Birthday Treat - Saigon Village Restaurant @ Jalan Imbi

ADD: No. 45, Jalan Barat, Off Jalan Imbi 55100 KL
Tel: 03-2142 6296

I had a nice dinner treat together with a couple of close friends/ colleagues last Friday at Saigon Village Restaurant near Jalan Imbi at the heart of KL.

It's tucked away in a corner and has a rather unassuming facade, so it's easy to miss out this restaurant. I've seen it a couple of time when I travelled down to Imbi market for breakfast but it never occur to me to give it try since the outside looks rather plain and unattractive. LOL!

I always had a thing for Vietnamese FOOD, since it looks healthy to me with ample of vegetables served and the dishes seem less oily too. But nevertheless, I had a great time catching up with everyone again.

THANK you for the wonderful dinner and being stucked in bad traffic just to get here. :)


The food menu! YUM!!! We were all darn hungry... We left it to my bestie to place the order for the night since she was the person who recommended the place :P



Hot tea...


Vietnamese coffee...


Assorted sauces...


Crab shell... all minced up with crab and fish meat... RM 6.90!


Mixed Grill Platter.... A house speciality, great sharing for 2 - 3 person... It came with grilled chicken and beef, fried spring rolls, special fish satay paste and tons of fresh vegetables... underneath comes the vermicelli to go with it... RM 28.80


Deep fried "Lok Bak" pastries...


Roast chicken... it was nicely marinated and pretty tasty...


The waiter recommeded us the Vietnamese Noodle speciality... I forgot the name... comes with fresh water prawns... Remember to add in the sambal to make the soup tastier... Overall the food is not too bad but nothing great. I still miss the super nice Vietnamese food I had at Mekong in Australia.


Party People, It's Friday Night @ Quattro Avenue K!

The latest addition of happening clubs in KL - introducing Quattro at Avenue K, opposite our working place KLCC! So there we headed after a full tummy of Vietnamese FOOD and we had a fun time partying! LOL! Aww... it's been ages since I last partied...

The special thing about Quattro is the 4 different seasons they have to offer at the club.

Spring Lounge - pay homage to Alternative Music
Summer Restaurant - for dining
Autumn Club - for Hiphop and R&B music and hot and sweaty dancing
Winter bar - Chilly with a temperature of -5 Celcious to 10 Celcious.. you need winter jackets here... you get disco house musics here...

We chilled out at Autumn club with the DJ playing hot tunes of Hip Hop and R&B music.. YEAH!



Kisses from my sweety pies :P :P


Lovely ladies... :)


The party people! :) That's about it folks... more FOOD post up soon... Stay tune... Come to think of it, XMAS is soon!! :)

My Birthday dinner - Japanese Buffet Spree @ Jogoya, Starhill

ADD: T3, Relish Flr, Starhill Gallery,181, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TEL：+603–2142-1268

Check out Jogoya "3rd Anniversary Promotion" that starts from 13 October - 9 December 2008. Ladies can enjoy 50% discount on Jogoya buffet. So ladies wait no more! :)

Mummy booked a table at Jogoya a month ago anticipating there will be a huge crowd due to the overwhelming response of their current promotion. So there we headed joining the busy traffic last Thursday. :)

The interior...


My first plate of sashimi as starters... I took rounds and rounds of Salmon! LOL! :)


More sushi.... and mini lobsters...


Stir fry squids....


I love this dish I don't know why... the soup was soo tasty that I drank so much of it I could hardly eat anymore! :P Claypot superior soup with mini lobsters...

Steam fish... they were serving sooo many types in so many styles... Perfect for fish lovers like me :)


Sweet juicy crabs with "Tang Hoon"


Stir fry prawns topped with tomato puree.. as you know they do have a western and indian cuisine corner too...


VIP member special dish! Daddy had this giant cheese baked oysters.. OMG! It was HUGE! :P


VIP member special too... grilled lobsters filled with CHEESE! more cheese that you vowed never to eat again... :P


Assorted seafood and vegetable platter topped with thick black pepper gravy...


Sukiyaki!!! More soup... haha...



