Tasty Thursday - Review : Ben's General Food Store, Bangsar Village

So, recently I met up with a friend at Ben's General Food Store (hereinafter "Ben's") in Bangsar Village as the originally planned, Plan B was packed. (Side story, Plan B and Ben's are under the same company.)

I was feeling a little under the weather and decided to order something healthier than usual. I present the selected menu:

 

Mushroom lasagne, with a side Caesar Salad and Ben's Iced Tea.

The caesar salad was awesome, the lettuce was fresh and the salad sauce was yummy, although they could have been a bit more generous with it. I also like the gruyere chip (singular) served in the salad for that extra salty crunch - yum.

On the other end of the scale, the mushroom lasagne was slightly warm bordering on cold when I put my fork into it, and it was a tad bit dry for my liking.

Ben's Iced Tea is basically iced green tea with lemons and limes, something my throat sorely needed.

Based on the meal mentioned above, I highly doubt that I will be going back to Ben's anytime soon. Personally, I will wait it out for a table at Plan B.

happy valentine's day, my love!

'rosewood' nailpolish by Elianto

Happy CNY, dearies!

location: Georgetown; photo and edit by M (2013)

Derp face for derp(tastic) trip

So, I believe there is a really high chance of travels to a distant land this coming December for me, C. Yay!

And I really want this to be an awesome-sauce trip (and to materialise). And because I have a tendency to go on bouts of spring cleaning and throw used paper on my desk, I figured it'd be safer to jot down the few things I've come across for the upcoming trip on this here blogeroonie.

I'm quite sure you'll be able to guess where I'll be heading to after having scrolled down to see what information I've pulled from the internet.


One:
Mode of transport. Need to get me one of these babies when I get onto level ground. Price will be around RM60++ for the starting fee. And possible top-ups will be needed.

Picture Hint #1: Octopus on a card?? Say whuttttt

Two:

Accommodation. None of note yet. I did stumble across a blog whose author stayed at a boutique apartment and they were extremely pleased with security.  CHI RESIDENCES 279. Ok, noted and will bring up mention when discussing plans with travel partners.

Three: 

Clothing. Winter time. Expecting temperature to be about 24 to 25 degrees in the celcius - oh yeah. 

Four:

Shopping: Argyle Center is supposed to be nice and bargain-chock-full!

Five:

Attractions: Apparently the whole place will be lit with festivities and wonderment. Whoop whoop!

If you haven't guessed yet, the trip will be in "Perfume Harbour" :D

Suggestions are mostestestest welcome

TTFN,

TMG

Monocle and Goldfish aficionado

Food Friday: Ajisen Ramen (post mortem two days late)

We decided to head out for a quick round of window shopping before Monday hit us again. So, destination of choice: Sunway Pyramid. We didn't really get up to spending much money, which is always nice... You know that unwanted purchase which you regret after that one moment of impulse.

So, after having gotten some essentials like skincare products, we decided to stop for a quick meal of brunch at Ajisen Ramen. Located on the topmost, or at least i think, floor in Sunway Pyramid.. i felt that the lack of neon lights would make most miss the place.

C speaking here now: Well, previously, I have had Ajisen Ramen in Australia, and had come to quite love their well known pork broth... but in M'sia as pork is non-halal, I was not too shocked to find out the broth in M'sia Ajisen would be quite different to that of in Aust. But why not give it a chance, right?

We both ordered hot ocha at RM2.50 per cup. Pretty hefty price I think for a non-special green tea drink. But since it was refillable, I didn't mind so much. It came in a rather unassuming plastic cup, not much else to say really.

Chicken katsu don - I would not order this dish again. Rating from 1 to 5... I would give it a 1. Flavourless and dry, it left much to be desired.

Paikut Ramen (homemade ramen) - The soup was okay, but I dearly missed the pork broth from Australia..(mmmmm, pork) . Better than the don.

And funnily enough, the star of the show (for me at least) was the fried garlic side which was provided together with the toothpick stand. I thought it was rather hilarious, don't you?

 Mmm, saviour to flavourless food.
Unfortunately, my love for piling on the fried garlic severely diminished when I overdid it by filling a small portion of my bowl with it. Too overwhelming! Note to self, practice moderation even in the face of plain dry rice.

Verdict: -_-

Till next time,
TMG
Monocle & Goldfish afficianado
xoxo

Onward bound to a fantastical year

On the 31st December 2012, I flew homeward bound to my "kampung". And so begins another chapter of my life.

I don't quite know what to make of it, but I do know that the monocle is good with the goldfish :')
Excuse the crypticness, which doesn't really bear much meaning...

So, yeah, I enjoyed a wonderful flight, it wasn't a full flight so I had both aisle and window seats to myself. And! even better, i sourced out a three seater freely available just adjacent to me. Having waited a good hour for someone else to claim it, there weren't any takers. So I slept on the plane, horizontally, for the first time ever! A good 6 years of travelling at a constant, and now to a more grounding year...

 Oh glorious three seater :3

Until next morrow,

Cheerio~

TMG

Happy New Year