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should i continue where i left off, or start a new?

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Wat Traimit is one of the must see temples in Bangkok. it houses the Gold Buddha statue that weighs about 5 tonnes and stand 10 feet high. the temple looks quite majestic from the outside and better with good weather :)the tour guide that brought us around told us that during the war, this statue was covered with plaster. this is to hide the real value of the statue. only in 1957, it was found

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my godsis went for her internship interview and it was just her mum and me to fend for ourselves... so estimating the interview would take an hr or so, we went hunting for some street food and/or pork around the area. true enough, we did find... BOTH! awesome! the atmosphere was different, the whole stretch of road was filled with hawkers selling all kinds of food and stuffs...we wanted a sit

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do you have a strong stomach? if you do, then you must try the street food that u see in Bangkok. i mean, it's unique, it's delicious and it's CHEAP! but mind you, they're nomads. now you see now you don't. u see them that that spot today, u won't see them in a couple of hours. if WHEN u see them, don't think twice of coming back later to have a snack. they might (most of the time) disappear!this

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you would think the 7-11 down the road from your house is the same from the 7-11 in another town or in another city or country. i sort of thought it will be quite SIMILAR but when u come to Thailand or Bangkok to be exact. it'll make you go O_O hehehe literally. ok lah, i'm ulu like that.. hahahah y? well if you know what is in store in a 7-11 in Bangkok, you should know what i'm talking about

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Ever since we landed in Bangkok, somehow we couldn't find the time/place to have authentic Thai food. so the 2nd night we were there, we insisted in finding a local Thai restaurant. we asked the locals there on where we can get local Thai food. fortunately one was quite helpful in pointing to us the direction of the restaurant, that was just down the road from where we were.... and the name of

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if u're tired walking around Chatuchak market and looking for a quick bite, try Thai-Isan. it's right in the middle of the market, have no idea where it's located, we just found it by chance. the taxi driver warned us about eating at the market, it may give you a tummy ache, but i was kinda tired and hungry and didn't want to wait till dinner, so since there were loads of whites eating here, i

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Chatuchak Market is for shopping lovers!!! it's a haven for shoppers! and it's conveniently situated next to a train station AND have loads of taxis at the exits. so easy for you to travel with all the shopping you would have done at Chatuchak. at one of the entrance to the market, i saw this stall selling bbq skewered food, it was mostly seafood and cocktail sausages and meats. i took 3 sticks,

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every market has got to have some food being sold.. if not it won't be a market! so during the journey of the floating market, we saw different types of "food boats".. we only managed to try only a few.. wished to try more though... anyway, here were saw some spices that was sold on the banks of the canal... and even a tea shop too! soo many types of tea!! but of course when one is in Thailand,

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our hotel staff was quite helpful to us. they managed to get a good taxi rate to bring us to the floating market, wait for us, and bring us back! did you know that there are more than one floating market? or maybe the "others" were actually different docks/jetty that bring you to just one same market? who knows eh.... anyway, the taxi came super early morning and surprisingly we managed to get up

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Bangkok Boutique Hotel was our home for about 4 days. after checking in and speaking to the locals on what we can do and where we can go for here, we found out that the location of this hotel was quite good! 5mins walk to the MRT station (something we didn't know the night we arrived, hence the "hardwork" in reaching the hotel), malls are nearby, Chatuchak Market too was a few stations away and

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my first time going to Bangkok and told myself that my 1st meal would be something Thai. When we reached, it was evening and had some "transport" issues going to the hotel. so on the way we stopped by the next restaurant and it was an Italian restaurant. all tired from the trip, we just wanted someplace nice and cooling. Big Mama looked cosy. it was next to a Chinese restaurant off Thanon Asok

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Pulau Beras Basah was the last stop of the 1/2 day island hopping tour i took when i was in Langkawi. this place was lovely!! the sea was CLEAR, the beach was white and soft.... we were given about an hour or so to hang out at this beach. when we reached it was quite quiet. lucky i took some pics before the crowd came along...when the other boats arrived (which was actually the same boats that we

