Random Food Post | Ikea; Marché; Antipodean

This is not a proper post of any particular stuff. Just me sharing foods I've eaten during the other trip which was also in KL. Bottom pic was me playing with phone, can't get my hands off from it. #badhabit

Soo yea..I've heard a lot of good comments about Ikea meatball and it really makes me curious. I wanted to try it so badly!! Luckily I've tried and I must say I'm sooooo in love with it. At first I thought the combination of jam with the sauce is weird but then after I give it a try, surprisingly it was so good!! I'll definitely go Ikea just to eat the meatball. Hahaha.

We went to The Curve one of the day and we were thinking where to have dinner and then we just happened to pass by Marché!! I've totally forgotten that Marché do have one franchise in Malaysia, one and only. That made me so happy and we just went in. If you have not known, I loveeeee their food after I tried their food for the first time in Singapore. Click here for the previous post I've written about it.

It's a market style restaurant which is very special!!

 And here comes the mashed potatoooo!!!! I was soooo happy that I can finally eat their mashed potato again!! BUT IT TASTE EXACTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I'VE EXPECTED. Damn sad. Even Pie Harbour's one taste much more nicer. Gosh why would it be so different from the one in Singapore??

 Spaghetti. Still okay, nothing really special. 

 I told myself I must order the savoury crepe because it is too good!!! Don't worry, this is qualified. Haha. I like the sauce so much and we actually requested for another one. Lollll.

The last restaurant is Antipodean. I guess a lot of you have heard of it right?? It was in my must-go-list too since everyone was posting about it. Haha. Plus I'm a big fan of english breakfast!!

Yours truly and Fish. (:

 Their signature breakfast. Thumbs up!!

 Eggs Benedict!! One of my favourite dish too. They cook the perfect poached egg. Yummm.

That's all for my super random food post. Hope you guys enjoyed. Haha. Stay tuned! Xoxo

A Fantasy of Flowers by M.A.C

Hey guys! So I'm doing this post which should be up like few weeks ago. All the other bloggers have already blogged about this I guess. X) So last month (I checked my itinerary only realised this event had passed so long! Goshh feel more guilty now.) I went to this A Fantasy of Flowers launch party at Queensbay. It's a new collection launched by M.A.C to welcome the Spring!! As you know (or you should know), M.A.C always launch new collections periodically. Glad that I'm invited to their launch party, since I'm a big fan of them!! 

I heard about this brand long ago and I pretty sure this brand has their quality since so many make up gurus like to use their products. What's more? I felt in love with M.A.C more when I was working for them!! Tried almost all the products and none of them had really disappointed me. Heh. 

 One of the make up artist of M.A.C put on a full make up for me once I got there. My face looked so tired and....round. Gahh. For the base, she just put strobe cream and mineralize skin finish, that's all!! And I felt that my skin look so smooth and flawless instantly. Never know that my face could look flawless without using liquid foundation!! Lol.

 Such a big crowd. Too bad I was all alone there...Couldn't find a companion with me. 

"A glorious garden of irresistible shades unfold, its hidden pleasures unearthed as delicate pastel Pigments unfurl and the dewy sparkle of Cremesheen Glass casts a luminous gleam. Rose-coloured hues burst from lustrous Lipstick, while a heavenly hybrid of Mineralize Eye Shadows blossoms with natural splendour. Cheeks are kissed with the graceful glow of Mineralize Blush, and vivid pops of colour flourish as Fluidline and Nail Lacquer bring this flowery fantasia to life." - A Fantasy of Flowers, M.A.C

 So here is it!! The pink and green collection. I think the pink = blossom; green = leaf that's why they chose these 2 colours. Haha.

A make up tutorial by Haritha Shan which is a senior artist from M.A.C using the latest collection. 

OK! So I made a collage for this collection with their names on it. Not sure whether you can see it not because of the font that I'd chosen! It's a bit hard to read it but I just like this font and it blends well with the images. Hahaha. 

Not to forget that M.A.C is generous enough to give each of the blogger a new bag of cosmetics!! Love it to the maxxx!!! Thank you <3

 L > R: Mascara, gel eyeliner, paint pot, lipstick

2 blushes I got!! One is from the door gift. Heh.

