Army Fashion

Have you ever notice that those military men always look so awesome? it is because they have damn fine looking uniforms. Those military uniform screams that I AM IN THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN. Even the Nazis uniform make those krauts look so sharp and charismatic. So yea Hugo Boss are not only famous for their marketing and premium fused suits, but they are the company who made those awesome uniforms for the Nazis.

Anyway this year it seems like the military inspired looks is 'in' fashion and popular. Many fashion houses such as Gucci, Burberry Prorsum and many are rolling out military designs and fashion for their runway (i dont think it has anything to do with Sucker Punch)

There are alot of nice military design from Burberry Prorsum but unfortunately in Malaysia they dont feel like bringing in Burberry Prorsum.. so I have no choice but to choose from limited Gucci military designs that they bring over to their boutique in Pavilion.

Gucci Military Selvage Shirt from their official website

A slightly different version of the Military shirt , in long sleeve and the Gucci signature web is on collar instead of the sleeves , cost MYR 1820 and it was slim fit but i choose the short sleeve instead because it is skinny fit ,also priced cheaper at MYR 1620 and most importantly it has shining material. Besides that I purchased 2 more items, a green chinos from Y-3 and a Prada khakis pants to complete the military look , as much as i like the fit but the country produced the pants are a let down , Prada one is made in Ukraine while the Y-3 one is made in China.

and to conclude this purchases i have stripped off Khakis Pants and the Military Selvage Shirt from my wish list!

my long search for slim fit khakis pants finally ... i ve been searching for this in almost every boutiques in Pavilion but none of them has my size and the fit i wanted .. I guess they only cater sizes for giants and fatass foreigners.

This is Y-3 from Yohji Yammamoto chinos , the color is abit weird dark green .. bought it on impulse because it was on 40% discount at M Boutique , The Gardens.

Right now i am having difficulties to match it

anyway this is how i tried to rock the military look

new purchases

Gucci Military Selvage Shirt MYR 1620 (Made in Italy) (Skinny fit)

Y-3 Green Chinos MYR 1025 (with 40% discount) (Made in China) (Slim Fit)

non new purchases

Louis Vuitton Curaco Lace Up In Monogram Perforated Patent Leather MYR 4000

Emporio Armani socks MYR99

new purchases

Gucci Military Selvage Shirt MYR 1620 (Made in Italy) (Skinny fit)

Prada Khakis Pants MYR 1400 ((Made in Uktraine) (Tight Fit)

non new purchases

Prada calf leather belt with alligator print MYR 1300 (Made in Italy)

Giorgio Armani Patent Leather Moccasins MYR2699 (with 30% discount) (Made in Italy)

Emporio Armani socks (MYR 99)

Anyway the military fashion look, may be passable in the runways but i am worried that I might look like a poser and too pretentious much like a person who wears bluetooth device in public.

So far I've yet to come across anyone with military fashion here , guess average Malaysian are not really fashionable ... I mean really how does a guy who is not in the military pull the guts to pull off the military fashion and blend in with the crowd... hope I can be confident enough to pull of this high fashion look like this guy.

eh.. this guy is a real soldier... Singaporean's soldier.. no wonder he had his maid to carry his military issued bagpack, he must be a Chinese Alpha Male.

This is me with my team iRelax recently , we participated in IPDC competition and we manage to finish top 8 (there were around 60 teams)

what I was wearing

non new purchases

Gucci Striped Shirt MYR 1500 (Made in Italy) (Slim Fit)

Gucci G-Timeless with Diamond Dials MYR 3690 (with 10% discount) (Made in Switzerland)

Gucci Black Jeans MYR 1800 (Made in Italy) (Skinny Fit)

Louis Vuitton Anagramme Belt MYR 1100 (Made in France)

Emporio Armani Brief MYR 169 (with 30% discount)

Emporio Armani socks (MYR 99)

Louis Vuitton Curaco Lace Up In Monogram Perforated Patent Leather MYR 4000

The mouse I used for the competition..

Fine Dining

Sorry that these are few pictures that I manage to snap photo, since i do fine dining way too often that I forget to take pictures, not that they are important but I am aware that readers will enjoy more if they can look at the photos of the place.

