Mad Jack's

I raved so much about Mad Jack. I love their grilled chicken with black pepper sauce. So we went there for dinner on Sat... at the Simpang branch... my friend Patrick was there slogging hard! Could see his perspiration... ahahhaha

Fish and Chips for the kids

This is very, very nice... fries and cheese + mayo... Nurul's favourite

Pa's steak... I love the mashed potatoes

My fav grilled chicken with black pepper sauce. I requested for carrots in replacement of the peach salad only and they just gave me the chicken and loads of carrots... no mashed potatoes. err... look so unappetizing. Think they misunderstood me. So told them to add the fries... I got the salad side from the kid's plate.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, PA!!!!!

Little Miss Giggles

Exactly like the caption on her t-shirt. She couldn't stop giggling when i tried to snap a photo of her for her violin's class registration card. Don't underestimate the sometimes serious and shy girl... she could be a clown at times.

The unedited and uncropped pictures of her... dopey look, serious look, 'Hurry-and-open-your-eyes-wider' look... match the looks to the photos...

Boy, i need to work hard on this.

Friends came over

Sarah and tasnym came over during the school holidays to play... while i was at work... i missed Tasnym y 10 mins... i want to cuuuuuuuubiiiiiiiiiitt her chubby cheeks and arms....

Kampachi!!!!

I passed by it. Didn't realised it was Halal!!!!! Kampachi Japanese Restaurant, Level 6.

It looked nice.... and would complete my craving for nice Japanese restaurant food at Pavilion, KL.

Next time... next time.

Some performance...

Teacher Joanne delivered Nurul's new violin last nite. Nurul has now upgraded to size 1/8 from Euro Strings, made in Czechoslovakia. Bonus, it came with nylon strings!! Teacher Joanne got it for her using her teacher-privileged discount -20%!!! Nurul's Sarasate was was taken in at only $60!! Hai yah... the Sarasate was made in China and mass produced with steel strings! No wonder the sound was still screechy and hoarse regardless of the countless times i 'rosined' the strings.

So I paid $240 after the trading... not bad... at least it would appreciate in price as compared to pianos. Plus we got additional new stings.

Teacher Joanne really felt that Nurul was musically inclined and put hope in Nurul. She wanted Nurul to be in the performance, provided Nurul passed her first music exam. That's the criteria. But Teacher Joanne invited Nurul to join in the performance for Children's Day! I know deep down Nurul wanted it too... could see from her smile... she was just too shy to admit it. Teacher Joanne managed to convince her. She was willing to coach Nurul... She wanted Nurul to come for practise this weekend although it was meant to be the music school's holiday (week 5) at no additional charge. Alhamdulillah....

So now it's just time that we have to sacrifice. No fees required. Attire will be tailor-made for all the performers. Coaching will be done during violin weekly class. The concerted rehearsals would be on the last Sunday of every month till Oct 2010.

Nurul is excited. I can't wait to watch....

YUCKKYYYY Sungei Wang!!!

I casually went into a camera shop (couldn't remember the name). Asked for a Nikon lens cover. Salesman 'A' took out a seemingly familiar looking packaging and asked me to try putting the cover onto the lens. First Look, it fitted.

"How much??"
"MR69."
"what??!!!Huuhh???" I got mine (yes, i lost the cover twice already) for only SG$14 at Tokyo Narita Airport.
"Is this original?" I noticed that the inside and outside were not of the same plastic material.
"Ya. Ya.Original Nikon." By this time, Pa urged me to just quickly get it and move on.

Of course, i didn't budge. Second look... "How can this be original when this cover cannot fit nicely into the lens?" I was fiddling with the cover.
"Of course, mah. You've got your filter/polarizer attached."
You've got to be kidding me, rite? The filter or even the polarizer would NOT cause the cover to not fit perfectly.

Came salesman 'B'. "Oh, sorry miss, this cover not original Nikon."
"Your friend here claimed that this one is original."
"Sorry miss. Really, not original."

I put the cover on the counter and just left. What the %#&@!!!
A counterfeit costing more than an original! Not only that, 'A' tried to even cheat me. Talking about honesty in their service. Puiii!!!

KL Day 3 misadventure

Posing for the final day in KL...

Day 3:

Awwww.... going home already???!!? The trip was way to short. And there wasn't a 4pm coach that we could take home. Our coach would depart at 2pm. No more swimming that day. Went round the nearby malls... Lot 10, Sungei Wang... EEEwwwwww! Sungei Wang!

I should not have even bothered to enter the camera shop there! I read reviews about it but i thought since it'd be just getting my lens cover, how much could they cheat me, rite? Wrooooonnnnnnggg..! I want this entry to be on a happy note. So for the horrifying Sungei Wang episode, CLICK HERE.

So shopping we went!!! And we were back to Pavillion for a final checking out of the shops. There was a carnival!

KL Day 2

Day 2:

Breakfast was back in the hotel. Didn't learn my lesson on GM's breakfast spread. It was only so-so and not very filling for me. I only know that i would always go for the congee. Next time can have breakfast at The Loaf or some other shops that serve breakfast much cheaper.

KL adventure

Loving Bukit Bintang and every minute of it! #1 fan of Pavillion!

We decided on a last minute short trip before i start my new job next Mon. Battled between KL, Penang and Bintan. All 3 places with different mode of transportation. But KL won hands down. Heading to KL would be blissful for my kids, especially Riyan. He wanted to take the Transtar coach again so he could play his favourite in-coach game. So we took 3 days and 2 nights holiday to KL. This time it was just the four of us. We visited KL last Dec but i didn't enjoy it. For reasons that i should not air it online... ehehheheheh

Anyway, KL was HOT. The weather, i meant. But towards the end of our trip, the weather was on our side. Overcast and started to rain a little here and there. It was mad house shopping especially on the last day. I realise that 3 days 2 nights was not sufficient. Above all, i enjoyed my food hunting tremendously!!! Finally sunk our teeth into the tenderlicious ribs at Tony Romas. Only regret - couldn't locate Oriental Spoon!!! WHERE WERE YOU???! Any-hoo, read on for our KL mini adventure...

Day 1: