RuehYinn a.n.d. Juleen a.t. blueepinkk.com

I should have blog about this earlier on but now only got the time to edit the picture and write.

It was my mum’s birthday on Wednesday (June 17). We have our dinner at the club house. Dad was joking he booked the whole restaurant because we were the only patron in the restaurant. Don’t worry, it wasn’t because the food is not nice. It was because we had our dinner relatively late.

My mum and dad, happily married for 30 years…

The best mum on Earth… I thank God for giving her a good health! She looks great, don’t you think so?

I think she needs some make up though..haha

And not forgetting the birthday cake from San Terri Cottage. It’s Juleen’s current favorite place now. So obviously she bought the cake. Thanks dear…

Everyone was excited to be able to celebrate my mum’s birthday including Bobo…

I just pray God will continue to bless my mum with good health, joy and this is most important for Chinese.. PROSPERITY. Amen!

On Wednesday night, me, RuehYinn, Jolene, Jenli, Jessica and Brian, headed to Full House at NZX, Ara Damansara to hang out and yum char with Jolene because her birthday is coming up in a few days time.

A brief introduction of Fullhouse: Fullhouse is a lifestyle store and cafe, where you can dine and shops at the same time. You will feel extremely cozy when you walk in. All around are decorated with attractive items like clock, potted plants, portrait frames, key chains and etc. You are free to purchase if you like them. On the second floor, there are various collection of beautiful Korean designed clothing which you can purchase too. If shopping is not your intention to Fullhouse, then feel free to find table along the walkway or the balcony to dine. The feeling is as though you are dining at the garden..

Full House, Lifestyle Store and Cafe

6 is company

From the left:- Myself, RuehYinn, Jolene, Jenli, Brian and Jessica..

The chandelier…

The clothes section…

Even the menu is interesting…

What would you like to order today?

The scrumptious, appetizing food…

(from top right clockwise Chicken Bolognese Spaghetti, Chicken Cabonara Spaghetti, Chicken Pineapple Salad, Breaded Chicken Chop, Jasmine Aloe Vera Green Tea, Honey Milk Tea, and Fish and Chips)

Looks yummy right? And the price is very reasonable too!

Group photo minus the photographer RuehYinn

And the total bill came up to $88.00, (fatt fatt), hope we also fatt fatt in the near future!

Another group photo

Overall it was a fun get together with great food and good company…

The address:

Full House, Lifestyle Store and Cafe

C-G-11 Block C, Pusat Dagangan NZX,

Ara Jaya PJU 1A,

47301 Petaling Jaya.

Tel: 03-78850836

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KampungBoyCityGal

Loveraholic

One problem I realized about grown up adult is NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME for OLD FRIENDS. No, I did not just realized this just a second ago. I knew this phenomenon long time ago but never really make any effort to reverse the bad habit. Here are some of the possible reasons (of excuses if you want it) why grown up adult don’t have time for old friends:-

1. Too busy with works – it’s true, we spend more than 1/3 of our day at work, another 1/3 sleeping and relaxing and another 1/3 doing things which virtually add no value to life like stuck in traffic jam, day dreaming, taking off clothing to shower and etc.

2. Too busy with relationship – no man is an island, that’s what everyone say but I also found out that in many case every couple is an island. Believe it or not, when you have a life – partner you rarely have spare time for other kind of relationship like friendship. That is bad…

3. Distance – frankly speaking with Malaysia’s road traffic condition, sometimes I feel it is much better to stay at home than to go out. As if the traffic before and after going to work is not enough. With friends living at different locations, sometimes I feel really lazy to be on the road again.

4. Finances – I believe this is one of the major reason. Grown up adults have more commitments and commitment sometimes involved a lot of monies. Going out which is a kind of commitment, therefore, requires money. As a result, people go out less so that they can save more for other commitments like buying a house, car, getting married, buy baby’s milk powder and so on. They are important, don’t you think so?

5. Other commitments – These are the commitments other than relationship, works and so on. Other commitments involve going to gym, attending church, doing house chores and community service to name a few. With such commitments, how much time left for others?…

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However, I am fortunate enough to meet up with my old friends two days ago. Some of them I have not met for almost 8 years already. Allow me to introduce to you my friends:-

1. Caryn and Cristin, my sister’s high school friends. No they are not sisters. Anyway, I came from boys’ school and my sister studied in the convent. I don’t quite remember how I met them and why they are closer to me than my sister (that is how I feel, maybe I am wrong). Caryn is staying permanently in KL after 2 years in U.K. and Cristin is living and working in U.K. I have known them for more than 10 years now but it feels like yesterday. But, I think I can use all my fingers to calculate how many times we met over the years. Sorry guys..

