MUNICH Gastro Bierhaus & BBQ at home

Went to the MUNICH Gastro Bierhaus at IOI Boulevard Puchong. The atmosphere was alright but a bit too smoky..as many were smoking at the own table. Couldn't really enjoy our food..feels like poluted with smoke :P
We tried the seafood spaghetti, pork knuckle and the German sausages. It taste alright but it's not as good as the Steakhouse in Jalan Telawi, Bangsar. For better taste and worth of price, I would recommend the Steakhouse instead =)

We had a small gathering at home with some relatives and friends.
The purpose was actually to celebrate me coming back to Malaysia and completed my Masters in the UK.
I was a bit disappointed that my jimuis/friends which used to be very close to me did not turn up (none of them turn up). Yeah..pretty sad wasn't it? But luckily I have a bunch of ex-colleagues who 'give face'...came for the gathering and we had BBQ together.
We still have fun...BBQ..the dried meat (rou gan), sausages, seafood etc..
Thank you for coming and make my day!

Poppy..the golden retriever

We were so happy that our uncle gave us a little golden retriever named Poppy.
Poppy's only 3 weeks old but he looks big! LOL

The kids love Poppy so much but the sad thing was..we only get to play with it for only a day. My dad didn't want a tame dog..he wants a guard house dog instead and uncle said this little Poppy needs to be kept at home which my dad doesn't like to have dogs running at home. It will be a hassle too..cleaning up mess. So we decided to give Poppy back to our uncle.

Ice-cream 4u Charity concert

 

Ice-cream 4u Charity concert

The origins of the idea of "Ice-cream 4u Charity Concert" comes from both Lee Sin Jie and Jet. The funds through the Charity concert was raised for the kids. This was the 2nd time in the name of charity, love and for a worthy cause. This year it was held in the Stadium Badminton KL ( Cheras) on Oct 23 at 8.30pm.

Thank you very much to our friend who are so kind hearted who donated and gave us the RM500 ticket for admission. Was very happy to have this chance to see such meaningful concert where most of the local chinese artistes joining hands together for a good cause. I was sitting at the 2nd row from the stage where I could see the close up of the artistes.


This year's line-up artistes are Fish Leung, Jet, Victor Wong, A-Bin, A-Ming, Z-Chen, Jonathan Lee, Zheng Shu Qing, Nicholas Teo, Penny Tai, Yu Heng and many more.. 

 Lee Sin Jie was not present on that day but the surprising moment was when the former Nian Shao (A-Bin & A-Ming) get on stage to sing together.

 My favourite Z-Chen!!

Jonathan Lee, Penny, Jet Yi and Victor Wong jamming together..

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My Birthday

It was 1st of October..my ex-colleagues were so kind that they organised a Birthday party for me at Neway, Puchong. We have great time together..singing out lungs out. Nice cake named 'Opera' from RT Bakery too!
Thank you so much guys! :x

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David & Daphne's wedding

It was 18th of Sep 2010. A lovely day where this couple, David & Daphne becomes husband and wife!

The ceremony was held in the Holy Family Church, Kajang. It was a touching and happy one. This is my first time attending a wedding ceremony in a church though :P Very much like those series I used to watch on TVB LOL.

All the jimuis were in white and after the ceremony, we have loads of funny photos taken especially during the most waited moment where the bride throws the bouquet of flower to the bunch of jimuis... Our friend, Ms Bee is quick enough to catch the flower!!!! It was really funny...if you get to see the video clip. LMAO!

After the church, few of the jimuis went to my house to get ready for the 2nd round...dinner in Puchong where we met other colleagues and friends..

Then we have 3rd round!! Clubbing at the Opera, Sunway. We get to meet up with our hot mama. Drank and danced too much..everyone was so 'weng-weng' but everyone had fun!!!

 Looking forward to seeing you guys again!!
Again..Congratulations to the married couple. (20100918)

Random fun at home..

 Our doggy, Kinki..

My funny little nephew with his Ultraman suit! LOL..he loves Ultraman so much and he wanted to be one of them! Very cute!

 

  

 

My lovely niece. A very smart loving girl..

Fish Village Semenyih

The Fish Village is located in Semenyih.
 Well, the food wasn't really that good but the ambience is pretty good for family outing. You get to do some fishing there. You just have to pay RM5 per person. Once you caught a fish, either you let it go or have it with a cost..count by the weight of the fish. Not sure about the price though because I'm not into fishing :P

                                                          

Been there for a few times..as it's not too far from our home.

