Rain, sun, "snow", and everything in between

It's kinda too late for posting this up but i feel that the pictures taken will be wasted if i didn't put it into good use. If you've read my previous post, Le sentiment de manquer et l'amour, you'll most probably know bout' this one. As i was still working for MYC! at that time, i got a chance to attend Dennis Lau's Debut CD Launch at Shook Starhill KL.

This was one event that i will remember. No, it's not because i get to see Dennis Lau in person (Honestly, i didn't even know who he was before i was assigned to go for this event), it's because of how i went there to see him. Starhill, one of the prestigious shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. I walked in, and i already felt like a million dollars. Hah!

Ok, here's a little info on what happen...

"It was a very nice afternoon, i took a cap to the LRT station and from there i took the LRT all the way to KL Sentral, where i took the Monorail and stopped at the Bukit Bintang station. Ok, no worries, it sounds confusing with so many transportation. What happened was, it has been a very, very long time since i actually when down to KL with the train. So, there were a few changes there and not to mention a renovation blocking my view to see where the Monorail was. To summarize things, I got lost!

Yeah... I don't usually get lost but that day was an exceptional. After walking for more than 10 minutes and asking 4 people for direction, i finally found the Monorail station! Kudos to me!!!

And to make things much more fantastic, it was raining!

I felt really out of place when i arrived. Everyone were dressed-up in nice elegant dresses and men in ironed shirt and some even in coat (note: i was in my simple-t and jeans!!!).

To make myself feel better, i told myself that i was there to work, not to mingle around celebrities and sip champagne, no matter how nice that sounds."

Alrite, enough embarassment talk of me now. All i can say is, i made it there safely, late but safely, not dry though...

A few noted celebrities were there that i spotted such as Xandria Ooi, Syafinaz Selamat, Will Quah (emcee of the evening), and a few more others that their names can't be recalled.

Oh, before i forget, those who don't know who Dennis Lau is, he is a Malaysian violinist. Here's his personal blog if you wanna check it out > http://dennislaumusic.blogspot.com (i Googled it).

He performed several times to give the audience a taste of his talents. I managed to settle down my nerves before he performed, so, i quite enjoyed his performance. I felt his passion for his violin playing and piano playing as well. He later did a duet with Syafinaz which i thought was amazing! But i like his duet with Jimmy Sax better where he played the violin and Jimmy with his saxophone.

All 5 pictures from Dennis Lau's officials
(Copyrights to the original owner - not me)

Overall it was a nicely planned media launch. If you want to read more about it, get your copy of MYC! News December issue now...


Don't even get me started with my journey back home... Urgh! Let's just say it was more of a human jam than a traffic jam.

Here's some pics i took (there were approximately 50 over pics but i chose a few here)

Will Quah

Performing with Jimmy Sax

With Malaysian Beat-boxer - Shawn Lee

Syafinaz Selamat

Cheers!

Merry Christmas!

Garden Cafe - Green Garden Food

I got the opportunity to put my taste buds to a test. And may i say, my taste buds were very, very happy indeed. Like happy campers. :D

The Garden Cafe is a restaurant situated at the heart of 1 Utama, Damansara. It's decorated with whole lots of greenaries to emphasize the name of the restaurant. With such decor, it surely is not a hard to miss restaurant. But of course, with our Malaysian eyes, anything is possible. I'm gonna try to keep this short and simple. I mean, it's food, we don't exactly write a whole story about it before we eat, do we?

But i have to give them credit for the atmosphere. Very peaceful and romantic. There's even a white grand piano set at the middle of the restuarant.

Right! I'm a very easily pleased person, so any food goes. Their food is very nicely done. Not wanting to sound cliche or anything but the food is simply delicious.

1. Seafood Spaghetti

I love pasta! Personally, this one is a little too dry to my liking.
There's a hint of spice (as you can see in the picture, theres chopped chillies)
and the prawns is very, very fresh!



2. Lentil Soup

Easily mistaken as pumpkin soup but surprisingly, it's not.
There's duck in it, although you can't see it or taste it that much.
It has a smokey taste to it and the texture is what we all want our soup to be -
- CREAMY!



3. Garden Sandwich

Love the fries! It's not your everyday McDonald's french fries.
This ones are cut curly and thick, so you can really taste the potato.
And it's not oily at all and not salty. The sandwich was normal to me, nothing special.

4. Dory Fish with sweet sauce

This is one of the best fish i ever tasted!
You know how you get these fried fish covered with flour
and all you get is just flour and a small piece of fish in the middle?
Hah! Yeah, been there, done that.But this one is not gonna fool ya'.
The fish is the size you see. There are certain parts of the fish that
is no longer crisp cuz of the sauce but you can really tell that the fish is fresh.
The sauce is sweet with pineapple taste. Perfect topping.



