Hazukido Imago (KK FoodieVenture #188)

Since I was in KK for a short work related course, I didn't get to visit any new eateries (since I mostly ate at the course's venue). But I did managed to go to Imago with what little time I had (I mean... stopping by Imago whenever I went to KK is an absolute must for me) and decided to grab whatever munchies that I could find for my late night eats. 

It's almost impossible for anyone not to be curious whenever you see the line right in front of this place. Thankfully the line wasn't that long when I was passing by (on the lower ground floor of Imago, formerly the candy store Sticky) so I decided to try them out. Mind you, I'm not exactly a fan of crossaints but the 'psycho lure' is strong in this one 😅 And I was slightly disappointed that they're out of any chocolate flavored crossaints so I went with their Seaweed Croissant, Premium Durian Custard Croissant and Taro and Pudding Croissant instead. Personally I like their simple, flavoured croissant more since the pastry was softer than I initially thought and quite savoury. The cream filling ones were good actually, not too sweet and tasted pleasant enough but for some reason I'm still not a fan of. Oh well, at least my curiosity has been satisfied right? 

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Outward Vacay: Hotel Capital

Okay so I recently went for a short work related course in KK and just can't resist taking some pics (yes, with my puny secondary phone) of the hotel that I'm staying at. I'd always noticed this eye-catching rainbow coloured building even when I was staying somewhere else within the Gaya Street area (they're right across the street to the Wisma Merdeka shopping mall and within short walking distance to Suria Sabah). So I was glad that my company had 'sponsored' my stay there (I'm claiming the heck out of this) so I can finally satisfy my curiosity of the place.

The hotel itself is your typical boutique hotel, with a small but functional lobby area. Staff were pleasant throughout and check in was smooth (FYI, they do ask for a deposit upon check in which was around RM150 during my stay). And I was happy that they'd given me a room facing the mall since I really like looking down and seeing people just go about their daily lives. The room was also spacious, clean and prettily designed. Kind of old school vibe (then again they had been around longer than most of the hotels within the area) but is still well maintained. I really enjoyed my stay there but if you're bringing a vehicle, parking might be a challenge since there's limited public parkings nearby and very hard to get since the area is congested most of the time (because the hotel is located right next to a busy traffic light intersection). Also, they shared their ground floor area with that of popular local Italian restaurant Little Italy, so do expect a lot of people coming and going especially during peaks hours. 

Type - Standard Room

Room - 5/5 (very comfortable room with decent tv channels)

Price - 4/5 (got a good price from Agoda)

Service - 4/5 (again, no complaints)

Decor - 4/5 (loving the hanging lamp decor)

Facilities - 4/5 (oh and if you wanted to use the bathroom while in the lobby, you need to go to the 1st floor to actually get there)

Location - 4/5 (a really strategic but busy area - that's all I can say)

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Sad news y'all...

Guys, I'm currently in mourning over my bad luck late last month; I had to reset my laptop because of a virus attack (which means all of my intended blog pics had been wiped out.. yes, TOTALLY wiped out) and my phone's accidental 'dive' into my washing machine (hence there goes my backup pics as well) 😭😭 So unfortunately I had to start from scratch since I had zero materials for now. And since I'm using my spare phone (which only had basic specs) to take new pics, do expect them to be of lower quality until I bought a new one. So do be patient with me okay.. 😌😌🥲

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Subway Tawau

Let me tell you guys that I was over the moon when Subway finally made its way to Tawau sometime late last year. They're located within the 1Arena Commercial Centre at Jalan Chong Thien Vun but I have been regularly using GrabFood services whenever I felt like having their sandwiches (which no joke, probably at least once a week) since they're quite far from where I'm staying. Nevertheless I did tried out a bunch of their sandwiches (mostly their 6 inches) and my faves thus far are their Curry Chicken, Veggie Delite, BBQ Chicken Strips and Bulgogi Chicken. Taste wise everything was definitely tasty but portioning of its ingredients differ from time to time (sometimes the insides were just overflowing while other times you could probably count them with one hand). Their cookies were also soft and chewable (especially their Double Chocolate and Oatmeal Raisin variety) but a tad too sweet for my liking.

** Current status - Still in operation (as of Oct 2022)

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RJ Cafe & Catering

Finally I have some time to update this blog today after what seems to be an endless wokload at work. So with that said, here's a Malay restaurant located within Kampung Pasir Putih (and I really do mean 'within' since it is located not far from the SMK Pasir Putih school) that I've been to a few times (since it is also not far from my home). Their menu mainly consists of a widd range of your typical local dishes and most of them were pretty delicious too. But I do like to highlight the fact that they're currently very understaff so do expect a somewhat chaotic and slow service (especially if you decided to drop by during peak hours). Also, they do have 2 upper floors available for private functions and dinners should you're looking for somewhere new to have such events.

** Current status - Still in operation (as of Oct 2022)

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