Tried out the latest realease from the McDonald’s franchise, the Grilled Chicken Burger. Or the ‘Greater Cheebuy’ as I used to call it. I mean Greater Cheese Burger. Wait. It doesn’t have cheese in it. Anyway.

So…What is the verdict?

Overrated. The first bite was OK to me. Smooth chicken thigh meat grilled with BBQ-marinated flavour. The sauce was a huge let down. It gave out a foul smell which might be unpleasant to certain customers, like me, and the lettuce, wasn’t exactly the fresh lettuce as heavily advertised by McDonald.

At RM11.90 it comes with regular Coke and the fries, which, frankly, has some seasonal differences. At times the fries could be really crunchy when it came out fresh from the oven. That was heavenly. Today though, was entirely different as the fries were flabby and seemingly soft to the core. Very unappetising.

If you really want to try the GCB, it’s available as ala carte at RM8.90.

Went to Delicious, 1Utama branch for some dessert after a scrumptious meal full of petai and pork. Need some glucose to cleanse the petai smell. heh.

Me and Maddy showing the WIN sign.

The two best friends that will never admit that they are indeed best friends. Weird.

Sam ordered tiramisu. Looked tempting to me but quite pricey at RM 12.90.

Mine was Chocolate Brownies recommended by Maddy. It was just nice for two-person sharing. Melted ice-cream deluged the brownies all over and brought in a contradicting feeling of hot and cold. Very very sweet and filling. At RM 9.90 for 2, it was well worth.

My second visit to Delicious and I’ve always been left amused by their atmosphere and ambience. A very nice place to hang out with friends and family.

Dropped by Cristang, the famed Portuguese restaurant at 8th Avenue, Petaling Jaya with the #teampork members, Sam, Nick & Maddy! JianQin and Richard ffk-ed us, sadly.

It was a trip planned wayyyy before this, stretching as far as two months back. Glad that it turned out good at the end.

And there’s nothing to expect except the P7 Pork Burger with petai, dubbed as the ‘Urban Legend’.

It was hard to understand how petai and pork burger could come along with each other. I’ve to say that I was skeptical at first when Sam told me about it, but the thought instantly went off the moment I was served the ‘Urban Legend’.

The first bite was orgasmic. The second bit brought me up to cloud nine. The third bite, I could hardly say anything more.

It was just so damn amazing that no words can describe it. I mean, ‘HOW THE HECK did the chef mix both petai and pork slices together?!’  I don’t know. And I don’t care.

In between the burger was sliced with bacon and melted cheese, and together they formed a perfect combination, a total salivating experience for me.

Fact is, this burger is amazing. And there’s no reason for you NOT to try it out.

Cristang Restaurant
Jalan Sungai Jernih 8/1, Seksyen 8,
46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
03-7956-7877

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Tried two different Ice Kacang in Penang. One was at Lorong Selamat while another one was at Ayer Itam while having the Asam Laksa.

I still prefer the second one though!

The store has been operating for 3 generations and is still now managed by the grandson of the founder. I had this asam laksa 3 times for the past 4 years. Penang is my favourite tourist spot.

If you still have no idea about Asam Laksa…

“Asam laksa is a sour fish-based soup. Asam (or asam jawa) is the Malay word for tamarind, which is commonly used to give the stock its sour flavor. It is also common to use “asam keping” also known as “asam gelugor”, dried slices of tamarind fruit, for added sourness. Modern Malay spelling is asam, though the spelling assam is still frequently used.”

This particular store manages to retain the real taste of asam laksa, which is sour with bits of spicy taste. The dish is packed with cucumber slices, onions, chillis and of course the sardins that make a perfecto asam laksa!

Don’t ever step in here if you’re not the people who can stand filthy atmosphere and packed places, as the place is just right on top on drains with rats running around, literally.

And as for me, for great food I’ll go great length to try it out, and what’s more for a RM 3.00 asam laksa that reputably the best in Peninsula!

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Anyways, we were there for Jia Wen’s birthday. Hmm how to describe her. Nick (my great badminton partner)’s GF, bubbly, humble. Qualities not expected from a World Prize winner (yes she is a world prize winner). I’m that stereotype cos I’ve this in mind that World Prize winners are cocky fells, cos I’m one myself. Not that I’ve a world prize.

Backkkk to Fullhouse. The place was great at the evening. Not too crowded & in fact it was barely half full. Recession. The sad part was that my flash died on me that day itself, as such the photos didn’t turn out nice as it’d be.

The ladies were gorgeous, the dudes were gorgeous. No, I’m not gorgeous. I’m just a photographer. FML. Thank god I didn’t under-dressed this time. I used to under-dressed at the very wrong occasions and over-dressed too. Sydney screwed me up for ‘under-dressing’ during her birthday and I swear, I shall look at the cabinet before taking whatever that’s in front of me.

And I need to refurbish my closet.

It was a great evening. Got to know more about the other collegemates that at times proved to be elusive to be close to.

And hope it was a great evening to the birthday girl too.

Went to Snowflake after a bloated buffet dinner at Sun & Surf with the SAC gang. Man, we can really eat! lol.
Ordered Bestseller, Sea Amber Jelly & the Japanese Macha.

Sea Amber Jelly tasted REALLY sweet.

