and not many days ago, I received a call from Pullman, telling me that I have the opportunity to have all the Penang food in Kuching ~.~

Yong Tau Foo’s Chef ♥

and guess what they have in the house !! Kway Teow Kerang !!!

and Willie has his portion of Char Kway Teow !!

O’Chien aka the Omelette..

Owh.. since we’re eating at Puzzle, Pullman Kuching, we should start off with ulam-ulaman, sambal and kerabu and other appetizers are not to be missed too.

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#4 – Even lime looks yummeh

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and Soupy time ~

Chi Kut Teh

Sup Tulang

Superb love these soups !!

and of all the Penang food, I miss Penang Char Kway Teow the most ♥

Didn’t know Mamak Mee is one of Penang Food too.. I love the spicyness in it ♥

Guess what ! They’ve got Popiah and Kueh Paiti too ♥

Penang Har Mee aka Prawn Noodles

My favourite section of all the time.. ♥ ♥ ♥ The Desserts ♥ ♥ ♥

If Pullman Kuching can add it Coconut Jelly to the menu.. that would be superb lor..

hehehehe.. Just my 2cents

The “Penang Hawkers Delight” promotion ends on 18th March 2012. Don’t miss the chance, or else you need to Fly to Penang to try these food. In Pullman Kuching, all you have to pay is RM69++ per person and RM39++ per child below 12, while complimentary for children 5 years and below !! Waaah.. means I can bring Jonas and Joanna over to eat free ♥

.. For enquiries or reservations, just give them a call at +6082 222888 ..

♥ Happy Eating ♥

Then I realized.. CNY is just round the corner.. and like really near the corner lo.. 3days left – Tomorrow will be a busy day. Saturday will be super busy too.. and Sunday will be extremely busy.

I know I’m not the only one who will be like extremely busy on these three days, with many things not prepared and bought. So, when I asked my bros and sis on the reunion dinner with our Papa and Mama who have been working so hard to raise us up, but none of us have any idea where to go. FOL!!

I suggested to them Prosperity CNY Set at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) that I was invited for food tasting by Mike, along with few other bloggers.

I felt like a VVIP when I arrived at BCCK. There were signs showing Bloggers Food Tasting at the escalator and along the way to the room we were brought to (which I didn’t manage to take pic of ) cos was late for the dinner. Sorry ah !!

So.. 1st dish is of cos Yee Sang !! Superb nice presentation

Got 财神爷 aka God of Wealth one ler.. Don’t play play.

Thing I’m looking for all the time in YeeSang, the Fresh Salmon

Before toss

After toss

Confirmed HIGH PAY, GOOD BONUS, GOOD HEALTH, BETTER CARRIER & RICH IN EVERYTHING WE WISH FOR.. HUUUAAATT AHH..

Do you realized in Wedding Dinners, normally Soup will be served after the first cold plate? Why ah? They wanna make us full so we don’t eat a lot is it? Anyways, we were then served with unlimited bowls of The Eight Treasure Dried Seafood with Fish Lips
.. and I prefer fish lips over shark fin ♥

Next, we have Braised Sea Bass with Preserved “Tong Chai”And Garlic. While others think that this dish is a bit too salty to their likings, I think the saltiness was perfect to eat along with the tender fish meat and its crunchy fish skin. ♥

Followed by Stir Fried Sea Prawn with Oriental Sauce. Eeee.. I like prawns but I don’t really eat them.

However, if you wanna find someone to peel off its skin, I don’t mind to do it for you

Then, we have Steamed Village Chicken with Red Dates and Chestnut.

I’m not a fan of chicken, nor red dates. So, when I look at this dish, I have no intention to try it at all. But after hearing compliments by the bloggers, one after another, I decided to give this dish a try.

I don’t know bout you, but I like meat that is being cooked for long, like the one cooked in soup that makes its meat fall off easily from the bone. Why? Cos I don’t have to munch for too long ma.. hahaha.. and I’m falling in love with its gravy, which can be drink as soup too.

*burp*

Excuse me.. hehehehe..

So.. for reservations, please call the prosperous numbers +6082 392888 or +6082 392688

or you can go to their Website or even their FacebookPage for more information or enquiries.

Last but not least, The happy diners

Thank you BCCK

Gerald, the rocker, rocks The Club Lobby Lounge.

Paulaner, my new Love ♥ Sorry Gladys.

Eve & I finished our Paulaner in minutes O.o

#pleasefeedusPaulaner
TQVM.

