Chinese, Fast Food, Food, Fuzhou, Kampua, Noodle, Sarikei, Snack

My recent Sarikei Food Trail

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Undeniable that Sarikei, Sarawak is considered as my another home. In this peace and rather slow and steady town… it would be a stress free place to relax your mind.

Although most of the time my staying period were short, but I’ll try my best to fill my time with food. LOL! Especially Sarawak Foochow food which are difficult to get in KL. I do enjoy the food here. Guess most of my friends are gonna hate me for showing them something they couldn’t eat. Haha! Its like you can see but cannot eat. So torturing :-p

Below are just part of food I had. Because I decided to only share the ones that I like most.

Fried Mee Suah on the very first night.

Fried Mini Kompia with Minced Meat Filling. Aren’t they look like Pacman? 😀

Kuey Teow Tomato for supper, perhaps? 🙂

To satisfy my cravings…. Kampua for breakfast on the following day!

Followed by thinly sliced pork liver soup added some red rice wine.

Thanks to Arthur for informing me about this nice Mochi with Peanut Butter filling and Nestum coating from Kim Hing Bakery and Confectionery.

In every coffee shops before your food is served, this is how they place your cutlery. In a cup filled with hot warm. Guess its more cleaner than wiping with tissues right? Unfortunately its not practiced at coffee shops in KL.

Fish Maw Soup

& Sea Cucumber Soup are my favorite soup.

Stir Fry Midin is a must have vege without fail. My favorite vege!

Stir Fry Cangkuk Manis is also another must have vege!

Zhou Cai Hung Ngan with Pork Liver rocks!

Foochow Fried yellow noodles in soup

I also dropped by Bintagor town, which is just short distance from Sarikei for their so-called popular rojak. I find that the rojak taste has deteriorate. Also kinda pricey… If I’m not mistaken this plate of rojak was around RM8-RM10 for this kind of serving size.

Had a bowl of ABC on a hot sunny afternoon. But people here called it ‘Jalok’.

A stroll to the morning market is pretty interesting and knowledgeable when you actually able to see something new.

First time seeing these fruit. Claimed as ‘Local Lychee’. Not cheap though.

This is how kompia, the popular biscuit is made. Kompia is made with lard, onions, salt and flour. A ball of flour is stuffed with a filling of other desired ingredients and flattened with a rolling pin. It is then slapped onto the sides of a traditional home-made Chinese oven.

Some Foochow pastry sold in town.

Arthur also highly recommended this to me. The most expensive noodle I had in Sarikei. LOL! But with no regrets. Tom Yam Big Prawn Noodle for RM26.

Very rich and flavorful tom yam soup with fresh and sweet prawn flesh.

Not forgetting also to dine at Sarawak’s popular fast food franchise, Sugar Bun.

Mine was like a complete meal. Comes with spicy fried chicken, fish fillet, savory rice and pickled vege!

You can also satisfy your nasi lemak craving here at Sugar Bun.  Apart from fried chicken or sandwiches, they also serve asian dishes. Claypot dishes served with rice.

A day before going back to KL, I also dropped by Aik Seng Cafe for the popular Roti Kahwin. Charcoal toasted bun spread with butter, kaya and peanut butter.

We had Stir Fry Rice Cakes for dinner in a restaurant, the night before we return to KL.

Last but not least, save the best for the last. MIL’s Foochow Red Rice Wine Mee Suah before we return to KL. MIL also bought Sarikei’s chicken for us to bring home!

Yea…a trip with lotsa food and higher chances of gaining weight!

Food, Halal, Paradigm Mall, Thai

KLRW – Dinner @ Fa Ying by Rama V

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September must be my lucky month. Despite winning boxes of biscuits from Guan Heong, I’ve also won dining vouchers worth RM100 from Baby Sumo’s Giveaway. Thanks to Baby Sumo and KLRW. 😉

The vouchers allowed me to dine at Fa Ying by Rama V within October 4-11, 2013 in conjunction to Kuala Lumpur Restaurant Week.

543854_666373660057483_2009653308_nThis first edition of KL Restaurant Week will see over 45 dining establishments participating, highlighting popular restaurants from different cuisines.

Get set to indulge in a gastronomic journey with the KL Restaurant Week. Menu prices start from RM20 nett for lunch and RM50 nett for dinner. Participating restaurants will set aside limited seats offering the KL Restaurant Week menus.

An online reservation is required before visiting the restaurant. Alex and I chose to go during dinner time. My menu is as below. We ordered a set of dinner menu, while the rest were from ala-carte.

