Famous XO Fish Head Noodles @ Restoran Goon Wah, Jalan Kuchai Lama

On one of the recent celebrative days that fell on a weekday, I couldn't resist my cravings calling out for fish head noodles.  Never realised the existence of this chinese cuisine until one fine day when uni friends were comparing about the many different places selling better fish head noodles.

I gave it a try, and this eatery which I am gonna be sharing is by far the BEST I've tasted. Do let me know if you've any other fish head noodles eatery to recommend!

As many would have heard, the BEST fish head noodles eatery is Restoran Goon Wah, located at Jalan Kuchai Lama; "strategically" next to a coffin shop. LOL 

Do note, however, that there is another eatery down the road that imitates the outlook of Goon Wah, so be sure to walk into the RIGHT eatery! Don't say I didn't warn ya! :D

The RIGHT shop that you should walk in to. This is how it looks like on the outside :D

Another shot of the shop. This is how it looks inside lol

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Lets see what's on the "MUST-HAVE" menu for the 3 of us...

Barley "Fu Zhuk" (in canto: Fu Zhuk Yee Mai)

Verdict: The FZYM is a good pair-up with the upcoming dishes as an appetizer as it has a sweet element that boost up your appetite for the food storm that you're about to engulf! But a point to note, if you're not a big fan of sweet stuff, then I suggest you give this a pass. :)

Next, Claypot Lou Shu Fun.

Verdict: Served with crunchy toppings (that I wish I knew what it was), sesame, generous amount of spring onions added with their homemade black sauce paste, this dish is to be mixed by you! To ensure that it doesn't burn at the bottom, you've to stir it immediately upon being served, until the fire beneath it goes off.  Just imagine the soft chewy Lou Shu Fun in your mouth dancing along with the crunchy fried stuff paired with the melodious fragrance emitted from their homemade black sauce paste that's SO tasty it ignites your senses! For 3 pax with notsohungry tummies that day, we ordered a Small portion for this dish.

Look how appetizing this dish is! Oh, you can also choose to add eggs along with this dish (with extra charges I suppose?).

Hold on to your horses as the main dish is coming up!

But before that, this is the kick-ass chilli that doesn't come off as too garlicky or overly spicy. It's just nice and sweet, yet, not overly done. I normally have like, 2 of this. Heh.

Finally, here you go - the main dish for the day.

The famous XO fish head noodles!

Verdict (noodles): They use the laksa kinda noodles for this dish and its just the right way to go about it; giving the right amount of springy texture and is not overly cooked every-single-time I am here.

Verdict (soup): With the generous amount of all the right kinda things in the soup, tell me how wrong can this go? To name a few, they've tomatoes, pickled vegetables, spring onions, coriander and interestingly (and oneofakind) YAM! The soup is always sweet to taste and is even more soothing to the tastebuds. With such goodness, you CAN definitely ask for a refill for the soup! No kidding! :)

Verdict (fish): The eatery serves the dish with fried fish.  I wouldn't comment on the freshness of the fish, but so long as it doesn't emits the kinda fishy smell when I dig into it, I'm all good. It'd be better, if there was more meat to the fish though.

 With already so much on the plate, the lack of meaty fish is overlooked la. Heh!

Look at how clear the soup is! I can down bowls and bowls of this! :)

Well, I hope this post made you as hungry as it did to me. LOL
Go try it out and let me know if its as good! Or, if you've already tried this, do share with me on any feedback! :)

Once again, I shall not mention anything about directions. The only thing I know is when you see a Shell station on your right, across the road, turn right at the traffic light. Goon Wah would be hidden behind the bushes of shophouses on your right as you drive along inside.


 Tips!

1. Their order sizes varies between Small, Medium and Large. Just tell them how many pax are there, and confirm with them your order size then it should be fine.

2. The eatery is open on Weekdays ONLY! :3 They're normally open on any other public holidays that fall on a weekday (except if its CNY, I think?) hehe


OK, that's all for now! :)

Threading @ Saluga Beauty House

For a fact, I am no beauty expert nor am I one who is extremely particular about my appearance. BUT, hair (be it hair HAIR or facial hair) is always an exception!

So, Imma be writing about my recent maiden threading experience at Saluga Beauty House!

Basically, threading is an ancient method of hair removal originating from the East. According to Wikipedia, it is a doubled thin cotton thread specially designed and twisted, then rolled over areas of unwanted hair; plucking the hair at follicle level. This method of hair removal can remove short lineS of hair instead of one-hair-at-a-time if you were to pluck.

It is definitely nothing new here in Malaysia and I've heard stories from friends on how quick the threading process and more importantly the aftermath is just....CLEAN! haha

I did some web-lookup on reviews written of Saluga and to check on their opening hours on Sundays. Most of the links online were pretty outdated, but I found one [<<click link] in particular (written in 2011) which was pretty useful! Thank God! :)

My eyebrows are naturally thick. So I wanted to just shape and not thin me eyebrows. As you can see from the below jpeg, the results are not quite evident, but look closer, the "wild grass" growing around my almost-unibrow is cleared! Hoho!

Long story short, this is my eyebrows before (below) and AFTER (above) threading...

Personal experience: 

Reviews online said that there would be a (normal) waiting time of at least 30minutes. Thankfully I was well-prepared for the wait and hence, was very surprised that I was attended to the moment I stepped into the saloon. Didn't even had time to prepare myself for the pain! HAHA Okay la, what about the pain factor? For me, it was quite bearable as I was used to plucking my eyebrows. But as explained earlier, threading is plucking of several hair at once, so it was still a new level of pain for my eye area. The aftermath was not only cleanly-shaped eyebrows (YAY) but also redish sore (which subsided after 2hours or so). So, not much of a worry. The saloon is quite clean and there are many other services provided eg, mani pedi, facial, massage and etc.  

Btw, if you are contemplating on making a maiden visit to thread your eyebrows, please make sure you do not have sweaty palms as you will need to hold onto your skin (see below jpeg). LOLOL 

For eyebrow threading, the price is RM5. So affordable for a price for beauty right! 

Second, third, fourth, fifth.... visits? Definitely YES! :)

(Thankfully it was a beautiful Sunday with sunny blue skies!)

Directions: 

Saluga Beauty House is located at the same row as the famous Banana Leaf Rice eatery - Nirwana Seri Maju in Bangsar. From the above jpeg, Nirwana will be located on the right side of the photo, whereas Bangsar Village will be on the left of the photo. A further tip is that this row of shophouses is located directly opposite Bangsar Village II (at the mall exit along Ted Baker) For those who are not sure where is that, you can locate it via Google Maps at the below address/ contact them at 03 - 2283 5390.

1st Floor, Jalan Telawi 3, Kuala Lumpur 59100

Their operating hours on a Sunday is until 6pm, and they do not break for lunch! I mean, they do.... but they do it one by one, which is so much more efficient for their business! Only found out about Sundays as I visited them on a Sunday LOL

For now, I shall be a happy girl w nicely shaped eyebrows! For 2 weeks, that is haha!