I went to TGIF Sunway Pyramid last 22nd November for dinner. I noted in the menu stated that all of their Jack Daniel’s steak are cooked with “our original Jack Daniel’s sauce which contains alcohol”. And the best part was next to that particular statement, the menu stated “All of our meat served are halal certified by …… “ (Sorry, dah tak ingat from which body diorang tulis) with the Halal logo very next to it.

So Mr. F asked the waiter “You punya steak sini semua halal ye? Jack Daniel steak ni I boleh makan tak?”

Waiter answered : “Boleh, sini semua steak memang halal”

Question : “Tapi ini Jack Daniel sauce alcohol kan?”

Answer : “Yes, Jack Daniel sauce tu alcohol, itu tak halal”

Question : “So, Jack Daniel steak ni I boleh order tak sbb daging halal?”

Answer : “Boleh!”

I dah start geleng kepala. To me, the menu dah very misleading. They should not have printed both statement next to each other. At the steak menu non-other than Jack Daniel’s steak boleh lah (TGIF has other steaks too : New York Strip, Ribeye Steak, Sirloin Steak) Ini kalau dapat yang tak faham menda, ada pegi tibai order Jack Daniel’s steak.

The first photo above is Ribeye Steak with Wild Mushroom Sauce and Cheddar Mashed Potato. The second photo above is what I ordered, New York Strip Steak with Sundried Pesto Sauce and Cheddar Mashed Potato. I used to order well done steak whenever I pegi makan, but nowaday I prefer medium well. Kalau well done, keras sangat la. Tapi kalau medium tu pulak kurang masak, I kurang gemar tu.

The third photo is Chicken Fajitas. Itu I tak order. Ada mamat pregnant sembilan bulan nak kasi baby dalam perut makan.

Since aku tak boleh makan banyak hari ni (diet lah, konon……………) I nak post pasal food today.

Mana tempat ni?
Boraque (pronouced as BORAK) Kopitiam is situated somewhere kat Danau Kota area. If you are from Setapak, take the left turn at traffic light in front of JPJ/Puspakom. If you are from Wangsa Maju, MRR2, Kem Wardieburn, turn right at the traffic light. If you use Jalan Gombak, enter the Jalan Taman Ibukota after Medan Idaman (Ong Tai Kim). Just go along the road, until you see Platinum Walk opposite 7eleven. The place is on the same row as Old Town White coffee facing the main road. Take note of the yellow colour (teramat lah yellow nya, DIGI should make a big promo at this place!) row of shops.

Apa dia serve?
Western food, (steak, chicken chop, fish & chips, shepeard pie etc), malay food (they have roti jala, lontong, soto) roti bakar, italian food (segala pasta & spegathi), chinese food (wantan mee etc), nasi lemak, vegetarian food, yummy deserts, food untuk orang-orang yang berkira segala kalori yang nak dimakan pun ada. Ada about 100 lebih type of food from its menu that you can try.

Price?
The fried rice is definately less than RM8!
Price is reasonable with the portion of food that they serve.

It is usually full on Weekends, and during dinner time on week nights. I’m not sure what time it opens, but definately close quite late at night. I’ve been to this place many times already with family and friends and yet to finish trying all of its dishes.

Aunty Dah………. bila lagi mau pigi?
Eerrrrr……… cepat lah pukul 7pm, nak dinner. Seriously…. lapar!

It was a 3 Days 2 Nights Genting Getaway that cost RM88.88 per pax. What did I get for RM88?

2 nights accommodation in First World Hotel
2 daily breakfast
1 free ticket for performance of DREAMZ at the Pavillion, Genting

The promotion is still on. See here. My colleagues (being Abby, Loga & PL) and myself got it during MATTA fair, we booked, but at last it was paid by one of our Sales Associates whom I always fight with every Monday. Hehehe. Ni Abby punya kerja lah ketuk mamat tu. But at the end, PL changed her mind, so left only 3 of us.

So, we left on Sunday afternoon at 2pm from KL Sentral. Took the bus, cost us RM3.30 to the Genting Skyway, and then paid another RM5 for the cable car. The cabel car journey was quite fast, thank God as I am afraid of heights. By the time we arrived, it was raining. We took our number and lepak outside drinking hot coffee and gossiping about office (hehehehe). It took us almost 3 hours to get our room keys. The check-in procedures at First World Hotel starts at 3pm. Imagine 6228 rooms to be processed. And there were many people from China & Arabs. We checked-in, lepak-lepak kejap and went to the Indoor Theme Park in the hotel itself. We had dinner at Pizza Hut and proceed with the show, DREAMZ.

The shops at the Indoor Theme park were still open at 1150pm and most people took the megasale opportunity to shop including myself. I found a backpack for RM15. After shopping, Abby & Loga insist that we go out for a walk. I was ?????????? Sejuk lah. I’m on my heels, without jacket (pandai sangat pegi Genting tak bawak kasut proper and my shawl), redah aja. We slept at 2am.

Next morning, after breakfast, I got myself a pair of new flat shoes. Murah & good quality. Then we went to the Outdoor Theme Park. Loga got 22% discount for using DIGI. I kena heret by those 2 for all the major rides. Semput kejap. Terasa melambung-lambung kat udara, lucky tak pengsan or muntah. Last I did this was ages ago in Australia, say 12 years back. But I had fun. Penat gelak & jerit sakan. I sempat lelap for an hour in the room that evening. They also have a cinema and bowling alley in First World Hotel. We watched Hellboy2.

Come 3rd day, I told my colleagues I am not going to anymore rides or games. Dah penat! By noon we checked-out, had lunch and balik with a happy feeling. Lega tak payah fikir pasal office. The only thing I did was to call the bank on Monday morning and gave the authority for my colleague to do BSP. Withing less then 20 minutes, semua settle.

Tips to go genting :
1) Jangan jadi macam aida : jangan pakai heels, jangan lupa bawak jacket. So pakai flat shoes.

2) Spare extra budget for food. Either you go to the food court or fastfood outlets, it will cost you about RM20- RM30 per meal per person. I had RM18 nasi campur.

3) For the Muslim, not all makan outlet are halal. They may be pork-free, but not necessary halal, although you can see Muslim staff at the food outlet, so ask first.

4) If you bring along your children, please be extra cautious and alert of their whereabouts. They can go crazy at the theme park both indoors and outdoors.

5) First World hotel is very basic. Cute & comfortable. The rooms are small and the provide small tv. But they have good clear channels and movie channels too.

I will go there again one fine day, probably with Hariz & Nurin. Tunggu diorang besar siket, baru boleh enjoy.