beef tomato fettuccine

its been awhile since my last 'cheap thrills... no frills' entries eh?

anyway, this is also a backdated cookout- about a month ago. i was (still am) craving for something beefy and so i decided to cook a beef pasta. i tried googling for recipe but none caught my eyes. so i thought, "ahh, what can be so hard huh?"

#STEP 1: prepare ingredients-

#STEP 2: boil pasta (i used fettuccine). after pasta is cooked, drain and add tiny slabs of butter , toss well so that they dont stick.

#STEP 3: cook beef strips till bout medium rare, leave aside. then sauté onions till golden brown. add beef, pasta sauce (i used ready made prego fresh mushroom tomato sauce). add bits of cheddar cheese and wedges of fresh tomatoes. allow to simmer for awhile before serving.

#STEP 4: enjoy!

phö hòa

just 2 days after my working period ended i went to the curve with another friend to savour some good food. i suggested to go vietnamese as i miss my beef so much although my friend couldnt take beef. sorry...!!

we went to phö hòa which is hidden in the same corner (its called the piazza if im not mistaken?) as charms cafe (just behind thai express).

i found the menu alil hard to comprehend with the language used. i dunno how to describe it but you'll understand if you see it yourself. anyway, in my mind i just wanted my beef so this is what i had...

steak pho- rm10.99

this is what my friend had...

chicken pho- rm9.99

we shared an appetizer...

egg cakes- rm4.99

and a dessert...

avocado nata cream- rm6.99

overall the food i felt were okay only. nothing spectacular, nothing fancy, nothing special. total bill was rm41.30 for the both of us inclusive of a hot jasmine tea and taxes. plain water is foc though ;)

i think i'd prefer vietnamese kitchen over this. i havent found the bestest vietnamese place yet... any suggestions?

phö hòa
g34, the curve,
mutiara damansara,
40870 pj.
tel: 03-77259880

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

chillax nite out @ skybar

i realized i havent blogged about my 2 visits to skybar which were both awesome in its own ways.

skybar itself is pretty awesome too.

#first, its all the way in traders hotel kl. whats so awesome i dunno but at least theres a gem within a hotel thats not as famous as hilton or shangri-la or marriot.

#second, its all the way up at level 33.

#third, it has an awesome pool setting just like luna bar (so i heard as i havent been to luna bar).

#fourth, it has an awesome breathtaking picturesque mindblowing [insert more nice adjectives] view from level 33 overlooking the twin towers.

p/s: do you know that by 2am, the towers lights are shut off?

now you see the lights...

... now you dont!

#fifth, it offers an array of drinks- from cocktails to wine to beer to whisky to juices. all come in their own distinctive and unique presentation and happy colors. (sorry, dunno some of the names)

hennesy coke

long island tea

mojito (??)

red wine

champagne

tropical fruit punch

#sixth & most IMPORTANT!

the company or people you go with to chillax... :)


the weekend is here!
:-D


skybar @ traders hotel kl
50088 kuala lumpur.
(integrated within the kuala lumpur convention centre)

restoran nirvana maju

one very late night, we finished closing our booths at bout 11pm plus and we havent had dinner. so i think it was param or leon who suggested to have banana leaf rice at the famous nirvana maju... which is just about 5 mins walk from bangsar village.

i remember nirvana though ive never been there (actually it was my FIRST banana leaf experience! char kuew teow on banana leaf doesnt count!) through cassie (she was my lecturer-uber cool & open minded!) who always ask the class who wants to join her for banana leaf at nirvana bangsar. thats how the name got registered into my mind.

nirvana is always packed at any hour of the day. its as though people around there dont work, linger around bangsar village and eat at nirvana... ahhh such is life for the rich.

anyway, it was pretty fun... the banana leaf experience. definitely an eye opener for a n00b like me, at least now i know how the whole thing works!

you can opt for plain white rice or nasi briyani. i chose the latter. the basic package is rice, fried bittergourd (or was it cucumber??), vege and cucumber salad indian style on banana leaf. the fried bittergourd was SO AWESOME! now, i dont take bittergourd but after it was fried it was so good i wish i could ta pau home and have them as snacks!

p/s: yes calvin, bittergourd is nice... BUT only fried ones!

with nasi briyani

fried chicken & tandoori chicken

fried calamari

our table laid out with food!

mango lassi- rm5

it was indeed a treat for us to have such scrumptious dinner-supper... we felt so full and overjoyed after that. it wasnt cheap though, we paid an average of rm20 per person.

*vain pics you know you wanna see!*

*ME!*

*denise!*

*mr param!*

*leon!*

wouldnt mind returning for its fried bittergourd and fried calamari!!! yummzzz...

restoran nirvana maju
43, jalan telawi 3,
bangsar baru,
59100 kuala lumpur.
Tel: 03-22878445

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

of mamak bungkus, tapau and takeaways

chocolate fountain

what i have been eating throughout my 3 weeks working stint in bangsar village (pic above included, hee)...

most of the days our diet consisted of devi's corner as it is just across the road.

nasi lemak ayam tambah telur mata kerbau- rm5

maggi goreng- rm3

on days that we craved for kfc but there is none within the area proximity, mcdonalds was our consolation...

fillet-o-fish

once when jill and i simply couldnt decide what to eat and devi's wasnt in our wishlist, we splurged on coffee bean...

salmon and egg muffin- rm14.50

tuna curry puff

on days when i did make it to subang early and managed to tapau this from success kopitiam...

chicken rice- rm3.50

one day when my boss aka my sister was generous, she treated everyone to chatterbox takeaway...

fried glass noodles- rm10.80

cheesy porkchop baked rice- rm13.90

fried ostrich hor fun- rm10.80

cheesy seafood baked rice- rm13.90

on one friday night when there was a pasar malam, we went and bought this...

fried lo bak gou

there were two rainy nights where the mall's air cond was blasting cold, we were hungry and craving badly for some decent chinese food... taichow was our saviour. all hail tai chows from now on...

fried mee and meehoon

fried hokkien mee

fu yong omelet

stir fried potato leaves

fried rice

stir fried potato leaves with sambal belacan & chillies

sweet & sour pork

fried meehoon

every night we take at least half an hour to decide on what to eat. on some nights when our neighboring booth's boss (which sells cufflinks) was feeling generous, we had pizza (dominos, canadian, marco's) and nando's.

and im kinda still sick of mamak now...

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*celebrity sighting!!*

asha gill and i

during those 21 days, we met may wan, amber chia, alex yoong, cheryl samad, asha gill, former 3R hosts kartina and low ngai yuen (who both bought chocs from us!! hee!). we've also spotted alot people who came to the mall EVERY SINGLE FREAKING DAY.

eatfullnothingtodo or what??