Kechara Oasis Chefs in Action!
Irene has been a long time student, friend and assistant for me for over 19 years. I have met her for the first time in Kuala Lumpur when I gave the Manjushri initiation. She has been with me loyally ever since. She has travelled with me to many holy places and visited Gaden numerous times. Whenever I needed her help she is always there. Even when I had audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, she came with me.
I very much promote vegetarian food. A few years back I asked Irene to open a Vegetarian restaurant for Kechara. She instantly agreed as usual. Today she has opened two restaurants and two food stalls for Kechara. She runs, manages and takes care of all of it. Kechara Oasis restaurant is one of the 13 departments of Kechara and the food is delicious if I may say so myself.
She sent me these pictures today of our top award winning chefs in action cooking in Kechara Oasis. I am so proud of Irene and our restaurants. Kechara does not just teach dharma, but has 13 departments to promote a healthy, spiritual, active lifestyle that is geared to be good people, respectful of elders, law abiding citizens that are aware of our dwindling resoures on our planet.
Tsem Rinpoche
“Tai Chow” chefs
The art of making “Chee Cheong Fun”
Ensuring fresh ingredients for customers
saya sudah kenal irene lebih kurang 13 tahun , dia adalah satu wanita yang lembut , baik hati dan taat setia kepada Tsem Rinpoche , dia tidak penah meninggalkan Tsem Rinpoche pada masa Tsem Rinpoche mengalami krisis yang di dengki oleh orang yang cemburu pada dia di berapa tahun yang lepas sebab itu saya tidak hiaran irene telah berjaya di bidang masakan vegetrian di atas nasihat oleh Tsem Rinpoche , sekian terima kasih , wong kok thai
Opening a vegetarian restaurant is such a brilliant idea as Kechara Oasis is one of the first few vegetarian restaurants in such a comfortable and luxurious environment in Kuala Lumpur.
I have tried many many times to persuade my friends to have vegetarian meals but they only laugh at me and say “how can we stay full just only eating vegetables?”.
So I have been telling many of my friends that Kechara has a vegetarian restaurant that is really tasty. I have brought many people there and they have only walked away happy and satiated, and cannot believe that vegetarian food can taste this good, and they acutally can stay full!
A few days ago, a muslim friend of mine went to Kechara Oasis at Jaya One, and messaged me commending how tasty the food is and that she will definitely go back..
I can see that there is a demand for people to be vegetarian, if not always, at least once in a while. The shift for a healthier, compassionate lifestyle is starting to hit Malaysia, and vegetarianism is sprouting.
Irene has had no prior experience in managing a restaurant but has done so well. The restaurant and chefs have won awards, FOR VEGETARIAN COOKING! Irene serves as an example to all that, even with no knowledge/skill in a specific line, as long as you try your best, and believe that you can do it, you will be able to do it.
You must try. Kechara Oasis is located at 2 different places; Jaya One and Viva Home mall. http://www.kecharaoasis.com/
Irene is one of the most devoted students of Rinpoche, I mean for someone who has never had any experience in managing a restaurant to build up a restaurant from scratch is pure devotion and sheer endurance, dogged determination.
Anyways it is wonderful for her to set the trend for modern Malaysians that vegetarian is a healthy way of living , conscience free and problematic free. 20 years back the selection of the vegetarian food is limited but times are changing. There are much more competition, and we all know competition is always good for raising the standard of vegetarian food. Also the variety of vegetarian food is much wider these days.
Irene is really a star. She has accomplished so much over the past 2+ years, with Kechara Oasis. When she opened the first restaurant, it was really her first time managing a restaurant, let along a vegetarian one. There were so many challenges with staff, training, food, recipes, etc but she really pulled through with sheer effort, determination and resolve.
Now her second restaurant has opened in viva home mall in cheras, with a huge ballroom able to cater for large wedding parties. Her menu has also expanded into vegetarian dim sum, which I am really looking forward to tasting some time soon!
Congrats Irene. You have done Rinpoche and us proud!
Kechara Oasis is one of the best vegetarian cuisine in Malaysia. It’s best not only based on the taste but education on kind loving for others.
I have met few staff from Kechara Oasis, all of them told me Irene is a very good boss, who’s not only care about sales but their welfare as well. Irene told me personally before she would like to sponsor one of her staff to further study in vegetarian cooking in the future, i asked why ? She told me this young man have a lot potential to be one of the best vegetarian chef in the future, but due to financial problem, he can’t follow what he wanted to do. Irene told me she would like to sponsor him regardless this young man will work for Kechara Oasis in the future.
Irene also told me the most important is her staff can get Dharma while her staff is with her, because if they have Dharma in them, they will be ok, that’s makes her to do the best to help them. A selfless person who never asking for return always earn people respect, and I do really respect Irene for her kindness.
By the way whoever haven tried Kechara Oasis, you must go. Because this a not only a restaurant, but a place for people to learn something back after fulfilled our needs.