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Bangkok Trip Day 2 – Part 3 – Shopping in Bangkok

28/09/2011 No Comments

Waking up early, head to one of the famous New York Chain Dean & Deluca for breakfast, head to river cruise for a stroll and now the most anticipating of all time which is the girls cant wait is to dig into their pocket and pay is…..shopppingggg . . .

When we reach back the city center or known as business district center, Bangkok is also famous for their massive congested traffic whereby as near as 1km distance can get stuck till 1 hour in some super peak time.

Besides on their traffic, Bangkok is regard or well know by many of my girl friends as shopping heaven where in a short distance you can find as many as 10-14 shopping complex are very nearby or I would say, walking distance!. So Girls, if you do go Bangkok, do prepare yourself with alot of bullets (money) to randomly shoot around. One of the main train station to get off is this SIAM Station. . . . .. .

One great thing that make Bangkok so convenient in terms of walking, is that they have this sky walkway below their sky train as far as the train distance is covered under their business district, which is slightly covered area that even though its raining, we can still walk around, that MALAYSIA is seriously lacking off! Thru this, their business among malls are there, which is similar like Hong Kong.

MBK is one of the shopping complex that sells average price items that we spend nearly half a day here, where you plan to get handphone covers, t-shirt related to Bangkok, here is one of the mall to get.

Gaysorn to come here nearest BTS Skytrain is Childlom

One of the newly build mall which is Central World which is huge enough to make you spend alot of time in here, that host many of foreign brand in this mall. Exit at Childlom station and its just a few minutes to this mall.

This is how inside Central World looks like . ..

In one of the wing that have ice skating ring. . .

Then we walk thru Central World to reach this mall that all girls will go crazy . . is . .

The Platinum Fashion Mall, which is one of the main wholesale area where by also most of my friend came here to get their whole sale clothing back to Malaysia and sell at a good price besides heading to China. The retailers here also do sell in lose pack if you do not intend to get alot, just that at their retailing price. If you go with a group of friend of 3 at least, the more you buy the more you can bargain.

Its a huge mall that have old wing and new wing that hosted more than 5000 shops in here. You can just imagine that.

If you plan to shop here, whereby most of the girls money will be spending inside here do come early, as you cant walk finish the mall in 1 day, where their operating hours is from 10.00am – 10.00pm. As it was Queens Birthday that day, so it was operate till 5pm.

We spend the whole day here, the girls still did not manage to walk every floor as they skipped 2 floors.

In Bangkok By Taufulou 7 Mins Read

Bangkok Trip Day 2: Part 1 – Breakfast at Dean & Deluca

09/09/2011 No Comments

Well, woke up early next day as Goft was already at lobby waiting for all of us, which she mention to us that we are heading to one of a famous restaurant chain from New York for breakfast which is just directly across our hotel which is Dean & Deluca. To head here is pretty easy, just climb up to the SKY Train Station and just walk across which sandwich in between the 2 exits of the stairs.

One of the reason that Goft bring us here is because its famous restaurant chain from New York that have 16 outlets around in US and another 16 outlets out from US and here is one of the outlet that opens its door to public since mid of last year and according to her, its a must try outlet for us. Well, she also did told us that alot people hype about it, and leave the tasting to us to judge. 🙂

Dean & Deluca is well situated in the heart of Silom under the Mahanakton Project whereby will be completed around 2014 that will marks tallest building in Bangkok. It will also share along with Ritz Carlton Residence, Bangkok in it. This area is known as one of a busy business district in Bangkok, so put this place nicely sandwich in between the exit of Chong Nonsi BTS SKY train service.

So here we are early morning for our breakfast and it was only 9am which today is the day of their Queens Birthday. So you can do planking right in the middle of the road where no car will hit you.

Once we open its door and set foot into this outlet, we know that our breakfast gonna cost us a bomb and it was already packed with people.

With interior of high ceiling, concept following back the ambiance of busy cafe in Manhattan, a huge space filled with simple white chairs and tables, share along with minor part of departmental rack right at the corner for you to buy some of their snacks. This place looks like a typical western cafe that smack in high end area to attract those bosses or business people over for lunch or coffee.

A huge board behind the order counter that design with huge slabs of marble and you place your order right at the moment.

Was told that during weekend, they have pretty nice live jazz band that attract many people over to have their wine here and enjoy the music.

Then we head to the order counter which we are already drool with saliva after seeing most of the display rack.

of course the desert area kill us off but in such early morning, most of us do not have the appetite to eat one of this yet, if we are here during tea time, we will be crazy over it.

We were pampered with huge selection of bread and pastries, that get to choose on the spot. Then the girls went crazy, keep pointing, I want this, I want that, please order ahh.. Remember..plz plz. . .

Even bagel were hanging like donuts.

If those bread and deli do not attract your attention, then I believe the sample of main selection display right above on the rack will tempt you on.

