::Jyu Raku @ SS15, Subang::

A surprise birthday dinner from a besties for her BF, which happen to be my friend too (obviously!)

And here we are, 9 of us, a secret gathering in Jyu Raku for a surprise for Cliff :)

I will just go with the foods here.

Complimentary starter for each of us .. potato salad. Nice!

All of us opt for the set menu which price ranges from RM25 above.

I ordered Sake Butter Fish RM28. Hrmm.. The fried garlic rice is superb. Oh.. I pay extra for that. They serve white rice for the set meal anyway. The fish.. so-so for me.

Sake Butter Fish.

I couldn't recall the name of the meals the others had. Anyway.. pictures for you to savour on. Hehe..

Overall, the foods tasted Ok and nice ambience. Worth to give a try! :)

Jyu Raku
13, Jalan SS15/5A,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor D.E,
Telephone number: 03-5633 3819

11.30am-3pm, 6-11pm on Monday to Thursday.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, open from 12pm-10.30pm

:: Lavendar @ 1 Utama::

Happy Belated Valentine Day!

So.. how had you celebrate your valentine?

For us, as usual due to work load, we are unable to make a perfect plan.

Anyway, on the last minute we decided to splurge on a dinner. Without plan and booking made.

But we are not worried as after we off work, it's already 9pm. So we head off to 1U and step into Lavendar (because he wanted to tried it for a long time ago)

It's already 930pm and most of the couples had left. So .. we able to slip in without booking made. LOL.

The environment is good.

We ordered a glass of wine.

And plum soda for me.

As expected, valentine dinner will come in a set. A set consists of soup/ salad, main and desserts cost RM88++/set.

Wild mushroom soup. Ok.

Spring Flower Salad with Honey Bechamel. Not worth the price.

Seared Tuna with Horseradish Spaghetti on a bed of chiffon Arugula & Crispy Wanton. 

What a name!.. I will simplify it to tuna spaghetti. I will say this is overprice as well. Tasted .. nothing special. Just that it goes well with the wine. Other than that, it is more than normal.

Grilled Tenderloin Skewers with Salsa Verde. This is ok despite the tenderloin is a bit tough.

Due to we are the last customer, the desserts sold off and they replaced it with a slice of cake each.

End of valentine which cost us RM250. Well.. valentine is a day for business people to make extra profit, isn't it?

I couldn't say I really enjoy the dinner.

For I'm not happy that the price does not fit the meal.

For because we are the last patrons, we need to rush through our meal as the shop are closing.

Lesson learnt.

::Gerai Makan Japanese BBQ @ Taman Desa, KL::

I was hunting for nice foods recommendations on the web and I found this out.

From pictures posted by those food-bloggers, this place attracted me. It somehow looks so special, a scene I always seen in Japanese drama.

So I drag the bf out to hunt this place out. We have some difficulties looking for this place as it is hidden.

To be easy, just search for Fisherman's Wharf in your GPS. Park your car and walk to the alley behind the shop lots. It is hidden behind there! And we are lucky to found it when we almost giving up.

Charcoal BBQ.

Pork Loin RM10

Pork Belly RM10

Vegies RM5

DIY.

Risotto RM6

Ramen RM12

Basically it is special yet nothing special. I enjoyed the BBQ session but the fact that we can do this on our own at home which would be more cost saving just dampen the mood. Well .. nothing wrong to try out new things once a while. Something you called "pay to eat for the sake of the environment/ mood". :)

Gerai Makan Japanese BBQ
Center Court, Plaza FAber,
Jalan Desa Jaya,
Taman Desa off Jalan Klang Lama,
58100 Kuala Lumpur.
Business hours: opens daily from 6pm till midnight

Valentine

Valentine's day is approaching. It's time to buckle up to think what is the best gift for him. Aaww..

Handmade cards? I'm sucks at that.
Cakes and cookies? I sucks at that too.
Cook? Nah, I did that very often.
Wallet? Belt? Shirts? Watches? Gadgets? He have it.
Albums? Pictures? CD's? Lame!

I realize that as I grown older, I become less and less creative romantic.
I wonder is it due to time constraint (although I spent a lot on sleeping) or stressful unhealthy working life that I'm having (in which our conversations nowadays only turn into my rantings and rumblings about my job).
Not to mention, become more and more realistic and materialistic. Pathetic.

Gosh.. any ideas?! :(

::2011 Birthday with Besties::

I'm grateful that for so many years, we still able to meet up during our birthdays :)

As usual, although it is just a simple celebration, but the remembrance is what I appreciate.

