The Maxis Om Nom Nom Race - Location #1 : Strawberry Fields Cafe

SO ! Our team, the Foodologists consisting of Khai Sim, Louis, Yi Ching and I have just arrived at the first location, the Strawberry Fields in OldTown Petaling Jaya in first place! Let’s hope we get to keep our lead at the remaining 4 restaurants!

Conveniently located in front of the MPPJ Building, The Strawberry Fields Café serves a variety of local dishes such as Asam Laksa (RM6.95), Tomyam Soup Meehoon (RM6.95) and even seafood like the Butter Cream Prawn Rice (RM9.20).

We were served three dishes to sample in total, the first:

Strawberry Fields Fried Mee RM 8.10
The springy thin noodles are a perfect expression of our local flavors, with ingredients such as fresh prawns, carrots and onions. It tastes like home cooked food which is something that most of us love. The flavors in the dish go together very well and the ingredients complement one another just as well.

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice RM8.20
The Thai Pineapple Fried Rice is as we expected: tangy, full of fresh seafood and comes served in a pineapple as it’s name clearly suggests! It does taste a lot like most Thai dishes I have had in Thailand before which is a very good thing. However, it isn’t very spicy. Probably the dish was tweaked a little to suit the tastebuds of us Malaysians.

Yi Ching devouring em D:

Both Main Dishes were served in hearty portions and were appropriately priced. Presentation wise, they were both served in a very eye-catching manner. For example, the Thai Pineapple Fried rice was served in a makeshift pineapple ‘bowl’ made out of an actual pineapple. As for the Strawberry Fields Fried Mee, it was served with vegetables that added colour to the otherwise plain looking dish.

Sagu Gula Melaka RM4.00
After tasting 2 main meals, time for desert! For desert lovers out there, you just got to come and try this. Just sit around chilling and indulge in the Sagu Gula Melaka. It’s sweet with good authentic gula melaka taste.


Decoration:

The Strawberry Fields Cafe is decorated with various tokens of the owner’s past, from Elvis,

to a small picture of the Beatles in the Kitchen:

Overall, we certainly enjoyed the local fare and decor. We would definitely recommend it to our friends and families.


Details:
Address: Ground Floor, Jalan Tengah, 46200, Petaling Jaya.

Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday (11.30am -2am) and Friday t0 Sunday (11.30am to 3am) – perfect for late night lepak/football match watching!

Phone Number: 03-7960 1268

The Strawberry Fields Café also has a branch in Taipan, Subang: 26, Ground Floor, Jalan USJ10/1B, Taipan Business Center, 47620, Subang Jaya.

Foundation Reunion - this time bigger and better ;)

I used to be a blogger that puts great importance on the timeliness of my blog posts. But lately, I've a number of overdue posts coming up. Not procrastinating at my own will, just very occupied ;).

I successfully organized a Foundation gathering in the previous semester break, so I went on to organize a bigger one this time round with more people attending :).

Though some of us have parted ways (KBU, Segi, HELP, etc), but we still and will always be bonded by the fact we met and spent our 2008 together. It was great to meet up and catch up with each and everyone there :).

On the 27th December, 20 happy souls met up at The Apartment, The Curve to have a buffet lunch together. Frankly the lunch was below average, the appetizers were good, main course (beef stew and turkey) was average, soups (carrot and vegetable) were awful. However, the smiles on everyone's faces that day reflected how contented they were seeing all the familiar faces :). It was definitely worth the trouble organizing the event!

Photo credits to Ong Kean Seng. Thanks a lot :D!

Top row L-R : Sheng Wang, Wei Bin, Jason, Chai Yeng, Kah Yin, Kelly, Pui Yee, Seng Eu, Wen Kit and Ying Sern.
Bottom row L-R : Myself, Kevin, Wei Hoong, Sun Hoe, Kai Fu, Christina, Liang Yin and Shih Yeong.

Sheng Wang the broadcasting junkie, 

Wei Bin the joker that sells electrical products now,
Jason the ladies man,

Chai Yeng the lovable sporty girl,

Kah Yin the pretty model,

Kelly the party go-er,

Pui Yee the happy-go-lucky one,

Seng Eu the Buff dude,

Wen Kit the Buff-er dude,

Ying Sern the Lam Fung,

Kevin the businessman,

Wei Hoong the caring-good-father-candidate,

Sun Hoe the dota-pro,

Kai Fu the #1 Donnie Yen fan,

Christina the accountant from Sunway,

Liang Yin the sweet birthday girl,

Shih Yeong the chef from Penang.

