Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Wedding Banquet at Berjaya Times Square

Hong Kong cinema star couple Carina Lau and Tony Leung finally tied the knot in Bhutan after 19 years love. It's not easy to bring a relationship thus far.

Here, Peter Lau and his wife finally get to the altar after 18-19 years love marathon. They knew each other when they were 19 years old.

Something that i would like to hightlight is that the groom, Peter Lau is consider a successful enterpreneur. Before the mid of 30's, he has been to most of the countries around the world, i.e Canada, Denmark, NZ, Australia, South Africa, China, Poland, UK and so on..just to name a few.

The wedding banquet was held in Berjaya Times Square KL. Arrived at the venue, I still have time to take some photos before the ceremony starts. These are the standard decorations provided in the hotel wedding package which included the ice craving, wedding cake, PA System, stage backdrop, wordings and flower stands.







The dinner was served at around 9pm. Look at the menu! It started with Four hot and cold combination, followed by Braised shark fin soup with crabmeat.
Immediate after the starter, roasted chicken with sesame and plum saurce was served before Deep fried garoupa fish with Thai sauce.


While Wok-fried tiger prawns with nestum and pandan leaf was served, the newly weds couple were having some games on stage.
At around 10.30pm, stewed black mushroom and pacific clam with Hong Kong kailan was served. After this dish, some of the guests left the ballroom.
There were orange juice, chinese tea, red wine, black label and heineken available for guests. I had four different drinks on my table. At the end, i only managed to finish 1 glass of red wine and 1 glass of orange juice.





Playback of the wedding photo video on the projector screen. The tree in this picture appeared in most of the wedding photos taken by diferent couples. I wonder where is this place?
Preparation for wedding is a tired event. Nowadays, people tend to simplifly the procedure. More than saying " i Do", the groom and the bride have more responsible after married with another type of life together.



I left the banquet at around 11pm before the event over.

Malay Wedding event

Our company's business advisor, Hj Shapiarudin invited us to attend his son's wedding in Dewan/ Pusat Komuniti Taman Ibu Kota on 06 Dec 2008.

Malay wedding preparation and ceremony is a very eventful and colorful day. During the bersanding ceremoy, the newly married couple will seat on the "pelamin" where they will be blessed with scented water, henna, sandalwood paste and rice flour paste. The bersanding publicly ratifies the union.



The bride and groom will feed each other with sweetened rice.

The bridal couple will be seated on the dais and sprinkled with yellow rice and scented water by family members, relatives and guests as sign of blessing. Each guest will receive a bunga telor which means " flower" and "egg" -a symbol of a fertile union.



Besides kenduri feast, there are other light entertainment, joget dance sessions will take place to conclude the malay wedding.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Food Gossip 5- Daintihill, Xenri Japanese, O'Viet Vietnamese

DainTihill, Pavillion KL:
代官山”新唐风时尚餐厅:

Thought of casual dining, but my friend asked me to suggest a better restaurant to dine in. Then this restaurant's name came across my mind.

I get to know this restaurant from the local magazine. They shown a lot of attractive photos in the advertorial page. Therefore, it raised my desire to try it.

That night, when my friend and i entered the outlet which is located at level 6, Pavillion KL Shopping Mall, there were less than 10 tables are occupied. The diners are able to dine in a romantic environment with warm lighting.


I like pumpkin soup very much. So i want to try it, where else my friend ordered the Prawn and brocoli consomme soup. So far, i found the best pumpkin soup in "Boiyoke Sky Restaurant" Bangkok.

Calamanis fragrant iced tea and barley mil tea at RM12.00 and RM10.00 respectively.
代官山的含义:
官人 : 形容风雅,智慧的男性
代娘 : 形容时尚,优雅的女性
官山 : 形容美好的未来,浪漫的情怀

Baked rice roll combo at RM32. This is really a huge size of "sushi". We can't finish it. It is not a right choice to order this dish. I don't like the one with tomato sauce on top.


Baked escargots at RM18.00. The escargots are served without the shell. The mould played its role like a serving tray. Each of the hole has a right size to place an escargot and covered with cheese. So far, the best baked escargots i have tried was in the Windmill Steak House, Subang.


Sauteed prawn and mixed fruits and also fried chicken noodle at RM16.00 each. Obviously, we ordered the wrong dishes.


The waiter saw that i love the creative coaster set, then he gave me one set of 4pcs for collection.

At the end, we can't finish the sushi. This dinner cost us about RM137.50 for 2 diners. I guess, its not worth it.
DainTihill, Pavillion KL

Lot 6.01.05, Level 6

Tel: 03-2145 6628.

Xenri Japanese Restaurant, Old Klang Road :

My sister and i supposed to dine at Ninja Jones Jap. Restaurant, but they haven't open for dinner yet. So we changed our plan. Luckily, when we arrived Xenri, the chef allowed us to enter even though it's not time to serve dinner yet.

Xenri is a great place to dine in a Japanese atmosphere with serene sound of flowing water.Upon entering, we were greeted with the burnished warmth of bamboo plants, wood lacquered floor, elegant brown tables that will calm your senses.



Idako RM8

Hawaiian Roll at RM28.

The chef sliced the fresh salmons in front of us.

Shake Sashimi at RM26
Thumbs up to the food here. It's fantastic! But as for the price wise, it's slightly expensive.


No. 20, Wisma Elken,
Jalan 1/147C, Batu 5,
Jalan Kelang Lama,
58200 Kuala Lumpur.
(directly across Pearl Point Shopping Mall)
Tel: 03- 7783 8118


O'Viet Vietnamese Cuisine, Sunway Shopping Mall:

Before we started our event set up in Sunway Convention Center, i suggested to fill up our stomach at the Vietnamese Restaurant in Sunway Shopping Mall first.
I ordered Lemongrass Chicken and lamb and three colour delight. I must agreed with myself, that i made a right choice.

Where else, Ivoy ordered the BBQ lemongrass chicken chop. I have no idea how it tastes coz i don't really fancy steak.
Beef Crisket stewed with rice at RM10.90.

Mixed grill platter with rice paper. This is a signature vietnamese dish served in most of the Vietnamese Restaurants. One can wrap the ingredients below into a rice paper and mixed with the special sauce.




While everyone is busy with their dinner. As usual, i was busy with my camera to snap the best shot of each individual.



Overall, the price is reasonable. The interior of the outlet is well decorated with modern concept. One thing for sure that they need to improve their service in order to train a group of friendly waiters.