VIP member special dish as well... grilled lamb with mint sauce...


The 2 most important person in my life :) Thank you mum and dad for the wonderful sumptuos dinner :)


Haagen Diaz ice cream as dessert... I could hardly eat anymore... I don't think buffet spree like these are worth it for small eaters...


Mix and match... a very fulfilling dinner indeed catching up with the family. :) More photos up soon.. Friday today finally, can't wait for the weekends once again... have a great week! :)

My Birthday Dinner - Senses, KL Hilton...

Address: Hilton Kuala Lumpur, No.3 Jalan Stesen Sentral50470, WP Kuala Lumpur

Last week I had a wonderful dinner celebration at Senses Restaurant in Hilton hotel near KL Sentral. Senses is located on the Mezzanine floor, known as one of the best fine dining places that serves up Modern Australian Cuisine.

Delicious creations ingeniously prepared by Chef Michael Elfwing, guided by Master Chef Cheong Liew, voted one of the world’s hottest top 10 chefs alive.

Well to be frank I'm not that well versed in fine dining but once a blue moon indulgence on expensive food for a special day is a reason to enjoy yourself! LOL! :P


A day to remember... thank you! :)


The ambience at Senses... remember to be well dressed if you're dining here...



Here comes the FOOD! I have to say everything is soooooooo expensive here.... Grilled scallop platter... A huge pile of fresh vegetables and only 3 scallops on the plate.. haha! But this dish was pretty good :)


The grilled cod fish - topped with slices of squid, was set on a bed of wilted greens. The cod was done to perfection. Sweet and melt in the mouth. Very nice dish.. I love this! :)

More yummy food on the table. Next set of entree was more meaty!!



A very happy birthday girl all excited with the food on the table... :P


Complimentary dessert on the house...


A wonderful cake and this was super yummy!! Cheese cake topped with cherries and strawberries and thick crust underneath... *heaven*


A photo of us :) More photos up soon peeps... gosh.... I have sooo many pending post to do! :P Stay tune ya!

Sea World, Gold Coast Australia!!

Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I had a good birthday dinner yesterday night at Hilton hotel and more dinner celebrations to come. I'm attending a sashimi heaven spree at Jogoya Starhill later tonight with my beloved family. Can't wait!! LOL! :)

I think I will pack few extra kilos to my waist for over food indulgence! :P

Anyway here are more photos from Sea World at Gold Coast, Australia. The weather was pretty bad the day we were there, raining on and off and it was extremely cold.

The grand entrance of seaworld!


The legend of Dugong... the first one I saw was at Singapore! hehe...


The corals and fishes...



Sting Ray!


The dugong is a large marine mammal almost extinct sea creature.


The surroundings...


The sea bird...



Such adorable creature eh?



Large ship on display!


The sesame street beach section... yeahhh... cookie monster and more! I remembered watching their all time famous cartoon when I was younger...


Big bird - my new found friend!



Souvenir shop.... look and see only.. everything is soooo expensive :)


Little baby elmo... :)



Tea time cheese cake while we took shelter at the cafe waiting for the rain to stop...


Live Performance!


Little penguins habitat..



More photos up next! Dinner time at Hog Breath's Cafe, Surfer Paradise :) Stay tune!

23 going 24!

This year has pass extremely quickly and without realizing it will be end of the year again. :)

In the past you get all excited anticipating for your big day and get so enthusiastic for turning a year older. But as time goes by, you begin to dread the number getting bigger and bigger every single year. Well you can’t deny the fact that you’re a year older so I might as well receive it with pride.

This is also officially my third year in the working industry and having been exposed to so many things; no longer this little spoilt girl who buy things without thinking twice. You have work commitments, paying for your own meals and stuff for personal use; wanting to save money for rainy days.

Well I believe everyone comes a long way towards a journey of self discovery. You change; your life changes and practically everything around you changes and you social friends get more each year as you cross your paths with one another. This year has been a total roller coaster ride, travelled ample of places around the world and having someone special to walk this path with you, family and friends who cared so much – that’s the beauty of life.

