MANHATTAN FISH MARKET, THE SPRING, KUCHING

Late entry, this is supposed to be, *giggle.

We dropped by at The Spring few weeks ago to buy Gabby's Barbie Rapunzel. Then when we looked at our watches it was already 7:00 p.m. so we tried to find a spot for dinner. "Why not we try something different today, we try fish!" Hubby suggested. So we entered this Manhattan Fish Market and decided to order the same dishes.

The starter, we have Fried Calamari. Quite oily, I was like searching up and down for tissues to pat dry the oil. The taste, hmmm.. plain. Even after we squeezed the lemon wedge. Don't worry, few sauces on the table would save the taste.



Chowder of the day. We're given corn chowder. I suddenly remember THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA movie. Remember when Andrea scooped the chowder? Nigel said it has what? 4 pounds extra fat in it? Nayy, lazy to refer back to the movie. Anyway, we move to the main course.




The so-called fish and chips. Presentation OK but taste, KO. TKO I would say. The reason why I managed to finish them because I was damn starving, to death, that level seriously. I tried everything on the table to 'modify' the taste - I put extra salt and pepper, I dipped in the sour cream. Yeah, at least it tasted better after that but not up to my expectation.



The drinks? We just had Ribena Sprite.

You will be surprised with the bills. Mr. Hubby had to fork out RM100 ++, which I can't remember how much the bill was.

*sweating.

Yah, I swear will never step in that place again. Haha!

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Hia!!

Howdy everyone. am now busy with my job. Lately, I always complain about the city's heatiness and the weather, ugghh... Hey! But oIt's very cold in Kuching since last night and yet, I'm damn sleepy today. Yes, have been shi-shi and O-O few times today! Phoohhh!! Full detoxification after heavy drinking sessions, perhaps and thick makeup last Saturday. So, stay tuned for more stories, freshly from Miss Coki's desk.

*yawn*

HUAN LOKE CAFE

See? How clear is the road at 7:05 in the morning? Sweet!

Hehe,...

Ladies and gentlemen, I present you, the undisputable Huan Loke Cafe!!!!!! *Ting ting ting!!

I call this the 'Chenxiang Cafe's rival'. I turn to this old kopitiam after frustrated with Chenxiang Cafe. One thing that I like about this kopitiam, eventhough the Kolok Mee portion is damn small, when we ask for extra mee, they don't charge it as 'special'. It's still RM2.50 per bowl. If at Chin Heng Cafe, for sure the price would rise up to RM4.00!!

Whenever I see this bowl of noodle, I suddenly remember one botak boy buying pau next door my heart pounding! Then my stomach goes groaning, LOL. The service of course, good because we're among the earliest who arrive every morning. I luuuurrve the thick coffee with milk. A small cup to boost up my mood is enough.

The noodles particularly very good, not too salty, just nice. The most important the char sio bak. I had eaten at one stall in King Centre, bullshit, the Char Sio was smelly like rotten dead meat! Yikes! Fortunately, we didn't have diarrhea that day.

Anyway, still looking for other places to find good breakfast, preferably cheaper. Next project might be going back to Satok area, to sample Malay dishes., again.

SMOKEY AND CAT EYE , I LIKE!

Some pictures taken recently. Sorry for the bushy eyebrow, I really don't have time to pull /pluck them - but still have time to blog about it???? LOL. Lame excuse!

I had these on, it was successfully done.... thumbs up.

Nay! Yikes! Look at my non-crease Asian eyes, I hate to do smokey eventhough I adore it a lot. Too difficult and ridiculous for me. *sad.

This is my most favourite picture. My cat eye style, pheewiiiittt!!!! So classic! And again, please ignore the non-crease eyelids. :p

GABBY'S SAMBAL

We were alone at home last Saturday. PILs gone to visit SIL who has just given birth to a healthy baby boy, CLINT HEBREW ATONG! Yayyy!! Meanwhile, Mr. Hubby went for a jamming session @ Mork's crib.