Ah, don't I just miss all of you. It was awesome reminiscing the good old Foundation days :). 

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I shall just let the pictures do the talking :).

Shih Yeong, the eldest and he's like the elder brother to all of us. Ever concerned, ever caring. Great guy.

With Seng Eu and Wei Bin :)

With Kelly and Shih Yeong :)

Kah Yin and her friend Gena :)

All smiles :)

The bunch of not-so-early-early birds :P

The hunky men :)

The pretty ladies :).

Ah, Pyee with your new haircut, very hard to tell between you and your sister!

Thankfully she did not forget us (ok she did forget some) after gaining so much fame  :p. 

With Diong and Jason ;)

All wearing dull colour except for Sun Hoe who's in red x)

In addition to the gathering, we celebrated Lianyin's birthday :).

Pyee presenting her birthday gift to her bestie.

With the birthday girl!

The last group picture before we finally leave The Apartment.

Some of them left and the remaining bunch went on to catch a movie at E@curve.
14 of us watched Meet the Parents : Little Fockers starring Ben Stiller. If you've watched you might get this. Hard to believe Ben Stiller can actually shrug off Jessica Alba's seduction. Hard to believe ANYONE can deny Jessica Alba's seduction. Kaifu added they probably slept with each other after filming the movie. Hahaha.

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Kevin with the long list of tickets ;)

The bunch who watched the movie including Pui Yee who snapped this picture. Oh and Jia Ding only joined us later on :p.

Gorgeous Christmas decorations around the Curve :)

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For dinner, we head on to New Paris at SS2.

We had Champagne Chicken, Guiness Pork Ribs, Claypot Tofu, Mantis Shrimp Salted Egg, Stir fried Kailan, and... I can't remember :\. New Paris serves really delicious dishes, with minimal waiting time. Wanted to order Kam Heong Lala but they didn't have it that day. Hmmmm.

The dinner bunch

The boys head off to dota (they just couldn't resist themselves with so many kakis), while the girls went home.
On the other hand, I rushed off to futsal to celebrate the return of Basil from Switzerland. TFD reunion! 2 reunions in 1 day. Doesn't get better than that.

Till my next post, see ya!

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Oh by the way I've a Twitter account. Follow me if you bored ;).

One Step Closer to the Maxis Om Nom Nom Race

I kept on seeing all the wonderful events Nuffnang organizes for bloggers and all but I've never had any luck in getting lucky with Nuffnang. I hope this time round is my virginity for attending bloggers-event would be taken ;) (I'm sounding like a slut eager to have my virginity taken haha).

Being someone who live by the tagline "Live to eat", eating as always been a pleasure. In fact, I would have weekly to-eat list, when I'm at PJ, Kampar or travelling! Visiting places that serve scrumptious food. Food taste has always prevail over ambiance for me. I wouldn't mind eating at the roadside if it serves delicious, glorious food!

This time, Nuffnang collaborated with Maxis to come up with this "food edition" of Amazing Race called "The Maxis Om Nom Nom Race"! I've participated in many treasure hunts but none are as exciting as this. I'm hungry. I'm eager for action! 15th January is the last weekend of my semester break before I return back to very simple University life at Kampar, I need to end it on a high and start my new year with a bang!

The following are details of "The Maxis Om Nom Nom Race"!

Date : 15 January 2011 (Saturday)
Venue : Modesto's, Ground Floor, Capital Square, 7 Persiaran CapSquare 50100, Kuala Lumpur
Time : 6am - 7pm
Dress code : customized “The Maxis Om Nom Nom Race” T-shirts will be provided (I would like a size M t-shirt, thank you :D)


This challenge will involve the iPhone 4, the Finder301 application and Wireless Broadband, ALL available through Maxis!

Find out more about the broadband here : http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/broadband/wireless_allplans.asp

Don't write Maxis off just yet! They have more great stuffs you just got to know! Check these out.

Maxis Finder301 Application:
This location-based app provides you with information on food, restaurants (we Malaysians just love to eat! Don't we?),  ATMs, banks, clinics, police stations and so much more! Absolutely convenient and helpful!

You'll simply adore the food listings, can't never get enough of it! FINDER301 has the largest food listings in Malaysia, definitely handy for all foodies out there. Get phone numbers, addresses, food reviews and even a map to help you get there.

