Tuesday 13 September 2016

Kang Freshwater Food - Bagan Samak


This is Udang Galah , a freshwater river prawn with blue extended arms , most prized for a flesh that has a tight swirling texture quite similar to lobster  . Today , what is offered in seafood restaurants are mostly bred in ponds , so do not expect an exceptional flavourful taste ( cross between a crab , prawn and lobster ) to the meat , unless you personally know and can manage to coax individual anglers into selling their just caught live bounty to you .

The farmed ones here cost MYR 100  a kilo . Some restaurants owners when they have the wild ones in stock might tell you something like 
" I dare not sell this to you "
or
" I don't know how to charge you "
or 
" You might not like me after you hear the price "
of which you will have to assure them that you are willing to pay for genuine wild live river prawns ( because you personally saw the angler walk in with the prawns ) and make sure he knows that you will do awful things to him if he tries to pass off farmed ones as wild specimens .




Kum Loong - a very old gem


Never seen anyone order Kaya Kok by the bags full before . Actually , I've seen people buying a lot , in that Raub kopitiam but that Raub cha pou  , cannot even compare nor come close to this outlet .
One lady before me , wanted 40 pieces of this and that , which made me wonder if she was going to eat this by herself or resell them elsewhere . 

And that's how I needed no persuasion to get 2 of each for our table which turned out to be quite scrumptious with surprising underlayers of crust enveloping the thick kaya and so much minced meat encased in the siew pau , it felt like I was dining in a more generous and extravagant miners era , rather the year 2016 .
See the glossy texture and flakes . You tell me if this is going to be keng or not .

Monday 12 September 2016

Chloe ( The Secret Life of Pets ) cup - MBO Cinemas


 Wasn't going to watch the movie twice , hence when I lugged this around the complex , just before watching the Train To Busan zombie flick , some people laughed alright seeing how I was in my fat cat tee at the same time .
Who cares....

 Anyway , all you similar kindred spirited cat fans out there ( we understand each other mee hee eow ) , this cup which is actually a sitting drinking bottle is super adorable and something you'll want to look out all the time .




The original figurine at a famous toy store will set you back MYR 130 ish or so.
Whereas this drink and movie ticket combo , costs less than MYR 40 ( tip : sign up for their membership and you'll get a popcorn f.o.c. upon presenting your card ) 

Saturday 10 September 2016

Fake Maison Clement - 5 differences between that and Daiso ' s




The Maison Clement range from Daiso is so famous , there's now a fake range available too !
Priced at half of what it costs in a Malaysian Daiso outlet , let's say you are a first time buyer who got it from an online seller and want the real deal instead of the copy , you might want to take your container out and check out the differences between the two .

1 . Edges 
Fake : slightly sharper around the edges and you might get your fingers cut , if you hold the edges a bit too fast 
Real : no such problem

2. Colour tone 
Fake : more pink 
Real : lighter