Chinese New Year 2009!!

Food Lovers wishes all a HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

Gong Hei Fatt Choi and may this year bring health, wealth and happiness to all. :)

Aside from Christmas, I always enjoyed celebrating the Chinese New Year also referred to by many as the Lunar New Year. The festival begins on the 1st day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th. YEAPSSS! 15 days of celebration. :)

The normal tradition practiced by many Chinese would be purchasing new clothing, shoes, cutting your hair and etc that symbolize a fresh start in the New Year. Cleaning the home to wash away bad luck is also practiced by many. The important event of all is during CNY Eve where families travel from around the globe just to get together for a nice reunion dinner.

There is so much about this special festival.

• Ang Pows a.k.a red envelopes
• Lion dance
• Fire crackers
• Cookies
• Gift exchange
• SHOPPING!! Clothes – RED preferably
• Gambling sessions
• Food... Food... and more FOOD!

I’ll be away for a week travelling back to hometown at Kedah before making our way up North to Phuket. I just LOVE the long holiday break and leaving the stress and work behind. :) So much had happened recently and I just want to leave it all behind and enjoy the CNY break.

Shall blog again once I’m back the following week. Have a prosperous new year and may this year bring good, better and best things your way.

-Food Lover signing OFF-

The CNY ambience... Red theme at 1 Utama shopping centre!


The main stage area...


I simply love the traditional red lanterns...


I met up with mummy for breakfast early in the morning at Chatterbox Hong Hong cafe at 1 Utama before we started our shopping spree... The Cheesy Tuna thick toast which was rather filling! hehehe...


Mum was having vegetarian that day... hence she opted for the egg toast!


YIPPEE! Shopping time... Camwhoring at Topshop fitting room with my new camera Lumix TZ 15; courtesy of dearie.. thank you! :) I love this sunny dress, the latest arrival in fact... I bought it right away and added it to my CNY collection :)


More shopping.... Trying on the right clothes for the day was indeed tiring... I bought 2 out of the 4 tops below :)


After the whole shopping spree, we detoured over to Seapark for a late vegetarian lunch which I forgot the name. LOL! :P Anyway it was a pretty good and decent meal. The fried mushrooms drenced with sweet and sour sauce... YUMMMY!


Stir fry kangkung with belacan :)


ASAM FISH vegetarian style which tasted really good...


Steam Tau Foo a.k.a beancurb...


This dish was called butter prawn.... not real prawns by the way... perhaps they used some flour or beancurb and such...


Tom Yam noodle with ample of vegetables...


Complimentary fruits served to complete the meal... :)



My little sis and me! That's about it folks! Once again HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR. For those travelling back, have a safe trip home. For those staying back in KL, have a prosperous CNY! Shall update more once I'm back from the hot sunny Phuket island... :) GONG HEI FATT CHOY! :)

A Review at KFC – Say HELLO to KFC Zinger Tower

Location: KFC at KLCC



Fast food; from the name given means that FOOD can be prepared and served very quickly. If you need something to go on a busy schedule, fast food joints are typically the easiest choice you can opt for.

The popular fast food joints you can find here at Malaysia are like the usual KFC, Mcdonalds, Burger King, Carl’s Jr and more with each having their distinct items the humans are craving for.

KFC with its all time favourite tag line – Finger Lickin’ Good you see all the time on advertorials has caught its fame among Malaysians here for their best in the town Kentucky Fried Chicken in original or spicy flavour.

Having conquer the chicken war, they are determined to gain further popularities with their burgers; coming up with different and interesting ideas of marketing their burger selections.

Tada!!!! KFC now introduced their new Zinger Tower with chili lime sauce, lettuce, Zinger fillet, cheese and hash brown all in one burger. With the amount of items mentioned all packed up in one burger you reckon the burger is larger compared to their regular chicken burger.

With my busy schedule with my foot always on the move, packing from KFC situated at the LG floor on KLCC is always an option. Instead of taking away fried chickens, I opted for their latest edition in the menu – KFC Zinger Tower meal.

The Zinger Tower burger is pretty similar with the regular Zinger burger you get at KFC except for a little modification with extra stuffs like the hash browns and chilli lime sauce. I reckon this is a much fuller meal due to the vast amount of stuff you get in one burger.

Having a hash brown in the burger was something pretty interesting to me since I love potatoes hence it completed my needs in one burger.

