Thursday, August 16, 2012

Antipodean Cafe, the fourth time

So yes, like I've blogged previously... I probably get to review the entire menu at the rate I am visiting this place. I've been visiting this joint every single weekend, simply because the hubs wanted to eat eggs. Where else can you find eggs? only at Antipodean Cafe. =_=

This time we went there with a couple of friends. It was lunch time, on a Saturday and it was packed. I couldn't grasp the logic of not seating us first, just because we have incomplete party. Even when we were one of the first few waiting in line. Somehow, it annoys me that people who came after us got seats just because they are lesser in numbers. Putting your name in the waiting list, doesn't that mean we are waiting in line first than the people who put their name after us?

Even after I've explained that I am suffering from gastric problems didn't change a bit. We waited about half an hour at the door for our table when people after us got table after table.

The hostess actually said, "Sir, we can give you table but you must order first." What was the logic of that? That we simply want to waste our time waiting for a table and not order after being seated? That we simply want to sit down and look at everybody eating and not order? No, we came for lunch and obviously we want to order! So we were made standing and waiting for half an hour, and for what? It was a very hot day and I was suffering from gastric pains, so mind you, I was very irritated. But that was not the excuse for them to be so ridiculous.

Anyways, I needed something non fried, non spicy and okay for the throat. So, I went for this.

Open shredded chicken sandwich rm17
open shredded chicken sandwich RM17

It was actually pretty good. The mayonnaise that they used was mixed with some kind of sauce. It tasted sweet and light. I loved it. They were pretty generous with the shredded chicken as well.

cappuccino rm9
cappuccino RM9

Shared this with the hubs because I didn't want to aggravate my throat too much. Just had to have some because I simply cannot just not drink their coffee. LOL.

croissant scrambled eggs sausage rm18
croissant scrambled eggs with beef sausage rm18

There. All the eggs he can eat. Eat eat eat the eggs. Seriously I have no idea how one person can eat so much eggs.

Then Julian & Teresa came.

They ordered Scrambled Egg, Salmon on Toast rm18 which I blogged about previously

detox juices rm12
detox juices rm12

This juice, looked nasty. Like it was freshly blended grass juice or something. According to Julian, it was celery, cucumber, don't know what else blended into one and he said it was nice. I can't even....

iced mocha below rm10
iced mocha below rm10

Simply because I couldn't find it on the menu board and I didn't know how much it costs. So, seeing that all their coffee ends at RM10, I THINK it is below RM10. Teresa said it was good. So, it's good lah!

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Winner for Dimple Maggot K-Palette Giveaway

Super glad to announce the winner of Dimple Maggot K-Palette's Giveaway here!

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Once again, CONGRATULATIONS LAURA!

As for the rest, Thank you so much for your support and entries! Looking forward to more giveaways in the future.

If you would like to try out K-Palette's products, you may head to any SASA outlets. They have them on the stands. Have fun!

XOXO

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Journey to the Pearl of the Orient

In other words, journey to Penang.

It was such a beautiful day! Woke up early on a Friday morning. All packed and ready to start our journey with the team. If you guys didn't know about this journey I had a week before, let me tell you that it was the AWESOMEST journey I have EVER had traveling to Penang, EVER! I've always hated Penang, ALWAYS! but this entire journey have changed my perception of Penang and this was all thanks to Autogridz, for letting me tag along.

Before we were on the move, we had lunch at Deutsches Gasthaus, Damansara Perdana. Thinking that they are a "reputable" German restaurant, I ordered a cup of cappuccino. I mean, seriously... what can go wrong? It was such a lovely day, anyway.

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WRONG! Cappuccino came. It was more like black coffee with foam. The foam was a little off and it tasted weird. One word to describe the coffee, IDIOTIC. I don't know why but it was plain idiotic to me that I ordered a cup of cappuccino (one part coffee, three part milk) and the coffee came that way.

