Hidden Arts

There were many surprises when I was walking around the Telawi area in Bangsar. The street arts were really coming together nicely.

Hopefully the local council would take kindly to these endeavours as instead of them being pests, they actually added colour to the side streets. Maybe some of the walls should be identified as safe for street arts.

CzipLee has Reopened

CzipLee is the go to shop for everything stationery in my neck of the woods. They had a great selection of stuff and you could get almost anything there. They had just relocated last year to their current location and the news that the shop caught fire during the Chinese New Year break earlier this year came as a surprise to everyone.

The place had been under renovation for a few months and in July the newly refurbished outlet was opened. We only knew about it last week when we came to visit. Certainly was an upgrade to the shop before and it was now occupying three floors with a dedicated print shop.

Anita was looking for some pencils for the boys when we decided to have a look around and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the new place looked. The middle floor were now more or less a paper shop with plenty of selection to browse through.

Definitely worth a look the next time you were in Telawi area ….

At Yeast Again

It was still early when I arrived at Bangsar. Way before lunchtime. The breakfast menu was still available. Anita was still on the way, and so I took the table and ordered for her.

Even at this hour, the restaurant was already half full. The late morning crowd was just about to leave while those coming for early lunch was already outside. A few "reserved" signs were put up at the table around me. I was sure that by the time lunch was in full swing, there would be queue outside.

By the time Anita arrived, the tables around us were already taken.

Yeast was fast becoming our go to place lately. The combination of cosy ambiance, great waiters and outstanding food just did it for us. It being within a walking distance from Bangsar Village also helped.

The menu was simple and there was not that many item on show. But the quality more than made up for the quantity.

EAT ME!

I wasn't being rude here, but that was just the name of the cafe at Telawi, Bangsar which we visited last Saturday evening. Anita had been talking about having churros for quite some time. It brought back memories of us strolling at Hyde Park 20 years ago when we bumped into a stall selling what was called "Brazillian Doughnut". It suspiciously looked like churros though, and Anita loved that.

She finally got her wish, all the four of us parked our van at Bangsar Village II and walked across - in the haze - towards the cafe. It was located right next to KGB (Killer Gourmet Burger) - and I believed that they share the same owner.

It was essentially a cute little cafe mainly serving desserts and chocolates. Nothing heavy on the menu, and churros was one of the main feature. We sat down and Anita ordered the churros with milk chocolate dip, I had a creme brule while Irfan had a lovely chocolate waffles. The drinks were also pretty fancy with me ordering iced tea infused with mango.

The churros came out first, and it was rather hard - not as soft as I remembered and certainly it was no doughnut. My creme brule was excellent although it could do better with less herbs. Irfan's waffles was too rich and he only managed a quarter of the portion.

Anita's hot chocolate and my iced teaIrfan's pick soda floatsIrfan desperately trying to go through his waffleDone with my creme bruleThe decorations was best described as pastel-theme. The seats were confortable and once you were inside, you would be insulated from the noise outside. The soothing background music also made a difference and there was wifi as well, but I just used my faster LTE instead.

On the whole, it was a nice little place to unwind and we would not mind going there again. The pricing I thought was rather steep but I understood that that was the going rate for the ambiance and quality food nowadays. We might order the churros again next time just to make sure that the less-than-expected delivery was just a one-off. But even without the churros, there were enough going for the cafe for us to come back. It had competition however, no less that Jasmyn's just a couple of doors down.

Bangsar Stopover

With the nice weather and me having to stop by the bank, I couldn't help but to make a quick stop in Bangsar while having a quick lunch enjoying the sun. I was on my way from my clinic at Park City to Subang anyway.

It was a shame that I had a 1pm meeting. The fact that I was on call today also did not make me feel better. But then again, a 20 minutes stop wouldn't hurt.

Quick stop for brunch at PappaRichThis should do nicelyBack into the sunFinally, bank stuff was done. Lunch was done. Time to drive back to the hospital.