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      Andy Lau 60th Birthday Eve Celebration

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      Andy Lau 40th Debut Anniversary

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      My Idol, Andy!

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      My Idol, Andy!

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      My Idol, Andy!

      Andy World Club 32nd Anniversary

      June 18, 2020

  • My INSTA World
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      Vietnamese Coconut Coffee

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      Catching Up With My Chancellors

      August 30, 2024

      My INSTA World

      Our First Away Day

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      My INSTA World

      Grilled Lamb Again

      August 29, 2024

      My INSTA World

      Supper Attack

      August 27, 2024

  • My Travelogue
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      Sea, Sun And Sky At Pulau Redang

      June 15, 2024

      Eat With Me

      The HaiDiLao Hot Pot Celebration

      May 19, 2024

      Eat With Me

      My First Shake Shack

      May 19, 2024

      My Travelogue

      2020 February Instagram Feed

      February 29, 2020

      Australia

      “Fly Me To Aussie” Day01: Let’s me tell you some Shanghai Stories 1938

      December 8, 2012

      Australia

      “Fly Me To Aussie” Day01: Morning coffee at Danks Street Depot

      November 16, 2012

      Australia

      “Fly Me To Aussie” Day01: Fly me to Australia

      November 15, 2012

      Australia

      Spring Holiday at Sydney

      October 13, 2012

      China

      Originally, Beijing

      September 24, 2012

      Hong Kong

      2017 October Instagram Feed

      October 31, 2017

      Hong Kong

      2017 September Instagram Feed

      September 30, 2017

      Hong Kong

      eat.shop.love.explore Hong Kong Day 02: Love Letters to the Peak

      April 10, 2014

      Hong Kong

      eat.shop.love.explore Hong Kong Day 02: I Peak You

      April 6, 2014

      Indonesia

      2013 Bali-cious Company Trip

      October 29, 2013

      Japan

      2017 March Instagram Feed

      March 31, 2017

      Japan

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      February 28, 2017

      Japan

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      Japan

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      December 31, 2016

      Korea

      2019 July Instagram Feed

      July 31, 2019

      Korea

      2019 June Instagram Feed

      June 30, 2019

      Korea

      2019 May Instagram Feed

      May 31, 2019

      Korea

      A Seoul-full Break – Day 04

      May 21, 2019

      Macau

      Easter Holiday At Hong Kong & Macau

      April 8, 2013

      Malaysia

      Sea, Sun And Sky At Pulau Redang

      June 15, 2024

      Malaysia

      A Quick Penang Getaway

      November 18, 2016

      Malaysia

      Cari Makan In Ipoh With The Makan Group

      August 12, 2016

      Malaysia

      Raya In Melaka Town

      July 8, 2016

      Singapore

      The HaiDiLao Hot Pot Celebration

      May 19, 2024

      Singapore

      My First Shake Shack

      May 19, 2024

      Singapore

      Singapore Flash: Campaign Independent Agency Of The Year

      December 13, 2019

      Singapore

      2018 November Instagram Feed

      November 30, 2018

      Taiwan

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      February 29, 2020

      Taiwan

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      January 31, 2020

      Taiwan

      2019 December Instagram Feed

      December 31, 2019

      Taiwan

      2019 November Instagram Feed

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      Thailand

      2019 May Instagram Feed

      May 31, 2019

      Thailand

      2019 April Instagram Feed

      April 30, 2019

      Thailand

      2019 March Instagram Feed

      March 31, 2019

      Thailand

      The Thai-riffic Getaway – Day 04

      December 28, 2018

      Vietnam

      Holiday-ing in Hanoi

      July 14, 2011

  • My Toys Playground
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      bid Toys x Too Cheap Art One Bite Kobuta Shokudou

