bangsar-babe writes: A few people have been donating money for the betterment of the children at START and the Myanmar kids in Puchong. Since I’m the one managing the funds and buying food supplies for the kids, I thought I’d update everyone on the situation.I will include the receipts and list down the items I’ve been buying for them. That way, I hope to avoid any sticky situation with money. If any of you are interested in contributing (cash, time or kind), let me know and we’ll work something out! Contributors:1) Mr. L ...
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bangsar-babe writes: After our lunch at Cha Cha Pan Mee not too long ago, rif insisted I try Bao Bao Pan Mee (just a few doors down the road), as he thinks the pan mee there is nicer. Truth be told, I wasn’t keen on trying the noodles. But, relationships are about compromising, so compromise I did....
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bangsar-babe writes: An Ipoh friend told me about this awesome honey chicken in Menglembu, and that I have to get there by 8pm, or else, there won’t be any left. Since we were in Ipoh, I insisted that we look for it. Menglembu is about a 15 minutes drive from Ipoh Town. A few wrong turns and 20 minutes later, we were ...
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bangsar-babe writes: My dad has always been strong-willed -- he taught me how to fight for myself. When I was 7, I was picked on at school and went home crying non-stop. The next day, my dad told my bully to stop picking on me. He also told me that he cannot protect me forever. I have to know how and when to fight for myself. ...
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bangsar-babe writes: Friday is usually the time my colleagues and I gather at the nearby coffeeshop and talk trash over beer. I don’t know why, but I like the idea of sitting in a coffeeshop eating peanuts and drinking beer. Chor told us about this place in Ipoh that serves snow beer, which got rif very intrigued. I however, had snow beer a few years back in Cheras. The snow beer place he mentioned was Kafe Sun Yoon Wah. I ...
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bangsar-babe writes: “Roll my noodles properly! And don’t keep touching the dough!!” my mum yelled, as I was attempting to make her homemade noodles into my own ‘play-doh’.Picture credit: google.comThat was ages ago, when I was 8. ...
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bangsar-babe writes: With the current economic crunch, more and more restaurants are offering set lunches to attract the crowd. Santini at KLCC was one of them. Their set lunches cost RM14.90++, which includes a free flow of soft drink. You can top up another RM3.50 for their mushroom soup, salad or coffee.On Monday, the set lunch ...
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bangsar-babe writes: Jessica of AugustDiners invited me for a food tasting at her new restaurant, Silver Spoon Trattoria in Kepong, but I reluctantly declined as I had another engagement. I was however, determined to check the place out, especially after I found out Chef Ken (who used to run Ken’s Cafe) was the one heading the kitchen. I told rif about it, and he ended up becoming more excited about the place than I was....
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bangsar-babe writes: Dessert after dinner, was at Tong Sui Kai (stall 21 & 22), in front of SRJK (C) Sam Tet in Ipoh. At 10pm, there was no place to sit. We ended up sitting in front of the kuay teow th'ng stall next door. Feeling 'pai seh', Chor ordered a bowl of kuay teow th'ng (RM3.30) from the old lady, so that she wouldn't chase us away from her table. ...
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bangsar-babe writes: After graduating, some of my friends decided to work overseas (where they studied), while the rest of us returned to KL to work. However, this friend of mine, Chor, chose to work in Ipoh. According to him, the rent is cheap and the food is abundant. Since he’s been working in Ipoh for more than half a year, I asked him to choose a place for dinner. “Errr...I don’t know wor. I normally eat McDonald’s or noodle soup from the nearby coffeeshop,” he replied. Unlike me, Chor isn’t fussy when it comes to food -- he eats to live, not live to eat. He ...
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