Food Hunt: Kakatoo Cafe, Ativo Plaza, Bandar Sri Damansara, Kuala Lumpur

Hello All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt where today ME & Kimmy had visited the newly opened Ativo Plaza at Bandar Sri Damansara and in the same time to visit the plaza over there. To my surprise, there are lots of Food & Beverages outlet located at the Plaza and as usual we could see a lot of common F&B outlets including Subway, Kenny Rogers, Tokyo Kitchen and many more. Today we will leave all these and would try out something special and we have visited this cafe called Kakatoo Cafe. It's a parrot themed cafe and the environment is cozy and comfortable for us to dine in. We reached the cafe at about 8.30pm and it's crowded but there's still place for us to sit down. This restaurant serves local, Nyonya and Western cuisine as well. This is what we've ordered:

1.) Nyonya Fried Rice + Otak-Otak (RM12.90)
2.) Smoked Duck Olio Spaghetti (RM15.90)
3.) Honey Lemon Ice (RM5.90)
4.) Apple Kasturi (RM6.90)

The food arrived pretty fast and we do not need to wait for a very long time. The Apple Kasturi is a must try at the cafe. It's apple mixed with a sour plum and it's a perfect combination as well. It's not too sweet and the apple taste is simply great. Very recommended to order this drink. Meanwhile the Honey Lemon Ice is just normal and nothing to shout about.

Let's go to the food review. The Nyonya Fried Rice + Otak-Otak is a must try as well at the cafe. The rice is very nice with Nyonya taste and it comes with some side dishes such as Papadam, Egg, Otak-Otak, Salad & some sweet vegetables ("Ah Zat" in cantonese). The Otak-Otak portion is huge and tasty too and it's almost the same taste like the ones in Johor. Another very recommended food for you to order. The Smoke Duck Olio Spaghetti is also a must try when you are at the cafe. The Smoke Duck is tasty and smoked into perfection but the Spaghetti is also nice.

Smoked Duck Olio Spaghetti (RM15.90)

Nyonya Fried Rice + Otak-Otak (RM12.90)

Honey Lemon Ice (Left) (RM5.90) & Apple Kasturi (Right) (RM6.90)

The price we pay is around RM41.60 (includes a 10% Service Charge) and the price is slightly expensive but luckily the food do really satisfy us and we are happy with everything at the cafe. The portion of the food is above average and it does satisfy our taste buds too. I would strongly recommend you to come over to try out Kakatoo Cafe over here and hope you will enjoy the food as well. MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

* Food Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/KakatooCafe?ref=stream

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Value Of Food: 5/5
Customer Service: 5/5
Ditanggung Halal: Yes

Address: 

Lot B-2-6, 1st Floor, Block B, Ativo Plaza,
No.1, Jalan PJU 9-1, Damansara Avenue,
Bandar Sri Damansara, 
52200 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: +603-62790110 ; +6018-5926280
Business Hours: 11.30am - 10.00pm Daily

 

Food Hunt: Restoran 3JC (三间庄), 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt where today ME & Kimmy had our lunch at 1 Utama and we would like to take something quick and light meal to satisfy our taste buds. We have chosen this restaurant 3JC (Sam Kan Chong) and it's famous for its pork ball noodle. We reach the restaurant at about 1.30pm and it was not crowded with a few seats occupied. We were then served and we browse through the menu and this is what we've ordered:

1.) Home Made Mee with Black Sauce Pork Ball Noodle (RM9.30)
2.) Normal Mee with Black Sauce Pork Ball Noodle (RM9.30)
3.) Herbal Tea (RM2.30)
4.) Pat Po Tea (RM4.00)

It does not take very long time for the food to arrive and since we are rushing, we then eat the food. It turns out to be a nightmare. The Home Made Mee and Normal Mee with Black Sauce Pork Ball Noodle is very poor indeed with tasteless black sauce and not only that the soup with pork ball is also tasteless. It was simply horrible! We taught that we would have a satisfy yet quick meal but everything turns into a real mess. The Herbal Tea and Pat Po Tea is acceptable but not the best.