      November 10, 2020

      My Toys Playground

      Takara Tomy Tomica Dream Series: Miffy Car

      July 2, 2016

      My Toys Playground

      The 3 Piggies

      March 13, 2016

      My Toys Playground

      Takara Tomy Tomica Disney Motor Series: Mickey Mouse & Mickey Mouse Car

      December 11, 2015

      Fun-size Toys

      bid Toys x Too Cheap Art One Bite Kobuta Shokudou

      November 10, 2020

      LEGO Characters

      LEGO day out

      May 26, 2014

  • Draw With Me
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      Draw With Me

      Artesque In The Making

      April 21, 2019

      Draw With Me

      My Dear Mimi

      October 31, 2016

      Draw With Me

      Shell Out

      September 24, 2016

      Draw With Me

      Grow Up Tree

      March 31, 2016

      Digital Dream Work

      Project Crossroad: Fruit Cocktail

      May 30, 2006

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      May 15, 2006

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      May 11, 2006

      Digital Dream Work

      Luciana Curtis

      May 13, 2005

      Nothing but Doodles

      Artesque In The Making

      April 21, 2019

      Nothing but Doodles

      My Dear Mimi

      October 31, 2016

      Nothing but Doodles

      Shell Out

      September 24, 2016

      Nothing but Doodles

      Grow Up Tree

      March 31, 2016

      Project Crossroad

      Merry “V”mas

      December 21, 2007

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      Fallen Dreams

      September 4, 2007

      Project Crossroad

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      January 3, 2007

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      December 27, 2006

  • My Movie Discovery
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      September 15, 2024

  • My Karaoke Playlist
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      Hallelujah

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      November 7, 2021

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      When Giu Meets Ming

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      July 7, 2021

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      Advance and Retreat

      February 17, 2021

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      Andy World Club 32nd Anniversary

      June 18, 2020

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      August 27, 2024

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      May 19, 2024

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      November 15, 2012

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      October 13, 2012

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      September 24, 2012

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      Hong Kong

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      April 6, 2014

      Indonesia

      2013 Bali-cious Company Trip

      October 29, 2013

      Japan

      2017 March Instagram Feed

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      Japan

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      Japan

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      2019 July Instagram Feed

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      A Quick Penang Getaway

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      My First Shake Shack

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      2018 November Instagram Feed

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      December 28, 2018

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      July 14, 2011

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  • My Movie Discovery
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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

LEGO Indiana Jones

Yay ‼ One of the games that I actually finish playing.
The LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is really enjoyable and fun.
I personally enjoyed it cause I find it cute and I have always liked LEGO figurines.
And of course after watching the latest instalment of the Indiana Jones series –  Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it adds more adventure points.

When we talk about  adventure, it can never go wrong with Indiana Jones and/or Wesley. People my age all grew up with them.

Playing this with friends will be fun, when you can accidently whack , bomb and kill each other many times.
Which in most ways, makes everything more fun and laughable.

I love the whole setting, storyline and the characters.
Like how we need to coordinate, team up or help each other to get to the next level and of course trigger me to do some creative thinking.
Now, should I get some LEGO Indiana Jones figurines .

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures official site: http://www.lucasarts.com/games/legoindianajones/

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures was last modified: April 27th, 2021 by velverse
August 25, 2008
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I love WATERmelon!

I love WTERmelon

I used to love watermelon so much… UNTIL my dad bought a watermelon a day for me to eat. Yup… from then, I don’t really eat watermelon anymore. Maybe it’s the phobia. Maybe I just weren’t interested with it anymore… I don’t know~

But well, I seriously like to look at it. Especially when you cut it open… the green and the bright red… awww.. they are just so beautiful.

I love WATERmelon! was last modified: April 3rd, 2017 by velverse
August 23, 2008
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Look who's talkin!

Life Without Internet & Photoshop

Now, this is what happens when we are living in the modern world where everything is just a click away. So, what is the point of having something a click away when I don’t even have the connection. Sigh… yes, a week to concentrate and enjoy the Olympics and of course… spring cleaning. Hemmm… wonder if I could change that to Tropical Cleaning tho.

