Theobroma Chocolate Lounge @ Pavilion KL

Life is like a bagel. It's delicious when it's fresh and warm, but often it's just hard. The hole is the middle is its great mystery, and yet it wouldn't be a bagel without it.

Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.

Life is like an onion. You peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it


Black&White Berry Cheese - RM8.90

Life is like riding an elevator. It has a lot of ups and downs and someone is always pushing your buttons. Sometimes you get the shaft, but what really bothers you are the jerks.

Life is not a final. It's daily pop quizzes.


Miss Coco - RM9.90

Life is like a poker game. You deal or are dealt to. It includes skill and luck. You bet, check, bluff, and raise. You learn from those you play with. Sometimes you win with a pair or lose with a full house. But whatever happens, it's best to keep on shuffling along.

Life is like eating grapefruit. First you have to break through the skin; then it takes a couple of bites to get used to the taste, and just as you begin to enjoy it, it squirts you in the eye.


Prince of Island - RM10.90
Belgian Ice chocolate with a shower of shaved chocolate

Forest Gump said, "My momma always said, Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Life is simple, its just not easy.

La Lot Vietnamese Cuisine @ Pavilion KL

The name “La Lot” is derived from the Vietnamese term for the aromatic daun kadok.Founded by Goh Chye Leng, his great passion and successful venture has driven him in opening few outlets such as Du Viet Restaurant & Café in Damansara Utama and KLCC, O’Viet Vietnamese Cuisine in Sunway Pyramid and La Lot in Pavilion KL.



This is my second visit to La Lot Vietnamese Cuisine with Lern around and my camera. Since I had not written this eatery outlet yet, I shall combine my first and second visit into a post. But do observe the different pictures quality as I used a ciplak camera phone and DSLR.


When Lern was away to NZ, I had to drag my two partners to join my usual weekends' food hunting habit. Errrr more on bringing a spastic out (spot the left!)


Honey Apple Cider - RM8.90

On the first visit, I had honey apple cider that has traditionally and widely known as a remedy for many ailments. Honestly, it does taste as good as how it looks but I still had problem in choking it down. At the first place, why should I order this? *Smack forehead*


Ginger Lemon Tea - RM8.90

On the second visit, Lern opted ginger lemon tea to soothe his throat. Not too sure how it tastes but I reckon it would be horrible since I hate ginger ALOT!


Three Colours Delite - RM9.90
Green grass jelly, cendol & red beans with low-fat cream topping

The staff firmly claimed that it's not Cendol Ais cause it is a house specialty drink with green grass jelly,cendol and red beans with gula melaka and cream topping. Uh huh... Is it synonymous to local version of Cendol Ais?????


Banh Cuon, Steamed Wrapped Rolls - RM15.90
Vietnamese-style “Chee Cheong Fun” wrapped with shrimps,chicken & mushrooms, served with bean sprout & fish sauce

Our dinner started off with steamed wrapped rolls that is the Vietnamese equivalent of chee cheong fun. The ingredients are well-mixed,tasty,yummy and so does the bean sprout.


House Specialty - Banh Hoi, Wrap & Roll Special Platter - RM42.90
Fried springrolls, sugarcane shrimps, grilled beef & chicken served with fresh veggies, rice vermicelli and rice papers

One must order is the Wrap & Roll Special Platter cause part of the fun of devouring this meal lies in making the roll yourself.



So here's the tip by Goh...First, dip a translucent sheet of rice paper into water to make it pliable. Next, pack as much fried spring rolls, sugar cane shrimps, grilled beef, chicken and veggies as you possibly can without tearing the delicate wrap before rolling everything into a tight bundle a la "popiah". Add a coating of homemade peanut sauce and you’re done!


Taa daaa!! I made according to him which yields a perfect vietnamese "popiah" and vege as dressing.


As of Lern, his intention was to stuff everything and trying to wrap those with delicate and thin wrap that causes him having hard time in eating it. Haaaa!


Traditional Mixed Beef Noodles (House special) - RM22.90
Imported tenderloin beef fillet, stewed beef brisket, balls &tripe in clear beef soup

What's vietnamese cuisine without pho? On the first visit with 2 eating companies , we opted pho with a thinking that the portion would be small (as compared to the portion served in Vietnam Kitchen) though the first two dishes are enough to fill our stomach up. Surprisingly, the portion was huge that each of us had suffering time in finishing the pho we ordered. Now I learn a lesson!


Special Seafood Noodles - RM24.90
Fresh prawns, fish fillet, fried shrimp balls, squid & cuttlefish in mildly spicy soup


Hue-style Beef Noodles (Central Vietnamese) - RM19.90
Imported tenderloin beef fillet & stewed beef brisket in mildly spicy soup, served with vermicelli

Since I learned a lesson from the previous mistake of impulsive orders, Lern and I shared a bowl of aromatic hue-style beef noodles in midly spicy soup to clear his stuffy nose. Never judge by its look although red represents HOT&SPICY that burns your lips. Warm and rich, the aromatic soup was indeed comfort food!


