D Daily Dose

Cousin Farah's bday...

2010-07-11T21:38:00.009+08:00

Hubby & I were invited for our cousin's birthday. Auntie R insisted that bee & i were to join cos it will be cousin Farah's last birthday as a single person. She's getting married end of this year. My aunty has two daughters and her eldest will be tying the knot somewhere in December. We had our teatime at Dorse** Subang Jaya. It was a fun gathering as we get to eat and be merry.

Hale's Kitchen & Aeon Mahkota Cheras

2010-07-07T23:06:00.017+08:00

I'm on leave today. No occassion, its just that some days, i do take special leave to spend time with my other half. I find that necessary, hehehe.

Today my other half wants to take me to a new eatery place. Its is located in Kg. Baru, KL. Its not hard to find the place. Hale's Kitchen is a 'halal' eatery. They have abundance of main-dishes to choose from.

I had a fish dish. And Bee had chicken cheese dish.. The food was delicious and portion was just nice....not too much or too little. Of course, we cleaned our plate in no time...

Their contacts are : Ground Floor Plaza RAH 111, Jalan Raja Abdullah, Kampung Baru, 50300 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2681 8088 Fax: 03-2681 9088

Both of us find the food good and we will definately come here again (if we're around the neighbourhood).

After lunch, bee drove to Cheras area to check out the new mall. It rained heavily that day. The mall has all the usual outlets, nothing extraodinary about it. Somehow i find it kinda boring. But at least i've been here!!

Te*ra Briyani Rice

2010-07-06T16:35:00.007+08:00

A colleague told me that the best briyani that she ever tasted were at Tet*a. An Indian restaurant. So she make an effort to drive us there during lunch time. Its around Klang area.

The restaurant is clean & tidy. The briyani rice were okey. I had Vegetarian Briyani and it was quite alrite. Simple condiments to be eaten with the rice.

Its a long journey from the office but i guess its worth it for her.

Papa John & Serai

2010-07-05T16:50:00.013+08:00

This entry were supposed to be published earlier but i was too busy.

We wanted to tryout Papa John at SPyramid and since it was mama's birthday & she lurves pizza, we decided to take her there. We ordered the specialty that they recommended and we think that the pizza are just so-so. However, other dishes like chicken wings & mushroom soup were passable.

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A few weeks later we took our parents to 'jalan-jalan' to the new mall in SJaya, E*pire Gallery. And we have dinner at a new restaurant 'Serai'. We ordered main-dishes to be eaten with white rice. We find the food 'normal'...nothing to shout about but we also think that they were over-priced. Altho it is a fine-dining concept but the prices are still on the high-side. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the food.

Celebrity Chef & Mama Milk

2010-07-02T11:42:00.011+08:00

The whole office were invited to attend a breakfast & learning talk. Organised by the Nutrutioni*t dept. R*bung Restaurant were the caterer of our breakfast and the nasi lemak were SEDAP!!

It is to show us all that W*eth's baby's milk are universal where, we can use it in our cooking. For this special occassion, Celebrity Chef Ismail were invited and he showed us two recipes using the milk.

The Chef is very interacful & made the ice-breaking very entertaining. He asked us all to streched ourselves with Lady Gaga's song and it was fun.

He then shares with us two recipes that uses W*eth's baby's milk. And the turnout were sooo good and simply delicious.

Recce of Golden Palm Tree Resort Hotel

2010-06-28T08:58:00.027+08:00

Went for hotel inspection. Its was quite a drive....we reached destination in 1 hour and a half. It was a hot day. After parking, we have to wait for a buggy to come and fetch us. Its the same procedure for any guests who parks their car at the property.

We were taken to see a few luxurious rooms.

Royale Palm Villas
Ultra luxurious three bedrooms villas with ocean front view perched dramatically at the end of palm tree on the sea with a spacious terrace and has direct access into the sea for an unforgettable relaxing experience.

The villas have a direct and stunning view of the Straits of Malacca to simply rest and relax to be amazed by the breathtaking sunset and admire the beauty of nature.

Canary Palm Villa
A two bedroom magnificent villa with separated luxurious marble four fixture bathroom and a lounge with a combination of a queen size bed and a twin bed with spacious living areas.

All villas are with two private terraces that offer panoramic sea view for peace and tranquility.

Premier Traveller Villa
One bedroom villas elegantly stands on stilts with high ceiling covered with Alang-Alang roofing that offers a warm ambience of the nature. The villa comes with a romantic four-poster king size bed. An outdoor private terrace with deck chairs and a view of the sea.

