Window shopping at The Mines

The last time I've been to this shopping mall was probably years ago, when it was still known as Mines Shopping Fair.  CapitaMalls Asia had transformed this shopping mall with a brand new look and launched its new name and logo as The Mines on March 10, 2010.  

The uniqueness of this shopping mall is that the water canal that connects the former tin mines lakes, the North Lake and the South Lake, goes right through its complex.  One may enjoy the panoramic lake views on the water taxi tour and experience the 7-metre high water lift which connects the North Lake and South Lake.

Located at Jalan Dulang, Mines Resort City, Seri Kembangan, it is not exactly a place I'll go for shopping.

Even with the major revamp, it still doesn't attract me as a shopper. Spent only about an hour walking around in the mall and ended up leaving the mall empty-handed ~ which does not always happen ~ Maybe I'll come back in a few years' time and see if it's still the same.

Till next week, let's shop elsewhere.

Dinner at Joe Joe Restaurant

I'm sure by now, a lot of people have heard of Groupon.  It is a website which features deals on restaurants, beauty, health, spa, travel, leisure, fashions, car care, home services, books, sports and more for up to 90% discounts. The deal, however, can only take place when a predetermined minimum number of people buy the deal.  In other words, the deal is on when there is enough people buy it.  

I was not interested at first but it keeps appearing on my facebook page that I decided to just see what is it all about.  One deal caught my attention and I bought it.  It's for 2 Local Main Dishes + Mango Pudding for 2 at Joe Joe Restaurant for RM16 instead of RM34.76. The restaurant is located at Viva Home.  We used that voucher for dinner last Thursday.  

We chose to have pineapple fried rice

~ fried rice with salted fish, chicken and prawns served in pineapple topped with savoury sliced papaya ~

seafood noodles

~ noodles cooked with prawns, fish green mussels, crabsticks, mushroom and carrot ~

and the mango pudding

~ pudding with fresh cut mango, mango juice and evaporated milk ~
looks like an egg yolk eh?

Till next week, let's check out if there is anymore attractive deals...

Medical check-up at KLSMC

This year we are entitled to claim for medical check-up biennially so I took the opportunity to go and do one.

I googled for the health screening packages offered in KL and I decided to do it at Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre.  Guess it never occurred to anyone to do it there, huh?  Their General package of RM288 consists of the following:
* Medical history review
* Physical examination
* Resting electrocardiograph (ECG)
* Free radical test (urine)
* Health screening profile:

• Full blood count
• Lipid profile
• Liver function test
• Renal function test
• Hepatitis B
• Urine FEME
• VDRL
• ABO Grouping & Rh
• Free thyroxine (FT4)
• Rheumatoid factor (RF)
• HbA1c / Glycosylated Hb

When I got my results, I was so happy when the doctor said that it was a very good one and asked me to continue what I'm doing and eating now.  Guess I must have doing right whatever that is hmmmm.  However, the doctor noted that I did not drink enough water and advised me to drink sufficiently.

Till next week, drink a lot of water and stay healthy

Wedding reception at Restoran Makanan Laut Chong Fatt

Was invited to another ex-colleague's wedding reception on Sunday, October 2, 2011.

~door gift ~

I was seated with my colleagues at table no.2.  Never been seated near the main table and the stage before. So happy for the newly weds... errr not so new considering that they registered their marriage in May last year...

Till next week, looking forward to attend another wedding reception next month.

Eating Italian food

Last Sunday, four of us met up for lunch at Italiannies Pasta Pizza & Vino, The Gardens.  We were schoolmates during secondary school and haven't met each other since we left school which is ages ago... so this is sort of a secondary school reunion ^^  

We had shrimp aglio olio ~linguine with shrimp, artichoke hearts, oven dried tomatoes, black olives and garlic~

shrimp linguine ~sauteed shrimp served with marinara sauce~

pepperoni pizza ~beef pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and shaved onions~

lamb chops with basil ~basil marinated lamb chops served with mashed potatoes and Marsala wine sauce~

and seafood risotto ~a medley of seafood sauteed in white wine with Arborio rice simmered in clam and chicken broth~

It was great to meet up after all these years.  Definitely a lot of catching up to do.  Everyone pretty much looks the same, only older.  The food was good so is the ambience.  Well, most important of all is of course, good company ^^

In Italy, families and friends gather together come dining time, sharing the stories of the day.  At Italiannies, this rich tradition is followed faithfully with an ambience resembling authentic everyday Italian households and an amiable staff.  It encourages guests to share their orders in the true Italian tradition as they believe strongly that the best ingredient for an enjoyable dining experience is some company to share good food with.  Too bad, the only food we shared was the pizza... not being so Italian huh?

Till next week, looking forward to another reunion.

Tea time at Kenny Rogers

Has it ever crossed your mind to try tea time at Kenny Rogers? No? Well, it crossed my mind ~.^   Apparently their tea time is from 3pm to 6pm.

I had hot chocolicious

egg mayo fun bites / sandwiches

 and walnut carrot cake 

Haven't had afternoon tea in a long time and really glad that I had this...

Till next time, let's have a tea break 

Volkswagen.Das Auto.Show 2011

When I heard about the The Volkswagen.Das Auto.Show 2011, I decided to go and see for myself.  It is located at Car Park B of the National Stadium at Bukit Jalil.  It is opened to public from 10am to 10pm on September 10 and 11, 2011.

The big budget showcase comprises of temporary white structures, "Mega Dome" and "Caterpillar Dome", which are clearly visible from the main road.  Little did we know that there would be a longggg queue awaiting us.

After queuing for almost an hour, we got in, queued (again!!) for registration and got stamped... 

The Mega Dome (42m diameter, 21m tall) is laid out auditorium style, with an elevated ring that will see 12 moving cars circle 360 degrees around you. A backdrop is projected on the walls of the dome for a virtual reality effect and there is a huge VW logo on top of the igloo like structure.

The connecting Caterpillar Dome on the other hand, is a 100m long curve shaped like the creature. Held up by air and free of columns, it houses the models that VGM currently sells such as the Eos, Golf GTI and TSI, Touareg and Polo. There is also a huge F&B area with merchandise booths.

Spending almost an hour queuing outdoor and 15 minutes indoor is definitely not what I had in mind when I decided to go to this show.  Even when the admission is free, it is so not-worth-it :(

Till next week, wonder when I'll ever afford to get one of these cars ~.~