Tam Nak Thai Restaurant, Api-Api Centre Kota Kinabalu Sabah.
Sunday, March 18, 2012 //
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Today I would like to introduce you to this amazing thai restaurant that has been around for more than 10 years :) and honestly, their food is still that delicious ever since I stepped into this shop some many years ago, and of course my most recent visit to this restaurant was on Valentine's Day :) - Tam Nak Thai Restaurant.
If I'm not mistaken the owner of this shop is actually a Thai too , which explains the various really authentic thai cuisines that is offered in the menu and their dishes are sure to not disappoint you.
In my opinion, this shop is rather unique it serving its rice to their guests. They actually used a silver pot and delivered their rice using the russian service. Whats interesting about this is that you don't see this service that much around places like KK and for RM 1.20 per person, you can get unlimited refills for your rice :) Their staffs are really attentive and are always polite and pleasant to their guests.
Gai Tom Kah - RM 13
This soup is definitely my favorite soup among the available thai soup that I've tasted since I don't take tom yam really well. This is like a less spicier version of tom yam soup and it is really tasty because they cook it with coconut milk , some lemon grass for appetizing , chicken and chilies for taste. I have tasted this soup previously during my visits to Thailand, and I must say that the soups are comparable to each other's in taste.
Nuer Yarng - RM 16
Next we had is the Nuer Yarng, which translate to " Grilled Angus Sirloin". The meat itself is a tad-bit dry because its sliced thinly and grilled, this dish is accompanied by its own thai sauce, which has a hint of sweet and sour taste to it.
Gai Pahd Med - RM 13
This dish is actually called " Chicken with Cashew Nuts" and yes, I love cashew nuts with any dishes that I've had so far and this combinations are perfect. The breast chicken is cooked with black soy sauce, spring onions, mushrooms and onions just to name a few and it tasted really sweet and easy in the mouth.
Tawd Man Pla - RM 15
For that night, our last main course was this Thai fish cakes. This dish is usually served as an appetizers back in Thailand but not for this shop. The texture of this dish is firm and bouncy, made with red curry paste, some lime leaves and really fresh fish. The taste of the lime leaves and red curry paste compliments each other and dipping it with the fresh made chili dips made the whole dish tasted even better. It actually reminds me of the famous nyonya dish , otak-otak :), well some say its actually the same because their recipes are really similar.
As for desserts, my parents and I ordered different desserts. Each of this desserts looked quite similar, which actually is the crushed ice dessert, similar to our famous Malaysian dessert called the ABC .
Tap Tim Benj - RM4
Both of my parents opt for this , which actually is crushed iced top up with coconut milk, brown sugar syrup, sago, jackfruit and waterchestnut , I tasted this and I really liked it!
Saguruamuit - RM 4
and for myself I chose this instead of my initial choice which was the mango dessert because they ran out of it :( This is actually quite similar to the first dessert, just that it has more corns and mangoes in it . Well, look at the generous amount of ingredients they put in my dessert, I was really bloated when I'm done with all of it heh.
I highly recommend to everyone who haven't try out this amazing thai restaurant to pay a visit and savour their delicious cuisines because there isn't many thai restaurants available in town currently. You can find them at ;
Tam Nak Thai Restaurant
Unit 5/G5, Ground & 1st Floor,
Api-Api Centre, KK.
Tel: 088- 258 328
Labels: Authentic Flavour, Food, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Sabah, Special Occasion, Thai food, Thailand
The Chub's Grill , Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Monday, January 9, 2012 //
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My parents & I headed to The Chub's Grill for dinner tonight. Treated my parent's for dinner at this new grill joint as it was our first visit and to celebrate my parent's 20+ years anniversaries, glad it did not disappoint at all.
pictures time.
my parents :)
our main courses - the grills!
The food was good and portion was reasonable, in general but I really liked my mum's Grilled Salmon priced at MYR 45 for a full platter, I ordered the Grilled Lamb Shoulder ; MYR 25 and my dad ordered the Grilled Pork Belly ; MYR 25 which both are their Chef's specialties. The grills generally have a satay sauce taste to it but when the meat is in your mouth, it tasted different - more grill flavors in it. Though I think it lacked a bit of the charcoal grilled flavor but its alright, many of you don't fancy that kind of flavor anyways.
so good it pops! :)
As for drinks, we each ordered their signature chilled drinks - Chilled Mango, Kiwi & Peach. Priced at MYR 5 each, these light and easy to consume drinks are considered reasonable as they include a generous portion of yogurt pearls inside and it is definitely something new for the locals here, as I've not seen much of this type of pearls in Malaysia except when I was in Kuala Lumpur. Definitely worth the try!
