After CSU today, 8 of us hopped on to Sri Petaling for some beef noodles. There was no air conditioning, no nice plush seats, no cute waitresses (added in for the guys), no psychedelic wall decorations and to sum it all, nothing fancy about the place. Just your usual old, slightly unkept hawker restaurant accompanied by the usual fauna, one of which crawled out of the hole in the middle of the table and freaked the daylights out of me.
Having said that, as much as the Makan Club is concerned, I have always wondered what will happen if we ever stumble upon a Makan place that is not up to par. Then again, I don't think we need to worry because as usual, our instincts were right. Never mind the unfancy place together with Mr. Cock Roach because the noodles were great! As soon as the guy plonked my large beef balls mihun soup in front of me, all the unfanciness evaporated away and we all tucked into our noodles happily.
Be it kon-loh wantan mee, lo shi fun or mi hun soup, I simply loved the way the beef tastes which is just nice and not too strong. The beef balls were a nice chewy texture and Christine even had black pepper in hers which was super! To complement, we also had yong tau foo which was ok-lah. I have no complaints except that they put my LARGE mihun into a MEDIUM bowl which means less soup so to compensate, I ate extra fast to prevent the soup from being absorbed into my noodles.All in all, we had a great time with the beef noodles without the expense of burning more holes in our already holey pockets!
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Since I'm bored..
I'm gonna give my two cents worth on what I'd like to call 'The Ultimate Makan Club Day". We had not one, but TWO outings all within a span of 6 hours. Now if that's not a way to release all the pent up repro stress I don't know what is. Hey, I've got an idea, why not take it all the way and go on a Makan Club Weekend after Renal? You think it's a good idea too? I KNEW IT!! You can thank me later. :P
First off, I'd like to echo Evelyn's comments regarding the service at Mid Valley's Madam Kwan's - It was horrible. If the star system was applied to restaurants I'd give Madam Kwan's like, a 1/4 of a star. And the 1/4 is for at least getting our orders right. The waitress taking our orders reminded me alot of Avril Lavigne actually - angry and grumpy, with a look that says "I hate you. Go away." I almost expected her to burst into song, singing "Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?" after Steph asked if she could cancel the coke that she had ordered 3 minutes earlier. I guess she wasn't into singing in front of a crowd that evening, (again, much like Avril whose voice seems to make one question her singing abilities everytime she performs in public) as she answered with a curt "Sorry cannot change, make already."
I know you're all dying to know what Steph, LiYeen and I ordered so let me just tell you so you don't have to beg, alright - we shared a plate of fried rice and mushroom chicken noodles. The fried rice was alright, like any kind you can get off the streets, only 2.5x more expensive. The mushroom chicken noodles is not what I would recommend to people whose stomachs resemble that of a cow's (jay). The 2 big-ass mushrooms were just about the only things that were worth noting.
Moving on, Luna Bar was a blast. I didn't expect so many people to turn up! We had an awesome time playing Pak Ku Chi (since everyone's fighting over it being either Chi Ku Pak or Ku Chi Pak, let me just standardize it once and for all la ok). The game took a more interesting turn when LiYeen suggested that the punishment for whoever loses 3 times in a row would be to go up to any guy, tell him that he's cute, and then take a picture with him. Evelyn was the first loser and was all game to carry out her punishment. To cut a short story even shorter, it didn't quite work out because the waiter said something along the lines of him being married. Having said that, kudos goes to Evie for being bold enough to do it anyway. (Although I'm thinking the alco played a part in it as well :P)
I wish I could tell you that by the end of the night everyone was pissed drunk, with the exception of me because you know, someone had to take up the responsibility of carting all the drunkards back home but alas, everyone was as sober as the noonday sun (Yes, of course I made that phrase up) and we all left for home with nothing but sweet memories of a wonderful night spent.