Location : Fish Valley Semenyih, Sri Haneco Industrial Park, Jalan Kachau, Semenyih, Selangor

Mid Autumn - Snow skin mooncake

Mid autumn again! When we were young, this is the time when all the little ones gathered along and play with the lanterns and have a big feast! I remember burning the colourful paper lanterns which is now why they've created the batteries ones! HAHA. Lighting up dozens of candles and playing hide-n-seek in the garden area is fun with my cousins.. Well, things are different now. We have grown up with our own lifestyle and some had shifted to other places/countries. Those were the days to be missed and kept as childhood memory.

 

 

Right, since things had changed, we at home tried something different at home. First attempt in making mooncake..Yes! it's snow skin mooncake.

Ingredients - For the snow skin

115 Hong Kong Flour (steam for 15 mintues, leave to cool)

115 fried glutinous rice flour

210g icing sugar

1 tablespoon shortening

5 tablespoons cold water*

1 teaspoon banana essence

2 tablesspoons Hong Kong Flour

Fillings (we bought the read-made ones from a bakery shop :P

All you need to do is just to flatten the snow skin dough and wrap around the fillings; insert it into the mooncake mould. (Remember to put some rice flour on the mould so that the mooncake can be easily knocked/removed from the mould).

It's that easy!

 Even my little niece knows how to do it! =)
Anyway, this was 1 yr ago..will try it out again if we've got the time this year round :)

At night we have a small gatherig together and the kids play lanterns....

Farewell to Newcastle and my friends

 

 

It was really sad for having to leave Newcastle again..

Although I miss home and my family back in Malaysia, I feel so miserable.

Time really passed so quickly..I'm done with my Masters and I am about to go back for good.

Looking back at the photos that I've took during my stay in the UK, I feel so fortunate to have this opportunity to study in the UK for the second time. I've learned and experienced different things and lessons in life that I have never imagined. I've made it through..found new inspiration and new faces and colours of life. I've visited places and I've done so many things that not many will have this kind of chance or time to do so. I thank my parents for that. I love them..and I love the UK too. I will always miss Newcastle and all the friends that I've made, people that I've met who directly or indirectly made an impact to my life and to who am I now.

Thank you all for what you have done and sincerely wish all of you well in your future undertakings. Hopefully one day we will meet again and have fun together! Till we meet again....

Summer in Paris..

The story unfolds...It was about my trip to Paris..Couldn't believe this..

All the way from Newcastle upon Tyne down to London. From London to Paris by the Eurostar alone.

Phew~ just a short 2 hours, I have reached Paris..the city of fashion, luxury & romance. Paris was ranked among the three most important and influential cities in the world, according to research published by the Financial Times. The Gare du Nord station is so big..and saw some securities/armies with their M16 walking around the station. Looks kinda scary and I could not find the main entrance where I am suppose to meet up with my cousin, Vickey who was there in for her Europe adventure. I walked in and out, up and down..finally I found the Visitor's Information Centre. English is not a problem for me but not for majority of the people there. Luckily they still understand what I'm asking for. Proceeded to the right entrance and bumped into my cousin! *Phew~~

And our Paris adventure starts from then.. stayed with my cousin in a comfortable hotel. It's not like a backpacking experience; more like an enjoyable trip..but I wouldn't say it's relaxing! Whenever we're not taking the public transport, we will walk! We walked about 7-10km per day! That's how we lose weight through this trip although we eat a lot! We eat whenever we smell or see food! LOL

People are interested in just about everything in Paris especially the food, fashion and culture. The food in Paris is known throughout the world for its unparalleled quality and taste. We had the well known paté (goose liver), bread and vinegar,  and the escargots, French coffee, mussels, dessert, crepes etc............

Not to forget the shopping experience in Paris..too much to see and to buy..although most of them are luxury brands which they're famous on. Galeries Lafayette is really a shopping paradise! Located in the heart of Paris; world's leading department store graced by a neo-byzantine dome. Excluding the use of credit card, I spend almost all my Euros here! LOL Too much to see and buy!

The World Cup 2010 Football match (Spain vs Netherland). The crowd was massive and crazy..

After the match, we head to the Eiffle Tower. They were about to close because it's about 12am already. Luckily the queue wasn't too long. We went all the way up to the top of the tower. The view is spectacular!

We had the super long hotdogs to fill our hunger.

Go to Paris, head to Laduree which

was founded in 1862 to taste the epitome of

elegance and luxury.

It's a high class dessert shop in Paris. 

The macarons are small, round cakes, crisp on the outside, smooth and soft in the middle, are the most famous creation of Ladurée.The story of the Ladurée macaron starts with Pierre Desfontaines, second cousin of Louis Ernest Ladurée, who at the beginning of the 20th century first thought of taking two macaron shells and joining them with a delicious ganache filling. Laduree macaroons comes packed in an array of boxes of your choice. Although the price of 1,50 Euro per macaron is pretty expensive but it's worth a try.

It was really an enjoyable experience!!!

Love you Chee!!!! I will never regret travelling with my cous! and I'm looking forward for more!!