Yup, no pictures to show cause I don’t have Photoshop! Hehe… now yes, Photoshop is the best software ever… E.V.E.R…. EVER created! For me, it is as equally important as the Internet connection cause blogging seems so empty and boring without either one.

Life Without Internet & Photoshop was last modified: April 3rd, 2017 by velverse
August 19, 2008
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My Movie Discovery

Dark or Dead

The Dark Knight (2008)

Movie Title: The Dark Knight
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/10)
Year: 2008
The Dark Knight official site: http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/

The much awaited Batman movie, probably one of the best ever Batman movie but sadly the last Heath Ledger movie . Like many, I totally love the movie. I love how dark it is, and how they are not afraid to portray the darkest and psychotic side of Joker. I am totally blown away and Heath Ledger’s performance has exceeded my expectations by a lot as I never knew he could carry the role so well. Everything about the movie is just as perfect as it could be – from the storyline to character development to cinematography and a perfect joker . If there is something that I need to pick on, it would be my view that Christian Bale is too thin for his role, especially in my opinion – Batman should be buffy and fit but in this case he is not especially his face and his voice after he suit up as Batman just doesn’t match and annoys me to time to time. But something for Asian fans to look forward to – spot the blurred out Edison Chen in the movie since his infamous scandal broke the Internet.

Over Her Dead Body (2008)

Movie Title: Over Her Dead Body
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)
Year: 2008
Over Her Dead Body official site: http://www.overherdeadbodymovie.com/

This is a case where one will be able to get the full picture of the show from just the title and the movie poster itself in which I must say it is a job well done to the poster designer. The movie centres around Eva Longoria as Paul Rudd’s dead fiancée that just couldn’t move on even after she passed away. While I love the humour Eva brings to the show and nailed all the funny moments spot on, the movie somewhat reminds me of the TV series “The Ghost Whisperer”. One can count on Eva Longoria to nail this movie down as the role is exactly tailormade for her following her character in “The Desperate Housewife” series. Adding in Jason Biggs in the mix is definitely the best decision ever as it helps elevate the humour and laughter to the movie.

Dark or Dead was last modified: October 5th, 2023 by velverse
August 8, 2008
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Turtle Factor Challenge

Turtle Factor Challange
Turtle Factor Challange

It was one of the weekend trip back to hometown to visit my parents.
This week is a little special, since my god parents from Singapore are in town. So am killing two birds with one stone.

They all decided on a day trip to Kuala Pilah to eat a popular Chinese delicacy, “shui yu tong” (水魚湯) aka softshell turtle soup. 😨 while I am not a fan, I still go with them cause it5’s just a short weekend and wanted to spend time with them.

My god parent’s are actually from Kuala Pilah.
Such a coincidence! The same with Deon.
So he leads the way to the popular place to have the softshell turtle soup.

I have never tasted or seen how the softshell turtle soup is before.
In my imagination, it would be greenish, probably able to see the body parts in specific like the legs.
Disgusting?  I can’t help it. My mind kept flashing me with visuals of people chopping the  turtle into pieces, piecing them back together, steamed with herbs or so.

When the dish arrived, I was relived to see that it was not as what I thought it would look like.
In fact, if it is not because we only ordered 1 soupy dish, I would mistaken the softshell turtle soup for a bowl of Bak Kut Teh. It looks and smells like one.

I didn’t order it cause I worry I may not like it.
So I stole a sip and a piece of meat from my dad.
I’m not too sure how to best describe it, except to say it taste like chicken.
Except the meat is more tender and soft and the soup is really quite similar to herbal soup.
While the taste is alright, my mind kept playing tricks with me.
Hence I gave up after that 1 piece.

Dad spotted this shop next to the softshell turtle soup stall, which sells lots of stewed meat and animal’s inner organs.
He ordered a mix platter of pig’s intestines, stomach and ears.
He also can’t help but to order a popular Cantonese roast meat delicacy that he liked – Duck Leg Wrap (鸭脚包).
Accordingly to him, it has become quite rare to find a place that make this dish well.
Plus, not many people knows how to make it anymore.
This dish is made with duck leg, char siew (roasted pork), duck liver, bound together with duck intestines and roasted.

