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All in this Malaysia food and travel blog!http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-5599016474852219931Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:34:00 +00002013-11-09T13:35:09.801+08:00huff-and-puff Surfing around to find ways of getting rid of them... Haih, I thought this only happened in college days but apparently not... Some interesting ideas... - switch on and keep for 2 days straight. I dunno if the ants get out first or my laptop dies first - keep laptop in air tight container with ants bait. Where to get a huge airtight container la... - putting laptop in ziplock bag and into the http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/12/ants-in-laptop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-8800292023272589008Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:19:00 +00002013-05-19T23:51:14.911+08:00BreakfasthalalIpohMalaysiaPerakWestern food As usual, my activity when I finished my night call, is to look for breakfast before going home to sleep. So when I saw the banner at David's Diner announcing breakfast, of course I'd swerve in :D The breakfast is buffet style, priced at RM14.90 and starts at 8 - 11 am. You get either juice or coffee or tea for drink. To start, I sampled the burrito, double - decker sandwich of chicken http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/11/breakfast-at-davids-diner-greentown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-7586326669819348619Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:49:00 +00002013-05-19T23:50:26.180+08:00DamansaraJapanese foodMalaysiaSelangorServe no pork &nbsp;Been some time since I last visited Senjyu for lunch and as usual the place never disappoint me. Ambiance and service are impeccable as always, portion is good with nice presentation, that's why I keep coming back here whenever I have the chance. &nbsp;My favourite Jasmine Faery tea as usual. I just love watching the flower slowly unfurls as we leisurely chat and wait for our food. http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/11/senjyu-re-visited-curve-mutiara.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-1913110116289960709Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:00 +00002013-05-19T23:51:14.909+08:00BreakfasthalalIndian foodIpohMalaysiaPerak &nbsp;For me, I like to go to Anderson for breakkie on weekend because at 7 am, the place is totally deserted and quiet. I can sit there till 9 am undisturbed with my tablet and surf while sipping hot tea. No, I'm not an early bird, I only go there after I finish my night call at the hospital. There was a month where I frequently had on calls over weekends that uncle simply got used to me http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/11/breakfast-at-old-andersonian-club.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-8909900665752380754Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:16:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.397+08:00halalhotelIpohMalaysiaPeraktea break &nbsp;Well, it happens that some conference was going on in Impiana Hotel in Ipoh, Perak. Or else I wouldn't happen to chance upon this deli for a cuppa. Pretty cozy, tucked at a corner near the lobby, Wifi available for leisurely surfing over a cuppa. Nothing to shout about, just your regular deli, convenient to drop by while waiting for the conference to start. &nbsp;I'm huge on tea, http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/10/tea-break-at-deli-impiana-hotel-ipoh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-1555558324538244809Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:36:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.361+08:00halalIpohMalaysiaPerakWestern food Not a bad place to get a Western food lunch when we have the extra bucks to splurge because at a price of RM18.90 you can get a set lunch of a main, 2 sides, soup and a drink (lemonade). Portion wise they are not stingy with it. Let's start with the soup, on the menu is either cream of mushroom or chicken which is fine either way. By the time I finished this, I feel quarterly fullhttp://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/10/lunch-promotion-davids-diner-greentown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-501346399718215468Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:01:00 +00002013-01-10T01:44:52.475+08:00halalMalaysia food blogrecipevegetableWestern food Another version of roasted vegetable salad, more sourish this time too as I use balsamic vinegar and lemon juice. Technically you can use any vegetable you like, most veges are nice when grilled. Using pepper of 3 different colours brighten up the salad wonderfully. Ingredients: 1. Pepper: yellow, red, green. Sliced and deseeded. 2. A handful of Chinese mushrooms 3. 2 stalks of leek, http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-am-making-roasted-vegetable-salad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-5917444937051723098Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:28:00 +00002013-01-26T23:21:54.352+08:00Kota KinabaluMalaysia travel blogreviewSabahtravelIn my personal opinion, Kota Kinabalu is not the main highlight of your visit to Sabah. Spend a day or two in the city, probably during the last few days just to see what local city folks do, pick a Sunday so that you can visit the popular Gaya street market. Otherwise, visit Sabah if you want to snorkel around the islands, climb Mount Kinabalu and explore Kundasang, water rafting grade 3 – 4 at http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-suggested-itenary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-4217340100306234706Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:26:00 +00002013-01-26T23:21:54.344+08:00Kota KinabaluMalaysia travel blogreviewSabahtravel &nbsp;Situated along the Signal Hill road is the clock tower from the year 1903.