Kay-Elle Visa Trip

Went down to KL yesterday to get my UK visa done. It was actually a gamble considering a didn't get my UCAS letter yet. Took the Aeroline bus from Queensbay Mall at 8.30am. The bus going there was really slow. By the time I arrived it was almost 2pm and yet still no UCAS letter. Well there goes my hopes of applying for visa on that day itself.

Checked into Corus Hotel which is just opposite Wisma MCA (where the visa office is located) and more importantly just a 5 minute walk from KLCC. Next stop..you guessed it... KLCC!!!!

KLCC with the Petronas Twin Towers at the back

View of the park

Its been awhile since I last stepped there. Walk around for abit. Bought a fruit juice from Juiceworks. Bought something called Wake Me Up which was basically banana, strawberry and orange blended into smoothie. Not too bad.

Juiceworks!!

Wake Me Up!

Walked around for abit and saw something interesting... This is especially for u Renee, my teman gila Sesame Street.

Oscar the Grouch!! Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street!!

This one's for you Elmo!

Well fast forward to dinner time. Took the LRT to meet up with my grandaunt. On the way, University of Portsmouth KL office called me and informed me that my UCAS letter was here. Woohoo. Praise the lord. Me and my grandaunt and another one of her friends had Sio Tu Kia or suckling pig for dinner. It was really awesome and at a mere RM68.00, definitely a bargain. The restaurant was somewhere in Petaling Jaya.

Sio Tu Kia!!

After dinner, took the LRT back to hotel and it was an early night cap for me as I had to wake up early the next day.

Alarm woke me up at 6.30am and I checked out by 7.00am. Walked over to Wisma MCA and went to fourth floor. The first words that came out of my mouth was.... "Holy shit, you gotta be kidding me!!". It was barely 7.15 and there were like already 50+ people queuing up outside the visa office. Damn... Well anyway finished everything at about 2.00pm which is considered pretty good already.

Went with Liyan to Corus Hotel to get the 3.30pm Aeroline bus tickets to Penang. Then we went for a quick lunch at Burger King. God I really missed Burger King. Arrived back at the hotel about 3.15, just in time for the bus.

First thing I did when I went on the bus was try to sleep. But thanks to the movie that was being played on the bus and some uncle snoring so loudly beside me, sleep eluded me. After the rest stop, me and Liyan discovered the lounge which was so much more comfortable and quieter so we spent the rest of the journey sleeping there. Had subway for dinner which was given on the bus. How cool is that?

Arrived at Penang at about 7.40 which was a lot faster than the journey there. All in all, tiring journey but at least managed to get things done without much complications.

Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room

Went to Queensbay Mall today. Was supposed to go Dragon-i for lunch but unfortunately too many people waiting and I was hungry already. Haha. So me and mum decided to try something new... Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room. For those of you that haven't heard of it, its the new restaurant that took over the shoplot previously occupied by Swensen's.

The pricing of the food there is slightly above average (almost similar to that of Dragon-i). However, sad to say that the quality of the food is not yet up to Dragon-i.

Anyway, I ordered the Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in 3 Variety of Sauce set meal. The set meal is served with soup, 3 side dishes and either plain rice of Taiwan style braised pork rice. I chose the braised pork rice. On the other hand, my mum had the Fried Beef Noodles with "Sa Cha". Can anyone tell me what is "Sa Cha"? Lol...

Like what I said earlier, the food was alright but nothing fantastic. But the presentation was rather unique.

The Verdict:

Worth the try but I don't think I will be back for seconds.

Mum's Fried Beef Noodles with "Sa Cha"

My Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in 3 Variety of Sauce set meal

Close-up of the Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in 3 Variety of Sauce

Paddington Bear?? Nah..Paddington House of Pancakes

Sorry for the out of date post but this blogger has been really busy lately with studies and college. Well anyway, heres the very much delayed post bout my visit to Paddington House of Pancakes. For those of you that don't know yet.... No it doesn't have anything to do with Paddington Bear but yea it does sell nice pancakes.

Went with Reuben and Boon Teong. Three of us jalan jalan then finally decided to go there for Pancakes. Yum yum!!~

Well lets cut short on the bla bla bla.... And straight to pictures!!!

Strawberries, Nuts, Choco Honeycomb Butter and Ice Cream Pancake

Banana and Berries Shake

Bananas, Cinnamon Sugar, Choco Honeycomb Butter and Ice Cream Cheese Pancake!

Yours truly enjoying his pancakes!!

Chu Yoke Weng Roast Duck Rice

Went to Chu Yoke Weng Restaurant last Saturday. This restaurant is one of my favourite duck rice restaurants mainly due to its signature dish, the Pei Pah Duck. The duck is nicely roasted,the meat is very tender and the skin is very crispy. That coupled together with their special sauce makes the Pei Pah duck a definite must try.

The famous Pei Pah Duck...YUM YUM!!

I also ordered the fried Sui Kow. This sui kow is filled with a mince meat and prawn filling. Each serving of the sui kow comes together with salad sauce.

