Tennis Lessons (Bangsar)

I took up tennis lessons back when I was 16 years old ,I cannot remember what prompted me to take up tennis but it sure is a whole lot of fun !

Below is one of the well-known tennis coach group in Bangsar.
 
 Flaming Aces Co 

Flaming Aces consist of a group of professional tennis coaches and their office is at Sri Wangsaria condominium located at Jalan Ara.

 There are 3 main coach in this company ,namely Coach Clement Chan, Coach Sam and Coach Henrick.Besides coaching at Sri Wangsaria ,they also  do coach at Tropicana Golf Club. 

      A little info on Coach Clement:

    1.He has been coaching for more than 20 years. 

    2.Charges a rate of RM 65/hour

    3.Has an accounting degree but burn it off and became a tennis coach instead .

    4.Was Jojo Struys tennis coach.  =D

I Coach Clement is known to be very strict with his students (regardless of age,his students range from small kids to elderly) ,my friends and I took lessons under him and used to worry and try to do our best so that we wont get scoldings from him,which I often get because I always send his tennis balls out of the court and into the jungle somewhere.=( Despite his strict way of coaching,we do have lots of fun and laughter during lessons.

 I would suggest that you head over to Flaming Aces straight away if you are interested in taking up tennis.They are a very fun bunch of people who knows their stuff in and out and each of them has their own unique way of coaching. You 'd love them!



For more information ,do check out  their facebook page here!

Have a great weekend ahead!!=D

 

of Kopitiams and Nasi Lemak in Bangsar

Every  Sunday, My mom and I will go our for brunch at our selected restaurant to 'Tan Sai Kai' ,which means to enjoy life in Cantonese.Usually she will ask me to pick a place and we had been going to Old Town White Coffee for months at Bangsar South because we love the environment over there . The outlet is really spacious and has unifi.Mom and I usually go there for their Nasi Lemak. So far,comparing to Hainan Kopitiam and Papa Rich in Lucky Garden and Bangsar Baru,Old Town serves the best Nasi Lemak.


I am not usually a fussy eater,so when I say I do not like the food,it is usually really bad. Papa Rich's Nasi Lemak at the Bangsar Baru outlet taste bad.The rice is too wet,the curry is too watery,i felt like i was eating spicy steam chicken not rendang/curry chicken.Over all it is just bad. 

and I am not just talking about the Nasi Lemak, they also do serve something like fried rice with egg on top and fried chicken. The chicken wing was so dry and thin,the chicken probably had anorecix before it got slaughtered.The rice taste bad and the steam egg looks like it has been steaming so long ,it would have turned into a chicken with all the heat.

The last straw was when I ordered ABC ice kacang, they served it to me with frozen shaved ice in the shape of those round plastic container.Yes,it is frozen.It seems to me they froze the ice with the ingredients in the freezer and when customer order ,they just serve it in a bowl and add some jelly or corn and everything else.No quality control or whatsoever.I may have laughed about it there but Papa Rich,you just lost one customer.I never go back there unless I just wanted to sit and have a drink.



The newly open Hainan Kopitiams at Lucky Garden serves slightly better Nasi Lemak compare to Papa Rich.


If you are really craving for a reasonable yummy Nasi Lemak,head over to Cha Wan(serves  a big portion of delicious Nasi lemak with kangkung and 2 piece of chicken/beef/ or sotong ) or the famous Madam Kwan(only if your loaded with cash but definitely worth the try) or do what me and my friends do when we really crave for Fat Rice,we head over to the Bangsar Selera Food Court opposite Devi's Corner ,behind Bangsar Village II.

The environment may look dirty ( so far,me and my friends are still alive) and whatso but there are a couple of stalls there that serves Nasi Lemak (around RM 5/6) that will leave you smiling after your meal.Sadly they only operate at night.One of the stall is known as Nasi Lemak Famous and there is also another stall which serves TomYam and Nasi Lemak( My friends and I usually eats here)

 I am not really good with my food vocabulary, so I do not really know how to describe how yummy is the plate of Nasi Lemak  served with sambal with onions(which i really like as it is not too spicy) and also kangkung and crunchy anchovies(This might not be appealing to some cause i know a friend who find it disgusting to eat anchovies,because,he said ,we are eating in the anchovies's head too),you just have to trust me on this=D

Alarming crime rate at Bangsar

Today while accompanying my mom to cut her hair at Cut N Go, Bangsar Village, I learned from the Hair stylist that Home Minister Datuk Seri Tun Hishamuddin annouced that Malaysia has been recognised the safest country in South East Asia and 19th safest in the world . Curious , I googled and true enough there is an article on this in The Star  newspaper. 

