Then I realized.. CNY is just round the corner.. and like really near the corner lo.. 3days left – Tomorrow will be a busy day. Saturday will be super busy too.. and Sunday will be extremely busy.

I know I’m not the only one who will be like extremely busy on these three days, with many things not prepared and bought. So, when I asked my bros and sis on the reunion dinner with our Papa and Mama who have been working so hard to raise us up, but none of us have any idea where to go. FOL!!

I suggested to them Prosperity CNY Set at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) that I was invited for food tasting by Mike, along with few other bloggers.

I felt like a VVIP when I arrived at BCCK. There were signs showing Bloggers Food Tasting at the escalator and along the way to the room we were brought to (which I didn’t manage to take pic of ) cos was late for the dinner. Sorry ah !!

So.. 1st dish is of cos Yee Sang !! Superb nice presentation

Got 财神爷 aka God of Wealth one ler.. Don’t play play.

Thing I’m looking for all the time in YeeSang, the Fresh Salmon

Before toss

After toss

Confirmed HIGH PAY, GOOD BONUS, GOOD HEALTH, BETTER CARRIER & RICH IN EVERYTHING WE WISH FOR.. HUUUAAATT AHH..

Do you realized in Wedding Dinners, normally Soup will be served after the first cold plate? Why ah? They wanna make us full so we don’t eat a lot is it? Anyways, we were then served with unlimited bowls of The Eight Treasure Dried Seafood with Fish Lips
.. and I prefer fish lips over shark fin ♥

Next, we have Braised Sea Bass with Preserved “Tong Chai”And Garlic. While others think that this dish is a bit too salty to their likings, I think the saltiness was perfect to eat along with the tender fish meat and its crunchy fish skin. ♥

Followed by Stir Fried Sea Prawn with Oriental Sauce. Eeee.. I like prawns but I don’t really eat them.

However, if you wanna find someone to peel off its skin, I don’t mind to do it for you

Then, we have Steamed Village Chicken with Red Dates and Chestnut.

I’m not a fan of chicken, nor red dates. So, when I look at this dish, I have no intention to try it at all. But after hearing compliments by the bloggers, one after another, I decided to give this dish a try.

I don’t know bout you, but I like meat that is being cooked for long, like the one cooked in soup that makes its meat fall off easily from the bone. Why? Cos I don’t have to munch for too long ma.. hahaha.. and I’m falling in love with its gravy, which can be drink as soup too.

*burp*

Excuse me.. hehehehe..

So.. for reservations, please call the prosperous numbers +6082 392888 or +6082 392688

or you can go to their Website or even their FacebookPage for more information or enquiries.

Last but not least, The happy diners

Thank you BCCK

After so many unfortunate things happened to me one after another, I’m very grateful that I’m still alive, sitting in front of my PC, finally doing a blog post that I’ve always wanted to do. Praise the Lord

Counting down to Christmas.. How many days left? Are you prepared for this meaningful day? The most important of all.. have you chosen where to have dinner with your loved ones?

The Raintree Restaurant, located at BCCK (Borneo Convention Centre Kuching). My first time there The rest of the time when I was there, I was at the main hall and I thought that is Raintree Restaurant. Noob me.

Drop your name card. Every customer is as important as their loved ones ^.^

Relaxing place to have a mug or two

Cozy

The ribbon on one of their Christmas trees.

My first time having such classy fine dining. I don’t even know how to use the cutlery till Yien taught me. Luckily no one every brought me to such classy place, else I sure make my partner paiseh. LOL! Anyways, start from the outer most set, going inwards. LOL !! Thanks Yien

For a start, we were served the Appetizer:
Blinis Tower of Lobster Medallion, Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche, paired with Warm Ravioli of Duck Confit and Pumpkin Puree.

