At Last We Are Opening A Malay Cakes Eateries

That's right we are opening a traditional Malay cake cum eateries/restaurant soon at Giant, Kota Damansara, Ground Floor Shop No. G19. We shall be serving some of the best local dishes from Southern Malaysia (betul-betul Johor) and authentic Laksa Kedah with garnishing besides using the regular ones we shall also be adding bunga kantan and daun pucuk gajus. The opening date is on 07/11/11 a day after Hari Raya Haji.

We will be serving something old and something exotically NEW. Something that is now easily available in the market. If you want to know more or taste if for that matter, make a beeline to our eateries, it will be quite an experience. It may not be the best but it is definitely the best that we can provide. Simply put our motto is " We serve you what we eat at home". We do not compromise on ingredients, quality, cleanliness and above all everything is HALAL.

From time to time we will be adding more dishes which will be part of our regular menu but at the same time we shall be serving some impromptu snacks. That is something interesting to watch out for.

So, the next time you happen to be at Kota Damansara after our opening drop by for a drink, sit down chit chat and get something to eat. Simple but meaningful dishes.

Wall just painted from green to orange, to brighten up the area and gives it a bit of warmth

Counter and kitchen area with dining space by the side

Messy and everything cleaned thoroughly

Food preparation area

After cleaning and washing

Rice cookers for the various types of dishes

Under wraps while the ceiling is painted

Counter for preparing drinks

Area for condiments and the likes

Storage space for mops, brooms

Add cDining area that opens out to the car park. That's my vintage BMW E30 1984 Model right at the end there......:-)aption

Ceiling painted

Entrance to the kitchen

Not forgetting the insect trap

Makan pakai tangan kena ada tempat basuh tangan kan

External view...Amy have to come up with the stickers design

Outside looking in....masih messy lagi but not for long

More Updates...After a Spell Of Absence

Lama menyepi tak update blog ni but a lot has happened. Alhamdullillah tempahan kuih muih dan hidangan makanan kami menerima banyak sambutan dan many a times we have to wake up at 4.00am in the morning just to complete the orders on time. Kita terima tempahan Lopis yang banyak untuk jamuan, kuih Puteri tak payah cakaplah, banyak sampai kadang-kadang saya tak larat nak menghantarnya. Our Soto is a hit and orders kept coming even on weekdays. Kalau weekends memanglah banyak. We buy spaghetti by hundred packs for Laksa, so too nasi empit. Our problem now is not orders but production. It simply cannot cope with the demand. I know I must do something but I have come to realize that reliable manpower is in acute shortage. Every industry is faced with this problem. To move forward we have to overcome this problem, which it is right now. Wish we have robots to handle the manual labour.

Having a spot at Tesco, Mutiara Damansara have to be put on hold for the time being. The location that was offered us is unsuitable for F & B business. We cannot be together with carpet sellers and clothing vendors. I don't want the food to be contaminated by flying dust, micro fiber and what else. Even if the food is protected in plastic containers and display counters I simply don't feel good doing it. Carrefour Kota Damansara is still being renovated. They have moved their launch forward again and I have no clear indication as to when the F & B kiosk will be open. We wanted the food court which will allow us to move in immediately but again the operator is telling us what we can sell and what we can't sell in order to protect the existing vendors. Every which way we turn we are being obstructed with one thing or the other. It upsets me but I am dead set in locating our first kiosk in a shopping or hypermarket area. Oh yes....budget is a major constraint too.

We shall overcome, how....I really don't know. Insyallah! If you are reading this post and you feel like giving our kuih, pastries, hidangan and cookies a try, please don't be put off by this post. We would love doing it for you anytime any day......so call us ok. The numbers are 012-2986595 Mustapha, 013-2047262 Salmah. 