2. Damon and Wai Yeen, my best – est friend of all. I knew Damon since Standard 1 in Perlis and we’re best friend since then. I met Wai Yeen the first time in 1999 when Damon decided to bring me along to meet up with his internet friend. That was 9 years ago. Now they are residing permanently in Australia. It was amazing how they first met over the internet, then in person, fell in love and now they are already married. You are the best, Damon …

And of course Juleen and I. I knew her since 1998 at college but I am not sure she knew me then. She is pretty but I am not good looking. I used to stalked her in college but I don’t think she even knew I exist. Only able to get to know her better early 2006 and now she is my fiancee…

But do you know how to gauge whether you have a good friendship?

A good friendship is when you get together with your friends after a looOoooog time and you still can continue the conversation when it last stop. You do not need a long warming up session to kick start the conversation. You just talk and laugh non – stop right after you meet. That is a good friendship. See, how we talk…(non stop and we laugh a lot)…

And with the right ambience everything will be just perfect. We met up at Bread & Olives Cafe located at Lookout Point, Ampang. It is a cafe located on top of a hill serving Middle Eastern food. The food is above average (a lil pricey too) but I enjoy the ambience. To know more about this cafe, click here.

Inside the restaurant…

And if you sit outside the cafe, your view will be this one… (beautiful)

And lastly our food..

and special Arabic Mint Tea, sponsored by Damon and Wai Yeen…

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Before we part, I find myself a little sad because I am not sure when I am going to meet up with them again. One in Australia, one in U.K, one in Ampang and another one in Shah Alam. But I’m glad I make the right choice to meet up with them despite feeling a little tired that night. Or else, I will be sleeping at home and miss all the good laughter with them. I think this new year I ought to make more effort to keep in touch with old friends. At least give them a call. No more excuses. You should too.. PICK UP YOUR PHONE NOW and you will be glad you did…

It was Hari Raya Eve, and we havent gotten any interesting plan… so the best thing is to go and eat. Our friend Jolene recommended us to a a Korean restaurant at Ampang. She said she love korean dramas, guys and food. Ok, so we follow her suggestion.

Arriving at Nak Won Korean BBQ Restaurant

Taking a snap of Us… hehe

Our friends Jolene and Jenli

Look at the array of side dishes they offered… appertizing!

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Now the main dishes

Marinated pork slices

BBQ Beef Spare Ribs (such small serving and it cost RM 56…)

Bim Bim Bap ( rice with different types of vegetables and an egg mixed together)

And last but not least, a rice wine to compliment our our meal…

Bek Se Ju ( a sweet rice wine, the name means 100 years wine, so if you drink it you might live up to 100 years…)

Overall, we had a great meal and alot of fun. The food was alright and alil on the pricy side. I personally tried better Korean restaurants at New York and Montreal and so far havent tried any korean food here that can beat the taste yet. Perhaps there are better Korean restaurants around KL, or Sri Hartamas, or even Mont Kiara. At the end of the dinner, we were served with a cold barley drink, a refreshing drink to end your dinner since the BBQ is quite heaty in a way.

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RuehYinn writes:- Authentic Korean food but a lil pricey. I enjoyed myself on that night and I was surprised to see such a well developed Korean community here outside of Mont. Kiara. You can basically find a lot of authentic Korean restaurant and grocery shops. They even have Korean church too at the middle of the “town”…impressive!! So if you want to look for Korean food, groceries, girlfriend or boyfriend…just go to Ampang Jaya … hehehe…

Jolene anymore place to introduce??

The Address:

Nak Won Restaurant

A11-1-1, Jalan Ampang Utama 2/2,

Business Ave, Ampang Jaya, 6800 Ampang.
Tel: 03-4253 4249.

On Monday night, Juleen and I thought of going for a date and we decided on Soho KL at Solaris Mont. Kiara. It will be our first trip to Soho KL. None of us have idea how to go there. But after a few spin here and there, we finally arrived. Since we have been to Soho at New York, we do expect to get something similar, at least to some extent. But to our dismay, a lot of shops are still vacant. Probably the area is still new but this area definitely has great potential…

Since there are not many places to go to, we decided to have dessert at Michaelangelo’s. From the outside, it does look like a posh Italian restaurant…

The interior design is very classy and the warm lighting makes the restaurant a good choice for couple who are looking quiet atmosphere. Their service is good too. The waiter and waitress are very friendly and responsive…

Despite looking posh from the outside, I’m in the opinion that the restaurant is a mid – range Italian restaurant catering for people with above average income. So, you don’t need to have deep pocket to eat at Michaelangelo’s. Once in a while, won’t kill you… hehehe!

Sweet Juleen at the restaurant…

Here are some of the food we ordered..

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Tiramisu (RM15.90) – Sponge finger biscuits dipped in espresso liqueur, then layered between rich mascarpone cream, topped with cocoa powder…

Bruschetta Al Pomodoro (RM11.90) – Roasted Italian loaf topped with fresh tomatoes, garlic, basil and seasoned olive oil…

And do you know who we met at Michaelangelo’s? Our own Malaysian top model and actor, Steve Yap. When Steve walked out, I realized he is tall and and very well – built. Hmm… maybe I should go to gym . Who knows I will become Malaysia next male top model…haha!

