Buka Puasa @ Ikea

We buka puasa at Ikea on September 15th - one of the final buka puasa buffet we had this year - Dah terlangsung nak pi kedai Buaya (Crocs) kat Ikano and since tak pernah berbuka kat Ikea, maka kami pi la dengan semangatnye kat Ikea tu (kali ni aku pi buffet dengan wheelchair sebab tak larat nak jalan deh) I anticipated famous Ikea menus like their famout Meatballs, Meatloaf and the like but to our disappointment, they were serving local dishes. Ikea kitchen was closed! Hampeh tul. It was however not that bad (apart from the long queue!) - sampai sekarang Kal El tertanya-tanya apasal orang berebut-rebut nak buka kat Ikea tu? Atau semua orang pun beria-ia ingat ada Ikea dishes ke? Tipah Tertipoooooo!



The local dishes served - Nasi Putih, Ayam rendang, daging halia, sausage with baked beans, keropok, mee hoon, kueh mueh, air tebu, air soya, coffee/tea and ice cream - very limited but ok la for the price we paid kan, mana nak dapat buffer at RM15 per head? The pulut panggang and kueh ketayap was fabulously delicious!

Masa ni blom ramai orang lagik... kejap je lagi penuhhhhhh

Buka Puasa @ Hillside Corner Bukit Antarabangsa

Dah lama Kal El tak menjamu selera di Hillside Corner Bukit Antarabangsa. This time Kal El pergi dengan Amir for the Ramadhan Buffet and I think this year it's cheaper than the last (Rasanya la) Sesuai dengan harganya yang murah berbanding tempat-tempat lain, the food was limited but every single thing was tasty and sungguh mengenyangkan... buurrrrp! Alhamdulillah.

What I ate:
Nasi Putih, Kuey Teow Goreng (2 kali - sedap gila), Chicken Lasagna (juga 2 kali), Sausage Pie (juga 2 kali), Daging Masak Kicap, Chicken Rendang, Bergedil and Bread Butter Pudding

Antara juadah yang ada hari tu was Chicken Lasagna, Sausage Pie, Mee Rebus, Rojak Buah, Squid Goreng, Sayur Campur, Ayam dan Daging Masak Kicap, Kuey Teow Goreng, Nasi Putih, Ayam Rendang dan yang paling best - their famous Bread Butter Pudding - I tell you Bread Butter Pudding dan Chicken Pie di sini adalah yang paling sedap di dunia! Memang mahal (BB Pudding RM14 dan Chicken Pie RM7) tapi berbaloi. Selalunya kene datang awal jika tidak akan kehabisan dan melelehlah air liur anda kerana tak dapat beli hehehehe. One more thing, kalau nak makan kat sini masa Ramadhan, malam only serves buffet and do make a reservation sebab memang hari-hari full house.

What Amir ate:
Nasi Putih, Bergedil, Sayur Campur, Ayam Masak Kicap, Sausage Pie, Chicken Lasagna, Kueh Mueh, Bread Butter Pudding, Rojak and Jelly Fruit Cocktail.

Unlike previous years kalau pergi buffet Kal El memang champion tapi this year, 2 helpings dah tak boleh masuk dah. So Kal El tak sempat la makan Mee Rebus yang nampaknya amat sedap. Rugiiinyaaaa.... heheheheh

Buka Puasa @ Putrajaya Lake Club with Wan

One of my closest friends, Wan or more fondly referred to as WANita Beruang is currently studying for his PhD at UPM. Since he is nearby my work area, we planned to break fast together and the place was at Putrajaya Lake Club in Pecint 8 Putrajaya.

Tukang-tukang Makan Hari Itu - Wan, Amir and Kal El

It was my second time there, the first was a dinner treat and I kind'a liked the food there. The Ramadhan spread too was ok, tak la terlalu banyak melimpah ruah tapi cukup mengenyangkan and the food pun boleh la tahan.

Believe It or Not - I had 2 Servings only - tu pun dah macam nak meletup perut!

There were choices of Nasi Putih and lauk pauk like, fish, lemon chicken, sotong, paceri nenas and two types f spaghetti, roast beef with black pepper and mint sauce, prawn mee, mee goreng mamak, rojak buah, a variety of starters and choices of desserts and fruits an macam-macam lagi lah. Air plak ada la 4 macam plus unlimited coffee and tea.

Putrajaya Lake Club Lobby/Lounge

What I liked most was the open air dining by the lake concept. Kalau on normal days for a la carte menu, they have a small restaurant to dine in. Untuk ramadhan buffet at RM48nett ni, makan ramai-ramai kat the club lobby cum lounge with maginifent view of Putarajaya Mosque and the Prime Minister's office.

