KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

For our travel itinerary, please click here. Continuing from Hong Kong Day 3 -Tai Cheong Bakery & Chan Yi Zai, Central

A stroll around the corner brings us to the amazingly busy and chaotic Gage Street where the most famous Hong Kong cha chan teng Lan Fong Yuen is situated. The 50 year old shop is also the birth place of “pantyhose milk tea” 絲襪奶茶 that has become something so significant in Hong Kong’s food and drink culture that it is craved daily by the Hong Kongers.

endorsed by Chua Lam

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When I mean up close – I sat at the first row and Bobby Chinn was only 1 meter away from me! *Drooling*

What about personal? He wrote me a personal message on his cooking book “Wild Wild West”. See the hearts on my name? Awwwww…

As a part of his “World Café Asia 2″ Tour, Bobby Chinn was in Cold Storage, Ikano Power Centre to share his experiences and to conduct a cooking demo. Thanks to Jess from Cold Storage, I was invited to the event to catch a glimpse of Bobby Chinn.

Half Egyptian, half Chinese, raised in England, lives in San Francisco and New York and now based in Hanoi, Bobby Chinn is quite a character. He is always at his best- charming, urbane, and witty. He laughs at himself, gives funny anecdotes, and unabashedly pokes fun at everything. He’s good at imitating other celebrity chefs as well, which gives the audiences a good laugh.

Can’t get enough of Bobby Chinn? Here you go…

Thanks to Discovery Travel & Living and Cold Storage, I left feeling star-struck after the event. Most ladies felt the same too, with most of them throwing themselves shamelessly at him. I was about to do so, but refrained from doing so because KampungBoy will be here anytime soon to pick me up. *sigh*

Well, I can always tune in to Astro Channel 707 - World Cafe Asia 2 premieres on Astro Channel 707 on March 23 (every Monday at 10.30pm) and encores every Tuesday at 5.30pm; and Sunday at 2.30pm and 1.30pm.

How many people get to experience the thrill of flying a jet airliner? We were so excited when MAS invited us for a flight simulator session at Subang Airport.

What exactly is a flight simulator? From Wikipedia: A flight simulator is a system that tries to copy, or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft. It is as realistic as possible. The different types of flight simulator range from video games up to full-size cockpit replicas mounted on hydraulic (or electromechanical) actuators, controlled by state of the art computer technology.

The fortunate bunch - Red Mummy, Sultan Muzaffar, Rojaks and other bloggers.

Saw the little white box behind? Yes, it is the official flight simulator on which all MAS pilots conduct their training on. It is so realistic that commercial pilots can complete 100% of their training in the simulator, without the need to fly real aircraft until their first commercial flight.

Before climbing aboard, our instructor gave us a pre-flight briefing. Now here we go -switch on the seat belt sign and prepare to take off.

This is the screen of a very sophiscated system that provides a variety of conditions and interactive mission. We can choose to fly anywhere in the world, anytime (choose from dusk, dawn, day or night).

The interior cockpit of flight simulator.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking…

Pretty Red Mummy: On behalf of the flight crew, let me welcome you aboard…

Thank you for flying with Malaysia Airlines, we’ll be cruising at 35000ft… (sounds familiar?)

Taking-Off.

A scenic view of London in the evening.

Nose up and preparing to land

Greasy smooth or bumpy landing? The approach plot will tell you all, as you can see, KampungBoy did a not so smooth landing (bottom graph, red line) but overall he was  a good pilot for a good 20 minutes! LOL

After the 20 minutes session, each of us received a certificate as a memento.

Though the flight simulator is nothing likea theme park or amusement arcade ride, it is terribly fun and thrilling! The good news is, MAS has decided to open it to the public, where off duty pilots and engineering teams will guide you through the session and there is a price to pay for it – RM 500 for 20 minutes. Any takers?

Have you ever wonder what does a pilot get for his/her in-flight meal? TK, a pilot (very cute!) whom we met at MAS’s office last week, sent us these pictures and wrote

“Since you have a blog on food, something to share of where i eat…while at work..no tables,tray on my lap…at 35,000 feet or 39,000 feet…he he he”

We were wandering around One Utama last week. One Utama is buzzing with activities as many people started to do their last minute shopping as the Chinese New Year is fast approaching.

To avoid the crowd, we wanted to sit down and grab a quick bite somewhere. My appetite goes thru the roof staring at the attractive banner ad of the new zinger tower and the classic KFC smell leaded us into it. The next thing we know is that we were already queuing behind the counter.

The Zinger Tower Set

I (kinda) forced KampungBoy to take the Zinger Tower Set (RM 15.90) which comprises of  1 zinger tower, 1 pepsi max (R), 1 mango pudding & 1 zinger time watch. I needed a non metallic, i.e. plastic watch for my weekly hike but was too kiam siap to spend on one.

The burger looked impressive; with layers of soft bun, fresh lettuce, zinger fillet, cheese, hash brown and a dressing of zesty chili lime sauce. I slowly but surely devoured my zinger tower, and talk about hitting the spot! Personally, I love the refreshing and citrusy chili lime sauce (despite some thinks that it tastes like dish washer) and the oh-so-crispy hash brown.

My fat stubby fingers and my new outdoor watch in vibrant yellow. Nice?

Talking about putting my own waste-line at great personal risk to answer the question “is the zinger tower a total rip off?” Well, go for the ala carte zinger tower (RM 6.60) or the X meal set (RM 10.50) with an additional chicken drumstick and drink which give more value for money if you are not interested on the zinger time watch (RM 9.90 with every chicken meal purchased). KampungBoy, can I have another three colors of the zinger time watch please? One for hiking, one for running and another one for tennis.