Free Food is always the best @ KFC, Boulevard

I had lunch at KFC Boulevard this afternoon with my friend Patrick and everything was on him. I wouldn't had any free lunch at all if i had not accompany him for an hour registering his new DIGI postpaid number.

















I got myself a plate of KFC combo meal? It comes with 2 pieces of chicken meat. Breast and chicken wings. There's the chilled coleslaw by the side and a bowl of raisin-filled rice. The mushroom gravy ( on the left ) is served for the user to pour according to their own taste. I didn't like my food filled with gravy so i left it there. Oh ya, it retails for RM7.69?

















Here's the chicken BREASTS in it's glory. It's hot & spicy and frankly speaking, KFC's not my favourite choice ( i am an avid fan of Sugarbun ) till i had one bite of this spicy Kentucky Fried Chicken Meat. The meat is tender and juicy... it's not as oily as it used to be and i really like the spiciness of it. Kinda feels good when having it on a cold rainy day

















Nice..... what more can you ask for and i had it F.O.C .

















The cardboard triangular holders for tomato and chilli sauce has been replaced by the new "Chick"n" Fingers" promotion. It's supposed to be read as CHICKEN FINGERS. Somehow, some australian-wannabe staff came up with a much australianised version of it. "Chick"n" Fingers".... bleh. But i might try it out soon before the promo date ends.






















Before i left for work, something caught my eye. Shockingly, it was Colonel Sander's making a fool out of himself. He was dressed all up in fishing attire with a long-gigantic piece of bun resting by his side with Colonel Sander's cheekily saying " IT'S BIG ! " How suggestive can that be? I think i really need to write in to the relevant authorities to convey my deepest worries as it might send out the wrong message to the young ,impressionable minds of innocent kids about such a disquieting promo advert.

Mr Sander's .... don't be Mr Sandler k?

Nine 2 Five review

Nine 2 Five is another new eating establishment located in Pelita Commercial Centre. It opened it's doors early this month and i had been eager to check it out. I had been there several times and usually it's full with patrons. Yesterday was our Country's Independance Day and surprisingly not much customers were around. I guess most of them had went back to Kuching for the parade.

















Nine 2 Five is an air-conditioned restaurant-cafe . It's a good thing that cafe's with such modern designs are starting to pop up like mushrooms in Miri. Kinda gives you a refreshing view towards Miri's dining industry. I have always thought of opening one.... but we'll see.

















So, there's an option for patrons to eat outside and usually, with the price you pay , one should be smart enough to dine in an air-conditioned room. I went inside ( so it literally meant i am smart ).

















Flowers adorned the exterior of Nine 2 Five. There weren't any roses aroun which i think they should have just in case couples come in and the guys would pluck a few for their partners. Just an idea.

















This is the interior of Nine 2 Five. Looks comfy to me, it didn't really amazes me much as this is what i had expected of enclosed cafes. The subdued lighting soothes the minds of all after a hectic week, it's nice in my point of view.

















There's even a unique sofa-benched mounted against the wall at the further end of it's eating premises. I noticed my friend Bryan Sim and his mum who waited prolly 30 minutes for their meal. It's good to see mum and son dining out once a while.

















The walls are adorned with thousands of innocent jovial looking pictures of refugees kids smiling,happily hugging one another, kissing...nuzzling and all those lovey-dovey bullcraps which had long left our world...., I did also noticed one picture of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson doing their thang just a few inches by the right. I wasn't sure if it was me or just the dim lights.

















Diner style seating arrangements are also available at one side of the place. It's comfortable and clienteles would prefer this sort of seating arrangement while discussing business and so forth.

















The counter is located at the very end of the cafe. Every transaction is done in cash term. It leads to the washroom at the back. ( not that we don't know )

















Ben reckon its a 36" flat screen tv. I found this item the most impressive of all others at Nine 2 Five.

















The decors are nice. Everything from the blinds, wooden mounted panels on the ceiling and downlights exudes a warmth relaxing ambience and we were the few who had the opportunity to bask in the ambience.

















Check out the art paintings. It shows a rather classy-Italian look and did you noticed all the characters drawn have moustaches. Heh.

















The standalone menu was heavily promoting it's latest Nine 2 Five beef rendang rice. I wasn't thinking of ordering that til the owner came over and decidedly con us into trying it out as clearly it was the fastest dish to be out from the kitchen. He continued his plight about having only one ( 1 ) chef manning the dishes. Hey bro, that's your prob, not mine.

















The self-proclaimed fast lane dish from the menu , i dare say, comes out 20 minutes slower than the ones in ordinary cafes. I had to conclude that the main course would probably reached around 1 hr? So, this is the beef rendang rice which retails for RM5.50 per plate with a complimentary soup.

