Of course as a Malaysian, I am happy that my country got such recognition,but then why do not I feel safe walking on the streets in Bangsar?

Just so you know ,it is claimed our environment is safer than Singapore's.True or not,I am sure we all know what is it like here.

Just yesterday when my friend told me that one of the people I used to work with got robbed near Bangsar Shopping Complex and also at the same area, someone else got robbed. Also,the hairstylist who was cutting my mom's hair injured the ligaments near her elbow as she refused to let go of her bag when she got robbed  by a man in the morning at Jalan Terasek 4 yesterday. She even ran and chased after him only stopping because she saw a car going after the robber only to learn that the driver is his side-kick and has parangs in the car.

Robbers these days not only carry a 'parang' with them,but also acid water to splash at you. What is wrong with robbers these days? Is this a robbers evolution? Are we suppose to wear face mask  and space suits out now since acids are being thrown here and there like holy water by those insecure,selfish asshole robbers and criminals?

I find it sad that most of the people these days do not give a shit to strangers,and seriously,who can blame them? I remember back in 2005,i was working in a shop at Bangsar Village .It was my first time talking and to pass time,i enjoy chitchatting with customers to burn time.

Then there was this man, till today i remember how he look like. A Chinese man, a little bald,wears a polo shirt and 3/4 khakis ,claims to be a Nokia Manager  whom just came back from overseas and needed a 3G phone to contact his friend at BSC.He also claim to have gastric. He came in my shop,and picked a few things out for his niece and ask if I could help him get a hot drink. Being 15 and naive, i agreed. He took out a big stack of rm50 notes and handed one to me .

I am sure you know the ending of the story. I came back to a shop with money missing from petty cash and my phone  and my friend's gone.The funny thing was i believed he was going to come back.

and of course he never did.

People said i got 'bomoh' by him,because thinking back,no matter how naive and stupid I was,I would never had left the shop and go get him a drink.

I thank my lucky stars he did not steal anything from the shop but also dread that i had to work for free for the next one month paying back rm800+ i owed to the shop.

my good deed turned into a lesson I will never forget.

Never judge a book by its cover.

Bangsar Village is full of friendly and nice people,but there are also many crooks like him ( according to Bangsar Village Security after reporting the case) who try to get money the easy way. But like they said,whatever comes in easily,goes out easily too. I hope that man is in jail now.

The question here now is should we help strangers in distress?I received many emails reporting about criminal's new tactics.Some of it is when they cover their hands in red paint making it look bloody .They will then knock on your car window for help,and once you get down from the car,you can say bye bye to your belongings and be thankful if that is the only thing they took,and not your life.

But,what if someone is really injured and we just drive away like that?

Hence, this is why people these days are actually feeling unsure on whether they should help someone who is being robbed or kidnapped because we might get into deep shit by helping.

Back to the situation in Bangsar, I am sure that all residents of Bangsar is clearly aware of the ridiculous amount of people in blue suits and motorbikes holding a machine and leaving a 'love letter  on your car. Yes,I am talking about our police officers in charge of giving summons to road offenders.

Bangsar Baru being always crowded with people and cars,it is really difficult to find parking during lunch hours or dinner time.It is wrong to block the road or park illegally,however there are just one too many of them in one area. During lunch time, i think you can spot at least 4 of those officers easily.

Sometimes, they even issue a summon to a person waiting in a car less than a minute ,and they stuck the freaking summon at the back of your car ,not having the freaking guts and courage to put it at the front. I am really curious,do these police officers have a competition on who issue the most summons?SERIOUSLY?

I am not creating stories,this really happened to me,my mom was dropping me off to work at LA SCALA (It is opposite Guardian) at Telawi Street and she wanted me to unlock the door and ensure that i get in safely before she drove off.So she waited at the yellow line in the car.Not once but twice,the screwed up police gave her a summon at the back.What is wrong with your eyes, you stupid police?

The reason why I brought this issue up is to highlight to all of us how responsible and active is the police in Malaysia( okay,at least in Bangsar,I do not know about the rest of Malaysia) when it comes to doing petty things like summons . Why cannot they be on duty to protect us like what police often dream of doing.like protect the citizens from these looney tunes?I am aware there are numbers to call police near your area,but when it comes to moments like  these,not all of us are capable of thinking what to do and actually call the police,worst,what if our phone is in the bag that was snatch?

 It would be nice for a change if the police are actually on their bikes with loaded guns making rounds to ensure that everyone is able to live in worry-free state and a peaceful country.