Thanks Edwin and Bok Yao.

For being there all along. Since uni life. For sharing all the ups and downs that I had in my life. For all the advices and gossips and stories. Thinking back makes me feel old and once so stupid :)

Lovely and special jelly cake :)

Happy :)

Thanks for the macaroons! Once .. I wanted to tried so much but because it is quite expensive, I never really spend on it. But I got a few for my birthday this year! :)

Hope we can stay like this until we grow old!~

Happy New Year

It's already 21st of January 2012! How fast time flies.
I'm here to wish all Happy New Year (very late already of course!) and Happy Chinese New Year.. not forgetting Happy Holidays!~ (i got a whole week for holiday! :) )

And finally I had finish posted up the stories of Journey of Perth.
The delay is caused by my laptop which had RIP and the busy schedule ever since the trip.
Huh.. writing back the whole stories make me misses the trip so much. How I wish I could be back in Aussie. Anyway, I file it up at November because.. it was in November and it suppose to be there XD

2011 seems to pass by in a fast manner. What had I achieved? Let's see ..
1. Monetary: I able to achieve what I wish I could. Although I wish it could be better.
2. Vacations: 2 oversea trip (Bali and Perth) and 4 local trips (Penang, Melaka, Cameron and Cameron .. don't count Genting in .. it's not a trip and I'd been there quite a few times in 2011) .. uh-oh.. not achieving my target though. Again.. I wish it could be better.
3. Health: Achieved! Very the healthy in 2011 :)
4. Career: For this, I could open a post and rant about it for whole day. In short, I only can say I have 'culture shock'. I can't deny the fact that I'd learn a lot - not only technically but emotionally; being given that I was from a mini manufacturing crossing to a gigantic manufacturing industry. Stress and pressure was the key word. Although I somehow feel only me feels that way, when I'd seen my colleagues are quite relax. Most of the time, I just feel like handing up the 'letter' and say goodbye; but many factors just stop me from being too bullish. I can't give up yet. No. Not now. But in a good way, I'd meet a lot of people who eventually befriended. That's one of the reason that keeps me staying :)

It's 2012. Let the pass passed. But .. the fact is, I am yet to set my target for 2012! Hohoho~ so for this 1 whole week holiday that I have .. I will take my time to slowly think and plan for it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)

::Senjyu Sushi @ e@Curve::

Here is my another Groupon purchase. 60% off: Assorted Sashimi OR Seafood Tempura Set for RM13.90 instead of RM34.80. With 1749 people bought this voucher, we had some minor problem with our reservation and end up having it at quite an odd time.

The entrance, environment and ambiance always give me this feeling that Senjyu must be one of the fine dining Japanese restaurant. So when Groupon giving out offer, I must grab it!

We ordered Rainbow Maki RM28 as our snack :)

Yummy! :)

And here come our voucher redemption. Assorted Seafood Tempura Set.

And assorted sashimi set.

For tempura set, the rice is warm and for sashimi set, the rice is cold (some kind like sushi rice).

To be frank, the presentation of the bento kinda disappointed me.

For tempura set - consists more of vegie tempura.

For sashimi set - the slices looks too thin and only 4 types.

And when I dig into the rice, it only consists of a thin layer of rice.

Same for both set.

Oh well.. I can't complaint much as this is discounted set. But hey.. since you gave the discount, shouldn't it be the same portion as the un-discounted? Maybe I should just assume that the un-discounted set contains the same portion as well. If that is the case, well .. uh-huh .. it's quite pricey huh?!

I am disappointed with the service as well. I only have one cup of ocha. The waitress was 'too busy' to refill for us even though we had requested several time. Same goes to when we requested for our bill. Perhaps we should have just leave without paying.

::Ole Ole Bali @ Sunway Pyramid::

I had been here several times too! LOL!

This time I bring the bf here for a 'candle light fine dining of nasi campur'. Next time I will just bring him to the REAL candle lite nasi campur - by the road side.

How romantic..

The music and decoration brings back the feel of Bali.

Mojito Lemongrass RM13 .. I always ordered this here.

Ice blended honey dew with mint and honey RM11. Yummy!~

Nasi Campur RM35 - you will get a small bowl of white rice, satay ikan, rendang ayam, chili kangkung, grilled squids and prawns (yummy!) and grilled fish. 2 of us shared this. It's not fulfilling enough to share this but will be too much if we ordered one more extra dish.