Nancy's birthday and Mcd big breakfast promo

On Friday, we decided to celebrate Nancy's birthday in the office:


Carrot Cheese Cake from Hilton. Nice, tasty and slightly creamy without being too sweet..

The photo of the cake above, I used the wrong function to take the photo so it turned out looking old-ish. But I already lit the candle so no time to take another photo.


Soo-prise!!

There. Normal looking photo of the cake and Nancy is paiseh. Hehe.



As part of the surprise, we tapau-ed MCD for breakfast that morning. You know, the Mcd promo going all about the internet now, its true. It does work.

Apparently, for the month of March, Mcd is rewarding their customers by giving out 2 FREE BIG BREAKFAST ala carte, when you spend a minimum of RM 5. At any McD outlets throughout Malaysia. Just print out this coupon. Cut out the bottom and hand it in at Mcd. Voila. Free breakfasts.

Or you can click this link for more coupons: Credits Annna.net

Be warned though, the Mcd is very, very, very full almost every morning. Ever since this promotion started, the queue has been crazy at Mcd. Prepare to queue for a long time. But its free! We bought two cups of coffee, and got two FREE Big Breakfasts!

Promotion ends Mar 31st. So hurry hurry hurry.

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Ending this with a very cute photo of Cherrie in her new dress. With a little hoodie some more. Cute. We dress her in this because she gets cold - from the air conditioning at home.

Bye~

Please stop raining..

It is another Saturday night. Bo-ring. I need a holiday. I will be going swimming tonight again. Ya, even though it has been raining on and off the past few days. Die la. The water will be freezing, or at least fcuking cold tonight. But I really need the exercise. So lazy to get on the treadmill recently. I am running out of movies to watch on the treadmill.

Choosing movies to watch during exercise is so difficult. The "movies" have to be loud enough - as in louder than the sound of the machine, and my thumping/running on the treadmill. For this, new movies that I have never watched before should ideally come with correct subtitles, or the audio is really good that I can turn it up to 100% on my laptop.

The "movie" should also ideally be on a Gold disk, and not purple disk (DVDs) cos my hard disk is super picky. Bitch, just like me.

In the beginning, I run to Grey's Anatomy's marathon (Season 1-6) because I have the full subtitles. By now, I can memorize almost every episode already. Know what is happening next. (Not bragging or exagerrating serious. My family sigh and roll their eyes when they see me watching it again!) Sigh. Where is Season 7??

Anyway. Some of our friends are coming over. Its actually quite nice; we don't go out that often anymore. Meeting like this once a week is a good catch up session. Eating, chilling, relaxing and playing together.


We are kids again.





Jacuzzi is only open from about 530pm to 7pm. After that it is off. Bah. Complain!



Actually I am a bit worried now. I can hear thunder: are we really going swimming tonight? Its cold. At least, there is nothing planned for a BBQ or what not.

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I am craving pizza again. Grr..the more I try to lose weight, the more I crave foooood.. Btw, remember the 6 cheese pizza promo some time ago? The 6 cheese pizza where you can order it plain, with mushroom or chicken, and something else.

I decided to try it plain. With just 6 types of cheeses. BIG MISTAKE!


This was the first time pizza had disappointed me! It was bland, slightly salty (because of the cheese), but basically it was like eating pieces of dough. Not nice.

Speaking of which, I just tried the new pizza again. The Cheesy Pops promo.

In the photos, it looked sooo tempting. Hot melted cheese oozing out of the crust. Mmm...

The reality was slightly different. Cs and I went to the Pizza Hut outlet at Spring. FYI, for new pizza promos, you normally get 30% off if you pay using your Maybank card. So in we went to order. But their credit card machine was not working, so no 30% off. At least they told us this in advance, so we were prepared.



Then, when the pizza came..hmm..it just was not what I was expecting. There was too much dough. It was quite hard. I meant, they probably baked it too long in the oven or something. I don't know. But it felt like I was eating hard pieces of dough and its not nice.

However, imho, this was one of the most successful promo ever!! The Alaskan Pollock something pizza. Fish King Pizza or something like that. I also liked the King Prawns pizza. Both are yum!


Love the cool mayo sauce, love the fish, love the crust. Pizza is ♥

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Need to move away from food.

Vain photo of self because I am not feeling/looking so hot now, so I need a reminder.

A little side of me..

I wrote this down some time ago:

I think most people are fooled by my appearance. Just the other day, mum was telling me about her friend who said: your daughter is so nice, quiet, ladylike and what not.. Mum told the family this at the dinner table. Wrong timing!