After so many unfortunate things happened to me one after another, I’m very grateful that I’m still alive, sitting in front of my PC, finally doing a blog post that I’ve always wanted to do. Praise the Lord

Counting down to Christmas.. How many days left? Are you prepared for this meaningful day? The most important of all.. have you chosen where to have dinner with your loved ones?

The Raintree Restaurant, located at BCCK (Borneo Convention Centre Kuching). My first time there The rest of the time when I was there, I was at the main hall and I thought that is Raintree Restaurant. Noob me.

Drop your name card. Every customer is as important as their loved ones ^.^

Relaxing place to have a mug or two

Cozy

The ribbon on one of their Christmas trees.

My first time having such classy fine dining. I don’t even know how to use the cutlery till Yien taught me. Luckily no one every brought me to such classy place, else I sure make my partner paiseh. LOL! Anyways, start from the outer most set, going inwards. LOL !! Thanks Yien

For a start, we were served the Appetizer:
Blinis Tower of Lobster Medallion, Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche, paired with Warm Ravioli of Duck Confit and Pumpkin Puree.

Why the name of this dish super long one? But fret not, The Raintree Restaurant is offering Christmas Eve 5-Course Dinner, so you don’t have to say the super long names out when you place your order

and frankly speaking, I’ve never eaten such food after living for 18years on earth. Why 18? LOL . Anyways, before I put the food into my mouth.. I heard so many Hmmm.. Aaaahhh.. Wow.. sound.. I was thinking.. it must be the salmon that tastes great.. I was right.. Salmon is awesome.. but the Lobster is equally awesome ♥ ♥

Next, the Soup: Cream of Cauliflower with Colorful Peppers & Crouton.

Soup.. no matter what soup, is always my all time favourite. Feed me with soup alone and I can survive till I am old

Btw, when I had these food, I didn’t know what they were. I eat, I taste, I feel.. and only then I will find out what these food actually are. Weird I know. But I like it that way. So, for this yummilicious soup, I thought it was just normal creamy mushroom soup, but this time I was wrong. I never knew that cauliflower can be made soup. Yes, I don’t cook, so I don’t know much bout how the food are done, but who says the person who loves eating must know how to cook right?

3rd Course – Palate Refresher: Exotic Ginger-Lime Sorbet.

I was like so sakai.. I thought it was dessert time. LOL !! Told you I’ve never been to such fine dining already ma. Don’t show me that look laa.. Btw, this sorbet taste heavenly nice. Initially I wanted to have some hot ginger drink cos it was “the day of the month” when I was dining there. I’m so glad they serve this Exotic Ginger-Lime Sorbet.. The portion was just good. No period pain after taking this. Instead, can feel the warmth in the tummy

Served next was the Main Course. You can have a choice of:
#1: Slow Baked Turkey Roulade with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Oil, served with Sauteed Brussels Sprouts, Caramelized Chestnuts and Cranberry Sauce

My family doesn’t have this rule of must-eat Turkey on Christmas Day.
We normally will replace turkey with chicken, knowing that turkey is expensive and not easy to get especially on festive season like Christmas. And normally in restaurants, they sell stuffed turkey. But at Raintree Restaurant, the turkey is slow baked and is served rolled. It’s so convenient to eat it that way too. Ladies can also act gentle when eat the turkey with their loved ones.

or

for those who do not fancy turkey, there’s a #2 choice: Slow Grilled marinated Sirloin on Spicy Potato, Wilted Spinach with Blue Cheese, Buttered Carrot, Brussels Sprout sprouts and Beef Jus

I personally prefer sirloin. Love the way it is though some prefer it to be more rare. I love the way they marinate the sirloin with dates, dijon mustard, garlic, and a bit of chilli powder. ♥ ♥

and finally the Desserts:
Christmas Pudding with Raspberry White Chocolate Parfait.

One word: AWESOMELYGOOD – LOL !! One word ma right? Can side order this ah?

and do you know Parfait is a French word literally meaning “perfect” commonly employed to describe a kind of frozen dessert? Hahaha.. dunno ler.. but now you know.

We were then offered either Coffee or Tea and I chose Coffee

and say hello to Chef de Cuisine, Virginia Kedit with one of her crew.

To add on to the great fine dining, you can walk around BCCK and you’ll find the prettiest Christmas decorations I’ve seen in Kuching so far. ♥ ♥

with super cute Ruldolph .. with turkey feet?

