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Magnolia’s Sherbet

December 7, 2010 thammelissa 8 Comments

Magnolia is a well known brand for its ice cream in Malaysia.

Magnolia has introduced a new line of products; “SHERBET”.

Sherbet, an American term for a frozen dessert like sorbet, but containing a small amount of dairy.

I was doing some grocery shopping with my mom, where then I came across these new products at the supermarket’s freezer. Being the curious me….I bought all 4 flavors and try them all. Each of it priced at RM2.50.

All 4 flavors. From left; lychee, mangosteen, melon & orange.

From left; lychee, mangosteen, melon & orange.

In fact, all 4 flavors are very nice. Very refreshing and fruity taste. But if to pick the best out of 4, I would say the ‘mangosteen’.

Food, Friends, Halal, Pasta, Seremban, Western

Dinner @The Manhattan Fish Market

November 25, 2010 thammelissa 2 Comments

The last gathering we had was on September. 1st and 2nd gathering; we held it at Sin Wei’s house. Therefore this time we changed the venue. Sin Wei & I suggested the same location. JUSCO SEREMBAN!! Hahah..since that’s the place which is near to everyone of us.

Hence, we decided to go for The Manhattan Fish Market…..

I couldn’t remember when was the last time I tried the food. I think it was 1 year ago??

This round we had an additional guest. “Pei Chee”! The last time I met her was Form 5. It was 10 years ago ler!!! Now, she is a mother of 2 kids. Yet she still look so good. I think even better than school days. We chatted mainly about both leng leng mummy “Pei Ling & Pei Chee” sharing their experiences to “Sin Wei”, the soon to be mom! Good thing must share share…So I suppose its an educational chat. ^^

Crab Salad – New menu in conjunction of Christmas. This salad is nice. It has crab meat tossed in coleslaw with raisins top with crisp purple cabbage, corn & coriander. (RM13.90)

Shrimp My Olio – This dish look abit different from the menu. However it has strong cheese & chili flakes. The prawns are fresh too. Too bad its alil oily & salty I felt. – RM17.90

Wrap & Roll – generous amount of fish flakes with lettuce & tomatoes wrapped with tortilla. Served with fries. A good choice if you wanted something light. – RM14.90

Grilled Salmon – I like this very much too. The thick sliced of salmon is nicely grilled. Taste good too….Served with the fat fries and some broccoli – RM29.90

Brownie with Ice Cream – RM9.90

Mud Pie – RM7.90

It looks ugly to me…Really resemble the muddy look. However the taste was good!

As usual….before and after meal also kena take some photos…Proven that we were there. Wahahaha….

Price : 3.5 / 5

Food : 4/5

Ambiance : 3.5 / 5

The Manhattan Fish Market

Jusco Seremban 2 Shopping Centre,

G41, Ground Floor, Persiaran S2 B1 Seremban 2,

70300 Seremban, N.S.

Tel : 06-601 1707

birthday, Buffet, celebration, Chinese, Food, Halal, Hotels, Seremban

Mummy’s Birthday @XINJIANG COURT

November 11, 2010 thammelissa 6 Comments

Mom is celebrating her 51st birthday this year. We held the celebration a few days earlier from the actual date. It was on Sunday, where everyone will be at home.

Mom decided to try Klana Resort’s All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Buffet Lunch.(Mummy loves dim sum very much!)

*It was highly recommended by Baby Sumo.*

THANKS to her I would say.

They serves HALAL Dim Sum. So there wouldn’t be any porkie yea…

The price is RM30++/ person. (12-2.30pm). With the price you are paying; I felt that its very worthy. You can dine in a hotel, the dim sum are served upon your order (even though its buffet)- so its still warm.

pick your choice of dim sum from the list

A complimentary bowl of shark fin’s soup

Not much of shark fin & tasted abit fishy.

Porridge with Peanuts – very smooth & tasty

puffs & tarts

scallops

fruit konnyaku jelly

assorted mini cakes

Jelly & Pudding

fruits

Prawn Triangle with Salad Cream – Crispy Skin with big fresh prawns. (yummy)

Deep Fried Mango Seaweed Roll – Its yummy. But I hardly taste any Mango.

Steamed Scallop Dumpling – Huge scallop underneath

Steamed Prawn Dumpling – The prawns are big & fresh

Steamed Prawn Rolled with Rice Flour (Chee Cheong Fun) – The skin is very smooth & thin

Steamed Chicken Rolled with Rice Flour (Chee Cheong Fun)

Steamed Chicken Dumpling with Crab Roe

Steamed Chicken Feet with ‘Gui Lin’ Style – This one so so only

Stir Fried Raddish Cake – I like this very much. The raddish cake aren’t too hard. Not too oily & its tasty.