First off, I'd like to echo Evelyn's comments regarding the service at Mid Valley's Madam Kwan's - It was horrible. If the star system was applied to restaurants I'd give Madam Kwan's like, a 1/4 of a star. And the 1/4 is for at least getting our orders right. The waitress taking our orders reminded me alot of Avril Lavigne actually - angry and grumpy, with a look that says "I hate you. Go away." I almost expected her to burst into song, singing "Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?" after Steph asked if she could cancel the coke that she had ordered 3 minutes earlier. I guess she wasn't into singing in front of a crowd that evening, (again, much like Avril whose voice seems to make one question her singing abilities everytime she performs in public) as she answered with a curt "Sorry cannot change, make already."
I know you're all dying to know what Steph, LiYeen and I ordered so let me just tell you so you don't have to beg, alright - we shared a plate of fried rice and mushroom chicken noodles. The fried rice was alright, like any kind you can get off the streets, only 2.5x more expensive. The mushroom chicken noodles is not what I would recommend to people whose stomachs resemble that of a cow's (jay). The 2 big-ass mushrooms were just about the only things that were worth noting.
Moving on, Luna Bar was a blast. I didn't expect so many people to turn up! We had an awesome time playing Pak Ku Chi (since everyone's fighting over it being either Chi Ku Pak or Ku Chi Pak, let me just standardize it once and for all la ok). The game took a more interesting turn when LiYeen suggested that the punishment for whoever loses 3 times in a row would be to go up to any guy, tell him that he's cute, and then take a picture with him. Evelyn was the first loser and was all game to carry out her punishment. To cut a short story even shorter, it didn't quite work out because the waiter said something along the lines of him being married. Having said that, kudos goes to Evie for being bold enough to do it anyway. (Although I'm thinking the alco played a part in it as well :P)
I wish I could tell you that by the end of the night everyone was pissed drunk, with the exception of me because you know, someone had to take up the responsibility of carting all the drunkards back home but alas, everyone was as sober as the noonday sun (Yes, of course I made that phrase up) and we all left for home with nothing but sweet memories of a wonderful night spent.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Post-repro chillout session...
Hello...this is gonna be my first post for the gobble gazette and this is gonna be a report on Madam Kwan's and Luna Bar (Christine's the official reporter, but I feel that someone need to report on Madam Kwan's too...)
On Wednesday...after having a tough time deciding on which restaurant we'll try out in Mid Valley, we finally decided on Madam Kwan's.
Kenn and I have always felt that the reason customers revisit a restaurant is either because:-
a) The food is good (Obviously)
b) The Ambience
c) The service
For the case of Madam Kwan's, they only fulfilled one criteria...that's the ambience...it's creatively furnished (like the tiled mirrors) and stylish. Of course... or else the 'famous' Datin who's face Kenn saw on the newspaper before and her son won't go there to ta-pau dinner?
As for the service...all i can say is the the night shift staff is not as friendly, courteous and helpful... I believe the afternoon shift staff being nicer, if I recall correctly.
Finally the most important thing...the food...Madam Kwan serve typical Malaysian hawker style food...aka Ipoh Kuei Teow Soup, Chao Kuei Teow, Nasi Lemak, Nasi Bonjari, Laksa and so on. The food is all-right, but of course you can't compare it to the 'real' local food where you can only find at hawker centers...like those in Penang and Ipoh for example. The price is also absurdly high, if we compare it to what we can get outside...but again we're paying more for the ambience and service, we're eating in MV for pete's sake!
I ordered a Chao Kuei Teow... SeYin's fav, because she always order that when she visit Madam Kuan's, Kenn ordered a Kuei Teow Soup, LayIn and WoonLee shared a nasi lemak, SeYin took tom yam, SuetMay ordered a nasi bonjari, Wills ordered a cool dish...but kinda forgot what it's called...as for Li, Stef, Su Chuen...they're at the other end of the table, quite hard to see what exactly's the dish ;p Soli!
Later that night...around 10pm, the members of the Makan Club met up at Luna Bar to chillout.
The bar...a rather exclusive one, is located on the 34th floor of Menara Pan Global (immediately opposite KL Tower). It provide a romantic view of KL night view and it's open air-ed poolside area allowed us to have a close view of KL Tower.