As for Deon, he settled with a bowl of Mee Rebus as he doesn’t take any of what we ordered.
I also ordered a plate of nasi lemak. Yes, I needed to make sure I am fool.

Seriously, the softshell turtle soup taste good. Much better than what I imagined.
If only I could control my mind and my fear. I could probably join FEAR FACTOR.

Turtle Factor Challenge was last modified: November 17th, 2023 by velverse
August 5, 2008
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Mari Main KATAMARI!

Mari Main Katamari

Awww… did I even mention how evil madhatter is! She inflicted this addiction to roll of stuff on me. Okay la, can’t exactly blame her… coz part of me watch too much Pinky and the Brain. Hence, yes… I wanna take over the work… of course now with katamari, I can actually ROLL UP the world. Awww… it seems like an easy game… just running around town picking on things and bullying animals/people (same size with me).

It’s seriously fun and yeay~ I finish both the game in less than 2 weeks. Yup, lots of rolling and lots of taking over the world to do! Then again, the King of Cosmos definately annoys me :(. I’m never good enough for him.

Official Katamari Site: http://katamari.namco.com/

Mari Main KATAMARI! was last modified: April 3rd, 2017 by velverse
July 29, 2008
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Hero Wanted!

Red Cliff (2008)

Movie Title: 赤壁 (Red Cliff – Part 1)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (8/10)
Year: 2008
Red Cliff (Part 1) official site: http://redcliff.meiah.com/

Ah… finally, after a long wait John Woo is back and this time a movie based on famous Chinese history during the Three Kingdom era. Yes, this movie basically focus on the Battle of Red Cliff. Of course it is a must to see since it is the most expensive Hong Kong movie to date. In comparison the The Ressurection of The Dragon, this is much better in terms of character development. I totally love the costume and setting, but then again… would be better if lessen the amount of pigeon scene. Kinda disappointed with the nothing special and fake opening while seriously disappointing and lame “to be continued” scene.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

Movie Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/10)
Year: 2008
Journey to the Center of the Earth (3D) official site: http://www.journey3dmovie.com/

Yeay… actually this is the first 3D movie I saw in cinema. I heard a lot about the book (since I don’t like to read), so I seriously have a lot of expectations in the movie. Seriously, I am quite disappointed as the storyline is quite weak and to be honest with, the 3D isn’t really that great. Hemmm… what can I say, you practically visited the center of the earth if you have seen the trailers.

Wanted (2008)

Movie Title: Wanted
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)
Year: 2008
Wanted official site: http://www.wantedmovie.com/

The poster is pretty interesting and must I say… the tattoos definately create a lot of mystery and attention to the movie. This movie is one of those movie I would catergorize as STYLISH with a little twist… but predictable :). Seriously, after 5 minutes of watching… I knew the ending already but I definately give credit to the actors and actress cause it seriously is the only key element that saves the movie. Not forgetting the stunt masters.

Hancock (2008)

Movie Title: Hancock
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (8/10)
Year: 2008
Hancock official site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hancock/

Wooohooo… this seriously is one cool Will Smith movie. This time taking up a superhero character. He seriously fit the character perfectly. With the help of Charlize Theron… this definately one of the best superhero movie of the year. I love the small twist in between but somewhat still couldn’t figure how come Charlize Theron character turn out to feel like “Storm” from X-Men. And men, this movie seriously must get a lot of sponsorship cause the amount of verbal and physical branding is crazy!

Hero Wanted! was last modified: October 5th, 2023 by velverse
July 23, 2008
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Oriental Spoon Wholesomely DISAPPOINTING Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet

Last weekend, Brian and Gigi invited me and Deon to eat Dim Sum. I, of course agreed since I am a big fan of dim sum. Gigi pre-tempt me when she sent me a blog review from KampungboyCitygal. I looked forward even more to try the dim sum there. Yes, the cute Hedgehog Bun does a pretty good inviting job.

