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So there I was at the beautiful Palace of the Golden Horses, this time around to savour their Valentine's Day offerings. In conjunction with the Valentine’s weekend celebration, Chef Wilfred Lim & his kitchen brigade has prepared three unique yet equally captivating offerings to melt the hearts of guests dining at this five-star hotel set in a lovely resort environment by the lakeside.  Valentine's Day Sweet Romance @ Palace Of The Golden Horses

It's midway through January 2016, a whole new year. I still think of the previous Christmas and year end holidays though, as it was a whole lot of fun spending time with the family and kids. So how did your holidays go? I'm sure there were plenty of photos taken, yes? We did take a whole lot of photos, which I made it a point to find the right printer to print them all out. Introducing the all-new  HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printer, a really cute looking printer, complete with blue 'kid-friendly' colour. HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printer

My first time enjoying some delectable Chinese cuisine at  China Treasures, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, it was a good evening out. There to savour their Chinese New Year menu, I must say the ambiance of KLGCC has to be one of the nicer ones I've seen and experienced in a while. In conjunction with the Year of the Red Monkey, Executive Chinese Chef Eddie Chua and his team of culinary experts have specially designed set menus fit for a prosperous feast this Chinese New Year.  Chinese New Year Set Menu @ China Treasures, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club

Just last week I've got the opportunity to join in a tour and fun event with fellow bloggers and friends at the Chocolate Museum & Shop @ Kota Damansara . Now I didn't even know they had a Chocolate Museum, the only one in Malaysia at the moment, an eye opening experience indeed. With no expectations, as I figured it might just be an avenue to sell chocolates, the whole experience got me wanting for more. Check out what they have to offer below. Chocolate Museum & Shop @ Kota Damansara 

U.S Potatoes, they invited a bunch of fellow bloggers for their Christmas themed Blogger's Culinary Challenge end of last year. Sorry for the late writeup, but hey, better late than never yes? I was there with the great bunch, with one aim in mind, to whip up an awesome dish using the potatoes. How cool is that, especially for someone like myself, who can't cook to save my life. Read on below. U.S. Potatoes Bloggers' Culinary Challenge @ KDU University College

Another Chinese New Year feast, read on for what is available. Join Dorsett Grand Subang as they celebrate this auspicious year of Fire Monkey at The Emperor. Chef Loh Jiunn Voon, Executive Chinese Chef from award winning Chinese restaurant, The Emperor prepared three delectable 8-course feast and Yee Sang for you to indulge in with your loved ones, friends and colleagues. Available from 8 January to 22 February 2016 for lunch and dinner. Chinese New Year Feast @ The Emperor, Dorsett Grand Subang

Sakae Sushi recently launched their latest 2016 Lunar New Year promotion. I couldn't make it for the event, but hey, here's a short sharing on what they have to offer. This year, Sakae Sushi has once again prepared a great variety of celebration dishes to tantalise taste buds and usher in prosperity.  Lou Hei With Sakae Sushi Chinese New Year Celebration

Have you checked out Rakuten Online Shopping Malaysia site recently? Launched in Malaysia in November 2012, Rakuten Online Shopping carries over 210,000 goods from over 900 merchants with a diverse mix of product categories, including fashion apparel and accessories, health and beauty products, consumer electronics, toys and games and home furniture. Today's post would be to share some tips and tricks to get more from the site, some #RakutenShoppingHacks for you if I may call it that. RAKUTEN Online Shopping Malaysia : #RakutenShoppingHacks

Another year has passed, and there I was back at   Tung Yuen Chinese Restaurant, Grand BlueWave Hotel Shah Alam to savour their Golden Prosperity Delights with various halal dishes specially created in conjunction with this Chinese New Year celebration. Yes, one of the few hotels serving halal chinese cuisine, which actually came out tasting pretty good.  Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Tung Yuen, Grand BlueWave Hotel Shah Alam

Beginning today, it will be a string of CNY feast postings coming up on my blog, so enjoy the photos. Book your seats early. At Dynasty Restaurant (Non-Halal),   Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel , Executive Sous Chef Kok Chee Kin and his team of talented chefs are all set to engulf your senses with Festive Menus that capture the finest flavours of Cantonese cuisine from 18 January to 22 February 2016 in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year Feast @ Dynasty, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel

Just a quick sharing. In conjunction with the New Year and keeping to healthy resolutions, Kenny Rogers ROASTERS (KRR) returned with its annual ROASTERS Eating Day (RED) event at KRR restaurants nationwide. The great response had crowds cladded in all shades of RED at KRR restaurants! Kenny Rogers Roasters Eating Day (RED) 2

An event which I wanted to attend, yet could not due to other commitments, here's an overview of what transpired.  Oasis Swiss , in collaboration with 11street ( www.11street.my ) launched the all-new Chefology Marble Ceramic Cookware, featuring a range of die-cast aluminium cookware made of highly durable marble ceramic coating, at Starhill Culinary Studio, Kuala Lumpur, featuring Malaysian celebrity chef Chef Zam.  Chefology Marble Ceramic Cookware: Available at www.11street.my