FA-YING DINNER MENU

Thai Crab Cake with Mango Sauce
Stir-Fried Penne with Prawn Curry
Sticky Rice with Jackfruit
Lemongrass Green Tea Cooler

RM50nett

2013-10-010Thai Crab Cake with Mango Sauce

I like the Thai Crab Cake but don’t quite like the Mango Sauce. Still find it nicer to go with Thai Chili Sauce. hehe….

2013-10-009Stir-Fried Penne with Prawn Curry

Ohh….an east meets west pasta! Quite special I felt. The al dente Penne were well coated with the creamy curry.

2013-10-011Sticky Rice with Jackfruit

The ol-skool Thai Sticky rice usually goes with Mangoes. But here, they were using jackfruit instead of mango. Something different and new too. But I think mango is still nicer lar…. hahaha…although both are my favorite fruits. LOL!

Below are the ala-carte dishes we had.

2013-10-006Grilled Scallop Spinach – RM15

Ohh..this was a very nice appetizer. The plump and juicy scallops were nicely grilled. Dip in the Thai sauce gave a lil sourish and spiciest flavors.

2013-10-007Tom Yam Chicken – RM12

A small serving of Tom Yam soup sufficient for 1-2 person. I was happy that the tom yam soup has made some improvement compared to the first time I tried. Previously, the tom yam flavors were too mild.

2013-10-008Belacan Fried Rice – RM15

Sorry to say, we were quite disappointed with the belacan fried rice. I don’t find any belacan taste in it . 😦

Anyway…we also finished the whole plate of rice…mummy taught us not to waste food ma…. 😀

Fa-Ying by Rama V

Lot GB08, Boulevard, Paradigm Mall, 1, Jalan SS 7/26A, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Tel : 03-7803 6281

Bakery, Biscuit, Food, Non-Halal

Guan Heong Biscuit from Ipoh

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When my mom told me about the meat floss biscuit here, I tried to locate the place and hope to buy back some for her. Unfortunately during my past trip to Ipoh, I couldn’t get to buy any because the biscuits were sold out 😦

About Guan Heong Biscuit.

In the 19th century, during a period when tin mining was booming in Malaya (now known as Malaysia), it has attracted many Chinese immigrants from China. Mr. Sitt Kun Shan, who was brought up from a bakery family from Zhen Jiang, China founded his bakery business in 1918, as the first bakery shop in Ipoh New Town. The name Guan Heong was adopted signifies his passion to serve the original and high quality taste of pastry to his customers in the Hokkien translation. As the name shows, the basic philosophy it expresses is that we must present fresh pastry using high quality ingredients and no artificial flavoring.

With the hardwork of Mr. Sitt Kun Shan and his workers, the business began diversifying to include a wide variety of products like Heong Pheah, Pong Pheah, Salted Tau Sar Pheah, peanut candy, sweet sesame crispies, sweet rice crispies, bridal cakes, mooncakes and many more. Meanwhile with its strong adherence to taste and quality, the Guan Heong brand obtained a strong reputation and started distributing across regions.

The baton of the business has been passed on to the second generation, Sitt You Zhu and now the third generation, Sitt Hock Lye of the family. Despite the changes in timeline, the philosophy and tradition of the business never change, adhering strongly to taste and quality in order to bring the best pastries to the customers.

The third generation, Sitt Hock Lye with his wife further diversified the product line to include what is so famous in town today: Meat Floss Biscuit, Dried Meat Biscuit, pineapple roll and nutty cookies. Guan Heong‘s traditional Hokkien Mooncake and Teo Chew Mooncake have also been featured on The Star Newspaper dated back in September 5, 2007.

Guan Heong, with its heritage of around 100 years, the oldest bakery name in Ipoh New Town will continue to grow and serve the customers with quality and tasty pastries.

I’ve been following Malaysia Food, Travel & Tourism Blog and FB Page by VKeong.

Last month, I saw this giveaway on his FB Page. Very simple by just dropping a comment. So, I tried my luck lor…

Check the number of commentators. But only 5 person will be pick as winner to receive 3 boxes of biscuits.

Later, I was really happy to see my name appeared as one of the selected winner. *so fortunate!*

Last week I received the parcel, a big brown box from Guan Heong Biscuit Shop.

The content of the big brown box.

3 boxes of biscuits as mentioned earlier. All are nicely pack and sealed.

Ohh wow…… 2 different contents. All comes in individual convenient pack!

Left (Guan Heong’s Signature Biscuit), Right (Guan Heong’s Traditional Biscuit).

Guan Heong’s Traditional Biscuit; Tau Sar Pheah is somewhat nicer than those I usually eat. The pastry is crispy, not like those ‘masuk angin’ type. And the filling is nice too.

These are all Guan Heong’s Signature Biscuits. They are all wrapped in individual packs to maintain its freshness.

From Left → Right.

1) Meat Floss Biscuit – Crispy yet flaky pastry with meat floss and lotus paste filling.

