♥ Dark Vader and Hot Chick at Bert's Jr. Gourmet Burger, Kota Damansara

Now it is the burger season? At present, there are uncountable burger joints in town serving decent burgers. Not sure if you know there is one in Kota Damansara too, the Bert's Jr. Gourmet Burger (Address/ Location: 3-1, Jalan PJU 5/3, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia). 

The first thing which caught my eyes when I step into Bert's Jr. Gourmet Burger was the colourful artwork on the wall. A really big piece of wall art done by a group of volunteered art college students. After several attempts to capture the whole piece of wall art by using the iPad panorama app, it turns out to be quite good with exception there is one part which blurry a little bit due to the light reflection. 

Therefore, to share with you this piece of beautiful art, I re-captured the art part by part. I hope you enjoy them and try to spot a quote from the wall arts. "Not so-fast fast food".

"Not so-fast fast food"? So, I thought most likely we will spend some time waiting for the burgers to be served. But out of my expectation, the burgers are served in less than 15 minutes. 

Here is another photo to show you the interior of Bert's Jr. Gourmet Burger restaurant. The design is rather simple with no special theme. Please take note that you have to go to the counter to place your order and make payment. Do not get nervous if this is your first visit and you have no idea what to order, the staff here are friendly and patience enough to give you some suggestions. For your information, Bert's Jr. does not serve pork or alcohol on its menu. They serve only beef, lamb, fish and chicken.

Another good piece of art on the wall located next to the counter.

There are seven burgers under "The Big Eat" menu, burgers with special name which specially crafted for your craving: Dark Vader, Steamed beef burger, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Jaw Breaker, Grill'd Chicken, "Hot" Chick and Finding Dory (those in bold are the top sellers). Prices range from RM 13.90 to RM 21.90 for regular size, RM 9.90 to RM 17.90 for small size. You can add another RM 5 to make it a combo which comes with a soft drink and a side order. If you think The Big Eat is too pricey, you can go for The Big Deal, prices range from RM 5.90 to RM 9.90. Out of the seven The Big Eat, I decided to go for Dark Vader and Hot Chick. 

"Hot" Chick RM 14.90 and the side dish, steakhouse fries. A burger of grilled chicken thigh marinated with black pepper sauce topped with chicken mushroom cold cuk and cheddar cheese, egg, green leaves, peeled tomato and caramelized onions. 

The buns were soft but best with charcoal bun. The grilled chicken thigh surprisingly turned out to be quite soft and juicy. The black pepper sauce somehow does not taste the same as any other black pepper sauce out there, not too pepper-ish. The other ingredients, especially the egg, added another flavour to the burger which make the burger overall an awesome combination. My friend enjoyed the burger very much. I never like chicken thigh burger this much too. Not to forget to mention, the fries were served fresh.

Dark Vader RM 16.90. A 200g premium beef patty burger topped with beef pepperoni cold cuk mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese, green leaves, peeled tomato and caramelized onions. As for the side dishes, we opted for coleslaw and potato croquette. 

The beef patty is made of minced beef, hence it is really soft. Savoury, however, not juicy enough. There are two types of cheese but still the cheesiness not up to my satisfaction. Overall, this burger is still desirable although I felt it lacks of something which I don't know how to describe here. As for the cold coleslaw and potato croquette, they both taste good.

And for the drink, we ordered honey lemon and root bear. 

I never been to any other famous burger joints for example MyBurgerLab, Burger Junkyard, The Grind Burger Bar, Burgertory, etc. Hence, I can't really compare these burgers with the others. But I think there is still room of improvement for their burgers. I will visit Bert's Jr. Gourmet Burger again for their Baa Baa Black Sheep because there are so many good comments on this burger. I had never try any lamb patty burger before, hope it is good. 

How not to be burgerholics? There are so many tempting burgers out there :D

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♥ Flash Back Cafe at Lebuh Acheh, Georgetown Penang

Busy like a bee, typical life as a Medical Science student. And so, finally a blog update after struggling for scientific reading and laboratory experiments. Back in May, we spotted this Flash Back Cafe at Lebuh Acheh (Location/ Address: No. 41 & 43, Lebuh Acheh, 10300 Georgetown, Penang) while searching for street arts around that area in Georgetown Penang. 

