♥ 100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo at Viva Home Expo Hall, KL

In January, we went to the first in South East Asia 100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo which held in Malaysia at Viva Home Expo hall (starting 14 December 2013 to 23 March 2014).

The ticketing counter. The entrance fees / the ticket prices are RM 25 for adult and RM 15 for child. No special price for student.  

The ticket. So cute and I'm using it now as bookmark :)

One of the entrance which directs you to the gadgets expo and you need the ticket to enter. There is another entrance at the opposite site where you can gain free access to the merchandise shop, game area and Doraemon Cafe.

Very cute Doraemon wall paper.

This Doraemon exhibition has a different sections or activities for you to immerse yourself in the world of Doraemon. 

1) The first section of the expo - the Doraemon time machine. Are you ready to travel in a tunnel of space-time together with the Doraemon? 
  

2) The second section where you can witness the birth of Doraemon. Do you know that Doraemon was originally yellow in colour? If you are interested, you can see the pictures below and read the story.

3) The 100 Doraemon figures with 100 different gadgets. Kinda amazing and we do appreciate all of the Doraemon figures. However, presenting only Doraemon figures with gadget without at least the name of gadget or brief description about the gadget brought us small disappointment. Note: To view the photo of each Doraemon figures, please visit the photo album in our fb page. 

4) The Nobita and Shizuka wedding in church. 

5) The Doraemon comic area. There are 3D comics on the wall which allow you to pose and take photo. Imagine yourself in the world of Doraemon.

6) Recreation of scenes and locations from the Doraemon cartoon. 

7) There is a vast array of Doraemon secret gadgets (such as What If Box, Take Copter, Air Gun, Parallela Umbrella, etc) for you to experience and to take pictures with.

8) Gian Family Store where you can buy exclusive Doraemon merchandise.

9) Fun carnival games.

10) Doraemon Cafe. They are selling Dorayaki (red bean, peanut & chocolate), memory toast and other snacks.

 

Overall, it was exciting to be part of the largest Doraemon exhibition ever in Malaysia. It was great to reminisce about the good times I had from the previous Doraemon expo in Genting. 

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♥ Super Char Siew Tonkotsu at Goku Raku Ramen, Georgetown, Penang

Goku Raku Ramen which located at Gurney Paragon serves really awesome ramen delights with rich and flavourful soup. Speaking of the restaurant interior design and environment, it has a very simple decoration (just like any other Japanese restaurants) with wooden chairs and tables, but cozy enough for you to dine in to fix your ramen crave.

For your information, Goku Raku Ramen serves two different types of soup base, namely Tonkotsu and Tokyo. Tonkotsu soup is a pork flavour soup whereas Tokyo is chicken flavour. Then for each of this soup base, you can choose your favourite from original soup, miso or shoyu soup. Both the soup is finely cooked for long hours over high heat and carefully stirred to enrich the broth aroma. 

Super Char Siew Tonkotsu (original/miso/shoyu); Price: RM22.90(S), R26.90 (M), RM27.90 (L)

During our visit, we opted for super char siew tonkotsu and we chosen miso tonkotsu soup instead of original tonkotsu or shoyu tonkotsu soup. It is a ramen topped with homemade char siew, spring onion, bamboo shoot and lava egg. We ordered a small one for the price of RM22.90. The portion is okay only for a small bowl of ramen, so you should order at least the medium or large bowl of ramen if you are a big eater. 

The miso tonkotsu soup is really thick, creamy and flavourful. The best ramen soup we ever had. The homemade char siew is not sweet like other char siew you have outside. It is with mild saltiness, so tender that it can melt in your mouth the moment it touches your tongue. The same goes to the lava egg. The egg white is solid and the egg yolk is soft and runny. It is so delicious. Your ramen is incomplete without this lava egg. As for the ramen (the noodles), thick and slightly springy.

Ebi Gyoza; Price: RM 10.90 (5pcs), RM15.90 (8 pcs)

It is a pan-fried shrimp, pork lard and chives dumpling. A rather unique combination, not too oily and a bit similar to Taiwanese guo tie. It is served together with a special sauce and salt & pepper. For the sauce, it tastes like sweet soy sauce. On the other hand, for the salt & pepper, it is slightly salty. To our surprise, it tastes really good when you eat the dumpling together with it rather than with the sweet soy sauce. As for the filling of dumpling, we expected more filling but in overall it is still acceptable. The prawn is fresh.

This restaurant is highly recommended for all ramen lovers.

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