The Good Batch @ Damansara Utama

I wounded up at Damansara Utama a few weeks ago for a meet up with my friends because one of them recently came back from Monfort and ever since he left, we never saw him for half a year.

If you don't know what Monfort is, it's something like boarding school because you will have to stay there and they discipline you. That's just a vague explanation.

Back to where I was, I haven't been around this part of Damansara in ages. And it's lovely to see so many new budding restaurants here! Minus the jam of course. And the lack of parking.

The Good Batch was just one of the many cafes here which people actually talk about.

Credits to Jiaqieats from Google.

I didn't get to snap a picture of their front because it was really dark and there were a few people hanging around outside the restaurant who were staring at us lol. 

Gillian said this place was highly recommended by many.

And indeed, the people kept pouring in like bees attracted to honey non-stop even at 9pm.

People often come here more for their breakfast, brunch or lunch, as you can see the list of choices from their menu.

Most of their mains were breakfast food.

 The "Ang Moh"

RM 25.90

Scrambled organic eggs, beef bacon, grilled chicken sausage, cherry tomatoes, portabello mushroom, pan fried potatoes, baked beans and toasted bread.

This was ordered by friend and I can't say much about it because I only took a bite.

Portion wise, it can be quite unsatisfying if you're looking for a filling dinner after a long day of work.

Everything here tasted average though.

 Portobello Road.

RM 19.90

Breaded portobello mushrooms served with spinach and tomatoes, topped with poached eggs and homemade Hollandaise, supposedly with toasted bread.

But we didn't notice it that night because we were starving and after beating around the jam, were too hungry to care.

The mushrooms were breaded but still flavourful and juicy, making it perfect as a combination with the rest of the ingredients.

Hangover Mess.

RM 20.90

Corned beef mixed with pan fried potatoes and diced capsicums complete with two sunny side ups and drizzled with their herb-infused Hollandaise.

Honestly, it was the name that attracted me to order this.

And it's price.

One thing about this place is that, they do not have pictures in their menu so you wouldn't know how you dish would turn out.

In my head, I was picturing something really messy and wholesome.

So when it arrived, I felt a little cheated and disappointed.

The yolks burst beautifully at the touch of a fork, and the rest was just a blur.

All that was stained in my mind was the memory of the many fried potatoes under the blanket of eggs.

The existence of corned beef was barely noticeable.

Portion was small too, and it left me still hungry.

Price

Quite pricey considering it's nothing fancy, just another cafe concept restaurant built for the curious.

Service

Service was one thing that shone at this place. Really awesome waiters and waitresses here, smiling all the way, providing help when needed.

Taste

Rather average from what we ordered.
But the drinks may differ as we didn't try it, seeing how it can get really crowded in the night.

Parking

Difficult. But they've built a parking lot right opposite this row of shops, which will make parking during the day alot better. 

Would I return?

No. As a student I can't afford to spend RM 30 on food that can't fill me up or at least leave me amazed :/ 

Say hi to Anselm.

I look like an auntie here thanks to all the makeup for one of my friend's assignments hahah.

Mauricia, Gillian, Anselm and I.

The Good Batch

53, SS21/1A, Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya

+603 - 7733 2303

Tues-Thurs, 10am-10pm; 

Fri-Sun & public holidays, 10am-1am

It's the same row as Wondermilk and Fat Spoon Cafe.

Halloween - Night At The Asylum

Can you take me home?

It's November already! How did the rest of the 10 months go by so quickly?? :O I ask myself that question every year LOL. Anyway Happy November everyone! :)

Halloween was 3 days ago and this was the first time I decided to go all out in dressing up! I've never been one in collecting wigs or costumes, because I always thought it was a waste of money to buy stuff you can only use once. So I decided to go in something that I've always had but never wore anymore! 

Initially I had a tough time deciding what I wanted to be. There were an abundance of tutorial videos on Youtube, which made it even more difficult for me to make up my mind.

I wanted to be a mermaid, because the makeup looked relatively fun to do! Plus it looked really pretty on the makeup artist herself. It was so tempting till I realised I had no idea what to wear if I was indeed going to go as a mermaid.

I don't think anyone in Malaysia walks around with shells on their chest, even on Halloween night.

So I flipped through my closet and found this white dress lying in it, which was for Chinese New Year a few years back, and was never worn again.

The dress looked really lacy and doll-like, which was all the rage at one point of time, if you still can remember haha. It was the time where all the Japanese magazines like Vivi featured all their girls wearing the bohemian look, which soon after became a trend here as well. 

Staring at the dress, I came up with an idea. Why not dress as a doll this year?

Tada!

The end result of my amateur skills.

 I had to do a little shopping because I realised I didn't have enough fake eyelashes to pull of this look. I also had to buy a white eye pencil to line my eyes, giving it an illusion of big doll-like eyes.

So I went to Daiso and bought two boxes of lashes there, since their lashes were the cheapest I could find in such a short amount of time. I was looking around and stumbled upon a box which had two pairs of falsies in it, which meant it was just a mere RM 2.50 for a pair!

