China Treasure

Anita has been going to this restaurant for the last few months, after being introduced by one of her friends. China Treasure is a restaurant at Sime Darby Convention Centre. And their specialty was dim sum, which was ideal for quick lunches. When I was there yesterday, it was mainly people in suits. I was in T-shirt of course.

This being a Sime Darby property, I got to enjoy some staff discounts. And it was quite sizeable.

They have both ala carte and buffet. Buffet went for RM 50 per head, and at the rate I was going, that was a good deal. And the food was excellent. They were better with steamed items. The fried ones appeared pretty standard.

The ambiance was fine, parking was easy and the staffs were friendly.

We went for ala carte yesterday as I wasn't sure how the food would be like. Would definitely be buffet next time I stop by.

It's Hover Time Again

Our trip to Kota Bharu wouldn't be complete without visits to a couple of restaurant. And these were restaurants we wanted to visit a specific reasons.

The first was called Restoran Hover. A couple of attractions here. The main waiter who does the cheque at the end of the meal and the fact that they have fresh turtle eggs here.

You must understand how the system works here at Hover. The waiters would bring all the available items onto the table with rice as soon as you parked yourselves at the table.

You then picked the items you wanted to eat, and leave the rest. When you asked for the cheque, this elderly Malay chap will then come around and mumbled while counting up your bill. I put the video of how it was done at the bottom of the page.

When Anita was carrying Idlan, she craved for the turtle eggs. She didn't know that she was pregnant and we happened to be at Kota Bharu at the time. She kept on asking me to drive her to Hover, and while there, she gulped down ten eggs in one go! The calorie count must have caused her trainer to have a heart attack now!

When we told Idlan about this, he said that this was the reason that he did things slowly. Like a turtle! Cheeky boy!

The second restaurant was Sun Two - or affectionately pronounced "soon-too" by the locals. The attraction? Boiled cow tongue. I wasn't joking. I never developed a taste for it. But Anita can go banana on this. Even today, she wanted to go to Sun Two this evening. But it looked like we would be having dinner at one of her aunt's. Sun Two and the tongue would have to wait .....

More thoughts on this trip here.

Birthday Lunch

Her birthday was tomorrow, but today being Sunday, seemed like a good idea to celebrate it now. So, my brother took us out for lunch at Sagano, Renaissance. Haven't been there for quite some time, but the Japanese buffet spread there was quite decent. The restaurant being on the quiet side with a nice ambiance helped.

My in-laws also came. We had a pleasant lunch although I joined up late as I had a long ward round this morning, having to go across to Ara Damansara to see a referral as well.

They were close to having dessert by the time I finally made it across town. But the place was still relatively empty and the sashimi platter was still full. I never looked back ....

Was the place really that good?

There, Idlan especially rediscover his love for all things teriyaki and promptly ate a full meal. He could hardly walk after that and we decided to have coffee at the front lobby before heading home.

After 45 minutes of sitting, Idlan then ordered a couple of macaroons. Oh boy! His energy level recharged full of sugar and he just couldn't sit still. It soone started to rain, which further delayed our departure. More excuse to just sit around and order another cup of mocha.

Time to hang around at the lobbyIdlan was full!I had to finish his macaroonsIt was almost 4 in the afternoon when we finally made it home.

Lunch at Kuala Selangor

We expected that the traffic coming into KL would be more reasonable today this being Monday. But it was clear that some folks decided to return today, and the traffic today on the highway was heavier than usual. We decided to join the highway crowd with our littlw trip to Kuala Selangor for lunch. Luckily was left early and were only caught in a relatively heavy flow on the way home.

With the new highway - called LATAR now opened - it only took me 45 minutes to reach Kuala Selangor from Gombak. The highway still stopped at Ijok. No sign if the throughway to Lumut would be opened any time soon.

We went to the usual place at Pasir Penampang. But this time the food for some reason was rather bland. Maybe the main cook was away for Raya. But still we went for the usual crab and prawns. A whole lot of them.

After lunch, we went for a stroll along the village. There were many stalls selling seafood and other home made products. Another thing I noticed was the numbering on the door. All the shops there carried the number 168. An auspicious number I was sure.

On the way back, we took a detour around Bukit Malawati. It was the first time we dis that. We didn't realise that you could drive up the hill and do a nice relaxing round around the fort. Plenty of spots tonpark as well but we decided against that. Maybe next time. It was just too hot then.

Smaller Portion

Lunch today was at Bangsar since I had to go to the bank during my lunch break. Since the place was packed, I went to the one with the least crowd. Today, it was The Loaf.

It had been a while since I last came here. The service was quick as usual but I noticed one thing. The portioning had shrunk. The mushroom soup used to be served in a bigger piece of bread compared to what it was now. I guessed, it was the sign on inflation then ...... Sigh!