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happie 20th jia jun!

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:10:10 GMT

this happen almost 3 months ago but, better late then never :p

Our dearest friend jia jun, with an early birthday among our circle has reached the age of 20. To respect the eldest we brought him to dinner in kim gary, pyramid. Even though me and sabrina were the only ones who could make it, we still tried to make it as happening as possible.


                                 Birthday boy!

Not wanting to be the centre of attraction when blewing a birthday cake, we left kim gary to a quieter compound. we sat down near a water feature outside sunway lagoon's entrance and it felt odd because 2 or 3 couples can be seen cuddling and sitting together around. Nevertheless, we remained seated and started lighting the candles.


                          lighting up the candles


                           Burning up!


               i wish.. to grow taller? hehe..


                       me. b'day boy. sabrina


                        Enjoying the cake with bare hands

me and sabrina sang a birthday song to jia jun (we acutually whispered all the way to not attract attention) and he blew the candles after making a wish.

Nagomi in Jaya 33

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:46:35 GMT

One evening, my family and i decided to eat in Oriental Pavilion located in Jaya 33. However a wedding dinner has booked the entire restaurant for the whole night. Not wanting to drive out to hunt for food, we went to check out what other restaurant in the building.

Unfortunately there werent much restaurant choices in Jaya 33 to choose from so we settled for a japanese cuisine in Nagomi.


                       le menu et le chopstick



                   the interior of Nagomi

The interior of this japanese outlet was pleasant with cosy seatings and warm decor. All of their tables were also attached with individual hot pots that goes accordingly to the number of seats a table can accommodate.


                   Individual hot pots!

Their menu offers a la carte and also sets of shabu-shabu.

We chosed to have the sets of shabu-shabu along with some tib bits on the side.

There were choices of the broth such as beef or chicken or fish; vegetable set, beef set or chicken set. Not wanting to miss the difference of it, each of us took a different set.


                  Server pouring your choice of broth
        (she's using this kettle with a long mouth)

Here comes the ingredients


                 A set of green vegetables and tofu


                   and chicken....


                           and thinly sliced beef.....


                      and some noodles to go along


          A variety of sauce was available to enjoy
             the ingredients in shabu-shabu


      voila!


                              a la ikan bilis (lol..)


                  when your soup is finish, just call the server
                        and she will fill it up for you

overall everything was okay but there was nothing loud to shout about

Tenji in Solaris Mont Kiara

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:19:28 GMT

Tenji had a promotion in early january with an attractive rate of rm29.90++ for the first hour and an additional rm10 for each continuing hour. It was suppose to be a lovely date between Xiwern and LG but we decided to trash it by joining in.

we were lucky to have a 3 and a 1/2 hour break on thursday so off we went to Mont Kiara to feast on the japanese buffet.

Upon arrival, there was a long queue outside Tenji. Apparently everyone had a reservation but we were just waiting to be ushered in. Looks like they were opening the table in the mircos to start the clock ticking.


                    long queue outside the restaurant


              looks like joanne is not qualified (DUH!)

The server ushering us was walking a normal pace, however we behind were overwhelmed with excitement and anxiety that we followed so closely to him. After he showed us our table we sped to the buffet area and started sweeping food to our plates.

Thanks to the skill taught by college to carry 3 plates on one hand, we thick skin people were carrying 2 plates on one hand. (three was a bit too much).

we didnt had much time to eat as we only wanted to stay for an hour. with the remaining 10-15 minutes, we quickly attack the dessert area with ice creams, pastries and chocolates

Due to the time limit, i had insufficient time to snap pictures, so multiple quick shot was taken while having our meal


           everyone made sure we all took enough for the 7 of us


                   reagan's acting cute (not working! lol)


            we took lots of coconuts too, they were really good

and we wonder if they recycle them.....



             table full of food, coconuts and more food


          to our surprise, there were leftovers


With our bellies all filled up and food resting on throat level, we left Tenji with a record time of 1 hour and 3 minutes. it was fun but i dont think i want to do it again.


              a very calm and zen interior

before going back to college, we do what we do best.









        we couldnt even leave our reflections alone

yao wei's 19

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:55:10 GMT

Our new year boy -yao wei, has finally turn 19 (though behaving like a 8 year old) on the first of January. Being born on the first day of the year is something to be proud of, its like you are the first baby among all born in the year of 1990.

Anyways! A barbeque night was held at my place due to some last minute arrangement. After a patient waiting with marinated wings, tons of sausages, potatoes, garlic bread corns and tomatoes, the fire on the barbecue pit was finally roaring and it was time to barbecue.


             The boys that burnt the first batch

One thing I learnt about barbecue is that you cook with the ambers of the coals and not the flame. This way you will get perfectly cooked meat and not the ones that are burnt heavily on the outside and raw in the inside.

Because the fire was flaming hot, I had to splash water on it to keep a low heat. On the wings went followed by potatoes, sausages, bacon and so on.


