my favourite takoyaki stall in Cheras Taman Connaught night market(pasar malam), i think there are 2 stalls selling takoyaki, but i usually frequent this particular stall which has more customers and the food looks fresher.

they selling 4 types of takoyaki: squid, prawn, crab stick and sausage

our order: squid and prawn.

Each box cost only RM3

FHM 2009 in conjunction with Culinaire Malaysia 2009(which is a cooking competition with entrance fee of RM8, i didn’t go :P), FHM 2009 entrance is free.

11-13 August 2009 10am-6pm

14 August 2009 10am – 5pm

Sensory Basics Sdn Bhd booth, an independent manufacturer and marketer of toiletries and hotel amenities, product packaging services etc. The bathtub thingy you see on the bottom right photos are filled with free sample size toiletries, it is basically up to how “thick-skin” you are to grab as many as you can 😛

Magic grater, RM40, i find this small clay plate gadget kinda flimsy and might be easily broken, and the price tag is not cheap either.

Asia Pacific Magazine booth, this is a taiwanese company mainly devoted to featuring Taiwan/China manufacturers.

EuroChef(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, supplier of kitchen utensils, member of the Matfer-Bourgeat group from France.

wow, as you can see on top of the shelf are pepper grinder of different designs.

i could use a good lemon grater, but it comes at a hefty price of RM60-RM100

soap dispenser

Hyperlux International Limited from Hong Kong, leading producer of stainless steelware.

fancy some knives?

Hocatsu (M) Sdn Bhd from PJ, stockist and distributor of quality tableware, kitchenware and food service products.

some nice mixing bowls or salad bowl

Rak Porcelain from UAE, the Arabs, they have one of the finest quality of porcelain-ware in the industry.

chef’s display

chefs

lucky draw, prizes sponsored by Palace of the Golden Horses Hotel, umm i want ;P

That wraps up the booth on display in Hall 6(Level 3). Stay tune for more edible post on FHM2009.

This Food and Hotel Malaysia is da bomb, too much to see, munch, drink. This event is happening in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 11-14 August 2009(Tuesday – Friday), it is a trade show for professional, so make sure you have a business card with you, else you may not be able to get in, the field of your work is irrelevant, i am in IT, but still be able to get in 😛

Look at the freebies i got, all FOC except Korean rice cake(1 pack for RM3, 2 for RM5) and Korean Seaweed(6 pack for RM10). Stuff i got FOC include: Heinz jam(wonder why i get it, cos i don’t eat jam anyway), Beryl’s chocolate, calcium drink(can mix it into Milo), Kumabo chocolate(80.1% cocoa), Envirokidz organic crispy rice bar, Snyder of Hanover Peanut Butter and Cheddar cheese pretzels sandwich, pepper and salt powder, Crabtree & Evelyn Toiletries, Acca Kappa toiletries.

Stay tune for actual post on FHM2009, there are too many photos which will probably make it tiring and boring to post all at one shot, might separate them into few posts 🙂

If you like coffee and ice cream(Italian gelato), then make sure not to miss this biennial event, it happens once every 2 years, you got 2 more days to catch this event(thursday and friday 13/14 August 2009), they are lots of coffee sampling, and a few ice cream stand to taste to your heart’s delight.

Website: Food And Hotel 2009

What i gathered online are some intermediary method of having your goods shipped to these US address, and they will send you the items, perhaps lower price? Shipping of goods to local US address is fine as many retailers offers free shipping locally if you spend over certain amount of money, but i am wondering what is the cheapest and best ways to ship stuff over to Malaysia, also without incurring import charges from Malaysian custom

1. vPOST Globalshopping, which is spending so much on advertising, you can see many nuffnangers writing adverts for vPOST. Shipping Charge

2. vsHub Virtual Shopping Hub, shipping charge.

3. Bizsouq.com, shipping charge.

4. ComGateway, shipping charge.

5. Borderlinx, shipping charge.

Anyone have experience on any of the above service? or what is the best way to ship stuff over to Malaysia. The charges calculations are kinda confusing, some has mandatory base charges(vPOST charge SGD$23.40(about RM52) of base charges, bizsouq charge RM60 base charge), some offer option to consolidate of package which is a good thing(ComGateway offers option to consolidate). According to ComGateway, they will give US address in Oregon which is a tax free state(although i don’t know how it will affect the shipping charges). ComGateway use DHL for its delivery which makes it more reliable? After considering some of the above factors, i find ComGateway could be the cheapest and most reliable choice, if i ship the item to Singapore(since my brother lives there, and come back once in a while), shipping for 1st kg is US$21.40(about RM75) and subsequent 0.5kg only US$3.15. Coming up second is vPOST per kg is about RM77 (base charge of SGD$23.40 + perkg of SGD$11.60)

So any of you have personal experience which shipping from other countries to Malaysia?

a standard indian banana leaf rice is essentially a vegetarian meal

dhal gravy poured onto the rice. You can add other meaty side dish if you want. Rice, gravies, vegetables(fried bittergourd, cucumber salad etc) can be refilled, however there is no sharing of each banana leaf rice.

papadam is complementary, comes with the meal.

puri with side side of potato mash thingy?!

maggi mee goreng on a banana leaf 😛 looks like everything is serve on banana leaves.

An interesting note, or a more unappetising note, Star Metro reported that Restoran Sri Nirwana Maju and Indian Kitchen(both restaurant on the same street) were fined for unhygenic food preparation on 29 June 2009 as they prepare food on backlane.

Address: Sri Nirwana Maju (just opposite Bangsar Village II)

43, Jalan Telawi 3,

Bangsar Baru,

59100, Kuala Lumpur

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