Char Siew Wan Tan Mee (Big) [Soon Hing Bdr Puteri] RM 11.13

(Lunch)

There would be more food options if I just walked more.
A classic meal from a restaurant I frequent in another branch.
Tastes more or less the same, in a better environment.

• Char Siew Wan Tan Mee (Big) - 10.50
• Tax 6% - 0.63

...there's a noodle set that costs 4.50 pre tax? Seems fine for a low cost meal.

Nasi Lemak Telur Dadar [Nasi Lemak BK4] RM 2.20

(Breakfast)

Needing to get to the company before 7:45am and I'm not risking an upset stomach, I'm taking this to go.
A go-to classic meal back at my home area, always trustworthy.
4 anchovies and peanuts.

A self-note that it's served at Alibaba already at ~7:10am. So in case of breakfast emergency, I can always go there.

Sarawak Noodles with Fried Wantan Original (Dry) [Face To Face Noodle House] RM 11.13

(Lunch)

You call this a 板面 restaurant? I'd call it an all purpose noodle shop.

• Fried Wantan: quite nice, 6 of them, ratio wise around 4 is enough for the medium noodles.
• Soup: eh, nothing special to note, it isn't those flavourless ones.
• Meal itself: overall satisfying, maybe better to upsize, but I'm saving for something.
• Chili: it is quite spicy if taken raw. Small amounts is fine

My meal is now cheaper than yours

• SN with Fried Wantan-Original (Dry) - 10.50
• Tax 6% - 0.63

Nasi Kandar [Mr Bistro] RM 9.50

(Lunch)

How long has it been since I had mamak...
2 Dec 2024 for HTC, 17 Jun 2025 for any Nasi Kandar.

It's average, nothing too special about it.
From their price list it seems like this combo retails for 9. Maybe because I asked for slightly more rice & took some goat(?) curry?
Ayam Goreng is 5.50 itself, also according to the price list.

Roasted Chicken Rice [Double D Restaurant Puchong] RM 8.00

(Lunch)

Now for the stall I've been wanting to try for day 1.

• Soup: quite good, some radish? aftertaste even
• Rice: quite good, would order seconds
• Chicken: no comment, chicken is chicken, has fried garlic as well which is a plus
• Chili: quite good, the mix between spice and sour.

I'd say the soup is better than Puteri Mart from my notes. Maybe another day I'll confirm it.

Classic Nasi Lemak [Wang Bu Liao] RM 11.20

(Lunch)

Was thinking he'd eat expensive, turns out he eats the cheapest thing on the menu per usual. Nice.
Tried ordering a set meal, but it's taking a while, good thing the staff noticed me I want to ask some things, so I requested a change to his meal.

• Rice: it does have it's nasi lemak taste, also quite hot
• Full boiled egg, anchovies, peanuts, 3 slices of cucumber
• Sambal: not much spiciness into it last I know
• Sugarcane & Water Chestnut: was from the set, it's quite ok as a drink, though the top part is diluted due to the ice

So turns out I needed to pay ala carte price for the drinks, AND there's double tax, totalling a 12% tax.

• Classic Nasi Lemak - 6.00
• Sugarcane & Water Chestnut (Less ice & sweet) - 4.00
• Service Charge 6% - 0.60
• SST - 0.60

lblsl (六百六十六) staying true to their name, 忘不了. I shall not forget about you.

Pork Lard & Minced Meat Noodles [Holiao Noodles Puchong] RM 10.45

(Lunch)

This place looks kinda fancy, but will the price reflect so?

• Options: Original Noodles , No Spring Onion, Separate Pork Lard, Cut Noodles
• Noodles: quite good, I feel there's more pork lard than minced meat though. Maybe spring onions will make it more flavourful?
• Soup: quite nice also
• Chili: similar to Salam Noodles, low spicy if any, and oily.

I'd say the price went more to the interior than the food? It could be cheaper I'd say, but quality food quality place = $$.

• Price: 9.00
• Service Charge@10%: 0.90
• Service Charge@6%: 0.54
• Rounding Adj: 0.01

Kampua Mee (B) [Double D Restaurant Puchong] RM 10.00

(Lunch)

Was thinking it'd be something different, but I guess this is considered different enough vs a regular Kolo Mee.
It seems to be yellow noodles in brown sauce. Nothing much to note about it, apart from its edible.

