Sweet Chit Chat with mom at Bella Marino, Straits Quay

That Friday night 6th of Jan 2012, decided to go Bella Marino with my mom at Straits Quay, that night was so nice and I super love it that during the meal, my mom told me about her young time life and how she has been through with my dad. I really love to listen to stories cos I always gain values from their experiences without realizing..

Here go some photos taken during that night..

Bella Marino's table settings

Olive oil? tabascos and cheese powder

Here comes my favorite shot of the night.. this is d ceiling in the restaurant.. which i dono y, i love that deco very very very much!! i decided to take few shots on it, and surprisingly, this is d 2nd shot and i super in love with it!!

The ceiling in Bella Marino, with the black colour steel frame and sweet yellow lighting from inside.

my tonino lamborghini serviet, FOC

My Tonino Lamborghini Cappuccino, RM8.90+

 My Tonino Lamborghini Cappuccino that cost RM8.90++ which taste not bad, no sugar added, n i dont add sugar for coffee.. i would say not bad, but i didnt say it was the best.. haha....

My mom's long black before adding milk, RM7.90+

Long Black while adding milky~~

My mom's long black which cost RM7.90++, that taste not as bad oso.. hehe... but i love thick milk, so does my mom~ so we added quite alot of milk in there to make it rich flavored.. hehe..

Lamborghini Pizza

Here comes the Lamborghini Pizza, shaped like d Lambo logo, yea? i tot the crust was overcook, in fact, it was not.. haha.. thank god..very very thin crust with some squid, olive, cheese and some vege and sauces. not a bad combination..

Lamborghini Pizza

My Lambor pizza with squid's head as main subject~

Dessert, blackcurrent ice cream i guess? cant rmbr what's d name d.

Here comes our dessert of 2 scoops of ice cream.

Choco flavor of ice cream.

Thats my whole meal with my mom, not a bad place to go, and of cos it would be nice to go with my mom to anywhere.. hehe.. njoy ur meal~

One of the Memorable lunches, The View, Eq

27 Jan 2012 - 5th day of 1st month in Lunar calendar


3rd day of CNY, already go back to office to work, just because as a low level and newbie in company, I do not have many days of leave to apply. sigh, pathetic.. work for company, die for company. Trust me, I do not have this problem when i was still a student.

However, a good meal and some good people or good scenery, good words, could actually cheer up my day and motivate me at work.

That day I've had a good and sweet meal at The View, Equatorial Hotel, for the 2nd time in my life. and hell yeah, darn expensive one lo~ at least for me, yes it is..

It is kinda special that The View is a semi buffet type of restaurant, so these are what i got for my appetizer. few slices of smoked salmon, some "fresh" oysters, salad and pasta. the oyster is not very bad even though i put it in quotation mark, but i wouldn't say they are extremely fresh or impressive also la.. haha.. first, the oysters are not as clean, there are still some small pieces of residues or shells, 2ndly, they are not as fresh that u would wanna ask for more more~ haha...

Though d smoked salmon is quite nice, i kinda like it, i love any kind of salmon as long as they are fresh. Cos it is sliced from a big chunk, so the outer layer is salty and spiced, therefore i put a lil tartar sauce to enhance the taste. I didnt get the prawn as it does not make me feel like eating them.

Buffet Appetizer

I kinda love the natural lighting from outside of the drop down window, which i could get a lil shadow and some side ways lighting.. haha... and so far, this is d place that can give me the satisfied natural lighting that i've ever had.

Basically after the appetizer, with the bread and lobster soup (soup of the day) as starter, we are already half full or near to full. We picked the one that has been bokeh-ed in this pic, which has a cut on top with spreaded sea salt, to deep with vinegar and olive oil.

Bread

That day were abit unusual that they have more customers than last time I been there. and there were even one table of customers that had left after taking appetizers and couldnt wait for the main courses. and they have decided to lodge a complaint to the hotel. No surprises, the managers still talk to them very well and apologized to em, not like d hot issue of the fried chicken shop that happen lately.

