A weekend escape to Cameron Highlands - Strawberry Park Resort & Boh Tea Plantation

Just another cozy weekend spent during our honeymoon vacation after coming back from Maldives. We really fully utilized our holiday. =)




One of the best thing to do in such cozy weather.... slurping strawberry ice-cream.

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Valentine's Promotion @ Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Golden Sands Resort

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Tea Secret @ Queensbay Mall Penang 蜜蜜茶

Now you get to have more choices on beverages when you shop in Queensbay Mall. Check out the newly opened Tea Secret – a brand of Bubbly Rich International Sdn Bhd, specialises in preparation and supply of premium quality take-away beverages.

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Manila Place Gurney Plaza Penang

This meal was claimed with the discount voucher bought earlier. It came with a 3-course Italian meal with drink.

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Full of Beans - Invited private coffee session with Evelyn Wu 与咖啡公主的私人预约

在此想說聲：77，想念你了！想念你的咖啡了。。你在臺北好嗎？



77 is Evelyn's Wu's (吳詠琴) nickname, because she is very fond of #7. She is 卓伟民老师's assistant cum FULL OF BEANS' business partner. We call her coffee princess （咖啡公主）.

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Dragon9ine Fine Dining Penang - Have you tried Chinese Fine Dining?

*Ceased operation.

hi cheryl, you are the one who own the blog of the princess diaries right???? can i have ur contact??hope to get a reply from u soon
Yup, I'm the owner of the blog. What's up? :)
yay!! so glad to heard that.. my boss in previous has promise you to treat u 2pax of fine dining in dragon9ine .. so is possible we make a date for that.. so may i get ur contact and we set a date for that my boss is glad with ur blog regarding dragon9ine. its nice enough

So... that was a surprise treat from the boss regarding my previous post on Dragon9ine! In fact, this round we have a new chef on board! Chef Pele Khor, an experienced chef who had worked in Dubai and Moscow prior coming back to Malaysia. So obviously the menu in Dragon9ine is now up one level, with fine dining. If fine dining is the "not-enough-to-fill-up-your-stomach" meal in your mind, Dragon9ine will prove the perception wrong. I've had French fine dining before and yes I only manage to fill up half of my stomach... BUT... Dragon9ine's fine dining is like enjoying the dishes of a Chinese Wedding Banquet meal, but you can have it just for 2 people, in a romantic ambiance. At RM69.90+ (10% service tax with a minimum order of 2 pax), you will be served with 11 items in total, with 4 entrées, 4 main courses, 1 dessert and 2 beverages. Menu might be changed from time to time.

Upon arrival, we were greeted with 2 glasses of red wine. That was also part of the menu.

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CSL 3S Care Center and Northern Hub Opening Ceremony... Launching of Mi350, Princess 9200, SHE 9300, Emma DS900 & Sophie G16

“It is our dream to make every Malaysian afford to own a smart phone.”

This is the second CSL 3S Care Center launching was in line with the company’s mission to have a flagship service and office to serve customers from Northern region (namely Penang, Kedah, Perlis). The first one was at Plaza Low Yat, Kuala Lumpur. The opening ceremony started off with a speech given by Mr Edwin Gan, CSL’s country manager. He stressed on CSL’s vision of Switching Era (变) – switching from mobile to mobile internet, switching from single SIM to dual SIM, and switching from unaffordable smart phones to affordable smart phones. The emcee Adrian ushered everyone to the entrance of CSL 3S Care Centre for red ribbon cutting ceremony by Dato’ Dr Eric Chuah, Mr. Edwin Gan and 17 Master Key distributors.

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Choy Kee Restaurant Sungkai Perak (财记饭店）- Stop over for good food when travel to the North from KL

This was my first attemp to drop by at this restaurant while on the way to Ipoh from KL. It is recommended by my father's friends that this restaurant is famous for its fresh water fish and pork trotter. You can find this restaurant at the Sungkai town. Turn to Sungkai exit on the North-South Highway.

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Wang Chao Chinese Restaurant - Cantonese style cuisine

If you like Cantonese Cuisine check out Wang Chao!




Wang Chao has accomplished as the Gold Medalist of the World Golden Chef Competition in year 2005. The award-winning chef who knows exactly how to pamper your taste buds. It's one of our favorite restaurants for family dining and also lunch with colleagues. Cozy environment, excellent services and reasonable prices. You'll get everything worthwhile paying for a meal here.

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CHI Spa at Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa Penang

...continue from the previous post of Spice Market Brunch Buffet...

After the scrumptious meal, Chef Lim lead us for a tour around Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa. First stop was the CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, then to Feringgi Grill.

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Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa Sunday Brunch Buffet at Spice Market Cafe - BUY 1 FREE 1 Promotion

Rasa sayang, hey!,

Rasa sayang sayang hey,

Hey lihat nona jauh,

Rasa sayang sayang hey!

Rasa = Feeling

Sayang = Love

Rasa Sayang = Feeling of Love, of course

When we talk about food, our mind will unconsciously comparing the prices from one to another, especially when it comes to non-hawker food. Have you ever think about how much you love your food or how your food loves you? How much do you know about the cleanliness and safety of food that you put into your mouth? How much effort does the chef put in to your food to ensure you eat safely and healthily? These questions have been rolling in my mind, and finally, yesterday, my doubts were cleared when we dined at Spice Market Cafe, Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa.