2) Dried Pork Biscuit – Crispy yet flaky pastry with dried meat filling.

3) Salted Egg With Meat Floss Biscuit – Crispy yet flaky pastry with meat floss and lotus paste and an addition of salted egg yolk filling.

As you can see, the filling is quite generous. I like all of them and happily sharing it with my family.

Other than traditional and signature biscuits, at Guan Heong they also sell seasonal biscuits like during Chinese New Year and mooncakes during Mooncake Festival. You can also order your wedding biscuits here.

1005126_286248444854711_817705773_nTo save your trouble for traveling all the way to Ipoh, you can order the biscuits by just dialing the number above. Minimum order would be at least 6 boxes. So convenient hor…. In future, I can order too. However this delivery service is only available within West Malaysia.

The price list for their Signature Biscuits:-

1. Meat Floss with Lotus Paste Biscuit – RM 14.60 per box
2. Meat Floss with Salted Egg and Lotus Paste Biscuit – RM20.90 per box
3. Dried Pork with Lotus Paste Biscuit – RM20.90 per box

(delivery charges varies depending on the weight)

Last but not least… once again I want to thank VKeong and Guan Heong Biscuit Shop for this giveaway!!

Guan Heong Biscuit Shop
160, Jalan Sultan Iskandar, 30000 Ipoh, Perak
Tel: 05-2412399 / 017-5736277
Email: guanheong@gmail.com
Office Hour: Mon – Sat : 9am to 7pm ; Sun: 10am to 3pm

Website: www.guanheong.com
FB Page: www.facebook.com/guanheong.ip

Burger, Fast Food, Food, Halal, Seremban, Snack

Big Mouth Burger, New Burger Outlet @Seremban

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Big Mouth Burger, the new burger place in Seremban. I’m glad that the burger fever from KL has finally arrived in Seremban. To cater for Seremban folks. *Hepi*

Honestly I couldn’t catch up with the burger fever in KL. Too many choices already. LOL!

I gotto know about Big Mouth Burger via reading Sean’s post Big Mouth Burger @ Bandar Sunway

Thanks to Sean for sharing this new location.

I dropped a message on their Facebook page to inquire about the opening day because I wanted to pay a visit on that weekend, right after reading Sean’s post. hehe…. Got a replied message from them and was happy to know that they’ll open for business on Saturday. So, I decided to go there for dinner on that day itself.

I went there on Saturday night. But the official opening day was on Sunday. The place was quite vacant when I arrived. But later, customers started coming in. Not much though…probably not many people know about their existence yet.

Using construction material such as scaffolding, safety helmets as part of the interior deco.

self service basis just like other fast food joint.

Together with my mom and my brother, we were there to try out their burger. Looking at the menu, looks like there are more beef choices than chicken. Unfortunately we don’t take beef…looks like not much of choice for us. However I was told that, in future they’ll gonna add in more chicken choice into their menu. Well…that’s a good thing 😉

Types of sauce for your burger and fries.

Ya…. you do need a ‘Big Mouth’ for their 8 inch size, Big Mouth Burger! 😀

I chose Bloody Mary (RM15.80) under the Veggie category. Flamed grilled juicy tomato, mushrooms on hash brown finished with cheese. The fries are served together with the burger.

I like their charcoal bun which is soft and fluffy. I also like their hash brown and fries. They are crispy but not dry.

Mom and brother picked Pearl Harbour (RM13.80) – under the Chicken category. Flame grilled juicy old fashion teriyaki patties topped with cheese and sandwich with deep fried onion rings.

Side view of ‘Pearl Harbour’.  I like the patty. Its tasty and juicy. The onion rings are addictive too. Nice nibbling stuff.

Verdict : You can also add on cheese or beef bacon to your burger. Soft drinks and hot drinks are priced from RM2.80. I find that their onion rings (RM4.50 for 10pcs) are pretty affordable. Sampling both burgers here, I preferred ‘Pearl Harbour’.

Big Mouth Burger
(same row as Papparich)
No.337, Jalan S2 B8, Seksyen B, Uptown Avenue, Seremban 2 
Tel: 06-601-4925
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Remark: This restaurant has relocate to 269, Jalan S2 B8
 Uptown Avenue
 Seremban 2, 70300 Seremban
 Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Thank you.
Cakes, Chinese, Food, Non-Halal, Sibu, Snack

Brunch @Noodle House, Sibu

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Last Thursday, Alex & I were back to Sarikei. Before arriving Sarikei, we’ll stop at Sibu. I decided to plan a meet up with my blogger friend, Arthur (aka Suituapui or nama gelaran Sibu Food Mayor). I sent him a message a week earlier to make an appointment with him. hehehe….

