The Awana Restaurant

It is located at the 85 Sloane Avenue London SW3 3DX. This is a seductive Kensington restaurant that offers a full priced menu and a 50 percent discount off the total bill for customers who make table reserves online. It is one of the 5 best Malaysian restaurants in London for dining options. There is an exciting menu that mixes modern interpretations of traditional Malaysian food. This provides a large selection of meals whose ingredients are imported from Malaysia including;

Curries Soups Grills Stir-fries

With its decoration of dark wood and silk panels, Awana is the perfect place to have a dinner.

The Champor-Champor Restaurant

It is a Malaysian restaurant of choice while in London. It is located at the 62 Weston Street, London SE1 3QJ, behind the Guy’s Hospital. It is only three minutes’ walk from the London Bridge Station. One can recognize its exemplary service from the welcoming vibrant sights, tastes and whisky smells that takes you to another world. For the decoration it combines artworks from Asia that creates its exceptional and warm atmosphere. Many people choose to dine at Champor-Champor Restaurant because it offers;

· A friendly service which is efficient and modest

· It serves the village Malay roots which is a modern Malaysian food like no other

· Their food is accompanied by Smooth ion of Asian beers

· There is a list of wines that one can choose from 

To be sure, one will have an exceptional dining experience at the Champor-Champor Restaurant and is a must visit venue for people travelling to London. 

Apium Noodle Bar Restaurant

Located at the 50-52 Long Lane Smithfields London EC1A 9EJ, Apium Noodle Bar Restaurant is the ideal place for Malaysian City workers who would like to have their food at the best prices. It is the only Malaysian Restaurant that offers Malaysian food at a casual atmosphere. The restaurant provides a long list of Malaysian food and one can be spoiled for choices like;

Ramen noodles in soup Yellow noodles made from egg and flour Fried Vermicelli ,a variety of rice dishes

Apium Noodle Bar and Restaurant is a fabulous place for city dining.

Suka at Sanderson Restaurant

It is located at 50 Berners Street London W1T 3NG and has a modern menu that offers original explanations of genuine Malaysian food. There is food for everyone such as;

Seafood including the Lobster Wonton Mee and Lemongrass Sea Bass Meat course like Suka Sliced Steak and Beef Rendang .The Suckling Pig Penang for pork lovers The Tofu Clay pot and the Vegetable Lodeh for vegetarians

The environment here is good for one to dine in style. 

C and R Cafe and Restaurant 

It is located at the 4 Rupert Court, Soho, and Greater London, W1D 6DY. They offer efficient service with friendly staff for delicious genuine Malaysian food. It is one of the 5 best places to get Malaysian food in London like; Laska Nasi Lemak Stir-fry.

Tell me what you think, if you’re a current student in London or in the past, which was your favourite Malaysian food?

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Our group photo! Notable peeps from left

to right: Tian Chad, Cherlin, Pam Song, Nicholas Gay, myself, Anne Marie, Ren, Tan Yee Hou, Diese, Zoe, Jeffro, PinkPorkChop and Celine Yap. Thanks to Nuffnang for the tickets.

When we arrived, in all glamour (except for TanYeeHou)

Why he is called Nicholas Gay that sparked of a long series of comments on FB!

The white guys and the black ladies dressed to kill.

Kopi House later, with the camwhorer behind me.

And again.

And again.

Sien la always this Zoeyve popping up everywhere

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These are the top 10 along with some stats back in 2007 from Sabahan.com *click to enlarge*

The last time I done a search on this for various purposes, the only source out there that seemed reliable was found at Sabahan’s blog, which talks about the top 50 most influential blogs in Malaysia (2007). Apart from that, this is the first time a realistic effort is being done to create a dynamic ranking system in which those who are interested can improve their ranks, for whatever their reasons, all thanks to Adi.

Let’s view our current top 10 in the Malaysian blogosphere, shall we?

1. Hong Kiat — Design & Tech
2. Kenny Sia — Lifestyle
3. Paul Tan — Automotive
4. Raymond.CC — Tech
5. Anwar Ibrahim — Politics
6. Lim Kit Siang — Politics
7. Hemmy.net — Mixed
8. Jeff Ooi — Politics
9. LiewCF — Tech & Lifestyle
10. Cheeserland.com — Lifestyle

So what do you think then? The categories are not labeled in Adi’s system but I do think it’ll be an interesting addition to it, so that we can also filter the list by categories if we want to, to shortlist the top 10 for example by category. Adi, possible? If so how can we help?

One thing comes to mind after reading one of LiewCF’s commentator at his post, who said that some of these blogs are rubbish and that they gain traffic through linking their site at “blog communities” and such. I totally disagree on that, because if that were the case there will be many rubbish blogs who will have high traffic, simply by posting their URLs in every place they can find, including blogs, forums and community sites. However from the top 10 list, some of which I know personally, it is very apparent that each of them have their unique styles and content based on the category they are listed in, which is why they truly deserve to be top 10.

With a 5 digit feedburner figure, I don’t think it leaves much room for doubt *click to enlarge*

Of course sometimes we won’t know who they are, for instance, a friend of mine asked who the heck is Hong Kiat and why is he so popiuler. Geeks will all know of his site (which honestly, do make up most of the online population in Malaysia lol) because of the tips and tricks he writes, especially on WordPress-related issues (I go to his site for wordpress theme suggestions), but others who does not have interest in these things will not know of him. Maybe the commentator thinks of these as rubbish, because it does not relate to him or her, at least that’s what I think.

Cheesie herself has more than 1000 subcribers… so how many hits does she have daily? *click to enlarge*

After taking a look at the list, I pleasantly noted a few familiar names like my ex-wife Suanie (57), Timothy(19), FriedBeef (24), KY (20) and ST (22) just to name a few and well, they really deserve to be there. Of course Cheesie, Kenny and PaulTan are obviously doing quite well with what they do to be at the Top 10. As for the politicians, their names alone are enough to send shivers down your spine, so it’s no surprise we see them there.

But what about others such as Quaintly.net or FourFeetNine, Suet Li’s’ or even NicoleKiss? I know they are all lifestyle bloggers (and pretty to boot) but I’m betting their hits should be somewhere at the Top 100, so why the missing links? It’ll be interesting as more blogs get inserted into the system for review, as Adi would probably be getting many requests as he’d mentioned in his post. Who knows what it might come up with?

In any case, like I said this post was supposed to be for the I’m a Standout in Life event, but somehow or rather I got sidetracked and did this instead. Anyhoo, if you guys are going, and if I did receive invites (any offers?) I’ll see you there. If not, there’s always Terminator Salvation tomorrow *grins*

Lastly, if you guys have any thoughts on this, do let me know. Maybe I’ll pass this on to Julian Hopkins for his research, this seems like a useful tool for him. Once again check it out here and see if you are listed in the top 100 blogs in Malaysia! http://www.riceblogger.com/top-100-malaysian-blogs/

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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.

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.

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!

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 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.

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.

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.

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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