I have decided to order a Roasted Cod, or perhaps, its ok la, anyone order also the same.. because i seldom decide on the food that I want, cause first, when i am hungry, i feel like eating everything, 2nd, i dn like to clash food with people on my desk.. erm.. funny thinking, yea?

Roasted Cod, RM88++ fatt fatt ah! huat ah! ong ah!! ',^

The roasted Cod, for RM88++, well, it is real cod, so as can see from the pic, it is not huge. the plate is big, and the surface area of the fish is even smaller than my phone. my new phone. haha... but it looks nice, right? the taste is not that bad, since cod is kinda tasteless, and i like d roasted feeling of the skin.. hehe...

Mixed Seafood, RM75++

Mixed Seafood, for RM75++, which i barely remember the full name of the course d, with 4 pieces of shrimps, and few pieces of big scallops, and seafood XO sauce? (barely remember), and potato + spinach vege as the base. i would prefer the scallops and sauce than anything else on the plate, because i don really like too much potato with main course. it is not very bad taste or what, but i just personally would like to share with others rather than to finish it myself. although the serving portion is not very filling, but to top up after the appetizers, i feel kinda full after eating, and couldnt really finish it.

After the meal, I went to the toilet and kinda got lost. which I got confused with the way to go out to lobby and the way to the lounge. hahaha.... This meal cost RM189.10 for all the food and taxes. expensive, isnt it? wow.. yeah... its a very memorable ones...

Romantic Chap Goh Meh with Mommy at Isaribi Tei, Chow Thye Road, Penang

Dragon year, and I am already in Penang from the beginning to the end of CNY, but too bad, 3rd day of lunar calendar alr back to work.

Well, no worries, I will always find fun and excitements in penang, despite the annoying and irritating traffic jam and those polices that only to kacau the ppl like rats all over the roads..

On the 15th day of lunar, I went to Isaribi Tei at Chow Thye Road, near to Gleneagles Hospital or "Green House" Kopitiam, and I realized there are alot of restaurants d after so long never been there.. including Table 23 which all the food taste like *beep*!!

I went there few years ago before I even have my baby camera, to celebrate my mom's birthday, which i posted before in this blog, but shot using handphone only. so, this is d 3rd time i been there, and with the compliment of my new phone's flashlight, I can get better photos than my 2nd visit, thats d reason i decided to post it now~ haha..

I went there with my voucher, which nowadays kinda trendy and HENG, but I seldom follow the trend d lately. Its an offer of RM10.90 with King Prawn Maki + Green Salad + Wakame Udon + Free Flow of Green Tea, which is quite worth while for me la.. hehe..

lets see the photos:

Kore wa wakame udon desu. (This is udon乌冬面 with kelp海带), with slightly strong lighting.

Green Salad with nice dressing rather than western dressing, great taste to bon appetit.

Here comes the KING Prawn Maki! the prawn is fresh with solid muscles '.^

Prawn maki with wrong DOF and external flash, stronger lighting.

The udon and salad are nice as well, the udon very Q and not overcooked! because i dislike overcooked udon very much!

Cause the voucher alr stated 4 pcs of king prawn maki, if order from the menu itself, its more than 4 pcs for RM30. seriously very nice and crispy! i believe the wasabi was freshly grounded, and i am sure its NOT made of colouring or fake wasabi. the prawn is fresh and tasty.. mouthwatering should be d word like how they describe in the voucher. haha... a nice and meticulous maki!

after the main courses, we ordered some HOMEMADE desserts to clean our mouth.

Rare Cheese Cake, not the Cheese cake is rare, but the cheese is rare cheese. haha...

Yogurt cake with blueberry toppings, with another option of raspberry.

Blue Cheese Ice Cream!! super nice and tasty, very milky and thick, strong taste of cheese!!!

