The Hunt for Ramen 2014 7/7! Achievement Unlocked!

Finally completed the list of ramen for 2014.

1. Ippudo Ramen @ Pavillion/Gardens/BSC
2.  Menya Musashi @ 1 Utama
3. Bankara @ Avenue K
4. Marutama Ramen @ Fahrenheit/ Avenue K
5. Hokkaido Ramen @ Pavillion
6. Bari Uma @ Jaya Shopping Centre
7. Taiko Japanese Cuisine @ Mont Kiara

The last ramen was Bari Uma at Jaya Shopping Centre. Shoyu based with tender chashu.
Delicious at first and then I've added with two dashes of garlic powder which helped bring out most of the flavor of the shoyu broth.
Halfway through, the broth's flavor was starting to overwhelm my mouth and became too salty. Noodles absorbed most of the flavor but a bit too salty for my taste.

So... my personal list of ramen based on taste/quality would be as follow.

1. Hokkaido Ramen @ Pavillion
2. Ippudo Ramen @ Pavillion/Gardens/BSC
3. Menya Musashi @ 1 Utama
4. Taiko Japanese Cuisine @ Mont Kiara
5. Bankara @ Avenue K
6. Marutama Ramen @ Fahrenheit/ Avenue K
7. Bari Uma @ Jaya Shopping Centre

For price wise, Menya Musashi still is the best ramen , price wise. Filling and delicious.

Weird Dreams : I'm not dreaming!!

So I had a dream last night where I was in the states again. Everything felt so real and believable. Then I told myself, 'this can't be a dream' but then I recalled that I didn't remember the flight journey here. 
So I woke up, saw my room in disappointment and went back to sleep to continue the dream and started yelling out in regret, 'This is a dream! ! Noooooooo! ! '. Grabbed a person next to me and told him, "You are a dream! I'm dreaming! This is all a dream!!"

After that, the dream continued as normal.... And I forgotten that it was only just a dream

The Hunt for Ramen 2014 6/7 ?!?!

So it seems that I thought I haven't been to Marutama before... but I found out I already have.
Ordered the signature dish and this time I remember what it actually tastes like; Maggi Mi Chicken Flavored broth but more creamier and thicker. Not bad.

So since that's the case... Now I have to make my way to Jaya Shopping Centre for BariUma Ramen

The Hunt For Ramen 2014 6/7

Just went to Taiko Ramen @ Mont Kiara
Had some of their signature 'Taiko Ramen', Bacon Scallops and Gyoza.

Bacon scallops was okay, bacon lacks sufficient flavor though.
Gyoza was average or as my friend calls it, "Typical reheated frozen gyoza".
As for the ramen, it was the cheapest in the list so far costing under RM20.
Broth tasted shoyu based but it's flavorful enough.
Ramen noodles was good, maybe on par with the other restaurants in the list.
The char shew however was forgettable. Barely tasted anything and possibly the worst thing in the bowl.
As for the egg, well, you can't really go wrong with it.

And with that, one more restaurant to visit before the list completes.

The Hunt for Ramen 2014, 5/7 complete

2 More to go. Hopefully I could be on target to complete the list before New Years!
Last I tried was Hokkaido Ramen and that was the best ramen I've had so far.

Weird Dreams : Everything makes sense until you wake up

Had a dream last night where I was driving to work alone.
Half way on my journey my car broke down. Luckily there was a good samaritan who helped me jump start my car and even offered to drive me to work. So I sat on the passenger seat and enjoyed the smooth journey to work.
Upon reaching my workplace, my colleague who was sitting in the back seat left the vehicle and I thanked the kind man for driving us. Just when I was about to disembark, I remembered I left my ID Card in my car which was parked where my car broke down. I told the driver to send me back there and informed him that I would instead drive my car to work instead of leaving it parked there.

....All of these made sense until I woke up

The Hunt for Ramen 2014

http://www.hungrygowhere.my/food-guide/best-of-malaysia/7-best-ramen-restaurants-kl-pj-japanese/
Referring to the blogpost above, I've already tried 4 out of 7 in the list. 3 more to go.