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one of the stops on my island hopping trip in Langkawi was to see the eagles and feed them. well, not WE feed em but the boat man feeds em so that the eagles can come closeby for us to see them... it was quite awesome to see so many eagles flying above you... but i always thought eagles were bigger... hmm.... here's a lil clip i took of the eagles flying around us... maybe i should embed the song

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THAT's the view of the lake, the fresh water lake in the middle of the sea - Tasik Dayang Bunting in Langkawi. amazing right? having a fresh water lake in the sea! i was kinda excited going to this lake and to see what's it like. heard that alot of people drowned here as well as the lake is very deep.... oooooo so on the boat going on my 1/2 day island hoping trip, the boat stopped here to give

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Wishing everyone an awesome 2011! Hope this year will be better for allin everyway! God Bless!

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Wishing my faitful readers a veryMerry Merry Wonderful and Blessed Christmas!! Thank you so much for staying tuned all these while and I hope u've enjoyed reading as much as I've enjoyed writing Be safe on the roads and be responsible if you're drinking.Have a wonderful time with your family and friends. Love you lots and I'll be back! :)

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Pantai Cenang, the most popular beach in Langkawi. it's where the hype and happenings are. it has lots of motels, budget inns, backpackers inns and chalets. there are also a quite number of convenient shops that sells everything from mineral water, to toiletries, to cheap beers, clothes and souviners. lots of restaurants too from breakfast bars, to pubs, chinese seafood and even a nasi kandar

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been going to Babylon too often in Langkawi? why not try out Lylia's which is just down the same beach. it too has a food menu, live band and drinks. i believe this place is more spacious, more room for tables. and they also have a outdoor grill that makes bbq!! imgaine the smell when i was there!when we went there, there were already some patrons having their dinner and started with drinks..

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Restoran Nelayan Langawi, is located about 5km from Kuah Town in Langkawi, near Bukit Malut. a guide brought me here for some seafood dinner. was quite skeptical bout this place as it's kinda hidden and is at a mangrove swamp and fishing village. when i was there, it was still daylight. no one was around except for us and another 2 Arab couples. they were having a hard time choosing and telling

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are u looking for a hearty breakfast in Pantai Cenang? i was.. but i couldn't find this place till it was lunch time... lol... was kinda ditsy that morning... anyway, found it eventually and lunch was good!!! Red Tomato is on Pantai Cenang road and it's somewat opposite Underwater World. just have to slowly look out for the red tomato signboard and lots of plants.it seems this place serves the

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anyone who goes to Langkawi knows they must go to Babylon for some drinks and live band and to chill by the beach. they have food too!! was determined to get some dinner there and was walking up the beach to find this lil place. i went there abit early (when there's still day light) to check out the place... not many ppl were there but the crowd started to come in later that night. their menu's

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i remember the last time i visited Langkawi, this place was there.. and that was long long time ago... so this time, i told myself i'd go and try. especially when i read alot about it from other bloggers and friends who've been there. The Loaf is a place that sells lots of different types of breads and pastries and tea-time snacks. they also have meals for lunch and dinner... i also noticed

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the anticipation of Aaron and Becky's wedding was building up since we (the bridesmaids) went to the tailors to make our bridesmaids bajus... then it was Becky's Hen's Night... and finally! THE DAY has come!so since (as always) there's last minute touch ups to do, we all met at Becks place, then headed for dinner, then back again to finish up everything. from the games for the hengtais in the

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SHIMMERING OVENNEW WEBSITE!!http://shimmering-oven.blogspot.com/~~~~~~~~~~ Home made cupcakes and cakes in Penang(collaboration with mum)2oz cupcakes - RM2.50 per piece - icing included*special icing design/colour can be requested (and discussed) Cupcake Flavours-----------------------butter /chocolate /orange / strawberry (limited)Sugee cakeAlmond - RM 35 (1/2 kg)Walnut - RM 35 (1/2 kg)Pineapple

