Keep Going Happiness...: November 2009

Dave's Deli @ Queensbay Mall, Penang

Just know that Dave Deli at Queensbay Mall is having promotion 30% off all meal from Monday to Thursday (except Public Holiday and weekend). This promotion made Dave Deli full of customers during lunch time. So is good that you go earlier before 12pm to avoid the long queue. Previously, I seldom choose Dave's Deli as my lunch or dinner as I feel the price slightly expensive for me so this promotion is really great to compete with their competitors.

With the 30% off for meal, I spent total less than RM15 with 1 main course of 1/4 Roast Chicken & Gravy & 1 mushroom soup. With this affordable price, I think you can have it a try if you are looking for a lunch or dinner at QB but I am not sure when will be end for this promotion. In addition, please take not that the promotion is valid on meals only. Beverages are not in promotion.

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Dave's Deli located at ground floor Queensbay Mall

Before start the meal, I'm get ready for it. heheh...

Mushroom Soup -- RM4.2 (Normal Price RM6)
The Garlic bread was nice and the soup was just average. The soup will be better if it served hotter

Dave’s ¼ Roast Chicken & Gravy -- RM 9.73 (Normal Price RM13.9)
This was yummy and worthy as the portion was quite big. It is quarter chicken with coleslaw & mashed potatoes. Unfortunately, I not able to get my drumstick =(

Dave's Deli at QBM
Ground Floor of QBM

Tel : +604-6432268

Inaka Japanese Restaurant at Penang

After attended Fern’s Rom, I had nice lunch with all my lovely friends at Inaka Japanese located at Jalan Burmah, Penang. Nowadays, all of us have own stuff to busy with so hardly have lunch or dinner together. So, this is the good opportunity for us to have our lunch but the most headache is where is the good restaurant for us?? Arhhh….we assign this important task to one of our friend, Keat to suggest us few restaurant that he think is good. Very fast, he able suggested few and all of us finally decided Inaka Japanese Restaurant as he gave quite good comment from his first time visit and all of us never be there before.

As I know, Inaka Japanese Restaurant was just opened around 2 months ago at Sept’09. The environment was nice and comfortable for me and we are so lucky that we able to get the private room for 11pax without reservation and some more there is private toilet for us too. Hehehe…Since is first time there, so we get help from a waitress to recommend us the nice foods. She is friendly and nice and foods that recommended by her was yummy too. Overall, all of us were satisfy with the foods, services, environment and we did enjoy our gathering there.

Inaka Japanese Restaurant located at Jalan Burmah, just beside the PEKESO and Shell Petrol Station

Menu Of Inaka Japanese Restaurant -- They have variety of foods and you can get help from the waitress for their recommendation. They are friendly and nice enough

FOC for GreenTea

Salmon Sashimi -- RM 8.80

I think this was in promotion rate as just cost rm8.80 and the most important the Salmon was fresh enough and with my favorite wasabi...That's great!!

Potato Salad -- RM 5.00
Just a normal salad but taste good. I like it...

Salmon Tataki Maki -- RM 18.90

King Prawn Roll -- RM20.90
This attractted me the most as there was a big prawn head there. I like this more if compare with the Salmon Tataki as I like prawn more. Hehe...yummy

I think this was so call special and recommended by the waitress -- RM 20.00
Is prawn again..my favorite and the taste utterly nice...is slightly same as salad prawn but the taste was very nice....

Pumpkin Korokke -- RM 10.00
For me, I not really like pumpkin but I like this dish, not sure how they cook but the tatse was simply nice...

Hanpen Cheese Age -- RM10.00

Tepan Moyoshi -- RM 10.00

Recommended by the waitress, she said don't think this is just "taugeh" but the taste was great. So we had it a try....however, this dish doesn't disappointed us...

Sake Kabuto --RM 27
Fish Head, my friend's favorite. I not really taste on this but at the end whole fish head disappear from the plate so I think you able to guess how the taste?

