Coffee Mania @ Bangsar

Following to the dinner at Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf, 

we made another first-time visit to Coffee Mania 

which is just a stone throw away from Bangsar Village.

Coffee Mania brave entry to Bangsar which is now dominated by Coffea Coffee

is definitely an admirable move and I ought to try it out!

It was a very quick change of mind when I was left unconvincing 

upon entering the quiet outlet. 

There wasn't much patron compared to other busy neighboring outlets.

Does it mean that it's not good? 

Flipping though their extensive menu, 

I was greatly surprised that affogato is NOT in the list!

NOW IT REALLY IS A GOOD TIME GO "WHHAAATTTT!!!"

Being astounded by this, 

I asked the waiter if they have vanilla ice-cream at all.

Confirming that it is a yes, I ordered double shot of espresso 

and a single scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

The espresso tasted good but the vanilla ice-cream melted
before I could take a perfect scoop of it.

The dinner-mate ordered himself a Kopi Luwak, which is widely known as
the "cat shit coffee" - well, that's the disgusting way to put it.

In a more informative way, civet cats (luwak) loves coffee beans and they
picked only the finest coffee beans to eat, which is then excreted in 

a partially digested formand the farmers would collect
the feces from the ground for roasting. 

A cup of luwak coffee cost RM40.00 in Coffee Mania.

Looking at the processes involved, and the fact that it
is "specially made" by the cats, we deemed it is reasonable.

The dinner-mate tasted it and it was too light in body.

One unforgettable comment was "Kopitiam kopi-o taste better".

Details if interested

Address - 12, Jalan Telawi 2, 59100 Bangsar, K.L 

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Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf @ Bangsar Village

If childhood memories didn't fail you, you may have remembered being told of a tale 

starting with "Once upon a time, there were 3 little pigs... and a biigg... baadd.. wolf!"

As the tale goes on, the pig managed to build a brickhouse and being forever safe from the hungry wolf.

The tale in this eatery somehow, ended quite sadly for the pigs.

Well, one will know how it ended when the dishes are named...

"The one that didn't get away"... 

"The wolf's favourite"...

"Piggies rolling in the mud"...

This little place in Bangsar Village draw alot of crowd recently

and it wouldn't harm wolfing down the piggies, ehhh??? 

Greeted by queuing patrons, we took our number and amazingly only had to wait 

for 15 minutes before being seated despite no reservation being made. 

Bur don't risk it. For important dinner, do call for a reservation. 

Simple yet a cozy ambiance in Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf

Freshly made cakes on display

Me.. peeping.. snapping away...

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For starter, we had Garlic Roast Pork which is undoubtedly well marinated

and topped with fried garlic, made us wanting for more. One turned down by the dish was,

the roast pork skin, which I would prefer really crispy!

Garlic Roast Pork - RM15

Caesar Salad served with pork bacon and fried poached egg.

What? Fried? Yumzzzz.... :)

Caesar Salad - RM22

The Wolf's Favourite

Now how could I resist my favourite carbonara which had just made better with pork bacons?

Seated on the perfect plate of carbonara is a poached egg.

Once I make a light cut, huff and puff comes the runny yolk! Voila!!!

The Wolf's Favourite - RM27

We were indeed very satisfied wolves that night.

A quick verdict

Ambiance - 7/10 (seating were quite close and crowded)

Food - 6.5/10 (probably some ribs and burgers would bring this up a little)

Price - 6.5/10 (a little pricey for something that I wouldn't grade an astoundingly delicious one)

Details if interested

Lot G1A, Ground Floor, Bangsar Village 1,

Jalan Telawi Satu, Bangsar Baru,

59100 Kuala Lumpur

+603 2283 2270

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G3 Kitchen & Bar @ Jalan Telawi, Bangsar

The best month of the year is always N.O.V.E.M.B.E.R.

Why?

It's my birthday month!

So what?

I get to celebrate!

Then?

There's plenty of birthday treats.... food for me.. for freeeeee!!! Yippiieeeee!!!

The G3 Kitchen & Bar is the very first stop of my birthday treats/
Brought by Vince, I was told that they serve pretty good breakfast.

So here goes...

A healthy person picked a healthy cup of juice consisting of orange + ginger.

An odd combination and but the heck, it tasted just fine and refreshing.

Healthy juice - RM12

Vince got himself a typical breakfast drink - cappuccino. 

I wouldn't say that it's great, and it tasted just like an average cappuccino.

Probably they should have add a little more hint of coffee in there.

Cappuccino - RM9

For starters, we ordered grilled scallops with orange and carrot salad.

For a RM26 starter, we were served two huge scallops and it were fresh and juicy.

Love the unique combination of salad with a slight taste of fruit dressing.