At such a nice cafe deli area, it would be wrong if not to order coffee for breakfast and I would say the coffee is well prepared that you would rarely see such a nice smooth froth on the top.

Special brew coffee @ 70 bhat

Cuppucino @ 100 bhat

Mocha @ 110 bhat

Latte @ 150 Bhat

Annie and her Latte @ 150 Bhat , as I would say the coffee taste is quite a let down for us, that the taste is a bit pale end with a bit bitter after taste. Although, did try out a few selections of coffee before, certainly this are not my preferred choice.

Early morning, Tatt already order such a meal that makes his taste bud awake by ordering Lime Prawns @ 275 bhat, 2 prawns that served along with greens and shower with some of its gravy, not a bad choice, for sour and bit of spicy taste in the morning. Prawns are fresh too.

My choice, I start off with plain Meat Panini @ 220 bhat. I find that its too heavy for me, as the serving is huge, good enough to share for 2-3 pax and its quite salty because many layers of hams and cheeze melted on it. The bread is quite dry as I believe its meant to be in this way, and I think its best to order something else.

Next the girls order Double Egg and Sausage Sandwich each for 275 Bhat.

They ordered 2 portion and they are shocked when see the servings of it which is pretty huge. Collen and Nancy were having fun time on playing with the bread as they keep saying, how to go into my mouth, so wide and huge, then Tatt give it a try. . .

Even him also having hard time in biting and chewing as the bread is pretty dry that just smack 2 eggs and sausage along.

Salmon Bagel @ 250 bhat

This was the hit among all of us, with generous slices of salmon given along with bagel and the sour cream is nice, not too sour and creamy which is just perfect, well toast and prepared.

This Bagel & Scott SMK @ 250Bhat, I do not really know how to enjoy this, I gave it a bite and pass but Steven enjoy every bite of this.

The super star among all dish that ordered. French Toast with Bacon @ 250bhat, was gone in seconds when it was place on the table. Well toast and fried along that coated with layer of egg and a layer of honey tat make it a bit sweet salty, crispy on side then eat along with bacon is just perfect! – Recommended~

New York Cheese Cake was served at the end with Tatt order it mysteriously at 145 Bhat. We left it quite a while to eat our mains first then it start to melt that the texture is a bit off, it was very rich in cheeze that we love it, with the crust is crispy just as the cheeze cake as we expected it, best to eat it while it had been served or out from the fridge.

Goft trying to be cheky .. .

Well, the whole experience of New York choice of breakfast is the typical type of western breakfast I would say, with panini, and dry bread that can be expected, well .. if there is a hype on it, I guess maybe you guys can give it a try on their mains that looks pretty good on the display rack, do expect that it will cost a bomb as this is one of the most expensive breakfast we had that cost us 2950 bhat for 6 pax.

It is one of a recommended place from me if you want to try classic western breakfast for the first time but be willing to be pay for the price of it, and the ambiance. On my second thought, I think you can spend the money else where for better breakfast at that kind of price.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10, you can give it a try~ -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Dean & Deluca
MahaNakhon Project,
92 Naratiwasrachanakarin Road
Silom, Bangrak,
(right infront of Chong Nonsi BTS Station)

Telephone: +662-234-1434

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Enjoy my teatime at The Loaf – U hu Hu @ Pavilion

21/10/2010 14 Comments

One of my favourite hang out place during tea time is The Loaf – U hu! Hu! By the look and located at the prime location in Pavilion level 3 that usually filled with people sitting down there chit chat have a quick bite of cakes and I am certainly used to be one of them when I work in KL business district.

A very simple and nice cafe style concept with board that using chalk to write all the menu in it.

When I am at this cafe, one thing that I have never left out which is this fridge. One of my favourite cheese cake fridge and shop.

With lots of flavour to choose from and you can slowly hunt for the one you love.

I go for half a dozen and of course do share with my friend. Almond, Durian, Chocolate, Blueberry, Lemon and plain was my choosen one for this round. Love the soft melting texture of the cheeze taste.

Ice Mocha is not the best but it beat alot of places.

Kinda love this place and used to crave alot for the cheeze cake, one of my favourite

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 8.5/10, pretty good~ -Stamped- Recommended ~

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Pavilion Center Court
Kuala Lumpur

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Man Tang Hong (滿堂紅) Eat all you can NT550 Ma-lat Steamboat Restaurant @ Taipei

28/07/2010 No Comments

On our first night, arriving at Taiwan, it was all about eating and walking around as we head to business district to meet up with Pak’s friend that had arrange way before and booked a lovely Malat Buffet Steamboat restaurant (Man Tang Hong, 滿堂紅) for us, and surely they had made the right decision for us as we starve ourselves all the way from Malaysia to Taiwan just to eat their local food.

After 10 -15 minutes walk from the station that we disembark, here we are, in front of the restaurant with many people waiting around the restaurant.

When I walk up the stairs and the first thing that is was some young chef slicing those juicy and fresh meat and roll it into mini rolls and told my friend this is a must have section.

