Dad’s Birthday: Kam Lun Tai @ Sri Petaling.

Yesterday was my dad’s birthday.  And ditching a bragging fact that Petaling Jaya has pretty good food on its own, my mom decided to try a restaurant which has long been known for their famous moon cakes; the Kam Lun Tai Restaurant.  So we started our journey at 6.15pm hoping that 45 minutes would be enough to reach the place, but we were wrong.  The traffic jam on the highway leading to the place was insanity.  We were locked in the car under slight drizzle for almost an hour.  When we reached, we were pretty much the only customer.  *freezes in fear* <---- Normal Asian Reaction.

 

Fortunately, the Kam Lun Tai brand held its name well as a food establishment in the country.  Overall, the quality of the food was plausible but a little expensive!!  The first dish we had that night was the Hot Four Seasons.

Om nom nom nom!  Comparing this to a one I had recently, this was heaps better.  I realise that the combination of Boxing Chicken/Meat Rolls/Chicken Stir-fry/Mushroom Tempura  might seem a bit too childish for an adults birthday dinner, but this was seriously yummy!  The mushroom tempura even tricked us to think it was yam or squid. 

 

After the four seasons, the next Chinese dish you would normally see is the…

Sharks Fin Soup!! Ok, the thing about me is that I do not enjoy pricey Chinese delicacies with the exception of scallops.  No Abalone, no shark fin, no sea cucumber.  But my parents thought that the soup was OK only.  I guess it is ok too?

 

Next up was one of the best dishes of the night.  The Deep Fried Sea Grouper with a Thai Style Onion Salad!

Haha, this fish looks like a ship that has just capsized. 

 

Served on my plate :)!  Because my mom told them to let us use the sauce to our own liking, the fish slices were still crispy and not soggy in anyway. That was until I put the sauce on mine ;)

 

And part of a ongoing tradition, the long life noodles!

I have to say, this noodles did not taste good at all @.@!  The taste was soooo lacking of something.  It is as if the chefs decided to be stingy on something.  Did not work out for me at all =X.  Maybe I like salty food?  More taste would have been lovely! 

 

We also had a vegetable dish and a prawn dish which was OK only I think.  I can cook those two better I think ahah.  The availability of instant cereal prawn sachets makes it possible :P!  And the dessert of the night was swapped for something more conservative hoho!

The bun in a bun?  No idea what this is called in Chinese but inside that big bun was heaps of other smaller buns.  Its my first time having this after so many years @.@!

 

After eating all these yummy stuff I decided that I should put up some family pictures since I KNOW that all my family members click on my bloggy all the time ahahah.  Time for some introduction.  But there is only 30% or them here I think.  The rest are in Australia and Singapore.  Even my nigga sister is missing. ZzzzZ!

Dad and Mom.  Dad is now 1 year young of 60 years old hehe!

 

My cousin and Sam Ku who gave me so much ang pau money this time @.@!  The picture quality here is deplorable!!! Took this three times on manual, and it still did not look good! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

My 2 cousins and their parents.  I was besties with Zen (top left) every since I was a midget.  Still am.  And ahah, her hairstyle has NEVER changed. And the budding men of the family, little Cyrus.  And yes, my aunty Chris and Sei Suk gave me a big ang pau too.  Pai seh >.<!

 

The small family that celebrated my dad’s birthday.  And DAMN DAWG>!!! Why are my people pictures so blur!! *emo-fied*!!

 

Ok peeps, it is time for me to sleep hohoho!

 

WenY

Kuala Lumpur: Morning on the Older Side of Town.

Just yesterday, I slept at 5 in the morning and after merely sleeping for 4 hours, my dad woke me up… *yawns*! It was time to get ready and head of to the big city.  KL is massive and although I have been there quite a fair bit, I have absolutely no idea how to get around in town.  @.@!  Such a noob but oh well, life goes on.

The first stop was for breakfast.  We went to a place called Selayang, which I assume is an older part of KL.  Some pictures I took using my Iphone when we crossed through the market from the car park.

Does not look very different from a typically wet market on a Saturday morning. Oh, but the air is a little dirtier I realise. 

After walking through the market along Jalan Tiong Nam, we sat by a large tree to have our meal.  The lady does her business on a mobile stall.  From the picture above, we sat at the big tree which should be quite obvious ahah.  And she sells…

Yummy fish ball noodles soup :).  I liked the fried fish ball in particular.  Very yummy.  I was starving and did not bother much about the dodgy surrounding.  It really did not matter with my stomach growling so loudly.  The price was good, the taste was good.  What else was there to complain about?  This lady only works in the morning and charges 4 bucks for a hearty bowl of noodle soup only.  It is really cheap.  And GOOD.

Once we were done, dad, aunty and my cousin visited an old apartment which my grandfather used to own.  Now that his time has passed, its been left to his “kids” to manage.  It is really old I must insist.  With only 2 lifts servicing the whole place, things can get pretty tiring when it breaks down.  Not to mention, this place has drug pushers and sort =X!  God damned scary.  Back in those days, living here was a luxury.  Not so much of a luxury now huh?  But it has served its time I’d suppose.  Plus is has views too.  No sight of the KL tower or the twin tower, KLCC but a bit of the skyline of this ever growing city of chaos.

The newer side of the city from the old building!

That is it for my morning.  Time to get some sleep :P and oh, I have decided to bring my camera out for real.  No more forgetting :P!  Hoping to get some nice pictures up ahaha!

WenY

The Sundays: 12/12/2010

It has been a super family weekend.  Being a Lee, one thing we do better than others  are gathering frequently and constant eating.  Like a cow really.  I remember back in the days when I was younger, everyone will come back to KL to celebrate Chinese New Year.  We will munch from the morning vegetarian meal to the meaty night meal. And that was before the crazy reunion dinner.  Probably 10 meals a day?  Or just constant eating ahha.

Today was not so different.  I woke up to a yoghurt drink before heading to Ampang for brunch.  We were at the ever so popular Fong Fong Yong Tau Foo.  I got a bit worried when the place seemed a bit empty before noon.  But I need not worry long because once the clock struck 10 past noon.  It was filled and the “stare and wait” game begun.  The food was as yummy as usual, but the broth for the soupy Yong Tau Foo was a bit too peppery!  We ordered 40 pieces for 5 people but I had 10 or more.  Loved every bit of it in spite of the horrible heat that was constantly blowing on me.

After that mom went to the club house to pick up some Rendang Chicken.  But we were in for some afternoon snacks while we waited for the Rendang to be packed!

Summer salvation:

None other than the Malaysian delight, the Ice Kacang. 

My mom’s pick to go along with her cup of freshly stirred Nescafe lol.  Unfortunately we do not do fancy coffee in Malaysia.  Or more like, not for the price of 5 bucks.  Anyways. she chose a homemade Brownie which was absolutely delish.  No joke.  Moist chocolate with chewy bits top with a melted chocolate top and vanilla ice cream!

This was tonnes better compared to the one served at Delicious.  Sorry to everyone who has heard me rant about that horrible place.  I said it before and I am still saying it!  But it is horrible!

And for myself, I ordered the same thing I would normally order for tea in the club house.  The steak sandwich,

Oooo yeah!  And Happy Birthday to me :D!  Hoho too lazy to type already!  But I had a good dinner at my aunt’s place just a moment ago ahaha.

WenY