Our Genting Trip

*** started to write this on 4 Oct 2012 ***

so i mentioned in my last post that we went to genting last friday.. didn't have a lot of things there but we had fun.. just trying to share some pics from my tab.. gedabak nye nk bwk ke hulu ke hilir.. 

woke up that morning and did some chores.. we booked the 9 am bus so we could do some laundry.. we took the bus from OU and reached there just in time.. we board the bus n the bus started to depart.. it was a quicker trip than what we initially thought it would be.. reached halfway there and was supposed to take the cable cable car.. unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how u see it), the cable car was down, so we had to wait for another bus to pick us up and take us to the peak boohoo... 

it was kinda cold once we got there.. perhaps cuz it was raining season.. we weren't dressed for the cold so was a bit chilly for us at first.. got there and walked inside the theme park.. not much rides there but my sisters did manage to persuade me to ride the Solero (xtau spell) it was scary for me huhuhuh it didn't help that my safety latch or gear or whatever u call it, was loose.. although it was locked, it still felt scary.. i didn't like what it does to my tummy.. i think that's what makes it scary.. tried it once, might not try it again haahahaha then jln2 lg and took pictures.. before we exit the outdoor theme park, i rode the Superman ride with yaya (i'm pretty sure that's not the name).. that was better.. less scary for me even though they had the loop hehehe maybe cuz it wasn't too high and too fast   =D some pics we took..

 mama went to London while we were in Genting.. guess she wan't the only one hehehehe

"I'm at a payphone trying to call home, all of my change i spent on you" 

 "Riding the bus with my sister".. Name that movie #spolier hahaha

funny story bout this.. izad thought she filmed us, but she didn't press record hahahaha this was the best ride, rode this twice heheheh

"I have a big head but small arms" Rawwrrrrr!!! (Name that movie)

"who wants some kisses? gimme some kisses.. muahh muahh" 

 "why so serious?"

izad xnk naek sbb we had to baring face down... but it was fun..

owh one thing to highlight while we were outdoor, we tried the herbal tea egg yg shikin sker sgt tu.. we bought 1 and shared between me and yaya.. skali sedap plak hehehe rs mcm makan ngn kicap je... then later we went inside to just jln2 around.. we bought sweet potato which was yummy hehehe funny thing, they wrote rm 2.50 /100g and we didn't really see the 100g part.. so when yaya was about to pay, she took out rm2.50... skali org tu timbang and it cost rm15!! huhuhu naseb baek la sedap.. mmg mkn habis hehehe  so while inside, since there's nothing there, we went inside Ripleys'.. it was my 2nd time there, 1st time ngn kin n jue.. nothing really change, mostly same je the things inside.. then we also wen't for the 4D ride inside.. ok2 jer la tu.. then more jln2 until we were done about 5pm i think..

yummy sweet potato 

"inaz, amek pic sy dgn roti ni" 

papa's favorite saying whenever we're getting ready to go out.. it's the name of a restaurant in New York..

then it was time to go back and yeayy the cable car was working again.. but boo i didn't thought i'd get scared of it hehehe suddenly i felt like my nerves were tightening up and i didn't want to move.. tp takot2 pon sempat cam whoring gk hahaha and it was a long way down.. didn't know how i survived the cable car at Langkawi.. that one was much scarier i remember, but somehow, i was fine with it..

muke tgh takut hahahaha 

i love them to bits and pieces 

long way down

anyway, reached down and took the bus back to OU.. then blh plak my boss text me and said she wanted to call me at 7pm.. it was almost 7pm and i was still in the bus so i asked her to call me at 8pm instead, but then she decided to call me at 9pm huhuhuh tgh cuti2 pon ade gk call from office.. so once we reached OU, we had nandos for dinner.. and that was the end of our short trip.. it was nice and fun cuz of the company, not the place.. thinking of going to USS next, but we'll do Perth 1st hehehehe haven't done enough research for that, so have to start soon.. by end of jan, we should already have a place to stay... 

till the next post, toodles..

