Kay Riches Cafe & Restaurant @ Citta Mall

Been over to Citta Mall in Ara Damansara for dinner during the weekend with sister. Recommended sis to dine in Kay Riches Cafe & Restaurant. It's been my second time after my first visit here on Nov 2011 for lunch.

I like their in-house design, combination of Western, Chinese and Japanese look. There's a few session which you actually can choose to sit either inside with [air condition] or open air space [smoking zone]. First though of sitting inside but it's rather full, we move on to the balcony area where it's an open air space area. I love the night ambiance rather cooling with ceiling fan and it's romantic for candle light dinner.

Inside view [air condition]

Table design

Utensil tools

Open Air Space [Smoking zone]

The menu was more awesome, varieties of food serve here. You can choose from Western food to Chinese food and to Japanese food, but no Sushi but hey! They have Shabu Shabu ~ That's what a surprise me. Service was quite good here, friendly staffs taking order in quick way. Wifi available here too, it's strong wifi bandwidth here. You can take your time hanging out here, or a good place for yum cha session.

Iced Peach Tea RM8.90

Classic lamp

Singapore Sling RM10.90

Singapore Sling Instagram photo

I ordered Tong Yam drumstick with Fried Egg Rice. It's absolutely yummy on the roast chicken. Crunchy, as you cut the meat, less oil marinated with Tong Yam herbs, just nice. The aroma of fried egg combines with the rice which actually mouth watering. Big portion, just nice for me. What I love the most is their sour Asam Tong Yam soup. kicking my taste bud when sipping it. Like to pour the soup on the rice, and eat with it.  Delicious, recommended by meal by this restaurant.

Tong Yam Drumstick with Fried Egg Rice RM18.90

Sis had Sukiyaki with Rice. It's actually Japanese clay pot seafood soup with prawns, white Tau Fu, green leave vegetables and raw egg. Served hot,  I personally enjoying the seafood soup too, big prawns sweeten the soup, goes well together with Japanese rice. I would say not bad after all.

Sukiyaki with Rice RM18.90

Excellent ambience, friendly waitresses, scrumptious food, relaxing music, quiete and serene with a magnificent view. It is THE place to be!! Definitely coming back again for their coffee.. Cheers xD

Kay's Riches

Citta Mall, Ara Damansara,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Fight Pimples For Clear Skin

I believe everyone have been spending lots of money just for skin care products that is good quality but yet it's expensive. To maintain good skin it's not easy, and I'm sure every girl's dream is to have good face skin complexion and pimples free. Lot's of products in the market nowadays which actually can help out but I believe different people will have different view on the products. I would like to share it out here, about this facial product which I personally think is a good for skin & it's reasonable price for those individual who have budget. This post are based on my own individual opinions.

Washing face is a daily routine job which everyone, have to use it everyday. Our skin are exposure to sweat, dust, sun burn and dirt through out whole day. Beside that, the most night mare that ladies afraid of is the PIMPLES. Pimples are formed when hair follicles and sebaceous glans are clogged and inflamed. They usually appear on the face, neck, cheek, back shoulders and arms. While the common during puberty, pimples can occur at any age.

There's many cause of pimples, but the most direct of clogging of pores. Clogged hair  follicles prevent purging of sebum. The resulting lack of oxygen accelerates bacterial growth in hair follicles, triggering an attack by the immune system. This causes reddening and swelling that characterizes pimples. Factors contributing to pimples growth include air pollution, irregular lifestyles, emotions, stress diet, dimate and medication. Generally, there are three types of pimples which are pimples caused by sensitivity to environmental factors, stress-induced pimples or pimples due to hormonal changes.

To be free from pimples, it is important to boost skin regeneration and keep skin clean. Skin regenerates regularly, with skin cells forming, aging and sloughing off. Gently removing dead skin can accelerate skin regeneration, preventing aged cells from clogging pores and avoiding pimple formation. At the same time, skin texture is improved, helping to heal skin tissues damaged by pimples. UV protection defends skin from sun damage and resulting pimples. Hence, daily skin care with suitable products can help to maintain skin's health to defend against pimples. Accelerating skin regeneration keeps pores from clogging and forming pimples and aids healing.

Hydrating Foaming Facial Wash from ELEMENTE USA

Foam wash

In the morning and night, use gentle and refreshing cleansers. Cleanser containing irritants may aggravate pimples. Hydrating Foaming Facial Wash that is suitable for day and night. Concentrate, whereby you only need a small amount of foam on your finger, apply it gentle on the face, wash and scrub on the face. Rinse thoroughly with water, avoid eye contact.