Wasabi Ice Cream! can feel the grounded wasabi feelings, not spicy, no worries~ ^.^

Of the 2 pcs of cake of RM6 each and 2 scoops of ice cream of RM5 each, i prefer both cheeses, cos first i love cheese, and no joke, the cheese cake is really very thick and creamy milky cheesy cheese! and guess what? it is not sweet that u would feel bored or 腻 after eating like those famous cheese cakes in S brand. u would feel like eating more, and slowly feel the cheese melting in ur mouth. with the crispy biscuits base to neutralize it! i just simply love it!

the yogurt cake is nice as well, but because i don like natural taste yogurt, so, for me, its edible, but i wont like it, just because its yogurt. not the cake's fault. i could feel the real yogurt with milk taste and not just the packaged yogurt that can be bought from outside. the blueberry is sweet to cover the sour taste in yogurt, i believed the yogurt is not sweetened. it is not as creamy and milky like the cheese cake, in fact, it is more like cleary sweety to clean my mouth. 清甜清甜 one~ hehe...

Here come some compliments for my favorite BLUE CHEESE ICE CREAM!! omg!! its so nice that me and my mom straight away fall deeply in love with it!! its so cheesy and so milky!! and one more thing, it is not sweet!! i've never taste such a lovely homemade ice cream, ever! i dono what words that can describe the feelings, but guess what, not promoting it, but u shud try it if u are a cheese lover!

the wasabi ice cream is normal for me, but this is the BEST ever wasabi ice cream in whatever i've tasted in some jap buffets before! cos it is FRESH!! the wasabi can be tasted, but no worries, it is not spicy at all like d wasabi that u take with sashimi/sushi, it is abit more like a grassy and fresh greenish creamy ice cream. haha.. so complicated huh? next time i would try out some other flavours, like ocha, berries and some others and tell more here!

no worries, u do not have to pay government (which i really hate the most) for eating in this restaurant, but yes, u are charged for the services~

This meal only cost me RM10.90x2 = RM21.80 (main course) + RM24.20 (dessert), worth, right? hehe..

Feel free to comment about my post and my photos!! Everyone with good intentions are welcomed!

Isaribi Tei Japanese Restaurant
60 & 62 Chow Thye Road,
10050 Georgetown, Penang
(Opposite Hotel 1926)

Business Hours:
Daily : 12.00pm - 10.00pm
Break Time : 03.00pm - 06.00pm

http://www.isaribi.info

1st Ice Cream Cake in life, Tg Tokong

I have had my first ever ice cream cake after buying the Groupon offer that nowadays very famous and popular thingy.
This one was Cream & Cookies, I would say d cake was not bad, with Oreo, but the only thing is i dont eat all those fruits that used to decorate it. And I've tried out another one, Black and White, with choco ice cream and van i guess. Black and White taste nicer, but i didnt take the photo. hehe...

This is also the first photo ever i took with my +3 Close-up magnifying filter on my kit lens.. with ISO boosted to 1250, f5, 1/20 and 58mm in A mode. i tot it wouldnt make much difference, though it actually has given me quite some nice complexion that i've ever expected, as i really never expect a 3rd party or product that has no brand/made in China would make up something.. nevertheless, i wouldnt say it is perfect, when i screwed it onto the filter of my kit lens, i can feel that it is not too round or not really fitting well with the propeller. i hope it wont hurt my Hoya in long term usage.

I asked for the wordings of "Happy Always", cos i know my life will never be happy throughout the time i am here. though i asked for the amount of my this year old birthday candles, but i didnt really use it or need it. but i just know that my birthday aint nothing special and i only had few celebrations throughout my life until today.
some memorable ones are like d surprise lunch at 747 Restaurant with my fencing friends, one at Kajang Restaurant with the present hidden because i hid the present on his birthday and d first bouquet of roses accepted with 12 slices of Secret Recipe cakes make into one big cake, another one was a slice of cake in Secret Recipe, and perhaps I have seen from photos, my childhood time some celebrations over d big dining table with a big cake. which one that i've missed out some more? cant remember, means not so memorable.. =P

How good if i can turn back d clock, go back to childhood time n forget about all the sorrows and never repeat my mistakes...

Whenever there are Warmers in the Winter, QB Mall

Had my great lunch and few evening lo-tea time at Winter Wamers with a fren of mine.. very soothing and relaxing place, maybe the cozy environment, maybe the mood of having the nice meal.

Just a pot of tea that full of lovesssss..

A cup of thick coffee that brings me to garden's coziness..

When Strawberry strikes!

Both strawberries were taken from different restaurants..
I particularly like d lighting from The View.

The strawberry that falls in love with coffee..

The strawberry from Strawberry forever~

Penang Bridge International Marathon(PBIM), Penang Bridge 21/11/2010

PBIM is an annual event in Penang that most of the runners or Penangites know..

This was d 2nd time i took part in this PBIM. I took part in 10k marathon, rm35 or rm40. last year i tried on d fun run, RM10 or RM15 after d discount period..

 

fig: d finisher medal + runner vest + running bib number's + running chip

i took part in this marathon.. erm.. yea, i did!!! y ah? well, basically just to... or some opportunity to:

1)just have fun (fun or suffer? muscles a lil pain, knee super pain, sun burn, shoes worn out = buy new shoe = no money = T.T)
2) spend money(wa... very rich la now?),
3) support penang event(there are bunch more of free events in penang la c'mon),
4) finish d quat marathon in 1.5 hours (no training, just try my best oni lo..)
5) to get d finisher medal (they said medals oni given to 1.5 hours finishers, but ended up dey distribute to every finisher... luckily i able to gasp for some breaths in my run jiek..)
6) try my luck, see if i can gt any of d lucky draws (c'mon la, out of 24k ppl, oni 16 were selected.. gt so lucky meh?)
7) to train my stamina n my body (in a wrong method)
8) to add more stress for myself (cause craving for finisher medal)

so many changes have been made in dis year's marathon..dis time, food oni given to full marathon runners, ref numbers are being announced in lucky draw rather than bib numbers, shirt's colors.. hehe...

what i don like, was d lucky draw lo... for me, it was kinda unfair lo, dey will contact d last (d 3rd) person being drawn to gif d prize away.. then hw abt those who waited there? waited for so long listened to XXXX crapping there, gt sun burn there in d wet body, knowing may gt d chance of catching cold, while those getting d prize already sleeping nicely at home.. then how about d 1st n 2nd person that being called? also gt luck wut.. but y dey don deserved d prize? just unfair la... shud have draw till calling someone over there one ma... hmph!!

nyway, i m happy that i able to finish it in cun cun 1.5 hours.. although i dn understand d results, saying i finished d marathon in official 1:20:33.. next target 21km if i go for proper training n oso try on full marathon if really possible.. haha.... XD

extra info:
i shud have bought my power gel at d booth(rm6.00) b4 marathon, because its slightly cheaper.. i bought it in pharmacy, rm6.50. luckily 10k run oni need a packet. there are so many new flavors coming out d, i bought d one with 2xcafeine tangerine flavor. i rmbr, 6 yrs back, power gel oni sold at rm5... what a world.

those who like new balance, shud buy d shoe at d booth or use d 30% discount voucher in d race pack/goodies bag(layman term).

