Vintry Cellar..The hidden gem of Damansara

Its been quite a while since I wrote something about food....which was the main reason this blog was born. So naturally the food has to be good, in order to be reviewed here !!

The Vintry Cellar , is a hidden gem among the rows of shop houses in Medan Damansara, off Jalan Damansara. Hidden behind Victoria Station this place offers , a fair selection of premium wines and good food, which mainly features pork on its menu. The menu might not be extensive, but its good enough to complete a satisfying meal here. Oh yeah..if you are not satisfied with the menu on offer, you can always order from the restaurants along Jalan Kasah like Kah Soh Fish Head Noodles, The Rib Shop , Red's Japanese Restaurant. But trust me, once you had a starts to indulge on the menu, you wont be ordering anything else !!!!



Freied caramalized pork with spagetthi !! A perfect East meet West combination which surprisingly combined very well with our selection of red wine for the night.

The deer fried pork strips ( Rm 8 ) a must try !!! Fried marinated fah lam ( pork belly meat ) meat with fuh yue ( fermented bean curd ).


Our selection for the night. Ocio , a remarkably nice 2005 Chilean Pinot Noir produced by Cono Sur a premium renowed Chilean wine maker. Remarkably rare with only 1500 cases produced and its among the 59 bottles in Malaysia !! And we finished 2 of the 6 bottles available here !! At RM250, its a little bit expensive for a 2005 wine , but considered cheap for a Pinot of such a quality. It would be nice, if we could keep it for another 5 years ....................

The all time favourite Cuban Sandwich ( RM 18 ) . A thriple deck sandwich with loads of bacon , ham , gherkins and cheese. Would satisfy even the biggest appetite !!!!

Over all the bill came out to RM585 , which is due to the 2 wines which we finished !! Other wise the food only came out to a reasonable RM85 for 4 pax , which I would consider as reasonable for a cosy place like this...............

Oppsss......almost miss out one thing..their roast pork ( siew yoke ) is another dish to die for. Too bad since, we were too hungry, I didnt manage to snap any photos of those !!! Go try for yourself !!!

Address :
130, Jalan Kasah
Medan Damansara, 50490,Kuala Lumpur

Tel : 2094 8262

Location : Along Jalan Damansara heading towards KL direction. Located just behind Victoria Station.

Other reviews :

Boo_licious, Masak-Masak

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Weird Restaurants

Japan, the land of the rising sun...is also home to many creative businessman with crazy idea's on creating some weird themed restaurants . At first we has the infamous restaurants, where fresh slices of sashimi is layed upon a naked lady, with just some leaves covering up some important assets, jail themed restaurants, toilet themed cafes..now we have this cross dressing restaurants where mans cross dressed as maids !!

Japan's vibrant, fast-moving culture delivers daily doses of the weird, wild and wonderful! Take, for example, theme cafes. First popularized by nerdy "otaku" geeks and then embraced by the public at large, the theme cafe phenomenon shows no sign of running out of steam. Just the opposite - it seems new theme cafes pop up every week, each one seeking to be just a little weirder than what's come before!

While we have theme restaurants in the west like Medieval Times where the audience gets into the swing of things, Japan's theme cafes don't usually involve cosplay by the patrons. It's the staff who provide the mood and the atmosphere, creating a soothing world where customers can feel right at home with their particular obsession.

The first Maid Cafes that appeared around 1998 deserve credit for jump-starting the boom in Japanese theme cafes. Simply stated, your average maid cafe appears normal from the outside, yet customers are greeted by subservient young women dressed in frilly French maid outfits.

"Hibaritei" cafe in Tokyo's Akiharabara district April 12, 2008. The cafe, which servers are all men dressed as maids, only opens its door in irregular basis at various locations in Akihabara district, once merely a Mecca for electronics buffs but now the centre of the capital's "nerd culture".

Other crazy themed restaurants worth checking out in Japan are as follow...

