Sunday, September 7, 2008

2 days ago...

Well... around last week Saturday, I brought my mom out to the Cheras 'Leisure Mall' around 9 am-ish, because she wanted to go for her exercising programmes in the 'Fitness First' exercising facility. Since she would be in there for roughly more than 2 hours, I decided to kill some time by going to the local gaming arcade there, and play some of its racing games.

1 of the racing games which I played was "Ridge Racer 2", and I actually managed to get 1st place for my very 1st time in this particular game (in that track, I usually get 2nd place), because of the AI cars, it's just 'unbearable'... (well... for me, anyway. =.=)


> 1ST PLACE!!! Finally! ^^

After my mom had finished her 'about 2 hours' exercising, we then had our lunch at the 'Vietnam Kitchen' food outlet. I decided to try the 'Parisian Grilled Chicken' dish (Costs RM16.90, I think), which actually comes with a free drink titled 'Red Bubble' (which is actually a mixture of Ribena and Sprite with lime). Can't remember what my mom had ordered, though.



> 'Parisian Grilled Chicken', with a generous serving of mashed potatoes and garlic bread on the side. ^^

This dish was really delicious, and I really like how it tasted. You should try this dish out, people!


> The 'Red Bubble' drink which I ordered. Tastes radical! lol

After all that, we then went back home.

That's all I've to say for now. I'll be updating my blog with more updates soon! See ya!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Oh-so Tuesday.

Well, today's pretty much another typical day for me... which I did my task of bringing out my my mom to visit my grandmother who's currently residing in that old folk's home. The weather around the time when we're just about to go out seemed like it was going to rain heavily... at least we were able to reach there before the rain started pouring heavily. -whew-

After visiting my grandmother, since it was around dinner time... my mom decided that we should have our dinner at
the "Jusco Cheras Selatan" shopping mall again (as this shopping mall is the closest shopping mall to my home) , because it was still raining, I have no choice but to agree with her.

My mom and me both decided that we should try out Restoran Johnny's food outlet, which specialises in steamboat-style eating, since we really didn't have a steamboat-style meal for a very long time now... hehez

The selection of different foods for the steamboat was decent (since we ordered a 2 people's set meal) and the soup that's used for the steamboat was actually okay, since it has a peppery taste which makes it oh-so-lovely. ^^

As for the drinks,
my mom ordered 'Ice lemon tea' while I ordered 'Coke'.


> The steamboat pot and the trays of different foods.


> The steamboat pot, now loaded with the 1st round of foods.


> Emm, smells very nice! Tastes very good too! ^^


> The steamboat pot, now loaded with the 2nd round of foods.

Overall, we really enjoyed our steamboat-style meal... and hopefully we can come to dine at this food outlet again... ^^

That's all I've to say for now. I'll be updating my blog with more updates soon! See ya!

The start of a new month, Sept.

It's the 2nd month of an assignment-free holiday for me, so I really hope that I can really enjoy my 3 months worth of assignment-free holidays as much as I can... hehez

On the very 1st day of this month which is yesterday, I brought my mom to the "Jusco Cheras Selatan" shopping mall in Balakong... because she wanted her new bought handbag to be fixed or something (can't really remember).

Anyways, after that... we then had our dinner in Food & Tea Hong Kong' outlet. My mom ordered a HK-style claypot dish (costs RM 7.90) while I ordered 'Cheese baked rice with Chicken Chop' (costs RM 12.30) , which is my most preferred 'cheese baked rice with meat' dish. lol


> 'Cheese baked rice with Chicken Chop'. Looks CHEESI-LICIOUS!^^

As for the side order, me and my mom ordered ordered a quick tasty appetizer which is 'man tao' (bite-sized pieces of crispy bread buns), that's served with a mixture of sweet and sour crab meat (Costs RM 3.80).


> 'Man tao' with sweet and sour crab meat.

For drinks, both of us ordered a freshly made 'Iced lemon tea', which costs RM 4.20 a pop, and I'll definitely recommend you guys to try this drink out, because it really is a cooling and refreshing drink! =)


> Freshly made 'Iced lemon tea'
. Ahhh, really refreshing indeed! ^^

After all that, we then went back home around 7 pm-ish.

Well... since now's the month of September, 1 of the many occasions that has already started in this month is the 'Mid-Autumn Festival' (sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival), and the traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties. They're usually eaten in small wedges, and is normally accompanied by Chinese tea.


> An example of 1 of the many different types of moon cakes.

I really hope that all of my Chinese friends and their family members will gather to admire the bright-mid autumn harvest moon, and eat mooncakes and pomeloes together in a peaceful surrounding. ^^

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Below are the pictures of The 'Mid-Autumn Festival' decorations in the
"Jusco Cheras Selatan" shopping mall, that I took using my HP's camera.







