Name in Nihongo is Kita No Zen
Otherwise also known as Hokkaido Ichiba
The Sashimi
California Maki
Tempura Ramen Set
I found the best Tiramisu, i know its an irony to find this in a Japanese restaurant but.. its really good (Rating: 10/10)
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
@ Vineria
It has been sometime since we have last met for makan makan. its either i'm not in KL or another one is not in KL. mobility rules these days. so we have decided to go for a try at Vineria - apparently it was highly recommended.
If you ask me, i think that would be the first and last time for me to pay them a visit. except maybe just go there for their starter.
The menu in brown paper. Go green..
wine for your selection
my makan kaki browsing the menu
Appertiser of the Day - 8/10
Seafood Pizza - 7/10
Grilled Lamb Rack - 5/10
Ravioli Stuffed with Duck meat - 3/10
Dessert - 1/10 rated. Somehow it looks like 2 brown nipples.. lol...lopsided one too
poser of the month with nipple of the day
It is quite evident based on the ratings i have given this place is not to my liking.. you could give it a try. perhaps i ordered the wrong food or i don't know how to savour italian food. *wink* *wink*
Note: The ratings above are of my personal opinion.
Friday, August 26, 2011
another splurging time...
This is going to be my next splurge... LX-5 by Lumix Panasonic. Features Leica lens, HD movie with 3inch LCD.Seems like next week will be a good time to splurge.. lol..
I shall share with you my experience once i get my hands on it ...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
it's yet another time for happy hour
see if you agree with me.. i like the glass. my friend actually asked if we can steal it..
nice to have one ...
its has been a while since i last drank. two weeks ago a thai friend was in town, so we dropped by Jaya One. i had a quick sip of Kilkenny. the foam actually taste nice. best if i can just take the foam and the rest haha..find someone to handle it
last week went for a happy hour..so call. and i ordered this.. quite fruity but i think i will prefer hoegaarden more..
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Hanoi Aug 2010
Some of the random pics taken in Hanoi...more to follow up soon :)
Kia forte in Hanoi. This car just looks so so so cool. If they are selling it in Malaysia..i'm going to get it..
Let's learn how to pronounce pepper in Vietnamese :) is it tiu?
Do you see risk in this? I think Vietnamese don't.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Guess what
What is the longest car in the world?
the picture explains itself. hehe
2nd guess: Where is this?
Monday, May 03, 2010
Ribs @ Oasis BU Petaling Jaya
Both my friend and i had wanted to check this place out but never had a chance to; tneh initiated a dinner treat and we suggested this place. This place is an accidental discovery to me because its located on the this row of shophouses on a road or shortcut that links 1-Utama to Kota Damansara. There was once day i lost my way to Kota Damansara and found this short cut to 1-Utama. A mini story telling of my accidental discovery :p
Appertizer: Deep Fried Breaded Fresh Mushroom.
Tneh did not spare some fresh mushrooms for Chin; so we ordered another appertizer: Sauteed Mushrooms
Minted Lamb Salad
Pork Knuckles: The skin wasn't crispy. (so far the best pork knuckles i'd tried was in Chiang Mai in Thailand)
BBQ Pork Belly - it does look a bit like my "Tau Yew Bak" (Braised Pork Belly)
Molten Chocolat Cake topped with Haagen Daz's Ice Cream
I love this cake.It's very well moist and smooth.
Ribstropics
Appertizer: Deep Fried Breaded Fresh Mushroom.
Tneh did not spare some fresh mushrooms for Chin; so we ordered another appertizer: Sauteed Mushrooms
Minted Lamb Salad
Baby Back Ribs : To me these are too big to be baby back ribs. There was one small rib + 2 big ones. So i failed this dish.
Pork Knuckles: The skin wasn't crispy. (so far the best pork knuckles i'd tried was in Chiang Mai in Thailand)
BBQ Pork Belly - it does look a bit like my "Tau Yew Bak" (Braised Pork Belly)
Molten Chocolat Cake topped with Haagen Daz's Ice Cream
I love this cake.It's very well moist and smooth.
Both my good friends...Tneh and Chin busy cutting the pork knuckles for us. :) (KT we miss you) 
My Rating
Food : 6/10
Ambience: 7/10 (its quiet)
And finally Thanks Tneh for the dinner treat :)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Interesting Facts about Malaysia
I came across this article from one of the blogs. For sharing...