This vampire-themed joint in Ginza is both creepy and strangely kinky at the same time. the waitresses wear French maid outfits and the vermilion red decor is complemented by crucifixes, spiders, and Dracula’s coffin.Info:
Address: 7F La Paix Building, 6-7-6 Ginza, Chuo-Ku.
Tel: 03-3289-5360

What could be more Japanese than a Ninja-themed restaurant? At this cavernous underground Ninja-hideout in Akasaka, the food and booze are classy, and the waiters are dressed-up as Ninjas and perform brain-bending magic tricks. It ain’t cheap, though- you’ll need another drink when you see the check.
Info:
Address: 2-14-3 Akasaka Tokyo Plaza, Chiyoda-Ku.
Tel: (03) 51573936

At this truly macabre prison-hospital-themed eaterie in Shibuya, the waitresses wear nurses’ uniforms, the drinks are served in test-tubes, and your drinking is occasionally interrupted by a deranged escaped convict in an ice hockey mask. A classy joint.
Read about it here.

Info:
Tel: (03) 37707100
Alcatraz ER Website

A trippy destination for a party, this place is based around Lewis Carroll’s delirious story, with all the psychedelic decorations and costumes you might expect, and over a hundred different cocktails to choose from. Prepare for mental meltdown!

Info:
Address: Taiyo Bldg, 5F, 8-8-5 Ginza, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 104 0061
Tel: (03) 35746980
Alice In Wonderland Website.

So whats in store next ??? Jurassic park ????War famine inspired ?? Lets wait n see...

7 month

Woke up this morning in a foreign land.....only to be reminded that its been 7 month since that faithful day. Your sweet smile, smell and voice....wat we did...what we said...came playing in my mind again.

Its been 7 month..but the feeling has since been going strong as ever............

No matter how strong a man is....Love and feelings still defeats us...

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.

Bette Davis

A tribute to Leslie Cheung ( 1946-2003 )

Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003), nicknamed elder brother (哥哥), was an actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "One of the founding fathers of Cantopop," and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".

In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central Television, and voted as The Most Favorite Actor in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema in 2005. In 2000, Cheung held his last concert series, Passion Tour. Passion Tour included 43 concerts, lasting from July 31, 2000 to April 16, 2001. It was his most disputable, and possibly best concert. Cheung worked at the first time as the art director as well as the singer for the concert

Cheung committed suicide on April 1, 2003. He leapt from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island. ^[26] He left a suicide note saying that he had been suffering from depression. He was 46 years old.

As one of the most popular performers in Asia, Cheung's death shocked the Asian entertainment industry and Chinese community world-wide. Rumors about the cause of his death spread so fast that his family urged tabloids to let Cheung rest in peace, and not to sensationalize his sexual orientation and reasons for suicide. The day after Leslie's death, his long time partner, Tong, confirmed that Cheung suffered from (clinical) depression and had been seeing psychiatrists for treatment for almost a year. He also revealed that Cheung had attempted suicide in 2002. Later at his funeral, Cheung's niece disclosed that her uncle had severe clinical depression and suffered much over the past year (2003).

Despite the risk of infection from SARS and the WHO's warning on travels to Hong Kong, tens of thousands, including celebrities and other fans, many from other parts of the world such as mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, the United States and Canada attended Cheung's memorial service, which was held for the public, on April 7, 2003. Cheung's funeral was on April 8, 2003. For almost one month, Cheung's death dominated newspaper headlines in Hong Kong and his songs were constantly on the air.

Cheung's last album Everything Follows the Wind (一切隨風) was released three months after his death.

• Cheung's suicide note (translation): "Depression! Many thanks to all my friends. Many thanks to Professor Felice Lieh-Mak (Cheung's last psychiatrist, 麥列菲菲). This year has been so tough. I can't stand it anymore. Many thanks to Mr. Tong. Many thanks to my family. Many thanks to Fei-Fei (Lydia Shum Din-ha). In my life I did nothing bad. Why does it have to be like this?"
• Cheung's suicide note (Chinese): "Depression! 多謝各位朋友，多謝麥列菲菲教授，這一年很辛苦，不能再忍受， 多謝唐先生，多謝家人，多謝肥姐. 我一生沒做壞事 為何這樣?"