Supper @ Secret Recipe Wangsa Walk with Roy

Wangsa Walk while in construction

A new shopping complex within the vicinity of Ampang/Wangsa Maju was recently opened. With banners and buntings all over, attracting me to visit the place, kononnya nak shopping ler sket-sket but sigh, takde apa sangat yang dah bukak except a few kedai-kedai kecik termasuk la Secret Recipe and TGI Fridays. The anchor, Cold Storage pun tak bukak lagi. So, we (Roy, Amir and I) decided to lepak at Secret Recipe for an early supper (padahal baru je bukak puasa) after selesai tawaf dan berterawih di dalam Wangsa Walk itu hahahahahaha.

Roy telah membelanja kami di atas kenaikan pangkatnye... tahniah Che Roy. I am very proud of you. And Amir, apa lagi dengan Roy berbual DSLR la dorang. Aku? Sibuk makan je.... dan satisfying myself guna my iPhone camera - hmmm how I wish iPhone ada 5 MP camera mcm my N95 dulo... huhuhu flash pun tarak but I love this phone because it's from someone I love very much hehehheh.

Kal EL ordered the Caramel Cheese Cake and Coffee Latte.

Kal El, Caramel Cheese n Coffee Lattee

Amir ordered the Butterscoth Pecan Cake with Banana Chocolate Shake (Sunggh tak sedap).

Amir, Bitterscoth Pecan n Banana Chocolate Shake

While Roy, the pay master ordered the Cappucino Expresso Cheese Cake with Hot Chocolate.

Che Roy, Cappucino Expresso Cheese n Hot Chocolate

Hmmmm sedap! Sangat baik untuk kesihatan ku ahahahaha bantai je... Thanks Roy!

All Boys Buka Puasa @ Tony Roma's Cineleisure

Some of the boys from The Eye Co. gathered for buka puasa at Tony Roma's Cineleisure recently. Memang seronok as all of us can be considered 'buruk lantaks' and masing-masing tak reti nak malu-malu mentekedarah. The service @ Uncle Tony's however was not as good as the food (ada ke mamat Bangla ni served us and gosh berbelit-belit la dia cakap) plus the drinks arrived late (mine was the last - sampai nak terkecik Kal El). But all in all we had a good time!

Roti Free with Garlic Sauce - Yummy (Since it's free kan)

Starters

Sirlion Steak with Ribs and Mashed Potatoes + Baked Beans

Sweet Cherry Mocktail for a Sweet Person like me (perasan!)

I ordered the Sirlion Steak with Ribs accompanied with Baked Beans and Mashed Potatoes for mains dan air yang lambat sangat tu was Sweet Cherry Mocktail (i loved it!) For starters, we all shared the Platter consisting of Onion Rings, Chikcen Nuggets and Potato Skins.

Inilah dia Jantan-Jantan Best itu...

The menu has somehow changed since the last time we were there (and that was last year also during Ramadhan - and macam kat Chilli's gak - they have stopped offering Country Fried Steak - damn! Mana aku nak carik menda alah tu la lepas ni? Kat Bubba Gump je la yang ada (I hope this still have it lah)

Buka Puasa @ Old Town White Coffee

This was actually our first time trying out this famous kopitiam. We were at Jusco Wangsa Maju recently to get something for a friend's new born and ended up here by accident. We wanted to break fast at Secret Recipe but most of the restaurants were full house that day, including Old Town White Coffee, but lucky us (and pity this guy on wheelchair hehehe) a Chinese elderly couple who had just finished their meal hurriedly gave us their seats. Thank you folks for your kindess. May God bless you.

Nothing extravagant in their list of menu except for some tempting looking buns and toasts (what Kopitiams are famous for) and a variety of coffee and tea. Since we haven't eaten the whole day, we decided to just order the main dish and see it our tummies could accomodate some toast after that - we couldn't!

The Free Fruit Juice for Buka Puasa

Patrons for buka puasa are served with a free glass of fruit juice. Both KN and I ordered the Chicken Rendang Nasi Lemak. I had the Xi Mut Milk Tea and KN as usual ordered the Iced Cham.

Xui Mut Tea (Above) and Iced Cham (Below)

We were impressed with the food as the Rendang Chicken Nasi Lemak was fantastically delicious. I especially loved the Sambal with tonnes of largely cut onions. The Chicken Rendang too were tasty we both agreed. Unfortunately there were no eggs in this dish like a normal Nasi Lemak would usually have.

Rendang Chicken Nasi Lemak

I loved the Xi Mut Tea and when I come back (which I am sure I will real soon, I'll be trying their Nan Yang Memorably and Old Town Hazelnut White Coffee that look really inviting) Well done Old Town White Coffee, you've got yourself a happy customer here!

