Short Shopping Spree (3-S)

Friday night, 26 October (immediately after work @ 7.30pm) to Sunday almost midnight, 28 October 2007, we (Soo Theng, Nanthini and I) were away to the capital city of Malaysia. Soo Theng's main trip purpose is to attend their "class of 89" reunion dinner at One World Hotel while our (Nanthini & I) main purpose is to shop, shop and shop.

On the way to KL, we have actually stopped at Ipoh to have the famous "Ngah Choi Kai and Ipoh Hor Fun" in Loh Wong Kopi Tiam. We arrived at Traders Hotel, KL just as the clock striked midnight.

Taken from "3-S"

The next morning, we went to "The Pavillion" the latest shopping mall at Bukit Bintang area and I must say that this is one of the biggest mall in Kuala Lumpur with many different Anchor Tenants from many different brands. After "heavy" shopping, we headed back to the hotel for a short rest before heading to Estee Soo's condo to drop off Soo Theng.

Soo Theng and Estee went to their reunion dinner while, Nanthini and I went to 1-Utama to continue our shopping. Later, after we all returned to hotel at about 10.15pm, Nanthini joined her sister, Shanthini and hubby, Jegan and friends at Sky Bar and they were later joined by Soo Theng and Estee.

Sunday morning, we all continued shopping at KLCC before going to IKEA for more shopping in the afternoon. At about 7.30pm, we headed home to Penang and reached back to the island at approximately 11.30pm. We have all truly enjoyed our "3-S" .... Short Shopping Spree.

Until the next one .. most probably just before Christmas ..... :-)

October Babies

Tuesday, 23 October 2007 at 5.30pm, Michelle and I decided to throw a little Birthday party for all our "October Babies" in Northam Hotel's Sales & Marketing Department ... Loh Sze Chin on 14th, Jack Soo on 16th, Nina Tan on 20th, Ong Lay Sim & Lilian Ooi on 25th and Loo Huan Lin on 31st.

Right pix fm R to L : Nina, Lay Sim, Jack, Lilian,
Sze Chin & Huan Lin

Well, to all the Birthday Babies ... I wish you all, a Happy Birthday and many happy returns on your special day !

Hari Raya Rumah Terbuka

Friday, 19 October 2007, a Hari Raya Open House at Lelawati Mansor's apartment in Tanjung Tokong for a makan-makan (dinner with Nasi Minyak and many lovely dishes) followed by a personalised house tour on her beautifully renovated apartment.

At Lela's apartment ...

Sunday, 21 October 2007, another Hari Raya Open House and this time, at Aida Rashid's apartment in Tanjung Tokong for a lunch (Fried Bee Hoon, Beef Seruding, Ketupat and Kuah Kacang).

At Aida's apartment ...

Specially to Lela and Aida, thank you so much for inviting me to your apartments to celebrate Hari Raya with you and your family.

Me So Blur !

Monday, 15 October 2007 @ 3.30pm, I decided to upgrade my Nokia model N70 to Nokia model N73-I with Music Edition.

After I have shopped around at Prangin Mall to look for the best deal, I decided to buy from Super One Zero One simply because their offer is very attractive i.e. at only RM1,200. By trade-in my N70 at RM600, I only have to top up another RM600. This is really a fabulous deal and I immediately, accepted it.

Being so excited and happy, I have actually overlooked by not checking to see if all my address book from N70 was transferred to the new N73. Can you imagine ? When I finally needed make a call from my phone on that night, I realised that there were no contact details at all ! I panicked and called up the salesman but I could not get him.

The following morning, I quickly went back to the shop to request for my N70 and was told that they have sold it off on the same night itself. I was devastated and at the same time, upset at myself for being so careless ! Now, I have to now start from scratch by building a new address book for my new phone. What to do ? This is the price that I have to pay for being so careless !

Investment at Genting Highlands !

Sunday, 14 October 2007, my Brother, Jeremy made an impromptu suggestion that we go up to Genting Highlands to try our luck with Uncle Lim Goh Tong. I seconded the idea and we decided to drag our aunty to tag along ....