                           Guess who had to take over


                  See those nice red embers?


                    grilled potatoes and chicken


         and guess whos eating them all up

When we were all digesting and chatting, out came the chocolate cream cake stuff with 19 candles. It was horrible with the boys singing happy birthday. It was monotone, slow, and lifeless. We had to sing 3 times to reach a happy level of the birthday song.


                an all time favorite chocolate cake


                         see what i mean?


                      just like an 8 year old boy


                      happy birthday yao wei!


                         group pic!


                           candid group pic shot

we decided to play weight lifting... lol...


                            jyahhhhh!!!


            and mighty yi lin does the same

The next day, yi lin was flying back to Thailand to resume her studies. Flying at a top speed with a Myvi, me and Sabrina reached just in time to snap some pictures with yi lin while seeing her entering the departure hall.


                                       sabrina .yi lin . me


                           bye byeee!!!

hairy crabs!

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:58:58 GMT

Hairy crabs are hard to come by. unlike mud crabs, hairy crabs are seasonal. Lucky for me, I was given the opportunity to taste this.. "rare" crab with my parents in Toh Lee restaurant located inside of Nikko Hotel.



                      Its crabbie time!

We were served a 6 course menu that began with deep-fried spring rolls, a hearty soup, -the main purpose of our visit- the hairy crab, a vegetable dish, fried rice and finally, lemon grass jelly with fortune cookies.


                            Crispy popiah


                       hearty soup with vegetable and meat


                 Vegetables with garlic and more garlic


                Chinese style fried rice


         Lemongrass jelly with a touch of cream and strawberry



                                     Fortune cookies!

Since it was a restaurant in a hotel, service was plus+plus. Even our hot cooked crab was skillfully cracked open and served at the most convenient way to consume.


                   nicely opened crab meat


                    look how they serve the crab legs

The texture of the hairy crab is certainly incomparable with the usual mud crab we have. Though the size of the crab is smaller, its flesh is creamier and tender. And the roe, wow, the roe.. It was too much for me. My parents were enjoying it but I was struggling. When I ate my share of the roe, it was so thick, sticky, and.. ugh just full of eggs!

The rest of the dish was just nice. Oh! And I enjoy cracking those fortune cookies. It's not so much of eating it but reading the quotes out of it was interesting.

term 5

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:55:24 GMT

Term 5 ended like a gush of wind. So quick that soon we will be graduating from Taylors in 3 months time. Term 5 was a little like hell. Though our time tables looked relaxed, they were definitely NOT!

First came our main concern, the Food Promotion followed by overflowing assignments and last but not least, our final term exam. All events flowed back to back, we didn't even have time to study properly because lecturers always go "okay! Assessment next week!"

Anyways these are a bit of term 5 pictures followed by food promo


                tsk tsk, is this what you learn in class?

                FAM genting trip.


                     Not forgetting Prom Night


               Last day of T5 ( commis night )

And Food Promo begins...



       Samseng tony.prisoner joanne.june.shannon


                             Last night in Prison


                           Giving mr. alex a little appreciation
                    -he looked damn scared-


                      The dancing girls ..lol

                             Flashing off some tatts


                   The usual pictures before heading home

                  Atika . Me. Joanne

                      Everyone is going wild with the cameras

A sudden war betweeen the culinary and Dh students


                                  rarr rarr rarr


                             and we rarred back


                                      Group pic of DH27 g1,2,3


                    Sean looks like he is running away from home.
           but the truth is, everything is the materials for food promo


well, all has ended and I look forward to term6 (which is, I heard, IS hell).

Vienna Operetta Orchestra

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:55:30 GMT

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd and Toyota Motor Corporation proudly present Toyota Classics 2008, Vienna Operetta Orchestra.

Tickets, booklet and itinerary

Thanks to my wonderful handsome brother-in-law who was one of the hardworking elves in Toyota, he managed to get hold of the tickets with pretty good seats.

The orchestra was held at MBSA Auditorium, Shah Alam. Dresscode- formal (geez, like i don't get enough chance of wearing formal already) I was getting excited an all because this was my first time attending an orchestra, and its LIVE! Agitation and excitement were eating me alive when we left the house. It's an orchestra!! LIVE!! Lol

voila, the stage before the orchestra begins

           People with formal attire filling up the seats


                                               Jean and i


                my sister, my brother-in-law and their bodyguard.lol

So anyways, the auditorium was huge! I would estimate approximately 500- 600 people being present. However, as the lights dimmed, the crowd went silent. So silent that only the camera's shutter could be heard. And the orchestra began with the lead of their conductor.

waiting for the conductor to arrive

and the orchestra begins.......

this was the view from my seat, but it wasnt really THAT far

getting ready for the next piece

Well, the orchestra was good. I mean really good. Good. Words could not describe how fantastic it was. I was so amazed by such amazing musical pieces that could be produced with basic music instrument. (Makes me wanna learn one too!) There were also a duet of a soprano and tenor along with 2 dancers. (such powerful voice the lady has..)

