With Klang housing an incredibly WTF amount of Bah Kut Teh places. I've been going to one place all the time in Taman Rashna.

What used to be a quaint little coffee shop with gas stoves worn out tables and seats, patrons sitting with their legs spread wide apart while they sipped on their tea...

....is now this place which filled my car with "noises-of-awe".

Looks like business is still gosh darn good. The new Restoran Fong Keow now boasts 3 shop lots, private rooms,  some funky deco, and free wi-fi!

It's a big change from the usual carefree-"feel" I get from Bah Kut Teh shops, we wondered if they still served Bah Kut Teh (ignoring the huge sign outside) Thank goodness there is a huge wall telling us that still do a long with some other suggestions for dishes.

"Wah! Newly renovated. Must try something new!"

Restoran Fong Keow's Fried Spring Rolls "Zhao Foo Chuk Kuen"

 Fresh Juicy Spring Rolls (tho i must add that I think it should be aptly addressed as "Zhao Foo Chuk Kuen)" similar to those found in lobak.

Restoran Fong Keow's Fried Spring Rolls "Zhao Foo Chuk Kuen" Upclose shot with Chilli Sauce

At RM12 per plate (a lil' pricey), four rolls served with a sweet chilli sauce ads a diff zing to having just plain meat and soup in bah kut teh.

Restoran Fong Keow's Steamed Tofu

The other side dish was nothing too fancy taste wise. The sauce that went along with it was a lil' too thick (but i like thick sauces) Steamed Tofu Served (RM5.00) with fried shallots, onions, spring onions and chilli.

Authentic Klang Bah Kut Teh from Fong Keow at only RM10.00 per head. I've been eating there since my first driving trip to Klang.

Restoran Fong Keow's Traditional Bah Kut Teh

Restoran Fong Keow's Traditional Bah Kut Teh Upclose shot of the Tender Juicy Meat

Juicy meat, None of that No Claypot crap, Orgasmic soup. Since we were there an hour before closing time we got the most flavour filled part of the pot. The soup just kept getting better with EVERY REFILL! Additional Tau Foo Pok cost RM1.00 and Golden Mushrooms at RM5.00 (a lil bit exp for the mushrooms)

(Remember how good the soup tasted Yen and Ying?? I just recalled we forgot the YAU ZHAR GUAI!)

Restoran Fong Keow (Pottery) Bah Kut Teh, 53 Jln Batai Laut, Taman Intan, Klang

Opens 8am-3pm/5pm-9pm from Monday to Friday & 8am to 9.30 pm on Weekends and Public Holidays. Click the following for map: View Larger Map

          

I was hoping to test out their new Zero Tolerance Anti Blemish Line (since I'm still breaking out especially on a stretch of sleepless nights) but the consultants insisted I get my skin profile done first.

I explained I'm already on their infamous 3 step cleaning program for type 3 skin; but since skin can change over time, it's about time to get my profile reviewed again.

I'm still the fair type (doesn't get dark easy) with a typical oily T-zone prone to breakouts when I lack sleep, water or am under a terrible dose of stress. Well, they recommended me all of the above, some of which I have been using for years especially the moisture surge eye gels, the "take the day off" make up remover and "super denfense for oily skin with SPF25" that I put on every day and night after cleansing, toning and moisturizing... I have a magmanimous fear of developing wrinkles. *squint*

The other thing I adore about Clinique is how simple and fast it is to get to all done up. Salina (my consultant for the day) did a great job at the complimentary touch up; giving me a natural look with the new blossom range and their blush brushes! She also recommended Strawberry Fudge duo eyeshadow (since I'm not too fond of carrying around single-pack coloured eyeshadows) to mimic the look.

You can see the results of the makeover when I was camwhoring with Thomas here. ^_^V

I bought me the "Pore Minimizing Clay Mask" which is after careful calculation very worth my RM105.00 because I only use it every 3-4 days only around my cheeks, nose and forehead especially after a round of black head removal and it's great for drying up breakouts! I got myself my mattifying powder and also their hydrating spray which holds and sets makeup so darn well!

Cause of this event as well, I'm paying more attention (not that I already haven't) to my skin. Personal note to go back within these 3 months to hopefully try something new again

          

Lydia: What do you want to eat tonight?

April: I dunno. I've been having so much good food, I have no idea what to eat.

I had so much food, not only can I feel the muffin spillover effect around my pants, but I felt the cosmic collision of flavours in the organ embedded beyond my solar plexus.