Most importantly, Juleen is happy and satisfied at the end of the day… thus I am too!

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If you are interested to find out more about :-

1. SOHO @ KL, please click here.

and

2. Michaelangelo Ristorante, please click here.

After a good Service at Church on Sunday, our Cell Group went for our usual lunch fellowship. And this time we went to a try the “Fresh Own Made Noodles” at SS15 by Uncle Seng Restaurant. This is my 2nd time visiting this restaurant ever since my colleague brought me to this restaurant. However it was the first for all my church friends.

This restaurant is located in the bustling SS15 town. It is popular because of its freshly own made noodles. Don’t be surprise if you’ll face some difficulties to find parking as Subang Jaya is notorious for its lack of parking space. However, do not be despair for the sake of a plate of good noodle

Bon apetite…

These are some of the food that we ordered:

1. Curry Chicken Noodles

2. Char Siew Wan Ton Noodle

3. Braised Pork Noodle

The price for the noodle is reasonable, ranges from RM4.80 to RM 7.30. To give you guys some idea of what they offer… they have namely Char Siew Wan Ton, Curry Chicken, Chicken Feet Mushroom, Deep Fried Pork noodle and etc.

You can order in combination like Curry Chicken and Char Siew Wan Ton or Deep Fried Pork and Chicken Feet Mushroom. They have side orders too like Fried Wan Ton, Mushroom and etc.

I can’t possibly named all of the food here, however, you will get a list of food they offer once you have seated. All you need to do is to decide what you want and put the quantity in respective box adjacent to the food’s names.

At the end of the day, all of us are satisfied and enjoy our lunch… and

I ‘seem’ like marching out from the restaurant with my fellow church friends…haha… while as usual, RuehYinn, whom never appear in the picture was the photographer.

I hope you will enjoy the noodle as much as my friends did this afternoon…

The restaurant is located at:-

Restoran Uncle Seng,

No.68 Jalan SS15/4B,

Subang Jaya, Selangor 47500

Closed on Monday

Operation Hour: 8am – 4pm

—Backdated Post (22 June 2008)— JuleenW

Good day people… It was a beautiful Sunday morning. RuehYinn and I started our day with a good breakfast. As much as we can, we try to have breakfast together every Sunday morning before Sunday Church Service. How sweet is that? Usually, we will go to our favorite breakfast spot somewhere near his house.

RuehYinn ordered Wan Tan Mee and I ordered the Tai Poh Mee. I am sure that you are familiar with Wan Tan Mee, but not with Tai Poh Mee. Basically, Tai Poh Mee’s noodles are slightly thicker and curly. In a plate of Tai Poh Mee, you will find generous amount of Char Siew meat, fried Wan Tan and of course few slices of Chai Po (pickle vegs). Don’t be deceive with the appearance of Tai Poh Mee. Although it looks like Wan Tan Mee, the taste is totally different. It’s delicious especially for those who are sick of eating Wan Tan Mee. Here are the pictures of Tai Poh Mee:-

And here, RuehYinn’s Wan Tan Mee. Looks delicious and yummy too:-

I personally love noodles more than rice. I like this Tai Poh Mee because it tastes great, and you hardly find this noodle around. In fact, this is the first time I heard of such noodle. What more at Kota Kemuning, where people claimed you hardly find good Chinese food.

The next time, you have a chance to try Tai Poh Mee in Kota Kemuning, try to dip the fried Wan Tan into the soup. Allow the soup to sip into the fried Wan Tan and soften it before eating it. That’s my favorite way of eating fried Wan Tan. Let me caution you though, if you aren’t a big eater just settle with a small bowl of Tai Poh Mee because it is very filling. I guess it is also due to the size and texture of the noodle. To tempt you guys further, here are the macro pictures of Tai Poh Mee and Wan Tan Mee… look at the Char Siew meat!! Yum Yum…

And as usual, a picture of our drinks…

The price for regular Tai Poh Mee is RM4.00. For the big bowl, it is RM4.50. However, if you wanna stick with Wan Tan Mee, the regular (small) bowl is only RM3.50 and the big bowl is RM4.50. I think it is pretty reasonable especially during this time when everything is expensive due to inflation.

I recommend all of you guys that stay around Kota Kemuning to try this fantastic noodle. Even for those that are not staying in Kota Kemuning, let’s get adventurous and go try out the noodle too…Cheers!

You can find the store at:-

Restoran NTS (Kota Kemuning branch)
Tai Poh Mee/Wan Tan Mee
Jalan Anggerik Vanilla S 31/S,
Kota Kemuning, 40460,
Shah Alam, Selangor.