THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE THAT HAPPENED AT THE CURVE

   13TH SEPTEMBER 2025    ~ The gastronomic adventure started early in Damansara before I checked in at the hotel before 3:00 p.m. Lunch was done at a restaurant called Flint at the Curve shopping mall.

The interior of the place looked modern and expensive.

I had Bolognese Meatballs Spaghetti while my friend, Mr. Nor Azman, chose Fried Rice, labelled as Nasi Goreng Arwah in the menu. The name indicated the dish was extremely spicy that could cause death, but it was not as spicy as expected actually.

The food was good and the place was suitable if one needs to have a long chat session over meals. The prices of food, however, might be a bit pricey compared to other less glamourous restaurants around. We were there not just for the food but also to experience dining in a posh restaurant like wealthy people of Kuala Lumpur.

THE GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE THAT HAPPENED IN BOOMTOWN

   7TH FEBRUARY 2025    ~ A [UPM TESL Class of 1993] friend was kind enough to take me out for dinner when I was in USJ despite her busy schedule. She used to play host when I was staying in the USJ area. This time we went to mingle with the locals at this place called Boomtown which was a food court comprising many stalls selling variety of street food located in USJ11.

Teh Tarik

spaghetti in a box

unboxed: localized spaghetti
with a lot of gravy

Takoyaki balls

Tauhu Bakar [grilled taufu]

Sate

More and more people arrived as we were about to leave. We ate quite a lot but we were still happy to get fat together. Thanks to Puan Hazlina Aziz for the late dinner session. Please be ready for the next one because I shall return.

MY HOMETOWN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - IKEA'S MEATBALLS AND PASTA

My third time in IKEA Tebrau and I eventually went to eat its famous meatballs, with pasta. Initially I just wanted the meatballs but the huge number of meat pieces for the Swedish meatballs would be too much for me so I opted the menu with the spaghetti.

The plate of food, plus the tasty mushroom soup and free flow of coffee cost me only RM11.90. No wonder many Malaysians just go to IKEA to eat at the cafe instead of buying any items in the furniture mall.

MY HOMETOWN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - "LEPAK PLACE" AT TAMAN IMPIAN EMAS

I got my birthday brownies

13th OCTOBER 2018 ~ Someone wanted to try the hipster cafe named "Lepak Place" at Taman Impian Emas so we met there for dinner. It was the first time for everybody and we just chose our food randomly by looking at the menu. There were many people inside the restaurant which should be a good indicator of whether the food would be good or not.

So here is my brief personal pictorial comments of the food and drinks bought that evening.

my carrot juice: sugar level a bit too low,
tasteless but must be healthier

my Maryland fried udon:
too hot and spicy

spaghetti bolognese: the tomato puree
was too dominant

chicken chop: the chicken tasted like KFC

another chicken chop dish

I was there with three ex-students of SMK Taman Universiti who were kind enough to invite me over for dinner. That should be more important than the food and place chosen in the first place. I guess I have to sincerely thank them for the birthday treat and the birthday brownies, and most importantly for the company and time.

Ms. Khaulah Abd. Rahim, Mr. Huzaifah Abd. Rahim (they are siblings) and Ms. Noorul Nashuha Atan (who came back to JB from KL for work-related matter), only Allah may repay your good deeds and kindness and I pray that you will all be blessed with prosperity, good health and happiness.

Please plan for our next gastronomic adventure soon.