The beef rendang looks appetizing enough. If i had to be extremely honest, the beef rendang is not one of the best i had. It's just alright for me. There's a technique to slice the beef and i guess the chef didn't exercise his skills that day.

















Mixing in with the chilli's is a must for all spicy food addicts. Nine 2 Five would score more in the satisfactory level if they were more generous with their food. 5 pieces of beef is just sort of an appetizer to some ya know.

















Patrick got himself another plate of peanut & honey coated bread which cost RM3.00 .

















I have to say Nine 2 Five is a nice and cozy place for patrons to dine in and utensils are easily accessible when required. I am thinking of trying out other more delicious platters if time allows me.

Sushi Sandwich & Hotdog - Hot Cross Buns

I passed by Hot Cross Buns this morning. There weren't much customers around so i dropped by to buy something for breakfast. I am suffering from early morning depression lately on deciding where to eat. Please help me.


















There were few options available at such a time as the pastries , buns were still in the process of steaming inside the oven. I got myself a packet of sandwich from the shelves as it was the first noticeable item as i entered the pastry shop. I was clearly one of the early birds as the sandwiches were yet to be labelled and tagged. It retails for RM3.00 per packet and one of the malay staff politely told me that it's called the Sushi Sandwich & Hotdog . Well, who doesn't know it's sandwich anyway right? lol. Ehem.

















I was attracted first by the presentation of it's sandwiches. It's just another stunningly put together piece of sandwich with the pandan bread in the middle sandwiched by 2 slices of sandwiches ( yes, i know i had overused the word sandwich , oops i did it again ). It's neat and i had to give Hot Cross Bun's props.

















There's the sushi sandwich ( again ), up close. I am confused with the term sushi as it normally meant rice with seaweed right? There were no hints of any rice at all in this few slices of cylindrically shaped bread.

















I've seen much of these before.....( in japanese educational films/cookery ;) ) but not at a pastry shop. ( Excuse my lame jokes ) I couldn't help to devour this suggestive yet delicious looking bread~ up. It tasted surprisingly nice to be honest, much better than what i had expected. The bread is fresh and soft. It's what a proper sandwich should be.

















The edible seaweed is wrapped alongside the thin layer of eggs and there's bits & pieces of those artificial prawn & crab meats which you would normally find in any coldstorage store. The mayo serves as a great compliment when mix together with the sausages.

















The pandan sandwich and a rather disturbing yogurt-liked substance on top of it. ;P . We never know what the secret ingredients are.

















I really was taken aback by how delicious the sushi-sandwiches were. It's a must try for bread lovers.

Honey Chicken Rice @ Sushi Teppanyaki

Remember the Sushi Teppanyaki stall at Boulevard food court in my earlier post? I was there again with my mates last saturday afternoon before having my football competition at Curtin University.

















It's been a while since i last dine in at the malay-cashier, chinese chef stall. I got myself a pack of Honey Chicken rice for the price of RM5.00 , Rm4.99 to be exact. Yeah, it looks so delicious and i had the chance to taste it. Hoho. I am implying something to someone.

















The chicken are are cut into small bite size pieces and are dripped with a sweet tasty "honey" juice. On top of that, sesamee seeds ( if that's what you call it ) are sprinkled on the chicken meat to boost the "Oommph" of the dish. A slice of lemon lies on top of the chicken meats to enhance the presentation of the meal.

















A japanese food would not be considered japanese enough without any wasabis. I had actually asked the chef to give me coleslaws but it turn out to be some kind of nestum baby food and i didnt really enjoy it. There's 2 sushi rows with each having different items on it. I was given the prawn and crab meat on one of it's sushi and the usual tuna covered sushi. I didnt finished the whole dish as i suddenly felt unwell after taking in the sesamee seeds. I need to check if i am prone to allergy when in contact with sesamees.

Lam's Noodle @ Pelita Commercial Centre

Lam's Noodle House is located at Pelita Commercial Centre right behind M2. It's funny that most famous eating establishment are situated right at Pelita Commercial Centre. It just makes me wonder what had happened to the other stalls in town. Alright Lam's Noodle has another branch right in the middle of Miri's town. I still aint used to call Miri a city.

















The benetton-liked building - M2.

















The interior of Lam's Noodle House looks somewhat ordinary. They are famous for their noodles and they had been in this business forever. Heh. :P

















There's even an option of noodles or chicken rice for patrons to choose from. I had one the steamed chicken rice before and as far as i know, it didn't really suited me. But somebody's meat might be another's poison if ya get what i mean.

















Here's what my dad and i had for breakfast. Noticed theres a plate without the spring onions? I actually asked the staff FOR MORE SPRING ONIONS, and i swear i told her over and over whenever she pass by but then i saw no hints of it when my dish arrived. I think she was pissed by my constant request for more spring onions.

















