No more Putrajaya Seafood

Last Thursday, Sis Yana came to stay overnight at my house because Ma's flight from Australia will be arriving at 3.30 Friday morning. Therefore, KLIA is so much nearer from Putrajaya than from Selayang. So, that night we wanted to eat something different other than mamak restaurant or Thai food.

Since I never ate at Putrajaya Seafood Restaurant, I brought them there. And here is the bill..


"Titbits" was the kacang rebus they served while waiting for the food. RM7 for a very small portion. There was no napkins, so they gave us wet towel and again, it was charged.

The wet towel

The place looks rather exclusive. The panoramic view is nice. The food was tasty except that the portion is very2 small.

However, the Stir Fried Chicken Chilly with Cashewnut had more cashewnut than the chicken itself so I would like to recommend it to be renamed as Stir Fried Cashewnut with Chicken Chilli instead.

Anyway, we were kind of disappointed with one of the waiters (whom didn't even wear a nametag).

Our waiter that night was a bit rude and clumsy. When we wanted to order the vegies, he recommended baby kailan but we ordered something else and he responded, "Suka hatilah" with the face as if he's angry we didn't order baby kailan. In the end, the vegies didn't arrive at all and when we asked about it, he said he forgot to place the order to the cook and no remorse shown on his face. He spilled the tomyam while serving us, no "excuse me" while preparing the plate or while serving the food, main tolak2 je suruh kita ke tepi.

He hold the spoon at the bowl of the spoon instead of the handle. Which I think it was not hygienic at all. Same went with the bowl. He didn't carry a tray but he carried the 4 bowls with his fingers tercelup ke dalam mangkuk itu. (Boleh imagine kan macam mane??) Eeeuuuuwwww...
So this is what we get with the 10% service charge?? Waiter Kenny Roger's pun lagi proper la...

No thank you, we won't come again or recommend this to our friends....

Looking for Restoran Ayam Penyet

Due to functional paper frustration, we decided to have our lunch at a so-called nice and sedap place. Noni said she recently ate nice ayam penyet at Bangi, but she couldnt locate where it is. No, not the one tepi jalan tu. Saw the green painted Ice-Room Restaurant, so we went there to give it a try. People said it's good. And Jalan-jalan Cari Makan has been there too.

Wan ordered,

Chicken Curry Mee, RM6.90

It's not mee kari biasa tu. The noodle was cooked with sweet soy sauce, then they put chicken curry on the top of the sweet noodle. The menu doesnt state Chicken Curry Mee-DRY. Not nice.


I ordered,

SeZhuan Spicy Noodle (dry), RM7.90

Not spicy at all. It tasted sweet.


Noni ordered,

Hong Kong Wonton Soup Noodle, RM8.90

It's not even real wonton. They put shrimp wrapped in wonton skin. Noni said not nice.

The noodles, all three are dried instant noodle. Ala, mee instant kering kosong tu cap C*intan, V*it etc.

And we ordered Bluebery ice-cream, RM7.90. No picture. Tak sempat, dah habis because ice-cream came first and we were 2 hungry people. Noni not included. She doesnt eat sweet food. No wonder sangat2 kurus. The ice-cream was not creamy and fluffy tapi makan banyak pun tak rasa muak sangat. Aiskrim dia boleh tahan lar.. The texture is quite similar to the one yang pakcik jual aiskrim kon (boleh juga dengan roti) atas motor luar sekolah. Dulu harganya 20sen.

The restaurant got lalat and filled with durian odour.

The ordering system is quite different. They put the menu list with pencil on the table along with the menu book, place the order by writing the quantity in the box next to the menu we want and give it to the waiter.

Will I be coming to this place again? Maybe, but just for the ice-cream.

Not for the poor

Kenapa bila sebut mee segera orang akan bersimpati? Ketika saya di Kolej Y UKM dulu, saya cukup pemalas nak turun cafe kecil (bukan kafe pun sebab makcik tu datang dan tapaukan makanan untuk pembeli je), kalau lambat turun, makanan habis, lepas tu kena pergi kat area She*ll tu beli makanan, maka mee segera, biskut dan nestu*m adalah makanan ruji saya, bila housemate cakap "makan mee segera je" dengan nada simpati, saya pulak rasa simpati dengan diri saya (sebab tu la masa uni paling kurus - fat cume 16%).

