Impromptu hiatus

Sorry, for the lack of post.. been realli caught up with the hostel's activity recently and i hardly had time for myself. My roomie's been calling me a so-called minister!

I guess i've been too caught up with work .. and didn't really take care of my health too..



I'm officially sick.

I promise to update this weekend tho'.

Stay tuned!

So Tired

Well, i'm writing this especially for Hua Beng , and for those who care about me.

Beng, I'm sorry, the line in my hostel sucks. I wanna tell you what i'm up to but the line just sucks!


Currently :

I am playing futsal for my hostel for Inter-Uni. I just finished a competition yesterday and my body is still aching.

I am currently holding a "post" in hostel's Bureau and that really take 80% of my free time. But i do enjoy meeting all the "big" people everyday.

I am the leader of a facilitator project - canoe-ing "clinic".

I am also in the editorial board doing monthly bulletins and the upcoming magazine for hostel.

I am doing English announcement.

I am having my mid-sem.

I have lots of assignment to pass up!!!!!

What else?

Tiring but i enjoy every single part of it.

So Beng, keep me up to date about yourself too. Mail me kay -melanieong@gmail.com

Miss ya lots!

To Someone ,
" Only God knows.. i hope i make it there .. "

Yee Sang Second Round

Since today is Chap Goh Mei, i shall end it with the Yee-Sang-Post.

Before Jess left for Uni, i suggested that the few of us have Yee Sang at Sushi King.



Our Yee Sang took quite sometime to arrive. Thank God we ordered some set food.

Kodomo Bento



I can't help but to think of Kodomo Lion - The toothpaste. Hehe. Everything is fried. Came with a cup Matkool ice cream.

Takoyaki



One of the worst food i ate in Sushi King. The consistency of the batter is wrong so the texture turns out soft and soggy. Uek.

Saba BBQ Set



It's mackerel fish so my cats would love this. HAHAHA!. It's Sam and Stef's order. and you don't jadi pihak ketiga and share a couple's food so i don't know how it taste. Hehe.

Came along with :

Rice (No photo)

Miso Soup



Home made tofu



Tasted a lot like Miso soup in "pepejal". hehe.

FINALLY!

Our Yee Sang



Very Very Nice! and it looks exactly like the one in the promo picture! Sedaps!

They also give you this nice angpau!



I guess it's really a good idea that Sushi King come up with this kind of promo and i will definitely come back again for the yee sang next CNY!

And to Jess and Stef, I miss the both of you so much. When will i see the both of you again?

To all my readers,

Happy Chap Goh Mei ya'll !!!

Anchor House

Before i came back to Uni after the Chinese New Year break , I had a quick dinner with my parents here. I can say that i grew up eating at this restaurant and they probably contributed to 50% of the cellulite I have today. Situated nearby the Rubber Road's Singapore Chicken Rice.

They're not the best Chinese Restaurant, but they have the best suckling pig in Kuching. I swear. I've tasted almost all the suckling pig available in Kuching. Hrmphff!

Ok, back to the story. Every year , it's a tradition for me n my family to have Yee Sang here. This year it's only me and my parents. Usually, its the "big" family.

The typical interior of a Chinese Restaurant.



The "source of income" in the Chinese Restaurant. Usually over-priced in EVERY Chinese Restaurant.



The Yee Sang



This is the original version of yee sang using the right fish and cranberry jam. I damn like this photo. Damn warna warni. Heheh. Then you toss high-high. The higher the better !

Suckling Pig



DAMN GOOD. Why is it called suckling pig anyway? Sounds like it "sucks". They should call it Sedap-ing Pig. hehe!

The wong bak , fish maw, mushroom and "huat chai".



The "huat chai" is the hairy vege. I know what are you thinking. HEHEHEHE! This is also a must during Chinese New Year for prosperity.

Tomato Bee Hoon



This is their signature dish. Very different from the rest of the place in Kuching. Not to mention the seafood used is always damn fresh one!

Suckling PIG!!!!!!

hehehehe! =D

Chinese New Year - First Day

My family has this tradition to eat the "long life noodle" on the first day of Chinese New Year.Usually i have it in the morning for breakfast but this year my dad decided to be more staunch so he asked my mum to fry it right after the clock struck 12. ( My dad is not allowed to cook for the timebeing )

It looks like the Chinese Vermicelli but it's NOT.



The packet.



Only at RM 2.50 , You "MIGHT" live longer. So why not believe it?

You fry it with blended chili, dried prawns, onions and garlic.



Then put Chinese chorizo sausage



And leek.



Apparently in Chinese it is pronounced as "seng / suan" which means "count" .. so eating the leek means having lots of moolah to count the whole year. Hehehe.

Viola!



I also took a few photos of the fireworks and this is also my 1st time taking photos of fireworks! hehe!







Nice o not? LOL.

More CNY Food in the next few post!

Chinese New Year Eve Dinner

Yay! Finally can blog! Was kinda busy last few weeks and when i'm free to blog , the blogger put a game on me.

I'm very depressed now coz i did badly in my mid-sem this morning. Thank God the blogger is all alright now so i could "de-stress" myself.

Ok, back to blogging.

This is what i had for the reunion dinner.

Black Pepper Lobster



Fish Maw, Pig's tendon , Crab-Pork-Meat-Balls and Wong Bak soup.



Pork Knuckles ( to be served cold)



to be eaten with the home made blended chili. Damn syiok



Roasted Quack Quack ( Duck lahhh )



Steamed Kampung Chicken



So that's what I had for my reunion dinner. Everything was good , and blogging about this makes me miss my family so much. Chinese New Year is all about together-ness rite?

