*Since I'm a Malaysian and we follow British syllabus here, "chilli" it is then, instead of "chili". :P 
One of the best food in KL nowadays is chilli pan mee, which literally translates to "chilli flat flour noodles", which is pretty weird.

So, here's the story.
Mom has been obsessing over a certain chilli pan mee shop at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. One of its newer branches is located in EAT Food Village at Publika, which is one of the best places in town for good food.


The ambience is quite good, as it has air-conditioning and of course, what people look for nowadays, a Wi-Fi signal. We had an early dinner, about a few minutes to 6pm but there are already people queuing for a bowl of chilli pan mee!

You can get soup noodles or dry noodles. (I am used to the dry ones as I find them tastier) You can also get some add-ons too.

And mom started on the story while we waited for our noodles. The owner of Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee is the one who started the whole "chilli pan mee" trend. He refused to open branches so some people imitated him and the style of his chilli pan mee. Chilli pan mee gained popularity and more shops and stalls selling chilli pan mee popped up from time to time. After that, the owner finally opened two branches, including another one at Pandah Indah.



The noodles come with a leafy soup, some fried anchovies, fried onion, a poached egg and some dried chilli flakes. It's pretty much what you get at any normal chilli pan mee store but the fried onion brought the taste up to another level. For me, I love the fragrance that was introduced by the fried onion. The poached egg was good too.

On the downside, I feel that the fried anchovies are a little salty for my taste.



To eat, just break open the poached egg and mix it together with the noodles and stuff. Add in the dried chilli flakes for a zesty flavour. Some people don't really like spicy food or can't take too much chilli so it is advisable that you add in the chilli bit by bit according to your taste buds. I mean, you can't enjoy your noodles if you can't eat it!
The noodles may be a little dry. Here's where the soup comes in handy. Add in a spoon or two of soup into the noodles (or as many spoons that you like).

The price of one bowl of chilli pan mee is roughly around RM7.90 at Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee in Publika but apparently, the prices at the original shop and the one at Pandan Indah is about RM5. Well, you have to pay for the ambiance, right?

I've tasted a few chilli pan mee before this but their chilli wasn't as good (some are really awful, trust me) and they don't have fried onion x) 
Maybe I'll get mom to bring me to that original shop someday and see if the taste is any different!



Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee Publika
FC-11, Level UG, Publika Shopping Gallery,
No. 1, Jalan Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, 
Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur


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Post-blog-note: SPMs are around the corner and it appears that I'm one of the candidates for the exam this year. Wish me luck :X

Another sorry for neglecting my blog (again). It's just, I've been having to face trial exams for SPM and my finals for a total of... 3 weeks?
So far, the results are OK but they havn't finish distributing all the papers yet. I have a feeling that I'll probably flunk my Additional Maths due to the challenging questions (Maths havn't been friendly to me since I was introduced to Algebra).

Anyway, I've been drawn to drawing nowadays. Perhaps it's the need of a break from studying or perhaps it's just because I couldn't get my DSLR out for a walk.. or maybe it's just the boredom which struck me during classes..

And voila, here are some doodles/sketches/whatever-you'd-like-to-call-them:





Above pictures are drawn when I was 11 to 13... oh well... It's happy finding back lost memories. I have other doodles in my textbooks and notes but apparently, they are too much to handle.. so I'll just stick to these.





And these two were made when I was crazy about Maple Story, back when I was 12 (not to say I wasn't crazy about Maple after that period of time..).

And I'm back. Sorry for the long gap between this post and the last .-. Was a little held up by studies and, ahem, watching the Japanese anime, One Piece. Well, the good news is... I've finished another part of it so I will be sober enough to face my studies for a few weeks (or months).

I havn't heard of Saisaki until my godmother said that we will be having dinner there to celebrate her birthday... and the next day I saw an article on Saisaki on the newspaper. I've, however, heard of Shogun and then found out that the latter is created after the successful launch of Saisaki. Saisaki is located at the Wisma UOA 2 (click into the link to view the operation hours and the address).



Since it's my godmother's birthday (OK. actually a day after her birthday) we have a birthday promotion, which is a 3+1 package.. meaning that the birthday boy/girl/lady/gentleman/whatever has to be accompanied by 3 paying guests.



