Happy 10 Years!

   

First of all, I've been delaying this post for a month plus and secondly, I've absolutely no clue what to write for my blog's 10th year anniversary but anyways,

Happy 10th year anniversary to simpleharusakura!

Woohoo!

I'm temporarily speechless at the moment but still, thank you guys for all the support throughout the years and I'm eternally grateful for the existence of this little space.

   Peace.

   

Dracula Frappuccino

 
HI! It's me again! Your favourite blogger, Doris!

*cricket noises in the background*

Despite the lack of audience in this little space, nevertheless, I'm still posting something new for you guys today. This post is specially dedicated to my number 1 supporter/ fan/ reader and banana mate, BRENDA CHAN! I gotchu my g. 🍌

In today's episode, we're going to be doing another round of what's up Starbucks? In conjunction with the month of October- psst Halloween, Starbucks has released a special limited time only drink which is the Dracula Frappuccino. Heh heh heh heh..

Pic source: Starbucks

I don't understand why I'm always up for such weird drinks. I think I'm always easily conned by advertisements and internet reviews. Someone needs to stop me.

Again, as you guys know me so well you'd know that I wouldn't spend RM21.20 just to buy a venti-sized Dracula Frappuccino after the previous PSL episode right?

I'll never learn.

TADAA!

Here's my underwhelming looking cup of Dracula Frappuccino which looked absolutely dissimilar to the one in the picture above. The one above looks so sexy whilst mine looks.. 10x miserable.

I gotchu review brah, I truly do.

Aside from the erm, dissimilar appearances between these two, let's talk about its contents. According to Starbucks, it's made of sweet fig and raspberry juice, milk and chocolate whipped cream. It does sound really delicious!

But what does it really taste like? Okay, first of all, I have to say it tasted a lot better than the PSL because it's not insanely sweet. But, in my most honest opinion, I think it was kinda meh. It tasted pretty boring. Imagine mixing both milk with strawberry and raspberry jam together.. Yeah, that's exactly how it tasted like. 

Haih, I have lost all my hopes.

But if I were to choose between PSL and this, I think I'd go for this one since it's less sweet. 

Somebody needs to start a petition to bring the cotton candy frappe back.



JK.





I still love their soy latte.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

   
Warning: No h8 intended in this post.

Fall is here! And what does this mean?

We get to be BASIC B*TCHES!

Everyone's favourite season is here. Fall is all about ugg boots, sweaters, scarves, scented candles and of course, PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES! 🍂✨

Except here in Malaysia, we don't experience fall and it's pretty much summer here everyday- the f*cking hot weather man. But, I guess it's monsoon season now here in the Peninsular because it's raining like crazy almost every day here in Kuala Lumpur. The weather is being so bipolar! At one moment the sun is shining like crazy and suddenly in the next 20 mins, the sky turns cloudy and there comes the heavy downpour. It's just so unpredictable.

Being a basic bitch (a lowkey one), I'm 'shooketh' to hear that Pumpkin Spice Latte is finally available here in Malaysia. It has never occurred to me that it is possible that one day the 'ever famous fall basic bitch drink' will ever be sold in Malaysia. I have heard lots of good things about the PSL from the internet, as usual. They say it's amazing and yadda yadda yadda.

You wouldn't even need to guess what I did next because you all know me so well you'll know that I wouldn't spend RM19.60 on buying a grande-sized PSL Frappuccino right?

Damn, I just let the cat out of the bag didn't I?

I always believe that when you're curious about something, you'll just have to find it out for yourself. And so I did.

I present you..

Here's my cup of RM19.60 PSL frappe.

I know right? It does look like some ordinary chocolate frappucinos that we usually order. It doesn't look really fancy or anything. Okay to be fair, it does have a very faint orange tint to the drink but other than that, it looks pretty much like the ordinary frappucinos. :)

I wasn't really impressed. 😂

I'm sure most of you must wonder how does this pumpkin spice latte taste like. First things first, I must say it doesn't taste anything like pumpkin at all. According to wikipedia, PSL is a coffee drink with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.. and nothing much pumpkin related.

Let me be honest with you guys, all that I can taste from this drink is definitely both and coffee and the strong taste of cinnamon only. It does have a slight bitter spice taste which I don't hate but other than that, I think it just tasted like some ordinary sweetened coffee with pinches of cinnamon powder in it. Sorry to disappoint you PSL fanatics, I really can't understand the hype behind this drink. It wasn't bad but it's nothing bombastic either.

