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Taking on the Bcard!

2012-02-13T17:23:00.003+08:00

Now you may be thinking, Whats the Bcard? What does it do?

Basically the Bcard is Malaysia's premier lifestyle and brand focused loyalty program card. It enables you to collect points during transactions & redeem the accumulated points for vouchers & products that you want.

The Bcard can be used at outlets such as:

The great benefits of the Bcard are such as:

- There are no annual fees to it

- Points can be collected at participating merchants

- Points can be redeemed at over 250 outlets

- Points only expire 36 months after transaction

I was given the chance of using the Bcard to show how simple it is to redeem & pay with the Bcard. As for my merchant of choice, I headed down to Starbucks to grab a nice mocha frap on a hot sunny day

One does not simply walk into Starbucks without a Bcard!

so what you want to do is:

Pass your Bcard to the cashier, tell them that you want to REDEEM your points, and start ordering!

The cashier will then pass to you the Bcard transaction machine for you to ENTER YOUR 6 DIGIT PIN

Once you've entered your pin number, The transaction is now complete & the receipts are printed. You're just required to sign the transaction slip for the merchant like a credit card

Bcard statement showing the redemption of points

and last but not least:

Enjoy the cold mocha frap!

So what are you waiting for? don't lose out on the benefits that the Bcard has to offer. Register yourselves at www.bcard.com.my

Watami Pavilion Food Review

2012-02-12T04:40:00.000+08:00

Watami is a casual dining Japanese restaurant located at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur with its fusion of the traditional Japanese cuisine & modern Japanese cuisine. Courtesy of Watami & Annie, I was able to attend the food review for its dinner sets. The Dinner set that we ordered was a dinner set for 4 which comprised of a lot of food and is priced at RM200.

The ambience in the restaurant is very cozy and comfortable with light Japanese Music playing. The restaurant is also targeting families to come to dine in by offering some fusions such as Onion Rings & bite size food for children.

As for the night, Lets head to the photos of the food:

The bloggers, Benjamin, Annie, Myself & Qian

The Menu

Dinner Sets

Ala Carte

For the drinks, We had 4 different fusions of Lime Mixed drinks.

Personal opinion: The one with Coca-cola taste the best for me

As for starters, Its the teriyaki chicken salad!

Personal opinion: Its a superb mix and its really tasty as Watami produces their own sesame dressing. The texture of the dressing is thick and its flavour is tremendous!

Mixed Shashimi.

Personal opinion: Its served cold at the right temperature & in thick cuts.

Wafu Hitokuchi Steak.

Personal opinion: Its tasty & cooked till medium well which makes it not chewy and still juicy

Tempura Moriawase. Deep fried prawns & vegetables in tempura batter.

Personal opinion: The Tempura was crispy & tastes well

Wafu Pizza.

Personal opinion: its one of the best pizza's I've tasted in my life. Rich in flavour with a thin crust. Just how I like it. Give it a try!

Tokusan Sushi Moriawase. A mixture of sushi such as salmon, tuna, eggs and more.

Personal opinion: Sushi is fresh but the rice was squeezed too tight together

Gyuniku Sukiyaki Nabe. A hot pot prepared in front of your eyes.

Personal opinion: a little too salty for normal people. As for me I love the salt!

A plate of Udon to go with the Gyuniku Sukiyaki Nabe.

Personal opinion: Its texture is soft enough and goes very well with the Gyuniku Sukiyaki Nabe

Tokyo Gyudon. Beef Rice Bowl with Hot Spring Egg.

Personal opinion: Its flavourful and the dish compliments the flavours of others

Dessert, 4 flavours of Ice Cream, Vanilla, Chocolate, Matcha (Green Tea) & Coma (Sesame)

Personal opinion: The chocolate flavour was the richest, Green Tea 2nd while the Vanilla was not rich enough and Sesame didn't quite fit my liking.

Pretty much that's what you get for RM200. Personally, Its satisfying and its worth a try! So, why don't just visit Watami & grab a dinner set? its worth it & also you could get other ala carte orders to fit your likings!

As for the last pic, Its a camwhore shot with Jackie

So hurry down to Watami & try out the food offered for you!

Once again, Thanks Watami for having me over for the food review =)

Check em out at:

Watami Malaysia @ Pavilion KL
C4.04.00, Level 4, Pavilion KL Shopping Mall,
168, Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
T: +603-2141 6671

Watami Malaysia @ 1 Utama
1st Floor, Rainforest, 1 Utama Shopping Centre,
1 Lebuh Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
T: +603-7727 1399\

A hike to Broga Hill

2012-02-10T06:31:00.000+08:00

Random much, Some of my high school mates with some other friends gathered to go for a hike. A hike to Broga Hill. its a 1.7km hike up and basically its all mud, rocks, sand and just a trail to lead us up. It was really awesome as We haven't done something like this in a long time and practically, It was a great trip to have everyone to watch the sunrise.

Aiming to see the sunrise, We took a 40 minute drive to the foot of Broga Hill. At about 5am, We started hiking up the hill. Everyone was carrying light but as for me, Had a bag full of camera gear and a tripod. Practically sweating the hell up this trip

It took us about 20 minutes to reach the first peak where some of the girls were practically exhausted from hiking up. After taking a short break, only a handful of us still had the will to go on to the next peak. After battling the terrain for another 20 minutes, we finally reached the 2nd peak.

