PJ Hilton 25th Anniversary Cake Promotion

PJ Hilton 25th Anniversary Chocolate Cake Promotion.

Not too long ago, Lavender sent me an email on PJ Hilton 25th Anniversary Cake Promotion, for the month of May. Their chocolate cake, retailing at rm68++, is selling at RM25++ (reservation needed).

Hence, we called PJ Hilton to make our reservation on 30th May. Disappointed! The reservation for that day is full. Despite so, we were informed that the promotion had been extended until the end of June 2009! And the earliest we can have the cake is on the 12th of June!

So tadaa..this is the cake!

1kg Chocolate Cake.

During my visit, I was informed that the promotion had been extended until the END OF JULY 2009! So for you guys who wanted to try their cake, please do call PJ Hilton at +603-7955 9122 for reservation! Be fast, they are only making 80 cakes per day!

-Shookie-

B.A.L.I Exploration Day 4 - FinaLe!

Finally it has come to the last day of our trip. 4days trip for Bali might be a little short. I think a 6days trip will be better! (Well, that only if our budget allow us to do so >_< )

Day 4 (26th May)

Our finale day was a FREE & EASY day which means it was a shopping day!! We started our day a little late, approximately about 9am because of the "not enough rest" over the past few days.

Adi Dharma Hotel in the morning.

Artistic picture of Kuta Street by Helmut.

The first splurge is on our fingers and toes! Yeah..we had the BALI manicure and pedicure!! We're approached by a lady on the street and we managed to bargain for IDR 50,000 per person. Cheap?

Karen, Baby Cheng and Shookie in action!

While we shopped for souvenirs for our colleagues and friends, we managed to get ourselves some nice stuffs too! It was sales everywhere in Kuta Street so we just need to find for the best bargain! Shopping in Bali was extremely tempting!

p/s: I heard Bandung is a heaven for shopping. At least, girls shall go to Bandung once in their lifetime? Haha..I shall start saving money now!

Midway during our shopping spree, we went back to our hotel for the free foot massage (it came with the tour package) and later we packed for hotel check-out.

Two person at a time. Baby Cheng and I enjoyed the foot massage!

We continued our shopping after the foot massage, and lunch at Kuta town. One extreme splurge was on the Polo Ralph Lauren polo T-shirts! Did you see the 50% off banner? *wink*

Most of us get ourselves a polo T-shirt.

Lastly, we departed for KL. At the airport, we bought the Indonesia Kuih Lapis. It was USD $8 for one, and it tasted good, so it's worth the money!

The last few photos!

-Shookie-

B.A.L.I Exploration Day 3

Let's continue with our B.A.L.I exploration Day 3!

Day 3 (25th May)

Tanjung Benoa
Our first destination for the day - Tanjung Benoa. It claimed to be a beautiful beach on the southern part of Bali where it offers all kind of adventurous water sports such as jet ski, para sailing, banana boat, glass bottom boat, fly fish and etc.

p/s: I felt it was too commercialized!

Our para sailing attempts!

Soon after, we took the glass bottom boat to another small island (was it an island? i wasn't very sure..haha) located nearby to watch the gigantic turtles.

Heading to the turtle island

Baby Cheng is a daring person! Don't mess with her!

Indonesia KFC lunch

Our next itinerary to Bedegul was cancelled because we spent quite a long time at Tanjung Benoa. We were supposed to proceed to Candi Kuning Market to shop for souvenirs and handicrafts and also to visit Lake Bratan where the holy, Ulundanu Temple was built on the promontory surrounded by lake's water.

It was disappointing! Our tour guide did not guide us properly in our trip!

Our lunch at Bedugul was cancelled, instead the tour guide treated us for KFC.

To Mr.Yong (our tour guide) --> your KFC bribe was not enough to cover the incompetency in you because I'm still complaining here!

Indonesia's KFC

Tanah Lot

The drive to Tanah Lot was a long one. However, we managed to be there early for the sunset. Tanah Lot is famous for it's sunset and the temple built on a small rocky islet surrounded by sea water.

The busy street along the pathway up to the temple. It was nice to shop along this street because we were able to bargain for about 50% off their offered price.


The many views of Tanah Lot - part 1


The many views of Tanah Lot - part 2


Love these shots!


Sunset views by Helmut


Helmut's artistic photos. Nice!

Kuta Town
Later at night, we walked around Kuta town.

The memorial for those whom were sacrificed in Bali bombing.

Hard Rock.

