LOVE LIFE, CHERISH MOMENTS

   I always love dining in BSC. The variety of choices and the lush garden with relaxing music lurking everywhere in the mall just makes a person feel so chilled. Last week, when uni bud--Puo Nen was back from Singapore, i've decided to have a quick catch up with him over lunch in BSC. Since he was our guest of honour that day, we let him choose the location and he finally went with The Pressroom, which is also one of the restaurant in my 'to-eat-list'.

   If you search online, The Pressroom is actually linked with La Bodega. We were handed two menus that afternoon, one from The Pressroom and another from La Bodega. Judging from the points above, i'm guessing that both of them are under the same company. Anyway, our orders of the day were all from the valuable set lunch menu. All sets costs RM 25++ and comes with side salad or fries together with soft drink/chilled fruit juice and ends with a choice of illy coffee. I had a tortilla wrap, Laine wanted the angel hair pasta while Puo Nen ordered the Pan-Fried Sole.

Notice that the lunch menu changes every week.

Orange juice for a hot summer afternoon

Complimentary bread and olive oil+vinegar dip

My Tortilla Wrap with Marinated Chicken and Guacamole

Laine's Angel Hair Pasta Pomodoro with Beef Bacon

Puo Nen's Pan-Fried Sole with Caper Sauce and Baby Potatoes

   Looking at the menu itself, i must say i was quite impressed. When the food was served, i was glad that i didn't feel let down at all. My tortilla wrap was alright, the ingredients was very fresh and blended together perfectly. However my favourite of all has to be Creme Brulee that we ordered subsequently. As i always say, a meal is not complete without a dessert. I was absolutely satisfied with the flavour of this classic French dessert. It has a very thin crust on top, made out of caramelized sugar. The custard filling was just nice, not too sweet, with tiny little vanilla seeds within, bringing out the natural fragrance that creme brulee ought to have. Lastly, we had a cup of cappuccino (or any other coffee you like) with a butter cake to end our satisfying lunch.

Creme Brulee--RM 18

My cappuccino with butter cake.

   Besides the good menu, excellent service and great company, i utterly enjoyed the design and ambiance of The Pressroom. When i stepped into this place, not only i was greeted by friendly staffs, but also welcomed by a huge wine bar on my right, beautiful chandelier on the ceiling, dark but romantic indoor settings and neatly trimmed grasses outside. We chose to dine at the outdoor section just to enjoy the sunny weather and beautiful garden beside the restaurant. The whole French setting really won me over. Next time, i will try out their afternoon tea! Pricing is above average, around RM 40 per person if you order a la carte.

My point of view

The indoor section of The Pressroom

Contact info~
Website:  http://www.pressroom.com.my/

  Alright, i guess that's all for today's post. I'll continue with its part 2 soon. Let's end this with some photos of us! Till then, xoxo.

Left to right: le blogger, Puo Nen, Laine, Jo In, the cheeky staff which insisted a photo with us. LOL.

Thanks for being an amazing friend Puo Nen!!

See what i meant by beautiful greens? :)

   Hey guys, so as you can see from the post title, today i'm gonna write about my first nail art tutorial. How exciting is it right?! Okay, maybe not tutorial, just to share with you guys how i do my nails. :) Well, i know i have been known by friends and family as the foodie who writes all about food, but recently i have been receiving lots of suggestion for me to write more than just food. People were talking about fashion, make up, hair do and more. Well, i think let's start off with something that yours truly is more familiar with--Nail Art.

   Ironically, as a medical student i seldom or rather that i am not allowed to keep long nails and wear nail polish. Hence, i have to keep aside my beautiful collection of nail polishes aside during school and only try them on my toe nails. Well, since i am having a long break right now, boredom strikes, so i decided to paint on a simple french manicure that you can wear daily or even events and dates.

Products that i used for this design

From left to right:
a) Base Coat from The Face Shop
b) Top Coat from Elianto
c) Peachy Beige No. 24 from Dierli
d) White No. 20 from Dierli

1. Apply a layer of base coat over your nails.

*Absolutely in love with the thin brush from The Face Shop's Face It Series.

2. Apply 2 layers of the peachy beige color on top.

3. Using the white color, gently glide onto the tips of your nails, covering entire or a little bit more than your natural nail line.

4. Finally, add a layer of top coat over your nails to give a finishing touch.

And tadaa, there you go, a simple yet elegant french manicure.

