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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Food Hunt: Rendezvous Restaurant, Kampung Pandan


Hello folks,

Welcome back to yet another edition of the food hunt. This time after visiting Berjaya Times Sqaure, Kimmy would like to eat Western Food because such a long time she did not try out already. Without any hesitation, we are get set and go!

We have picked Renzdevous Restaurant in Kampung Pandan Cheras as our destination this time. I have to admit that it had been such a long time that I visited the place and it was like since last 1 year plus ago. The crowd over there was just nice as there are not much people there because tomorrow is a working day perhaps. Once we sat down, the waiter immedietely brought us the menu and we walk through the menu and found out that there's lots of nice food to eat. Well, I've ordered Grilled Thai Chicken Chop while Kimmy ordered Sizzling Black Pepper Chicken Chop. For drinks, I've ordered Watermelon Juice while Kimmy ordered Coke Float (see pictures).

It was marvellous that once we ordered our food, the food came in 5 minutes from the moment we've ordered. It was superbly fast and excellent. This is also due to less people in the restaurant. My Grilled Thai Chicken Chop was just above average as in order to make it more tastier, I need to take it with the chilli sauce. For Kimmy's Sizzling Black Pepper, it was awesome. The secret for this dish is its Black Pepper Sauce which tastes nice. The chicken, french fries and the mix vegetables are all fresh too. For drinks, the Watermelon Juice was nice but it was too sweet while Kimmy's Coke Float tastes nice too. I wish I would have ordered what Kimmy ordered. Hehe.

The bill came and the overall price is RM31.50 plus tax. The price was reasonable with the amount of food we get. I also have to admit that the portion is a bit small and for guys, I believe it's not enough for them. It's pretty reasonable where 1 plate of steak would cost not more than RM20.00 in average. A good place to go perhaps with a beautiful cozy environment as well. Go and give it a try! No regrets! :) MY RATING: 4/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

*Food is based on the food we've ordered and not overall food.

Address:

14, Jln. Kampung Pandan,
55100 K.Lumpur
(On the left just off bulatan kampung pandan - heading towards Kampung Pandan).
Business Hours: 11.30am - 3.00pm ; 6.00pm - 1.00am
Telephone: Not Available

Politics: BN wins Hulu Selangor


KUALA KUBU BARU, April 25 — Barisan Nasional’s (BN) P.Kamalanathan has won a hard-fought Hulu Selangor by-election in what will be seen as a boost for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration, but Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is expected to take heart from the close margin.

BN won today’s poll by just 1725 votes, recouping spoilt votes which contributed to its defeat in Election 2008, but failing to convincingly bury a strong PR. Earlier today, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had set a target of winning by up to 6,000 votes as observers had noted that BN needed to win big after pulling out all the stops during the campaign to justify Najib’s personal involvement and its pork-barrelled spending.

The ruling coalition had thrown everything and the kitchen sink at the campaign in an attempt to put it on track to recovery after a string of by-election defeats since Election 2008. BN had lost in all by-elections in the peninsular since 2008, except for its stronghold of Bagan Pinang in Negri Sembilan, which it retained in a by-election last October. In today’s vote, Kamalanathan obtained 24,997 votes while Zaid received 23,272.

The results suggest BN and PR are still neck and neck in the battle for support from Malaysians, particularly in the peninsular. “P. Kamalanathan’s win brings great meaning to BN because based on the 2008 results and this time there is a shift of support to BN by almost 2000 votes. “This shift has great meaning because we were contesting in a state controlled by the opposition but we were able to recapture the constituency,” Najib told reporters after the announcement. He added that the victory puts BN and the country on the right track

“It’s a good beginning for BN. Good beginning for the new direction and agenda we have set for this nation and this means we are on the right track, the right trajectory,” said Najib. “We’ll continue with what people want to see and more results. They’re happy with the announcements, with the thinking and policy direction but now we must make sure we provide the results,” he added.

On the margin of victory which is much lower than his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s prediction of 6,000 votes, Najib said the reduced majority was because the state government is not controlled by BN. “We realise this is an opposition state. In the past we controlled the state, we had the strengths of federal and state governments, so in this context I’m satisfied with the results,” said Najib. When asked about the defeat in Chinese areas, he claimed that there was improvement compared to Election 2008.