This giant teddy bear (with a "I Love You" red balloon) was the thing that caught our attention. Fluffy and cute. So, we decided to take a coffee break at this cafe.

A menu board outside the cafe.

Some simple drawing on the wall of the pillar outside the cafe. Coffee and tea.

This teddy bear decoration at the glass window of the entrance really beautiful. But the bear actually looks sad. It is like waiting for the return of loved one.

Painting on the wall inside Flash Back Cafe. Then, the next few photos to show you the interior of the cafe and some of the decorations. The decorations rather simple.

I did some search on the internet and then only realized Flash Back is actually a homestay which comes with 5 different type of rooms (single bed, double bed, twin bed, triple bed and quad bed) as well as family suite, with air-conditioned. So, if you are interested, you can visit their official Facebook page for more information. 

Back to Flash Back Cafe, they serves only coffee, tea, beer, cake and snacks. As shown in the menu below. 

We ordered only a cup of Hazelnut coffee. RM 4. The coffee is up to the satisfaction and the price is so reasonable as compared to other cafe which selling a cup of normal coffee at price RM 9 and above. I'm regret that I didn't look through the menu seriously. And so didn't realize they are selling fried ice-cream which I would like to try.

Flash Back Cafe, a good place to chill or to take a coffee break. Last but not least, a photo of me with the mural at Lebuh Acheh (just few door steps away from Flash Back Cafe). 

"It's not the goodbye that hurts, but the flashbacks that follow." 

Till then. Follow my blog page for more updates. Upcoming post's clue: Dark Vader and Hot Chick. Guess what are these? :)

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♥ Roast Pork (Siew Yok) Noodles at Restaurant Megah Good Luck, Taman Megah

A great Saturday morning with good breakfast. I'm feeling blessed.

The roasted pork (siew yok) noodles that we had for breakfast are really awesome. How can you resist a plate of dry noodle which topped with generous amount of roast pork, tau fu pok and bean sprouts (taugeh), in mix of soy sauce and watery curry? Combination like this really makes the roast pork noodles irresistible. And for those who can't take spicy foods, you don't have to worry because the watery curry is not spicy.

Interested to try this roast pork noodle? Just go to Restaurant Megah Good Luck (corner lot) which located at the opposite of Taman Megah Ming Tien foodcourt. I hope you will like this roast port noodles and it is up to your satisfaction.

Restaurant Megah Good Luck

Location/ Address: Jalan SS24/11, Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

I wish you all a great weekend :) 

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♥ Rice burger at Namoo On The Park, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

Namoo On The Park is the first Korean dessert cafe and bistro in Malaysia. I'm not a person who fancy about Korean foods, but then Namoo On The Park did caught my attention. Guess what's the dish that drives us to Namoo? 

Namoo means “tree” in Korean. Hence, most of the decoration items in Namoo are made of wood and brown is the main color, which then give people a comfortable and natural feeling. 

Location/ Address: Publika, Level G3, Lot 4A, Solaris Dutamas No.1, Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In addition to Korean specialty desserts (both warm and cold desserts), Namoo also serves some Korean main dishes (from rice and noodles to burgers). For a complete list of foods serve in Namoo, kindly refer to the two photos of menu below.

The eating utensils for the main dish and desserts. Note: There is a hook under the table to hang your bag.

Back to the foods, rice burger is the reason why we are here. Namoo serves only three type of rice burgers: Bibi rice Burger, beef rice burger and shrimp rice burger. We ordered the chef recommended Bibi Rice Burger (Grilled chicken breast and mixed vegetables with sesame Bibi sauce, served on a grilled rice bun and fried egg) which costs RM 19.90.

The rice buns are sticky, firm and dense. The texture of the rice bun is similar to our local sticky rice in bamboo. Not sure what rice they are using to make the rice bun, but it contains sesame seeds and seaweeds which add extra flavours. This rice burger is good and irresistible. Not to forget to mention, the Bibi sauce gives you an overall sweet, sour and spicy mix of sensation.