Till Then!
Labels: Family, Food, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Sabah, Special Occasion, Western
1 year and 1 month.
Friday, September 2, 2011 //
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and still counting (:
seeing him tomorrow after 3 months (:
*current mood : listening to helium hearts, after shower. had apple for dessert and now contemplating if I should watch another movie.
caught Friends with Benefits ft J.Timberlake and Mila Kunis. Love it.
*current mood : listening to helium hearts, after shower. had apple for dessert and now contemplating if I should watch another movie.
caught Friends with Benefits ft J.Timberlake and Mila Kunis. Love it.
Till Then.
Labels: Love, Personal, Special Occasion
Sandakan - My Rabbit Year Celebration.
Thursday, February 17, 2011 //
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Again,
it has been almost a week since my last post!
Was really busy with my assignments and I'm glad all the reading paid off.
Yesterday had my economics presentation and my lecturer's expectation was really high this time.
After our presentation she said my group was really good and that she's impressed,
and we have also set a new standard of work for the other groups in the future. Teehee, good luck!
And that means,
I have to start cracking head for my Dissertation which I've been saying I needed to start doing but just couldn't find the time to do so :( sigh.
Anyways,
I'm just going to update what happened during Chinese New Year this year because I have limited time.
This year's Chinese New Year was just back to how it was 3-4 years ago I guess.
Long gone the days, since my house actually have open house, it's getting tiring for my mum.
So she decided not to held an open house anymore and then our new years was spent overseas, or in Sandakan.
Last year I was at Beijing with my family, how fast time flies :/
This year's was spent back at Sandakan,
uncle's place, went there for 4 days 3 nights,
and it was raining cats and dogs, floods everywhere!
Just some pictures from the trip that I made into collages,
few of the new decorations in the house... love em!
Uncle's house has more toys now compared to before!
courtesy from the last trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.
First night's dinner, got to love that herbal chicken :D so tasty.
First day's best breakfast - the famous siew kut and
Second day's fish noodle was not bad too.
Dinner we had pork knuckles, octopus, prawns , abalones , crabs and pork stew , vege (:
I love home cooked dishes!
Second day's fish noodle was not bad too.
Dinner we had pork knuckles, octopus, prawns , abalones , crabs and pork stew , vege (:
I love home cooked dishes!
checked into D'Northstar Hotel and realized that it was a very good place to stay at.
Just newly opened, about a week before we were there and it was really nice.
The room was big enough and everything inside was of course still new and was modern looking.
I did not take pictures of the room in general though.
The staffs were all friendly, every time they see you coming at the door or before you leave they'll all greet you.
Even those at the front desks,
and there's once I came back to the hotel with my dad
and it was pouring heavily, we did not have an umbrella with us,
the bell man saw me and ran after me to escort with an umbrella to the car , very attentive staff!
had our tea break before uncle's open house on the 3rd day we're there
@ Brew Cottage, located at Prime Square, just behind the hotel we stayed at.
Awesome food and beverages! at really reasonable price!
When we saw the bill, we all couldn't believe the price,
it was only RM50+ for all , and to top it off , no tax at all!
Ordered 2 glasses of Hot Chocolate, 1 Apple latte , 1 Nut Cocoa (MUST TRY!), 1 Ice blended Passionfruit , 1 plate of cocktail sausages with crumbs , 1 bolognese spaghetti and Beef burger set
Everything was good, seriously. Even the owner was being very nice, came talking to us and personally stood by the door to greet us goodbye even when the shop was packed.
I will and must go back there next time!
that night was the open house at uncle's place..
Thus,
ends the update for my trip in Sandakan.
More to come during this weekend!
Till Then!
ends the update for my trip in Sandakan.
More to come during this weekend!
Till Then!