 

Upon arriving Sibu airport, Alex’s friend Tony came to pick us to the assigned destination. During my earlier conversation with Arthur, he asked what would I like to eat. I told him… we probably could only manage to makan at one spot. I did not wanted any Kampua Noodles…because I knew I’m gonna be having that on my entire stay in Sarikei. So, I told Arthur… I want that Mille Crepe. I also want that fried kompia! Ok set! Arthur said; then we go Noodle House.

 

From airport, we took around 1/2 hour to reach Noodle House. Arthur texted me wondering if we could locate the place or sesat already. The building is kinda hidden behind the main road. With the help of GPS and also I remembered the color of the building, we found our meeting place. LOL!

It was still early, so the place was quite vacant. Was browsing through the menu (the food selections here are not bad), asking recommendations from Arthur. He said NO NO NO..on certain dish, we avoid ordering that. When he said… YES with approval means that tasted good based on his observation 😉

Can you imagine we ordered desserts first before looking at the main meals? LOL!!

Foodie at work! ^_^

A cuppa hot White Coffee (RM3.50) for myself. Nothing great about the coffee. More like instant coffee.

I wanted to try their mille crepe! So we chose one. According to Arthur, the Rum & Raisin (RM7.80) is nice. Not too sweet. Well, true enough. It wasn’t too sweet and each layer were nicely done. Not too dry nor too much cream either. However the rum taste was quite mild. Furthermore the price is alot cheaper than what we are getting here in KL.

We only ordered 2 types of desserts. I did not want them to occupy my tummy space. I need to leave some for the other dishes here. hehe…. This was my second time trying Creme Brulee. The first one was at Fullhouse Lifestyle Store & Cafe. Was a good one. Here at Noodle House, the Creme Brulee (RM7.0) was nice too. Rich and wobbly custard topped with caramelized sugar.

There were several choices of sizzling dish (kampua) on the menu. Alex & Tony had Sizzling Pepper Beef Kampua (RM9.50). It was served hot. Alex said; “Waahh…this is ‘high class’ kampua. I’ve not eaten kampua served this way!” LOL! This was nice lo… the noodle and the black pepper beef + gravy combines well. I curi-ed makan a slice of beef meat. The meat was tender and tasty!

 

I am a rice person now! I wallop the whole bowl of rice okay. This Stewed Pork Rice (RM7.20) was nice. The meat portion (stewed pork slices & minced pork) not stingy.

Here, there are 3 different types of filling for their fried kompia. Minced Meat Kompia, Pork Belly Kompia & Cheese Spicy Chicken Kompia. I went for the ordinary filling. So, above is Minced Meat Kompia (RM3.50).

and this is the Pork Belly Kompia (RM4.50). I felt both were good. Although the kompia was fried, its not dry or too oily.

Happy diners? Arthur did not order any main dish for himself. He said he already had kampua that morning before meeting us :-p

 

I couldn’t remember what was so funny in this photo. Hmm… I think Arthur was mentioning something about ‘tummy’ thing 😀

 

Okay…. a proper photo. 😉

 

1240275_10151733118702740_1598868379_nArthur remembered I commented on his blog that I’ve not tried Tee Piang before. (He has good memory. Dun play play) He bought me some Tee Piang (with and without meat filling) and some Chicken Pie. Hey… these are precious. Couldn’t find it here wan. Tee Piang is made of soya bean pulp. It smells like ‘wadeh’ may be because of the fragrant from shallot. I like the one with meat filling (like the char siew pao filling). I especially like the Chicken Pie. The pastry was nice…and the filling was so full.

 

It was nice meeting Arthur in person rather than exchanging comments on our blogs all the time. He has that ‘serious’ looking face… but actually a nice person after meeting him. hehehe….

 

Noodle House

No 2B (Ground Floor) Jalan Laichee 1, 96000 Sibu, Sarawak

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birthday, celebration, Chinese, Food, Midvalley, Non-Halal, Noodle, Seafood

Dinner @ The Han Room, The Gardens Mall

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Upon celebrating my 31st birthday (alamak….tak sangka I’m already 31 years old!), Alex asked what would I like to eat. Ya… he often let me decide.. therefore I hardly have surprises. LOL!!

This year, I’m telling Alex… I don’t feel like having Western or Japanese food. Lets go for Chinese cuisine 😀  I’ve heard many good reviews about this Chinese Restaurant that we intend to go to.

We put up a night at Cititel Hotel and then came here for dinner.

The Han Room is located very near to the entrance of The Gardens Hotel. Hmm… I should say, just next door.

We were served with this small plate of titbits (RM5). Its pretty addictive and nice. Not those dull looking titbits that I usually had. The above titbits has mild spiciness, comprised of crunchy peanuts, long beans, fried beancurd.