Xin Nian Kuai Le

Chefmel.blogspot.com wishes everyone HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

Secret Garden

This is quite an overdue post... Didn't quite wanna post them coz the photo's quality isn't so good. But, it's been a while since i last update. =D

Secret Garden is the former Room 205. I think they are still the same owner .. Just some gimmick lah!

Fish and Chips



Fried Long-Life Noodle



Black Pepper Chicken Chop



Ice passion fruit tea



Ice Lemon Tea



The food all taste kinda bad that's why i think its not worth to comment.. But the price is reasonable lah. ( Can't remember the price but i know it was cheap)

Bus Crash NO MORE

What happen to our public transport? Bus specifically?

The hottest one was the recent one happening in Slim River ( in which happens to be my friend's friend girlfriend ) where the double decker Konsortium bus over-turned. It was purely the drivers mistake for speeding. 3 of them died ..

Being in an university , i know how much students rely on these public transport to go back to their hometown. I personally wouldn't need it but everytime i send my friends off to their bus , i silently pray for them hoping they will have a safe journey. Man , their journey is long. up to 12 hours!!!!
Yes, there is plane rides but how many could afford?

The news has been bombarding the papers recently. The bus drivers have tonnes of summons but still allowed to be on the road. Imagine a murderer not prisoned? Tyres that are use has no "bunga" anymore... tell me , if the bus is not safe to use , what else can we public use? Cars, what about the those without cars?

I personally travellled with the public transport before. The longest was 7 hours. And it scares me now that the situation is bad that i decided not to travel anywhere until i spend enough moolah to board a plane?

Common AUTHORITIES.WAKE THE FUCKING UP.

I dont know the number of lives taken from bus crashes.. but it doesnt matter coz ONE LIVE is enough for you to be aware of the problem.

To the public , Please sign the petition here. www.buscrashnomore.blogspot.com

**** i am blogging this from KLIA-LCCT now. the caramel ice blended is so fucking sweet and the spicy chix pastry is so oily :(

Chef Mel melt for romantic guys

By far , this is the most romantic scene i've ever seen in my whole life. Ofcourse they are better ones on the telly, but this is something i saw with my own eyes , and was partly involved.

Three days ago, it was my Felo's ( sort of warden for my block ) fifth wedding annivessary. The night before he called us down for an emergency meeting at 11pm. We thought it was something 'big" but little did we know he was asking for our help to surprise his wife.

He wanted us all to sing a song for his wife. It was a Malay song "Kaulah Segalanya" by Ruth Sahanaya. The song enough was extremely meaningful.

Like i say, i melt for romantic guys, so i went that night, along with boxes of candles.

When i arrived ,he was all prepared with the laptop on and Altec Lansing speakers. When it was about time , he called his wife out to the balcony. His wife was surprised to see so many people gathering.

And the romance begin....

He read a poem on the loud speaker .. it was a long poem.. but i love this part.

" I love you , I love us"

and for a man to say "I love You" to his wife many times in front of so many people (what more to say his students ) , it was amazing.

His wife were wiping her tears by then and when we started to sing the song , he went up and hug his wife.. and this is him reading the poem with his wife listening at the balcony. That's my felo's house, which is at the end of my block.



The world needs more romantic man.

Koreana Restaurant

There's this hidden Korean restaurant situated along side with Scoops ( That lousy and gelato place that people has been raving ). Never knew the existence until one day i told Vero i wanted to have Korean food and she suggested this place. Momoyama at the old Upwell is of the same owner.



The architecture is simple and neat.



The menu also damn attractive.



Just that it has a lot of spelling mistakes!



There were wide varieties for us to pick and we had a hard time deciding what to order. After about 20 minutes flipping the menu again and again, we finally decided to have :

Kim Chi Fried Rice RM 10


It taste ok but I was expecting a much more strong Kim Chi Flavour but it was just mild. Portion was nice tho, not too much.

Kim Chi Cui Gui RM 25


If you pronounce it in Hokkien, it sounds like Kim Chi "water ghost". LOL. Anyway , this is kim chi soup and it's really good! Not too spicy yet when u sip it , it gives you the spicy zest!

Oh Jingho Bokum ( I'm not so sure of the name )
RM 25


Incase i got the name wrongly, it's fried squid. The portion was generous for the price you pay. Just RM 25 for a full plate of fresh squids. Very worth it. They taste really good too. Well flavoured and not over-cooked.

The side dish that came along ... ( Sorry but i don't know the specific name )

Kim Chi


The most well-known Korean food. Made out of fermented cabbage ( or any other vege) mixed with spices and seasonings. The one they have here is pretty good , but not well-seasoned (yet).

Another seasoned cabbage


Tasted like cabbage in blended chilli.

Jelly fish


Not bad lah this one.Edible.

Clams


This one damn nice! I love clams and its even better that i went with two friends who don't like clams. LOL.

Anchovies + Green Chillies + Huge Garlic


I didn't try this one. I don't take anchovies.. and i don't take huge garlics either.

The fruit salad


Don't know why i find it a bit wrong. Does Koreans really have this?

Our drinks

Ice Lemon Tea RM 3.00



Ice Green Tea RM 3.50


Japanese Green tea wins hands down!

The place seems very hidden but there's really quite a big number of customers in there. I don't mind visiting the place again. A quiet and peaceful place. Thumbs up!