Old Town Kitchen, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Old Town Kitchen
221/247 Brunswick Street
Fortitude Valley
QLD 4006

Went for Jane's belated dinner last year at this place. There wasn't alot of people so i was a little wary of how the food would be like. Surprisingly, it's pretty good, almost the same stuff served in Little Singapore.

from top left moving clockwise to bottom left:
# Stewed beef with rice, Tomyam fried rice, Char koay teow and Kung Pou Chicken

All tasted pretty decent. Another alternative to the ever popular Little Sinagapore.

Hakataya Ramen, Sunnybank

Hakataya Ramen
Shop 27B, Sunnybank Plaza
Cnr Mains Rd & McCullough St,
Sunnybank QLD 4109

The first time I had this ramen was in Gold Coast, it straight away reminded me of the awesome ramen I had during a family vacation to Japan a few years back(we ate 4 bowls of the ramen on the 2 nights when we're in Osaka).

Last year, the shop finally has a branch in Brisbane and I wanted to try it so badly. So wet with jie and wah, it still tastes so awesome. It's pretty oily but it's okay to indulge in this once a while.

So when Daddy and Mummy came here last December, we took them there for lunch and they love it!

The ramen is so good and the soup is so thick!! The cold vege dish goes well with the noodles too.



I usually pick out all the fatty parts of meat but I just put all these pork slices into my mouth and they just melt in my mouth!

Do ask for additional ramen. The first time is FREE!

So far, I've only tried the Char siu ramen($13) and the nagahama ramen($10). They are the same thing actually, just that the char siu ramen has more pork slices while only about 2 slices for the nagahama ramen.

Do give it a try when you're visiting Gold Coast or Brisbane!

Dessert @ Three Monkeys Coffee and Tea House

where: 58 Mollison St South Brisbane 4101


It seems this cafe has been here for a long time already. famous for its chai tea(sorry, not a fan of chai) and cakes. went to tried it with 4 of my friends a few months back.
 

Looks yummy right? each slice is about $6plus. fresh cream that comes with each slice is free too. ambiance?yellow lights but quite stuffy inside though.

It's alright but i think Ritz cake house in Penang, Malaysia beats these any time. out of the four slices of cakes, the coffee one at the top left was the best.

 

Riverfire festival

this post is way outdated.

Riverfire is one of the few big events in Brisbane. Basically it's an annual 30mins show of fireworks along the Brisbane River. went there after my first mid sem exam.

this is one of the few days in which you can see Brisbane packed with people.

all of us bought sushi rolls from the city before walking to Southbank

fireworks would only start at 7.30pm.
 it was only 5pm when we reached, so took lots of pictures.

the fireworks were much nicer than the photo. thanks to my lousy camera.

everyone smiles!!!

dinner at Madtongsan.it has been so long since we last dine in the city. we were are super 'kiam siap'
this is spicy pork hot stone rice.
the first time when i had this, it was really good but somehow it wasn't that great this time.

spicy seafood soup. this is always yummy, love the silky smooth tofu in it.

that's all for now. more food pictures to come.... going clubbing later, hahaha. guess i deserve to go this time cos it's like post-exam celebration =) and  no, i don't drink. entrance is free, so i will only spend on the bus ticket which is less than $4. I'm a good girl =)

Malaysia's Independence day

so tmr is Merdeka day, public holiday in Malaysia =) bet most of you will be using this day sleeping till 12noon ( i'll be doing that if i'm back home)

i'm not really a patriotic person so why am i even writing this post?! well, i have to voice out my opinion about something related to Hari Merdeka.

i have friends in Fb writing stuff like " sang Negaraku in adelaide, fell proud but sad" and "let's sing our national anthem together tmr"

And guess what they get for their replies? "why so patriotic? if you're so patriotic, you'll be studying in malaysia and not aussie." and "are you f***ing serious? scr*** malaysia."

i really don't understand why they need to make such mean comments. if you hate malaysia so much, that's your problem. Just shut your damn mouth or migrate to other country. you don't have to stop others from expressing their love for their country.

For me, malaysia has been a place where i had a memorable childhood and great high school years. nothing much to worry about. so, i really 'pandang rendah" on all those people, they make these comments without having the thought that malaysia has actually provided them with a safe and happy place to live for so many years already.

i guess people make such comments because they are associating it with the politics in malaysia.( as in they hate all the orang besar in malaysia's political world)

malaysia is really a nice country with all it's places of attractions ( the islands, highlands..) and rich culture. it would be a great place to live in if there is less corruption( which means we need a clean fresh government), more environmental-friendly( government policy and malaysian's mind set), and lower crime rate( again this depends on the government).