The service is not bad but they are very concerned about our billing system...all in a single bill or saperate bill? That's the first thing they'll ask after taking your orders.
As for the drinks...it's slightly more pricy than other bars, according to the others and if the drinks are good or not...this is the first bar I've visited, can't comment really. Haha.
Alright, I'm gonna have a bit of a problem in naming all the drinks the members ordered here...cause number one, like what Christine said it was too dark to even see the word on the menu, and secondly there were just too many of us...not to mention they have weird names. I'll try my best though...I had my first shot of tequilla (amazing I tell you, Rachel and Li taught me the proper way to drink it), Rachel had Flaming Lumbourghini, Shang had a 'walk on the beach', the guys had beers (since it's world cup time, they were too busy inside watching football), christine ordred this cool combo with baileys, cookies and creame...as for the others, I'm not really sure.
Basically it was a cool outing...I finally found out what Chi Ku Pak is and had my chance to try it out. I think i've got no skill or I'm plain unlucky that night, cause I was the first to lose 3 times in the game...in the end I have to carry out a task, that is to ask a chosen person to take a picture with me. But then my mission failed...hehe... luckily they didn't ask me to do something else ;p
That's all I have to report for now...Cheers!
On Wednesday...after having a tough time deciding on which restaurant we'll try out in Mid Valley, we finally decided on Madam Kwan's.
Kenn and I have always felt that the reason customers revisit a restaurant is either because:-
a) The food is good (Obviously)
b) The Ambience
c) The service
For the case of Madam Kwan's, they only fulfilled one criteria...that's the ambience...it's creatively furnished (like the tiled mirrors) and stylish. Of course... or else the 'famous' Datin who's face Kenn saw on the newspaper before and her son won't go there to ta-pau dinner?
As for the service...all i can say is the the night shift staff is not as friendly, courteous and helpful... I believe the afternoon shift staff being nicer, if I recall correctly.
Finally the most important thing...the food...Madam Kwan serve typical Malaysian hawker style food...aka Ipoh Kuei Teow Soup, Chao Kuei Teow, Nasi Lemak, Nasi Bonjari, Laksa and so on. The food is all-right, but of course you can't compare it to the 'real' local food where you can only find at hawker centers...like those in Penang and Ipoh for example. The price is also absurdly high, if we compare it to what we can get outside...but again we're paying more for the ambience and service, we're eating in MV for pete's sake!
I ordered a Chao Kuei Teow... SeYin's fav, because she always order that when she visit Madam Kuan's, Kenn ordered a Kuei Teow Soup, LayIn and WoonLee shared a nasi lemak, SeYin took tom yam, SuetMay ordered a nasi bonjari, Wills ordered a cool dish...but kinda forgot what it's called...as for Li, Stef, Su Chuen...they're at the other end of the table, quite hard to see what exactly's the dish ;p Soli!
Later that night...around 10pm, the members of the Makan Club met up at Luna Bar to chillout.
The bar...a rather exclusive one, is located on the 34th floor of Menara Pan Global (immediately opposite KL Tower). It provide a romantic view of KL night view and it's open air-ed poolside area allowed us to have a close view of KL Tower.The service is not bad but they are very concerned about our billing system...all in a single bill or saperate bill? That's the first thing they'll ask after taking your orders.
As for the drinks...it's slightly more pricy than other bars, according to the others and if the drinks are good or not...this is the first bar I've visited, can't comment really. Haha.
Alright, I'm gonna have a bit of a problem in naming all the drinks the members ordered here...cause number one, like what Christine said it was too dark to even see the word on the menu, and secondly there were just too many of us...not to mention they have weird names. I'll try my best though...I had my first shot of tequilla (amazing I tell you, Rachel and Li taught me the proper way to drink it), Rachel had Flaming Lumbourghini, Shang had a 'walk on the beach', the guys had beers (since it's world cup time, they were too busy inside watching football), christine ordred this cool combo with baileys, cookies and creame...as for the others, I'm not really sure.
