Cendol Stall @ Opposite Restoran Busy Corner, Damansara Jaya

If you happen to be in Damansara Jaya area or just finish indulging in the claypot chicken rice of Restoran Busy Corner, you might want to consider grabbing a quick bowl of cendol at the truck stall located by the main road.

Damansara Jaya Truck Stall Cendol

I like the part where they served the cendol in a stainless steel bowl. As such, you can feel the coldness of the ice by just holding on to the bowl. Scoop in mouth with the stainless steel spoon, you can feel the extra coldness on top of the already icy cendol. What a good way to counter the hot weather!

A bowl of Cendol (RM 1.50 per bowl)
The cendol were pretty fresh. Taste wise, it was decent and could well be one of the better cendol truck stall I've tasted.

It definitely felt good to grab a bowl of cendol after the steaming hot meal of claypot chicken rice in Restoran Busy Corner.

Taste: 6.5/10
Price: 7/10

Location: The truck stall is located adjacent to the main road of Restoran Busy Corner..

Claypot Chicken Rice Restoran Busy Corner @ Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya

Being a fan of claypot chicken rice myself, I couldn't recall how many times I've been disappointed by the taste of the claypot chicken rice around Klang Valley. Until last year I was rather skeptical on trying another claypot chicken rice stall until my parents introduced me to a stall located in Damansara Jaya.

Named as Restoran Busy Corney, this stall specializes in preparing claypot chicken rice. Ask the Damansara Jaya folks, and they will tell you this is the most famous claypot chicken rice that you can find in Damansara area.

Restoran Busy Corner

There are two session of opening, the lunch session is at 11am to 2.30pm, while the dinner session starts from 5pm to 9.30pm. It can be really crowded during the peak hours, so be early to avoid the crowd and the long queue.

Traditional Claypot Chicken Rice (RM 6.50 for small)

The difference between the chicken rice and the typical one elsewhere is that it comes with onions. Chinese sausage and salted fish are optional (RM 1 each per added serving), only added upon request by the customers.

Ready to be stirred

Traditional Claypot Chicken Rice
The rice were well cooked, neither too soggy nor have any hint of uncooked. Flavourful gravy, well-seasoned chicken, salted fish scent and the fragrance of Chinese sausages coupled with the hint of spring onion, brings out the very flavour that what makes a good claypot chicken rice. Not only that, the onions presence enhance the overall flavour of the chicken rice.

Black Pepper Chicken Rice (RM 6.50 for small)
If you are a fan of black pepper just like me, do not miss this out! The black pepper sauce blends really well with the onions, bringing out an even better flavour to the rice than of the ordinary chicken rice. It's my personal favourite here!

Lo Han Guo Herbal Drink (RM 1.80)
I like how generous the servings of the longan are.

Besides the typical flavour, they do offer other special flavour of claypot chicken rice, ranging from red bean sauce to Thai's sauce. They even have black pepper steak rice, prawn rice and fish rice, all served in claypot. Do try them if you have the urge to be adventurous.

The menu

Overall, I would say the price are reasonable with the serving portion that comes along. The taste did not disappoint and definitely one of a place to be to satisfy the craving for good claypot chicken rice.

Atmosphere: 5/10
Food: 7.5/10 (non-halal)
Price: 6.5/10
Verdict: One of a better claypot chicken rice in Klang Valley.

Restoran Busy Corner
No 83, Jalan SS 22/11
Damansara Jaya
47400, Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 603 - 7729 0116
Business hours: Daily lunch: 11am - 2.30pm, Dinner: 5pm - 9.30pm

Meow Meow Seafood Grill Fish Restaurant @ Sunway Mentari

With so many new food stalls blooming in Sunway Mentari Business Park, it is really hard to keep track of them. One of the latest addition of food stall here name themselves as Meow Meow.

Don't get them wrong though, it is not a food stall serving cat related food but it's a stall that serves halal Chinese seafood. Their full name of the stall is rather long though, Meow Meow Seafood Grill Fish Restaurant and you can expect standard dishes that you get from a typical restaurant, with a few signature dish to boast.

