A day in Skybar

offtopic:

So I’ve been reading theStar lately, and I noticed I’ve been more absorbed lately by its articles. More freedom in speech? More (if not a little more) unbiased comments on “sensitive” situations?

It’s a clear “yes” for both. Yes, even I can be a “yes man” from time to time 😛

I guess we’re now in a situation where “change” seems to be predominant, and I really think this is the time to take advantage of, if you really want to make a difference into the lives of the Malaysians. When we ran the first Malaysian Student Leaders Summit last year, along with our Projek Amanat Negara series, we’d never thought our country would come this far by then, making our topics of discussion highly relevant.

But it did.

So what is going to happen from now on? Let’s see, Tun Dr Mahathir has got his own blog now, the Royalties have decided to come out of their usual silent stance in the world of Malaysian politics, popular lifestyle bloggers have began (if they haven’t already) to lend their support spreading all kinds of awareness bar the fear from ministers within the country, more and more corrupt judicial issues being ironed out, the list goes on and on, and yet, you and I can only speculate on what’s next on this “changes” list, presumably arriving sooner than we think. Popcorn, anyone?

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Okay that was one off-topic intro lol. Lesse here, a friend of my friend came down from London with his father, and we were tasked to show them the nightlife here in the the land of Mud (KL la doods) and so we brought them to KLCC’s Thai restaurant, forgot the name lol.

Friend

Handome or not?

Father

Lagi handsome lolol

KLCC

The picture above is my pride and joy while we took them to Skybar, after our scrumptious and zesty dinner, review coming up 😛

Skybar wasn’t that impressive, I thought better of Lunar Bar. I guess it’s mostly due to the humidity level plus the unbearable hotness. I’m just made for air con la. lol.

Friend

Sure didn’t stop him from having fun 😛 Oh and this is the first time I came up with this new photo-taking technique, by synching someone’s flash by the side to the time I take the shot! Nice?

Melvin

Another attempt. But fail tho. Must be the model la haha.

Skybar

I must admit the design’s pretty cool tho. And if you DO get that seat outlooking KLCC, the experience is a one-time must! It’s not the first time I’ve been here, but neither it is going to be the last because we of the Catalyst, Imperial Alumni may be organising an event here 🙂

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The Malaysian Dreamgirls 2008

So, here’s yet another MDG post in the world wide web, Malaysian style. I suppose one thing good that came out of this is, of course, exposure for the girls. Despite all that has happened, the drama, the bitching, the pretentiousness of it all from the start till the end, MDG has however managed to pull something out of nothing. Entertainment was provided, gossip topics widespread and most importantly, it shows how bloggers can gather such powerful attention from the “real world” just by doing what they do best: updating their friends on current matter.

MDG

It was even recognized in the Malaysian Book of Guinness Records as the first online reality show and this will not only benefit the event, but all companies and contestants involved. In other words, participating in such a series CAN come to a lot of indirect benefits, depending on whether you like to view a glass of water half full, or half empty.

Grooup3

This is why I feel irregardless of who emerged as the top winners in MDG, eventually if the girls know where to go from here, it can really take them far. Don’t regret, always look forward and seek for opportunities that may or may not come looking for you!

Top 3

The finalists, whereby Hanis got second runner-up, Adeline as runner-up and Cindy crowned as the first Malaysian Dreamgirl, which is a controversial decision arised from an apparent flaw in SMS voting.

Ringo start

Ringo aka Cheesie of Cheeserland.com was one of the contestants who came out, to me, as an eventual winner. Seeing her being confident in the opening dance (video will be loaded soon) shows how she took the bitter pills out of her experience in MDG, and already looking forward to do more exciting things as mentioned in her blog.

Group2

Her smiling face says it all; life is how you want to make it to be. Be ashamed of things that you do and you’ll most probably end up being afraid to do things that you want to do but afraid of how the public perspective on it. Be proud of the things that you do and undertake, and you’ll most likely go far and take along with you your passion for life. My style? Happiness for others comes first, happiness for myself will eventually appear from nowhere. What comes around goes around can also be seen in a good way, not necessarily always the other.

Ringo

I once asked somebody, why do some unique persons have an aura about them that if anything happens around them, it will be noticed by people around you, for the good or the bad? Her reply was, it’s the response that these unique persons give. It’s not about being attention-seeking (though there are those who are) but about their unique ways on viewing the matter. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason why sometimes you can’t help but to notice someone from a huge pile of humans. An outstanding persona, someone that exudes something that is missing from others. I’ve always thought the first impression is one of the most important impression in one’s life.

Walkway

The journey for one’s path down the aisle then, can be viewed in many ways. Go with the flow, and you’ll most probably end up living a mediocre, but safe life. Go against the flow, and you may be pushed and tossed around, eventually ending up being dropped from the aisle to one side. Play smart, use the flow to your advantage, go against it when it is suitable. The game of life is always an exciting one, never lose sight of it, and if you do, all that is needed is to find it again.

