Bubba Gump Shrimp and Co Restaurant is finally here in Malaysia!! if the word Bubba Gump sounds alien to you = u have not seen the movie Forrest Gump just yet, then may i suggest that u ask the person next to u to give u a knock on the head on my behalf. where the hell have u been lah? mars?

anyhoo, i had the opportunity to dine at Bubba Gump recently in conjunction with a bday surprise thingey we planned for one of my colleagues. it was supposed to be at another boring venue initially, but little miss lucy always get what she wants. a lil persuasion worked like a charm. muahahaha terima kasih atas sokongan semua. i was a little nervous at first when we finally agreed on the venue cos i didn’t know exactly if the food there was good or otherwise, tapi aku nak pegi jugak. it was a big risk to take and at the same time i didn’t wanna get bashed up by the team for choosing a sucky place. googled up for reviews but to no avail. alah, tibai je lah.

so what did we order? i cant remember most of ‘em cos the names were pretty long. below are some of those that i could recall

Beverage
1) Run Forrest Run - Fresh oranges, strawberries, bananas and raspberry non-fat yogurt
2) Lotsa Lava - creamy coconut and sweet pineapple with a flow of juicy strawberries
3) Medal Margarita - cockail
4) Peach, Love and Rock n ‘Roll - i ordered this one cos of the name, which i thought was cool hahaha and of course, the peach thingey. i love anything peachy. it comes in a really tall glass that u can purchase, u just need to add about 13 bucks extra if im not mistaken.

Appetizer
1) Run Across America Sampler - comes with fried shrimp + dip, cold shrimp + dip, chicken strips + dip , tortilla chip + dip. i love this one a lot except the chicken strips. the dip for the tortilla chips was a special kind ; Creamy spinach, artichokes and red pepper , cooked with Monterey Jack cheese. sangat sedap okay!
2) Shrimper’s Net Catch - this is a must to try. steamed shrimps in a bucket. bole share ramai2
3) fried calamari
4) Cajun Shrimp - sauteed shrimps with garlic bread. quite good.
5) Shrimper’s Heaven

Entrees
1) “I’m Stuffed!” Shrimp - Large shrimp stuffed with crab, baked in garlic butter and topped with Monterey Jack Cheese. Served with Jasmine Rice.
2) Bourbon Street Baramundi
ok i’m sorry i cant recall the rest cos i was busy finishing up the appetizers. i didn’t order any entrees for myself. appetizers are good enuff for me. or else bole mati kerana perut meletup. hahaha

pix courtesy of nst

Desserts
1) That Chocolate Thing - i have no idea what they put in this but i can only recall that it tasted awesomely sinful. at some point it tasted like milo but a lil different. but whatever it is, it was soooooo good. it comes in a large glass with vanilla ice-cream. a must-try!
2) strawberry short cake - i have to say, i didnt like this one. i’m not sure if i was too full at that time, but yeah i don’t recommend this one. it was a no-biggie.

pix courtesy of nst

the fun thing about the place is that there’s two signs thing on the table - one , in blue that says ” run Forrest run” and the other one in red that says ” stop Forrest stop “, the usage? the red one means that u need some assistance from the staff i.e to place orders etc… and the blue is one otherwise, u get the idea lah kan?

overall, i think it was an awesome place to dine. the ambiance is a lil different, its like being in a wooden cabin. even the birthday song bit is more fun than Friday’s. the bday boy/gal gotta “shake that booty… shake, shake that booty”

we had a good time that nite. good food, good company and a really great bitching session. gelak sampai pecah perut. jazzy!

BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO RESTAURANT
1st Floor, The Curve, Mutiara Damansara, PJ
Tel: 03-7710-9862

i first heard this song when i was in my room in Ascott Bangkok, soaking myself in the hot bath after a long day of training. the soothing melody of the song put my mind at ease. i love how rich the melody is, the arrangement of the song is just awesome and the lyrics epitomizes the typical hopeful love. jiwang but not to the extend where it makes u meluat. so check it out!!