Overall the burger was good and something worth trying for the first time. Nevertheless for me I still love my all time favourite Kentucky Fried Chicken and Mash Potatoes at KFC.

A Dinner @ King Crab Seafood Restaurant...

Address: Restaurant King Crab, No 103-107, Jalan SS25/2, Taman Mewah Jaya, 47301, Petaling Jaya.

There's a place in Petaling Jaya at the heart of Kelana Jaya, where you can really fulfill your needs and cravings for scrumptious seafood cuisine.

Do not miss out their seafood collection especially the signature butter crabs which is to die for.... LOL! :P

So one fine day we headed once again to King Crab restaurant during the weekends. The cholesterol needle was indeed put aside for a while... keke..

The food menu!!


Crabs Crabs crabs cooked and served in sooo many different ways....



Steamed fish that can never go wrong! :)


Vegetables in Superior Soup topped with Century Egg!


Vegetables with Superior Fish Soup & Enoki Mushrooms


Sang Mee for the Birthday Boy! :)


Prawns coated with salted egg yolk!!! Wow sooo nice!!! :)


Fried squid!


Crabs Baked with Creamy Butter in Claypot!!! This is wayyyyy too good.. haha! The sauce goes perfect with the bun that came with it!! Ok more photos up soon! 6 days and counting down to Chinese New Year! Weee... I am anticipating the long break :)

Fine Dining Cuisine @ Cafe Cafe KL...

Address: 175, Jalan Maharajalela 50150 Kuala Lumpur

Fine dining restaurants generally have the following services and requirements:

1. Dress Code: In most cases a fine dining restaurant will not permit jeans, t-shirts, hats and may even require a suit jacket and tie.
   
2. Service: The service at a fine dining restaurant will generally be top notch. Expect each table to have no less than two servers directly responsible for it


3. Menu: The menu at fine dining restaurants tends to be extremely classy with high quality ingredients and prepared by a well-known and talented chef with years of industry experience.


4. Food - the portion will be small so expect to be less full than what you anticipated


5. Price: Expect to pay a little (to substantially) more for the extra attention to detail.

Located on a busy cross-junction, Café Café is a slice of Paris in downtown Kuala Lumpur. A friend recommended me this place so one fine day I brought dearie to Cafe Cafe for a special treat on his special day.

Ambience was pretty good with dim lightings and chandeliers filled the place. Sumptuous dining in a classic European style; it is a rather refreshingly interesting place to meet friends, colleagues, or even a special acquaintance.

Generally I do not have much insights in fine dining food, hence deciding what to eat by judging on the menu was a tab bit harder. LOL! :P So the waiter recommended us the following selection below.

Cafe Cafe is generally popular mainly for its French and Italian meals.

The romantic ambience... :)

Escargots drenched in olive oil with slices of bread served...


Grilled gigantic prawns topped with white sauce and crispy peanuts.. this dish was really good!


Roasted wagyu cheek.. It was done perfectly and it's so soft it melts in your mouth with every bite you take :)


Pan fried Cod Fish topped with mushrooms... I reckon the thick white sauce gravy complimented the fish giving it a rather satisfying taste....


Foie gras (goose liver), which is one of Cafe Cafe's signature dish...


A slice of Cheese Lemon tart to complete the meal... The right balance of sweet and sour. Lovely lemon custard and crutsy light tart base. :) Overall the food at Cafe Cafe was ok but pretty expensive... I think a one time experience there should be good enough :)

Gathering @ Kim Gary, The Curve....

Aww I just miss the good old schooling days at HELP University College.... We had our ups and downs together and being stressed out for assignments, projects and such.

The usual hang out place would be the mamak stall upstairs where we enjoyed our regular teh tarik drink and tosei masala...

Though we are all scattered across different places with different paths we’re destined to walk through, I’m surely glad we still kept in touch till this very day.

We finally met up with our old time buddy Evve at Kim Gary, The Curve when she came down from Singapore for a short visit.

The photos below pretty sums up our gathering that day before she headed off to the airport...

Evve, Ivy and Me! :)


The 4 of us!!!! :)


A group photo!


All the best and take care at Singapore kayz! :)


Posing while waiting for the rest to arrive... LOL! :P



Ok more photos soon... :)

Cooking Spree in the Home...