Same stall as the Kolo Mee, so worthiness wise I guess it's the same?

Scallion Panmee [LBM Puchong] RM 9.79

(Lunch)

Now this is what I call a 板面 restaurant. It actually has Panmee as its specialty.
P.S. Don't sit near the middle seats, it freezes you up, especially when hungry. Take the side ones.

• Green onions, fried scallions, some oil
• Soup... with a vege I seen and ate before, unsure of name.
• 2 meatballs & 3 presumed fried beancurd skins
• Thin Panmee, Big Size

The meat to noodles ratio may be skewed here, I'd recommend taking something more expensive, but otherwise scallions could substitute for meat..?

• Gross total: 8.90
• Service Charge (10%): 0.89
• Net total: 9.79

Oh yea, they gave us a free Beancurd Skins for rating the restaurant. 5 to him, 4 to me (he did all the work).

Fried Wantan KoLou Mee (L Size) [Taste Memories] RM 13.09

(Lunch)

This place is a little far walking.
Another place with slightly pricey menus, reflected with restaurant type atmosphere.

• Pork & carrot fillings in wanton, 4 of them
• Vegetable is decent, 1 leaf + 1 big one
• 5? pieces of pork lards

Yesterday I eat cheaper than him, today the opposite.
I can probably get lost in here, Double D is cheaper and closer. (WTM isn't open at all)

• Gross total: 11.90
• Service Charge (10%): 1.19
• Net total: 13.09

This is oddly expensive for this type of meal. And this is still among the almost mid rangers of this restaurant.

Mixed Rice [Double D Restaurant] RM 9.00

(Lunch)

Split from the intern due to time constraints (personal) from me due to a slightly extended meeting.
Been wanting to try you.

• Rice: it's just rice. Default serving.
• Presumed wild boar curry & chicken curry, theyre nice.
• Namyu fried pork: it is of higher quality compared to Cyberjayas. 9? pieces.
• Vegetable is decent, almost a full tongful, dropped some as was scared it'd be too much.

Overall, quite decent, quite good.

Minced Pork Wan Tan Mee (Big) [Soon Hing Bdr Puteri] RM 11.13

(Lunch)

Thinking of trying something new, but the same price still.
The portion was... generous enough if you take around 1 bit of minced meat per "huge chuck of noodles", with 3 whole wan tans to spare.
It has it's own taste, different from char siew.

• Minced Pork Wan Tan Mee (Big) - 10.50
• Tax 6% - 0.63

Now that I think about it, why is it only these 3 (+Shredded Chicken?) with wan tan, is it that cheap compared to the other options?

Braised Pork Rice [Yuan Fong 3 Kopitiam] RM 11.48

(Lunch)

A set meal that costs under 10 pre tax? You shall be tasted.
Quite decent, the rice is hot, the sauce could be more, and the pork portion is enough for 1 rice, could even get another small rice to fully complete it.

Cincau (hot) is also hot, and contained 1/3 cup worth of cincau.

• Subtotal - 9.90
• Service Charge 10% - 0.99
• Service Tax 6% - 0.59
• Total - 11.48

Would it be better if they served with small grain rice? Yes. Gotta be authenthic.

Nasi Kandar Ayam Goreng [Nasi Kandar Kok Siong] RM 10.00

(Lunch)

A place I hear my dad mentioned from time to time, but never actually tried.
Perma staff invited me here, so I followed (He didn't know the name, but I just went anyways)

The food itself is decent, as in acceptable pricing + taste, though I didn't ask for more rice.
2 papadams were included, which could bring its worth up.

Luncheon Meat Fried Rice Set [Kopi Home] RM 14.73

(Lunch)

I like set lunches, they give drinks. Albeit all the choices are iced, so I chose Jasmine Tea.
It's fine, nothing too special.

• Subtotal: 13.90
• SST 6%: 0.834
• Total: 14.73

And this marks the most expensive meal I had throught Aug 2025, so far.
I should find cheaper meals in the coming weeks to lower my averages.

Classic Nasi Lemak [Wang Bu Liao] RM 6.72

(Lunch)

Oops, came here. Gotten the cheapest, and he gotten a set.
The set came a bit after mine. Yes I requested for separated sambal.

I'm still hungry after finishing it. Yes I even licked clean the sambal.