Are you exciting girlsss??? Grab the latest collection by M.A.C now!! You can get it in Gurney Plaza or Queensbay Mall in Penang. Xoxo

Taste Of Fashion | Gurney Paragon

Last Thursday, which is right on the next day I came back from my trip I attended the launching of Penang on 6 and 'Taste of Fashion' fashion show. I know some of you might wonder why there's a grand opening since it already opened for so long. Well, it's actually a revelation of the new concept of Penang on 6, designed in a old-fashion style by the principal of The One Academy, Dr. Eric Leong. 

Starting from now, there will be a routine themed event named Retro Saturdays to be held on Penang On 6 from 2pm - 10pm!! There are nearly 30 merchants selling all the trendy and vintage clothes, accessories, etc. 

Door gift was given to everyone who visited Penang on 6 that day!!

After the redecorating, it is filled with retro atmosphere and the 1970's ambience. I like the road sign though!

 18 drums performance before the revelation.

Simple OOTD. My clothes is running out I really need a shopping spree!! :/

 Free cotton candy!! Imma happy girl. Heh.

 Traditional way of opening ceremony. How cute is that? Haha. 

 A super huge paper bag with chinese idioms and QR code. LOL

 Along the path in ground floor you can see this decoration. I like that. 

Around 7.30pm we changed station to festive square (entrance of Gurney Paragon facing Gurney Drive) to enjoy an al-fresco-styled Opening Gala. It's the Gurney Paragon's Spring Summer 2014 Fashion Week which delivering almost 40 international and local brands!

 A collage for the pics I taken during the fashion show. Too many pics I can't post them all so this is the best way. Lol. Or you can view a video version of the fashion show at bottom.

Subscribe to my channel on Youtube - Jolynn Choong (:

My companion for the night, Angeline. (((:

The event ended around 9pm and we only went to have out late dinner at Javrie's restaurant. And I get to eat my favourite ramen burgerrrrr!!! Nomssss. 

Pumpkin Soup > Cheese Bread > Ramen Burger

That's all for today and I will talk to you guys soon!! xoxo

The Alley; Stewart Lane | Behind 50; Love Lane

It's a post throwback to before I had my last exam in Diploma year. Went to The Alley with friends to check out the hot selling churros.  

If I'm the one who order coffee, Mocha will always be my choice.

Cronut. It means croissant x doughnut.

The famous churros with dipping sauce comes in few choices. It's nutella in the pic above.

The space of The Alley is too small, I wouldn't recommend you if you're going in a bunch unless you book the tableS at the back. Cronut is fine but for the churros, nothing special. Like for the latte art though. 

It was just another studying-fighting-night before exam and it was time for dinner. We heard about this cafe, Behind 50 before but never been there. Cindy was craving carbonara and we found that this cafe is selling it so we were here!

Mushroom soup. Not bad for a small cafe like this. 

Didn't expect much but this is actually good, just a bit salty. 

The seats we were sitting is like a bar, facing outside where you can watch cars, people pass by. It's like a sidewalk cafe. 

Set meals comes with drinks and a really tiny scoop of ice-cream.

It's an open-air cafe so don't really recommend for those who seek for cozy environment. Price is rather cheap and the food is nice too. The service is great too!

A random pic about what I've bought by using the RM250 vouchers. Last year I spent it all in Popular which you can get a free membership and a RM50 voucher. Due to some limitations of Popular set on the vouchers, I spent the voucher in MPH this time. No limitation just that you need to buy at least one book. You can buy anything else even soft toy!

This time I got less items compared to last year because I can get discount from Popular but not here. More novels are loaded!!! Feel so exciting to read all of them, I only left one novel haven't read from the novels I bought last year. Btw, the pink soft toy is owned by my sis, it's not part of the purchase. Lol.

You only need to spend RM150 in a single receipt to receive a book of vouchers!! 

The End of Diploma Year

芊芊，佳妏，昕宇，茴瑜

好快，两年的课程就过了。我们四个彼此虽在不同的时间地点认识对方，但兜兜转转了一年就变成了我们四个人一体的组合。虽然之间有些纷争，搞到大家不开心，不过最后还是解决了。很开心认识你们，祝我们都一路顺风！！<3

Japanese Meal Dinner @ Miraku | G Hotel

I was honoured to be invited to Miraku for their food review. I'm actually a big fan of Japanese food especially sashimiiiiii!! So it's really glad that I can enjoy a decent Thursday dinner at Miraku. It was my second visit and I had a pretty good impression on them! Service is great, food is great, environment is great, everything is great! 