They should cut down summoning and delegate the duty of making sure robbers are not ruling the country,or do they just turn a deaf ear and close one eye and be happy that Datuk Seri Tun Hishamuddin praise them for being committed and dedicated police officers?

Dear people,if our police is just doing all the talking and no action,when encounter such situation, just let your precious hand bag go when a robber comes ,do not struggle,do not hold back,just give him your bag,your life is more precious than all things inside there.

BURP at Bangsar Shopping Complex

When Bangsar Shopping Centre also known as BSC started promoting this place called BURP( asian's food gallery) last year with all the posters along the road and even a free shuttle bus leading to this place.The first thing that pops into my mind is that how this place will definitely burn a hole in my pocket. 

A recent visit to BURP proves that we should never judge a book by its cover. Burp is a food court offering a variety of food,such as thailand,malay,chinese and even mamak food.This place is spacious and is not crowded with people.

Every BURP customer will get a card at the entrance which we will need to present when placing order.

Surprisingly ,  the food here is of average pricing.A plate of sizzling clay pot yee mee will cost RM6-7,and for the rest of the food the price range is around RM7-10 and for a fancy place like this, we do not need to pay for tax. However,i find the Yong Too Foo there really costly.

I tried the rojak at the mamak stall,looks appetizing but it is just bad.

My friends and I fell in love with this place not because of the great food( The food is so-so only) but because of the board games we get to play for free of charge. BURP has a very interesting food-court concept,there is a shelf on the left upon entrance which is fill with board games like CLUEDO,LIFE,UNO,RISK and MONOPOLY.

 We were hooked. 

Our frequent  and long visits there was because of the board games.All you have to do is write down your name before playing it. 

At BURP, you can also charge your phones,there is a transparent shelf with locks filled with chargers for all sorts of phone and also free Wi-Fi access to all .

Overall?This place provides great entertainment(for those who like board and card games) and services . If you are looking for food that taste like heaven,this is not the place for you,but if you just want to hang out and catch up at BSC,this is the cheapest place to go.=)

Pammi Beauty Saloon

Few posts back,I mentioned about Pammi Beauty Saloon and how it is one of the best beauty saloons in Bangsar. I went back there for Chinese New Year and grab a few pictures for our eyes to feast.( of course with the permission of the manager)

Located beside Svensen's and below a tuition centre-Mr.Tan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As i sat down waiting for my sister to be done,customers keep walking in the door,mostly demanding for mani/pedi services and threading.No doubt,Pammi is gaining popularity,even tourist came for their services.

If you notice,Pammi saloon is pretty spacious as it offers many services.To be precise,the room is divided into three sections; manicure and pedicure,threading and waxing and etc ,and also a hair saloon.

Sofas for people waiting.

Area for threading/waxing

OPI Nail colour collection

         Hope the pictures helps=)

The Fast Food Library

The McDonalds at Bangsar Baru is just like any other McDonald's franchise in Malaysia.It was one of the longest-lasting fast food restaurant at Bangsar Baru, My sister had her  10th birthday there ,back then,they had this big playground and a merry- go- round.

Here at Bangsar, you still get the same burgers,the same french fries and of course the absolutely crazy long que during lunch hours.

There is only one exception,McDonalds at Bangsar Baru was like  a home to me and many others .Today, it still is like a home to some.

I do not know who came up with the idea of studying in a fast food restaurant  because if you were to step into MCD's during the weekdays around noon,you will notice that the upper floor is colonize by students ,mostly secondary school students and a couple of university students.

Back when I was still in secondary school,my friends and I often hang out at McDonalds after school for lunch ,chitchat and also studied there till evening before we head home.It was the perfect place for us.The food was cheap,the environment was just nice-noisy but not too noisy like a market and not too quiet like a library,the music by McD FM was pleasing to our ears and best of all-free coke refills! 

On a quiet Saturday Morning

And the tradition went on, we stayed there for long hours and only buying a coke to share among us.A friend of mine even stayed over the night to study there.There was once,when I was in Form 5 ,we did not have a venue to have our home tuition and yeah, you can pretty much guess where we ended having our tuition.

When i was in college ,my friends and I went to McD's again to have discussion as we were going to sit for exams soon. No surprise,we bump into few other people from the same college who decided that preparing for exams at the most inspiring place ever-McDonalds.

While we were there,there was this man,who walk pass us,searching for a place to sit but only to realize it is fill with people with books and pens on the table,and he said. "Is this a library or what?"

To some adults,like my mom,they just cannot comprehend the idea of studying at a fast food restaurant. There are people eating,chatting,music is in the background and now they even have TVs,this place just does not spell out as an ideal place to study.

