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DOUTOR Coffee, Fresh Quality Coffee @ Sunway Velocity Mall A coffee cafe chain from Osaka, Japan? Wow, now they have come to Malaysia, a brand famed for their coffee. I haven't personally tried the ones in Japan, but from what I gathered from friends, this Doutor Coffee brand is pretty popular and huge there. We checked out their branch in Malaysia, at Sunway Velocity Mall recently, so do have a look what we savoured there.  Doutor Coffee, Fresh Quality Coffee @ Sunway Velocity Mall

Boundless Fortune @ Xenri Japanese Cuisine, Kuala Lumpur Just a couple of days back, I had the chance to savour some of Xenri New Kaiseki Cuisine, just in time for the upcoming Chinese New Year. It was an interesting mix of premium Sashimi Yee Sang, their very own vegetarian yee sang, together with some fresh river prawns, sushi rolls, and oysters. Check out below on what we savoured that afternoon.  Boundless Fortune @ Xenri Japanese Cuisine, Kuala Lumpur

Maxis' Plant-a-Blessing Ang Pow - Grow Them This Chinese New Year This Chinese New Year, look forward to getting lots of ang pows! Interestingly, I found this piece of article in my inbox with regards to Maxis' Plant-a-Blessing Ang Pow. Plant an ang pow?! Now that's new. You don’t throw away our angpows after CNY; you grow them throughout the year. Put a Maxis Plant-a-Blessing Ang Pow in soil, and watch it bloom.  Maxis' Plant-a-Blessing Ang Pow - Grow Them This Chinese New Year

11street’s Survey Findings conclude the Malaysian Shopping Market for 2016 Now here's an interesting article that popped up in my email inbox recently.  In a recent nationwide survey, 11street dived deep into the psyches of online shoppers to understand their sentiments with regard to e-commerce. Through this survey, 11street took the opportunity to set the tone for the e-commerce industry moving forward, and projected five key trends that will lead the way for online shoppers. The online marketing industry rushed aboard Malaysian shores three years ago, only to be greeted with scepticism and talks of ‘Will it work?’. Today, consumers and business owners know the answer to that question by heart – ‘Yes, it will work and has been working!’. [Info] Five E-Commerce Trends That Set The Pace This 2017

Kungfu Steam Seafood @ Bandar Puteri Puchong Fancy some really healthy steamed seafood? A unique concept, at least to me, Kungfu Steam Seafood at Bandar Puteri Puchong offers the freshest ingredients steamed right at your table. It's almost similar to having steamboat, except there's no "boat", and your food is steamed for you by the friendly waiters of Kungfu Steam. Read on below for what they have to offer.  Kungfu Steam Seafood @ Bandar Puteri Puchong

Prosperity Treasure Pot & Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Grand Harbour Restaurant, KL The location of Grand Harbour Chinese Restaurant at Fahrenheit 88 is smack in the middle of the city, the perfect location for families looking to have their Chinese New Year feast and reunion. Apart from their extensive dim sum menu, they have the prosperity treasure pot (limited to 20 pots a day), waxed meat rice and two yee sang options: salmon and snow pear, or soft-shell crab and snow pear yee sang, just to name a few. I was there to savour their fares, and its good. Read more below.  Prosperity Treasure Pot & Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Grand Harbour Restaurant, KL

DKING CNY Durian Goodies Hamper : Celebrating The Year of the Rooster  Ever seen a Durian Hamper before? One with real Musang King Durian inside! I was surprised too when I heard of it, but upon seeing it for myself, it's true! This year, DKING, a premium durian product brand, introduces its CNY Durian Goodies Hamper products with Ms Chipao Malaysia, to help you express good wishes to friends, family and other close associates. DKING CNY Durian Goodies Hamper : Celebrating The Year of the Rooster 

Chinese New Year Celebration @ Ti Chen, Saujana Hotels & Resorts I know it may be a tad late to be posting on CNY set menus, but hey, better late than never right. A couple more to go. Glorious Chinese New Year and spring temptations await at Ti Chen, one of Saujana Hotels & Resorts acclaimed dining outlets where Executive Chinese Chef, Sam Lu and his culinary brigade are all set to delight diners with sumptuous festive feast sets exclusively from 5 January to 11 February 2017. Chinese New Year Celebration @ Ti Chen, Saujana Hotels & Resorts