My thoughts about this drink is that it's definitely not something I'd see myself buying frequently in the future (during autumn). It was definitely cool to be able to taste the real thing in real life already since I'm only seeing it on the internet all the time. Will I recommend this to any of my people? Not really, unless you love insanely sweet coffee and cinnamon flavoured stuff.

Don't get me wrong, I still love Starbucks and especially their soy lattes.

Summer 2019

 
I swear I'm not crying as I'm typing this..

This can't be happening..

My summer holidays have come to an end!

😥🍃🌴🌅🌻

Cheh, I thought you had anything else to say.

Now I can no longer do whatever I like- that includes going to bed late, waking up late and sleeping for as long as I like. And worse, school's starting soon again. *groans*

But on the bright side, I really loved this year's summer holidays despite not doing anything really productive. Unlike previous years, this year, I got to rediscover my passion for art and craft and I did lots of things that I felt enjoyable.

I don't really have any interesting stories to share with you guys since most of the days I stayed home  but I'll just update you guys what I've done for the past 3 months briefly.

You ready? Here goes nothing.

1. I made my first ever explosion box

For my sister's friend's birthday. I might upload a video of me doing that whole thing sometime in the future. Wait, cross that, I don't know if I'll ever bother to upload that video because I'm just really lazy to edit it.

2. I visited the national science museum

I updated this before in a previous blog post so you can always just check it out.

3. Realising that tea bags make a pretty good filter

I had sore throat the other day so I went ahead and made myself a cup of honey. As I looked into the cup, okay this may sound disgusting but yes I saw dead ants floating on the surface of the drink. I didn't want to waste this cup of expensive honey so what did I do? In order to save my cup of honey, I decided to filter all these dead things out of my cup. In that very moment, I thought I'd trying using tea bags as the filter. I ripped a bag of tea which I didn't really like, took all the contents out and started pouring my honey drink into the tea bag. To my delight, it worked wonderfully! The honey drink came out clear and free from any disgusting ants.

4. Learning watercolour background printing techniques

Through youtube.

5. Writing calligraphy again

Using mixed tools like watercolour brushes, felt tip pens and gel pens. I really enjoyed writing them.

6. Catching up with Brenda

We went one u then Ikea to look at some stuff. It was a great day!

7. Catching up with my high school friend, Tham

We had lunch together and then went for ice cream. Also a very great day.

8. Got myself a tiny plant

I always thought it's nice to have a plant on my study desk so that it'll look more lively and less boring. 

9.  Indulging in Queen musics, updates, pictures and etc

I won't deny, I do this on a daily basis but during the hols I tend to spend more time on doing it.

Courtesy of Pinterest

10. Watched Bohemian Rhapsody again, TWICE in the cinemas (this year)

Borhap is the best movie ever, period. I wouldn't mind watching it over and over again in the cinemas because the audio is the best there.

11. Reading my first ever fan fiction

On Freddie Mercury. I'd never thought of reading these things until an internet friend of mine recommended it to me. It was bloody GOOD. #noragrets

12. Had my first Godiva chocolate ice cream

I'm not a big fan of chocolate so chocolate ice creams are not something that I'd usually crave for. One evening, as I was shopping with my mum and sis at KLCC, I saw many people holding cones of these delicious looking things. So I went ahead and ordered one. It was the best chocolate ice cream I've ever tasted, so far. It's really smooth and creamy. I kinda liked it.

13. Went on a boba craze

I believe many of you did as well. After trying so many brands and types, I think XFT has the best brown sugar milk tea whilst Chatime has the best roasted bubble milk tea. I have actually stopped drinking these since weeks ago because I think too much sugar in the system messes you up badly. 

Tried the boba ice cream from softsrve and it tasted very much like the real boba tea, but less rich in flavour.

14. Visited Petrosains

I have nothing much to say about it but I did upload a video of the trip on youtube.

15. Visited the Batu Caves

It was an unforgettable experience. There were so many flights of stairs! The climbing wasn't easy considering the stairs were quite steep. Not forgetting to mention, there were lots of monkeys on both sides of the stairway. The cave itself was beautiful!

