Charity Shot...

After many many weekends spent at home due to work commitments, we finally headed out shopping at Pavillion as Mr. BF wanted to look for a casual jacket...Started out eating at our favourite Jap restaurant Ichiban Moshi, but was disappointed today as they had no fried salmon skin( (a must order dish every time I head there)....;( They didn't even have salmon sashimi as something happened to their supplier, hence no salmon at all..Bf said it was perhaps due to the ash cloud issue and since flights have to be re-routed, somewhere in some plane, the poor salmon would have been stranded as well...Hmmmm....
Anyhow, after brunch we started our search for the perfect jacket till we came to the concourse area where Lions Club was having this charity shot whereby you could choose to take a picture with the Lamborghini of your choice for a mere RM10..So that was what we did...Our choice was this orange Lambo with some wild painting..it looks like those cars in Fast and Furious...i wouldn't say that it was the best shot but i was contented with it..i mean, since the proceedings was going to charity, I shouldn't be whining...

I was thinking, "Hey, maybe some NGO's should have a charity event where we pay a mere sum to take a ride in a Lambo as well?" ;p

Gone forever...

First of all, one of my New Year's resolution was to be more faithful in updating my blog entry but I've slack in that...However, now that I recalled having a blog, I'll post my first entry for the year..The first quarter of the year has not been very kind...Not to me but to people I hold dear and close to me...First, my bestie's dad was involved in a nasty accident...Followed by the demise of my bf's grandma and recently the demise of my childhood close friend's dad.

It's a little difficult for me to digest the latter, as I've known my friend's dad ever since we were in kindie...She is my longest pal and her dad, as far as I know seem to me as someone whose very sporting...Besides, when I met him for her ROM last year, he still remembered me and was appreciative that I came down all the way to Singapore...That was and expression of his still lingers in my mind...

I'm actually worried for her because it all happened out of a sudden with no signs.I wasn't sure how she would be taking it but deep down I know that this pal of mine possesses a very strong character....All this while, I admit that there are times when I take life for granted especially those around me thinking that they will live forever...But since this incident, my eyes are now open at its widest as it happened to someone very close to me....

Therefore, from now on I vow to be more easy on things, to be more patient and all in all to just be more appreciative of whatever I have and of all those around me...


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New Year's Eve 2008 - Palace of The Golden Horses

This year's New Year's Eve celebration was rather a pair affair celebrated with my partner. Maybe because it was on a working day and getting our friends to come out with a plan was a bit difficult as they were all busy working too. Hence, the both of us chose to spend our eve dining and celebrating at the Palace of The Golden Horses. We had a great time dining as we paid 1 price but got to dine in 3 different restaurants in the hotel. I think we payed about 100++ per head. This included our entrance to their NYE countdown party. It was great in a way to celebrate in this manner as we did not have to go out and join the crowd in the countdown, allowing ourselves being touched by God knows who and then get caught in the jam to get back home.

Well, let's get down to the makan-ing session.

First, we entered the Jap restaurant. I think I got myself full there. It was a colourful affair with different coloured sushi.

Did not take this at all. Did not wanna stuff myself with rice.




The fresh oysters on a bed of ice. This was clearly my partner's favourite. I think he just slurped about half a dozen.










The array of sashimi... The salmon was simply fresh and the colour was very tantalizing....













The tempura's were situated outside the restaurant because of the frying and all. I really got myself stuffed here and we had another two restaurants to go!!











I'm an exceptionally big fan of fried sotong but this fried squid here was a little let down. I think it was instant. The squid was like rubber and I did not enjoy it much....










We then headed over to the Chinese restaurant. I would say it was one of the best Chinese restaurant that I've dine in so far. Food was great. I loved the Peking duck and my partner was so into his mango dessert.





We had from clockwise - Stir-fried prawns, egg tart( was scrumptous, and delicious.It was the best egg tart ever), lobstersalad.

The mango dessert.

Roasted duck

Peking duck...

This was all what we had at this restaurant and I felt like my tummy would explode any moment then....


After this restaurant, we told ourselves we would only go to the next restaurant only for desserts. The next restaurant named Carousel Cafe offered an International Buffet with international spread. Although they have more choices here, the reason why we did not choose to dine here first was because on Christmas we already went fro a lunch buffet and certainly we had enough of international spread.


At the entrance of CArousel Cafe. It was indeed a colourful affair....=)


The desserts were heavenly....I really like food which comes in a range of colours...It just increases one's appetite but sorry to say, for that night I was just too full to stuff any more food down my throat .











This was our final stop. No more eating...Just awaiting the New Year and the countdown at The Grand Salon....

So much food and a great companion was the best way to usher in the new year....^-^