Now! In Season Takes Off In Malaysia - Sweet Red Cherries & More!  Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate it than to feast on "Now! In Season Australia" fruits! Sweet red cherries for that auspicious good luck and fortune. We have the superbly sweet peaches, plum, nectarines and apricots as well. This is going to be such a nice celebration. Just a couple of weeks back I was at the launch of the "Now! In Season" campaign, where we got to savour our fair share of these great fruits.  Celebrate Chinese New Year with these Now! In Season fruits

Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Dorsett Grand Subang It was a rather nice afternoon affair over at Dorsett Grand Subang last week where we dined on some sumptuous Chinese New Year Set noms.  Usher in an abundance of health, prosperity, wealth and happiness with your family, friends and colleagues this New Year with some good food at Dorsett Grand Subang.  Always excited. Toss For Prosperity This CNY @ Dorsett Grand Subang

Butter Up For A Prosperous Chinese New Year with SCS Cookies, who doesn't like these delightful crunchy bites that gets really addictive? With every festive season witnessing families getting together, it is now time to prepare for the joyous celebration of Chinese New Year in the year of the Rooster. SCS with its 111-year legacy rolls out new recipes to celebrate this Chinese New Year. You must check it out, read more below on the wonderful treasure cookies from SCS.  Butter Up For A Prosperous Chinese New Year with SCS

Auspicious Dining This Chinese New Year @ Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur My first time dining at Shang palace, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur, and I'm already impressed with the luxurious ambiance. Chinese New Year specialities and prosperity set menus are in place at Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur to welcome the Year of the Rooster on 28 January 2017. I've had the chance to savour their set menu earlier, and it's pretty good. Check out below on what we had that evening.  Auspicious Dining This Chinese New Year @ Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Culinary Treasures Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur A couple more Chinese New Year prosperous meals to go. This time around, I was at Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur to savour their specially curated Culinary Treasures Set Menus, delightful Dim Sum A La Carte Menu and auspicious Prosperity Toss “Yee Sang” selections by Executive Chinese Chef Wong Lian You and team which will run from 2nd January till 12 February 2017.  Culinary Treasures CNY Set Menu @ Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur

Golden Feast Set With Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve  More CNY noms? Why not. May there be an abundance of good food and drinks the whole year round. This time around I am privileged to try out the  Golden Feast Set With Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve over at Auntie Sim Kitchen, Damansara Uptown . The set features some signature dishes featuring Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Read on below.  Golden Feast Set With Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve @ Auntie Sim Kitchen

Golden Dynasty Set with Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve Johnnie Walker, it has been a while since I've last had their Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve with some really good food. Just last week or so, I've had the good opportunity to try out the  Golden Dynasty Set with Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve at Golden Dragonboat Restaurant KL . Good food, great company, read more below. Golden Dynasty Set with Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve @ Golden Dragonboat Restaurant

Philips Malaysia : Indulge in Chinese New Year Cooking Workshop  Just last week, I participated in Philips Malaysia's Indulge in Chinese New Year Cooking Workshop. It was jointly hosted by Feminine Magazine with Chef Amy Beh present as well to demonstrate some awesome cooking using the Philips Airfryer with new TurboStar technology. It was a competition of sorts, and I'm proud to say my team won one of the three winner spots! Read on below.  Philips Malaysia : Indulge in Chinese New Year Cooking Workshop 

Sushi King's "Doubly Fresh, Doubly Joyous" Yee Sang This Chinese New Year Even Sushi King has jumped unto the bandwagon, welcoming the year of the Rooster with several delectable auspicious dishes prepared for the festive season. I couldn't make it for the tasting session the other day, but hey, here are some pictures of what they have to offer! Check it out below guys and girls, introducing Sushi King's "Doubly Fresh, Doubly Joyous" Yee Sang this Chinese New Year.  Sushi King Celebrates Chinese New Year with "Doubly Fresh, Doubly Joyous" Yee Sang

Oriental-inspired delights at Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur One of my favourite Chinese restaurant, Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur recently unveiled their  Chinese New Year Set Menu and it was delicious. Recognized for their experienced and talented Chinese chefs specialising in Cantonese cuisine, Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur is the perfect place to hold your reunion dinner with the wonderful array of scrumptious “Yee Sang”(raw fish salad) in the private yet cosy, avant-garde Lai Ching Yuen restaurant from now till the 13th of  February 2017. Check out what we had that evening.  Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur

