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HP Little Makers Challenge - #ReinventLearning with HP 3775 All-In-One Printer & The Kids This being the year end holiday season, I’ve taken the chance to spend quality time with both the kids. With never-ending work, I’m always not at home, hence when I do have the chance, I am always on the look out for a good parent-child bonding moment. Usually we spend it building some blocks, or catching educational shows on TV, but this time around, we did something totally different! Read on.  #ReinventLearning with HP 3775 All-In-One Printer 

Breakout @ Avenue K With The Entertainer Malaysia Have you tried an "escape room" game before? I for one haven't tried any yet, hence it was with great excitement that I took up The Entertainer's promotion offer to try out Breakout @ Avenue K . So I heard Breakout is referred to as the "REAL" Escape Game, offering a unique experience in gaming. Excited to learn more? Read on then!  Breakout @ Avenue K With The Entertainer Malaysia

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

If you haven't read up on the launch of TP-LINK's latest smartphones yet, check it out here ( Neffos C5 & Neffos C5L - TP-LINK Launches New Smartphones In Malaysia ). TP-LINK smartphones? Unheard of, at least to me. I've grown up with TP-LINK's superb networking products, so when I heard they are entering the smartphone market in Malaysia with the introduction of its entry-level phone, the Neffos C5L and its mid-range phone, the Neffos C5, I just had to attend the launch, tagged as NEFFOS C5 LIVE FUN , NEFFOS C5 LIVE FUN - TPLink's Latest Neffos C5 Smartphone

There we were, a whole big bunch of bloggers at  IJM Rimbayu's Together Gather Big Fun Day last weekend . Taking time off, before the start of the work week, we were there at The ARC, Bandar Rimbayu early in the morning to spend some time having fun with the activities held there.  Fun Things To Do @ IJM Rimbayu Together Gather Big Fun Day

Just a couple of days back, I had the opportunity to join in the latest Digi Malaysia LTE Network Drive , where the media and bloggers got to run through a series of activities aimed at discovering the speed and stability of Digi's 4G LTE Network. It was a fun half day out, where the drive dispelled all my misconceptions about Digi's internet network. Read on below.  Digi Malaysia LTE Network Drive - Delivering Malaysia's Widest 4G LTE Network

So there I was at a blogger's event the other day, where we got to try out Julie's Hershey's new collaboration creating some really yummy biscuits . I find it very interesting that Hershey's, the global confectionary leader chose to collaborate with our very own home grown Julie's. Anyway check out below for more information on the various new biscuits available.  Julie’s x Hershey’s Blogger Event @ dal.komm Cafe Damansara Uptown

It was a night of fun and games as well as lots of information learnt from the recent Stadium Astro #OlaBola World Cup Party with fellow Nuffnang bloggers and Churpers . The party happened at the new SkyPark One City Mall, where not only did we have good food and fun, I found out Astro had launched a whole load of new applications on the android and iOS platform in conjunction with World Cup Brazil 2014. Stadium Astro #OlaBola World Cup Party

It was a day of fun, with lots of driving and running around all over KL. Maxis held their 4G Bloggers Blaze Challenge 2013 last weekend, participated by 40 over bloggers hand picked to play out the treasure hunt type of games. I had the opportunity to participate this time around, being excited yet apprehensive as I didn't know what to expect in the race.  All the bloggers at the Maxis 4G Bloggers Blaze Challenge 2013

Electronic toys are all the rage in recent times. But what do you get when you marry a concept of little furry cute toys and throw in some high tech innovations into it? Introducing the Furry Boom toy for children aged 6 and above, by Hasbro. I had the opportunity to review this cute little thing courtesy of Wilson from placesandfoods.com , taking the extra effort to pass it to me the other day.  Furby Boom: A New Generation Is Hatching By Hasbro

So I had yet another eventful Saturday afternoon, this time I was to spend my day over at Palace of The Golden Horses for a tea party organized by them to celebrate their 5000+ likes on their Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/PalaceOfTheGoldenHorses ). Now that's a significant milestone for any Facebook page, hence the festivities and fun for all! Afternoon Tea Party by Palace of The Golden Horses

Jaya One held it's first Food Bites event today, together with a total of eight eateries coming out with food ranging from hot dogs, to pastries, cakes and ice creams. Thanks to Sue Lynn , I was given some food vouchers to try out all these goodies. Held at the same time as the flea market, the whole area was crowded with shoppers. Food Bites @ Jaya One

