Universal Studio - Los Angeles Pt 1!!!

I can never get enough of theme parks and roller coaster rides! The 1st Universal Studio I visited was in Osaka, Japan but the one in California was larger and more FUN!

With thrilling park rides and shows, a real working movie studio and L.A's best shops, restaurants and all-new cinemas at CityWalk, Universal Studios Hollywood is a unique experience that's fun for the whole family including adults and kids. :P

Hence the group of us spent half a day there touring around snapping photos and experienced a whole new world of exciting thrilling rides!~~

Collages of photos around :)


Before even reaching the entrance of Universal Studio, we were snapping and snapping all the way :P


Harley Davidson souvenir store...


The Hardrock Cafe! There are more than 143 Hard Rock Cafes in over 36 countries at present, with several more in the works.


My travelling partner :)


Nearing the entrance :P


More souvenir shops along the way...


A nice photo of the walk way...


King Kong in beach wear! I presume this is the character from the ever famous movie - King Kong :)


It was darn hot is LA. Summer Time and I got bad sun burn after exposing myself to the sun for the whole day.. sob sob...


A glimpse of the sky high and above~


Food junction.... Most of the famous restaurants were situated at this section



The famous Universal Studio Globe... It was crowded on a Sunday morning...


At the red carpet entrance...


Group photos :) More exclusive photos inside, so do stay tune kayz! It Tuesday today, I am counting down to the weekends already! LOL! :)

Los Angeles - Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California that serves as an entertainment hall of fame.

The place is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by the Hollywood for their contributions to the entertainment industry.

At Walk of Fame, you find tons of shops selling souvenirs representing the many famous places of Hollywood, FOOD, club joints and shopping malls.

Evening view....


The famous recording studio...



Pointed stars embedded along the floor... seriously I have no idea who is Johnny Carson... :P


More stars you see along the way as you walk....


Tall building around Walk of Fame...


Me Myself & I :)


Food and shopping! Look see look see only, things were darn expensive here with the US Exchange rate and all...


After much walking, we decided to stop by for dinner - Pizza and Sandwiches!


Roast Beef Sandwich with tons of vege, egg, cheese and tomatoes!


Some pastry dearie ordered....


I was having craving for pasta hence ordered their Spaghetti with Meatballs... OMG their portions were darn huge. We should have just ordered 2 types and shared the food instead! The pasta was pretty good, drenched in thick tomato gravy to give enough tomato flavor and topped with ample of CHEESE!~


The Food Lover looked overwhelmed with the size of the FOOD on the table... LOL! :P


After dinner, we continued walking around Walk of Fame...


Also made a visit to Hollywood Highland Shopping Mall... The place was nicely crafted with Egypt symbols and such.... nice place....


Shopping time? :P



I got some good bargains from Victoria Secret as they were having throw away sales for perfumes and etc.


The road to Hollywood....


Last photo around the town before we made our way back to the hotel... so tired from all the flying and the 12 hours different in time zone... so what's next? The famous Universal Studio at LA. Do stay tune! :)

Los Angeles - Hollywood Sign

The Hollywood Sign is a famous landmark in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, California, spelling out the name of the area in 50 feet (15 m) high white letters. The sign makes frequent appearances in popular culture, particularly in establishing shots for films and television programs set in or around Hollywood.

The Hollywood Sign: It’s more than just nine white letters spelling out a city’s name; it’s one of the world’s most evocative symbols – a universal metaphor for ambition, success, glamour …for this dazzling place, industry and dream we call

H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D.

After renting the car, we made a trip down to Hollywood area to visit the ever famous sign. LOL! :P The houses here were freaking beautiful too!

The sign from far and away...


The houses along Glen Oak Street...


Imagine owning a house like this? COOL!


Bestie & myself all excited to visit Hollywood for the 1st time :P


Special someone & me! :)



We were practically camwhoring in front of people's house :P



Along Temple Hill Street.... Next up would be the famous Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Stay tune peeps :)

Travelling to Los Angeles...

Finally back from the States on Tuesday and happy to breathing the air and indulging in all my favorite Malaysian FOOD! I seriously got sick of sandwiches, omelete and sausages - my everyday meal in the last 2 weeks. I was darn happy to fulfill my cravings of instant noodles when I got back :P

The trip was all in all fantastic but I was soo exhausted from the hectic trip with packed schedules back-to-back from day 1.