The soprano and tenor (with super super strong voice)

               2 dancers were there to enhance the orchestra

thank you thank you, it was brilliant!

So while all Caucasians were showing off their skills and talent, the closing act was sung by Amy Mastura herself. With the background music of the orchestra, Amy sang 2 songs- Dingin Malam and Cinta.

Itinerary for the night

                                Amy Mazura doing her thing


                         Singing with full of emotion


                A final bow and thank you to all guests

I had the best Saturday night ever! THIS! Is a night to remember.

Su Fen's next!

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:51:51 GMT

6 days after shannon, Su Fen turned 19! However, we've already started college and Su Fen's big day fell on our first practical service- long day, long night..

BUT! that didnt stop us from making it a blast! Before our theory class began, Lg, Joanne, Atika and i went to get a cake from secret recipe. We also managed to hide the cake away from her until class ended.

And the cake was revealed

                           Happy birthday Su Fen!


                      Quick, blow it before the wind gets it


                                Su Fen is wishing deeply
-if you noticed, shannon's wearing a nasty smile with a cake on his hand-


             2nd surprise right to her face. looks like you got your wish su fen!


            Su fen cuts the cake while 2 girls smiles at the camera


                   3rd surprise, a little shower before her night ends
                              -poser! least you can do is lend a hand-


                          Removing her phone, wallet.. etc etc


                             1, 2 ,3 bye su fen!

okay, here's the funny part. I intend to "drown" su fen, in another words, drench her from head to toe. Maybe we had very bad teamwork lol, coz when we tossed Su Fen in the pond, she was STANDING on it. like this....


THAT! was UNEXPECTED

so i ran to the pond and splashed more water on her :D


                             Not wet enough? round 2 perhaps?

Also, on her birthday was our first day of college. Everyone eyed su fen when lecturer asked whos the class rep. Despite Su Fen insisting "i am NOT going to be the class rep. i had enough!"......


                   we didnt think she was serious ....


                          A quick shot before we all head back home

who's next to be thrown in the pond? we denifately need to work on our teamwork!

shannons birthday

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:30:31 GMT

"We're celebrating Jun Ren's belated birthday in A&W, make sure you come"

That was what I told Shannon without him knowing it was actually for him.

Well� we all love surprises don't we?


                                      Happy birthday Shannon!

No one among us will ever thought of a birthday celebration in a fast food outlet. When I proposed it everyone was shocked. Nevertheless, why is it always the fancy-mancy place? We don't need a grand place to celebrate one's birthday, it's the company that counts


       A&W's attraction : their rootbeer and curly fries

So everyone was as usual.. Late! The only very punctual people were LG and Xiwern. After most of us arrived, we ate some chicken and drank root beer when Shannon finally came. We talked a bit more, waiting for seng kwee to come but due to some miscommunication, plans were changed.

Lg suddenly lured Shannon outside to look at something while su fen, xiwern and I ran to the dessert counter and ordered a double portion of waffles with ice cream. When they came back, we were still at the counter. Su Fen was still squeezing her home-brought chocolate sauce all over the waffle as I light the candle.

We walked back, carrying the waffles while singing the happy birthday song. Jun Ren was just next to Shannon so I guess HE still didn't suspect anything, until the song went " happy birthday to you, happy birthdayy to SHANNON��." he was surprised :D (yay!)


                  we couldnt chuck all 19 candles, it will look damn weird


                      c'mon! blow the candles alreadyy


                   Look at the pile of ice cream and chocolate sauce


                      An interesting/disturbing/funny birthday gift


                        Group pic! seng kwee's blocked by sean

So really, it doesn't matter much on where you celebrate your birthday (dont so kiasu go mamak-la), its the people you celebrate with matters a lot more

Steamboat at Summers

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:55:04 GMT

The best way to enjoy steamboat is to eat with a group of friends. We wanted to eat at Yuen�s but apparently they were always pack! Those who were familiar with that place begin talking about the chicken and kiasu people using plates to scoop them.

Luckily for us, there were still a couple of other steamboat restaurants around, we went to the one opposite Yuen. It was called Summer bbq & steamboat.


                          a quick snap before we go upstairS


                     why summer....?


                 that's right, non stop! eat all you want guys!

A huge variety of �steamboat stuff� were waiting for us at a corner. Without hesitation we stacked out plates with fish balls, tofu, vegetables with stuffing, more balls and some seafood.



The pot was had a partition in between, so we had a choice of the normal stock or tom yam soup.


                                                   Let's eat!!

                               It does look pretty good doesn't it


            ahh.... the sweet taste from mushrooms, fu zhuk and fishballs


                 chared prawn mantis, we all had difficulty eating it


                   The boys invention - ice lemon tea + orange juice


                                              we're all green!


                       Ice cream for dessert

Overall, I think this place is not bad. The food�s quite good, service was up to standard though the place looked bit cheapy. but! it didn�t bother me much. try it out if you cant wait in line at Yuens!