“I don’t want to make quick conclusions even though we lost most ballot boxes in Chinese areas. We lost but based on the start of the campaign I believe there is an increase,” said Najib. Meanwhile Kamalanathan who was made BN candidate after a week of dramatic and intense negotiations between MIC and Umno leaders was quick not to claim the victory as his. “This victory is not mine, this victory belongs to the Barisan Nasional machinery, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, Umno, MCA, MIC, Gerakan and all friends of Barisan Nasional,” said Kamalanathan. The MIC information chief also said that he would meet with the Hulu Selangor voters soon to address all the promises the party had made during the campaign period. “I have said before that I will move to Hulu Selangor so I will look into it as soon as I can,” he told a press conference after his victory announcement. Source: The Malaysian Insider 25/04/10

Cinema Movie: Being Human (做人)


Release Date: 8 April 2010
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes
Director: Jack Neo
Cast: Mark Lee, Yeo Yann Yann, Nono.

Synopsis: Max (Mark Lee) is a hardworking but unscrupulous employee for a mildly successful slimming centre Natural Beauty. In his efforts to increase company profits, Max decides to purchase supplies from a counterfeit brand. When he was found out, Max was fired. In his retaliation, Max decides to open a rival company Max Beauty, using the same counterfeit beauty products and imported slimming pills. Max's conscience (played by Taiwanese celebrity Nono) appears to advise him against these actions but is duly ignored. Max will eventually realize that what comes around, goes around.
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My Comments: Today, it's time for ME & Kimmy to go for yet another weekend outings with movies. Of course, today we have chosen the movie Being Human as our favourite choice movie to watch this weekend while waiting for the release of Ip Man 2 and Iron Man 2. We also have chosen Berjaya Times Square as our choice as it's had been a long time that we did not go shopping over there. Being Human is directed by the famous Jack Neo and as you know his movie were totally nice for laughs and besides that it also has a sad and meaningful story behind it. It was totally true. This movie talks about the life of the humans and about the moral of our life where the concept "If You Treat People Good, Then In Return You Will Get Something Good Too". Besides that, there are truly a lot of scenes where it's good to laugh out loud in cinemas and you would totally enjoy it. There's nothing special about Jack Neo's movie this time as it was almost the same as his previous movie jokes where you will roughly knows what the movie is going to joke about. A combination of good storyline and good for laughs make this movie once again the perfect movie to watch for the whole family too. I would recommend you this movie and be sure to watch it in cinemas. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

DVD Movie: Iron Man


Release Date: 2nd May 2008
Director: Jon Favreau
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action
Starring: Robert Downey Jr. , Jeff Bridges, Terrnace Howards, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub

Synopsis:

From Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures comes Iron Man, an action-packed take on the tale of wealthy philanthropist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who develops an invulnerable robotic suit to fight the throes of evil. In addition to being filthy rich, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is also a genius inventor. When Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a diabolical weapon, he instead uses his intelligence and ingenuity to construct an indestructible suit of armor and escape his captors. Once free, Stark discovers a deadly conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons his powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world. Gwyneth Paltrow co-stars as his secretary, Virginia "Pepper" Potts, while Terrence Howard fills the role of Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes, one of Stark's colleagues, whose military background leads him to help in the formation of the suit. Jon Favreau directs, with Marvel movie veterans Avi Arad and Kevin Feige producing.
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My Comments: It was such a shame that I did not watched this movie back in 2008 as I've missed it. Many people say including my brother said that this movie is a very recommended to watch as it was superb and amazing. Also this movie also has the similarity as Transformers but with different outlook only. Well, finally on a lovely Sunday morning at home, I have watch this movie before cinema releases the Iron Man 2 in a week's time. Overall, it was a rather fantastic movie to watch and it was a never bored movie. With most of this movie contains action and a great storyline for us to guess what is going to happen, this movie promises to be one of the most greatest movie of all time. With Robert Downey Jr. as the main actor, his acting was totally wonderful and great. I was amuzed as I watch this movie and I could have said NOT ENOUGH! Haha! Well, if you haven't watch this movie yet (I bet everyone had watched it earlier on), then please go and watch it and you would not regret it. A totally recommended movie for all of you who loves marvel comics as well for leisure. One word, GREATTTT! :) MY RATING: 5/5

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Cinema Movie: Kick-Ass


Release Date: 16 April 2010
Language: English
Subtitle: Malay, Chinese
Genre: Action, Adventure
Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Tamer Hassan.