16. Gotten myself a new camera 

But I haven't had much chance to use it because I didn't go anywhere interesting nor did I come across any interesting things to capture. But I hope I'll be able to put it to good use anytime soon.  

17. Going shopping with my sister

It's something we do frequently anyway.

18. Painting my own pieces

On canvases using watercolours. One of it is a blue abstract painting and the other is a Queen album.

19. Watched 'Yesterday' - The Beatles themed movie

It was an okay movie. I enjoyed it but it's not as good as Borhap, at least in my opinion. After watching this movie, I get to learn and recognise a few Beatles hit songs.

20. Learned basic Spanish

Through a free app. I absolutely enjoyed learning it.

& I've graduated from law school, if this also counts as one of the events.

That's pretty much all the things I've done throughout my summer holidays. 

I really enjoyed wasting my time during throughout this summer. 

I hope I'll get the chance to do this again in the future.

LLB

 
I have great news that I'd like to share with all of you here-

I'VE GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL! 

I'm so so happy! 😆

After 3 years of hard work and invisible tears (because I don't cry easily), I have completed my law degree and soon I'm be embarking on a whole new crazy journey. I'm thankful for all the support and love I've received throughout my university days and I'm blessed to have met all these amazing friends who have never stopped motivating and guiding me along the way.

I must say, doing a law degree wasn't easy (no flex intended) and for those who have taken up a law degree course before would know the struggles we need to go through every single day just to get all the knowledge into our heads. I'm proud to say I have never skipped any classes before. 😌 In fact, my friends and I frequently attended extra classes just to get that extra knowledge. I have never regretted any of these before because in the end, it's all worth it (despite the tiredness)!

All I have to say is that I enjoyed my university life so much. The degree may be strenuous but I really enjoyed studying the subject itself. I really appreciate how the lecturers tried making every classes fun and easy to understand for us. Another most memorable part of my uni life is that my friends and I would sometimes travel to the city via LRT or MRT in between lunch breaks just for fun. 😂

So what's next for me?

I'll be attending CLP classes for an entire year and I have a feeling that I won't be active in social medias anymore, especially in youtube and blogger. CLP is a really tough course that requires a lot of hard work and persistence. With that being said, I can no longer fool around and I have to really give in my best shot in order to achieve good results.

Long story short, I've got the LLB already guys!

My thoughts on metal straws

 
It's 2019 and according to various sources, our ocean is contaminated with loads of plastic wastes ranging from plastic bags, to plastic cups, lids and all kinds including that one tool which everyone loves- plastic straws. Why is this bad news? The obvious reason being number one, it contaminates the water source and number two, it endangers the lives of the ocean creatures. It's never cool to see a turtle having a piece of plastic straw pierced through its nose and having to suffer that pain all its life.

So, the ultimate solution was to ban all plastic straws and reducing the use of plastic products, especially plastic bags.

I think it's a good initiative to reduce the use of plastic products so as to reduce plastic waste. Now, there are many stores, mall kiosks or even online websites are selling reusable straws that are made of glass, bamboo, plastic, paper, silicone and metal.

The main focus of me writing this post today is, as the title suggests, my thoughts on using metal straws as an alternative to plastic straws.

I'm not against the use of metal straws completely and the below are my opinions.

Image courtesy of Google images

Why use metal straws?

Good question.


1) Durability

The main reason why everyone loves using these metal things is because it's really durable compared to other types of materials. It doesn't break easily. You don't even need to replace it so often.

2) Cheap

It costs about RM2-8 per piece depending on the size and which seller you buy it from. It's a lot cheaper than using paper straws.

3) Easy to wash

Provided you have a straw cleaning brush, washing becomes a really easy task.

-

Look, using metal straws gives you so many advantages! But what is the risk of using such things? Will it cause any harm?

I have two metal straws on my own and I frequently use them to drink ice cold beverages. I really like sipping on sodas using straws. Technically, I just cannot live without straws.

However, the truth about metal straws is that it can cause serious harm if not used cautiously. I'm not sure if most people are aware of a recent case where a woman passed away after a metal straw had pierced through her eye and brain because she accidentally tripped and fell over the metal straw. Yes, this really happened you can go google about this news online. To cut it short, the most serious risk of metal straws is that it can cause fatal injuries.

