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Hello, can I call for room service? Ok.. What service do you want, sir? We provide all kind of services to our customers including some special one.

I am curious about the special one but let’s not get there. This is a typical type of conversation you will have when you call front desk in hotel. Nothing special about it.

Try again if either of you do not speak English. The conversation will become as challenging as what Chinese said, like chicken and duck speak.

Believe it or not, a simple mushroom soup will turn out to be the most difficult soup to order. If the soup turns out to be tasteless, the effort just goes to drain. Luckily, it did not happen to me this time.

By right, most menus should be numbered. It simplifies the communication between the guest and the hotel when in urgent need. When come to this, pictorial menu is completely useless.

Imagine how I ordered Sirloin Steak with Tiger Prawns and Fries, medium rare? The waitress for sure is patient and polite but probably in her mind, she will say this “What the F*** are you talking about?”

In normal circumstances, I will order a soup, main course, desserts and a drink. Now, the conversation is not only testing her patience but mine too.

The Banana Fritter and ice cream is one of the tough one. I know how to describe banana and ice cream but definitely not fritter in foreign language. I nearly fainted when I ordered strawberry milkshake and turned out to be orange juice.

All the hard works did paid off when the dinner was finally sent to my room but 30 minutes late. This is really a milestone for me and in fact one of my biggest fear in foreign places. Imagine if they sent “something special” and not food!

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If you are holding a DSLR, you are prone to unnecessary attention. Is it cute girls asking you to take their photos? Neh.. not that kind of attention but people tend to have a bias views on you.

It is rather hard to hide your skills especially when people thought that you are paparazzi, private detective or maybe you are a nerdy photographer. Not knowing the real you, they will just stopped you and said, “Sir, you are not allowed to take photos in here”.

Hello, I have not even turn on my camera or open my lens cover yet. Duh.. Should I laugh at their ignorant or appreciate their courtesy? This is not a joke, k? This is based on true story that happened when I was in Golden Lounges in various countries.

To avoid superfluous embarrassment, my wife a.k.a iPhone will normally come very handy. What I normally do here is sneaking around all “business” men and catch them with their silly stunts . Some caught sleeping with drooling effect

Beside free food and drinks, free internet, free bla bla bla, there is a spot which I fail to take photos, the massage room. I really wonder if there is a pretty masseuse on action or just a robotic massage chair?

Remember all long queues before boarding the plane? It is not happening this time. Lucky me because I get to go through the priority lane like any other aging man, pregnant lady or those with kids. Yea I am pregnant and still like kids

Not to mention there was an air stewardess stopped me and said, “Sir, you have to queue up in economy lane” and stunt later after saw my ticket. Before the plane board, I managed to camDUCK myself in golden class.

Yea.. I didn’t dress up smartly when I travel, normally with only t-shirt and jeans. Sometime I didn’t even comb my hair or with my unshaved moustache. Why need to dress up? I thought we suppose to travel comfortably? Besides, I have no one to impress as well!

Why I like to travel? Free food! And in-flight entertainment. Before they served me with appetizer, an air stewardess approached me and asked for my age. She claimed that I am very young.

That conversation is not related to this post but would like to emphasize that she claimed “I am very YOUNG” hehe..

There is nothing much to talk about in-flight appetizers. Why? The portion is too small and I finished it before it can activate my taste buds.

But the main course is different! Absolutely different! Most of the time, you get a few choices, Western, Asians or local food. I managed to capture all main courses that I took from all the flights that I board recently.

Of all, there is one special one. Bim Bim Bak. This is a traditional Korean rice with mix vege, meats and pickles (see photos above – the bottom one). I called it “rojak” rice as you need to mix everything in on bowl before you dine it.

All taste equally good but a meal is never complete without dessert. Strawberry Haagan Dazs was served as dessert. Once I tried it, I want more.. hehe.. ice cream always makes me happy and that is why I label it as happy food.

What I do next on the plane? Watch movie and sleep laa.. What else I can do, right? Err.. Ok.. I was disturbed by a group air stewardess as usual.. Not I disturb but being disturbed instead.. wonder why but I am going to censor that in here.

FOOT fetish, FOOT reflexology, FOOT ball, FOOT ware are commonly found in everywhere. Wait a min, I am not sure about foot fetish but that sounds so scary if they are near you. LOL.

Recently, a friend of mine brought me to this FOOT place, not for foot reflexology but for FOOD instead. It is called Kafe Kaki Corner. Foot = Kaki in malay. Lol. I bet the owner must be really creative in deciding for this name and the foot logo.

If you are not a fan of hot steamy Malaysia’s weather, you can sit in air conditioned section where you can enjoy BIG TV. If you naturally love the outdoor atmosphere, you can sit by the roadside too.

I must say, besides parking is slightly challenging, this place is perfect for you to bring your date. Don’t ask me who I go with because I am not going to tell you *busybody ler you! This is not a super high class restaurant but a decent restaurant for evening dining.

Let’s see, I ordered Ham Cheese Chicken. The food presentation might look simple but the combination of grilled chicken with ham is deliciously yummy. The coleslaw is comparable with KFC coleslaw and the fries are just an ordinary fries.

If you noticed, there spread some chili powder to add some flavor to the ham. Look simple but the taste just blended in nicely. Therefore, I rank this my favorite dish here and I will come back again for this.

Lamb chop is nothing unique. Ohh.. wait a sec. This lamb chop is very unique because it is boneless lamb chop. I never tried this before. I hate boney meat and I hate boney more than meat. So this is just perfect for me.