5. Black Pepper Chicken Chop

Ahh... What kinda restaurant that doesn't have chicken chop these days?
One of my favourite dish from them. Why?
Because of the sauce and the chopped potatoes!
The black pepper is not that spicy but instead it has a sweet taste to it.
It goes really well with the perfectly grilled chicken.

6. Wild Mushroom Soup

I like this one better than the Lentil Soup. This one is much more to my liking.
It still has the creamy texture. It's not like your Campbell soup.
The mushroom taste a lil' different. Not sure which one's better.

7. Foie-Gras with Green Apple

Well, this is something very different from the rest.
Not my favourite at all!
Foie-Gras is goose liver, for those who don't know what's that.
And if you've eaten it before, you know what i mean.
It tasted a little bitter. It has a soft texture. This dish isn't for everybody - some can take it whereas, like me, can't.



8. Smoked Duck Breast with Orange Cous-cous

Something i never tried before in my life. I mean, the cous-cous, not the duck.
The duck is medium-rare, as you can see from the colour.
I was afriad of raw meat but it actually tasted ok!
The cous-cous has a ricey texture and a tangy-orangy taste.



9. Chicken Roulade Stuffed with Mushroom & Pine Nut
Just looking at the picture is making me crave for it now!
Yum yum and more yum!
The round thingie you see is the chicken rolled (roulade) with 4 types of vegetables.
Its very soft but chewy at the same time!



10. Fruit Sorbet

This one is mango sorbet. Suitable for any sweet-tooth junkie!

Pineapple sorbet. Nope! It's not sour. I like this one among the lot.

Lemon sorbet. Don't worry. It's not sour too. Sweet, yes!

11. Blueberry Cocktail Tea

What's a garden without tea? This bloody red tea is non-alcoholic.
So, don't be fooled by the name.
To me, it's quite tasteless. You can taste the blueberry but its not sweet, whatsoever. Very bland.

Overall, a very nice experience. I would definitely go there again with *cough* someone special...

P.S.: This is based on individual's taste and liking. I may like it, but not necessarily you would. And if there's any other further questions about this restaurant or the food, feel free to drop a comment. Thanks!

Cheers~

xoxo

Le sentiment de manquer et l'amour

You know what's the best thing about working in the magazine industry as a journalist? Yes, the pay sucks. Yes, all you do is write, write, write, and write. And yes, if you have no inspiration or no mood to write, you can't write a good story and no good story means your boss is gonna screw you. Yeah... sounds very... pleasant ain't it? Nah.. not so much. As a journalist, you get to do lots and i mean LOTs of great stuff. Don't believe me? Here's a list of what i got to do as a journalist in 3 months:

1. Interview one of the guy from a big media company - ASTRO!

ASTRO Hitz Channel Manager.
*check out MYC! News January 2010 issue to see the interview*

2. Interview The All-American Rejects (for real!)

Mike and Chris after our roundtable interview

Tyson!!!

3. Attend media launches and get free goodies (I got a free webcam!)

Microsoft Windows 7 Launch's door gift


Dennis Lau CD Launch - I got his CD for FREE!
*catch my article on him in MYC! News December issue*

4. Free food at media launches
*sorry no pictures of the food*

5. Free movies!


6. Food reviews = means free food tasting!

Catch my review in MYC! News December issue and
my personal review in my next blog post.

7. Meet lots of people from the media. Who knows, they can be my future employer... *winkz*
*sorry no pictures of them*

It sucks that my days as a journalist has ended and it's back to good ol' studying. Boy, that sounds encouraging... =.="

Anyway, at least i got whole lots of memories and experience loaded in my pocket!

I'm gonna miss these people...

From left to right:
Edmund (the new designer), Eiko, yours truly, Feeq, Zoe, Ellyse

The guy up front, in green is Siang Way

MYC! Boss, Jason Ko

Pat! She's one of the best bosses

Ellyse! She's the one who made
me who i am today... well, ok, not really but she rockz!

Me heart them lots!

My 2 love dieting queens - love love them till death do us part. XD

The one and only Abang Faizal of MYC!

Nikki - Tai Kah Jie

Feeq - No need my introduction
Click here and you'll know why.

P.S.: Those wondering what the title of this blog means, it means "The feeling of love and miss" in French. Not sure whether it's the correct way to say it so, forgive me for my mistake. :)

Cheers peeps~

xoxo