Since it was a public holiday, There were plenty of people climbing up to the 3rd peak. as we saw the crowd, our hearts shrank as practically we will never get a good spot of viewing the sunrise from the 3rd peak. We settled down at the 2nd peak and just waited for the sun to rise.

Lets just let the pictures describe the rest:

The View at 6 am

Since it was dark, We started doing random things with our torch lights

After waiting till about 6.50 am, The sun was finally starting to rise and the skies were getting brighter by the minute

The skies are blue!

A group picture of the survivors to the 2nd peak

A gif image every 2 minutes

And finally the sun rose!

Beautiful!

Another Group picture at the 2nd peak

As our quest of seeing the sunrise has came true, We headed down to the 1st peak to meet up with the other group and hike down for awesome coconuts & drinks

The hike down

The views:

as we met the other group, we had our laughs, shared our photos & got a few more group pictures

the group picture

A camwhore moment

It was an amazing day of bonding and hiking. Wont miss it for the world if there'll be a 2nd time!

Note to self: NEVER GO ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY LOL

Georgia On My Mind

2012-02-02T01:59:00.002+08:00

this is just beautiful =D Watch it

Chinese New Year Bloggers Lou Sang!

2012-01-26T06:45:00.002+08:00

The year of the Dragon has came by where everyone is wishing each other prosperity, luck and health. Bloggers as we are love to gather, celebrate and enjoy the fellowship during such joyous events. A group of approximately 40 bloggers gathered at Uncle Prawn, Sunway Giza to commence the New Year with the "Yee Sang" which brings more prosperity to the people who do it

The night went on with the "Yee Sang" with a scrumptious dinner of Chinese Delicacies. Lets just head to the pictures of the night

Carmen who invited me for the event

Jiayeen & Yeeing

Genee & I

A camwhore moment

Bloggers doing their thing

Yeeing & I

Simon, Chutipond, Genee, Yeeing, Ryan & I

The "Yee Sang"

Henry with the Salmon slices

Lou ah Lou ah!

Carmen, Yeeing & Henry

Yeeing, Carmen & I

The Sang Har Mee for the night

and last but not least:

The final Group picture

Whats up next for em bloggers? Valentines Day Pool Party!

Family is Forever, Happy Chinese New Year!

2012-01-20T19:21:00.000+08:00

Found this video shared by a friend, and it really touched me.

take a few minutes and watch it:

You can see how much a fathers love is for a son, Do you love & appreciate your family?

Happy Chinese New Year Guys!

Simple Plan Concert

2012-01-17T02:43:00.002+08:00

Simple Plan has landed at Kuala Lumpur for the concert which was held at KL Live Centre.

Courtesy of Hot Magazine, I received a pair of rockzone tickets which cost RM258 each! As lucky as I am to receive those tickets, I invited along Eileen who is also a fan like me to enjoy the night!

It was a great concert even though it was held in a small venue. Few things that i loved about the night,

1. They played the old songs from "No Pads. No Helmets. Just balls" which I grew up with
2. It was 1 1/2 hours of pure Simple Plan
3. The night was accompanied with Guinness Drafts
4. It was a smoke free venue!
5. It'l be told later =D

Lets just get to a few photos & videos taken that night

Eileen and I

Simple Plan Rocking the stage

When I'm Gone

Addicted

Well as for the end of the night and the 5th most awesome part of the night:

I managed to get one of Chuck's Autographed Drumsticks =D

All I can say is, Thank you Hot Magazine for giving me those tickets! It was an awesome night indeed!

Photos & Videos taken using Canon Ixus 85IS

Overtime's Chinese New Year Specials!

2012-01-13T05:07:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year is around the corner, Every restaurant is trying its best to accommodate to the wants and demands of the people. And well, Overtime is not left out in this and has a great menu to do with it!!

Overtime has launched its Chinese New Year Menu where things will be put in different perspectives! Being as awesome Jaclyn is, She invited me for the food review of Overtime which was held at Overtime Kepong. I brought together Eileen to just check out whats in store for us this Chinese New Year

Overtime has now launched its combination of 2 litre barrels which is named as FOK (Starker Lager) + LOK (Starker Aromatic) + SAU (Starker Dunkel) with Lou Sang & Ang Pao Packets for RM333 Nett.

Its a pretty good deal as normally, a 5 litre will cost RM300 for Aromatic/Lager or RM350 for a Dunkel. So with this promotion, You'll be able to get 2 litres of Each flavor at only RM333.

As for the review, The food that was prepared for us were such as:

(photos courtesy of Ms Yeeing as I arrived late and the presentation was all messed up)

Siew Yiuk.

Some kinda rolls. It taste quite flavourful

Chicken drumsticks

Sotong

Fried Chicken Cutlets

The night went on with basically Starker, Starker and more Starker!! And of course with the prosperity Gods coming in with the Lou Sang

Overtime Employees fixing up the barrels for us

Eileen and I

Yeeing, Ryan, Shii Teck & Date

A glass of Starker

The Lou Sang

HUAT AHH!!!

and last but not least, The group picture of the bloggers & Prosperity Gods:

So if you are looking up for a place this Chinese New Year, Why not give a try to your Overtime Outlets near you? Definitely it'll be the kick you needed for this Chinese New Year

So all I am going to say is: HUAT AHHH!!!

and a very HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

*Pictures taken using Samsung NX200

Hennessy NYX Launch!