Sang Har Min(Yee Mee in Cantonese Style) – Cooked with huge fresh prawns. The noodles are well cooked and tasty.

Steamed Hong Kong sweet corn custard bun – the custard content too little & abit dry

Steamed BBQ Chicken Bun – skin too thick, content too little

Sis suggested to buy a cake from “The Bakers” (just 1 floor below). Too bad..there aren’t any whole cake that time (12.30pm). However they are so nice to tell my sis to please wait for 1+ hour, they will bake the cake immediately. Since we are dining just upstairs; no harm for us to wait for an hour plus. At about 1.30pm the waiter brought the cake & candles to our table. Mom got surprised!! I guess she’s feeling happy as well ^^

All of us likes the cake very much(Black & White Chocolate Mousse). Its freshly bake you know… hahahah…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MUMMY!!

FOOD : 3.5/5

PRICE : 4/5

Xinjiang Court

Klana Resort Seremban, PT4388, Jalan Penghulu Cantik, Taman Tasik Seremban, 70100 Seremban.

Tel: 06 – 766 7888

Food, Halal, Pasta, Petaling Jaya, The Curve, Western

Dinner@Garden Café & Lifestyle Store

November 10, 2010 thammelissa 1 Comment

Returned from Genting Holiday on Saturday. Dropped by Damansara area, went to IKANO and did some household shopping at IKEA.

Since IKANO is just opposite The Curve, we decided to walk to The Curve to fill our stomach. As I know; The Curve is flooded with restaurants & cafes. There are alot of choices for you to pick. Just mention one. As in western, Chinese, Fusion, Malay, Thai, etc…

Mi Ni Mi Ni My Ni Mo….which should I pick? Walked passed a few…

I picked Garden Café & Lifestyle Store since it look nice & decent! It was still early…therefore the restaurant is quite empty. You may choose to sit at the open-air area or the air-conditioned room. We chose to be in the aircond…

The weather was HOT ler….. Otherwise the open-air area is nicer.

The main entrance….the feel of Nature

Nice deco…green & white theme

The Interior. Kinda reminds me of FULLHOUSE Cafe. The concept is quite similar.

Using my mom as model ^^

For the Menu list, please refer here—> MENU

Chef’s Homemade Wild Mushroom Soup – RM 9.90

Three types of mushroom with chicken broth. The soup is very creamy & you can actually eat the minced mushrooms.

Deep Fried BBQ Glazed Wings – RM 11.90

The taste of these chicken wings is SO SO only.

Garden Black Pepper Chicken Chop – RM 17.90

Grilled chicken chop served with black pepper sauce & sauteed french bean. (recommended)

Chicken Teriyaki

Spaghetti Marinara – RM 17.90

Spaghetti served with prawns, clams, half shell mussels, fresh tomato and basil sauce. (recommended)

There’s another outlet located at One Utama.

FOOD : 3.5/5

PRICE : 3.5/5

AMBIANCE : 4/5

Garden Lifestyle Store & Cafe
Lot No. G41, Ground Floor,

The Curve, Mutiara Damansara,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Tel: +603 7724 2469

Chinese, Family, Food, Genting Highland, Non-Halal

Dim Sum Breakfast@Good Friends Restaurant

November 9, 2010 thammelissa Leave a comment

Woke up at 9am the following day, got myself ready and packed up.

Checked out from the hotel room & headed for breakfast. Its a common thing among the Chinese to have dim sum for breakfast. As it was public holiday; you gotto be well prepared of the crowd!

Took a number. Waited for our number to be called. To my surprise; the numbers were calling fast. We only waited for about 10 minutes to our turn.

assorted dim sum

Once you got your seat; select your choice of dim sum from the list and mark them yourselves. Pass the list to the waiter and wait for the food to be served.

Chee Cheong Fun with Char Siew Filling

I like the sambal paste to match with these cheong fun.

Char Siew Pao/ BBQ Pork Bun

Pork Porridge

The porridge cooked with corns, sliced pork. Unfortunately it taste quite bland.

Steamed Chicken Feet

Siu Mai / Pork Dumpling

Har Gau / Prawn Dumpling

Steam Herbal Chicken

Egg Tarts

Fried Lo Pak Kou

Food : 3/5 (Overall, the dim sum tasted so so only. Not every item is nice)

Price : Starts from RM4.30+ to RM8+

Good Friend Restaurant

Level 2, Highlands Hotel
69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia

**NON-HALAL**

Chinese, Family, Food, Genting Highland, Non-Halal

Dinner@Ah Yat Abalone Forum

November 9, 2010 thammelissa Leave a comment

When we were at Genting the other day; we went to Ah Yat Abalone Forum of First World Plaza. Often sees their advertorial in newspaper. Hence this is my first time trying it. They do have several outlets in Klang Valley.

