CNY luncheon at Shang Palace

Lou Sang or Lou Hei!!!
whichever u call it, it must be done with joy and mess hahahaha
tossing as high as you can, wishing for all the auspicious things in life and for the year to come

The team planned to the "sau goong" luncheon at Shang's Palace in Shangri-La. Not very often you can go by voting system in other companies hahahaha. But when it comes to FOOD, everyone has got a say innit. We also heard some horror stories of companies deducting the cost of "sau goong" meals from the employees bonuses. Awwwww that's really a HORROR story!!!! O.O

"Sau Goong" literally means close work...it marks the last working day in the chinese calendar. In case you didn't know, the first day of the Snake year was actually on 4th February. It was the first day of Spring or "Lap Chun"

Braised mini "Monks jump over the wall"
I dunno why the name this dish such a name...for monks don't eat meat...and obviously there are in this dish.

There is also another name called Buddha jumps over the Wall to refer to this very same dish. After much reading on my dearie worldwide web...I found out that this dish was created during the Qing Dynasty. The name refers the dish is so so so delicious and yummy dish that even the Monks who are vegetarian would jump over the temple's wall to enjoy this dish....

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA....absurd -_-
anyway Chinese are good PR ppl....

Back to the dish, it was really yummy and rich...with whole abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber, whole sun-dried scallop and a huge mushroom. I don't mind having 2 bowls to myself hahahahaha


Combination platter of crispy suckling pig, roasted duck and spicy jelly fish
the most popular one is alwiz gone fast....in this case, never fail diners was the crispy suckling pig
:)))))))))

Steamed "Soon Hock" fish with light soya sauce
a wild fresh water marbled sleeper fish....it has got really fine delicate texture.
anyway we don't take farmed fish. So if it's a fresh water fish, it has to be wild :)))))

Braised large king prawn in superior sauce
It was really a HUMONGOUS prawn
Then it was followed by fried rice with waxed meat, yam and dried shrimps, I was so stuffed by then, hence forgot to snap pic of the fried rice -_-


Steamed 2 layers glutinous rice flour cake...
the brown layer was the traditional flavour and the white one was osmanthus
This is a very typical chinese new year dish :))))

my favourite sweetened ginger juice with sweet potatoes and rice dumpling
there were black sesame paste inside the white dumpling

BURP!!!!!!!!
We were such gluttons hahahahaha
after the yummylicious, full of laughter "sau goong" luncheon, all of us hugged and parted ways...gosh I drove 60km home with all these food in my stomach and half opened eyelids
-_-"

This was the Rich Fortune set menu
the food was really rich, satisfying and yummy :):):)
lurve it...will be our usual hangout for sau goong lunch for more years to come.

Shang Palace
Shangri-la Hotel,
11 Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50250 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 603 2074 3904
www.shangri-la.com/kualalumpur/shangrila/

HRH's birthday :)))

the boys grown up so much again huh?

can they can eat a lot!!!!

GOE was in Sabah as well......
to shoot pics of exotic birds
birds as in those with crow feet, feathers, beak and wings~~~~~~

this crazy man waited 5 hours in the rain by the river....inside the JUNGLE
just for the sight of a very very specific bird
but trust me the pics are really amazing
even NatGeo won't get that sort of pics :)))))))))))

Note: mind u, GOE is indeed God of Eatery but he's not an environmentalist. :P He's just that into birds. His actual profession/industry = financial institution

J&J were in Sabah for the first time
James looking all tanned after the fishing trip :P

Eve & Bernard da Joker.....in fact everyone was so burnt!!!!!

wines of the nite....we were surprised by the selections that they have in Peppino
we dun have any stocks at home in Sabah and too risky to carry over
coz u still need to rest the wines for at least 3 months after being moved around

Prince C, Eve, GOE
the three of them share the same birthday, diff year of coz

Prince C & I Ching
she just celebrated her bday last nite :)))))))) at Cilantro
wif some special arrangement at the venue, I had to prompt Prince C just in case he got O_O
Happy Birthday again I Ching!!!!!! Hugs~~~~~

JS was black and Monkey was pale
yep I was sick throughout my stay in Sabah :P

Her Royal Highness
lurve her cheeks!!! it was glowing with such pinkiness!!!!
no blusher nor cosmetic here folks!!!!

and she's so strong being one of the top golfer in town
anyway the whole family of JS are almost...almost professional golfers

on fridges *yes they have more than 2 fridge at home -_-*
were newspapers cutout on their achievements, winnings
and also hole-in-one...
O_O

Bernard da Joker has got 4 hole-in-one under his belts :P
while HRH alwiz....alwiz wins big in tournaments

J&J Jelina was reading the cutouts on the fridge(s)
J&J: "WAHHH Auntie u are a Datin!!!!"
HRH: "No no no, I'm a very low profile Datin."

I wonder when r the boys gonna pick up golf?
soon maybe? :))))))

with guests fr Singapore and Ipoh....heheheheheh

yummy cheesecake was GOE's favourite!!!
HRH makes very good cheesecakes too but this one was created by Shangri-la

all of us hogging the main entrance of Peppino
hehehehehehe

see see the boys are the tallest!!!
and they are still growing O_O
what did your mother/father feed u????

