Oriental Pavillion @ Jaya 33

This blog has not been really updated for many weeks, although there are some drafts pending to be published. Just like this birthday outing luncheon for Her Majesty which took place a month ago. This is the first birthday celebration for Her Majesty after we got married, but we just had a simple luncheon at Oriental Pavillion as we would be traveling to Vietnam a week later as her birthday trip.

Lunch was busy at Oriental Pavillion, mostly are business people. However, the service is still very prompt. We can see that majority are getting dim sum or lunch set menus. However, we choose to go for a la carte instead.

Different types of chili / sambal as side accompaniment

First served on the table is the fried hor fun with venison, it is a little bit oily but the venison make the whole dish taste extra delicious. Not to mention the portion is more than enough for two to share.

As much as I like unagi, but seriously we were too full to finish the next dish – stone bake unagi rice. It’s really nice and big portion again. To not waste the food, we only finished all the unagi, not the rice…

For the finale, I am actually quite disappointed with what i ordered – chilled mango puree with pamelo, which is my all time favorite. Look at this… ergh!

But the chilled jelly served in coconut shell is really refreshing.

As we were using a RM50 cash coupon, so after all, we just have to pay RM30+, which is definitely very worthy^_^

Oreo, please come home!

Dear Baby Oreo,

It’s been 72 hours since you went missing. And we still miss you like a crazy…

You know, your mummy is so depressed since that day onwards. We walked all around the neighbourhood to look for you, calling Oreo, Oreo. Your mummy couldn’t even sleep on that night, hoping you’re just too enjoying yourself outside with other cats, and will be home the next day morning. She cried… she cried for many times already.

Your mummy always says, you’re the most handsome and smartest cat she ever had. You’re not an ordinary cat, although you’re just a stray cat we found in the wet market. We miss you acting cute when you want something from us, we miss you fighting with fur fur to get our attention, we miss you hugging Chelsea and licking her, we miss seeing how much you enjoy your crackers every time when we refill the bowl, we miss you destroying the kitchen towel and packed biscuits on the kitchen cabinet, we miss you sleeping next to us at night, we miss you occupy the bed for yourself only, we miss you accompanying your mummy taking shower, we miss you calling us when you come home, we miss bringing you for car ride, we miss you waking us up if we are late, we miss you… we really miss you. Yes, you’re naughty, you’re hyper but we just simply love it!

We are still hoping that there will be a miracle and hear your voice again after you have enough fun out there. Fur Fur and Chelsea are looking for you too, you know that? I am sure you don’t want to see your mummy depressed too.

Waiting for you to be home, XOXO.

Travel Bugs

Two travel bugs are flying off in another half an hour time, to beautiful Saigon.

Will update this blog whenever we have time. Stay tuned!

Restaurant Choon Yien @ Happy Mansion

The fisrt time when I was brought to Happy Mansion, I was told that this particular coffee shop is well known for its chicken rice. I know it sounds very unbelievable, but this is what we were told – phone reservation is required to avoid dissapointment. You also get special priviledge if you address the boss as bro.

However, we were not so impressed by the service during our first visit there few days ago. The coffee shop was still very empty as we were there. We were lining up together with another few customer until an Indon worker came and told us to get a table and sit down first. Not long later, two men came and sat at the table next to us. And the best is, the boss took their order first.

The food presentation ‘wow’ us for once when it was first served. But we can never judge the book by its cover. The roasted pork was tough and salty while their so called signature roasted chicken has nothing to shout about too. Especially if you have visited this very rundown chicken rice stalls behind Istana Hotel. The portion is actually very small for two persons, don’t get fool by the bean sprouts (taugeh) hidden at the bottom.

Our total bill was RM19. Not worth the money we paid at all, somemore the boss got ‘one kind of look’ when we asked for bill. This place has been over rated by some of the local food bloggers or perhaps they should try out more roasted chicken and roasted pork first before claim that this is the best in town.

Restoran Choon Yien
CG-1, Happy Mansion Apartments
Jalan 17/13
Section 17
46400 Petaling Jaya
11 am to 1 pm

Wedding Bliss – Chapter 11: First Dance

Little did we know, where and when first dance started. We tried to google search for the history before started to write this piece of article but unfortunately, nothing was found. Anyhow, it is still part of the ‘highlight’ in many wedding receptions.

Normally, the wedding couple will choose their favourite love song to dance to. I don’t know why, it’s always a slow song. Some say it is because ballroom dance is the easiest,  you don’t need to be a good dancer; some say the bride is wearing high heels, long gown with trail and etc… so a slow dance is the best choice.

So when Her Majesty showed me this video clip from YouTube which has more than 1,000,000 viewers, I immediately told her that I wanted to do something similar during our wedding dinner too. And that was like even before we confirm the wedding date.

I was very active in Kelab Seni Kebudayaan during my secondary school time, so it was not hard at all for me to be a choreographer for own wedding. The only problem is, Her Majesty can’t really dance. So in terms of song selection, I have to make sure it’s not too hard for her to learn, not to mention we have limited space in our house to practice.

In the spirit of muhibbah, we selected different language’s songs, those that we like and those that we grow up with, then let Her Majesty to edit it.  Luckily she learnt some basic music editing before.

Even though we had spent few months to practice but still, I was nervous at that night itself, to the extent of didn’t even feel like enjoying the food served. I was so worry that what if… … all the worries didn’t happen, of course. I couldn’t describe how release and happy we were especially when we received compliments from the crowd, including my mum who even asked did we hire any choreographer.  Of course, it is not surprise at all to have a few guests who cannot accept this kind of first dance.

Unfortunately the first dance video clip we got from Andy isn’t in the format that we can upload it into YouTube. So here are some photos to share with everyone:

If any soon-to-be wed couples intend to do something similar during your wedding, you may find the following tips to be useful:

• Let your gown designer  and shoe maker know about your idea so they can propose a design that is easier for you to move around
• Practice with your high heels
• Unless if you’ve practice on a real dance floor, else tell your hotel / restaurant that you don’t need one. It is easier for those with least experience to dance on a matt surface ie carpet instead of a glossy dance floor
• Don’t eat too much before the dance if you don’t want to suddenly throw up while dancing
• Not to worry over any mistakes, enjoy it!
• Last but not least, RELAX and RELAX

Song list:

Final fantasy 8－ Waltz to the moon 》邓丽君－月亮代表我的心 》Jai Ho 》Michael Jackson - Billie Jean / Thriller 》N Sync - Bye Bye Bye  》草蜢 － 失恋阵线联盟 》The Village People - YMCA 》Para Para Sakura 》Willy Wonka – Kung Fu Fighting 》Britney Spears - Oops I did it Again 》Sisqo – The Thong Song 》Jon McLaughLin - So Close

Now i see that more newly weds in Asia are slowly going into this trend, and honestly i am getting bored of typical slow wedding dances, i told my youngest brother to do the same as mine.