Gobo Chit Chat, Traders Hotel

*** This post was originally written on 4 Nov 2012 ***

So for this years' 5 in 1 birthday celebration, we decided to try out Traders Hotel, near KLCC.. so far, we've had this 'tradition' of ours at Ole-Ole Bali and Le Meridien Hotel.. (click it to read and drool) n seems like we're trying to top off the previous place we eat.. so yeah, we decided to go to Traders since it's in the heart of KL (poyo).. unfortunately, mama wasn't feeling well that day since she just got back from Indonesia huhuhuh we didn't take much pics, cuz the lighting wasn't good for pics.. 

before makan, harus camwhoring dlm ladies hehehehe p/s: spot the skull

 our fellow New Yorkers xde food sgt, so she had bbq lamb and prawn...

 and by the look of it, i think this is hers too...

 not sure if this was mine or yaya.. dim sum, satay, mixed vegie, sea asparagus and chocolate tart..

this is what i had, off course plenty of dim sum yummyy..... clam and mussels, some mee, sea asparagus and salmon...

Oysters and salmons.. yaya had these.. i tried oyster once, didn't like it.. loved the salmon tho..

we didn't have much deserts.. we shared these.. owh, they had a chocolate fountain like le meridien too...

yaya had these yummy cookies & chocolate pie? (dunnoe what it's called)

lps makan pon harus cam whoring dlm ladies hahahahaha

so yeah, not much pics to share.. basically they had the cold food area, where the salads were + shrimp, salmon etc.. then they had like a sandwich area and also a Japanese food area where they had sushi and miso soup... then they had the bbq area which is near the rice and all the lauk2 heheeheh and also an area dedicated for desserts.. i didn't take pics of the food bar so it's kinda hard to explain what they have, but overall it's a good place to eat and satisfying for my taste..

i like the ambiance at Traders more, since there were less people and it felt more cozy.. the lighting was low which made me feel like no one is watching us while we're eating.. bright places tend to give the impression that i have to be extra well mannered hahahaha anyway, i can't remember the total damage for it all but i'm pretty sure the buffet cost about RM80++ per head.. so not so bad for me.. what's sure is that it's slightly cheaper than Le Meridien, plus better parking.. so yeah, so if u have some extra ka-ching to spare, u could try this place out... 

Shinjuku Japanese Restaurant @ TTDI

*** i wrote this on 26 Dec 2012 ***

Yesterday, my parents celebrated their 30th Anniversary as a married couple.. we decided to try out this Japanese restaurant at our area which opened somewhere this year, so it was quite new.. izad doesn't really eat Japanese food but when we browsed their menu sometime ago, they serve western food as well, so we thought izad could have that.. sadly last night, the western menu was unavailable so that was a bummer for her.. sorry izad!! our usual Japanese food place Chikuyotei, previously at Istana Hotel is nowhere to be found, and previously izad just share some of our food..  papa would have his sukiyaki and we'll just have tempura.. i thought of trying something different.. so this is what we had last night...

i didn't blog about this, but yaya and i had this sushi craze going on this month where we went for Sushi King 3 times!!! just December alone.. our favorite was the edamame which is a green peas like vegie.. we had the same thing last night, and ordered two helpings...

papa ordered his sukiyaki.. i didn't manage to taste some but according to him, he would prefer the one at Chikuyotei... i like the fire heating the pot thing.. unfortunately, by the time they gave papa the egg, papa only managed to cook it for less than 2 mins before the fire went off boohoo..

mama had tempura.. a variety of tempura... she didn't order the set, but order their Japanese rice to go along with it.. off course she shared this with papa too.. she had the Ebi Tempura (prawn) and Yasa Tempura (mix vegie one).. she also ordered miso soup (yummy)

yaya had this spicy ramen.. i had some and it tasted like mee rebus to me hehehe it was ok, but not the kind of thing we'll order again (next time nk sushi je)

i took a long time browsing through the menu.. i ordered the Ebi Tempura Maki (prawn sushi) for us to share.. then i thought of having a meal to myself but couldn't figure out what to have.. so i ordered the Shake Maki (salmon sushi) for us to share.. i figured, just eat that and see how thing goes... i love the Ebi Tempura Maki.. if we were to go there another round, i will surely order that again..

papa and mama also ordered the steamed tofu which we all shared.. it was nice..