Buka Puasa @ Puti Bungsu Batam, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng

We were at Puti Bungsu Batam once again for buka puasa this year - it was on a rainy day and the road was heavily jammed so we decided to stop at this fabulous nasi padang eatery for buka puasa. Unlike last year, this years buka puasa at this restaurant witnessed dozn more people - it was fullhouse. Perhaps last year they had just opened their doors and not many people know the place tapi tahun ni siap ada satu bas lagi datang, I suppose it was an office buka puasa get together. a long table was occupied by children which I suppose was an orphanage buka puasa treat - well not bad a crowd - syabas Puti Bungsu!

Bergedil - WAJIB!

Ayam Goreng Rempah - WAJIB!

Daging Rendang - WAJIB!

As usual, the food, memang out of this world and price wise, maintain below RM40 for 2 persons - kalau compared to other Nasi Padang place around KL you won't get this price and considering this place is in the middle of KL City, fulamak lagi la kan terasa murahnya!

Sambal Hijo - SANGAT WAJIB!

Kuah Gulai - Juga WAJIB!

Tempe Goreng Sambal dengan Kentang

This year they did not serve the Nasi Padang buffet, at least on that evening we were there - rasanya siapa je la yang nak makan Nasi bebanyak kan. Macam hilang konsep ke nasi padangan tu kalau buat buffet style. Huhu lapar la pulak tengok gambar Daging Rendang dan Sambal Hijo tu... A new dish we ordered was Tempe and Kentang Goreng Sambal, sedap! Other lauk, our usual with Watermelon and Orange juice for drinks.

Buka Puasa @ Tony Roma's Cineleisure

Again, before I fell sick hari tu sempat la KN and I pi this place we've never tried before. It was indeed the last buka puasa we had at a restaurant before I had to have my food served in the room. It was actually a surprise from KN (for no apparent occassion, just for the sake of surprising me - remember when I had that sudden crave for Bubba Gump's Mama's Southern Fried Chicken? It was that same day and as we were heading to the Ikea/Curve/Cineleisure area KN told me we were trying Tony Roma's) As a matter of factly a reservation was made earlier for the two of us. We had our buka puasa outdoors, in the cold showers of the dusk.

Potato Skin

Our first visit to Tony Roma's was not at all a dissapointment. Yes they had similar Country Fried Steak or Mama's Southern Fried Chicken as they called it at Bubba Gump but I was more interested in their Ribs - Boneless! Cheating huh?

The Ribs, The Four Sauces and Cranberry Juice

I had the Boneless Ribs with Mashed Potatoes and Corn on the Cob with Cranberry Juice (I love this drink!) The Ribs was fantastic, really tasty, juicy and tender served with four types of sauces; Smokey, Hot, Original and Honey. I of course loved the Hot sauce. Although the ribs may look small in the picture they are indeed very filling. Perhaps because I had 4 servings of those Cranberry Juice - now why am I suffering from water retention problem again?

Country Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Corn on Cob

KN on the other hand had the Country Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Corn on the Cob and Lite Coke. KN's Country Fried Steak was a large serving and we were served with kurma as the drinks arrived, dah namanya puasa kan.

The Kurma

Apart from the main dishes, we ordered potato skin (served with cheese) and it was wonderful. The service was friendly and I would classify them as superb.

Buka Puasa @ Chili's KLCC

Before falling sick hari tu, on the 3rd day of Ramadhan, we managed to visit our favourite dining place - Chili's! Actually masa kat Jeddah lagi on the way back to KL dah teringat Chili's just because we saw an outlet there. So, dengan nafsu bulan posa ni, we went to Chili's untuk memuaskannya... (huhuhu).

As usual, we would order their classic Nachos (a must, never missed so far) as starters. KN had the Country Fried Chicken (again, I feel they should re introduce their Country Fried Steak) but this time the Country Fried Chicken was served with Fried instead of with Mashed Potatoes. Hmmm I prefer with Mashed Potatoes... I had the lamb shoulder - server with black pepper sauce but I of course asked for Mint Sauce.

Something was a miss this time Ramadhan at Chili's as they did not have a Ramadhan set menu like they usually do but fortunately they did not forget to serve Kurma with our dish. For drinks we ordered Ice Lemon Tea from the fountain maka banyak la Kal El telan air, thus worsen my water retention problem... padan muka kan?

Me, MIA

First of all please accept my apologies for suddenly disappearing for over 2 weeks. Like Kembara Musafir said in his earlier comment - penat celebrity Chef Zaidah senyum kat last entry tu, nasib baik senyumnya manis, maka manis la wajah blog ni hehehehe (mengampu tu sebenarnya Chef!)