Labels: Chinese New Year, Family, Food, Holidays, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Places to Visit, Sabah, Sandakan, Special Occasion, Vacation
Kota Kinabalu - Christmas 2011 - Sailor's Cafe , Boutique Cupcakes , Gaya Sport Restaurant , Old Town Cafe
Friday, December 31, 2010 //
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While everyone is busy doing a recap for what happened this entire year,
I am just gonna do a quick recap of the more happening things that happened for the past one week :)
Basically, it was on Christmas night,
we were invited to dad's friend's Christmas open house since we were going to have a planned family dinner the next day, thus we all decided to attend the party.
Apparently, it was not too bad :)
That night a lot happened.
We had really delicious traditional christmas dinner prepared by a chef who worked at various hotels
before such as Palace Hotel, Sutera Harbour and Shangri-La.
Currently, the chef is working for Tong Hing thus the food prepared was really, up to expectation.
Food like grilled lamb, turkey, mashed, pastas, cakes, red wines and etcs, the usuals.
Later on, santa made its appearance on a motorcycle and everyone was suprised especially the kids,
they actually ran to him to get their presents it was so funny.
Also, that night I learnt a new card game, called Crazy Fish War :p
A card that my sis bought and it was simpler than Monopoly Deal but easy to play with so we played it to spend the night.
The next day was spent at a new restaurant that we tried out, Sailor's Cafe and it was our first time there.
I've heard of a few recommendations online and also from friends and relatives,
thus decided to try it out in order to celebrate our family Christmas dinner and my parent's (early) anniversary as we all won't be here.
The ambiance of the entire restaurant was really cosy, with a huge christmas tree decorated using teddy bears, pictures of the owner( ex sailor) journey to a lot of places and also a gift shop so you can actually buy your last minute gifts there :)
Apparently this shop was opened only 4 months + ago as off today, it's doing quite well,
thank god for early reservations, it was fully booked that night and a lot of people couldn't get their table and left instead.
Our food which tasted not bad at all,
pastas, fries,lamb shoulders, steak, ostrich burger, cajun chicken with rice
everything was not bad ;)
and priced reasonably.
Drinks - Fresh juices , Root Bear Float and
Lychee something ;P
After dinner, we dropped by Boutique Cupcakes so I could take my pre-ordered cupcakes for dessert and also it was a surprise for my parents.
Decorated the dining table and everything, parents were really surprised and they looked really happy that night.
Look at the presentations, awesome no? :)
After two days of having western food for dinner, we decided to go for seafood dinner the next day instead of Little Italy,
Thus we went to our favourite seafood restaurant which is the Gaya Sport Restaurant and ordered the few usual dishes.
It was my first time trying their Tom Yam steam fish and it was different than I thought it was.
The herbs made the fish tasted really fragrant and yet its not spicy :)
After two days of having western food for dinner, we decided to go for seafood dinner the next day instead of Little Italy,
Thus we went to our favourite seafood restaurant which is the Gaya Sport Restaurant and ordered the few usual dishes.
It was my first time trying their Tom Yam steam fish and it was different than I thought it was.
The herbs made the fish tasted really fragrant and yet its not spicy :)
and lastly,
thats the awesome fried dumplings that we had during dinner after mass !
it was real good ;)
Happy New Year 2011 !
Till Then!
Labels: Family, Food, Holidays ., Kota Kinabalu, Personal, Places to Eat, Places to Visit, Sabah, Special Occasion
Kuala Lumpur - Fahrenheit & Pavillion Christmas!
Sunday, December 5, 2010 //
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I love year end holidays.
because I will always be home,
and everything at home = love.
Yes, back at KK since yesterday noon :)
So far, its good.
Church this morning and then the rained just stopped.
Exams was over,
overall I think it was quite okay?
I seriously don't know but let's just hope for the best.
Anyways,
Spent last sunday with Mary at Pavillion and Fahrenheit 88 shopping,
and we took some awesome christmas decoration pictures,
it was so beautiful :)
Till Then.
Labels: Friends, Kuala Lumpur, Places to Visit, Special Occasion
Kuala Lumpur - ViVo Restaurant - Timesquare , IpohIpoh - Giza
Sunday, October 10, 2010 //
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Last Saturday was spent at TimeSquare with Leslie & Kelly.
We tried out a new food outlet during brunch - ViVo
well I'm not really sure if this shop is still very new or anything like that since all these while it was hidden at ground floor and is not really visible.
Its an American restaurant thats famous for its pizza and panini .
