Sangkaya Signature Coconut Ice-cream

I love ice-cream and a few of my favourites are mint with chocolate chips, chocolate and coffee. I'm not a fan of coconut ice-cream and if I have a choice, I wouldn't choose coconut flavour. But this is an exceptional. I have never tasted any coconut ice cream so rich in flavour and so creamy. This will be my first ever coconut ice cream that had shot up into the top of my ice cream flavours list. It was a treat from my husband's brother. I'm glad he brought us there. =)

 

Err...No.. You can't find this in Ipoh. The shop is located somewhere in Damansara Uptown. I saw an outlet at Sunway Pyramid which I think it's more convenient for many as it's quite difficult to find a parking space at Damansara Uptown. Price of a bowl of Sangkaya Signature coconut ice cream is about RM10. The bowl is actually the coconut shell..which is the reason why the ice cream tastes even much better. I'll definitely eat this ice cream again. =)

Wrapping paper from RM2 shop

There is a boom of RM2 shops mushrooming around Perak. I like to check out the place from time to time for good bargain. Sometime you may find things that are really worth the 2 ringgit but sometime, it could be more expensive than buying elsewhere. 

This wrapping paper was bought from the RM2 shop nearby Ipoh Parade. They came in 3 pieces. One pink, one blue and one gold. If you use the other side of the wrapping paper, it's silver color. So you get 4 colors with RM2. Not bad huh?

I've used it to wrap some gifts during last year Christmas. Aren't they classy and expensive? Haha..

Valentine's dinner at Zakka Loft

We didn't plan anything for Valentine's dinner this year. Hubby just came back from a business trip and was tired. But we made it a point to have a special dinner together. We went scouting for a restaurant around Bandar Baru Medan, hoping to find a good restaurant with decent price and not too crowded. 

First stop, Food & Desire.. heard it serves great food here. But we had no chance at all that night. It was full and even though we saw a few empty tables, it was also fully booked. Saw my friend having dinner there and was told that she booked her table 2 weeks earlier! >.< Then, we went to check out a few restaurants along the same row of shops. Hmm.. maybe Japanese or Korean? We tried Michelangelo's pizzeria, no luck. Although the boss told us the waiting time is only 10-15mins, we were too hungry to wait. 

So we hopped in to Zakka Loft opposite the pizzeria, which was quite empty. I thought, why not? I ate here before. The food is not too bad. It's just that the menu does not have much varieties. Zakka Loft serves some healthy drinks and mostly bentos. Hubby ordered a chicken curry bento and I order smoked duck toast. I did not like my food at all. The only thing I like was the nachos that serve as a side. =.=' The salad taste funny to me with sour plum powder and the taste did not match with the smoked duck. The toast was slightly burned and the smoked duck was too dry. I had to 'steal' my hubby's curry sauce to eat with the toast. Hubby said his bento was not bad. Next time, order bento to be safe. 

Smoked duck toast at around RM16.90 (can't remember the exact price)

The restaurant was decorated like a playroom. There are carrom (strike & pocket table game), jenga (wooden block stacking game), card game and this on the floor which I forget the name. 

wall decoration

When we first stepped into the restaurant, we didn't know where to sit. The layout was a bit confusing to me.. there are big tables which can fit in 10 people and low coffee table with sofas. There is not many table for 2 so we opted for a big table with high chairs so that we could eat comfortably. 

Overall..it was Ok. After all, we just wanted to fill our stomachs and had some time alone since it's Valentine's. *wink*

obligatory selfie of the day

Zakka Loft Cafe opens every day from 1pm to 11pm except on Mondays. 

Address : 2, Jln Medan Ipoh 1C, Medan Ipoh Bistari, 31400 Ipoh, Perak.

Tel: 013-4888503