Laksa Sarawak

Laksa Sarawak, anyone knows how it differs from laksa Penang, or laksa KL?

To me, there's real laksa (the former), and there's other chaplang styles of laksa (the latter).
Then again, even within the former style, there are chaplang versions.

Seafood Bakar in Sarawak

Ikan bakar, sotong bakar. These days, people have run out of ideas on how to cook. Fancy bakaring sotong with the fingers of ladies.

Tomato Kuay Teow in Sarawak

Tomato kuay teow = wat tan hor - soya sauce + tomato sauce.

Strange as it may seem, my liking for this particular dish is due to my father bombarding me with this dish (yes, my opinion was not sought) whenever we went out for breakfast during childhood.

Hakka Mee Pok in Nilai

It is customary whenever I visit L in Nilai, to have breakfast before I depart.

This time it was to a seeming Hakka noodle place. I can't even remember the name of this place now. To be honest, I was kind of disappointed, it turned out to be mee pok disguised with Hakka noodle ingredients. I thought the Hakka noodle's noodle is supposed to be narrower? Certainly, they are so at the other Hakka noodle stalls I've eaten at, and they did not disappoint, unlike this one.

Eating at Loon Sing, Nilai

L's treat; I reckon not many have tasted the reddish chicken cooked with hong zhau wine.

Eating at Seri Penang, Cyberjaya

I was amazed (still am) when I saw tables full of people sitting under the canopy outside the restaurant, under the hot afternoon sun. Lunch was Y's treat. The layout upstairs was lounge style.

Eating at roadside stalls in Seri Kembangan

Had a craving for yuan-yang, the real kind, i.e. kuay teow and bihun. Then C recommended to try the sai kua tai: this humongous jug (drink directly from it) of watermelon juice. Kept drinking and still could not reach the bottom.

Eating at Q Thai, Cyberjaya

Presentable venue, edible dishes, a tad too loud though during lunch time, can hardly hear oneself speak.

Eating at Yuen Steamboat, Sunway

My friend C drove me here to have a try, said it was worth checking out. Great stuff, it was packed full of sardines (typo, I meant to say people). This must be the first time that I was eating at a relaxed pace at a buffet venue. Obviously, I was only eating from the tomyam side of the boat.

Eating in Seri Kembangan

Seri Kembangan, hmm. Used to be a village of a town, that you drive through on the way to from Cyberjaya to the Mines. Now there's Jusco and modern shops. Photos show the Kenny Rogers chicken and side dishes...and Malaysia's version of jacket potato, ho hum, nothing to shout about.

Eating at Manhattan Fish Market, Putrajaya

Nice place, though can't figure why they call it a market: you can't buy raw fish there

Eating in Dengkil again

Ok, call me outdated, I

really did not know until my friends ordered these dishes, that these days people yuan-yang everything (yes, meat), not just the hor fun and bihun. Not a bad idea though, they look nicer compared to using separate small plates.

Mamak-ing at/near New Town, MSC

What's the point of eating if one doesn't have mamak food once in a while? Roti kosong, maggi goreng ayam, and finally, mee version of goreng pataya (the taste didn't impress me

though, in fact I was mighty disappointed)

Pan Mee in Setapak

Setapak version of pan mee; G's treat. The soupy one was ordered by a friend: I always say water spoils the taste, yet why do people (e.g. my father and this friend of mine) prefer soupy noodles?

Eating in Nilai

Our Nilai friend recommended this place. Grand hall, nice ambience; we were surprised there were so few people eating there. Being adventurous, someone ordered bittergourd cooked with sour plums, and some strange duck concoction.

Eating in Dengkil

Dengkil is not without its attractions, despite starting out as a humble village when Cyberjaya was first conceived. We were celebrating (indeed we were) a friend's departure to supposedly greener pastures.