By P. RamakrishnanAPRIL 2 — Of late, the pressure is building up to convey the impression that the Malays are poor because of the non-Malays. It is trumpeted that the non-Malays are enriching themselves at the expense of the Malays.This erroneous and mischievous line of argument is deliberately pushed to achieve two objectives: One, to get the Malays riled up and to create hatred for the non-Malays as the source and cause of Malay poverty. Two, this is a ploy to consolidate the position of these hate-mongers so that they can be accepted as the defenders of the race and champions who would deliver the Malays from their wretched situation.But these extremist elements do not reveal how they have benefited from the policies of Umno that were meant for the welfare of the majority poor Malays. They do not reveal how the benefits have gone to the crony corporate figures and the well connected political elite irrespective of their ethnicity.They do not disclose how billions of ringgit had been squandered to rescue the failed ventures of their elite group. They do not disclose how billions were pumped into Bank Rakyat and Bank Bumiputera to sustain them. They do not disclose why Mirzan Mahathir’s floundering and debt-laden shipping empire had to be bailed out with our national wealth. They do not disclose why Tajudin Ramli’s stake in MAS was bought over for RM8 per MAS share when the market price was only RM3.62.Likewise many other individual Malays have benefited enormously. They don’t lose out when their businesses fail but they gain in spite of their failure. Contracts, licences, AP permits, new shares and whatnot are grabbed by these individuals for themselves and their families. The poor majority Malays do not benefit from these policies.It was recently disclosed that out of RM54 billion in shares allocated for Bumiputeras, only RM2 billion were still in their hands. What has happened to the RM52 billion that cannot be accounted for? RM54 billion is a colossal sum of wealth that has been dished out. How did RM52 billion disappear into thin air?After 40 years of NEP, it is absolutely unacceptable that the deserving poor have not benefited in the way it was intended. Sometimes we wonder if the Malays are kept poor simply and deliberately to get their votes by blaming the non-Malays for their abject situation.Over the last 40 years, successive Umno presidents and deputy presidents served as prime ministers and deputy prime ministers wielding great powers, influencing policies and determining the fate of the Malays.Every Education Minister since Merdeka has come from Umno. Every Finance Minister after Tun Tan Siew Sin has been an Umno man. Every Rural Development Minister has been an Umno man. The Cabinet was dominated by Umno leaders.How is it that with this heavy representation of Umno leaders in the Cabinet the vast majority of Malays have remained deprived and desperately poor? How did Umno, ever ready to advance Malay interest, permit this neglect?The Umno-dominated Barisan Nasional holds the purse strings of the national wealth. Why wasn’t this wealth distributed to the poor as well? Why did the greedy grab everything? Was this done without the knowledge of Umno leaders?Don’t blame the non-Malays who have no say in the policies of the government; blame it on Umno. Who squandered the national wealth on prestige projects while neglecting the poor? Who bailed out crony businessmen by writing off billions of ringgit? It is Umno and nobody else! If the Malays are poor, it is because of Umno. Don’t blame it on others.There is a serious lesson to be learnt from John F. Kennedy’s view: If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
Be warned! — Aliran*
P. Ramakrishnan is president of Aliran
By P. RamakrishnanAPRIL 2 — Of late, the pressure is building up to convey the impression that the Malays are poor because of the non-Malays. It is trumpeted that the non-Malays are enriching themselves at the expense of the Malays.This erroneous and mischievous line of argument is deliberately pushed to achieve two objectives: One, to get the Malays riled up and to create hatred for the non-Malays as the source and cause of Malay poverty. Two, this is a ploy to consolidate the position of these hate-mongers so that they can be accepted as the defenders of the race and champions who would deliver the Malays from their wretched situation.But these extremist elements do not reveal how they have benefited from the policies of Umno that were meant for the welfare of the majority poor Malays. They do not reveal how the benefits have gone to the crony corporate figures and the well connected political elite irrespective of their ethnicity.They do not disclose how billions of ringgit had been squandered to rescue the failed ventures of their elite group. They do not disclose how billions were pumped into Bank Rakyat and Bank Bumiputera to sustain them. They do not disclose why Mirzan Mahathir’s floundering and debt-laden shipping empire had to be bailed out with our national wealth. They do not disclose why Tajudin Ramli’s