Ok let's blog something different today.... I've accumulated a series of cooking spree we had at home... Well we are no big chefs hence if you're looking into some simple dishes at home, here are some choices....

At times instead of scratching the head thinking where and what to eat, you can opt for a decent meal at home knowing the fact it'll be clean and healthy. :)

Menu 1 - Steam chicken, stir fry udon noodles, adegashi tau foo

Ingredients:
Onion
Garlic
Soy sauce
Oyster sauce
Sesame oil
Dash or pepper
Chicken
Lettuce

It's good to opt for bony parts of the chicken to ensure the meat is more tender and soft after cooking. The steam chicken is a pretty easy dish.

1. Boil the chicken over slow fire and kindly make sure it's not over cooked.
2. On a separate pan heat up the oil and add in the onion and garlic
3. Estimate the soy sauce and oyster sauce and cooked it over slow fire too
4. Pour the sauce over the chicken
5. Ready to be served :)


I prepared this easy stir fry black pepper udon with chicken, prawn, cabbage and some taugeh! LOL!

Ingredients:
Udon Noodles
Chicken Fillet
Mini prawns
Cabbage
A packet of black pepper sauce

1. Boil the udon noodles and remove the water
2. Heat up frying pan and add in the onion and garlic
3. Put in the chicken, prawns and etc
4. Open the pack of gravy and add in some water
5. Stir fry the ingredients with the sauce
6. Add in the noodles
7. Add in the vegetables
8. Ready to be served!


Dearie made the Japanese adegashi tau foo which I reckon was pretty good... :)

Ingredients:
Tau Foo
Seaweed
Spring onion
Soy Sauce


Tada a simple meal is ready! The preparation and cleaning up took up most of the time I guessed, else cooking dishes at home is quick and simple...


Menu 2 - Wantan Dry Noodles

One of our favorite items on the list... the dry wantan noodles... you can even make you own wantan dumplings - boiled or fried... hehe...

Ingredients:
Minced pork
Wantan skin
Wantan noodles
Garlic
Onion
Sesame oil
Oyster Sauce
Soy Sauce

My favorite dish... the dry wantan noodle he enjoys making so much.. LOL! You can opt to add in some shredded chicken if you wish...


Some stir fry chinese cabbage with fish cake to complete the meal... YUM!


Menu 3 - Mixed vegetables and Fried Rice with Ikan Bilis

Ingredients:
Assorted veges like peas, brocollis, and mushrooms
Prawns
Onion
Garlic
Soy Sauce
Oyster Sauce
A dash of sesame oil

Greens perfect for vege lovers like me! :)


Ingredients:
Japanese rice
Eggs
Garlic
Onion
Ikan Bilis
Prawns
Bacon

He reckons fried rice is the easiet dish you can prepare at home. Using Japanese rice was a great option.... topped it with crispy ikan bilis to perfect everything! Weee....

1. Cook some rice...
2. Stir fry the ikan bilis and remove it to a plate
3. Fry the onions and garlic till golden brown and add in ingrediets of your choice - like bacon, meat, prawns, luncheon meat or chicken
4. Pour in the rice
5. Add in the vegetables
6. Add in the eggs
7. Stir fry a little before serving and topped it with ikan bilis

Thai FOOD @ Amarin Thai, Mid Valley Megamall...

Address: Lot S045, Level 2, Mid Valley Megamall, 59200 Kuala Lumpur

AMARIN HEAVENLY THAI is a classy restaurant located at Mid Valley Megamall.

Antique carvings, Buddhist statues, large pots, fountains and wooden furniture filled the place so you feel as though you were transported back to Thailand.

Amarin is part of a group that includes Bangkok Jam at Plaza Low Yat and The Old Siam along Tengkat Tong Shin in the Bukit Bintang area.

So bestie organized a get together at Amarin Thai for some authentic Thai Food. Food here are rather expensive hence do expect to fork out extra $$$ if you're dining there. I reckon the food wasn't that fantastic, guess you're paying more for the dining atmosphere.

Staters we had the Special Mix Combo that came with assorted fried stuff like fish cake, spring rolls, rice cake, dumplings and more to share..


Fried Omelette...


Green Curry Chicken with brinjal and long beans.... The sauce was perfect to go with some rice...


Pineapple fried rice with prawns... It was a little sweet to me, nothing too fantastic but ok...


