Makan Makan!

We've always talked about making Makan Club international.. and I've done it ;p not that I've recruited members or made Makan Club known to the locals or other international students in Manchester but together with some friends we've tried out some restaurants in the City!

Check out my post Makan Makan!.. I've put in loads of pics too ;p

Cheers!

Steamboat @ 69 Longfield!

Evie suggested we should have a steamboat last weekend! So we went to the only oriental supermarket we knew existed at Preston (at tat time, and how to get there of cos).. and got all these stuffs!! And we're all set! =)

ta-da... chef evelyn cooked da soup summore.. woohoo!

took this group pic from evie's facebook upload! ;) we also had amanda and justin over ;) can say it was quite successful we were so full i ate til i could hardly move >.<>

my little cupcake frenzy.

attempt #1

attempt #2

somebody help me with the frosting!!!!!! ahhhh!!!!!! any good recipes?

i think the cupcake is pretty good, especially at the second attempt. the icing looks a bit gross cos i re-used yesterday's icing :D my hands very tired la, have to manually whisk the frosting............

attempt#3

complete success! yay!

Ipoh Craze

My list of accomplishments when I went back to Ipoh for the last time before I flew off. Aunt decided that listing down on my litle cousin's whiteboard was the best way to make sure we don't leave out any of my favourites. The following torturous pics are not in any particular order.

Funny mountain Pak Pak (White white) which is Tau Foo Fa and Soy Milk. I love the way it just slithers down your throat. Smoother than a baby's bum. The best thing is that you can drive in, wait your turn behind somebody else's car for someone to take your orders.

Ipoh white coffee and Yin Yong toast. Somehow KL's coffee doesn't give as much aroma as Ipoh's especially when its iced. Plus, the toast just melts in your mouth. You have to be careful to not to hold it too hard or else it'll just crumble away.

I know Pro-Penangites will defend their laksa but after tasting this, you might change your mind. Ipoh people like to eat laksa with Foo Pei. Gives the extra kick!

My favourite dessert of all time is the Green Town Cendol. I love that its more water than ice and the cendol's not frozen. Not too much santan and not too much gula melaka makes eating this really really lovely.

Again something the Penangites will like to contest. This is Ipoh's Char Kuey Teow style. Fry the egg in the wok first than kuey teow on top. Serve with homemade chilli-belacan sauce. Yummy!

This is none other than the famous Kai See Hor Fun in old town which my uncle and aunt absolutely loves. I think the secret lies in the soup and the fine texture of the noodles. Let's just hope somebody inherits the recipe and continues the trade.

Our taugeh has got to be the fattest, the shortest and the juiciest ones you'll ever taste. I can eat this alone without anything. Sad to say, I haven't found any in Liverpool, not even in Chinatown.

Chee Cheong Fan is not one of my favourites and I would never order it in KL but in Ipoh, its a different story.

For dinner, we popped by to Kok Thai restaurant near Kinta City for this. The star of the meal. Cod fish fried with soy sauce. There is an art to frying this fish. Too short a time, it'll be too raw and too long, it'll be too dry. The chefs here does it just nice so that the skin is crisp but the fish meat is still supple.

The famous curry mee which I posted some time ago and I'll always ask for more mint leaves to go with it. Usually by ten in the morning, the uncle and aunty is already cleaning up their store cos everything is sold out.

I'm not a fan of dim sum but Foh San holds a special place in my heart. When I was young, I remember being dragged out of bed together with all my other sleepy head cousins just so that we could get a table here and we would wake up to the smell of har mai, egg tarts and the voices of waitresses. The reason why I didn't post a pic of the dim sum is cos it dissapeared before I realised I haven't snapped any pics.

Chinese style Apams which you rarely find in KL. Its a much lighter version compared to its Malay cousin which we usually find in KL. It makes an excellent supper.

I'm finally done and there's nothing else to say except that we the overseas members shall now join in suffering together. Absence does make the tummy growl louder ;)

Of Coffee Shops and Chicken Chops!