• Classic Nasi Lemak - 6.00
• Service Charge 6% - 0.36
• SST - 0.36

>gets internship
>Immediately bad things happen

When I order, it goes wrong. When he orders, all goes well.

Fried Wantan KoLou Mee (L Size) [Taste Memories] RM 13.09

(Lunch)

I was thinking of ordering plain noodles, but it's a bit not worthy to me, so I went ahead for the same order.

• Gross total: 11.90
• Service Charge (10%): 1.19
• Net total: 13.09

My average is now 10.65. I really need to keep it below 11.
Stage 3: Bargaining.

Nasi Kandar [3V's Bistro Nasi Kandar] RM 10.00

(Lunch)

I stumbled upon this spot on 22nd Aug while exploring, decided to try today as I can't get a solid answer of where my other intern is eating today, and for the other lunches.
Service is good, and the food is quite goated in taste as well.
Had to guess the price a bit as they told me to "bayar nanti". Good thing I saved an image of my meal as the cashier had no idea what I ate, and had to ask another staff.

• Ayam Goreng: 6.00
• Nasi Putih: 2.00 (by right supposed to be 3 due to 1.5 portion, but likely the image wasn't too clear)
• Some sort of vege: 2.00
• Goat curry

Is a nice place, though I wonder what causes the price disperancy between their regular gorengs and upgraded versions...
5.5 for a NGB vs 8.5 for NGK/NGC/NGP? Usually places only upcharge it by 1...

Mixed Rice [S11 Puteri 5] RM 8.90

(Lunch)

Somehow the permas got me here.
The food is decent to say the least, with a rare vege I thought I'd never seen again.

Unrelated, I lost my bottle here. Contacted them & several stalls nearby but no help.
I came back hours later and it's kept well by the staff, thumbs up!

Roasted Chicken Rice [Double D Restaurant Puchong] RM 8.00

(Lunch)

I may have forgotten about lunch time, so I went to autopilot to the closest restaurant.
I wanted to try their sesame chicken but it's out of stock, and their pork options are a little more expensive than what I'd like to spend.

For some reason this feels less appetising, as like a feeling of dread/despair is looming over me.
What is happening.

Nasi Goreng Biasa [3V's Bistro Nasi Kandar] RM 5.50

(Lunch)

Dodged the draft, wanted to know what causes the price disperancy between their regular gorengs and upgraded versions, came here.
Turns out, it didn't contain any meat. Only mamak type tofu as its "meat".

• Vege: Cabbage, some vege, long beans
• Carrot, onion, egg
• Tofu

Nonetheless, it is worthy of my 5.50.
Flavourful enough, it is a fine meal to spam.

Kuey Teow Goreng [3V's Bistro Nasi Kandar] RM 5.50

(Lunch)

Stuck between wanting to try a better food, stick to avg under 10, or break it anyways. Went for this.
Per usual, meatless, but it has slightly more tofu than the nasi goreng?

• Vege: Cabbage, some vege, tauge
• Carrot, onion, egg
• Tofu

And with that, my lunch average turns out very slightly under 10. 9.92.

Nasi Goreng Biasa [Sky Malaysia] RM 7.00

(Lunch)

Sent back here to deal with mold. Dealt with it. Brain autopiloted.
I should've gotten the shawarma instead as it was close to 3pm.
It tastes... different. I feel 3V is better now, despite the lack of meat.

Dread feeling returned. Took almost 30 minutes to finish this dish, with meat being the last.

One third survived. RM 801.24

Afterthoughts, August 31:
That was, to say the least, an eye opener to how the real world works.

Traffic jams, deadlines, things that do not work, unresponsive help channels, unrelated tasks, unreasonable expectations. Also Saturday work, despite it being half day, it still sucks.
Two more months, but after that it is back to the depths of University, with Final Year Project creeping into me.

Just end me already.

• Purely food expenses - RM 217.54
• Breakfast - RM 2.20
  (~RM 2.20 per meal)
• Lunch - RM 215.34
  (~RM 9.79 per meal)
• Dinner - RM 0.00
• Average cost per day - RM 9.89
• Etc. Expenses - RM 88.60
• (1) Monthly Parking - 80.00
• (17) 面包 rushiacry - 8.60
• Rental - RM 300.00
• Utilities - RM 47.46
• Petrol - RM 147.64