The delicious fried sui kow

And finally, the meal wouldn't be complete without a bowl of Kiam Chai Boey or Sour and spicy soup with salted vegetables.

Kiam Chai Boey!!

Azuma Japanese Restaurant @ Queensbay Mall

Went for lunch at Queensbay Mall today. Belanja my mum and sis eat. Decided to go Azuma since we've never actually been there before. Heard from my aunt that the food there was pretty good so decided to give it a try.

Reach Queensbay about 11.30am then went straight to the restaurant. The food was pretty good and so was the service. We ordered lots of things. Among them was my mum' s favourite, the Dobi Mushi which is the Japanese teapot soup. Well I'm lazy to list down all the food that we ordered here so why don't you just take a look at the photos below and start salivating. Oh yea, we were even given free desserts. Ice cream with mango syrup. Compliments of Azuma Japanese Restaurant. Cheers!!

Azuma Japanese Restaurant @ Queensbay Mall

The sushi bar

Sake rack

Dobu Mushi.... Japanese teapot soup

Watani Maki.... Sushi rolled with shrimp roe, vegetable and tempura prawn

Ebi Tempura.... prawn tempura

Hotate Cheese Age.... Deep fried breaded scallop with cheese

Gyu Niku Dofu Steak.... Deep fried dofu and sliced beef in special sauce

Yaki Udon.... Pan fried thick noodle with seafood

Katsu Don.... Rice topped with breaded fried chicken

Dessert on the house.... vanilla ice cream with mango syrup

Chilli's Grill & Bar Restaurant @ Gurney Plaza

Went to Chilli's Grill & Bar Restaurant at Gurney Plaza on Thursday(18/2). This was only my second time going there. Went there about 6.15pm and there was already a waiting list of about 5 families... Wow... They seem to be really popular. More and more people began to show up and I was so relieved that I came earlier. Finally got our table at around 6.40pm. The wait was considered good already as some of the latecomers were made to wait almost an hour before getting their table. One thing I do admire about the people working there is that regardless of who you are, you still ahve to wait your turn. There are no special treatment.

Well on with the food. My family ordered a few things to be shared. Among them were the Classic Nachos, Crispy Honey-Chipotle Chicken Crisper, Southwestern Jalapeno Steak Quesadillas and the Bowl of Chilli.

I especially enjoyed the chicken crisper and quesadillas. The chilli was also pretty good.

Chilli's Grill & Bar Restaurant @ Gurney Plaza

Southwestern Jalapeno Steak Quesadillas

Crispy Honey-Chipotle Chicken Crisper

Bowl of Chilli

Classic Nachos

Canton-i

This morn went kayu for breakfast. Then after that went some no-so-close relatives house to visit. Turned out to be quite a nice visit as their house was air-conditioned and they had a labrador retriever that I spent most of the time playing with. Lol..... Has anyone noticed how hot Penang has been during this CNY period? The heat wave is giving me frightful headaches...

Anyway went for lunch at Queensbay. Was suppose to go Dragon-i but ended up in Canton-i. Less people. Had the beef koay teow while mum had the Szechuan seafood noodles. Sis had the fried XO yamcake while aunt had roasted duck and roast pork with porridge. Picture time!! Oh yea one really interesting thing was the flower tea that my sis ordered. It looks so pretty and when the cup is filled with water, the flower will float to the surface. Really something unique..

Szechuan Seafood Noodles

Special fried yam cake with XO sauce

My fried beef koay teow

Yummy sio bak and roast duck!!! Definitely a must try

The pretty flower tea..

Reunion Dinner

Reunion dinner with the family was a quiet occasion as usual. Went to my aunts house for steamboat. Didn't really eat much cause I had a really heavy lunch and was feeling pretty tired actually.

Anyways, taking this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year!

ROAR!!!!

Steamboat!

Nice big prawns and lots of meatballs and fish balls

Koay teow , noodles and vegetables

All in the pot!!

Second Visit To Spring Chamber Restaurant

After 2 weeks of intense stress with 4 test, finally it was time for a well deserved break. Chinese New Year is tomorrow.

Day started off with me waking up late... Feels so nice not having to wake up early in the morning. Went to fetch aunt from Copthorne Hotel and headed to Spring Chamber Restaurant. Second time going there. This time I took a few pics of the surrounding as well. Nice quiet place to have your meal if you ask me. Price is very reasonable as well.

The entrance

Interior decor of the restaurant...very cosy

Unique water feature

The courtyard

There's even a lounge where you can have coffee and snacks!!

Starter....Cream of pumpkin soup

Mum had the Thai glass noodles with calamari

Main course... Butter fish with tom yam cream sauce...Very very nice!!

And for dessert... Marble cheesecake!

After lunch, we dropped by at Gurney cause mum and aunt wanted to shop around. They bought stuff while I didn't. Sadly. But at least I got to eat to eat gelato at Gelatissimo. Very nice. A must try if you ever had the chance. I had the "Biscottino" and "Macadamia and Caramel" flavour.

Gelatissimo @ Gurney Plaza

So many flavours to choose from..yum yum

Went back at bout 4pm. Slept awhile then prepared for reunion dinner.