Saturday, January 6, 2007

Gasoline Cafe.

Like I have mentioned, I was trying out this Gasoline Cafe (always thought it was Gasolina Cafe instead) the other day in Sungei Wang, 6th Floor. It's easy to find, since it's a corner shop at the main street. The place is quite great, interior and ambiance wise. Walking in, the cafe is actually divided into two sections, the one outside and the one hidden inside.

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On the outside, the normal tables and chairs are provided. On the other hand, the interior for the latter section is much more Japanese-like, as diners will have to sit on the floor or on the cushion provided around a short table.

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Well, after settling down, I noticed that the design of the wall and the table is quite attractive as well. Let's talk about the wall first. It's pretty simple, just some leaves in green with gold ones appearing out of nowhere once in a while.

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As for the table, the top part of contains readable comic that can be finished in a few seconds for mere entertainment purposes.

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Moving onto the food, I ordered this Peppermint Choc for my drink. The taste of the mint shadowed the chocolate, making the drink rather awful at first. But sips after sips, I began to like it. 4/5

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As snacks, this golden bread with fish paste topped with salad sauce was ordered. The golden bread was crunchy enough to makeit a good appetizer. 4/5

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For my main course, I ordered this steamed fish layered with egg on the outside served with rice. Portion is rather little for big eater, and the layer of the egg was a tad too hard and thick. However, the rice was scentful and pretty delicious. Yet, one might find it a little salty. 3/5

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Overall, not bad. I'll be back for more.

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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Connaught Pasar Malam.

Another trip to Mid Valley for movie. Saw this new flick called the Confession of Pain starring Tony Leung, Shu Qi and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Overall, I rate the movie a ***1/2. The story is a bit common and predictable, but the director made it work technically by shooting the movie perfectly. Aside from that, the flow of the plot was smooth and well planned. Certainly, RM6 was well spent.

After that, rushed to Connaught for the longest night market in town. The traffic was terrible, caused by the breakdown of a car towards the U-turn at the divider to Leisure Mall and Phoenix Plaza. Well, at least some time was saved since I found a parking shortly after I turned.Just minutes after I left the car, rain started to shower all the night market walkers. Fortunately, I had umbrellas. Too bad for those who had to hide themselves under the shelter for quite a while. Nevertheless, the rain cleared and soon the street was flooded with patrons.

So, what's so great about this pasar malam other than its length and varieties? The food was just okay. Perhaps, could be dirty because my friend had a bad stomach pain about 4 hours after. Anyway, a few things that you should try there. The fried tofu and fried mushroom are really t-a-s-t-y. Love it when its freshly fried. Then, the japanese crepe shouldn't be missed. Also, try the steamed oval fishcake and curry fishball. My personal pasar malam favorite. Last but not least, nobody should resist the crispy, sweet Vietnam Popiah with essence of the tropical coconut floss and "yin yang" sesame.

Of course, when there's good, there's also bad. I wouldn't recommend the so called China Hamburger. I didn't find it nice at all. The bread, meat and egg just did not mix and match each other in an inviting way. Luckily, it cost only RM1.20 per piece. Then, one could also find this explosive gigantic meatball. It's sold by Fatman steamboat if I'm not mistaken. Well, the meatball is nice, but it's disappointing enough when it doesn't match it's name. Don't know what I'm talking about, try one yourself. Didn't have the chance to take any pictures actually. Reason? Left my phone in my car.

So, that wraps up my ever first time in that night market. The next time I'm there, I shall guarantee some photos to be brought back for remembrance. :p

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

He's leaving, we're singing.

Christmas season continues even after 25th. Got my ass to The Curve today for Redbox Karaoke with King Kong, Orang Utan, Sharky and Sabbie. It was actually a farewell karaoke session for Sharky, who would be leaving on the 1st of January for Kansas City, United States. We had lots of joy and fun with my bitch and I screwing much of the songs. That happens all the time anyway, making it less shocking to those who are already used to our style of having fun. So, 3 hours of singing, without extensions granted. Nonetheless, price of just 5++ per pax is still reasonable, but the promotion is ending soon after the ordinary school holidays. T_T

After everyone have left, King Kong and I grabbed our opportunity to show y'all the enthusiasm to camwhore wherever we are as the King and Queen. So, in just a short time, we took about 18 pictures only according to King Kong. That was after filtering out the bad ones. Bragging on no further, here are some of the pictures...

