I attended a friend’s wedding down south over the weekend.
Marriages when two souls meld into one, hoping for a happily ever after.
That being said, why is the bridegroom wiping perspiration of his forehead?
Oh no.
The night of my burstday, Grace decided to literally blindfold me, bundle me into my own car and then ferry me to a surprise dinner somewhere. Having a mild motion sickness disorder, coupled with an awfully large piece of cloth covering my sight could have potentially alerted any police personel in the vicinity for a kindapping case if most of them weren’t too busy planning road blocks pre-Hindraf rally.
Riding blindfolded in a car isn’t really very comfortable; on the open road it’s ok but nearing the end of my ordeal journey it got a bit turbulent.
Located on the 23rd floor of Menara PanGlobal
Located on the top floor with a scenic 360 view of KL city
It has been awhile since we ate Thai cuisine and it has been approximately 2 years since we had it in Soi 23. Soi 23 together with Luna Bar (excellent place to hangout) is located in Menara PanGlobal, off Jln P. Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur.
Comtemporary décor sets scrumptious mood
The interior design of Soi 23 is very comtemporary, the lightings very dimmed just right but the air conditioning was a tad too chilly for my likings. Service from the crew was a contrast to the temperature; they were very warm and pleasant with smiling being second nature to them.
Dig into great Thai dishes!
The food was brought to the table very promptly, in just nice portions. Soi 23 boasts one of the best asian culinary with Thai flair in town and seriously, it’s a dining experience fit even for royalty!
It’s the 21st again and frankly, I just thought of it as another day passing without much anticipation awaiting me at the start my birthday. As it falls nearing the end of November, not many remember this day; those remembering it casually texts me on my mobile. Having your birthday during the holidays just ain’t fun at times.
Things were the same this time round, albeit it being worse as I still have projects and my thesis to finish.
Well, everything was boring till…..
Out of the blue, Christopher Paul, Ivan Wong, Isaac Leong Hin Loong and Johnny Lee gate crashed. All thanks to master mind Grace Ong that is.
Along with them was the birthday burstday cake, some cheesecake from Secret Recipe that I’ve never consumed before which turned out pretty delicious!
Seriously, I’ve never gotten such a surprise birthday thingy like this since I was in Form 3, and that ended horribly as all my gifts went missing in McD’s. All these years I’ve never had any elaborate birthday celebrations, most of them was just having a pleasant dinner with my loved ones. Pretty boring one could say.
This year proved it not.
Thanks Gerald Ho, Ivan, Loong, Johnny and Ps. Victor was this beautiful 2007/08 Manchester United Jersey! I’m utterly speechless right till this moment over this magnificent gift!
My parents didn’t purposely get me this for the birthday, but we were already in the market for a used vehicle to replace the old faithful Mazda that is finally showing its age after 28 years. Guess God really blessed me with this, timing was perfect.
Last but not least, Grace got me this really gorgeous chronograph from Nautica. Somehow she really knows my taste for watches; it was just the right face size, not too big, not too small. 
I would just like to thank all of you for making this year one hard to forget. I truly cherish everything that you’ve all done and thank God for our fellowship. Better stop here, before I sound gay-er than Ivan.
Sunway Pyramid joined in the up-market segment after Midvalley’s The Gardens and the more recent Putrajaya Holding’s Pavillion Kuala Lumpur, with their own Phase 2. I’ve heard of how nice it was and frankly, after being mesmerized with The Gardens and Pavillion KL, the long awaited trip to Sunway Pyramid materialized even with the horrendous traffic jams in the area.
Phase 2 is built upon an extension of the old parking lot of Phase 1, which explains the huge columns in the middle of the walkways.
The escalators remind me of the design used in The Gardens.
Honestly, I cant help but feel that Sunway Group was in a hurry to complete the 2nd Phase as there were still foreign workers doing some touch up work. Adding to that is that usage of bland 1 by 1 feet tiles as their finishing. With practically all modern day shopping malls using 2 by 2 feet tiles to add a wider/bigger area visual, Sunway Pyramid seriously dealt a serious blow to their own image.
After walking around about for some time, suddenly the interior theme changed drastically to some middle east theme. IMHO, it was horribly out of place.
Over at the other end, as I was just getting out of my disgust of the change of theme, Sunway Pyramid totally threw me off. The colour was a total mismatch and it plain made it an eye sore.
On the overall, I wouldn’t recommend Phase 2 in comparison with the old Phase 1. Its just plain yuck. Up-market? Nothing compared to Pavillion. Luckily, Subway had a outlet here and I’ve never tried it.
Subway offers 12 different sandwiches ranging from 6″ to a 12″ per sandwich to choose from, each with can be tailored to customer preference at a very reasonable price indeed. Great taste, healthier than fast food outlets makes Subway the way to go!
Over the weekend, plans for a makan trip was scrapped for a trip up to Genting Highlands.
It has been long since I actually made the winding uphill drive to hit the outdoor theme park. 7 years to be exact. The revvy drive from PJ takes roughly 45 minutes via MMR2.
The city that never sleeps is still making millions from the nation’s only premier theme park and not forgetting to mention the only legalized casino in the boleh-land. It’s some how sad to see the blind flocking the casino, lost in time itself, gambling away their riches in a matter of minutes. It’s even more saddening for chinese community.
All those are changed the instant I lay my eyes on the happy faces of the young and youthful in the outdoor theme park. Well, joy can be bought here in Genting.
Up here, anyone can be a child again. Just take a few hours of fun in the extended hours of the outdoor theme.
This is the very first and last time you’ll see me on the Space Shot. I’m finding the words to describe the emotions that perfectly fit it.
BALL SHRINKING & GUT WRENCHING
Yes. Space Shot is officially the worst 3 minutes of my life.