Lunch at Gajah Mada

Gajah Mada by The Majapahit is located at G-021 & G-E-021, MyTown, No.6, Jalan Cochrane, Seksyen 90, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. It opens from 11am to 10pm daily.

Went there for lunch on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Ordered soursop juice (RM9.90) and The Majapahit mini flying fish set (RM37.90) served with steamed rice, savoury corn fritters, sambal kering tempe, emping crackers and soup.

After lunch, I had MyKori kenko kakgori (RM15) ~ yogurt+mango & honeydew+almonds, granola oats, coconut flakes with chia seeds.

 Location ~ convenient as it is in a shopping mall
Parking ~ multiple floors
Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ acceptable
Taste ~ good
Price ~ alright
Service ~ fine

Coming back? ~ maybe

Till next week, announcement was made today that the Movement Control Order to contain the further spread of covid-19 which has started on March 18 will be extended to April 14.

Brunch at Little Rimba

Little Rimba Cafe is located at No.1, Lorong Datuk Sulaiman 7, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. It opens from 7.30am to 10pm daily except Friday.

Four of us went there for brunch on Saturday, March 7, 2020. I had hot barley (RM2.83) and my friends had hot latte (RM7.99), mango + pineapple cold pressed juice (RM11.19) and hot teh tarik (RM3) with warm water (RM0.44 each). 

We shared sago gula Melaka (RM4.98), roti Benggali with kaya (RM6), hearty breakfast (RM13.72), toasted bagel egg and turkey slice (RM12.71), lontong (RM12.01), laksa Johor (RM12.01)

 and kacang phool (RM13.69).

Location ~ quite a distance

Parking ~ roadside

Seating ~ outdoor and indoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Taste ~ alright

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ slow and inefficient

Coming back? ~ maybe not

Till next week, let's just stay at home during this movement restriction order which starts today...

Celebrating Boss's 50th Birthday

On Friday, February 28, 2020, we celebrated our boss's birthday with lunch at Restoran Sederhana located at 21G, Daju 5 Darul Ihsan, Jalan Barat, Seksyen 8, 46050 Petaling Jaya. Its opening hours are from 10 am to 10 pm daily. His actual birthday is on March 1.

 He was surprised and excited to see the cake. Glad that he like it!

Location ~ nearby the office
Seating ~ indoor only
Parking ~ roadside
Food presentation ~ typical
Portion ~ too little
Taste ~ good
Price ~ expensive
Service ~ good
Coming back? Maybe...

Later in the evening, eight of us threw him another surprise at Arte Plus KLCC by Luxury Suites Asia located at Jalan Bemban, Kampung Berembang, 55000 KL.

Till next time, thanks for the mango passion juice, boss!

Kesuma Jiwa

Kesuma Jiwa is a fashion show cum concert to celebrate 20 years of friendship between Dato' Rizalman Ibrahim and Dayang Nurfaizah binti Awang Dowty. Tickets to the concert in Istana Budaya were sold out within 15 minutes after they went on sale at 10am on Monday, October 28, 2019. The tickets start from RM150 to RM500.  Was lucky to get two tickets to the concert.

Dress code is baju Melayu hitam teluk belanga/cekak musang bersamping or black suit for male and baju kurung/kurung moden/kebaya paras lutut berselendang for female.

We reached Istana Budaya at 6pm and walked around waiting like the rest.

Audience is not allowed to take photos or videos during the concert so none taken until the Gurindam Jiwa song. The songs performed during the concert are:
1. Kesuma Jiwa - Dato' Rizalman & Dayang Nurfaizah
2. Tari Tualang Tiga
3. Mengapa Dirindu
4. Hati Ke Hati
5. Itulah Sayang
6. Bisikan Hati
7. Di Pintu Syurga
8. Laksamana Raja Di Laut
9. Gurindam Jiwa - Dato' Rizalman & Dayang Nurfaizah
10. Joget Pahang
11. Selamat Tinggal Bungaku

The concert started at 8.35pm and ended at 11.15pm.

We had dinner at Hometown Hainan Coffee located at No.7-LG-1, Block A, Megan Salak Park, Jalan 2/125E,  Taman Desa Petaling, 57100 Kuala Lumpur after the concert. We both had fried kuay teow and hot lemon tea.

Till next week, it was a great concert and definitely worth the wait and effort to buy the tickets.