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

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

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!

Amarin Thai @ Mid Valley

Met up with the girls last week for our very first New Year dinner

but girls being girls right we only know of places we don’t like

and always having this problem of deciding a venue where to eat

it’s almost like a disease everytime we meet 

if you are a guy reading this, doesn’t it sound familiar? lol

however this time we crisply decided to go for thai food

which made me a very happy girl that night

coz I’ve always wanted to try out Amarin Thai at Mid Valley!

 this steamed fish with thai herbs is highly recommended by Piffles

yes it was very yummy and we were so obsessed with the soup

that we almost drank it all

Green Curry Chicken is a recommended dish in the menu

very thick curry and well balanced in flavour

Stirred fried chinese Kai Lan. Nice! 

Piffles and Dotty sharing their recent Langkawi holiday stories with each other

everytime when we sit on the same table

we just can’t stop talking about chocolates, holidays and shopping

then it’s dessert time! need I say more? *bliss bliss*

we chatted till the shop closed and the hubbies called to get them home

then we called it a good good night

Piffles you are so right about this.

We seem to have the same pose and smile everytime we take pics together!

Must change pose next time okay???

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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Rewind: Michelle’s Hen Night (Part2)

So after dinner and some light games at El Cerdo Restaurant we adjourned to Quattro, a newly opened club in the heart of KL.

Spot the bride! hen

Rewind: Michelle’s Hen Night (Part1)

If you need ideas on planning for a bachelorette night, then read on.

As the maid of honor for Bin’s wedding last year December, part of the “duty” was to organize a hen night party for her prior to the wedding.  It took some time to do research on the games and got all the girls together but the turn out was worth every effort.

Facebook Event comes really handy. It saves you time from the tedious calls down to confirm their attendance or to inform people for any changes made to the event. It really saved me from a lot of headaches.

I even created a simple banner! :)

It’s always good to have a theme so that everyone’s attire can be in synch, it would also look nicer in the photos.

Bin’s Birthday

I went back to Ipoh during end of October for my bestfriend’s birthday. She's a 4 months preggar who has just recently surpassed her rather challenging first trimester, so the girls in hometown and I decided to bring her out for a nice dinner on her big day.

Nothing too fanciful and yet cozy enough for a fun girly night out together. We had dinner at this recommended restaurant called Citrus Cafe followed by karaoke sesh. ( both places were my first visit)

We were just drinking "ribenas" while Michelle was only allowed sky juice. :)

And oh check out the sumptous meal we had!

Happy birthday, Bin! xoxo