Siam Express, Gurney Plaza

Siam Express is located in the lower ground floor of Gurney Plaza. they have outlets in other malls (eg. AEON Seberang Prai City) if you like Thai food, you would like this place. it's quite authentic but i suggest you to go there with at least 3-4 people, so that you can try more dishes :)

i went with my dad to the Seberang Prai outlet (just the 2 of us) we couldn't try much - cause it was only the 2 of us... but this time when i went with the Yew family, we could at least try afew more dishes. :)

the mango salad was quite nice, got the crunch of the cashews and juicyness from the seasoning and mango. not very spicy though you need to watch out for the lil ones (cili padi) in there


the tom yam was nice too, nothing extraordinary but it wasn't that bad as well

green curry - not a fan of it but i still do eat nice.
i can't really differenciate a good green curry and a bad green curry....

now this pineapple fried rice is quite nice, there's chunks of pineapple, good dose of prawns and cashew nuts. even the sambal goes well together :)

not leaving out the belacan rice too!! meat was abit on the sweetish side but yea, another dish to try... better if you don't share it.. LOL



this thai fish dish can be spicy. the sweet thai sauce makes the dish and it had a good amount of it too. fish was not too over fried, flesh inside was still fresh and soft.

and i think that's about it for our meal for 5 adults and 2 kids. again, no food was left behind and that shows that it was quite a good meal. :) am not too sure about the other outlets, i thought the Seberang Prai outlet was more spicy than this, so give it a try and see. Enjoy!!

Just Pizza, Penang

remember this post? since then i've went back there for a 2nd try and the pizza's still wonderful. though this time, i tried the ceasar salad. the portions were big as expected, which i liked, but the sauce/salad cream/dressing was abit over the top. it was too rich and thick and creamy that it puts off the taste of a ceasar salad, heck it didn't really taste like one. i had to scrape the sauce off the leaves inorder to enjoy the salad.

then there's the pizza, this one is the BBQ chicken. i think i'm a sucker for BBQ, everytime i see "BBQ" in the menu, i go crazy and i won't look at the rest of the menu. LOL. but this was quite nice, though they should be more generous with the chicken meat. love the bread of the pizza once again. and will TRY not to order the BBQ one again on my next trip. hahahah

i just found out tht they have another outlet in Sunway Carnival, Seberang Jaya and it's a sister company to BreadHistory! nowonder la the bread of the pizza is lovely!! soft and bouncy and nice! the time i went to that outlet, i did try the normal salad and suckered again to the BBQ chicken pizza. dad liked it though, it was his first time. i think he'll go there again :) yeay!! got a Just Pizza friend!

Aaron & Rebecca - 061110

Here's CHEERS to
AARON & BECKY

~6 November 2010~

Wishing you much
CONGRATULATIONS
and lots of love and joy and understanding
in your marriage

God Bless You Both!

Ferringhi Garden, Batu Ferringhi, Penang

this is my 2nd time here. 1st time i came with my parents, must have been one of our birthdays a few years back (not too sure if i blogged about it - couldn't find it in my archives). the same feeling as i had the 1st time i've been here, i felt it again the 2nd time.

a very romantic place, u feel like you're not in Penang or even at Batu Ferringhi, but in a tropical jungle which has nice soft/dim lightings, cool breeze, air-con if you're indoors, water features everywhere, wild plants and flowers. good place for a cozy night out with your loved ones, good impression for a 1st date, lovely for a private wedding reception. and what's importart, the FOOD's good too!!!

leather cover menu

we were a party of 6 (inclusive of 2 kids) and mind you the food we ordered. we DID finish it ok! check this out! now... we didn't order like soups, then appetizers, then mains then ending with dessert, we ordered everything and came to out to the table ALL at the SAME TIME!! :D so the order of pics below is not the order of the dishes that arrived at our table :)

i believe this is szechuan soup

sharks-fins

japanese touhu in sizzling plate

curry assam prawns (we ordered 2 plates of these) - YUMMY!!!

Penang Char Koay Teow

chicken nuggets - kids didn't like it (they are true McD nugget fans)

mutton curry

calamari rings

spaghetti bolognese

tom yam soup

chicken and beef satay

we were trying our best to keep the plates on the table, NO PLACE! lol! yea i know we ordered such a diverse range of food, from western, to malay, to thai... well, we are foodies and we love our food. now did you think we couldn't finish our food? of course we did!! overall it was wonderful! good food = good company = good evening :D

did you think we forgot about desserts? hahahha this is creme brule, with a scoop of ice cream - i think it was raspberry + cheesecake ice cream. was not too sure but it sure taste good :) it really goes well with the creme brule. :D

prices may be pricy, but with the good service and ambiance and environment, it think it's quite ok. surely u won't want to be eating here everyday, but then if you can afford it, why not! oh this place not only sell food like what we had, but they do have seafood, steaks and pasta, and as i remember, those are quite nice as well :) so maybe you might wanna give it a try :)

Ferringhi Garden is next to Parkroyal, parking is ample, you can either park infront or behind - they have private carpark. at the back of Ferringhi Garden is the famous hang out place - Sunset Bistro

Luxemburgerli (macarons), Switzerland

i have no idea how to pronounce this but i think it's like this : lux (as in the soap - lux), em' , burger, lee (do correct me if i'm wrong)

hahahahha these lil cute things are mini macarons from Switzerland. me cousin was transitting through Switzerland and got a box for me... i just LOVE how the box were packaged. with a lovely ribbon bow, pastel colours... she got me the pink box.. hahaha

"to enjoy as soon as possible"
what a lovely way to get your customer to start indulging in them straight away!
no wasting time, no procastination! just EAT IT already!!!

the 1st time i tried a macaron was the ones from Singapore. i thought i was really sweet and creamy and it's just a different type of dessert. was not used to the sweetness and all you can eat is like one a day... WHOLE day... cause u can still feel and taste the sweetness in your mouth after a few hours.

but these ones! they're tiny and sweet. but it's sweetness is somewhat different. yes it just indulges u in sugar land but somehow u just wanna pop another one in your mouth. it's crunchy yet creamy and it ooosess around in your mouth... hmm..... really hard to describe until u try one for yourself, they u'll know what i mean :D

now i wanna go to Switzerland...

