Ramadhan...Buffet...And What My Tastebud Tells Me...

Ramadhan...buffet...memang sangat tempting...and akhirnya aku terjebak jua...walaupun pada awalnya taknak dah gi buffet buffet nieh...tapi nak buat camna...aku memang jenis yang kuat makan...nak jugak gatai pi makan buffet...overall for this year still considerable compared to last year and the previous year...sedaq tak sedaq banyak gak ler aku gi...here are the food joints that i had been to for their respective buffet...

Chicken Hartz, Sunway Pyramid - RM25.50 per person

Partners in crime waktu time ni ialah Jaja moi travelmate...Tinie akak sabah jepang...Pa'an abang jaypeeyay jepang...kitorang gi waktu awal bulan posa...blasah saja...the place is quite simple...tapi hidangan dia boleh tahan...for the price that we are paying...not only restricted to chickens...dia ada la jugak pasta...then ayaq pelbagai jenis...cocktail buah buahan...ada simple desserts and cookies...nasi campuq pon ada...quite reasonable...

Putrajaya Lake Club, Putrajaya - RM50++ per person

Ni pergi dengan division-mate sempena PA boss aku nak posting gi Brussels...the spread is quite good...ada nasi campur and all...pastu ada dua jenis pasta...then ada sup...ada pelbagai jenis nyonya kuih...and desserts...on top of that...ada plak kambing panggang...ermmm...aku tak makan kambing...pastu roasted chicken dengan makanan plastik (bagi aku makanan plastik adalah hotdog...nuggets...fillet etc)...pastu ada kaunter mee kari and laksa...popia basah lagi...rojak lagi...then kaunter koteow kerang dengan nasi ayam...quite a good spread...tempat sembahyang dia pon selesa...quite comfortable la indeed...

Concorde Inn KLIA, Sepang - RM55++ per person

This is the only buffet that i had never missed out for the last 5 years in Putrajaya...the foodies this time around are my officemates and medcham with fara...memang la nak kena drive agak jauh ke KLIA nun...but it was worth every single cents that i paid for...the spread was enormous...japanese ada...indian style ada...pasta ada...nasi campur pon ada...then dia punya dessert memang terbayek...all those cheese cakes...and those soup...puddings...ayaq pon pelbagai jenis...siap ada aiskrim lagi...itu baru kat dalam...kat luaq tu plak...ada roasted chicken lah...kambing lah...sate lah...murtabak lagi dengan roti bom...kaunter untuk mee dengan koteow goreng...pastu gulai pelbagai jenis berkawah kawah...ais kacang dan tidak ketinggalan cakoi dengan popia...banyak la yang aku tak sebut...tapi this is indeed my must-go every year...tempat sembahyang dia pon dekat ajer dengan tempat makan...tak sampai 20 meter pon aku rasa...memang very near...they have steadily increased their price...not too drastic...dalam RM5 increase compared to last year...very satisfied...

Felda Villa, Kuala Lumpur - RM50 per person

Kawan belanja...apa lagi...takde hal la...sanggup aku drive ke KL after work...surprisingly there's no traffic jam at all...on the other side of the road...yess...tapi nak masuk KL...tidak...gi dengan Zaimee...Herman...Aki...Rizal...pastu ada la beberapa orang yang aku tak kenal...this one is on Aki...tengkiut laaaa...suka sangat aku makan makan free nieh...lets talk about the spread...ini lagi dasat...banyak sangat choice...sampai tak terkira...ada kaunter grilled and goreng goreng...pastu ada stimbot lagi...then laksa mee kari segala...then the nasi campuq...kambing golek...walaupun aku tak makan tapi it still a good sight to behold...pelbagai jenis bubuq...perghhhh...memang senak la perut...kena memilih apa yang nak makan...sebab memang tak mampu nak makan semua...surau dia pon sangat comfortable...dan walking distance saja...walaupun kalau kena bayaq sendiri...still aku rasa sangat berbaloi for the price they charge...

Gardens Alamanda, Putrajaya - RM33++ per person

Makan dengan geng jepang Aida Misran from Malaysia...Tinie akak sabah jepang...Pa'an abang jaypeeyay jepang...Jaja moi travelmate...spread dia alahai...satu meja ajer...very limited...ermmm...senang cakap...ermmm...aku taknak repeat dah ler dia punya buffet kot...makanan dia sedap...but limited sangat in term of choice...tak kena pada harga...ini pon dapat harga sebab kunun early bird...kalau bukan burung awal kena RM39++...aishhh...mebi i'll skip this one...

Bowling Alamanda, Putrajaya - RM40 per person

Gi dengan adik aku and ayu...memula not in the list pon...sebab ingat nak makan kat fudkod ajer...tapi semua tempat penuh weih...and it was only 6.30pm...dah takder tempat...so terus blasah ajer ler kat itu bowling sebab katanya ada spot lagi...apa lagi...blasah...makanan dia memang totally malay food...taste quite nice...the spread was not enormous but for certain part i think its better than taman tuh lah...aku ingat lagi...dulu waktu tahun 2008 harga dia RM25 seorang...after 4 years jadi RM40...RM15 increase in 4 years...okay la...boleh terima...dia punya surau sedikit leceh sebab nak kena amik ayaq semayang kat dalam toilet...and pastikan terus sembahyang lepas buka posa then baru sambung makan...kalau tak nanti jenuh la nak menunggu orang kat toilet tu...i've been here before years ago and this year...ada la improvement skit...and sebab rasa dia pon aku boleh terima...so acceptable lah...

Cyberview, Cyberjaya - RM75++ per person

Ni pergi dengan orang yang aku jumpa setahun sekali...bulehhhh...itu pun waktu buffet ramadhan sajaaaa...Cik Dayat dengan Kak Zaida...its on Cik Dayat...kununnya belated besday dinner aku...hahahah...dah nak dekat dua bulan dah besday aku...blasah saja...hehehee...the place is really nice weih...the atmosphere...the spread...wayyyy nice...i won't mind coming again la for sure...tapi sebab price dia tu agak steep bagi aku...so tak tau ler kot Cik Dayat nak blanja lagi tahun depan...tahun depan lagi le dekat dengan besday aku...hahaha...bleh consider lagi...surau dia plak kena menapak jauh gak dari tempat makan...but comfortable enough...all in all...would love to come again but not paid by myself...hahaha...buleh???

Golden Palm Tree Resort, Sepang Gold Coast - RM50 per person

Its the early bird promo...RM50...pastu increased to RM85...aku pon blasah ajak Aneurin dengan Jaja...in term of atmosphere...memang nais...tapi perjalanan dari Putrajaya tuh...demmm...jauh giler weih...imagine two times the distance to go to KLIA...or more...but it was worth the journey...the atmosphere is seriously luxurious...the spread is quite okay...but i prefer the first time i went in 2010...it was wayyyy better...surau dia pon guna surau yang memang khas surau...not converted function rooms like most hotels did...but for the price that we were paying...i don't mind going again...hopefully next year ada lagi la early bird RM50...berbaloi sangat...kecuali perjalanan jauh yang sangat dirasa itu...

Makan banyak gak tahun nieh...other than the buffets...all of my iftar took place with my friends in various parts of Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur...this is one of the memorable moments that can't be bought...how we get bonded through our iftar sessions and all...and its going to end in another week to go before Syawal...dan aku senantiasa berdoa semoga kami semua dapat bertemu lagi Ramadhan akan datang dan bersama buat kenangan...mebi bukan yang terindah...but it will always be a memorable ones...

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