Dad made decision on the orders. We just eat whatever he ordered. Since we got no idea what to order.

Though it was quite crowded; they still manage to cope with the endless good service. I.e: kept refill your tea.

sauces & nuts

Beancurd with Mushrooms – RM32

mui choi (preserved vegetables), kau yuk (braised belly pork) – RM36

The preserved vege were cooked till soft and the belly pork they served not just fats….you can actually eat the meat.

Cod Fish – RM83

The overall fish meat cooked in soya sauce. Taste good!

Baked Pork Ribs in “Chan Kong” – RM60

I like this dish the meat. As the ribs weren’t too hard nor just bones. Its quite meaty & the sauce coats well on the meat.

Mexican Fresh Abalone – RM420

The cooking method for this dish retained the freshness of the abalone.

Hot & Sour Soup in Sze Chuan Style – RM55

Contains huge prawns & fresh scallops. The soup tasted more like tom yum soup. Very appetizing!

FOOD : 4/5

PRICE : Quite Expensive.

Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant

Lot F/L 2A23, Level T2A,

First World Plaza Hotel,

Genting Highland Resort,

69000 Pahang.

Tel : 03-64361286

**NON-HALAL**

Food, Friends, Melaka, Melaka, Travel

A Day Trip to MELAKA (Part 2)

November 3, 2010 thammelissa 7 Comments

[cont. from previous post…]

4) MENARA TAMING SARI

We walked for about 15 minutes from Jonkers Street. The price for each ticket is RM10 (provided you show them your MY Kad/ Malaysian citizen). Or else it will be priced at RM20.

Menara Taming Sari which located at Jalan Merdeka, Banda Hilir, Melaka was opened on 18 April 2008. The 110 metre viewing tower was designed based on the legendary Taming Sari Keris.

It will be the 1st tower in the country to have a fully revolving structure. The air-conditioned viewing cabin will be able to accommodate 66 people at one time.

Menara Taming Sari

getting ready…..

view of Melaka from the tower

5) Nadeje Patisserie Cafe, Mille Crepe

I’ve seen several good reviews on this cafe. As its famous for its crepe. The crepe is a cake form with many layers of pancake with fresh cream on each layer. It was my first time trying it. The one that we went is located at Dataran Pahlawan. The cafe was full. We waited for about 10 minutes to be seated. Worth waiting….

Hardly decide

Mango Yogurt (RM9) – Rich yogurt taste. Its very fluffy.

Rum & Raisin (RM8.50) – Not much of rum taste. It tasted more on raisin side.

Coffee (RM8.50) – With nice coffee taste.

Chocolate Strawberry (RM9.50)

All of the above are very nice. The texture is soft & fluffy. Yet the sweetness ain’t killing your tooth. A very good place for a tea break.

All the drinks above are from RM3.80 to RM5

Nadeje Cafe Sdn. Bhd.
Lot No. UB051, 052 & 053,
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall,
Ljn Merdeka,
75000 Bandar Hilir Melaka.

6) A FAMOSA

A Famosa meant “The Famous” in Portuguese. It is among the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia. The Porta de Santiago, a small gate house, is the only remaining part of the fortress still standing. Took some snapshots just in front of the wall.

A formal pose

when the fun occurs

The Girls versus The Guys

7) Seafood @ Portuguese Settlement, Melaka

Our last pit stop of the day. Headed over Portuguese Settlement for our dinner. Without knowing where the location is; (never been there before) and all we got is the address. Good to have GPS these days. Lucky to have Kong’s voice GPS* to guide us there. (with an ang mo lady voice whom ask you to turn left, turn right, turn left right….LOL!). Don’t worry, it won’t lead you over the walls. Hahahaha….

Reached there at about 7pm. There is an open air area allocated for parking. Just pay RM1 per entry. Bear in mind; once you got down from your car, don’t be surprise they will be people kinda promoting their stall to you. Since there are 10 shops in total; therefore the business is quite competing.

Its actually located just by the sea. It was so windy & the sea waves are so strong.

View of the surrounding.

As the Sun sets

We chose this restaurant; as it was recommended by a blogger

Watermelon Juice(L) – RM3.50

Kailan with Salted Fish – RM8

Very nice smell of the salted fish. The vege doesn’t taste overcooked either.

Sambal Sotong – RM15

The sotong/squid is fresh. However the sambal/sauce is abit on salty side.

Baked Fish in Portuguese Style – RM32

The fish is the best! Especially the sauce they used to bake the fish. It combines really well.

Crabs with Salted Egg

Dry Spicy Crab

The crabs are priced at RM40/kg. You may pick your choice of cooking method. We chose it to be cooked with salted egg and dry spicy. Somehow; the taste are SO SO only. But the crabs are very fresh!

