Saturday, May 19, 2018

SRJKC Union Chinese Medium National School in Cyberjaya

  9:57 AM      PropFessor
Not many people know that there is a Chinese primary school in Cyberjaya. The location of it is near MCT’s LakeFront project. It’s at one of the edge of Cyberjaya area.
                

Chinese primary schools are basically schools where mandarin is taught and spoken as a medium while still following the national school curriculum. 

In Malaysia, the setup of such mandarin medium schools very controlled as the government still encourages students to attend the national medium schools. For Cyberjaya’s case, this Chinese primary school “license to open” was actually transferred from Ulu Sepetang, Taiping. The original school from Ulu Sepetang, Perak also had the same name. It closed down and subsequently transferred to Cyberjaya because of dwindling students and availability of teachers in the Ulu Sepetang area.

I drove around and visited the school just for the sake of getting to know Cyberjaya. The school compound is quite small but looks fresh as the building is very new. 

 Since China is poised to overtake the United States in economic power, these schools will be in more demand with limited supplies around. 

 Properties around this place should fare well and make more people want to stay in Cyberjaya.





Monday, May 7, 2018

New grocer in town - StarGrocer at CyberSquare

  8:13 PM      PropFessor
There's a new grocer just in town. It's called StarGrocer and is located at CyberSquare. It's just a few doors away from the Pakistani restaurant Al Mehran.

 Based on my Google, this is the second branch for this company, their 1st branch is located at Desa Pandan.

The place is moderately stocked, the fruits and vegetables are quite limited but their dry goods are quite well stocked.







I still prefer RedTick supermarket as there's dedicated customer parking and the items there are more varied. 

However StarGrocer add vibrancy to Cyberjaya and as the population around central Cyberjaya should be able to support both of these businesses.

Cyberjaya 24 Hour Clinic from Qualitas Group

  8:06 PM      PropFessor
Not sure how long this 24 hour clinic called Qualitas-SV Care Clinic has been opened but this is a landmark to take note for medical services. This place is at Nadayu Square, just opposite the upcoming Tamarind Square.

On a similar note, the government’s building a hospital somewhere next to GemIn Mall Cyberjaya. This will boost the healthcare boosters in Cyberjaya.


Sunday, May 6, 2018

Cyberjaya Food Review : Ayam Penyet Indorasa

  11:38 PM      PropFessor

Today I'm continuing my exploration around Glomac Cyberjaya. Next to Pelita Nasi Kandar there's this restaurant called Restoran Ayam Penyet Indorasa.




Ayam Penyet is actually a dish with Indonesian origins. The main component is the deep fried chicken which is served with chilli sambal sauce and raw vegetables. The dish is topped with crunchy rice flour bits.

 The side dishes were raw cabbage and tempeh (fermented beans).

 I pleasantly enjoyed the dish. The chicken (Ayam Penyet) was crisp and well seasoned. The Chilli sambal was good with a citrus after taste. The tempeh was well salted and cook just nice. 
There were other dishes but I was alone so I didn't manage to test the other dishes.

 To be frank, I've taken much better Ayam Penyet dishes before but I would say this place would also be one of the top Ayam Penyet I've taken. If the restaurant could have serve long bean inside the dish I would have rated it as good as the best Ayam Penyet.


Sunday, April 29, 2018

Aik Huat Hardware

  2:29 AM      PropFessor
Many years ago, it was quite difficult to find hardware shops in Cyberjaya until Ace Hardware open at DePulze Shopping Center. The problem was Ace Hardware items were expensive and they only have the general DIY items, they didn't sell more hardcore hardware items like cement, water proofing paint, bricks etc

These heavy hardware items now can be get from Aik Huat Hardware at Glomac Cyberjaya.


Their inventory seems to be very well stocked and their shop is frequented by all the contractors around Cyberjaya.


Thursday, April 19, 2018

Cyberjaya Food Review : Hinz Kichen 兴寰小厨 at Glomac Cyberjaya

  10:50 PM      PropFessor
This place is considered one of the older food establishments that has survived in Cyberjaya. This place was also one of the few places in Cyberjaya few years ago to get your Chinese food.

After 1 year hiatus from Cyberjaya, I am back based in Cyberjaya again has got a chance to revisit Hinz Kitchen. I recall last time this place was only opened for the lunch crowd.

The food menu is very suited for Cyberjaya, all dishes is single dish served with rice and noodles.

Prices are quite reasonable. My fresh orange juice drink only costs RM4.50. The main course is also ok, this time I ordered wheat butter squid. It’s basically deep fried batter squid topped with sugar coated deep fried egg yolks. Only complain was the deep fried egg yolks floss were a bit sweet.

