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Quan Yi Kopitiam 泉益茶室 @ Jalan Besar, Kulaijaya

noreply@blogger.com (Nikel Khor) — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:00:09 PDT

Quan Yi Kopitiam 泉益茶室 @ Jalan Besar, Kulaijaya

At the early morning, a simple breakfast can boost your day up and gain your stamina for the whole day. As a multi-racial country, we are pampered with choice for breakfast, no matter you are craving for American breakfast, English breakfast or local nasi lemak or roti canai, it is not too difficult to get them. But the old school Chinese Kopitiam always impress me a lot with a simple roti bakar, coffee and half-boiled egg. It is the taste of nostalgic, and wake up my childhood memory--those days we were easily satisfied.

Heard that there is a very old and famous kopitiam in Kulai, this kopitiam is also known as "mid-mountain" kopitiam by local people 俗稱“半山” 古来大街. The kopitiam look very old, without much renovation and decoration, simple set up with tables and chairs, and old-fashioned partition, regular customer never despise them. Because they make good coffee, throughout the years, they still maintain the taste and standard.

Kopi "o" 咖啡乌 RM1 / Kopi 咖啡 RM1.20

A simple coffee enough to make us addicted, i like the nice balance between the coffee bean bitter and non-excessive sweetness. This is definitely a piece of art from the owner who accumulates experiences for years. The cup on the little plate, reminds me I used to learn our old generation to pour some of the coffee on the plate before drinking to avoid being scalded, oh my beautiful childhood memory.

Newspaper wrapped Nasi Lemak, the old school and environmental-friendly style. This is not part of their kopitiam delight, this can be found wherever they have consignment to the shop. I just took it because southern Nasi Lemak is unique to me from other part of Malaysia, their sambal is separate by banana leaf. Beside that, I found it much comfortable for those who does not really take spicy and can add on the sambal according to their taste.

Nasi Lemak 椰浆饭 RM1.20

Not too presentable anyway after long time trapping in newspaper, and it is too simple with only sambal, ikan bilis and peanut.

Coffee-making and Roti-baking in progress. This is not modern cafe with barista and coffee maker machine, everything comes from owner and family's hands and hardwork. The kitchen is just located in the front part of the shop, where customer may witness the making process.

Toast 烤面包 RM1 / slice

They offer two kinds of roti, either toasted bread or steamed bread. I like the thickness of the bread, which is just appropriate to make the toast outstanding with the crispy outer layer, and fluffy and soft texture inside. The normal kaya and butter filling simply make my day!

Steamed Bread 蒸面包 RM1 / slice

Steamed bread is good too, which allow you to taste the original taste and freshness of the roti. A generous slice of cold butter is hidden between the layers. The owner considerately cut the roti into 4 biting size, easier for us to share.

Half Boiled Egg 生熟蛋 RM0.90 pcs

Last but not least, half boiled egg is always something could not be missed out in Kopitiam. Nothing too special, simple taste with some soy sauce and pepper. But this is what my daddy normally made for me during my school time. While when I started living independently, I found even half boiled egg requires skill to make it, I always make it either too boiled or not enough boiled. Blekss~

Address : Quan Yi Kopitiam 泉益茶室

Jalan Besar, Kulaijaya

GPS : N01 39.653' E103 36.262'

Business Hour : 7am - 12pm

CONNECTING YOU WITH YOUR FATHER!

noreply@blogger.com (Nikel Khor) — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:45:49 PDT

~ TNT Express Malaysia launches ‘Honouring Fathers’ contest~

In conjunction with the upcoming Father’s Day celebration, TNT Express Malaysia has launched its ‘Honouring Fathers’ contest with an aim to connect loved ones.

“Usually the breadwinner of the family, we see fathers being away from home more often due to their work commitment. At TNT, we saw this as a great opportunity for families to stay connected through us”, said S.C.Chong, Managing Director of TNT Express Malaysia. “This is also in line with one of TNT’s core principles in promoting family togetherness.”

