Hubby brought us to Cheong Wah Seafood Restaurant, Puchong. The restaurant was offering Chinese New Year Menu. Since there were 6 just of us, so they recommend us to this set menu serves for 4-6 pax. For 4-6 pax, there were 2 different sets. Slightly different in terms of dish & price.

We decided to go for the set which cost RM328 nett.

The Interior. It was quite crowded after 7+pm. Better to make a reservation or be early during this festive season.

Yee Sang (Prosperity Toss), an auspicious dish during Chinese New Year. Colorful and crunchy crackers, pickles, pomelo, thin salmon slices. All these are mixed with the plum sauce.

Getting ready to toss…toss the higher the better. I want wish for more money! Wahahahaha……I’m money minded… $$$$$$

Hardly see the microscopic salmon slice.

Shark Fin Soup

Marmite Prawns were fresh and delicious.

Steam Cod Fish in Soy Sauce

Crispy Roast Duck was quite good.

Lotus Leaf Rice – so so only….portion so small!!

Braised Vegetables

For dessert, we were served longan (longan in syrup from can)…..very normal.

Verdict : For the price paid and the food we got…I felt that the set menu is kinda expensive.

I felt its really too soon. I wish there would be another week to go. Moreover I’ll be leaving town tomorrow morning, to Sarawak (Hub’s hometown). Earlier we were busy on our new house, did not have much time on CNY stuff. Talking about house deco and CNY goodies……….hopefully I can get it done by today.

Since this year’s CNY is so early, therefore I only managed to step my foot into these 3 popular shopping malls in KL. (Pavilion, Midvalley Megamall & The Gardens Mall) – to admire the CNY decorations!

Well…its CNY and this year came to be under the Dragon zodiac. So, you shall be expecting the Red & Dragons deco. If you do not have time to visit these 3 malls, probably you can spare some time looking at the photos below.

PAVILION, KL – MAJESTIC DRAGON FESTIVAL

The main attraction. At the Center Court, you are able to admire this beautiful 600ft long dragon hanging from above.

An overview of the Center Court.

The full of spirit and energetic dragon head was amazing.

Surrounding with lanterns and Azalea. Azalea is the symbol of happiness, harmony and balance in life. It is used to foster and strengthen relationships.-(source from web)

My adorable niece in her cheongsam outfit.

At the exterior of the mall

Do you like this pavilion?

Royal Selangor featuring 9 gold dragons. Read more about it HERE

Stunning gold dragon!

MID VALLEY MEGAMALL

Mid Valley’s theme, all about lanterns & paper cuttings. Lantern signifies brightness, hapiness & reunion. While paper cutting expresses good wishes and hopes.

located at the Center Court

Bazaars selling crafts

Adorable God of Prosperity.

These artificial Azalea are really nice. And it looks quite real too.

From left: Gold money tree which doesn’t bear money , cute baby dragons, artificial fruits and vege which are quite expensive.

THE GARDENS MALL

Wish everyone a prosperous Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai. Have a smooth journey home.

I brought my family here for a pleasant dinner. Thus everyone enjoyed their meal. Not much disappointment though……

The Interior. Marble top tables with comfy chairs in a cosy environment.

The sophisticated ambiance

Hehehe….uses Vernice’s toy as ‘keh leh feh’.

Wild Mushroom Soup (with garlic bread) – RM9.90 (recommended)

Chunky mushroom bits in creamy broth. Its tasty & delicious.

Seafood Chowder (with garlic bread) - RM9.90 (recommended)

Dislike mushrooms? No worries….Seafood Chowder is another alternative. And its a good choice too! Creamy and smooth soup filled with seafood.

Pan Fried Chicken with Green Sauce – RM17.90 (recommended)

Pan fried boneless chicken, the meat was tender and not oily. I like the green sauce which is made from green peas. Something special I think.

Grilled Chicken Chop (with black pepper sauce) - RM17.90 (recommended)

Perfectly grilled with a lil char on the chicken skin yet maintaing the tenderness of its meat. Served perfectly with the black pepper sauce.

Chicken Cordon Bleu – RM18.90 (recommended)

Chicken stuffed with chicken ham and cheese then deep fried to perfection.

Chicken Italiana – RM20.90

Deep fried chicken topped with mozzarella cheese and baked to perfection. Accompanied with spaghetti in olive oil, garlic & parsley. I like the meat very much. Love the melted cheese on the piece of chicken and its not oily too. However I felt that the spaghetti is a lil dry.

