Friday 28 December 2012

Pearls are for aunties? Think again!

Just a short post on what I would wear on a dinner night out with my family. One of my favourite color besides nude color would have to be dusty pink. I just love how this color makes you look feminine with a vintage touch.

Dusty pink chiffon top with pearl details from Spicy Mama,black tights , Oxford shoes,bag from Charles&keith

Put on oxford shoes for that extra vintage feel. You don't have to put on any necklace for this top as the pearls on the top highlights this look to give it a elegant finish.

close up of the top :)


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Thursday 27 December 2012

Comfy X Lazy

When you're up and about hunting for authentic Penang food, it's kind of hard to dress up nicely as there is no aircond in coffee shops. I would go with the comfy & lazy style for times like this. Back to basics with something simple yet neat perhaps?

Plain white T, Beige button up skirt from Cotton On, Pearl sandals from India , Bag from Taiwan.


took a picture with the wall painting at the car park :)

trying to pose artistically with the background.
epic fail
*ignore my frizzy hair

Colors of Life
Results of my hunt : Penang Laksa!
Have been craving for it for a long time. Sorry I forgot to take a photo of cendol & ice-kacang.The mouth was faster than the camera... 
More updates soon. Stay tuned!


Event Dinner

This is an outdated post about my event dinner. Just a short outfit post of what I wore that night. Dress code color for the night was red,black or white. I decided to go for red as I guess I'm into colors and red would definitely stand out compared to black and white.


outfit of the night




Red Toga top from Prangin Mall, Bodycon skirt from Cotton On, Black wedges from Charles&Keith, Bag from Dorothy Perkins.




Just a simple hair-do for that night. Braided my hair across and curled it at the bottom.

Lastly, cheers to my dear readers :)





Saturday 8 December 2012

Sushi Tei

This post is gonna be full of photos that will make you drool. So as promised, this blogpost will be about one of my favorite food and the place I usually go to settle my cravings in Penang. My current favorite Japanese restaurant in Penang goes to.... *drum rolls --> SUSHI TEI!!!! 
why? Cause they have excellent service, the food is good and price is reasonable. They used to have this RM8 add-ons for side dishes  which consist of 3 thick slices of salmon sashimi and a plate of sushi whenever you order one main dish. But sadly this promotion is not available anymore. Hope they have better promotional sets soon. ok,let the food pictures talk to you now!

Let's start with Sushi~
Ebi mentai
 This is basically mentaiko on prawns. Yes, I'm a big fan of mentaiko!!! If you haven't tried out mentaiko before I guess it's time you do cause one mouth of it and you will never wanna go back to days without mentaiko.

Tamago mentaiko
 Japanese omelette sushi with mentaiko on top again. 

Kaki Mentai Sushi
 gotta say this is the BOMB!!! fresh raw oysters with mentaiko on top! One bite on the oyster and it's juice burst into your mouth blending with the creamy mentaiko. It's a mouthful with creamy & rich flavors bursting in your mouth!!! This is a must try for all seafood lovers like me.


more  salmon sushis and crunchy egg roes sushi

Salmon sashimi

Chawanmushi

 Then we move on to Japanese Hot Pot dishes also known as Nabemono.
Kami Nabe with beef slices
 This is the Japanese version of steamboat. The difference is the soup is on paper. This dish is more bland tasting with the sweetness of different vegetables. But the whole thing tastes YUMS when you start cooking the beef slices inside. Make sure you don't over cook your beef slices.

When it comes to Japanese selection of noodles, I somehow always prefer Udon over Ramen. So here comes the Udon series. One of my favorite things about Sushi Tei is that you can always opt to change your noodle selection and add more soup for your noodles for free.

Ebi Tempura Udon

Japanese Mushroom Udon
 Don't be fooled by the looks of this simple mini-sized-cute-fairytale-alike mushrooms! This dish might look simple with just mushrooms but the soup is just oh-so YUMMY!!! I've tried looking for these mushrooms in our local market but to no avail. :( I think it's imported. I always request for more soup whenever I order this!

Spicy Seafood Udon
 This is also super YUMS for seafood lovers! There is Japanese scallop, prawns and squids inside. It is mildly spicy with the sweetness of all the seafood.

Lastly, Gohan which is Nasi to us Malaysians! Asians must have their rice right??? No rice = No energy. Agree??? Put your hands up all rice people~
Sashimi Rice bowl
 All sashimi lovers should be drooling over this picture. This bowl of rice is packed with salmon slices and big fish roes. Imagine many bits of fish roe oil bursting in your mouth!

Unagi Rice Box






For all Unagi lovers it is a must have! Rice topped with many many many slices of Unagi.


Ending this post with a collage picture of all the yummies. Till then, sayonara.
Yummy Collage

Monday 19 November 2012

Feasting by the Lake ---- Waterview Restaurant

Waterview Restaurant is located at Danok, Thailand. The special thing about this restaurant is that it's environment is very relaxing and cozy & you can eat beside a huge lake. They serve mostly seafood at a reasonable price for such an environment because usually places like this would cost you a bomb. You can take a Tut Tut from Danok to waterview which is a 10 minutes ride and cost around RM5 per person. For a trip back to Danok in a comfy huge van after your dinner there is only Rm3 and is provided by the restaurant itself. The food though was a little disappointing in terms of taste. But I think it's a good experience to dine beside the beautiful lake. Oh,and one more special thing about dining here is they actually cook your food at the other end of the lake so that your hair and clothes wouldn't stink with the smell of cooking. and your food is sent over by a boat. So you actually get your food 'imported' to you across the lake.