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remember in my previous post of the Cable Car, where i couldn't go on it the first time cause it rained? what i did before my 2nd trip back there (when the weather was better) was that i went to Underwater World :) it's famous in Langkawi. not sure why but yea, ppl tend to must go there when in Langkawi. i went there because the 1st time i went to Langkawi, they didn't have the penguins, so after

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i know, this pic is not a pic of the cable car. but infact where the cable car is located, it's like a shopping area, where there's shops, duty-free, restaurants and a park. what this pic is, it's actually the landscaping of the public toilets. LOL... it's when u walk in the public toilet, you are not greeted by toilet cubicles but this nice waterfeature pond thingy, then on the left are your

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because my flight was super early, when i reached, i was super hungry as well - BREAKFAST!!! now for breakfast, i was told to look for RED TOMATO... but i couldn't find it!!! i drove up and down the Pantai Cenang road and still couldn't find it... i eventually found it AFTER i had my breakfast.. shucks... so where i had breakfast? found this HUGE BIG YELLOW signboard called Breakfast Bar. and it

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Langkawi, haven't been there for ages. the last time i went, well, it was history, no point talking about it. but all i can say is that i did see most of langkawi the 1st trip. so this trip was to see the latest offerings langkawi can offer and to just have some "me" time and relax. did my research online and managed to get RM0 fare on firefly!! and RM61 per night/per room. i found it on

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we all got excited when we heard Aaron and Becky was to get married, and that when the bridesmaids were identified, we all started planning!! dress designs, colour, meetings with the bride, hen's do planning (which by the way, the maid-of-honour planned it - good job Rosie!)... everyone was all hoo haa-ing about :) the time came and it was set, serviced apartment booked, deco done, reservations

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as some of you would know, i had a string of weddings to attend and help out.. don't get me wrong, i loved every moment of it and i'm glad that those couples included me in in their planning. now i have a couple of non-wedding weekends before the next 2 weekends of weddings start again. i take this time to "reguvenate" but somehow i'm getting withdrawals! hahahah like i keep thinking on what am i

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i've always heard so much about this place, all the happening ppl, bloggers, Penang celebs tend to hang out here.. but somehow i never got the chance to pay them a visit. now finally an invite from my aunty and uncle from England for dinner was held there, was quite excited :) Sigi's as i believe, had gone through some renovations earlier (i think the same time the hotel - Golden Sands, had

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it was a birthday treat by my godsis, and i like it that she suggested a place i never been before, or never heard of before! it's Harvest In Cafe, hidden at a corner of Irrawaddy Road in Penang. it's located with other restaurants as well. what this place has to offer is local and western dishes, home cooked i believe and simple. i like the interior (white and black, grey theme) and it gives a

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Double Good Restaurant is a chinese rice&dishes type of restaurant. never actually heard about it, but my cousin (as usual) told me about it. we were to have dinner with my aussie cousins there and she told me that food here was quite nice. she warned me that this place is quite noisy, and it's not a place to eat and chit chat and take your time. once you finish, they will clear your table and

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Cheryl and Edzil's church wedding was held at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Penang. it was quite an exciting day as family from all over the world flew in for this event. the 6 children of Gerry Reutens were all united again for this wedding. pics here are just the cream of the crop, most of you would have see it in FB and in Photobucket. here are the links - Church & Dinner... dont'

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Siam Express is located in the lower ground floor of Gurney Plaza. they have outlets in other malls (eg. AEON Seberang Prai City) if you like Thai food, you would like this place. it's quite authentic but i suggest you to go there with at least 3-4 people, so that you can try more dishes :)i went with my dad to the Seberang Prai outlet (just the 2 of us) we couldn't try much - cause it was only

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remember this post? since then i've went back there for a 2nd try and the pizza's still wonderful. though this time, i tried the ceasar salad. the portions were big as expected, which i liked, but the sauce/salad cream/dressing was abit over the top. it was too rich and thick and creamy that it puts off the taste of a ceasar salad, heck it didn't really taste like one. i had to scrape the sauce

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Here's CHEERS toAARON & BECKY~6 November 2010~ Wishing you muchCONGRATULATIONSand lots of love and joy and understandingin your marriageGod Bless You Both!