Hydrating Foaming Facial Wash from ELEMENTE USA, can use for long term, nearly about half year and it's worth for every penny you spend. I find it refresh after using it, my skin improving and I do see the results. Not just for ladies but it's also suitable for guys use. I'm sure nowadays guys want to be handsome too right? =)

Can last me for half year supply ^_^

Besides caring for skin daily, take note to consume more wholesome plant food, maintain positive emotions and adopt regular lifestyle habits. Avoid smoking, alcohol and thick coffee or tea. Minimize intake of oily, spicy, stimulating, high sugar and high-fat foods.

Day 1: Part V - Kopi Luwak @ Bali

After lunch, we heading down to Coffee Maker & Plantation, Bali. According to tour guide this plantation is very special because he taking us to visit "Kopi dibuat daripada Musang tinja". "What? Coffee made from Poo Poo?" have I hear wrongly?

This is my very first time in visiting coffee plantation and i'm excited. Slightly it's about 30min drive from Mount Batur. Weather is slightly warmer here, l can see the sunlight here not too bad though. As we reached  here, lot's of tourist bus here and private vehicle visiting this place. Welcoming us at the entrance are the local Balinese people. I'm not sure if this place needed entrance fees, can't recall it.

Main Entrance

Luwak a.k.a Civet sleeping on top

Coffee Plantation

Tour Guide busy explaining coffee plants

Young Coffee Berries

Luwak Coffee Beans fresh

Winnowing to separate shells form beans

Roasting beans

Pounding the clean beans to loosen shells

Bali Kopi Luwak is made from Balinese Coffee Berries which have passed through the digestive tracts of the Asian Palm Civets (AKA Luwaks). Enzymes in the civet's stomach break down proteins in the coffee berries; specifically those proteins that contribute to coffee's usually bitter taste. A slight roast later, and you have coffee beans without the bitterness, but with a full, sweet taste. The wild civets only select the ripest coffee berries for their diet.  In this way, the berries used for Bali Kopi Luwak have already passed their evolutionary quality control test. This homogenous selection process produces a clean and unique taste. 

Testing session

Looking at the Luwak Coffee Menu

Luwak Coffee Cost Rp 50 000 per cup

Lemon Grass Tea, Ginger Tea, Bali Coffee

Testing session 

Enjoying my time here ^_^

After watching the whole process of making coffee, now it's the time for us to relax a while to enjoy a cup of Luwak coffee. We were actually given a few testing sample of different kind of coffee and teas here. Too bad, we're not allow to test Luwak Coffee. In order to enjoy a cup of Luwak Coffee it cost Rp50 000. Expensive? Judge it yourself.

Bali Coffee

Souvenir shop

Varieties coffee, teas and herbs

Now after testing, sales time, whereby u can purchase luwak coffee at the souvenir counter. Lot's of variety coffee like Luwak Coffee, Ginseng Coffee, Bali Coffee, Ginger Tea & Lemon Grass Tea available for sales. Price can be negotiable if you know hot to bargain well. I got myself a pack of Ginger Tea, that cost me Rp 90 000. I love the Ginger Tea here, absolutely taste good. Did not buy Luwak Coffee because it's hilarious expensive by 500g or 1kg quoted by different price.  It's a good experience to visit here. Up next will be Tirta Empul worship places.. Stay tune ^_^

Abian Sari Agro Wisata
Bali, Indonesia

Day 1: Part IV - Kintamani for lunch @ Bali

We proceeded to Kintamani for buffet lunch, at Mount Batur an active volcano, and Lake Batur, the largest crater lake on Bali island. Kintamani is a highland area in the north of East Bali. There are a large number of identikit buffet restaurants sited on the main road in Kintamani and Penelokan. These are aimed at tour buses. These restaurants offer fantastic views across the lake, and serve all-you-can-eat lunch buffets at acceptable prices.

Kintamani is usually approached from the south with 2 routes in from Ubud (45 minutes), and one each from Besakih (1 hour) and Bangli (30 minutes). There is also an easy way in from the north via a turning off the coast road east of Singaraja (1 hour). All private vehicles pay entry charge to get into the area of Rp 10,000 per person. Keep the ticket as this is valid for the whole Kintamani area, and you may be asked to show it again. From the popular tourist destinations in South Bali, a trip to Kintamani by car will take 90 min plus.

Mount Batur

Mount Batur (Gunung Batur) is an active volcano located at the center of two concentric calderas north west of Mount Agung, Bali, Indonesia. First photo snapping immediately after I arrived!! Taking good snap of the volcano! It's beautiful! xD

Mount Batur blur vision by mist

This is second short after 5min of snapping. Weather is so uncertain here. Cloudly it's going to rain anytime! Once raining the volcano covered by heavy mist, so I don't want to miss the opportunity. Capture the best moment before I take my lunch! =)

Family photo

Relax place for food 

Here we are for lunch! I love the beautiful scenery plus the cold weather here. Can you image is more colder than Genting Highlands. We're high in the mountains of Bali here and the temperature is usually about 15 degrees cooler than down on the coast, and even more so at night. That, coupled with the often cloudy and drizzly weather, makes a sweater or jacket advisable in the day time and vital after sunset.