 But to us,students, it is our library without the 'silence please' sign.

Today,I no longer go there to study as sometimes it gets too noisy with children screaming at the top of their lungs  at the mini playground.

Nevertheless,whenever I do go to McD to grab a bite,without fail,there are always students with books and laptops on the table ,one hand grabbing a bite of their burger,the other holding a pencil.Heaven isn't it? =)

 

Beauty Saloons @ Telawi streets

Hello all!

It's getting very very warm these days due to Chinese New Year,but because of the weather condition,we have clear dark blue skies at night.What is so special about it? It is the stars.Yes yes,again,tonight Bangsar's sky is twinkling .Do you all even care about bangsar skies?hmmpppp...

Any hows,Chinese New Year is coming and I am sure us girls would want to look our very very best . I do not know if it is a Chinese tradition or what but whenever  i go back to my mom's hometown at Seremban,relatives will comment on how you look,whether you gone prettier,or you put on weight after not seeing you for a year. Hence,instead of pigging during this festive season,some of us have to control the temptation to gobble down all those oh-so-yummy-cookies. My favorites are prawn role,some white shape dragon cookie,pineapple rolls,and  "ah-cat " served with prawn crackers.

Well, for people living in Bangsar,I am sure it is no surprise that not only is Telawi Street flooded with boutiques ,but also saloons ,beauty house,whatever people call it these days run mostly by Punjabis or Indians.One of the services most sought-after by us ladies (in my opinion) would be threading,as eyebrows,believe it or not makes a lot of differences to a person's appearance. Passing by one of the beauty saloons today,i spotted "threading for man".It is something really strange and new as i have never heard about it before owh well.=)

One of the most well-do beauty saloons,would be Saluga's Beauty House.A shop located on the second floor right opposite Bangsar Village Two ,always sardine-pack with people .A lot of people i know goes to this one.Most of the beauty house provides service such as threading,waxing,manicure,pedicure,make-up service,hair cuts,facial and etc.

Saluga's was where i first got my first threading and the pain was unbearable ,but no pain,no gain right,so whenever i felt like shaping the forest  on my face,i will just head over there for threading at a price of RM5( It is the standard price for threading).  I wanted to try out their manicure service since it is only RM25 but that time,the manicurist was preoccupied( They only have one manicurist) .So far,I think this is the CHEAPEST place to have a manicure done and they use OPI products too.So ,no harm trying right.

Few doors away from Saluga,there is another beauty saloon name Sheela's Beauty Saloon . I have only been to this place once,which was few days ago to get my nails done.At Sheela's it is RM35 for a manicure and since I was desperate,i decided to give it a try.The place is however quite empty,maybe because i went in the morning on a weekday .They too,have a collection of OPI products and other brands. So ,here is how the manicure went,she soaked my hands in a container of water(i think,looks like water to me), massage my hand with some sort of cucumber scrub,wash it off, shape my nails,cut of the cuticles and clean it with some cuticle gel,apply foot scrub(the label on the bottle says FOOT SCRUB) on my hand and  massage ,and then wipe it off,paint my nails and put some quick dry thing.

Notice anything wrong here?I am sure girls who often do manicure will notice,they left out the top coat and base coat.Fine,I will close an eye about the base coat as i doubt the color i chose (bubble bath from OPI) (A lot of their colors are dried up so if you are looking for a variety,try elsewhere)will stain my nails.But what about the top coat!And no,i did not keep quiet about that so i question her.She said those quick dry thing they added on my nails is considered as top coat.

Bubble bath

photo taken from lovelyandfun.blogspot.com

Well we all know that top coat is to protect the nail lacquer so it will last longer,so without that,seriously,my manicure only lasted me a day.I had small chips here and there at the end of the day.And I also found out that top coat is top coat ,quick dry is quick dry! they are two seperate items which must be applied(www.opi.com).

I do not know if they were trying to cheat me or this is their way of doing it.It is not like they do not have base coat and top coat polish.They do! but why deprived me from those?T.T

My advice?Do not go back there for a manicure!.You can try out other services if you want to.