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this is my 2nd time here. 1st time i came with my parents, must have been one of our birthdays a few years back (not too sure if i blogged about it - couldn't find it in my archives). the same feeling as i had the 1st time i've been here, i felt it again the 2nd time. a very romantic place, u feel like you're not in Penang or even at Batu Ferringhi, but in a tropical jungle which has nice soft/

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i have no idea how to pronounce this but i think it's like this : lux (as in the soap - lux), em' , burger, lee (do correct me if i'm wrong) hahahahha these lil cute things are mini macarons from Switzerland. me cousin was transitting through Switzerland and got a box for me... i just LOVE how the box were packaged. with a lovely ribbon bow, pastel colours... she got me the pink box.. hahaha"to

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there's a new Mexica, Portugese, Nyonya restaurant in town. in Hillside, Tanjung Bungah actually. it's opposite the Esso station. the place is very simple, new, clean, tables had checkard table cloths, and minimal table deco. when we went there, there were not many customers but still had some, and it seems they have more customers during lunch. cause when we wanted Portugese food, they were all

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*this was written before the wedding when there's a wedding coming up, there's always a Hen's night (or Bachelor's nite - if it's a guy) to be planned and organised. and my cousin was to get married on 10th of Oct. so her maid of honour started to plan a Hen's night for her. here's what we did. we all met up at E&O for a very traditional English high tea. tea and scones and sandwiches and cakes

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i had a surprising offer from Tarbush in a comment of my previous post HERE. so i took the opportunity to pay a visit to Tarbush again for my mum's birthday. i know my parents would be abit sceptical bout Lebanese/Middle Eastern food but because i've been there before, i believe they would at least enjoy it. got to be adventurous sometimes right? ;) so we went there and it was the month or

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i met these lovely people in KL when i stayed over at Carol's place and when i heard them coming over to Penang, massive hayvok i tell you!!! hahahahh all i can say is that they've been FED WELL!! hahahah... up to a point that one or two of them had indigestion problems... ENO time! aawww... but they were alright in the end, no worries.it was good to meet up with them again, good laughs, catching

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Deluxious Spa Cuisine is where you can have a massage, pamper yourself with some spa treatments and then head downstairs for a good meal and some drinks (there's even a live 2-piece band for entertainment). my first time as my previous post HERE and this would be my 2nd time here. it was for one of my good friends Hen's Night out. will blog about that later.. :Pwe (the girls) had a massage

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haven't been spending much time with mum recently (both of us were too busy with stuffs) so i thought we'd try to go for a lil outing for her birthday. we were watching Little Nyonya on DVD and loved the show, realised that some shots were done at the Penang Peranakan Mansion. so i thought we'd go there to try to spot the places/scenes that were shot :) i sort of liked it, the house, and

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i had to make a dash to KL for an interview (which i didn't get it btw) and crashed with Carol (from CHOICE KL) for the weekend. surprisingly THAT night, she was hosting a bachelor + bachelorette party for Don and Anne (DnA) - KL CHOICEes. i felt paiseh for crashing their party (it was pot luck too) so i thought i'd make them my cupcakes :D these ppl are so nice and welcoming - felt much love!

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CONGRATULATIONS!Edzil and Cheryl on their Holy Matrimony Day10th October 2010Wishing you well with long lasting love, joy, understanding and happiness.God Bless You both!*hugs*

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this short trip to KL was some time ago. it was one of those times which i missed KL and wanted to go back to see some peeps, catch up and taste some of KL food. mum followed me this time, she too spent some time with her sister and caught up with her cousin while i do my rounds.. hehehhefirst up, lunch with mum and godma - godma suggested this place EuroDeli at Damansara Kim. i have heard of

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my mum and i got hold of the Little Nyonya series on DVD (thanks to my Godma in KL). and we were really hooked on it. i noticed that certain scenes of the houses were shot in the Penang Peranakan house! it's easy to spot the green house. since then i was looking forward to go visit the mansionso it was mum's birthday, i thought i'd spend the day with her out "sight seeing" and i brought her to

