Bali Trip

Hello, Bali~!

Bali is famous for all the nice beaches that have attracted most of the foreigners who came for their water-activity-based vacations. Well, mine wasn't a perfect one as we did not get closer to the water, we got to visit a lot of temples instead. Haha.. Anyways, we had the opportunity to understand thoroughly the lifestyle and culture of the Bali citizens, who are majority believing in Hindu and Malay God. 

...... Yeah, 'eat, pray, love' definitely best describes Bali! =)

So, here I am to summarise my 4D3N trip in Bali as follows:  

1. We have booked the stay in Hard Rock Hotel earlier. However, it was a bit disappointing as nothing was really much special that could worth us to spend RM500 per person for the stay. However, their workers were quite friendly that we felt warm and homey.

Guitar-themed hotel, with daily buffet breakfast provided.

2. Chicken with edible bones - locating along the way from airport to our hotel. Yes, u don't have to doubt about this, the bone is really edible! xD (they even claimed that the bone is rich in protein!)

The original fried chicken & the salted egg flavour.

3. GWK Cultural Park - tourist spot with beautiful panoramic view & Kecak dance performance.

4. Jimbaran Beach - famous tourist spot for its seafood dinner by the beach, while watching the sunset scenery.

Seafood was not satisfactory & a bit pricey.
The grilled corn was nice instead! xD

5. Tegalalang - beautiful rice terrace located at the north of Ubud, Bali.

6. Mount Batur @ Kintamani - claiming as an active volcano that had erupted in 1968, Kintamani is a famous spot for tourists to enjoy the mount scenery while having their buffet lunch (though the food wasn't appetising =X)

  

7. Kopi Luwak Plantation (a.k.a. civet coffee) is where the beans of coffee berries are eaten by the civets & excreted to be processed into coffee beans with better quality.

8. Pura Tirta Empul is a Hindu temple which is famous for its holy water where Hindu Bali people go for purification. (P/S: Hoho, everyone ought to put on their saree before entering! xD)

9. Made's Warung is famous for the local Indonesian food, especially the nasi campur which mixes many stuff in a plate. Well, sate lilit (Indonesia's famous fish satay) is available too!

FYI, Bali is famous for the Bintang beer & Bali Hai beer hehe..

10. Pura Taman Ayun is the royal temple of Mengwi built in 1634 by a King of the Mengwi dynasty.

11. Beratan Lake in Bedugul, Bali is a shallow lake situated at the dock around Ulun Danu Beratan Temple.

12. Babi guling is one of the famous food in Indonesia. This was our favourite food in Bali as the pork was perfectly tender & delicious in different textures! It was served along with the soto soup as well. Yummsss...

13. Kuta beach is clean & nice. The most importantly, it is just locating at a walking distant from our hotel hehehe..

Well, at least we got to visit the beach finally! =D

14. Dulang Kafe nearby the Bali shopping mall is where we found to have nice ambiance, serving mixture of Indonesian and Western food.

We had the curry, oxtail soup, as well as Kahlua here!

15. Reggae Bar is located at Jalan Legian, the most happening road in Bali for its night bars & clubs! Woots.. Bali is undeniably a perfect party place as the alcohols are just too cheap in comparison with Malaysia's one. Nah! We just had to pay around RM3+ for a bottle of beer.. ;P

So, me & Rachel were ready to go wild in Bali! Are u? Huhu...

Lastly, here's the sweet souvenir from the Hard Rock Hotel, Bali. 

Haha, they have great photographer who taught us to pose cool! x)

Kindly remind that don't overspend till u finish all the rupiahs as u have to pay IDR150,000 for the airport tax upon departure from Bali. Hehe, play hard, play smart & spend smart ya! xP

CHEERS! ♥☺

Upstairs Cafe @ Subang SS12

Yes! It's upstairs.. =P

Located right opposite the Grand Dorsett Hotel in Subang SS12 near Sime Darby, Upstairs Cafe is at the upper storey of the Pizzeria Bella Italia.

Upstairs Cafe has nice and cozy ambiance inside, with some tables placed outside the balcony, giving us the homey feel. Albeit it is not locating at a popularly known area, it is always found to be packed.

The menu is simple with only few food choices written on the board. Different food items are available at different time.

The breakfast menu for the early comers.

The dinner menu

Daily specials menu -
Available only from lunch hour onwards (probably after 12.30pm).

Beverages sold are clearly written & they offer bottled drinks such as J2O & Lorina sparkling juice (displayed beside the counter).

Moreover, aftermeal desserts like cupcakes, cakes, and pies are displayed for sale, which is definitely a must-order-item for sweet-tooth like me! hehe..

Food are basically nice & are sold within a reasonable and affordable price range.