Rice vermicelli with Grilled Chicken/ Beef/ N.Z. Lamb - RM19.90

Categorized as Bún or dry-style noodle, it was really dry and blunt which I wouldn't recommend at all unless served with a small bowl of soup.

Truthfully, I love this eatery outlet that serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine after having multiples times of dinner at Vietnam Kitchen(which serves localised vietnamese cuisine). I will and definitely make a revisit but I shall give O'viet a go first since I'm not a regular shopper of Pavilion KL. With that, I'll forever ditch Vietnam Kitchen!


28 days to usher the Year of Tiger, are you ready? Oh wait, Valentine's Day of Chinese New Year?

Phuket FantaSea

Phuket FantaSea, a nighttime fun-for-all entertainment complex that is definitely a "must see" for visitors to Phuket just like Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. I would say Phuket FantaSea has the same concept as Mines Wonderland Theme Park, theme park with carnival games, a shopping village, restaurant and the spectacular show. The only distinctive difference is Phuket FantaSea is giga times better than Mines Wonderland.




Honestly, the structure of Phuket FantaSea totally blew me away. The island is as large as Singapore and yet the whole place was marvelously done!







Carnival Village or the shopping paradise is rather huge but we did not have sufficient time to walk around except eyeing on products. But there were more to see beyond that... ie parades, craft demonstrations, street shows, live bands, elephant rides and much more!






The Golden Kinnaree Buffet Restaurant, is one of world's grandest and Asia's largest buffet restaurant which seats 4,000 people. The restaurant is located inside the mystical FantaSea complex with approximately 200 waiters and 6 bars that offers a range of delicious meals including Royal Thai dishes and international delicacies.































The marvelous cultural show, aptly titled Fantasy Of A Kingdom Show is the award-winning Las Vegas style production spectacle colorfully blending the beauty of Thai Culture with magical illusions, magic show, cultural dances, acrobatics (who performed from the ceilings above the audience), special effects (the bombs!), and grand finale featuring over 30 elephants (I kid you not, this theatre could fit in 30 elephants!). A totally thrilling and unforgettable theatrical experience I can guarantee! Obviously,what amused me was the animals from elephants to even chicken and birds (yes, they were all on stage running about!). I had already felt like I were in fantasy world!


Wait till you watch Fantasy of a Kingdom and you'll know what does this structure symbolize.







Overall, I quite like this place in many aspects, the professionalism, the atmosphere that brings you to fantasy world, great show, scrumptious food and not forgetting elephants although there were money grabbing opportunities. Like it or not, ticket sold at approximately THB1400 that includes buffet and show is definitely worthy.


Someone, please steal it back?

Gone and Past

Last year was the Year

of Auspicious wedding year..
I could flash my IC and enter casino legally ..
I had the one and only "grand" birthday bash in my life..
I traveled to New Zealand, Melbourne, Phuket and back to hometown, Malaysia..
I achieved great results which I'd never expected..
I received camera speedlight for birthday from Mr Dee and I couldn't stop flashing it at everyone. Beware when I call you! Muahaha
Mr Dee decided to travel to Sydney after much of annoying pester from me :P
I checked into new room and got to know a great and awesome housemate from Hong Kong. Dear Alice, how're you doing?
I had most cuisines of the year and hence my blog is slowly transforming that was from personal lifestyles to food blog :P
I became humble, gave the iPod touch to brother and stick to all-in-one iPhone. ps: it was dad's decision to give him, or else I would have sold it. Grrrrrrr!
I had the first sip of Guinness stout and it was good. Second glass was better and the third glass has proven its addictive!


Skybar was sumptously done, lavish, and luxurious which has what it takes in guarantee you an intoxicating, glorious and splendid view that you'd never forget. Accompanied by cool drinks, stimulating songs played by gorgeous DJ, and not forgetting a stone's throw away is the glow from the illuminated towering twin wonders of Petronas that is meant to be limelight.


A swimming pool is featured in the middle of Sky Bar. Watch out for those on high heels, make sure you don't fall into the pool, it's shallow my dear.






Long Island Tea




Tiga Ma Lat Lou















2009 was indeed my greatest and most exciting year so far. The combo of work, travel, studies, and events that I had done followed by the effort I'd put has yield a great satisfaction.I'm very much happy, bliss and fortunate for the results I got and 6 months of holiday in Malaysia. The year has gone and it's now past. Not looking back, but moving forward. It may be too late to reveal my new year resolution but better be late than never.

And so what's my new year resolution?

to graduate with flying colors! Check!

to travel as much as I could before leaving Sydney. If possible, it would be New Zealand and Christmas Island! Check!

save, save, and save till I get a ticket back home on June, if I could! Check!



Finally the weekend has come and I shall compensate all the sleep that were lost since Christmas day. With that, I bid you good night.