Chocolate Molten Cake – RM17.80

The warm and moist chocolate cake eaten with the icy cold Vanilla ice cream, was wonderful! It will be excellent if there would to have some oozing melted chocolate when I cut through the cake.

Am a proud owner of my CRUMPLER 5 Million Dollar Home. – a very durable camera bag which I first own back at year 2010. Since camera bag has became my regular usage, therefore I want something more fashionable. Where it matches my dressing when I go for any outing.

A net friend suggested me to this online shopping website. (for fashionista photographers). Thanking him, I found what I want!

With an affordable price of RM120, I purchased a nice camera bag, just as what I’m looking for……

The front view.

(Dimension : Length 34 CM x Height 22.5 CM x Width 12.5 CM)

Back View – with wide slip pocket.

Adjustable Strap & Stylish Buckles.

With 2 front pockets, I can store my compact powder, lip balm, a tube of mint lozenge, face tissue and also a cellphone.

Its spacious. Able to fit my 550D and also additional 1 to 2 mid range zoom lens. The thick cotton inner padding is removable too.

How does it look? Not bad huh…..

Interested? Refer to this page—-> FAME CHeRRY :: taste the sweetness

Cat.. may look cute..but they can be sneaky too..BEWARE!

When both words are added together….it may sounds like ‘Copycat’.

I often seen photographer’s original sources were used or copied by some irresponsible users, without the permission of the owner. Same goes to food blogger’s photos and reviews were copied by other user/ writer though watermark is printed on each photos. People these days are brilliant. Simply by cropping the watermark or fading it…they claim the source belongs to them. There’s also another type of person. They like to sneak and read quietly…without leaving any footprints… But on the other hand, you can see there’s many similarity from your blog appears on his/her blog. The way the write, the way they comment, the sentence, the words.

Am wondering, can these people be categorized as plain lazy or they just can’t be a lil more creative and to write and put their own words.

So, to the copycats…please have some respect to the owner!

While for owners, be proud of yourself too…because you are being copied!

Good Day & Have a Pleasant Weekend Everyone!!

Last month, I ordered a dozen of Red Velvet Cupcakes for Alex’s birthday which falls on 25th December. Yeap…a double celebration for him. Christmas cum birthday. (present also can be 2 in 1) kekeke... I came to know about this baker, her name is Jocelyn whom reside in Seremban when a friend of mine, Clara shared her page in Facebook. (this is how FB able to spread news). She has a whole long list of cupcake flavors for me to choose. A good thing to customers. Somehow, I decided to give it a try on Red Velvet (a glamor flavor these days)……

However she does not do delivery, due to certain reason. Therefore I collected it myself from her house which is just a short distance from my mom’s house…

A dozen of standard size Red Velvet (Red mild chocolate cupcakes) with vanilla cream cheese frosting & red hearts.

Ohhh….so thoughtful of her to place a ‘Happy Birthday’ stand.

Cream Cheese Frosting is so much nicer than the usual Buttercream.

Check out the brilliant color of Red & White!

For standard size, its around 5.5cm base. Look at the generous amount of cream cheese frosting…uuuhhh…I’m so loving it! Moreover the cake is so light and moist. It balance perfectly together with the cream cheese frosting. Health cautious??? Worry not… the cupcakes are not too sweet. But if you have sweet tooth, then you might need to request for a lil sweeter.

Not forgetting a birthday card for my beloved hubby from this lovely wife…heheh….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBY!!

**Jocelyn, you’ve made great cupcakes! Everyone of us loves it….Yay…..at least I found a good baker in Seremban!!

Visit her Blog —> WEBSITE

……my first post for year 2012……

Checking in Nando’s USJ Taipan, a busy commercial area.

Nando’s at USJ Taipan is a new outlet. Usually you will locate one at shopping malls…which is rather common. This stand alone Nando’s has good ambiance and its spacious too. How about the food quality and service? Well, its not bad too. The food served has a good presentation with sufficient ingredients and flavors. Well…I’ll leave it to you to judge through the photos  ^^

“Hence, to my gf Ashley…I know lately you are quite stressful, upset and quite disappointed. Perhaps, this post might brighten up your day….hehehe…(her favorite food after all)…”

The exterior looking pretty attractive.

The lowered wooden platform to place a row of Nando’s Peri Peri sauce. What a creative idea!

a promising deal….