2012-01-09T12:00:00.000+08:00

Hennessy Malaysia has finally launched the Hennessy NYX which is a limited edition Hennessy Bottle. Its themed to be ultraviolet where it illuminates the night! With its slogan:

I have dreams that I dare to pursue

I have friends that I like to treat

I always seek new emotions

I have Privileges that I feel like sharing

The Hennessy NYX bottle encapsulates the symbol of roundness and sophistication with the aromas of clove, vanilla and cinnamon joined by delicate roasted notes resulting from cognac maturation in oak barrels. It creates a balance of strength and smoothness with a striking persistent finish.

As for the launching of the Bottle, It was an invite-only event where 100 Facebook contest winners, media, press & Vip were able to indulge in the excitement of the night.

Courtesy of Echosphere & Facebook, I was given 3 VIP invites & 4 normal invites to it. And who else could I think of bringing to the event then my best classmates? So I brought together Chung, Eunice, Patrick, Wei Ling, Mervyn & Eunice to it

We headed over to the east atrium of Mid Valley where the Hennessy NYX concept space was at. Registered and played the games over there to stand a chance of winning the Hennessy NYX 3 Litre bottle. We were given gloves which indicates that we were the guest for the event

Customers checking out the bottles

The Hennessy NYX bottle

Our gloves

Hennessy NYX girls! wootz!

Isaac taking a go at one the Hennessy iPad Challenge

after chilling at the Hennessy NYX concept space, The Hennessy NYX girls directed us to a secret location where the party was going to be held. As we kept on walking, We finally knew where it was and it was Vertigo Club, The Gardens

We headed into the club, and one thing that made me very happy is that I had my own personal table, and also a bottle of Hennessy NYX to be shared with the rest.

The night featured dance performances and also spinning on the decks by DJ Blink. of course not forgetting the awesome Hennessy Drinks all night long!

Lets get to the pictures of the night

Chung, Patrick, Mervyn, Eunice, Wei Ling, Eunice & Myself

The resident DJ spinning

At the Vip Area

Jackie, Ryan, Jieyi, Ken & Myself

Some Group pictures

Jieyi

Simon, Jackie, Jieyi, Ken & Myself

As the night began to start, There was a dance performance in a Tron like costume, the Emcee came out and DJ Blink started spinning on the decks!

The Dance performance

The Emcee introducing the Hennessy NYX

The Hennessy NYX revealed!

DJ blink taking over the decks

The party getting started!

One of the dancers on the podiums

As the crowd went wild, the night continued with endless camwhoring, dancing and drinking!

a group picture

Genee & Chutipond

Eunice, Wei ling

Naomi, Yimei

Chen Jie, Samantha

Vicky, Vivian

Justin, Tiffany

Ken, Jieyi

Simon & date, Samantha & Joshua

May & Justin, Eunice & Patrick

Tiffany &date, Audrey & Yi Ching

Sky & Carmen, Simon & Jessy

As awesome as the night was, it still had to come to an end but well, it was way worth it!

As for you guys who missed out the party, Remember to get yourselves a limited edition Hennessy NYX bottle at Mid Valley!

The Samsung NX200

2012-01-08T00:53:00.001+08:00

I've been given the chance to try out the new Samsung NX200 which is the 5th edition to the Samsung NX series. The Samsung NX200 camera is a great edition to the Samsung NX series as it has upgraded a lot in terms such as it has:

- its body frame is sturdy as it is made up of Magnesium Alloy & Plastic
- high megapixels at 20.3 MP APS-C Cmos sensor
- shutter is up to 7 frames per second
- Iso's are able to be boosted up to 12800
- 10 Smart filters & 13 Magic frames to play with
- 1080x1920 resolutions with 30 fps video recording

The key things that i love about this camera's design is that it is sleek black in colour, comfortable to hold and it is really user friendly. The 3.0 VGA Amoled display also shows great colours & precisions and pictures look fantastic with this screen.

Another great part of it is that you can interchange the lens whether its 18-200mm, 16mm, 60mm, and 85mm lenses

Now to head to the unboxing of it:

This camera is great as there is low noise when iso's are boosted up to higher levels from about 800-1600. One of the pictures can be demonstrated here:

taken at 1/40, F4.5, ISO 800, 10.1mp at 27mm

when zoomed in at 100%, here are the results:

It is also great to take landscape properties as it is able to bring out a good contrast in colours & in detail such as this picture of Taylors Lakeside:

taken at 1/200, F5, ISO 200, 20.1mp at 24 mm

As for food photography, It is acceptable with me, but I still think that more detail could be pushed out of it

taken at 1/25, F3.5, ISO 800, 20.1mp at 27mm

Taken at 1/25, F4, ISO 1600, 20.1mp at 25mm

Another feature that is great about this camera is its Smart Filters & Magic Frames. This feature enables the user to be creative in whatever he does whether he would want to use filters or frames and basically enhancing the pictures to the users creativity

Old Film Filter

Magic Frames

As for the Video function, it has a great display as it is caught in 1920x1080 30fps. It shows a great display of colours and its caught at very fast speeds which makes the videos great

Fireworks on New Years Day

As for the downside of this camera, I don't really like the flash as gets overexposed at near distances and it has a shadow of the lens at time to time. This is definitely not for a Camwhorer! and another thing is that the flash takes about 1-2 seconds to charge up before each photo. Other than that, The flash is good

flash is balanced at distances:

If you're interested in other photos by the NX200, You can check out my previous posts where i used the NX200:

Samantha's 21st Birthday

Carlsberg Where's The Party

Asahi Super Dry Launch

Well thats all for now! Thx for reading and have a great day!

