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:
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Bukit Bandaraya
59100 KL
Tel: 03 20924288
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I miss London

It’s been almost three years since my last visit to London already. Local friends who visited London often come back despising the city bec of its miserable weather… haha which I can’t blame them at all. Recently, HongYeen went to London and I piggy backed her luggage to pass a parcel to grumpy but she refused to leave her hotel. I told her, ‘babe if you don’t get out of here now you never will coz this rain is a constant in London!’ LoL  

I took these shots myself outside Buckingham Palace back in 2007! Arty right?

So what is it that I miss about London? Well mainly for nostalgic reason. This is the city I grew up in partly, which wasn’t really that long (about 8 years) but significant enough to have shaped me become the person I am today… in a good way of course.

Call me mad but I really miss the gloomy weather when it’s wet and cold (really! =P); the stiff upper lip Brits who are actually warm at heart; the packed tubes during peak hour; the notorious list goes on.

I miss the best hot chocolate in the world only at Bar Italia, Soho

(not to mention their tiramisu too)

I miss the yummilicious cakes and bakery at Patisserie Valerie… and PAUL, and Maison Bertaux (the latter is my uber favourite!)

I miss St. Katherine Dock… The place where I used to go after school (and sometimes skive from it) to watch yachts docking and undocking. Ahh... I so miss my Vietnamese friend Khanh, my partner in crime back then.

I miss watching these musicals and plays. I can never get enough of them

Okay. Here’s what I would do if I were to go back to London again.

• Get lost in West End.
• Walk from Oxford Street to Regent Street to Carnaby Street to Picadilly Circus to Leicester Square to Covent Garden (ALL IN ONE DAY) and see if it’s really that fun and untiring as it used to for me.
• Go for old books hunting in Tottenham Court Road.
• Revisit British Museum for the 6th time (or is it 7th) and this time really pay attention to the gems and not the ceilings or the visitors.
• Relearn to appreciate the odd rock sitting in the middle of the empty room at Tate Modern Gallery and go for their expensive lunch which I have missed out during the last two visits.
• Drag someone to Portobello Market and Camden Market with me
• Read a book on the grass field of Hyde Park when there’s no rain. Or Regent’s Park. Or Green’s Park. Or any park I don’t really care as long as there’s a lake with ducks and swans.
• Check out that cafe at The Waterloo and see if it still exists.
• Stroll along Southbank and Embankment.
• Watch The Lion King and Chicago musicals.
• And if I still have tons of extra cash to splurge, let’s go crazy at Bond Street.  yours truly at Pizza Express in 07

I almost forgot to mention eat and drink too! But I’m such a lousy foodie coz I can’t remember all my favourite restaurants now. Well, battered cod fish & fatty chips for sure! And Belgo for the mussels of course!

I wish to go back in 2011.

The Begin of Roaring Tiger Year

Chinese New Year this year is a quiet affair for my family because two siblings’ family couldn’t make it back to Malaysia so we had a few rounds of video conferences instead.

Nevertheless, I still think it’s a good holiday and despite this terrible flu, I have definitely gained a few extra pounds over the two weeks of watchless ice-cream, cookies, beer and yummy food overload! But that’s what life is all about isn’t it? You indulge, okay you over indulge a little bit more than you should, and then you work hard to shed off the calories after that. That’s why I love holidays!! ( Hence diet starts tomorrow! )

 

It’s not a complete Chinese New Year without the customary 捞生lou sang in Malaysia. (wiki explanation here)Yee Sang is a traditional aspicious dish that symbolises the ushering of good luck, good health, wealth and longevity for the lunar new year. Lou Sang is merely the act of mixing together the Yee Sang dishes, which consists of the usual assortment of vegetables, sweet sauce along with slices of raw fish (usually salmon).

We also went to a Guan Yin temple for prayer and giving blessings to the homeless. It’s very little we are giving but it makes us think harder about gratifications and how we sometimes take things for granted without realising it.

Feasting out at grandma’s place on the 2nd day of CNY.

 

Goofying around with niece and nephews

Back in KL, we had an open house where my sister and BIL had invited some friends over.

Today relatives (cousin and family from Taipei) came for a visit

Family aside, happy that I managed to catch up with Claire(before CNY) and Cynthia(after CNY) separately despite our busy schedule. Had dinner with Cyn at Bangkok Jazz last night, their food is not bad at all. But I wasn’t feeling very well still so called it a night right after dinner and no piccies.

And now, holiday is officially over! Will be back to the grind tomorrow. Have a good week ahead ya’ all!

to all you lover birds out there

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Christmas in Bangkok

 Last year’s Christmas was rather privileged for me coz I get to play in Bangkok for the whole week.

It was my virgin visit to Bangkok despite it being a neighboring country.

 I really like this city also known as The Land of Smile. It's so vibrant & colorful, great food, friendly people and things are so cheap here!

the walkway outside Siam Paragon at night

On Christmas Eve, firstly we went for predinner drinks at this famous rooftop bar Sirocco. Took us a while to find the place after reaching Saphan Taksin BTS. The Lebua State Tower is about 10 minutes walk and once we reached the place, we were greeted by the friendliest smiles at the elevator. Up at 64th floor(rooftop), the view completely took my breathe away…

just look at the scenery!

The bar was so nice, the weather was breezy and it wasn’t even crowded considering it was Christmas Eve night! It was Perfect.

I was so reluctant to leave Sirocco but knowing that better things were in store for us ahead, we adjourned to The Oriental Hotel for dinner.

Mandarin Oriental is slightly less than 10 minutes walk from Sirocco. We were ushered through a few walkways like a maze inside Mandarin Oriental, and the hotel boat took us across the Chao Phraya River where the restaurant was located.

The restaurant name is called Sala Rim Naam belongs to the Oriental Group. (google it yourself since I’m no food blogger here) It’s supposed to be one of the best thai restaurant in Bangkok, well it must be since you gotta book a table at least 2 months ahead and they only accept Amex card for reservation... it tells something right.

I could definitely attest to the whole experience was really extraordinary! Food was totally awesome from starter to dessert. Did the fish cake drop from heaven? OMG it's so good.

After dinner the waiter has politely asked us to stay for a moment and we were pleasantly surprised. Flashes of lights from the fireworks so was so near us I wanna catch ‘em with my bare hands. That magical moment that lasted for two minutes and with an ugly truth, tops the year.

And on top of everything, wish I could show you that grinning face after opening my Christmas pressie and saw a 16GB iPod Nano inside. That was how my memorable Christmas 2009 went by.

Christmas at Vintry Damansara Heights

This was probably the only Christmas party I attended last year

thanks to a dear friend Fanny who organized this outing

we had lots of wines, gifts exchange & brownie game

just the kind of Christmas Do I like

reindeer, masquerade and Dae

merry sweet santarinas

Let’s toast to a great 2010!

 

the bunch of great friends I hardly get to see on normal days

coz everyone’s busy with lives and chasing dreams

which makes gathering like this even more special

we went round the table sharing lots of laughter and a few tears

giving hugs and seeing glances of love exchanged & vows renewed

it was so warm and touching!

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