Retro Nite

This year our company annual dinner is held at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Friday, November 18, 2011 and the theme is 70's.

Here's the entrance...

 ~ on the screen in the ballroom ~

the door gift 

 hmmmm wonder what is inside

definitely not something I'll use so I gave it away.

The highlight of the event, of course, is the lucky draw.  Haven't won anything in the past few years and nothing changed this year.  

still no luck :( anyway, like the past few years, those "unlucky" ones will get consolation prize and this year it's a 4GB USB flash drive... not bad huh?

Till next week, better luck next time *fingers crossed*

Blood donation

As I passed by the Mutiara Damansara area last week, I saw a banner on blood donation drive to be held at The Curve on November 20, 2011.

The last time I donated blood was more than a year ago so I've decided it is time to do it again.  Focus Point Caring Hearts Charity Foundation organised the blood donation drive in partnership with The Curve shopping mall and the National Blood Bank last Sunday from 10am to 5pm at The Curve shopping mall (near Anakku and MPH).  

Went there at 10.30am ~ registered, got weighed, blood pressure checked, blood taken ~ and it was over in less than half an hour.

To raise blood count after donating blood, we were given iron and folic acid tablets

So happy and proud of myself for being able to do this.  Means so much to me after the not-so-healthy episodes last year.

Till next week, hope to be able to keep donating blood.

Wedding dinner at Concorde Hotel

It is really a good year to get married 

~ as I was told oh so many times this year ~ 

hence another wedding invitation

Just got to snap a shot of this ice sculpture

It was an 8-course dinner:
five happiness Hors D'oeuvres combination
braised thick soup with eight treasure and fish lip
roast chicken and roast duck
steamed cod fish with shimeji mushroom and black fungus
steamed tiger prawn with Chinese herb
braised sea cucumber, black mushroom and seasonal vegetables
stir fried egg noodles with scramble egg

chilled sea coconut and jelly and ginseng

Food and decoration aside, it was great meeting ex-colleagues who I haven't met since they left the company.

Till next week, wishing them both a lifetime of happiness with little ones coming along soon ^^

Mini 3D Animal Jellies

Another Groupon deal caught my attention and I bought it immediately.  Look what I got this time...

2 boxes of mini 3D animal jellies from Q Jelly for only RM9.90 instead RM20!

What attracts me to buy this deal?  First - obviously the price. Second - the colourful jellies :)  Third - I've never tried it before so why not try it when it's cheaper...  Last but not the least, of course, actually, most importantly is the location.  The voucher is valid at 3 outlets: Bandar Puteri Puchong, 1 Utama and Pavilion KL.  Of course,  I redeemed it at their outlet in Pavilion KL which is just nearby the office. Now was it worth it? Definitely :)

Till next week, looking forward to meet my ex-colleagues at an ex-colleague's wedding reception this coming Saturday ^^

Be The Movement Charity Walk in support of World Hunger Relief 2011

There are just so many issues and causes to support in the world to make things better.  One of them is the World Hunger Relief.  World Hunger Relief is the world's largest private sector hunger relief effort in over 100 countries.  The World Hunger Relief Malaysia campaign is an initiative of KFC and Pizza Hut Malaysia stores nationally to spread awareness and generate funds within Malaysia.  All funds raised are donated to the United Nations World Food Program.

Last Saturday, October 29, 2011, I joined Be The Movement Charity Walk in support of World Hunger Relief 2011.

We were flagged off by the Sultanah of Johor, Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah at 5.45pm. The 5km walk started and ended at Istana Kehakiman in Precinct 3, Putrajaya.

Collection of T-shirt is from 1pm to 3.30 pm so we have to be there earlier to collect it.

~ front view ~

~ back view ~

As it has been raining almost every evening, each participant was given a hooded plastic poncho.  Turned out it was a bright sunny day :)

Meal coupon was provided to the participants redeemable for a burger at the KFC booth or a pizza at the Pizza Hut booth or a chicken rice (?) at Rasamas booth.

There were a concert featuring Mizz Nina, Hujan and other local artistes and a mini carnival with fun filled activities.

More than 10,000 joined this walk and we received a certificate of participation

and a goodie bag upon completion of the walk.

It was a good experience and surprisingly, not tiring at all.  It was just another evening walk, only with more than 10,000 other people :)

Till next week, looking forward to join again next year.