Celebrating Christmas 2025 and new year 2026

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." - Peg Bracken                       

On Christmas day, we went for breakfast at Little Penang Kopitiam located at 53, Lorong Lau King Howe 1, 96000 Sibu. It opens daily 9am to 9pm from Monday to Friday and 8am to 9pm on Saturday and Sunday.

My eldest brother had Teochew porridge.

My sister had Penang style char kuay teow while my sister-in-law had char kuay teow with seafood.

My second brother had Penang style asam laksa.

I had prawn dumplings with noodles soup.

My niece had nutella toast 

and nasi lemak.

After breakfast, I joined my brother, sister-in-law and niece to go to Sibu Town Square to see the Christmas tree decorations.

I already went to the same place with my brothers on Sunday, December 21, 2025. 

On Friday, December 26, 2025, we had Christmas dinner at The Kitchen BBQ & Steamboat located at 19, Jalan Pipit, 96000 Sibu.  It opens daily from 4pm to 11pm. 

On New Year eve, we had dinner at Thomas's Corner Cafe Too located at 18, Lorong Wong King Huo, 96000 Sibu.

We had sea cucumber soup, 

sweet and sour chicken

tofu hot plate

Teochew style steamed talapia

and mixed vegetables with yam.

Fly back to KL on Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Till next week, thanks to my agent for the desk calendar and notebook.

Lunch at Thai Luck

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, my cousin bought us lunch at Thai Luck located at 7-0-11, Jalan 3/109f, Danau Business Centre, 58100 Kuala Lumpur. It opens daily from 11am to 9.30pm.

We had kerabu mangga as appetiser.

My cousin had chicken rice and milk tea.

I had clear tom yam soup and lemongrass drink.

Location ~ not too far

Parking ~ roadside

Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ adequate

Taste ~ alright

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ alright

Coming back? Yes.

Till next week, job hunting is still ongoing...

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.