We chanced upon Dain Ti Hill, nestled in the corner of the top shopping floor in Pavillion. We dumped the initial plan to have Thai, Korean, Turkish or whatever there was to celebrate a moment here:

The place looked like a Chinese restaurant that fettered with a Shanghai night club. The Neon Blues coming together with the Reds to orchestrate a  play of violet and gold illuminations thoughout the place.(Though this made it hard for me to take pics without a filter!)

When asking the friendly waiter what did they serve, we had a choice of Chinese/Japanese Fusion food. Interesting. We really do have enough of those Taiwanese fusion or Hong Kong fusion dines in K.L. and this restaurant after all is the first branch they've opened in M'sia from Taipei itself.

A salad of nuts, chunked up grape fruits and salad. It's something that tastes really fresh, with a mild zesty taste. Instead of expecting a sourish taste to the mix, there was a surprising bitterness possibly because of the grapefruit.

A sweet mustard cream sauce with cashews, peppers and deep fried chicken. If you like something like your usual sweet and sour dish with mustard notes towards the end of the taste, I recommend this

"Wong Kum Tau Foo" echoed Mr. captain as we ordered this dish. You've got your usual white tofu here. Braised with alot of Salted Egg Yolk. Gets abit gooey and filling the more you eat it. Two or Three ladles of this scooped on your dish is enough.

This topped the cake (although it ain't cake). The sauteed Imperial Beef in Imperial Sauce. It was sooo tender....not melt in your mouth tender but chewy tender. Caramelised Onions, lightly peppered on the top. The taste is well..imperial. A great 7.5 stars out of 10 beef dish.

Inclusive of a drink and rice the bill came up to about MYR90.00 a pretty decent price for a Chinese Style dinner. I'd like to go back and try the Emperor Rolls the have a full page on! Definitely going to let daddy know, he'd love the beef!

Off then to have hot chocolate and another slice of birthday cake, (Which I didn't blow candles off... I swear mom...honest) while waiting for Mei Ai's call. Didn't think she could make it with the heavy rain and her choir performance and all.

And here is a picture of me and Lydia. We've been celebrating every birthday together since we were 18! Hsu Pheen and Melissa must be really missing us now... but thanks very much to Lissa for this post on me

          

First of all I'd like to thank all the 300 + well wishers on Facebook, Phone, Snail Mail, Email, Smses, Twitter, MSN, Gtalk and Skype and those of you who took the time to come by personally to wish me. Family, friends, colleagues, bffs. I'm so blessed to have everyone. (Including that call from South Africa where the other person on the line mentioned he was going to 'bitch slap' me. Duncan,... you know I *hearts* you but DON'T YOU EVER DARE say you would B****SLAP ME ON MY BIRTHDAY! *poke*. Thanks for calling though dude!)

David whisked me away to have lunch with "he who shall not be named" and Irene to have Taman Desa's yummeh 'Yu Tau Mai'

Asides from spitting bones on the table the adults here were teaching me some adult theoretical skills XD (The poor guy who squeezed in to have lunch on the same table as us).

During tea time, the office surprised me with cake! Hee Hee, thanks for being there Yi Ma, Billa, Wyn, Shikin, Nazra, Audrey, Vim, Alia, and Dr. Mani!  Thanks to Billa for suggesting a marzipan Kitty to put on my cake to represent me! So cutez! LOL.

Gifts from the collegues downstairs at the counter and Gurdip and Teng Plus I've got shopping Vouchers from Intan!

Since I already celebrated with the family, It's time to celebrate with the BFFs and the gang at Starbucks! M.U.A. was such a sweetie to come pick me up all the way from work (and later send me home after that)

The entire bux usual buxing gang including Laineh, Wei Wei, and Alvin were there! Hee!

Thank you Mabel for wrapping the crazy but beautiful gift from Catherine and Grace! Which basically went from a huge box to reversing the effects of earth hour, meeting Paris Hilton and Nicole Kidman, Coffee Brewer, Tazo Teas, Lip Balm sunscreen to a pretty bracelet with beautiful turq bees

Thank you very much also to everyone who tried to get my favourite cake for me although some logistics problems came up. But this Cheezy Choc cake is awesome enough

Although her main present wasn't here, Laineh gave me  a mini gift in the cutest box with cute  eyelashes, hair removers (LOL), CHOCOLATE FLVR-ed mask, Bvlgari and Clinique!

The M.U.A. gave me a cute tweezer which reminded her of me (IT'S PINK!) and a lovely shade of Majolica Majorca Lip Gloss. They are now both being carried around EVERYWHERE in my make up kit!

Even Mr. Moon came out for me in all his brilliance. Watching the big, bright white moon to me symbolises a really good day.

