Did you say Brownie?

We barely finished it because its a bit too sweet. And its pretty big for a brownie. RM9 for this. A must must for chocoholics out there :)

We shared a chocolate brownie. Topped with white chocolate coated cornflakes and melted Cadbury milk chocolate. Sinful ;)
So tempted to "take" some of these home. Save cost ok? Plus the sachets are super cute.
Bebe and her heavy heavy semi-SLR.

Was out with Bebe on Sunday, was suppose to walk around and take pictures of random things around town. Sounds abit boh liao right? I think the weather agreed with us because it got cloudy and it started to rain abit so we sought shelter at erm Hilton. Hahaha you would have thought like maybe we ran and hid from the rain at a nearby temple or a kopi tiam or something. Hahahaha but no, we ended up at Caffe Cino. I love this place for the ambience and the pretty pastries and cakes. You would think that food at Hilton comes with a big price tag but I think its almost the same as Starbucks or Coffee Bean. For a pot of Earl Grey its the same price as Bing's- RM9. You'd have to pay service tax of course. But hey I think its worth it once a long while :)

Extremely Thai.

Desserts give you something to look forward to at the end of a meal. You can have the mix Thai dessert which is an assortment of different desserts. RM10 for this one. Now everyone can have a bit of everything they like. The two cutesy yellow and green fruit like thing you see? I love those! Tastes like ang ku kueh to me. Order this but remember to SHARE :)

Pad Thai. A bit too dry and tasteless for my liking.
Mixed veggie. As much as I dislike most greens I gotta have a good dose of vits and fibre too ya know? You can count on the veggies they serve in Bangkok Thai to be fresh. Greens with a crunch I don't hate :)
Glorious glorious pineapple rice!

A recommended dish from Bangkok Thai I'm sure you all know the Pineapple Baked Rice. Fruits are healthy. Everyone knows that! But when you have something that comes in a fruit, you know that's even better!
Pandan chicken! Chicken's tender and so full of flavour. Complements the pineapple rice and goes real well with the pad thai too. RM 3 for a piece. I say its worth it:)

Those of who have been to Bangkok Thai ( which I assume is most of you ) should know that keropok makes a good appetizer. Who needs fancy smancy cranapes or crudites?? Keropok is as good as anything else :) Bring your own acar!

I love dining out with my parents because I get to splurge on food and their PAYING :x LOL. Joke. Anyways, I went out with my mum and my dad on Sunday night for dinner at the Bangkok Thai Seafood Restaurant. That's right, the one at Ang Cheng Ho under Lok Thian. Its been around for quiet awhile now. By that I mean years and years and years. And their business is still as good as it has always been. Hey, that's a good thing right?

CCC.

The triple C. Cheese Chicken Chop. You bet I ignored the lettuce :)

Bie's Tropicana. It seems like I'm the one whose always hungry :x

What's on the Menu you say? I'll tell you this. Good food. And that's exactly what you'll find at the Menu. I don't know about the rest of their menu at the Menu ( it rhymes ) but the cheese chicken chop I had was awesome. Grilled chicken topped with melted cheese and a serving mashed potato all drenched in black pepper sauce. Yums.

Carpenter Street.

The place is famous for their pork satays as well. 50 cents for a stick. Compared to Hui Sin garden's I prefer this:) Slices of marinated pork on a stick grilled over a charcoal fire. Dipped into peanut gravy together with the ketupat. Yummy. The ketupat's delish as well. I've tasted ketupats that were really hard or either too overcooked and believe me you feel like drowning yourself in the peanut gravy. Kills the whole meal. But with the ketupats served here its a different tale altogether. Definitely one with a very happy ending :)

The most freaking awesome fishballs ever! The rest of the fishballs anywhere else can just suck balls:p Do not underestimate this. It may just be fishballs and fishpaste stuffed tauhus topped with parsley and comes with glass noodles. Just wait till you taste it. RM5 for the special. Please get the special.

What's the first thing that comes into your mind when you think about Carpenter Street? Some say Kueh Chap some I assume would say Hakka mee and a very rare few would say they've never been. Congratulations to the first two groups! You've tasted ambrosia! And for the last group, I can only but feel sorry for you. Anyways, now take a step back into the past and its not hard to realise that your parents, your grandparents, they all ate there during the prefastfoodconquersall era. Before food became so loaded with msg. When food used to be REAL. It is at this very street where you'll find what I can only describe as really really good food. I know you'll find numerous food stalls as you amble( Seriously. Don't run ) down the whole street, but theres this place you just can't afford to miss. Its right opposite the "Shang Di" temple. My grandparents refer to the place as "Lau Ya Keng". I call it heaven though :) The place is overflowing and always busy with customers. Coming and going. Its so hard to find seats. Your either too late and the stalls are close or too slow, the seats are all taken. And that's just too bad. If any of you have friends from another continent or your trying to convince someone to stay permanently in Kuching your safest bet and sole strategy would have to be the food here. So do, please, I mean REALLY bring them over to Carpenter Street. No regrets :) And don't try and be nice. If you see any seats, just run for it ok?

