Ipoh Dim Sum Fight - FuShan versus MingCourt

It had been days since I updated my blog. Well, actually, these few days, I wanted to update; yet, my lazy behaviour seemed to be in control! Until today, I had the urge to update my blog^^. Again, may I remind you all that I am having a super long holiday! What can I do?! Hmmmm, eating all the way in Ipoh loh(^o^). This time, the battle was on for FuShan and MingCourt(富山和明阁)! Two of the most famous Dim Sum Restaurants in Ipoh!

Yup, I even have time to make this!><

Okay, let's talk about FuShan first. Why? Because FuShan reopened its restaurant just a while ago! Yes, just opposite MingCourt! That is totally a direct fight ~~~Anyway, the new FuShan draws a lot of customers! A lot!!!!!!!!!! It was spacious inside; but, still abundant with customers. Sunday morning, my whole family had to wait so long for a small table(more than 30 mins!)! Haiz, however, I have to say that the decor was quite nice.

Then, finally, we "fought" ourselves a table. As you can see, FuShan has its own custome-made chopsticks, teapot, plates and etc! The first orders were 猪肠粉 a.k.a pork-??? mee(haha, direct imperfect translation) and 糯米鸡 a.k.a glutinous rice chicken (this sounds better^^). They were just okay only!

Of course, we did not just stopped there. Then, came along some dim sums. Due to the overwhelming of crowd there, there was not a lot of delicacies available. My bro even went out there and tried to find some. But, his attempts started to fail on the 3rd round! Haha!!! Above were what we tried that day. (The bill wasn't cheap too~~~~)

For FuShan, here are some of the nicer dishes!

First, my favourite egg tart. (It was really tasty!) Then, the dough cake, 1st time taste it! Finally, my 烧卖 a.k.a steam....(I also don't have to translate, google the word if you don't understand!)

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Then, after a week or so, my family had another visit to another Dim Sum Restaurant - MingCourt. Personally, I prefer MingCourt; but, some say that FuShan's food tastes better~~~Well, it depends, right! Go try yourself(^o^)!

When we got there, it was rather obvious that its business was affected by FuShan reopen. (FuShan really attract a lot of people lah!). But, it was an ease to eat there! Haha, less people stare at you when you eat^^! Its glutinous rice chicken a.k.a 糯米鸡 simply was the best !!!! Yes, better than FuShan ;p....The fishballs were also better than FuShan^^.haha!!!

As for MingCourt, the unique dishes are....

Mochi!!!Haha, I can't even see them in FuShan~~~~~~~

Yes, the battle has ended! Who wins? To me, it was MingCourt! However, it depends on you! Go try them and you decide^^!

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Tenji Japanese Buffet !!!! おいしです!!!![Oishi]

After not feeling well for a few days, I think it is time to update!!! Haiz, currently, my biological clock totally hay-wires. Anyway, this time again, I am gonna share an old story with you all! Yes, with me having holidays right now, i can really tantalize my taste buds^^ Right after my Cambodia trip, I went to Tenji along with my sis and 2 housemates for Peichek's early birthday celebration.

Around 10 am, we drove to Solaris Mont Kiara. Anyway, despite several "road obstacles", we managed to make it there quite fast! I have to say that the area there is really high-class!!! With luxurious condominiums, extravagant restaurants,... in that area, I am pretty sure that it is not easy to maintain my life there unless I am rich rich rich...haha, anyway, we parked our car under the basement...Well, the parking fee was rather cheap, about RM 2.00 for the 1st 3 hours .....In order to save, we decided to go there during weekdays and had lunch there under the promotion period for Parents Day. It was around RM 48.00 per head [inclusive of tax] - normal price was RM 77 ++ [exclusive of tax] for lunch while the dinner there costs around RM 88 ++ [exclusive of tax]

Here comes The Menu of The Day

Actually, Japanese Buffet usually offers a wide range of food from Western Cuisine to Chinese Tradition dishes apart from the normal Japanese food like sushi. Not kidding, you can really taste a huge range of food till you drop! Plus, you can even order certain dishes ^^.

