A quiet but memorable birthday

Happy birthday to you...
Happy birthday to you...
Happy birthday to Vincent...
Happy birthday to you!!

Today is Vincent's birthday... A year older (but still very hot-tempered), an extra year of birthday memory.

This year, we celebrated his birthday in a a place that's really important to us... Our new home. I was not feeling well today (actually for a couple of days), so instead of going out for dinner, we had dinner at our new place.

The other day while doing our grocery shopping, we bought some food as well. So I whipped up a simple meal for us using just the microwave over (too lazy and weak to wash the wok).

First up, it's Cheese Sausage. Had to trial and error a couple of times with the oven, and finally used the Auto mode and it worked! Thing with using the oven instead of cooking this in a wok is that it is less oilier.


Another dish is the Honey and Chili Sausage. This brand is really good! I don't have the brand name with me, but I have 3 more sausages left. I'll check out the name of the brand and post it soon.


This is the bacon. We didn't get the streaky bacon cos it looks very fattening. I have this in the oven for about 2 minutes and it's done!


A processed food. This can actually costs RM7! But it's so simple. Just open the can, pour it into a bowl, drop it in the oven, set it at 2 minutes, and it's done! And it tastes good too!


This pizza slice is a little bit trickier. The Auto button has "Pizza" option, and the "Steamed Frozen Food". This pizza is frozen and also pizza. I tried the Pizza option and it didn't work - I guess that option for those baking pizza from scratch. So I took the Steamed Frozen Food option. In 3 minutes, it is done! The bread is actually very soft. Folks, this pizza is the TESCO brand. For those skeptical to choose the TESCO brand, I can tell you that some of their F&B are quite tasty, and for less than half the price compared to other brands in the market.


I know, I know... These are all processed food which I threw it in the oven and called it a "meal"... LOL! Hey I'm not feeling well... That should be taken into consideration. But obviously that can't be the way I'm gonna celebrate my finance's birthday. I will cook a full meal this Saturday for him, serve with wine and cake.

So far...

This is the 100th post on my blog! Damn what an "achievement" (?)... Well, in my term, it is quite something that I have managed to commit to.

It is almost 1 week from the last post I made. Was so busy cleaning and packing our new home. Last Wednesday, Vincent picked me up from work at 7.30pm, and we had to go to our new place to clean it. I only managed to get home at 10, shower, and then rest! Hectic hectic hectic! But for the new place, it is all worth it!

FYI, our place renovation is going on schedule. Apart from the minor hiccup of the wardrobe, everything is in place. The electrical items are coming today, and our furniture this Saturday. Then, the only thing remaining is the wardrobe.

I have started buying household items few months back... Mainly are items like kitchenware and decorative essentials. We have already unpacked all these and already started designing our place. Even our wall collage was just done yesterday. The drawing that we bought in Koh Samui has been framed, and we are awaiting the sofa to arrive so that we can judge the placement of the drawing.

Yesterday, we started our grocery shopping. Vincent was so excited cos he always wanted his fridge to be filled with different drinks. We buy the items now because we sometimes have our meals there, and these drinks do come in handy. The bill came up to slightly lower than what we expected. Nevertheless, this is not done. I've only bought a few items for the house. Will only buy the rest when we move in officially.

I'm just excited waiting for the place to be ready. Can't wait to move in, and arrange my shoes in my shoe rack! And my jacuzzi! Can't wait!

Pasta Zanmai @ Mid Valley

FYI - I have gotten out of the vegetarian phrase. I'm no more vegetarian, but after being a vegan for almost 2 weeks, I find it quite healthy. Thus, I will be a vegan for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

We were in MV for the CIMB Home Exhibition, and had our lunch at Pasta Zanmai. This is a Japanese +Western fusion restaurant. Have not been to this place for a while now, so we'd thought we come here again.


This is the 2nd time we are here. I can still remember clearly the 1st time we tried this restaurant. It was a day before our HK trip. The Bangkok trip backfired, so we had to change plans immediately to HK, and came to MV to exchange Thai Baht to HK Dollars. It was a very hectic day!


I can still remember what we ordered (well, at least one of it). It was the Curry Katsu Don. Why I remember it is because that is Vincent's favourite dish in a Jap restaurant, and also the serving was huge! The taste is so-so cos I still prefer the one from Sakae Sushi.


We ordered Green Tea - RM1.50 per person.


Vincent ordered the Unagi Set - RM20.00. I like the salad that came with it. The dressing was some sesame sauce, and I loved it! I finished the salad by myself. The unagi tasted good too. Very tender and yummy!


I ordered Mini Pasta Set, which is their November Specials. It consists of Mini Teriyaki Chicken Pasta and Mini Hotate Pizza - RM22.00. This is their version of pizza. Amazingly, it tasted strangely-delicious! With only different varieties of mushrooms on the pizza, I'd thought the taste would be unbearable, but it actually blended together and tasted good!


This is the Mini Teriyaki Chicken Pasta. This, I have to say, it's a disappointment. The Teriyaki Chicken tasted bad. It was like the chefs did not put any effort into making the dish.