Synopsis:

Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super hero even though he has no powers or training.

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My Comments: Today is Saturday. It was such an rare occasion where I will go and watch movie and also this time I went with my brother. After my hair cut in Pandan Indah, ME & Alan had decided to go for a movie called Kick-Ass and we watched at GSC Leisure Mall in Cheras. Me & Alan had decided to watch there since so long time ago we did not watch movie together and at that place as well. Let's go straight to the movie comments. Kick-Ass is really an "ASS" movie where it was totally insane and out of control. Dubbed as the similar story like Scary Movie 4, you can imagine how this movie is going to tell you. There is at least some storyline which could bring the rating up a little bit. Overall, the action was totally out of control and it was so not logic. I believe this movie is just for laugh but also limited. If I were you, I would not recommend you to go and watch it. It a little bit waste of money and better you keep it to watch other movies as well. I did not undertstand at the first 30 minutes of what this movie is trying to say and after that I slowly catching it up. If you decide to watch it, then just bear in mind, you will regret! :) MY RATING: 2.5 / 5 ; ALAN RATING: 2/5

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Food Hunt: Piccadilly Restaurant @ Millenium Square


Hi All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of the food hunt. Today, we have decided to visit Piccadilly Restaurant yet again to try out other food as well. After watching movie at Tropicana City Mall, I have decided to bring Kimmy to try this restaurant after I've tried it out with my brother in previous weeks. You may also refer to http://www.alexleow-kimmy.com/2010/03/food-hunt-restaurant-piccadilly.html#comments for more information.

Once we sat down over there, the waitress immedietely serve us with the menu. Very good service indeed. Then it took 5 minutes for me to order the food and drinks meanwhile Kimmy took almost 10 - 15 minutes to look at the menu before deciding what to eat. I've ordered Ice Kacang (ABC) and Mutton Briyani. Kimmy had ordered Nasi Goreng Kampung and Fresh Honeydew Juice. We've also ordered mashed potato as our starter (please see pictures).

My Mutton Nasi Briyani was very delicious. The rice has its aroma taste and the mutton was very nice too as it was not too hot and spicy. Both the mutton and the rice has its own aroma which makes this dish very tasty. A very recommended dish to eat if you love nasi briyani. The Ice Kacang (ABC) meanwhile was very tasty as well. It had so many ingredients which formed the Ice Kacang and it was awesome. Kimmy's Nasi Goreng Kampung meanwhile took a little bit setback as it was not so nice. Kimmy told alexleow-kimmy.com that the rice was pretty salty too but the taste was nice too. The honeydew juice meanwhile was very fresh and nice to consume as well. Last but not least, the mash potato was totally awesome. It was very nice and so far, this mash potato is the best so far and even better than Domino's Pizza ones. Served with mushroom sauce, you can enjoy the rich taste of the potato too.

The price is not too expensive either. It costs about RM27.90 for the amount of food we get and the portion is very big indeed but not as big as the ones in William. Once again a recommended place to go if you would like to crave for good food. They serves various kinds of food including Japanese, Malay, Indian, Thai, Chinese etc. Recommended! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 4/5

* Rating is based on food we've ordered and not overall food.

Cinema Movie: Ice Kacang Puppy Love (初恋红豆冰)



Release Date: 15 April 2010
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama, Romance
Running Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
Director: Ah Niu
Cast: Ah Niu, Lee Sinje, Gary Chaw, Fish Leong, Victor Wong, Nicholas Teo.


Synopsis:

Ice Kacang Puppy Love is a profoundly emotional tale of teenager's puppy love, parental love, generation gap, truth and make-believe. Set in a unique small town of 1980's Malaysia, the story evolves between a nice but shame boy - Botak and a brave and adventurous girl - Da Jia Yu.