Thanks for the day everybody

          

Step right in my love;

This treasure trove of a shoplot is home to the most KITSCHY STUFF EVA! Even the front door is ever so darling with glass etched fences on the window, a beautiful white inviting double door, and cream based wall paper with complimentary shaded butterfly prints! Oh love love love!

Would you look at that!  It makes me feel as if I'm a part of some Lewis Caroll dream! Pinch me! And ooo.... a mantlepiece! I have not seen a mantlepiece since my last trip to England and a fireplace turned into a corset rack!  Oh btw, I think that The Cherry Print Dress would look cute on a couple of my friends!

The three tiered tables in front is enough to bring out the girly shrieks, corsets, a gorgeous deep red coloured clutch, dainty shoes, punk inspired prints, adrorable short skirts and polka dotted belts!

Hang on, Theres more over there!!! Skips to the side of the store.

Blooming Maxi dresses, tank tops, more dresses, belts and just more dresses!

A selection of clutches to die for including a speaker bag, with inbuilt speakers so that when you plug in your ipod, they'll all hear ya!

The place is also corset heaven with EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE CORSETS!!! I'll be here the second I get myself someone special!

The more I show you the more u you'll be pawing at the screen waiting to be somehow magically transported there.

Some of us had trouble choosing what to get when you're so spoilt for choice!

But I went straight for this awesome skirt!!

Either way thanks to beautiful, wonderful Jojo for being so gracious with welcoming us and being our fashion consultant while we were visiting!  We *hearts* Paperdoll so very muchie!

Paperdoll Boutique
Lot L1-43, 1st Floor,
Tropicana City Mall,
3, Jalan SS20/27,
47400 Petaling Jaya

          

I deeply apologise for the lack of my self control. I just couldn't resist.

You see, Dee Lern asked me what I wanted from his trip to Australia. I succeeeded in being humble by saying that I didn't need anything from the Land Down Under. I recommened him to get a bunch of Tim Tams. So yes, we have Tim Tams here. But we have really crap South East Asian produced Tim Tams here.... an just because Ozzie chocolates are SO MUCH BETTER!

Feeling lonely and bogged down with a sudden rush of work, Kitteh rendezvous-ed down to Jaya 33 to get her Ozzie Choccie fix. But kitteh came back with more than just Tim Tams...

Forgive kitteh, and she will prolly share the stash with you. :p

Remember. Kitteh Loves you very much still. And very much more when she is a fat, lazy, happy, blissful, well-fed kitteh.

Purringly,

Kitteh.

P/S I also had another Hershey's Choc Pie at Choo Ki's hse yesterday >_<

          

So there is this woman planning and budgeting and she is upset with how much flowers can cost. Through such conversations. We have very much concluded ...

Minishorts: i'm not going to throw it because stupid malaysian women jump away when they throw it
i been to 5 weddings with throwing bouquet
NO NEED lah sampat only throw the bouquet

April: EH! THROW AT ME!!!!
i catch one. hahahaha

minishorts: YOU SAMPAT i give you lah after that 
i kid you not
the bouquet is the most useless accessory a bride has
dunno who last time say have to do very big now you know why i say overprice ..stupid corsages are a waste of money

FLOWERS ARE DAMN EXPENSIVE THINGS AND USELESS.

but what to do? nice mah...

Hillarious. Anyway, back to bouquet catching.

The last time I stood in the crowd of fighting young single women. Being tall obviously I stood in the back. I looked down on my feet. 

I heard screams and I looked up. If it were'nt a bouquet of flowers, I would have broken my nose. Well..looks like I'm going to catch the bouquet without even putting up a fight. I'm going to be given the bouquet. The first bouquet must be a hoax...not married yet also. :p

          

We were about to turn back when I noticed a small road sign. Following 3 of the same signs later led us to a brightly lit corner behind a seafood processing factory cars all parked until it backed up into the main road.

Your typical seafood restaurant, Malaysian Chinese style. Fumbling with our limited Cantonese food vocabulary we just requested for several recommendations including Lydia's much craved for Fried Sotong.

          

With no maps and only names of restaurants scribbled down in a pocket notepad, we arrived for lunch in surprise to see much of Kuantan shops closed or barely occupied by patrons.

"Maybe folks here eat at home..."

Circling around the commercial blocks near Berjaya Mall, we stumbled across a shop that was lit and the word 'laksa' just above the entrance. Aprons and posters and newspaper cuttings as testimony for us to take a gamble on our limited vacant stomach space to give it a go (of course we were hungry as well)

Meet our lunch, a fantastic bowl of Sg. Katong Curry Laksa.

What really differs about this laksa compared to your usual curry laksa is the texture of the gravy/soup. Instead of a homogenous mix of drippy soup, there is a delightfully sloppy mix of santan in it.