All Nando’s Chicken are marinated for 24 hours in their secret sauce until the flavor goes right through to the bone. They are then flame-grilled and basted with your choice of Nando’s Peri-Peri sauce.

Everybody loves Nando’s…

Nando’s authentic Peri Peri, also known as the African Bird’s Eye Chili. Which is your favorite? I like Garlic Peri-Peri Sauce.

1/4 Chicken with 2 sidelines (Mediterranean Rice & Old Style Chips)  – RM15.90

1/4 Chicken with 2 sidelines (Coleslaw & Peri Chips)  – RM15.90

Based on the Peri-o-meter, choose your desired flavor for the chicken. Ranging from Lemon & Herb(for beginners), Mild Peri-Peri (a little warmer-for those looking for more adventure), Hot Peri-Peri (if you really want to spice things up) and Extra Hot Peri-Peri (Evoke tears of joy for serious chili lovers).

Lighten Up Chocolate Cake – RM8.90.

Look at the thick and rich chocolate slice. Its a good choice for chocolate lovers (referring to myself).

I’m giving a good score for this Nando’s outlet. Hopefully my next visit won’t be disappointing .

]]> http://melissathegreat.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/dinner-nandos-usj-taipan-subang-jaya/feed/ 9 thammelissa IMG_2820 IMG_2804 IMG_2808 IMG_2805 Nandos IMG_2811 IMG_2812 IMG_2813 IMG_2815 http://melissathegreat.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/happy-new-year-2012/ http://melissathegreat.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/happy-new-year-2012/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:00:09 +0000 thammelissa http://melissathegreat.wordpress.com/?p=5463 Keep reading →]]> Year 2011 has come to an end. How was everything throughout the whole year? No matter its good or bad, lets hope in this coming year 2012 will be a better one. What was the greatest thing that you’ve done or greatest achievement this year? As for me…hmm…I think the greatest & happiest thing that I’ve gotten this year is…owning a house. A home for both hubby & I. Spending all of our savings to this house is worth. (counting on the virtual Gucci, LV, Chanel bags I’m hanging on my walls).

Well, this year’s New Year would be special…..celebrating at new house, with hb, and also together with my family.

Have you list down your new year resolution? Let me see mine…I think I want to wish for HEALTH! Wish everybody is healthy and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

At Goku Raku Ramen, the Ramen Haven serving you authentic Japanese Ramen. The ramen here are made fresh everyday, using the ramen machine. While broth are simmered to perfection for 48 hours to bring out its exquisite taste. If you dislike ramen, well you can still have another choice. You may choose to have rice.

An informative menu…provides simple description on each dish.

Never knew that there are steps to enjoy a bowl of ramen. All I know is just pick up a pair of chopstick and makan! ^^

Hhmm….looks like Wanyi is studying really hard….on the menu.

Ashley was busy texting….

Minutes later, these 2 gals were busy cam-whoring….

The refillable Green Tea – RM2

Plain Water with Lemon Slice – RM2

A blogger wrote, “Chef Kanai San explained that the lemon infused water would clear our palettes better than green tea.“

Ultimate Tonkotsu Ramen – RM20.90

Tonkotsu Broth Noodles topped with Char Siew, Flavoured Egg, Black Fungus, Spring Onion, Leek, Bamboo Shoot, Seaweed and Fragrant Garlic Oil.

If you are a first timer to ramen, I would suggest you to choose Ultimate Tonkotsu Ramen. The broth is on mild side yet tasty. While the ramen is springy.

Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen – RM17.90

Spicy Tonkotsu Broth Noodles topped with Char Siew, Black Fungus, Spring Onion, Bamboo Shoot, Bean Sprout and Seaweed.

If you like something spicy, Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen is definitely a good choice! The spicy broth gives you the ‘kick’. Meanwhile, the bamboo shoot is crunchy yet doesn’t have that ‘weird’ taste.

Goku Raku Miso Ramen – RM20.90

Miso in Tonkotsu Broth Noodles topped with Cabbage, Minced Pork and Fragrant Garlic Oil.

Minced pork were delicious and tasty. Miso Ramen has stronger flavor broth…. However, I find it a lil too oily.

Flavored Egg

I almost forgotten about this egg that I’ve ordered, after I place it aside. Then the gals pointed on the egg, only I remembered. What an old lady I am…. ^^

This egg was good. A slight taste of soy sauce on the outer part. Moreover the egg texture was good too…not too hard or overcooked.

getting ready to eat….

An advertorial for Goku Raku Ramen?? Will it pass?? Hahah….