-Shookie-

B.A.L.I Exploration Day 2

Gosh! I was extremely busy recently. Too hectic with work, too little rest. And yup, finally i managed to spare some time sorting out the Bali trip photos. We had thousands of pictures..really great pictures! (thanks to all the DSLR fanatic!). Here is the story of our Day 2, Bali trip

Day 2 (24th May)

Morning breakfast as early as 8.15am. Baby Cheng still looked good in the photo, after all, she was sleepless the whole night, while Shookie was in her soundless sleep. Haha~

Hotel's Breakfast.

Ubud
Our first destination - Kg. Celuk and Kg. MAS, both are the Bali's famous art and craft center. Kg. Celuk is known for its gold and silver works; while Kg. MAS is a wood craving center and Ubud home of Bali's famous painting artists.

Artist working on the silver goods

Balinese architecture. Most of their building are very arty.

Women vs. Men.


We were prohibited from taking photos inside the Wood Craft Center. (These are some cheeky pictures taken Goh's SE phone!)

Group pictures outside the Wood Craft Center.

Kintamani
Before we proceed for buffet lunch at Kintamani, we dropped by the famous Ibu Oka Babi Guling. Babi Guling was not included in our tour, but we believed we could not miss the chance not having the extremely famous Babi Guling. A detour to Ibu Oka Babi Guling was definitely unregrettable!

The interior & exterior of Ibu Oka's Babi Guling Restaurant.

Pigs art.

The arrival of suckling pig at about 11am. Of course, we had the first portion of the pig for the day!

Later at Kintamani, we were able to enjoy the cool climate and the amazing view of the still active volcano of Mt Batur.

Buffet lunch. Great view, unpleasant food. What a waste!

Mt Batur Volcano View.


Snapping memorable pictures.

Shortly after, we proceed to the coffee plantation, somewhere in Kintamani.
p/s: I was not sure where it was exactly (>.<) )

Coffee beans.


Another group picture at the coffee plantation using the wide angle lens.


Spending some time inside the hut trying out Bali's coffee.

Heavy rain started to purr no too long after we had sat inside the hut. Our next plan to Tampaksiring & Titra Empul was cancelled. Despite the disappointment, we could only enjoyed our time waiting for the rain to subside.


Garuda Wisnu Kencana Park (GWK)
It took about 2 hours to GWK. GWK is a private cultural park carved out of the limestone rock. Here, we are able to witness the Wisnu's statue, standing high at 22m with his companion, mount Garuda, a mythical bird.

At the entrance to GWK.


Artistic pictures of GWK!

On our way up to the Wisnu's statue.


We made it up finally.


Dinner at GWK before the cultural performance. Superb environment!


Cultural performance which we did not quite understand. However, we enjoyed the show.


At the end of the show.

Tadaa~ That's all for the story of our Day 2.

-Shookie-

WeLoveOutings to B.A.L.I - Exploration Day 1

Gosh, we have been abandoning the blog for quite some time! Hehe! Blame me on laughing. ^^. Practically we were a bit lazy to blog, moreover, I was quite engrossed with Korean drama, and Baby Cheng was on a trip with her college's friends to Penang after completing their internship.

So, here we go, WeLoveOutings had a trip to B.A.L.I !!

Trip Details:

• Travel Date : 23-26 May 2009
• Participants : WeLoveOutings (Shookie & Baby Cheng), Shookie's Colleagues (Karen, Andy, Helmut, Goh, Hew, MeiMei.T, Alan)
• Flight : AirAsia (as usual their flights were delayed for at least an hour!) Can't blame much because the tickets are cheap! We pay approximately RM110 per person for a return ticket.
• Hotel & Tour : We bought the tour from the Matta Fair promotion. For a 3 star hotel + tour, it cost RM520 per person. We stayed at Adi Dharma Hotel, Kuta.

Day 1 (23rd May)

Let's start with our first day of trip. I'll try not to be draggy (I've lots of complaints!) because I'll be uploading lots of photos. Let the photos speak the words.

p/s: We have tonnes of nice photos! It was hard to choose and time consuming to collage all the pictures, but we manage to do it!

p/p/s: Special thanks to the BaLi trip members for their photos!

Departing LCCT
Our flight was delayed without any notice from AirAsia. We booked a 4.45pm flight 3 months back, but in the latest itinerary, the flight was scheduled as 5.15pm.

We arrived LCCT early 3 o'clock for our check-in. We were informed that the flight were delayed to 5.45pm. Again, NO NOTICE, NO SORRY. WTH!

Since we were on holiday, I try not to get pissed over this small thing. I was still in my good mood! Can't wait to reach Bali!

On our way getting to the plane

2nd irritating item for the day - We were asked by the RUDE AirAsia stewardess to change seat.