Why the name of this dish super long one? But fret not, The Raintree Restaurant is offering Christmas Eve 5-Course Dinner, so you don’t have to say the super long names out when you place your order

and frankly speaking, I’ve never eaten such food after living for 18years on earth. Why 18? LOL . Anyways, before I put the food into my mouth.. I heard so many Hmmm.. Aaaahhh.. Wow.. sound.. I was thinking.. it must be the salmon that tastes great.. I was right.. Salmon is awesome.. but the Lobster is equally awesome ♥ ♥

Next, the Soup: Cream of Cauliflower with Colorful Peppers & Crouton.

Soup.. no matter what soup, is always my all time favourite. Feed me with soup alone and I can survive till I am old

Btw, when I had these food, I didn’t know what they were. I eat, I taste, I feel.. and only then I will find out what these food actually are. Weird I know. But I like it that way. So, for this yummilicious soup, I thought it was just normal creamy mushroom soup, but this time I was wrong. I never knew that cauliflower can be made soup. Yes, I don’t cook, so I don’t know much bout how the food are done, but who says the person who loves eating must know how to cook right?

3rd Course – Palate Refresher: Exotic Ginger-Lime Sorbet.

I was like so sakai.. I thought it was dessert time. LOL !! Told you I’ve never been to such fine dining already ma. Don’t show me that look laa.. Btw, this sorbet taste heavenly nice. Initially I wanted to have some hot ginger drink cos it was “the day of the month” when I was dining there. I’m so glad they serve this Exotic Ginger-Lime Sorbet.. The portion was just good. No period pain after taking this. Instead, can feel the warmth in the tummy

Served next was the Main Course. You can have a choice of:
#1: Slow Baked Turkey Roulade with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Oil, served with Sauteed Brussels Sprouts, Caramelized Chestnuts and Cranberry Sauce

My family doesn’t have this rule of must-eat Turkey on Christmas Day.
We normally will replace turkey with chicken, knowing that turkey is expensive and not easy to get especially on festive season like Christmas. And normally in restaurants, they sell stuffed turkey. But at Raintree Restaurant, the turkey is slow baked and is served rolled. It’s so convenient to eat it that way too. Ladies can also act gentle when eat the turkey with their loved ones.

or

for those who do not fancy turkey, there’s a #2 choice: Slow Grilled marinated Sirloin on Spicy Potato, Wilted Spinach with Blue Cheese, Buttered Carrot, Brussels Sprout sprouts and Beef Jus

I personally prefer sirloin. Love the way it is though some prefer it to be more rare. I love the way they marinate the sirloin with dates, dijon mustard, garlic, and a bit of chilli powder. ♥ ♥

and finally the Desserts:
Christmas Pudding with Raspberry White Chocolate Parfait.

One word: AWESOMELYGOOD – LOL !! One word ma right? Can side order this ah?

and do you know Parfait is a French word literally meaning “perfect” commonly employed to describe a kind of frozen dessert? Hahaha.. dunno ler.. but now you know.

We were then offered either Coffee or Tea and I chose Coffee

and say hello to Chef de Cuisine, Virginia Kedit with one of her crew.

To add on to the great fine dining, you can walk around BCCK and you’ll find the prettiest Christmas decorations I’ve seen in Kuching so far. ♥ ♥

with super cute Ruldolph .. with turkey feet?

Instead of saying I love you which doesn’t cost you a cent all the time, why not show your loved ones that you really love them by bringing them to a fine dining on Christmas Eve for an experience? It’s only RM125++ per person.

To avoid disappointment by walking in to dine, why not give them a call at +6082 392888 to make a reservation.

For those who might missed out the Christmas Eve Fine Dining Experience, don’t worry. They have other promotion going on as well.
16th-24th December: Pre-Christmas 3 Course Set Lunch/Dinner @ RM 78++
25th December: Christmas Day Buffet Lunch/Dinner @ RM78++
26th December: Boxing Day Buffet Lunch @ RM78++
31st December: New Year’s Eve Seafood Buffet Dinner @ RM155++

Wishing you all a Merry Merry Christmas in advance. Hehehehe..

2 years ago, we were invited to BCCK Ramadhan Buffet.

Thanks to Mike and Salfiah for the invitation <3

2 years later of that 2 years ago, we were once again, being invited to their Bigger and Better BCCK Ramadhan Buffet..