Kicking off the festive spirit, Sunway Putra Hotel ushered in the Year of the Red Fire Monkey , in a typical sizzling celebration recently with acrobatic lion dance performances, the writing of a Chinese calligraphy saying that symbolises hope for the new year by famous Chinese Calligraphy artist Adam Ng and “Yee Sang” tossing with its corporate clients, media, partners and affiliates.  Hosted by Augustine M. Silva, Senior General Manager, Sunway Putra Hotel and accompanied by Sunway Hotels & Resorts’ Cluster Director of Operations, Kelly Leong, the celebration marked the official opening of the month long promotions and programs for this auspicious lunar festival at the hotel.  Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur Celebrates Chinese New Year

KIP Hotel, now here's a spanking new hotel in the vicinity of  Sri Utara, along Jalan Kuching. A business class hotel, looking its part, complete with all the facilities required. I was there the other night to savour their first nine course Chinese New Year set menu. Pretty good stuff, check it out below.  Chinese New Year Set Menu @ KIP Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Have you been taking for granted the people that handle our sewerage, ensuring we get clean water flowing into our homes daily? Heck, have you been paying your  Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Bill regularly , or have been procastinating it for ages? Your payments are crucial!  Pay Your Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Bill Online Today & Win Prizes!

I was at Cafe Malaysia's inaugural trade and consumer event in Malaysia dedicated to the café and teahouse communities last year, and here I am again for the second one. Café Malaysia which enjoyed a successful inaugural showing just eight months ago in May 2015, opened its doors yesterday to a bigger and better show at MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre. The organisers are expecting some 10,000 visitors who will be treated to a showcase by 102 exhibitors from 13 countries and a feast for the senses. Cafe Malaysia 2016 @ Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur

To coincide with the year-end festive season, the Sunway Putra Hotel embarked on a mission to offer deserving individuals the opportunity to spend the evening of December 30th at the hotel enjoying a gourmet dinner and gift giving followed by an overnight stay in one of the newly-refurbished Deluxe rooms at the hotel with their loved ones. Aptly named the Time To Give Campaign, people were encouraged to submit the names and the reasons why their nominees deserved the VIP treatment the Sunway Putra Hotel was offering through this festive giveaway.  Sunway Putra Hotel’s Time to Give Campaign - Honouring The Selfless Among Us

Going all the way to Klang for some delicious Hakka chinese cuisine? Why not, especially when you've been told they serve good specialty dishes.  Good Hakka Restaurant @ Bandar Bukit Raja Meru Klang serves a variety of Hakka dishes, in a predominantly Hokkien area, pretty gutsy if you ask me. Check out what we had that night.  Good Hakka Restaurant @ Bandar Bukit Raja Meru Klang

I'm happy to say I've found the perfect place to shop for mobile accessories, with lots of choices, all selling at a ridiculously low price. Ninja Z, opening their 2nd branch after Kajang, at Bandar Puteri Puchong has to be the lowest priced mobile accessories shop I've seen in a while. Come on, an iPhone tempered glass protective screen for less than RM10?!  NinJa Z The Lowest Price Mobile Accessories Shop @ Bandar Puteri Puchong

Another eventful weekend just passed, this time I took the chance to relax at home with family. Chinese New Year is approaching, hence together with mum and the wife, we decided to try out a whole new recipe for an  Oriental Braised Lamb Rack.  For lamb, you can’t go wrong with Pure South, a brand synonymous with grass-fed and free range sheep from New Zealand, hence that was exactly what we went for, an epic meal with PURE South New Zealand Lamb .  Epic Meal With PURE South New Zealand Lamb : Oriental Braised Lamb Rack Recipe

One of the most common arguments against the use of recycled printer ink and toner cartridges is their supposed substandard quality. For many years, word-of-mouth anecdotes about the horrors of using recycled cartridges have been passed on from person to person and have since served as cautionary tales for anyone who is considering to buy them. But are recycled cartridges really all that bad? As it turns out, there are actually excellent products out there. Read on to find out more. Remanufactured Printer Ink Cartridges: Why You Should Use Them

A rather new cafe has opened up in the vicinity of Mutiara Damansara. Pholio Cafe's the name, with a sports themed interior , serving one of the nicer nasi lemak kukus tradisi on their menu, on top of other western fares. I was there the other day to savour their offerings, and it was pretty good. Check out what we had below. Pholio Cafe @ Mutiara Damansara

Would you believe I missed out sharing this awesome cra-sea lobster deals from Manhattan Fish Market? Had these a while back, but anyway, better late than never yes? We had an awesome seafood feast that night, with lobsters, white prawns, spanner crab, french crab, and many more delicacies spread out. Check out what we had that evening below.  Cra-sea Lobster Deals From Manhattan Fish Market

