My Day

Celebrating the journey of another year!

I had my first birthday treat on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Alcea Tea & Coffee located at A-03-06, Tamarind Square, Persiaran Multimedia, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor.  It opens from 8am to 7pm daily.

I had nasi lemak with grilled chicken and barley

while my friend had big breakfast and long black coffee.

On my birthday, Saturday, July 26, 2025, I received a delivery from bloomspace.co. 

I received money tree

and Golden Pothos.

On Saturday, August 2, 2025, I had lunch treat at Astana Restaurant located at A-01-10, Endah Promenade, Jalan 1/149e, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur. It opens daily from 11am to 10pm.

My friend had uzbek mastava (RM17) 

~ traditional uzbek soup Mastava made with tender beef and carrots ~

I had shashlyk chicken, 3 pieces (RM30) ~ marinated chicken cubes skewered on metal sticks ~

We shared baq la zhan ~ crispy eggplant salad ~

khachapuri (RM30) ~ flatbread with homemade dairy cheese ~

vareniki (RM20) ~ potatoes dumplings ~

Lastly, of course, the birthday cakes, 

medovik (RM15) ~ honey layer cake ~ 

and kartoshka  (RM9) ~ Russian chocolate cake ~

Till next week, grateful for the understanding and wonderful friends.

Petronas Twin Towers Skybridge and Observation Deck

Petronas Twin Towers is located at 201A-C, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur. The Skybridge was opened in May 2019. Its operating hours are from 9am to 9pm daily. Bought the entrance fee online for RM35.

The towers are connected at floors 41 and 42 by a two-story sky bridge which span 54.4m and rises 170m above the ground.

Went there on Friday, June 6, 2025 with my sister and eldest brother. We reached there at 2pm and went up right at 2.30pm. We were allowed to walk on the skybridge taking photos for 10 minutes. 

The view from the skybridge is amazing.

Then we went to the observation deck on the 86th floor for 15 minutes. 

We left at 3.10pm.

Location ~ about 12.6km away

Parking ~ in the building 

Price ~ expensive

Service ~ alright

Coming back? ~ No

Lunch at Gold Standard Pho

My colleague and I have been to Gold Standard Pho for lunch a few times. It is a Vietnamese restaurant located at No.5, Jalan Sri Hartamas 7, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. It opens from 11am to 12am daily.

My colleague always ordered broken rice with fish (RM19)

~ pan-seared seabass served over Vietnamese broken rice and authentic Vietnamese sauce topped with pickled vegetables  ~

I ordered broken rice with chicken (RM19)

~ Vietnamese broken rice served with seared chicken and authentic Vietnamese sauce topped with pickled vegetables ~

shrimp and egg rice paper roll (RM15)

~ salad rolls packed with fresh shrimps and eggs served with Vietnamese peanut dipping sauce ~ 

and their famous chicken pho (RM22)

~ tender hand-shredded chicken breast in flavourful chicken broth ~

Location ~ nearby the office

Parking ~ roadside

Seating ~ indoor and outdoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ alright

Taste ~ good

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ pay at the counter

Coming back? Yes

Till next week, it's work quest...

Lunch at Restoran Jom Sedap Sejak 1983

On Thursday, July 3, 2025, my cousin bought us lunch at Restoran Jom Sedap Sejak 1983 located at 22-1, Jalan Radin Bagus 7, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur. It opens daily from 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 9pm.

I had nasi and ikan kembung bakar (RM13.90).

My cousin had nasi minyak ayam goreng berempah (RM13.90) 

Both of us had hot honey lemon (4.50).

Location ~ not too far

Parking ~ roadside

Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ adequate

Taste ~ alright

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ alright

Coming back? No.

Till next week, job hunting continues...

Celebrating birthday at Plage Kitchen and Bar

Last Friday, June 27, 2025, I treated a friend for her birthday lunch at Plage Kitchen and Bar located at L1-03A, First Floor, Pinnacle Mall, 1, Jalan Radin Anum, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur. It opens daily from 12pm to 2am. Her actual birthday is on June 21.