stake in MAS was bought over for RM8 per MAS share when the market price was only RM3.62.Likewise many other individual Malays have benefited enormously. They don’t lose out when their businesses fail but they gain in spite of their failure. Contracts, licences, AP permits, new shares and whatnot are grabbed by these individuals for themselves and their families. The poor majority Malays do not benefit from these policies.It was recently disclosed that out of RM54 billion in shares allocated for Bumiputeras, only RM2 billion were still in their hands. What has happened to the RM52 billion that cannot be accounted for? RM54 billion is a colossal sum of wealth that has been dished out. How did RM52 billion disappear into thin air?After 40 years of NEP, it is absolutely unacceptable that the deserving poor have not benefited in the way it was intended. Sometimes we wonder if the Malays are kept poor simply and deliberately to get their votes by blaming the non-Malays for their abject situation.Over the last 40 years, successive Umno presidents and deputy presidents served as prime ministers and deputy prime ministers wielding great powers, influencing policies and determining the fate of the Malays.Every Education Minister since Merdeka has come from Umno. Every Finance Minister after Tun Tan Siew Sin has been an Umno man. Every Rural Development Minister has been an Umno man. The Cabinet was dominated by Umno leaders.How is it that with this heavy representation of Umno leaders in the Cabinet the vast majority of Malays have remained deprived and desperately poor? How did Umno, ever ready to advance Malay interest, permit this neglect?The Umno-dominated Barisan Nasional holds the purse strings of the national wealth. Why wasn’t this wealth distributed to the poor as well? Why did the greedy grab everything? Was this done without the knowledge of Umno leaders?Don’t blame the non-Malays who have no say in the policies of the government; blame it on Umno. Who squandered the national wealth on prestige projects while neglecting the poor? Who bailed out crony businessmen by writing off billions of ringgit? It is Umno and nobody else! If the Malays are poor, it is because of Umno. Don’t blame it on others.There is a serious lesson to be learnt from John F. Kennedy’s view: If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
Be warned! — Aliran*
P. Ramakrishnan is president of Aliran
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Taiwan - Sun Moon Lake
Not to forget my signature snap everytime i go travelling....this time Air Asia again :)
4+1 Dishes Home cooked Dinner. It was cold and we were very hungry......
Behind houses the Washroom to my suprise. I thought it was someone's home.
Western Breakfast Served @ Laurel Villa. You can ask for more and they are happy to offer do long as you can finish it.
Taiwan Tourism Board advertises "Taiwan Touch Your Heart". Taiwan did touch my heart. I love the food, the people and the environment in Taiwan.
The branch which had grown to imitate a deer
Proton Savvy in Taiwan
How will a motorbike looks like in the outskirts of Taiwan..
All of us after the cruise around SML
We stayed in Laurel Villa on our first night of stay in Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake is located in the district of Nantou near Taichung.
We were welcomed with warmth greetings from the owner of the homestay. A husband and wife who has 2 sons run this villa with only 5 rooms. I rmb when we reached Sun Moon Lake we were lost and couldn't find Laurel Villa. At that time we reached with an empty stomach.
The 5 star rated room condition ( i rate it)
The 5 star rated room condition ( i rate it)
Clean bathroom
4+1 Dishes Home cooked Dinner. It was cold and we were very hungry......
Food=> GOOD
Dessert @ Starbucks. French Cheese Cake. Delicious!
Sun Moon Lake at Dawn
Sunrise at Sun Moon Lake
Behind houses the Washroom to my suprise. I thought it was someone's home.
Western Breakfast Served @ Laurel Villa. You can ask for more and they are happy to offer do long as you can finish it.
Taiwan Tourism Board advertises "Taiwan Touch Your Heart". Taiwan did touch my heart. I love the food, the people and the environment in Taiwan.The branch which had grown to imitate a deer
Proton Savvy in Taiwan
How will a motorbike looks like in the outskirts of Taiwan..
All of us after the cruise around SML
This "Milk Steam Cake" can be found at all 7-Eleven's in Taiwan. Watch out for this delicious cake. It comes in handy when you feel hungry during the trip.
Price: NTD39 (equi to MYR 3.90 at exchange rate RM1=NTD10)
I was so excited when i see Weis' bar in Taiwan. At all 7-Eleven!! whether they are in the outskirts or city. Widely made available and it is Made in Australia. I'm not done; its so much cheaper than in Australia.
This House looks cool. Mau's House. (try translate mau to English :))
Group picture with The Laurel Villa Owner
This House looks cool. Mau's House. (try translate mau to English :))
Group picture with The Laurel Villa Owner
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