Unagi Don -- RM 9.90

Normal Unagi Don but taste not bad

Ramen Set (Chicken Teriyaki Sarayaki) -- RM 16.90
This was under Inaka Ramen Set. All the sets were included chawanmushi, salad and fruits so is quite full if you ordered the set meal from Inaka. This dish was nice but is good that you eat while still hot as the mee become harder when getting cold

Kare Udon -- RM 13.00
Hmmm....this is the one that I not really like. Actually the taste not bad, just all the while I don't like udon

Inaka Bento F -- Rm 23.90

Inaka Bento E -- RM 21.90

Inaka Bento F -- RM23.90
All the above Bento sets also included the chawanmushi, salad and fruit. Overall the bento sets were good but just need to take note for the bento F as there was beef for that set

Teppan Salmon -- RM18.90

Mocha Ice-cream -- RM 5.90 and the another forget the name but I think should be

Mango Mousse-- RM 10.90

Food was yummy then how about the price? Actually price is really depends one but from all of us, we felt the price was reasonable as we did enjoyed variety of delicious foods and total cost RM36 for each person included 10% of service charge. For me, Inaka definitely will be in my food list if I am headache with lunch or dinner again. I feel is worthy to have it a try if you never been there =)

Inaka Japanese Restaurant

No.253G-1-1, Premier Center

Jalan Burmah, 10350 Penang

Tel/Fax: 04-2272268 or

016-443 7992 (Beverley Ong)

Business Hours : Monday - Friday

Lunch : 12pm - 2.30pm

Dinner : 6pm - 10.15pm

Business Hours : Sat - Sun & Public Holidays

Lunch : 12pm - 3.30pm

Dinner : 6pm- 10.15pm

宮心計 -- Beyond the Realm of Conscience

宮心計 (Beyond the Realm of Conscience) is a TVB Hong Kong movie and very famous recently. I am one of the supporter for this movie. Heheh...I watched until 12am for past 2 days and now watched until episodes 22. Sigh...as need to wait until next week then only can continue the episodes 23 =(
Bottom Line, the message of the drama is that "benevolence" is the only way to gain final victory but what should go through in order to reach the final victory? How Ho can escape from the cruel and calculating tactics that scheme by Ling?

Movie: 宮心計 (Beyond the Realm of Conscience)
Genre: Ancient, Palace, Drama, Jealousy
Episodes: 30

Sources: Astro On Demand/ tvb.com
Actors/Actress: 佘詩曼(Charmaine Sheh), 楊怡(Tavia Yeung), 陳豪(Moses Chan), 鄭嘉穎(Kevin Cheng), 關菊英(Susanna Kwan), 米雪(Michelle Yim), 惠英紅(Wai Ying Hung), 李詩韻(Selena Li)
Synopsis: 唐朝掌管後宮內務的最高權力中心——尚宮局，統領四房，分別為司珍房（首飾）、司制房（服飾）、司膳房（膳食）及司設房（陳設）。
Imperial Household Bureau is responsible for managing and directing all household services to the Emperor and the Imperial family in Tang Dynasty. It is composed of four departments, namely Jewels, Attire, Food and Furnishings.
劉三好（佘詩曼）與姚金鈴（楊怡）自幼入宮當學婢，二人聰穎機伶，尤以三好品性純良，得司珍阮翠雲（關菊英）及司制鍾雪霞（米雪）喜愛，爭取收歸門下，三好遂成二人爭鬥禍心。
Lau Sam-ho (Charmaine Sheh) and Yiu Kam-ling (Tavia Yeung) are introduced into the bureau in their tender age and brought up in the disciplines of the palace. The two girls are diligent. Yuen Tsui-wan (Susanna Kwan), Head of the Jewels, and Chung Suet-ha (Michelle Yim), Head of the Attire, are both very fond of Ho for she is a kind-hearted young girl. Soon, they start fighting for the fellowship of Ho.
三好一直緊守亡母遺訓—「做好事、說好話、存好心」，以善行仁心遊走於宮中這個爾虞我詐的地方；
Ho always remembers her mother’s words left to her before she passed away, that she was told, “Doing good deeds, speaking good words, showing good will.” She lives her life of being gracious and kind-hearted in the palace.
反而情同姐妹的金鈴，利慾薰心，為求成妃，不擇手段。縱使三好鍾情棋博士高顯揚（鄭嘉穎），但金鈴知道皇帝李怡（陳豪）最愛是三好，妒意驟生，為保皇妃之位，竟誣告三好擊殺太后（韓馬利），要置三好於死地。但計謀再深，總有算錯的時候；手段再強，亦有疏忽的地方；本劇透過三好與金鈴迥異的人生，帶出只有憑「行善積德」，才是處世待人「至強無敵」之道。
On the other hand, Ling believes her survival in palace is achieved through cruel and calculating tactics. She cheats and schemes her way to the top and finally becomes the concubine. Though she realizes that Ho has fallen in love with the chess master Ko Hin-yeung (Kevin Cheng), her jealousy still arouses by Ho’s attraction to the Emperor Lee Yi (Moses Chan). Fearing that she is losing power, she ruthlessly makes up a false allegation against Ho for murdering the Empress (Mary Hon) and condemns her to death. No matter how clever she is to scheme, things do not go the way she planned. By using a strong comparison of the two distinctive characters, Ho and Ling, the message of the drama is that “benevolence” is the only way to gain final victory.