The Pandan Chicken... Marinated and wrapped with pandan leaf to give a fragrant taste and then deep fried...


Fried Kangkung with belacan...


Bestie recommended the Stir Fry Spaghetti in Thai style... If you do not fancy basil leave hence I do not recommend this dish as the smell of leaves were pretty strong...


The reunion was to meet Jimmy our ex Microsoft colleague... We were eating and chatting about the good old days... :)


The lovely ladies and my all time favorite makan kaki....


Bestie who just got back from the States... thanks for lovely souvenir... :) She was still jet-lagging at that time.. LOL! :P


Amy & Me! :)


Nice moments catching up once again... I still reckon the Thai food in Thailand is much better! HAHA! I'm off to Phuket coming CNY... Weeee... just can't wait for my long break in end January... till then, have a good week working everyone... :)

Bro's Birthday Dinner @ Damansara Palace Restaurant

Address: 1st & 2nd Floor, Plot A, Persiaran Surian, Jalan PJU 3/31, 47410 Petaling Jaya

HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY bro! =]

May you have a good year ahead with a smooth sailing career and perhaps getting hooked up sometime soon... haha!

His aupicious day falls on every last day of the year, 31st December where tons of people are ushering to celebrate this special day due to New Year's Eve. LOL! How special is that eh?

Anyway we the family headed over to Damansara Palace Restaurant for a nice Chinese dinner to celebrate his big day. :)

The brother celebrating his 23rd birthday! :P


The dining area... really nice place for dinner functions with nice lightings too...


The captain was really nice where she helped customize a set dinner menu of our choice... Palace Four Special Warm Combinations. There were baked oysters, a basket full of peas and a few prawns, squid and some fried dumplings...


The sifu in action with the duck... haha!


The famous roasted duck not to be missed! I enjoyed this dish very much!


Wrapped duck skin... simply superb you want more! hahaha!



Stir fry Kai Lan vegetables...



The recommended dish by the captain... Garoupa fish cooked in 2 styles - fried and braised! Something special to me....



Braised beancurb with "foo chook".... Nothing to special about this dish though...


Special Marmite Sauce Pork Ribs!


With the duck skin eaten and gone, we opted the meat to be cooked with ginger and spring onion! Really yummy and appetizing...


Sang Mee Seafood Noodle courtesy for the birthday boy.. :)


Too many dishes on the table... hehehe... as usual we always had more than we can eat!


The sibling who grew up so quickly...


Without realizing 13 years had passed watching her grew up from a baby till a big girl now... I AM GETTING OLD! :P


The family photos + Amber the Chihuahua! :)



As you can see we smuggled the dog in to the restaurant and was asked to sit at the corner as dogs were not allowed in this place


A group photos of everyone! :)


Ok that's aboutit folks! Happy Birthday once again bro and all the best for 2009!!! YIPPEEE! :)

FOOD Spree @ Chinatown, Singapore...

Finale photos of Singapore... more FOOD we had at Chinatown Singapore.

Singapore's Chinatown is an ethnic neighbourhood featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements and a historically concentrated ethnic Chinese population. Here you get to enjoy authentic Chinese delicacies and souvenirs.

The Chinatown hawker centre nicely decorated with chinese lanterns along the streets... FOOD FOOD FOOD!


Not knowing what to eat, I decided to pick a store with the longest queue in line... People were lining up for this homemade dry noodles with assorted fishballs and meatballs... I made the right choice, it was indeed pretty tasty...


The dry noodles with assorted pork!



Craving for something fishy, we opted for the grilled fish in banana leaf which was rather dissapointing... You find much nicer grill fish in Malaysia...


Fried Omelette with Oyster... the flour was more than the egg.. sigh... guess they were cutting cost? :P


After dinner at Chinatown, we made our way to Vivo City for some last minute shopping but ended up we didn't buy anything... LOL! Hence we made our way up to the famous Vivo rooftop for some photos... Lovely Christmas decos you see around... :)




The next day at Raffles... one last stop for lunch before we shoot off to KL....