Yien and Jacq preparing for the dinner

Camera – checked.

Batteries and CF card – checked.

So, how big is their BIGGER? I’m sure you have heard on Hitz.fm on their BIGGER & BETTER Ramadhan Buffet and since it’s on air, why not check it out?

BCCK used to accommodate maximum 400diners per night.. but they can now accommodate up to 1,000 diners per night with no human jam at all. You can jump and dance around eventhough they acommodate such many people. Big enough?

Lame joke: In case you easily got lost like me (I’m ahlost bah), there are directions for you to find your way.

Jalan Astana – Jalan Siol Kandis.. sounds familiar?

and wuiyoooo.. we have a table for Bloggers *grok*

Let’s start with:-
Ulam-ulaman.. kakakaka… <3

If only they are fresh salmon.. I would have few plates of salmon sashimi..

They actually do have fresh salmon, just that the week that we went, they serve smoked salmon. Just for your info, BCCK Ramadhan Buffet will rotate on a weekly basis. This new approach was derived from customer feedback which had suggested for the same menu to remain for a week so that they can bring their family and friends to savour what they had enjoyed.. Which I totally agree with it.. hohoho..

Vegetables Salad.. but I prefer Fruits salad. hohoho..

BCCK’s signature offerings:-

Whole Roast Lamb

Bubur Pedas

Shorty like me cannot captured yummilicious food on tray.. So.. we put the dishes to small plates and snap pics of those food we had … hohoho..

Mushroom soup with garlic bread.. <3

They even got something similar to mashed potatoes.. don’t know what it is called.. it’s so nice I almost finish the whole thing that Eve took.. Hohoho.. sorry Eve

Now every small plate of dish will have that mashed potatoes alike.

Wahraoeh.. Lasagna also got..

Roti canai..

I want these desserts like everyday can?

The famous Sarawak Kek Lapis. It is so ridiculous until whenever you’re on your flight from Kuching to KL.. You’ll see people carrying boxes of Sarawak Layer Cake on board. I am not kidding.

Chocolate Fondue. Sadness of the night till today.. I didn’t get to eat this T_T

I want it so badly now.. Blame BCCK for this.. kakakaka..

Bloggers at work:

Yien ~

Jimmy ~

I’m more like blogger at playground

Beware of bloggers !!! They can really eat..

A group picha taken from JunFook‘s blog.. hohoho..

In the picha:
Berdiri: Jacq, Eve, Gerald, JunFook, Yien, ME!
Duduk: Effa, Cyril, Jimmy, Mike, Salfiah

This year, I’ve no free tickets to give away cos I wanna go back there once again for their buffet dinner.. Bloggers hard to find earnings also bah..

But if you wanna go with me, probably this weekend, tickets are on sale at RM65nett per adult.. and RM25nett per children. For more information, call 082-392889.

To BCCK we went on the first day of Raya afternoon.. and the RELA officers actually allowed Indians and Malays to go in first. They don’t have to queue in order to go in. Why ah?

So, I took out my camera and start snapping.. and immediately, we were allowed to go in O.o Why ah?

Rupa-rupanya our CM and few ministers were standing there to shake hands with the rakyat sekalian. I’ve questions. How do you shake hands with people? Is it important to shake hands the correct way?

When we were in the hall.. There were many rows of chefs with food..

We were served with a plate of food with a glass of carbonated drinks. Reminds me of school canteen

and this is mine..

The tables and chairs are properly organised

and we found super long tables.. *LOL*

Guess what’s missing in the plate !!

The colorful decorations in the hall.

The one and only place I went for visiting on the first day of Raya

Okay.. back to the the Ramadhan Buffet at BCCK (Borneo Convention Centre Kuching) at Sejingkat..

Do you really know the meaning of fasting? I shamefully do not know till I saw on the projector screen at the dining hall in BCCK. One of the quotes that I managed to capture is this –> “It is the month to visit the poor, sick and the needy to share their sorrows. It is the month where food, sustenance and the earnings of the believing Muslim increases and they are blessed”

Outside the dining hall

Picture snapped at the entrance

A table for 10

The appetisers and side dishes which include Sambal Belacan, Kerabu, Telur Masin, Sambal Mangga and some others which are for you to find out as everyday’s menu would be different each day

Ikan Masin

Cincaluk !! Used to be my favourite

Sambal Bachang !!

