Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Photowalk in Petaling Street

Wow ... time flies ... especially when you are having fun ... Lols..

15 days of Chinese New Year had passed away with a blink of eyes. Everything is getting back to normal, namely, back to work, traffic jam is return in Kuala Lumpur, people faces look much more tension. 

Many people are busy catching up with their unending works. 

Me, with no exception, started busy again.

Last Saturday, I managed to break from my normal routine and follow my friends for a photowalk in KL. We picked Petaling Street, a nice place for street shooting (actually we all don't know where to go, literally, we have visited most parts of KL).

The street was empty in an early morning. Majority people went for early breakfast. 




Many restaurants, food outlets and hawkers are at the surrounding areas of Petaling Street ... variety of choices for breakfast are available, be it porridge  chu chong fan, laksa, wantan mee, nasi lemak, halal or non-halal... all kind of street food are waiting for you .... 






There is a flea market every Sunday, you may find all sort of second hand goods or old stuffs. I saw many electric gadgets are selling there, look like a place to dispose stolen items, hence, we have to be careful not to capture photo of these people, they might not like it. The flea market is situated at the back lane of Petaling Street.






Photowalk are fun and adventurous. Fun in the way when you managed to capture a nice photo ... 

But, sometime, unfortunately, we may meet up with unfriendly people, then will get scolded loh. Never mind lah, photographers have thick skin. LOLs.

However, the most entertaining part of photowalk is our own "syok sendiri" (self entertaining) act such as this :



hahahaha ...  

The End.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Foodtography in CNY

Chinese New Year had arrived ....


We Chinese celebrate this auspicious day in the first day of lunar calendar which is fall on the 10th February 2013. The celebration will last for 15 days. As Malaysian, we have gazetted public holidays of 2 days, since the 1st day of Chinese New Year is fallen on Sunday, we are getting continuous 3-day holidays.

The eve of CNY is very important to Chinese, traditionally, it is a must for all family members or relatives to return home for a family reunion. No matter how far you stayed or worked ... this is the time that everyone will pack and goes back to their home town and celebrate these auspicious days with their loved ones and family.

My earlier blog did mentioned as Chinese loves eating and treat eating is an important thing in life, "人以吃为天" ... Therefore, it has becoming a culture that all families will have "Big Do" (heavy cooking), especially the older folks would be busy in preparing food for the a family reunion dinner.

For me, it is not so "Big Do" but rather "Big Eat" ... Ha! ha! ha!

On the eve of CNY, I have to go two sides of families ... (hear some evil laughing sound) kekekek !! I know what you're thinking, you devil ...  kekeke ... I know you are thinking that I have two wifes .....

Lols ...Ha! ha! ha!

I have lunch with my wife family then followed with my father family reunion dinner. Next day, I have 2 breakfasts and one lunch appointment waiting for me ....

Don't believe ... let me show you the photo ...

My wife's family luncheon started at about noon ... It was a full course Chinese lunch and off course, traditionally, we must started with "Loh Sang", or it calls "Yee Sang" or "Prosperity Toss", this dish consists of mixed shredded vegetables, variety of sauces and condiments. Everyone wanted to "Loh" (toss) Sang in order to get some "Ong" (prosperity). It becomes a culture in CNY.  

Raw salmon is added, it represents "Sang" (or life/living) ... when we started tossing, people will say good words or prosperity quotations, believing that the prosperity, good luck, good health and having abundance life will become true.

Well, for me, I do it as a way of a culture as Chinese, my prosperity, health and abundance blessing are coming from the above, the Lord Jesus Christ ... and not from the YeeShang. LOls ... :)

But I do love to eat Yee Shang ... they really taste yummy...

Emmmm ... yummy
 





To be honest, the food in the restaurant is "so so"  .. I will not mention the restaurant name, the full course is quite costly and my brother in law was generously paid for the whole lunch.

After lunch, with the gap of 5 hours ... here go another round of food .... 


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Continue "makan" again

Traditionally, we don't go out for eating, most restaurants or cafes are closed during CNY. We have pot-bless style that every family will contribute a dish 

This year, the food is awesome ... plenty ..... I think I will put on a few kilogram ... 

This year, I contributed my "La-sau" cheese bake potato with cauliflower, and I used beef and bacon to add favor ... for sure a popular dish for the night ... kekekeke, if you don't believe, check this out ...

Da! Da! .... Chang! Chang !!!



he! he! he! ... how's about that ? it looked yummy, right?




