Celebrating birthday at Athena

Managed to treat a colleague on her actual birthday yesterday at Athena, Pavilion.  Birthday girl usually takes leave on her birthday but not this girl ;-)

This was our first visit to the restaurant.  

We started with soup of the day 
~ clam chowder ~

followed by fish and chips
 ~ grilled dory fillet served with chef's salad and  French fries ~

roasted leg of chicken
 ~ juicy chicken leg served with chef's salad and BBQ sauce ~

Pasta Aglio Olio
 ~ pasta with garlic oil and chili flakes ~

Turkey Ham Carbonara
 ~ creamy pasta carbonara served with tender turkey ham ~

hot lemon tea

and lastly, ice-cream as dessert.

The service was slow even though there was just a few customers and the food was not that yummy so probably not coming again...

Till next week, happy national day! Another long weekend, yeah!

BookFest in Malaysia 2012

BookFest @ Malaysia 2012 was launched on August 17, 2012 and opened to public from 10am to 10pm from August 18 to 26, 2012.  It was held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.  Admission is RM2.50 per ticket. Here's the wristband that we gotta wear for entrance this year.

Went there on the first day this year which is the eve of Hari Raya Puasa.  If we thought that it means less people at the fair, we thought wrong :( The halls were crowded and the parking lot was full.

After spending more than two hours, I bought four books...

Now I'm closer to complete my collection of books by Emily Giffin :) Wonder when I'll find time to read them though...

Till next week, gotta start reading :-)

Exploring new mall: Paradigm Mall

Decided to go to Paradigm Mall located at Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya on Thursday, July 26, 2012.

Paradigm Mall is open from May 23, 2012 with Tesco as its anchor tenant. Sure enough there are so many retail outlets and one of my favourite shops is opening soon.

The concourse is decorated to commemorate the Ramadhan month and the coming festival.

With so many restaurants and cafes to choose from, I chose to have lunch at Garden Recipe.  This is their only outlet in Klang Valley.  Their other outlet is at AEON Melaka.

 sitting by the window :)

My lunch is ~ stated on the menu as ~ Grilled Salmon served with Garlic Bread, Healthy Salad and Fruit and Longan Coral Seaweed

Definitely coming back to shop here...

Till next week, looking forward to the long weekend ^^ Selamat Hari Raya!

Hair Rebonding

My hair started to get frizzy so I browsed through the discount deal website to see if there is any deal for hair rebonding.  Easily found one and bought it.

Paid only RM89.90 instead of RM376 for spa perm/rebonding/colouring/highlight/ straightening/relaxing + Stylist Hair Cut + Wash + Blow at Secret Hair Studio, S-3-19, The Scott Garden, 289, Jalan Kelang Lama, 58100 Kuala Lumpur.

Didn't take any photo inside the hair studio... took a photo outside it instead. 

Redemption period is from July 9 to September 23, 2012. Made an appointment for Friday, July 27, 2012. Started immediately upon arrival and it took about three and a half hours.

The result ~ not much difference, just less frizzy :(

Till next week, let's plan something productive for this weekend ^^

My day

"I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person." - Oscar Wilde

It's the time of the year again ~ the time of the year when you feel so old and not so happy. I'm still alone and still holding the same position at work ~ no changes for the past years :(

With Ramadhan just around the corner, birthday celebrations started a week earlier. On Thursday, July 19, 2012, my department colleagues bought me and another colleague lunch at Tony Roma's, Pavilion. We ordered grilled Hawaiian Island salad ~ grilled chicken glazed with mojo sauce on a bed of lettuce with fresh pineapple salsa, walnuts, cilantro, shredded Italian cheese and Hawaiian dressing,

fish & fries ~ hand battered fish fillets, fried to a golden brown served with French fries, coleslaw and tartar sauce,

Memphis burger ~ grilled pure-beef burger loaded with Cheddar, red onion, pickles, topped with shredded beef and black pepper sauce,

steakhouse burger ~ a grilled pure-beef burger topped with demi-glace, creamy Havarti cheese and rosemary bacon,

cajun onion burger ~ a grilled pure-beef burger topped with cheddar, Cajun-seasoned onion crisps and spicy chipotle mustard sauce and

fire grilled harvest valley chicken ~ two grilled all-natural chicken breasts topped with a citrus apple relish served with fire-roasted vegetables and loaded mashed potatoes.

The next day, a colleague from another department bought me lunch at Secret Recipe, The Weld. We had pumpkin soup

crispy chicken salad

Thai seafood spaghetti

with hot lemon tea

and choc cheese berries.

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012, two friends bought me lunch at The Ship, Jalan Sultan Ismail.  We ordered the set lunch.  Both of them had soup + charbroiled mixed meat platter served with french fries and premium vegetables + drink and 

I had cream of mushroom + minute steak with black pepper sauce served with french fries and premium vegetables + single scoop ice-cream + iced lychee

 My set comes with a complimentary gift ^.~

The next evening, a colleague brought me to Bukit Saga for dinner treat.  Don't think I'll remember the way if I want to go there again.

We had dinner at Saga Highland Steak Cafe ~ an outdoor dining.

We started off with bun

followed by village mix grill ~ chicken, beef & lamb,

grill lamb

and drinks ~ mango juice and apple juice.

My last birthday lunch treat was at Michaelangelo's, Pavilion on Tuesday, July 31, 2012.

Can't help but took photos of the photos on the wall...lol

We had mushroom soup and caesar salad as appetizers followed by pizza, pasta, lasagna and burger and yummy desserts ^^

The food are simply delicious. It was a real filling meal!

Thanks a lot, friends!!!  Thanks for not leaving me alone on my day(s)

Till next week, wishing myself continuous good health in search of happiness :)