Rise To Opulence with Pavilion KL this Chinese New Year Pavilion KL has always been the shopping destination to look out for when it comes to beautiful Chinese New Year decoration and set up. This year it's no different, in face, they presented a grand opening, lavish and big with record-setting proportions, "The Rise to Opulence" in conjunction with the Lunar Year of the Rooster. If you haven't seen it yet, go to Pavilion KL today!  Pavilion KL Presents "The Rise To Opulence" This Chinese New Year

Pablo Matcha Cheesetart Launched In Malaysia What can I say, I'm a big fan of cheese tarts and cheesecakes. Read my previous writeup on Pablo Cheese Tarts @ 1 Utama Shopping Centre here . Just recently, Pablo Cheese Tart Malaysia launched their new product Freshly Baked Matcha Cheese Tart with Shiratama and Azuki . I had the opportunity to try them out at a special media conference, and it was interesting indeed.  Pablo Matcha Cheesetart Launched In Malaysia

Malaysia FinTech Ecosystem Conference & GT Dollar Grand Launch @ Sime Darby Convention Centre So I heard FinTech is the rage nowadays, with every player in the market coming up with their own iteration. Just recently, I was at the launch of e-commerce giant, GT Dollar Malaysia at Sime Darby Convention Centre, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur . It was the Malaysia FinTech Ecosystem Conference and GT Dollar Grand Launch, two in one, launched by Y.B. Datuk Mas Ermieyati Binti Samsudin, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture .  Malaysia FinTech Ecosystem Conference & GT Dollar Grand Launch

Symphony Life's That '70s Run 2017 My first run of the year, starting the year right! Waking up in the wee hours of the day, a total of 1,035 fitness enthusiasts participated in Symphony Life Berhad’s first ever fun run event, That ‘70s Run at Taman Tasik Prima, Puchong . I was there as early as 5.30am, all excited to break a sweat in the name of health and fitness.  Symphony Life's That '70s Run 2017

New Restaurant Simmer Huang - Three Sauce Simmer Pot To Open In Pavilion Elite Something cool's coming to town. A brand new Chinese Restaurant will be opening in Pavilion Elite this coming month.  Simmer Huang - Three Sauce Simmer Pot New Restaurant, a restaurant chain famous worldwide was  established in Beijing since 2004 and they have more than 600 restaurants worldwide now! With plans to open up more restaurants, we are privileged to be able to savour their imperial recipes from the Qing Dynasty soon, at Pavilion Elite!  Simmer Huang - Three Sauce Simmer Pot New Restaurant To Open In Malaysia

#HappyBeautifulYear With Watsons Malaysia! Watsons Malaysia has always come up with the most interesting concept and launches. I was at their Chinese New Year campaign launch recently and it was pretty cool. The #happybeautifulyear campaign launch was spearheaded by the Chinese New Year music video featuring the original song ‘Happy Beautiful Year’ with cameo appearances by more than 20 local and international celebrities. #HappyBeautifulYear With Watsons Malaysia!

Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant, One World Hotel Clearing my many pending CNY posts. Just last week or so I was at Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant, One World Hotel to savour their delectable Lunar New Year menu. Lunar New Year is all about extravagance and to mark the auspicious occasion, Chef Kong who helms the kitchen of Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant serves up traditional dishes with a touch of artistry.  Chinese New Year Set Menu @ Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant, One World Hotel

Exquisite Festive Feasting This Chinese New Year @ Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel Give me more, more of the good stuff please. To celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, Executive Sous Chef Kok Chee Kin and his team of talented chefs is all set to engulf your senses with Festive Menus that capture the finest flavours of Cantonese cuisine from 11 January until 11 February 2017 at Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur . Bear in mind this is a non-halal restaurant.  Festive Feasting This Chinese New Year @ Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel

Chinese New Year 2017 @ Tong Yuen Restaurant, Grand BlueWave Hotel The Chinese New Year feasting has already begun for me, since last year in fact. Now comes the part where I share on what I've eaten through the months at various restaurants. Festive celebration should be continuous and Chinese New Year is all about family bonding and celebrating the moment of togetherness. Come then to celebrate your  Chinese New Year 2017 @ Tong Yuen Restaurant, Grand BlueWave Hotel.  Chinese New Year 2017 @ Tong Yuen Restaurant, Grand BlueWave Hotel