Lunch time at Ichiban Boshi where we had glorious Japanese food... assorted sushi and more! Dearie and I also ordered the Salmon don to share... Fresh raw salmon with rice... yum! *slurrp*


Some last photos before we boarded the coach back... waiting at Velocity for the 3pm coach :)



Bye bye Singapore...A recap of the Christmas moments we had below... :) Have a great week peeps and it's gonna be a busy busy week for me ahead! Just can't wait for the CNY break once again! :)

Dessert Time at Ji De Chi (记得吃) @ Singapore...

After some shopping at Bugis, we headed to Ji De Chi” (JDC), translated as ‘remember to eat’ in Mandarin, a place serving a variety of sweet desserts; very similar to the ones you get at Kei Tak Sei (KTZ). JDC is situated opposite Bugis Junction at some shoptlots outside...

JCD serves the typical desserts from Sesame Paste, Almond Paste, Walnut Paste, Red Bean Paste and even Yin-Yang (a black-white combination of sesame and almond paste). The price is very reasonable at about $2.00 - $4.00 for a bowl.

Oh by the way.... it's 2 weeks and counting down to Chinese New Year!!!!

I have not finished my shopping list below except the jeans:

• Jeans - checked
• RED top to go with the jeans
• Shoes
• A set of nice lingerie

The Ji De Chi Menu...


Food photos on the wall.. recommended...


Tada any idea what is this? It's Mango Tau Foo Fa served chilled!!!! OMG it was sooo nice; you get to taste the sweetness of the mangoes and softness of the tau foo fa... Perfect combination... :)



Glutinous rice ball topped with grained nuts... inside you get sesame paste that melts into your mouth with every bite you take...


For Durian Lovers... they even served the Durian Loh which was something I didn't fancy at all cause I don't like smell and taste...


The black sesame paste with coconut milk.. served hot! Remember to try this dessert place people when you visit Singapore... up next more FOOD we had at Chinatown... YIPPEEE! I got to shout it out loud.... it's finally Friday today and weekends tomorrow! Just can't wait to laid back and enjoy.. Perhaps some shopping again? LOL! :)

Christmas Day @ Singapore... SHOPPING and more FOOD! =]

That's was the end of Christmas Eve and the next day we went shopping and lunch-ing around at Bugis Junction....

I'll keep the post short and sweet and allow the photos to do the talking... :)

The lovely christmas decorations outside Bugis Junction... Xmas trees with deers on a merry go round concept.. NICE!~~


Of course not forgetting to camwhore once again :P


The souvenir shops...


More decos you see inside...



Lunch time at v8 Cafe situated at Bugis...

Address: 200 Victoria St #03-29 Parco Bugis Junction, Singapore


The dining area with a bar section at the corner...


Dearie & me waiting for the food anxiously.. we were dead hungry!!!!!


Blended Lychee drink...


Softshell Crab Salad!


Authentic Style Stir Fry Spaghetti... quite spicy and served with seafood like squids, prawns and mushroom...


Rosti and Sausage set... Rosti is a potato dish originated from Switzerland, made with potatoes which are grated and depending on the frying technique, possibly mixed with some butter or oil... Wasn't that great afterall, I taste better Rosti than this! :)


I ordered the grilled Salmon set which was a huge dissapointment for me... Salmon was overcooked and the sauce just didn't go with the fish... The edible thing was the side dish of mash potatoes... *sigh*


Grilled Chicken Chop... Next up was more shopping at Bugis before we detoured for some desserts nearby... Will blog about the awesome sweet desserts we had up next! :)

Christmas Eve 2008 @ Singapore....

Here's the post on the trip down to Singapore. We were there to spend the Christmas Eve and day with friends lazing around the island doing nothing much except for eating and shopping. :)

My 2009 most important resolution of all - TO SAVE MONEY!!!! Don't you just agree one can never have enough but just demanding more and more? :P

Furthermore I have to save up for 2 big trips this year... *faints* talking about financial planning eh? But I still have to spend some cash on CNY shopping which is yet to be completed yet. tsk tsk...

Anyway the White Christmas at Singapore was simply great, much beautiful than Malaysia but I reckon everything from food to shopping to hotels were so expensive after the exchange rate. It will be a long time more before we decide to visit Singapore again.... :)

The first breakfast meal we had - dry Wantan Noodles which was a huge dissapointment... LOL! :P thank god we ordered only one to share...


Then it was lunch time at Ajisen Ramen. They have branches in Malaysia too but I never tried the one there...