Lala(Clams) with Ginger & Cili Padi – RM15

We waited quite long for this last dish to be served. To our surprise; this dish is really good! Especially its gravy. A recommended one!

FOOD : 3.5/5

PRICE : 4/5

Stall No 4 (88 Sea Front Restaurant) @ Portuguese Settlement, Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka.

All of us were so loaded with great food. Took a slow drive back home. And there goes a fruitful day. 😉

Food, Friends, Melaka, Melaka, Travel

A Day Trip to MELAKA (Part 1)

November 2, 2010 thammelissa 2 Comments

An impromptu plan we made.

Chose Melaka as the destination as it is near. Iternary was drafted last minute too. Googled for places to eat. I am very sure that we ended up more eating than sight-seeing. Eat at almost every stops. *blushed*

On Sunday; Ashley, Andrew, Wanyi & Yew Kong traveled from KL and reached my house at about 10.30am. We then traveled to Melaka; safely arrived and got our car parked at Jonkers Street at about 11.30am.

All of us were so hungry. Decided chicken rice ball as our so-called breakfast.

1) KEDAI KOPI CHUNG WAH

queued to be seated

The 3 angels; Ashley, Wanyi, Melissa

spicy chili sauce

Steamed Chicken with Soy Sauce

Rice Balls. Sized of a ping pong.

Rice are very soft. Chicken meat is rather abit hard. Somehow I preferred the one at ‘Hoe Kee’.

KEDAI KOPI CHUNG WAH @ 18, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka.

After the chicken rice meal; walked around at Jonkers Street. Luckily it wasn’t very really sunny that day. Or else I will be perspiring non-stop. 😉

2) JONKER 88

A shop serving various noodles & cendols. The shop is often seen with long queues.

the interior

We ordered 2 types of Laksa.

Nyonya Assam Laksa – Its different from the Penang Assam Laksa. This is much more sour and spicy. Without the shrimp paste.

Baba Laksa – Creamy Curry soup. Nice one!

Jonker88
88, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200, Melaka
GPS: 2.199570, 102.246644
Tel: 019-397 5665

3) LAO QIAN ICE CAFE

Under the sunny walk; a bowl of cendol is best to stop the thirst.

Amoy Yuan Yang Waffle; filled with pandan flavor paste.

Yummy Durian Cendol

For more detail; check out the post which I’ve blog last time.

Durian Cendol @ Lao Qian Ice Cafe

After the dessert; we walked all the way towards Menara Taming Sari (next post).

Food, Korean, Non-Halal, Subang

Dinner @ Daorae Korean BBQ

November 2, 2010 thammelissa Leave a comment

We have noticed this Korean BBQ Restaurant for quite sometime. Finally; Alex brought me there to give it a try. And resulted…a satisfying Korean meal we had. Definitely will go again!

The one I’m referring here is located at Taipan, USJ. Eventually; they do have a few more branch at Desa Sri Hartamas, Kota Damansara, Puchong, Kepong and 2 outlets as well in Penang.

Just above the Affin Bank

Runs by Korean

Served us with rice tea.

Yummy & Tasty Seaweed Soup. (complimentary)

Inclusive of Assorted Banchan. ITS REFILLABLE!!

If you are here; you definitely need to try their BBQ or meat grilling. (Beef, Pork, Chicken).

Fresh Lettuce to wrap the meat

Pork Special – RM35

Selected cuts of pork that is soft and tender, served with seasoned sesame oil sauce.

Yang-nyum Dak-gal-bi – RM28

Lean skinless chicken fillets marinated in their special special soy sauce.

The results after its cooked. Need not worry about getting your hands dirty or no idea on how to grill. Because they provide good services as their waiter will help you to grill them.

Kimchi-JJigae – RM18

A spicy combination of pork belly, kimchi & tofu in a rich kimchi soup. Each bowl of rice are priced at RM2.50.

Complimentary Slice of Watermelon

Food : 4.5 / 5

Price : FAIR with excellent service

Daorae Korean BBQ

7B & 8B; Top Speed Business Center,

Jalan USJ 10/1
47620 Subang Jaya, Malaysia
03-8024-2616

**NON-HALAL**

Chinese, Family, Food, Non-Halal, Seremban

Dinner @ Restoran Win Loy

October 29, 2010 thammelissa 5 Comments

We celebrated Michele’s birthday earlier.

Had a simple dinner at Restoran Win Loy which is located just a few minutes drive from home at Seremban 2.

This restaurant is usually crowded during weekends. At around 7pm, you can see that the restaurant is almost full with customers. The food served was quite fast. We ordered a few ordinary Chinese cuisine and some are their signature dish.

cili padi & chopped garlic served with the dishes.