*All pictures were taken using Samsung NX200

Samantha's 21st Birthday

2012-01-05T04:50:00.000+08:00

Another birthday has passed and it was of someone who is close to me. Samantha finally reached her 21st and now, pretty much is legal for everything! Its so great to see her grow up to become the fine woman she is right now and well, life is just about to start for her!

We celebrated her birthday at The Skybar at Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Being at the top of the world with an awesome scenery of Kuala Lumpur, The drinks tasted better and of course the bonding of friends in her birthday party was even better!

The night went on with wine, liquor and beer as we started chatting up, talking crap and doing stupid things. Being on cloud 9 is just great sometimes.

Lets just head to the pictures of the night

The girls

Group pictures

Jaime, Victoria

Marilyn, Reiko

Richmond & Jeffro being asses LOL

Samantha & Jeffro, Reiko & Richmond

Jaime & Alex, Richmond & Jeffro

Another group picture of the bloggers

Why U no Marry me?

Samantha making her birthday wishes

Blowing of the candles

Feeding of the cake

You love chocolate for a reason =)

The final group picture

last but not least:

I love you Sammie dearest =)

Hope you have a blast this year <3

Photos were taken using Samsung NX200

Hennessy NYX party! get your invites!

2012-01-01T04:50:00.003+08:00

This upcoming 5th January, Hennessy is releasing its latest edition to the collectors edition which is the Hennessy NYX.

Hennessy NYX means the Goddess of Nights and Dreams and it comes with an awesome design which glows in the dark. Its themed neon & purple as it represents the night with all its wonders and is superb under ultraviolet light!

Hennessy NYX comprises Aromas of clove, vanilla, cinnamon, are joined by delicate roasted notes resulting from the cognac maturation in oak barrels

This is a limited edition bottle and there are limited numbers in the world and each bottle is numbered. You should of course, try to get one for yourself as its futuristic,

The bottle in different light conditions

So now you're wondering, whats this all about?

Basically on the 5th of January, Hennessy is having its launching party and its going to be held at a secret location in Mid Valley. The event is only by invitation and you should secure your passes for it. Here's how:

Check out Hennessy's Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/HennessyMalaysia, join the NYX competition, start inviting your friends and the top 100 who has the most points will win themselves 4 invites each! furthermore, If you're able to be the top 5, You'll win yourself an exclusive bottle of Hennessy NYX.

Pretty simple ain't it?

Whats to be expected at that party?

A whole awesome night filled with surprises and of course, sipping on your favourite hennessy drinks such as:

So what are you waiting for? Check out Hennessy's Facebook and join the contest to win your passes!

last but not least, check out the Hennessy NYX video:

I'll see you there!

Carlsberg's Wheres The Partayy!

2011-12-28T06:40:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of Carlsberg Malaysia, I've been given invites to attend one of the biggest parties of the year. Basically, Carlsberg's Wheres the Party is a mystery as no one knows where the location of it would be till the day itself.

A meeting point is set up at the Shah Alam Stadium where the invited guest will register there, get into a bus and will be transported to the secret location of the party. As for this year, Carlsberg has raised the bar by hosting the party for more than 2000 party goers.

As for this event, I invited Sydney along as she used to work in the previous Carlsberg Wheres The Party the previous year at Sepang Gold Coast. We headed over to the Shah Alam stadium with Chung & Evon and things started to get hyped up there!

The crowd at Shah Alam Stadium

Evon, Chung, Sydney and I

after about 2 hours of waiting & getting through the registration, We finally boarded the bus with the rest of the bloggers to the secret location. We had a great host which was Aster Kyle G, during our bus ride which answered most of our questions, except for the location of course, and basically had a lot of laughs with him

After a 30 minute bus ride, we finally arrived at the location, and was pretty bummed as it was actually the Carlsberg Malaysia Factory. Expectations dropped drastically as the previous year was the bomb at Sepang.

But well, All we could do now is to try to enjoy the party. get the free beer and try to win goodies from Carlsberg.

Sydney ~ Chung & Evon

June ~ Reiko

We headed over for the press conference located at the Carlsberg Lounge where we got to know whats in store for us. We had an opening speech by Carlsberg Malaysia's Director Mr Soren Ravn and he introduced the artists to us. The artist that were performing that day were Dennis Lau, Shawn Lee, Famous Korean Star Lee An, World Renowned girl band "High On Heels" and DJ Sophie Sugar & DJ Hiloco

Basically as for this year there is an eclectic mix of exciting games, fun rides and free flow of Carlsberg beer. The party incorporated an amusement park theme complete with rides such as a ferris wheel, pirate ship and an adult carousel. Other traditional fun fair booths also were included such as Ring a Green, Toss & Score, Duck Hunt, Our Holes your balls & Wild wild west

And well, After that was a whole day of cheering and drinks on the sidelines!