Let us enjoy one of my all time favourite song of his , 风继续吹 .

3rd month

3 months has passed, the wound hasnt really heal.....but its heading towards the right direction at this moment. Do I still miss and care her ? I must be lying if I told you I dont. There has often been sleepless nights thinking bout her and miss her smell and her touch.....

Everytime we have a family dinner, seing my mum and my sister in laws laughing away...reminds me of her. I just cant stop this feeling, but it just came like that. Only time can heal my broken heart ......... At times I've asked myself, what I did wrong to you till I deserve such an ending ???

Below is a song, which really suits my feeling now.......




Love, dont be sad it ended. Be happy coz it started and cherish the good moments........

Dont view your past as a failure, learn from it.........

Tag .....

Slowcatchupkuan tagged me wor..sure must give face lol.........


Tagged! Random Questions

Instruction: Remove ONE from below and add in your own personal question, make it a total of 20 questions. Then, tag 8 people in your list and list them out in the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged. Whoever does the tag will have blessings from all.

The person who tagged you is: Slowcatchupkuan.

1. What's your favourite anime at the present time?
Err....long time no see leow wor...All time fave can argh ? Must be Initial D lol...

2. Given the chance, what special ability/power would you like to have?
I wanna have the power to cast love spell...so me n my BB can get back together..and make all the people around be to be in love and belove.... terror leh ???? Also can I ask for one more ?? To predict the future...so can buy loterry and strike rich lol..hehe

3. What's your favourite colour? Why?
White.......hmm...coz looks clean mar...Dirty cat always want looks clean rite ?


4. Where is the place you want to go the most?
Must be Italy !!!! Can go one more time argh ?? I missed the last Supper on my last trip...wanna see agian lol...

5. If you have one dream to come true, what would it be?
Also to have back my BB by my side.. (2) To strike a super lottery and be a billionaire.

6. Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?
Seen it leow..( I am not colour blind )..so must believe lor...

7. Do you think friends are important?
Yes..friend are forever. My friends stood by me in the time i needed them most ! Thanks Mike, Edwin , Olivia ,Alan Lim !!

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Buy more shares and 4D's with it and generate more M's !!!!

9. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
Yes !!!!! BB I still luv U !!!!!

10. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
She stays in Kepong near my office, she's lovely.....and she blogs good stuff !!!

11. Which type of person do you hate the most?
Who betrayed me !!

12. What is your ambition?
To be rich, handsome and powerful !!

13. If you have fault, would you rather the people around you point out to you or would you rather they keep quiet?
Point it out to me in a nice nice way coz I am very blur !!!

14. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
My BB......

15. Are you a shopaholic or not?
I could be if I have tons of money !!

16. Find a word to describe the person who tagged you.
Slow.....

17. If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
Be able to read one's mind....

18. Is there anything that you have done which you regret?
Too many to list down..............

19. What makes you different?
I'm lovely and cute !! Si beh ai bin !!!!

20. Do you feel good to be friend with the person who tagged you? Why?
Yeah Y not ????

Alright.. I am done! I'm tagging...

Mikemmery
Kenny the Mat rock
Lasilasi
Dr Cecilia
Princess Eileen
Missmynx
Horny Angmoh,
Cmate

Last not least....... our mysterious Adrian Lee

Mariah Carey's latest hit song..check it out

I nearly laugh my head off when I receive this in my mail. The Bulgarian version of Mariah Carey's hit song...named after a chinese guy, Ken Lee.

Go figure it out !!

Previous Selangor State Officials Destroys Documents

This news really came as a shock and saddens the rakyats. Why they need to destroy the 'SULIT' documents ?? To destroy some evidences that cant be made public ?

Below is the clip from Raja Petra's Malaysia-Today :

Sin Chew Daily

State Officials of former Selangor Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Mohamad Khir Toyo have returned to State Government Office to pack but also destroyed some official documents.

