Respective Blood Group's Food

You mean you didn't know that if you belong to the 'A' blood group, there would be certain kind of food that would be suitable for your blood group/type.

There is such a place in Skudai of Johor where you can savour the right kind of organic grown food for your blood group. In the menu, each dish has the following alphabets (A, B, O, or AB) besides the name of that dish signifying which dish is suitable for you. Very interesting, right?

It's a family-owned restaurant and the husband would ask for your blood type. He may not serve you the kind food which is not according to your blood type even though you requested for it. Surprised? Now what if you lied on your blood group ....... hehe. Will the owners conduct a blood test on you?????

Healthy for your body system as little salt is used, olive oil used for cooking instead, special sauces made from organic ingredients and non-MSG.

If you are not sure, drop by at a restaurant called Eat Right Best Restaurant locaed at 101, Jln Sutera Tanjung 8/2, Tmn Sutera Utama, Skudai, Johor.

Tags: Blood Group, Blood Type, Eat Right Best, Food, Restaurant, Skudai, Johor, Healthy, Organic Food, Organic Grown

The Lobsterman

My group of friends' hunt for food brought us to The Lobsterman at SS2, Petaling Jaya.

We ordered the 2 sets of the Lobster Family Set Menu (price according to size; ours was RM233 per set) and get to pick 2 unlucky lobsters of the day.








We did try the Fresh Lobster with Fresh Fruit & Creamy Yogurt (RM28).

The baked Escargots and Mussels were part of the set menu. Good feeling once it enters your mouth.
Tarragon Butter Baked (French cooking style).

How big was the serving? There were 8 adults and it didn't really fill my stomach. Any more additional orders will cost more and I mean really more......hehe

Lobster Termidor (Italian cooking style) with white wine and baked with cheese.

Was it considered fine dining with a bill of RM700++? Not really as the restaurant's ambience/setting was not high class enough....hehe

Will we go again? Don't think so as we have lots of other places to go.
Tags: The Lobsterman, SS2, Petaling Jaya, Food, Restaurant, Lobster, Mussel, Escargot

Is Your Honey the Star of the Day?

If your honey is the star of the day, you could treat your honey to a good meal at Honey Star. But the restaurant has changed its name to Star Village Restaurant recently. It's located at Overseas Union Garden (OUG), KL.

Nothing related to the Honeystar cereal meal (but I found that this Honeystar could be quite tasty if it was part of a cookie).

Ostrich Steak which I ordered for myself. Not bad, at least it's something different from the usual western food.

The Salmon Fish Steak. Fresh fish.

Unique drink - Sun Tea. Often drank this when I was in Sudan, called Karkadeh (Roselle in english). It's actually hibiscus leaves which is widely cheaply available in Sudan but over here in Malaysia, it's considered a higher class drink.

Too bulky for me to bring back those dried tea leaves .... the immigration may suspect otherwise .... drugs???

The interior decor is quite unique.


A pool table is available for customers before, during & after their meals.

The atmosphere is quite nice and cooling. This restaurant started from Taman Desa, where I stay and then they moved to OUG later on. We often go over as the food is quite good and price is reasonable.

My hunt for food never ends till some of my friends said that I "live to eat" (of course some of the comrades were guilty of that as well).


Another blogger, Swing, was there recently and had some other photos to your liking.
Tags: Honey Star, Star Village, Overseas Union Garden, OUG, Food, Restaurant, Ostrich Steak, Salmon Fish Steak

Brand Management Entails Cover-Up Operation

From what I understood, brand management is normally associated with the following:-
* brand promotion via good advertisement in the media
* exposure of one's brand to the mass public
* a company would get itself involved in various exhibitions to showcase its products/brands
* be a major sponsor in major events e.g. sports, seminar, forums

After reading on brand management which entailed the above, I believed at times, brand management must do some cover-up as well. What do I mean? Cover what?

Companies may have to cover their company's name or brand or logo so that their name won't be exposed in an unwanted situation. Sometimes lesser exposure is good too. Doesn't mean you have to be exposed at all times.

Take for example in the recent China Airlines' airplane that went up in smoke after landing in Naha Airport in Okinawa. Every single passengers and crew members managed to escape by the skin of their teeth. Days later, I think the China Airlines' management decided this .................... "go do some cover-up in the name of brand management". "Yes sir!" was the respond.

The name of China Airlines were painted over.

The wreckage that was 'toasted' to the ground due to a leakage at the fuel tankage. It seems that some bolts punctured the fuel tankage internally.


The China Airlines' logo at its tail-end was also covered-up.

