Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Breakfast at Caffeine

Caffeine Cafe is located at 9-10-G, Jalan Perkasa Jalil 15/155B, Aked Esplanad, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.
Its business operation is from 10am to 8pm from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 8pm on Saturday and from 9am to 6pm on Sunday. It is closed on Thursday.
It serves big breakfast, omelette, sandwich, pasta, salad, fries and beverages. 
Went there for breakfast on Sunday, October 28, 2018.


 It was empty when we came in at 9.15 am and still empty when we left at 10.20 am.

I ordered hot chocolate (RM14) and
Hunger's big brekky (RM28.50) ~ beef bacon, chicken sausage, eggs, mushrooms, sweet corn, bread and butter and salad ~
Location ~ not too far
Food presentation ~ acceptable
Taste ~ alright
Price ~ overpriced
Service ~ have to order and pay at the counter so not much of a service
Coming back? ~ Probably not :P

Till next week, happy halloween!

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Kordel's Family Charity Walk 2018

Last Sunday, October 21, 2018, I joined the 10th Annual Kordel's Charity Walk for Healthy Joints.
Collection of T-shirt
  and bib
were on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur between 2 to 5 pm.
We were flagged off at 7.18am after a warm-up session. The 7km walk started and ended at Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur. 

We received a Massimo bun,
goodie bag 
 and a finisher medal upon completion.
We stayed on after the walk for lucky draw but no luck :(
It was a good day to walk as it was cloudy with no sunshine.

Till next week, let's stay healthy.

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Dinner at Hokkaido Ichiba

Hokkaido Ichiba is located at T-201, The Gardens. It is a Japanese casual dining restaurant. It opens from 10am to 10pm daily. My ex-colleagues and I went there for dinner on Friday, October 5, 2018. It has been almost 2 years since the three of us have had dinner together.

 We shared fried soft shell crab (RM28), 
 Teppanyaki Zen (RM45)
~ diced-cut beef steak set ~
Unatama Jyu Zen (RM35)
~ roasted eel and omelette on rice set ~
and Sashimi Zen (RM36) 
~ salmon sashimi zen ~
 Location ~ not so far
Food presentation ~ typical 
Portion ~ customary
Taste ~ good
Price ~ expensive
Service ~ alright
Coming back? Maybe.

Till next week, looking forward to next catch-up session...

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Bangkok trip

While having lunch with my friend on Saturday, June 23, 2018, we decided to go to Bangkok as she has never been there. The last time I've been to Bangkok was in March 2005 which was more than 13 years ago. We departed from KLIA at 12.20pm on Friday, September 7, 2018 and arrived at 1.25 pm at Suvarnabhumi Airport.



Day 1 Friday, September 7, 2018
2.15pm - 2.50pm Left Suvarnabhumi Airport by taxi (THB500)
3pm Checked in at Novotel Bangkok Platinum located at 220 Petchaburi Rd, Ratchathewi, 10400 Bangkok.







5.08pm - 5.55pm Left the hotel by taxi (THB250)
6.00pm - 7.25pm Traditional dinner set while watching traditional dance show



The Thai dinner set includes crispy rice with coconut dipping sauce, chicken satay, stir-fried mixed vegetable, green curry chicken, tom yam kung, steamed rice and mixed fruits with tea.
















7.30pm - 8.50pm Calypso Cabaret @ Asiatique The Riverfront













It's Calypso Cabaret's 30th anniversary so we received coin-sized chocolate.

9.30pm - 9.40pm Got on the Asiatique Sky (THB400) for night view of the city.




10.20pm - 10.40pm Left Asiatique The Riverfront by taxi (THB120).
Day 2 Saturday, September 8, 2018
8.05am - 8.50am Breakfast at McD
9.05am - 9.25am Took a taxi to Grand Palace (THB100).


Entrance fee is THB500.























10.30am - 12.00pm Left the pier for Talingchan floating market (THB700).






I had the chocolate crepe (THB35).




12.15pm - 12.40pm Took taxi to Chinatown (THB200).
12.50pm - 1.30pm Lunch at Roj Bakery (THB245).
1.50pm - 3.00pm Left Chinatown by taxi (THB200).
Bought coconut ice-cream (THB60) and
passion fruit ice-cream (THB60).

7.00pm - 7.50pm Dinner at Hua Seng Hong (THB877.75).


8.00pm - 9.05pm Had Thai massage (THB250)
9.05pm - 9.50pm Walked around Pratunam market

Day 3 Sunday, September 9, 2018
8.10am - 8.25am Took taxi to Chatuchak Weekend Market (THB140).
8.30am - 9.00am Croissant (THB50)
with latte (THB50)
and honey lemon tea (THB40) with beef burger (THB115) for breakfast.
1.30pm - 2.00pm Foot massage (THB250)
2.10pm - 2.47pm Lunch at Aree Burger
French fries (THB65), chicken kebab (THB70), hot tea (THB20),
chicken burger (THB70) and iced lemon tea (THB30).
Can't missed the chance to try the famous coconut ice-cream (THB60).
It tasted so delicious!
3.37pm - 4.05pm Left Chatuchak market by taxi (THB130).
4.20pm - 5.30pm Took the hotel's tuk tuk to Siam Square and spent an hour there.
5.50pm - 6.50pm Shopping at Big C
7.00pm - 7.30 pm Beef kuay teow soup (THB250) at Food Jungle for dinner.
Day 4 Monday, September 10, 2018
6.30am - 7.05am Picked up from the hotel.
7.57am - 9.34am Bangkok to Ayutthaya.







































6.10pm - 7.00pm Fried shrimp, oyster and cuttlefish (THB150) at Food Jungle for dinner.








Day 5 Tuesday, September 11, 2018
3.35pm - 4.40pm Took taxi to Chocolate Ville (THB350).



























































We ordered coconut juice,
kailan, steamed sea bass in spicy lime soup (THB495) and clear tom yum seafood soup (THB235).
It was raining heavily as we finished dinner.



Day 6 Wednesday, September 12, 2018
7.50am - 9.00am Buffet breakfast at the hotel


Checked out from the hotel

Departed from Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2.15pm and reached KLIA at 5.25pm.

Till next week, no more travelling for now...