1. Ippudo Ramen @ Pavillion/Gardens/BSC
2.  Menya Musashi @ 1 Utama
3. Bankara @ Avenue K
4. Marutama Ramen @ Fahrenheit/ Avenue K
5. Hokkaido Ramen @ Pavillion
6. Bari Uma @ Jaya Shopping Centre
7. Taiko Japanese Cuisine @ Mont Kiara

Only ones left to try are, Hokkaido Ramen, Taiko Japanese and Marutama Ramen. Hopefully I can get it done before the turn of the new year.

Ippudo was often the go to place for ramen followed by Menya Musashi which comes a close second and because of their cheaper price for the quality of ramen you get.
Bankara's ramen was average but that was because I tried their signature dish instead of the tonkotsu which were the staple for Ippudo and Menya Musashi. They have fresh garlic and other condiments available on the table for you to add on. Certainly changes the flavor of the broth.
Bari Uma was average as well, nothing memorable worth noting for me.

Weird Dreams ? : Auto Correct

Had an annoying/ frustrating dream of a battle with auto correct when I was trying to type "Curry puffs".
So this tourist wanted to know what this curry filled cookie was called and I decided to look it up over the internet for him on my phone.
Proceeding to type it on my phone, it kept auto correcting itself from 'Curry puff' to...

Procury bluffs
Curyr pufs
blurry
furry
1@$!@%^!@^%@#$@@#$^*!@#$

And when I've finally got "curry" right, pressing space changes it to "Curyr" and the whole process repeats itself again.
The tourist was still standing there bewildered at me tapping on my phone. Pressured, I kept trying, to no avail...

So I woke up and exhaled through my nose...

So my alarm woke me up and as I exhale from my nose... 
I could've sworn I heard the the sound my nose made when I was exhaling saying, "HELP ME!!"

Remembering the Past : Toilet in Bangsar LRT

So I was reading my old blog and found this... and I was talking about this just last month with my friends....

Monday August 28, 2006

Yeah... today seems to be a cursed day for me...

Because I had insulted the hi-tech toilet in my previous post, I was forced to sit in the toilet the whole day yesterday.... wait~ i woked up this morning at 6am.... just to sit in the toilet because of the same problem. Diary-yeah. (Yea, i forgot how to spell it)

Anywayz~ fast forward... while eating, me and my friends were confronted with a guy asking for donations for "handicapped" children. Wait wait wait~ that's not the problem. The problem was he called me "handsome" and said "he's not gay".... This was just the begining~....

At the LRT station, as i was done using the toilet (to take a pee incase you're asking...), after i was done.... I washed my hands and this guy walked up to me.... "May i know the time?" he asked. I showed him my watch... He then looked at me funny.... "Where do you live?", "What is your name?" .......

From that point onwards.. i know this is bad... He's probably the Micheal Jackson of Malaysia... though he speaks like an Iranian, looks like an Iranian too (no offence to the straight Iranian people).

I kept quiet pretending i dont know english.. he was puzzled and so was I. Then later.. he asked.."Do you wanna have fun?".... OKAY.... WTF are you trying to say??!?!. Before I let him say another word, I walked out of the toilet... As i looked behind, he was pointing at his zipper...
Thank god I wasnt molested.

As i headed for the trainstop upstairs.... something else happened... yea... 2nd time in less than a year.... a rubbish bin was seen giving out smoke. Haihz.... again here I go as a good citizen went to call for help. And again, just when I showed the staff there what happened, the train came just intime for me to board.

So there you have it. The hi-tech toilet cursed me to have "dihorrea"(Is that how you spell it?? =.=), lead me into a toilet with gay molestors AND!!!!! almost got me raped by a MAN!! ...

Goodbye Hightech Toilets

Previously I've posted in my old blog (extract below) regarding these high tech toilets back in 2006.