Meow Meow Seafood Grill Fish Restaurant

There are two area that you can opt to dine in, the air-conditioned area in the inside or the al-fresco way along the walkway outside.

Air-conditioned in the inside

I've been here twice and here are some of the food that I've tried.

Claypot Bean Curd (RM 12)
Consisted of Japanese bean curd that comes together with mixed vegetables, mushrooms, prawns and chicken fillets. It tasted pretty decent and comes in a generous portion. One of the dish that went really well with the rice.

Stir Fried "Four Heavenly Vegetables" (RM 12)
Lady fingers, eggplant, long beans and petai are being fried with sambal belacan. It was full with flavour where the sambal coated the vegetables really well. Not only that, they stir fried them to really dry and it brings out the best of sambal belacan. Twice I've eaten, and twice it taste as great!

Fried Kung- Pow Styled Mantis Prawn (RM 12)
Another dish that are bursting with flavour. Full of wok-hei but the mantis prawn are rather small though as you tasted more flour than the meat.

Herbal Steamed Chicken (RM 20)
One of their signature dish here. The chicken pieces are wrapped in an aluminum foil taste before it was steamed. It has a mild taste of herbal with some hint of Chinese wine. I don't find the taste as impressive as how my Mum finds it.

Wouldn't a visit to a seafood grill restaurant is incomplete if it did not consist of any seafood?

Tom Yam Steamed Prawn (RM 32)
Served in an aluminium foil, the fresh succulent and juicy tiger prawn comes with an ass-kicking tom yam flavoured gravy. The sweetness and the sourness are perfectly balanced, like the one you've always wish for in a good tom yam. A very appetizing dish indeed.

They do serve crab as well but it is dependent on the crab availability from their supplier. Don't expect large size crab here as the size of the crab here are fairly small to slightly medium size.

Marmite Fried Crab (RM 42 per kg, varied as per seasonal rate)
Tasted decent but could have been better if the gravy are less salty. A plus point is that the crab are fresh, resulting to a succulent meat.

Homemade Cocunut Jelly
A complimentary dessert after the meal. It was ok, after all, you don't complain on complimentary food, don't ya?

Twice I've been here and I must admit that I'm quite impressed with their food. The taste were consistent throughout my visits. The price of the food are reasonable and come in a fairly decent portion. Definitely a recommended place to have a simple yet delicious food that comes with a reasonable price.

Atmosphere: 5.5/10
Food: 7.5/10
Price: 6.5/10
Verdict: Do not missed out on the Stir Fried "Four Heavenly Vegetables" and the Tom Yam Steamed Prawn.

Meow Meow Seafood Grill Fish Restaurant
No 21, Jalan PJS 8/17
Dataran Mentari, Bandar Sunway
46150, Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 603 - 5622 2673
Mobile: 6012 - 619 8881 / 6012 - 218 8049 (Ah Meow)
Email: michellescorpio@gmail.com
Business hours: Daily dinner: 5pm - 10.30pm

Meng Kee Steam Soup @ Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya

I'd always love to dine in Taman Paramount, simply because this town still serves a lot of good food that makes me reminisce the past. As one of the oldest town in the city of Petaling Jaya, each of the food business here has their very own history, being inherited from one generation to another. Not only that, many food businesses here are still operated by the locals instead of the foreigners which you usually find elsewhere.

One of the stall here that boasted such a rich history is Meng Kee Steam Soup. Established since 1960, it has been serving steamed soups to the locals for many decades. In fact this stall has gained so much fame throughout the years that most of the Petaling Jaya folks knew it's existence for serving home-taste-alike boiled soup.

Taman Paramount Meng Kee Steamed Soup

No fancy renovation or layout, but only basic tables and chairs by the street to accommodate your meal. Located along the road adjacent to Pos Malaysia Paramount Garden, it is not difficult to spot Meng Kee Steam Soup as you will notice a swarm of crowd sitting by the roadside.

Dining by the street

There are a wide variety of steamed soup to choose from. However, be early to avoid disappointment as the soup are selling like hot cakes.