Anyways found new addition of Soya Series in Snowflake menu! Not a big fan of Japanese food, still I ordered the Japanese Macha Soya Ice Series. Turned out to be a huge disappointment cause the Red Beans didn’t mix well with the Macha Taro Balls. This reinforced my impression that Japanese food sucks!

Bestseller still rocks.

Molten Lava, an initiative started by Lavalicious which specialises on Churros & Funnel located at 1Utama Shopping Centre.

Invited as part of the food review bloggers, I tagged with Xiang along to head to try out their acclaimed Churros!

My personal favourite Funnel Cake for the day! The banana was served fresh with a pint of the Vanilla ice-cream served on top of the crunchy funnel topped with Chocolate sprinkling. It was neither too sweet as to not over cover the banana flavour. Carefully craved by the owner, Ms. Michelle herself. yuuuuums.

There’s another version of the Funnel Cake served with Strawberries. If you favourite Strawberry this might the right choice for you.

Funnel Cake Chocolate & Caramel. A big fan of Chocolate, I find this suits my taste. The Chocolate flavour blended along with the Funnel Cake itself make a great combination. Must try.

Another Molten Lava Signature! The Churros dipped inside Chocolate along with Sugar Icing. Very sweet but almost tasted like perfection.

If you’re someone who prefer plain Churros, this suits you. With just a few sprinkle of sugar icing, it’s for the people who want to taste the real Churros without any add-ons flavour.

Mmm. Another Chocolate-flavoured Churros. yummeeey.

This Churros comes with Strawberry, Chocolate & Caramel!

& they serve Cupcakes too!

The (incomplete) group picture.

Molten Lava
Lot LG 312b, LG Oval,
1 Utama Shopping Centre,
No. 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama,
Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya.

#teampork had their very first outing on last Friday, with (almost full attendance) @19thalphabet @nwck89 @jianqinlee gracing the event in their (rather) casual outfit!

Anyways, we made our way to Betty’s Midwest Kitchen. Rumored to have the best pork dishes in town, it’s definitely not to be missed by the #teampork!

Had the ‘Pig in a blanket’ (RM 8.00) as the starter. The hotdogs were coated with a layer of bacon fried to deep perfection. It tasted a lil bit of salty with chewy meat. Served in a small portion of 6 pieces, it was simply too few to fill up my big appetite!

Seeing that @19thalphabet was amazingly indulging in his Crispy Bacon (RM 8.00) with plenty of WINs, and what a biotch he was not to share, we then proceeded to order another for ourself. And hell it was so great! The crispy & crunchy sensation etched forever inside my memories. Not to be missed.

Moving on to my main dish, Grilled Pork Belly with Beer Sauce (RM 24.90). This is a dish not to be attempted by weak-hearted person, more so if you’re afraid of instant weight-gain overnight. The pork belly was coated by almost 75% of fats, and it was no ordinary fats. It tasted juicy and once put into mouth, the fats splashed across your cavity almost instantly. No joke. It tasted even better when dipped with Beer sauce, which I presumed to be made with some alcohol content. The meat was tender, more so when you coupled it with the fats & the sauce. Multi-perfection achieved.

Highly recommended to be shared between friends. Not to be attempted alone. The fats were just too much for me to bear, for what it caused gym work-out to flood my days.

Grilled Pork Belly, definitely the WIN dish of all. WINsome.

Betty’s Midwest Kitchen,
Jalan PJU 1/43, Aman Suria,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia?
03-7880-0196?

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Kuala Selangor, dubbed as the Land of Seafood & Sunset-by myself-, is approximately 1hour drive from Rawang. (I took 1hour & a half) The road is longggg & curvy one, decorated by views of Oil Palm plantations and occasionally a few ‘kampong style’ houses. This place offers the peace & tranquility away from the city centre.

The long journey was a well-worth one indeed, the breeze & views it offered were simple breathtaking. And we reached just in time for the sunset view.

I’m still trying to learn to photograph the sunset. Landscape photography is still not my thang.

Anyways, we soon settled down on a restaurant recommended by friends. Food came within 10mins of ordering. How efficient was that!

A scrumptious seafood dinner! yuuuuum.

OK, bare with me as I try to translate the name of the dishes from Chinese to English.

Steamed Tiger Prawns. This was the king of the dishes. Cost us more than RM6/prawn. But it was worth the price, tho came with a small portion, but the freshness of the prawn is something you can’t easily find anywhere. It was juicy (each of us only got to taste one) till the core and that the prawns was marinated with a tad bit of ‘hua jiu’, thus the scent of it blended very well with the taste.

Ok, I gave up on this. I have no idea what is it called but then it was part of the shell family. It was boiled before served with their specially made chilli sauce. Taste nothing when you eat it plain but the chilli sauce complimented it well enough, for you to appreciate the beauty of this simply dish.

‘Oo-Jian!’ Fried Oyster. This was really good. It was crunchy and succulent at the same time. The oysters were fresh so no worries for any sting smell. So much for being ironic, but they blended well together, bringing you some sort of ‘hot n cold’ sensation. Recommended!

Fried sotong. Expensive. I like how they fried it anyways, not too brownish but the texture was just nice to chew it. The freshness of the sotong contributed a lot to the overall taste.

Sorry for the messy table…Anyways a group pictar of us!

If you find the long drive to Kuala Selangor is too much for you to bear, Klang shall be another good alternative for seafood.