2011

I actually wanted to come here to add some new links to some of the blogs I wanna follow but thought that I would update my abandon blog! haha cause if I do read back this blog in the future, these are 2 important thing that have happened to me recently in 2011

Firstly, I just turned three zero!! OMG so old!!

But this year, my birthday was celebrated with all my family and friends =D I have not had a party for a long time and hence I throw myself a bday party! muahahahaha and because I do not want to think that I am leaving twenty something behind, I have choosen a cartoon theme BBQ party! I actually have games planned as well but my friends didn't wanna layan me.... but all in all i had a great time!! Although it was quite kelam kabut in the beginning I wasn't even ready when the first guest arrive!! end up I didn't even shower and just change only!! haha

This is supposed to be a group photo of everyone but half of the people were blocked!!
Also, half of my friends are not sporting at all!! They did not follow the theme!!! but of course some of them were really great in minnie mouse(s), mickey mouse, superman & superwoman, batman family, strawberry shortcake, popeye & olive and power puff girl

The second very important thing in my life is that..... I'm engaged!!!
This year will be our 6th years of being together and of that 6 years almost 4 years we were in a LDR. Finally we will be getting married next year!! It's a really huge step. I didn't think I will feel as ready as I am now. Before this, I couldn't imagine myself being married or want to get married. But somehow now, I do. Even though I am scared in taking this step, scared because of all our differences but at the same time I am also very excited and looking forward to live our life together as husband and wife...

This is proposal no.2 cause I complained that the 1st one was not romantic! MUAHAHAHAHA
I just love my honeydrew =D Sometimes he will do stupid things because of me =D


And this is my engagement ring =D
I love it very very much!! Though I wouldn't mind an even bigger carat!! (actually who would mind leh!!!) MUAHAHAHAHAHA I am so greedy!!! But I am really very satisfied with it =D It's one of the very very few things that he bought himself that I like =D Yes, I am evil and fussy like that!! That's why I always like to choose my own presents =P Hence I am really glad he have chosen something I like for this very significant "present"

So yes, now most of my time are spent on wedding related stuff!! So much to do but I love every bit of the planning!! Just don't like how much everything costs!! Wedding business is a really good business to be in!! All the quotations I've gotten really gave me a shock!! Everything are marked up super high and still people are willing to pay for it because.... it's once in a lifetime ma....... the super overused phrase in anything related to wedding!! sigh.....

Oh, and besides all these wedding, I have a sudden urge to take up a part time baking class!! The only reason I am not doing it now is because I wanna lose weight and how to lose weight if you keep baking 3 times a week? (That is the frequency of the baking class) Maybe I will only do it when I have my own kitchen =D

Really really have the urge to bake something....... maybe I should.... hhhmmm....

Meet my Pinky Blingberry

Wow!! It's been a long time since I last blogged **Opsie!!**
But am seriously very busy at work and also with other things....
But I've got active back on FB since I got my BB =D

Look what I did to it!! A total sex change!! From a manly blackberry to a cute pretty and sweet pinky blingberry!! =D I lovey my phone =D

Front


Back - I designed this myself and stick it one by one =D


Rainbow keypad lights!!


Clearer shot of how gorgeous the rainbow light is!!

Oh and you know what? I am now officially addicted to COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I seriously think of it everyday.... should I make a cup of coffee?? should I go starbucks to get a cup of coffee?? And the answer is almost always yes!!

My current new obsession

Ello Ello..... I know I have been MIA-ing for a very long time!! keke!! Nothing happened just that I am sometimes busy and sometimes too lazy!

Here's an updated post of my latest and current obsession =D

You know, Jap food is always one of my favourite cuisine if not the most favourite....
I only started to like sashimi when I was in Uni (can't believe I didn't love it earlier!!)

But then for many years (yes I have graduated many years since after uni!!) I only like to eat salmon sashimi!

Here's the few jap places I frequently go for my jap cravings

Zen @ Pyramid


Green Room @ Hartamas


Izakaya Ichiban @ Hartamas Shopping Complex


Tosaya @ Wisma Cosway


and Sushi Zanmai when I'm broke but still wanna eat jap cause its like the most value for money jap restaurant and the food is really not bad..... but yesterday I went to Sushi Tei @ Tropicana City Mall for my sashimi dose and they have about the same menu at the same price!

Anyway when I was in London few months back, my sis brought us to Sake No Hana, one of the top table restaurants in London (they were having promotions then if you make reservation via toptable.com 40% off total bill!! Lucky us!!), we ordered a sashimi platter and I had a piece of that fatty tuna sashimi..... and it changed my life!! HAHA It was like seriously damn good and since then, I am unable to forget that taste.....

Sake No Hana @ London

And so, after that when I am back, I started trying other type of sashimis and now I am totally absolutely obssessed with all types of sashimis!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

Assorted sashimi from Tosaya


Sweet prawns from Tosaya


Assorted sashimi from Kampachi @ Pavilion - the bestest and most yummy sashimi plate I've had in KL!!!

Nowadays I eat jap at least once or twice a week cause I really crave for it!! Crave until like keep thinking of it one....... Seriously I wish that I am damn super rich then I can eat like assorted sashimi everyday cause its mostly bout RM70 to more than RM100 per plate depending where you go..... Then I can be slim too cause sashimi is not fattening right?? haha

The most economical "mini" assorted sashimi I can find is @ sushi zanmai and sushi tei =D
I think its like RM22 something and you get salmon, tuna and yellow tail (3 pc each! but smaller and thinner slice la)

Actually writing this makes me wanna eat sashimi already!!! I just had yesterday and sunday!! And I am going this coming saturday! Val is tempting me to go Umai-ya buffet with her!!