Besides that, I noticed whenever I accidentally knock onto the end of the straw, even the slightest knock can cause a cut on the lip or worse, the gums. The cut made my lip swell and not to mention it was awfully painful too. As such, I personally think that we shouldn't encourage the use of such straws when it comes to children or the elderly.

So what now?

My final thoughts about metal straws are that despite the many advantages, there remains the risk of injuries using such straws. Children and the elderly are not encouraged to use it as they are more on the vulnerable side.

I agree that the use of plastic straws should be reduced but I think we should not ban it completely as there are still groups of individuals like children or the elderly would need to use them to prevent unnecessary harm and accidents. To those who wish to use metal straws, do exercise them with caution to prevent any injuries.

Alternatively, use reusable plastic straws or even paper straws if you wish to cut down plastic waste.

I have switched to using a reusable plastic straw as a safer option. I'll still use the metal straws that I have but not so frequently anymore because I'm very clumsy 😓
 

The Whale Tea Blue Lagoon sea salt ice cream review

 
HEY YA, it's me again with another blue coloured sea salt ice cream review. I'm really not supposed to eat so many ice creams because I have a weak stomach but yo I'm a sucker for any ice cream that's blue, especially sea salt flavoured ones. Now that I've tried the one from Family Mart (link), I'm up for more sea salt ice creams.

In today's post, as clearly mentioned in the title, I'm going to review about the new 'blue lagoon' ice cream by The Whale Tea. The Whale Tea is a newly opened boba tea shop in the Curve, Mutiara Damansara. If you've watched my national science museum vlog in youtube, you might have already seen me trying out their boba tea. Their brown sugar boba tea is quite nice but that's not the main point we're here today whoops.

I present to you, the blue lagoon ice cream:

Without further ado, let me just state down my thoughts about this ice cream.

THOUGHTS

Presentation

I shall start with the presentation of this ice cream first. Just like any other ordinary soft serves, it is served in a pretty standard waffle ice cream cone. What makes it different from regular soft serve ice creams is that the cone is black and this can only mean one thing- it is a charcoal flavoured (is charcoal even a flavour lolz?) ice cream cone. 

Another thing weird thing about this ice cream is that it had some crystal-like sprinkles on top. At first sight it looked pretty much like coloured sugar but no it wasn't! Those were actually popping candy! I mean, WHaaaAT? This is very bizarre to me because I have never ever come across ice creams with popping candy on it. 

Flavour

It has a very odd flavour, at least to me. I can still remember the exact taste of this ice cream as I'm writing this post. I was expecting some fine-ass sea salt vanilla-ish flavours from this ice cream but NOPE. How do I even say this? The flavours were a bit complex to me.

It was definitely milky and creamy but it doesn't have much vanilla taste to it and neither did it taste anything like sea salt at all. 

I was confused. 

The ice cream tasted pretty much like a regular mint ice cream without any chocolate chips. Not to mention that the popping candy was apple flavoured so it kinda messed up my taste buds because on one hand I can taste mint but on the other I can taste the apple popping candy. 

Texture

It was smooth and creamy so no complaints about that.

Price

RM7.90 each. Not too shabby I guess.

The ultimate question is, will I ever come back for this ice cream again? I have to say no because I didn't really enjoyed the flavours of the ice cream. It was weird to me. I have no hate against the ice cream whatsoever but it just isn't my cup of tea.

COJIITII green milk tea short review

 
I've had so many bubble milk teas for the past few weeks but recently I have started going on a 'bubble tea detox'- as in I have stopped consuming bubble tea for a period of time, maybe about 2 weeks? If you have read my previous bubble tea review, yes, the Xing Fu Tang one, that's the last time I have ever consumed a cup of bubble tea.

But today, my sis and her friend went to Damansara Uptown and they discovered this beverage store called Cojiitii that sells a variety of drinks and bubble teas- almost similar to KOI and Chatime. I've heard of this store from Soju Twins on youtube but never have I thought of trying it out.

Since my sis was there, I asked her to buy one for me.

So today, we will be reviewing the Green milk tea from Cojiitii.

THOUGHTS 

Tastewise, it's like KOI, very light and refreshing. But this one has a stronger milk taste (it somehow reminded me of the taste of sweet condensed milk) and the tea is really fragrant. It has a very pleasant flower-y (jasmine) taste. The bubble/pearls were also chewy and golden.