Of course, after having all the dishes there, it was time for us to taste some desserts. Greedy me took all the cakes there. This did not end good for us...haha, lesson: don't be greedy><. Then, Tenji also serves Haagen-Dazs Ice-cream; yet, there were only 8 flavours. However, the chocolate foundation really did create some buzzs for us^^ After 3 hours of lunch, we were really fullllllllllllllllll!!!!!! I would describe this lunch as:

Delicious !!!! おいしです !!!!
[haha, currently, learning basic Japanese]

By comparing with Jogoya[link for my previous post],

• Jogoya has more alcohols while Tenji has more tea [flower tea to green tea]
• Jogoya has more flavours of ice-cream while Tenji has only 8 flavours.
• Jogoya's internal service not that good because last time, my friend called to book a table, there was no place left according to the staffs there. After 1 min, when I called, the staff said that as many people also can@@
• Both also have the same buffet price.

However, I have to say that Tenji's oyster was lot more bigger! It took me 4 bites to finish it^^

If you have any enquiries, you can contact:
Official Website:http://www.tenji.com.my/ [contact info and map download]
Official Blog:http://blog.tenji.com.my/ [promotion info]

Okay, I need to study for my katakana (^^) さよなら

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Panasonic Mania - Lumix FS6

Before going to the maniac post, a little life update#

1. Yesterday, I went to Maybank to buy ASM along with my parents from 9.30am until 2.00pm! Today, no wonder the headline and the cover page story for Perak Sin Chew is "People Lining Up to buy ASM in the Early Morning"
2. After successfully purchased ASM, I went back to home and straight away fell ill!!! Yes, I was having fever yesterday and my stomach was in a bad shape.
   
3. Today, finally update my blog. Even though the fever was down, my stomach is still uncomfortable.

Anyway, life goes on~~~><

If you have read my previous (starwalk, cambodia trip 1, 2, 3, 4), the pictures were taken by my new camera!!! Hehehe, finally, I got myself a new camera!(^^). The camera was panasonic-branded series - Lumix FS6. Plus, I even got 2 cameras, blue one for me and pink one for my mom as Mother's Day Gifts.

Firstly, please don't say that I am rich because I had compared prices among cameras like crazy!!! Actually, I really want to get Nikon-branded camera. However, my cousin sis who was working in the camera shop told me that Nikon compact camera has some technical problems. Therefore, she gave me a guideline in buying cameras or other visual equipments......

• For compact cameras, the best brand to buy is Canon - because when you develop the picture and print them out, Canon would give you the finest print. But, compared to other cameras, its price would be higher
  
• However, if you prefer to view the pictures through computers and televisions, then, Panasonic-branded camera would be a good choice because its view would be better in computer compared to print-outs. Plus, its price is lower than Canon-branded cameras with the same scope.
• Apart from that, she also told that if I want to buy a DSLR, the best brand to buy is Nikon(^^).
  
• Sony cameras have the finest LCD screens; but totally not user-friendly! Last time, during my Cambodia trip, my friend brought along his touch-screen Sony-branded camera. Every time, when he took my photos, I had to wait like 20+++ seconds for him to adjust the mode, brightness....For Sony branded gadgets, get its Handycam!

After listening to her advice, my mind changed like 2 times....Nikon>>>Canon>>>Panasonic. The main reason why I decided to choose Lumix because it is easy to use, cheap, and the colour is quite nice! Apart from that, as a worshiper of cheap-ness, beautiful-ness, and greatness (便， 靓，正）, I decided to get an affordable Lumix FS6 with the scopes as below^^

• 8 megapixel (According to my cousin sis, actually 8 megapixel is enough because higher megapixel would mean longer loading time)
• 4x optical zoom (To be truthful, FS6 is quite weak in its zoom!)
• Intelligence Auto (One of my favourite feature because for it is easy to use and automatically detect the surrounding and choose the suitable mode like portrait, close-up...)

Then, here are the gifts for purchasing the Lumix FS6!!!! The lanyard is really handy because when you travel, you can hang your camera around your neck. You don't have to take out and keep the camera frequently.Of course, not only that, I upgraded my 2GB memory card to 4GB. It is important to note that Panasonic camera can use any brands memory cards; however, when you upgrade to 4GB or higher, you have to use back Panasonic branded memory card><

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