The beach vibes are great.

I ordered coconut juice, 13.20 while she ordered citrus blossom, 18.70.

We also ordered French morel mushroom risotto, 38.50 ~ risotto rice, aged Parmesan cheese, French morel mushrooms, butter, cream ~

prawn pad Thai, 20.90 ~ Thai rice noodle, homemade pad Thai sauce, prawn, herbs ~

cheezy quesadilla, 16.50

and caeser salad, 20.90 ~ aged parmesan cheese, romaine lettuce, carrot, croutons ~

Lastly, the birthday cake, lemon elderflower cake, 17.50 served with a birthday song.

Location ~ about 6.2km away

Parking ~ in the building

Seating ~ indoor and outdoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ normal

Taste ~ good

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ good

Coming back? No.

Till next week, it's already half year over.

A day out at Zoo Negara

Zoo Negara is located at Jalan Taman Zooview, 68000 Kuala Lumpur. It was opened on November 14, 1963. Its operating hours are from 9am to 5pm daily. Bought the entrance fee online for RM37 per adult. This is the second time I've been here after so many years.

Went there on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 with my sister and eldest brother. We reached there at 10am and watched the animal show at 11am. We walked around to see the animals ~ the snakes, giraffe, birds, crocodiles, penguin, elephants and many more. Unfortunately, the Pandas had gone back to China. We left at 2pm.

Till next week, let's start job hunting.

Lunch at Spesial Sambal SS

On Monday, April 14, 2025, my colleague and I went for lunch at Spesial Sambal SS located at 41,43, Jalan Wan Kadir 2, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. It opens from 11am to 10pm daily.

I had talapia bakar (RM23.50) 

                            while my colleague had pakej sotong goreng tepung (RM19.50).

Location ~ quite far from the office

Parking ~ roadside

Seating ~ indoor only

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ alright

Taste ~ good

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ pay at the counter

Coming back? Yes

Till next week, taking the whole week off...

Wedding reception at Jiwa Damansara

It has been almost 8 years since I attended a wedding reception. I was invited to a colleague's wedding reception at Jiwa Damansara located at Block C, Neo Damansara, Jalan PJU 8/1, Damansara Perdana, 47820 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

Attended the wedding reception at 1.20 pm and stayed on till 2.40pm.

It was great to see my colleagues.

Thanks for the doorgift!

Till next week, congratulations to the newlyweds!

Celebrating birthday at Porto Romano

Last Wednesday, April 30, 2025, I treated a colleague for her birthday lunch at Porto Romano Restaurant located at Mont Kiara Banyan, 28, Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. It opens daily from 11am to 11pm. Her actual birthday is on April 1.

The birthday girl ordered spaghetti with meatballs, mushroom soup and orange juice.

Two other colleagues ordered Calzone ~ half moon pizza, Coke and lime juice

while I ordered grilled salmon fillet and hot lemon tea.

Location ~ not too far from the office

Parking ~ infront of the restaurant

Seating ~ indoor only

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ normal

Taste ~ good

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ good

Coming back? Yes.

Till next week, looking forward to a long weekend.

Celebrating birthday at Absolute Thai

Last Saturday, April 26, 2025, I treated my friend for his birthday lunch at Absolute Thai located at LG351, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. It opens daily from 10am to 10pm. His actual birthday is on April 23.

We ordered hot and spicy clear tomyam,

Japanese bean curd with minced chicken and prawns,

pandan chicken,

and papaya salad.

Location ~ convenient as it is a shopping mall

Parking ~ in the building

Seating ~ indoor only

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ normal

Taste ~ good

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ good

Coming back? Yes.

As usual, we had drinks after lunch. 

Last Saturday we went to The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I had herbal and fruits tea and he had iced lemon tea. We also shared Chicago cheesecake.

Till next week, tomorrow is Labour Day.