Nevertheless i admit Lam's Noodle is good. The sauce would be prepared according to your order ranging from soya sauce, chilli sauce or a mixture of both. Strangely, the chilli sauce which i had asked for earlier wasn't even given. I really had to suspect the staff.

















Here's the closer look of the char siew. Hmmm........ i'm hungry.

















Something amusing which happened was the little plump kid in the picture kept yelling profanities at his grandpa for not allowing him to have few more slices of char siews. 20 years from now, i can envision where he is heading to. His excessive non-stop vulgar remarks didn't stop his family members from eating, but it did somehow affected my appetite after he made some slight remarks of his grandpa's tweety bird.

Adam's DIY Dry Instant Noodles @ Marmite

There's only one thing i will do at home if i ain't out having supper with my mates and since i just recently ran out of my usual Maggie Mee instant noodles, i opted for the rather least famous Mamee Noodles. I remembered when i had lots of this staple food back in university, but i had decrease the amount of consumption lately as my family/friends had warned me of it's harmful effects of excess eating.

Servings: ( 1 ) person

( 2 ) Packets of Mamee ( Chicken-flavoured ) Instant Noodles
( 1/2 ) Tablespoon of Marmite Extracts
( 1 ) Spring Onions ( Optional )

















I normally need two ( 2 ) packets to totally fill up my stomach no matter it's a soupy noodle or a dry one. The Mamee Noodle comes with a green package with the characters "SLURP" . It sounds rather suggestive to be honest.

















The chicken-flavoured sachet has words that reads powdered soup. Although i am not having soupy noodles, this flavour sachet would come in handy when enhancing the taste of the noodles which i'll explain later on.


















First, heat up the pot of water in a moderate heat ( i normally turn the heat all up cause i'm just that impatient ).

















Whilst waiting for the water to boil, take ( 1 ) Mamee Chicken Flavoured sachet and sprinkle half of the powder into a selected bowl of your choice.

















Proceed to cut the spring onions into small-edible sizes. The idea is to chop the spring onions from the end to the front. * Be careful when using knifes or any sharp utensils.


















Let the water boil for around 1-1/2* minutes before dumping the instant noodles in. *( Estimated )

















Allowed the instant noodles to simmer for 2 minutes until the noodles are tender yet springy.

















A springy noodle would look something like this. Do not overcook the instant noodles as it will get all soggy. This advice comes from a person who had ate instant noodles for the past 23 years. Apparently the guy is me and i had mastered the skills of making good tasty noodles. It's true.

















Once the instant noodles are cooked, ( identify by making sure instant noodles aren't intact ) pour the noodles down into a sieve.

















Allow the noodles to rest inside the sieve for a while with water flowing beneath the sieve as the flowing water would ensure the noodles to be springy and tender once it's transfered into a bowl. I aint a scientist so i could not explain the whys, hows, whens of the cooling water effects on the noodles.

















Pour down 2 tablespoon of cooking oil into the bowl while the instant noodles are still hot, the instant noodles will soak up the cooking oil which imparts an oily but aromatic flavour. *Only use clean cooking oil. I was in a rush because there was a live coverage of Man United Vs Charlton the other day so i had to do it my way by pouring the oil down straight from the bottle ( which is easy for me as i could easily estimate the amount needed , practice makes perfect ya know ... )

















Marmite Extracts, inspired by my cousin's, Adrian Tiong's mum. I had to credit her as she was the pioneer of this method of cooking. I had always resorted to using Bovrils but then Marmite are another flavour which really does give Bovril a good run of their money. Could someone buy a jar of Bovril for me? I am craving for it now. Before i go on, Marmite are actually vegetable extracts , so it's a good flavour enhancer for those who are vegetarians. LOL.

















1/2 tablespoon of Marmite extracts would be sufficient enough for 2 packets of instant noodles. I've seen people who went way over the top by adding 2 tablespoons of it and i could imagine the excess MSG inside the person's dietary tract.

















Stir/Mix the Marmite extracts evenly with the chicken-flavoured powder beneath the instant noodles to prevent unpleasant eating experiences where you could suddenly taste a huge large chunk of MSGs out of nowhere.

















A thoroughly stirred-up instant noodle will have a golden brown look to it.

















Add the chopped spring onions for more flavour. The end result of a neatly cooked marmite-chicken flavoured instant noodle. It's ideal for most.....

















But not ideal enough for me. I added more...

















Nothing beats having a nice self-cooked instant noodle at home, it's fast, delicious and it does save alot for the cash-strapped & short on cooking skills peeps.




Note: The person who invented the most influential food for the past 100 years ( Instant Noodles )- Momofuku Ando.