Travellers' Palm Villas
One bedroom villas elegantly stands on stilts.
Twin bedded air conditioned room with ceiling fan. An outdoor private terrace with deck chairs and a view of the sea.

It is really a spectacular five star water villa resort. Breathtaking beach frontage on the coastline

I was told the design combines Polynesian-Maldivian styles with a touch of tropical Malaysian finishing . They have an all day dining restaurant. Lounge Bar, Bar, etc. A few water sports activities, excursions, snorkeling, a recreation centre with fitness room and library, TV room, boutiques, and a Spa.

We left the place after lunch and back to office and continue working.

Goodbye Tavet

2010-06-25T10:54:00.012+08:00

Vavet....or Tavet is hubby's cat. Its a female cat and she has been in his family for more then 10 years. She's the most obese cat in the house. She stays in Seremban and everybody loves her.

Actual name given to her was 'Rug Rat' cos of her fur-colour combination but becos she is a very 'manja' cat, it became 'Vavet' or 'Tavet'.

Tavet is a very previledged cat cos she is the only ones that can hopped-onto MIL's bed and sleep on it!! Tavet don't climb the walls to go to the other side, instead we had to open the gate for her to go to the other side!! "Mengada-ngada" kan? But in a cute little way :)

Hubby called me at the office just before noon today and told me the bad news....she died. Suspected being biten by a dog....poor cat. She is so harmless.

I'm actually used to-be quite terrified of fierce cat or cats that likes to scratch you but i can never get it from Tavet. Its like she senses that i'm a scardy-cat that she just come to me to get stroked. She never bite me and she purrs non-stop if you stroked her.

Whenever hubby and I goes back to Seremban, he will call her name and she'll respond! And she will make sure that she sleeps with us. I'm gonna miss her....hubby for sure.

Goodbye Tavet....

My first time to Sepang International Circuit

2010-06-24T21:11:00.033+08:00

Yes, it is my first time to set foot in Sepang International Circuit. Never had the chance to come to this place where its famous for its F1. Thanks to ****** for giving hubby the complimentary tix.

But i'm here to see Super GT International Series (Autobacs). What is it? The Super GT series, formerly known as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship is a grand touring car race series promoted by the GT-Association.

Good hot weather but quite a long-good walk from the parking area to the track area. The paddock building was abuzz with activities as journalists and photographers from all across the world arrived, for the support racers and SuperGT. All busy with shooting and of course, here, the GT girls and GT Queens who are so-ready to pose for you .

Its is said, its Japan’s hottest and most happening racing series, the SuperGT International Series at the Sepang International Circuit. The cars are divided into two groups: GT500 and GT300. And there are plenty of sporty cars on displays too.

Race fans will be able to watch it from the main-grandstand or in the suite. We are so lucky to get the suite as it is 'damn' hot/humid and 'damn' noisy!!

It is so comfy watching from inside the suite, there's flat screen TV for you to check on the points/laps. Its air-conditioned and there's not much noise from the race-track. Plus food are provided for (lunch & tea) with comfy seats too. And you can order any drinks you'd like....coke, sprite, coffee/tea...u name it!

Overall, i enjoyed the outing and am glad we made the trip to Sepang. I get to experience the paddock, the car-race & people etc.

Movies - Prince of Persia, The A Team & Toy Story 3

2010-06-24T21:10:00.008+08:00

Prince of Persia

It was a boring week and i kinda need to have a movie-fixed. So i didn't expect much from this movie, and wasn't planning on watching it after watching the trailer. But somehow the action sequences turned out to be pretty good in the movie. So i'm more than glad that i did. Not a Jake fan. And at first glance Jake wouldn't be my first choice for the role of the prince as i didn't think he really looked the part...but the movie itself is enjoyable, and not totally predictable storyline. I liked movies that is not easily predictable.

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The A Team

Hubby & I grew up watching the series and how can i not wanna go watch the movie!! We felt that it is one of the funniest movies and with lotsa action from the start. The new A Team deserves all positive praises. Altho at the end of the movie, its kinda easy to decipher who was betraying the team...hehehe... Definately a must watch!

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Toy Story 3

You've seen its 1 and 2....so you muz see its 3.

We must say, its the best movie....most of the character makes a nice warm welcome back with brand new toys too. Andy has grown up and Woody & Buzz has grown wiser too. This movie was completely worth the wait, its funny & hearwarming and i suggest that you go and watch em.