we didn't take much pics that day... got a pic of my drink, and err my sisters... yes, no pic of my parents even though we were celebrating their anniversary.. i asked izad to take a pic, n she forgot.. ngeng la hahahaha

so since no western food available that day, izad didn't order anything.. i thought of ordering the chicken teriyaki for her but wasn't sure if she'll eat it... she had McD after that  =b so total damage for all the food above plus 3 watermelon juice, Japanese tea and cold water is RM184.47.. i'd rate that place 7/10.. it wasn't superb, but yet i haven't tried most thing on the menu.. the sushi were good n yummy.. might have to try more sushi to give a better rate.. keeping my options open to go again, not like Meat Point =b tu skali je pon xpe hehehehe

It's A New Day

And i've got a couple of things in mind about what i wanna do this year.. my main challenge is to force myself to be discipline and consistent... i need short term goals, and i need to be strict on rewarding myself... while i figure those things out, in the meantime, i'll just clear of my drafts... 

Happy New Year all!! lets have a good one  *cheers*

My New Somewhat Hobby

I used to love baking before this.. not that i've tried baking many things, mostly just cupcakes or muffins and only have tried baking moist chocolate cake n chocolate cheesecake.. but i remember loving that.. getting ready the ingredients and measuring it all up.. watching the batter gets bigger and puffier in the oven.. but cleaning up after was like hell (as i mentioned before, i hate cleaning up after)... but somehow, as time goes by, i've noticed that i'm more leaning towards cooking as oppose to baking.. i don't feel like baking whenever the thought occurs.. but when i get the chance to cook, i'm somewhat more eager about it...

i guess i do enjoy cooking before this, like during the time my parents went for haji, i took down some recipes from mama for me to cook..those time i just made simple dishes to eat with rice.. but lately, i tend to experience more with pasta (konon mcm byk kali try je =b )... jue ckp kite ni masak western je, padahal time masak pasta je lah mengada2 nk send pics.. bler kite masak sup bayam or masak lemak kobis xtersend pics pon hahahahah so ever since i tried the Shaytard's Alpine Mushroom Pasta, i wanted to perfect it...

as mentioned, the 1st time i tried to make this, papa had to eat it with ketchup sbb tawar huhuhuh...

the 2nd time i made this, i remembered to taste 1st before eating it.. it was all vegan this time cuz i had no chicken so i only used mushroom n asparagus.. looks better right...

the 3rd time was a failure.. i used angel hair spaghetti instead, and i used wild mushrooms rather than canned button mushroom, plus i remembered to buy cheese boo hoo... 

i made this during my recent day off.. semangat nk cuti n masak, decided to make lamb chop cuz xpuas mkn kt rumah tok cik hari tu... there were 3 main factors that made me fail, 1st is using angel hair spaghetti.. sgt x sesuai with this kinda pasta and maybe i over-boiled it... 2nd was the wild mushroom.. i didn't realised i didn't use wild mushrooms before this until i started cooking.. air die kluar and at first i thought "ok, i don't need to add more water now" wrong!! the pasta tasted funny cuz of that mushroom water oozing out huhuhuhuh and 3rd was the cheese.. finally when i remembered to use cheese, i overdose the pasta with it huhuhuhuh it didn't give that nice texture that i wanted... so yeah, practice makes perfect only when u try to do the same thing over again, not when u experiment the "same" recipe with different ingredients huhuhuh

owh well, i'll perfect that recipe soon.. anyway, another round of lamb chop this coming new year yeah!!! planned to have lamb chop, garlic bread, mushroom soup, cheesy wedges and perhaps burgers.. different side dishes from what i made that day... that day i only did lamb chop, pasta and some mixed vegie... look it!!

the ingredients...

tadaa!!!! (don't be deceived by the look of it huhuhuh)

this is what i made awhile back, time cuti gk... roast chicken, mixed vegie, garlic bread and cheesy wedges... i know ulang2 je menu kn hahaha but this was in October so agak back-dated  =b 

ok, enough bragging about my 'cooking skills'... browsing for other draft that i can finish writing to post.. post genting still not done yet cuz pics are all in my tab.. hope everyone has a good weekend and new year ahead..

