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What's your take on vegetarian food? You know, like the ones they sell from hawker centers or stalls which are fully catered for vegetarians with not a trace of meat. There are a few benefits I can think of on why vegetarian meals are good for you. 1. Vegetables are good for you, at least that's what mum always says. Doctors say it too! 2. Less oil in vegetables, so you don't get fat so fast. 3. Less cancer causing carcinogens which are found in meat, so you don't die young. 4. Vegetables are cheaper! Try comparing a steak meal with a meal filled with vegetables and you'll definately notice the difference. 5. Meat makes your breath stinks when you don't brush often, vegetables are less stinky I guess. They're fresher! Well, I was at SS2 the other day, and dropped by the food court. As I was undecided on which stall to eat, I just sauntered to this vegetarian stall. I'm not sure why, but every time I have vegetarian food, I will take the ...

I was given RM50 the other day by my mother in law. Normally that would be cause for excitement right? I mean, it's free money! Not this time. When she handed me the RM50 note, her parting words were "I cannot use this note, pls send it back to the bank". Bank? What bank? When I looked down on the note, then I understood what she meant. Have a look below. My unusable RM50 I've read that it is possible to return torn notes back to our national bank if the majority of the note is still visible, but until now I could not find the time to send it back yet. Actually I do not know how, probably go to Bank Simpanan Nasional or something. Anyway here's what I have tried to get rid of the note using a myriad of ways. 1. Passing to coffee shop auntie to buy breakfast - Rejected Her exact words were "Aiyo!, Cannot use, cannot use" in cantonese.  2. Using it at the highway tolls - Rejected The operator promptly returned it to me, and she didn't eve...

After hearing a couple of friends mentioning about this movie, I decided to catch it for myself today. I've heard mixed reviews over this movie "Sanctum 3D" which made me even more curious to see what the fuss is about. The banner shouts out "From executive producer James Cameron, creator of Titanic and Avatar". It shouldn't be a bad watch, i whispered to my movie partner just before entering GSC Midvalley Cinema. Movie Poster GSC Midvalley shows this movie in both 3D and 2D, but I caught the one in 2D because personally, I don't like wearing the 3D glasses unless absolutely necessary. They should make 3D glasses that can cater for movie goers who wears spectacles. Sanctum Coming back to the movie, in a nutshell, the movie revolves around this team of underwater cave divers going down one of the largest unexplored cave system (Esa-ala-Caves). We have some handsome actors, and 1 babe in the cast. The movie starts off with one team on the way to...

KFC, short for Kentucky Fried Chicken, but you don't see them using these words anymore. They have rebranded everything with just 3 letters, "KFC". I guess there isn't a need to introduce this famous fast food chain so I shall jump straight to the point. First off, I don't normally go for fast food chains, and even if I do, I actually preferred McDonalds to KFC. Anyway that's beside the point, and there I was at KFC Jusco AU2 pondering on whether I should have it for dinner or not. KFC Jusco AU2 Well, my stomach made the decision for me that day, as I noticed there was something new on the menu. KFC Toasted Pocketful was the name, and if I'm not mistaken it came out mid of last year, but was taken off the menu until recently in February 2011. Don't ask me why, as I'm not sure myself. KFC Toasted Pocketful The name reminded me of pocket lunches, and I guess it was called that because the packaging it came in does look like a pocket. Th...

I was beaming from ear to ear when I received yet another lovely surprise from Nuffnang. This was from yet another one of Nuffnang's cool movie premiere's contest, and me being a freebies lover joint it. This time it was for a very cool movie, one of which I was really determined to catch, free or otherwise. Nuffnang Email Invitation The movie poster reads "From the directors of Disturbia, and producer Michael Bay", I guess you can't go very wrong with that. I've attached the sypnosis for this movie which I sourced online below. Synopsis: Three are dead. He is Number Four. D.J. Caruso (“Eagle Eye,” “Disturbia”) helms an action-packed thriller about an extraordinary young man, John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), who is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Timothy Olyphant), John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he no...

I dropped by Jusco AU2 Keramat yesterday for dinner and some groceries shopping. While I was passing the centre court, my eyes met something which attracted my attention with its ingenuity and creativeness. It was a huge christmas tree made of recycled plastic bottles. Recycled Bottles Christmas Tree A little late for Christmas don't you think? That wasn't what made me feel the management of this mall is really creative. On closer inspection of the tree, I saw bright colored oranges hanging all round! Hey, the management actually re-used the christmas tree to cater for chinese new year! So we have a dual 2in1 tree for all occasions. Oranges! My suggestion would be to reuse it for hari raya by hanging ketupats on the tree, or maybe hang some easter bunnies for the Easter Day celebration! That will definately take the icing on the cake. Nang My Innit Post Here!

My day just got better the moment it hit 3pm today. *You've Got Mail*, my iPhone vibrated. When my eyes saw that the email that arrived was from Nuffnang titled "Invitation to...." my heart skipped a beat. I eagerly connected to 3G to download the whole email. Check it out below.  My free premiere invitation to Beastly It was an invitation to the new movie premiere "Beastly" this coming 2nd March at Cathay Cineplex, e@Curve. How did I get so lucky to win the tickets? Well, Nuffnang held a short contest for fellow nuffnangers to win these tickets just by writing a blog post completing the sentence "If I were a Beast given ONE chance to prove that I am worthy to be human again, I would..."  My blog entry for the contest was posted last week, the link as below. Do check it out if you haven't yet. http://www.isaactan.net/2011/02/beastly-movie.html Official Movie Poster Thank you Nuffnang for giving me the opportunity to catch this movie, ...