Mid-week trip up north

2010-06-24T21:07:00.030+08:00

I applied leave yesterday. Needed a break after my office's conference plus hubby needed to do something in Taiping. He said since we're going north, might as well go and tryout a food joint that is famous in Ipoh, its called "Nasi Kandar Ganja".

Last nite we decided that we will drive up north, eat and come back. But this morning, quite suddenly, we thought, why not drive up to an even further north...to Penang perhaps?! Yes!!

We just quickly packed up basic needs (just in-case) and started our journey around 10am.

We reached Ipoh just in-time before the rush lunch-hour. We managed (i meant hubby) found the place. The place were kinda full but we managed to get a seat. The nasi kandar stall is actually inside a chinese restaurant. We buy our food from the nasi kandar stall but only ordered drinks from the shop. This shop is an old shop with 'kopitiam' concept.

I just ordered the 'ayam masak merah' which were said to be famous with curry gravy ontop. Hubby ordered 'kari sotong'.

What do we think about it? It was sorait....don't quite like the rice texture and the curry were okey lah. Was it really 'ganja' that i will want for more? Ermm...not really. We give it a 5 out of 10.

Later we made our way up to Penang. Reached there at 3pm. Tried our luck at Cititel and they were not full, so we checked-in.

In the same evening, hubby said he wanna take me somewhere. I don't know what he has on his sleeves....but it was a pleasant surprise.

He took me to 'Taman Kota Lama'.......wahh!! Its been ages since i last been to Padang Brown lah!! He read somewhere that the best mee goreng is found here.

The last time i came to 'Padang Kota Lama' was when i was a kid!!....didn't know this place still exists, hehehehe...sorry ya Penang people.

Have you all heard of 'Mee Goreng Pata'??

OMYGOSH!!!! The mee-goreng is REALLY REALLY SEDAP!!! SANGAT SANGAT SEDAP!! Not only its cheap, its really authentic and delicious. Accompanied with ABC & Ice Syrup...pergghhhh....nice!! Hubby ordered 'Mee Rebus'....and it was quite allright. But not as nice as the 'Mee Goreng'. Thanx Bee :) "tak menyesal datang sini".

Later on we were so full that we can't take dinner. We only shared a plate of maggie goreng from a nearby mamak shop...i forgot the name of the shop.

The very next day, we had 'Nasi Lemak bungkus' for our breakfast. Hubby said must find Nasi Lemak Ali (famous for its sambal). They have a few types of Nasi Lemak but hubby took Nasi Lemak Udang and I had Nasi Lemak Telor. The rice is soft & the sambal is not too sweet nor too hot.

For lunch, we stopped by "Kassim Nasi Kandar" but no 'telor sotong'. So we decided Yasmin Restoran to have our nasi-kandar with telor sotong!! We left Penang after that. And the next day, back to office.

It was a nice mid-week trip fot the both of us :)

Universal Studio & Orchard Rd

2010-06-01T23:44:00.106+08:00

Last month's birthday present from me to hubby was a ticket to Universal Studio Singapore. Its sorta like a surprise-gift for him.

Uni Studio is located in Sentosa Island and Resort World manages the theme-park.

It was a short planned trip. I only planned to buy it a week before his birthday. Didn't wanna planned ahead because we don't want to be dissappointed. As it has happened to us before, we planned ahead a good trip but in end up we didn't get to go.

By the time we reached the place, i guess we're the first few, not many people yet as the place only opens at 10am. Ticket can be bought online (which is much easier) as you don't have to queue or just in-case its sold out.

As we entered the park, the friendly staff directed our ways to collect the dining and shopping vouchers. We were asked to exchange our ticket with a $5 off merchandise and $10 off food voucher that we can use while in the park (so we get $15worth of voucher back from the entrance ticket we paid, GREAT deal rite?!!

There are ‘divided’ into seven different ’sections’:The Lost World (Jurassic Park), Far Far Away (Shrek!), Madagascar (you should know this one!), Ancient Egypt (The Mummy), Sci-Fi City (Battlestar Galactica), Hollywood and New York. But only 2 sections were still undergoing renovation & have yet to be open. I know about it but still insists on going & checking it out, so i don't care whether its half open or not, hehehe... plus, i would like to go there again. Its fun!!

The architectures, buildings and designs were quite impressive-lah. I don’t feel like I’m in Singapore once I stepped into the park.

We started our day via taking a picture with my favourite animal in the world – the famous Kungfu panda, Po. Isn't he cute!!