Pasar Malam, Farlim --> 有流动的pasar malam，就有流动的乞

今天妈咪不在家，所以没什么东西吃。。 想去吃我平时爱去的吃的猪肠粉，去到却发现原来那里有夜市！！hmm。。。 来了就来了嘛，就去走走看看嘞。那档口反正没开。

我不是夜市爱好者，所以去过的夜市，也不多。一只手的手指头都措措有余了。。connaught 星期三最长 pasar malam， thien teik 星期三 pasar malam，韩江对面星期四的食物为主的pasar malam，和这个咯，farlim pasar malam。。还有吗？ 应该没了吧，有也没什么印象了。

这里的pasar malam，没什么特别，吃的不多，asam laksa、珍珠奶茶、蛋糕面包、apom balik、么都有、甘蔗水等，不多。其余的都是穿的，用的。。

我平时都不在夜市场买衣服，我只是走马看花，找吃的为多。。我却无意间发现，这里的夜市场很可爱，可能他们target的消费者，应该都是上了年龄的吧？那衣服档口的，十之八九都是买30-40 左右的衣服，看了都没胃口。。即使是卖年轻些的，也是有点 “澳” （out）的。。

最引起我的目光的是一辆买衣服的 van 仔。。平时看见的衣服档口，都是普通挂得满满的，收档时，要一件件衣服收起来，在收起架子的档口。平时看见的 van 仔，都是卖吃的，么都有之类的。。可这一档，却是以 van 仔来卖衣“胡”哦。。口爱！普遍吗？可能我没见识，没看过。。

最叫人心酸的是， 有流动的pasar malam，就有流动的乞丐。。这里的乞丐，都不是我们平时看了就想打发的那种，有手有脚有眼睛，却要伸手向人们要钱的那种。而是，不是没有双脚，就没有双手的。。

让我心里涌出一阵酸味的一幕，是一位妇女把一张RM1 纸币放在一个坐在地上，没有双手的中年男人的包包里。黝黑的皮肤、脏乱的头发、破旧的衣服、没了半截的双手在空中胡乱地挥动着，他只能露出一瞥无邪的笑容，不断地向那妇女点头鞠躬答谢。

可能他们已经是某些“企业家”的工具，可以在某些地方看到他们挽食，可能我们会憎恨那些利用他们来赚钱的家伙而不想给予零钱，可是再想，如果他们赚不到钱，今晚收工后，又会有什么不堪一想的后果吗？还是不想为妙。。感叹。。

hmm.... 其实闲着没事逛逛下夜市，是个不错的运动和娱乐，也可让脑袋转动下，除了一身汗，再写写部落格，轻松一下。。 哈哈哈。。。

Lunch at Air Itam Market Area, Penang

This post is just say it for fun without any nice photos..

Went out for lunch this aftnoon n sort of dono what to eat... aft taking a long way, through orchard garden, asia cafe, me n my mom decided to go to air itam market to hunt for lunch..

There are quite some stalls din open, so, we only have few choices, which are, mee goreng mamak, lam mee, ais kacang, curry mee from outside, fried kuey tiaw from another shop, or Laksa side, got kuey tiaw soup, fried kuey tiaw, yao cha kuai, and outisde Maxim/Sunshine that row of shops, gt soya milk, tau fa, fried bread, n some snacks..

I've ordered a fried kuey tiaw from another shop, rm2.70, while my mom ordered a curry mee from outside, rm2.50. d famous air itam laksa from the opposite of the cafeteria is now rm3 d.. wow.. d sunglasses uncle, always raise d price oni.... >.<

i feel so disappointed with the curry mee, i don understand why there are so many ppl said that curry mee is nice... well, be careful when u take d first mouthful of soup, as it might choke u. it's just curry powder flavour without d colour or rich taste of coconut milk(or some ppl called it santan/not lemak enuf).. it has d basic ingredients of a curry mee shud hv, dried sotong, blood cube, clamps, taofu pok, n mint leaves.. but the soup is a BIG BIG FAILURE~!!! @.@ penangites, stop telling ppl this is one of d nice curry mee la.. really so ashamed la...

d fried kuey tiaw, last time was very nice. but aft the uncle is dead, an aunty took over d.. d color isnt really attractive.. but to compare with those normal fried kuey tiaw stalls, dis one is quite ok d..

