Family trips

Our little princess Abigail has been traveling with us since 4 months old. Stay tune for more of our family trips!

Honeymoon in Maldives

A place where romance begins... And there is never a blue as beautiful as the waters of Maldives!

Sinchow Vietnam!

Go to Vietnam. Indulge yourself in the peaceful Hmong villages in Sapa, or experience cruising at The New 7 Wonders of Nature - Halong Bay.

Go West to U.S.

Napa Valley! San Francisco! And Monterey!.

Bali oh Bali~

We've done it 3 times!! Couple trip 2009, friends trip 2010, and family trip 2014.

Hello Macau, the oriental Portugal

Walking the oriental Europe. Remember to taste the most authentic Portuguese tarts!.

London

I was just a touch-and-go tourist in a short 3 days...

Babymoon in Boracay

Sea, sand, sun. And a new family member in my tummy!

Marrakech, a hidden jewel

Of palm groves, fire dancing, and dromedaries.

Siem Reap - day and night

Back to the ancient kingdom and find the tomb raider in you.

Home Cooking

Just some recipes and home cuisine for my family and baby.

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January 23, 2011

Colmar Tropicale @ Berjaya Hills... the French Village in Malaysia

Colmar Tropicale snapshots. French Village under the sun.

It was my birthday. Everything was perfect. Baby drove me from KL to Colmar Tropicale for my birthday celebration. I was still in Valerie's gallery doing the bride's maid gown fitting the day before, but this time around it became my turn to find a wedding gown. =p
On the way up to Colmar Tropicale from Lebuhraya Karak (Karak Highway).

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Visitor's entrance fee RM12. To be refunded if you overnight in the hotel.

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Entrace to the French Village.

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Like a castle. Like fairy tale.

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There are 2 pairs of swan at the lake. One pair of white swans, and one pair of black swans.

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View from another angle.

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Climbing the stairs into the castle.

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Tour de L'Horloge Clock Tower.

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Little French town.

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Hotel reception.

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The Iron Man at the reception.

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Walking towards our block.

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Block Dahlia.

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Welcome to the spacious room.

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Even a balcony!

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Very spacious indeed.

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I actually like the bathroom. But there's no hair dryer... which is one of the most important thing to me during travelling.

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Looking through the window. Our room is very near to the tower.

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Creative shooting. Hahaha...

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The resort is actually quite easily accessible. It's --
45 minutes from Kuala Lumpur OR 6 hours from Singapore.

If you have problem with transport, you can take a shuttle ride from Berjaya Times Square Hotel.

DAILY SHUTTLE TRANSFER
▪ Daily departure from Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur at 10.00am, 1.00pm and 5.00pm.
▪ Daily departure from Colmar Tropicale, Berjaya Hills at 11.30am, 3.00pm and 6.30pm.


RM35.00nett (adult) & RM30.00nett (child) for one-way transfer.
RM55.00nett (adult) & RM50.00nett (child) for two-way transfer


3 Days prior reservation is required for shuttle transfer.
Full payment is required upon booking.
To collect the ticket for KL Sales Office – Lot 54, Level 8, Berjaya Times Square

...to be continued...Night at Colmar Tropicale.

January 22, 2011

Sungai Tiram roti bakar, Omelette Home Kitchen, Station 1 Cafe QB... My weekend treats

Breakfast. Sungai Tiram roti bakar (toasted bread and soft-boiled eggs).

This is where I usually have my breakfast in the weekends - Joo Leong Cafe. It's well known by Penangites for its famous toasted bread, wipped with butter and served together with soft-boiled eggs. In the evening, this coffee shop serves their famous seafood porridge/noodles.

Toast bread and egg breakfast

My Rank: 3.5/5

Address:
179-H, Sungei Tiram, Bayan Lepas,Penang, Malaysia

Opening hours:
Breakfast is served from 6.20 am to 11.30 am

FB:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=85064015822

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Dinner. Omelette Home Kitchen. (Ceased Operation in Feb'11)

Recently I'm more hardworking to search around for new restaurants. This newly opened cafe is located near Queensbay Mall.