I really enjoyed drinking this one so I'd definitely recommend this to jasmine tea lovers.

If I were to pick this or KOI (KOI used to be my ultimate fav), I think I will choose this one instead since this bubble tea is richer in taste. KOI's green milk teas are like a watered-down version of this.

   What's your favourite bubble milk tea brand?

Family Mart Mediterranean Sea Salt Sofuto/ ice cream review

   
I love all things blue, especially when it comes to food and beverages or even desserts! Blue coloured foods never fail to attract me. This time, Family Mart has newly released their new Mediterranean Sea Salt Sofuto. That's quite a long name right? Okay for short, it's the blue sea salt soft serve ice cream and it is for a limited time only!

You'd already know that I wouldn't want to miss out such an interesting ice cream!

The last time I have ever had a sea salt flavoured vanilla ice cream was about 4 years ago and I really loved it! It was sold at a mini ice cream parlour named cremeo in Publika but sadly it had closed it doors about 2 or 3 years ago. Since then, I have never had any sea salt ice creams.

My sis and I finally got our hands on this sea salt ice cream yesterday at one of the Family Mart stores! I know we're kinda late to the party but better late than never right? So, let's begin with the review!

Unfortunately, this post will not have as many pictures as the other posts because erm..

As you can see from this picture, the ice creams are bloody melting already and the dude at the cashier did not do a great job at dispensing the ice creams..

The ice creams were slanting to the left/right! LMAO.

And it was nearly falling off the cone wtf.

So we had to save em' real quick by devouring the top part of the ice creams first.

😓

In case you were wondering, yes, we bought 4 ice creams in total and both of us had 2 of the cones each. Since we're at it might as well eat more right? 🙃

THOUGHTS

Flavour

Flavour-wise, it's just vanilla ice cream with a tad bit of saltiness to it. It tasted quite like the famous Ikea vanilla-flavoured soft serve ice cream with just a slight salty taste. No complex flavours at all. To me, it's just a slightly more 'boujee' vanilla ice cream compared to the regular vanilla ice creams. Nevertheless, the taste was good.

Texture

Here comes the part which I didn't really like. The texture of the ice cream was slightly weird. I mean, it's smooth just like regular soft serve ice-creams are but it was a bit weird as you can see from the picture below, the entire ice cream was a bit foamy and bubbly.

I'm not sure if it's just the branch that we went to has such weird foamy textures to their ice creams or the ice cream is just such.

I didn't really like the foamy thing that was happening to the ice creams cuz it surely did make me burp and my stomach bloated.

Price

Considering it is just RM2.90 each, I would say it is pretty good price for such an interesting flavoured ice cream (despite its weird texture). 

Will I recommend this to my friends? I'm not really sure about that actually. I mean, don't get me wrong, I liked the ice cream (it tasted good) but the texture just wasn't my favourite. But if you haven't actually had any sea salt flavoured ice creams in your life before, you can definitely give this a go plus it's really cheap compared to other ice creams. 

I hope you enjoyed my review! 🍦

National Science Centre Malaysia visit

 
There are actually so many places that we haven't actually visited in Kuala Lumpur, aside from the famous KL twin towers and the KL tower. I was browsing the net one day and I discovered this hidden gem- the National Science Centre from one of the travelling websites and without any hesitation I decided to give it a visit.

It had never occurred to me that I should check out the National Science Centre because no one was even talking about this place. Oh boy I'm glad I found this place and I'll tell you the reasons why as I continue writing below. 😊

First things first, the National Science Centre is located just a little further away from Sri Hartamas, maybe about 1km away. You can easily locate it using Waze or Google Maps.

Welcome to the national science centre!

Walking towards the centre from our parking lot.

Then you may ask: "do they have parking there?"

The answer is yes! We arrived at about 11.30am on the day of our visit and there were plenty of parking spaces. The parking lots are located just next to the centre itself so it's actually within short walking distance. And, they're FREE!

We're now at the entrance of the national science centre. From here, you can see the ticket booth (in white) located right next to the glass door at the other end. They also have little aquariums with fishes, water plants and corals.

The entrance fee is only RM6 guys!

Below are some snapshots from my latest vlog - NSC Malaysia visit. I only managed to capture some interesting exhibits because the rest are left for you guys to discover on your own. 😉

It would ruin the fun if everything is exposed hehe. 