Instead of saying I love you which doesn’t cost you a cent all the time, why not show your loved ones that you really love them by bringing them to a fine dining on Christmas Eve for an experience? It’s only RM125++ per person.

To avoid disappointment by walking in to dine, why not give them a call at +6082 392888 to make a reservation.

For those who might missed out the Christmas Eve Fine Dining Experience, don’t worry. They have other promotion going on as well.
16th-24th December: Pre-Christmas 3 Course Set Lunch/Dinner @ RM 78++
25th December: Christmas Day Buffet Lunch/Dinner @ RM78++
26th December: Boxing Day Buffet Lunch @ RM78++
31st December: New Year’s Eve Seafood Buffet Dinner @ RM155++

Wishing you all a Merry Merry Christmas in advance. Hehehehe..

and now the 3rd one Ah Beng The Movie: Three Wishes aka 阿炳心想事成 !!

It was such a privilege to be able to meet Ah Beng aka Jack林德荣 and also Vivian卓卉勤 after listening to MyFM for so many years. ^.^

Canon, Sony, Tamron, Sigma and even brandless lens cap

Huge and tiny flashes

Our gadgets !! We are ready to shoot the Stars

Bloggers are ready too

KimBay stickers on my arm and also Jacq’s Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1″

When Jack, Vivian and Yoke arrived.. We were too excited till forgotten to snap pics of them.. But we managed to shake hands with them ler :3

Steven, the owner of KimBay Restaurant got the Stars to sign on their Kimbay tee.

and each of them got a hamper too..

Steven and Helen, the Boss and LadyBoss of KimBay, together with Jack, Vivian and Yoke.

The “Meet The Fans” session at the Spring on Sunday attracted many people, even during the press lunch at Kimbay.

Can you guess how much money spent for this movie?
Hint: 50% more than their budgeted cost.

Now, how much is the budgeted cost? Go read newspaper laa !! Hahaha..

Budgeted Cost – RM2,000,000
Actual Cost – RM3,000,000

Did that make you go Wow? Yes. It actually cost that much due to 25 accidents they had intentionally and unintentionally during the 19days of shooting. Besides that, the cost also includes 100 promotional tours in the whole Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak – and most importantly in Kuching. How many movies stars will actually come to East Malaysia? What more to say Kuching, right?

So, how can we missed the opportunity to take pictures with the Movie Stars?? Can you see Yien and I in the pic?

At first I couldn’t recognized Vivian because she looks fat on screen and also in pictures. I need to get clarifications from people around me to clarify if she’s Vivian She looks great in person

The Press table. The bloggers were the kehlehfeis of the day

Probably because we don’t jot down the important points the main characters were saying. But then again.. We memorized in our head ma.. huhuhu.. I want that souvenir from Ah Beng !! Ah Beng pilih kasih T_T

and oh ya.. what surprises me during the press interview was Jack and Vivian can speak pretty good English and Jack can actually speak pretty good Mandarin too. I know Vivian all this while can speak pretty good Cantonese and Mandarin but Jack who always act speaking funny Mandarin can actually speak fluent Mandarin too. O.O

AhBeng and AhYien

Siaw Hui !!!! Only got to see her recently at ING events after we stopped our swimming lessons with our coach Jason, introduced by Kevin

Everyone wants to take picture with AhBeng !~

Helen.. the only person who encourages me to go gym.. ♥

Jacq, felt proud after Jack, Vivian, Yoke and the director of the movie signed on her Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1″ casing

Us as main, the stars as sub.. LOL !!

Met new friend, Elly Sorry for the 38 jokes even though we first met

Wootz.. thanks Jacq for the pic

Camwhore with my phone Love these girls

We were served several dishes that afternoon. Too bad Yien, Jacq and I had our brunch at the food court earlier on.. else we could finish all the food there

Signature Egg Tarts

Fried Rice

Sio Bee aka Siu Mai

Must try their Butter Chicken.. Super delicious. I’m such a good person I don’t tempt you with the pic of Butter Chicken. (but actually, I don’t know why I cannot find pics of butter chicken. LOL!)

A very HUGE thank you Allen for extending the invitation. Thanks Steven, Helen and Kim Bay for the opportunity to meet Jack, Vivian, Yoke and the Director of Ah Beng The Movie: Three Wishes

Oh.. To those who want to watch this movie, it will only be released on 19th January 2012.

Can you believe even Ah Beng and friends haven’t watch the movie themselves until the movie is released on cinema?? The Director want to keep them suspense. LOL !! Good one Director.