This place closes at 9PM. Crowds come in from 6PM onwards. Business seemed to have boomed a lot since my last visit years ago. 





Sunday, April 15, 2018

McDonald's Drive Through in Cyberjaya Prima Avenue

  11:22 AM      PropFessor
After patronizing the Starbucks drive-through in Cyberjaya for many years, I noticed there was always a queue at the neiboring McDonald's drive-through. 

I was thinking to myself, why so many people queue up for the McBreakfast, only got Coffee and McMuffin. I decided to try it out myself. How wrong I was, actually McDonalds serves coffee related beverages like Latte, Americano, Mocha etc. 



Taste wise I think both coffee from Starbucks and McDonals are very similar, price wise is 40% to 50% cheaper than Starbucks Coffee.

They're having a loyalty program now where after collecting 3 stamps, the next beverage comes free.




 Compared with Starbucks drive through, the McDonald's drive through experience is not as smooth. You need to drive to 1 counter to order, 1 counter to pay and finally 1 counter to collect. For Starbucks, payment and collection is at the same counter.

Monday, July 31, 2017

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Starbucks Drive Through in Cyberjaya Prima Avenue

  8:57 PM      PropFessor
There's a Starbucks drive through at Cybejaya. It's opening times are quite business friendly, opens at 7AM where the morning rush hour yet to start and closes at 12AM. 
Here's tip to get some discounts, just say you are UMobile customer, the staff will give you a small discount. This is because UMobile and Starbucks Malaysia shares the same owner.


The Hari Raya 2017 design.





Saturday, July 8, 2017

Friday, July 7, 2017

Cyberjaya Food Review - Ayers Rock Express at Prima Avenue

  11:10 PM      PropFessor
Today I found this place just by coincidence when I wanted to look for MyBurgerlabs Cyberjaya. Arrived at this place at 11PM and found MyBurgerlabs closed already. Behind Mc Donalds and Starbucks there is a bunch of container stalls. Besides MyBurgerlabs, there this western food joint called Ayers Rock Express. This place opens from 11AM until 3AM. It's tucked behind the Mc Donald's and Starbucks drive through.  


I opted for their spaghetti oglio oglio serves with a deep fried fish fillet. Spaghetti was ok but the fish fillet a little bit greasy for my liking. The tangy butter sauce was also quite tasty. 


Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Cyberjaya Food Review - Geeks and Giggles at BioX Center (attempt fail)

  7:19 AM      PropFessor

Today attempted to go to this place which people were talking about recently called Geeks and Giggles. It's basically a restaurant bar.

Location is off the usual Cyberjaya spots. You will  need to drive past DELL Datacenter, MAGIC, Dash Box Hotel then finally turn in to Menara BIO-X. Under normal days, there is no reason to go to this area as beyond that is all vast empty lands. Maybe that is why this place can serve alcohol. It is located at the ground floor of a building called Bio-X center. This building's main tenant is the Cryocord stem cell bank. 

 The restaurant looks very similiar to Lok Yun BeerXExpress restaurant bar at Cyberjaya's Prima Avenue. It probably can be Cyberjaya's drinking hole besides Lok Yun.

Although it is stated on their website they open until 1AM, the kitchen closes just before 10PM. You can only order drinks after that. Will attempt to do another review during the day.



Sunday, July 2, 2017

Cyberjaya Food Review Baytana at Menara Paragon

  9:56 PM      PropFessor
Yemeni restaurants seems to be popping up around Cyberjaya like mushrooms. Previously these restaurants used to be centered around NeoCyber area (Al-Mukalla and Al-Saana). 

Today I was a bit in a rush and was around Multimedia University area so I dropped by this middle eastern looking restaurant to order a Shawarma. I found out that this restaurant was of Yemen origin. This place is called Baytana and is located at Menara Paragon.

Their Shawarma comes in small and big sizes. The small one costs RM6 while the big one costs RM8. The Shawarma here is served with green pickles and the meat was a bit dry but flavorful. There also french fries inside the Shawarma. Payment is made inside the shop and just have to pass the receipt to the person manning the Shawarma grill and he will prepare it.

Will blogged about this place more when I have time to really order some food. One issue I had with this area was Menara Paragon's parking charges were very expensive, RM3 for just less than 1 hour. No wonder so many people were parking along the road curb.




Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Where to wash car in Cyberjaya

  6:00 PM      PropFessor


Most Malaysians own at least 1 car and therefore having our car washed regularly is a real need.

In areas like Puchong, PJ , Subang it is easy to find car wash places doing brisk business during the weekends. You can easily find car wash businesses just around the corner of any commercial shops.