Pepper Pig Stomach Soup (RM 5 per bowl)
Not too pepperish or thick in flavour, it allow the sweetness of the pig stomach sipping in. You will find the taste very much home alike. Not only that, the soup comes with a generous serving of pig stomach.

Bitter Gourd Soup (RM 5 per bowl)
Eugene ordered this. I was a little skeptical in trying at first but after trying it, I must admit that I really like the bitterness of the gourd that brings out the sweetness of the soup. Tasted very "goldenish-sweet".

Besides soup, Meng Kee Steam Soup stall do offer other little dishes for you to go along with white rice.

Blanched Choy Sum (RM 5 to RM 8)
They have another two choices of vegetables which are Siew Pak Choy and lettuce.

Fish Paste White Tau Foo (RM 5)
The texture very much alike the tau foo fa but this comes with slices of fish paste in a salty gravy. Simple dish but the smoothness of the tau foo and the gravy make it goes very well with the rice.

Steamed Smooth Chicken (RM 7 for quarter-lower portion)
Steamed chicken that are drizzled with soy sauce and oyster sauce. No complain with it as not only the chicken are smooth but the accompanying sauce tasted decent as well.

I reckon that the price are very reasonably priced. Not only they tasted good, the food comes in a very decent portion for the price that you pay. The service was excellent too considering the short amout of waiting time (15 minutes) for the food to come to the table judging from the amount of crowd they have. I will definitely revisit them to have a taste of the other soup.

Atmosphere: 5/10

Food: 7/10 (non-halal)
Price: 8/10
Verdict: You will never had enough of their home taste alike soup!

Meng Kee Steam Soup
Stall No 9
Jalan 20/16
Paramount Garden
Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 012 - 239 0623 (Boy)
Business hours: 6pm -10pm daily

GPS Coordinates: N3 06.463' E101 37.453'

Razer Spectre Starcraft 2 Gaming Mouse

Unlike my cousin brother, Eugene, I'm not really a fan of computer gadgets. As long as the gadgets are working fine with me, I won't be bothered to change them. However, I must admit that I was a little tempted by the Razer computer accessories.

Being a Starcraft 2 player myself, I was initially considering to get the Razer Spectre mouse. The urge of getting it were pretty strong but the thought of spending RM 250 for a mouse sets me back. Not until when Eugene agreed to release his Razer Spectre after a month of use at RM 200, I agreed to break my personal record of spending hundreds on a mouse.

Razer Spectre Mouse

Razer Spectre is the official licensed mouse of Starcraft 2 of Blizzard under the Razer Starcraft 2 Gaming Series. The name Spectre is derived from the name of a special tactical unit in the Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty campaign which has the ability to snipe, cloak and call down nukes. Thus, it is no surprise to name this mouse as Spectre, because the mouse is the core accessory in executing the strategic movement of Starcraft 2 game play.

Look sexy even before the feature kicks in

Gold-plated USB connector

In truth, I really do not know what are the difference between a gold-plated and a typical USB connector.

Button force adjustment

Allow the adjustment of the force needed to click, with high being the higher force needed to perform a click.

Lighting Feature
The lighting area can each be customized differently using the Razer Starcraft 2 series software which offers more than 50 choice of colours.

The lighting feature does not meant to serve as a decorative purpose only. During the Starcraft 2 gameplay, the lights will change according to your Actions-Per-Minute(APM) in the game. APM is the measurement of actions (training, building, moving units) completed within a minute in the real time strategy game. Obviously, the higher the APM goes, the better it gets because it means you are more involved in the game.

Actions-Per-Minute (APM) Lighting System
The lights will change to white when you hit a 250 APM and above in Starcraft 2 gameplay.

Other notable key features include:
*Lightweight, Fingertip-Grip 5 Button Mouse
*5600 DPI 3.5G Laser Sensor
*Ultrapolling (1000Hz Polling/1ms Response)
*200 inches per second and 50g acceleration
*Braided 7-Foot Usb Cable

Without doubt, it is my most expensive mouse owned to date. I definitely felt the difference especially during the game play in Starcraft 2. This Razer Spectre mouse offers me a smoother scrolling experience and a better sensitivity in executing my actions. So as the saying goes, you get better things when you spend more, is very true indeed.