Still reeling from the efffects of the last big Nuffnang event ( Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards 2011 ) a couple of months back, here we are again at another important milestone event in Nuffnang's timeline. It was Nuffnang's 5th Anniversary / Birthday , and we celebrated it with music, food and drinks over in Neverland Club KL. Janice and I @ Nuffnang's 5th Birthday Celebration

Following up from my previous writeup on this party event, 7aste Moscow , I had the chance to experience it last night over at Laundry Bar, The Curve . The event actually started at 8pm, but yours truly was really late and only arrived past 11pm, hence I missed out some of the initial festivities. 7aste was rather packed, with free flow of beer, and for the VIPs, we were entitled to bottles of Vodkas. 7aste Moscow banne 7aste KL  Friday (2 December 2011)  Laundry Bar, The Curve Website URL: http://www.7aste.com/   Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/7aste   Twitter URL: http://twitter.com/7aste    The bartenders were kept busy whole night serving the party goers I was slightly disappointed when I arrived to find the free flow of beer has ended, and the 1 bottle of vodka 7aste promised me wasn't there anymore. Throwing the "free flow" piece of coupon into the bin, I went on ahead to just drink from any bottles my friends threw at me. There w...

Coffee Chemistry Cafe opened their new signature branch over in First Subang Mall, SS15 and it's a pretty classy place. Named Coffee Chemistry Signature , the ambience and decor is perfect for a comfortable meal, or folks to just chill out. Today, a couple of bloggers decided to have a small gathering over there, where the owners of Coffee Chemistry Signature were gracious enough to prepare a special menu for us. Coffee Chemistry Signature Coffee Chemistry Signature First Subang Mall, SS15 Subang Jaya Operation Hour:  Monday - Sunday : 10am - 11pm / late Subang Outlet Tel No. : 03-56122299 / 0126677512 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/coffeechemistrycafe Website: http://www.coffeechemistrycafe.com Email: coffeechemistrycafe@gmail.com The comfortable and classy ambience of Coffee Chemistry Signature Cafe Since this was a bloggers gathering of sorts, the atmosphere today was filled with chatters and laughters with lots of cameras clicking. I found the ambience of Coffee...

The Miramar Entertainment Park is this rather huge shopping mall over in the Dazhi area in Zongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. I was told one of the attractions was it's giant Ferris wheel so during my trip to Taiwan, I wasted no time to experience this 70 metre (230ft) tall Ferris wheel, the 2nd tallest in Taiwan. The view from below this giant wheel

Located in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Al-Amar Lebanese Cuisine is this rather luxurious restaurant serving Lebanese and western flavour cuisines. This was my first time dining here, thanks to I Love Discounts who invited myself and a few other friends for Al-Amar's Sunday Lunch Buffet. Upon hearing the word food, what more some special Lebanese food, I immediately took up this chance to sample their buffet spread. Al-Amar in Pavilion KL

Did you know there's a really nice new place to have some desserts in Sunway Pyramid? Opened not too long ago, ZenQ Desserts with dessert styles originating from Taiwan invited a bunch of us for an evening of "sweetness". Sweet indeed, from the moment we arrived until we finished tasting some of their finest desserts on ZenQ's menu.

Tonight, ChurpChurp with the tagline "A community for social media influencers" held their first ever ChurpOut session at this fresh and cool bar named Mark's Place in PJ. Mark's Place is located in Kelana Jaya and serves fusion cuisine and fine whiskey by the lake. Yes, there's a lake just in front of the venue. I was truly excited when I got the invites to attend this session by ChurpChurp, reminding me of yet another awesome blogger's gathering I attended early this year ( Nuffnang Sharing Session ). ChurpChurp's Invitational Poster (An Invitation to Chill Out and Make Friends)

A month back, I was lucky enough to win a 2 days 1 night deluxe room stay over in Holiday Villa Langkawi . Do check the post " Won a 2D1N Holiday In Holiday Villa Langkawi " if you haven't yet. A couple of weeks passed and suddenly I found myself going on a flight to Langkawi for a weekend getaway. Our plane landed in langkawi at around 2pm, just in time to check in at Holiday Villa. Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa Langkawi Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa Langkawi Lot 1698 Pantai Tengah, Mukim Kedawang, 07000 Langkawi 04-9529999 Of course, my trip to Langkawi was spent outdoors majority of the time, hence I did not manage to stick around much at the hotel. However, there are a couple of photos I managed to capture of the hotel as below. View from my room The surroundings of Holiday Villa Langkawi were filled with greenery, from trees to well maintained grass lawns.  It does give a rather authentic beach resort feel to the whole area.  The rooms we...