Steamed lime Siakap Fish
 This was the best dish of the night but it was a little too spicy for all of us. Charcoal is used to keep
to keep the fish warm while we eat.This fish is quite appetizing.
stir fried golden mushroom


 This one was quite normal. Nothing special and you can get it at any other shops in Danok.

Big head prawns in spicy fresh milk egg



 This was really not our type of taste. It was spicy curry cooked with fresh milk. The creaminess of the milk didn't taste good with the curry and the steam egg in it made it taste worst. But the prawns was yummy. If you enjoy sucking prawns head you would love the prawns but I'm not quite sure about the way of cooking in this dish.

Yellow Curry Crabs


 Yellow curry was ok only. But the crab was not super big. This one is just 'meh' .

Stewed Pork Leg
 The pork legs though was just so-so cause I've tasted better ones in other places in Thailand.

 The cozy environment with lots of plants. The whole place is built on wood so it gives you that chilling- with- nature kind of feel. The place is also decorated with little lanterns all over for that romantic atmosphere.


BFFs in purple unintentionally!

Night view
 The black piece reflecting the lights is the lake!I reckon it's a little scary at night when you dine too near the water because the lake was really full as in the water looks like it's almost gonna flood up! Those huge light above the water are huts exactly on top of the lake.Yeap, we dined in one of the huts.
Never say no to panda!
You can take pictures with this gigantic panda right outside Waterview. There are two of them and their butts are HUGE.

Oh, check out 'Never say no to panda' commercial on youtube! Adios people! <3

Friday 16 November 2012

Alladin pants


What are alladin pants??? Well they are pants that are baggy at the bottom part. That's Alladin pants!
They are super comfy compared to the normal skinny jeans or long pants most people usually wear. But make sure you style it properly or people might mistake your artistic Alladin pants for a pyjamas.


Knitted blue vest from Thai street market, Black tank top , Alladin floral pants from Spicy Mama, mini straw bag from Gurney's weekend market, Black Sandals with gold element from Vincci.


Comfy yet hipster-ish....yup,you're ready for a meet up sessions with your girlfriends or just grabbing lunch/brunch on a random afternoon. 



Missing this round and fluffy + super soft penguin at Lovely Lace. So cuddle-proof! <3

Italinnies

Just a short post about Italiannies. Managed to try it out the other day at Gurney Paragon. Had a super late lunch at around 3:30pm or 4pm..you can call it tea time i guess. The service though did not met my expectation. Maybe because no one was dining in at that time except my table. But that shouldn't be an excuse right? We customers pay for service tax.Waited quite long for our food to be served. Anyway the food was quite alright and the price was just the usual price that most Italian restaurants set. Maybe some might find it reasonable as most of the dishes on the menu was meant for sharing but I could finish a whole plate myself.hahaha....don't be deceived by my small frame

Creamy Alfredo with asparagus and prawns

 This is quite yummy as it is creamy and both asparagus and prawns are my favourite. I must say this combination is delicious!
Chicken Lasagna
This one was super cheesy as there is cheese in every layer. I love cheese but this was a little too much of cheese causing difficulties in finishing it. Asians will understand what I mean.haha. Too much of cheese makes you go yuck and you can't finish it.  ><

Might pay a visit again in future but the choices on their menu is quite limited. Hope they add more choices in future. :)

Full tank within budget

One of the things that I dislike most other than having to pay for pricey yet distasteful food is places that serves in small portions.we get that a lot in Penang hawkers. Obviously I'm not a big fan of fine dining. I mean if you gonna make delicious food then why not make it into a generous portion so that the significant function of food can be fulfilled? What's the point paying money for food when you're gonna end up with a growling stomach? So today, I'm gonna share with you guys a place which serves Japanese food that will fill you to the brim (even for big eaters like me) with a reasonable price. 
Japin is available at both Queensbay and 1st Avenue. They serve mainly rice and noodles dishes. They don't serve sushi though cause their specialty is in set meals. I would say their food are not bad and my favorite would be their roasted pork slice. You can give it a try if you ever visit Japin. :)
 
 
My usual set meal



















I usually order this set meal which consist of a spicy ramen and minced pork rice as I can have both noodles and rice. Don't need to fuss over which one to choose as you can have both in a set. This is quite heavy and the portion is just nice for me. Salad,drinks and watermelon are included in each set meal.
my iced green tea
      You can choose either lime juice or green tea as your drink.
spicy ramen


                   Spicy ramen comes with the juicy roasted pork slice.
minced pork rice

Udon with Onsen egg set
The udon set was just so-so to me cause i still prefer my favourite set.But the Onsen egg was yums. You can literally slurp the egg.

The service there is not bad and the food there has never disappointed me so far.
Will blog about my favourite Japanese restaurant soon. Stay tuned!




Thursday 15 November 2012

Seasons in the Sun

This is gonna be a photo-packed post! Did a simple photoshoot yesterday. Dressed in a simple white lace dress and floral boots to add cuteness into the whole look. These are some of my favorite shots from yesterday. Keep your eyes open & enjoy!

guess what? Christmas is in a month's time!

007 Lollipop style

hey there!



Bubbly bubbles

Love the natural effect of the sun beaming in this pic.



current profile pic :)


miss sunshine



Behind the scenes.....
miss papaya giving me the bubble effect




us!

I think we can send this photo for some friendship pic contest.Sure win!

checking checking       

color my life & I will color your's <3
signing off  now. XOXO