My favourite feature of Razer Spectre

Finally, I understands why Eugene are willing to spend a lot in computer accessories. As for now, I'm contented with my computer accesories especially with this addition of Razer Spectre mouse. Next target? A mechanical keyboard maybe.

Thank you Eugene for selling me this piece of sexy mouse at a very reasonable price!

Mcdonald's Malaysia Free Big Breakfast Promotion @ Sunway Mentari

Hello again readers. First of all, I would like thank you guys for the continuous support shown to my blog even though the blog has been in cold storage for quite a while. It's not that I have lose out the interest in blogging, but the fact is that I'm really busy with my work and I sincerely apologize for the lack of updates.

Before I continued on where I left from my previous post, there is a breakfast feast going on in Malaysia. Mcdonald's Malaysia is rewarding the whole Malaysian 2 sets of Big Breakfast to show their appreciation in bagging the Gold Putra Brand Award for the second consecutive year. To redeem, just present the coupon and spend RM 5 above in a single receipt at any Mcdonald's breakfast serving outlet from 15th March to 31st March 2011.

The 2 Free Big Breakfast coupon
Get it from the Mcdonald's promoters or simply print them from the Mcdonald's facebook fan page.

My first redemption of the big breakfast happened last week at Mcdonald's Sunway Mentari when I stayed up to the wee hours for work purposes. I have heard that people been queuing up all the way to the entrance during the peak time from 6.30am to 11am, so I thought going there to redeem at 4 in the morning would be the best choice.

Mcdonald's Sunway Mentari Business Park

As expected, the crowd has not shown up yet. I've got no complain at all as I did not need to queue up to have my orders ready.

The scene at 4am

To redeem the big breakfast, I ordered two sets of Mcdonald's Weekday Special (W4) in which each set consist of a Sausage Mcmuffin and a cup of Arabic hot coffee.

W4: Sausage Mcmuffin (RM 4.50 per set)

Here's the 2 set of free big breakfast when you spend above RM 5 at any Mcdonald's breakfast serving outlet.

Who doesn't like 2 sets of free big breakfast?

A big breakfast set consists of hash brown, 2 slices of muffin, a slice of grilled chicken sausage and scramble eggs.

Mcdonald's Big Breakfast Set (NP: RM 6.90 per set)
While the scrambled eggs and the sausages are pretty normal, the toasted muffins deserved mentioning for it's crisp exterior while maintaining a soft texture bite. The hash brown were just as great with a mushy bite of real potatoes.

You can have your own mixture of orders to top the bill to RM 5 and above. As for me, I think the most value for money to redeem the big breakfast is to order two sets of Sausage Mcmuffin (W4). Not only that you get 2 cup of tea or coffee, you will also get another two Sausage Mcmuffin. Now, isn't that sharing is caring?

Everything here costs only Rm 8.50 after tax

There are 2 more days left before this promotion runs out. Hurry up to your nearest Mcdonald's to grab some free big breakfast. To avoid queuing up long, the advisable time to grab your big breakfast will be from 4am to 6.30am. Unless you are ready to queue for at least 45 minutes to grab a breakfast, it is advisable to avoid the period of time from 6.30am to 11am whilst this promotion is still ongoing.

I have already redeemed the big breakfast four times. Suddenly, I realized that I'm leading a healthy lifestyle by having breakfast so early in the morning, all thanks to Mcdonalds.

Thank you so much Mcdonald's Malaysia for your generous offer to show your appreciation to us Malaysian towards our support to you.

Food: 7/10
Price: 10/10
Verdict: You would not get any cheaper breakfast promotion than this.
Location: Any Mcdonald's breakfast serving outlet in Malaysia

*This promotion has ended on 31st March 2011.

FOOD REVIEW

From fancy restaurant to the roadside stall, this is the compilation review of the food and drinks that I have tasted.

