Failwich

I used to have this mindset of not patronizing sandwich bars because they essentially overcharge you for a lousy portion. That is usually the case around here. Today I decided to try out this new sandwich bar that opened within my office's building square.

It is called the Big Fat Bird. Despite it's name being all funny and cute. I think they're more of big fat noobs. I tried out their set lunch. It was suppose to comprise of a sandwich, a side and lemonade. This is what it looked like when it arrived.

Obviously I felt that I have just got ripped off just like after I make a donation to people saying they represent certain causes. The 3-bread sandwich had one flat layer of meat and one flat layer of cheese on the bottom tier, while having some lettuce and tomato in the second tier. The side was lettuce and tomato. Double-yoo-tee-eff mate? Pull the other one! Looks to me as though I should have been paying half of what I did for it.

I already knew it was a bad omen when they served the lemonade in a small glass without straws or serviettes or anything. They also gave me some coconut jelly thing in a small sauce cup saying that it was on the house. It was just some santan-ish flavored jelly with some coconut flesh in it.

I felt like I was a judge for some business project presentation by college students. Except that I had to pay for this experience. I really should have gotten a hotdog from 1901 or a Subway sandwich today. Screw this whole trying out new stuff bollocks.

Subway and Snickers

Ta-da! Yet another article about food... sigh... life is really getting boring when the only exciting thing I actually care to write about is food. Anyhow without further ado... I had Subway for lunch today. Subway has this "Sub of the day" promo where you can get a different sandwich each day for the promotional price. I think it is good and keep things interesting as well as motivating customers to try their different sandwiches. Today's was tuna.

The breads that they offer at the local Subway are Italian (which seems to be the basic kind), Wheat, Honey Oats, Hearty Italian and Parmesan Oregano. Previously I had always gone for Parmesan Oregano but last week, I decided to try out the Honey Oats as it looked more... fibrous based on the picture. True enough it was! It was much more filling and satisfying too!

If only they had Italian Herbs and Cheese like they do in Australia, that was good stuff. Also in Australia I would have their "local menu" chicken fillet. It is basically chicken fillet like in fastfood chicken sandwiches with the veges and dressing of your choice.

If Subway was cheaper, I'd definitely pull a Jared.

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After lunch I proceeded to do some grocery shopping since my boss asked me to help buy him bread. I got myself a carton of fresh milk, orange juice and a Snickers bar. I haven't had Snickers in ages...


The only time I remember having some was probably when I was still studying in Australia. Eating it after a long while... just made me realize how "heaty" it made me feel. Although it tasted as nice as it always did, it just somehow lost its appeal to me. Maybe it was because I was already quite full from lunch. Get some nuts!

Chicken or Fish?

Wow, I have been writing reviews of food a lot recently. I hope it doesn't depict me as a glutton going around eating everything.

Today I returned to Igentis for lunch. Such an odd name you don't hear everyday or anywhere else. It sells Chinese and Western food. Some sort of a little cousin to the likes of Esquire but in no way related.

I tried the yang chow fried rice today and it tasted pretty decent. Unfortunately the kind of taste which could be gotten at places that have good dai chow.

Last week however, being there for the first time, I decided to try something that was pretty hard to screw up. I ordered their combination of chicken chop and fish. Not expecting much based on the photos shown in their menu, I actually was pleasantly surprised by the real life portion when it arrived at the table.

It was huge! Bigger than I expected. Not that I am complaining. Their salad was fresh as well! Though as generous as it may seem, I really could have used less salad dressing. Felt so fattening. There was nothing super special about the taste, it was pretty generic stuff however the most important part was that it was not bad at all.

I shall be return to try out their other dishes.

Lunchtime at the End of May

I came across an article regarding people and the four-letter-word-book. Now I have never used fishbook before, but I know damn well what it is about due to a sordid experience with an older online community crap service that also started with the letter F. Knowing that it is highly unlikely that majority of the population would change for the better, it should still not be too far off.

I present to you... the article that explains 12 kinds of people on fudgebook. The depressingly yet amusing thing is, I really do know people in real life who are like that. Perhaps it shouldn't have been kinds of people, but characteristics forkbook users possess.

You know who you are.

Steak 300!

Sounds like an electric appliance or a Spartan diet. It is actually the name of the meal at a place no other than William's. It is a roadside operation behind the old Lim Kok Wing education premises in Taman Mayang. It has been there for a while. Tonight was my second night being there whereas the first was years ago. The first time I went there I was not that impressed having to pay a higher than usual price for hawker western food. This second time around was not so bad.