We didn't have any idea of what to have for dinner so I decided to fry some chicken wings. Gabby told me that she wanted to learn how to make sambal belacan, Mama's style.

OK, I guided her to pound the ingredient. So funny to see her doing the pounding with big size pestle and mortar. I let her decide whether she wanted her sambal to be more spicy and sweeter, she added the chillies and sugar.

5 minutes later......


Tadaaaa!!!!! Sambal Belacan Gabriella Conchita... hamik kauuuuu namanya..hahahhha.. Pedas-pedas manis..Yummy. Sweet and spicy. Looks more like Kelantanese Budu for me, LOL.

Dihidangkan juga oleh Chef Gabriella , Nasi Putih with Ayam Goreng - Served by Chef Gabriella, Look at the belacan on top. Who can resist this dish? You tell!

Presentation is totally OUT. Don't blame the Chef, she's only 8 years old plus plus. :P

WHAT'S UP WITH THE BOTTLE?

Just a snippet from my office today. Hmm.. see the green bottle's cap? It accompanies me in the office everyday. I use them straightly after lunch. Very helpful to help me flushing. Don't you wanna know who the special friend is?


Meet the Himalaya Ayurslim capsules.



AyurSlim Capsules work in three ways to manage body weight:

1. It reduces the craving for food, thereby reducing the intake of fats and carbohydrates.
2. It leads to optimal utilization of nutrients.
3. It inhibits fatty acid synthesis, thereby reducing fat accumulation in the body.

I don't know if this works because I consume them only during daytime. After dinner, I will drink NH Detoxlim Natural Clenx Tea (yucckksss.. hahaha..) and the next morning, I would feel much, much better. I'm talking about my bowel movement.


Meanwhile, still searching time to do exercise. There is no other efficient way compared to exercising.

SATAY CEKO CAFE

Another Nasi Ayam Penyet review! This time, we're chia-ed by Mr. Hubby's friend to have dinner here. Ayam Penyet was the only available dish left, so why not giving it a try, afterall it's already 6:15 p.m.


We requested the dish to come with fried 'tempeh'. Hmm.. there are cabbage, tapioca leaves and cucumber chunks.


I don't know what went wrong that day. First, the chicken and tempeh were soakingly wet in oil. Don't you know the existence of kitchen towel or strainer? Secondly, I love the plate, it's made of wood but please next time, make sure the plates are all in 'cleaner' condition. My chopping board looks better than the plate eventhough it's made of wood, too. Thirdly, I can taste that 'sweetness' taste! OMG! Are you guys using the same cooking oil over and over again?? LOok at the food color, hello I cook at home so I know how does the reheated food look like. Next time, invest for a good microwave oven to reheat. Don't re-fry! And even if you do want to re-fry please use a 'newer' cooking oil not the 100th times used. Please say thank you to the tempeh, at least they covered the skinny chicken, so small and dry too.

Needless to say more, afterall we didn't pay but if we did, it would be our last visit just like Chenxiang Kitchen. :p

FOOD REVIEWS :CHENXIANG KITCHEN

After too much of Aroma Cafe entries, after trying almost all the dishes in the menu for a month it's time to hit another place. This time, we tried to have breakfast at Chenxiang Cafe which is located next to Tun Jugah's building.

This particular cafe is just like the other cafe in town. They have Fried Mee and Kuehtiaw, Kolok Mee etc. Hubby ordered for Kolok Mee whilst I ordered the Stewed Beef Noodles.


The first time I tried to slurp the broth, "Aaarrghhhh.. just like under confinement period (dalam ambin kata urang).." They tried to fuse the broth, putting some herbs to get that 'herbal' taste, which is quite blunt for me.


It tasted just like experiencing another bowl of Gu Bak Mee, just like other places. 2 stars for this RM4.50 per bowl noodle. That would be our first and last visit to the cafe. We took a glimpse at the neighbouring cafe, hmmm... classic in interior - normally this kind of coffee shop offers better and delicious noodles.

