Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Cyberjaya Saturday Farmer's Market

  9:47 PM      PropFessor
Morning markets define the vibrancy of townships. Cyberjaya Community, Cyberview and Majlis Perbandaran Sepang came together and organized weekly farmers market on 15 Sept 2018.



The farmers market location is inside the MAGIC (Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre) building's outdoor carpark called Cyberview Solar Farm Carpark. It's named as such as the structures nearby houses energy producing solar panels. Just drive to the MAGIC building and tell the guard that you are going to farmer's market, then turn left.



As this event is in Cyberjaya, it differentiates itself from other Farmer's market by accepting digital wallet payments via Boost e wallet. The guys at eWallet company Boost were also there to sign up vendors as merchants. 

Having been to many farmer's market around the world, I was kind of disappointed by the offerings at the Cyberjaya farmer's market. There were probably only 20 stores around, most of which were not selling fresh product but instead more about promoting their wares.

Having said that, I'm also pleasantly excited to see technology and innovation being infused into the products and produces.


This vendor does fresh seafood delivery to doorstep via Whatsapp.



This Teh Ais store I can't tell sedap or not but confirm is too sweet for my tastebuds. Their teh ais (ice coffee) is topped with grass jelly (cincau). RM 3 per cup.


This vendor selling all kinds of colorful pasta. The unique part is the pasta gets its colors from the vegetables infused into the pasta. No more forcing people to take the vegetables anymore.



This vendor was selling preloved shoes and clothing.



This vendor was selling hydrophonics system to grow vegetables.


This entire experience, it is one small step for Cyberjaya one big step for the Cyberjaya community as a whole. I hope that the farmer's market activity would continue to be done weekly. By then, hopefully more vendors and people will come and make the place more vibrant again.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Sup Kambing at Nasi Kandar Pelita Cyberjaya

  5:21 PM      PropFessor
Nasi Kandar Pelita is a well known household name of Malay muslim restaurants in Malaysia. One of their dishes which I look forward to during my every visit is the lamb stew (sup kambing).  It is prepared with goat meat, tomato, celery, spring onion, ginger, candlenut and lime leaf, its broth is yellowish in color.

This dish best paired with white loaf bread, they do serve it with bread loaf but need to order it.
This is a dish that will really warms the soul.

The location of this place is at Glomac Cyberjaya area somewhere near the main Cyberjaya crossroads.


Location :
Cyberjaya No. C-0-1 & C-0-2, Blok C, Jalan GC1, Jalan Teknokrat 3, Glomac Cyberjaya, Cyber 12, 63000

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.




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