Ok I’m officially joining the club of 24 now and thinking back only brings wonderful memories. I still stand strong to my motto – Living life to the fullest! :)

Everyday we worked hard and getting so exhausted from time devoted at work, hence we must enjoy life and be grateful of things that you have as I too believe everything always happen for a reason.

TIME for CELEBRATION! :)

Food Lover enjoying life to the fullest! :)


19th November also marks our 1 year 4 months anniversary :)

Day 5 - FOOD and Shopping @ Gold Coast!

I can't wait to go home!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

I'll be flying back from Johor later today afternoon after my final customer engagement in the morning.

Anyway here are more photos of Gold Coast... we stayed at Courtyard Marriott hotel near to Surfer Paradise.



The interior of the hotel...


The lobby!


After the farm house tour, we made a stop over at Harbour Town the one stop outlet shopping centre where quality brands sell direct , factory outlets and discount shopping on Queensland's Gold Coast... Well I didn't buy much stuffs there and I find the branded stuff so much cheaper in the US! hehhee...




After a little shopping we stopped by Star Coffee for a drink...



Hot mocha!


Me camwhoring... haha! :P


Dinner time at Surfer Paradise - Hong Kong Village Restaurant! I zoomed in to the place without thinking twice after seeing the word HONG KONG food.. LOL!


Some deep fried spring rolls as starters...


Fried Kuay Teow Cantonese style with ample of meat and vegetables.. Nothing great compared to the ones you find in Malaysia...


I ordered the Wan Tan soup noodles that came with dumplings and roast pork... Nothing fancy either..


Ok thumbs up just for a photo... LOL! More photos of seaword up next! :)

Paradise Country Farm House, Gold Coast!

We went on a farm tour during our trip to Gold Coast. Paradise Country's half-day farm tours include a barbeque lunch with live entertainments with an experience close to nature. :)

Admission includes all of the following farm tour activities:

• Billy Tea and Damper around the camp fire
• Small Animal Nursery
• Boomerang Throwing Demonstration
• Whip Cracking Demonstration
• Sheep Dog Muster
• Stock Horse Round-up
• Koala - Optional Koala Cuddling Available
• Kangaroo and Emu Sanctuary
• Sheep Shearing Show and Ram Parade

Time to visit the animals... hahaha :P


We boarded the ride towards our destination... the koala conservation centre!


The grand entrance...


The place we had BBQ lunch buffet...enjoying lunch while being entertained with some Aussie music!


Cute little Koalas sleeping all the time... awww how nice eh?



We paid extra of AUS$ 15 to get close and personal with the koala bear... a copy of the photo will be given as souvenir :)


More koalas you see around at the farm...


OMG kangaroos... weeee...


My new found friend...


Feeding time.. yum yum...



Let's head towards the animal nursery shall we?



Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb...


A photo with the lamb as white as snow :P


Little piglets....



The Billy Tea campfire session...


Some food for sample...


Hot billy tea!


Food Lover :)


You see horses around too... how cool to ride a horse like that...



Photo time! :)


More performance you see...



Lunch time! Choice of steak, chicken or fish served with a buffet of fresh salads and hot accompaniments with fresh seasonal fruit for dessert.


Free flow of appetizer... yum yum!



That's about it folks... more photos up next! We visited the Seaworld and Movieworld the next 2 days! Stay tune... Weekend is ending soon again... Will be shooting off to Johor on Monday for a business trip.. till then.. will blog soon again :)

Dinner @ Amimoto Japanese Restaurant, Gold Coast

CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!! I'll travelling back to KL later today from Malacca. The good part was the FOOD. I had my dose of Chicken Rice Ball already! Super yummy :P

Address: 24 Orchid AvenueSurfers Paradise, 4217

Authentic Japanese cuisines at it's best. Reasonably priced, fresh and all sushi is made as you order. The restaurant is predominantly owned by a Japanese with waiters/ waitresses and chefs imported. Simple ambience yet cozy enough for a good dinner...

The night view!


Camwhoring while waiting for the food at Amimoto...