I made a stop over at Los Angeles and San Francisco before making my way down to Atlanta, Georgia for the conference. I have way toooo many photos to share so do stay tune kayz!~~

Flying from KL and a stop over at Taipei airport... a 5 hours journey...


Ewwww... I never enjoyed the food on the plane...


At the Taipei Airport... Time for FOOD!


Fion and myself :) Looking sooo sleepy


Taiwan Beef Brisket Noodles...




Finally arriving at Los Angeles after 12 hours from Taipei... Our shutter to the hotel at downtown...


Bestie & me....


Hello LA! Posing for some photos while dearie was out renting a car...


The hotel we stayed.... Ramada Hollywood hotel near Universal Studio


The car rented at LA.... to rent a car here is not cheap!~ But it's much cheaper to get a car than riding the cab... hehehe....


If you didn't know... the driver seat is on the left side instead of the right.... So where did we go on the 1st day upon arrival? Stay tune for more... up next the famous Hollywood sign in LA! :)

Los Angeles... San Francisco... Atlanta...

Missing in action for almost a week due to my trip to the United States to attend the Microsoft Global Exchange conference at Atlanta.

Los Angeles was cool!!

San Francisco totally RAWKS!

I love San Francisco big time... the place is sooooo beautiful with tons of wonderful places for photo shooting.There goes the fun part and now having to start my Day 1 conference after arriving at Atlanta, Georgia last night.

More photos soon... here are some sneak preview... tsk tsk... enjoy peeps and have a great week! :)

Arriving soon at Los Angeles... freaking 16 hours flight via MAS transitting at Taipei... I hate long hours and my leg cramps all the time... beautiful view from up and above!


Los Angeles Walk of Fame! More photos soon!


The Hollywood Highland Mall! Shopping time and I got myself great bargains of perfumes from Victoria Secret! I've got to run off now... more up soon! :) One more week and I'll be back... missing all my favorite Malaysian food already :P

Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant, Avenue K

Ah Yat Abalone Restaurant has long echoed its name in the food industry, offering an extensive selection of dim sums and Chinese cuisines. Aside being famous for its abalone, Ah Yat is also an all time favorite place for food goers craving for Chinese delicacies.

They have numerous branches around in Malaysia and even at Genting Highlands. One fine afternoon, a group of us decided to splurge and pamper ourselves with some good food at its newly open branch at Avenue K during lunch hour.

The latest addition at Avenue K!


Chicken and century egg porridge...


Perfect combination adding in the crispy crackers...


Deep fried seafood roll... Crispy from the outside and all juicy and yummy in the inside... :)


Some of them needed to feed their cravings for deep fried squid...


Fried yummy noodles with chicken and ample of bean sprouts... :)


Shrimp dumpling a.k.a "Har Kau". Though prices are a little high here, but you get to enjoy huge juicy prawns...


Steam beancurb roll with shrimp topped with superior braised sauce... *heaven* :)


Steamed Shanghai Dumpling a.k.a "Siu Lung Bao"....


"Siu Mai" with pork and prawns...


Their specialty fried fishball... :)


"Ham Sui Kok"


My favorite yam pastry with pork!


Total damage was closed to 100 bucks.... haha... expensive but worth trying :)

Final Day @ Hong Kong - FOOD SPREE 2

My one final post on Hong Kong is here at last! LOL! :P

Let's quickly have a view of what we indulged on the final day before taking off from Hong Kong to travel back to KL via Macau.

The supreme beef brisket soup restaurant near Yau Ma Tei! This was one of the best restaurant serving assorted noodles! Brisket is a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest. The beef brisket is one of the eight beef primal cuts.


Extensive range of noodles and rice... phew... i don't know what to choose lee.... haha!


Iced lemon green tea...


Supreme beef brisket noodles with beef balls and wantan dumplings...


2nd round of dinner of claypot rice near Yau Ma Tei as well...


The "Kicap" aka Soy Sauce!


Steamed vegetables...



Claypot chicken rice... add in the soy sauce.... leave it for 5 minutes and it's ready to be eaten :)


It was raining and all wet during the night....


The hotel we stayed... lobby... final photo before leaving for Macau via ferry



Bye bye... an hour ride from Hong Kong to Macau...



Morning snack at Macau airport... Portugese Egg Tarts! I just love them so much!


Another ride on the plane for 3 and the half hours...


That's the end to a wonderful trip! I just simply love Hong Kong and I heard Taiwan is even better... shall put that in my wish list :P Stay tune for more... :)