Year in Review: 2012

ok it's been awhile i know.. xde mood n sgt2 malas.. and i figure i'll still be lazy this week, so i thought of doing this a little bit early and brief (my version of brief, anyway).. so how has the year been treating me? it's been good, considering.. so just as i did last year, i'm just gonna do bits and pieces of random things and highlights of this year here... also, just as last year, the first shout out and "one of the most awesomest memories" goes to the wedding of my best friend, shikin!! i've blogged about it and can still recall the great moments we had.. i'm too lazy to link so just browse about if u wanna read it.. it should be somewhere in july, right? owh well, it was a fun experience just hanging out with my friends and just being together.. funny we only see each other once a year, boo hoo... in no particular order (except for the 1st place) these were among the great memories and experience i had this year...

of course, how can i go on and not mention about Avenged Sevenfold's concert.. Awesome!!! among the top 3 best concert i've been to, that's for sure.. i don't think my excitedness is properly express here, so just imagine me jumping up and down while typing this out  =b

our 5 in 1 dinner this year.. although we didn't take a lot of pics, n mama wasn't feeling good, it was still fun.. i didn't make a post about it yet, but we had dinner at the Traders Hotel KL... and they had dim sum!! yeayyy for that hehehehe

we had more family moments this year, more dinners together, and finally had our short family trip in Cherating!! although the hotel was a bummer, but we had fun together just hanging out.. even when we didn't know what to do, as we realised there was nothing there, we did manage to have a good time.. and i discovered my love for satar.. maybe love is an understatement.. it was more of an obsession.. for the past 2 days there, i think i ate more than 50 satar.. yumminess hehehehe

this year also, i realised that i love cooking.. this wasn't a one of thing.. just something i noticed.. and what i've been trying for a couple of times now is making pasta.. i've succeeded, i've failed.. owh well, practice makes perfect and although i have a strong feeling that i won't be opening my very own restaurant, i would really love to cook for my family + opah n all one day...

i managed to do more work out this year compared to last year.. does that count? not that i'm really keeping count, but that's just how it feels and i will consider that to be a big accomplishment for me.. even tho 'shaytember' didn't succeed pffttt...

i'm still obsessed with the Shaytards  =b  i even got their 2013 calendar, which sadly wasn't signed by them.. i was keeping my fingers crossed for that one.. and it'll be more value for money if it was signed cuz total of the calendar plus shipment? about rm105++.. not cheap for a calendar.. owh well...

i bought myself a Galaxy Tab hehehe not really a huge highlight but, it's among the things i bought with my own money that cost quite a bit (for my standard at least) 

work-wise? plenty of ups and downs but i hope this will be the year... please?

i went for my first treasure hunt this year, which had me started to like treasure hunts.. only did them twice, but i love the 1st one better.. cuz it was with my family!!!

errr i took a picture with Siti Nurhaliza? hahahaha boleh la...

paid off my car for another year wee hoo.. i now have only 1 year to go before i fully own a car.. and  a somewhat increment for not having to pay my monthly loan.. 

and last but not least, how things are going on with my family.. couldn't ask for anything better =D

well that's all i could think about now... there some lows this year but not worth mentioning.. the year ain't over yet, and we still have another family dinner planned, i.e. our parents anniversary tomorrow.. i think it's their 30th anniversary.. haven't gotten them anything just yet.. not quite sure what to get them.. we're planning to go for Japanese food tomorrow night yeayy...

as for the year  ahead, i'm still keeping my stand with having no new year resolution.. so no pressure.. i'll just do the usual of trying to better myself, in mostly all aspect.. so, although it's a tee wee bit early, Happy New Year and let's welcome 2013 with open arms.. 

Meat Point @ TTDI

This is so back dated, i can't really recall when it was.. My family decided to have a family dinner (weehoo).. there was no lunch so i guess naturally, papa was hungry.. he asked what's for dinner and suggested to eat at Jasema (mamak je? heheheh) but then as usual, once we get in the car, we were still putting out ideas where to eat.. so izad suggested to eat at Meat Point at TTDI.. the thing with us is that restaurants kt TTDI mmg xkhatam lg.. we usually just eat at the same place.. Santai and lately Homst.. so since it was a good idea, we decided to try it out.. 

Meat Point @ TTDI.. it's easy to find, just the same row with Standard Chartered..

we ordered one dish each, although initially i thought of just sharing.. here's what we had...

We ordered some mushroom soup and garlic bread for starters... the soup was nice, same goes to the bread..