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We're still maintaining out skills.

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Blue christmas. I'm blue.. dabadidadeba....

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Queen, where are you?? I'm lost in the woods.

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I love this picture lotz.

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Yea, lights. I just went from Jay Z to Cameroon Diaz, complexion-wise.

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Lastly, fashion watch. Hit or miss?

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

X'Mas activities.

Darkness exists before light. Christmas can turn out disastrous when things don't go our ways, run out of control and mislead into a path thick with fog. Either love the festive day or hate it. This year, I celebrated it in a rather similar way - which was heading to the club late at night with some boos. After deciding for quite a long time, we finally decided to step into Poppy Garden and Passion. Place was crowded as usual, but that applied only to Poppy, where the R&B music was played while Passion was more spacious with only a few on the dancefloor. The turn off was the trance and house music that was on air. Boo. I still don't get high with that type of music yet.

Anyway, while walking around there, noticed that this brand new club was flooded by "zombies". Aloha, the new club in town attracted me with its name itself, giving me an idea of a Hawaiian style beach club. The interior seems to be very sophisticated from the streets, with many patrons patiently and impatiently waiting at the entrance, waiting to be granted admission. One day, I'll try that club out. Oh, also had some friends over Espanda and Nuovo (was that correct?). It seems that the cover charge was only RM30 for both clubs. Hmm, but also according to my friend, clubbing in Espanda was boring at even 1.00a.m. Dancefloor was cold, as not hot chics were to spotted dancing raunchily or sensually... Guys will always be guys.

So, back to my experience in Poppy. The place there is cozy, with a blend of um, garden style of course. I enarly stepped into the drain in the garden where I could have possibly slipped and get myself proportionally wet from head to toe. That's one thing to watch out for when one is there. Then, there isn't a dancefloor in the compound of Poppy. Just dance anywhere you like. Not a good concept though. Spotlight is very important for clubbers, right? Nevertheless, the dancefloor can be found in Passion on the 1st floor. But like I've said, the music was a turn off for me, though I did dance a little and enjoyed myself. Heck, it was Christmas, and I was happy and entertained. And energy was almost drained completely.

Oh yea, there was this friendly girl over there who helped me taking care of my friends. She was quite observant to even notice that my friend was having an emotional breakdown. Gengz! After the whole club closed down at around 3.00a.m., met her once again at the exit/entrance and we bod bye to each other like there was a sore friendship between us. =)

Anyway, back to the main topic that I was supposed to be saying, during Christmas, there are some people who would be rejoicing and some of them would be as miserable as they could be. Why? Those who are celebrating, have no problems and predicaments that are stopping them from really enjoying themselves. Then, on the contrary, there are some who would worry and thin of their lives and the bad experiences that they have gone through. Let's say, a break-up a few days before Christmas. That would haunt 'em throughout the whole season, wouldn't it? Okay, let's not touch on death too, 'cause we all know how hard that would hit on us.

Then, certain lonely individuals would possibly go suffer a dark christmas, as they think that this is an important date to have someone accompanying them by their side. Assurance and security. Countdown with friends isn't enough. Loneliness is very subjective. Some would count on friends, some would opt for close companions or lovers. Having a pessimistic view is often bad. That's why I'm an optimistic person at most of the time, but not everytime. All these years, I had not have much fun except for this year actually. Christmas with friends do help I tell ya. It creates a warm Christmas that reaches out within the heart and soul.

Ah, crappy enough, I'll just move on to what I did today instead. I actually went to my friends house to join them for a dinner party. Bloated myself with the good food there - including fried chicken, roasted duck, sponge cheese cake, brownie, etc. - but without turkeys. Oh, and pumpkins. Wait, is that for Halloween? Nevertheless, the dinner was great!