I noticed they have a wide range of desserts in their menu. Since I'm on a diet and also very full from the double dose, I stayed away from it. Hmm... I should try it the next time!

Lot F-051, First Floor, Mid Valley Megamall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 KL
03-2283 2160

Saturday Night Live @ Bangkok Jazz

We were suppose to watch the hyped-up movie, 2012 last weekend, but Vincent didn't want to purchase the tics yet cos he thought his friends will have an outing to celebrate 2 of his friends birthday. Unfortunately, the birthday boys are not free, and we failed to buy the tics on Saturday morning as the GSC website's traffic was too heavy.

So, we ended up in Bangkok Jazz with Alex and Phoebe. When we arrived at about 11pm, the place was already (too) crowded, and the crowd was really wild that night! Everyone was so high!


Vincent ordered red wine for me, but he and Alex had red wine and beer. Might I add that later that night, Phoebe's cousin joined us (after his performance), bringing along his whisky, and they both drank that too! With wine, beer and whisky all mixed up in their blood, both of them were fine. Vincent got up in fine for dim sum the next day! Amazing!


The live band consists of 7 members and they called themselves Common Grounds. Phoebe's cousin brother is in a band - He's on the drums. These are the 4 members with instruments - Keyboard, bass, lead guitarist and drums. The bass guitarist sang 2 songs that night too, one of which is a Thai song. I reckon he sounded really good!


These are the 3 lead singers - All with their distinctive voices and genre. That night, the performances were dedicated to the beloved late Mr. Micheal Jackson. They did a really good job in impersonating the King of Pop, I must say.


It was a good night. After their last song, we stayed till about 3.30am. The band is gonna perform again next week. Sigh I dunno... sometimes I do prefer going to pubs like this than clubs (read: sometimes). I guess age is really catching up.

The wedding dates are set!

Finally! The dates for our wedding is set and confirmed!

Peeps, the dates to look forward to *drumroll*...
a) Tea ceremony - 12th September 2010
b) Dinner reception - 18th September 2010

We have also paid the deposit for the restaurant today. The restaurant that will hold our happy union with our friends and family is Ah Yat Abalone Forum in Avenue K.


This morning, we went for dim sum with Vincent's parents, and locked the date. Vincent called this restaurant a few days earlier to check the availability and was told that it was taken. Apparently, auspicious dates for next year is very little, so most of the auspicious dates were taken. So Vincent asked the restaurant to double confirm with the previous booked couple if they are seriously taking the date and we will pay on the spot to seal it. The restaurant called him back in 10 minutes to confirm that we can take the date because the previous couple have not decided.

We have always wanted this restaurant because:

1. It is in KL, which is more convenient for us and also most of our friends and families are based in KL.
2. The hall size is just right for us to hold about 30 tables. We do not want those hall that will have separation and share the hall with another couple.
3. The food here is tasty and special. I know most of you have attended lots of wedding dinners and would have already memorised the dishes, but the food offered here is somehow different and a breath of fresh air/taste.
4. Parking is ample as our guests can park in Avenue K or KLCC. There is complimentary parking for those who park in Avenue K.
5. Service is at an acceptable level. We attended a wedding dinner here before and the service here is OK... Not terribly good, but better than other restaurants that we have attended.

Now that the wedding dates are set and the restaurant is confirmed, we will have time to concentrate on our house renovation for now. We'll only resume our preparation for our wedding after New Year.

Till then, save the dates in your calendar!

Sneak Preview 01

After work yesterday, we went to our unit. We thought we'd clean some of the place, especially the bathroom.

Vincent brought along the SLR to capture some shots. For a sneak preview, I'll upload one of the pictures taken from our unit.


This is the scenery from our bedroom. Our unit faces the KLCC view. Our window is glass from top to the floor. This is what we see from the luxury of our bedroom. I love it! What do you think?

Yet another team building

No, not my team building session. This is for Vincent's team building. It was on 31st Oct 2009 at the garden next to Ampcorp Mall, PJ (I forgot the name). Vincent "volunteered" my help as the photographer of the day (without asking me beforehand, I must add)

It rained heavily the night before and was still drizzling in the morning. It was such a good weather to sleep in but I had to wake up at 6am! Luckily, the rain stopped right after we had breakfast. The weather was just perfect - both for outdoor activity and for photography!


Check out some of the photo taken that day. These is the committee for the treasure hunt activity.


Group picture.


Team 1 - In red.


Team 2 - In white.


Team 3 - In green.


Let the game begin!















Here I got involved because one of the tasks was to show "love" (dunno if it only applies to team members or not), so this was sorta helpful thing I did for Vincent's team LOL


After 2 hours of (exhausting) treasure hunt, it is over. Closing speech from their boss.


The winner was Team 3. They received cash voucher from Jusco.



Second place was Team 2.


Third place was Team 2, but they received cash vouchers because they won the Best Team prize.


It was a tiring, but fun-filled day. We headed to the Ipoh Chicken Rice at Gasing for lunch, and called it a day. I went back home and dropped to sleep for the next 3 hours! Freaking tired... I guess I'm too old for this huh?