Besides rice burger, we decided to order a cold dessert since Namoo is a Korean dessert cafe. Final decision goes to the chef recommended cold dessert with a bombastic name, The King's Bing Soo (RM 12.90). Bing Soo or Bingsu means shaved ice in Korean. It is one of the popular summer dessert in Korea. 

The King's Bing Soo is a green tea shaved ice with rice cakes, red beans, mix fruits (kiwi, strawberries and banana) and ice-cream sprinkled with multi-grain powder. A perfect combination because a person like me who hate red beans also can't resist this. The fruits are fresh. Thumbs up! Both the rice burger and shaved ice really make my day.

I would definitely return for other rice burgers and desserts. Glad that we found Namoo and the foods here look interesting to me. Last but not least, a photo of me with a wall inside Namoo. Nice quote on the wall "You can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it, it's not a mistake, it's a choice". 

Can't wait for the next return. Namoo! 

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♥ Purple Cane Mooncake For Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner and to buy mooncake for the elders is a must. Do you know that in Chinese culture, round shape symbolizes completeness and unity. Thus, the sharing of round mooncake among family members signify the unity of families. But nowadays most of the mooncake selling outside is not in round shape. I saw minions, hello kitty, doraemon etc mooncake -.- Head scratching because I don't know which brand of mooncake I should buy for parents? Luckily in the end spotted the Purple Cane tea mooncake, which I believe wont be that sweet? The paper beg and the packaging is nice.

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♥ Coffee time at Butter + Beans at Seventeen, Petaling Jaya

Lately, I have been seeing so many pictures and friends check in at Butter + Beans. After surfing the internet only I know coffee and freshly baked pastries are what they are famous for. It is located at BG-1a, Happy Mansion, Jalan 17/13 at Seksyen 17 Petaling Jaya. So near to where I currently stay and Ernest drawing is there too!

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♥ September 03 is Doraemon Birthday

Do you know today is Doraemon's birthday? I came across a post on Facebook and get to know about it, what a surprise. I didn't know when is Doraemon birthday until today. Another interesting thing which worth a mention is about how Google Japan celebrating Doraemon birthday in year 2009! Look at the Google doodles below! So cute!! ♥

Happy birthday, Doraemon.

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♥ Bagel & Yogurt at The Mugshot Cafe, Georgetown Penang

2013-08-10 Saturday

BAGEL! YOGURT! Are you craving for some freshly made bagel as well as yogurt? I would recommend you to head over The Mugshot Cafe (Address: 302, Chulia Street, Georgetown, Penang) to fix your crave. Bagel and yogurt are what they famous for. Special thanks to my friend for bringing me to this awesome cafe which then marked another worthwhile experience to my Penang trip. Both the bagel and yogurt were sold out during our first visit. Then we paid a second visit to The Mugshot Cafe. 

You will definitely notice this huge eye-catching signage just right before you enter into The Mugshot Cafe. 

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♥ Finally! Subscription to The Walker Magazine

While I'm searching for Medan travel guide books in bookstore, I found a travel magazine named The Walker (旅步) and I fell under its spell. Coincidently The Walker issue 003 is featuring the Free and Easy Indonesia (Medan, Lake Toba and Berastagi) as well as Mount Kinabalu (which is one of our urge: to conquer the Mount Kinabalu for the spectacular view). I really enjoy the way they deliver and share the travel experiences, thoughts and views. The content is rich and not too tedious, with attractive travel photos. 

Managed to get The Walker issue 002- The Explorer series after a long search in other Popular and MPH bookstore branches. Then, went to the Walker Travel Photography Exhibition which is now takes place in The Ledge Art Gallery, 3rd Floor Highstreet, One Utama Shopping Centre (in conjunction with their 10K fans celebration). Good one but I actually expect more travel photos form the exhibition. Engaged in a short conversation with the founder/ managing director - Vaughn Woo, subscribed to The Walker magazine for a year and received The Walker debut issue as well as two awesome postcards for free. 

And now... I'm patiently waiting for The Walker issue 004 to reach my doorstep. Do you like travel or following any travel magazine? 

"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."

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