Herbal Tea (RM2.30) & Pat Po Tea (RM4.00)

Home Made Mee with Black Sauce Pork Ball Noodle (RM9.30)

We have to pay RM27.40 (including a 10% Service Charge) for a premium price and yet the taste of the black sauce and soup was totally a letdown and I would never ever visit this restaurant again and I rate this restaurant a total failure. Do not spoil the famous name of Sam Kan Chong which is famous for its Pork Ball Noodles around the Klang Valley especially in Petaling Jaya. I would never ever recommend you to visit this restaurant although there are some branches in the Klang Valley including Low Yat Plaza, Sunway Pyramid, Taman Equine Jusco, Centro Klang and Klang Parade. MY RATING: 1/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 1/5

* Food Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Website: http://restaurant-3jc.blogspot.com/

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Value Of Food: 2/5
Customer Service: 5/5
Ditanggung Halal: No

Address: 

LG122, 1 Utama Shopping Centre,
1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, 
Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya.
Telephone: 03-77274911
Business Hours: 10.00am - 10.00pm 

Cinema Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Release Date: 27 Mar 2014

Language:English
Subtitle: Chinese / Malay
Genre:Action / Adventure
Running Time: 135 minutes
Director:Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast:Chris Evans

Synopsis:

The second instalment of "Captain America", "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" picks up where "Marvel's The Avengers" leaves off, as Steve Rogers continues his affiliation with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. and struggles to embrace his role in the modern world. Chris Evans will reprise his role as the titular Captain America while Anthony Mackie will star as the Falcon. Fans of the comic book series will know that Steve Rogers' best friend, James "Bucky" Barnes (Sebastian Stan) will rise to become the eponymous Winter Soldier.

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My Comments: Finally another Marvel Comic movie has arrives and this time around it's Captain America is back in action with the latest flick called The Winter Soldier. This time around we can see Nick Fury in action which we seldom see him in other superheroes movies. This movie is as powerful as the first episode and you must watch the first episode in order to catch up with the this episode as it's linked together. The journey begins where someone try to take control over S.H.I.E.L.D and then to damage the whole world. Captain America's job is to stop them. The movie started off very slow and then started to pick up after 30 minutes later. The movie contains medium range of action but the storyline is very complicated if you missed the first episode as said earlier. If you understand these complications, then you will find this movie a perfect storyline that director Anthony Russo and John Russo has ever directed. Some say it's even better than the first installment. Overall, I would recommend you to watch this movie. Enjoy the movie! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5
 

Food Hunt: Lammeeya Restaurant, Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt. Today ME & Kimmy are preparing ourselves for our wedding coming soon. We shop for our wedding items and in the same time since we are nearby Damansara Utama, we have chosen to have our lunch there. Without any hesitation, we have chosen Lammeeya Restaurant as our lunch dining place. This is a franchise restaurant and you could see it in other locations as well. We stepped it into the restaurant at about 1.45pm and it was not crowded and still we manage to get a seat. Based on the restaurant name, we would have known that it's famous for its Lam Mee. We were then served immediately and we browse through the menu. There are quite a lot of choices to choose from ranging from noodles, rice, broth and other desserts as well.

We have ordered the following set lunch. Set lunch is available from noon to 3.00pm. It's worth the money as it contains the main course, some side dishes and free flow of Chinese tea.

1.) Set Original Lam Mee (RM16.80)
     **2 Meat Ball & Foo Cheok
     **Free Flow Chinese Tea

2.) Set Lam Yee Mee (RM17.80)
     **2 Meat Ball & Foo Cheok
     **Free Flow Chinese Tea

We do not wait till very long for the food to arrive. Let's go straight to the review of the food. The Set Original Lam Mee is just average. The broth of the mee tastes slightly salty and not much taste. There are much more nice Lam Mee out there that could beat this one. But the Meat Ball & Foo Cheok is nice and fresh too. Meanwhile for the Set Lam Yee Mee, the Yee Mee is nice but the broth tastes slightly salty and not much taste too. The portion of the both sets are above average and just nice to fill our stomach. Of course for drinks, we are satisfied with the Free Flow of Chinese Tea especially during hot season as we need to drink lots of water to kill the thirst.