Hubby's first impression was how small the place was. He used to go to Disney theme park in USA and its big!! We realized that the physical size of the park was compact. But somehow they managed to squeeze many rides and attractions in the smaller space, kind of like Singapore itself-lah, cramming everything into a small space, hehehe.

Hubby and I began our preview looking at the map and deciding which way to go, clockwise or anti-clockwise. In the end, we decided it did not matter because at that time, the crowd was not that big.

First stop were to Madagascar and picture taking with those cute animals....Gloria being my fave!!

Next we wandered into Far Far Away and checked out Shrek's Far Far Away Castle. Its where the 4D show are held. You get to watch a 3D movie with the 4D being the moving seats and special effects like water/air-speed being sprinkled at you...cool!! And i enjoyed the show.

After the show, we entered the Jurrasic Park. We took the "Canopy Flyer" rides, which is only a few seconds ride. Alto there was a slight delay due to technical issues, we were finally told to come back later in the day but i insists on queuing and finally we were able to ride on one.

We gave Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure a miss as i do not want to get wet, not before finishing the whole park. Hubby said no too, he doesn't like "The Dip", hehehe..

Next is the Mummy section. I could not get on this rides cos the queue were too long and both of us didn't wanna wait. The Ancient Egypt has a ride, the Revenge of the Mummy, an indoor roller coaster ride. We gave it a miss too as the queue were too long.

There are some attractions at the Sci-Fi City, eg, the Battlestar Galactica dual roller coasters. The coaster rides, was closed so there wasn’t much to see.
Finally its lunch-time and we had it at Mel's Diner at almost 2pm, which look like you were in the classic American 60’s. It was not expensive, with less than S$10 bought you a generous portion of cheeseburger with drinks and fries. They have a shiny looking juke-box and the retro interior decorations suits the theme very well! The servings are huge and very fulling. The place was pretty packed. We caught the appearance of a few retro dancers right outside the dining place. Its colourful costumes and how they tried to engage the audiences and get them to dance together as well were fun! There are 2 other outlet that has a 'Halal' sign, so food is not a problem for the muslims tourists.
Our last stop was the Hollywood area. Its like walking through the streets of hollywood of fame.

We went to Lights, Camera, Action, hosted by Steven Spielberg...yeah, we never got to see Mr Spielberg in person but on the flat-screen! It actually showcases what happens to a boat house in New York City during a category 5 hurricane. The effect was nice and the sea look very realistic from the fake windows, real fire to the crashing boat.

With only an hour left, we went on a shopping spree. I love all the merchandise sold there! They have the best souvenirs such as toys/soft-toys, cushions, pins, mousepads, caps, notepads t-shirts, towels, mugs, fridge-magnets and lots of other stuff .

I'd like to share some tips. If you can, do avoid weekends or the school holidays. The queuing time will be much longer, which means you’ll have ‘less’ time going around and checking out other rides and shows. And go and buy your tickets online a few days in advance to avoid disappointment. Since you'll be spending the whole day here, its wise if you just stay in a 3 or 4 star hotel because by the time you reached the hotel, you just want to retire & sleep. There's no point staying in luxury hotels if you can't get to use their facilities or enjoy the place right.

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How can you not visit Orchard Road when you're in Singapore? We made a day trip there just to go shopping & window shopping. Last i went Orchard Road was during our honeymoon trip. That's about 14 years ago!! Another trip was with my inlaws which is also around 10 years ago.

Of course there were many changes, but what you get in KL nowadays, you can get it in Singapore, eg, Forever 21, Top Shop, Zara (those days, KL don't have these shops) only in S'pore. Those days fashion came to KL a few months before Singapore's. Now there's practically same shop/boutique that you can get in KL, so its kinda boring for me.

I only get to shopped mostly on imported chocolates. Not much on clothes or handbags as you can get it in KL. But i get to go to many new shopping malls there. We took the opportunity to experience the monorail-ride (macam lah tak pernah naik) and then took a bus-ride.

Vivo City is a very modern mall.

There rest were mostly the same. The whole day were spent in Orhard Road it's worth it lah cos i get to do some shopping.

Its quite difficult to find 'halal' food in Orchard Road area...I guess most of the 'halal' restaurants are off-skirt, it only leaves to McD or our fave fast-food joint, LJS. So we had fish for lunch and continued shopping.

We get two solid days in S'pore and enjoyed the trip nevertheless.

