Sunday, September 4, 2011

My dear readers, I would like to declare that I AM OFFICIALLY BROKE! So if any of you want to food-hunt, please do not invite me because I will be very tempted to join! I would need to ikat perut for the rest of the month because of the food spree I had recently. *sigh*

Today we had buffet at Tao Authentic Asian Cuisine & Sushi @ Sunway Giza. This is the meal that have ripped off what is left in my purse.

About Tao, we had buffet lunch which is from 11am - 4pm, but we arrived late because buddies are working half day. As this is a buffet lunch, the food displayed outside is self service. But what attracted me the most is that we are free to order as many dishes / plates we want from the ala carte menu which offers alot of varieties!

The waitress is kind enough to introduce us the TOP TEN dishes in the ala carte menu. In total we had about 20 different dishes including ala carte and from buffet line.

I took tons of photos but had just uploaded a few photos featuring either the best or worst dishes we had. Fair rite?



Buddy Chew ET came back from Doha and we bring him around to fulfill his craving for food! It is actually because of him that we went to Tao..













Sashimi - Chew ET said the scallop is not so fresh but the rest is okay.



Abalone - In my opinion, the slices of abalone is thick and juicy, accompanied with the sauce that makes it so flavourful till the last bite! This is actually my favourite dish and we had two plates of it.


Grilled oyster with cheese. For those who love oyster, I bet you would like this dish! The cheese is very creamy and thick. And guess there is some salad underneath the layer of cheese too.



Salad cheese prawn which is another favourite of mine. The prawn is big and crunchy. If there is just a littleeee bittttt moooore spaaaace in my tummy, I would have order another plate of this dish.



Grilled scallop. I'm not very sure what is the topping but it sure taste like a combination of cheese and otak-otak! Although the topping is delicious, I have trouble tasting the scallop because it was overcooked and thus shrink into a tiny miny 'something' (because it does not taste like scallop).



Self-picked teppanyaki ingredients and cooked on the spot by the chef. Barry and Alicia picked the ingredients and I think this is actually not bad!



Tako - big disappointment to me because the crust was so hard that when I tried to cut it, it rolled from the table to my bag on my lap! Creating a messy stain on my Longchamp! I seriously would prefer the tako kiosk in Jaya Jusco or wherever it may be. There is no filing inside this tako too. Not even a small tentacles of a octopus!



One of the top ten ala carte dish! This lamp chop is yummy and I just hope there is more flesh than the bones.



Self-picked assorted seafood. I love the grilled prawns. The teriyaki chicken is not bad too. The rest is just so-so.


My choice of soup ended up to be another disappointment. Abalone soup as claimed, but abalone is no where to be seen. Instead, there are chunks of chicken and a quail egg. The soup does not taste like it have been boiled with an abalone... :(



Steamed lala - my choice too. I am not very good at locating good food because this dish proves that I have failed in ordering food. First of all, a steam lala should have lala. This plate of lala is so tiny meanie that I could not taste the supposedly-fresh-seafood. It was cooked with too much chilli making the gravy very hard for us to telan.



A bowl of fruits to call it a day.
And not to mention, Joyce self-proclaimed "JY's tomato choco fondue!!!". I saw the chocolate fondue mountain and could not stop myself from looking for something to dump inside the mountain! Look left, look right, nothing... nothing... (talking like Russell Peters and his Indian accent)... yeah nothing... No strawberry, marshmallow or whatsoever.. so I find whatever I could at the salad bar which is the baby tomatoes! Cucuk everything in the satay stick and yessshhhh there it goes inside the mountain of slurp slurrpyyy!!!

Well now I am broke because we spent RM70 p/pax... but I have got a very satisfied tummy! If there is gonna be a next trip to Tao, I will fill my stomach with the abalone slices, grilled prawns, ebi tempura, lamp chop and the cheese shrimp!

Yuuummmmmylicious! :)


Saturday, September 3, 2011

It is the bubble tea spree!!!

I'm hunting down the third retail chain of bubble tea!!! This time I went to Gong Cha at SS15 Subang.

All I could say is that it is definitely better than Chatime but not as good as Ochado.
The price is almost the same as Ochado and they do offer selections in terms of sugar level and ice level.

bubble teabubble tea



Milk Tea with Pearl RM5.90
Plum Green Tea RM4.90
Special Milk Coffee RM6.90
Lemon Juice with Ai-yu and White Pearl RM 6.40


After getting reviews from my buddies, I think the best is still the original Milk Tea with Pearl. My Lemon Juice with Ai-yu and white pearl is not bad, but could be better with 25% of sugar instead of my chosen 70% which is TOO SWEET! Eeks!!!



Barry is the only one who said OK when I asked for permission to take photo with. The rest so "lan si"!!! Humpphhh!!!


