(Sung to the tune of Beyonce’s If I Were A Boy)
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If I were a fish
Even just for a day
I’d swim far away in the morning
Coz that damn fishing net is my deathblow
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Drink beer with the arrowanas
And chase after sexy chiclids
I’d kick it with who I wanted
and I’d never get confronted for it
Coz they think that fish don’t have any legs
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If I were a fish
I think I could understand
How it feels to love the mud
I swear I hate that stupid saucepan
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Fish are so much cuter
Than those cupcake desserts
Till we’re lifeless and all gutted
Yes, that fish that they all feasted
Those barbarians that got me destroyed
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But I’m not a fish
I guess I don’t understand (yeah, I don’t understand)
Coz I love to eat fish flesh
And suck on the bones just like tarzan
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I’m glad there’s no smell
You’re my little bombshell
You’re tasty but not fishy
I think I’ll call you Charlie
But we don’t eat pets, do we now, sweetie?
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But you’re just a fish….
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They serve steamed tilapia by the dozens here, and whilst some have said that this place isn’t as great as its parent restaurant in Rawang (which I have yet to try), it is still worth a visit. The fish is fresh with no muddy taste. We ordered two styles of preparation, one spicy, and one regular, but it soon became clear that the only difference is the addition of cut chillies. They are generous with the ginger, which I had to push aside to fully savour the fish. The accompanying dish of chicken balls in a sweet and sour sauce (recommended by the waitress) was disastrous – all flour-y and hard, but the fu yue yau mak (lettuce in fermented bean curd) was some sort of redemption.
If I were you, I’d just order the fish.
Lan Je
F50G & 51G, Jalan Teknologi 3/9
Bistari “DE” Kota
Kota Damansara, PJU 5
47810 PJ
Business hours: 11.30am to 3.00pm, 6.00pm to 9.00pm (closed Tuesdays)
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hahaha … what a way to review a steamed fish. No pics of that floury horrors?
Oh dear, it’s kind of weird imagining Beyonce as a fish. The fish looks delicious (sorry about the hard chicken balls though)!
my god! I wouldn’t hv ever associated fish with Beyonce! LOL!
great post 😉
My aren’t you a songwriter! 😀
I’m yet to try this place but I have tried their Rawang outlet, fishes are fresh and yummy!
Other dishes are so so.
U really “cleaned” the fish. Godness!
omg..everytime im gonna listen to that song..got to open up ur version of the lyrics to sing…
Talapia, too muddy for words. I like it drowned in curry or asam pedas so I can’t taste the earth. So brave of you to eat it steamed.
Hahahaha… what a cute post of a …… yummy fish!!! 😀
love the creative lyrics of if i were a fish…..nice nice
J2Kfm – Just imagine brown balls. 😛
Manggy – Yea man, she’s more like a mermaid. 😀
thenomadGourmand – hahaha…just having a bit of fun.
elle – far from it. I’m way better at eating instead.
Huixhun – oh, same in Rawang I guess. 😀
superwilson – I love my fishies!! ^_^
lotsofcravings – remind me to write you a wedding song.
Paprika: But this one isn’t muddy, wor. Try it la…I bring you there, k. 😀
Selba: Haha…thanks…the fish was yummy!
SimpleGirl: Thank you! Wonder if Beyonce will sing it?
Have you been to the original wan r? Hahaha…You got me singing in the morning woman 😛
Next to the tilapia, Beyonce is as dull as the muddy water that the fish thrives in! I think I’ll have one whole fish to myself, no veg, no sides, no rice… yes, that’ll do very nicely!
wow… how did u manage to find out that they open a branch in kota damansara??? I’m still waiting for chance to go to rawang, only to be constrained by my lil daughter 🙂 is it air-conditioned in kota damansara?? if yes, I can bring her there
ohhh the famous awol writing me wedding song? whos the singer? hairy?