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My Comments: Today I was not so feeling well after slept late yesterday night after work. But I could not do anything because I have purchase the movie ticket earlier and I have to go and watch this movie with Kimmy. The nearest we could go is actually GSC Tropicana City Mall because other cinemas had full. We have chosen this movie Ice Kacang Puppy Love as our choice this weekend. This movie is all about romance and it's a local production acted by our very own bunch of Malaysians including Ah Niu. This movie is based on a drama concept and you could see a Malaysian Lifestyle in small towns. This movie is screened in Penang and Ipoh. Overall, this movie is above average and I would like to say there are still rooms of improvement for this one. Luckily, there were big Malaysian singer in this drama which will eventually support this movie or else it would be a total failure. Most actor and actress were good in this movie especially Ah Niu, Angelica Lee, Gary Chaw and Victor Wong. Unfortunately Fish Leong never say any single word in this movie as she just acted with numb only. If you love to watch Malaysian family style movie with some jokes and love story into it, then this movie is suitable for you and a thumbs up for director Ah Niu who did a good start towards this movie. There were funny and sad scenes in this movie too. I would recommend you to watch it but don't expect too much from this one and do support local made films. MY RATING: 3.5 / 5 ; KIMMY RATING: 4/5


Sunday, April 11, 2010

Food Hunt: Domino's Pizza, Mid Valley Megamall


Hi All,

Good evening to all of you. I am glad to be back again for yet another edition of the Food Hunt. This time, ME & Kimmy were at Mid Valley Megamall and of course we had our dinner there as well. Kimmy were busy craving for food and finally she found out she would go to Domino's Pizza after so long we did not have it. Without any hesitation, we went there as our stomach already hungry.

Once we sat down, it took about 15 minutes for the waiter there to serve us as they were busy because there were many customers in the restaurant and it was almost FULL HOUSE. Not only that, the waiter that came doesn't take our order seriously and just ask us what we want and just walk away like that with a very rude manner. I was pretty dissapointed with the service today. We've ordered a menu set Incredible Meal Set 1 which can be consume by 2 people. This includes 2 glasses of Ice Lemon Tea, 1 regular pizza (Spicy Sausage Pizza) & 1 plate of Onion Rings. Besides we also ordered 1 plate of Mash Potato as our side orders. Overall, the set was awesome espcially the pizza. The drinks was good too. The Spicy Sausage was nice and the aroma of the pizza which makes the pizza tastes delicious too. I would love this pizza. Recommended for all of you when you take away or dine in. The Onion Rings were nice too. The mash potato too was lovely and tasty too. Both of us really had an enjoyable time over there. Besides the pizza, their set side orders also tastes brilliant.

The price meanwhile is not expensive with the amount of food and the tastyness of the food. I would recommend you to come over to any Domino's branch to try out their pizzas as it was nice too compared to other pizza's chain in Malaysia besides Michealangelo. MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

*Food rating is based on the food we ordered and not overall food.

Address:

Unit LG-012,
Lower Ground Flr Mid Valley Megamall,
Lingakaran Syed Putra,
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Business Hours: 11.00am - 10.00pm

Cinema Movie: Clash Of The Titans



Release Date: 1 April 2010
Language: English
Genre: Action, Adventure
Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes
Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Sam Worthington, Pete Postlethwaite, Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton, Alexa Davalos.

Synopsis:

In Clash of the Titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny. Reimagined with state-of-the-art visual effects and cutting edge technology, Clash of the Titans is a timeless and awe-inspiring adventure set against the turbulent backdrop of Ancient Greece.
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My Comments: I was in Mid Valley today with Kimmy after it's been a long time that we did not visit Mid Valley already. The crowd was very packed today in Mid Valley and as usual the GSC Cinema there was as usual very packed as well. Today, it's Kimmy's decision as we have watched Clash Of The Titans. Let's go straight to the movie comments. This movie is another blockbuster after Avatar. Starring Sam Worthington, this movie mostly focus on him as he performed very well in this movie. It's about the battle between humans, gods and evil and it would be one of the best movie ever made. I am just wondering why my friends around me told me that this movie is just average or not so interesting but in my opinion this movie is above average and doing good. It contains love story, battle, sad emotion as well as some different creatures which makes this movie more interesting. I found it pretty difficult to understand the storyline in the first place until Kimmy told me after the end of the story as she understands it. A great movie to watch for those who love ancient battle movie. MY RATING: 4.5 / 5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

DVD Movie: Mr. Bean Holiday


Release Date: 24th August 2007
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
Director: Steve Bendelack
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Jean Rochefort, Antoine de Caunes

Synopsis:

In his latest misadventure, Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) -- the nearly wordless misfit who seems to be followed by a trail of pratfalls and hijinks -- goes on holiday to the French Riviera and becomes ensnared in a European adventure of cinematic proportions.

