5 fears after Chinese New Year

First of all, I would like to wish all a Happy Chinese New Year, hope you guys have a great year of the Monkey by far, may health and wealth be good to you this year! But yea, the celebration is over, Chap Goh Mei has also passed.

So, what is the fear after Chinese New Year? Let's see

It is 2016

Last post, honestly speaking, is really God knows how long was that ago, I even feel bad for myself, well, there might not be people following around in this blog, but still...the update time interval is too damn long. I say sorry to myself.

Well, it is already 2016, 15 passed way to fast for me even to realize that it is already a new year. Well, ups and downs, happening and not so happening, everything seems to be running. So here is for the first ever post for 2016!

Grand Opening of Everrise @ Vivacity

Of course I still stick to the same team, of course I am still with Sarawak Bloggers, fun people, why not? Hence, we were invited to cover their opening at Vivacity.

It was named, Market Place by Everrise, why? This huge area of 30,000 sqft actually blend in good thing well, all into one place. Everything you need for your family, all under one roof, why all the hassle to go so many places when you can get all at one place? Even better, apart from our local products, they have wide range of goods from Japan, Korea, the West, imported goods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, premium yogurt, gourmet chocolates, fine pasta, imported drinks, wine and so much more!

Opening from 10am to 10pm, now you worry less about your fresh food from market, now you can get it after your office hour, simple! *especially for lazy dude like me*

Dato' Mayor Chan were to the one to officially open the Market Place, accompany by all board of directors of Everrise.

Hey look! Dong Dong Chiang!

We were being taken for a tour around in the Market Place, there were many section that catch my attention, although I do not do much of my grocery shopping because I am single and I eat out 7 days a week, but I really gotta give credit to their display artist, my gosh look at their creativity!

And right after that it is something that I never experienced before, something that I would cover on the next post, it is called "Hog & Wild". Short - good food, good beer, good environment!

In conjunction with their opening and also Chinese New Year, they have plenty of promotion on going, not only the one in Vivacity, but all of their other Everrise, so you can actually look for them at www.facebook.com/myeverrise!

The Original Macam Macam Ada

It was not a very good day, was packed with plenty of stuff and work loads, but the not so happy part was, I met an accident, long story cut short, dented door, need money to fix and hence not so...great a day. But no kidding, sometimes people do say...Happiness' initial is food. *alright, I might have just made that up, but for me that is kind of true, lol*

Getting from a fellow blogger information, 12 years, this is The Original Macam Macam Ada Mega Buffet's 12th years. That is a grown up child already. For me, i gotta say, memang you'll see the diversity in culture, in food, in people if you are at this buffet.

I see Chinese eating together with Muslims friends, and other wise.

I see all sorts of food being served by Grand Magherita, from Chinese food, Japanese food, Middle East food, or course the delicious local delicacies! 

And yes, friends, I am already like an hour late when I arrived at the dinner, an hour after our Muslim's friends break their fast due to the not-so-happy incident, but look at the crowd photo I snapped, people are still there, having their food, having chit chat with their companies and having a real good time I must say!

Hence, I put my cameras down, settle down a little bit, apologize to all my fellow bloggers about the very late arrival and cerita accident bermula.

*NOTE: I am always the panglipulara no matter where, -story teller*

A story which I am not gonna tell in here, really, if u see me, let me know you wanna listen to the story, I will verbally tell you, its more story telling like that.

So, it is more to food time instead of talking, turning to Tia, i asked, what's highly recommended?

Without any doubt, she go straight with PENANG CHAR KUEH TIAW!

I am a big fan of Char Kueh Tiao to be honest, you know the a little bit hangus taste, not bitter, but it is a little over fried by the cook. The one shown in the picture is pretty much like how I describe it, but the extra thing that I was so glad when I took a bite, was the spicy sambal used to fried Kueh Tiao. Uhh! That taste, definitely makes you wanna go back for another round for sure, I did!

This one is pretty much like lok lok that we normally eat around town, but there is one thing that is differentiate between them and the rest of the other lok loks, yes, the sauce! The sauce with the lok lok that is being served at Grand Magherita is spicy, sweet and a little salty, you might be thinking the famous lok lok near Kuching High School taste almost the same, but I am telling you no! It is not the same, it has its own unique taste! And man, the Ngo Hiang (spring roll) is crispy and remind me of my late uncle, he used to make what I called the best ngo hiang I will ever taste!

Because I was waiting for the sotong kangkung, I went over and grabbed the omelette, not a big fan of oyster cook this way, or maybe the Penang way, I have little comment about the omelette. 

And the sotong kangkung that got me waiting for, cause the aunty that is behind the station went to grab more sotong and also kangkung, then you know what does that mean, too good! Everyone want some, that's why...habis! I was good for me because of the ingredient were fresh!

Up to the sotong kangkung, I started to feel a little bloated, maybe due to my mood, I slow down a little in the food consumption, but I told myself, this is an opportunity that I obtain, I must not let it to waste, hence I got up and went to the local delicacies station, and I grab a few piles and piled it onto my plate and get back to the table. There are fried vegetables, chicken, fried rice and beef on my plate (photo under) I would say, quite a normal one that we had everyday, but one stands out a lot, that is the beef! Tender and juicy, simple as that. It does not have plenty complicated ingredients to prepare the dish, but the juice that has been extracted out after cooking, I wish my mom find out the ingredient about this. Lol

Right after the plate with that juicy beef, I got extremely bloated and really started to feel not so well, really does not know what went wrong. But photos are the extremely nice, sweet and candylicious cakes that fellow bloggers had gathered for the table, everyone went back with high-sugar level, I am quite sure, but everyone was darn happy with the cakes!