Set Original Lam Mee (RM16.80)

Set Lam Yee Mee (RM17.80)

2 Meat Balls & Foo Cheok

The price we pay for a Lam Mee is at a premium price. I would say it's expensive to eat Lam Mee at RM16-17 per set where you can actually enjoy it at a much cheaper rate (at least 50%). The portion is above average and just nice for both of us. We have to pay RM38.06 including a 10% Service Charge. I would recommend you to come over to try the Lam Mee over here at last resort. I am sure they are others out there which are really awesome than this. Enjoy! MY RATING: 3/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 3/5

Website: https://www.facebook.com/lammeeya

* Food Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Value Of Food: 3/5
Customer Service: 5/5
Ditanggung Halal: No

Address: 

45G & 47G, Jalan SS21/37
Damansara Utama
47400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Telephone: 03-77269513
Business Hours: 10.00am - 10.00pm (Monday - Friday) ; 8.00am - 10.00pm (Weekends)
 

Best Of TVB Drama: Gilded Chopsticks (食為奴)

English Title: Gilded Chopsticks
Cantonese Title: 食為奴 (sik wai no)
Cast:  Wong Cho Lam 王祖藍 , Joey Meng 萬綺雯 , Ben Wong 黃智賢 , Nancy Wu 胡定欣 , Louis Cheung 張繼聰, Stephanie Ho 何雁詩, Ram Chiang 蔣志光, Bob Lam 林盛斌
Episodes: 25
Airing date: 10 February 2014
Themesong: Loyal Subject (忠臣)- Wong Cho Lam & Stephanie Ho (Full Version)
Official: Website
Executive Producer: Wong Wai Sing
Scriptwriter: Siu Long

Synopsis:

Ever since his childhood, KO TIN-PO (Wong Cho Lam) has tasted a variety of great delicacies, and he is capable of analyzing the food quality and authenticity once he tastes it.
But, owing to the decline of his family, he ends up wandering on the street with his servant LEE WAI (Jack Wu), making a living from selling buns. Also due to his gourmet background, he gets to know a street performer KEI MO-SUET (Joey Meng), the most beautiful girl in Peking NIAN RUOBI (Nancy Wu) and teen celebrity chef MAI SIU-YU (Stephanie Ho), etc. As fate would have it, he comes across Prince YINZHEN (Ben Wong), who is making a tour in disguise, and the two share similar interests. Later on, he is recommended for an imperial chef in the palace, where he runs into his archrival CHOI HOK-TING (Bob Lam), resulting in consecutive fierce battles between them. Meanwhile, TIN-PO has no idea he has been caught in the plot that Prince YINSI (Louis Cheung) hatches to become the rightful heir to the throne. Under such disadvantage, TIN-PO becomes the man who brings luck to Prince YINZHEN, continuously turning the tide for him before his defeat. However, an unexpected betrothal brings him down from the lofty position to the most inferior one of a stray dog……MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

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高天寶(王祖藍)自小吃盡珍饈百味，各種美食經他一嚐便知龍與鳳，但遭逢家道中落被迫與家僕李衛(胡諾言)流落街頭，以賣飽糊口，因美食令他結識了賣藝女 子紀慕雪(萬綺雯)、京城第一美女年若碧(胡定欣)、少女廚神米小魚(何雁詩)等人，更因緣際會遇上微服出遊的四皇子胤禛(黃智賢)，二人氣味相投，被引 進到宮內的御膳房當御廚，天寶遇上宿敵蔡鶴亭(林盛斌)，掀起連場龍爭虎鬥；但天寶萬料不到自己竟捲入由八皇子胤禩(張繼聰)策動的奪嫡之爭中，在劣勢下 天寶成了胤禛的福將，連番替他反敗為勝，但一段意外的婚約卻令天寶由一人之下頓貶為喪家狗……MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

BREAKING NEWS: Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

JUST IN:

Malaysia's prime minister announced that new data show missing Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

Prime Minister Najib Razak said the missing Malaysia Airlines plane's last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, Australia, according to new analysis of satellite data. He said he will hold a press conference tomorrow to provide more details.

Najib Razak said he spoke to the families of the passengers and crew and urged the media to respect their privacy. 

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alexleow-kimmy.com would like to take this opportunity to share the sadness of the families of MH370 and our condolences to them. Stay strong and all of the people around the world will be behind you! 