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Wah...very eager to know the final story of the movie. How they would know Ling is so bad? Haha...can't wait to watch the following episodes already...

Malay Food -- Pak Hussin TomYam

Group lunch at Pak Hussin TomYam, Sungai Ara, Penang. Recently boss decided to have at least once group lunch for every quarter. The important is treat by boss. heheh...that mean I have at least one free lunch by quarterly. Haha...how nice, right? Due to we have Malay colleagues in our group so we have to decide on halal food. Luckily I quite like Malay foods so there is no problem for me as I like spicy food. Anyhow, I feel lunch together with own group is a good ideal as at least we can take this opportunity to familiar with own peers but not just talk about work. Through this I believe it can be indirectly help us to work more closely and easily.

Ok, is time to talk about food. Overall, I feel if consider Malay food, Pak Hussin TomYam consider not bad as their service was good and price also quite reasonable, Besides, they had variety of option for the foods. You can either order a la carte or set lunch and set dinner. For us, we took 2 set same set lunch entitle for 10 persons. The set lunch included 5 main course, juice watermelon and rice. This total cost us RM65 per set. How you think? Ok for the price?

Pak Hussin TomYam at Sungai Ara, Penang

Inside the restaurant

Rice -- quite a big portion

Juice watermelon

Orange -- included in our set lunch

Spicy Fish "Siakap" -- I saw almost every table also order this type of fish but from my personal opinion, the taste was good but I not prefer the fish cooked in deep fried way

Mix TomYam -- This is not bad but it can be better if slighly spicy and sour...heheh

Vege "kailan" fried with salted fish -- this is just normal vege but tast ok

Chicken fried with chili -- is nice if eat with the rice

Mango "kerabu" -- I like kerabu but this I feel too sour for me

Fried squid -- This is the dish that we added on top of our set but is nice as very crunchy...hehe

PAK HUSSIN TOMYAM
Lot 14 Kg. Tersusun

SG. Ara 11900 Bayan Lepas

Pulau Pinang
Tel : +60164572503, +60164904087, +60164063762

J.CO at Queensbay Mall

Hi-Tea at J.CO located at Queensbay Mall. After few hours shopping at Queensbay so need find a place to take a rest. I can not like my friends that able to shop for whole day without take a rest...hahah...maybe I am getting older. Since J.CO was newly opened at Queensbay so we decided to have it a try. Actually J.CO is similar as Big Apple that located at Gurney Plaza. If compare with Big Apple, the taste of donuts actually almost is the same but J.CO go more type of beverages and the environment there also nicer as there was larger and is a good place for friends gathering and chit chat.

Unfortunately, at first I just care to eat the donuts and forget to take all the photos...hehe...From overall, I like the cheese me up the most and glazzy. The glazzy I got it free when I ordered my Mochabella Freeze. I only aware that there is free 1 glazzy donut when you ordered one beverages. Although is free but this sweet honey glazed donuts was really nice as was soft enough with some of the sweetness.

You can visit J.CO official website for more info.