Malaysia is still where my HOME is......


to those who are reading this post, i hope you are not one the brainless people who makes the nasty comments.

malaysian food for you: my favourite roti canai!!

and roti tisu

my personal favourites are the ones from Goodall Food court in Penang

(opposite PCGHS high school)

the roti canai is so so yummy and the roti tisu with banana slices is SUPERB.

i will take a photo of it when i go back to penang and post it up!

Melbourne part ONE

I had a 4-day(5th to 8th of July) trip to melbourne with genny and fay during our semester break. As we were busy revising for exams when we booked for our flight and accommodation, we did not get the best deal offered.
Jetstar Return flight: $171 (everything included)
Hotel Enterprize: $88per night for one room

this trip to melbourne was all about sight-seeing and exploring the melbourne city. initially we thought of going to the Great Ocean Road but it was too pricey and all we see are rocks formation and scenery plus it's a 3-hr long journey to get there.

on the first day, as soon as we reached Melb, we went to check-in into our hotel. by the time we were done with the hotel and luggage, it's already 4pm. so there's nothing much for us to do. with maps in our hand, we decided to go to Chinatown( Bourke Street) which is about 25mins walk from the hotel. You can't really get lost in melb cos the roads are wide and properly planned. our first meal in melb was quite bad. warning ppl, don't go to this shop by the name "Empress of China". after dinner, we were walking around the city, taking pics. tht's the end of our first day. so boring right?

second day: we went to Queen Victoria Market in the morning. bought a slice of french vanilla, yummy but jelak. after that, we went to Lygon street(the so called lil' Italy) wanted to try the award-winning gelato Il Dolce Freddo but we were so 'sui', the shop was closed for winter break on the day we went.haihs...then the whole day we were walking around the city. we walked ALOT. went to Cook's cottage, melb museum(did not go in, just took pics(sadcase eh), Imax, Uni of melb, Flinders Street station, Federation Square, etc we explored almost every corner of the city. there were many times we just stand at one corner of a street, stoning and not knowing where to go,

 my melb trip doesn't sound exciting right?! hahaha, one reason is because,we are all very 'kiam siap' ppl, we won't go to a particular place of attraction if we need to pay for the entrance fee. plus i was quite 'fan' to decide on where to go, what to eat...

i think i'll have lots of fun in melbourne if i were to go with my family as i wouldn't need to spend!! plus my dad loves to try various types of food, so i will definitely get to eat what i wish for..LOLOL... oh well, I gotta learn to go for holidays with friends.. here's some of the pics, to see more, just go facebook.

melbourne is a city with rich architecture and designs

there's graffiti everywhere in the melb

one of the 'tak sedap' dishes from "empress of china": stir fry beef with rice

outside the state library

wanton noodles:  any roadside wanton noodles from penang is tastier than this

okay, this is not bad, but still worse than dragon-i and Young heart restaurant in Penang

Queen Victoria Market

Chicken teriyaki don: DonDon, swanston street. this shop is famous for their amazingly fast service. you get your meal the minute you pay. it tasted alright.

Burek from Queen Victoria Market.this is yummy and cheap=)

There are a lot more photos but i'm not going to upload it as it will use up alot of my internet quota, yet to receive the free 10GB quota.  That's all i'm sharing for this time!

32@The Mansion restaurant

Location: 32, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Penang, Malaysia  (Just type the name of the restaurant using Google Earth and you will get the location)

Went there for Mummy's Birthday last December. i thought we have to wear like super formal since the facade of the mansion look so expensive. but i was wrong. You don't have to.

very nice interior and ambience. love the place we had our dinner.

can't really remember the exact names of the dishes though

fresh bouquet of flowers at the centre of every table

House Special Salad

-fresh greens with a soury sauce has a combination of lemon, lemongrass and other herbs

 

Chicken cutlets seasoned and coated with cheese served with fettucine(or linguine?) and tomato sauce

Fish with some kind of creamy sauce and pine nuts

BBQ Chicken and duck on sticks. the duck was not really cooked, don't really like it.

hot chocolate brownie cake with vanilla ice-cream topped with almond flakes

Freshly baked apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream

the side entrance

Other dishes not displayed:

Crab Bisque:

a very creamy soup with a very 'crabby' taste. suitable for those who love the very dense crab taste. very easily "jelak". The Wild Creamy Mushroom Soup suits most people.

Garlic Bread:

One of the nicest I've tasted so far

Mom's Codfish & Mussels with a type of sauce ( from the Chef's Recommendations Menu):

taste better than the fish with pine nuts

Homemade Brown sugar Ice-cream with coconut sauce:

Quite a refreshing dessert and it's the cheapest in the desserts section  =)

taste of all dishes was okay, not very very yummy. however i need to compliment on the presentation of the dishes(after all, it's fine dining mah) and the whole dining atmosphere.