Their interior build up is quite simple like our locals just that it looks nicer with wooden floor and hard plastic material that build around to build up some sections and the place are quite narrow and pack.

This is where Pak introduce two of his best friends to all of us from left Eva and Tina.

Once we were seated down, in the little menu, there are varieties of soup base to choose from, one of it that will not miss is their ‘Ma-lat Soup’ and ‘Sour Salted Vegetable Soup’.

During the food ordering, of course we leave it to the experts to order and our responsible is to EAT! Drinks is free flow, with all the soft drinks Coke, Sprite and some of their local brands available in glass bottle that store in two big fridge.

One of their local food that you would want to try is the black stick (its in chinese do not know what it is called in english) that is made of something like our local muar chi add in with alot of black sesame. Taste weird at first but after the whole stick, turns out to be not bad, soft and filled with sesame taste.

Item that must order which is their very own ‘Homemade Fish Paste’ by using bamboo and you can put into the soup according the size and shape you want.

Comes to the meat section that had been perfectly thin slice by machine to make it instantly cook by a few dip in the hot soup are : ‘Beef Slices’

‘Pork and Lamb Slices’

This is what I mean, a whole thin slice of lamb, and flat it on top of the soup base and use your chopstick stir it for a while(less than 30 secs) then bring it out.

This is how it must be done to ensure it is soft and not too hard. Lamb and beef definately is my choice in this range.

After start off with meat section then we add in everything into the soup, while it takes time to cook, the clear soup base turns out to be quite bland in taste only manage to taste on a bit clear sour flavor but if you love something spicy or especially during winter and you want to enjoy a bit of sweat then ‘Malak’ is certainly the choice you must not miss. Spicy at 60% level where it is still edible not a few bites then you blow out flames, sour and to me its challenging to eat with the meat and ingredient but that was my main target for the whole night. Thumbs up!

This is the homemade fish paste that we order again (as I do not like fish ball or paste, this turns out to be good).

Lining up for sauces and revealing to us some secrets.

Eating steamboat would not be perfect if you miss out the sauces. They have at least more than 15 sauces for you to go after.

Then Eva and Tina show us their secret recipe of the sauces that they discover.

The secret mixture of this are, peanut powder, chopped green onions, finely chopped and season garlic, a bit of chili powder, chopped chili, ONLY egg yolk and soy sauce. Result: hint of 4 flavors to enhance our taste bud and its superbly good!

The packed of monkey that Eva is holding is actually a Packed of Maggie mee very cute of the packing and surely it taste like uncooked Mamee that we used to eat.

During the dinner while waiting we camwhore abit and as for Eva it was funny and cute to see her talk for the first time as she just went to see dentist before meeting us.

It was fun to have them around as it makes the whole dinner merrier.

Then after that I wasy busy eating . . .

and we have around 15 pax for that night.

If you guys feel that the buffet is too heavy for you and would like to take something sweet by sitting there accompany your friend, for girls and guys that love ice-cream you will definitely be in heaven with the available selection as many as 12 flavors Hagen-Das.

First round of food was so satisfying, with great food and value that the dinner was only at NT550 = RM55 per pax, that valid for 2 hours session, with fresh ingredient and also with great companion for a start.

If you are looking something to start off with some damage on your stomach, then this is the place worth to try. It is advise to make a booking before you go.

Location:
台北市大安區仁愛路4段228號之4
Man Tang Hong (???)
?????????4?228??4

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Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe @ Taipei

13/07/2010 25 Comments

I am back from my Taiwan trip, it was one of the best country to visit especially for food lovers. Taiwan is already famous for its creativity as what we always seen in our Astro Channel and cannot deny that feel it myself on that country itself gives me a good exposure of what they are actually good at. Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe. Let’s cut things short and I will skip on a few post directly to this café as I am very excited to share with all of you yet I am a bit disappointed.

For all the girls who loves desert or loves camwhore, you would definitely would not want to miss this café if you hit to Taipei, Hello Kitty Café which is located in the heart of business district in Taipei nearby a Sogo shopping mall. After our great dinner, I directly request to head to this café as I saw my bestie Lyssa that just came back from her Taipei trip and saw this place but I was late and the café was closing and that is why me and my friends were disappointed but it did not stop us from storming in the café.

The outlook of the shop had been very eye catching by the whole design and concept store. What I get to know that, Hello Kitty in Taiwan is consider one of the hit thingy in the industry as alot of my friends are talking about it.

On their window panel they have decorated all the cute kitty dolls and the accessories and chocolate item look so cute and nice.

Most of waitresses were busying cleaning up the restaurant and we were busying in there taking pictures. I will be the replacement to host all the guest. Most of waitresses were busying cleaning up the restaurant and we were busying in there taking pictures. I will be the replacement to host all the guest. (as my friend said – if I were standing there, there would not be a customer walking in . . CELAKA!)