Green Ocha tea!


dearie posing.. smile a bit laaa :P


Sushi on the plate... just order and freshly made sent to your table..


Unagi Sushi drenched in sweet sauce...


Tempura Udon noodle soup... I craved so much for something hot and soupy due the cold weather at Aussie...



Pork Katsu! Battered pork fillet accompanied with salad...


The set comes with the usual rice and miso soup :) More photos up next! We met up with the Koalas the next day.. Stay tune... Wee thank god it's Friday today... weekends tomorrow! :)

Day 4 - Gold Coast!!!!! :)

Yo peeps, apologies for the missing blogging actions as I've just got back from the hot and sunny town of Bali, Indonesia last weekend... And now in Malacca for a business trip. Phew, can't wait for the weekends just to unpack my luggage and goodies. :P

I dread going back to work after a long break having to face the endless threads of emails and tons of work to follow up on. Guess that's a price to pay for every trip you go... LOL! Anyway this was my second trip there but this time I visited many new interesting places compared to my first trip 2 years ago. Will blog about that later.

Let's finish up on more Australia photos shall we? After spending 3 nights at Melbourne, we flew over to Brisbane Gold Coast on the 4th day.

Surfers Paradise is the jewel of Queensland's Gold Coast and one of the most popular holiday destinations in Australia.


More souvenirs shop you see but not to buy... LOL!


The famous Surfer Paradise Beach! Wee...





Centro Surfers Paradise, the largest Shopping Centre in Surfers Paradise, is located on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Cavill Mall


The grand entrance...




Late lunch at a nice restaurant nearby....



Grilled Salmon topped with prawns accompanied with salad and wedges!


Dearie ordered the grilled lamb chop! More photos up next... do stay tune :)

OFF to Bali!!!!!!!!!!

Sayonara peeps, Food Lover will be back by Sunday...

Stay tune for more photos kayz.... :)

I'm looking forward to the sun and beach! Till then...

-signing off-

Italian Dinner @ La Spaghettata, Lygon Street, Melbourne

2 days and counting down to Bali.... :)

AddresS: 238 Lygon StreetCarlton, VIC 3053
Tel: (03) 9663-6102

Situated in the heart of Carlton, La Spaghettata is a family restaurant which started many years ago. With a balcony and a garden which overlooks the vibrant Lygon Street: it is a traditional style restaurant with a rich and diverse menu. Great food with great ambience...

A long lost friend text me to meet in Melbourne and brought us to this nice place at Lygon Street for Italian dinner. :)

Lygon street is a famous street full of Italian restaurants to choose from...



The interior... Cozy and comfortable.. great place to hang out with family and friends to enjoy some good food...


We sat outside near the heaters...


Us! :)


Garlic toast topped with fresh sweet tomatoes, onion and olive oil as starters...


Grilled scallops...


Fresh green salad with salmon... :)


Cocktail Shrimps... wooo...


Huge steak set topped with prawns and mushrooms drenched in thick brown gravy.... side dishes include potatoes, sweet corn and vegetables...


Assorted pasta for sharing.. Variety of white cream sauce and tomata based pastas! Slurrp :P



Me and my long lost friend Jiunn Horng and his beloved partner... :) Thank you for the great great dinner... Owe you one when you're back in Malaysia kayz :)


I'm sooooo full....................


A photo with owner Tony Cattafi who has over 30 years experience serving his customers on Lygon Street. A friendly italian guy... :)


A happy group photo.... After that we detoured over to another place nearby for tea... One of our friend drove us over by car... how sweet :)


I forgot the name of this place... great extensive range of desserts, cookies, pastries and cakes served...


Sooo many to choose from that you get spoilt with choices not knowing which one to pick... LOL! :P


Some random choices upon recommedation by the staff there...


Strawberry cheese tart........ wooo...


Definitely for chocolate lovers... super rich! :P


Some coffee and desserts on the table while chatting along about the good old times back in college :)


Hot Mocha!


Expresso! Ok that sums it all for the night... What's next? We boarded the plane the next day and on our way to Brisbane, Gold Coast! Stay tune!!!!!! Wee... Counting down to my Bali trip :)