I’m not a tea expert, but I like to choose Chinese tea over other drinks when I dine in a Chinese restaurant.

Alex was still enjoying the titbits while we were waiting for our food to arrive. I like the ambiance here.

An appetizing Paku in Spicy Sauce (RM8)  ,a cold dish as our starter dish. It wasn’t really spicy actually. Crunchy fern mixed with shallots and dried shrimps. The dressing is abit spicy and sourish, something like kerabu.

Our meat platter. 2 combinations – Roasted Pork + BBQ Pork (RM30) with dipping sauce. I dislike the yellow dipping sauce. The smell was so strong. I think its made of ‘bamboo shoots’. While the red one is chili sauce.

The beancurd (center) came together with meat. The beancurd was really smooth. Love both ‘siew yuk’ and ‘char siew’. Juicy and succulent!! Not forgetting there were not much of fats attached. Love them! I’m sure you have your favorite place for siew yuk or char siew. 😉

It was a gloomy evening. Why not order a soup dish. We chose Braised Lobster Soup in Pumpkin – RM28.

The soup portion was enough for both of us. Rich flavors and ingredients. Each scoop has spoonful of lobster meat. The soup taste kinda reminds me of shark fins soup 🙂 Don’t worry….there ain’t any shark fins in the soup.

Pumpkin vs. My Face. My Face wins…. LOL!!

Then came this bowl of ‘geng’ noodle.

Fresh Water Prawn with ‘Hor Fun’ in Superior Prawn Soup – RM25

The soup flavor was so rich. Robust flavors of prawn roe. And the hor fun was smooth too. Nice to have this especially on rainy day.

Alex doing the un-shell job 😉

Only half piece of fresh water prawn was served with the hor fun. No doubt the prawn size was quite big lar.

Before ending the dinner… I wanna have some desserts! I ordered Thousand Layered Cake (Ma Lai Kou) – RM6. It was served warm and the texture was light and spongy. However it doesn’t look as though it has many layers pun. T_T

Last one would be tong sui for a sweet ending. Hehehe…. Mango Sago with Pomelo – RM8. Hmm… the mango sago tong sui was just average. I deducted points because the pomelo has bitter taste 😦

Alex also got me a small moist chocolate cake by Delectable. Its called 7 sins of chocolate. Wa…so sinful! (Chocolate cake crumbles with chocolate ganache dollops, topped with a generous layer of chocolate mousse, chocolate nibs, chocolate buttons and cocoa dustings) Okay…there goes my 31st birthday celebration. Muak Muak….  😉

Verdict : At Han Room, the food prices are of course higher than those normal Chinese Restaurant. But speaking about the environment, service and the quality of food I had, I’m pretty satisfied. After all its a once in a while thing ma. They do offer dim sum and set menus. You can drop by their website to take a look.

The Han Room
Lot G243,G246 &G247, 
Ground Floor, The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley City, 
Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 KL. 
Tel: 03-2284 8833
Beauty Box/Bag

The Lilac Box 4

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I’ve heard so much good reviews from my friend, Ashley about this beauty box. thelilacbox!

Their motto:- Blind Date In A Box”. Every month, we deliver specially hand-picked premium beauty products. And we send them to you in a box, wrapped with a bit of love.

Also, they mentioned about ‘premium’ products will be included in the box.

They have limited number of boxes and often sold out within a week or sometimes less. *Very laku*

1098189_10151647585182740_1794890789_nI’ve missed out their Box 1, 2 and 3. But I managed to grab their first Concept Box. My first experience with Decleor’s skincare and also the lilac box. No complain about the content and packaging. Simply great!

Box 4 was their latest box. I received it as a birthday present from my friends. 😉 Honestly I like the packaging, plus the effort to put a nice ribbon with Jimmy Choo’s print. Moreover the box quality is not those lembik ones. I’ll definitely recycling the box for other usages.

A sneak peek on the contents. So full right?

Products by Sothys (15ml each). I’ve heard about Sothys. But this would be my first experience on using their products. Yet to try it. hehe….

Hydradvance Light Hydrating Cream

The Sothys Hydradvance Light Hydrating Cream optimizes hydric flow by regulating water transfers and retaining water at its optimal level. Read more about ‘hydric flow’ at the CV below.

Active Ingredients: 1055 Boletus Extract, Tripeptide and Ophipogon extract

Benefits: This candidate restores skin hydration to its optimum level making it well-hydrated, supple, comfortable and radiant. The Light Cream is suitable for normal to combination skin.

Direction: Use it daily, night and day after the application of the serum.

Proven Efficiency: +36% hydration within 1 month

Hydradvance Hydra-Nourishing Mask

The Hydradvance Hydra-Nourishing Mask provides essential nourishing and moisturizing effect giving an immediate comfort and hydration on your skin.