All my buddies are busy with their gadgets. Alicia doing mobile banking with her Samsung Galaxy Ace, Chew viewing videos using iPad2 and Barry checking on my FB account with my iPod. And look at Alicia! Turning her back because I was aiming with my camera! So not cam-friendly! Hummmpphhhhh!!!!!

Going back to my topic about Gong Cha, it is opening soon at KLCC and I would support them because they are alot better than the sucky Chatime (although they managed to open more than 15 stores with their deceiving drinks!!!)

Gong Cha is yummylicious! :)


Thursday, September 1, 2011

I have not used this word for a long time.

Definition of patronising: showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority.

Learn more word meanings at Dictionary.com


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

I will get what I want!!!

I want Ochado and hell yeah I'm getting it!!!




This is the super long Q at Ochado!!! U would have to Q for 20mins to order and another 40mins to wait for your drinks! We waited super long that day because they are out of pearls *gosh*


Feeling happy to have finally bought 5 different of Ochado flavors!!! :)



My Milk Tea with Azuki Beans and Pearl and Teck Sheng is holding his Oolong Peach Tea





Alicia, Teck Sheng, Barry & Bernard with their Ochado tea


Alicia loving her 3Q Passionate Tea which is sourish and very appetizing!!! ;)

A total of 5 Ochado M size tea (we ordered 5 of 10 Top Ten Drinks), and it cost RM29.10!!! It is alot cheaper compared to Chatime. And WE ARE ALL SMILING WHILE DRINKING IT!!!

Am going back there for certain!!!

Super yummylicious! :)


I have been to this French-style bakery and cafe at Jalan Imbi for a few times and had just decided to blog about my most recent trip there with my gang. It was Kah Yee who intro this place to Vince, and he brought me there claiming he had the best mushroom soup at this bakery! :P

This place in fact is a very popular bakery among the KL people. And it is very hard to find a parking due to the limited parking area. You would be surprise to see alot of luxury and sport cars coming to this place for a meal!

This meal is almost a mission impossible for me because I have difficult time persuading my gang to go all the way to KL for a mushroom soup!!!





Myself with Teck Sheng & Alicia


Seafood Aglio-Olio RM12.50

Chicken Meatball Bolognaise RM11.90

Toasted Turkey Ham Cheese RM6.20
Croissant D'amando RM3.80
Tuna French RM3.60


Seafood Pizza RM6.00

Creamy Mushroom Chicken Soup RM5.40
















Choco Crunch RM3.30
Seafood Pizza RM6.00
Custard Cream Donut RM2.80






















Caffe Latte RM7.50
Cappucino RM6.90


There are a few comments that I got from them about this place...

Bernard says "The mushroom soup is like the one in DOME" (meaning nothing extraordinary because we can get it at DOME, do not have to come all the way to KL or as good as I claimed)

Teck Sheng says "I can make better spaghetti!!!" then continue telling me how laku is his spaghetti when he brought it to Kean Seng's place during New Year party. Hahaha!!!

Barry and Alicia is cincai as usual saying "Ok ah... okay lo...."

As for me, my all time favourite would be the thick and creamy mushroom soup with alot of fresh mushrooms in it! As for the buns, I would not miss the curry chicken donut. It is not in this blog because this bun is all sold out that day. But Barry managed to get one-to-go before we head to Pavilion.

So since my recommendation is not very satisfactory for my gang, I decided to belanja them lah... Paiseh to intro something which is not very cheap and yet they don't enjoy it. Haha!

Overall this cafe is a nice hang out place. Although the buns are not very cheap, but it is a place worth trying. I remembered last time people said poor people "ngai min bao", but now it seemed like only rich people can afford to eat min bao. :)

Those interested, details as below:-
No. 7, Jalan Delima,
55100 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Phone: +603 2142 6611
Email: info@levain.com.my
Monday to Sunday 7.30am - 9pm
Yummylicious! :)

Tuesday, August 30, 2011


Wishing all my Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya Adilfitri!

And to everyone else, HAPPY HOLIDAY! :)

Myself is enjoying the first day of Adilfitri. Finally get to fulfill my cravings for Bubble Tea!!!

Last Sunday I went for Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh at Centro Klang with my gang, then head to Sunway Pyramid to jalan-jalan abit and look for Chatime.

We found that there are actually TWO Chatime at Pyramid itself. If anyone wants to try it, I would suggest to head on to the Old Wing, where Wong Kok is. There is a lesser crowd and Q, but they probably have only 6 seats which is located outdoor. The one in the New Wing is always packed, and the Q is not less than 2 or 3 lines. Here they offer cozy sitting area, but limited to around less than 15 seats I guess.

The drinks however, I would find it over-rated! .... and overpriced! :(

Barry took roasted milk tea which is RM5.90 and my strawberry pudding that looks ohh-so-yummy in the menu turns out to look ohh-so-yucky when I actually see it. It cost me RM7.90 and the pudding is tasteless.