And the Japanese food! Garner took this and also wanted it to share it with the table, I sat there, with saliva drooling, wanted to have a piece but all I know was the damn bloated tummy, not a very right moment..

The Original Macam Macam Ada Ramadhan buffet is here for the entire month, you can actually go down and have a taste with all the great foods yourselves  at adult RM 100 and kid at RM 50 only! Pretty worth it I tell you, really!

The number is there to be dialed, and we would really like to thank Grand Magherita for the delicious food! WoHoo! and here is the Group Photo!

Bulan Puasa Sudah Tiba

Its the fasting month for the Muslims. When it comes to the Holy Fasting month, for Muslims, its a month where you take a deep look into what you have done over the entire year since the last Ramadan, a month where they give more than taking, having those less fortunate in mind and also those in need.

What about those non-Muslims?

It is the berbuka time that we are all been waiting for. *no offense, but that's rather the truth*

Taiwan. Part I.

The trip was about, roughly a month ago, due to the crazy hectic timing of Chinese New Year, hence there is insufficient time to put things up, so here are some photos and things you might wanna know.

Well, that is not the first photo that I took, nope, that is roughly what our trip is all about, as in, you know...most of the journey. Here is the case, we stay right in the middle of the night street market of Shilin where, all the locals and also foreigners will gather here to get 2 things.

1) Cheap and good stuffs
2) Good food

A new dining place in Kuching

Again, sorry for the extremely late delay, although I might not have that heavy traffic like some of the other fellow bloggers but, I am just sincerely apologising to those who did came back to my blog for more *Peace sign!*

All right you hungry fellas', ever sit in the car and wonder where to go next? Ask in and out, frontward, backward, sideways and everyone just kinda shrugged their shoulders? I EVER BEEN THERE! So, as someone, I consider myself lucky, I managed to get myself two invitations to dine in the newly open cuisine-

i Chef Cuisine

Chinese New Year~! Let BCCK make it wonderful!

Alright, extremely sorry about the delay of the post, sorry for the extremely huge gap in between posts, for it is CHINESE NEW YEAR! Tung Tung CHIANG! See, you ain't only gotta sit at home, look at your computer screen like normal days right, of course you gonna go out, hang out with friends, play some cards, do some visiting, maybe go do some other activities like watch Chinese New Year movie, or maybe sing some karaoke but during this festive season, one thing you could not get away from...FOOD!

"Every 2 hours people ask me to eat, I am gonna explode" Anonymous

Yup, if you go out, definitely, its kinda endless buffet with no time limit outside, heh...talking about buffet! FULAMAKATAK, *I know such word no exists* but have you heard of what Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) has gotta offer? Ngehehehe...

BUFFET!!!

Those simple irresistible food, just keep you going on and on

Chicken with Golden Mushroom 

My personal favourite for the night we got the opportunity to taste those heavenly food, no wonder some Chinese food they call it *Buddha over the wall* 

Owh, sorry, Bcck do not have that! But the rest of the food, its just equally as nice. The picture, credited to Irene. (http://creativebitchin.blogspot.com) was my likey, especially the way how the mushroom plus the chicken kinda roll in your mouth and make wet of your tongue, owhh...glorious moment of tongue (#GMOT) Its really like, savour in your taste buds, Gosh, I am so gonna swallow my lunch after this, I mean eat. Let me show you another 

Owh, you enjoy how the Popiah look at you, I still remember the look when I was served with this dish, I felt so Chinese, *tongue out* but people, this is no ordinary popiah I tell you, this is more to a like *Buddha roll it for you* kinda dish. There are plenty more of course, but I am only putting up a few cause the more I put up, the more my saliva drips, honestly! 

Another one, for Chinese New Year, everyone gotta do this, HUAT AA!!! YEE SANG!!!

Sorry for the after war look alike dish, cause we all kinda wanted to really really huat this year, so we huat it really food, that's a really good huat-ed Yee Sang, yea...and another, with salmon, yee sang with salmon :P

alright now people, for reservation please call 6082392888 to make a reservation for either lunch or dinner, or both. It’s in the offerings from 9 January – 6 February 2012, with a price tag of RM788++ and RM988++ per table.

Last but not least, Happy Chinese New Year, may the year of Dragon be healthy and blessed for you and your family, health more important! HUAT A!

Bak Kut Teh

Do not know where to eat? Its available for most of the time during the day. There are actually plenty of bak kut teh around in town, they all taste good, but for this particular store, it is special!

Yes! It is Ah Lim Bak Kut Teh, as you can see in the picture, I could not tell you how good does it taste, how the meat could just melt in your mouth without you trying to chew to hard or trying hard to swallow because for the sake of the money that you are paying. Just let the picture tell you...

Harvest Festival: Culinary Celebration of a Bountiful Harvest

Its the mid of June already, and it is already the mid of year, but in Malaysia, which in this case, Sarawak, we are like usual, showered with the blessing of plentiful celebration and for this month, we are celebrating the Harvest Festival or locals called it "Hari Gawai".

And what is celebration without food eh? it is like beer without ciggies or facebook without status :)

Here, Grand Margherita Hotel offer great food upon the wonderful celebration (these food are local delicacy which are served most of the time during Harvest Festival, and how could such opportunity be wasted right? with some of other bloggers, we were invited by the hotel for free lunch. And it was as LEGEND...(wait for it) DARY! LEGENDARY as Patrick Neil Harris' birthday yesterday :) Talk no more, lets scroll on!

Venue:Orchid Garden (coffee house)