After that, my friend made cocktails for the crowd (made out of 14 or so). Stood there, and watched carefully, hoping to learn something from him. Never been an alcoholic, but soon soulshifting into one. I love the one which was a mixture of soya bean and brady? Then, also tried the combination of Pepsi Twist, Vodka of Peach flavor and Vanilla flavor, and fresh orange juice. Turned out to be rather, less fantastic. Whilea bomb makes a loud explosion, this only does a small "pop".

Soon, everyone got into their gambling mode. Territories were divided into the cards and mahjong zones. Being a mahjong player, I stayed in that zone for most of the time. Only played 2 matches when my friend wasn't around, and I won money for both matches. Not bad for beginners. Had some good hand back then. Time struck like lightning without sound, quick yet unnoticed. Soon, it was already 4 o'clock in the morning, only to find that it was time for us to depart from the place, back to our home sweet homes. Was earlier than yesterday, when I reached home at about 6 after having a drink at BRJ with my friends until 5 or so. Again worn out tonight, I still find myself blogging at 5.44 in the morning. Has blogging became part of my life? Only time will tell.

By the way, here are some pictures that was taken a few days ago with my bitch and I at her crib after midnight. Enjoy~

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King Kong violated the rule - peace sign with a smile.

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The devilish King Kong and Monkey is on their way to haunt you tonight! Beware!

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Trying to be posh here. Hit or miss?

Monday, December 25, 2006

X'Mas Joy!

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What happened during Last Christmas?

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Curse of the Silent Night?

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It's Christmas Time! Merry X'mas!

Cooking 101 #1

There was once a plan for Allison and I to open a restaurant. And now I wonder will we ever realise that dream of ours back in secondary school. Well, as the first step, I need to learn a bit of cooking. Basic is important in order to prosper from there on. Therefore, I've been utilizing my oven quite a lot these days.

First attempt was to bake some cakes. The first cake was a failure. With surface similar to our Moon, it looked very uninviting. The submelted chocolate spoiled the whole cake I would blame. Besides, many complained that it was rather too sweet. Well, mission failed. Oh yea, I just remembered, the dough was manually mixed with my pair of hands. Tell ya, luckily a cake-mixer has been invented.

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Chocolate and orange cake!

Without wasting much time, I motivated myself again to start on Cake #2. At that point, I ran out of oranges rind for me to grate. As a result, I mixed half of the dough with wine instead. What a weird combination, right? The time to prepare this was extended. In the end, the cake turned out pretty good physically, but tasted... weirdly?!

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The inferno chocolate cake.

Lastly, with my mom's help, I came out with the 3rd cake. Just pure butter cake topped with coarsely blended almond. I have to admit it myself, the cake ain't hald bad this time. It it was to be a bit more moist, I would have graded it a 7/10. (So, what do I do when a cake's too dry? Somebody help me! Please!) And not too sweet this time around too. Okay, half um... success!

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Almond buttercake.

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Want a slice of it?

Kinda sick of cakes already. Consequently, my restaurant need to have chinese cuisine too. Dim sum is a great idea, so "siu mai" was next up on my list. It was easy to prepare, but to steam it perfectly is nasty. The skin often turns out too be too dry. Damn foreskins haha! Anyway, had too much leftovers, so I grileld them into fried wantons instead. Okay, wantons sounds a bit of a turn off. I shall call them chibigyoza instead!

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Shaping them was hard too! But they turned out fantastic, didn't they?

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Charging half a dozen at RM3.00 only! >_<

I luv to draw.

Time is precious. Time is godly. Fate doesn't play time, it's the other way round. Destiny is being played. Isn't it? Anyway, I'm just trying to say that I'm wasting time no more! I'll do whatever I want to before it's too late. Hahaha, yeap. At least for now...

I remember when I was pretty young, I used to draw a lot. Had dozens sketches of Dragon Ball, the fad is that time. That startled my passion for drawing. Ever since, Art was one of my favorite subjects next to Math. However, entering secondary school, my passion started to fade slowly, for some unknown reasons. But getting back on the right path is critical and during this holiday, I'm starting to make use of the dusted thickly 2B pencils again. Looking at all my "masterpieces", I have to say that I'm quite a bad, untalented artist. But I still love drawing. :)

Anyway, here are some of my work... don't laugh!

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