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my final cari makan #4 destination, just hours before i boarded the plane back to Penang (so sad, had to go home). i was brought to this market, where people were selling veg outside, with snacks, cakes, food, plants, household stuffs by the road side. i was thinking, where the heck is this fella bringing me....mana tau..... we headed inside and climbed upstairs to the 2nd floor and there was a

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cari makan #2! this was after the trip to Sarawak Cultural Village and i was quite hungry... there were some confusion with the other mini groups, no one knew where they were eventhough they had locals with them.. in the end we managed to find each other. by that time, this was the only coffee shop that was still selling food... unfortunately there was no more kolok mee...again, i have no idea

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when i got to Kuching, i was brought straight to the conference venue and i missed their Sarawak Laksa breakfast... so i had to wait till the conference was over to start indulging and trying Kuchings local food. finally the time had come and my lovely guide brought me to this hawker place. i can't remember what's the name or where but it's a wide open space, next to rows of shop lots and filled

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have u attended a wedding dinner that served you Peranakan food? i've not and this was my first time! such a unique and interesting wedding reception. just loved it! surprisingly the food was quite good too! thank God for that :) i wonder if the couple and family had a test before... hmm... anyway here's a review of the Peranakan food served in E&O the "4" season~chicken lobak, seafood pai tee,

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Marche Restaurant in The Curve, Damansara, KL is like a Swiss Market Restaurant. It seems that they do have such restaurants in Switzerland and i really like the concept. accept that u can't really have the REAL market restaurant here cause it'll be very unhygenic (if u have gone to our local malaysian wet markets.. lol) i never been here before and i didn't really know how this system works.

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have u watched those american movies where sometimes u see scenes in an ice-cream parlor? all they serve is ice-cream and nothing else? well i was brought to one that was quite similar to that, Kuching style though..Sunny Hill ice-cream parlor is run by the good people of Seven Day Adventist Church and the profits goes to good causes of their church. this lil place just has a few tables outdoorsy

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after the trip to the Cultural Village, Kuching, i was told to go to the beach nearby, i actually forgot the name of the beach that my friend told me to go to, but i told the van driver to bring us to a beach that's nearby. he was quite shocked as i guess he didn't expect us to want to see the beach. but i insisted, i said, it'll only be about 10 mins, just to see.the van driver brought us to

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the other group i was with in Kuching, they took the lil sampan boat across the river from Waterfront to get some lovely (and cheap) layer cake. i heard it was a home business but they had a room specially for the cakes and there were rows and rows of cakes on shelves.... i can imagine how crazy the guys went when there were there, getting full from all the free tasting they did. they called me

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when u start to plan to go to Kuching, PLEASE remember... HUI SING Garden! by hook or by crook, u HAVE to go there for a full meal, from appetizers to meals to desserts and drinks. sure satisfied one i tell you! why?.... i tell you. now i never heard of this place till my friend cum guide brought me there and i'm GLAD he remembered this place! it's a hawker place in the middle of rows of shop

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when i was in Kuching, there was a Kuching Festival going on, i thought it was a cultural thingy but the locals told us that it was more of a FOOD festival... now that's interesting, but then again, i had that image of local hawker food selling their stuff at the festival at an overrated price, and fighting over the role of Best Kuching this and Best Kuching that, where by it's actually not...

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my my how time flies, once again....it's my BIRTHDAY!!!! woot woot!!

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it's my first time going to Kuching and i've heard lots of good stuff about that place. now that i had a chance to go and know a friend who stays there, i thought it'd been good to go and see Kuching. the group stayed at Tune Hotel which is just at the start of the Waterfront (opposite Hilton) hence it was quite a strategic place to stay. walking distance to malls, restaurants, coffee shops and

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guess what? i just iced my first erot!c cake!! O_O LOL!