Next,would be one of the newly open saloons name Pammi Beauty Saloon located at Jalan Telawi 2(opposite Devi's corner row).It is a newly open saloon and my sister was the one who brought me here.Looks very homely,nicely decorated ,not really pack so there is no need to wait a thousand years to be done with.Overall,it looks like a pretty neat place to me.I personally tried the pedicure there.They are professional ,no doubt,no mistakes done,no applying,rubbing off and applying again. After a chit chat with them,my sister found out that they are actually from Glitters.Lucky us!=)

Since its newly open,they do not have a wide range of colors ,but they said they will be adding more soon to their collection.In addition to that,they also have 'Gellish Nail Polish' ( i hope i got the spelling right).It is way more expensive as it last longer( A month-according to them) and also,it hardens your nails.So it is good news for people who have soft nails and can never grow them long as they keep breaking.(Just so you know, one bottle of gelish nail polish cost more than a bottle of OPI). So far,Pammi is the only saloon that offers gelish nail polish ,i am talking about these kind of all-in-one saloons .Google it and you will read many review about how it last very long.=)

Also,my sister tried the bikini wax there too,and when i asked her how was it.She said "clean".hahaha.So yes,Pammi is looking good to me.=)

Another one of the many saloons i have tried is First Impression Beauty Saloon.Hard to miss as it is exactly opposite Devi's Corner ,above KK Mart,PINK in colour,there is a banner promoting wigs but the wig shop have long close down. Been there for threading with my friends.Threading here does not hurt as much as at Saluga's . The price is the same.Only one person doing the threading so hence, you have to wait for your turn.There is a small boutique selling  punjabi clothes and accessories adjoined to the shop .Overall,not bad.=) If you were to google it,there is a first impression beauty saloon in UK and Penang.I do not know if it is the same though.

So far,these are the only one i have tried. There are others like ,CN Health and Beauty(Telawi 2-same row as KK Mart) and Tara's Beauty( same row as McDonalds). 

For more information on prices and services,do visit their facebook page=)

Saluga Beauty House

Pammi Beauty Saloon

I could not find the links to the rest of the saloons.Sorry!=(

Have fun beautifying ur'self girls :)

New Year's Eve

Happy New Year to all!2012 started off happily for me, i hope yours did too. My friends and I always celebrate new year's just among ourselves,we enjoy only each other companies,a glass of alcohol just enough to boost our craziness and we usually avoid the crowds cause the thought of getting squash up by people just does not appeal to us.I do miss the fireworks though.For three years in a row, we've been going to D' Haven at Telawi Street 3  ,in fact, Bangsar is so dead now  that ,during new years thanks to the police officers, we conquered the whole top floor last year.It was just us and the workers.

 This year,after much discussion on where to have dinner, we decided to have dinner at Antipodean Cafe at Jalan Telawi 2,its located opposite Devi's Corner row. Strangely,I 've never heard of this restaurant before despite walking by Telawi streets about a hundred times.

The waiters  was all smileys when we got there,it's a cozy place where there are small tea pot candles lit up on each table along with a small jar of pretty flowers.I loved it the moment we stepped in. They ushered us to our table and i have to give extra credits to their service.A friend of mine complain that it was pretty warm,so we shifted tables,and  later,before our food arrive,one of the friendly waiters ushered us to another place with better air-conditioning . Are we royalty or what?hehe.

The Menu=)

Antipodean cafe does not have a menu like any other restaurants,their menu is on a black board on the walls written out beautifully .So it's a common scene if you see people standing up in the middle of the walkway and staring at the ceilings.Lucky for us,our table was facing the menu .

Pumpkin,Sage and Feta Pasta

I notice that they have a wide selection of caffeinated drinks .My friend mentioned that they have this huge-ass coffee making machine ,I was tempted to order a cup but in the end,we just ordered water because we were planning to try out the bubble tea at Bubbles located just opposite the street .

We didn't wait long for our meal to arrive,at least that is what i think. We ordered Pumpkin,Sage and Feta Pasta ,Beef Kebab with Couscous and Beef Burger.

Pumpkin isn't really my kind of delicious food but it was the only pasta they serve,so we decided to give it a try. The pasta is dress with feta cheese on the top ,who knows that mixing cheese and pumpkin could taste so delicious. You can definitely taste the pumpkin ,but it wasn't too much,just enough to make it a nyamnyam meal!

The beef kebab? was amazingly juicy and chewy . You can either choose to dip it with yogurt or like what me and my friend did, we ate it with ketchup.The couscous, however,is not my cup of tea,i guess there's just too much spices in it and i am not a fan of raisins.

Beef Burger

I dont know how the beef burger taste like,but the person who ordered it ,had it before the first time he came and is having it again.Go figure=)

The prices of food is average (around RM20+/-) and the food is delicious.One thing for sure,we are definitely going back there to try out their breakfast menu. =)

Bangsar:Tonight's  sky is filled with bright twinkling stars and a half moon.From my car porch,it looks beau~tiful to me.

Till then,Happy New Year again!