Mushroom bacon risotto with creamy, bacon-based broth @ RM10.90. 

Roast chicken sandwich @ RM8.

Nice bolognese @ RM8.90.

Creamy carbonara @ RM9.90.

Smoked salmon pasta with the combination of white & red sauce @ RM14.90
(a bit weird, merely white or red sauce would be better).

Beef lasagna @ RM9.

For the beverages, their cappuccino (has stronger caffeine) is always my preference.

Hot cappuccino

Hot mocha

Hot chocolate

Iced peach tea

Chamomile tea

For the desserts, Upstairs Cafe is probably having one of the most delicious cakes that I have tried. They have unique choices of cakes, which taste yummy!

One of the best red velvet cake that I had.

Nutella cheesecake is bottomed with the oreo crust &
topped with the oreo crumbs.
Can't really get the 'nutella' taste in the cheesecake,
but the oreo crust is definitely my love! 

Chocolate fudge cake with peanut butter cheese cream &
slight strawberry jam in the middle layer.
Peanut butter layers are awesome while the chocolate taste is less distinctive here.
Overall, i love the peanut butter cheese cream in terms of its taste and texture.

Carrot cake with walnuts is nice as it is less sweet.

So, for those who love to stay up longer chitchatting with your best friends in a relaxed environment, Upstairs Cafe is undoubtedly a nice place to chill - either for a simple nice meal or just a high tea session.

Address:
Subang Jaya 1st Floor
No.12A, Jalan SS12/1B
Selangor, Malaysia.
Operating Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-23:00
Phone: 03-5611 9171

CHEERS! ♥☺

吃好点 Dim Sum Yum Cha @ Kuchai Avenue

Siew Mai, Lao Sa Bao, Chu Cheong Fun... 

Dim Sum Yum Cha (A.K.A. 好吃点) is a new place for us to have our Chinese traditional dim sum session. It is located at Kuchai Avenue, which is a new building opposite Kuchai Lama Snowflakes.

This dim sum restaurant brought me back to the Chinese New Year feel on my first visit. It is decorated 'reddish' with all the CNY decorations.

What are the differences of this dim sum place with the others?

1. Food items are ticked on a paper to order, unlike others that push the trolleys around for us to select.

2. More inordinary/special dim sum are available.
3. Tea is to be "self-serviced".

Tea pots & tea leaves are available on the shelf. We need to mix it
ourselves with appropriate amount of tea leaves & boiled water.

The menu has a wide varieties of dimsum, and there are some unique ones. For instance, the wasabi dragon rolls, lion beard balls, and chu cheong fun that comes in different kinds of flavours like miso tempura & chicken floss+seaweed.

Dim sum served are nice & appetising. However, the bad thing we found out was that their food quality varies, ie. delicious only when there is less customers. =S 

Custard bun - Chinese calls it 'lao sa bao', quite a lot of custard
but would be better if there is more salted egg york sauce added.

Fried yam taro - a bit tasteless, don't know was it due to
the reduced quality on a busy weekend? hmm..

Ham sui kwok - Yummy crispy skin with its salted fillings.
But I had one bad experience on having it super flaccid. >< 

Fried turnip cake - a.k.a. lo bak gou.
Stir fried nicely, but this has added more chili - spicier. 

Mango crispy pouch - Prawns coated with fried crispy pouch,
serving along with mango sauce.

Siew mai - not bad, but still..
can't beat those in my hometown hehe.. =D

Steam beancurd rolls

Chu cheong fun in miso tempura flavour - this is mouth-watering
as it is special with its tempura fillings & miso sauce.

What else makes us unforgettable in this place???

- The laurel blossom cake! ♥♥♥

Guai fa gou with refreshing jelly texture & nice flower smell!
The best dessert to wrap up our nice dim sum session hehe...

Upon paying, AEON card members could show their member cards to enjoy 10% off on ala-carte menu with minimum spending above RM50 nett. Customers that park their cars in the basement parking could get free item within specific price range as well.

吃好点 Dim Sum Yum Cha is definitely worth a try as it serves nice dim sum with reasonable price. I have paid only less than RM15 for every visit here, yet I consumed quite a lot of food. The only thing that need to be improved is the reduced food quality on packed hours.

How can u resist the calling from Dim Sum? xD

Hohoho.. Since we were already at Kuchai Lama, how could we miss out visiting the next station for our cold dessert??? xD

Here we go! The flower pot from Food Talk..
(ice cream bottomed with nata de coco & topped with oreo with parsley)

Address:
Block KA2, Kuchai Avenue
Lot1-10, No 39, Jalan Kuchai Maju 13
Off Kuchai Lama, 58200 KL.
Operating Hours: Mon-Sun 08:00-17:00
Phone: 03-7980 8966

CHEERS! ♥☺