Ajisen Ramen is popular for its homemade ramen noodles and they offer set menus spoilt with a variety of choices to choose from... You get to opt for a main course together with a side dish... Adegashi Tau Foo, one of favorite side dish...


The spicy Chasu Ramen... Comes with pork and egg in spicy soup!



The Food Lover...


Dearie opted for the dry version - Teriyaki Chicken Ramen... He reckon it was a little too sweet for his liking but I pretty enjoyed it since sweet stuff was ok for me... hehe...


The side dish was the sushi maki roll....


After a some lunch and shopping, we finally met up with the rest for tea session near City Hall... More snacks and food we ordered... Fried potato wedges...


Oreo Mocha drink... *slurrp*


The lovely ladies in Singapore... My old time buddy Eve and ex-Microsoft colleague Fion... Nice catching up with everyone again... :)


More photos of us camwhoring at the cafe... :P

After tea, we went on for more shopping spree before detouring to Suntec City for Xmas Eve dinner at Tony Romas....I'm so happy I managed to get 2 lovely dresses...



Fion & I outside Suntec City with the huge Christmas Tree....



The special someone and me! :)


Look at the super duper long line outside Tony Roma's... Poor dearie had to line up for an hour while the ladies went shopping... :)


We finally got a table for 9 pax after an hour....



Tony Roma's prepared a Christmas set menu.... a more limited choice menu from the original dining menu on normal days...


All main courses comes with either a Caesar Salad or mushroom soup...



The gang in action at Tony Roma's....



Dearie and I ordered the Original Baby Back Ribs FULL SLAB to share... It was huge!!! Priced at $ 43.90 per plate... gosh soooo expensive, that's almost RM 100++ for one pork ribs :(


More FOOD the rest ordered... The best thing about Tony Roma's in Singapore is that they serve PORK!


More beautiful Christmas Decos you see around at Atrium...


Outside the mall...



Then it was count down to Christmas Day at Sultan Mohammed, a famous street for bistro and cafes... That's about it folks... up next more FOOD the second day... Have a good week... :)

A Birthday Celebration @ Hanazen, Jaya One...

Address: Hanazen Japanese Restaurant, 43-G, Block C, Jaya One, 72A, Jln Universiti, 46200 PJ
Tel: 03-79548000

Birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays... tsk tsk... =]

It was Wendih's 24th birthday last December and we headed over to Hanazen Japanese Restaurant for a dinner get together. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE!!!!

I knew this girl for a very very long time, since primary school when we were still little girls attending school in standard 4. Let's calculate.... I was 10 years old then... that was 13 years ago... OMG! I AM GETTING OLD... :P

I hate counting down to my age frankly.. Can I just stay 21 for eternity? :P Ok slaps face again... back to reality shall we? :)

There are many nice restaurants at Jaya One... Restaurants are located in two main zones, Palm Square for al fresco dining and Wai Sek Kai for the best of local food.

The entrance to exclusive authentic Japanese cuisines.. the menu is really similar to the one at Rakuzen...


Unagi Don...Sliced Eel and nicely grilled to perfection served with rice.. Unagi has a distinct taste and is quite expensive, one of my fav option during Jap dining.


Teriyaki Chicken Bento Set...


Tempura Udon...


I ordered their Nabeyaki set dinner that came with sushi maki roll, some fruits, cawanmushi and appetizer... priced at RM 38!


Food Lover enjoying her yummy udon... :)



Dearie's grilled Salmon bento set....


The lovely ladies I knew back in primary... we are all big girls now.. LOL! :P


The birthday chick! :)


PEACE PEACE to a better 2009? :P


More camwhoring shots...



A photo together with other mates...


Wishes and cakes during birthdays!



Some random shots after dinner... Since it was the month of December, you see Christmas trees lying around the place... hehehe...





A collage of wonderful times we had that night... We are in the month of January now.. Shall we start counting down to Chinese New Year? LOL! Enjoy and have a good week people.. Will blog soon again... up next would be post about Xmas Eve at Singapore... :)

Weddings in 2008!!

The first day on the month is gone and now the clock is once again ticking fast....as fast as the rate of your heart beats each second. Before you even know it, Chinese New Year would be here and gone. Need to start doing my CNY shopping soon.

Getting back to work today was the hardest thing ever. Your mind is all over the place, you’re still exhausted from all the holidays and you just feel like dozing off after lunch.