More new chocolates & candies

2010-04-28T13:25:00.012+08:00

The best Cadbury range that i ever had must be this one, Macadamia Chocolate. Lotsa..and lotsa macadamia nuts it the chocolates and when i said 'lotsa'...i really mean, generously filled with macadamia!!

This is a limited edition of M&Ms. With orange & white colour candied. Hubby's favorite brand of choc but i don't really fancy.

Another limited edition of M&M - Transformers edition . Flavour : Strawberried Peanut Butter. This is quite okey for me as it has different taste to a normal M&M's candy.

A colleague who went to Japan for holiday bought me these. You can only get it in Japan. My review about this one? Very nice!! Not too sweet and the added wasabi were okey.

My trip to India

2010-04-22T08:46:00.041+08:00

The trip that we've been waiting for has come. I came & conquered!! India was interesting!! Altho we went during the hot season but nevertheless, shopping was heaven!! I especially lurve Jaipur, colourful, friendly people & beautiful scenery.

People said its dirty, yes its dirty but hey, its something that you need to experience in other part of the world. I'm glad i did. People said it smelly, well....not all the time smelly. Some places were bearable.

The company gave two choices, Japan or India and of course i choose the latter. I wanna experience a different continent. Last year i visited Seoul, i guess it will only be fair to myself if i go to another continent, India!! Furtheremore hubby said he would not wanna bring be there...hehehe. Plus i get to go and see one of the wonders of the world....the majestic Taj Mahal.

Alhamdulilah, i didn't get any food poisoning or diarrhea...but when i'm back to KL, i got diarrhea the very next day, hehehe.

The itinerary:-

Day 01 (4 April)
Kuala Lumpur / Delhi
• Assemble at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA, Sepang) 2 hours before
departure to board your scheduled flight to Delhi
• Arrival, meet and transfer to hotel. We were greeted and given a garland on arrival to Delhi's airport.
• Overnight at Le Meridien Hotel. I so lurve this hotel.

Day 02 (5 April)
New Delhi / Jaipur
• Breakfast at hotel. The breakfast food were really really really good. I enjoyed the authentic Idlly & its the first time i tried Puri and they were soft & delicious!!
• Proceed with sightseeing tour of New Delhi
– India Gate
• National monument of India. One of the largest war
memorial in India. It is a prominent landmark in Delhi.

– Qutab Minar
• The tower is at 72.5 meters the world’s tallest brick
minaret. Situated in the Qutb complex, amidst the ruins of
ancient Hindu temples which were destroyed and their
stones used to build the Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

Lunch at local restaurant

• Continue journey to Jaipur (approximately 265km)
• Upon arrival, check-in hotel and dinner will be served in the hotel
• Overnight at Fortune Metropolitan

Day 03 (6 April)
Jaipur
• Breakfast at hotel

• Visit to Amber Fort, photo stop at Hawa Mahal and elephant ride.
– Amber Fort is known for its unique artistic style, blending both Hindu
and Muslim (Mughal) elements, and its ornate and breathtaking artistic
mastery.

• Lunch at hotel

• Continue visit to City Palace, which includes the Chandra Mahal
and Mubarak Mahal palace and other buildings and Sanganer:
– It is a palace complex which is located northeast of the centre of the
grid patterned Jaipur city, incorporates an impressive and vast array of
courtyards, gardens and buildings. The Chandra Mahal now houses a
museum and it is still a royal residence.

Proceed to the local shopping bazaar

– Dinner at hotel

• Overnight at Fortune Metropolitan

Day 04 (7 April)
Jaipur / Agra
• Breakfast at hotel
• Check-out and depart for Agra (approximately 235
km)
• On the way, stop at Fatehpur Sikri for photo taking
– Fatehpur Sikri is the greatest accomplishment of
Mughal architecture, surpassed only in reputation but
not in its beauty and the awe it inspires by the Taj
Mahal

• Upon arrival to Agra, check-in to hotel

• Lunch will be served at hotel

• Visit to Taj Mahal
– Built by Muhgal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of
his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is one of the 7 wonders of the world as it is considered the finest examples of Muhgal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Indian, and Islamicarchitectural styles. The experience were surreal and i can't believe i'm here at Taj Mahal (one of the wonders of the world!)