&nbsp; Quoting from Sabah Tourism…“It is an all-wood, no-nails structure was built in memory of Francis George Atkinson - the popular first District Officer of Jesselton during the British North Borneo Chartered Company Administration, who had succumbed to a tropical disease at the young age of 28. This http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-08-atkinson-clock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-9063429673412387037Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:23:00 +00002013-01-26T23:21:54.371+08:00Kota KinabaluMalaysia travel blogreviewSabahtravel If you come by tour package, most of the time they will bring you to see the City mosque at Likas bay area. It’s out of the city area not reachable by foot, mind you. Said to resemble the Nabawi mosque of Medina, the enhanced feature is the surrounding manmade lagoon giving the appearance of a floating mosque.&nbsp; Not really a visiting highlight, if you ask me, if you are not a Muslim all http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-07-city-mosque-kota.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-7329658595815101591Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:17:00 +00002013-01-26T23:21:54.359+08:00foodhotelKota KinabaluMalaysia travel blogreviewSabahtravel This map can be found at the airport and local tourism office. Most of the hotels can be booked online at their respective websites or hotel – booking websites e.g. Agoda.com. Most places are reachable by foot. I am describing based on my 5 – year experience of living in this city and from my recent trip. Nothing has changed that much, the city may have become a bit busier if not cleaner.&nbsp;http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-06-kota-kinabalu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-2595735769450976832Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:14:00 +00002013-01-26T23:21:54.337+08:00Kota KinabaluMalaysia travel blogSabahtravel &nbsp;Around City Park area is where you can find a lot of cheap accommodation, eateries and mode of transportations. From the city park you can see various shopping malls within walking distance, the post office, and shops selling non – branded items. Buses and minivans congregate nearby, taking you around town and to the deepest rural area. The minivans are pretty much the main mode of http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-05-city-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-7969808427906663274Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:10:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.389+08:00Kota KinabaluMalaysiaMalaysia travel blogSabahtravelIf the weather is nice, put on your walking shoes and go snoop around the Philippine market area where you can find all sorts of local products ranging from dried seafood, local food and crafts. Be adventurous and sample local food like bakso for breakfast at the top floor of the local market. Quench your thirst with cooling coconut drink at the ground floor. Of course, a word of caution here, http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-04-walking-around.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-6721727408202014623Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:02:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.384+08:00foodMalaysiaMalaysia food blogreviewSabahtravelWestern food Somewhere at Lintas area near the Klinik Kesihatan Luyang, you can find a bunch of great places to have lunch or dinner.&nbsp; Ok, these places are not exactly a budget – price list but I splurged a bit to celebrate my long – awaited Sabah visit :D First, we had our dinner at Brass Monkey. This place serves no pork and some dishes may contain alcohol, so ask your waiter upon ordering. It’s http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-03-chilling-out-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-1846352347294081786Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:54:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.363+08:00foodKota KinabaluMalaysiaMalaysia food blogreviewSabahServe no porktravel &nbsp; When I was a student I used to get my lunch / dinner here because the café offers variety of side dishes at an affordable price. It’s not exactly Malay food or Chinese food, more like a mix – up and fusion I guess. For a filling meal at affordable price, I couldn’t care less. They have never displayed a Halal status, but no pork is served here and you can see some Malays eating here http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-02-dinner-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-6228614791400624501Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:48:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.382+08:00hotelKota KinabaluMalaysiaMalaysia travel blogreviewSabahtravel My recent trip to Sabah for a course was on a tight budget, since I was saving up for something else.&nbsp; I was lucky that I managed to get a decent price for MAS ticket (about RM600++) instead of the usual AirAsia (actually, if you can, try to get a MAS flight. They are much more comfortable, with free food unlike AirAsia where everything is charged). If you are travelling cheaply like me, http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/09/budget-travel-sabah-01-courtyard-hotel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-8076374774815094928Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +00002012-08-26T02:16:39.834+08:00healthy foodMalaysia food blogrecipe I love steamboat. Who doesn't? On cold, rainy day, it's the best thing ever. And it's easy to make, easy to serve to a large group of people and it goes well with a good conversation. Equipments: 1. portable gas stove 2. huge deep pan / pot Ingredients for a chicken stock base recipe: A. chicken stock based broth / soup 1. 