Have you ever had that feeling that you’re just never good enough at anything?  You pick up a lot of new hobbies, you play a lot of challenging games, you can do and play well but it’s never good enough. “You’re just an average player”.

I hate this feeling. I love what I do and I want to be more than just good. They said practise makes perfect but this isn’t working so. How how how?

This sucks!

Was a lazy morning and I’m still feeling really sleepy. When I step in to the office this morning, lying on the table is the Star newspaper and the headline goes something like this “Salary increase for government servants from July 1“

SUPER SIENNESS! Some do deserve it but do some others deserve it too? I’m not gonna bitch about it, I’m totally dumbfounded.

Here’s my comment to some of Pak Lah’s announcement (as quoted on The Star Online) :

“Salaries to increase between 7.5% for senior management and 35% for category two support staff;”
It’s about time they flip the priority. It was the other way round for quite sometime already.

“100% increase in cost of living allowance (Cola);”
Free Coca-Cola for life? Less Mat Rempits and More Pro Drifters?

“Police and army personnel to get additional 20% on the increase; and”
Haven’t they been getting that everytime near festive seasons especially after a toll?

“Pensions will be adjusted accordingly.”
Adjusted accordingly is still too vague!

Wonder when I’m gonna get a salary increment. Siennesss. MALAYSIA BOLEH!

Klang - Bandar Di Raja is also well known for its Hokkien Community. Being a Klangite and a Hokkien myself, I wish to tell the whole world that Klang is not just all about Bah Kut Teh. There are plenty of other good stuffs that can be found here… for example, me! … well ok, not ME but the Hokkien Mee!

If you’re ever in Klang at night and craving for some Hokkien Mee, why not go to Restoran Nam Yang for some tasty and full of chu yau char (fried pork lard) Hokkien Mee!

Restoran Nam Yang is located along Jalan Meru, just around the corner of Klang Parade. The restaurant is just beside yet another famous food restaurant, Restoran Lai Choon Bah Kut Teh.

My family usually goes there for dinner. They serve the best kung-po fried mantis prawns (kung-po lai liu har) in town. But since there are only 3 of us for dinner, we decided to have Hokkien Mee only.

Although this is not my first choice of place to go, Restoran Nam Yang do dish out quite good Hokkien Mee too. The Hokkien Mee here in Klang is definitely better than those I had in PJ. Some may disagree with me but then again, I grew up eating Klang food :p

There’s generous amount of fried pork lard (chu yau char) and the right amount of time on the wok. The dish is not too saucy and not too dry.

Unlike other places out of Klang, we Klangites do not really fancy to have fried lala with Hokkien Mee. So don’t be surprised if you don’t see any lala dish around.

But if you really do crave for some lalas, there is a stall selling fried lala omelette (lala jian) and it’s one of the best in Klang too, well at least it is for me. The omelette is rather thin which makes it really crispy on the outer layer but once you make your way in, it’s really yummy and chewy.

Garnished with generous amount of spring onions and bean sprout (tau geh), it doesn’t just taste great, it looks really appetizing too.

Nothing beats a good, satisfying meal. A simple meal for 3 person only cost us RM20. Reasonably cheap for such a good meal.

Restoran Nam Yang
Off Jalan Meru, 41050 Klang, Selangor.

Hunger Rating : Satisfaction Rating :

Hunger Rating is to tell how hungry I am at the moment of time and Satisfaction Rating is the overall rating for the food and presentation.

Monday basketball was really tiring but it was good. I didn’t have dinner so I dropped over at KY’s to see whether they want to go yumchar or not. I totally forgotten that KY has got his Monday badminton session with some friends, so it was myself and Sotong.

We went over to my favourite nasi lemak panas place in PJ, Gerai Selera 223. This place is kind of hard for someone to find if you’ve never been there before. You’ll never thought of such place existed, it’s a small food court located right smack in the middle of huge office blocks and factories. Anyways, the food court is just right across AMWAY Headquarter in PJ. At night, there are a number of stalls open for the night crowd but the rest of the stalls only serve the day crowd.

Whenever I’m craving for some cheap nasi lemak panas, this is the place to be. Now there are 2 mamak stalls and a number of malay food stalls operating at night. I usually go to stall No. 1, the first mamak stall on the left.

Once seated, the first thing you must order is the Milo Ais Kaw (iced Milo). The mamak stall No.1 served the best milo ais I’ve ever had because it’s really really kaw! Even if you’re not a milo fan, give it a try, you’ll love it.

Another thing you must have is the telur setengah masak (half-boiled egg), trust me and get yourself a set. They served the best telur setengah masak, not too cooked and not too raw.

On your table, you’ll probably have 2 trays of nasi lemak. There are 2 different stalls serving nasi lemak, you can tell the difference from the coloured stamping on the wrapper. I usually go for the black stamping nasi lemak because the sambal is not too hot. The other nasi lemak (in red stamping) is not quite my taste. Sambal is not as tasty and sometimes they missed out on the good stuff, ikan bilis.

Lately, I’ve been trying to eat moderately. We usually take 2-3 packs of nasi lemak but this time I only had 1 pack of nasi lemak panas with a set of telur setengah masak and milo ais.

The bill came up to RM3.50 for a pack of nasi lemak panas, a set of telur setengah masak and a glass of milo ais kaw. Rather cheap for PJ standard.

Gerai Selera 223
Jalan 223, Petaling Jaya

Hunger Rating : Satisfaction Rating :

Hunger Rating is to tell how hungry I am at the moment of time and Satisfaction Rating is the overall rating for the food and presentation.

I got the chance to meet up Paula Malai Ali again and this time I didn’t let go of the chance to have a kodak moment with this lovely TV personality.

Formerly a veejay with Channel V, Paula is now a presenter with ESPN. In 2002, Paula married the Malaysian film producer Tunku Azudinshah Tunku Anuar (also known as “Kudin”) – a member of the Kedah Royal Family who is the nephew of the current Sultan of Kedah.

Paula was born in Brunei. Her Bruneian father is the former Permanent Secretary of Industry and Primary Resources. Her English mother ran a kindergarten in Brunei. She has an identical twin sister named Jenny, who is a well-known TV and radio presenter in Brunei, and an older sister named Rachael. Paula grew up in Brunei, and did her secondary education in Singapore at the United World College of South East Asia.