Sunday, June 14, 2009

Good Morning Padang Serai

Once upon a time, there were young boys and girls whom used to frequently mingle among themselves (sometimes loafing) during their schooldays in a small cowboy town known as Padang Serai. As time goes by, we went our separate ways north south east and west and since then some of us had no chance to meet up and just got to lead our own lives.
Some of us have not seen each other for almost 30 years or so and finally we were able to meet at Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Thank you to Fish Leong and her concert which has made this meeting possible.
It was a surprise meeting for Ooi Bee Tin and Tan Hooi Kean as they have expected to see Seoh Choon and myself only but I have secretly requested Lee Soon Heng, Chen Teck Chan and Sim Khong Aun to attend this breakfast. What a great moment for us. So much to share about our old friends and happenings that some of us are totally blurred.


Seoh Choon & Hubby arrived later at Pan Ki Dim Sum.

These three Padang Serai friends staying at Klang Valley but ironically we hardly meet except for David Chen Teck Chan.
After a brief meeting at Seri Petaling Hotel we adjourned to Pan Ki Dim Sum for our breakfast (near by). I picked Pan Ki Dim Sum because of this special bun “Guy Pu Pao” Chicken Nest Bun. You get chicken, mushroom, salted egg yolk and glutinous rice in it.
The rest of the Dim Sum has nothing to shout about but a mere typical local dim sum nothing like those prepared by Hong Kong experts.

And most of all nothing like our “Meeting of the Year”.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Chung Hwa (CH) Restaurant @ Setapak

A dinner was arranged to mark the comeback of Mr. Goh Teng Sir to KGT with a small golf (one 9) tournament. Our dinner was held at Restoran CH, Setapak. This is also a place where old boys of Chung Hwa Chinese School would meet at the upstairs.

The winner of the game, Daniel Kwan….Goh Teng Sir presenting to prize.

TC is at work and quick in his System 36 computation.

Dinner sponsored by Goh Teng Sir.

Chunchy stir fried Kai Lan.

Tasty steamed Kampong Chicken..

A pot of fresh and delicious Yong Tau Foo.

A dish of Fish Head with mushroom, corn, bean etc etc...

Stewed Pork Belly with yam... Whiskey courtesy of the Restaurant Owner..

Jalan 7/23A
Off Jalan Usahawan
Setapak
Tel: 03-4148 1799
GPS Location : 3.197945,101.719494

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Restoran Nice Soup Gang @ Taman Daya, Kepong

On 7 August 2003 I came to this restaurant with almost the same people for dinner where I had to leave earlier for another appointment and ended me up with a road accident @ MRR2. Jimmy Lim recalled the incident and I definitely can remember it. I knocked somebody down….. Anyway here I am again in Nice Soup Gang Restaurant for another great meal.

We started off with an interesting appetizer, a sweet and sour salad with sea jelly grass.

Fried tapioca noodle in an interesting thin and transparent noodle.

Chicken being cooked something like sweet & sour way but not exactly, interestingly you get cashew nuts & a bit of curry flavour in it....

Fried pumpkin which was thinly sliced and tasted sweet & nice.

Stewed pork belly on fish fillets. This seems to become a trend in some restaurants a combination of stewed pork belly and steamed fish.

Shark's skin cooked the way shark's fins is normally done.

Stir fried veges

The many wall clocks seen at the restaurant.

Fried rice found to be a bit oily but tasted good......

Steamed and salted village chicken was yummy and juicy.

Two good buddies enjoying the evening. What a wonderful company at Nice Soup Gang Restaurant.

Besides the many type of exotic soups found in this place, Nice Soup Gang is always creative with new dishes to attract customers for new and interesting indulgence.


Mr. Choong Chee Meng de Owner
012-359-3213
8 Jalan Daya 11, Taman Daya, Kepong
tel: 03 6272 5988
GPS location : 3°13'25"N 101°38'17"E

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Bak Kut Teh @ Jinjang South (Soon Heong Update)

It’s bad food but gorgeous, real bad but never mind eats it once in a long time (ku ku chit tau)…..
Stewed dark soya sauce pork trotter with lots and lots of fat in it….

Then came a delicious peppery soup with pig kidney, liver, and stomach. A dish normally served for women in confinement time. Nice to eat but we were worry about thing like gout? etc etc….

This is the best, the healthiest among all on the table “Sang Kuat” stewed pork ribs in Chinese herbals. Very delicious lah….

A standard dry beancurd "tau pok" found in any servings of Bak Kut Teh.

Kedai Makan Soon Heong tel: 03-6258-9425, an old Bak Kut Teh shop in Jinjang South.
Jalan Jambu Gajus
GPS Location: 3.206354,101.665136

Monday, June 08, 2009

Li Man Jia Seafood Restaurant @ Pekeliling Road – Revisit

This shop is located along Tun Razak Road (formerly known as Pekeliling Road or Circular Road) near Titiwangsa LRT Station. We were sitting outside the shop next to the heavily traffic road but protected by a steel railing and also half sunken from the road side (reckon it will be safe in case of any car accident) .

I like this delicious fried noodle (Beehoon) with stewed pork belly here, unlike other shops they are not so generous with the meat portion.


Oysters fried with eggs or rather oyster omelette was also yummy.


Red snapper fish cooked with preserved bean sauce.

See my previous posting here

44, Jalan Tin Razak
Kuala Lumpur
tel:03-4042-2866
GPS location : 3.172756,101.694093

Village Park's Nasi Lemak - ReViSiT

The last time I visited Village Park Restaurant was on 27 November 2007 which is exactly 559 days ago (more than 1 & ½ years).


The place has flourished tremendously with more tables and space now. They have even taken over the shop lot next door. That’s how well Village Park has fare.
As expected the place was crowded and we have to share table with others (a common practice in popular coffee shops in Malaysia).


Shou’s Nasi Lemak Ayam Goreng (RM6.80)


Side order of Ayam Goreng (Fried Chicken) (RM4.70)


My choice of a basic Nasi Lemak with extra helping of cockles (RM4.80). And our drinks was Iced Barley (RM1.90) and Iced Kopi “O” (white coffee) (RM2.00)


Maybe that’s why it took me 559 days to come back to Village Park for nasi lemak where I can get similar nasi lemak elsewhere….

See my previous posting here.

Village Park Restaurant
5, Jalan SS21/37
Damansara Utama
Petaling Jaya
tel:03-7710-7860
GPS Location : 3.137768,101.62316

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Carlsberg Golf Classic 2009 @ KGT PDRM Titiwangsa

We had another great event at Kelab Golf Titiwangsa PDRM on a wonderful Sunday for a wonderful Golf Classic sponsored by Carlsberg. Picture showing Hole No.1 (Par 3) as viewed from the Club House

Being 9 holes golf course, the event has to be played into two session morning & the afternoon.

My drive @ Hole No.9 (Par 4)........

Norsham my friendly opponent from Gas Malaysia......

I had the honour to play with one of the club Champions, Ng Yew Tuck where I had the chance to pick one or two tips from him.


Waiting to tee off @ Hole No.1, an elevated tee box.

Yew Tuck was second net winner for this tournament. He fumbled in Hole No.1 where his ball went OB (out of bound) and got a double bogey. If not, he would emerged nett winner…

Our Hole No.6 (Par 5) is the longest in the entire Malaysia........

Some of my buddies of Kelab Golf Titiwangsa PDRM.

Then came dinner time.

Another one for the album....

There were prizes for novelties, net winner (Avatar Singh) and gross winner (Joe Nasir). I was lucky to win a novelty for NTP (nearest to the pin for the afternoon session). This was the reward a box golf balls.