Kim Gary Restaurant Review

I apologise for the lack of updates recently. Here’s one. At least I’m not as bad as Yin Lee who does it only once in 3 months Just kidding…

The new Aeon Bukit Tinggi is now open and is filled with restaurants serving mouth-watering meals. Some are fairly well known and good, such as Vietnam Kitchen, which serves impeccable Vietnamese cuisine. It’s second to only the real Vietnamese food you get when you go to the rising country. Recently, I went there for the second time after their hot opening day. This time mum wanted me to try out Kim Gary, a rather famous restaurant from Hong Kong serving a fusion of all types of Asian food. I never liked it because of the hype and propagandas they use to market this strangely named restaurant. It’s okay, I gave it a try and tried to be fair as possible in rating.

Wait, isn’t this Malaysia?

By the time we got there, it was packed. Surprise, surprise, they’re doing well! Something I have to say about this outlet is that I love the lighting. Gives it the relaxing yet modern ambiance. The only thing is that the outside is noisy as heck.

You’ll have to fill in your order. Surprise number two for you there.

I think filling in the order yourself is too kopitiam-ish. Know what I mean? Kopitis are for a quick touch-and-go snack, not a proper meal. This theme is just not for me.

While waiting for the food to arrive, let’s have a look at the decor.

Alloy wires for a wall. Very modern.

I feel the alloy wires for a “wall” isn’t that bad. It’s radical and modern, in fact. But, it doesn’t give you any privacy. LOL I would like private areas like Japanese Tatami Rooms instead of these.

Nice lamps

The overhead lights are great. They look like wine glasses. Nice.

Halfway through, before our food arrived, this group of punks needed more than one table. Ours being a small one nearest to theirs, we sorta had to move away to another table, being asked by the staff. Blunder #1. I’m hating this.

The food took quite a while to reach our new table, which ironically was near the galley. It was so near, I could hear the fire frying stuff up. Food took about 20-30 minutes to come. I ordered a iced milo (they really have nothing better), cream soup and this rice which was a combo of Asian food.

Iced milo came first, of course. It’s rich and strong enough. I wonder if they emtied half a can for this one. I kinda like how strong is it. The downside is that there’s actually some more milo powder left lingering in your drink. They probably poured in the ice before everything was dissolved. Overall, not bad. 6/10

Soup was next. It’s creamy, cause it’s supposed to be, but it’s tasteless although I did add some pepper. 4/10

The main thing! The rice with a combination of delicious Asian food (I forgot the name, it’s the one with a small piece of Unagi, not a big piece of Unagi), stone grilled. It was so hot I had to let it settled down for 5 minutes before eating it up. First, you pour the sauce provided over it. Then mix it, and at the same time, sink the egg inside the rice if you want it cooked. Dig in! This I quite like. Except for the fact that the rice gets hard if you don’t eat fast, which is because you can’t, it’s too hot.

Among stuff that came with it is:

Kimchi (Korean)

Unagi (Japanese)

Squid (Malay)

Crabsticks (Japanese)

Octopus in spicy sauce (Chinese)

I liked the combination and the idea of mixing them all in harmony. I did feel sorry for the little octopus though. I’d give this main course a 7/10. I quite like it. Oh yeah, in this restaurant, they only accept cash, no credit or debit cards. Lame arrogant asses. lol

Before leaving, I went to this Panasonic roadshow, which is actually by Jusco themselves. I got a chance to see and test out the compact I want instead of the Canon Powershot G9. I do think a compact with SLR-like powers would be great as I wouldn’t favour lugging a big, heavy bag over my shoulder when I get big lenses and new equipment My Rezo is not that heavy and in fact, quite comfortable to carry now but I foresee some big lenses coming…

Ok, here it is.

It’s the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18, a bridge camera, a transition between the SLRs, which are professional bodies and the point and shoots, which are popular cameras used by people who don’t really care about image quility. They are people who just want a camera, no matter how crappy the pics might turn out to be. This one costs RM 1599, while the Canon Powershot G9 costs RM 1899. The G9 doesn’t offer the huge 18X wide-to-telephoto zoom like the Lumix but is more creative, not idiot proof. It also has RAW shooting capabilities. As long as you don’t expect SLR qualities from their teenie weenie sensors, they’re good. Because the sensors are small, they produce significantly more noise and the processor is programmed to soften (opposite of sharp, not hard) the image. Somehow I like the G9 better because of its capabilities and renowned image and camera build quality of the Powershot G-Series for its size. I do like the Panasonic’s handling, chunky lightweight body and build quality better tho. Plus, it’s more flexible. Secondary lenses are available, and a lens hood is provided. I hate the feeble thumb stick though.

That’s all for now. Stay tuned to jyi1693.wordpress.com for more updates

It Ends Tonight

Reminds you of the All American Rejects?

2007 just came to an end. My holidays end tonight too. School re-starts tomorrow morning. Somehow, I’m rather excited.

Ta’