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Grilled Rib Eye with black pepper sauce.

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Grilled Sirloin with mustard sauce.

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My Rank: 2.5/5 (probably because the steak were over done when I asked for 70% but it's sort of well done)

Address:
21G, Persiaran Bayan Indah, Bayan Indah (Opposite HSBC Queensbay)

Tel:
04-6439066

Opening Hours:
10:30 am - 10:00 pmSun:6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

FB:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Omelette-Home-Kitchen/162915280405671

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Supper + drinks. Station 1 Cafe @ Queensbay Mall.

Nice place to hang out if you just want to relax and get some live performance singing. Plenty of choices for drinks and snacks.

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My Rank: 3.5/5

Address:
GF-122 & 121 & GFNZ-CA1 Queensbay Mall,

100, Persiaran Bayan Indah,
11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang.

Website: http://www.station1.com.my/index.html

January 16, 2011

Diaries of the Maid of Honor (The Finale - 13-Nov-10)

Finale for my best friend's wedding. 13th Oct 2010.
Courtesy of Daren Chong Photography 












Blissful marriage sis!

January 15, 2011

Colmar Tropicale: Japanese Village, Botanical Garden & Ryo Zan Tei

This was the trip where I said I DO. Exactly half a year ago, during my birthday, the start of a next phase in my life, soon will be the end of my bachelorhood.

Colmar Tropicale is a very nice place for short vacation, for rejuvenation, for a romantic getaway. There's not just a French Village, but also a Japanese Village. And also a botanical garden amidst the Japanese Village.

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January 13, 2011

Cina Muslim Restoran @ QuarterMile (CMR)

The last time that I had Muslim food out of Malaysia was in Shenzhen. The Muslim food that I'm referring to is non-Malaysian Muslim food. And please don't be surprise, there are a lot of Muslims in China. It's religion, not about race ok. And I love their cuisine! Superb.

So here's a newly opened Muslim food restaurant right here in Penang, with Chinese chef from China. It is absolutely halal, so for the Malays, this is a new place to explore halal food in Penang.

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Some intro on CMR... (copied from the mini menu that the boss gave me)
"Malaysia is a multi-racial country, with the uniqueness requirement in foods and drinks, CMR has started the first China Muslim restaurant in Penang to enable all classes and races of people to enjoy their dinner together. The restaurant Chinese cuisine is "Qing Zhen" (Halal) using all Halal materials and cook by Muslim Chefs from the Ningxia Muslim Autonomous Region of China. NingXia is the most dense populated Muslim area.
CMR Restaurant provides all types of banquet dinner for all occations; such as wedding, birthday, company functions and etc. CMR also emphasizes in food quality, specialty and provides excellent services to all customers."

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Here are some recommended dishes to try out. I would say the price is reasonable. Price per dish ranging from RM6-RM30 for normal dinner, unless you want some special order which may require pre-booking 1 day earlier.

Like this... Xi Xia Deep Fried Mutton Sirlion

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I ordered this as I really missed the mutton I had in Shenzhen, hoping that this one can satisfy my taste buds.

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Prawns for you... perhaps?

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Chinese Napa in Hot Oil, Garlic & Chili.

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Fried String Bean with Chicken Minced.

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Quick Boiled Fish with Special Sauce --- MUST TRY!! Something special which we seldom get to taste in Malaysia Chinese cuisine.

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Personally I like this one very much. The Chinese Napa. It's a little spicy, having my favorite Chili as garnish. Attractive

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Special Deep Fried Mutton Chop. Too dry though... will taste better if it's more juicy.

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String bean. Nice.

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And this. The fish. Normally we eat steam fish, this is cooked in a different way - quick boil. The fish is sliced into pieces, boiled and then arranged back to the shape of a fish, together with its head.

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Like this. Looks like some fossils.. =)

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My rank: 3.5/5

Address:
Address: 2A-G-18 QuarterMile, Solok Mayang Pasir, Bayan Baru, Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: +604-6443718

Website: http://www.cmr-restoran.com/

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