Me and Deon arrived at the Oriental Spoon at 12.45 noon only to notice it was packed with loads of people. I actually am very grateful that Brian actually called up the day before to make reservation. We were seated and the waitress pass us 2 piece of paper with a list of dim sum available for the Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet. A total of 28 different type of dim sum is up for grabs.

The nightmare soon began. As soon as we are seated, the waiter placed a plate of peanut on the table. It was being left there while me and Deon is busy looking through the list. Since Brian and Gigi has yet to arrive, we decided to just order something to drink. We waved and waved at the waitresses yet none answered to us. To make matters worst, some waitress actually saw us waving at them but look away. Some would signal for us to wait yet they attend to people who comes in after us.

Yes, finally someone attended to us… she asked is we wanted any juices . Being angry and frustrated with the waving… we decided we wanted to cool ourselves down with orange juice which 5 minutes later, they came back to us and told us that it’s a SOLD OUT. So we opt for watermelon and pineapple juice. Just a light note, the juices is not part of the RM18.80++ Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet. So yes, you have to pay RM7.50 for that.

Figuring it took us so long to order our drinks, I decided to call up Gigi to ask where are they now and we would order the food first. Then yes, back to waving again and again and again… we even went to the counter to ask but I don’t understand how they kept entertaining people who came in later than us. All the waiters kept asking us to wait and wait and wait… or they just divert to another waiter and another and another.

When Gigi and Brian arrived, I did straight away mentioned to them the service is pathethic. Of course now, we have 2 extra person to help us wave and stop any waiter to take our orders. And so, we only get to order our food after 40 minutes. That also we have to keep complaining to one of the captain.

I can never understand what is going on wrong. While waiting, I calculated they roughtly have 20 – 25 tables and around 10-12 staff which in a ratio of 1 staff to 2 tables. So I still can’t figure how come there just isn’t ANY… and I seriously mean ANY staff taking our orders.

We got so frustrated and to save their time, we just mark our orders on the paper so that they do not need to write it down. And yes, after that… they asked if we wanted tea… thinking the juices I ordered before would never come, we ordered King Tea. Tea is also not included in the buffet. They will bill you RM3.50 per pax.

Oriental Spoon Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet
(Nope, I didn’t mistype… they actually repeated the Steamed Chicken Paste Buns twice)

After 10 minutes of passing the list of stuff we ordered, the captain came back to us. The captain asked if we are serious in ordering so many food at one go. Which in her opinion is a lot and mentioned that they will charge us if we cannot finish the food. She mentioned that she only took our orders until the Steamed Dim Sum section.

She explained that if we could not finish the dish, they will charge us according to the normal price menu. We told her to continue with the order cause we are seriously hungry and yes we noted the fine print at the bottom of the menu which stated PRICES SUBJECT TO 10% SERVICE CHARGE and WASTAGE OF FOOD IS CHARGEABLE. I practically read through the list so many times while waiting. And I keep asking myself… 10% service charge for this kinda service?We also asked if there are extention in time since they make us wait for an hour but she said they can’t do so.

She then re-confirm for the third time. We gave her the green light and she mentioned to us Egg Tart was SOLD OUT. So yes, my first disappointment. Cause I practically judge the standard of a restaurant’s dim sum by their Siew Mai, Har Gau, Radish Cake and Egg Tart. Of course, Dim Sum without Egg Tart is incomplete.

Oriental Spoon Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet
Oriental Spoon Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet
Oriental Spoon Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet

After waiting for around 10 mins, our food started to arrive. The first dish that arrive on the table is Deep Fried Spring Rolls with Chicken Floss. The skin for the spring roll is pretty thick. Hence it reduces a lot of the crunchy feeling. Next, the Chilled Strawberry Pudding that Gigi ordered and Double Boiled Water Chestnut with White Fungus that Brian ordered arrived.