That's all I've to say for now. I'll be updating my blog with more updates soon! See ya, and I'm wishing that all of my dear Chinese friends will have a memorable and enjoyable 'Mid-Autumn Festival'! ^^

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Selamat Hari MERDEKA, Malaysia!!!

Since today's the day (31st August) which marks the most historical event of Malaysia's freedom from the British invaders which used to rule our beloved land, I just want to say this statement out loud:

Selamat Hari MERDEKA, MALAYSIA!!!


TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN: "MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!"

Enjoy this song, my dear friends!

Here in My Home - Malaysian Artistes For Unity


On a side note, I want to wish a very big HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY to my dear friend 'Bernard', whose birthday is also on the same day as our beloved country's 'Independence Day'. ^^

That's all I've to say for now. I'll be updating my blog with more updates soon! See ya!

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Viva la Sat-ur-day.

Well, this Saturday's pretty much another typical day for me... I went out with my mom (not taxi, I drove my car.) to visit my grandmother who's currently residing in an old folk's home named "Mother's Nursing Home" (The days which I do this task is random).

After a few hours there, my mom decided that she wants to go to the "Jusco Cheras Selatan" shopping mall in Balakong... so I brought her there. My mom told me that she had a craving for Japanese food, so we decided to eat at the 'Ichiban Ramen' food outlet, after I've parked my car of course.

My mom ordered the 'Katsu Don' meal while I ordered the usual 'Unagi Don' (Rice dish served with eel meat, costs RM 19) which I usually like to eat, while both of us ordered the same drink... which is 'Ice-blended Coffee with ice-cream' (costs RM 6.50).


> Unagi Don. Looks deliciously delicious... lol


> The 'Ice-blended Coffee with ice-cream' drink that my mom and me ordered.

We decided to try the 'Gyōza' (costs RM 9) that they serve here... since it looks appetising, (both of us were really hungry around this time) and that this is my 1st time eating this. ^^


> Japanese-style 'Gyōza'. Looks appetizing indeed. ^^

According to Wikipedia,

"Jiaozi (Chinese transliteration), gyōza (Japanese transliteration), or mandu (Korean), is a Chinese dumpling, widely popular in China, Japan, and Korea as well as outside of East Asia, particularly in the United States.

Jiaozi typically consist of a ground meat and/or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together or by crimping.

The most prominent differences of Japanese-style gyōza from Chinese style jiaozi are the rich garlic flavor, which is less noticeable in the Chinese version, and the fact that Japanese-style gyōza are very lightly flavored with salt, soy, and that the Gyoza wrappers are much thinner than the Chinese counterpart..."

And yes, the 'rich garlic flavor' part of the Gyōza is 100% true, tested by me. hehez

After a really fulfiling Japanese meal, my mom then went to do her own shopping while I kill some time by playing some games in the arcade, until she's done. Then, my mom decided to buy some Auntie Anne's pretzels. Woohoo! Auntie Anne's pretzels are DELI-CIOUS!!! When we arrived at this outlet's counter that time, I couldn't help but notice that there's a plate of tid-bits of Auntie Anne's Coffee-flavoured pretzels. So, I tasted 1 of those and boy, it was really good! My mom bought 2 Cinnamon-flavoured pretzels and 1 Sour cream and onion-flavoured pretzel (The usual flavours of Auntie Anne's pretzels that both of us like ^^).


> Tid-bits of Auntie Anne's Coffee-flavoured pretzels. TASTY n SHWEET! ^o^

After all that, we then went back home around 6.30 pm.


> Auntie Anne's Cinnamon-flavoured pretzels. Sugary goodness! lol

That's all I've to say for now. I'll be updating my blog with more updates soon! See ya!

Randomness.

Optical Illusion:


=> Can you find the man's head in this pile of coffee beans?

If you guys can manage to find it out, congratulations. For those who can't find it out, here's a hint:


=> It's somewhere around here... good luck trying to find it! ^^

Friday, August 29, 2008

My day today...

I couldn't believe that I actually woke up around 3 pm today, because I went to bed around 6:30 am-ish earlier this morning... =.=* Insomnia much? O.o

Stayed pretty much at home today, didn't go anywhere. Hopefully I can go somewhere to have fun with my dear friends, because I just feel so bored at home doing nothing else but mostly online-ing and stuff.

Oh yeah, 1 more thing... the "Sweet Child O' Mine" song by the popular rock band Guns N' Roses definitely is still a rock song that's worth listening to eventhough now's the 21st century! This song will definitely be 1 of my many fave songs, among others... and 1980's rock music F.T.W (For The Win)!

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses


That's all I can say for now. I'll be updating my blog with more updates soon! See ya!