Active Ingredients: 1055 Boletus extract, ultra-hydrating complex ,precious jojoba and rice bran oil

Benefits: This candidate immerses the skin in absolute comfort. This gel-cream fresh fragrant mask envelopes your skin to restore hydration leaving it supple, soft and radiant.

Direction: For all skin types, use this mask on a regular basis or whenever necessary

Proven Efficacy: +41% immediate hydration and 90% satisfaction on nutrition and elimination of dehydration marks.

Loreal brand, no longer a stranger to you right? I rarely use hairspray. But this one doesn’t give you the super strong smell like hairspray from those days. LOL!

L’Oreal Professional Mademoiselle Infinium.

Mademoiselle Infinium by Charlie Le Mindu. Extra strong hold professional hairspray. Patented formula for finishing a hairstyle: Extra strong, instant fixing of a section or long-lasting overall hold. Optimal shine. Anti humidity action. No residue.
Retail price: 300ml – RM 40
Target: For all types of hair Results: Hair has a strong, long-lasting fixation Directions for use: Spray from about 35 cm on dry hair. Apply closer to accentuate a section.

Yet to try this range. But I’m confidence with these 2 items.

L’Oreal Professional Liss Ultime Shampoo

Smoothing shampoo for unmanageable hair
Retail price: 250ml – RM 50
500ml – RM 79
Target: For rebellious thick, unruly hair
Technology: Oil Incell; A combination of Incell and nourishing oils (olive + argan) to soften, nourish and enhance the texture of the hair fibre
Results: Hair is controlled, nourished and tamed. Fibres are controlled
Directions for use: Distribute evenly throughout wet hair and lather. Rinse out thoroughly

L’Oreal Professional Liss Ultime Masque

Smoothing masque for unmanageable hair (rinse out)
Retail price: 200ml – RM 67
Target: For rebellious thick, unruly hair
Technology: Polymer AR; Protects the hair against humidity
Results: Hair is controlled, Leaves hair smooth and shiny
Directions for use: Apply and massage into shampooed, towel-dried hair. Spread well. Leave on for 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse out thoroughly

Nice hand cream. Moisturized your hands without feeling much greasiness. I also like the orangy scent. Here, I received a full size(25g) hand cream and its priced at RM30+.

Crabtree & Evelyn Tarocco Orange Ultra-Moisturising Hand Therapy

The intensive conditioning cream leaves hands feeling softer with each use. The Tarocco Orange, Eucalyptus & Sage Hand Therapy blends conditioning shea butter, moisturizing macadamia nut oil and myrrh extract to help condition cuticles and nails. Vitamin C-rich Tarocco blood orange extract and skin-freshening eucalyptus and sage extracts moisturize and soothe hands.

What? I’m getting 2 pieces of perfume samples in a box?! Oh wow. Both are Jimmy Choo’s fragrance in different scent.

I preferred the scent of Jimmy Choo’s latest FLASH! These are handy for traveling purposes. Easy to keep them in handbags 😉

I noticed my friends receiving different colors. That’s sometimes nice of the team to provide different colors so that if people who dislike theirs can choose to trade with others.

O.P.I Nail Lacquer (Full Size 15ml) Retail Price : RM63.

My first O.P.I nail color. *Hepi*! I like my nail color.

Verdict : No wonder my friend praises the box so much. I’m gonna continue subscribing Box 5 when they announce the sale. For the price of RM49.90/box (inclusive delivery), I’m pretty happy with the content. At least I’m not receiving samples in sachet form or plenty of vouchers which I hardly use.

Where to purchase?

Kindly visit their website http://www.thelilacbox.com/ or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/thelilacbox

celebration, Friends

Lousy Food but Great Outing @Green Box Karaoke Seremban

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This month is gonna be Yee Mei’s wedding. So, together with Wei Chi & Bee See..we planned to meet up over the weekend. So bored with yam cha all the time. This round we decided to go for a karaoke session. Wei Chi called and made an advanced reservation for a room for 4 at Green Box Seremban. We chose to go during lunch session, the karaoke session lasted 3 hours. Price starts from RM16++ to RM20++ depending on the food we ordered. Inclusive of refillable drinks, soup of the day and 3 hours K-session.

2013-08-31 11.54.58Wei Chi, Bee See & Yee Mei (BTB)… they are my friends since Secondary School. Exception for Wei Chi… knew her since Primary 3. Still keeping in touch…despite everyone has their own life, not bad right 😉

2013-08-31 11.52.52Bee See and Wei Chi had American Breakfast (RM16++).. look so normal rite?

2013-08-31 11.52.32Yee Mei and I had Cantonese Style Noodle (RM18++)…. alot of MSG taste! Chicken meat was tough too. Can’t expect much from this kind of place. Or just this outlet?? I remembered food at Red Box @The Gardens Mall was not that bad.