2 litre of water 2. for the chicken used for making the stock, http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/08/easy-to-make-steamboat-chicken-stock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-3687759080084100867Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:45:00 +00002013-02-03T12:28:13.999+08:00Malaysia food blogrecipeWestern food My attempt to produce something close to Nando's chicken I guess :D It did turned out well, and polished off in a jiffy. And it's not as complicated as you may think it is, just a bunch of spices and some cheats here and there. Ingredients: 1. Juice of 2 lemons, since I'm using 1 whole large chicken here 2. 2 Tbs tumeric 3. 4 Tbs ground black pepper 4. 4 Tbs paprika powder (yes, I cheated http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-am-making-portuguese-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-5081332547111993779Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:23:00 +00002012-10-15T00:24:53.952+08:00halalMalaysia food blogrecipevegetableWestern food I love tomato, it's an easy vege that can be eaten on it's own, baked, made into soup, pureed, used in pasta sauce etc. This super - easy recipe is prepared with minimal ingredients and is used as an accompaniment to my roast chicken. <!--more-->Ingredients: 1. As you can see above, 4 tomatoes with the top sliced horozontally and the seeds detached from their core. 2. Grated mozarella cheese, http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-am-making-roasted-tomato-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-1964301894916943432Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.370+08:00halalMalay foodMalaysia food blogrecipevegetable &nbsp;I assure you that this is one of the simplest, lazy bum cooking ever using coconut milk as a base gravy. At the market if you don't know how the plant looks like, just say as confidently as you can "kak, minta sayur manis satu" and the lady would pass you one bunch. As for my case, I remember how it looks like but I forget the name hence my idiotic question was "kak sayur apa ni?" @ "Whathttp://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/08/masak-masak-melayu-pucuk-manis-masak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-5115249776441278301Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:29:00 +00002012-08-23T02:33:15.601+08:00halalMalaysia food blogrecipeWestern food We screwed up our diet majorly when we decided to make burgers for iftar @ breaking the fast. Instead of the original healthy version, our calorie count was totally out when everyone started piling up ideas and toppings on the burgers. So the end product was a combo of 2 pieces of homemade beef burger patties with toppings of turkey ham, cheese, sauteed onions and enoki, lettuce, pickled http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-am-making-homemade-beef-burger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-214711407386395784Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:59:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.374+08:00halalMalaysia food blogreciperefreshment &nbsp;Don't ask me to classify this dessert because I don't know my recipe falls under which category as I make it to my own preference i.e. putting in whatever that I like. Some may say that I'm over - influenced by the Chinese but I think it has a Malay touch to it too. If you Google "len chee kang", "lai chi kang", "lai chee kang" or whatever spelling version, you'll find both Malay and http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/07/masak-masak-pencuci-mulut-len-chee-kang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-105920533996821179Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:30:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.355+08:00Kuala LumpurMalaysiaMalaysia travel blogreviewtravel Hello there Angels! How lucky of me to find two of them side by side basking up there :D So this is how you guys look like from underneath... By the way, I wasn't kidding when I called them angels. They are angel sharks, and their main diet is definitely NOT human beings. Sometimes they are mistaken as sting rays thanks to those "flaps" (actually, they are called pectoral fins :p). http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-dive-into-aquaria-klcc-blue-side-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-7044855096436314950Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:00:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.388+08:00Kuala LumpurMalaysiaMalaysia travel blogreviewtravel After you are done with touching and staring at level 1, step down to level 2 below. Be careful with the stairs and don't drop your camera into the tank below the stairs. It may not look deep enough but I don't think your camera would survive anyway. Come here!! Come here!! COME HERE!!! But they decided that over there is more interesting... oh well... This is the big fishies tank, watch http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-dive-into-aquaria-klcc-level-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563528514683387103.post-2559344930970880310Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:43:00 +00002013-05-19T23:23:38.376+08:00Kuala LumpurMalaysiaMalaysia travel blogreviewtravel Hello there from the bottom of the piranha tank... that is definitely not me because I am outside the tank on the dry side of Aquaria KLCC. And my entry was a breeze thanks to my Touch n' Go card, just touch it to the entry booth and you're in, no need of long que and the waste of paper. No discount, still full adult price at RM35 though. These fishies greet you upon entrance, the http://amalaysiafoodbasket.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-dive-into-aquaria-klcc-level-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0