They have a mini version of overhead aquarium at the entrance.

 Freshwater fishes.

A model of some of Malaysia's famous buildings. This is the solar energy exhibit.

They have a large piano that allows you to play some really simple songs. The notes are displayed on the wall for your reference.

The open space area.

An exhibit that shows the different phases of the moon.

Thoughts on the National Science Centre

I absolutely loved the visit! My sis and I spent a total of 3 hours inside exploring all of the displays/exhibits. 

The National Science Centre does offer a lot of interesting exhibits (although a small part of it are faulty and old) and I have learnt a lot of things from it as well. Plus, the tickets are really affordable- RM6 only! 

So, if you have nowhere else to go this coming holiday, you can give this hidden gem a visit, especially you science lovers 😜

I would suggest you to take your breakfast or lunch first before visiting this place because you'll never know how much time you would spend there and do remember to bring your own water. They have vending machines too but they sell mostly carbonated or sweet drinks.


Here's my VLOG:

That is all for today and see you around!

Pusat Sains Negara (NSC)

Persiaran Bukit Kiara Bukit Damansara,

Bukit Kiara,

50662 Kuala Lumpur

Website: http://www.psn.gov.my/garis-panduan/

 

Three of my most favourite bands and their music

   
Hey guys! I was just casually browsing through some of my favourite songs in Youtube and I thought of sharing some (specifically three) of my favourite music bands and their songs with you all here.

Most of the songs that I always listen to are old songs. I prefer listening to older songs compared to modern musics because I find that most newer songs are boring- they all have almost the same beat or composition and some of them don't even make any sense at all; the lyrics are just absurd. I don't hate modern music in fact, I like some of them like Dua Lipa's New Rules, Yuna's Black Marquee and Bilie Eilish's Bad Guy but just most of them aren't up my alley.

And now, I present you my top three favourite music bands along with some of their music:

QUEEN

Legendary British rock band, Queen.

I loooooove their songs! I have constantly raved about their music to my friends and in my social media accounts because their songs are really damn good. I daren't say that I'm a fan of ALL their songs, I mean there are a few of them which aren't my favourites but still I enjoy listening to many of their songs, especially those that were featured in their 'Greatest Hits' albums. 

Listening to their music makes me feel good. Songs like 'don't stop me now' or 'we will rock you' give positive vibes and they have the magic to uplift one's mood. Trust me, you just have to give their songs a listen to truly understand how amazing they sound!

Musics

This song's a real gem and it has been dubbed as the happiest song on earth, according to a study done by Dr Jojij. 

Most popular song ever and possibly one of the longest songs ever made in history.

My absolutely favourite song of all time.

Another one of my favourites!

COLDPLAY

One of the top modern music bands til this date, Coldplay.

Just like Queen, they are also a British rock band. I started listening to their songs since young because our local radio stations would play some of their hits like 'Fix You', 'Viva la Vida' and 'Yellow'. To me, Coldplay has always been one of the coolest bands because they produce songs that are pretty chill but at the same time, addictive. I still prefer their older songs compared to the latest ones.

Some of their songs are uplifting while some of them are pretty emotional. Their songs have helped me get through many tough times I once had back then as a teenager and so I do have some sentimental attachments towards their songs.

Music

I play this followed by the song below, Fix You whenever I feel down.

A local radio station favourite.

One of their uplifting musics!

MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK (MLTR)

There used to be 4 members in the band but now they are only left with 3 members.

Another classical soft rock band, Michael Learns to Rock. Some of you may have known or even heard of them since a long time ago. MLTR was my dad's favourite band and he used to play their songs almost everyday in his car and so that's where I was exposed to their music. They then became my favourite childhood music band since then. Their songs are also frequently played in our local radio stations back in those days. One of their most popular songs was 'Paint my Love'. 

Also.. they started following my twitter account since 2 years ago! I was thrilled!

(Weird flex but ok)

Music 

Hope you'll enjoy listening to these songs!

Btw, what's your favourite band?

Xing Fu Tang bubble milk tea review - Worth The Hype?

THE BOBA TEA TREND IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD- I repeat THE BOBA TEA TREND IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD!!

Like literally man.