After sipping a little, the hubs and I agreed that it was just way off. First of all, it wasn't even a cappuccino (I know I said it just now but..) and second the milk was just...weird. So, we sent it back and we were right! MILK was bad! What the hell! We were super shocked and paranoid to start our day with drinking bad milk, what with the long journey to Penang and all.

Deutsches Gasthaus, please spare yourself some profit and invest in a GODDAMN coffee machine! If you can't even have a proper cup of coffee for your customers, don't offer it! and most of all don't cheat us off RM10 for that cup of idiot.

Okay, I'm done ranting. This post wasn't suppose to start on a bad note. Excuse me, kay. I just can't stand food places being ridiculous.

ANYWAY, moving on. Thank God we didn't get food poisoning or whatever. I would have sued the living daylights out of that place. OK, SERIOUSLY. ANYWAY....

We went over to Porsche, Glenmarie to collect this baby!

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THE PORSCHE BOXSTER S

WHAT A SEXY PIECE OF METAL RIGHT?
The hubs could not agree more. He was in love. He could probably tell you what it is made of and what is in it that makes it rumble when it is suppose to rumble but stuff like that, you've got to wait for Autogridz September Issue. The whole feature will be there. So, if you are looking for all that techy and mechanicy stuff, WRONG PLACE.

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I'll only blog from a girl's point of view of the Porsche Boxster S and the entire journey to Penang in a Porsche Boxster S, with the top down. :)

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Traveling in a two seater car can be quite troublesome. Especially when you have so many junk food and water bottles to store.

But, you make space for the Porsche Boxster S. Not the other way round. LOL.

Being in it...is a once in a lifetime experience for me. I don't mind if I have to put my leg up on the dashboard the entire trip. Not that I did because the leg room is aplenty. I especially love having the glove compartment down as well because that gives me a table where I can put my phone, my charger, my phone while charging, my shades, and other stuff. I can even put the air conditioner on for my seat, yes! my seat so that it cools my butt and my butt can get all cozy and non sticky on the leather seat. I can even adjust my seats to my liking, high, low, front, back, ... something like seating in a first class air plane but on the road instead.

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I love the thrill of putting the top down, and driving through cars on the highway. Taking in how beautiful my surrounding is, even though I've driven the road countless times in another car. Somehow, being in a convertible brings you on a different journey, albeit it is the same one that you've been in before.

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Top and Bottom from Clothes For Fun
Bag from a bazaar

All that mattered was the experience, not the fact that my hair almost flew off my head. It was just pure beautiful, no words can describe the feeling of being in it. And what did people say about money can't buy happiness? I was definitely more than happy being given the opportunity to travel in it for a few days.

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We were way behind time, so we had to make a few adjustments along the way. We reached Penang slightly around 830pm and found our way to Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa at 9pm, where we were given the privilege to stay for 3days and 2nights. All thanks to Shangri-La for sponsoring our journey's stay.

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We were greeted with warmth by Shang's staff and I was awed by how great their service was. Being rated among 5star hotels, their service was one step ahead of what their guests needed. Always! They greeted me and offered to carry my luggage. We had sour plum for our welcome drink and were offered cold towels to freshen up. We were then taken up to our rooms with our luggage in tow.

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Our door opened towards one of Shangri-La's finest Deluxe Room where the air was already cooled for us upon arrival.

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A brief message from Shangri-La to welcome our stay, waiting on the coffee table.

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Treats of spicy chocolates from Spice Market. Lovely background music played on their flat screen tv.

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Fresh towels in the bathroom. I simply love checking in to a hotel room. It's like opening a birthday present, and loving what you find in it.

Without freshening up, we went down to have dinner at Spice Market. They were having Seafood Buffet that night and we were just glad to have food that was already cooked for us.

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The journey had exhausted all of us and we just wanted to rest a little. The spread was not bad. When it comes to buffet, I get super excited. No idea why, it's just me. Their spread ranged of Malay, Western, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian. The best dish that night had to be their fried soft shell crab with chilli.

