As Suanie Sees It

Confucius says; Chinese New Year house no red, not Chinese

Suanie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:57:27 +0000

True story. You know come Chinese New Year we’d (the older us) would go, yeahh no need to buy new clothes lah. Yeahh no need to buy decoration la. Yeahhhhh no need to buy all red red la. Lies all lies. Or maybe it’s just me. I say all these things because I’m cool like [...]

The silliest Chinese New Year-related argument ever

Suanie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:25:38 +0000

This has to be it. It has been on-going for a while now. So much grey matter poured into this debate. And it’s a really non-life changing discussion. So one day I tweeted something along the lines of, “I CAN’T WAIT TO TONG TONG CHIANG!!” K obviously it meant Chinese New Year, right? Tong3 tong3 chiang1. Perhaps I should have included the [...]

Customers’ rights: do you pay for non-service?

Suanie — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:08:39 +0000

My friend Shirley is upset. She bought a deal from her local group buying site. To cut the story short, she felt that the vendor was not fulfilling its promises, thus she wants her money back. So she wrote to the vendor telling them so. Good for her, I hope she gets her money back. [...]

Smiling in the face of cancer: Daniel Hedlund

Suanie — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:49:33 +0000

I came across something amazing last night and I just had to share. There’s a campaign called “In Search of Incredible” by Asus and Intel where they team up with Jason Mraz for inspiring stories. One of the few stories they gathered was of Jesse Billauer, a champion junior surfer who broke his spine in [...]

Review: Relationship Status

Suanie — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:15:42 +0000

I was at the premiere of RELATIONSHIP STATUS thanks to TGV. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the movie and I highly recommend it to my smart, intelligent readers RELATIONSHIP STATUS is written and directed by Khairil M Bahar who also stars in it. It boasts several notable names: Gavin Yap, Davina Goh, Tony Eusoff, Daphne [...]

The bestest NYE celebration yet!

Suanie — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:39:14 +0000

So good that I had to make up a word! We were at Genting at the Cheangs for yet another awesome round of BBQ, alcohol and companion. I wish you could have joined us but you most likely couldn’t anyway, so here be photos. # Drinks galore! Kronenbourg Blanc, Erdinger Dark, Carlsberg Gold, Kilkenny, ,Tiger, Little Creatures (all [...]

How to throw the best surprise dinner party ever!

Suanie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:57:13 +0000

1. Get a good venue at an affordable price, preferably a private room to jump through the scale of awesomeness such as the one at TJ Haus where the owners are ever obliging and take pride in decorating their eatery. 2. Conspire with friends to arrive early and make use of their youthful energy [...]

Italian Tomato @ Jalan Maarof, Bangsar

Suanie — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:29:15 +0000

You know that place in Bangsar sandwiched between the Toyota car showroom and the Indian temple? It is now Italian Tomato, a new Italian restaurant that took over Gaja Bistro. Where Gaja was more contemporary (read: dark) with unique art pieces, Italian Tomato was refurbished to be warm, cosy and inviting. Parking is ridiculously [...]

Giveaway: FlexiRoam for unlimited calls back home at the lowest prices when you’re overseas!

Suanie — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:33:17 +0000

Isn’t that fabulous?? Use FlexiRoam to make and receive unlimited phone calls when you’re overseas for only RM10 a day! That’s friggin’ cheap! To make sure you know how cheap: my recent phone bill (without FlexiRoam) when I was in Bangkok showed a RM35 for one day of 7 inbound and outbound calls, with each [...]

Famous Australian beer, Little Creatures in Malaysia!

Suanie — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:41:53 +0000

Little Creatures is in Malaysia! If that didn’t mean anything to you, don’t worry you’re not alone. Apparently the appreciation is mostly by those who’ve been in Australia long enough (read: students) to understand why it’s so fantastic. This is because Little Creatures is kinda an exclusive thing. Their microbrewery is in Fremantle [...]