Newly appointed Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abd Khalid Ibrahim arrived at Level 19 the building at 2.35pm for a close-door meeting with the former State Secretary and Treasurer.

Around 3.15pm, there were 5 to 6 officers at Level 12 started to destroy some documents. Level 12 was believed to be the Admin & Management division.

Party members of PKR and DAP immediately rushed over to stop the activity, and insisted that these documents are state property therefore must be retained regardless of the contents.

After the "destroy-document" exercise was stopped, the documents were scattered everywhere. According to sources, some of them were minutes of meetings, and some were marked "confidential document".

Is this were done by the opposition, when the coalition party took over, most probably they would be charged under the CPJ under the Official Secrets Act and be put into ISA ?? Cant the previous government be more gentleman like Tan Sri Dr Koh, who'm welcomed the new ruling party with open hands and vowed to facilitate the transition power would be smooth.To whom may it be behind this thing, please let us remember you as a gentleman and not a coward who is trying to cover up some shits !!

6 month ago...

It happened 6 month ago...a day where it changed the history of my life. Anyway time has passed and I cant rewrite my history. If i can..i hope it would stay forever..but who are we to decide ????

I told my self..Dont be sad it ended, be happy it started...and cherish the sweet moments....

Tsunami hits Penang,Kedah , Selangor, FT and Kelantan !!

Yes !! We've done it..well done people , by showing the democracy side of the people, by denying the coalition party BN the 2/3 majority victory with landslides win in Penang, Selangor , Kelantan and Kedah.See results here.

Congragulations also to YB Tian Chua on his win in the P115 Batu parlimentary seat. Npw you may give ceramah without being worried about spending a night in a 'free hotel' anymore.

A political storm over Penang was expected after the recent political turmoils brewing over the island state ,where 'somebody' stated that the CM post was to be given to a Malay, poor economy etc. Hopefully the rakyats choice this year would bring good changes to Penang . I am sure our 'unofficial' new CM, Mr Lim Guan Eng would be able to repay the rakyats trust in you !!!!

Also we wish to wish a Happy Belated Birthday to our beloved Datuk Seri Samy Vellu,who celebrated his birthday on the 8-March. To mark and as a gift for being the longest serving cabinet minister , he was given the boot as a birthda present as well as a ticket to a long long retirement holiday !!!

This years election has clearly shown that the government has to be more awake and concern of the rakyats problem and sentiments. Please take this as a wake up call before its too late. This also showns that the rakyats are no longer the rakyats we used to be, we are more smart and vigilant . However on the brighter side, it also shows democracy 'really' exist in this country, minus some small rumours that the 'son-in -law' actually lost in his parliment elections but won by a recount ??

The rakyat has answered the call for VOTE FOR A CHANGE..and we should see !!! Dear newly elected MP's, we put our faith and trust in you, please do not dissapoint us !!!!

Who would you vote ???????

Janice Lee giving her speech

A heroine welcome for Big sister Theresa

Attended my very first ceramah yesterday at Pandan Perdana organized my DAP . It was really an eye opener.

Despite the rain , uncovered venues and no food served,you would be surprised by the amount of rakyats turn up to listen to the truth..nothing but the truth by the opposition. You would feel proud to be one of the crowd, campaining in the rain. The crowd was much much more than nearby ceramah organized by the Banyak Naik party...despite the free food, sheltered venues , good PA system and fans ( courtesy of the rakyat's hard earned $....read me..our hard earned money ) ..but the turnout was just in the region of few hundreds !! Action speaks louder than words....... the number shows.

With issues over the misused of public funds by the ones in power..to matters pertaining to the welfare of the chinese rakyats., to the corruption involving the local councils..... the crowd responded with rounds applause supporting the opposition action of revealing the true facts that was not reported in the newspaper ( obviously as they are govt. controlled...I want you to know what I wanted you to know.... )

At this ceramah was the DAP candicate for the Teratai seat, Janice Lee Ying ha , who gave a very powerful speech on matters pertaining to MPAJ mainly , and they managed to save the best for last with the arrival of the iron-lady and the Big Sister of DAP , Theresa Kok at about 1130. However her speech was cut short due to the late hours and as well as the permit expires at 12am, sharp.