It Did Not Just Rain It Pours

Selepas berniaga diPasar Ramadhan peluang perniagaan mencurah-curah datang. Ada saja peluang yang terbuka untuk meningkatkan lagi perniagaan kuih muih edaran kami. Kalau ikutkan hati saya mahu rebut semua peluang yang ada tetapi.....saya mesti berhati-hati. Greed and loosing sight of the companys goal can be detrimental to our growth. Lagi pun modal kami tak besar just enough for a small incremental growth...for now!

Dalam kepala saya macam-macam yang sedang bermain-main, senario yang mungkin dan akan jadi. Macam mana nak tentukan continuity production, to perpetuate it. Macam mana nak bena identiti KweMwe sendiri, macam mana nak menjamin kualiti yang ada, introduction of new product line, macam mana nak expand with the limited capital resources that we have...should I do this or should it be the other way. Do I open a restaurant ( a small one) or should I open just a kiosk on my own or should I rent a small space within an existing restaurant. Where should I open it....location location location. I guess every budding business is faced with this dilemma. When your business is small you are faced with the problem of taking that forward step in growing your business, it is not easy you worry about a lot of things and me I tend to brood about it. When you are big you are faced with the problem of maintaining your position and perpetuating your business.

This past 2 weeks have not been easy I know what I must do to stay in business yet...........I find doing what I must daunting!

Syawal Tiba Bermaaf-maafan Kita

Pada hari lebaran yang mulia ini saya mewakili keluarga KweMwe Enterprise mengucapkan :

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

SEGALA SALAH DAN SILAP KAMI KEPADA ANDA 

YANG MELANGANI HIDANGAN KAMI

MAAF DAN AMPUN KAMI POHONKAN.

SALAM DAN DOA KAMI KEPADA ANDA SEKELIAN

SEMOGA ANDA SEMUA TERPELIHARA, DIBERI KEMULIAAN HIDUP

DAN SENTIASA DIBERKATI ALLAH.  

To Fly

Something to break the monotony. Pictures from my lenses during my romp to the outskirts.

Hari Raya Special To My Business Friends

For my two friends who started the KweMwe business with me.........Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Heres something to celebrate your Raya with. My thoughts, my memories and my thanks to the two of you.

Bungkusan Untuk Ibu Kanak-kanak Taska Sudah Siap Dibuat

Walau pun berniaga dipasar Ramadhan sudah berhenti namum kerja-kerja menyiapkan tempahan pelanggan dari rumah tetap berjalan termasuk penyiapan bungkusan kuih raya untuk ibu-ibu taska. Penatnya tak usah cakaplah sebanyak 115 bungkusan terpaksa dibuat, dengan memotonglah, mengikat riben lah, labelling, masukkan dalam plastik semua itu memakan masa yang panjang. Setiap buku kuih Fudge beratnya 1.5kgs, dipotong 3 setiap satu dan perlu diwrapkan dengan shrink wrap. Lepas itu sebalang kecil kuih Bangkit dan kuih Fudge tadi dimasukkan didalam bungkusan plastic yang sudah siap dilabel sebelumnya dan diikat dengan riben sebagai decoration. Macam nak patah tulang belakang....adeeeeeh! semasa membawa turun kotak yang mengandungi bungkusan tu ke kereta. I am glad its over and done with.

Semalam dapat relek siket and petang ini ada jemputan berbuka puasa. Tak tau nak bawak buah tangan apa. Sekejap tadi Puan Linda datang kerumah mengambil Begedil beku yang dia pesan. Sambil-sambil tu dia beli sekali satu balang kenari dengan satu makmur. Terima kasih Puan Linda dan selamat memandu nanti semasa pulang ke Kuantan. Tart Nenas memang dah habis dah.

I am going to out after this to do some look see look see........nak tengok tapak untuk buka kiosk nanti. Maybe a some photos dan buat submission to the hypermarket management. Sambil tu nak tengok baju untuk Raya....have bought nothing for myself except for a pair of new sandal.

A Happy Feet is a Healthy Feet huh!.... Time to go jalan-jalan and break-in my new pair of sandal. Memory Cushion  ye....ok lets see, time to sizzle! See ya folks!