Although it's my first time having a Japanese buffet, I have to agree that it was quite good and affordable. Refer to the price rates here. Since it was a Monday night, each adult is about RM60. I had to say that there are a lot of choices and variety.











You can get sushi, sashimi, rolls, udon, chawanmushi and even soft-shelled crabs and mussels!











You can also find stuff that you don't normally get to see in a typical Japanese restaurant, like fried salmon skin (which tastes delicious by the way), buddha jump over the wall (which I still think is a weird name.. OK, I should probably cut down these monologues) and even "lala" (clams). My mom and sis love that, even though they just had some the night before!



There wasn't much to complain about but still, the chawanmushi is pretty much tasteless as opposed to the salty miso soup. I tried mixing those two together but it didn't work out well. *sigh* As to the others, I don't think I found any faults in them.



Usually, I'll just take a california roll, a mango roll or a spider roll but I was a little overwhelmed by the different kinds of maki (rolls) there. Well, there's a first to everything, right?



-a little of everything- I didn't mean it literally if you're wondering.







As for dessert, there are cakes, tarts, parfaits and ice-cream to choose from. I just had the honeydew ice-cream because I was a little tight at the waist then. Buffets make me so out of control. Darnit.



Check out Saisaki's website and Facebook page for more updates!

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Sorry I skipped so many days since the last post. Was on a vacation in snorkeling heaven. Where is it you ask? Stay tuned to find out. mwahahaha XD

Mom bought another Groupon voucher for Twenty.One the same time she bought the vouchers for the buffet at Sheraton Imperial. (What? It's good to minimise the cost!)

Located at Bangsar Shopping Complex, Twenty.One - Tables + Terrace is the sister restaurant of Twenty.One - Kitchen + Bar. Unfortunately, I did not get to taste the alcoholic drinks there because I'm pretty much underage and my mom was opposite me throwing daggers, daring me to order a drink for myself. (yes, I'm exaggerating) Anyway, the first thing that I noticed about the place was the ambiance.



Wow. There are even fountains. LOVE IT.







And you even get serviced while using the restroom. I was pretty surprised when I couldn't find the sink after using the toilet but there was someone there to supply you with soap and a hand towel. Now THAT'S a first.





It was my grandparents' last day in KL so we brought them there for dinner. They told me afterwards that the food was quite good. I had the same thought.





First up on the table was bread and olive oil, plus some spice. Dip the chunks of bread into the olive oil then into the spice. Cinnamon? It's not in the menu and we didn't order for it so it's complimentary I guess. (and the charges are included in the receipt)



Then the wild mushroom soup. I have to say that out of the few dishes that day, this is the most unsatisfactory. The soup wasn't salty enough. It lacked taste and to avoid wastage we decided to finish it whatsoever.





Then some fried calamari and popcorn chicken. The fried calamari is average but the popcorn chicken, it's a little bit on the soft side but there's still a little crispiness to it and I find it quite nice with the sweet chili dip.



Pan fried seabass with apple salsa, boy choy and turkey ham was quite good too. The seabass is crispy enough and the sauce is compatible too.



"Penne pasta drowned in a three cheese creamy sauce, diced chicken and sundried tomatoes" is next on the table. It sounds fattening, with all the "three cheese creamy sauce" but it tastes good. It doesn't make you feel bloated but makes you want to have more.



And mushroom risotto with tempura oyster mushrooms and parmesan wafer too. (now I realised I've misread the menu the first time. I thought that the risotto came together with oysters, silly me.) Havn't had risotto for months and it doesn't make you feel bloated either.





Last but not least, dessert! I shared it a little with my bro and sis. Creme brulee has always been my favourite. :3 So I loved the passionfruit creme brulee with dark chocolate mousse & caramel. Three out of the four kinds of food in the dessert are my all-time favs. How could I not love it?! Plus, I heard some say that dark chocolate can in fact make you slimmer... (all the more reason to eat more dark chocolates)



I can't say that it's cheap because our bill totaled up to RM230+ so it's a good thing to have Groupon vouchers..

Check out their Facebook page or drop by their website to find out more or to make reservations.

Am off for another vacation so I'll blog after that. I promise. I was a little busy with the tons of schoolwork and tests last week and outings this week. So till the next time! p.s. love the new phone! all photos taken with the little birthday present I got from mom (and I had to pay half of it.. oh well, no complains)