Cinema Movie: Mr. Peabody And Sherman

  

Release Date: 20 Mar 2014

Language:English

Subtitle: Chinese / Malay

Genre:Adventure / Animation / Family / Science Fiction

Running Time: 92 minutes

Director:Rob Minkoff

Cast:Ty Burrell, Allison Janney, Max Charles and Stephen Colbert

Official Site

 
Synopsis:

Mr. Peabody, the world’s smartest talking dog, has invented a time machine he calls the WABAC, which enables Peabody and his adopted human son Sherman to witness world-changing events first hand.  But when Sherman breaks the rules of time travel, our two heroes find themselves in a race to repair history – and save the future.

Featuring the voices of Ty Burrell, Allison Janney, Max Charles and Stephen Colbert.

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My Comments: It's school holidays yet again and today ME & Kimmy were at Paradigm Mall and in the same time to watch movie. We have chosen this animation movie called Mr. Peabody and Sherman. This story talks about a smartest talking dog named Peabody who adopted a human child called Sherman and their journey using time machine and in a race to repair history – and save the future. This movie is definitely suitable for kids to watch and they sure love it. In this animation movie, it has a lot of fun filled action and you will not find it bored especially the adults whose can laugh while watching this movie. This storyline is good and straight to the point. There are plenty of jokes that would make you laugh too. Since it's an animation movie especially for kids, do not expect or take this movie too seriously and just take this as an entertainment for the whole family. It's suitable for couples as well and I'm sure your girlfriend loves this movie too especially girls who love dogs. It's a recommended movie to watch for all walks of life. Enjoy! MY RATING: 4/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 4/5

Best of TVB Drama: Brother's Keeper (巨輪)

English Title: Brother’s Keeper
Cantonese Title: 巨輪 (gui lun)
Cast: Ruco Chan 陳展鵬 , Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣, Edwin Siu 蕭正楠, Kristal Tin 田蕊妮 , Louis Yuen 阮兆祥, Louise Lee 李司棋 , Lau Kong 劉江, Louis Cheung 張繼聰
Episodes: 32
Airing date: 23 September 2013  
Themesong: 巨輪 (Big Wheel) by Ruco Chan & Edwin Siu (CD) 
Official: Website 
Executive Producer:  Wong Sum Wai
Scriptwriter:  Ng Shiu Tung

Synopsis:

KIU TIN-SENG (Ruco Chan) and LAW WAI-SHUN (Edwin Siu) are half-brothers, but fate intervenes and separates them.
Apart from growing up in two different places, Hong Kong and Macau, the half-siblings have also experienced the polarizing conflicts led by drastic changes in historical events.  Their mother CHOW YUK-MUI (Louise Lee) brings along the younger brother WAI-SHUN and lands in Macau as illegal immigrants.   With his own efforts and help from his best friends, YIU MAN-YING (Kristal Tin) and LUNG FEI (Louis Yuen), WAI-SHUN endures hardships, overcomes challenges, and eventually finds the road to success.   On the other side, TIN-SENG, who stays alone in Hong Kong to earn his own living, cuts corners by being in league with a triad leader KEUNG YUNG (Louis Cheung) and having an affair with a wealthy heir.  He deeply breaks his girlfriend CHEUK CHING’s (Linda Chung) heart, ending up losing both her and fortune.  Having gone through the ordeal over time,  the future of their once closely related and interdependent brotherhood has become more and more unpredictable, leading the two to further diverge from one another.  However, there is a deep-rooted faith in the blood-related brothers.  With this faith, no matter how treacherous the tests are, they eventually reunite with each other in a new and living way……MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5
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喬 天生(陳展鵬)和羅威信(蕭正楠)是同母異父的親兄弟，因為命運令他們不單分開在香港和澳門兩地，更令他們嘗盡劇變歷史中的兩極衝突。母親周玉梅(李司 棋)帶著小兒子威信在澳門當黑市居民，威信憑著努力和好朋友姚文英(田蕊妮)與龍飛(阮兆祥)的相助，歷盡艱辛，克服挑戰，最終踏上成功之路；獨自在港自 食其力的天生卻改走捷徑，聯結黑道古惑仔姜勇(張繼聰)，與富家女發生關係，令女友卓靜(鍾嘉欣)傷心欲絕，最終落得人財兩空。本是唇齒相依的手足情，經 歷時代巨輪的洗禮，前境變幻莫測，二人愈走愈遠，但一個信念深植在他們相連的血脈裡，縱然考驗再苦再難，終在一條又新又活的道路上重遇……MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