How I wish the holidays would just never end? I always dreamt of backpacking and travel around the world one day with nothing to worry about; just going somewhere and anticipating the excitement of the journey that awaits me. Thinking ahead of the future and thinking hard where will I be down the road is a scary thing...

*slaps face* Ok I think it’s time for me to wake up now and stop procrastinating. LOL!

Anyway here are more wonderful photos of wedding dinners I attended last month in December 2008. Having the pleasure to be part of good friend’s big day is a wonderful thing as you see nothing but smiles and laughter all the way. :)

Congratulations once again my dear Dede :)

Dinner was held at Ah Yat Abalone Restaurant near PJ that serves pretty good Chinese FOOD. I wasn't expecting much of a good food during weddings but this place was pretty good...


The chandelier on the wall.. just simply lovely.. :)


OMG such cute adorable teddy bears in traditional Chinese Cheong Sam displayed on the cake....


Hot & Cold Combination which was extremely delicious... If you do not know, Ah Yat serves pretty yummy Dim Sum cuisines too....


Braised Sharfin soup...


Suckling Pig... the others reckon it was good but no to me as I do not fancy the pork skin :)


Stir fry lettuce drenched in superior gravy and topped with mushrooms.... Perfect for vege lovers like me...


Steam fish for seafood lovers like me too... :P


Fried rice...


I was sooo full when the dessert arrived... but nevertheless I managed to squeeze them in... Pretty neat desserts to finish up your meal...Peanut sesame balls and red bean roll dessert...


The bride finally had time for a photo with us... Looking great Dede!~~~~


I love her wedding dress.. :)



Some random shot outside the restaurant.. LOL! :P


Bestie & me in action... hehehe....


Endless camwhoring session that we enjoyed very much! :P




Next up was Abigail's wedding at Equatorial Hotel, Bangi.... I'll leave the photos to do the talking :) Congratulations once again...


The lovely purple theme...


The gifts...


The menu...


A group photo with the bride and groom... :)


Some random shots after the dinner... :P

Christmas Gathering 2008...

Ho ho ho HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 Everyone.... :)

Gosh everywhere was soooo jam yesterday due to New Year's eve. As usual the humans were all jammed up at malls anticipating the fireworks display.

I managed to witness some spectacular fireworks from the condo.... YEAH!~ I just LOVE watching the fireworks... such a beautiful view... :)

A BIG SHOUTOUT TO MY BROTHER - HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY.... =]

His birthday falls on the last day of every year; on new year's eve.... so we detoured to Damansara Palace yesterday night for a good dinner celebration ... will blog about that later...

Ok back to more photos of the Christmas gathering party we had shall we?

Venue was at dearie's condo hence the morning we were busy shopping for groceries to prepare some food... it was a potluck party/ secret santa session... hehehe...

The selected venue was Dearie's home... :)


The chefs in action at the kitchen... hehehe...


Dearie's specialty homemade Carbonara Spaghetti... Woo....You need the following items:

• bacon
• parmesan cheese
• pasta
• milk
• egg yolks
• garlic
• unsalted butter
• Coriander Pesto - you can get this from the supermarket

Some snacks on the house for the hungey guests... Golden nuggets and cheesy sausages...hehe....


Grilled lamb chop, BBQ and Black Pepper flavor courtesy of Chef Eda Lim... :)


Wooo.... Kiat Ee brought Baked chicken.... yummy...


Tada!!! Dearie's special dish... Creamy Carbonara.. I reckon it was pretty good for the first try... :)


Mei Ping's grilled honey chicken wings... It was good I had 3 pieces.. LOL! :P


Fruit Salad and jelly courtesy of Amy... :)



Hot chocolate brownies topped with ice cream from Secret Recipe courtesy of Aaron... The dessert was soooo GOOD! :)


Too much food for the night...


The gang during Xmas... Weee... :)




The gifts corners... so many presents nicely wrapped up... hehehe...


The best part of all... Secret Santa session... time to exchange gifts... hehehe... :)

Amy brought an extra gift for the host... THANK YOU! =)

The lovely gifts we got.. THANKS Aaron and Mei Ping and Amy... :)


With Christmas and New Year gone... I am anticipating the Chinese New Year already... Less than a month away... Weee.. Once again Happy New Year 2009 and may this year bring good, better and best things your way... :) :)