Well decorated 

Salad / Ulam

Fried mee, rice, etc

Banana pancake coated with kelapa parut

Vegetable salad

tempeh, taufu, eggs, fried keropok for food

Buffet time, consisting of local Balinese food. eat-all-you-can. From appetizer, main course till desserts. not forgetting juices, coffee & tea were served here too. Hungry when I saw the food. can't help myself to try it out all the local food. Mainly tourist places here, can see varieties type tourist walking in and out there.

Everyone enjoying food

My favorite ^_^

See the dishes here? The most I like is their meat satay with lemon grass stick. The aroma of lemon grass covered the meat odor given herb smell into it. Aside Indonesian famous with nasi campur, means nasi mixed with mee mixed it well eating together. Fried popiah was good too.

After the rain ^_^

Satisfied with food, walked outside for photo snapping immediately after rain while waiting the rest to finish up their food. I can't see the volcano anymore. Heavy covered by mist. It's cold i'm with short pants and short sleeve shirt, plus shivering too!!

Car park blur vision covered by mist

Well decorated out to main entrance

family photo ^_^

Kintamani is the pushy souvenir hawker capital of Bali. They will surely target you the moment you arrive and try to admire the view. If you are confident handling the haggling with these vendors, Kintamani can turn out to be an interesting shopping experience. If you are not, and allow such things to bother you, the level of hassle here can make for an unpleasant experience. Fruit and vegetables. Kintamani is renowned for growing oranges (especially) and other fruit. You will see lots of streetside vendors in this area selling excellent quality freshly picked fruit. The local orange is called Jeruk Kintamani and is delicious. The areas down around the lake (especially on the eastern shore) are market gardens for all sorts of cool climate vegetables.

Before we left a group of family photos, for memories. Enjoying my moments here. Up next moving up to Luwak Coffee stay tune.. ^_^

Gunung Batur
Kintamani, Bangli, Bali
Mountain, Park, Hiking Trail

Edo Ichi Japanese Restaurant 江戸一

During May 1 is a Labor Day, everyone was in holiday mood, I was invited Ji Mui Emmie for lovely lunch at Edo Ichi Sushi restaurant in First Subang Mall in Ss15 Subang Jaya. New Japnese restaurant which I never came across before and would like to try it out.

Edo Ichi Chopsticks

Arriving around 12pm for lunch, thought it will be crowded with lot's of people on most major PH, but I'm surprised restaurant is not pack at all.  Walked in, greeted with friendly smile by the waiter and waitress there, and immediately given two seats for both of us. Service was good quite here, as soon we seated, we were given white wet towel for us to wipe our hand. Drinks, hot green tea were immediately served right after we placed our order.

What is nice here? Lunch time decided to go for Bento set because I'm attracted by the food that published on the menu. I had Grilled Salmon Salmon with Teriyaki Sauce set came with Chawanmushi too. I love this Grilled Salmon fish, fresh, tender, smell good and it's filling. The aroma of Teriyaki sauce make me drooling, can't wait trying out. ^_^

 Grilled Salmon Salmon with Teriyaki Sauce RM25

The set the came with rice, pinky radish, fried Japanese taufu, Japanese salad, Miso soup and Fruits. It's a complete meal which huge portion of food definitely make you bloated. Reasonable price at RM25, why not? =)

Assorted sushi RM8

What I love this particular set which you can actually add additional RM8 to enjoy a plate of assorted sushi with wasabi sauce and some gingers. It's a huge sushi and the meats are fresh filling, mouth watering too ^_^

Fried Tempura Prawns RM25

Emmie had Fried Tempura Prawns set together with chawanmushi, rice, pickle pinky radish, fried Japanese taufu, Japanese salad, Miso soup and Fruits. Prawns mixed assorted vegetables with fried with Tempura flour definitely crunchy in your mouth, RM25 too ^_^

I had a peaceful and quiet time while dining here. Enjoy my food with friendly services offered by this restaurant, recommended to dine here. Will be back to visit this shop again, trying out other food which are available here.

Edo Ichi Japanese Restaurant 江戸一
Ground Floor, First Subang Mall
Jalan SS15/4G, 47500 Subang Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Business Hours: 11.30 - 3.00 pm, 6.00 pm - 10.00 pm