Laksa! II

Foodies! Shall we forge on to our next best laksa stop in Kuching? Put your chopsticks together and give a round of grumble for Golden Arch's laksa stall! Look at the picture and tell me what you see...It's so hard to miss. YES! The prawns! THE SUPER SIZE PRAWNS! No kidding the prawns that top the laksa is of monster size compared to the rest of the peewny lil whatsits on the rest of the laksas you get. Brought Van to try this back when she was here. She was just as blown away as I was. The laksa broth is just nice for me. If your the kind of person who thinks a good bowl of laksa has to be tongue numbingly spicy, this would be disappointing. But that's just my opinion. The megaprawns taste sweet. And I realise theres no egg strips in the laksa. I guess the prawns compensate for that :)

Beat Mac.

You believed it when Adam lost on AI. When Dumbledore died, you bought it. Would you believe I've never ever had a big mac in my life before??Ok. I'm being dramatic. But the least credit me for my effort for trying to make this interesting. As I was saying I've always been a Fillet O' Fish kind of person. So the daredevil ( Remember? Bear with me?) in me finally took up this conquest, broke my usual Mcd taboo that has always been the Fillet O' Fish and guess what? I did it! Victory!!! Sweet victory! Sadly victory comes in the form of gaining a few extra kilos. Gah. Ok so its still not that big of a deal right. But you've got to admit the picture's rather...nice :)

I hate crinkle cut fries or any fries in general. Except for curly fries. I don't know why. I'm just programmed that way. But these curly fries are sure awesome. Partly because I can't seem to find curly fries around alot. Heck I'm not complaining :)

Lok lok!

Our plate of lok-loks. Still nice and hot from the boiling water which the lok-loks were just cooked in. Can you say Itadakimasu?? :p

Fried tofu with rojak paste. Its like mini rojaks! :)
Chinese herbal tea. Its served cold and if your going to ask me if it tastes awful, my answer is hell no.

I've ogled the neon sign that says "lok lok" for countless nights. And I've finally got to try it with who else but bie :) Anyways, I can't talk or rant about the decor or the service. I mean its the most primitive form of eating there is compared to places like restaurants here. You take whatever your taste buds fancy and pass it to the dude, that's right the one whose standing next to the boiling pot of water. Once the foods' ready its over to your table no detours and straight to your tummy. Its fast really. And my oh my, a huge array of lok-loks to choose from. Vegetables on sticks to mussels on sticks. Tons. Choosing is fun :) And you know what? Sitting on a plastic stool that feels like its about to give in to your weight, tackling your fishball and his sausage ( Dear reader, at this point please kindly refrain from giggling. Yes I know its does sound obscene) in the sweet sauce, talking about everything while you watch cars zoom past, you think to yourself, those idiots in the car. They don't know what they're missing. I mean its lok lok. It's as simple as that. Steamboat on a stick. But yet its filling and exceptionally delicious when cooked just right and with just the right concoction which makes up the sauce. Uh-huh. Yummy. Period.

PS/ To all ye vegetarians, you get to try this out too cause they do have vegetables you can choose from. Like bok choy on a stick. How chic is that? :)

Elephant.

And this is the magnificient beef burger with sauteed onions and mushrooms. Its making my mouth water. Ok I might be exaggerating but its not bad so that means it's good. Duh. Tastes strongly of pepper and mustard sauce. The beef patty is tender. Not overcooked neither does it taste too raw or chewy. Its just nice. Loving the sauteed onions and of course, those mushrooms :)
One of their signature dishes. So it says on the menu. The Fried Chicken Burger. Doesn't come with fries though. This is bie's order which means I gave him my fries. I distaste fries especially in crinkle cut form. Its weird but heck its me. Bie happens to love fries (Yes. In all forms) which means we're both very happy thank you for asking.

Explaination.

Ok before I blog about any recent food conquests. I'd just like to explain why I've not been updating recently. That's because of certain mandatory obligations...something I'd like to call Work. Haha. Yes. I have been busy with work. The kids are having their exams now. So its part of my integral encumbrance to ensure that they do well enough to be rewarded with the newest Ben 10 gadget by their mummies or daddums.

Honestly, on a side note, I think the whole concept of Ben 10 is just....Icky. God forbid, if I do adorn something on my wrist rest assure it will never turn me into ET's next door neighbour. Its either to tell time or merely for aesthetic purposes. I don't mind transforming into Liv Tyler or Nira Chan though.

Ok ok. I'm sidetracking. As I was saying, guess ya folks should be able to tell by now what my job is. If you can't I can only say to you how dumb can you get. Seriously. Ok I'm not here to blog about my job. I prefer to talk about more engaging matters such as food, shopping erm...and oh ya my newest baby. His a Canon EOS 450D.

I'm not here to brag about how great it is. Because truth is I hardly know how to use it. Using a DSLR isn't as easy as it looks. I'm going to take as long as I want to try it out and make the best of it because I've contemplated getting one for the longest of time. So do expect food shots to be taken by the DSLR. Unless if I state otherwise. Haha. Which just means I'm sick of trying to figure out to use it. Alot has been going on in my life but I can't blog about everything so I'll just talk food ok :)