These toilets arent called high-tech toilets for no reason. It is said to have a self cleaning mekanism which i have no idea how it works. According to the press, it cleans itself up after every 5 users. What will it do? Spray water everywhere? What if someone got stuck in there? Free shower and dry blow, ALL for the price of RM1. Just make sure you're lucky number 5~

Another reason why they called it high-tech toilets. You are only, yes, ONLY limited to 15 mins of usage of the toilet before the door automatically opens up. Dont worry, the door wont just open when it hits 15 mins. On the 14th minute, there will be a warning saying that the door will be opened in one minute. If you wish to continue using the toilet, you'll have to insert yet another RM1.

Fair enough, there will be a warning. What about those with hearing disabilities? On the 14th minute they hear nothing. Then, on the 15th minute though they cant hear it, there'll be laughter all around. So how will the makers of this high tech toilet will counter this? No news so far. I'm guessing maybe they'll put up a warning light ala DISCO BALL!! "Dance like shit"

Now, what about those on wheel chairs? Yes, the designers are thoughtful about them. The doors are big enough and there are handles and etc available for the disabled. There is also the table where you can change the diaper for babies (forgot the name for it =.=). The toilet is also perfumed.

About the materials of the toilet(judging from the picture), it looks like a typical Malaysian made unit. Everything looks like it's made out of plastic. What if there were smokers in there lighting up cigarette? Smoke fills up the whole room. How will the cleansing mekanism cleans this up? What if the person puts out the cigarrete by pressing it against the plastic walls? How will it clean it up? I'm guessing since it is *coughcough* high tech, the moment smoke is detected (nothing about a smoke detector was mentioned, i'm just saying what if there were), another free shower~

Okay I'm saving the best for last....
What if one were to get stuck in the toilet? That's no problem as there will be someone responsible for the unit right? WRONG! I'm guessing it'll be just like our security guard system. They'll probably be sleeping in their own cozy air-conditioned room without a care in the world. Did i mention that the whole toilet is airconditioned? Anyways, even if you DO, press a button in the toilet asking for assistance, I doubt the person incharged will be able to hear thanks to the blasting of his super high tech hi-fi stereo or earphones while watching the girls in revealing clothes walk past by (for guys) or cute hot guys (for female).
Realizing the help button is of no use, you used your handphone to call for help. But wait, if this is so high tech, they probably wouldnt want users to use their handphones while using the unit. So, what do they do? They installed a material that prevents your handphone to send signals out of the unit and signals into the unit. Even better, you're still stuck even though the 15 mins of usage time is up.
Stranded in there, you started pounding on the door screaming for help. You tried kicking, pushing and punching your way out. Thankfully for you, it's Malaysian made (I think it's Malaysian made....) so the lock pops out open quite easily. Remember because this is a high-tech toilet, it has sensors and an alarm system to see if someone is vandalising or destroying the property. Being caught red handed, you explained to the police on what happened including the part where you pressed the help button non stop. Too bad the person incharge denied your statement. The person incharged no doubt IS telling the truth even though the only thing entering his ears are the music of black metal. There was a short circuit in the wiring thus the help button was actually not working. Best part, this happened on the opening day (not real << it's all made up!!!).

Okay time to wrap it up. Remember a few days ago when an ATM machine was pulled out of a bank using a tow-truck? We should expect the same to our high-tech public toilets. Someone will come soon to steal all those syilings.
http://kyosuke86.blogspot.com/2006/08/haze-is-back-so-am-i-new-high-tech.html



Now DBKL are removing them because they were not properly maintained and it costs too much to maintain them (Should've calculated that before you actually build/designed the toilets) (http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2014/01/01/No-more-hightech-loos-DBKL-tears-down-automated-street-toilets-due-to-high-cost-of-maintenance/)


The more recent reports now say that the cost of using these toilets are 20 cents instead of the reported RM1 back in 2006 since the doors no longer work properly, no air conditioner or proper cleanliness. Well, it seems that Malaysians will always find a way to destroy public toilets and to turn them into such pitiful states that it is unnerving for anyone to continue using them. Heck, pity the workers who had to clean these toilets up now that it wont clean itself every 5 users as it was designed to.