Grilled scallops with orange and carrot salad - RM26

The scrambled eggs with salmon however, was a disappointment.

The eggs tasted bland. And the existence of salmon was almost unnoticeable on that dish.

The only consolation for me is the hash brown, which wouldn't have gone wrong.

Scrambled eggs with salmon - forgotten the price.

When Vince ordered the Spiced Lamb Burger with Tazaki, Feta and Fries, 

I was thinking "why larhhhh?".

I wasn't impressed by my first try of lamb burger at Antipodean, and it

somehow left me uninterested to try it again.

I was lucky as G3 shed a whole new light about lamb burger.

The patty was thick and not too dry. Love the little spiciness in it too!

Spiced Lamb Burger with Tazaki, Feta & Fries - RM22

This place is probably another eatery that I may want to try again.

There are also a whole list of wine selection and amazing wine display for one to choose!

A quick verdict for G3

Ambiance - 8/10 (Service was good and it's a comfy place)

Food - 6/10 (Scrambled screw it up, sorry)

Price - 6/10 (A little to the high side, especially for the starter)

Details for the interested

Address : 19, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru, 59100 K.L
Contact No : +603-2282 9019

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dip 'n dip @ Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar

My cravings for chocolate fondue has been on-going for days!

I really did consider going all the way up to Cameron just to visit Strawberry Moment.

Asked around for yummylicious fondue and most of my friends asked me to go back to Haagen Dazs 

coz that's the only place they know serving good fondue.. 

.. asked cousie Alex who then get me to look into eatdrinkkl.blogspot.

Found  dip 'n dip  there and ohhh.... my glorious chocolate fondue!!!!

dip sticks platter in the menu

It's located just at Bangsar, so I immediately set it in the GPS!

Super chocolate fan Vince agreed to join me in my little adventure into getting fat!

The 3 fountain behind me is the white, dark and sweet (milk) chocolate fountain!

The menu is heavenly and so I decided NOT to go for 

the dip sticks platter so that we could try out other tempting desserts displayed on the menu.. 

I chose dip sticks which comes in either 2 pcs, 4 pcs or 8 pcs in a stick.

I picked 2 strawberries and 2 marshmallows dip sticks, 

but they ran out of marshmallow and so they gave me 2 pcs complimentary strawberries. 

* extra points given!!!* ;)

For the dip sticks, you get to choose from the 3 different chocolates.

I picked dark chocolate for my strawberry dip sticks but they recommend the milk chocolate. 

After trying both, I still prefer my original pick of dark chocolate. *hehe*

One of their signature dessert is the mouthwatering crepe!

In all the selection of crepes, they recommended brownies crepe 

which is new in the menu but God... It was heavenly!!!!

The layered crepe has a layer of brownies in it.. and it enhance 

the taste of the crepe which is covered with all the three types of chocolate.

Now talk about gaining weight.. I think this is sufficient to get me back to 45kg!!!

Beautiful isn't it? Decorated with white, dark and sweet chocolate.. 

Look at the brownie in between the crepe layers.. 

Ready.. Get set... GO!!!! 

Next is their signature cold drinks called dip'n dip freezy! 

Their proclaimed it to be the richest chocolate drink ever!

....to be frank, it's nice, but not the RICHEST ever. 

When we are already struggling with our crepe and drinks, came the chocolate fondant!

The fondant is freshly baked using Belgian chocolate, and inside it is filled with dark chocolate!

It is served with a scoop of ice cream of your choice.

Oh how delicious it looked!

Here it comes!!!

We were both struck dumb by how full we are and there is just no way we could finish this!!! 

We are seriously in DEEP SHIT in dip 'n dip.. 

In dilemma of either to stuff ourselves with expensive desserts 

or give up the fondant to avoid vomiting out what is already in our tummy...

After looking at each other and knowing that our stomach have reached the max food limit,

me pandai2 asked to tapao the fondant,

Vince felt embarrassed and claim that it won't be nice nimore.

But HELLO.. it's expensive okaayy?!!!

Take away the fondant in this cute little box. 

Very interesting copywriting on the back of the box... :)

dip 'n dip is now my favourite dessert place and I'll definitely come back for more!

But not so often-lahh..

Their pricing is a little bit to the upper side.

4 pcs of strawberry dip sticks - RM 12.50

brownies crepe - RM 28.50

dip 'n dip freezy - RM 18.90

fondant - RM 13.50

Mum would kill me knowing that we had a RM85.14 desserts!!!

Thanks Vince for the expensive treat!!! ::P

Expensive but worth it!!! 

okay okay.. I admit I look silly but I'm just so obsessed with my spec!!! :P

dip 'n dip slogan is "a taste will make you :)"

oh yes indeed! we were both smiling from ear to ear!!!

