Charity Bazaar & Food Fair, Angels Home OUG

Last Sunday, I went to this. As I (ahem) forecasted, it was a bright beautiful clear sunny Sunday. Phew, so so so baking hot! An air-conditioned car/buildings/office dweller like me just popped in and out. Hmm.. think I was there less than say, an hour. *shy*

The considerably thick crowd was thronging game stalls as well as those selling food, ladies’ accessories, toys, clothes, souvenirs and various kinds of knick knacks. The food on sale was impressive. There were fresh vegetables, fruits, nasi lemak, various fried rice and noodles, fresh juices and canned drinks, desserts such as local ‘kuihs’, cakes, cookies, ‘apom’, springrolls, curry puffs, fruit ‘rojak’, ‘tau-foo-fa’, sweets/candy and etc etc. Sadly no pictures here due to the number of excited buyers and even more excited sellers. My attempts turned out either too blur (accidental pushes) or blocked by hills of heads, if there’s such an expression.

Nevertheless, I went back, spread my do-goody goodies and snapped in peace with new toy.

Spent RM60 worth of coupons on these (clockwise from top left):- 10 crunchy green apples, 5 carrots, 4 sticks of bouncy fishballs, 2 boxes of fresh tau-foo-fa (soy bean dessert), 3 packs of buns, 3 herbal tea eggs, 2 homemade muffins, 1 packet of spicy bihun fried Siam style, 3 bags of candy, , and believe it or not, 7 of those dark coloured glass dessert plates! Oh, I bought 2 cups of freshly made Iced Organic Tomato Juice to drench my thirst when I was there too. The things you can get at a Charity Bazaar albeit relatively a small do, quite bizarre, no?

Hungry for more pictures? My visit may be short but timing impeccable. I caught the kids’ entertaining dances.

Here, let them make you smile too:-Adorable, no?

See? You should have dropped by.

Co Do, Midvalley

Needless to say, food blogs influence most to try places which otherwise look forbidden or just too quiet to attempt. I’m no different. Or should I say, I'm weak. I get influenced all the time. Don’t believe? When there’s a chance ask to see my light purse and bulging tummy.

Located on a higher floor with stairs to boot, it is quite safe to say I may never eat here (most friends can vouch for my dislike of stairs). Then came this You Get What You Give .. Sometimes and later, this Ipoh Mali Talak Sombong. My interest aroused and tummy craved, legs, no choice. Let’s do some climbing.

2 of us. A set meal will do but which one?

Dragonfruit in salad always look so exotic so let’s do this. *both palms raised* Alright guilty. The idea of having vibrant colours in my pictures was uppermost in my mind then. (-_-)Iced Lime Tea. Though menu mentioned there is a choice between this and soya bean milk, we were not asked. Maybe they ran out of the latter? Good though.(Clockwise from top right of the picture below)

Vietnanmese Spring Rolls. Next visit I will order extra of these.

Dragonfruit Salad. Ah, good choice for photography, no? Tastewise, somehow I find it a tad too err .. salty? 0.o Better if the dressing is lighter.

Lotus Root Pancakes. I detected a 'cockcroachy' smell but Phitoy gladly took all. Hmm.. it's a just me moment again. *sigh*

Beef Ball Soup Hu Tieu. A bowl of comfort with bouncy balls but personally I would prefer less bean sprouts as I dislike the overpowering ‘raw green’ taste. Unlike the few Vietnamese restaurants I’ve been, the raw ‘taugeh’ was not served separately.Tomato Fried Rice. Maybe it was the time I took to position the plate all around the table trying to capture the best lighting (sounds like real pro eh. Ahem.) or maybe it was the cool air breeze (from air-conditioners). It was a bit cold. I prefer my fried food (especially rice and noodles) piping hot.Bill & Address:-

The Gift!

Curious about THE GIFT? Yeah, my newest freshest hottest precious huh huh huh??!!

Here it goes ...

A mention of this, I got this! Do the dance do the dance.

My new toy, my new joy!

Sister sister, how do I thank thee? More soup perhaps?

Silly grin at everyone.

Pssstt .. any idea where or how I can clothe it in something fitting, padded and (ahem) cheap?

Meeting Sis's Merdeka Weekend Eat List

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Weng Kee Ice Kacang – PJ Old Town.

This is my favorite Ice Kacang stall. Located in PJ Old Town’s food court next to the bus terminal, this stall is often crowded with people ordering ice kacang or even red bean ice to eat in and/or take-away. Personally, most of the Ice Kacangs I’ve tasted are much more or less the same. I mean, just how different can a bowl of Ice Kacang get besides the usual offerings of shaved ice, condensed milk, rose syrup, gula melaka, corn, cendol, red bean and grass jelly? Of course, in some places, I’ve experienced “Nam Yue” peanuts (appetizers in Chinese Restaurants), kidney beans, “agar-agar”, flax seeds and even raisins. This stall however, “enlightened” me with its good balance of ingredients and taste.

After a not so satisfying dim sum brunch at Oriental Pavilion PJ on Independence Day, this place was unanimously voted as our next destination to give our taste buds a proper closing, at least until dinner. Parking is a bit of a hassle as there are only limited spots in the market compound. If your search fails, try the perimeters of the market or even the houses.

Visually, the ice kacang here is identical to what you get from food courts and dessert houses but this one is simply delicious, neither too sweet nor plain, it’s just more satisfying than others. I have experienced before, a couple of times when I just couldn’t finish the bowl I ordered but not in this place. The usual ingredients are found here, syrup, milk, gula melaka, corn, red bean, grass jelly and cendol. Thankfully, kidney beans are not available here. I just don’t like it.

The serving isn’t too big, but definitely sufficient to cure your cold-dessert cravings after a meal; whether you’re drinking it from the bowl after the stir-till-melt technique or straight from the carve. Definitely worth a try.

This was taken after a few big scoops....

Boh Liao!!!..... all slurped up in less than 20 minutes.

My Tummy rating: 8.7/10