The Brain Blog

The sound of the keypads clickety-clicking were the only sounds I could hear as I work myself through the horrendous amounts of numbers and notes that seemed, by day, like a strain in the eye and a headache that just kept on flickering and flashing to a machine gun beat. On top of all that, the sounds of my pot bellowing like a steam boiling out from a kettle were just additives to the whole enduring uneasiness. The only solace was the 2 hour lunch break which by then the entire abomination of fatigue and hunger were burning high inside of me. But somewhere a little along the way, a little voice inside my head kept my spirit high since a) this is IBM b) IBMers literally live with workloads, hey you land a good firm, you land a good pay but definitely it won’t be as easy as what the tooth-fairy says. (No arguments there)

One of the best things about being part of IBM is that "One Utama" is just a walk away, so basically everyday its lunch. And knowing "One Utama" is literally a food-haven so the choices are limitless and making a decision on the whereabouts isn’t anything like a walk in the park. Sometimes we’d be pondering for at least 30 minutes just to get our heads parallel on a place for some good eating. So just to cut off the hustles and bustles, we would try on a different eatery everyday and you know what, it’s a good adventure to say the least so I am going to list down the top 3 and to speel on the worst 3 in no alphabetical order.

Top 3

1) Johnny’s - You want some good thai eatery, this is it. Excellent Tom Yam, Outstanding Roast Beef and definitely eye popping price. You could get the whole set with Thai Tea, Rice, Tom Yam and another side order dish with dessert in the end for a price no more than RM 8. I call this the kitchen of wisdom.

2) Robert Harris Cafe - Evokes the lamb like no other. I am quite a sucker for lamb so I’d highly recommend this grilled lamb served with samplings of Mozzarella cheese, sparks of fresh ginger, cuts of greens and a glass of freshly squeezed orange to boot. I’d say even if you don’t live around the corner, you’ll want to keep coming back. Though price is actually a wee bit pricey but definitely on the hit
list.

3) Sushi Groove - You’ve got to love restaurants that give equal dedication to ambiance and food. The place is gorgeous, the chicks…well there were none, but the food no less, excellent. Celebrating its first week opening, its definitely off a good start with the grilled to perfection lamb rice that just make you salivate, and japanese curry covered with cucumber salads and bits of scallions with a wasabi-scorched palate.

My Best Pick : Sushi Groove - It makes you jiggy with the groove.

Worst 3

1) My News Cafe - Urgh! Talk about food that’ll make you weep. This is it. Not just it eats up your cash but it takes away your appetite. The fried rice and chilly dogs were of abysmal taste, cheap in quantity and at most forgettable. One total train wreck.  A word of caution, they don’t serve fresh eatables. They just microwave them. Avoid this at all cause. You might live long.

2) Peranakan - If your not in it for the waitress, then avoid this heap. It makes food courts look like they were critically acclaimed. The hunk-a-junk they call it Jawa Fried Rice is devoid of taste that goes nowhere at a breakneck pace. Or perhaps they ought to call it Peranakan Fried Rice since it’s the only one that literally tastes like leftovers that even the tiniest creatures on the planet wouldn’t even dwell upon. Sons of ……..

3) Organic Farm - Can someone tell me what in the hell could have driven me to order that shamefully organic soya noodle that seemed to put a bruise on my tongue for the entire 1 hr ordeal. By illustrate, it looks so good. By taste, it felt like I was eating rubber. Probably all of the effort went into the well-done visuals and less than a cent went into the cook. Not worth a penny spent. Though there’s certainly an appreciation of organic foods but not in mainstream culture, especially with younger generations. So why not we give some space to the nonagenarians.

My Worst Pick : My News Cafe - Urgh! A Stinker, An Irredeemable Mess.

Look at that Robert Harris’ meal. Ahh that juicy lamb steak.