BREAKING NEWS: Search For Malaysia Airlines MH370

Dear All,

The whole world now is watching. Yes it's the missing of Malaysian Airlines MH370. We Pray for the MH370 to come back. Catch the LIVE coverage thanks to Astro Awani below:

http://english.astroawani.com/videos/live


Stay tuned for the latest updates.

From,
alexleow-kimmy

Food Hunt: Klebang Original Coconut Shake, Malacca

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt and today our food hunt continues in Malacca and today is our second and our final day at Malacca. Our main purpose of this trip is to look for Malacca's hidden gem of great food and our next stop would be the very famous Klebang Original Coconut Shake. We have not heard this anywhere but in Malacca it has. This is another great food that was recommended by my brother Alan Leow. We drive through from Malacca town heading towards Klebang and takes about 10 minutes to reach. Not far though. We reach there around 1.30pm and it's pretty crowded as it's the lunch hour but still left a few seats and tables left unoccupied.

Once we reach the restaurant, we saw there are 2 counters setup, one is the take away which is along the roadside where you can queue and buy directly from there and if you plan to dine in, do park your car inside and then walk towards the restaurant. There's ample parking space available but if you come during peak hours or season, hardly you can find parking over there. Also if you plan to take away especially during hot season and weekends, you will find the queue is about 500m to 1km long. Imagine how famous this coconut shake is.

We reach the restaurant and this is what we've ordered:

1.) Nasi Lemak Bungkus (RM1.20 per pack) X 2
2.) Keropok Lekor (RM2.00) (6 pieces)
3.) Coconut Shake Special (RM2.20 per glass) X 2

Besides Nasi Lemak and Keropok Lekor, there are various tidbits for you to enjoy ranging from kuih's to rice or mee hoon and all is self service. You choose and pick up yourself what you want to eat and then pay at the counter including the ordering of Coconut Shake itself. Despite the crowd, the servings of the Coconut Shake is fast as they continuously produce in large quantities.

Nasi Lemak Bungkus (RM1.20)

Keropok Lekor (RM2.00) (6 pieces)

The Nasi Lemak Bungkus is very nice indeed. With the hot and spicy sambal and the great taste of the rice makes me wanted to try more but can't because we plan to eat other things. It's as good as the Nasi Lemak of Medan Selera SS25 in Petaling Jaya. The Keropok Lekor meanwhile is a must try as it's very tasty especially when you dip into the chilli sauce. Awww! It's simply irresistible. A must try when you visit here. Next up would be the Coconut Shake Special. They are also selling the normal Coconut Shake and the difference in between is when you ordered the special ones, it has a Ice-Cream toppings on top of it while the normal ones is without the Ice-Cream Toppings. The Coconut Shake is one the of the best coconut drinks that I've ever tasted before and it's fresh too. When you are drinking it, you can taste the coconut flesh and in the same time the coconut taste too and it's super tasty and not forgetting the Ice-Cream Toppings which add more refreshing taste to the drink.

Coconut Shake Special (RM2.20)

Coconut Shake Special (RM2.20)

The price we pay is RM8.80 for this wonderful meal and we are very satisfy with not only the drinks but also the food as well. The price is very cheap and very reasonable too. When you visit Malacca one day, do come over to try out the Coconut Shake, Nasi Lemak and Keropok Lekor as it's tasty and amazing. A very strong recommendation from us to all of you reading this. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 (PERFECT) ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5 (PERFECT)

* Food Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Ambiance: 3/5
Cleanliness: 3/5
Value Of Food: 5/5
Customer Service: 5/5
Ditanggung Halal: Yes

Address: 

Jalan Klebang Besar (Next to Caltex Petrol Station),
75200, Melaka.
Telephone: 013-34994061
Business Hours: 12.30pm - 6.30pm (Monday - Sunday) ; 2.30pm - 6.30pm (Friday)