Sunday, February 20, 2011

Mixed Berries Tart


Spotted this huge and nice mixed berries tart at The Daily Grind and I managed to 'deh' Seet to buy one for me. A peep from the box.



Thanks dear! ;)


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My Brunch For The Day (Yesterday)

A cup of warm English breakfast tea, a juicy and tender beef burger to kick-start my day.



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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Last "Lou Sang" Dinner for CNY 2011

Chinese New Year Individual Menu at Oriental Pavilion, Jaya 33
* Menu is copy and paste from http://www.orientalrestaurants.com.my

RM108.00++ per person
RM128.00 per person (inclusive of 6% government tax & 10% service tax)


新 年 齐 捞 生 (迷你捞生)
Mini Salmon Yee Sang



大 鹏 展 翅 飞 (泰式煲仔勾翅)
Braised Coral Shark’s Fin Soup in Claypot



天 下 欢 喜 乐 (汉和西班牙猪扒)
Pan-Fried Iberico Pork Chop with Japanese Sauce



包 你 发 大 财 (8头鲍鱼扣鹅掌)
Braised Abalone with Goose Web in Oyster Sauce



足 食 丰 衣 年 (马友汤拉面)
‘Ramen’ Noodles Soup with Ikan Kurau
[Picture is not available]



春 到 庆 团 圆 (万星甫冻)
Lemon Grass Jelly


Good companies made the night special too.
Thanks jimuis!


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Monday, February 14, 2011

Sunday, February 13, 2011

2010 Events

Welcoming 2011 with open arms and I should be closing my chapter for 2010. To recap 2010, I found a job opportunity in luxury fashion retailer and I don’t see myself fitting in the corporate world. Therefore, I decided to move on from public relations agency.

Life has not been easy. Moving into in-house which means the more of everything - workload (from events, promotions, and advertising to PR) and dynamic, seeing that my company doesn’t outsource and prefer to do everything internally!

My days are filled with stresses, complains and unsatisfactories! There are times it leaves me with no option but just to believe that it’s my destiny. However, there are also good memories since I joined. Apart from the month-to-month in-store customer appreciation cocktail that we hold, there are also a few grand events. Starting with:

IWC Tanjong Jara Eco Drive 2
IWC Schaffhausen and Tanjong Jara Resort together with Reef Check, Ripcurl, CIMB Foundation, KPMG and Canon join forces once again for the second Eco Drive in Pulau Tenggol, Terengganu

Date: 1-3 October 2010
Venue: Tanjong Jara, Pulau Tenggol, Kuala Teregganu

A group picture


Supportive participants, Ning Baizura with husband and avid diver Chris Dalton participate once again for the second Eco Drive


Underwater clean-up at Pulau Tenggol by avid divers


Rubbish collected from underwater clean-up and beach clean-up



IWC Portuguese Launch
The launch of IWC Portuguese Collection on board Lili Marleen

Date: 22 October 2010
Time: 5.30pm till late
Venue: Straits of Malacca, on board Lili Marleen

IWC Portuguese Collection

IWC Portuguese Launch on board Lili Marleen


The Launch of IWC Portuguese Collection
(L-R) Mr Goris Verburg, Mr Ashvin Valiram



Vertu Grand Launch
Vertu celebrated the opening of the Vertu boutique at Pavilion KL and to preview Vertu's latest collection, Constellation Quest Special guests: Vertu's brand ambassador and world renowned flautist, Andrea Griminelli.

Date: 10 December 2010
Time: 7.00pm till late
Venue: Grand Ballroom, Westin Hotel KL

(L-R) Andrea Griminelli, Arnaud de Schyutter, Datuk Mohamad Nazri, Sharan Valiram, Mukesh Valiram officiating the Vertu boutique


The Launch of Vertu Constellation Quest
(L-R) Ashvin Valiram, Arnaud de Schuytter



(L-R) Impromptu 'Lagenda' performance by Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, Andrea Griminelli


More photos can be viewed at http://www.facebook.com/ValiramGroupFanPage


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Homemade Cantonese Style "Yee Sang"

Ingredients:

Pickle carrots
Vegetarian fish and squid
Green shallots
Lemon juice
Prawn crackers
Fried white meehoon
Peanuts
Sesame

Before putting in all the ingredients


After putting in all the ingredients


Let's toast!


It’s alright if you reckon that it’s not attractive, that was my first impression too! However, very unfortunate to say that this is really tasty and healthy. No colouring or preservative is added, unlike those you can easily purchase from hypermarkets. An additional point is given to the “sauce”, which is just a squeeze of fresh lemon juice instead of the typical sticky sour plum sauce.

The moral of the story is - Don't judge a book by its cover!

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Lion Dance Blessing

Wikipedia definition:
Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture to perform the traditional custom of "cai ching" (採青), literally means "plucking the greens". The 'lion' is to pluck the auspicious green vegetables like lettuce, called 'cai'(菜)that sound like 'cai'(财)- fortune.

My watch division decided to perform lion dance blessing for the four boutiques in Pavilion - IWC, Rolex, SWG and Vertu in conjuction with Lunar New Year, as it is believed to bring good luck and fortune to the business and the troupe is rewarded with the "red envelope".

Since I'm on leave, I've the full excuse not to attend. However, it's part of my schedule to go back today for the blessing session for all four boutiques. On top of that, to also wish everyone Gong Xi Fatt Chai and most importantly to collect angpaus! Sadly, I didn’t managed to make it for the first two as I overslept.

Some photos I managed to capture using my lousy phone - time to change new phone, ey? My phone literally hung just now when I was trying to answer an incoming call!

舞狮
咚呛,咚呛


狮头,狮屁股
不是!是狮头,狮尾才对


採青


在干嘛?
羞羞的舞狮吗?


Gong Xi, Gong Xi!!


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Follow Your Convictions


Check out Swiss Watch Gallery & Maurice Lacroix watch exhibition at Level 3, Pavilion KL from
7 February 2011 to 13 February 2011

Enjoy 12 months 0% interest free instalment plan with payment made with CIMB, Direct Access or Maybank credit cards.

Enjoy 18 0% interest free instalment plan with payment made with OCBC or UOB credit cards.

A complimentary Maurice Lacroix pen and a pair of cuff link with any purchase of Les Classiques collection.

A complimentary Ipod Touch with any purchase of Masterpiece above RM15,000 or Pontos Decentrique collection.


View http://www.facebook.com/ValiramGroupFanPage for more information.


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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

I was Conned

False information given by Mr. Teoh Seet Heng saying that it was "supposed" to be a Chinese New Year family gathering, turned out to be a wedding dinner on the third day of Chinese New Year.




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兔gather 过新年!



Everything must be "ANG" this Lunar New Year






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