A little history behind this fine dining restaurant:

Miraku, simply means a great place for customers to enjoy great food. It is a fine dining restaurant designed to provide the art of Japanese dining to those who desire to experience gourmet food.

Established under the Texchem Group of Companies, Miraku aims to bring the best of Japanese culinary to Malaysia. Miraku also aspires to deliver the essence of Japanese cooking which places top priority in the selection of quality and fresh produce.

Armed with the best and experienced chefs directly brought in from Japan, Miraku is marked to satisfy any food connoisseur's taste buds. On top of it, our exceptionally professional and personalized service will make dining in Miraku an unforgettable experience. 

The first dish was Sashimi Moriawase “Matsu” (4-5 pax) for RM180. No doubt this is the best dish for me among all. My favourite sashimi will be raw salmon. I actually prefer raw salmon than cooked salmon. If you never tried any raw sashimi, at least try raw salmon and maybe it'll surprise you! Yet it's rich in Omega 3, a healthy food that you ever need to include in your healthy lifestyle. 

Kobe Beef Steak (RM200/100gram) I think I'm consider to have a high acceptable range when it comes to food. I eat almost everything (which for now I can't think of any yet). Beef and lamb are my favourite meat. The beef taste really good but for the chips and vege beside, it was normal. 

Miraku Salad (S-RM18; M-RM23; L-RM28) This is the large one and the portion is really big. I'm a big fan of salad too! And the sauce is the point to make it better. For miraku salad it has salmon, crab meat, octopus and scallop. It has 4 dressings to choose from which are tomato, wafu, sesame and mayonnaise. 

The sushi beside the salad is Saba Oshi Sushi (RM36). The topping is marinated mackerel which is quite salty so it's fine just to eaten by itself.

When it comes to Japanese food how can we not order sushi right?? This is dragon roll (RM33) which is deep-fried prawn roll wrapped with avocado. I love avocado because it's rich in healthy fats. Haha. Too bad I can't really taste any good smell of prawn, it's better to eat with the wasabi and sauce. 

Did I mention how much I love UNAGIIII??!!!! I think I can eat unagi everyday but they're quite expensive. :/ Here is the Unagi Bou Sushi (RM40) aka eel sushi served pole style in English. I'd recommend not to put any sauce just to enjoy the original taste and the freshness of it. Thumbs up!!

This dish was my least favourite which I think it does not impress me in any way though the tofu is imported all the way from Japan. Tofu Steak (RM14)

Gyu Toban Yaki (RM36), rib eye served on hot plate. It's beef again!! Yayy. There's a sauce on the plate, you can either soak them in sauce first then cook it or the other way round. For me I prefer the first option. Heh. I feel that in this way the sauce will be absorbed better in the rib eye. Nice and tender beef. 

Miraku Kami Nabe (RM36) Seafood, chicken and vegetable cooked in Japanese style petite paper hot pot. I didn't get to try this but others said it's good. I think it's good too because it looks damn good. LOL. 

Lastly, we must end our dinner with some dessert! Mostly they served ice cream in Japanese food. Obviously it's matcha ice cream topped with red bean (RM12.50) and on the other side the two different ice cream is wasabi ice cream. Needless to say, most Japanese restaurants serve really good matcha ice cream, furthermore it's Miraku. Surprisingly the wasabi ice cream is really good too!! It's actually a mixture of wasabi and vanilla ice cream, if you eat wasabi, do try this out!! A refreshing wasabi mint come after the sweetness of vanilla. 

These were the chef of the day! Thank you for making such a lovely dinner. 

For the interior design of Miraku, they are pretty well decorated with full of Japanese-ish feel. 

Tatami room!

Private room is available too!

GOOD NEWS FOR JAPANESE FOOD LOVER!! Miraku now is having lunch buffet for every Saturday. There are 2 session which are 11.45am - 1.15pm and 1.30pm - 3.00pm. It's only RM69+ per person (adult), children for below 12 years starts from RM39+. What are you waiting for?? Eat all you can!! :D

Miraku 

Address: 1st floor, G Hotel

Contact: 04-2298702

Operation Hour: 

12pm - 2.30pm (Mon-Sun)

6pm- 10.30pm (Mon-Sun)

More information, pls visit http://www.miraku-restaurant.com