Yaya and I had carbonara.. at first i didn't order anything, thought of just sharing.. but then i felt hungry, so i decided to have this instead.. taste good, not great.. 

this is a little tough.. since the meat all looks the same.. but i'm pretty sure it's the beef.. basically u choose ur meat from the freezer, then they'll gice u 2 side dishes.. choose between the saute or grilled vegie, and also between fries n mashed potatoes... the taste are normal.. they should have more vegies.. so mama n papa had the same dish...

izad had the lamb.. initially, i planned to share with her.. but upon the arrival of the food, nmpk mcm xcukup jer huhuhuh

so that's what we had.. the total damage was RM200++ (can't remember exact amoount) plus drinks la.. my honest opinion? u could get better western food at Tony Roma's, Chillis or TGIF at about almost the same price but with more side dishes.. but if u're around Taman Tun and thinking of going having some western food, u could give it a try.. it ain't bad, just that there are better places to eat  =b

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drafted this post dh lamer gler.. clearing my blog and just checking on anything yet to be publish.. so be prepared for random stuff..

Annapolis + The Guardian

I watched the movie Annapolis last night featuring James Franco.. then suddenly i felt like writing a break up story inspired by that movie plus The Guardian, featuring Ashton Kutcher.. i'm liking the way it's turning out so hopefully this could be a nice shortie.. i wrote Another Daydream once but it didn't work out for me (as with any other thing i try to write).. start small, that's my aim.. 

that is all  =b

Time To Party?? Not!!

ok, citer dah basi.. but since i've been doing it 2 years in a row, i thought i'll just do a quickie, plus i had some pics..

So we had our department dinner on 5th Oct (papa's birthday).. for some reason (other than the president of the staff committee) it didn't feel exciting as the previous ones i attended.. click here for last year's dinner and here for 2009 dinner where we newbies performed.. those nights seemed more exciting and fun.. so this year's dinner was held at Furama Hotel.. i guess it's new cuz the interior seems like it.. but the surrounding area looks kinda scary to me.. maybe cuz it's known somewhat as the red light district hahahaha anyway, we got there earlier than last year, siap2 n lepak2 kt surau hotel tu dlu... went up to the ballroom (i think) where the event was held.. unfortunately our table was the front one and the speaker was near us so it wasn't really a strategic table to sit at.. plus there was a tiang in the middle of the room that blocked our view..

they played a few games, it was ok.. not too fun though... and of course, in the hype of time, they did the gangnam.. won't comment on the dancing cuz i don't know how to comment without sounding rude (ok kejam huhuh)  oklah malas nk tulis.. here's a few pics i got .. there's other pics actually but i didn't get it from my friends.. couldn't bothered by it..

I don't know why i do the peace sign in almost all pics.. mcm xde pose laen je huhuhuh  annoying plak tgk.. thanx to ashraff n huda for the pics... this year xde ady n hani so a switch in company that night.. ok sgt malas.. this week sgt best sbb selang seli cuti n keje wee hoo... bye

2 Down, 1 More To Go

Yes, I’ve paid 2 year off of my car loan and now left with a year to go.. woot woot.. I’m so excited to call that car mine, plus be about rm800 richer each month muahahahaha my plan (as I may have mentioned before) is to do my best to pay everything off by July.. then I have the remaining of next year to enjoy / save that extra money.. then in 2014 (I’m being optimistic here) I’m going house hunting.. seeing that I’m super picky with the house I want, finding my so called ‘dream house’ might not be easy..

I want a home that’s not so far from ttdi, or kl cuz I don’t want to commute a lot for work.. even a 1 hour drive to work (without traffic) is consider super far.. if possible I want somewhere that takes me about 30mins drive without traffic.. I though of having a semi d cuz I want it to be more spacious but then that’ll cost a lot, so I could just settle with owning a terrace corner lot.. that way I have a garden, and I can go through the back door from inside my house.. I’m also a little picky about the square feet of my house.. my parent’s house in ttdi is I think 24” x 70”(or 75”, xsure).. n I see most houses are about 20” or 22” and they seem a bit small.. I don’t want my house to feel sempit so I’m thinking of a 24” house too..

And then there’s the price.. I don’t make a lot so almost all houses with the specs above cost a lot, more than I could afford.. the houses I could afford, however, are far away like maybe Nilai or something and that’s like living in another country.. xnk laa (gedik).. so now I’ll have to save up some ka-ching for my future home.. unless Prince Harry does decide to marry me, then money is not a issue  =b  ok dh hbs merapu, bye