You Know That All My Life I’ve Been Waiting,
Waiting For Some, Someone Like You To Love Me,
You Can’t Come By Like An Angel, Into My Life,
And then Fly Away, Fly Away
Jamie Scott & The Town - When Will I See Your Face Again

ps: after listening to a few other songs from the album , he kinda reminds me of james morrison, but with his own style. nice. me heart!

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since everyone now owns at least one hand phone, keeping in contact is an easy task. what makes it even easier is when international phone cards can be obtained easily at a competitive rate. at getmecallingcards, you can check on the most affordable calling card online. for example if you are looking for a calling card from Malaysia to London- UK all u need to do is to enter the info, click search and within seconds the website will display all the international phone cards that they provide along with the rates.

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now missing that someone who is 10,000 miles across the sea will not be that expensive anymore

the chalet at endau rompin was a comfortable place to stay. honestly, i didnt expect much since it’s in the middle of a jungle. to our surprise, our chalet was a cosy one; with 3 bedrooms that could easily fit 6 ppl, a living room, hot shower and they also provide blankie and towel. the electricity only runs from 1900-0700. they want u to explore the place, not sit on ur fat ass
on the big day, we visited the kampung orang asli and helped a lil. it was supposed to be a gotong royong bit but we ended up planting some plants. later on, we segregated our donations to each and every orang asli families there (ok, i have to admit, i didnt lah cos i was bz snapping pix and besides it was really hot!). i hope they’re happy about the donations cos they got a lot of stuff!

but the best part of the trip has yet to come… jeng jeng jeng.. but i’ll blog about it in the last part. i promise

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I know I’ve been posting a lot of music lately. Well just bear with me cos I only post up those which are definitely worth checking out. I love a good sad song. The more miserable it is, the better. Be it a lovelorn ballad or rocking hate-sad love song. I established my love for the song quite recently. This is one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard. This should be declared as the national anthem for all those ppl yg chentanya-tak-kesampaian. Kinda reminds me of someone but better not say much cos i foresee there will be minority yang akan perasan terlebih. The world doesn’t revolve around u, asshole. My favourite part of the song would be the bridge. Layan doh!

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I’m trying not to think about you
Can’t you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should’ve known you’d bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
Almost lover – A Fine Frenzy

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i was introduced to this awesome song a couple of months ago accidently on mtv. but boy am i glad that they didn’t overplay it. hence it is still an effin great song. the song “chasing pavement” is sang by this awesome lady, adele. i fell in love with the song instantly. it was amazingly sung and what makes it even better is the video. it is one of the most interesting videos i’ve ever seen. if you have not heard or seen this song yet, do check it out. u’ll get what i mean

Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere,
Or would it be a waste?
Even If i knew my place should i leave it there?
Should i give up,
Or should i just keep chasing pavements?
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the adventure started out as a funny one. me, being the blur me, i honestly thought we were goin to the national park in pahang. on the day itself, i got to realize that i got all the info wrongly. we were goin to the national park in endau rompin, near KAHANG not PAHANG. with my poor geography and lack of general knowledge, i thought that MALAYSIA only have one national park(in pahang) and i thought endau rompin was in pahang. aisey.. blonde moment sat

anyhoo, the purpose of the trip was under our company’s Corporate Social Responsibility division for a donation program to the orang asli (aborigines) families in endau rompin. Donations were mainly educational stuff like books, stationeries and also foodstuff i.e milk, sugar, cooking oil, rice …

the journey took us almost 5 hours . 3 hours on the highway, 1 hour thru out the dusty laterite grounds of the palm tree plantations and another hour into the heart of the oldest tropical forest in the world. sounds good huh? u betcha. the best part of getting to the national park base camp was going across the brigde (see pix). since the recent flood, the supposed bridge was wiped down and leaving them with the current agak-mengerikan bridge to get to the national park. the bridge looks like it can roboh anytime, and it literally touches river. it needs to be rebuild now and then. we had the opportunity to get off our 4WD and walked along the bridge on foot , and not to mention getting my selipar a lil wet.

scary but cool i tell ya. and the river was so clean!