Lets get to more pictures of the day:

Group pictures

Felicia ~ Jon

Naomi ~ Henry

Anita ~ Yeeing

Marilyn ~ Reiko, Marilyn, Samantha

The Sky Rider

Ferris Wheel in the amusement park

Yeeing, ryan and myself

To release the string and not get hit by the metal pan

Beer counters

Samantha getting a go at ring a green

Foot massages for all!

As night came, It finally came time for the performances for the night. I didn't get much pictures for it but well, Here are some of the pictures of the night

Crossfire performing

High over Heels!

The singer & the sax player

Shinyee & Myself

Compilations of the last pictures of the night

honestly for this party, It was kind of a let down as it couldn't beat the previous one at Sepang Goldcoast. The hype wasn't built up nicely during this event and it could have been better. But well, we have to give Carlsberg a hand for creating this party

All we can hope for is that the party next year will be much better!

All photos were taken using Samsung NX200

Puma Social Finale Party @ Cosmic Bowl!

2011-12-24T04:12:00.000+08:00

As the year came to an end, So did the puma social finale party! Puma Social has been organized all this time to acknowledge the after hour athletes that we don't see in the sports industry, Which means its You and Me!

As for this year, The games played were bowling and its the continuation of the previous games such as foosball & ping pong. The whole cosmic bowl at Mid Valley was booked for this event where plenty of after hour athletes came to either compete to win the championship title or just to chill and relax with a game of bowling!

Players were categorized into 7 teams which were Top Shots, Players, Pic Freaks, Hot Stuff, Songbirdz, Wigglers, Bottom uppers & Foodies!

As for me, I was in Top Shots!

The games commenced at 9pm where the crowd started to pour in and it was 3 hours of continuous fun bowling & performances lined up for the night!

best part is, There was a free flow of Carlsberg & Jagermeister! Tell me when do you hear a free flow of Jagermeister?? Awesome shizz!

Clarissa with the backdrop

The Emcees

Chung, Eunice, Clarissa and Myself

A beatboxers performance

Performance by James baum

Amelia and I

Prizes to be won all night!

A dance off contest

After 3 hours of continuous fun, Finally it came to the results! Where there was a showdown between the champion and runner up.

The top 2 teams are:

Wigglers & Top shots

With endless chanting & screaming, Finally the Emcees announced the Winner and it was the Top Shots!

It felt totally awesome as this is the 2nd time I'm in the winning team in Puma Social Bowling. in the previous Puma Social, I was in the foodies and we were the champions back then! Check it out HERE

Each Top shot member went home with a RM100 puma gift certificate and a medal while the members of Wigglers got a RM50 puma Gift Certificate and medals

Giving out of the prizes

Top Shots FTW!

Wigglers in 2nd place!

as the night came to an end, It was just a chilling session of talking and drinking down the booze prepared for us! Well as the year comes to an end, so does Puma Social. But well! A new year is rising and there'll be plenty of other Puma Socials to come!

We've Got Gold!

Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards 2011 at Marriott Putrajaya

2011-12-21T05:50:00.000+08:00

Its already been 2 years since the first Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards was held at Singapore.

But well, In 2011, the tremendous day has come where Nuffnang awards were once again presented to the winners and it was held with a big bang at Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur.

Time flies so fast as I could still remember the previous blog awards which happened 2 years ago. Memories that were cherished there will always be remembered. If you haven't seen it, You can check out the posts Here and Here

Nuffnang has spread over many countries and many bloggers from the various countries came over to witness the awesome Asia Pacific Blog Awards! Various categories for the awards were listed out and the nominees had been voted for by the public.

The day started off with Jolyn and I heading over to Marriott Putrajaya at 4pm as Jolyn won the hairdo makeover. It took about 30 minutes to do up her hair and well, it was beautiful but still lacked in hair volume.

Jolyn & Boss Timothy Tiah getting their hair done

The day was still young as The reception was only to start at 6pm. Jolyn and I chilled at the lounge where we had great illy coffee and a tiramisu cake.

The cute Lilmejo!

As time started to fly, bloggers started pouring into the hotel where there was a cocktail reception in front of the grand ballroom. As usual, We mingled around getting to know new faces, seeing old familiar faces and having tonnes of photos taken!

A camwhore moment

Clarissa and Myself

Clarissa, Vince, Suresh & Myself

Jolyn ~ Carmen

Jess ~ Sophia

Clarissa, Xiaxue and Myself

Finally at about 7.30, the doors opened and the registration began! Everyone went in, queueing up to register, to write their names on the boards and of course to take a nice picture with the backdrop. (of course, more camwhore moments to be displayed)

Jolyn and I

Signatures on the boards

Another camwhore moment

Tian Chad, Ken, Jolyn, and Myself

Group photos

Diese ~ Jian Quin

Shannon ~ Michelle

at about 8.15pm, The grand ballroom doors were open and we were able to get inside the ballroom to see what awaited us. The setup was beautiful and we started going to our designated tables. The event started with A welcoming note and there were performances lined up for us!