So, is this part of brand management?

Maybe you will say...... ah this could be some safety issue or blah blah that required them do so .......








Just when you think that China Airlines was the only one, Garuda Air did the same when one of their airplanes crashed at Adisutjipto Airport in Yogyakarta way back in March 2007. That crash took the lives of 21 persons.

Garuda Air executed their brand management strategy too. "Cover-up wherever you can" was the instruction.

Learnt something new today. Brand Management entails cover-up operation too which means lesser exposure, totally opposite.
Tags: Brand Management, Brand, Logo, Cover-Up Operation, China Airlines, Garuda Air, Airplane, Airlines, Airport, Naha Airport, Okinawa, Adisutjipto Airport, Yogyakarta, Plane Crash

How High Can Inflation Hit Us? 100%? 100,000%?

I have seen a bad inflation hitting Malaysia's economy way back in 1997/1998 where bank's interest rates were riding above 12%/13%. Lots of people with high mortgages or taken lots of loans were badly hit. Shares were down to its lowest in years during that period. Margin calls on shares' trading accounts were badly hit. Foreign funds were heard pulling out. Country's foreign exchange and the local Ringgit Malaysia were in adverse situation.

Should the shopkeepers / stalls /businesses continue to increase their prices in order to maintain their profit margins or just to barely survive?

Daily food consumption's pricing increased due to other factors which caused their cost to increase. These were the signs.

Unfortunately, Zimbabwe, located in Africa, is experiencing the same kind of economic situation if not, worse than Malaysia. My previous postings on Zimbabwe did mention that their inflation rates were around 2000% early this year and then shot up to the region of 3,700% in May/June later.

Today, it could have reached an unprecedented scenario where common folks like you and me wouldn't be able to survive in the land of Zimbabwe. Only the filthy rich people will live through it. The inflaton rate of today? 7,638%

What figure was that? Means to say that a loaf of bread that cost RM2.00 (US$0.57) in August 2006 would have cost RM152.76 (US$43.65) this morning. Will you buy that loaf of bread? You have to as other type of food would be beyond your financial capabilities. That's how bad it is in Zimbabwe now.

According to economists and International Monetary Fund, if the Zimbabwean government still ding dong on the economics situation and slow to respond, an inflation rate of 100,000% has been predicted. The country will be doomed by then.

Current steps taken by the government to arrest the inflation:-
* ordered shopkeepers to slash their prices and arrested anyone who has failed to obey
* a new 200,000 Zimbabwe dollar note was launched
* created a commission to find a way to control soaring living costs

Effects of the inflation:-
* estimated three million people fleeing the country for South Africa
* unemployment rate stands at about 80%
* are mass shortages of fuel and foodstuffs
* some producers, fearing making a loss, cut production, meaning the move exacerbated shortages, leaving shop shelves empty
Tags: Zimbabwe, Inflation, International Monetary Fund, Mass Shortage, Unemployment Rate, Economics, Economy, Africa, Zimbabwe Dollar

Drama Script for Christmas 2007

I was at the poolside just now, trying my best to put up the right words for the Christmas drama, struggling also. In each character, I tried to put myself into their shoes trying to visualise how would such a character feel/react/respond if they were to hear/see/experience that scenario. Expected to write a 5 parts series. Only finished 2 of it and halfway thru the 3rd instalment.

Sweating profusely already..................

But good thing the poolside has a nice view of greenery which helped my mind to relax and gather more inspiration.

Don't get me wrong, there was no leng lui swimming today ...... (wasted actually)

I had wanted to jump in today but need to finish up what I was doing.

As I was drafting the script, I heard some cat calls (not leng lui's call), I turned around and was laughing my head off as I saw 3 kittens trying to climb a tree behind me.

There were 3 of them on the tree branches but 1 fell into the bush below.

The higher kitten (1st pic - centre), who saw me, tried to climb down but ran into difficulties and was hanging on to its life (2nd picture). Did fall eventually....hehe

All 3 kittens disappeared upon seeing me taking pictures with flash.
Tags: Drama Script, Christmas 2007, Kittens, Leng Lui, Poolside

Skywards Silver Status

Really appreciate Skywards (the frequent travellers programme for Emirates Airlines) for updating my Skywards Silver frequent traveller's account.

Skywards has re-instated my Skywards Silver status. Not only that, they sent a Skywards Silver package via Federal Express recently and the package comprise 1 Skywards Silver card, 2 baggage tags and a pen cum red laser light pointer ..... not bad. Thanks again!

Tags: Skywards, Skywards Silver, Travel, Emirates Airlines, Re-Instate