Visit to Sadar Bazaar
– Sadar Bazaar is the largest wholesale market of household items, toys imitation jewelry Indian
traditional clothing and stationery.
• Continue visiting Agra Fort
– Built during the great Muhgal era. Agra Fort built in 1569 on th banks of the Yamuna River.
• Proceed to Mobateen Taj Show (starts 1800 hrs and last for one hour)
• Dinner at hotel
• Overnight at Jaypee Palace Hotel

Day 05 (8 April)
Agra / Delhi
• Breakfast at hotel
• Check-out and proceed back to Delhi
• Upon arrival to Delhi, proceed to lunch at local
restaurant
• After lunch, continue shopping at Bazaar:
– Sarojini Nagar – Vintage clothes, home deco & few
branded outlets
– Fabindia – Fabrics and crafts can be bought at one-tenth the price. Fabindia also sources its products from more than 7,500 craftpeople and artisans around India
– Dilli Haat – 200 little staff form a permanent open air and crafts market
• Check in at Le Meridien hotel

Last day in India. After lunch we proceed to Old Delhi orientation
tour. Drive pass:
- Red Fort
- Raj Ghat
- Memorial Mahatma Gandhi
- Jama Masjid
• The dinner at local restaurant before transfer back for our flight home.

The best company's trip i've ever been. The food was good, the tours were fantastic, the journey were breathtaking, the experience were invaluable and the shopping was superb!!

Alice in Wonderland in 3D

2010-03-15T23:37:00.005+08:00

The day has come when i get 2 watch the movie. Was so looking forward for it becos of the hype about the 'mad-hatter'...my fave character.

Is it any good??

Lets not go round the bush......my verdict out of 10score.....i'll give it 3!!!..Its quite bland...its quite draggy & it does dissappoint me.

I guess all of us were putting our hopes so high for this movie...hence everybody is rushing to go & watch it.

Kids will enjoy the characters and the 3D. But grownups? Well, not this grownup!!

Date nite with hubby

2010-03-13T00:41:00.029+08:00

Today we had impromptu dinner & supper. After watching the most boring & unworthy movie, both of us have no idea where to have dinner. Since we have no worries in the world today for anything todo, hubby decided to take me somewhere new.

We made our way to KL area and make some many rounds to find this place. He said he read about the review in the newspaper and alas as usual we managed to find the place.

The name of this restaurant is Studio Cafe, situated at Wangsa Maju. Zahid from AF2 was one of the share-holder of this restaurant. Nice cozy ambiance and has very familiar restaurant concept.

I ordered Aglio Olio Speghetti & hubby wanted to try their locals and ordered Mee Bandung. I think this is the most delicious Aglio-Olio i ever had. The speghetti is cooked perfectly & the concotion were just right....it is really sedap!!. Hubby enjoyed his noodle too. Price was orait. They also served western & local dishes.

I will definately wanna come back to this place. I recommended you to come and tryout.

No 9, Block D
Jalan Wangsa Delima 10
Wangsa Link
Pusat Bandar Wangsa Maju
53300 Kuala Lumpur
Contact: 03 – 41424420

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Later on, we both went on for a leisure drive around KL town. Just before midnite, we passed by Bangsar area and decided to tryout a new place called Chawan. Its situated where the old Devi's Corner in Bangsar was and by the time we reached the place, its already packed to the brim.

We managed to find a parking space (which is so surprisingly for us cos its difficult to get parking) especially on a saturday nite!!. Had simples supper, ordered 'Rojak Buah' & fried wantan . Its a kopitiam concept, with very minimal deco but there were so many people, you hardly get seats. To me the food was sorait only, nothing to shout about but its a great place to hangout and meet people. This cosy place is great to grab a cuppa, as you can get any locally-produced coffee on their menu. We generally loved this place but prices are definately much higher then your normal kopitiam...what do you expect, its Bangsar!!

69G Jalan Telawi 3
Bangsar Baru
(at the corner of Telawi, opposite Bangsar Village)

Big Brother Restaurant & Grill

2010-03-07T00:00:00.010+08:00

A new place in town....recomended by our good couple frens. First of all, it is HALAL. Its serves western & grills. Have all the basic menus, eg, starters, main course, dessert & also some local meals. Simple, cozy environment.

We ordered Mushroom soup (which is really really good), Chicken Chop, Chicken Grill, Fish & Chips and Footlong sausage. Prices are reasonable. Overall the food tasted good. I especially enjoyed the mashed potatoes and the coleslaw were not bad.

Thanks for recommending guys :)

BIG BROTHER RESTAURANT
NO.3G, 3-1, JALAN 5/20,
PUSAT PERDAGANGAN KOTA DAMANSARA,
PJU 5, 47810, PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR.

