Macam P*&%

I am working shifts now since project completion. Today I am on 10 pm - 6am shift. I am man of few words, pls refer to blog title and use your imagination. Sometimes I feel I rather die. What a difference changes can make. Its like I have founded India like Columbus did, or should I say the west Indies (thats what he thought, though he actually found America and west indies). What a dumass.

Moving on to things more cheerful in nature. Influenced by food shows on tv that seem to get ever more interesting everyday (Favourites are Tony Bourdain, Jamie Oliver, Iron chef - no more!!), I feel like I need to share the food knowledge I have to the rest of human kind, be it good eats, sucky food or whatever.

Nasi Lemak - Village Park Restaurant near Uptown
Found out about this place from my sister. How someone living in Kuching know places to eat in KL show how fanatic Msians are about food. Went there for lunch earlier this week. Since then, went there 2 more times!

The three times I went there I had Nasi Lemak - with rendang kerang, ayam goreng and sotong sambal. The most important thing for me is the sambal. The sambal is very intense, very salty-spicy, a bit sweet, not too hot. I would say its very solid. The rice - fragrant, not sticky, not lembik like bubur (some people like bubur-like nasi) and just enuf santan. But, hit the jackpot with the side dishes. The rendang kerang and sambal sotong I can say the best that I ever had in my life!! ..... unbelievable. There is something special in it I cannot explain. The ayam goreng berempah is also fantastic, tho not yet there with the kerang and sotong.

If not for the sambal which is only solid, I could say this is the perfect Nasi lemak. But I had the best ever sambal at the project site canteen in Bako, Kuching, when I was working for my 1st company. The thing looked so bland, but wait until u taste it.... tried once can still remember till now. That set a very high benchmark. Very outstanding.


Roti Bakar and Kopi Ais - Kluang Station
With the global coffee madness around the world, what with Starbucks opening and later closing a branch in China Forbidden City and whatever, locals seem to catch up with kopitiams mushrooming everywhere in the Klang Valley.

My favourite has got to be Kluang Station. The killer here is the Roti Bakar. They use white roti, toasted to perfection, crispy outside yet inside still obtaining the fluffy and soft texture of bread. With the overflowing kaya and melted butter meleleh.... man, u will meleleh also. The kopi ais is not bad, but I feel its too 'Kau'. But the roti bakar- gold medal.


Ikan bakar Bellamy - behind Istana Negara
I used to frequent this place, but since I usually order sotong, they dont come cheap (First time I ordered 2 huge sotong and my bill went up to 30 bucks - madness). Therefore, I tend to have an opinion that this place is pricey, considering the place is like warung (macam williams). Also the makcik there can be kerek at times, like shes the king of ikan bakar or something like that, or maybe thats me being paranoid.

Sotong can cost 8 to 12 bucks each, ikan around 6 bucks. I dunno bout the ikan, but people claim theyre good. i have only had sotong, the sotong is fresh and the marinade is nice- very spicy but not hot. But I feel that as long as sotong is fresh, it WILL taste good, so not really crazy about the marinade. So for me, this place is ok onli, and I dont understand what the fuss about this place is all about. I think my dad make better bbq sotong, with minimal marinade (oil, kunyit and seasoning). I just feel grilled seafood do not need too much marinade, just need them to be fresh.