So all of you, every single one of you girls, heed my advice, heed my words. The same goes to everyone who may stumble onto this page, friends, foe (which I hopefully have none) and guests. I’m no hypocrite, I write all these with real meanings. You’ve seen my views on each point I try to make, and this is how I’ve been living my life. I have no regrets, not a single one. Hard to believe? Get to know me then 🙂

Every path is taken with all responsibilities due, every success taken into account to drive me forward, and every loss is a lesson learned to understand the less fortunate among us, including ourselves, to make us a better person for those who are important around us, and most importantly, for our own selves.

View more photos taken at 1 Utama on the Malaysian Dreamgirl Finale here!

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The Fu Chuk Mystery

So we went to dinner last night, and decided to try out this amazing place called Yeun’s Steamboat. Why is it amazing? Let’s see, how can I put this as straightforward as possible to you…

Now, I normally HATE putting blurred pictures in my blog, but for the sake of explaining to you what I want to explain, I will let it pass this time. Take a look at the picture below; what do you see?

Can you see the crowd of people standing outside the restaurant? No, they aren’t there to group up for a gang fight la! Seriously, these guys are waiting outside for their table…

Now can you guess what was our number when we got to the waiting list?

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Come on, take a wild guess, take a look at the picture clearly again.

30? Nay… 40? Nope….   We were number 64 in the waiting list, like WTH right?! Luckily we were just three hor, so we managed to get in after half an hour or so nia (actually thanks to our girl who sort of hounded the man in charge lol) So we were told to go to second floor, and this is the scene that greeted us.

Uh huh. That’s just one floor. Look at the number of tables, look at the ceiling; the amount of ventilators there is crazy! Now imagine the same scenario like this, for another 3 floors!! (There’s even a lift that takes you to each floor ok!)

Everywhere people are eating and talking and having their steamboat fresh from the table. Funnily enough it doesn’t seem to run out. The ingredients, that is. Me and our girl were new to this place, so we wondered where could all the food come from? That’s when we noticed this.

And this.

And this.

It’s a FREAKING BUFFET!!! LIke, where else can you find STEAMBOAT BUFFET LA! Free flowing fresh seafood and meat, loads of different kinds of balls, vegetables, noodles, you name it they have it! The scene was amazing, and imagine, the same kind of layout on every single freaking floor. My mouth cannot close la. It was just too damn amazing.

Now leh, you’d think we’ll try to eat our money’s worth since we’re it’s buffet style right? I mean, which Malaysian in their right mind will NOT pass up the chance to make a restaurant bankrupt for giving them a chance at being so kaisu that they’ll turn into greedy bastards eating everything in sight, just to make up for the money lost? NO ONE I TELL YOU! So hor, look at our dishes below and tell us what’s wrong with it.

Hmm. Fu chuk. and mushrooms. okay.

Hmm. ok la got sausage, and seaweed (makes the broth sweeter!). BUT wth, more fu chuk?!

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF MONSTER EATS FU CHUK BUT NOTHING ELSE WOR!?

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Oh yes la. Should have known right? The infamous duo: Timothy Tiah and Wong Wen Qi. For those who don’t know, this Tim is also known as the F*cking Fu Chuk Eater (FFCE) back in his Lengmou days, hence you only have to add one to one to get two. Okay la, credits to Wen Qi aka Samantha because we did want to add in the seafood leh, you know how many $$$ go down the drain or not, since seafood IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE INGREDIENTS in the selection?! Unfortunately, we had too much to handle, and Mr. Tiah does not eat seafood one. At ALL. My stomach also not as big as it once was I guess. pfft. You go take a look at the steamboat bowl, can you count the number of fu chuk floating on top or not? lol…

Anyway, so there you go. Yuen’s Steamboat, located opposite Sunway Pyramid– over the other side of the highway, is the place to go for biiiig gatherings because you really get to eat how much you want. Buffet-style Steamboat. Of course you’ll be penalized for waste of food la, but that’s a given. The price? For the three of us with a few round of drinks, it went up to 60+. That’s like 20+ for each of us, VERY DECENT!!!

Would love to go again la one day. But maybe, this time hor, we leave this Ewe Tiam out of the equation. Like come on la, SO MANY FU CHUK CAN DIE ONE OKAY?! Sigh lol.

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Stall Food Series 2: Soon Fatt

Ever tried Soon Fatt’s all-famous Roast Duck located at Pudu, KL? Look no further, just oogle at the pic below:

So, what do you think? Looks kinda amazing right? See again, and notice that it’s actually Roast Goose! A little too big for a duck, no? When we arrive there at 1.00pm, their ducks were all sold out. Yes, it’s THAT famous, and you’ve got to book in advance to secure a duck, through its jovial owner Micheal Chu.

 Yet another popular dish is the Char Siew aka Roast Pork. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, it’s flavourful burst of bbq sweetness goes really well with…

 

 Their rice. I know, it’s just rice, but it really tasted so good! Probably more of ajinomoto goodness 😛

Many thanks to my seniors for taking me around tasting all kinds of famous stall foods during our lunch break. I guess there are many more to come!

The Soon Fatt Beijing Roasted Duck stall is located on Jalan Pasar, opposite the Pusat Makanan Peng Hwa which is right beside Hong Leong Bank.

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