Sunday 26 May 2013

Waffle Sundae @ Baskin Robbin, Tapah R&R

Been craving for Baskin Robbin Red Velvet ever since i taste it a few weeks ago. So, otw back from Alor Setar, we had a Baskin Robbin time at R&R Tapah. Our all time favourite R&R.

Some snaps below:

RM13.80 after RM3 off from jusco voucher

Red Velvet and Mint Ice Cream





McCafe: Mocha Frappe and Brownie

It was a tiring week.. Lot of work and papers to prepare. Have it done around 8 pm with the help of my boss PA. very nice lady and very helpful as usual. so, to treat her for her hardwork, we had a dinner at McDonald Anggun, Rawang. Usual meal with additional dessert, brownie and ice blended. 

Lucky us that night, the staff offer us some promotion. buy any cakes from the cakes bar and we'll get free mocha frappe. wohoo.. love it.. 

So, i chose brownie @ RM5.50 and get free Mocha Frappe @ RM7.50

8 choices of cakes and muffin

Size of Cup, 16, 12 and 8 oz

Hot choices

Cold beverage and extras

The kitchen

Counter

Giant coffee machine

Brownie - Doesnt look that mouthwatering  but once we have it, it was super delicious. 

The brownie was not so hard not so fluffy.. it got peanut mixed with it. Tastewise, good. Combine with mocha frappe, make a perfect couple.

Mocha Frappe

This was the first time i had this drink. Not a bad one. i always avoid mocha since it mixed choc and coffee too much and it will make me confuse between coffee and choc. i prefer choc and coffee to be served separately. so, i can enjoy the flavour.

A decent drink i would say. More main ingredient like coffee and mocha than ice. well blended. and still to me, much2 better than starbuck coffee..


The couples

Hotel Review: Leverage Business Hotel, Alor Setar

Over this long weekend, some of our friend are celebrating the wesak day, we went to Alor Setar to attend our best friend wedding. The journey started, should start at 4am from KL and 445 am from rawang. turn out, it was delayed to 510am from rawang due to me who got into sleeping death..argh.. poor Miss A, who waited for me for almost an hour..

We continue our journey.. luckly, we didnt face any bad traffic along the way. every thing went smooth..

Stop for subuh prayer at Petronas, Tapah. Its 640 am and the place already crowded with people.

Hotel: Leverage Business Hotel
Location: Jalan Kuala Kedah, Alor Star (above Old Town White Coffee Outlet)
Room: Suite Room 
Bed: 1 Single and 1 King Size (really big)

Why we chose this hotel: 
It was recommended by Madam Z.
Very near to Madam Z's house. less than 5 min drive. And also near to Masjid Aman.
Price: Reasonable. The room is super big and it only cost about rm110. but we got it for free. compliment from Madam Z. thank you dear. muah muah





Plus point:
Big size bed. even single bed is big, perhaps super single
Very very spacious room. about 33 m2. no need to worry for prayer area. u still can do push up in front of the bathroom area.


The beds are so comfy, plenty of pillows, they are fluffy and hug gable too.. at the end, i only use one pillow. i dont need two as long as it thick enough for my head to land to.. quilt was thick and warm too.. very important since the air cond is damn cold..

Basically, the room is quite clean except the bathroom, wet and not really clean.. and also, got some graffic designed left on the wall. i believe from a little kids who love drawing so much..





LCD TV, kitchenet is provided - coffee, tea, mineral water and electrical kettle.. dvd player. laundry bags, towels



 
Got hair dryer also but no mini toiletries like tooth brush set, soap given. only liquid soap and shower cap (only one)



sexy shower with window. have to close the curtain before you undressed yourself ah... shower is very unique. rain drops from the ceiling.




Previously know as Zen Hotel

 Air Cond, but no remote to control the fan. so my roomie was quite freezing there


the room

the lobby .. very dull and lack of interior and furnitures. a few sofa and chairs.



Service:
1- Reception was not friendly that day. even we booked a lot of rooms, they make that face.. not happy when we asked for early check in as agreed earlier with Madam Z. bad service for this ok..
2- During the night, when we asked for extra mineral water, a different staff on shift that night, gave it for free.. no sour face detected.. ok.. good boy
3- So, next time, if you already promise to allow us for early check in, please keep ur promise and dont make face.


Plenty of boutique nearby. salon, pedicure salon, bar and restaurant, old town white coffee, grocery shop etc.

We had a good time and a very friendly service from one of the Hair Salon. Based on his recommendation, we went for a food testing that night.


View from our glass window/wall

The hotel view from parking lot (free parking yo!!)

Parking area

Advertisement for promotion.


Negative point:
1- No lift
2- Service so-so
3- Door lack of security features, not fully locked. the lock was broken and not been replace
4- Not enough toiletries in the room
5- iron and iron board located at iron corner. has to share
6- no closet
7- no free breakfast
8- No freezer
9- No gym, sauna,

Thursday 23 May 2013

Spaghetti Carbonara versi travelista

My homemade carbonara.. yum yum..

First, fill a small pot with water and boil. Add some butter and if u like salt. 

Next, drop the spaghetti into the pot and wait for about 10 min. if they said 2 min. dont believe it. it wont cook well. trust me. 

Once the pasta was well cooked and tender, drain it and put it aside.



Clean the pot or use another pot to cooked / boiled the carbonara paste.

Slice onion and garlic and stir for a few minutes before add the beef or chicken slice. For me, i used the beef burger. then, add the paste and cooked.

Cooked for about 10-15 minutes. And dont foregt to add milk and water accordingly.




Serve well.

Enjoys

Saturday 18 May 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4: Life Companion - Review Part 6 - S Health


I like this apps the best. i am a frequent user of this app. at least once a day. they called it S-HEALTH. several function available. 

1st and 2nd Pic - walking mate feature. this one to count how many steps we take every day and how much calories we have burn



One of the example - walking distance, from office to car park


Comfort Level function - to measure the temperature and humidity surrounding me. i use this to measure temperature in my room

The list of the features available in S-HEALTH



Food tracker - allow me to count how much calories i took every day


Quite fun right. even this apps is simple, it really made my day.

Samsung Galaxy S4: Life Companion - Review Part 5 S Translator

a very useful application for everyone. student, professional, traveler, businessmen, anyone...

a lot of useful phrases.. u can choose the language first, and then the category and then the phrases. and if you cant pronounce it, they got the speaker icon that you can click on it and listen to the pronunciation.

This apps is also act as a translator.

Hope it is useful. 


Samsung Galaxy S4: Life Companion - Review: Part 4 - Trip Advisor

Since i love travelling, i am so happy that they pre installed this apps in the phone. best sangat!! 



Samsung Galaxy S4: Life Companion - Review: Part 3 Flipboard

I like this flipboard application. to those who never heard about this, this is a online-magazine application but it can do more than just normal magazine.

We can choose our favourite topics for our online magazine, either it is a general news, travel, business, photography or anythings. they got plenty option. and, on top of that, this application linked with twitter and facebook. so, instead of browsing facebook through its own application, we can browse it through the flipboard (refer to pic no 3)


Pic 1 shows one of the cover story of that day


Pic 2 - we can share the story with many application


Pic 3 - facebook via flipboard (credit to kelana convoy for the pic)

Pic 4 - This is the main screen once we tab on the flipboard icon - Luckily my KIMI was on the cover news that day

Enjoy browsing

ps- while writing this post, my S4 is updating several apps. and one of it is the flipboard. the latest version is awesome. going to check whether is it the 2.0 version. if yes, than i can further enhance my mag.

chiow