rant 31 : art fields in asia and western countries

hi, i am back. after a long long long break.

since the last post i have posted, my life took a little roller coaster ride. and it finally stopped for a break, a 9 months break. so im back and i hope i can share more!

so my first rant after coming back will be... differences in type of studies. will compare between malaysia and australia in a bit. because i really dont know how the america study style works first hand.

coming back after some issue.. i fnd it difficult to get into any course because i was taking the american degree transfer program. i admit, it is my mistake that i didnt go to america but australia instead, but i didnt know that all the 2 years i have been through, is only counted as pre-u. so yeah, in order to go into any uk program (which is everything else other than adtp) i was pretty lost.

but alas, thanks to my parents understanding, i am able to finally join a culinary program. at first, nobody looked at me because culinary program is the 'loser' program. only people who couldnt study goes into it.

wrong.

there is so much to learn in culinary, cooking and baking. so so so much. why? there is science involved. a lot. those who doesnt know shouldn't comment. if i were back in australia, people will love me and i did get any job anywhere. in malaysia, im not too sure.

i like how overseas accept all these non (or less) study degrees so much easier and open handed compared to malaysia. in asia, you no doctor no scientist? you no good. (grammar mistakes on purpose) so yeah, why cant asian people appreciate the art field more? imagine there is no designers, no chefs, no hairstylist, no artist, no videographer and photographer... your lives will be dull.

try accept us with open mind. thanks

being away

hi!

im sorry that i went off suddenly without any notice since i last posted in november! knowing myself very well, i know that nobody reads this blog! which is true!

i will be posting more soon!

even if nobody reads it, this is a place for me to blab out as much as i want because i can because this is the world of cyberspace and internet in malaysia is cheap! (not really!)

till then, enjoy the weather and be happy!

virgin marry appearance

ok so those who have read the newspaper recently or log into their facebook account, i assume you guys know about the appearance or virgin mary on a window of sime darby in subang jaya. no? go google!anyways, a lot of Catholics went there and pray, and pray and pray and pray and... pray. well, i dont want to butt into your business of praying, but dude you guys are causing a traffic jam! so stop it already.

dont tell me its miracle! that somehow mary just appeared in stains. just because jesus appeared on toast now mary have to appear on window?

and the pubic hair on mary is actually quite distracting. no?

heres a picture. ok, someone please go clean the window please. its a huge stain!

rant 30 : the rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer

so i started working and getting paid peanuts. im not complaining since i did choose this work becuase i want the experience. but i did not expect the shit i need to take, but its ok. im having fun, and it takes my mind off things.

during these two weeks, i have seen customers having two LVs in a Gucci wearing a Juicy and holding a Burberry. just kidding, but something like that because i dont even know some of the brands but people kept telling me its top brands. but i do remember meeting a customers who kept her rm50s in a LV and her rm10s, rm5s and rm1s in another LV while holding a LV.

obviously, they ordered and paid without caring the cash they are handling to me or what quality of coffee or cakes they will be getting.

most of the customers i met are pretty rich, or above average. while some was just here because the place im working is an atas place, so its cool to hang out but not knowing what they are getting. as long as they look cool.

while some of us worked our sweat and blood out and only earn enough (sometimes not enough close) to live by.

im saying this because i just got my pay cheque and i know how much the fulltimers baristas earn. its not enough for sure because i know how much the real world cost. even if i live below average (meaning i eat bread for every meal, no luxury, no tv, secondhand car, etc) i will still not have enough to live by.

im not boasting, but im lucky enough to have parents who are a tiny bit above average where im able to eat good food when i do run out of cash a.k.a pocket money. and one day, i took away some leftovers because im not able to finish it, and the people who worked with me told me he had never eat at pasta zanmai before.

im in shock.

i know hes not freaking rich, but all these while i assume no matter how less money u earned, u did able to afford pasta zanmai once because, well good food once while is something one will do and able to afford if one keeps enough money.

admit it, quality of lifes bar is getting higher and the richs are getting richer and the poors are getting poorer.

rant 29 : holiday vs. school days

its school days because working people will have different views which i do not know off because i have yet to have a full time job because... dont make me rant about my parents again.

during the school days, most students wants day off. and once a while, they might get maybe a day or two days off and students actually make the most out of it. either by playing games, going out or paying off their sleep dept. in overseas (since im in malaysia) some of them get summer holidays which is about 3-4 months long, depending on i dont know what. and in malaysia, we have about 2 months plus holidays at the end of the year.

during the long holidays, at some point, some of us will want to do something. some will take a job and then complain about it and some will magically take extra classes when all they wanted was holidays.

and when the holidays are at the end, maybe the last two weeks. they all miss the holidays and wanted more holidays.

so make up your mind on what you want. and seriously, a too long holidays period will just keep the brain dusty. and im going through really long holidays so i understand.

sigh.