Note to Flatmate Amy,
wat did GOE brought back for u fr Sabah? :)))))))))))

I didn't see him carrying fishes caught fr the trip/fuzhou noodles/chilis

Birthday Dinner at Lafite

JS made reservation for the two of us....yes just the two minus Berr
coz it's kinda silly to bring a pink elephant here :P:P:P
we dun usually dine at Lafite unless both our favourite restaurants were booked for events
*slaps forehead*

the onion bread with mustard seeds cream
the buns were warm, soft and yummy...it's good enuff to eat it on its own
the mustard seeds cream was buttery and tasted like Pringles perisa Sour Cream
kekekekekekekeke

heeeeeeeeeeeee didn't know JS ordered a St.Vivant :P
by Dominique Laurent
JS: "it's not a very good maker...so so only.."
"but still....helloooo knock knock!!!! it's still a RSV!!!"

foie gras mousee on waffle with caramelised pear
it was very very good :)))))))))

JS was a bit worried that we over ordered and kept on asking the maitree d if the portions are ok?
and when his appetizer came.....
WAKAKAKAKAKA

"Besarnyaaaa your caviar doughnut!!!!"

JS -_-" and finished em in 3 bites

"Besarnyaaaa your mulut!!!!"
JS :'(

taglioni with truffles served with daikon cress

I kinda forgotten wat was this :P
i think it's a mushroom dish with parmesan cream
it was good that JS whacked 50% of my dish :((((((

lobster!!!!!!

wagyu cheek with celeriac fingers and brussels sprouts

we shared a dessert - Lemon Tree
everything presented were edible except the perspex

break the "lemon" and out came the raspberry and was it coconut cream?

overall dinner was ok
wine was good
the company was excellent
hehehehehe

can't compare to Chef Kevin Cherkas's days

he is now happily after working at Shangri-la Singapore instead
yeah I think the diners there are more appreciative towards his creation

KL's dining scene has got plenty of room to grow...
way way way plenty...
*is there such word*

if El Cerdo is the top 5 restaurant in Msia voted by the Miele Guide 2009
*pengsan*

then u go and ponder about it ok?
I think my spore makan minum gang also pengsan

:))))))))))))))))))))))))
a tiramisu creation

kinda looked so tipsy already
the RSV was so good think I had too many glasses :P

as usual the wine cost more than the dinner
I think that's the way it should be for us :))

Lafite French Restaurant
*think it's more fusion than traditional french*
Shangri-la Hotel,

Jalan Sultan Ismail,

50200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: +603 2032 2388

Her Royal Highness's Birthday at Peppino

Note: This is for Veeny and Dinos :))))))))) wished u guys were here!!!

last month on the 26th was Her Royal Highness's big day
anyway I met her a few days before during the company golf event

Off topic:
Monkey flew to KK for an event *another last min arrangement*
came back to KL for 2 days for a very important wedding which I'll soon blog about
then back to KK for 8 days.
the family~~~
oh yea dress code was "vibrant color"
and somehow so many of us turned up in RED
except JS and Andrew
Peppino's classic....the peppino man and his banjo...ops i mean his guitar!!!
and sang the most beautiful Happy Birthday acapella with the rest of his team
and also the whole restaurant :))))

and I wanna play the GONG for HRH

told ya the boys shot up like beanstalk!!
the Lims and the Chans
HRH was all red fr the wines and champagnes
we had a superb cheesecake
HRH opening her pressie
a Yves Saint Laurent wallet
which was acquired at YSL, ION Orchard.

group shot!!!! it's so chrismassy...or chinese new year-e
kakakakkakaaka

Gonna them again very soon.....
for more makan and minum and golf
:))))))))))))))))

I Ching's Birthday

I Ching touched down on the morning of her b-day,
Monkey and JS went to the airport to picked em up.

"erm, this is the 1st time I'm picking someone up fr KKIA."
JS: "Me too baby."
"how come nobody pick us up this time?????"
JS: "everyone busy golfing lar!!!"
the "kudas" came with a bottle of KRUG
yes KRUG again....hehehehehe
and yessss Ralph Lauren again -_-"
so tempted to kick their butts...
hiak hiak hiak

poor Tremain was so confused
Tremain & I Ching

it was a surprise dinner for her...
and she was pouting when Prince C told her dinner would be simple and normal..
until...
until.....
she saw us!!!!

Chateau Latour 1978!!!

I Ching's year!!!!
estimated price to be at RM 10k

I Ching and Fat Monkey

there were only 9 oysters left in the restaurant
*after HRH celebration*
that's the whole week's shipment...
all kena consumed by us.

yes we were back at Peppino in Shangri-la
coz we simply adore Chef Rosario's food!!!
Chef Rosario with his salt baked fish
"try my fish try my fish"

carpaccio of kingfish
carpaccio of I-forgot-wat-fish-but-tasted-good
and beef carpaccio
it was a pasta nite for us coz we had meat, wagyu and veal the other nite
seafood cappellini
prawn cappellini
I Ching had a french duck with sweet wine sauce
lurve their charcoal grilled asparagus

"Take picture with MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
Tremain: "........I. Don't. Wannnnnnnnntttttttttttttttttttt...................."
hahaha this one kenot say dowan!!!
almost kena stranggled dy

creme brulee
tiramisu

Lemon GRANITASSSSSSSSSSSSS

then came the guy-with-guitar
singing.....
the most dreaded song for every woman who's about to blow candles.
hahaha.
and a birthday cake
arranged and fixed by Mr Jimmy-fixed-it
he was not working that nite.
Tremain was so happy as though it's his birthday!!
hands off!!!!!

I think she took this bottle back home

all the way from KK to Ipoh.

no more pics pls!!!!

Prince C & I Ching

she was so surprised and happy that she was in tears!!!

anyway hope you had a great birthday!!!!
and enjoy the gifts!!!

Peppino Italian Restaurant
Shangri-la
Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa
20 Jalan Aru, Tanjung Aru,
88100 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah.
Tel: 6088 327 888