Lafite, Shangri La :) Dad's 50th dinner.

I'm getting ravenous just remembering how everything tasted. ♥

So my dad celebrated his 50th milestone with his immediate family at Lafite, where we enjoyed ourselves immensely once again. Of course, we tried not to cringe when the bill came. :)

Some might find Lafite overrated, but I find myself having a pleasant time with the family and a pleasant meal everytime I happen to visit.

Dimly lit and private, Lafite gives you an ambience that brings peace to your mind - gone are the sound of noisy car horns, squealing babies and annoying waiters.

Your journey with Lafite begins with a glass of sparkling Evian - courtesy of the restaurant.

Whilst waiting for your meal to be prepared, the waiter brings about an assortment of exquisitely baked breads - my personal favourite is the squid ink, which some may find too tough, but I like the general chewiness.

After a happy munch on your bread, a salmon cone is given to each diner (if the chef is taking longer than usual, note that you might get two rounds :P)

I ordered Wagyu Beef seared with caviar as my starter, or something along the lines of that, with really tender and succulent meat covered with premium caviar, shaped in the slice of a cake, as seen above. I remember the price more than the name though, a whopping rm79. Trust me, it's worth it.

My main course was also wagyu beef, and my goodness im terribly sorry, Im horrible with names.

The menu isnt too filled with choices, which has its benefits and also bad points. But I assure you, of all the dishes I've tried, anything that has Wagyu in it is a safe bet.

Savour every morsel, as you're going to need that happy feeling you get deep within your stomach and the tingle in your tastebuds Lafite never fails to give to pay the bill when it arrives later. :)

babies are the cutest things.

exams end on the 24th of june, and till then:)
For those of you who dont already know, just got my 450D from my brother and been trying to toy around with it. Still much to learn. :)
Meanwhile, here are some shots of my cousins I took. :D

xx

O Christmas Tree; O Christmas Tree :)

the spread

garlic bread

garden salad

chicken wings

best tasting turkey I've had so far.

potato salad

sweet corn chicken soup

the spread ?

My grandfathers present - pork knuckles :)

Me - kissing the most handsome boy at the party ;P

group picture

presenting the "present" :)

family.

the new curtains that arrived. Much prefer the other one . A little too dark for my taste :)

I DONT CARE WHAT THE INTERIOR DESIGNER SAYS. hahaha.

Christmas @ My Place .

So, Christmas eve was spent with the family this year, as my relatives flew here from Kuching.

The feeling? Well I'll be honest and tell you that it was definitely different from the recent few years - not having something to prepare for the Church's Christmas party/Christmas party with friends/Countdown.

But one thing I've learnt is that Christmas is Christmas - no matter where you are.

It's a day celebrated in honour of Jesus, so wherever in the world you may be - Christmas is still beautiful.

Time spent with the family was good - you really have to start appreciating your family for all its quirks. Despite all of it, they are, afterall, your family, and I don't know about yours - I know mine will stand by me through thick & thin ; through it all.

The food spread was heavenly, and it helped too that my Dad's side of the family had small appetites :) I was the fattest female there. I'm not kidding you. I think whenever I fly back to KCH for CNY, they would look at me - utterly appalled at the amount it eat and the fat I seem to carry around with me wherever I go ;P

But still. We laughed and ate - I played with my two little cousins who pull off bangs so well; laughed as we each sat near the Christmas tree and Santa's two little helpers delivered our gifts.

I would say I'm very contented with what I received for Christmas this year. But I've always been. Because I've received the best gift of all.

So here I am, probably a few KG's heavier, a few hundred dollars poorer, but a million times happier.

:) :)

Treasure your loved ones - you never know what tomorrow might bring .

Much Loves !

Bali Part 1 :)

So, as most of you know - if you've been following my twitter, I have just returned from the land of Bali , Indonesia. :)

The duration of my stay was 6 days, and I did have an enjoyable time there.

Granted, I wasn't used to not having much to do except lounge around or shop, but the feeling was a welcome break from all the emotional turmoil I seem to bring upon myself all the time.

THE FLIGHT .

It was a refreshingly short flight - 3hours. All I can say about it was that it was quite enjoyable, as we had Forrero Rocher - MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE , and tiny tubs of vanilla Haagen Daaz ice cream. Forgive me for sounding like a child, but I do find joy in the simplest things. Vanilla ice-cream is my favourite.

We arrived in Denpasar airport & met my mother's sister (&family) after collecting our luggages. A man holding up our villas name greeted us at the entrance, and shuttled us all to the villa.

Mommy brought so many empty luggages. Can you imagine, 7 of us had to travel in TWO shuttle buses? :)

THE VILLA .

My reaction when I first steeped into the Villa was - okay this is the lobby ; where then do I stay ? When my dad told me we had the whole place to ourselves, I gave in to my inner bimbo and just went OMG OMG OMG all the way.

Example .

"OMG THERES A POOL"

"OMG THERES A JACUZZI NEXT TO THE POOL"

"OMG WE ARE ABOVE A KOI POND"

"OMG THERE ARE CANOPY BEDS"

"OMG WE HAVE OUR OWN PERSONAL CLEANERS & CHEF"

& ... you get the point .

The Villa was beautiful - TV's situated everywhere, vast open spaces, beautiful water features, our own bar, etc. Will post up pictures in the next post :) Forgive me for acting like I just came out of some well, but I definitely am unaccustomed to living the high life.

It was a treat for all of us. Considering the fact that there were 7 of us, and also all the luxuries we had - the price we paid was pretty reasonable. 599 US dollars a night.

The pictures above are what we did on the - second day, I think. It was night when we arrived. Boat ride, beach, turtle farming? I personally felt a twinge of guilt upon seeing all the turtles being cooped up like that - and we were encouraging them by visiting. But at least they were in the beach and they weren't selling eggs - not in the open , at least.

It's dusk, and I should sleep now. I promise I'll continue, and with more updates on what I've been up to lately! When I have a life-I just have no mood to blog :)

xxx