Basically it was a cool outing...I finally found out what Chi Ku Pak is and had my chance to try it out. I think i've got no skill or I'm plain unlucky that night, cause I was the first to lose 3 times in the game...in the end I have to carry out a task, that is to ask a chosen person to take a picture with me. But then my mission failed...hehe... luckily they didn't ask me to do something else ;p
That's all I have to report for now...Cheers!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
post exam makan/chill-out outing
wait.. that doesn't sound quite correct.. out & outing??!!
but.. haha.. don't care! it's my first post here.. wee........
hehe.. ok so the makan club kinda split for dinner yesterday
after repro exam.. most of them went to mdm kwan's!
yummy.. me chris wen hao & jay had ours @ vietnamese
kitchen in oug plaza. which we "X-ed" because of bad svc..
haha.. the food was so-so. i think the one in 1u is better :D
we had beef noodles & jay had some lemongrass chicken
rice.
later... aha!! we went to LUNA BAR... happening ler...
all of us ordered different cocktail.. then we share-share..
very colourful! haha.. this time!! we had new ppl too..
hamster, woon lee, kenn foong, rachel, manjit & suba.
in attendance: liyeen, suchuen, wenhao (ex-cos were
there), me, layin, chunpeng, steph, jay, suetmay, seyin,
evelyn, shang, anu.. (i hope i named everyone)
since i'm reporting so.. hehe.. of course i say the one
that me & layin ordered is nice! it's a luna specialty.
it's called frozen space cookie.. it's a concoction of
baileys, coffee liquer, oreo, whipped cream and ice!
really really good!! it has got to be! cos after that anu
& suba ordered the same thing.. hehe..
then we played revised chi-ku-pa (since we all don't
know what it's called) hehehe.. evie lost.. 3 times!
or shld i say shang won??!!
luna bar has nice ambience. a wee bit too dark, we had
trouble ordering cos we can't see!!!! n the candle kept
turning off.. (thks to chuen - haha) but seyin came
to the rescue with her giant self-made cigarette...
*clap clap*
oh yeah.. to all makan club members.. here's what
u need to included in your survival kit as an active
member:-
1. money (sorry we're not THAT established as yet
for ppl to recognise our stature and give us free
makan)
2. eno (knowing the amount we all tend to eat, u
might be at risk for indigestion - why did u think
we're a part of this club in the first place eh???)
3. constantly thinking of new places to go to..
one of our objectives is to discover nice & affordable
food. we will go the distance i tell u.. we will..
i guess that's abt all u need (for now) haha.. till
the nxt makan trip.. which i gather shld be shogun
where we will have our eating competition. right
ms president?? ;-)
christine
faithful gobbler
but.. haha.. don't care! it's my first post here.. wee........
hehe.. ok so the makan club kinda split for dinner yesterday
after repro exam.. most of them went to mdm kwan's!
yummy.. me chris wen hao & jay had ours @ vietnamese
kitchen in oug plaza. which we "X-ed" because of bad svc..
haha.. the food was so-so. i think the one in 1u is better :D
we had beef noodles & jay had some lemongrass chicken
rice.
later... aha!! we went to LUNA BAR... happening ler...
all of us ordered different cocktail.. then we share-share..
very colourful! haha.. this time!! we had new ppl too..
hamster, woon lee, kenn foong, rachel, manjit & suba.
in attendance: liyeen, suchuen, wenhao (ex-cos were
there), me, layin, chunpeng, steph, jay, suetmay, seyin,
evelyn, shang, anu.. (i hope i named everyone)
since i'm reporting so.. hehe.. of course i say the one
that me & layin ordered is nice! it's a luna specialty.
it's called frozen space cookie.. it's a concoction of
baileys, coffee liquer, oreo, whipped cream and ice!
really really good!! it has got to be! cos after that anu
& suba ordered the same thing.. hehe..
then we played revised chi-ku-pa (since we all don't
know what it's called) hehehe.. evie lost.. 3 times!
or shld i say shang won??!!
luna bar has nice ambience. a wee bit too dark, we had
trouble ordering cos we can't see!!!! n the candle kept
turning off.. (thks to chuen - haha) but seyin came
to the rescue with her giant self-made cigarette...