Plus, sign up to be a FINDER301 contributor & you'll be able to share your comments on food places you've been to with other food lovers!

Find out more here:
http://itunes.apple.com/my/app/maxis-finder301/id375530216?mt=8#

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Participating in "The Maxis Om Nom Nom Race" will definitely be a fun, pleasurable experience but here comes the best part! The prizes that make bloggers think this race is simply an event you can't miss!

PRIZES:
1st Prize : A trip to Hong Kong 3 days 2 nights with 5-star accommodation worth RM10,000 for all four members of the winning team and also 4 x HTC Desire Z (1 per winning member)! (I need a new phone and a trip to Hong Kong would be great I always wanna see how Hong Kong really is from all the Hong Kong dramas I watched ^^)
2nd Prize : 4 x HTC 7 Mozart (1 per winning member)! 2nd place also got smart phone each! Awesome blossom!
All 60 participants will be rewarded with Maxis goodie bags! No one goes home empty handed :D!


I'm so hyped! xD

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I would like to add on with a quote by Wallace Irwin. He once said "Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive." 

-true, true that. Food lovers are usually associated with fat people, so how often do you find a food lover as fit as I am? (haha forgive I don't normally blow my own horn). I believe I have juggle well from being a marathon runner and someone who just loves putting any food into his mouth! 

Among the many heavenly food I love! It's 5.30am right now and my stomach is making noises already ;(

Meet the 'Foodologists'! This team of 4 would consist of ;

Have you met a food blogger with abs? ;)

 1. Meng Leong
- marathon runner who just enjoys running around the place searching for food! :)
click here for my posts on food :) - utterly love spicy food!

The petite and pretty Miss Rei :)

2. Yi Ching
-As you can see from the picture she's petite, hence more mobile haha. Yi Ching has very good features, in other words, PRETTY. I chose this picture which did not show her face because that's the catch. Nuffnang, choose us and you'll get a hot chick participating your event ;). In addition, I shall not promote further as she would not want more male fans as she has plenty of them already! Join the crowd and stalk her at her blog if you must ;).

"Argh I'm gonna eat you!"

3. Khai Sim

- she LOVES food, like married to them. She eats when she's happy, she eats when she's sad, she eats when she's bored, she eats the whole time! She even has an album on Facebook solely on food. LOL. Despite it all, Khai Sim's a sporty girl herself.

A very good shot of him playing Frisbee ;)

 4. Louis Yap

- a friend of Khai Sim, a very outgoing guy with a pinch of attitude in him. He's definitely gonna spice up the food race, in a good way ;)

Here are the permalinks to their blog posts to enter this race:

• Khai Sim's attempt to be one step closer to the Maxis Om Nom Nom Race
• Yi Ching's
• Louis'

Only 60 bloggers, 15 teams can be chosen! If we are chosen, I'll be utmost grateful and count my blessings. Fingers crossed!

Appreciated, flattered, complete.

I've been going through an amazingly good time this semester break. Countless number of good happenings, too many to blog it all. But I just can not miss saying this. 

Sometimes, good things happen to you when you least expected it. In this case I'm blessed I got to say, I'm utterly flattered.

Karen drew me, now it's framed up displayed in my living hall :).

I never got my portrait drawn, so I was feeling overwhelmed when I first saw the drawing thinking, "WOW it really does look like me right?"

Balancing the qualities of being artistic, athletic to baking, she's definitely one of a kind. It's been really since I last featured someone exclusively on my blog, so Karen, you should feel really flattered haha.

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I shall not say further, at the moment all I have to say I'm having an absolutely awesome time lately :).

Malacca 1 Day Road Trip!

Bid farewell to 2010! Usher in 2011! Happy New Year all :D!

Welcome the holiday seasons! It's the time of the year to be jolly as we meet up and catch up.

I've just finished my 2nd year in degree, and preparing to embark on the 3rd and final year. Time to recuperate, after all the energy drained from arduous studying for final exams. Returned from Kampar 2 weeks ago and I can say I'm pretty occupied.

Ah. At last. Decent time to sit down in front of the laptop. I've been all over the place during the holidays, barely have time to shit, literally! From running errands, road trip, meeting up with friends to attending parties. Despite feeling worn out from all the things I've been up to, I can't deny that I'm utterly having an enjoyable period :).