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Xuan Xin Buffet Steamboat Penang (炫昇自助火锅)

When our Taiwanese friend was working here in Penang for 2 years, most of our eat outs were buffet meals. He said people in Taiwan actually likes buffet, they call it 吃到飽, meaning eat until full. Out of the many buffets we had, he found Xuan Xin as the best, in terms of choices and price. We've dined there so many times but this is only the first time that I'm writing the review.

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Wai Kee Honey BBQ Pork (char siu) at Sky Hotel Chulia Street - the best BBQ pork in town!

If you ask my baby where to eat char siu (BBQ pork) in town, he'll definitely tell you let's go to Chulia Street. This is it, Wai Kee honey BBQ pork.

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Behind 50 Love Lane Penang

If you want to try a vintage dining experience in an old hut, this is one of the good places you can try in George Town heritage area. At the junction of Love Lane and  Muntri Street, here's where this restaurant is located.

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Spice CSL DS700 Launch - Transformers on the go!

Be it Bersih or no Bersih protest in Penang on 9th July, we were lucky to be invited to the exclusive event of Spice CSL DS700 Transformers phone road show at Queensbay Mall last Saturday. It is the world's first Transformers mobile phone by Spice CSL and Hasbro. The launching was in conjunction with the release of blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

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RICE Etc... at Straits Quay

It's somewhat hidden away from the other restaurants inside Straits Quay. We searched and walked round and round in Straits Quay before reaching the restaurant... perhaps we came from the marina side instead of the main entrance. If you're coming from the main entrance at Straits Court, look to your right, it's located at the first floor. If you're coming from the other side (Quay West), try to search for the Apple Switch store, it's across the walkway down the corridor.

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Good Friend Seafood Bayan Lepas Penang 好友海鲜 - 2nd branch of Good Friend Seafood Teluk Kumbar

*2nd branch ceased operation.

Good Friend Seafood Teluk Kumbar had established their second branch at Sungai Tiram Bayan Lepas!! You can now have lunch instead of waiting until dinner time to taste their scrumptious seafood.



Mini highlights about this branch which is located right at the Bayan Lepas FIZ area:
i) Ample parking space 8am - 5pm(RM1 per entry), after 5pm free parking. The parking rate information provided is accurate at this point of time and may not be the same in the future.
ii) This branch provide outdoor delivery (lunch hour only) to Bayan Lepas factory workers with minimum order of 10packs @RM6.50 (3 dishes + rice) per pack. (Dishes customizable is allowed)
iii) Catering Service : minimum 60 persons. 30pax to 50 pax (self collection)
iv) Seating Capacity - Ground floor 10 table x 10pax; 1st floor 10 table x 10 pax

This new branch is a more proper chinese restaurant compared to the origin where it's with open air seating by the seaside of Teluk Kumbar.

The credit for this successful food tasting session goes to...
- the brainchild of Good Friend Seafood - Lum
- the team of "What to eat today?" from Qyzzy.com
- our Penang floggers 'tai lou' Criz Lai.

Now let's look at the highly recommended dishes.

a) Steam Grouper 石斑清蒸 （钓）- RM80/kg

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Santorini Cafe Penang Burma Road 爱琴海 - more than just a dining place

This is an invited review by Foodtok.com to Santorini Cafe. Because of the name Santorini, I've always wanted to pay a visit to temporarily satisfy my desire of travelling to Greece... such a romantic name for a cafe. This was my first outing with the Penang top floggers (food bloggers)~ Super fun!! And this officiates Princess Cheryl as a member of Penang food blogger community. Yeah~~

We were amazed that with so many items we tried during the food tasting, there were still loads more in the menu to be explored. In brief, this is a place worth visiting if you would like to try different varieties of home-cook meal (no MSG). I like the relaxing ambiance where most of the walls are colored blue. I believe it is also a cozy spot for chit chats in the afternoon.

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Roadhouse Grill Gurney Tower Penang

Roadhouse Grill has been around for years but this is the first time we dine there. Probably because I've been a little too obsessed in doing food review around Penang. The bunch of food bloggers that I know of are driving the "uuhmph" in me to crave for more...which I'm quite worried at first -- putting on weight just before my wedding!!

But it seems like having our new home made me exercise so much intensively (1-2 hours of house chores almost daily for both of us, even more intensive than going to gym...). Seeing me slimming down so much actually drove my parents nuts, and they thought I was trying to go on diet. IN FACT I DID NOT mum... I eat even more nowadays... I'm not thin, just toned up.


You will find fascinating decoration with neon lights and a Cowboy figurine sitting right at the entrance of the restaurant. The restaurant concept is basically like dining in a Cowboy ranch..

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D' Dapor Express at Logan Heritage, Union Street Penang (D'Dapur Express)

D' Dapor Express is a one of a kind classic Halal Restaurant which serves Malay Cuisine, it is located inside Logan's Heritage Building at Union Street/Beach Street in George Town Penang.




The interior decorations are of traditional Malay concept.




Looking through the window to Union Street. The Standard Chartered Bank building is just opposite.




Famous Kari Kepala Ikan – RM38.00. One of the signature dishes at this restaurant. No doubt one of Malaysians' favorite choice. Cooked with curry spices, chili, onions and tamarind sauce in coconut milk and served with egg plant, ladies finger and tomato. The curry is thick, spicy and a little sour.

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