Guess what ? We all ended up investing our money with Genting Highlands' Monte Carlo Casino for our future visits ...

Chicken Chop a'la Chef Dennis

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, Brother Dennis was on his off day and had volunteered to cook for all his sisters (Soo Theng, Nanthini, Angeline and me). There he was, in the afternoon went to Cold Storage to buy the ingredients for Chicken Chop and Spaghetti.

Spaghetti & Chicken Chop a'la Chef Dennis

By the time we all arrived at Dennis's apartment at approximately 8.30pm, the dinner was already ready. I must say that the Chicken Chop is one of the best that I have ever eaten reason being the deepfried chicken breast were very tender and juicy compared to outside Western Food stalls !

Here's to "Chef Dennis", thank you for taking the time to cook for all of us ... it's really nice to come back to a homecook meal especially after a long day at work ... In the meantime, we are all looking forward to the next one ..... in the not too distant future ...

A short break to Ko Samui !

Wednesday to Friday i.e. 3 to 5 October 2007, Dennis, Soo Theng and I decided to take a short break to Ko Samui. Although it was a short holiday, we have actually maximised our time by lining up many exciting activities and making sure that not a minute is wasted. Take a look at the slides and you will see how much fun we had at Ko Samui.

Above all, I have enjoyed this trip very much with my good friends; Soo Theng and Dennis. It's a pity that Nanthini is not able to join us this time ... but, I am sure she will come with us on our next holiday trip... Until the next one ...

Two Piece Swim Suit ?

Monday, 1 October 2007 .... two days prior to our trip to Ko Samui, both Dennis and Soo Theng have encouraged me to invest in a swim suit. There I am, immediately after work at 7.00pm, I went to Arena, a shop selling swimming suits for both men and ladies in Gurney Plaza.

After trying out many different types of swimming suits, I have decided to settle for this two-piece one from Australia called Sun Seeker. Although, I know for the fact that I may not have the guts to wear it out in the open, I still buy it ... who know, I may changed my mind later. Talking about that, this sky blue swim suit actually cost me RM248.90 !

Aunty Chan's 80th Birthday !

Sunday, 30 September 2007, We (brother, wife and I) were invited to celebrate my aunty's 80th Grand Birthday at "Sesame Soy", a fine dining Chinese Restaurant in The G Hotel. The restaurant's decoration is very modern with elegant looking cutleries and chinaware but for a traveller who does not know the type of cuisine served by Sesame Soy would think that this is a Western or Fusion Restaurant.

Well, the service was rather excellent for both food and beverages from the time we were seated until we left the restaurant. Food presentation was nice and impressive but the food portioning was way too little ... At the rate that we are paying i.e. RM88 nett per person, I thought that the food portioning was actually meant for a food tasting/sampling instead !

Nevertheless, I have enjoyed the company of all present. Here's to wishing Aunty Chan, a Very Happy Birthday, full of blessings and happiness !

Day Trip to Sungai Petani !

Sunday, 30 September 2007, all three of us (Dennis, Nanthini and I) travelled down from Penang to Sungai Petani to "Sei Kow", Soo Theng hubby's Choo Char shop. By the time we arrived at SP, it was almost 1.00pm and Soo Theng was already awaiting for us at the shop. Jimmy, Soo Theng's hubby had arranged a few signature dishes for us such as Seo Bak, Char Siew, Sambal Prawns & Squids, Fried Omelette, Steamed Fish and Chilli Padi Pork accompanied by steamed rice (specially done in individual silver container). The food was simply delicious and we were all so "puas" with our indulgence ! Yummy, yummy !

We adjourned to "Seventeen" a cafe in SP's new township (near Tesco) for a drink and also browsing internet for images of our trip to Ko Samui this Wednesday, 3 October 2007. Speaking about Ko Samui, all three of us (Dennis, Soo Theng and I) are very excited and are looking forward to our adventure ! So, stay tune for the next update on our trip to Ko Samui.

We all headed home at 4.00pm and reached Penang at about 5.30pm.