We ordered a Barbeque Chicken Pizza , Grilled Chicken and a Smoked Salmon Speghetti.
As for drinks, we had Mango Delight without cream , Choco Brownies & Mallow and a Cafe Latte.
Everything was so kinda good, satisfactory level , even the price was kinda reasonable.
I remembered our bill came and it was about RM78+ for everything.
I reckon this is one of the few places that has reasonable food pricing with satisfactory level food.
Well, later that evening we wanted to go to Giza but due to unforeseen circumstances,
the cab driver who did not tell us that he didn't know the way end up taking us to Sunway Pyramid.
He was dumb enough and lied to us about Giza being in Pyramid like as if we didn't already know its in Damansara.
So he frankly said he didn't know the place ,we figured there's no point of arguing so end up roamed around pyramid again.
Little did I know, the next day I end up at Pyramid again dealing with some stuffs with Leslie & my cousin.
Seriously, I'm really getting sick of that place because every week I will be there at least 3 times during lunch breaks and weekend it gets so annoying that I would try to avoid going there if I can.
So, this weekend it's different.
Went down to Midvalley, Gardens.
Tried out the open food court at Gardens, apparently they serve a lot of different country cuisines ,
the pineapple fried rice Leslie had.
I had Salmon Teriyaki , no picture though.
and finally from Sentral,
Giza ( and the cab driver still don't know the way until he had to ask us for the direction ).
Well, Giza was a bit disappointing if I may say so.
I would not ever go back there unless for,
1) a place to chill and hang out drinking alcohol.
2) The Supermarket
3) Tao Cuisine
The reason behind this is ,
1) spending RM54 on cabs from Sentral-Giza-Sunway ( With Meter ).
2) No cab stand at all. Called 2 cab companies and both got no cabs to deliver.
End up waiting for a cab further down the road and only to see one after an hour of wait.
3) Nothing to shop or see there as it was just a small mall.
Saw these at the supermarket and I thought it was really cute and chic.
Colourful!
Had dinner at Giza though,
at a place called IpohIpoh.
The sky was so beautiful. Purplish sunset.
I had chicken burger special.
The patty inside is wrapped with an egg served with salad and fried chickens.
It was just nice I guess.
Leslie had this claypot Ipoh noodle.
I tried out the soup, it tasted good :D
next up was the Bak Kut Teh I had this morning for brunch.
It was at a shop nearby my place and it was really yummy.
Black sauce is love.love.love.
With Chili + Cuttlefish as its base.
Looking at the pictures now makes me hungry even though I had it only this morning
What I like most is you can request to have the meat with no fats so it's less fattening.
and of course, today is Sio Sen's birthday - 10.10.10.
Got her this tumblr from Starbucks, she loved it so much that she screamed when she saw it :D
Managed to find time catching up with the guys for our long missed yumcha session at Jaafar.
Chilled till 4+am , so much to catch up on and laughed about.
I miss them already.
Little update about Uni now is,
I watched a very funny French movie that was used to be a "Must See" movie when it came out during my French Class.
I enjoyed it much because it was really hilarious and dumb :S
It's the story of Pierre Brochant who has that game with his friends: every week, they have a mission to invite to their dinner table the dumbest guys they can find and make fun of them. Hence the idiots in the title - though con, in French, is a bit stronger than idiot (and yes idiot is also a French word).
I watched a very funny French movie that was used to be a "Must See" movie when it came out during my French Class.
I enjoyed it much because it was really hilarious and dumb :S
It's the story of Pierre Brochant who has that game with his friends: every week, they have a mission to invite to their dinner table the dumbest guys they can find and make fun of them. Hence the idiots in the title - though con, in French, is a bit stronger than idiot (and yes idiot is also a French word).
My next training will commence on the 30th of May next year.
Which I will have to start preparing the CV like this week and apply for internships.
Crazy how we have to work super early this time.
The hectic assignments and presentation life is still going on.
Just remembered I have a test going on Tuesday, probably a presentation too ( if I happened to be so "lucky" to get chosen )
Dissertation proposal :(
Lastly,
The event on the 30th of October is giving me headache.
Will update more about it soon I guess.
Till Then.
Labels: American, Authentic Flavour, Food, Friends, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian, Movie, Places to Eat, Places to Visit, Special Occasion, University, Western