unkaleong: No la…haven’t been to the original one altho we’ve attempted to. Drove and drove and ended up in Serendah. 😛
550ml jar of faith: You got that right, sista! (abt Beyonce and the fish and fish alone)
thule aka leo: I first heard it on the blogs….BSG’s to be exact. 🙂 This place is not airconditioned, but very airy…I think it’s manageable for you.
lotsofcravings: Hairy singing my song? It would be an honour!! ^_^
my imagination is running wild at the moment. i see an mtv. i see the steamed fish singing your song as its meat being flaked by your fork and spoon. cool or what, eh?
on a more serious note, wah, very delicious looking leh, hor? lurve the ginger/garlic/tau cho/cili padi/soy sauce. all infused nicely with the fish juice.
if i were that fish, i’ll be proud. 😀
Not as good as the original, eh? Must be the added aroma of diesel fumes and flavour of roadside dust that makes the difference.. 😀
But yeah, it’s amazing how there is absolutely no trace of muddiness at all. I wonder where and how they are reared.
HairyBerry: Singing fish reminds me of that mechanical fish that sings Don’t Worry, Be Happy…you know which one I’m talking abt rite? Yeah, it’s a gorrrgeous fish, alright.
gfad: That’s what some say, but I think it’s good enuff la. Not sure how they get rid of the muddiness. Must be becoz it’s farmed?
foodie here from kuching..want to exchange links?
wot da fish.. ?! u take fish from how many angles ar? u missed the fish arse:P
original rawang btr or dis one?
only one way to find out, u should invite me to lunch here.. ya think? 😛
Hi Raymond, thanks for dropping by. Will definitely check out your blog. 🙂
cumidanciki: I forgot to take the arse coz I was concentrating on the (chicken) balls. Haven’t tried ori rawang yet. Sure I can invite you to lunch…but last I heard, you owe me something. 😛
OMG i actually sing to your lyrics !
if i were a fishhhhhhhhhh…..
Hahahaha,
Didn’t know there’s such a place near where i’m living. Thanks for sharing 🙂
If you were a fish
Then girl you’d understand
You need to stop listening to your friends
Cos those fish loves to be eaten
So, you can choose to fry fish,
And serve it with chips,
You should be able to slice em up,
And serve it with some wasabi,
And sneeze through your nose…
But you’re not a fish!
So you don’t have a clue,
How its destiny’s in your plate
Girl everything it does is for your dinner!
But you’re just a girl…
Lolz – yea i was pretty much trying to sing it to the tunes of Beyonce myself 😉
hahaha poor charlie.. i wanna piece of charlie soon 🙂
I went to the original branch at Rawang but have yet to try it here.
People always have preconceptions that main branch is better, but never try, never know, right? 😀
ROFL and then ROFL some more. Brava, mein Destiny’s Childe! (Okay mixing too many languages there…)
*bows, bows at your lyrical ingenuity*
P.S. Dun think I’ve seen so many pics of fish in one post before either, haha.
An interesting way to review the fish dish.
fish and boy(aka men)…hmm…some resemblance there doncha think?
Ahaha! Your version of Beyonce’s “If I Were a Boy” is cute =)
Haha, great way of writing a post! I can never do that. It’s interesting! 🙂 Read you and masak-masak’s review on this place, guess it’s a place I definitely should go for good fish!
Would you know if this place serves halal food? I’ve a couple of Muslim friends who loves Chinese food. Thought I’d like to bring them here =)
you have to try the one in Rawang, its the best…
If i were a fish,
I will want to be your fish.
Swimming around in the small tank,
I’m happy to see you everyday.
If i were a fish,
I’ll want to be that salmon you crave.
So that you will think of me,
when you are always hungry.
If i were a fish,
I’ll wish that you are a fish too.
Both of us in a tank all day,
the good days will never end.
But we are not fishes, until the next life then 🙂
Poor fis.. er, I mean… delish-looking fish 😛
Citygal and I were just talking about this place last nite.
lol waxing lyrical over dead tilapia instead of cute cupcakes now… sigh. why la why… *shakes head in desolation*
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i had this awhile back, remembered it was one fish per person! the spicy one flairs better than the normal one, yumssss! 🙂
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