: : Magenta : :

In my attempt to make Steph FAT on the night that we went to bing!, we went for desserts at Magenta located at Jalan Nenas (Pineapple Road). The temptation for creme brullee was just too much although, mind you, I’ve never tasted a creme brullee that is defined as excellent in another person’s eye/mind/tongue. So, I decided to take the globe-trotter to taste some.

We decided to have a slice of mango cheesecake to go with the creme brulle. Both were satisfactory although the cheesecake was a bit cheesy and the creme brulle a bit creamy. Still, we polished it all off with a bottle of red wine. Think it was a bottle of Merlot.

As the night went on, we ordered some fries to just tie us over until it was time to bedtime. This is the little kiddy portion.

I thought that there was some lemon pieces in my glass of water but it turned out to be just ice shavings. Talk about being tipsy. Then again, this was even before I had a bottle of wine! I’m pathetic, I know.

We also had an elderly feline hostess(?, could be host) who kept us company for awhile.

Well, that wraps up the night that we first started off with bing! and ended up at Magenta instead. Good conclusion for the nite.

Oh wait a min. After that we went to Seattle Coffee to get rid of the sweet taste in our mouths. Suffice to say that I left my camera in the car, hence no pictures. :p

: : Replies to Various Comments Recently : :

Terrible day today. There was a problem at Stampin area in Kuching connecting to Streamyx which threw my connection in Tabuan Jaya way off that I was crawling like a turtle. Amazing that I managed to get the new layout up at all. BTW, the layout is from tart graphics.

Ok, this is not an exhaustive list as my brain activity isn’t what it used to be. So, to reply back the various comments lately :

adam’s and sara’s mom : sorry about the charity do. In the end, I got caught up with work (shameful excuse) that I didn’t blog for 24 hours. I must do it one day. Will plan ahead on how to do that. And yes, there is a great halal version of Sarawak Kolo Mee at a quaint cafe called Chilli Peppers (spelt that way and not Cili Padi which is another restaurant). There are 2 outlets in Kuching : one in town center (which I heard wasn’t very good but I haven’t been there myself) and the one at King’s Center (the 1st branch that opened up that I used to frequent regularly for lunch last year and ended up with many postings on mum-mum). The King’s Center outlet has a halal version that taste exactly like the Chinese version minus the pork. It comes with char siew chicken @ sweetened chicken strips, minced beef and fish balls.

Cooking Engineer : Spaghetti Bolognaise? It’s been around for awhile although I might have spelt it wrong. Alberto may be able to tell you more about the history of it and how it fits in the Italian cuisine scheme of things. I think he blog about it awhile back. Check out his blog.

Dennis : Well, I will say that Ipoh is quaint in it’s own ways. I didn’t stay long enough to see whether they had any places like bing! but the traditional Chinese cafes and restaurants were an eye-opener for me. In Kuching and Miri, we don’t have such shops anymore. Beautiful ambience comes in many different ways. For me, as long as it’s quiet, I’m happy.

Oh yeah, my guest at bing! was none other than the artist that drew Charlie-the-sheep, Steph of Dandruff fame. She’s in Tokyo at the moment, having a ball I’m sure. Check out the modern decor that she took at bing!

: : New Layout : :

Well, thought it was time for change from the watermelon look. Like it? I do.

: : more on bing! : :

Taking a look at the stats for the blog and realised that there’s a lot of links that I have to put up. Gulp! Being away for more than a month kept me outdated of all the food bloggers and other-themed-bloggers out there.

However, a lot of folks seriously love bing!. ihafnoballz’s review on my posting kept me laughing for awhile. Looks like the owner is one of the many attractive factors of the place. And yeah, I was more than a bit tired when I wrote the posting. Could have been better. Put it this way, I now have a reason to go there and put up a better posting.

As for the place being small, I prefer to use the term cozy. But agree on the fact that some people can be loud. Heck, living in Asia, one has to put up with all the noise everywhere, even in 5-star restaurants. Now I understand why iPods are so good, keeps out the other noises.

Anyway, please do drop by bing! It’s better at night and the ambience is more soothing. And, if you ask nicely, you’ll end up getting quite a few namecards from the people who work there, including the owner! 😉

: : more on bing! : :

Taking a look at the stats for the blog and realised that there’s a lot of links that I have to put up. Gulp! Being away for more than a month kept me outdated of all the food bloggers and other-themed-bloggers out there.

However, a lot of folks seriously love bing!. ihafnoballz’s review on my posting kept me laughing for awhile. Looks like the owner is one of the many attractive factors of the place. And yeah, I was more than a bit tired when I wrote the posting. Could have been better. Put it this way, I now have a reason to go there and put up a better posting.

As for the place being small, I prefer to use the term cozy. But agree on the fact that some people can be loud. Heck, living in Asia, one has to put up with all the noise everywhere, even in 5-star restaurants. Now I understand why iPods are so good, keeps out the other noises.

Anyway, please do drop by bing! It’s better at night and the ambience is more soothing. And, if you ask nicely, you’ll end up getting quite a few namecards from the people who work there, including the owner! 😉

: : Chestnut from China : :

I got this in the mailbox today but wasn’t sure whether they were emailing it to me or it’s a mass spam out email.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings from Beijing China Prime Business and Trade Co. Ltd. We Manufacture high quality chestnut products. Hope that with your kind help our products can get access into the Netherlands. The chestnut we produce is known as Eastern Beijing Chestnut or Tianjin Chestnut. It’s exquisite, bright-colored, delicious and contains lots of nutritive compositions; it also boasts of the characters such as plump fruit, easily skinning endocarp, strong glutinous qualily,sweet taste and medicine functions.It is honored as“Oriental Pearl of Food” in international market. Our series of products include Fresh Chestnuts,Frozen Peeled Roasted Chestnuts,Peeled Roasted Chestnuts in Sachet,Chestnut Mash,Chestnut Paste,Chestnut Pollen Slurry,etc. We have passed ISO9001 & HACCP certificates with sanitary index up to international standards. Chestnuts are grown worldwide, however Eastern-Beijing Chestnut enjoys the best quality due to its specific geographical location & climate.



For more information please look into our website: www.huabiz.com Now is the time for this year’s harvest of Eastern-Beijing chestnuts.



Looking forward to your early reply and pleasant cooperation!

Kind Regards, Arthur Guan

International Customer Manager China Prime Business & Trade Co. Ltd.

Tel: +86 10 65707961 Fax: +86 10 65707963

Web: www.huabiz.com

Email: info@huabiz.com / international@specialchina.com

Well Arthur, I’m sorry to have to tell you this but the only thing that I can do is post your notice in the blog. However, if you’re looking for business ventures internationally, why not try Google Adsense?