The Briyani

2010-03-02T08:37:00.013+08:00

Actually we tasted this very good briyani rice which my parents took back home from an engagement 'kenduri'. It was soo good, i asked my mom who this uncle catered the food from and she showed me the napkin of the caterer which has their name & address.

Hubby said today, we must go and find the restaurant and coincidently the restaurant review came out in the local newspaper. Its located in SJaya. We drove around and managed to find this restaurant.

Simple, clean & hassle-free environment. with indoor & outdoor seating.

Both of us ordered the same thing, Chicken Briyani, which comes together with dhall gravy & vegetable pickle. Taste : very authentically like middle-east briyani, non too heavy on the spicy side. The chicken is tender but unfortunately the service was quite bad and we got our food late.

Address: 65 C, Ground Floor

Jalan USJ 10/1 A Taipan

47620 Subang Jaya

Selangor

Contact : 03 5638 3740/ 03 80243740

Lumut for CNY

2010-02-16T21:54:00.032+08:00

It was a short-planned trip & both of us decided to go Lumut for the short public holiday. Such a nice road-trip as there wasn't many cars on the road....traffic were a breeze. People said its gonna be jam...but there's NO jam at all!!

Been quite some time since the last time we both went to Lumut. Not much of changes but the place has been maintained nicely. Its a small town of Lumut but i guess its also a tourist spot as its clean & many places were u can take pictures.

Watching the sunset.....

Didn't do much, juz jalan-jalan & lepak-lepak & makan-makan.

I had a good time just doing nothing & be with my other-half :)

Al-Rawsha Restaurant & Wangsa Walk

2010-02-16T21:54:00.021+08:00

Took d whole gang to this new restaurant. We looked up about this place from the internet and the review were promising. We wanted to try something diffrent, instead of going to the same 'ol place. My parents were happy to obliged and my bro wife juz follow suite. Unfortunately for bro cos he was having a stomach-upset cum food-poisoning hence he didn't really get to enjoy the food. He just had mushroom soup.

This place is in Ampang, just behind the French embassy. Its quite far from KJ but its worth a drive.

We ordered Chicken Kabsa rice, Chicken Mandy rice, Salad, Lamb & Chicken Kebab. They were all delicious, non too oily. Its recomended!! My parents said the tea were nice & we tried the bottled drinks from Turkey, which has so many flavour but taste were so-so only. The room that we sat in were cozy & privacy. There were two types of seating, an outdoor and an indoor seating where the latter ones have aircondition.

Al-Rawsha
No. 78 Jalan Damai off Jalan Ampang, 55000, Kuala Lumpur
Rest Tel: 603-2143 9151
Fax: 603-2145 6943

Later hubby & me took my parents to 'jalan-jalan' the new mall in town. The place is quite big, ample parking space but mostly have same retail shops. Later my parents and us had tea at A&W restaurant to quench thirst before we left home.

Tooth Fairy & Dinner

2010-02-03T12:56:00.012+08:00

Met our good frens for dinner . Had a fast one at Jack' Place.

Our main orders were shared appetiser, Stuffed Mushroom & Escargot. And each ate main dishes. How do we find d food? It was sorait lah. Tis d company dats important.

We got a 9pm movie ticket to watch Tooth Fairy.....my review....its fairy-fairy funny. It de-stresess me & its a good watch.

Le Masquerade du Victoria

2010-01-21T09:23:00.023+08:00

I loike our annual dinner's theme.....

First time I got elected as one of d committee member. By d time they elect us, there wasn't much time cos it was already Nov last year!! There were gazillion things todo. There were eleven of us, all girls with one guy only. At first our theme was 'Bollywood' but unfortunately it was rejected.

Being a committee has given me added responsibility to my already busy & packed schedule. Nevertheless with teamwork, we had a successful AD&D. People are happy with the door gift, food, wines were aplenty, timing were okey & everything went quite well.

Each of us were given diffrent responsibilities. My dept was in-charge with F&B & awards ceremony. Others were door-gifts, liasing with the hoteliers, getting rooms for changing clothes, renting of costumes for the committees and top managements, getting the approval for budgeting, etc. It is good becos all of us can work amicably.

Our menu for the nite was fusion, we had OW special hot & cold-combination, potato salad, creamy mushroom soup with garlic bread, crispy chicken roulade with BBQ sauce, baked seabass fillet with honey, stuffed mushroom with abalone sauce, baked prawns with cheese sauce, fried speghetti with chicken & mushroom and lastly bread and butter pudding...its a 7 course meal.