In Cyberjaya, I only know 4 places where you can get your car washed and waxed. 

1) Zul Car Wash at Prima Avenue (same area as CIMB and Maybank and Starbucks)

2) CARs International at D'Pulze Shopping Mall (at the basement parking)

3) C & Z Car Wash at Prima 11 (same area as Burger King)

4) Bubbles Car Wash at Jalan Autoville 1. 2 Storey shop. 

Monday, June 26, 2017

Cyberjaya Food Review Mamak Place at Menara Paragon

  12:38 AM      PropFessor
This restaurant called Mamak Place at Menara Paragon enjoys good crowd due to the close proximity to Multimedia University. 

The named is called Mamak Place but the persons manning the cash register and waiters seem to be of middle eastern origin. 

There's free WiFi here, you need to inquire for the password from the waiter. 

I ordered their milk watermelon drink which is actually water melon juice mixed with condensed milk. I was quite relieved that it wasn't too sweet and normally a very similar drink called sirap bandung (rose syrup mixed with condensed milk) usually comes out excessively sweet.

 

For my main dish I ordered their garlic naan. It was kind of a disappointment as there was only 1 single dhall sauce given. The bread lacked fluffiness and the charred marks.


The decor of the place was ok, glass walls on the side make the place looks much spacious than a normal intermediate shop.


Monday, June 5, 2017

Cyberjaya Food Review - Hanamaru Udon at D'Pulze

  11:07 PM      PropFessor
Today I returned back to D'pulze Shopping Mall in Cyberjaya to shop for more stuff and I decided to try out Hanamaru Udon which is in the same premise as Yoshinoya. 

Hanamaru Udon  serves Japanese udon noodles, specifically Sanuki udon. Sanuki udon is characterized by thick white square shape and flat edges.I noticed all the noodles portions were already pre layed out. The server just takes the bunch of noodles and then cooks it in the boiling water.

All the ingredients were also prepared already. The beef slices were already sliced and put into a container. Each container contains portions that is enough for a single person's meal.



The noodles I ordered was topped with finely slice beef strips and garnished with spring onions. The meal was served with the Japanese 3 min egg. The 3 min egg is characterized by its very soft yolk but with firm whites. It is typically cooked for 3 mins and then shocked with ice to stop the cooking process to make the running yolk (egg yellow). The meal was drenched in Japanese soy sauce. This dish had a slight Malaysian twist to it in that sambal belacan (the ones you get when served prawn noodles) was also used as the toppings.

Overall I found the meal to be satisfying good. My only regret was the portions were a bit small. I ordered a regular size serving but they also got large size servings. The noodles were springy yet firm, a characteristic of good noodles, eggs were done perfectly.



Friday, June 2, 2017

The lauchpad co-working space pricing opposite Shaftsbury Square

  8:20 PM      PropFessor
Instead of renting spaces, co-working spaces would be a more economical option for startups working on a limited budget. 

The Launch Pad is a co-working space company located in Cyberjaya. Besides renting out spaces, they occasional have events where guest speakers are invited to talks regarding startup tech and entrepreneurship.




Thursday, June 1, 2017

Cyberjaya Food Review - Yoshinoya at D'Pulze

  9:07 PM      PropFessor
It was a hot Sunday afternoon and I had to find a hardware shop to buy some plumbing parts to fix some issues in my unit.

I headed to D'Pulze MrDIY outlet to purchase the parts I needed and after that I need decided to take a quick lunch at Yoshinoya (located at the same floor). Yoshinoya is a Japanese franchise specializing in gyudon. Gyudon is basically a beef slices served with rice in a single bowl. 

It seems like the owners of Malaysia Yoshinoya franchise created 2 franchise stores in 1 single unit. On one side is the original Yoshinoya while the other side is Hanamaru Udon. Hanamaru Udon is also another franchise originated from Japan. 


First time I see 2 franchise brands housed side by side to each other in a single space. It's actually 2 separate shopping lots in the mall but the franchise owner removed the separating wall to join up the 2 franchise brands.


The price display system is very clear, modern and captivating.


The original Yoshinoya style stores still remain.


I ordered the traditional Gyudon set which comes with miso soup and free flow of drinks. The gyudon set is topped with a soft poached egg.

The Haranaru Udon franchise focuses on serving sanuki udon.


Drinks are all free flow with hot or cold green tea with sirap bandung



There's also a stall inside serving ice shaving desserts. 

 To get to this place just visit D'Pulze mall, go to the top floor where TGV and the bowling alley is located, it won't be hard to find.
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