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our sight-seeing trip started at a potery factory. was not too sure where it is, but it's a factory/shop. it sells all types of pots and earthen ware, also souvenirs and pepper products! am not a pot type of person, but this shop was filled with em, and what i loved about it is the designs, Kuching has very creative and beautiful designs - i like!!!outside the shop is their "factory". it's open

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was going through my comments and i came across yours. yours always put a smile on my face and gave me that fuzzy feeling (eventhough some was corny as ever - but it sure didn't feel like that that time)... so it came to me, and wondered how were u? and are u still reading my blog "secretly" eventhough i told u not to? hmm....

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it was my first time in Kuching. i went there for the CHOICE National Conference and instead of we having our own mass at the venue, they planned for us to attend mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Kuching. i wasn't expecting much as no one mentioned how big or how this church would look like and yea, i didn't try to find out as well. so when we reached, got down the bus, then only i saw the

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another old post. :P this time it's a bitter sweet meet-up with the girls. one's leaving to KL and one's turning a year older. we've been through thick and thin together and had gotten through it. and times like this just makes us wanna be this way forever, all happy, together, eating, drinking, dancing and having a great time. but as lives and time goes on, we will eventually as well. every

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a very very long over due post... i was going through my pics and wondered if i blogged them or not... and found out i didn't! lol! so here it is...as the beginning of this year, we've tried our best to meet up at least once a year to catch up. one of our outings was this picnic! it's been a while since i/we had a picnic. i know, we're in Penang, the beach is practically 30 mins away or so and we

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Thai Kitchen is restaurant located inside The Heritage House club. it seems they took over a previous restaurant and now it's a Thai restaurant. a friend of mine knows the boss and she brought some of us there to give it a try. when i went there, they were only opened 3 weeks ago. so they're still new, service was quite good. the place is very simple, few tables here and there, no fancy deco but

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St. Anne's feast has come and gone for another year. and somehow i felt like doing something. it's been a while since i got involved in anything big, church-like, like this. and since it's ACTUALLY my parish, why not? i was skeptical in volunteering, knowing that most of the ppl i know are gone or it's been TOO long since i saw them and that now, it'll be younger unknown people to me. but i tried

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it was such great news to hear that one of my good ol friend was to get hitched, now we all can say, FINALLY! and i can say...CONGRATULATIONS to BenLiAnn! Wishing you both all the best, many years of love and joy and juniors!May God's Blessing be with you both!team "ben" arrived in KL the day before the wedding and the kancheong-ness started by helping the groom to get last minute things done. by

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usually if you're talking about being friends for 10 years, and u're constantly in touch with them, u won't feel it. u won't feel 10 years is passing you by. or even with your family, it's the same, u see them practically everyday or every week, when 10 years pass, u don't feel it. this is a lil moment i experienced while helping out at the ice-cream stall at St.Anne's feast..... ok, before i

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here i am staring at this blank white "new post" page in blogspot, wanting to blog (properly) other than write reviews and pics, BUT, i've no idea what to blog about. too much needs to be in consideration, to be censored, to be carefully thought out clearly as to NOT offend my readers. yes, that's the delima i get everytime i want to blog. *think happy thoughts, positive things, joyful events* ok

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Manhattan Fish Market is a fishy place (no pun intended)... all it serves is fish and seafood... maybe the only thing that's NOT fishy is the mushroom soup? hahhaha... anyway, this place is somewat similar to Fish n Co. (though i personally prefer FnC compared to the market) this outlet that i've been, is the one in Autocity. the interior is quite ok, afew deco hanging here and there and catchy

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couldn't get enough of Ingolf, luckily the girls decided to go there. i've already made up my mind to try the other meats (other than the sausages). as usual, because it's a saturday, we had to make reservations first. it was packed when we got there and there were people lining up to get in as well. i understand the situation, ppl love the food (and drinks) here.when u step in the restaurant,

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somehow the stars and moon were aligned for us. Carol was down for the weekend from KL, it was the durian season, we wanted to go food hunting, have a sleepover AND have a housewarming party at Maureens.... and we did it all in one weekend! changgih or not? lol the place? Balik Pulau. yes, the OTHER part of penang, where when u get there, u'd think u are AWAY from penang, cause u don't really