You know what? Now I reaaaaaaaaaaaally wanna go Japan to try the real deal!!!!!! =P
Please make it happen!!

Lyon, France

Went to Lyon last weekend and guess what? I missed the train for the first time in my life!!!!!!!
We reached the train station quite late and I've got about 7mins before the train departs and I still need to get my France Rail Pass validated. Was queuing for bout 3 minutes and finally it was my turn! I asked the guy at the counter which terminal my train will be departing and he said "Geee" which sounds like "G" to me and hence I was running to terminal G. My sis saw me running to G and she ran to G as well.... At that time we boarded the train to find that the train was actually empty..... So we knew that we were at the wrong terminal!!! There's another 2-3 minutes before the train departs and we don't know which station to go to!! Then my sis asked someone and he pointed us to terminal "D" but we weren't sure if it was the right terminal... We saw one lady in the train company uniform and we asked her..... she kept making an "X" with her arms indicating that we can't board the train anymore..... but I pointed the clock behind her and there's 1 minute before the train departs.... then she stop doing the stupid "X" sign and smile.... We asked if we can board the train and she smile again *ARGGGG STUPID WOMAN SMILE WHAT SMILE!!!!* Then I said don't care bout her la just board la.... and when I wanna open the train door the train started moving........ all of us stand there watched the train moves away.......
Sigh........ and this is the story of how I missed my train!!

So we went back to the ticket counter to see if we can board the next train.... my sis have to pay extra for her and my bro's ticket though..... and when the guy at the counter told her to go to terminal "G" we started scolding him (cause its the same guy who told me its G) You told us G but its at D, now you tell us G again!!!!! You made us miss the train!! But he insisted that he told me "D" instead of "G" but I swear I heard G!! But the next train is at "G" and not "D".....

Anyway...... let's talk bout Lyon (pronounced as "Le-on" and not "Loin"). Lyon is only 2 hours train ride from Paris. It is France second city (after Paris!) and is renown as the French capital of gastronomy as it also one of the city with the largest number of michelin star restaurant!! But of course we didn't go to any!! =(

With the Louis XIV statue




Lyon is situated between two hills and two rivers


Outside the Saint-Jean Cathedral


The Cathedral astronomical clock from the 14th century


View of the streets in Lyon

Lyon is also designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their traboules (narrow passage ways that pass through buildings and link the streets either side. The traboules were originally used as short cuts to transport products but during the World War II, it is used to run away and hide from the Nazis!

Inside one of the traboules.


Superrr cold =S

Being known for its gastronomy, we were quite excited cause according to my sis's french colleagues, all the restaurants in Lyon are nice! We googled for one that serves foie gras, escargots and frogs leg and decided on this restaurant!

However, to our disappointment, they serve none of the 3 food mentioned above!!

Appetizer - Smoked slamon which was quite nice


Duck Confit - a renown French dish


Tripe sausages - a specialty of Lyon (I like this dish the most!!)


Fish (erm... don't know what sauce!)


Foie Gras Quennelle - Quennelle (dumpling) is another specialty of Lyon


See its snowing......
haha no la... just the deco of the restaurant!

Anyway, found the food in that restaurant so-so only =( Or maybe its just not our taste!! haha


After lunch, we took the tram uphill to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere

Outside the Fourviere - Amazing architecture!!








The Fourviere contains two churches. This is the upper one and its reaaaallllyyy majestic!! The lower one is much simpler. We actually didn't know there are two until we saw a mysterious lift and took it!












Really beautiful!!


This is the inside of the lower church


The view outside the church where you can see the lower part of Lyon


See the Saint-Jean Cathedral we were at earlier!


Me =D


This is Lyon's own Eiffel Tower! haha

Then it started to drizzle when we were on our way to the Roman-era Theatre on Fourviere Hill

The 2 pretty performers at the theatre =P
Please give them a round of applause!!






Finally a group photo!! =D

Because we were afraid that the rain will get heavier, we left after a few photos and took the tram downhill

Me withStatue of Louis XIV, at Bellecour again but this time with the Ferris wheel in the background.

Then we went shopping nearby while the rain continue to drizzle!! I bought a hat from H&M to cover my ears cause it was freaking cold!! =S


After that, we went to walk around the Christmas Market near the train station

Some potatoes with cheese and cream! My bro damn love it cause he loooooves anything creamy and cheesy. He is a die hard carbonara fan!!




This french loaf with generous melted cheese and parma ham is reaaaaaly good!!


YUMZ YUMZ!! I will definitely have this again!! =D

No photos of the christmas market cause it was too cold to take my gloves off to take my camera!! haha That's why only got food photo cause I have to take off my gloves to eat anyway!!

After that we took the train back to Paris..... A supposedly 2 hour train ride became 3.5 hours!! They did make some announcements in French but we don't know what is happening..... We even thought that we have board the wrong train!! Cause we should have arrived in 2 hours!! Luckily the lady at the seat next to mine can speak english and she explained that there has been an accident and the train have to detour!

OK! gotta go sleep now! Going to Brussels tomorrow =D
Mussels, Waffles and Belgium Chocolates here I come.......