2013-08-31 11.53.29A plate of sliced watermelon was served as well.

That day, the counter served lotus root soup and also green bean soup. The lotus root soup was so tasty… more on MSG taste 😀 While the green bean soup look so dilute *meh*

2013-08-31 12.33.55Honestly, I couldn’t catch up with these days new songs. I still tune on the radio everyday. Yet… its like I don’t really recall what’s the latest song now. Other than those K-pop which I don’t understand a single word besides Sarangheyo. LOL!! So, guess what…. the whole 3 hours…we were singing songs mostly by Backstreet Boys, N’Sync, Britney Spears, Savage Garden, Spice Girls…. OMG!!

Anyway….we did had a great time lar… That aunty Bee See kept saying; “I can’t sing…I dunno how to sing” yet she sang with us too what! 😀

2013-08-31 14.05.19Duckies in pool!

2013-08-31 14.05.05After our K-Session, we were given 3 chances in 10 seconds to fish these duckies from the pool. Hmm….reminds me of those kids fun fair!

2013-08-31 14.06.2810 seconds was too quick!! We only managed to get 2 duckies. Minimum 3 to entitle to get vouchers from green box. Aikkksss…..

2013-08-31 12.03.48Great outing with you ladies… 😉

Beauty Products, Product Review

Product Review : Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream

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Thank you Natta Cosme for introducing this all purpose skin cream to me! I was quite curious when I noticed the word ‘Magic’ printed on the packaging.

 

However I believed this must be something good and effective, by reading the numbers of positive reviews done by these celebrities. (refer attachments below)

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em_html_plugs.jpg (JPEG Image, 806 × 17575 pixels) - Mozilla Firefox 8292013 13954 PMThis Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream sounds pretty convincing isn’t it?

Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream, the People’s Choice, is a phenomenal healing balm with legendary powers due to its unique mixture of all natural ingredients derived only from living plants and organisms. Egyptian Magic All-Purpose Skin Cream, The People’s Choice, has been on the market since August 1991 with a solid track record, a loyal word of mouth following, and twice the healing power for half the price of conventional skin creams.

IMG_7226Alright…let me briefly name the ingredients. Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream contains olive oil, bees wax, honey, bee pollen, royal jelly, bee propolis. Product of United States, a small compact container complete with natural ingredients, no additives, preservatives, fragrances, chemicals or parabens. All these ingredients have good moisturizing effect.

IMG_7224Some frequently asked questions that you may want to know. (source from http://www.egyptianmagic.com)

What can I use Egyptian Magic Skin Cream for?

The real question is, what can’t you use it for? We’ve been making Egyptian Magic for over twenty years, and our loyal customers keep surprising us with new creative uses. Egyptian Magic is one jar that contains a face cream, an eye gel, a hair masque, burn and wound relief, a baby cream, a shaving balm and anything else you can think of! We’ve even heard from veterinarians who use it on horses after surgery. If you think you’ve got a unique use, head over to our facebook or twitter and let everyone know about it!

How should I apply Egyptian Magic?

Because Egyptian Magic is a solidified, oil-based product, you will see the best results if you soften it by warming it up before applying it. Take a small amount and rub it in your hands until it softens and turns into oil, then gently apply to your skin. A little Egyptian Magic goes a long way. If you are applying to your hair, warm it up and then gently rub it into the ends of your hair. You can also apply it to your hair and scalp as a hair mask. Just let it sit for an hour or more, and then wash it out with shampoo. Dab it on your face to highlight your cheekbones with a natural glow, or apply under your eyes to help with dark circles and dehydrated tissue. Gently apply over wet skin after a shower or bath for all-over hydration.

Is Egyptian Magic safe to use on my baby?

Egyptian Magic is completely safe to use on babies and infants. We’ve heard from mothers who use Egyptian Magic for diaper rash, stretch marks, and cracked nipples. However, as with any skin care product, please consult your pediatrician before use.

I’ve heard that Egyptian Magic can treat eczema? Is that true?

Every day, we hear from customers who seen incredible results using Egyptian Magic on their eczema, psoriasis and other skin ailments. Egyptian Magic is not a medicine and we make no medical claims for the product. But we encourage you to read some of the testimonials on our website. We also offer a 100% money back guarantee so you can try Egyptian Magic risk free and see how it works for you.

Does Egyptian Magic work on acne?

There is a lot of debate about whether to use oil-based or oil-free products on acne. A popular belief is that using oil-based products on your skin causes your body to stop producing oils, and results in smooth, clear skin. The testimonials from our customers indicate that Egyptian Magic is very effective in treating acne and some acne scarring, but we do not claim that Egyptian Magic is a treatment for acne.