My whole family found it hilarious and burst out laughing. Dad was almost choking on his rice for laughing too hard. Kevin and Winnie were sniggering. Mum (laughing at my indignant expression) said she replied her friend: don't you be fooled by her appearance! Of all three children, she has the worst temper and scolds/swears almost all the time at everyone. See-crew mannn..

Mum is so mistaken, right?? Haihh.

I suppose that I am pretty quiet and shy most of the time: at work, in the office, especially in front of people I don't know well, out with cs' friends, sometimes even my own friends. I hardly initiate conversation at work, unless it is to ask my colleagues about work-related stuff.

I especially have a hard time talking to girls cos they intimidate me more than the guys. I don't know why or how this came to be. Actually, I suppose with guys, I can try to charm them with my looks. No, I don't think I am attractive, but I can be er..quite charming?! Haha now I sound quite thick skinned!

This has been the case ever since I can remember. I think that being put down too often as a child has quite an effect on my personality, hence the shyness.

I attribute this as one of the reasons why I drink so much (I am not proud of this).

An ex-boyfriend told me before that I am different before and after I drink. An ex-colleague told me: I like you more after you drink. You're too quiet. This happens quite often, I realize.

Dammit. This does not make me feel better. I am very aware of this but have no idea how to change this. I suppose I hide my shyness and non-confidence pretty well when I am out in public.

Oh well. At least there is one person I can be truly myself with. Even when we were friends, I didn't need to hide anything. I could just be myself, and tell him anything. And even more so now..


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King Salmon Buffet @ Hilton

One fine Saturday night, the little Simon family decided to try out the salmon buffet at Hilton. Dad finally agreed after much persuasion from Winnie. I was quite curious to try it out as well. Not just your typical salmon dinner but King Salmon eh? Must be good.



Apparently there is also 25% off for Facebook fans. I didn't know about this but oh well we got a voucher for 25% off the next visit. If I am not mistaken, the 25% voucher is only limited to the salmon buffet, which ends at the end of March. So hurry hurry if you want to try it out.



Be warned though, when they say it is a salmon buffet, it really is. Salmon galore. Go only if salmon is really your thing otherwise you would probably think that its not worth the price tag.

They have salmon cooked in a variety of ways:


A huge platter of smoked salmon slices. A tad salty but still yumm..with some kind of sour cream or cheese based sauce? I'm not sure but I like my smoked salmon just like that, without the sauce anyway. Nice..

Grilled salmon:



It really was King salmon. Just look at the size of that fish. It was very nicely done, tender and flaky. The sauce was yum as wel..



The salad section. I liked the potato salad. Its the one on the bottom right of the photo. There were little bits of the onions inside, very nice and crispy. But at the same time not too over powering. But also cos I didn't take much lar. Ahh anyway moving on.



Fried salmon? I didn't try this though. Don't really like salmon cooked like this:



I was more preoccupied with this section! Raw salmon sashimi!! Mmmm..all you can eat! Suits me just fine! Not the thin slices like at Sushi King. Thick, juicy fresh salmon!



My plate:

Salmon sashimi, tuna sashimi, octopus sashimi, baby octopuses, and seaweed.

Notice that I am mostly just talking about the salmon cos besides that, there is not much else to rave about. The salmon sashimi speaks for itself ok. Just look at it. Thick, juicy, fresh. Yumm.

But actually besides the salmon, I didn't really like the other dishes. With names such as Ayam Masak Merah, Kari Lembu etc, they just don't really appeal lar. Even Kevin thinks the food is too oily and that there are not much choices. This is Kevin okay. My brother is not very picky when it comes to food. Imagine what cs would say, heh.



There were also some lobster at the sashimi section, but nothing much to rave about..tasteless, bland. Normal.



The calamari looks good eh? Too bad that after I took this photo, I went to put my camera back. When I went back for the calamari, it was gone!! Wahhhh... *bawls endlessly. And it was not refilled either. I want my calamari!!



Chicken terriyaki was good though, so it deserves a photo:



There were other food but not much selections to be honest. I expected more. But then again, it was King Salmon Buffet. They did prepare a lot of salmon varieties, and for that I should be grateful.


Desserts, in case you can't tell. Err not that outstanding either.

Bottom-line: I wouldn't go back for the King Salmon buffet. Sure the salmon is good but how much of salmon can you eat in one sitting anyway? I love salmon raw, smoked, and grilled. But somehow the dinner itself was not very satisfying.

According to my family, it seems that we want more variety. Btw, has anyone been to Cafe Majestic (at Riverside Majestic)'s Japanese buffet? Now that is a buffet I would love to go. Been there so many times, and they never disappoint!

