(Eat to Live) or (Live to Eat): Carb here Carb there Carb everywhere

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Carb here Carb there Carb everywhere

On Thursday 12.feb.2026, went to buy guppies at cheras early in the morning braving the office and school hours traffic jam. Luckily we were going the opposite way so just encounter a short stretch of traffic jam. Noticed a new Petronas that we didn't notice before.

*** Da Jia Cheng Dim Sum Cheras ***

We went to this dim sum eatery because it opens early and it is on the route to the fish shop.

8.22 am - he ordered:

1. Hot coffee 2.80+

2. Egg tarts 6+

3. Stir fried radish steamed kuih 7.5+ which is too flavourful for me

I ordered:

1. Cabbage rolls 8+

2. Prawns beancurds 8+

3. Prawns ccf 6.5+

4. Deep fried prawns dumplings 7+ with pastry skins that are a bit too much carb

We ordered 10 items. Total MYR 69.85 nett

8.27 am - I ordered Brinjals stuffed with fish paste fillings 7+ which is passable only

8.28 am - he ordered salted egg siew Mai 6.5+ which I didn't eat any so he took one home.

8.30 am - he ordered one portion of 2 steamed buns with rice wine chicken fillings 6.6+ which I didn't eat at all so he ate one and took one home for his early dinner.

After our dim sum meal, we went to the fish shop but it was not opened yet at 9.10 am so we went to Southern Kopi for another meal to wait for the fish shop to open later.

*** Southern Kopi Taman Segar ***

9.37 am - he ordered:

1. Soft boiled eggs 2.90++

2. Egg tart 2.90++ which he used to like but today he said the taste was weird so he asked me to finish it and I did. The taste is of lard but the pastry is a bit underbaked this time.

I ordered:

1. Kaya swiss roll 5.90++

2. Hot cham aka coffee mix tea 4.50++ which we were supposed to share but he found the milk to be too creamy and milky for him so I asked him to add on one order: a black coffee ☕

9.40 am - I also ordered a plate of 2 sunny side up eggs, bacon 🥓, waxed sausages, processed food: ham and sausage 14++