coz i abhor cucumber.
The udang galah is cooked "lemak" with "daun kunyit" , and it tasted good together with the rice. I'm giving this 9.5 /10 because , the udang galah is not fresh. Other than that , it's perfect!
Only 5 of us went for the dinner , but Sam joined us later with his hunky brother. We went to scoops, just opposite Hilton. I FOUND MY FAV ICE CREAM!!! it's yoghurt flavour and it tasted soo good! :P I like the rapsberry too.The interior is nice, But i think they have problem with the hygiene of the place. The sofa is so sticky and the table , is omg, NOT WIPED, full with ice cream melts! oh and the gays are making out thr.. it's Jo and yueh lee. heh!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Chinese New Year 2007
First day of CNY , is over again in just a blink of eye. Many would agree the best day during CNY is the reunion and the 1st day.
What do we enjoy most during CNY?
FOOD! and excessive fireworks, and lots of gambling. I dont gamble tho. well i almost never gamble. ;)
My reunion and my 1st day went well. Nothing special. Practically every year is the same. haha. Anyway i took pictures of what i ate for the first day. :)
The Long-life noodle.
This is my favourite dish on every morning of the 1st day of cny.The noodle is long and it signifies longevity. The noodle is cooked dried prawns, chilie, garlic and a little shallots. All those are blended. Then fry it with red leek which resembles having money to count all year long, and chinese sausage.ALso add in egss for more flava'.
Thai style Sea asparagus.
Sea asparagus is easily bought in the supermarkets especially during the cny season. Retailing around rm20 -rm24 for one can , depanding on brand. I've tried most of the brands, but i think all tasted the same. The sea asparagus is cooked, so u need not need to cook it again. Then u mix it with onion, chinese parsley, "bunga kantan", and the thai chilli sauce. And lastly squeeze the lime :P
Jelly fish ala Chinese
The jelly fish is cleaned, then , mix together the blended chilli sauce and blended peanuts. then wa la la. :P
Fish Maw, Pig's tendon and meat balls soup.
This is a normal chinese soup. Boiled together with chicken feet and pig's knuckles so that the soup will be "full of taste" and not blunt. After that just add in the Fish Maw, Pig's tendon and the meat balls.
The pig's throtter. (the leg not some "spare parts". lol)
It's normally cooked few days before CNY, and then you wrapped it in a towel. CLEAN NEW TOWEL. then put it in the fridge and serve it chilled. Dip it with blended chilli sauce. :P The secret to a nice blended chillie sauce is to put the preserved beans inside. ^_*
Chicken Curry with potatoes.
What more can i say, It's just a curry. LOL
Oreo Cheesecake
My mum made the best oreo cheesecake, and its not like the one in the shop. Most of the shops crunched the oreo while i dun like it that way. I like it to be pieces. The whole piece of oreo! :) Taste good if you served with wine.
Bird Nest's Soup.
It's normally slow-cooked for hours , cooked with a lil water and rock sugar and pandan leaves for a nice aroma. Bird nest is known for the cut - throat-price, but it's good for the skin. I'm Lovin it! :P
And ofcourse i Had lots of tit bits , 12 cartons of carbonated drinksss.. woooo.
The best day of New Year has just passed again, and we'll have to wait for another year again. But i guess it's worth all the wait. :)
What do we enjoy most during CNY?
FOOD! and excessive fireworks, and lots of gambling. I dont gamble tho. well i almost never gamble. ;)
My reunion and my 1st day went well. Nothing special. Practically every year is the same. haha. Anyway i took pictures of what i ate for the first day. :)
The Long-life noodle.
This is my favourite dish on every morning of the 1st day of cny.The noodle is long and it signifies longevity. The noodle is cooked dried prawns, chilie, garlic and a little shallots. All those are blended. Then fry it with red leek which resembles having money to count all year long, and chinese sausage.ALso add in egss for more flava'.
Thai style Sea asparagus.
Sea asparagus is easily bought in the supermarkets especially during the cny season. Retailing around rm20 -rm24 for one can , depanding on brand. I've tried most of the brands, but i think all tasted the same. The sea asparagus is cooked, so u need not need to cook it again. Then u mix it with onion, chinese parsley, "bunga kantan", and the thai chilli sauce. And lastly squeeze the lime :P
Jelly fish ala Chinese
The jelly fish is cleaned, then , mix together the blended chilli sauce and blended peanuts. then wa la la. :P
Fish Maw, Pig's tendon and meat balls soup.
This is a normal chinese soup. Boiled together with chicken feet and pig's knuckles so that the soup will be "full of taste" and not blunt. After that just add in the Fish Maw, Pig's tendon and the meat balls.
The pig's throtter. (the leg not some "spare parts". lol)
It's normally cooked few days before CNY, and then you wrapped it in a towel. CLEAN NEW TOWEL. then put it in the fridge and serve it chilled. Dip it with blended chilli sauce. :P The secret to a nice blended chillie sauce is to put the preserved beans inside. ^_*
Chicken Curry with potatoes.
What more can i say, It's just a curry. LOL
Oreo Cheesecake
My mum made the best oreo cheesecake, and its not like the one in the shop. Most of the shops crunched the oreo while i dun like it that way. I like it to be pieces. The whole piece of oreo! :) Taste good if you served with wine.
Bird Nest's Soup.
It's normally slow-cooked for hours , cooked with a lil water and rock sugar and pandan leaves for a nice aroma. Bird nest is known for the cut - throat-price, but it's good for the skin. I'm Lovin it! :P
And ofcourse i Had lots of tit bits , 12 cartons of carbonated drinksss.. woooo.
The best day of New Year has just passed again, and we'll have to wait for another year again. But i guess it's worth all the wait. :)
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Happy New Yearr!
Chef Mel wishes all readers...
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, and may the year of boar brings you lots of new opportunities!
cheers!
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, and may the year of boar brings you lots of new opportunities!
cheers!
Friday, February 09, 2007
Tom yam!
supposedly is "putra nilai". But i miss the P! haha!!!
heh!
i had always been a fan of tom yam but i was NEVER, (not even once) satisfied with the tomyam i had outside.
but this time, i am FINALLY satisfied with one tomyam ! I had this in Nilai , about 2 hour drive (or more) from the city of "kayy-elll"
I was told that this shop specialize in their tomyam. (hence , the name of the shop) The tomyam here is very different from the one usually served in other restaurant. I was never satisfied with the tomyam outside because i find they usually use either the tomyam cube or the bottle paste which you can easily buy in the supermarket. i find those had "a - weird- smell" that i do not how to describe. Heh! And this tomyam does not had "that smell" i hate! HOLLA! and one the reason that makes the tomyam special here is the spicyness ! it is very spicy but not till the point you cant hold it if you're a chillie freak like me :P I do not usually finish a big bowl of soup in the restaurant cz i tend to get full by the time i finished half of it, but this one , i finished the whole bowl! :P Great~! oh from the picture, you see there's a lot of soup, but inside the soup it is also BLESSED with tonnes of fresh prawns... :P
i also had their fried bee hoon cooked with sambal cili. it's so cili-licous! :D
Chef Mel rating : 10/10
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