After dinner, the hubs and I went for a walk to the beach bar. Just to check out what they have and we decided to head back there for lunch the next day. It was already 10pm plus and I just needed to get some rest. The others went on to Soju Room for a pre-Johnnie Walker Black Circuit party. I heard that that place is "the" now most famous club in Penang.

So, I went back to the room. Showered. Channeled into some movie on HBO and before I knew it, it was a brand new day. :)

Monday, August 13, 2012

Brotzeit's Teaser for Oktoberfest Platter

What a year it has been! It is going to be October soon and that means, Oktoberfest (and my birthday :P)!

Last Oktoberfest, I was at Ecoba, participating in a bazaar but ended up celebrating the night away with my friends drinking and dancing. Frankly speaking, that was the first time I've ever experienced an Oktoberfest celebration. The highlight : Chicken Dance! Nah, I didn't do it. I am a spoil sport. LOL.

Well, I am pretty excited to blog about my recent food review with Autogridz at Brotzeit, Sunway Pyramid. We had Brotzeit's Oktoberfest Platter. It was PORKY and super deli!

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My favourite beer of all time. Paulaner Mango! Tastes like fizzy Mango with a little beer zing at the end. Yummy! For those who really love Mango, try this! You'll love it.

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While waiting for our food. Wasn't feeling that well but managed to look decent. LOL

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Ordered Onion Soup. It was really good. It came with a really big portion of cheese and two slices of toasted homemade bread too.

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This is Brotzeit's Oktoberfest Platter! Everything on this wooden tray is edible and please be warned that this is NON-HALAL.

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Meatloaves, pork knuckle, bratwursts, spicy pork sausages, grilled slices of bacon, grilled pork chops, potato salad and sauerkraut!

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My favourite of the lot was grilled pork chops. It was grilled to perfection and marinated with only the chef knows what. LOL.

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Potato salad was light and fluffy with a little sourish taste at the end. Unlike any other potato salad I've tasted.

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Sauerkraut was a little bit dry but tasty. I preferred it if it was softer and had more gravy in it.

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That platter fed us all five!

Anyway, do note that the platter will only be available during Oktoberfest, so check out Brotzeit's Facebook Page for updates.

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After dinner, we were serenaded with jazzy tunes from a live band at Brotzeit.

I didn't know they had live bands there. They were really really good and I actually wanted to hire them for my wedding but we've already decided not to have any live band in the beginning.

The band plays every Thursday. So, drop by Thursdays at Brotzeit Sunway Pyramid after work to unwind. Can't go wrong when there's good food, a glass of chilled beer and great music!

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My outfit for the night :
Jersey tank top & Lace shorts from Clothes For Fun


Brotzeit Bier Bar & Restaurant
OB K4, Oasis Bouleard
Sunway Pyramid
3 Jalan PJS15/1
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
t : +603 5638 5516/7

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Back at Antipodean Cafe, Bangsar

I am back from Penang and it was such an awesome trip. I've got to blog about the whole journey but give me some time, 250 pictures to sort out and a whole lot of blogging to do.

Meanwhile, here is my third visit to Antipodean Cafe along Jalan Telawi. This was the day after I came back from Penang. Have yet to get sick of this place. Click here for previous entry on my first and second visit to Antipodean Cafe.

scrambled egg, salmon on toast rm18
scrambled egg, salmon on toast rm18

Hubs ordered this so I don't really know how it tasted. I don't really fancy scrambled eggs nor salmon, really. So I didn't try but it was definitely filling for him.

all day breakfast rm19
all day breakfast rm19

This was what I had and I preferred this to the Big Breakfast. It has everything I love eating and the sausage was delicious! You can either opt for pork, chicken or beef sausage OR bacon. So I had their beef sausage. Loaded with beef!

As for the egg, it was initially scrambled but I requested for fried.

At the rate I'm visiting this place, I'll probably get to review their entire menu. LOL.