So who you vote for on the 8-March 2008 ???? The choice is yours.

BN = Barang Naik , Bil Naik . Bila Naik ??? Baru Naik !!!! Berapa Naik?? Banyak Naik !!!!!!

Or you rather vote for for these ..............













Also our beloved minister who holds a keris waving in the air, vowing to bath in chinese blood !! Can you take it anymore. We are being pushed and squeezed and still keep quiet. Also vote for someone whom we refer as 'run dog' ?? Who has the face to hug the minister , when he announced that he is approving the building of 6 chinese school? Remember just approved and gives you a land....and we still have to do a fund raising to built it !!!!



Enough is enough !!!

So vote wisely.......


Another catch tune by the opposition...enjoy !!

Why should we VOTE FOR A CHANGE ??

HERE'S THE FACTS WHY WE CANNOT GIVE THEM 2/3 OF PARLIAMENT

1. Barisan lost 2/3 majority once, in 1969. Only briefly.
2. Since 1957, it has amended the constitution 690 times to propagate its power. By comparison, USA which is more 200 years old has only amended its constitution 27 times; Singapore as little as only 4 times.
3. Barisan's ability to amend the constitution as it likes (and make unjust and unfair constitutional changes) must be stopped now.

Here's the statistics from the 2004 election:

1. UMNO received 35.9% of the popular votes but has 110 parliamentary seats or 50% of all parliamentary seats.
2. In total, Barisan received 63.8% of the popular votes but has 199 parliamentary seats or 91% of all parliamentary seats.
3. The opposition received 36.2% of the popular votes but has only 20 parliamentary seats or 9% of all parliamentary seats.
4. Why? Because of gerrymandering (check the dictionary: it means dividing voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections), or unfair election rules. The election rules are stacked against the opposition. No matter what happens, the opposition will never, I repeat, will never be able to win the next election.

Here's the decision-making power process within our present cabinet.

1. UMNO not only controls the parliament via Barisan, it has allocated itself 24 cabinet positions or 71% of all cabinet positions.
2. MCA has 5 cabinet positions or 15% of the cabinet positions.
3. MIC has 1 cabinet position or 3 % of the cabinet positions.
4. Gerakan has 1 cabinet position or 3% of the cabinet positions.
5. Other component parties hold 3 cabinet positions or 8% of the cabinet positions.

One should take note that although UMNO controls 50% of all parliamentary seats, it controls 71% of all the decision making processes within the cabinet.

4. Many marginalization issues or unfair election practices are the result of legislations passed by Barisan (lead by UMNO) unchecked in a dominant Barisan parliament. Under the Barisan Party whip system, the majority component party within Barisan will dictate the rules of the game. Other Barisan component parties like MCA, Gerakan or MIC cannot vote against what UMNO decides in whatever it likes, even if they wanted to.

5. Best part is this: even if the opposition won all the seats it contested, no single opposition party can form the next government. Why? Gerrymandering (of the present election borders) has ensured that even if Barisan were to win 50% of the popular votes in the upcoming election, it will still control 2/3 of parliament. As an example, in 2004 Barisan took 64% of the popular votes but ended up controlling 91% of parliament. It is easy to see why if they win only 50% of the popular votes in the next election they will once again be able to dictate absolute power in the parliament.

Choose for your self...............

The truth is finally spoken.....

So VOTE FOR A CHANGE !!!!!!!!




Also check this out, Tun finally admits AI is not guilty !!

Bravo to Tun, as this shows that he is a man....dare to admit his own wrong doing , unlike some who did wrong...but denied..it looks like me..but not me !! Correct ??

Correct !! Correct !! Correct !!

But how far Tun's word is thru ?? This is very subjective...Remember the 100million law suit by AI againts Tun ? If what Tun admitted is true, can this be used as an evidence againts Tun ???? You think for yourself !!!!