A note to those interested to try out dip 'n dip : 

The menu is gonna seduce you to order everything you can! Just make sure you don't over ordered because these rich creamy yummy chocolates are really good stuff and indeed is very filling. So make sure to order moderately to avoid food wastage.

(I did finish my fondant as breakie the very next day.. still yummy!)

We left the outlet at around 9.30pm and yet there's still plenty of patrons.

I believe they close pretty late. From 10am - 10pm perhaps?

dip 'n dip is actually from Syria and the only branch at Malaysia is 

at Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar and is located opposite Alliance Bank.

http://www.dipndip.com

yummylicious!

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Antipodean @ Bangsar & W.I.P @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

This is a backdated post of an outing with buddies last weekend.

Feeling lazy for a week then decided to just put the photos all together and call it a POST! ;)

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Went to Antipodean Cafe @ Bangsar for breakfast.

A new place for me.

Loved it.

Thanks Barry for suggesting this place for breakfast.

Such a waste you couldn't join us.





Opening hours from 8am, but get ready to wait for at least 20mins for your table. 



"No menu sir, it's all on the board... "



Vince & Kien Fei.. friends for 10 over years! 



 Pls be prepared to be served with a hearty meal that could keep you stuffed throughout the day.

Vince ordered 4 main course for all 4 of us.

I actually advised him to order 2 main and a side.

But ah well....

Among all the meal ordered, I prefer the classic big breakfast.

The kiwi lamb burger is not to my liking. Patty is dry.

Carbonara on the other hand is a little different in terms of pasta selection and the cream.

Vince and Michelle likes it though. 

Depends on individual preference.



Big breakfast with a wheatmeal bread, scramble eggs, bacon, grilled potato ... and my fav wild mushroom! 





Mushroom + cheese omelette





Carbonara



Kiwi lamb burger with cheese and bacon



Cappucinno 



While looking at the chalkboard menu with my glasses on,

Fei darlin' aka Sei Fai Zai whispered to Vince about me..

After showing my stern face..

Fei darl spilled the beans, finally..

"Joyce looked like OL in AV with the specs on"

Me....

WTF?!!

Another stern face and he said I should take it as a compliment instead of an insult!

Took two photos, with and without glasses.

What you think?!!!!

Antipodean Cafe (next to La Bodega)

No.20, Jalan Telawi 2,

Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur

GPS Coordinates: N3 07.921 E101 40.312

Business hours: 8am onwards daily

Tel: 03-2282 0411

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After such a heavy breakfast, we went to Bangsar Village to walk around.

In and out from CD shop, painting shop, sports outlet, 

admire expensive watches, laughing at how a notebook could cost RM259.00, 

and Michelle bought her fav macaroons. 

Vince bought a card game called Cluedo Suspect.

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I then brought them to WIP @ Bangsar Shopping Centre.

WIP was previously known as "Work In Progress" and is now "Whipped Into Place!"

Told them about the BEST LAVA CAKE I ever had @ WIP!

...but we end up disappointed.

The Lava Cake is not as yummylicious as I remembered..

Where the center is soft, creamy and molten.. :(

Myself and Vince had mojito as they are having Happy Hours promo..

RM19 from their selection of Magnificent Five Mojitos! 



Banana & Peach Butterscotch





Lava Cake with Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream



Kien Fei & Michelle 

Fei darl & my peach mojito



Playing two rounds of Cluedo Suspect and I won the first round! Yippiee!



Currypuff hair "garnished" with a little frangipani flower deco?

W.I.P Bangsar

Ground Floor, Bangsar Shopping Centre, 2

85 Jalan Maarof, Bukit Bandaraya, 59000 KL

03-2094-1789

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Our beautiful Sunday didn't just end at Bangsar!

Came back to Klang and went to see Dredd.

The concept of the movie is not-that-bad.

What's bad is that gruesome part.

I was covering my face with the scarf most of the time.

And nobody would find out who is the lead actor in the movie cause

he's behind the mask the entire movie!

Just so you know, the character Dredd is acted by Karl Urban.

Karl Urban also acted in RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous)

alongside Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman.



Karl Urban (Dredd) and Olivia Thirlby (Anderson)



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Thanks guys for giving me such a beautiful day.

Do treasure and love every bits of you!


This photo would look better if I'm smiling.. :)





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Last week ET posted on my FB saying...

Happiness is a state of mind. Devote 5 minutes of your time to smiling daily and after a while, it will happen naturally

I replied...

Thanks dear.. I have tried.. But it's more to like faking smiles. A smile should come from happiness within. Else, that curve on the lips can also shows the sorrow inside. Agree ma?

And his post is actually an instruction... that I should do it daily. 5 mins everyday!

So... for the next 5 minutes... let's....

** SMILE!!! **

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