The grand ballroom

Emcees, Liang & Nadia Heng

Boss Timothy Tiah & Boss Ming giving their speech

The performances lined up for us were such as:

Reshmonu

James Baum

Viva Circus

As for the food served, We had:

Mediterranean Seafood Terrine with Wasabi Tobiko Dressing on Crispy Lettuce

Puree of Split Pea Soup with Herb Twist

Gloria biting down the herb twist

Grape Sorbet with Fresh Mint

Pistachio Crumbed Baked Chicken Supreme with Thyme Gravy served with lasagna potatoes & Garden Green Vegetables

The Nominees that won the awards for the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards are:

Photo credits to Tian Chad

NAPBAS Best Photography Blog - Photoblog.hk

NAPBAS Best Geek Blog - Geekout.ph

NAPBAS Best Food Blog - LadyIronChef.com
NAPBAS Best Fashion Blog - Cheeserland.com
NAPBAS Most Original Blog Design - EatShowandTell.com
NAPBAS Best Parenting Blog - Childhood101.com
NAPBAS Best Travel Blog - JustWandering.org
NAPBAS Best Entertainment Blog - Beautifulnara.com
NAPBAS Best Lifestyle Blog - Jenniepperson.com
NAPBAS Hidden Gem - Googlygooeys.com
NAPBAS Best Micro Blog - KennySia.com
NAPBAS Most Influential blog - XiaXue.sg
NAPBAS Region's Best blog - XiaXue.sg

as for the rest of the night, it just went on with a few more photo taking sessions, and most of the attendees headed off to Zouk Kuala Lumpur for the after party.

Myself with Jackie and Ken

Ken, Henry, Clarissa, Jackie, Jolyn and Myself

Clarissa and Myself acting cool *phail*

Another group photo

The group photo of the Nuffies & Winners of Awards

All I can say is, Thank you Nuffnang for the awesome Blog Awards! Memories are to be cherished and I can't wait for the next Nuffnang Awards to come!

Asahi Super Dry Launch!

2011-12-19T03:15:00.002+08:00

Carlsberg Malaysia finally adds Asahi Super Dry to its portfolio premium beers! The launching took place at Double Tree Hilton where as for now, the No.1 Japanese beer in the world is available on tap!

The Asahi Super Dry is a beer which is clean, crisp, refreshing and shows no bitterness. It is processed using a secretly guarded Japanese Brewing Style called Karakuchi.

This launch marks a milestone to Carlsberg Malaysia's journey to becoming the country's most vibrant portfolio company. A move that will strengthen the growth in the premium beer section and earnings in the medium and long term.

The evening saw 300 guests unlocking their imagination in Streets of Tokyo with performances from DJ Faith and an enigmatic Harajuku Dance troupe, Energy & Excitement of Sydney with Violinist Dennis Lau & Beatboxer Shawn Lee, Cosmopolitan New York's High life with Singer songwriter Nadhira and rapper Vandal.

Shang Leit and I

Isaac, Shang Leit & Myself

Emcee, Chermaine Poo

Mr Soren Ravn, Managing Director of Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia

DJ Faith on the Decks

Opening Performance by the Harajuku Dance troupe

Sarah on the Dance floor

The Curtain Drops & The Asahi Bar could be seen!

Managing Directors getting their first glass of Asahi Super Dry

Cheers!

Beatboxer Shawn Lee!

Malaysian Violinist, Dennis Lau

On The Sax

Asahi Super Dry to be served!

Christine, Mike, Shang Leit and I

Chermaine Poo and I

Jason, Christine, Yi Ching, Bryan & Audrey

Lush and I

Christine and I

Other shots

A picture of Shang and I

The launch was a success and it will surely foresee many great things to come! So if you're thirsty, Go grab yourself a glass of Asahi Super Dry to quench your thirst!

Photos were taken using the Samsung NX-200

Hype it up with Tiesto and tone it down with Richard Marx

2011-12-17T03:40:00.000+08:00

It has been a pretty busy weekend last week due to the concerts that were happening. Of course, Heineken has organized Thirst this year at Sepang with one of the World's Greatest DJ's, DJ Tiesto! DJ Tiesto is known for his awesome dance music and remixes!

Tickets were priced at RM88 for early birds and door sales were priced at RM148. But do not care the price you pay, It was totally worth it! The night started off with local DJ's trying to hype up the crowd with dance tracks, And of course, at 11pm, DJ Tiesto came up to spin for 3 hours straight! It was totally worth it!

So as for me, I headed there with a bunch of friends who just wanted to dance their hearts out and enjoy the awesome songs DJ Tiesto would spin. And well, met a new friend Anita, a gorgeous girl with a beautiful personality =)

Set backs, Heineken marked up their beers crazily to RM15 per can. Even Arthurs Day (Guinness) sold pints at RM10 each.

lets get to the photos and videos of the night:

Marilyn and I

Marilyn, Ben, Cantya, Celine, Chung

The Stage

The VIP area

Another photo with Marilyn

The gang

Myself, Marilyn, Cantya, Celine, Chung

Isaac, Anita, Marilyn & Myself

DJ Blink

DJ Tiesto

now to some of the videos:

Intro

DJ Tiesto Spinning

Didn't take any other videos as I was too busy dancing, jumping, shuffling and drinking! But one thing for sure, The night was totally worth it and the aches were terrible!

As the next day came, It was time to tone things down abit with the legendary Richard Marx. I received free tickets from NST and we took a drive up to Genting Highlands as the concert was held at Arena of Stars

So anyway, This are a few songs he played that night:

Endless Summer Nights

To Where You Are

I can't help falling in love with you

This I promise you

and the night ended with:

Right here waiting

All i want to say is, The weekend was awesome, Thanks Heineken & New Straights Times for the tickets and it was both unforgettable nights!