All four of us is pretty amazed with the strawberry pudding. Why? Cause we still can’t figure how come ONE tiny strawberry pudding on such a big plate. Most of the dishes we know serves in a set of 3 or 4… but haha, we all just laugh as we remembered how the captain warned us about the amount of plates of food we order. Two bites is all a person need to finish it.

The Potsticker Dumpling and Steamed Radish Cake with Bonito Flakes arrived. I must admit their Potsticker Dumpling taste pretty good. The skin in thin and the filling is quite a lot compared to other places. As for the radish cake, I personally think it really have this nice aroma. Have a great texture, a mixture of the shredded radish and the dough. But I think it would have been better if it’s not that thick and soft. Then again, it looks more like pan fried rather than steamed and hem…. where exactly are the Bonito Flakes?

I much prefer the Pan Fried Yam Cake that arrive next. I think the texture is much more hard. It is much more yummy~. The Hot and Sour Wanton isn’t really as hot or as sour as I thought it would be. It is really a good munch and very appetizing. The Poached Lotus Root with ‘Gui Hua’ Syrup that Brian ordered arrived. It is really a weird combo and definately is not to my liking. It’s a sweet dish but what I didn’t like about it is the sourish after taste. Kinda taste like it’s spoilt.

Yeay… the Cantonese Fried ‘Kway Teow’ is finally here. I must admit… I seriously have some Cantonese Fried addiction these days. Mmmm… it is quite good. I love how they used the thick type of kway teow to cook this dish. Most of the places I go don’t really use this thick type of kway teow. Of course, with much more egg in the sauce.. I think it would be much better.

As for the Deep Fried Yam Dumpling. Yummy… the outer layer is really very crunchy while the center is soft and filled with minced chicken meat. I enjoyed the Black Pepper Short Ribs more. It is seriously quite pepperish and yes… I love ribs! The Steamed Chicken Paste Bun is really very fluffy. It tasted good but I prefer the pork version more. Then again, Oriental Spoon is a “halal” restaurant.

The Stuffed Bitter Gourd with Fish Paste is next to arrive. We were a little shocked. Before the captain warn us about the wastage of food, we said we don’t know how many pieces are there in each plate. The captain then replied 3-4 piece per dish. Obviously when we saw the bitter gourd dish, we expected 3 pieces of a full bitter gourd instead of one piece that is being cut to four piece.

Oriental Spoon Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet

Just when we thought the nightmare is over, but no… suddenly… the consistant arrival of food stopped. There isn’t exactly any food on our table for more than 20 mins. I notice loads of food is coming out from the kitchen (we sit quite near to the kitchen) but none arrived at our table. Yes, I saw a few waiter bringing bowls of congee to other tables but not ours. We then asked the captain to check why it take so long for the rest of the order to arrive. Of course, the standard answer “It’s coming”.

I think we kinda asked a few times before the Steamed ‘Siew Mai’ with Fresh Scallops arrived. We ordered 2 of these. Yuppie… I love Siew Mai a lot. Hehe… okay, I love the presentation but the scallops is too thin hence, I think it is overly cooked. It is pretty hard and it has this weird after taste as well. I personally think the Siew Mai itself is great and would be better without the scallops on top.

As for the Steamed Prawns Dumpling – ‘Har Gau’… wooo hooo… seriously 2 thumbs up! I think this is the best dish of the day. The prawns is so fresh and crunchy. Even more crunchier with the addition of diced celery. Awww… the combination is just so perfect. I’m glad we ordered 2 of these as well.

Of course, we continue to wait for our food…. it’s like 15 minutes to 3pm and yet the 2 bowls of Steamed ‘Shanghainese’ Sharks’ Fin Dumpling and 2 bowls of Shredded Chicken, Century Eggs Congee and another plate of Deep Fried Spring Rolls with Chicken Floss is nowhere to be seen.