The black pepper sauce never goes wrong with lamb chop. IF you are smart enough, call the waiter to get you the mint sauce. I can tell you upfront that you are going love it. If happen that you tried roasted lamb, try to dip into mint sauce too. The refreshingly minty taste is going to excite your taste bud even more and make the food automatically taste really better.

Owh, I nearly forget that there is another dish that I like most over here. It is Escargot! This is freshly baked with cheese and spices. I might be slightly biased because personally, I love cheese and I love escargot. I tell you, I even tried to clean the cheese sauce after I finish all the escargot. Hehe

What surprise me is 6 escargots only cost about RM 10.50. Really cheap isn’t it?

Now, let me tell you about the drink first before I introduce the additional dish that I ordered. This is called jumbo size drink and it is really JUMBO. I ordered lime juice with sour plum and apple juice. Trust me, I hardly finish these.

Beside the drink is jumbo, the sausages are also in great size too. It might appears small here but I tell you, I am like wah..so big..when they first served it to me.

Overall, this meal only cost about RM 70 and it is really SatisFATing! Try to bring your date to this café and I am very sure they are going to love it too.

Kafe Kaki Corner

20 & 22, Jalan Siput Akek,

Taman Billion, Cheras,

56000 Kuala Lumpur.

GPS: 3.098071, 101.737019

Operating Hours:
Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.00pm – 12.00am

Sakura or cherry blossom is the flower of cherry trees which are indigenous to East Asia countries including Japan, Korea and China.

Yea, I know you are familiar with Sakura especially in Japan but we also have Sakura in Malaysia. Sakura flower in Malaysia?

Nah.. I meant Sakura Café and Cuisine. A halal café serving local Malaysian food founded in 1977.  Let me be direct to you, parking will be a big challenge at this place – in Jalan Imbi.   

Smokers? No worrries. The café is split into smoking and non-smoking zone but of course non smokers get to enjoy the cozy and romantic air-conditioned ambience.

What the specialties here? Honestly, I don’t know.

After spying at what many have eaten, I ordered Braised Shark Fin Soup as appetizer, King Prawn Noodle, Salted Egg Crab(s) and Nasi Bojari as main course and a Coconut drink.

3 main course? Shhhh.. that is the secret of maintaining my big and comfy tummy. (It is believed that many love pillow rather than hard bricks – 6pack)

Personally, my spying works well. All dishes I ordered taste really delicious. Wait a minutes, I tried better Nasi Bojari elsewhere. The chicken slightly over-fried but the prawn and the beef tastes spicily sweet .   

The salted egg crab and king prawn noodles are nicely done. The salted egg crab taste better with a few dips of chili sauce and the big prawn is really BIG. More importantly, the king prawn noodles is the taste that I’m always craving for.

The shark fin soup, this one taste better than most Chinese restaurant or I should say different style of preparing. A little vinegar makes the taste even better. I will come back again for the sharkfin soup (poor shark )

Although pillow is good, there is a price to pay. This time, I spent about RM 119.35 to maintain my tummy from shouting for food. So, be prepared if you dream of a tummy like mine.

Sakura Café & Cuisine

161-169, Jalan Imbi,

55100 Kuala Lumpur.

TEL: +603 – 7845 8568

GPS: 3.145101,101.71473 

Email: sakura-cafe@live.com

Website: www.sakura.flyingmenu.my

Money is never enough? I bet everyone agrees with that.. duh.. but what if you have too much money to spend? Aha.. Where will you spend it, how will you spend it and what will you spend it on?

Last time, I used RM 50 to get delicious and filling food in SS2 Foodcourt. This time, I have decided to spend more in Fisherman’s Cove. Am I rich? Am I having too much money to spend? No. Of course not.  

Life is short! You need to pamper yourself from time to time right? Fisherman’s Cove located at Feast Floor in Starhill Gallery, KL. The wooden & bamboo décor makes this a perfect place for romantic dinner.

My requirement is simple. I am willing to pay more if the food is really good but I am not willing to spend even a penny if the food is lousy. I know my wallet is going to bleed if I come to this place but hopefully the food is really good.

Let’s see what I have ordered. Chicken & Fish Platter, Medallion Beef and watermelon Mojito as my appetizer, main dish and drinks.

From the glance of it, the food portions are really small. The fact is, the food portion IS REALLY REALLY SMALL. I am concern if my fat can be fed sufficiently.

Let me focus on what I really like here. I like the Chicken & Fish platter. The fish texture is soft and the sauce tastes really good. The fish is so fresh and it doesn’t have the fishy smells that many dislike.

The half cooked Medallion Beef tastes great too. The beef texture is slightly tenderly and boiled button mushrooms taste just blended nicely when eats it together with beef.  

Last, the dessert! Choco Pudding. Pertly make and it took about 15 minutes to prepare. I must say that this is the best choco pudding that I have ever tried so far. The choco is not too sweet and the orange ice cream makes me craving for it until now.

I spent about RM 180 in total. Expensive? Well, a little bit but I will come back again for sure. WHY? The money is worth spending because the food tastes awesome.

Shahrul, the assistance manager even dropped by to introduce himself and promoting the RM 3.50 per plate offer from 3 – 6 pm daily in Fisherman Cove. Worth it don’t you think?

Fisherman’s Cove

LG10, Feast Floor Starhill Gallery

181, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur

TEL: +603 – 2782 3848

GPS: 3.147495,101.713612