Mama cakap, masa dia pergi honeymoon kat Jepun tahun 70-an dulu, mee segera tu orang makan selamber kat kedai serbaneka. Ianya adalah makanan on-the-go.. Majoriti mereka makan mee segera. Cepat dan kenyang..

Prof saya dulu pun cakap okey je makan mee segera tapi kene minum air banyak sebab kandungan garam yang sangat tinggi.

Ape2 pun, mee segera tu makan kegemaran suami yang ke-6 kot. Saya paling gembira bila dia tiba2 datang kat saya yang tengah golek2 depan tv lepas balik dari pejabat, "Yang, malam ni dinner mee segera".

Saya pun ape lagi, umpama dapat tenaga booster, terus jerang air dalam periuk 1 dan 2. Periuk 1 rebus mee, periuk 2 letak telur, sayur, ayam. Tos mee dan masuk dalam periuk 2. (Saya tak suka air rebusan mee kering tu, buat kuah jadi likat semacam maka saya asingkan.)

Mee segera saya sihat, ade telur, sayur2an dan lauk2.. Pastu marah suami hirup kuah msg tu dan bagi dia minum air kosong bergelas2.

Jadi, ok je kan makan mee segera? Bukan kate tak mampu nak beli makanan lain atau malas nak masak, tapi kadang-kala convenient. Janganlah sampai tiap hari mee segera..

Tadi sambil2 masak lunch (bukan mee segera, dengar kat al-kuliyyah, 3 ciri wanita yang masuk syurga:
1. Jaga solat (masuk waktu terus solat);
2. Jaga puasa; dan
3. Jaga suami
Pastu adalah elaboration yang lain.

SA-TEK-JA-DER-BADI-HATI-TAULA-GAS-HEMAT-SABA-KAT-CIP <---aish, melekat dah formula Tonggak 12 ni :D

Cepatlah suami pulang solat Jumaat, dah lapar ni....

Splendid is rather splendid

We had our lunch at Splendid a few months back. Saw this picture in my camera, so why not a simple non-professional review.


What we had was RM9.90 per meal. Complete with drinks. And you can choose to have your chicken with rice instead of fries. The black-pepper sauce is quite nice.

The Splendid's concept is more like S*cret R*cipe. It has cakes too. Boleh datang lagi untuk cuba meal lain.

2nd

This Ramadhan may be the 2nd year for us as husband and wife but the 1st year on our own. Last year was at my parents' house or FIL's. Woke up for sahur, SIL had her own way, so I just helped a little bit and when we were at my parents' house, I woke up as usual to help Ma cooked instead of doing the cooking myself. Ngee.. And as for iftar, since we were from Putrajaya driving all the way to KL, azan Maghrib was heard in the car most of the time. Upon arriving, everything was prepared.

This year is different. Have to wake up early to cook. Today is the eighth day. So far, I managed to cook simple sahur and iftar meal within an hour. Heh. Thanx to Wan who helped a lot rather than sleeping and left everything to the wife. And the best part is, the dirty dishes are his part.

Small-tummy-tank people like us tak berbaloi pergi bufet ramadhan. 2 days ago, I made inti karipap to eat with tortilla bread and melted cheese. I made 5 of it and I managed to eat 2, while Joe only eat 1!! He went for his usual badminton game from 10 to 12, came back home not feeling hungry and immediately went to sleep. So the rest of the bread were ate during sahur instead.

So for the 1st week, memang sangat jimat.. Tak pergi lagi mana-mana Pasar Ramadhan.

I'm excited to try many kinds off iftar meal. Hari ni mahu buat popiah (my style) with the remaining inti karipap. Sos cili buatan sendiri haruslah ada di bulan puasa supaya senang bila buat jemput2.

Working in this department means tak perlu beli kurma. Yang paling best, dapat kurma sebesar 2 ibu jari yang dicantum, bila makan sebiji dan minum air, dah kenyang.. Makan kurma di bulan puasa rase extra sedap kan??

Petikan sabda Rasulullah SAW daripada buku yang sedang saya baca ini:

Janganlah engkau membunuh hati dengan banyak makan dan tidur. Sesungguhnya hati akan mati bagaikan tanaman jika tergenang air.