*clap clap*
oh yeah.. to all makan club members.. here's what
u need to included in your survival kit as an active
member:-
1. money (sorry we're not THAT established as yet
for ppl to recognise our stature and give us free
makan)
2. eno (knowing the amount we all tend to eat, u
might be at risk for indigestion - why did u think
we're a part of this club in the first place eh???)
3. constantly thinking of new places to go to..
one of our objectives is to discover nice & affordable
food. we will go the distance i tell u.. we will..
i guess that's abt all u need (for now) haha.. till
the nxt makan trip.. which i gather shld be shogun
where we will have our eating competition. right
ms president?? ;-)
christine
faithful gobbler
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Mamak Season
I'm really sorry that i could not attend yesterday's club meeting. I think we have to make a new policy: WHOEVER ATTENDS A MEETING PLEASE BRING A CAMERA. If not we will be PICTURELESS for meetings i did not attend. Thank you Nana for being the photographer for the night.
Well, although i did not go to Murni at SS2 yesterday, but I as a member of Makan Club would like to report bout the food of the mamak i went to. It is none other than the famous Sri Steven's Corner at OUG. Here's a review of the food I tried yesterday:
Neslo and Nescafe Ais: Basically nothing special, it is available at all mamak. But i must say the neslo here is more 'kau' than usual. Maybe it's because of the amount of condensed milk they put inside but still not bad. Rating: 7/10.
Burug puyuh: In case you were wondering what kind of bird it is (for those BM blind) it is of course none other than pigeon. No, not to worry, you won't get psittacosis. It is actually fried, and i must say the aroma is better than chicken. The texture is like chicken breast but there is not as much flesh. Ultimately, it is a must try. Rating 9/10.
Cheese Naan: Ooh! Steven's Corner is famous for this little delicacy, and it never disappointed me once! Still mouth watering and cheesy! A must try! Rating: 9/10.
Tandoori Chicken: Comparatively, some say Ajimal Razim's( a mamak in Sri Petaling) is better, but to me, both tastes the same. Rating: 5/10.
Nasi Lemak Ayam: The nasi lemak here is often compared to Ajimal's also. But different people prefer different taste in their nasi lemak. The rice here is not as good as Ajimal's but the sambal here is spicier. The chicken offered here is Rendang chicken while Ajimal's is fried chicken. Which do you prefer? You make the choice! Rating: 8/10.
So here's the report on my side. Signing off,
Jay Low
IT Executive
Well, although i did not go to Murni at SS2 yesterday, but I as a member of Makan Club would like to report bout the food of the mamak i went to. It is none other than the famous Sri Steven's Corner at OUG. Here's a review of the food I tried yesterday:
Neslo and Nescafe Ais: Basically nothing special, it is available at all mamak. But i must say the neslo here is more 'kau' than usual. Maybe it's because of the amount of condensed milk they put inside but still not bad. Rating: 7/10.
Burug puyuh: In case you were wondering what kind of bird it is (for those BM blind) it is of course none other than pigeon. No, not to worry, you won't get psittacosis. It is actually fried, and i must say the aroma is better than chicken. The texture is like chicken breast but there is not as much flesh. Ultimately, it is a must try. Rating 9/10.
Cheese Naan: Ooh! Steven's Corner is famous for this little delicacy, and it never disappointed me once! Still mouth watering and cheesy! A must try! Rating: 9/10.
Tandoori Chicken: Comparatively, some say Ajimal Razim's( a mamak in Sri Petaling) is better, but to me, both tastes the same. Rating: 5/10.
Nasi Lemak Ayam: The nasi lemak here is often compared to Ajimal's also. But different people prefer different taste in their nasi lemak. The rice here is not as good as Ajimal's but the sambal here is spicier. The chicken offered here is Rendang chicken while Ajimal's is fried chicken. Which do you prefer? You make the choice! Rating: 8/10.
So here's the report on my side. Signing off,
Jay Low
IT Executive
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