Frontera Bar & Grill, Jaya One Petaling Jaya

It was one of those nights where Czar had some "free" (husband and children free) time to herself and called me out for some drinks and dinner and we found ourselves in Jaya One. Sorry, not to say that "free" night of hers was a cause for celebration but you know what I mean, Mr. Czar and kids! :o)

We ended up in Frontera, trying out the Tex Mex food as we wanted some different. The place is rather dim and that night, we chose to sit in a little corner, perfect for chatting and a food blogger to take photos as inconspicuously as possible. Hahaha....but not for long. Larry H. Martin, the owner, came around during our meal and chatted with us about anything and almost everything - from Mexican & Tex Mex food, the "ways" of Malaysians and right down to American politics!

We were given a basket of nacho chips and salsa. The salsa dip is made in house and is one of the best dips I've tasted. The salsa was thick and spicy (a plus for spicy food lovers) and both of us snacked on it non-stop till it was all gone! Real addictive!

The Margarita had a real kick - not watered down but fully loaded! I have been here a few times, on one occasion I had two of these and a mug of beer and my head was thumping not long after! Hahaha....Frontera prides itself with serving the best Margarita in town. If you feel that the Margarita is not up to your expectation, Larry will ensure that your expectation is met, he treats it very seriously!

The Taquitos de Pollo (RM19.95) was an interesting snack - hand wrapped corn tortillas filled with chicken and then flash fried and served with Salsa Verde (yes, the green version) and sour cream. The dip went very well with the crispy rolls.

Yut Kee, Jalan Dang Wangi Kuala Lumpur

Sandra, an old friend of mine has been doing well as an artist, check out her website. Having been in Singapore all these years, she decided to drop by Kuala Lumpur for a visit before starting a new chapter in her life when she relocates to Beijing. We met up in Yut Kee, a fave of Sandra's and reminiscing the days of our adventures in primary school seemed like the perfect thing to do and we did exactly that when we ate here. Yut Kee and the surrounding area brings back lots of memories to me as I use to frequent it with my dear 'ol Dad. As for Sandra, she grew up in this area and this was a place she had to visit. A nostalgic tour of the area...

This is the area where Sandra's grandma's house used to be. It's now a parking lot; the lone tree is the only thing left standing after all these decades.

What was once a quiet suburb is now a fast becoming a commercial area. As you can see, construction is taking place.

But luckily for areas like Jalan Yap Ah Shak, we can still find the old within the new and hope it stays that way.


Maybe that is the case with Yut Kee, the comfort of having something so familiar (it's been around since the 1920s!) despite the "madness" of city life. It makes this place endearing to many folks who patronise it in throng especially during lunchtime - the primary reason as to why the scene above takes place daily while food is secondary.

Tripping Jakarta & Bandung - Part 4 Final

Well, we spent the whole day in Bandung shopping away before we took a 3 hour ride back to Jakarta. Reaching Jakarta with an hour and a half to go before we needed to check into the airport, we were dropped off at ITC Mangga Dua Mall as they thought we would all like to do some last minute shopping. Actually most of us had already outdone ourselves in Bandung and were more exhausted than ever.

When we went into the mall, we felt rather claustrophobic as the place was packed with people. The place was stuffy and the air was stale; the small group of us unanimously felt that we should just find a place away from the crowd and just chill till it was time to board the bus. To our dismay, it started raining heavily and there was no shelter or shade for us to walk under to make our way to the bus when it was time. And ... as if it wasn't enough that we got drenched by the rain, we were caught in heavy traffic. After sitting in the aircon bus for another 1 1/2 hour, our wet clothes were already dried by the time we reached the airport. So, it was no wonder that most of us got sick when we got back to Malaysia; some of us took about a week or two to fully recover. I even had one friend who got hospitalised as she had high fever!

We enjoyed ourselves most in Bandung, especially shopping and taking photographs whereas there wasn't really much to do in Jakarta. For this final part, here are some photos taken in Bandung.