Monday, December 28
This is going to be one very long post......
My routine for the last 2 months was leave SG on Monday and stay in KL for 5 days and then leave KL on Friday.
I'm not complaining as i get to leave SG (finally!) and just go somewhere, anywhere!
This is the lovely view from my journey to work every Monday morning.....
Don't ask me where the aerial view of this is.. i have no idea.
It's definitely not Singapore, this I'm very sure!
ascending higher and higher
repeat after me.. WOW...
this was taken from my Motorola RAZR mind you!
seventh heaven
don't the clouds look like cotton candy?
now back to reality....
my first few weeks in Shangri La and its majestic lobby/reception
the cityview from my room
love the high ceilings and lush spaciousness!
their pretty and whimsical takeout bar
This is what i look out to every morning while having breakfast... the vast and lush greenery
ahhh... now this is life!
In the evenings, after work, we would venture near the Shang to try out the different gourmet restaurants
One of the nights, i was so enthralled by this stairway to culinary heaven!...
Decided to try this one out.... and it leads to................
A contemporary thai restuarant - Tamarind Hill
Interesting decor on the inside
Over-ordered but the food was good nonetheless
Another restuarant called T.G.I. Fridays.. kinda like Breeks/Swensons/Tony Roma's
Heard they are opening an outlet here in SG.. or have they already opened? whatever...
A typical american diner
With the usual texas or southern feel
They serve a kickass Mojito! The glass is really big, much bigger than the ketchup bottle in the background
Lunched at this ASEANA cafe at KLCC
an xmas decor on our table.. my camera couldn't quite capture the gold shimmers and glitters so i did this.....
I bling-ed it up!!!! Doesn't it look much nicer???Pity i can only do it in reel life.
If only i could bling things up in real life, life would look MUCH prettier!
And for dinner, within walking distance from the Shang, we discovered a brussels restaurant...
just for my boss cos he's a kuai lo from Brussels :)
it is housed in Menara Hap Seng (JFYI if you ever happen to go to KL)
surrounded some water fountain feature left right and centre
Had to have Hoegaarden of course since i am at a beer cafe and Hoegaarden is from Brussels.
Damn, i always thought Hoegaarden was a German beer
Had a pot Moules vin Blanc (Mussels in white wine in English) accompanied with frites.
I always have to have this whenever i dine at Brussel Sprouts or Oosters in SG.
Orange sorbet served in orange skin.. interesting
Finished off the meal with some fruity Bellini champagne
Parting shot of the Brussels beer restaurant...
the whole building is decked in blue neon lights, quite beng
One of the nights, decided to venture somewhere further and headed to a highly accoladed French restaurant called Cafe Cafe.
During the first few weeks in the city, read alot about Cafe Cafe as it was featured in many many many magazines so die die must try!
The entire restaurant was very pretty but was far too dark for my poor Motorola phone to capture anything decent
My chocolate lava dessert.
There you go, it even has the restaurant's name and address dusted in chocolate
My first time dining at any hardrock cafe at all... i did not even dined at the one in singapore, how ironic
For this whole work trip, I really got to try things that i have been putting off while living my life
a gigan-mungous plate of nachos with the whole works... jalepenoes, tomatoes, cheese, chiili, cilantro
My mac & cheese... real soul-ful and comfort food
my lao-ban's steak
a cute little girl pranced up to my table to show me her Hard Rock Cafe badges that she pinned on her t-shirtand.... she even asked for 2 more badges from the waitress to give to my boss and i. what a sweetie!
Another night, we walked down Jalan P. Ramlee, the street perpendicular to the Shang and headed to.....
KL TOWER!!! or Menara KL in Bahasa
although we heard from our colleagues that the restaurant up there isn't really that good, being tourists, we ABSOLUTELY have just got to try it regardless!
Menara KL is the 2nd tallest building after the Twin Towers.
It is built on top of a hill and from the top of KL Tower, you actually feel as high up as the Twin Towers
KL Tower, here i come....!
Seri Angsana (i think).
It's a revolving restaurant at the top of the KL Tower.
Dinner is RM180 per person
The Table No. stand shaped like the KL Tower
and we can see the Twin Towers.... It looks like the KL Tower is taller right? It's just an optical illusion.
The Twin Towers is definitely higher
the revolving restaurant
And a picture of the KL Tower in the day...
There's something quaint or weird about Bahasa I must say.... the structure of the language is opposite from English.For example, Tower in Bahasa is Menara and KL Tower is not KL Menara but Menara KL. You must structure it front-to-back.