As you may have know about AirAsia's free seating policy, passengers are allowed to sit on any of their chosen seats. Little that I knew anything about the so-called "HOT SEAT", we choose to sit on the 4th row from the front since the back seats were sort of fully occupied.

After take-off, we were confronted by the AirAsia stewardess, in a very rude manner to go back to our original seat. I was pissed.

• Why do I need to moved since it's free seating for everyone?
• I wasn't informed of the "HOT SEAT" - seats from the front 5th rows.
• Why only after take-off, only then I was asked about this?
• Why wasn't there anyone to check / inform me before i sat on it?
• IF there was no one on this seat originally, so why couldn't i continue sitting on it?

I was really pissed then, but i tried to compromise so that I would not spoilt my mood. Anyway, AirAsia staffs are slowly ruining their company's reputation with their STUPID, RUDE hospitality.

In the plane - still trying to remain happy.

Arriving Bali

Arriving at the Bali International Airport (Ngurah Rai, Denpasar)

After 3 hours of flight (which we spend playing PSP, listening to Walkman, sleep, chit chat), we finally touch down at about 9pm, and we were directly headed to Jimbaran BBQ dinner. Too bad, we had missed the sunset.

Jimbaran BBQ dinner at Intan Sari - Spicy BBQ seafood with sambal topping

After Dinner, we proceed to check-in at our Hotel - Adi Dharma Hotel . We were greeted by the Welcoming Drink (orange juice =.="""). I was actually too full to finish up the drink. Look at my expression!

Check-in at Adi Dharma Hotel

Our Spacious Room - and my luggage bag which is huge enough for me to go to London!

Comments from TripAdvisor on this hotel - Lots of MOSQUITOES !! So, before the trip, we had prepared mosquitoes repellent. Surprisingly, we don't think the hotel is as bad as commented. Not sure if it was because we had already sprayed with mosquitoes repellent before we went out.

There are some drawbacks on my room:

• Water dripped from Air-Con. However, the hotel management had rectified the problem promptly. Bravo!
• Sandy floor on the last day. I thought those were sand/dust resulted from the non-thorough housekeeping, but taking a closer look, those look like the wood residues, probably from termites bites. Ewwww!! We were really tired from the outings, so we ignore it by placing the hotel's towel on the floor to cover the dusty area.

We ended our 1st day of exploration by drinking at a pub (Apache) in Kuta Street. Mind you, we are not heavy drinker. We just want to celebrate our holiday and to try out the Indonesia's Bintang Beer. YEAH~~~


-Shookie-

Happy Mother's Day!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

It was a SWEATY mother's day celebration for us. Haha..why? Because we had "Lat Tong" dinner. We celebrated it a day earlier. No special reason or excuse. Just wanted to bring Mommy for Lat Tong food splash and since she wasn't cooking yesterday, it was a great chance!

Superb "Lat Tong" Restoran Kee V details:
Address: No. S-01 (GR) Plaza Indah 1, Taman Sepakat Indah, Sg. Chua, 43000 Kajang, Selangor.
Tel: +603-8738 4134
Link: http://restorankeev.com/index.html

I've been to this branch twice, after the gym session at TLS Fitness Center, thanks to Lavender for recommending this restaurant. The best offer that this restaurant can offer is the additional serving of the "Lat Tong" soup! Yummy..yummy..

We were there around 8+ pm. Not many patrons at this time, which was good because we will not need to wait long for the food to be served. We ordered:

• Hot Soup a.k.a "Lat Tong"
• Chicken With Wine a.ka. "Fa Tiu Kai"
• Spicy Meat a.k.a. "Foh Pau Yoke"
• Deep Fried Fish
• Salted Vegetable Tau Foo
  

Most of the food that we had ordered are quite spicy and hot. Cher Hau and Mommy were the ones sweated heavily. Lolz..

Take a look at the pictures we captured:

The crowd at Restoran Kee V

Funny gestures of my dad when ordering

Our dishes [ From Top Left to Right : Hot Soup, Salted Vegetable Tau Foo, Spicy Meat, Chicken With Wine ]

Our dishes [ From Top Left to Right : Deep Fried Fish, Salted Vegetable Tau Foo, Hot Soup, Chicken With Wine ]

Our Bill

p/s: According to the boss, Restoran Kee V will be rewarding their value customers with a free "FISH" dish on Mother's Day. Anyone who has yet to have any plan, you might want to consider to pay this shop a visit!

I might not be a very filial daughter, but I'm trying my best. So how do you guys celebrated Mother's Day?

-Shookie-