This dish is awesome and it was made by my nephew, a young man ... good presenting, look like next generations are coming out to cook CNY dishes, the older generations can seat back and enjoy the food liao .. hahaha



 Again, we have "Yee Sang" ...


Well, roast pork is a popular dish for a auspicious occasion like this.



Burp !!

After all the good food .... time for desert. 

But, I am not showing you because ice cream with fruits and cookies are too sinful to show ... LOLs...

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On the first day of CNY, I will be getting at least 2 breakfasts and 1 lunch. First destination is my wife's aunt house for breakfast.

    
Then ... I have to visit my father side for breakfast and lunch ... 

Wow ... I have "Lian Kaw" as breakfast ... this is a special desert that only can be eaten during Chinese new year. It symbolizes moving up, if you are working, you will get promotion, if you are study, you will get good result.  


Lian Kaw is made from glutinous flour and sugar. it tastes sweet. It can be steamed or oil fried, after steamed, just add some coconut floss .... yummy!!



Wow !! ... look at the food ... there are awesome. They can make you feel like in food heaven .... 


Don't believe, check it out ...















 
Wow ... I think I have enough .... I better to show you one photo to see all ... hahaha


  ...... not enough ?


 
Hahaha ....



Wonder what to eat tomorrow !!??


The CNY still not over yet ... expecting more food and more eating ...


Ha! Ha! Ha!


Emmm.... may be some western food for a change .. LOls.



The end.

    

  

    

Friday, February 8, 2013

Foodtography?

Hah!!


Food Food Food .....

There is one Chinese quotation saying "人以吃为天". It means eating is the ultimate purpose in life as human being ..... or rather I would say, as Chinese ... LOLs

Ha! Ha! Ha!

It is kind of true, because many people just won't mind to travel long distances to look for good food. Being staying in a multiracial country, we Malaysian are blessed with all sort of cooking in Malaysia.

Recently, my phone SD-Card got corrupted, luckily I have done my backup ... while I was sorting out my phone photo ... I was amazed the number of food photos in my phone, before it really gone, I decided to pick a few to share with you. I hope I did not make you hungry ...

Keekekekeke.....

I remembered this shop is located at TTDI. I think the name is meatwork. I still remember that night my family and I went out to order a birthday cake for my father, without any intention to eat as my family have taken their dinner ... , but I was hungry, so we decide to drive around and we found this place.




To my surprise ... the food quality is very good. Although I did not try their signature dish - meat!! .... but the salad and the potato dishes that I ordered, tasted very good .... the coffee was very creamy and tasty ... a cafe that I will be back for more food.

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If you ever come to my office to fetch me for lunch, most likely I will bring you to eat my favorite Loh Shi Fun ... It has a unique name, 月光盒,it means moonlight precious box ... the name was used because it was hold in a clay pot located in a wooden stove, before you eat, need to stir to mix the sauce with the mince meats .... very tasty especially eat with the sour chili sauce.





Yeow Chin Liang is a food lover, he knows where to find good food. Normally, when come to friend gathering, he is the one who suggest where to eat. However, this round, I brought him to try out the 月光, I think he loved it and it was not a regretted lunch. 

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For my photography buddies, this is not strange to them. When we have our photowalk at Tiong Nam areas in Kuala Lumpur, we will pay a visit at this market areas especially. The nasi lemak sold by an old couple is so tasty, people queuing up to buy. The  bread with dried meat is another store that I usually go, the lady boss is very friendly ... just the hospitality will bring you back to this place again and again.




Yummy ...... no word to mention, buy looking at the photo, use your immagination to taste ... LOls


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What next ??? 


let me dig my phone memories .... kekekeke




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A blogger said in his blog that this is the best nasi lemak with fried chicken in town ... Well, I think is nice but it still haven't reached my standard to made me beat the crowd to eat there ....  Every time, when I pass by uptown, the shop is so crowded, I have to give it a pass ...

Well, if you said is best in town, I do agreed if you refer as uptown ... hahahaha





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Burp!!


So full already loh ...time to have some fruits ... a photo that I took in Singapore Pan Pacific Hotel. One of the best place for good food.





I think I better stop. 


Although I have so many food photos in my phone but if I continue to show you one by one in my blog.. I think my blog will turn into a food blog and you will "bau sei" .. hahaha!!!

 

kekekek !



Well, wait til next round when I am hungry again, I will share with you ...



Bye ... 


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