Caesar Salad

DIY Salad

and there were two types of soup that evening.. Oxtail Soup and Crab Stick Clam Meat Soup.. and I tried the Oxtail.. Would love to have another round of soup but my stomach didn’t allow me to..

The yummilicious foodz on that evening include Indian Ocra Curry, Aloo Gobhi, Sotong Sambai Petai, Telur Dadar, Chili Mussels, Baby Kailan with Salted Fish, Lam Yee Chicken, Pacific Clam with Celery & Snowpeas, Chicken Briyani, Ikan Bakar live from Teppan, Ayam Goreng Berempah, Curry Stir Fry Noodles with Vegetables, Tulang Rusuk Masak Rendang, Ikan Kurau Masak Lemak, Chicken Canneloni and many many many more !! Too many to be named O_O

Chicken Sharwama !!

I saw a similar one at one of the well known hotel in Kuching when I was attending a course but theirs was Kebab if I’m not mistaken

There were also Wantan Dry Soup, Keropok Lekor, Rojak and also yummilicious Assorted Ice Creams. Shouldn’t have blogged bout food at this hour !!

Anna’s first round *LOL* The plate full of dishes wei..

[Hard Roll & 4 Types of Whole Bread Served with Butter & Margarine] Wootz.. They look good.. but I haven’t got the chance to try them yet !!

These desserts of cakes and fruits are a must try when you’re there

and Kuih Malay, Cookies with Chips, Pie, very yummilicious yet sinful Rich Chocolate Cake, Mousses, Ass. Pastries and many many more and of all the food, from the appetisers, soups and salads to main courses to desserts, my all time favourite would be the desserts

and I’ve always wanted to try this Chocolate Fundae.. But then kan.. I will only eat it when I’m officially bracesless

Unker will show you how to play with this Chocolate Fundae

The satisfactory diners

Lovely people – Christian, Mike, Unker, Anna, Irene, Grace and some other missing tablemates

Us with the tall and goodlooking chefs

Unker is going to kill me for posting these pics up !! *LOL*

NaLing superb camwhoring skill.. Someone must get practise a lot more in order to be this good *LOL*

Us and the Chef

Our group picha before most of them left

and thank you Unker for this picha *Macam without braces wor.. Kekeke..*

For your info, this Ramadhan Buffet at BCCK started on 22nd August and will end on 15th September 2009. It cost RM55++ per head per adult. You can call 1800-88-2225 or logon to their website at www.bcck.com.my ..

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guess what.. ahlost is giving away TWO FREE VOUCHERS to her reader who is in Kuching (need not be a Kuchingite to qualify) to dine in at BCCK for this Ramadhan Buffet. But of course there’s no free meal in this world cos I’m expecting answers from you. Kekeke..

Okay.. 4 Questions to win Two Free Vouchers courtesy of rosewong.com

1) Who will you bring if you were to get these free vouchers? Why are you bringing him/her to dine withand not me? But if you were to bring me along, then the Why question no need to answer la *LOL*

2) How many pictures are there altogether in this entry?

3) Why am I called ahlost? and what do you hate most about rosewong.com?

4) Where is BCCK and how to get there? I know you’ll be going by car or motorcycle. What I mean is the directions to get to BCCK. You can start off with City 2000 Traffic Light, or from Hilton, or, Simpang Tiga, or Pending, or Kenyalang, or anywhere la.. As long as you can tell me how to go from the places you’re more familiar with, then bolehlah. Kekeke.. This question is very important because if you do not know the place.. Then you might not be able to go there even if you win the vouchers.

Okay.. 4 simple questions to win two vouchers worth more than RM100. The best answers will win and winner will be determined by ME, ahlost and Rose Wong.. Kekekeke… and the result will be out this weekend..

All the best !!