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CHOICE Pg English #55 organised a day out with the AIDS patients at St. Joachim's AIDS Centre in BM. a few of the senior CHOICEes joined them as well. we got together to collect daily rations, supplies and toiletries for them too. i hope it helps.St. Joachim's AIDS Centre is located at the old parish house of St. Anne's Church in BM (next to Kim Seng School on Jalan Kulim). it seems they have

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once again CHOICE Penang had organised a weekend in May, 2010 for single working adults, ages 21 and above. being a CHOICEe myself, i was curious on what it was like organising a weekend. i knew it would be complicated, lots to arrange and people are needed to work together to make this happen. it's all about team work. so i joined the organising committee and well, all i can say it's a fun,

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a good place always deserves a second (or more) visits. and that's what i did, a 2nd visit. this dinner was supposed to be a funfilled nite out with the girls, but in the end it became a discussion/meeting type of outing, but that's another story to begin with. ANYWAY, i was excited going back to Chicago again. i could still remember the juicy, tender, meats i had. so this time, we went in a big

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Le Borneo Reflex and Beauty Centre is located in Warisan Square (somewhere above Fratini's Restaurant) in fact it was actually Fratini's Restaurant waiter that handed us leaflets to this place and told us that it was a great place for massages. so we gave it a try the next night. it's quite cheap too .. think it was RM 30+- for full body massage, for 1 hour or something like that? i can't

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sorry to burst your bubble but no,we didn't have iguana meat for lunch (though i would like to try some.. :P hahah)this iguana (and many other iguanas) were the pets of the island - so i thinkwhat we had was a semi-bbq buffet, where some of the dishes was bbq and some were not. pic below was not exactly what we had (cause i don't remember the corn), i think this was for another group of people.

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old post :Pin march, there was an ad in the church bulletin regarding a badminton tornament and our CHOICEes took up a challenge. thought that we should do something healthier other than always makan makan makan. so the players, took the initiative to book badminton halls and arrange training times and for those who are interested to join, can join.i used to play lots of badminton with my Bayan

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i think if u're a Sabahan, and u saw this pic above, u will somehow know what i'll be talking about, a trip to one of the islandsthe marina was lovely, looking at all the boats that's parked there and the surroundings with clear water, makes me want to buy a boat for myself, lol! somehow i felt i was not meant to be there, it's like a place for the rich and known people. but anyway, the tour

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what's a trip without trying their local food? hmm? it won't be a trip at all! :) so when we were in KK, our first breakfast was somewhere in town and ate dried noodles (something like wan tan mee - but without the wantan) with either roasted chicken, or duck or char siew. they also had the famous Tuaran Mee and some sour soup or something. well being a Penangite (and i'm not only talking for

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Welcome to Pasar Kraftangan KK (also known as the Filipino Market - don't ask why.. hahahah) it's located very near Waterfront and Warisan Square. so imagine how convinient our apartment was! :)don't ask what that dude is doing... hhahhaha this place is like a complex of mini-mini lots, that is all very closeby, narrow and FILLED with things hanging from ceiling to the floor... from pearls, wall

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Rainforest Cafe was like a heaven for us after walking around at the Morning Market. :D we were hot and sweaty and tired. thank God we found this place for lunch. decent cafe, AIR-CON!! and food's not bad either!!! this restaurant is located at one corner of a row of shops, just around the market area. can't exactly say where cause we just walked around looking for an air-con restaurant. hahahah

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this is how it looked liked on a Sunday morning market in Kota Kinabalu (in town). it's packed with locals and tourists (such as us) and you can find all sorts at this marking. mind you, you have to be here early like maybe 8am or so... cause the stalls will start to pack at around 11+am... so in order NOT to miss any good deals, be there early!there were 2 sides of the markets - 1st was where

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i actually wrote this post earlier but my desktop had to hang and restart, hence lost of everything i wrote here.. sigh... now lets see if i can remember.... need a beer...what's a holiday without a nite out at the local nightlife area (or at least a drop in to see what's it like) right? and since we were staying just opposite the famous Waterfront KK area, why not! so we got ready one night (

