A week of fine dining and searching for my ideal home

I have recently met up with the LSE crew...

There aren't many LSE'ans from my batch left in London but it's not quantity but quality that counts kan...heheheh

If I had to choose whether I preferred school life or uni life I would definitely choose uni life...(apart from the end of year exams & the early morning lectures)
Since I was 6 years old I have constantly moved from school to school within Malaysia and out of Malaysia. So I have never really kept in contact with my primary and secondary school friends.

It was only when I started uni and moved down to London, I met Malaysians from different types of background and some of them I would consider as friends for life. One of those groups are my uni mates.......there are frens who I was close during uni but there are also uni mates who I was not close with during uni but we've kept in close contact after graduation.

We had a mini LSE reunion on Wed night at Awana restaurant in South Kensington taking advantage of the 50% offer valid until the end of the month.
Finally we have found a fine dining Malaysian restaurant that we can promote to non Malaysians who want to try a taste of Malaysia in a fine dining setting.
The service was great, food was amazing...I loved the satay which was the best satay I've ever tasted..so tender!
There were also unique desserts like lemongrass and chilli sorbet, jackfruit & ginger sorbet(my favourite) and others too many to mention.
The owner Mr Lim was kind enough to let us try other dessert dishes...lovely person!
If u ever have the chance please check it out!

On Thurs, Bobby & I checked out the Ideal Home Show exhibition in Earls Court. I love looking at homeware stuff....gave me ideas of what I want when I get my place back home in KL.
The exhibition is huge...ranging from furniture, to garden decor to health & beauty to house entertainment technology.... You would need at least a full day just to cover the whole area!

We met this Indian manufacturer who came to the exhibition from Northern India bringing small furniture ornaments which were exquisitely crafted. He said it is a dying trade because not enough young people want to learn and take up the trade. It's a sad thought when you can see that the crftsmanship is so beautiful. I bought an incense holder and incense sticks from the stall which I absolutely loved. Keeps me going when I'm studying.

My fav people

With some of my fav people, thanks for being there for me through the good and the bad times.... all of you have a special place in my heart...

February has come and gone....

I woke up this morning and looked at my phone....it was 1st March 2007. Where has the time gone??!!!

February has flown by....I guess it's time I update this blog...I should really be studying but after a long day at work the last thing I want to look at is writing up sections of a case study paper...so I just need to take a few minutes to chill out and gather my thoughts.....

The month of February is often associated with Valentine's day...I've never celebrated Valentine's day even when I was attached.

This year Valentine's day was spent with Meem, Bobby, Fadzli and Abang Nas. We all got dressed up in red for dinner at Wagamama's except for Abang Nas who was too busy to get changed..heheh...We were a bit surprised that it was busy considering Wagamama's isn't exactly the most romantic place for couples. We all had a good laugh that night and not forgetting the good food..yummy!!
I also visited Len & Marigold in Guildford this month..they invited me to try out a fusion-type Malaysian restaurant called Matahari. I was pleasantly surprised with the food..simple but tasty..'ala kampung style' ...only thing i missed was the kangkung masak sambal belacan...my first dish which I always have the moment I land in Malaysia.....
It was my first time visiting Marigold's flat. It's a quaint 'lil flat with so much character located up on a hill. She renovated the attic upstairs where you can see the view of the whole of Guildford town.
I went to see Guildford Castle which looks more like a small fort. From what Marigold told me...it was built by the Romans as they made their way through England during the Roman Empire. Near the castle is a small park which is perfect during the summer to have picnics and where jazz bands would perform...imagine being able to watch a mini concert performance from your own home...best kan!!

This month is also my first trip to Ikea in Wembley for the first time...Absolutely wicked!!!!
As soon as we stepped into the Ikea shop I was absolutely hooked at all the gadgets and various homeware stuff.. I love shopping for homeware...if only my place was large enough to fit them all. What I love about Ikea is the ingenuity in utilising space which is important especially where I'm living now. And not forgetting the cool cafe restaurant and the free hot chocolate refills!!!! Definitely a cool place to hang out!

I managed to buy my shoe rack which I wanted for sooooo long! Kak rahayu also loved the same shoe rack so both our place is like an IKEA studio now....:) Thanks to Bob the builder for putting it up for us ..in return we treated him to dinner at Jakarta Indon restaurant with our usual ikan balado, kuzy chicken and ayam goreng tepung with bawang putih followed by the yummy desserts!

Last week Meem, Chip and I went to Copenhagen, Denmark for a weekend break......From the weather forecast it was going to be extremely cold but I didn't quite expect it to be soooo cold and snowing heavily. I wasn't fully dressed for snow weather but I survived anyways....
In my opinion, Copenhagen is a young city in comparison to other European cities so I guess you can't compare it to cities like Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam. Since we visited Copenhagen during the off peak season some of the places like the Tivoli Gardens were closed but we made the best out of our trip.


We stayed in a boat hotel which was an interesting experience...it was a cabin type room but I think we must have been the loudest people there since we put on the radio at full blast at times.....and it wasn't exactly soundproof cabins.!
I loved the snow......but my feet were soaking cuz i didn't bring my walking boots but it was fun playing with the snow. The last time I played with the snow was when I was living in Glasgow as a schoolkid.


The highlight of the trip was discovering Baresso coffee house .....and the melted hot chocolate!!!!! A perfect end to a day after walking in the snow and freezing weather!!!
If anyone knows of a cafe in London which prepares melted hot chocolate drink please let me know!!

This week, visited Oriental City for the first time...I've never been there before..(gasp! yes i know considering that I have been in London for a while...it's shocking I haven't yet visited the place). To me..Oriental City reminded me of the small shopping centre like in Sitiawan. The food court was cool..it's a shame not all the stalls are halal...we went a bit crazy with ordering food.....
I loved the mee mamak but the murtabak is the best! Definitely wanna go there again......

Plus there's a big Asda supermarket beside it...( I'm quite sad kan..excited about a supermarket...heheh) but Asda is the best ..we ended up having a shopping spree in there...lots of bargains!

And so the weekend is here....insya-allah hoping to get this case study paper done...wish me luck!!!