This semester break, I'm feeling really content with how things have been coming along, and the lovely familiar faces I met. I'll probably write other blog posts on the recent happenings.

This time it's regarding the Malacca road trip with Weng Wai, Mei Chern, Christine, MJ and Zhen Yang. The road trip plan was kind of impromptu where we were supposed to go Pulau Ketam? Then after much consideration I simply mentioned, "How about Malacca?" Next thing we know we're heading to Malacca. haha awesome.

Let me tell you how 6 of us are related. There are 2 couples here, MJ Christine and Weng Wai Mei Chern. Zhen Yang couldn't bring his gf so he prevented me from feeling like a lamp post :P. Zhen Yang and MJ are buddies since young. On the other hand Christine and Mei Chern are like in a relationship with each other. The link up is interesting, isn't it :P.

So on the 23rd Dec, we drove approximately 190km south for the sake of good Malacca food!

1st Stop.

Bullock Cart Ride!

The seats of the 'cab' that cost us RM10. This cows sure run on expensive fuel :P. Nothing to shout about, I don't think the ride is worth your RM10 though, such a rip off.

Us taking pictures despite the very bumpy ride xD

Zhen Yang and I with the very obedient bulls :)

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2nd Stop : Hoe Kee Chicken Rice at Jalan Hang Jebat (Jonker Street)

Chicken, rice, rice balls. We had much more rice later on :P. Extremely hungry then as we wasted no time and dig in!

MJ and Christine, sweet couple ;)

Weng Wai and MJ checking out those goodies like real tourists do. You would be amused by the amount of random things they bought as they come across throughout the trip.. haha.

Bruce Low :O

Haha MJ with the Divine Rapier

The other couple, Mei Chern and Weng Wai ;)

Haha yes, they really bought these wooden swords :P. Whats with Zhen Yang and weapons.. Haha.

There this is him again. LOL

You find funny funny things along Jonker Street, oh, have you tasted Kuih UFO? Funky name for a biscuit/kuih.

MJ was literally blowing bubbles most of the time haha.

3rd Stop : Jonker 88 Dessert Place at Jalan Hang Jebat

It was crowded :O

2 Durian Cendol, Durian EPC, and the regular cendol :). Savoury but really sweet. Can't take this own regular basis, definitely =X

Group shot! I don't know why we wanted to snap here but we made a guy stand in the middle of the road to take a shot of us lol.

The funky cameraman with really nice hair. Later on, he moved backwards to snap more and caused a mild traffic congestion :P

Ah, the Stadhuys.

The penises of the trip - Zhen Yang, Weng Wai, MJ and I :).

Clashes of wooden sword with a windmill in the background? Confused scene. 

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4th Stop : The Ship Museum

Group picture on the ship! RM3 per visit. The ship museum was kinda dull. Not recommended.

Foundation friend :)

WW trying out the vuvuzela he just bought :P. He's planning to wake the Kampar eastlake residents up in the morning with this, haha.

This is me, overlooking a canal :)

WW and I, ahha.

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5th Stop : The Jetty 

Scenic view, taken by MJ.

All of us again of the buggy.

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6th Stop : A Famosa Fortress

This is me with the 2 Klang buddies :)

Mei Chern and Christine. Sorry guys, both are taken haha.

Smile :D

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7th Stop : Tan Kim Hock

Spend around RM50 per person there. The stuffs are not cheap :P. 

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8th and Final Stop : Portuguese Settlement.

So many times I visited Malacca, but this is the first time I went to the Portuguese Settlement, small but dense area filled with Portuguese. We went at the right time, close to Christmas so there were plenty of Christmas lights decoration, very beautiful :).

Portuguese Square - where you can search for something to munch on ;). We dined at Restoran De Lisbon. But if you were to visit Portuguese Square, I would rather recommend you to eat at the food court which is slightly deeper in.

Kangkung belacan - Spicy but the balance of taste is poor.

Sambal Squid - sweet, spicy, not bad :)

Otak-otak - not bad, not bad.

Ginger clams - I found a lot of empty shells :(

Baked Fish - MJ and Christine loved it. I prefer grilled fish though.

Omelette - The simplest dish but was claimed damn yummy by all, haha.

The following are a few of the many lightings I mentioned just now :).

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There I have come to the end of my post. It's 3.27am now I have to wake up early tomorrow! 

Skytrex here I come muahaha!