Tired of the dreary, wet London weather, Bean packs up his suitcase and camcorder to head to Cannes for some sun on the beach. Ah... vacation. But his trip doesn't go as smoothly as he had hoped when the bumbling Bean falls face first into a series of mishaps and fortunate coincidences, far-fetched enough to make his own avant-garde film.

Wrongly thought to be both kidnapper and acclaimed filmmaker, he has some serious explaining to do after wreaking havoc across the French countryside and arriving at his vacation spot with a Romanian filmmaker's precocious son and an aspiring actress in tow. Will Bean be arrested by the gendarmes or end up winning the Palme d'Or?
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My Comments: I watch this movie at Kimmy house on Wednesday night after dinner. Surprisingly, Me & Kimmy haven't watch this movie before and finally we get to catch the movie via DVD on Kimmy's newly bought DVD set and brand new 32" LCD TV. Overall, this movie is just for fun and laugh purposes. As you know, Mr. Bean is famous of its jokes and in this movie, he remained his casts and as usual he is doing his funny act as well. There are no big surprises to this movie as we could see some lame actions from Mr. Bean as seen on his short series. This story actually talks about Mr. Bean trip or vacation in France as he had to overcome some obstacles to save his dignity. Basically if you love Mr Bean movies, then this movie suits you very much and if you don't like, then I would not eloborate much. A fun movie to catch for the whole family while you are at home. Enjoy! MY RATING: 4/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 4/5

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Leisure: I-City Shah Alam


Hello folks,

Have you guys heard of I-City? If you have not, then this is the moment that you've been waiting for. It's was a truly magnificent place to visit especially at night because of it's beautiful L.E.D lights display on its surroundings.

I-City is basically an IT Hub in Shah Alam which gives Small Medium Enterprise (SME) to develope and expand their business there. It also contains 24X7 data center hub as well as IT companies which will be based there as well. Although it's not fully occupied yet, but I guess it would fast to be the most advanced city in Selangor. Visit http://www.i-city.my/ for more information.

I-City is accesible on Kesas Highway or Federal Highway just after Jusco Bukit Raja. You can even see the beautiful scenery of lights along the Federal Highway before passing by the Bukit Raja Toll Plaza (Federal Highway). It's a totally recommended place to go no matter you go in couples as it was very romantic there, for photographic as it contains so many beautiful elements to take photo as well as those who love leisure walking as I can guarantee you that you will love that place very much. I do advice you to go early as the crowd was heavy especially during weekends. But for weekedays the crowd is still there but of course would be lesser than during weekends. Enjoy the photos and for the full photos, please visit my Facebook for more information. MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

Festival: Happy Souls Day (清明节)

Hello,

alexleow-kimmy.com would like to wish all its readers Happy Souls Day. Although Souls Day is celebrated just for the dead people among the chinese community, still we celebrate it to pray for our ancestors too. It also known as Qing Ming.

The Qingming Festival (清明节); Clear Bright Festival, Ancestors Day or Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese Festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of the Chinese Calendar. The Qingming festival falls on the first day of the fifth solar term, named Qingming. Its name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime (踏青 Tàqīng, "treading on the greenery") and tend to the graves of departed ones. Qingming has been regularly observed as a statutory public holiday in Taiwan and in the Chinese jurisdictions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Early in the morning, preparations will be made where they will prepare the nessasary for the prayers at the hill att he respective graveyard. Then, they will pray in the mornings and as they pray, they will gave the ancestors a lot of food to eat including fruits, 'pau', chicken, pig etc. Besides, they will also pray for prosperity, wealth and the blessings for the whole family from their ancestors. Also, they will burn a lot of things for their ancestors such as TV, Handphones, Aeroplanes etc. where they believe their ancestors will received it at another world. For those who like to gamble, they also asked their ancestors about the lucky numbers and they hope that those numbers will actually open in MAGNUM, TOTO etc.


Lastly, remember to drive safely back to your hometown for the prayers and don't speed while you're on the road. Remember to take care of yourselves and good luck in everything after the prayers of the ancestors. Adios! :)