Opulence Bowl & Fortune Shakes Chinese New Year Treats @ Sangkaya Malaysia Even Sangkaya Malaysia has come up with new products to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year. Introducing  Sangkaya Malaysia's CNY Opulence Bowl & Fortune Shakes , I was at their media launch a while back, savouring these delicious sweet delights. Sangkaya has chosen abundance as the theme for our upcoming Chinese New Year because of what it represents not just in the Chinese Culture, but in a universal aspect.  Sangkaya Malaysia's CNY Opulence Bowl & Fortune Shakes

Jessie Chung's Be Strong World Tour - New Year Party In support of Jessie Chung, I actually spent the last remaining hours of 2016 watching her perform at Paradigm Mall, Kelana Jaya. Interesting much. As a part of her Be Strong World Tour, Princess of Rock Jessie Chung performs all through the night to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.  Jessie Chung's Be Strong World Tour - New Year Party

Tadika Baiduri Genius (Montessori) - Kindergarten & Daycare Open Day Martin has reached the age where he has got to go to pre-school, and the journey to locate a good nearby kindergarten began. We were absolutely delighted when we found out there's one located within walking distance from our home, the  Tadika Baiduri Genius (Montessori) . TBG offers Kindergarten and Daycare as well as English Reading Classes from ages four to 12 years old. They had their Open Day / Orientation Day recently, and I was there with Martin to check them out. Read on below.  Tadika Baiduri Genius (Montessori) - Kindergarten & Daycare Open Day

3rdNvenue By Titijaya Land Berhad - New Property, Great Investment Just a couple of days back, on a Sunday morning to be exact, I was at Pullman Hotel Kuala Lumpur to check out the registration of the latest hot property off the block,  3rdNvenue By Titijaya Land Berhad. More than a thousand purchasers queued up that morning, some as early as 7am in hopes of grabbing their preffered units of lifestyle office suites strategically located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.  3rdNvenue By Titijaya Land Berhad - New Property, Great Investment

A Travel Guide To Batam, Indonesia Making your travel plans for this 2017? Why not consider the beautiful Batam, Indonesia. Located across the Strait of Singapore, the island of Batam in Indonesia is the third largest city in the Sumatra region. Apart from the region falling into the free trade zone with Singapore, what makes it significant to the latter is the fact that it’s one of the closest retreat to Singapore.  A Travel Guide To Batam, Indonesia

BMS Organics Chinese New Year 2017 Hampers It's that time of year again, an air of festivities, as Chinese New Year 2017 approaches. Every year, I've made it a point to purchase some hampers to be given out to family and close friends. This year, it's nice to find out that BMS Organics have a whole wide range of Chinese New Year 2017 Hampers hampers which can be bought from as low as RM118 all the way up to premium hampers priced at RM1198. There's one for every need!  BMS Organics Chinese New Year 2017 Hampers

World's Smallest Inkjet All-in-One Printer Now I'm a big advocate of HP Deskjet printers, having done numerous reviews previously. If you haven't read my previous reviews, check out this cute one here . This time around, I have the chance to own the World's Smallest Inkjet All-in-One Printer, HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3700 Series printer.  It's seriously so small and light, even the kid is able to carry it! Check it out below.  HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3700 Series - World's Smallest Inkjet All-in-One Printer

Chun Ciou Hot Pot, Authentic Taiwanese Steamboat @ Old Klang Road The largest premium Taiwanese hot pot restaurant in Malaysia is now in town. Now I've been to Taiwan a couple of years back, and these steamboat shops are really popular there. Hence it's a rather good idea to have one here as well. Introducing  Chun Ciou Hot Pot, the first authentic Taiwanese steamboat hotpot buffet in Kuala Lumpur, at Old Klang Road to be exact. I had a taste of what they have to offer last weekend, and my, it was good. Check it out below.  Chun Ciou Hot Pot, Authentic Taiwanese Steamboat @ Old Klang Road

The Eighth Avenue @ Publika Solaris Dutamas, KL An interesting name indeed,  The Eighth Avenue @ Publika Solaris Dutamas is this rather cozy bar & restaurant at Publika Solaris Dutamas serving a range of Australian-European classic, with some fusion dishes thrown in. I was there recently to check out their new menu, and my, it's nice! Take note though, this is a non-halal establishment, so there will be meat, lots of meaty delights and alcohol to down it all.  The Eighth Avenue @ Publika Solaris Dutamas, KL