Luckily, there were some 'kuihs' on the table to choose from. I took this 'Cakoi' to kill that blatant noodles broth taste, well it's mellower I could say.

So stay tuned for the next updates!



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p/s: Happy Father's Day to my beloved father, Mr. Charles Paul and also kisses go to my loved one, Mr. Hubby. You guys are the bestest fathers in the world that Gabby and I've ever had...

BABYSITTING GABBY BOO

Gahhh!!

Miss Coki is on leave today. Why?
Miss Super Diva Celebrity Gabby is on MC for two days. So pity anak Mama.... she wanted me to take of her.. Sent her to Dr. Liew's clinic at King Centre this evening. Look at her dull and tired face. It is fun whenever we send her to see doctor, she loves to banter and bargain with him.

1. On medication:
Doctor: I'll give her some pills lah horrr, since she's bla bla..
Gabby: No!! I prefer syrup, I'm still small lah....

2. On MC
Doctor: So did you go to school today?
Gabby: Yes, but I called up my Papa to pick me up...
Doctor: OK, then I'll give you rest (MC) for tomorrow ok?
Gabby: **Peeping at the paper.. Eh?? No no! I want 2 days.. I'm so sick you know!!
Doctor: OK.................................. :p

Dr. Liew just giggled when he saw that 'serious' face on Gabby. Wah, small-small already acting like a diva eh?

Aaaauuuwwwwhwhh..... Look at that, isn't that the most heart touching to see?

OK. The best part is... she's gonna sleep with me, so who wants to waste this golden opportunity, yayyyy!! Miss Coki signing out, me wanna pat her bottom... pat! pat! pat! and kiss her cheek.

WITH LIL BUJANG @ HOME

No update for this weekend for Miss Coki is busy with other things and cats. Managed to bathe 5 out of 5 cats overall, phewww! Not in the mood for the weather is too hot, damn hot spending time outside is like barbecuing yourself hahahah....

So, in this room I mingled with Gabby and not forgetting, my Bujang. Here's a video for cat's lovers out there.... How did I babysit my kitten, he's fallen asleep eventually.

p/s: No. I don't do part-time cat-sitting, please seek help at other places. LOL.

T.G.I.F - Terlalu Gembira, Inikan Friday!

To Mork and Loli, we went to Tracy's Kitchen to sample the famous Pak Lo you guys talked about the other day? Well, hell yeah! We had an awesome lunch there last Sunday's afternoon.

This is chicken Pak Lo. Miss Gabby loves it! Finger lickin' good some mo'!

Miss Coki's orders. Mani Chai (Cangkuk Manis) with Eggs and Pak Lo's egg.

This is the best! "High Heel Stew" hahahah..... Porky Leg Stew ladies and gentleman, if you should know...

Care to call and order? Our bill was around RM36++. Not bad.

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OK. Stop clapping hands. Time to get serious and clear the desk before 5:00 p.m. strikes!

WHEN GABBY SINGS..

Oh, I read my newly found blogging buddy named John Harding and you can read what he wrote about me here. Some quotes taken which tickle my heart and yet flattering me terus jadi flat rate 10 sen seminit! Hahaha!!

Talking about blog hopping, I should be singing "thanks God i found you" by Mariah Carey to Miss Coki..hahaha...she pernah melawat my blog before and placed on her remark in my chatting box... waduhh.. lalu lah nya bangga tek, sebab kena mention sitok..but its the truth, you really deserve that credit. why? Because aku dah terbawa bawa dengan attitudenya (which is showing thru her writing) yang ceria (jovial lar tek). And thru her blog, i hop and hop like an easther bunny to another blog and another and another..fun ler...

Alright John. To express my gratitude to you, let me present you with my lil angel who loves to sing so very much.



Ohh... please ignore the bulging spare tyre she has... Difficult to camouflage. LOL

Have fun and enjoy!