And from these photos I will try to recall as much memory as possible on my culinary experience from ambience to the taste of the food. There are places that i frequent and there also places that I just recently discovered and will visit them more in the future.

Recently when I was shopping around Pavilion i found a new nice steakhouse , its called Angus House. The franchise came from Japan if I am not mistaken , their steaks are quite pricey .. starts from MYR90 , but their pastas are not that expensive .. just around MYR30 i think

what more interesting about this steakhouse they have all kind of beefs that cost around MYR200,MYR300 and more

I ordered a full course meal wagyu steak that cost around MYR200+ , quite worth it considering that my wagyu comes with a soup, 2 appetizers a fish and salad , and of course a tiramisu for desserts

This is the fish as appetizer

Voila , the best Wagyu steak i've ever tasted , the next time I come i will definitely order a bigger portion

The tiramisu .. anyway i am really looking forward to dine in this restaurant again.. the place also offers alot of privacy since they arent many people there..

This is where I had dinner later, in Alexis ,Gardens. The food are not bad but lack of choices ..there was a lot of people here , most of them seems like just came back from work judging from the way they dress.. I guess if you can eat here after work (I assumed that they are white collar salaryman) that proves that our economy is good and the people are well to do.

Good thing about Alexis they have Pavlova cake , which is currently my favourite cake.. Serai in Empire Shopping Gallery is the only other place that i know that have this..

*updated I just had Red Cod Miso at Alexis and it is very nice! the best Cod Fish i ve ever tasted

The next day as I was heading back to Kuantan I dropped by at Victoria Station , Jalan Ampang (on the way to KL exit towards Kuantan) for my lunch.

their sizzling steak is my most favourite ... reasonably priced and taste nice.. interesting ambience too , they tried to make the place feel and look like a train station , you can even dine in mock trains.

By the way what makes me love Victoria Station so much is this.. their western crabmeat sharkfin soup my most favourite sharkfin soup but i hope they dont use real sharks....

Interesting stairs in the new Zenith hotel in Kuantan. They invited us to check out their rooms a week earlier and was given complimentary dinner at their cafe (I wasnt in Kuantan so only my sister and my mother went) Anyway as soon as I came back to Kuantan i went to try out for myself.. the supervisor or something advised us to take their buffet which cost around MYR70 per head not including service taxes and other charges .. imo its quite pricey for Kuantan rate since this is just a small town.. but I guess the wide variety of food offered will justify the price , since they have from Malay food to Japanese food like shashimi, sushis etc.

The ambience of the hotel's cafe is fantastic .. imo the nicest among Kuantan hotels that i ve been to.. next time I ll visit there again to try their ala carte.

oh yea just to share some places that I love to dine in Kuantan :

Shahzan Inn - the best spaghetti bolognaise (beef/chicken) anywhere in the Malaysia (well i guess taste could be subjective)

Crocodile Rock - love to chill here , the place is cosy , the price are reasonable , but the place is always full even in weekday (sign of good economy) my favorite food here is their nachos and potato dauphinoise

East Grill - the only place i would have my steak welldone is here , I love their tenderloin welldone , aside for that i love their teriyaki salmon and mushroom soup

yup my favourite Teriyaki Salmon

Le Parisian - The only french restaurant here , nice french food but sadly the ambience is too simple

Italian Bistro (Hyatt) - many choices of wine and your only place for authentic Italian food

Sherwood - they have many weird Switzerland steaks that I cant even pronounce and many choice of sauces for their steak , this place is the choice for local expats

I really love their Shashimi..

their mushroom soup is so so only east grill's is alot better

Grilled Steak Fillet Cheese Fondue , if i am not mistaken it is somekind of Switzerland food but it was very nice

Grilled Fillet Steak with Whisky sauce

E&E - their pizza used to be my favourite when I was young, but I go there for their oriental chicken chop , fried rice and sandwiches

these are few photos I manage to find places that i ate recently ... there are more places that i went to but sadly didt take any pictures .. hope you guys can enjoy with the lack of pictures and information of my review .. I am not a food blogger afterall