*All photos & videos were taken with Canon Ixus 85IS

Photoshoot: Candice & Mon Wei

2011-12-12T00:00:00.001+08:00

This is like one of my ONLY photoshoot as I normally don't do it. But anyway, Candice & Mon Wei wanted some pictures to update their profiles, so yeah, just did it.

Headed over to Subang Lake near Holiday Villa with Bryan, Mon Wei & Candice. and had 2 hours of fun! Just have a look,

Comments are deeply appreciated! =)

Mon Wei

Candice

Candice & Mon Wei

Well that's all of the lot! Give me your comments!

Liquors & Perfumes for Sale

2011-12-09T00:00:00.002+08:00

Well, random but yeah, I'm selling off some of my liquors and perfumes. The money is going to aid my study trip in February

All are Original and perfectly brand new. have a look:

Hennessy VSOP (0.75l) - RM130 (RP RM180 0.75l)

~~Remy Martin VSOP (1 Litre) - RM150~~ ~~(RP188 0.75l)~~ (sold)

~~Johnnie Walker Double Black Label (1 Litre)- RM150~~ ~~(RP RM225 0.75l)~~ (Sold)

~~Glenfiddich 12 years Single Malt Whisky (1 Litre) - RM170~~ ~~(RP: RM220 0.75l~~) (Sold)

~~Hugo Boss Bottled Night, Eau De Toilette 50ml~~ ~~- RM 120~~ ~~(RP RM173)~~ (Sold)

~~Hugo Boss Just Different, Eau De Toilette 100ml~~ ~~- RM 150~~ ~~(RP200)~~ (Sold)

Fleur De Lys, Eau De Parfum 30ml - RM60 (RP: RM108) (Reserved)

If you're interested, Just write to me at iceseraph@gmail.com, PM me your best price

Dealing method: COD at Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya or Damansara

7aste Moscow!

2011-12-06T04:45:00.005+08:00

7aste has already been happening around the country and the world, Its latest addition was 7aste Moscow which was held at Laundry Bar, The Curve where VIPs and guest were able to get a taste of Russia

The event had a free flow of beer, and as for the VIP's, We were given a bottle of vodka each. The event featured some dances from Russia, and of course, a special cocktail that was made out from vodka.

There were prizes up for grabs such as iPads, iPods, Beats, Cameras and so on! All that had to done was to purchase a 7aste Merchandise and spin the wheel (roulette style)

And basically, This is the first event I got drunk in a long time! and this time was epic as I couldn't remember certain things that happened. And it was just like the movie "Hangover" when I saw the pictures taken that night.

Lets just head to the pictures then:

VIP with a free bottle =)

Eunice, Mervyn & I

Jieyi and I

A group photo

Roulette

Another group picture

Jiayeen ~ Samantha

Yin Shi ~ Jieyi

Abel & Yin Shi ~ Jackie & Jieyi

Aaron ~ Airin

and well, The rest are group pictures:

The only sad part is, I think I knocked my camera and my lens is abit loose and i lost my lens cap.

But well, All I can say, it was an awesome night! even though I got drunk.

Merry Guinness at Double Tree Hilton!

2011-12-04T04:18:00.005+08:00

December is already here and its the season of cheer! Christmas is on the way and surprises are to stay! As everyone is having a holiday spirit, Guinness has much planned for us!

Its the time to shout HAVE A MERRY GUINNESS to one another and indulge in awesome recipes using Guinness and also enjoying the deep rich flavours of Guinness

The Merry Guinness launch happened at Double Tree Hilton, Kuala Lumpur where VIP, Media partners, and guest were able to indulge in whats in store for us this Christmas.

Courtesy of Guinness, I got an invite for two where I could try out the cuisines prepared for us by Master chef Australia Season 2 winner, Chef Adam Liaw

I invited Sydney to go with me and we were in for a treat! plenty of food with the company of great people!

Lets head to the pictures:

Cheers to Guinness!

Sydney and I

Chef Adam Liaw demonstrating how its done

Chef Adam Liaw at work!

Cooking a great meal!

Lamb shanks in a Guinness Stew

The finished lamb & mushroom pie

Officiating the event!

Now lets head to the awesome food that was lined up for us!

Farmhouse chicken & Egg Terine with Guinness Mustard

Oysters with Guinness Cream

Gravad lax with dill honey mustard

Roast pumpkin soup with julienne smoked duck

Delicious bread to go with the soup

Crispy Squid with Chilli Guinness Salt

Guinness BBQ Wings apple slaw

Guinness Butter Roasted Chicken

Open Guinness lamb shank and mushroom pie with champ with watercress salad

Christmas minced pies

Sweet Guinness Damper with blackberry Maple Compote

Christmas Pudding with vanilla sauce

Blackforest pudding with cream cheese frosting

The night wasn't over as There were more alcoholic drinks to be served! Up came a bartender which created 2 lovely cocktails consisting of Guinness.

The bartender preparing the drinks

Shaken not stirred!