We waited and waited and we decided to ask the captain again. Her answer is much to what we expected. We predicted that they would come and say it’s SOLD OUT and true enough, she said the exact thing. We can’t understand why the food can be SOLD OUT since they sell dim sum till 5pm (while the buffet ends at 3pm). What made us angry is… they never take the intiative to tell us the food is SOLD OUT earlier. They should have told us earlier. If we continue to sit down and just wait and wait… I think they will only tell us when they have last order.

Worst is, we ordered the food to a near 2 hours ago! How come they can tell us the Egg Tart is SOLD OUT in the early stage but can’t tell us the shark fins’ dumpling and the congee is SOLD OUT. Seriously, I have high hopes that I would get to try what I ordered since they never mentioned anything earlier. When we ask the same captain “WHY you didn’t tell us earlier?” She only replied with a short SORRY and asked if we want anything else. Of course a few others of what we want were SOLD OUT as well. So, Deon ordered the Steamed Rice Rolls with Minced Chicken and Sweet Corn.

As for the other plate of Deep Fried Spring Rolls with Chicken Floss, when asked why it hasn’t arrived… the captain said that she only ordered 1 out of 2 dishes. Probably worrying we could not finish our food. Seriously… I am pretty pissed off cause we already say… WE WILL PAY THE EXTRA if we could not finish the food. Deon is pretty angry too and told the captain… it’s not that we can’t finish our food… but the fact that the food is not arriving!

Now.. the final disappointment… after 20 minutes, the Steamed Rice Rolls that we ordered did not surface. I don’t really understand cause there practically only have 3 other tables in the restaurant to serve as others have left. Yet, the service is still so slow. Another captain came to our table and asked if any of our food still hasn’t arrived. We were seriously too angry to answer any questions and just asked her to go check it herself.

The Steamed Rice Rolls arrived. Okay… I didn’t exactly like this dish. I think the combination is a little weird. Sweet corn and minced chicken and corriander leaves definately doesn’t mix well. Not to mention the steamed ric rolls skin definately is too think and chewy.

Bah… we just couldn’t take it anymore. When asked if we want anything else. We just couldn’t put ourselves through the waiting and stress and the service. Sigh… I still can’t believe it, we have to pay RM10.72 (10%) for the service charge. More likely I payed RM10.72 to make my stress level higher.

Address:
Oriental Spoon
1-2, Sooka Sentral,
Jalan Stesen Sentral 5,
50470 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: 03. 2261 3222
Fax: 03. 2780 2055

Oriental Spoon Wholesomely DISAPPOINTING Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet was last modified: November 6th, 2021 by velverse
July 16, 2008
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Project D!

I’m in a midst of working on a whole new big project. Hehe… I have been downloading… printing… cutting… glueing. Yeay, wonder what it would look like if things are done up! Hehe… really looking forward to it. Hope that I can really finish it in time.

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July 13, 2008
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My Melody Supermarket

My Melody Supermarket
My Melody Supermarket
My Melody Supermarket

Went shopping the other day and found this box of My Melody Supermarket from The Store supermarket.
I was looking at it for quite some time and has hesitated to buy it as I wonder how often will I play with it.

In the end, I still bought it because I think it is cute and I get to build up a mini supermarket, but what really got me buying the set was the stickers.  😆 I actually get to stick all the stickers to the furniture and items.

The set actually comes with all the plastic furniture and boxes, stickers to stick, 2 plastic dolls which consist of My Melody and Piano and of course a paper base.

I never knew I will enjoy sticking stickers that much. It is seriously fun and I must say, the quality is of the items are pretty good for it’s price.

My Melody Supermarket is available in most supermarkets, retailed at RM29.90 per box. I spotted them at The Store Supermarket, Jusco, Parkson and even Toys “R” Us. Let’s see if they have other sets that I can pick up.

My Melody Supermarket was last modified: July 26th, 2020 by velverse
July 9, 2008
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