Yes, I still owe those who are interested, basically for my own reflection and reference, entries on my recent umrah trip to the Holy land. Will continue writing on that soon while trying to catch up with things at the office and generally a mundane Ramadhan this year.

Ever since I came back I haven't been in the pinkiest of health and was forced to continue resting sampai la hari ni (Sept 22, and now it's Sept 24 - dah 3 hari compose ni, dragging my fingers to tap on the keyboad) I feel a little better to switch on the laptop and say Hi to everyone. A lot has been going on in my mind lately, to my health especially and this Ramadhan isn't so far like last year's where KN and I enjoyed our break fasting trying this restaurant and that. Tapi sempat la jugak kami berbuka di satu dua tempat sebelum Kal El betul-betul hilang selera dan terbaring for over two weeks. Inilah dugaan Allah, mungkin sebagai penghapus dosa dan penbersihan diri (ahahah terkejut agaknya badan ni pergi ke Mekah dan Madinah... tu la jahat sangat kan, dosa bertimbun) kerana sakit itu adalah cara Allah menghapus dosa-dosa kita, InsyaAllah... dan MasyaAllah bayangkan lah betapa banyaknye dosa Kal El sampai sakit begini lama. But I believe, this happened because Allah loves me very much.

If you've been following this blog, i've mentioned several times in my previous entries, or if you know me in person, you'd know that I am 'blessed' with a list of chronic illnesses and now a year after the cerebellar stroke attack last Syawal, my kidney has failed me big time.

I am suppose to start dialysis but I am trying some other ways before I surrender to the machine for life (Unless ada someone nak sedekah buah pinggang dia lah kan...). So, itulah yang terjadi these past three weeks with me getting bloated macam puffer fish, my weight suddenly mendadak naik (ahahah seluar dan baju semua dah tak muat - am glad I could still laugh at myself for being so fat) and dengan hadiah bronchitis dari tanah suci menyukarkan Kal El bernafas, dengan kata lain sesak nafas. Just imagine dengan perut membuncit, feeling heavy and bloated, all I could do was lie down and sleep. Jalan pi toilet pun rasa macam nak merangkak.

So puasa kali ni memang sesimple boleh (alhamdulillah masih berupaya puasa) Nasib baik ada KN yang sentiasa di sisi, banyak membantu. Dialah yang membeli makanan, mengemas rumah, membasuh baju, sehinggakan tayar kereta pancit dan bateri kereta habis hari tu pun dia juga yang uruskan sorang-sorang, now am I lucky or what?

Whatever it is, please pray for me wherever you are. I just read from a fellow blogger friend's blog that he is also not well. Dr. Shah, hope you'll get well soon.

Buka Puasa @ Djeumpa, Bukit Antarabangsa

KN and I were invited to the opening of Celebrity Chef Zaidah's (the chef with the sweetest looking mole on her face) new eatery at Oakleaf Club Bukit Antarabangsa on the 4th day of Ramadhan. The restaurant called Djeumpa has just opened its doors after the lot was vacant for quite sometime. InsyaAllah staying just opposite the club, we'll be going there again - fabulous food (of course lah what do you expect when it's chef owned?) plus the usual airy Bukit Antarabangsa surrounding greets you while you dine in at this nice place.

Among others served for bebuka (which will usually cost patrons RM38++ per head during Ramadhan - free last night heheheh) were Nasi Minyak and Nasi Putih with lauk pauk like Paceri Nenas, Dalcha Sayur, Daging, Ayam Kerutub, Ikan Bakar as well as other dishes like Mee Rebus, Sup Tulang, delicious line up of sweet desserts, fruits and choices of cold and hot drinks. The menu would change daily and we were told they're serving seafood on Friday 5th Ramadhan.

It was a short and sweet event with celebrities like Jaafar Onn and a couple others present. Jaafar Onn presented guests with three traditional songs and there were also traditional music being played live as guests enjoyed their meal.

Nasi Minyak, Ayam Kerutub, Paceri Nenas and Dalcha Sayur

Mee Rebus

Kal El would like to congratulate Chef Zaidah and her family on the opening of Djeumpa Restaurant and wishing the business a success. Thank you for having us on your memorable day. Pepatah Melayu berkata 'Orang Berbudi, Kita Berbahasa, Orang Memberi, Kita Merasa" - chewah, 'Terima Kasih Daun Keladi, ahahaha Future Event Nanti Jemputlah Lagi" - tu pepatah Kal El punya ek.

Here's a the map and contact number to DJEUMPA RESTAURANT. Djeumpa Di sana!

Click the Map to Enlarge (c) Learn2Swim