Three make-up artists came to dress us up and were happy with the results. Everyone looked nice & pretty.

I didn't get to wear my mask much cos we were busy with the award ceremony presentation. I get to collect my 15years service award too. I enjoyed myself.

This mask comes without a stick, i improvise it by putting a stick to it cos i'm wearing my specs....too bad i couldn't use it much that nite.

Happy New Yeah 2010

2010-01-09T12:42:00.036+08:00

Huby insists that we celebrate new year this year by the beach...n i have no qualms about it as i lurve beaches, hehehe.

We planned ahead & decided that its gonna be a leasure drive. We started off not too early. Made a stop at Kuala Kangsar (my first ever trip there) to tryout the famous Laksa melayu. I got a map from a fren but conviniently left it at home. But huby said he wanna try find it ourselves.

Before eating, we made a stop at one of the oldest rubber tree in Malaysia. The tree is more the 100years old. Took sum pictures for rememberance and head-off to the laksa place.

Yes, we made it. Its a small eatary food court near the handcrafted area & its also near the river bank . We ordered a plate of laksa, a plate of pasembor and a bowl of cendol to be shared...(cos we need to save some space in our stomach for the nasi kandar, hehehe).

Yes!! The Laksa is truly out of the odinary. There're different from the ones you had in Klang Valley. Its 'sedap'. And so is the pasembor & also the cendol. It is also cheap. After food, we head straight to Penang.

Upon reaching Penang, we'd thot we'd tryout Nasi Kandar Line Clear......but it was sooo hot that day and the queue is long we decided to eat at NK Yasmin.

Stayed at the newly renovated & refurbished Flamingo Hotel. Spend some few minutes at Hard Rock Hotel but didn't get to buy anything at their merchandise store...sigh....nothing interest me.

We celebrated New Yeah at the hotel lounge . Guests were given party-pack & the hotel had firecracker during the countdown & they put on 80's music which we enjoyed till after midnite.

We were supposed to stay in Penang for three nites but we cut short it to two nites only cos Bee wasn't feeling too well. Nevertheless, i enjoyed the outing very very much & am thankful 2 Bee cos at the same time i get to de-stressed myself by lepaqing by d beach & eating nasi kandar, hehehe...

Chocolates...

2010-01-09T12:42:00.016+08:00

Here are some chocolates that we get. Have u tried this one? Its very very sweet...in fact i think its too sweet for my liking.

This is new addition from d cad*ury family. This is too sweet for my liking too.

Want some biscuits in your chocolate? You may like this one.

New kid in town... in miniatures... I seriously do not like Hers*ye's. I think the quality of their chocolate is not that good.

Been awhile..

2010-01-09T12:41:00.017+08:00

It has been awhile since i last blogged. I've been very very busy and didn't have much time to blog. Been busy at the office that by the time i go home, i do not have the mood to blog, just needed the rest.

I just want to post some photos. My relatives from KB came down to KL for school holidays and as usual hubby & I will invite them to our house for some get-together 'makan-makan'.

I invited them for dinner. I just cooked some very simple dishes, 'Ayam Masak Merah', 'Dalca Terong & Ubi Kentang', Mixed Vege, & Tumeric Prawns. All i cooked by myself with some help for my dearest hubby.

And for supper, its home-made Cheese Cake which i topped it up with sliced peaches & some currypuff & guava fruits dipped with 'rojak' sauce.

Later its photo time.

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A colleague of mine is also interested with the bag and so we bought it from the same blogger. She's a local who travels abroad and hence got us these bags at a steal.

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Nowadays, i not only used it during weekends but also on a weekday...

Custom made cuppies

2009-12-25T22:19:00.014+08:00

Our sales director's b'day was supposed to be on d eve of X-mas but since most of us will be taking our end of the year-hols, we did his b'day weeks earlier.

I helped make orders for his PA. The cake turnout to be very good indeed.

The little details of the buggy, golf-course, etc were so adorable.

We asked her to custom-made it to a golf theme and we're satisfied with the results. Not only its cute to eat but its also GOOD to eat. Its not too sweet & have 3 flavours.

The b'day boy was surprised and didn't expect it, thanks to his thotful PA.

The price is also very reasonable. The baker used to sell at Sub.Parade flea market every weekend and that is how i discovered her. She has a blog and a very reliable person, so can you place your orders without hesitation.

Visit her blog for more details