Figo's Restaurant, Hillside, Tanjung Bungah

there's a new Mexica, Portugese, Nyonya restaurant in town. in Hillside, Tanjung Bungah actually. it's opposite the Esso station. the place is very simple, new, clean, tables had checkard table cloths, and minimal table deco. when we went there, there were not many customers but still had some, and it seems they have more customers during lunch. cause when we wanted Portugese food, they were all out! hmm.....

prices are quite reasonable and it's non-halal. and because it's non-halal, i went for the pork! as usual! :P i believe they also have daily specials, cause we saw some dishes listed on a blackboard behind the cashier. they also sell desserts and beers.
my cousin was craving for some Mexican food, and lucky they had barritos! i had a bite and it was actually lovely!!! maybe next time must go order that. huge portions too! with side dish of BBQ sauce, mix veg, mustard/salad cream. it was a set meal that was on the blackboard and it came with a Pepsi.

i ordered pork chops but it came in a style of chicken cordon-bleu (ham and cheese wrapped in pork, breaded and deep-fried) it came with baked potatoes with some cream and fresh veg. i had a mini "tree" on my plate = brocolli LOL the meat was tender and juicy. it had a good amount of cheese. but they were quite skint on the gravy. i had to ask for more hehehe...

the most surprising meal we had was the Sloppy Burger!! and it was sloppy in deed!! my friend wasn't too hungry and saw that Sloppy Burger was under the "Snacks" section, so we all thought it was gonna be a normal sized burger. when it came.... whoah!!!

it's obviously a pork burger but was filled with veg and onions as well. how they cooked the pork was quite nice too! but pity there weren't "much" of the pork. more veg than ever. this burger also came with sides of more veg, BBQ sauce and salad cream.

just to show how big this "snack" is, here she poses with it. lol.
she nearly got locked jaw doing this! hahaha but in the end,
the filling was finished but not the bread, abit too much of it. :D

bottom line we all enjoyed our meals and all agreed that we have to come back again to try the other dishes on the menu. i'm actually looking forward to the portugese food though... and maybe the pork steak.. hmm.... so this place is near Ingolf, just opposite Esso. you won't miss it, they have large signboards :) i recommend to try out this place, i'll be going back there soon! :D

Cheryl's Hen's Party - 25 Sept 2010

*this was written before the wedding

when there's a wedding coming up, there's always a Hen's night (or Bachelor's nite - if it's a guy) to be planned and organised. and my cousin was to get married on 10th of Oct. so her maid of honour started to plan a Hen's night for her. here's what we did.

we all met up at E&O for a very traditional English high tea. tea and scones and sandwiches and cakes and tarts were served to you. it was my first time there and i enjoyed the food and the place.. makes you think u're somewhat related to Queen Elizabeth! lol

the scones were quite lovely!! :) and for Cheryl not being a tea drinker, she did quite like the fruity (or was it orange) tea she choose. and i never had cucumber sandwiches before ( i thought it would be bland) but it did actually taste nice! good to catch up with the girls, had a few laughs and talk about the wedding...

she had no idea what was up next ! hahahah.... what was it? it was a ride around town in a trishaw! it's fun yet scary as the trishaw man tend to go against traffic and cars kept driving to close to it. unfortunately seats were small so we all had to "adjust" to fit 2-in-1.

they took us from E&O pass through Convent Light Street, the court house, esplanade, Fort Cornwallis, and down to Market Street. of course we had to make a few stops as the trishaw men were kinda out of breath and tired. when we stopped at Market Street, we got Cheryl a flower crown for her and she looked more sweeter! fits the occasion! good idea Becks! and then she had it on everywhere she went :)

when we reached back to E&O we drove to our next destination, dinner at That Little Wine Bar. i haven't been there before and was excited to see what they had. it was mostly a French Restaurant run by Europeans that also had other western food.

Cheryl having her first champagne! she said she never tried it before. and for starters, we ordered her fav dish - CHEESE PLATTER! as you can see from the plate, loads of different cheese. some were nice, some were not so nice. another of Cheryl's friend (who is also our mutual friend) arrived and then we ordered our mains and salads. we had something called Duck Pasty. it was duck stew wrapped in pastry like a package (quite big)... it was kinda burnt but the inside was nice... something new and different.

don't think the night ended just like that! we then headed to Hard Rock Hotel to try to catch some live-band-lounge music and maybe a drink. and when we got there, surprise! they had a cancer campaign thingy going on where Ray Rozells and his band were playing. entrance was just RM30 with a drink. so since it was a good cause, why not! right? :D

Cheryl ROCK ON!!!

there were canopy's with "stages" in the middle of the pool so that you can sit on bean bags and cusions while enjoying the music. love the concept! we were just chilling till the event ended! i thought it was a good way to end the night! and someone was kinda tipsy that night! ;) heheheh... hope you had a good time Cheryl!