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2:56:00 PM

2 little boots and a newly wed carvings, carved from bars of soap. Creative. A wedding present I got from my cousin-in-law. Decided to use them as a decorative item on my tv rack. The chinaware is also a wedding present I got from one of my colleague. It came in a set of 2.

A little treat for Juan and myself during our trip to Kuala Lumpur. We were thirsty. Walked into Cold Storage in Times Square. Saw this cute design bottle. Cherry lemonade flavor. Cost me RM13 but actual fact I wanted the bottle so that I could refill it with plain water and store it in the fridge. Currently this glass bottle is my favorite.

Food review: Tree Bar by G Hotel

9:41:00 AM

So here comes the review on the newly opened place. A cafe with leisure concept. Built around a big tree in Gurney Plaza. A place called Tree Bar.

The visit was not an intention one. Me and Juan had a 3 hours karaoke session (it has been ages) with my ex-colleagues. The karaoke came with lunch meal comprises of mushroom soup and salad (none is near to my delight). With RM20 to pay per pax, you can expect the taste.

Being said, we didn't had any plan right after the karaoke session. We walked down to the Ground Floor to have coffee. Rosa and Hans found this place and wanted to try it out. Everyone agreed. Had our tables prepared and had the menu delivered to us.

Based on the ambiance of the place, one will know that they do no serve big portions of food. Mainly tidbits, light snacks, gourmet burger and drinks. I ordered a pot of Earl Grey (I suggest sharing) which I normally do in any cafe or eatery while Juan ordered a glass of iced passion fruit tea(it was refreshing). A pot of tea cost around RM9 but it comes in a huge pot. I scoffed myself with the tea as I thought not to waste it. You can request for a refill but the tea will be slightly diluted.

Kent wanted to try their truffle fries(options of normal fries, cheese or truffle), so ordered a bin (comes in a small stainless steel bin) but quite a large number of fries. We were able to share among us. It tasted a little mushroomy. It was my first try actual fact.

Service Review: Seri Pacific Malaysia

3:02:00 PM

We had a terrible stay at a hotel on our first night. The booking was done via bookings.com. Apparently, the rooms where refurbished(in the photos) but when we reached, the hotel looked so dull and spooky. At one point it even looked like a prostitution nest. Even the hallway towards our room were dark. The hotel doesn't look welcoming at all and has this bad vibe. The hotel was situated right in the middle of Chow Kit. Right in the middle of bazaars and jams on normal days. The toilet were not clean. With used shampoo bottles on the floor, baby cockroaches running around. The bed sheet didn't smell good too.

I did not had a good feeling when I entered the hotel for check in. I almost cried telling Juan when we entered our room. It felt so wrong but I had no choice because it was midnight and we were very tired as Juan drove from Penang right after work.

We went down again to the receptionist and request for just a one night stay and got the payment for my 2nd night stay reverted back into my card. The same night, we browsed for another hotel and found quite a decent price for a 4 star hotel, Seri Pacific Malaysia. The hotel were so gorgeous that I almost didn't want to go out.

One thing I learnt is, don't be scared to spend a little more on your accommodation but not to splurge as well. As long as the hotel looks clean, bright and the area is consider safe, that will do.

I would highly recommend anyone to spend a night here. Awarded with Outstanding Hotel Partner Award in 2012, I must say this the hotel to stay when you travel to Kuala Lumpur. But do check the rates on bookings.com or agoda.c om

I was complaining on why such nice hotel did not provide coffee and tea for their guest. I thought perhaps the beverages were not included because of the rate on Bookings.com website. You know, when you book a hotel at a lower rate, there are things that you don't get.

Then Juan started to do his little investigation and tadaaaaaaaaa, the mini bar! It felt whole again.

Most of the cabinets are built in. Even the ironing station in the next cabinet. So the room looked tidy and clean.

We had our shower and all. But before we did, I filled the bath tub with shower gel and water. So there were bubbles in the tub so that Juan could 'rendam' himself for about half and hour. This was supposed to be his post-birthday trip, remember?

#aidilfitritwentyfourteen Part 2

2:32:00 PM

Every year, me and my best friend will visit each other's place. But for this year, I feel a little bit special because both of us are married. So I feel extra happy as we get to celebrate among the 4 of us.

Me and Juan had only 3 days to spent in Perlis. The 2nd night of Aidilfitri, we had a mini gathering with my high school friends from year 2001 batch. I can't believe that most of us are married now. Some with kids. Overall, my raya celebration was a good one.

#aidilfitritwentyfourteen

10:51:00 AM

Spent the first day of Syawal at in-law's place. It was a bit strange for me, waking up on the first day of raya at another place. Not the usual place, my parent's. I was the last one to shower. The rest of the family were at the hall having their lemang and rendang.

After that, we had our salam session where all of us seek for forgiveness from the elders. Things are done differently here. Well, not all family are the same.

That evening, we drove back to Perlis. My parent's side. Spent a good 3 days. Had good food and ordered another pot of rendang to bring back to Penang (still had that in my freezer -__-)

#roadtrip 2

2:56:00 PM

As I have mentioned that we had a horrible stay on our first night in KL here that we decided to check out the next day and stayed at another hotel. The first hotel that we took was situated right in the middle of Chow Kit road. The busiest street you can think of. Which was the wrong thing for me to do as I handle the itinerary for our holiday. Without checking out the hotel location, I just booked it because the price was cheap.

The next day after we checked out, we put our luggage in the car and decided to take the public transport to Times Square. Wanted to kill time before checking in to another hotel that we have booked the night before. It was around 10.30am. The weren't many cars on the street because it was only the 6th day of raya. So most city people are still on holiday. The mall was not crowded either like how it was on an ordinary Saturday. So it was easy for us to move around. Most importantly the traffic was very pleasant.

The last public transport that I took was around 6 years ago?? I guess. During my convocation trip. The public transport looked much better and cleaner compared to how it was previously. Efficient wise? Not really as I have to wait slightly longer.

This floor mat was so cool. That I had to stand on it a few minutes. The floor takes the shape of your feet when you put pressure on it. There was also a 'piano' stairs. Literally looked like a piano. It creates different tones when you step on them. Exactly like the sound of the piano. No photos here though. Cool isn't it.

#roadtrip

3:05:00 PM

This trip was planned many weeks ago. I thought I'd give a little getaway surprise for Juan as he never had one before in his life. I like surprises, in a good way. So I assumed everyone like surprises.

Booked a place at Melur and Tyhme for a nice dinner as I thought finding a halal crispy duck wasn't an easy task. But to my disappointment, the food wasn't near to my expectation at all. The duck meat was cold (not sure if it was meant to be eaten cold). Complimented with roti kirai or roti jala and some fresh veges. The duck meat were salty and doesn't have the aroma or taste of mix herbs or spices marinated in it. It felt like I was eating Korean. I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

That afternoon, we spent some time kidding around Aquaria (I was the one excited for this visit). I bought tickets from Groupon for RM28 each. Didn't know that I had to print the second ticket, end up I had to purchase a normal price ticket for Juan.

Visiting Aquaria totally reminded me of Underwater World Singapore. But the visit lasted less than 1 hour. Well, at least I have visited once in my lifetime. I was amazed with the sharks but it was not the great white shark but big enough to swallow me. I missed the shark, otter and piranha feeding time which I was looking forward to. But we managed to catch the Malaysian Flooded Forest session.