Did you know Belgium chocolates are also called "Belgian Pralines"? Well I didn't, not until I did some digging up on it since after the day a friend of mine Suituapui gave it to me as a gift. The reason I went to find more info on it? Well, the chocolate tastes exquisite and I wanted to know what made it special! Guylian Belgian Chocolates Belgian chocolates are a unique in the sense that they have a hard shell (called pralines by the Belgium makers) which can be filled with a variety of fillings ranging from flavored nougats to creams such as coffee, hazelnut or fruit. In a nutshell (pun intended), they nearly always contain a hard chocolate shell with a softer, sometimes liquid filling. Something I found off the internet which interested me:  Sourced from wisegeek.com :    In the chocolate making process, the cocoa beans are ground and mixed with sugar and cocoa butter and then smoothed out through tempering (careful addition of heat). Most choc...

Tonight I had a very late dinner at around 11pm. My stomach was already growling with hunger, but that's no excuse for me ordering the dish I had tonight. The coffee shop I dropped by was Restoran Wai Yat and it was located at Wangsa Maju Section 2, just behind my house. Restoren Wai Yat As usual, I walked around the coffeeshop scanning for the dishes I would love to eat. Finally after contemplating for like 3 minutes, I went for the Fried Oyster stall, and ordered their smallest sized dish. The fried oyster came in 3 sizes, Small, Medium, and Large. Check out my fattening dish below. Fried Oyster - RM7 The fried oyster was delicious to say the least. I don't like oysters which were very raw, and this one was cooked quite thoroughly, so there was no slimy juices coming out when I bit in. I love the way the eggs tasted, sometimes I wished I could order fried oyster without the oyster and just the eggs! Half way through my dish, I suddenly realize I had just ordered...

Every wedding couples have their pre-wedding photographs taken nowadays, be it at a bridal house, by a photography company, or by friends. Mine was no different, and yesterday was our turn to choose the wedding gowns for the pre-wedding photography session. Technically, she chose her gowns, I'm suppose to choose my tux and shirts on the day of the photography itself. The bridal house we chose to have our photographs taken was Lasposa Bridal Gallery located in SS2. It was actually recommended by my partner's friend who took her pre-wedding and family photographs there. LASPOSA Bridal Gallery Sdn Bhd No.6, Jalan SS2/75, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel : 03 - 7877 1782 We were there as per appointment at 11am. After a short discussion to finalize the shooting location as well as the number of wedding gowns, evening gowns, and casual wear needed, the battle to choose her wedding dress began. Yours truly was in charge of keeping her handbag safe, snapping p...

I woke up very early today, before 7am on a weekend. The occasion? One of my blogger friend is in town! He goes by the blog name Suituapui or STP for short. Truth to be told, he was one of my first blog friend since I started blogging end of last year, so I really appreciate the support he has given me. It was really tough waking up this early on a Saturday, but miraculously I reached Hotel Bintang Warisan, Bukit Bintang where STP was staying at 7.30am. I was promised a free breakfast since STP had a breakfast coupon for 2 at the hotel's cafe.  Free Breakfast accepted because I was taught from young to never back down from a free meal! Hotel Bintang Warisan Cafe The cafe was quite cozy, with simple decor, but this was to be expected since the hotel itself wasn't a 5 star hotel to start with. Snapped a few pictures as below of the cafe itself, and promptly sat down to order our breakfast. The Cafe My order was the Nasi Lemak set as recommended by STP, while he ...

Guess what? I've gotten myself 2 free movie tickets to the premiere screening of Drive Angry happening this 26th Feb. I knew shouting TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) this morning when I reached the office was bound to bring me some luck today, and it did! Again, these movie tickets were courtesy of Nuffnang.  Check out the email I received which made my day today.  Thanks Nuffnang! The contest to win these tickets were fairly simple, all we had to do was to drop an entry comment finishing up the phrase "I don’t Drive Angry but I want to watch Nicholas Cage Drive Angry because..." Check out my entry below.  Isaac Tan Says: February 8th, 2011 at 9:20 am   I don’t Drive Angry but I want to watch Nicholas Cage Drive Angry because..  I love THE man himself, Nicholas Cage who has been my number 1 movie idol for ages, and I’ve never missed any of his movies.  Like I said, I don’t drive angry. Driving angry is one heck of a dangerous stun...

I feel so outdated. Sticky traditional hand made candies shop was in existence in 1 Utama Mall for more than 2 years already, and I only saw it for the first time yesterday. I guess I'm not such a social mall loiterer as I thought I was. My only excuse was I'm not from around PJ area, so I rarely come over 1 Utama to shop. sticky This candy store is aptly named "STICKY", and what a sight it was. There was a crowd of customers and passerby watching the staff work their magic with the candies. It's amazing how they're able to hand-roll one big chunk of melted candy, flip it around, stretch it, twist it, and voila, small bits of chunky candies are produced!  Melted Candy The shop itself smelt strangely like wax, but in a nice candylike way. I just stood there watching the workers play with the molten candy like playing with cake dough. Magicians! Stretching the candy again and again, similar to stretching noodle dough. After being totally obses...