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Kuala Lumpur
Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh, Old Klang Road
Familar Faces Nyonya Food & Noodle House, Sri Petaling
Jalan Ipoh Yong Tau Foo, Jalan Ipoh
Jogoya Japanese Restaurant, Starhill Gallery
Kam Lun Tai Restaurant, Sri Petaing
Lunching Time, Taman Bunga Raya Setapak
Restoran Queen's, Jalan Peel

Melaka
Fried Oyster Boon Leong, Medan Makan Bunga Raya
Hawker Food of Jonker Street
Hoe Kee Chicken Rice Ball, Jonker Walk
Jonker 88 Desserts, Jonker Street
Melaka Mango Juice, Jonker Street
Satay Celup Ban Lee Siang, Jalan Ong Kim Wee

Negri Sembilan
Baked Crab Seremban Seafood Village, Seremban
Seremban Siew Pau, Empayar Seremban Siew Pow

Penang
Asam Laksa Joo Hooi Cafe, Penang Road
Asam Laksa Nan Guang Coffee Shop, Balik Pulau
Chili's Grill & Bar, G Hotel
Famous Teochew Cendol, Penang Road
Hameed Pata Mee Goreng, Esplanade Jalan Padang Kota Lama
Loh Mee Fong Sheng, Lorong Selamat
New Lane Hawker Street, Lorong Baru
Restaurant Bali Hai Seafood Market, Gurney Drive
Restoran First Famous Federal, Lorong Susu
Restoran Zim Sum, Anson Road
Sin Kim San Hawker Food, Jalan Rangoon


Perak
Chef Fatt Dim Sum, Ipoh
Ipoh Famous Yong Tau Foo Under Big Tree, Pasir Pinji
Restoran Kwee Hoe, Lawan Kuda Gopeng

Selangor
Arena Food Court, Jusco Sunway Pyramid
Asia Cafe Food Court, SS 15 Subang Jaya
Baby Seafood, Batu Belah Klang
Baskin Robbins, Sunway Pyramid
Cheapest Beer Tower Restaurant Picadilly, Millenium Square
Choong Kee Kampar Claypot Rice, Damansara Jaya
Double Chicken Prosperity Burger, Mcdonald's Sunway Mentari
Double Fortune Chicken Burger, A & W 3k Kompleks Subang Jaya
Fried Chicken and Sushi, Jusco Sunway Pyramid
Hee Lai Ton Restaurant, Puchong
Johnny's Restaurant, One Utama
Kedai Makanan dan Minuman New Grand View, Taman Megah
Kedai Makanan Laut Klang, Pandamaran Klang
Kim Hoe Stall, Pulau Ketam
Kong Sai Restaurant, Sunway Mentari
Oblong Burger
Love Health Vegetarian Restaurant, Kota Damansara
Ming Tien Stall, Sunway Metro
Papa John's Pizza, Sunway Pyramid
Pan Mee Stall Sin Hock Seng, Sunway Mentari
Peng Yuan Hokkien Noodle, Section 14
Restaurant Yap Yin, Seri Kembangan
Restoran Chuan 100 % Klang Bak Kut Teh, SS 14 Subang Jaya
Restoran Makan Lau Weng Kee, Ulu Yam
Roast Duck Loong Foong Restaurant, Taman Paramount
Sakae Sushi, Sunway Pyramid
Snowflake Taiwanese Dessert Secrets, SS 15 Subang Jaya
Sunway's Corner, Kota Damansara (closed down)
Taipan Food Garden, USJ 10
Teluk Pulai Bak Kut Teh, Taman Intan Klang
Ten Tian Lai Stall, Sekinchan
T.G.I. Fridays Restaurant & Bar, Wangsa Walk
Thai Thai Restaurant, Sunway Pyramid
Tokyo G, Sunway Pyramid (closed down)
Tony Roma's, Sunway Pyramid
Vest Inn Coffee Shop, USJ 16
Weng Heong Bak Kut Teh, Taman Intan Klang
Woo Ga Chon Korean BBQ, Sunway Mentari
Yippee Cup, SS 2