The final outcomes of the night

as the night went on, We were serenaded by an acapella group which sang Christmas songs throughout the night

The group singing carols

as the night came to and end, I couldn't do anything much more than getting a photo with the Chef who created this awesome feast for us

Masterchef Adam Liaw and I

Once again, It was an awesome night and Thanks Guinness Malaysia for inviting me for a dine of a lifetime :)

Celine's 21st Birthday

2011-11-28T02:24:00.006+08:00

The day started out with Eunice coming over to my place. Suited up and we were ready to roll! Celine's Birthday party was themed Casino. So basically all I could think of was putting on a suit, becoming one of those high rollers you always see in James Bond Movies.

So well, Here it is:

Eunice and I

We headed over to Drinks Cafe at Sri Petaling with a 3 car convoy. But well, I guess i was too into the theme as most of the rest were dressed Ala Genting Casino Style. But well, no worries. Its still casino based

The night started off with food, then it went to blackjack, poker and lots more other gambling games!

The Birthday Girl, Ms Celine Tan

Celine's Family

The Birthday Girl & I

The ladies in the house

Place your bets!

Ricky, Patrick & Eunice

Wei Ling & Celine

Wei Ling & Eunice, Franky & Celine

Arthur & Celine, Evon

Group photos

And well, It came time for Celine to blow the candles & cut her birthday cake. It was a pretty cake indeed which suited the theme

The Birthday Cake

Celine Blowing the candles

Cutting of the cake

Celine with her family

With the chicks

With the dicks

and the rest of the groups

Reaching 11.30pm, It was time for the after party. We headed over to G6 at The Gardens where a massive drinking, dancing and party session took on the whole night with DJ Lizz spinning on the decks!

and here are some photos of the night:

Some camwhore moment in the lift

Celine's Flaming Lamborghini

On the dance floor

All I can say it was an amazing night, and well, there are always a few wasted faces in the group:)

Once again, Happy Birthday Celine <3

David Foster & Friends Concert

2011-11-21T12:00:00.000+08:00

Courtesy of Hot Magazine, I won VIP/Media passes to David Foster & Friends Concert. David Foster is also known as the Hitman where the songs he writes are bound to come hits and is remembered by all! on this tour, the other singers who joined him were Charice Pempengco, Michael Bolton, Ashanti, Philip Bailey & Russell Watson

As for the concert, I brought together my classmate Celestine Liew as I know she appreciates this bunch of singers.

So lets just get to the photos and videos of the night:

Our tickets

Celestine and I

The stadium

Now to get to the videos of the night:

David Foster opening the night up with his instrumental

Charice singing "louder"

Russel Watson singing "Nessun Dorma"

Philip Bailey of "Earth Wind & Fire"

Michael Bolton singing "When a man loves a woman"

Charice & Michael Bolton singing "The Prayer"

A tribute to Michael Jackson

All i would say, It was totally worth it and mind blasting! once again, Thank you Hot Magazine for the tickets =)

Puma Social at Cosmic Bowl Mid Valley

2011-11-18T00:40:00.001+08:00

Puma Social is back with renewed dynamism! After its awesome table tennis, darts, foosball and arcade games , Puma brings it to a whole new level with after hours bowling!

you can check out previous Puma Social Events Here and Here

Launched at Cosmic Bowl Mid Valley on the 11th November 2011, Puma Friends such as Jay Menon, Phat Fabes & Ben, Jason Phang, Roshan and James Baum joined the party as they bowled with the attendees that night!

The club event is known as the Puma Social Club Nights where after hours athletes will be given the opportunity to experience Puma's quirky interpretation of bowling.

The club events will take place at:
25th November at Ecoba, Damansara Perdana, Klang Valley 26th November at Movida, Sunway Giza, Klang Valley 2nd December at Fuel, Autocity, Penang 9th December at Movida, Malacca 10th December at Hola Pub & Bistro, Johor Bahru

and the finale will be on the 16th December at Cosmic Bowl!

You can score invites to the Puma Social Finale Party by logging on to PUMA Social Microsite: www.puma-social.com.my and answer 3 questions to determine your personality types.

The 8 personality groups are:

Playerz Top shots Picfreaks Hot Stuff Songbirdz Wigglers Bottom-uppers and Foodies

As for now, Lets get to the pictures of the night!

Cosmic Bowl

Lush and I

The Emcee, Josiah Mizukami

Ben taking a bowl

Participants taking on different challenges in bowling

Checking out the bowlers

Bowling for the foodies

Naomi and I

Tiffany and I

Simon, Jaclyn & Tiffany

after 2 hours of continuous bowling, Finally the results came out on which team won, and of course there were prizes for the runner ups and winners!

The Runner ups

As for the winner, It was a shocking experience as FOODIES WON! this is because, the only main bowlers for foodies were James Baum and I whereas other teams had about 5-10 people bowling!

Team Foodies!

The Duo who won the championship! James Baum and I

Felix and I
Picture of the bloggers

Well if you're wondering what the prize was, It was RM200 of Puma Products per person! and it was well spent!

As for Feeq, He spent it on a Puma Ducati Corse bag. You can check it out HERE

Since Feeq has already went all Ducati,

I went for Ferrari! I got myself a Black Ferrari Scuderia Jacket. Have a look:

Puma!

Ferrari Scuderia Jacket with tri color zippers

Ferrari Logo

Ferrari Scuderia with a tri color hood

All i can say is,

Thanks Puma and Jaclyn for inviting me! can't wait for the next Puma Social! hurry up and register and join me at the finale!