One more thing that we both agreed is that a bubble tea should not supposed to have ice in it! It makes the drinks so diluted and when we finished drinking, the ice cubes actually blocked the pearls and this really challenge me in my straw sucking skills. HAhaha!!!

So sob sob... this is really disappointing!!!

Chatime sucks

Chatime sucks


Tak sedap and banyak mahal ohh...



A pic of my silly face.. still upload it anyway for entertainment purpose

When I walked around and saw people holding Chatime, I kinda curi-curi laugh at them thinking "OMG they have such a bad taste.. Drinking it just because it is popular..." Forgetting that I had just tried it too! Kaka... But I know I won't be going back to Chatime... soweyyy...

Yummylicious... NOT!!! :(



Oh ya... I did not end the day feeling disappointed. Cause nearby Pyramid, I remembered ET mentioned that he tasted the best wah tan hor in USJ. So we went to that restaurant called Ah Lek's Kitchen. We ordered of course, the wah tan hor, salted egg sotong and spinach soup.







What I can say about my dinner was... uhh-laa-laaaa!!! The salted egg sotong is highly recommended! It is so tasty and unlike other places that substitute the salted egg with alot of sugar, this dish I could taste the whole salted egg melting in my mouth!!! The spinach soup cooked with century egg and wah tan hor is yummylicious too!

The service is great as well. The waitress (Chinese aunty) would recommend us their popular dishes, then asked if I want her to repeat her order, the Indonesian helper is polite and automatically brought us tissue when we finished eating and ashtray when Barry was just about to take his ciggie out. And the price is very reasonable too.

This is YUMMYLICIOUS!!! :)


Thursday, August 25, 2011


I was just craving for bubble tea moment ago... and guess what!!!! KY is kind enough to do a bubble tea round up for me!!! Featuring 3 different places... WOW.. I start to think that he can read my mind!!!

I can still remember those time when I wanted so badly to hunt for ramen, and he was actually in ramen season as well! He has got like 4-5 post about ramen he has tasted! ....this kind of mind thinking actually freaks me out. :P

Hhmmmm... still craving for bubble tea though. And seemed like the best one he had is actually in Tokyo Street called Ochado. I saw the shop during my trip at Pavilion the other day, but did not get to buy it because of the long Q. Since KY review was quite impressive about this bubble tea place, I might just try it some time!

It's 11.33pm and I couldn't sleep unless I get my bubble tea!!
I wan I wan I wannnnn!!!
(lao kai like a small child) --> Is it working??? :P




What does I FEEL LIKE SHIT means...

Definition from Urban Dictionary:-

When you just feel down about yourself and feel disgusted. See "Feel like crap." Its when nothing matters to you and you donlt care, your also very sad. When you feel like crap, the best thing to do is at the very least go outside and eat some fruit. Nature will at least make you feel a little better, but sitting here at the computer reading this definition is not. One thing to do is to have a nice cold glass of iced tea.

The sentence above which is highlighted in BOLD makes me laugh my head off!!! Hahahahaha~




So indeed, I'm feeling like shit now. Shoving my head into the toilet bowl... CIAO~



Emo-ing now :'(

I have realized that I have been at this state of mind for quite some time. I don't know why, and I don't know how. I just know that this have been a long time and something needed to be changed. I wasn't the person I was before, and I don't like myself now.

I used to be happy, joyous, silly, will go around laughing and make jokes. Talking silly that people cannot tahan my silliness. Sharing things I have learned or participated. Talking, talking and talk like a Miss Chatterbox. And suddenly there comes a day where somehow, someone, some environment, and something changed me.

I used to wake up with my music blasting out loud. I danced with it with all my heart and this is how I start a good day.

Now, I woke up feeling ARGGHHHH...
And walking head down all the way to the bathroom till I enter my car... still feeling ZZZZ...
I go to work feeling HAIHHHH...
Saw people in my office and feel ARRGGHHH...
Came back to work feeling UHHHHH...
Meet some boring people who made my life less-exciting and feel like "NIASENGGGG"!!!!
Can't you make me feel abit better... feeling DUHHHH!!!!

I have realized that I have changed because I forgotten alot of things.

I forgot how to live.
I forgot how to love.
I forgot how to forgive.
I forgot how to forget.
I forgot how to laugh.
I forgot how to joke.
I forgot how to smile.
I forgot how to cry.
I forgot how to be glad.
I forgot how to appreciate.
I forgot how to accept differences.
I forgot how to be an adult.
I forgot how to accept mistakes.
I forgot how to accept people who do mistakes.
I forgot the person I was.

Someone, something, somehow, some unfortunate event, changed me. I need to get back on my feet and be the joyous Joyce again. I think there's a purpose my parent gave me this name.

Feeling like SHIT lahhhh...




Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I must be crazy to be blogging about FOOD for the previous 5 blogs!!!

I am a fatty in the making!!! :P

Anyway, it is Vince birthday today! Wishing him HAPPY BIRTHDAY and may all his dreams come true!


from, tua pui poh