Membeli makanan semasa lapar memang aktiviti menakutkan. Tengok sorang2 kat pasar Ramadhan tahun lepas order makanan pun menakutkan. Rasa macam diorang nak buat feast untuk 10 orang.

Dulu mase kat zaman Uni, paling banyak boleh masuk pun sebungkus nasi ayam berempah yang popular kat pasar ramadhan Seksyen 1 tu. Tiap hari beli tu, gile tak? tu menunjukkan saya ini adalah insan yang boring, makanan berbuka pun tak variety.. hehe.. Anyway kawan2 semua, Jihad yang paling utama adalah memerangi nafsu. Dalam bulan puasa ni, nafsu ape lagi, mestilah nafsu makan semasa berbuka :D

Selamat beribadat semua!

Esters, Ketones, and different Sulphur compounds

A mix volatile compounds contribute to durian's aroma. Amazingly, spending 10 minutes in a car smelled of durian, washes away the GA Code I sprayed this morning and hey, I'm wearing durian perfume today.

Yesterday didnt start so well. I was feeling mushy for no reason. However it ended beautifully.

Joe had a meeting in Akademi J*PJ in Melaka yesterday. Guess what, the Academy has durian orchard. weee.. So Joe brought a full load of durian in his car boot. We took home 3 big ones and the remainings were left in his car for his staff.

(Imagine a car full of durian overnight)

When we got in the car this morning, wallaaaa, the smell is soooooooo strong.

Petua untuk hilangkan bau durian dalam kereta sama ada letak roti or arang, kalau satu badan bau durian??

Cepatlah pukul 5, saya mahu makan durian dalam peti ais kat rumah tuuuuuu...

Thank U sayang :D

Lebih kurang macam review kot

Semalam terpaksa, hehehehe, terpaksa ikut Joe pergi Hock Eng di Bangi. Maka, yey, tak perlu masak sebab sampai rumah pasti sudah jam 7.30 lebih.

Rasa mahu makan roti nan. Pergi lah ke kedai Ameer Ali yang dikatakan fames di Bangi ini. Roti nan kosong dia murah 30sen berbanding di P16. Ah, masa tu sudah gembira sebab lebih murah.

Orang ramai, kebanyakannya muka budak2 lelaki hingusan, tak UKM, budak KPTM tak pun budak UniKL. Dalam selitan budak lelaki hingusan itu, terjumpa pula budak Omzy. Hai Omzy.

Masa penungguan ialah 20minit untuk 3 keping roti dan 1 ketul ayam tandoori.

Tempat menunggu haruslah dekat dengan tauke kedai supaya dia sentiasa nampak wajah kami yang kebosanan menunggu makanan yang tidak kunjung tiba.

Sesampai di rumah, didapati roti nya lebih nipis dan tidak gebu. Kuah saderinya, berwarna hijau sehijau2nya. Bila makan memang konfem pening sehingga hari ini. Kuat sangat rasa pudinanya. (Saya tak berapa gemar yang terlalu kuat begitu) Lepas tu terjumpa pula rambut dalam kuah tersebut.. Euuueeeewww.. Ayamnya pula keras, liat dan tawar.

Kesimpulannya, saya lagi suka roti nan P16. Walaupun harga mahal 30sen untuk sekeping roti berbanding dengan Ameer Ali, rotinya gebu, kuahnya saderi nya tak terlalu kuat, lepas tu diberi juga kuah kari dan kuah dal.

Walau bagaimanapun, (echey, ayat surat) jam 4 hingga 7, adalah happy hour. 1 jug air untuk 4 orang berharga RM3 sahaja. Pilihan air yang aku cuma ingat: Sirap dan sirap bandung.

I Lurve Food...

It's half past 12 n guess what I'm doing rite now?

Next to my laptop is a plate with sebiji karipap, 1 Makro mini pizza, 1/2 roti goreng and 1/3 roti john.. Ma always says, no eating in the bedroom, (and I'm eating on my bed now ;) but I'm sure not eating alone in the kitchen at midnight.. (Sahur ker supper?)

I cant sleep and my tummy is grumbling.. What can I do.........
Jennifer Aniston said, no carb after 7.. I learn that too in nutrition class.. ;)
But I just cant help it...
Enuff said.. Itadakimas!!
\(^^)/