CNY 2016.

After 15 days of good food, yee sang, cookies and deep fried arrowhead, CNY 2016 has finally come to an end and I already can't wait for the next one! :p Despite being unwell till now, it was all worth it because... let the pictures do the talking!

Day 1 @ Thean Hou Temple with the family.

And met up with Aileen on Day 1.

Look who joined me this year at my maternal family side on the 2nd day! 

Cute toddler!

Family.

First time taking a huge family photo!

Day 3 was all about lunch and then mahjong till the next morning, with Day 4 sleeping most parts of the day. :p

Then comes Day 5 - House hopping with the gang!

Elly Wong.

Audrey Leow.

Mahjong partners. It's been a long time! 

Group shot.

Yee Sang in the afternoon for the first time... while waiting for Shaun.

Day 6 was when my friends came over! :D

Group 1!  

High school friends. 

Ex-colleagues.

Wahaha super cute Xi Er!

Group 2... who mostly ended up gambling till next morning again WTF.

Fell sick on Day 8 and only recovered slightly 4 days later. Well, still had to work anyway and there was a dinner that night for Johnnie Walker Blue Label.

Look at what I've won! :D 

Yeap, this pretty much sums up my CNY 2016 and it was awesome making memories, gambling and food! Only downfall was being sick, hence, need to make a mental note to self - don't gamble till early mornings two days in a week! Hah. Who am I kidding? Am already looking forward to next year's! :p

(Part 2) Swiss-Garden Beach Resort, Damai Laut.

Following from Part 1 of my previous post on Swiss-Garden Beach Resort, the second day was pretty chilled. Had buffet breakfast early in the morning which served quite a number of choices.

The toast area.

Pastries...

... more pastries.

Cereal counter.

Cold cuts.

Fresh fruits.

Nasi lemak.

Pretty sure there were a few more types of food but no photos were taken cause the food was so-so. The fact that there were flies around made it more unappetizing. :(

After breakfast, walked around and chilled for a bit before our next agenda of the day - learning how to make a Black Forest cake! Okay la.. so it's not made from scratch but hey, it's still something new to learn!

Cool right? They actually have a variety of in-house activities that you can sign up for and there are different activities from 9 am to 5 pm everyday.

The chef who taught us how to make the cake. 

My future chef :p

Me looking so serious HAHAH.

This is how you spread the cream on the cake.

Decoration time!

Ta-daaaa! Our finished product which we got to eat two slices too! :p

Since the town is really super far away (no kidding) and we're too lazy to drive out, the cake became our lunch and we just hung out at the beach for a few hours. Even tried on jetski and totally regret not taking photos with it. Pfffft!

Nothing much, just two cool kids at the beach. 

The beach and myself.  

So cute la the guy behind me. :p

Waited till the sunset and it was beautiful.  

See what I meant? :) 

All in all, it was a pretty chilled trip and if anyone needs that kinda break from the hustle bustle of the city, this can be another option if you don't mind flies around. As for me, don't think I'm going back there anytime soon because the flies kinda spoilt it. Nonetheless, I may still consider to go again if I have nowhere else to go. :p 

Another Milestone for the Year!

Been wanting to share this news for a long time now but waited slightly longer because I felt it wasn't the right time yet. So, here goes... *breathes in*

I'VE GOTTEN A PROMOTION IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS WITHIN THE COMPANY. *squealssss* 

This is definitely a new milestone for me and of course, must celebrate lah!

Came across a Groupon voucher for Baan 26, a Thai Seafood Restaurant & Bar which is located in Changkat. Decided to try their Thai food out because I've always been to the few usual Thai restaurants around Cheras. 

Since it was pretty early in the afternoon, the road was empty and you can easily park right in front of the restaurant. 

The ambient inside the restaurant/ bar.

While waiting for the food, decided to order a Chang Beer because I wanted to reminisce our previous trip to Bangkok last year. Thai food with Thai beer. So many memories man. :p 

When the beer was served, I was rather shocked because it looked quite different from the one I had in Bangkok.

This was what it looked like when I first saw the beer.. (photo taken from the Internet because it wasn't something that fascinated me when I was introduced to it for the first time)

...And look at this! So totally different from the one above and it's only RM 20 per bottle! 

With the camera flash, it gives a darker shade of green and ohmaigawd, I love this new facelift cause it looks more refreshing compared to the previous one. Even the contour looks better and has a better hand-feel than the old one!

Looks like it's not just me that has hit a new milestone, but Chang (beer) has done it too. :p

Since the food hasn't been served yet, went outdoors to take some photos of me with my new hair colours (read: purple, red and brown) because I needed the natural lighting to make me look better heh.

The new bottle and I. 

 Can you see how refreshing and elegant the bottle looks like now? You better agree with me!

Pretty colours like the traffic light except it's orange and not red in the background.

Food is finally served and must take some shots of the food lah! 

Yeah, that's me in the reflection while the dude next to me is my boyfriend who is checking if I'm done with taking photos because he is waiting for me to finish taking them before he can dig in!

But no... I decided to make him take a photo of me with the food and my bottle too HAHA! 

Okay la, so after a million photos that he's taken for me, the above is the only photo that I'm posting here because I looked so round in the rest of them.

Tried the dishes which weren't really up to our expectations but the Tomyum was pretty good... and really spicy for me.

Yes, very... very... spicy that I had to gulp the beer down to cool it off. Luckily, the beer is fresh and smooth, which is my type of drink since it's important to be able to drink it without too much of bitterness. 

We ended up not finishing the food but let's not get to why we didn't. Chatted a while more because the ambient was still pretty nice as it felt like we owned the place (hah. I wish :p). It was also because there was no one and it's quiet enough for us to talk more!

Us. :D  

And now, I present you my empty Chang beer bottle that's become my new ornament in the room. *sighs happily*

Despite having an OK lunch, it was a rather awesome time together because in the end, it's what we were celebrating about that matters most. Anyway, will definitely buy the drink the next time I have a gathering with my friends because it's not only easy and smooth to indulge in, but I really want to collect the bottles and... I will figure out what to do with them later. :p

Meanwhile, for those who wants to find out more about this beer, feel free to click into Chang Beer's Facebook Page!