Valentine's Day is coming again this year, and there's no better way to pamper your better half than some glittering shiny jewelries. For Valentine’s Day 2016, Malaysia's largest jewellery retail chain, Poh Kong , continues to pamper us with a myriad of jewellery designs, from couple rings and pendants to white, yellow, and rose gold jewellery for her, as well as rings for engagement and wedding on this very special day. These exclusive jewellery that are deemed to make your Valentine’s Day this year an unforgettable one are priced from RM279 onwards. Poh Kong's 2016 Valentine's Day Collection - Tranz Love Earrings

So there I was a couple of days back, over at Tropicana City Mall to try out Kenny Rogers' latest offering. Kenny Rogers Roasters (KRR) recently unwrapped their popular recipe, The Golden Abundance Meal. Complete with baked chicken marinated in special teriyaki sauce with herbs and spices, the main meal, T-Wrap Soup Meal is accompanied by Country-Style Chicken Soup, Aromatic Rice and a Kenny’s Home-made Muffin. The Golden Abundance Meal @ Kenny Rogers Roasters (KRR)

If you haven't read my previous writeup on this cool new development Trinity Aquata @ KL South, do read it here ( Trinity Aquata @ KL South - Exclusive Water Themed Property ) Ushering the coming Chinese New Year and in celebration of 2016 being the Year of the Monkey, Trinity Group is introducing an attractive and alluring ‘ONG!’ package for its newest development, Trinity Aquata. True to its tagline, “No Monkey Business”, Trinity is serious about offering homeowners with affordable price tags on their homes with the launch of the ‘ONG!’ package. Trinity Aquata's 'Ong' Package is 'No Monkey Business'!

This piece of article arrived in time for the new year. I'm intrigued by its content, hence I'm sharing it for today's posting. Why is a mobile phone called a handset? I suppose it is probably because the phone is a gadget being held in hand most of the time. When such a mobile device takes up about two hours of every one of us on average per day, we depend on it more and more in whiling away our fragmented time. A smart phone is no longer a means of communication, but an inseparable companion in our daily life.  Alcatel Flash 2: The New Era of Mobile Phones, "Perfect In Hand"

An interesting piece of article just arrived in my mail today, with regards to an upcoming event. Energizer launched the "Shop in the Dark" campaign recently in partnership with MYDIN, to showcase the power of the Energizer Max AA batteries, which are now up to 35% longer lasting.   Experience The Illuminated Shop-In-The-Dark With Energizer Max

Chinese New Year is just around the corner. After two festive seasons back to back, Chinese New Year would mean only one thing, more food ! Every year, nearing the festival, I'll be on multiple rounds of CNY food reviews, culminating with the ultimate food indulgence back in Penang where my sweet mother will cook her signature Hokkien cuisines .  One of my favourite CNY dish, Black Pepper Chicken with mushroom

Earlier today, I've had the opportunity to try out Dragon-i Group of Restaurants famous Prosperity Abalone Treasure Pot. Chinese New Year is around the corner again, so it's great to prepare our stomach for the influx of awesome food. In recent times, more and more hype has been on the "Treasure Pot", which includes at least a dozen special ingredients to bring good luck, money and fortune. Win Dragon-i 's Prosperity Abalone Treasure Pot & More ("Spin & Win" WeChat Game)

Sometimes a weekend getaway with family may just be the best stress relief, away from the hustle and bustle of work and people. I had an awesome weekend getaway staying over at Dorsett Grand Subang a couple of weeks back, taking advantage of their Kids Stay and Dine for Free promotion package.  Dorsett Grand Subang - Kids Stay and Dine for Free Weekend Getaway 

It is not everyday that I get to savour authentic Vietnamese Cuisine. The large crowd waiting in line outside  PHO VIETZ Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine @ Sri Petaling Kuala Lumpur is a good indicator of its popularity even before I enter the premise. We had a lovely vietnamese type of dinner the other evening, so do check out what was offered below.  PHO VIETZ Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine @ Sri Petaling Kuala Lumpur

Another year have passed, and Cheras LeisureMall's Toy Bank, A Gift of Love is back . They made Christmas dreams come true for over 400 children from 13 children’s homes and charity houses through the mall’s annual community programme - Toy Bank, A Gift of Love. I was at the gift presentation ceremony last week, the 29th December 2015, and it was delightful, to say the least.  Cheras Leisure Mall - Toy Bank 2015, A Gift Of Love Community Programme 

The future is here, as evident by today's post. Visa and Maybank recently launched Maybank Visa Payband , the first contactless wearable in Malaysia. Maybank Visa Payband allows users to conduct contactless payments in a matter of seconds, leveraging on Visa’s payWave contactless technology, at more than 1,000 locations across the country.  Maybank Group Head of Cards & Wealth, Mr. B Ravintharan and Visa Country Manager for Malaysia, Mr. Ng Kong Boon using their contactless wearables at Starbucks

So recently I've come across some articles on cream and what are the best around. Cream is an essential ingredient in many classic European dishes giving them a unique velvety and rich taste. It is also incredible versatile and will enhance any recipe from a starter through to an incredible dessert, and adds a wonderfully soft consistency to sauces. European Dairy Based Cream @ Cream of Europe