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one of the girls were saying that this place had the best melted chocolate pudding ever!!! and it was "somewhere" in Warisan Square and they saw it while they were shopping - i was a lil sick in the hotel so i didn't follow them for shopping, i didn't get to see the place. anyhow, after the tour, we insisted we go find this place before we leave KK for good. we were searching high and low for

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no, i'm not angry at YOU, but i'm angry with SixthSeal. yup he's the one who blogged bout this seafood place in Kota Kinabalu, i had to go and try it, and damn, now i'm back in Penang, i crave for this place.... SixthSeal is a very naughty naughty boy! lol (hahaha joking onli ah HB! )gosh, i realised i took lots of pics of the front of the restaurant.. lol what was i thinking! *smacks her own

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it's been a while since i did a hike and i'm sure its the same for the gang too (maybe except for Telly - who hikes every other week..) and we decided to organise one for the core team who have helped organise the CHOICE weekend #55. it would be a somewat teambuilding cum nature adventure cum relaxed fellowship. and boy... it was an adventure, for me that is - i over-estimated myselfanyway, Telly

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our 2nd day of tour, was to see (or at least attempt to see) some Proboscis monkeys. they're the ones with big noses and a$$es. it was quite a journey to Sg. Klias, and because we were also to see the fireflies, we left a lil later than usual. when we reached, we were given some tea and refreshments before the boat ride. and on the walls of the jetty, there were posters and pictures of the

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Kinabalu Park was the last stop of our tour that day. it was a good way to end it too. this "park" was more of a hotel with a lobby, information centre, gift shop and restaurant. AND it was in the highlands so it was cold!! like air-con! nice! we were at hot places during the day and it was sunny whole day so it was nice to end it at a stop that was cooling. because it was cool, everyones mood

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Poring Hot Springs in Ranau, Sabah. Poring means bamboo in the local language. this is because there are lots of bamboo trees surrounding the hot springs. other than the hot springs pools, there are lots of other activities that can be done there, there's the canopy walk, bat cave, another waterfall, butterfly farm...etc. the gang just went to the hot springs as we were dead tired after the whole

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Round Inn Restaurant is located just opposite the Poring Hot Springs in Ranau, Kota Kinabalu. not sure why it's called Round, maybe the entrance/door is round and there are lots of circle motifs heheheh... it's an Inn too cause above the restaurant, is a motel/inn where ppl can get a room for an affordable price per night. i believe it's popular among backpackers or Mt.K hikers, i don't know, i'm

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have you been to a natural fish spa? in an actual stream? with big a$$ fish nibbling at your feet/legs? if you're in Sabah, head over to Tagal, Sg. Moroli, Kg Luanti Baru in Ranau. that's where you can get RM5 fish spa. this stream/river is one of the nature reserves in Sabah and it has won many awards for being clean, clear and healthy for the fishes. there are other facilities coming up at the

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i know, u've noticed that all i write are food reviews... yea, sorry bout that, i DO wanna show you the places i went and ate and thought it'd be good to review but well, i do admit, i've been avoiding to blog properly.... i dont' know, i feel that if i do, i'm not doing it 100% ... and if i don't, i feel guilty towards my readers.... a n y w a y ....... here're some updates... let's see, hmm....

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it's weird that my first meal in Kota Kinabalu (KK) was NOT Sabahan food but Filipino food! LOL! but then again, there's a HUGE population of Filipinos here in KK so it's not surprising that where ever you go, u'd meet/see Filipinos. Api Api Centre is a block or two of shop lots filled with restaurants, clinics, 24hr shops and etc, and it's just NEXT to Centre Point shopping mall and behind

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i actually haven't heard of this place before. i was told that they started off in KL, but i don't remember seeing it in KL either... hmm.... anyway, the first time i came here was after a church meeting and it was just for drinks, so didn't really try the food. so this time, i owed mum mother's day lunch, and decided to come here. it's been a while since i hung out at Komtar, thought it was dead

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