SHOGUN & SAISAKI JAPANESE BUFFET RESTAURANT @ SUNWAY PYRAMID

Photo downloaded from the web

Are you craving for Japanese food like sushi and sashimi? However, your dinner mates are not into cold food? Buffet is the best solution for this phenomenon. Out of the blue, we got to enjoy buffet dinner at SHOGUN & SAISAKI at the price as low as RM 13 per pax. If I were not mistaken, I visited SAISAKI at Wisma UOA II when I was in Standard 6. So, ya it as like a decade ago. OMG! All I remember is their green tea ice-cream is superb and the super duper huge cheese baked oysters. 

All of us were starved due to the early brunch we had in uni this morning. We were one of the first batches entering the restaurant and all we could see was FOOD, FOOD and FOOD. Compared to Joyoga, SHOGUN floor plan is way more simpler and the ambience is more to the Japanese restaurants like Sushi Zanmai or Tei. There was a sumptuous spread of scrumptious food. They offer different cuisines, including Chinese, Thai and Western other than Japanese. 

Cheese baked scallops and mussels

Sweet and sour oyster

Vegetable tempura and soft shell crabs

Sashimi

Sushi

Desserts

Abalone porridge

Miscellaneous

Overall, it was a pleasant experience dining in here. Of course, these are just part of the food I managed to take photos. Not to forget that, the dispensed hot chocolate was second to none. However, they do not offer premium ice-creams like Haagen Dazs.Their green tea ice-cream has degraded, not to mention the ice chunks found in the green tea ice-cream. It was a disappointment!

台湾西线之旅 台北-台中-台南-高雄-日月潭-垦丁 2014 Part 1

隔了快一个月吧，我不负责任暂时抛下正事，回到我的这个小窝。
上个月来了个说走就走的旅行，在出发前一个星期决定了参团环台湾西线。未决定前，有了许多顾虑，读了新闻，得知当时台北淹水，政府拉起一级警报。于是，我上网查看灾情，其实没有新闻报道的那么严重，就收拾行囊了！

Day 1

搭乘下午班机飞往婆罗洲沙巴亚庇，到了下榻的酒店Megah D'Aru. 这是一间靠近亚庇廉价机场的酒店，房间很宽敞舒适。基于酒店有免费SHUTTLE BUS到机场，建议要赶早上飞机的旅人们可以入住这家酒店。

Megah D'Aru 酒店房间整洁简单

酒店周围应为靠近机场，所以有些偏僻

沙巴的房子风格别具一番风味

整顿好了行李，就和几位刚结识的团友到SURIA KK吃晚餐，因为隔天要搭最早的班机到台北，所以一早就回酒店休息了。

Day 2

隔天一大早，就带着酒店准备好的三文治搭乘SHUTTLE BUS到机场。入卡门口大排长龙，真的是分秒必争。沙巴廉价机场还真的是有待改进。
（沙巴亚庇直飞台湾只需三小时半，而吉隆坡直飞台北需要四小时）


排了大约半小时的队，终于进到候机室了！
在飞机里，虽然上演一段座位风波，但也不影响好心情。在飞机上吃了我搭乘亚航N次以来第一个机上便当，Uncle Chin's Chicken Rice，简直是人间美味。

胡姬花，不要怀疑，是真花

一到台北就看到大批旅客在这底下围观，人的常理，越多人看的东西，越要看。

台湾第一站：台北

第一站：九份

台湾的高山地区占了总面积的百分之八十，可说是四面环山，建筑物都建在高地上，形成了特别的景观。大约一小时车程，到了大名鼎鼎的九份。听闻九份只是一条老街，并没有什么特别。依我看来，这不仅仅是一条老街这么简单，它承载的是日据时代那尴尬的过渡期，昔日繁华，今日的复兴。

人潮之汹涌，并非图文可诠释

日据时代的建筑物

猜猜这个是什么

到台湾吃的第一道就是卤肉饭

素的肉丸哦

答案揭晓：红糟肉圆

老板娘大方地让我们拍照

撑着伞也要玩得痛快

到九份啦！

在7-11避雨时买的外形像爽身粉的纯粹。喝曼特宁，极度好喝

杂乱有序的房子是不是很有趣

第二站：和平岛海角乐园 （没有什么好看）

海角乐园

 第三站：士林夜市

士林夜市

学生为了民主筹款

哥卖的不是药，而是一种爱的解药 （Pharmacist in Taiwan has great sense of humor!）

第四站：西门町 

西门町阿宗面线 (看不见大肠的大肠面线)