Obviously I went for it thinking, wow what a bargain. I got excited so I bought that and another box which only had a single pair.

Let me just say one thing. NEVER BUY THE ONE WITH TWO PAIRS IN A BOX FROM DAISO.

It was pretty darn uncomfortable to wear because the lash base was so stiff. And what more, I actually layered the lashes for a more dramatic look. So you can imagine how stiff the falsies became together and the entire night I felt like something was poking my eye.

Now I know why it costs what it costed LOL. Lesson learned.

This was my first time slapping tons of eyeshadow on my lids and slathering this much of foundation on my face. One of the problems I had while doing this makeup was the shine on my face. I have combination skin so my skin usually becomes shiny after awhile for some reason.

My face doesn't feel oily or anything, and in fact if I do touch my face, it just feels dry and smooth but the shine will be there. Anyone have this weird problem like me? :/ If you do, please do share with me how you combat the shine.

 So I had to bombard my face with loads of baby powder. I couldn't use the normal compact powder my mum had because I needed to match the foundation I used which was two shades lighter than my skin tone.

Overall I guess I was happy with the outcome because I managed to scare everyone haha. All my friends said I looked super scary hehehe.

What made my night was when one of the admins actually told me that I could've won the title Best Costume! Unfortunately I arrived pretty late, thanks to my phone where I had to u-turn to get which I left at Shu Faye's place, and also thanks to the massive jam which happened at the whole stretch of road outside Sunway. So boohoo :'( better luck next time. #BadLuckHons

But I was still happy to know that my makeup wasn't that bad after all hehe.

On a another note, some people actually thought I was Annabelle LOLLL. And I had to explain I wasn't. And that I was just a regular doll. 

I brought Smurf along. 

P.S. I didn't name him after the blue smurfs because I've never heard of them before till few years back when the first movie came out.

Coming to think of it, I don't know why I actually named him Smurf though. 

Somehow, I figured my doll had a backstory... 

She wasn't always a doll. She was a normal little girl who loved soft toys and played with dolls. 

But one day, something bad happened to her and her family. She and her family died a violent death.

When she died, her soul never left earth and instead she possessed a life-like puppet doll, determined to find her murderer.

This explains why she holds a teddy bear although she is a doll.

 Doll just wants to party tonight.

My sister went as the lovely Morticia Addams.

Hui Min was the cute Minnie Mouse.

Eva went as Catwoman! 

The sexier version ;)

She was so funny, I asked her why she didn't take off her mask. She said because she wanted to look mysterious. Hahahahahhaha.

I'm coming to get you. 

(look at those humans running away)

I'm everywhere...

Smile.

Shu Faye and I.

She dressed up as the female version of Joker!

I love love love her brows.

So that was my Halloween night in total! How was yours? :D

Regardless, I hope everyone had a fun time dressing up and putting makeup on.

Just a fun fact I heard: In the US, they spent an astonishing amount of 7 billion, all just for this one day - Halloween.

Hope you guys liked my outfit! Do tell me what you think about it :D 

Now I just can't wait for next year. Maybe I can finally be a mermaid then.

*p.s. yes my food post is still coming haha*

Skeleton x Denim

Hey guys so Halloween is coming and I've been so excited! By excited I mean, I've been sitting on my chair browsing through youtube watching makeup tutorials on different characters after characters , non-stop. I suddenly feel so motivated to to be everyone else on the planet. Until I realise I do not have any of their costumes :(

It's like the possibilities seem endless when u watch makeup tutorials. But when you do a reality check, you realise you do not have the materials they have like wigs, costumes, accessories and for some of us the proper canvas.

What I mean by proper canvas, is the structure of our faces. Yes. Our faces need so much contouring I don't even know where to begin. Only few Asians are blessed with faces that are as versatile as Michelle Phan or Promise Phan. 

Fun fact: Promise is Michelle's sister in law.

Their faces are what I would like to call, super convertibles. They can transform into anything and everything in such a short amount of time, just with the help of some pigments and probably some mad skills.

Anyway I got myself these skeleton leggings awhile ago and I'm so in love with them! Always loved these patterned leggings but could never find it here in our country.

So here are some of the pictures I snapped! The one on Instagram didn't show up nicely sigh. Maybe I'll post another one soon haha.

I got the leggings from Taobao after seeing the price! like it was around less than RM 15 I think with shipping fee included.

The quality was super good and stretchy, even though I was actually mentally prepared for it to not look as good as the pictures shown.

 The lighting was pretty bad cuz it was a rainy and the sky was practically all dark.

Maybe I should wear this out again just to take pictures lol.

I know I said there will be food posts, and yes there will be!

I think I'll do it on Saturday *keeping my fingers crossed*

Because tomorrow I'll be busy with putting together my costume and stuff HEHE

So what am I dressing up as? 

You'll find out soon!

But obviously not something fancy like Annabelle or Maleficent la haha.