King Of The Grill Barbecue Buffet @ Pearl International Hotel Kuala Lumpur Every first Saturday of the month, something superb comes to Pearl International Hotel Kuala Lumpur. What is it? King of The Grill Barbecue Buffet! A delicious spread of meat and seafood at the hotel's poolside on a weekend night. What more can you ask for? I was there recently with the family, and it was great, as they organized these kids activities as well. Check out what we had that night.  King Of The Grill Barbecue Buffet @ Pearl International Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Nexis Di Sini Christmas Carnival I'm kind of late I know, but here's a quick sharing on the Nexis Di Sini Christmas Carnival held at Sunway Nexis, Kota Damansara a couple of weeks back. Interestingly Chai Diam Ma (it's actually Hokkien for sundry shop), the experienced Art Market Curator all the way from Penang brought in more than 30 vendors from all around Malaysia to Sunway Nexis. I was at the event, and it was just superb. Check out the happenings that day.  Nexis Di Sini Christmas Carnival @ Sunway Nexis, Kota Damansara

Jessie Chung’s Album 'There You Are' Certified Platinum Fresh from Jessie Chung's new latest album launch recently, I was invited again to another auspicious event. Good news just keep rolling in for Princess of Rock Jessie Chung! After a thousand fans attended Jessie’s launching show in Dongguan, Guangzhou, China, Future Entertainment & Music Group Australia brought in the electrifying news: There You Are is now certified platinum! Jessie Chung’s 'There You Are' Album Certified Platinum

OCBC Screen Dream Campaign - What's Your Screen Dream? We all have dreams, big dreams, small dreams, long term dreams, even one which we wish to achieve tomorrow itself. Some manage to achieve their dreams earlier, some are still not within reach. But do you know everyone keeps their dreams on their phone? Many of us save the things we dream about on our screens, we call them Screen Dreams.  OCBC #MYScreenDream - What's Your Screen Dream?

Food Lovers Unite At Tiger STREATS 2016 It was a wild night with over 700 food lovers sitting shoulder to shoulder around the street food table, sharing ice-cold Tiger beers at Tiger STREATS 2016. Again I could not make it for this, but hey, thankfully there were loads of photos shared with me, which I will be publishing here today on this post of mine. Held at a vibrant street meets fine dining pop-up restaurant, MH Platinum Warehouse in Setapak, guests were in for a dramatic mash-up between two chefs who are worlds apart, but share the honour of a Michelin Star fame in the culinary world. Tiger STREATS 2016 - An Intriguing Culinary Experience

ANGSANAcare Receives Cash Donation This Holiday Season A good effort and event from Suria KLCC and Alamanda shopping malls, an event I could not attend due to other commitments, but I'm sharing the gist of it here today. Suria KLCC and Alamanda shopping malls donated RM16,267 to ANGSANAcare as part of their concerted and continuous efforts in giving back to the community mainly to the underprivileged individuals during this festive season.  ANGSANAcare is a fully registered non-profit Malaysian organization created as a support service to palliative care for underprivileged paediatric patients and their families in government hospitals in Malaysia.   Suria KLCC & Alamanda Shopping Malls Support ANGSANAcare

Lukfook Jewellery Grand Opening @ Pavilion Elite & Suria KLCC A rather grand affair, Lukfook Jewellery had their grand opening at Pavillion Elite recently. The Group has tapped into the Malaysian market with the grand opening of two new Lukfook Jewellery retail shops located at Pavilion Elite and Suria KLCC respectively. I was at the launch event, and it was really good, with VIP guests including Ms. Kristal Tin, winner of TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress and Most Popular Actress, Dato’ Joyce Yap, CEO of Retail, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Henry Yip Choong Hung, Vice President of Hong Kong – Malaysia Business Association, and Ms. Shirley Wong, Executive Director and Deputy General Manager of the Group.  Lukfook Jewellery Grand Opening @ Pavilion Elite & Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

Prosperity Juice @ Juice Works Malaysia To Celebrate The New Year  Hey, 2017 is here, and Chinese New Year is right around the corner. It seems apt then that Juice Works Malaysia has come up with some great new prosperity flavours . Excited yet? Well, I am, and I cannot wait to go try them out today itself at Juice Works, Malaysia’s premier fresh fruit juice and smoothie company. Prosperity Juice @ Juice Works Malaysia To Celebrate The New Year