OPUS, Bangsar

After few weeks of doldrums for turning another year older soon, Bin said we were going for a little celebration and I could pick the place. Anywhere I want, apparently. :) 

 

Opus Salad with feta cheese on left and Seafood Soup on right 

Seafood Platter

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Everyone made it to OPUS just right on time amidst thunder and lightning from the madness downpour last night. These darlings, includes HongYeen who drove all the way from Ipoh just for the dinner ; Jacqueline who had to leave hubby at home to babysit Belle; Mel and Tim but most of all, the 9 months preggar who pulled everyone together for this.

 

Had a splendid time with the girls.

 

I was missing C and @monnlee … and there, her sms came at such perfect timing 

Indeed, apart from starters we also ordered many main courses.

Grilled Sirloin, Lamb Cutlet, Roasted Cod, Salmon Steak, Angel Hair Pasta with Foie Gras were among some of them. Food was yummilicious! Esp. roasted cod and lamb cutlet were really really good.

Pancake, Tiramisu and Crème brûlée were NOT GREAT.

7 main courses, 4 starters, 3 desserts and a bottle of wine, the bill came up to around RM800. Price is slightly above average but the portion is huge! So it is fair to share a main course after all.

After dinner, we headed to Vintry at Damansara Heights for more wine, chitchat and stayed till to 2am and called it a night.

Food: 4/5  Ambience: 4/5  Company: 5/5

Address and contact details:
67, Jalan Bangkung
Bukit Bandaraya
59100 KL
Tel: 03 20924288
Monday to Sunday 12-3 and 6-12

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no doubt. going dark for an hour tomorrow will not change a thing to the climate change

the damaged ozone layer will not come back in its flawless shape

but what’s important is to increase this awareness to everyone

and show that we care for the earth as one step closer to fight for global warming

everyone really should watch “An Inconvenient Truth” if you haven’t already

it’s a documentary film showing what’s REALLY happening to our earth

scary, actually very scary staring at the possibility of our children, next generations who might not be able to enjoy what we do today because of the climate crisis imposes on earth, yes, sadly, that’s the stark naked truth

and in the next 30 years, 50 years there will be more earthquakes and tsunamis

if none of us wants to do something about it

of course, things won’t change overnight but everything starts with a will right?

anyway it’s only an hour of lights out so what’s the big deal right?

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The Pressroom, Bangsar Shopping Centre

Great place to hang out with friends.

 

RATE: Ambience 4/5, Wine 4/5, Food 3/5, Company 5/5

Address and contact details:
G110 Ground Floor, just next to La Bodega (under the same management)
Bangsar Shopping Centre
Tel: 03-20958098

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Tony Roma’s Ribs

  Succulent, fat and juicy beef ribs

(tasted not bad but way too fatty for my liking)

steak cheese burger and @meshlah

Happy birthday Jun Fwu!

Vertigo or Sirocco?

There are two open air rooftop bars in Bangkok, namely Vertigo Grill and Moon Bar at The Banyan Tree and Sirocco Dome at State Tower. A question many would ask, so which one is better? Well, that was the same question I asked myself repeatedly before the trip, so after a bit of research here and there Sirocco was decided for Christmas Eve last year.

Indeed, Sirocco was quite spectacular. It’s located on top of the tallest building in Bangkok(at 64th storey high) not only will you get to enjoy its breathtaking river view, their service at The Dome was excellent too, armed with attentive and friendly staff. But the only flaw to me was to have missed out the sunset that day. (yours truly took too long to get ready and sunset, just like time, never awaits :S)    

So on the last day, since there was a bit of time to kill I also went to check out Vertigo Moon Bar! And this time, I was determined not to miss out sunset so I got changed in 30 seconds and reached there right on time!!

 

Vertigo Moon Bar. It was already packed with tourists and early birds at 5pm.

Check out the stunning silky sky!

Jaw was dropped while watching the orange sheet hovering the sky with the fireball hanging in the middle…

I was overwhelmed.

 

Then it changed to pink when dusk slowly set in...

 

Vertigo Moon Bar at night with all skyscrapers illuminated from below as if they’ve just woken up from sleep

Vertigo Grill Restaurant

Drinks is about 5 – 10% more expensive than at Sirocco

The place is more “open”, hence you get to feel what it’s like to be “on top of the world” … so much so I even got a bit of jelly jittery knees! :P However, the service there has nothing to shout about, we didn’t get served and I had to go around looking for bar tenders to take drinks order. As Grum would put it, even though this place is more expensive and supposed to be more “high class” for it being linked to a 5 star hotel, it seemed like a chaotic market from heaven.

But if you ask me to choose one, it would be difficult. Both places offer different kind of experience and also different views. If you want a more intimate and exclusive ambience and not having to fight seats with others, go for Sirocco. But Vertigo is also very unique in its own sense – it sets you into a different world. The combination of the view, the music, the wind and the futuristic decor makes me wonder if this is how heaven would look like… HAHA!

Didn’t go there for their food since they only serve western and fusion cuisine. I want thai foooooood!

Both places are highly recommended if you are planning to drop by the city for leisure or business. Go even if you don’t drink, you can always order a mocktail or the sort. Trust me on this one, it’s really worth it.

For the rest of the pictures, check out my facebook album here.

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Dr. Café Coffee at Solaris

Dr. Café Coffee is a new caffeine joint in Solaris (behind Coffee Bean and opposite Olé Olé Bali) its concept is very similar to Starbucks and if you ask me, I can’t tell whose coffee tastes better but this one offers more variety of blends… it’s a nice quiet and cozy place to catch up with friends. So for coffee lovers out there… go give it a try!

Haven’t seen her for three weeks… boy her bump has grown!!!

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Anyway, okay this is for Bin.

She needs help and I’m too biased. :P

Which of these names below would you pick for a girl?

Emma, Charlotte, Alexandra, Olivia and Savannah

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Arvo at Alexis

Took the sister out for lunch on Saturday. We wanted somewhere cozy to chill, good but not too heavy food. I was craving for Vietnamese Beef Noodles Soup so there, Alexis at Bangsar Shopping Centre was picked.

Alexis seriously serves the bestest beef noodle in Malaysia!

In my own account, to the very least hehe

But you are more than welcome to tell me otherwise

where else can beat this super yummilicious phó

that comes with succulent beef slices & soup so rich in taste

I have tried Sao Nam, Vietnamese Kitchen, Exotic, Secret Recipe

but nothing come close to this!

Washed it down with my favourite Pinot Grigio

It goes better with white meat but since we were having clear noodle soup

still brings out the flavour perfectly!

 

Tadaaa… here comes the birthday girl!

Alexis signature dessert – Tiramisu

It’s very different from the normal tiramisu you get but heavenly all the same!