Rzeznik wanted to try out William's. Not sure where he heard it from, I was told by Ewokie that William is the brother of the dude that is running Murni in SS2. Where Rzeznik ate on Sunday night resulting in frequent trips to the toilet through out the whole night afters.

Before I left my office, I decided to do a little research on William's to see if there was any helpful information or recommendations of what to order. I came across Azuan Zahdi's blog where he mentioned that he ordered a Steak 300 (tiga ratus), supposedly the steak being 300 grams. From the picture he took, it did not look anything out of the ordinary. I assumed it was called that to specifically ask for a little bit more meat.

So us trio (with Marc) ordered the same thing since we couldn't be bothered finding out what they had, as they did not have a proper menu and the waiters there were not really too helpful in explaining what they had or if they had specialties or recommendations. So yeah the Steak 300. To start off we ordered our drinks.

I had the large watermelon juice, while Rzeznik and Marc had a large honeydew juice and Ribena juice respectively. All of our drinks had longan in it. Probably their way of justifying charging so much for the damn drinks. Apparently Ribena longan there is a popular order.

Could not be bothered to take a really nice shot of the food as it was really warm and dark there. What appeared before us was something we did not expect. The portion of the steak was HUGE. I could imagine a chunk of meat that came off the cow. The size looked like something that was fed to tigers. The steak was tender and juicy although due to its huge cut, it was resembling something more of roast beef. Still it was nice. The steak came with a separate plate of a bowl of mushroom sauce (with real mushrooms!), a quarter cob of corn, a whole baked potato with meat stuffings and onion rings. All of us had difficulty finishing it.

I mentioned how the purple colored longan looked like artificially colored... something else. Well I was kind of surprised when they told us how much our dinner cost. Could have been worse I guess. All in all it was still cheaper than just one steak at The Ship. Remembering that the steak was indeed huge, I guess it was not so bad after all. Although I am not likely to return.

Two things to point out that I already warned Rzeznik before going there. It was hot there as they did not have fans or anything to keep the place cool. Also the area as usual reeked of garbage and drain.

Better Late Than Never or Practice Makes Perfect?

Rzeznik Janczyk says: (10:16:16 AM)
damn i feel so stupid


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Rzeznik Janczyk says: (3:15:34 PM)
now i think

Full of Ship

I just came back from dinner from the place that serves "the best steak in town". I cannot believe that it the standards have dropped so much. Here I was wondering the differences between San Francisco Steakhouse and The Shitp. Rzeznik obviously sucked at giving me any decent description between The Ship and Chilis.

The steak was flat. Both the sirloin and ribeye looked pretty similar. They also both were very salty and did not taste charbroiled as the menu said. My dad had the ribeye while I had the sirloin. He asked for medium-well while I asked for a medium. His ended up looking rarer than mine.

I remember that The Ship used to have higher standards in terms of quality and presentation. Now it feels like a typical restaurant that sells western food. For the price I paid, I would have had so much better at places like Chilis or San Francisco Steakhouse. I feel disappointed that I took my parents out for Mother's Day to a less than satisfying place.

Save the Fireflies!

I remember the time when there was still a forest behind my house. It used to be so cooling at night with never a thought or fear of the nights being hot. Occasionally there would be a firefly or two that make their way into the house and I would be so amused with them flying around in the dark while I was lying on my bed.

Of course the forest is no longer there, as the hills have been flatten and destroyed to make way for what is now known as Bandar Utama and Centerpoint. Assholes.

I remember the time I went to Kuala Selangor to watch the fireflies years ago. It was one of the creations that amazed me the more that years go by as I realize and appreciate more of it. They lit up trees like blinking light decorations.

And now it is no more, thanks to the previous government that ran the state. Read more here to find out. What is happening to our country...

Occasionally now there would still be a firefly that still finds it way to my house at night and it makes me appreciate the beauty of their design even more and always puts me at ease seeing that they still exist. I only pray that they do not become extinct.

Another Acoustic Arrangement

So while looking around, I came across a group called Boyce Avenue which did a good rendition of Coldplay's Viva La Vida using an acoustic guitar, keyboard and a bass drum. I am always inspired by people who manage to take songs and adapt it for the acoustic guitar. Especially when they are songs that sound so complex that I would never think it would be possible to pull.



While watching that, I noticed another song they did; The Verve Pipe - Freshmen. Although this is not really much different from the original, it gives a more updated and contemporary feel.



What also impressed me is that they actually provided links to guitar tabs for the songs of their arrangements. Time for learning.