The title was from a newspaper cutting we saw in the place we went on Saturday morning!We went to the heart of KL for breakfast at a famous restaurant, or rather, coffee shop.It's none other than Yut Kee. We had to wait in line even though we arrived at 8.30am!Being so famous and established, I would imagine a lot of old people. But it was filled with youngsters and working adults!So, while waiting, we just snapped a couple of harmless photos! Here are the girls!Me and Emily!You can roughly gauge the age of the restaurant. The fierce fella in the portrait is the owner. And the same owner is the uncle in the newspaper cutting! I'd say a rough 40 years? I don't know...Me and Shirlyn. Look at the extensive menu behind us! This kopitiam is famous for a lot of things~!One of such things is the Roti Babi. Unlike it's name, the dish is a really tasty treat!Nothing like coffee to kick start my day!Famous carcinogenic toast, with their self-made kaya and butter!And then there's the famous half-boiled eggs!After all this, we are still not full!We added Loh Mee. The soup is simply delicious!And then we had Pork Chop as well! If our stomachs were not so small, there were plenty more for us to try!A toast with coffee! All the best to all who will be leaving for UK in the coming days. See you guys there! To our friends in Seremban, good luck in Sem7! And to the Aussies, take care guys!

"Ah Neh! Teh 'O Ais Limau Satu!!!"

Adapted from here!

The mamak epidemic has engulfed Malaysia unsuspectingly! Thousands of Malaysians will flock in the mamak almost every night, more when there are football matches going on! Mamaks are equivalent to fast food restaurants, but at a much lower price!

And the most famous mamak in Sri Petaling is: Ajimal Razim!!!The only mamak in Sri Petaling which has a branch within a 500 meter radius! I guess it is to serve the overwhelming amount of people that comes not only from IMU, but the residents around as well! Evelyn and I, being Sri Petaling dwellers, decided to satisfy our mamak cravings!

So here are some pictures to remind you of the saliva-stimulating food of Ajimal Razim: Thirst quenching - Teh 'O Ais Limau.The most famous and delicious - Nasi Lemak Ayam!The simple but yummy - Indomee!Evelyn the Glutton feels satisfied swallowing two dishes at once!One of my favourites - Murtabak Kambing!And the lesser of the Mocha Latte cousins, but works as well - Neslo Ais!A little mamak trip to relive our IMU days of mamaking after library or DotA and to satisfy our tongue and stomachs! Don't think we'll get much/any mamak in UK... Boohoo...

Banquet, Bangsar Village II

On 21.07.07, Li and Evie and I met up to have a good chat since we haven't done tat for a long time, and it's so hard to catch Li free on a weekend, and i hvnt seen her tho i'm back from australia for like, 2 weeks?

So Li came and pick me up, we met up with Eve at Bangsar Village 2 since it was raining outside. my original idea was find a shop in telawi and just go inside. We decided to try out Banquet, situated on the 2nd floor since it looked really cool, it was surrounded by small potted bushes around it, fake ones of course. Like, an english garden tea house concept. Eve and Li saw Soong Ai Ling eating here the last time they came too.

Banquet. Got my fav lilies !

Evie looking at the menu.

We were surprised they had Asian food. Evie ordered Mee Jawa.

And I Asam Laksa. Not bad, tho pasar mlm's better :P

Li's mango cheese cake.

altho i don lk cheese, gotta say it was nice!

just look at that smile! :D

This Is It!

Hey y'all. Looks like everyone has been dormant for a while. But it's ok. We are all busy in our very own ways.

But before I become busy again, I've came up with what seems to be the first prototype of the Makan Club logo! Tell me if you guys like it!It's a vintage logo. So like any vintage logo, there will be some kind of meaning behind the images in the logo. I'll try my very best to explain my creation:
The M and the C - Are obviously the initials of Makan Club.
The Crown - symbolises that we will eat like Kings! (and Queens!)
The Shield - symbolises righteousness and integrity.
The Caduceus - which is stuck to the crown, states that we come from a Medical background.
The Arrows - shooting upwards, means that we are aiming higher, and will always seek to improve.
The Curly Ribbons - symbolises our never-ending strength and unity amongst Makan Club members.
The Rays - at the back, symbolises our internationalism, spreading out to every direction and corners of the world.
est. 2006 - is quite obvious, no need for explaination.
The Blueish Purple colour - represents peace and harmony.
The Gold colour - represents the fruitfulness of our outcome.

Did I leave anything unexplained? I hope not. Hmmm, the post sounds quite serious. =P Okay, what do you guys think? If you all like it, leave your email in the comments, I'll send you guys a copy to use!

Adelaide sweet moments