later we went over to d opposite row of shop to Maxim cake house.. i wanna ordered my favorite gelato, rm3.80 per scoop, but din have, so i tried out d soft twist, rm1.20 from Mon~Sat, sunday rm1.00 nett. its quite sweet, n its so much more taller than McD's sundae.

while my mom bought some portuguese eggtarts for our tea time. 4 pcs for RM6.00. d egg smells good, n very Q, d skin oso quite nice.. but of cos, dey r not d best... =)

Azuma Japanese Restaurant, Queensbay Mall

Tonight, i joined my fren togo queensbay mall to claim his paid 20mm lens and GF1 viewfinder. cool! first time seeing view finder mounted on GF1! cute neh~!

We then went to Azuma Japanese Restaurant at 2nd floor, above Border's Bookstore. 
The photos of this blog post are contributed by Lumix GF1 lens 20mm 1.7. Nice isnt it? small n powerful, d power of Evil camera. XD

This is the Garlic Fried Rice. Very very rich flavour of garlic, with the flavours of mushrooms, egg, spring onion n etc. Every granule of rice is coated with the shining thin layer of garlic flavoured oil. mm... yum yum~!

This maki is top with squid. the squid was burnt to perfection before served. therefore it takes a lil of time to serve this dish, but tell u what? its really worth waiting.. more nice nice food await... lets scroll down n c more..

What do u think it is? yeah, BEEF. as u can see, d brownish gravy, is grounded garlic n ginger. The thinly sliced beef, grilled to perfection, enriched with d flavour of ginger top with a lil sesame.. I personally don like ginger.. n guess what? there are 2 more nicer dishes, so, i wouldnt say i super love dis beef then.. haha..

OMG, here goes the 1st bombastic food -- Salmon Belly!!! The salmon belly is nicely done to super perfection, that the skin is fried to super crisp, while d meat n d fat underneath d skin is still very juicy and enrich. Usually fish fat will be a lil stinky, but they have prepared it that its not too stink, n not too spoilt by other flavours.. its just a nude salmon belly fried in salt only i guess.. U will regret for not trying this. Even if u don like d fat of fish, at least, pls, take a small bite once in ur whole lifetime!!

Deng DEng DENg DENG~!!! here goes the superb of the meal~! not stated in the menu, but recommended by a cute lil waitress.
Red Tuna Sashimi!! The thickly sliced fresh enrich tuna, OMG.. really worth dying for it.. with the combination of freshly ground wasabi by Azuma, erm... cant think of any words to describe but really heaven feeling when the piece of meat is melting in my mouth... slurp.. look at the texture, d colour.. wow... and d wasabi is much more tastier than those preserved wasabi from the toothpaste liked squeezing bottle. YUMMY~!

Total spending for this meal is around RM113 including all taxes n Ocha's. hehe.. enjoy~!

Kafe Beach Blanket Babylon, Penang

Don't you think it's nice to have your meal just right beside the seaside, feel d breeze, looking at the sun sets, listening to birds chirping? then here is a good place...

Kafe Beach Blanket Babylon

 Laksa from 32 Mansion, special order by special customer. D soup is very thick, i heard that it's made with crab rather than fish. nothing special abt d ingredients except d soup. u wont regret trying it, d soup is really cool.

 my fren's Prawn Noodles, 生虾面.

my fren's Vietnamese Chicken Chop.

Below are all taken inside 32 Mansion. d entrance, d bar, d seats n d bottles.

Babylon Beach Blanket Cafe, by the sea,

32, jalan sultan ahmad shah,10050, Penang, Malaysia.

Opening hours :
11am – 1am (last call for kitchen order at 10.30pm) (weekdays)
11am – 2am (last call for kitchen order at 11.30pm)(eve of public holidays, fridays & saturdays)

Happy hours : 12pm ~ 9pm

WI-FI Available
great place for lunch and after work chill-out by the sea