Food 2 : Nambawan

Nambawan! it sounds like number1, which is what i assume it supposed to be.Nambawan is a place for pork lovers, but very kiam siap (stingy) to pay for it. this restaurant is located in somewhere in PJ which i will provide the address at the end of the post. so here is the pictures on instagram (as usual) and my verdict. my two cents opinion la.

this is the Homemade Pork burger. i cant remember the price because the partner in crime ordered this and i didnt really acknowledge the price because its really reasonable! the patty is bigger compared to the usual and we are served with fries. it tasted really good and u can actually bite chunks of meat instead of those compact minced meat.

next is the roasted pork belly. if im not mistaken, its rm16.90. the sauce is +1 point because i really liked it. it also comes with sweet apple sauce which is awesome. but i didnt eat it with the pork because im still not used to sweet sauce on my pork. it comes with few slices of cucumber, tomatoes and lettuce?

the charboil pork belly is awesome! u can actually taste the charboiled taste and the pork taste afterwards! and the potatoes was good! i think this cost us about rm14.90 or so, i dont remember, sorry! its really good. and it comes with a huge slab of coleslaw!

last but not least! the tex mex pulled pork burger! cost you only rm9.90! u heard me right! with fries! the pulled pork is topped with a bbq sauce and a slab of coleslaw! u can eat the pulled pork by itself and with the coleslaw, its just good combination! and its cheap too!

the pulled pork and the roasted pork are available on weekends only. that was what i was told. but the normal menu looks good too! i tried their iced lemon tea, and i loved it! its really iced lemon tea, not instant iced lemon tea. if u know what i mean.

anyways, here is the address! do drop by!
Nambawan Restaurant & Cafe
10, Sri Manja Square One
Taman Sri Manja
Jalan Klang Lama
46000 PJ.

Food 1 : Yut Kee Restaurant

Sunday morning, i was woken up by my partner in crime before my alarm rang, which is unusual. i assume the Yut Kee restaurant which is famous for its roasted pork must be really good. we both reached there around 9.30am and there was already a crowd enjoying their breakfast. we registered at the counter (to let the boss know how many person we will be having) and waited for about 10 minutes or so, our names were called and we got a seat.

since there was only 2 of us, we couldnt order much. thus we ordered the famous pork chop and roti babi. i assume the pork chop is the item-on-demand because i was served really fast.

the above is the famous pork chop. two lightly fried pork chop, served with potatoes and some vegetables such as chick peas&corns&carrots (those standard 3 combination) and topped with some gravy. rm10 for this portion is reasonable. but to my disappointment, it didnt taste as good as expected. its just the ordinary pork chop topped with mushroom sauce to me.

 

the roti babi was served like this. some batter fried served with a slice of tomato, cucumber and bits of cabbage. it doesnt look good to me, and i paid rm8 for this. but when its cut open, it was a different story.

the pork filling tasted pretty good. it has some onions in it which i assume made it sweeter. but the filling was really little and you wont be seeing any filling at the edges. but i will order this again compared to the pork chop.

lastly, the main event of the day was the roasted pork. it supposed to come out at 11am, but even after some delay, we get to see the famous roasted pork.

they came out with 3 rolls and as it passes by us, we could smell the aroma instantly! wasting no time, the partner gave me permission to get some for our tummy and some to be packed for my parents at home. i quickly ordered half of it to be packed and 2 slices to be consumed there itself.

we are served with this. the skin is indeed crispy and chewy, but do not let your grandparents eat this for it may pull their teeth out because its really hard. but the meat was good, maybe because of the peach and other secret ingredients roasted with it. you may find it weird but they served it with apple sauce. salty and sweet. i tried and did not like it, i prefer it just like that. without the skin because its that hard.

it cost us rm8 per slice and rm75 for half of the roll which comes in 8 slices.

we had their half boiled eggs too while waiting for the roast pork, it was good. one of the better ones. not too watery and not too cooked. but beware, their soya sauce is extremely salty, so do not put too much first. i learnt it the hard way.

i might come here again, and try other food too. so you guys can give it a try. oh by the way, if its almost 10.30am, try not to get angry at those customers at the tables that are not moving and not eating, they are waiting for the roast pork!

this is the address to the shop:
Yut Kee restaurant
35 Jalan Dang Wangi
50100 Kuala Lumpur