The ‘Honouring Fathers’ contest is open to all Malaysians. Participants are to visit TNT Express Malaysia website at www.tnt.com.my and click the Father’s Day icon. They will then upload a photo of themselves with their father plus share their message to their father in less than 20 words. Submission ends on 3 June 2013. On 5 June 2013, the top 3 winners will be announced. Winners will get a chance to deliver their gift to their fathers anywhere around the world absolutely free. In addition, the grand prize winner’s father will get a flight ticket to return to Malaysia to see the family.

“Throughout the years, TNT Express Malaysia has built a reputation on being committed to meeting the needs of our customers, be it for large corporations, small businesses or individuals. Holding the tagline of “Sure We Can”, we have and will continue to be a logistic company that is flexible and offer end-to-end global solutions to service your international shipping needs – even a meaningful and interesting activity such as Honouring Fathers contest is devised to inspire the young generation to appreciate their loved ones,” he added.

“With TNT’s efficient and reliable route networks such as the Asia Road Network, European Road Network and air networks, we can definitely deliver the gifts to the winning fathers at the designated time, in any parts of the world – we want to make this Father’s Day a truly memorable one”.

For more information about the contest, visit www.tnt.com.my.

Inspiring Underprivileged Kids Through Performing Arts

noreply@blogger.com (Nikel Khor) — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:58:08 PDT

KL Pac and StART Society Band Together for a Day of Learning, Fun and Laughter Through the Novartis Community Partnership Day 2013

Novartis Corporation in conjunction with the company’s global initiative of Community Partnership Day recently collaborated with the KL Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) and StART to play host to underprivileged kids from the welfare homes of Sunbeams, Rumah Ozanam and Ti-Ratana in a performing arts and dance workshop at the KL Performing Arts Centre.

Facilitated by The Actor’s Studio and taught by KLPAC’s very own performing arts luminaries Mark Beau de Silva, Christopher Ling and Lex Lakshman Balakrishnan, the one-day workshop entitled “The Performer in You!” gave the kids an opportunity to learn various methods of artistic expression through dance, singing and acting accompanied by Novartis’ employees. “Once again The Actors Studio Academy congratulates the organizers. Opportunities like these should be done more often for the sake of the children,” said Dato’ Faridah Merican, Executive Producer and Director of The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.

Joshua Lee, Programme Director of StART Society also shared the same sentiment when he mentioned that it was nothing less than wonderful when a local powerhouse in performing arts like KLPACand a multinational pharmaceutical company like Novartis take underprivileged children with the same passion and penchant under their wings.

During the event, the various parties had also organized a fund raising drive by selling T-Shirts, CDs and kids painting. “As a socially active and responsible company, we are proud to be able to bring new and once-in-a-lifetime experiences to these underprivileged kids in conjunction with our global initiative called Novartis Community Partnership Day (CPD),” said Annie Lim, Head of HR for Novartis Corporation Malaysia. “We wanted it to be fun and creative. When we spoke to KLPAC and StART about this idea, we knew it was something that would be significant not just for the kids but also members of the Novartis family,” added Lim.

At the end of the session and after a long day of learning the various performing arts techniques, the underprivileged kids had the honor of presenting a well-choreographed show at the lobby of KLPAC to the delight of all the guests present.

This workshop collaboration is done in concurrencewith Community Partnership Day (CPD) on April 25,and an opportunity for more than 16,500 Novartis Group company associates in 56 countries - both large and small - to make an active contribution to their local communities. Around the world, the working day will be spent volunteering for charitable causes, as Novartis divisions contribute to a huge variety of projects. Established in 1996, CPD marks the anniversary of the creation of Novartis, and exemplifies our long-standing commitment to corporate responsibility. The majority of Novartis Group companies celebrate CPD today, while others are set to organize volunteer activities over the remainder of 2013.