Also in the case of Fried Rice = Nasi(rice) Goreng(fried)
No wonder the people of the race can either be the master of the English language or Bahasa Melayu but seldom both.
Subsequent weeks, i put up at the Traders.
Which was much better cos it's nearer to my office and best of all, I get to stay at the Club room meaning i can use the Club Lounge for brekkie, high tea and evening cocktails! Super!
View from the Traders Lounge.. it's on the 32nd floor, 1 level below the Skybar which is THE most happening chillout place in town
I am immmersed in this breathtaking view every morning while having breakfast...
more city skyline view from the Lounge
And.................................... I can even see Genting Highlands(circled below)!!!
Genting is only 30 minutes away.
The perks of the lounge was...
1) unlimited booze
2) the amazing spread of food
3) an all rounded breakfast..... on different days of course!
4) and the fantastic cityview be it day or night
And the magic lights up at twilight!
A steakhouse in Traders itself
the place is damn chi chi one.. not as cosy as my other dining escapades
they specialise in the finest cuts of steak...
lobster bisque was divine! and dinner was the usual steak, steak and more steak... bleah
if you recall, not 1 day have i got the chance to try the local food:(
Initially i thought i would put on at least 5 kg with the nonstop eating but on the contrary, i lost 2 kg (yay!)
Thank God... think it was because of the half marathon that i ran during the weekend that i was back in SG
lunch time in KLCC is either the foodcourt or Chinoz...
But it's more of Chinoz.. think i lunched there more than 10 times already
chi chi chinoz.. kidding.. its not exactly chi chi.
the alfresco dining area outside
Chinoz is real laid back and serves really authentic pies (according to da boss who is a pie-lover, it's an english thing)
my scottish pasttie (a traditional british pie)
and TWG tea... haven't tried the TWG cafe at ION yet though
the water fountain thing right in front (or is it middle) of KLCC
one of the nights, we walked a little farther to the Bukit Bintang area (the shopping district) and headed to Pavilion Mall
the mall was like a winter wonderland.. they had fake snow
and was deck in all the christmas lights and trees...
Had dinner at this restaurant, The Loaf, owned by Dr. Mahathir (former PM of Malaysia)
view from The Loaf overlooking the busy road
Cream of asparagus in bread bowl
slipper lobster seafood marinara.
seriously, the food was so-so and the restaurant doesn't even serve alcohol (cos of political reasons i presume)
But there is one restaurant that i fondly remember from all my dinners....
It's located at KLCC a few doors down from Chinoz
The Apartment
Food was fantastic and i really felt very much at home.. not because of the food but the decor of the restaurant.
The interior of the restaurant is furnished like different parts of the house.... like study room, bedroom, kitchen etc etc
Grilled codfish was damn good
the spread of food....i seriously eat this much every night can you believe it?
really feel damn unfit and unhealthy and... but i dun even dare to utter the 3-letter F _ _ word for fear that people close to me would accuse me of having some sort of image disorder or something
the view from my office... i'm on the 56th floor :)taken on a rainy and dreary day... the dark clouds looming above look like something from the movie 2012
view from the other side of the office... the Menara KL.
the Twin Towers at night
some other random photos that i took.......
the insanely colorful christmas feature inside KLCC
Inside KLCC itself
To be honest, there wasn't much festive feel in their decorations.
I'd say theirs is considered sparse compared to the christmas lightup in orchard road
the sea of silver and blue at the lobby of Traders
Did you know that Marks & Spencers in Malaysia DO NOT sell Percy Pig gummies? For obvious reasons of course....
But they have Pig Tails gummies..how cute. But Pig Tails still makes reference to babi what!??!
And lastly, did you know that i have been drinking so much of Starbucks Toffeenut Latte that i'm drowning in Toffeenut and i'm very sure the sugar level in my blood is toffeenut flavoured... haha
The Toffeenut Latte here is disgustingly cheap!For a Venti-sized in SG it is i think SGD 7.30
Here is it only RM14 = SGD 5.70
Tis' the season to be drinking toffeenut latte, falalalala lalalala
Anyway, seeing that the year is coming, although i've been through a helluva ride this year, i look forward to another exciting year ahead! I want to end by saying this.....
When life throws lemons at you, you bloody hell turn them into lemonade!
And when life f**ks you up, you grab the f**k by the balls and tell it to piss off!
Ooops.. too vulgar. But seriously, on a last note, do not stress, rest and let God do the rest!
liz is
supercalifragillisticexpialidocious.-
9:36 PM
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