 

IMG_7230Do you know Vaseline?? The smell and texture is nearly similar. Because its fragrance free, so do not expect it to have any fruity or rosy smell. LOL! Its also abit greasy, that is why it works well as a moisturizing cream.

I’ve tested and also witness the result on me during this few situations.

Situation 1 : When I was cooking or precisely frying; some hot oil accidentally pop on my hand. Not alot, but it turned red. Without hesitation, I quickly applied a small amount of Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream. Surprisingly it soothes the pain. I continue applying it for few rounds, it recovers the following day.

Situation 2 : My toe nails look so dry and unhealthy. So I tried applying a layer of Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream on my toe nails. The next day, my toe nails look revive.

Situation 3 : I started to use Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream as my night cream after my face cleansing. I took a small amount and rub on my palms before patting it on my face. I woke up the next morning looking radiant and my face looks less dull. It really works better than some of my facial mask.

Magic CreamOther than that; it can also use as make up remover. I tested using a waterproof eyeliner. Swipe a small amount of Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream on to that particular area. I use a  piece of facial cotton to gently wipe off.

I would say this multipurpose cream is really good especially when you are traveling. It works like a first aid cream. All in one. As sunscreen, moisturizer, healing balm also as make up remover. Of course these are for external use only!! Now I’ll make sure I have this on hand when I travel. Next; I’m gonna try it for stretch marks 😉

Product Price : RM79.90 (59ml)

Are you feeling anticipated to try out this cream? Well, Natta Cosme is now giving out 2 trial pack (2x3ml sachet) inclusive of postage to the first 10 readers who successfully completed this form http://www.nattacosme.com/2013-Giveaway-Event. Simply key in  Melissa’s EMC sachet give away on the first question. The rest are followed by your personal details.

 

 

Food, Puchong, Steamboat

Dinner @Village BBQ Steamboat, Puchong

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Do you like steamboat? I like having steamboat especially when there’s a gathering with family or friends. I like the atmosphere where everyone happily enjoying the one pot thing.

photo from their FB page.
*typo on the word ‘Grill’*

Despite having the old skool way of steamboat, ever thought of 3 in 1? The other day I came across this newly opened steamboat restaurant in Bandar Puteri Puchong. Steamboat business is quite competitive in this area. 3 in 1 Buffet Steamboat look interesting to me. Steamboat + Frying (on pan surrounding the pot of soup) and BBQ on a small mobile bbq pit.

There are only 2 types of soup base offered here. Chicken soup & Tom Yam. Choose only one. I for sure to choose Tom Yam soup lar…. LOL!! But their tom yam soup was nice wor….

Buffet style means you can eat everything they served on the serving table. All you can eat buffet steamboat priced at RM35 (adult) RM25 (children). For children below height of 120cm…there is a minimal charge too. But I can’t recall the exact price. Sorry.

I took some cooked dishes from this section to fill my hungry stomach. I had some fried rice with curry chicken and some delicious lala (clam).

types of dried noodles to use for steamboat.

Varieties of frozen meat balls or processed meat.

Varieties of skewers consists of meat and seafood use for BBQ. Also assorted of marinated sliced meat use for grilling/frying.

More fresh seafood.

The vege corner. Assorted fishballs, mushrooms and beancurds.

More vege and cut fruits.

Types of dipping sauce. Opss…the empty slot were brought into kitchen to replenish.

Types of drinks offered here. They also provide Liong Cha (Chinese Herbal Tea).

When I was picking up some raw ingredients… I thought their washing area is kinda nice. Don’t you agree? :-p

Look, what we scooped for our steamboat.

scallops, mussels, clams….

BBQ-ing in progress.

This small BBQ pit in place next to each customer’s table, easier for us to do the BBQ thing.

Siew Kai Yik….siapa mau?? 😀

Yea…lets feast!

Good dining experience here. The food selections were not bad I felt. The choices of seafood offered, the prawns sizes are quite big I thought. Moreover the ingredients were fresh. Service was acceptable too. Hope they could maintain its quality for long term. Not only when its newly open lar hoh. 😉

Steamboat will not be complete without ice cream. True or not?

Assorted ice cream flavors. But these kind of scooped ice cream is too common edi….

Ta daaahhh….more ice cream! Got in cone lar…. stick lar…. ice cream potong pun ada. Yay!
ADDRESSNo. 1GF & NO.1-1 Jalan Puteri 2/6 Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong Selangor.
HOURS OF OPERATIONMONDAY-FRIDAY: 5pm-12am
SATRUDAY-SUNDAY: 5pm-12am

CONTACT INFO EMAIL ADDRESS: info@villagebbqsteamboat.com.my
TELEPHONE: +6012-772 0400

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