People in Malaysia have been treating boba tea or better known as 'bubble milk tea' like it's some sort of holy drink in the most recent years especially in 2018 and the present (2019). Social medias like instagram or even twitter are filled with loads of bubble milk tea pictures like nobody's business. Not to mention, the entire Klang Valley is now booming with so many new boba stores.

I mean, what is going on man? Why is everyone even crazy about boba milk teas nowadays? Are they really that amazing? I mean, I've had a lot of cups of boba teas myself as well for the past few months but I think they're just milk teas with chewy tapioca balls. Honestly, it wasn't anything mind-blowing to me.

It was known to me that one of the biggest bubble milk tea chains which is Xing Fu Tang have established their new stores here in Malaysia and it was only available in locations like SS15 (Subang), Kepong and Setapak. People were raving about how good these milk teas are and how different it is from other ordinary boba milk teas they have tasted before. Don't even get me started on the pictures man, they all look so bloody good.

And yep, that's how my sister and I got conned. We then decided to give this boba milk tea store a try since it's such a popular thing in town now. I hope we ain't late to this XFT milk tea party 😬

The XFT store that we went to was the one located in Laman Rimbunan, Kepong. The store is spacious and its walls are painted in white. Only complaint was that the cashier lady was a little bit rude. Other than that, everything was fine.

Brown Sugar Boba Milk

We ordered a cup of brown sugar boba milk tea to share. RM12.50.

According to youtube videos and various online sources, we have to stir the drink 18 times to fully enjoy the drink's taste. 

Thoughts

The boba was freshly roasted with, of course as the name suggests, brown sugar and it was still hot when the drink was served to us. The liquified brown sugar that was clinging onto the inner walls of the cup then began to crystallise as it comes into contact with the ice cold milk, turning into tiny pieces of brown sugar flakes. Thus, whenever you sip the drink, you can feel there are some tiny sugar flakes inside of your mouth so do remember to chew a bit and don't drink it in a gulp otherwise it might scratch your throat. 

The drink consists of very sweet frothy milk that has a creamy texture to it. The boba(s) were really chewy. The brown sugar was nicely cooked- it doesn't have any burnt taste to it. I dislike brown sugar milk teas that have a burnt caramel-ly taste. 

I would rate this drink a 7.5/10 cuz it's pretty good- it's got that rich milk and cream taste but unfortunately it was too darn sweet. It made me feel like I was drinking a cupful of sugar..

Mango Smoothie with Rabbit Panna Cotta 

Mango Smoothie with Rabbit Panna Cotta, RM14.50.

Look at that cute little white rabbit sitting on top of the drink!

Thoughts

This drink is slightly more expensive than the brown sugar boba milk probably because it's made of real mango puree. This drink also consists of pink coloured strawberry flavoured boba. Funky! This mango smoothie was blended til smooth using real mangoes instead of those chemically sweet mango cordial syrups. 

The boba(s) were strawberry flavoured however, I couldn't really taste any strawberry flavours in it maybe because the drink itself is already rich with the taste of mango, hence overpowering the flavours of the strawberry boba.

The white rabbit panda cotta doesn't really have any flavours or distinctive taste to it. I think it's just made out of agar powder and cream. 

I would rate this drink a 7/10 and again, it was too sugary for my liking..

Green Tea with Lemon Slices

RM9.50 (if not mistaken)

Thoughts

This one's a pretty ordinary drink consisted of merely green tea, sugar and lemon slices. I've nothing much to say about this one because it's just a pretty standard type of drink. What could possibly go wrong with lemon and tea? But it was definitely quite pricey compared to many other types of drinks you could get out there.

The fun thing about this store is that it has a huge wooden box engraved with Chinese numericals that allows you to pick your lucky quote of the day. First, pick your stick from a huge wooden container right underneath that box. Then, referring to the number stated on that stick, you get one piece of paper from one of those tiny drawers. There you have it, your quote of the day. Some quotes are inspirational and some are a bit silly- like the one in the picture above haha.

Verdict

I think the beverages were okay, it's actually quite nice but it wasn't truly bombastic or anything. To me, it was not really worth the hype. But still, for those of you who are fine with really sweet beverages, you can definitely give these boba teas a go!

Xing Fu Tang 

 87, Jalan Rimbunan Raya 1, 

Laman Rimbunan, 

52100 Kuala Lumpur