My cousin had 10 free vouchers from his company, and so he invited my family to join him at Sultan Aziz Shah Golf Resort Club House for a Buka Puasa buffet dinner yesterday.
Luckily with my GPS, I had no sweat driving there - in fact reached there the earliest! ;P
We had a hearty meal, and was really full by the end of my 4th round of food spree!
If you happen to be in Putrajaya, drive around and take a look at the beautiful scenery and magnificent architecture there. Dataran Gemilang, Dataran Putra, Jambatan Seri Gemilang, buildings of Kementerian Kesihatan (Presint E), ... to name a few. What you realise immediately is that all the names, whether be they road signs, signboards, logos or banners, are ALL in Bahasa Malaysia.
However, when you come to the "Palace of Justice" - you will notice that this is the ONLY building in Putrajaya which carries the name of building in English! Why is it not written "Istana Kehakiman" (as it is stated in their official website)?
Istana Keadilan??
So there was a joke circulating around, saying that initially when they wanted to name this building in Malay language, they could only think of "Istana Keadilan" (which is a direct translation from the English version) - but that is NOT welcomed by the BN government! ;P
In this Boleh Land, everything is "Boleh"! This includes many of the notorious taxi drivers in town, who are arrogant, rude, foul-language-experts, tout-alike, road bullies and virtual extortionists! I have many many bad experiences with taxis in big cities like KL and Penang - and thank God, today (in fact since the day I got my driving licence) I don't rely on taxis anymore!!
I read with total agreement in Malaysiakini article entitled "Malaysia's Worst In The World Taxis", and just cannot stop nodding my head as I read down the lines.
"Flat rate, flat rate, no metre," one driver insists as the tourists try to find a cab to take them to their hotel, less than two kilometres away."
I think this is the most arrogant and nuisance statements which day in day out, we as passengers hear from these b*stard taxi drivers. Frankly, if I had a car or can afford walking, I wouldn't have boarded any taxis in town. In fact taking the public buses or LRT prove to be more comfortable and economical.
I still remember clearly many years ago when I was in a college at Subang Jaya, I fell down and fractured my left ankle. I was limping towards the bus station only to find out that there wasn't any bus going directly to my house - so I got to resort to taxi service. There was a cab coming along that hot afternoon, and I was begging the driver to send me home. Normally it would cost me (using meter) around RM8-10 to reach home, but that arrogant and black-hearted driver asked for a whopping RM80 just for that one way! Extortionist. I begged him again, but this cold-hearted beast just wouldn't give a damn - in fact he yelled at me "kalo nak cepat sikit, aku ni busy tau!"
I didn't have so much money with me and so I took the bus instead (later I got to change bus twice before walking another 10 minutes to reach my house). I never forget that incident, and never will forgive that driver (yeah, I know, my religion also teaches me to forgive!) ;P
Although not all cab drivers are b*stards, I am just being unlucky to meet almost 7 out of 10 who are! That's why my experience with taxis is just a sheer disappointment. And in fact I feel ashamed of them being the front-liners to promote Malaysia during those Visit Malaysia Years!
Do you guys meet such taxi drivers in your life? Would like to hear from you.
Seri Penang food outlet
Recently, to keep up with our food craze - my wife and I went to Ikano Power Centre on both Saturday and Sunday to try out various delicious food at Seri Penang outlet.
If you love Penang or typical Nyonya food, you will definitely fall in love with this outlet.
Here's my overall rating (out of 10):
Outlet cleanliness - 9
Ambience - 9
Staff politeness - 8
Menu layout - 8
Food presentation - 9
Food quality - 9
Cosy environment
Comfortable seats
My favourite - roti jala!
Excellent pineapple tomyam fried rice
Tasty laksa
Sweet and delicious durian sago!
Hanazen japanese restaurant - menu
After trying out Kissaten, My wife and I went back to Jaya One again today to have dinner at another Japanese outlet. This time we went to Hanazen.
Here's my overall rating (out of 10):
Outlet cleanliness - 9
Ambience - 9
Staff politeness - 9
Menu layout - 7 (mainly in Japanese language!)
Food presentation - 9
Food quality - 9.5 (I particularly love their Sashimi!)
Proper Japanese utensils
Good ambience and cosy environment
Professional people at work
Excellent food presentation, and tasty too!
Drooling...
I would definitely come back to this restaurant again!
After the delicious and hearty meal - my wife and I headed for another cuppa Caramel Macchiatoat a nearby Starbucks outlet - apparently this is the 100th outlet in Malaysia!
My favourite Caramel Macchiato (decaf) and cheese cake!
Picked up my wife from work yesterday, and decided to detour to Jaya One for a nice dinner, because the jam on the road was massive.
We chose Kissaten Japanese food outlet.
Here's my overall rating (out of 10):
Outlet cleanliness - 9
Ambience - 9
Staff politeness - 8
Menu layout - 8
Food presentation - 8
Food quality - 6
I think the food was a little too salty! ;P
Nice packing
Essentially just a piece of "paper" costing me RM12.80! ;)
I was shopping with my wife at 1 Utama a couple of days ago, when I came across this interesting health product - Kinohimitsu Rejuvenating Seat Pad. It claims that by putting that paper-like pad on the chair, and sitting on it, one can achieve "rejuvenation" (eg. ease of muscle tension, reduce body ache ... bla bla bla) because of its high negative ions content in each pad (whatever that means?)!!
Price is RM12.80 per piece, and it can be used for 90 days. So essentially only 14 sen per day! ;) If you ask me whether I believe in such product or not, I would say probably "NO" - but then again, no harm trying, right? As long as I am not taking its herb product range (or anything going in through my mouth) - external use product is ok with me! Haha!
If you go to their offical website, it says something about the negative ions:
Why do we need negative ions?
Negative ions increase oxygen flow to the brain, improving alertness and mental energy; they combat the effects of stress by boosting the immune system and by reducing harmful effects of pollution. Experiments have shown that negative ions limit the production of serotonin in the body preventing depression and fatigue. Negative ions activate cells, purify the blood, stabilize the nervous system and improve our immunity.
I came across this maid agency website, and I am sure there isn't any proof-read prior to publishing it!
Conclusion : We has is able to makes our Inggeris more better if we understands the commands of language! ;P
I have slowed down a lot in blogging, due to the fact that there hasn't been much new things happening of late. Life is pretty much the same - happy as ever! :) Comfortable, contented and living in true serenity.
I am having great time finding back lots of those long lost friends via Facebook. Truly, this is the best "social site" that I enjoy visiting everyday. The status updates which let me know what's going on with all my buddies all around the world. And on and off, by looking through the "friends" section, and picking on one or two at random - looking at what my friends are up to lately - is really enjoyable! Then leaving a private message or scribbling something on their "walls" is another nice touch to let my friends know they are still in my thoughts. Browsing through those photos which some of my friends uploaded will at times bring back memories of the past - especially those high school photos - we were so young back then!!
So, are you in Facebook already? :)