通街都是的豪大大

超级好吃的爱文芒果冰 （三兄妹）
NST 110
有点惊讶的好吃，因为在马来西亚自称台湾雪花冰的太多了，又不好吃。

导游说现在HENG苦瓜蜂蜜

有个性的墙

台北街头

 第五站：西门华丽饭店 （很不错的酒店，离西门町商圈有点远，因为街道有点暗）

很舒适的床

待续

Wondermama, Bangsar Village and dip n' dip

Wondermama, Bangsar Village is known as a hidden gem in Bangsar. It is located at the corner of the Bangsar Village, just beside Ben's General Store. The prices are affordable and the food served are above average. Love the ambience! The theme is more on the fusion of nostalgic and vintage while the food served is the fusion of western and Malaysia cuisine. 

Interesting right? We chose this restaurant as it is recommended by the bloggers.

The colourful unique bowls are standing proudly in the built-in antique shelves.

Spicy Maggu Goreng 

RM 15.9

This is not an ordinary Maggi Goreng. It is topped with generous amount of seafood!!!

Beer Burger RM 15.8

The fries are super duper crispy! We wonder the recipe.

Dancing Squid RM 14

Nothing much to shout out but the glass jar is unique enough.

Nyonya Laksa RM 13.9

Not spicy enough and the thick coconut milk makes me full instead of the vermicelli.

Kampung Fried Rice. RM 14

Superb!

Latte Week so we get the second cup of latte for free! Love how they present it as the nostalgic biscuit flowers are served instead of biscotti. 

After our dinner, we headed to dip n' dip which is located at a 5-minute walking distance from Wondermama, Bangsar Village to meet our friends. 

We ordered the triple chocolate crepe.

Triple Chocolate Crepre RM 17

This is just one cell thick. Less sweet than the RM 28 brownie. I think this is slightly overpriced as the portion is raticy small and it is really very thin!

Waffle stick. RM 10

This is much more sweeter than the triple chocolate crepe. Perhaps this is due to the waffle is flavored.

 

Wheeeee~ Asians at work. Tadaaaaa!

 The girls ~ xoxo

Nutmeg, Bangsar Village II and Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf, Bangsar Village

We spontaneously visited Bangsar after our session at MATTA Fair, PWTC. It took around 25 minutes to reach our destination due to the massive traffic jam. Upon our arrival, we initially planned to settle our trunch (lunch + tea time) at Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf but due to the hungers and shortage of time, we just randomly selected nutmeg cafe from the directory, this was what we usually do. 

Nutmeg cafe is a simplistic designed cafe with cozy sofa and wooden dining table. The price range is from RM 26- RM 40 for main courses while for desserts, it is around RM 10- RM 15. 

Due to the extreme hungers, we felt like ordering everything on the menu and we were too hungry and able to eat a cow. However, rationalism kicked in and we ordered a lemon trifle in addition to the main course.

It is not difficult to notice this urbanized looking cafe. I love the ambience though.

I love nature so wooden furniture is always on top of my list.

So we agreed to have our lemon trifle served prior to the main courses.

    

                 Lemon Trifle RM 13

The creaminess is neutralized by the savory lemon juice and this combination made the dessert. 

      Salmon Chunks Aglio Olio RM 23

This is what I ordered. Pretty good as I prefer aglio olio than spaghetti with gravy. 

 

           Southern Breakfast RM 26

This is the most savory looking main course of what we ordered that day. I will definitely order this during my next visit. You can choose the egg with any style as what all the cafés do. Scrambled, poached or omelette.

           Grilled Chicken RM 32

This was nothing special and the portion was kinda small as we expected it was at least a quarter of the chicken. Eventually, it was to sauce to make you full. Not satisfied with this main course.

Tadaaaaa! Asian at work💋

            Gladiator Burger RM 35

Due to our hunger, we headed to Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf for this. 

It was pretty delicious as the bun was substituted with macaroni👍 Yumyum~~~