Wide range of food, fresh made sashimi, sushi, handrolls, great service with a smile, everything. So yea. I would rather pay the same amount and go to that Japanese buffet. Heck the buffet is always full when you go there. Should mean something eh? It is so full that they serve Japanese buffet two times a week.

Never expect to just walk in to Cafe Majestic on a Saturday night and ask for a table. It is always full. Make sure you make a reservation a week in advance.

Ehh paise lar Hilton, I was talking about the salmon buffet halfway, but sorry man. Cafe Majestic wins this round.



This is just my leetle humble opinion. No offense! :)

New Year, New Price @ Victoria Arms

Last night, I went to VA with mum, Winnie, Ivy and Janet. Where else to go? Kuching people are so NOT spoilt for choices. Plus we have been frequenting VA for years (since I was 16? 17?) Man 10 years already!!

In the beginning, there were dance performances, costumes nights with themes, and price was at RM 5, then RM 10, then RM 15. Now come 2011, price has increased to RM 20 per person.

Hear me out. At least with the price increase, they have enough sense to introduce other things too. Heh or else customers would have already ah. Price keep increasing but same old stuff. How can right?!

So anyway. Now the terms and conditions are: Pay RM 20 each, and,

1) Get a ticket that entitles you to free drinks from 7-9 pm. (Typical). Hand in the ticket to the bar, they rip it in half and return it to you. Keep it. This will entitle you a chance to win free drinks at 9pm. Chris (the DJ) will announce it is lucky draw time and if you lose your ticket then oops for you. No chance.

2) Get another lucky draw ticket (NEW!), write down your name and telephone number and pass it to the staff. They did not announce the prizes or when it will happen and I was too busy drinking to ask. -__-

3) Last and best NEW news of all. You can now get to choose between 1 of 5 choice of food to eat for FREE! Yay! I eat at VA so often now that this is good for me.

By the time I reach home on Friday evening after work, I normally crash into bed first then wake up for a shower, make up and out of the house again. No time to eat.

So this was perfect for me. The choices of food are:

(1) Fish and chips (small portion of fish and bigger portion of fries yum);
(2) Garlic sausage (this is two slices of slightly spicy German sausage served with awesome mashed potato-says winnie);
(3) Three (3) pieces of chicken wings served with wedges or chips;
(4) Grilled chicken chop served with fries (in my opinion, the most yummy of all!);
(5) Burger (the only thing our group did not order last night. But I saw the waiter walking by with it- teeny burger patty with two slices of bread-who needs that? Nahh..)

Reminder: Bear in mind that since it is free, the portions can be quite small. Just in case you are a big eater.

I regret to say that this was the only night that I DID NOT bring my camera out! As I was getting ready to go out, I thought aiih what for bring my camera? Nothing new and everyone has seen VA in my blog so many times before, even I am sick of it! BAHHHH...I should have taken photos!!

At 9pm, Chris announces that the bar has run out of liquor (read: free drinks). And this would be the cue to start lucky draws.

Wait. Let me say something else. At VA, they not only give you your choice of liquor, they also provide cocktails. Last night, there were three choices: Sex on the beach, Screwdriver, and something else. I had Sex on the beach the whole night (soo yummy I had 6 glasses).

The normal lucky draw free drinks are: jugs of Long Island Tea, beer, and something else (forgot).

Last night, they increased lucky draw to four free drinks, instead of three. But they ruled out beer. Also ladies, there are no more free beer at the bar. I don't know if it is permanent or if it was just last night.

So, we won a jug of SEX ON THE BEACH!! As soon as Chris announced our lucky ticket number, Winnie and I screamed!! So loud. SO happy. Siao chabos. But yea. It was delicious what.

Hehehee.. I ran to Chris (very unashamedly) and waved my ticket under his nose (as I always do), while he chuckled and said: is that you again Amy?



This photo was not from last night. This was one lucky night when we won a jug of Long Island Tea, as well as a jug of beer. As you can see, Winnie is very happy! :D

Oh wait. In the beginning of the night, when I had my first glass of Sex on the beach, and still sober enough to observe my surroundings, I am quite sure that there is something different with the sound system. Either they bought new speakers, or they changed the location of speakers. Hmmm....

There you go. Updates on VA. I am so kind, and I know I frequent VA a bit too often. hehe. Oh well. Until I find a new hangout in Kuching on Friday nights that give me free food and drinks for RM 20.



Mum looks gorgeous here. Eh my mum is 52 okay?! And she can pass off for 42, even 32. Who says alcohol makes you old? Not in mum's case though..

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