Side notes:
i) When building up layers of polish, make sure the bottom layer is dry before you continue. This is to make sure that your nails look perfectly smooth and even after all the layers.
ii) Remember to invest on base coat as it helps to protect your nails from the chemicals in nail polish and also useful in bringing up the colors.
iii) Top coat is important as well because it locks the color beneath, making sure that your nail arts lasts longer and has an attractive shine to it.

   That's it! My humble first try on doing a nail tutorial. I absolutely love this look and it goes perfectly well with any fashion items. Let me know what you guys think on the comment bars below and i'll improve in the future. xoxo.

   Happy Friday earthlings! Can't believe it is Friday already!! This week i have been occupied with errands and gatherings but i'm back in blogging! Today's post is all about this unique theme cafe that i visited last Sunday with high school friend--Qi. It's none other than 沿海地带生活馆 By The Sea Boutique Cafe.


   By The Sea is not located at the beach alright? As many may have that impression. It is located off Jalan Ong Yi How, Raja Uda. For the locals, this cafe is just opposite the famous dim sum restaurant--超全 Chaw Choon. It started off last year as one of the best theme cafe in Butterworth. By The Sea as its name, embraces the concept of beach, seaside and relaxing mood, the entire shop was furnished and decorated to look like a beach cafe. The floor was covered with fine sands and painted with light blue, the ceiling was covered with fishing nets and you can immediately feel the refreshing ambiance once you enter.






   Ohh, before that i have to introduce Qi to the world. We have been friends since high school and she is such a bubbly, friendly and smart buddy of mine. She is currently an aspiring doctor like me and studies in Poland. So this time, when Qi comes back for her summer holiday, as a good friend, i ought to bring her gallivanting around plus catching up. It was late afternoon and almost dinner time, so we ordered something light to share--Butterscotch Almond Mile Crepe and Chocolate Banana Toast. For drinks, i had a glass of Lemongrass Lychee Ice Blended while Qi's choice was Oreo Chocolate Ice Blended. (it was a hot day)

the hand-written menu

Butterscotch Almond Mile Crepe

My Lemongrass Lychee Ice Blended Drink

Chocolate Banana Toast

Oreo Chocolate Ice Blended Drink

   Generally speaking, the desserts and drinks we had were mediocre. Firstly, the mile crepe was a little too sweet to my liking. However, the almond inside did help a little bit in giving a different texture to the creamy cake. Secondly, the lemongrass lychee drink was a let down. I've heard so much good review from Anerly Fang's blog along with other people's opinion, but i thought the lemongrass essence was too powering, over-shadowed the natural sweetness of lychee. Thirdly, the chocolate banana toast also did not surpass my expectation. The toast wasn't crispy enough hence making the rich chocolate and banana a bit hard to take in. Finally, Qi's oreo chocolate ice blended drink was too blend for that price. She was expecting to get a thick and chocolatey drink but was greatly disappointed. :/

All the above is just merely my humble opinion, peace out~

   Well, perhaps both of us were expecting too much from it. After all, we are talking about Raja Uda, a developing housing area. To have such a concept cafe around the neighbourhood is a big achievement and requires lots of courage and hard work to sustain the business. For that, i give my salute and encouragement! Anyway, there is this little corner in  By The Sea Cafe that is worth looking forward to. The owner made an effort in displaying cute little girly stuff like accessories, notebook, decorative pieces to woo young girls. Some were hand made, but all was very attractive and princessy.

pretty little notebooks

Accessories~

    Overall, By The Sea is still a very suitable place for you to hang out with friends, have a cup of tea and imagine that you are strolling on a beautiful beach. The service was great and environment is excellent. However, i do hope that the owner will expand the shop cause for now, the cafe is too small to fit more than 20 people at a time. Pricing is about RM 15 per person, considered average for Butterworth standard. Before i sign off, here are some photos of both of us. Have a great weekend ahead ~ xoxo

me and gorgeous qi

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    Hey guys, how was your day? Today i'm feeling positive and encouraged after meeting up with some buddies at an awesome restaurant. I'll update you guys soon alright? Before that, i'm sure those who follow my blog will not be unfamiliar with Ms Zheng. As my food buddy, she was featured quite a few times here, in Love Life, Cherish Moments. Anyway, it was her 21st birthday last Sunday, me and a few of our high school decided to have a n early celebration with her in The Daily Grind, Bangsar Village 1 on last Friday. Well, why i chose this place? Simply because the birthday girl was enthralled by their milkshakes and i've always wanted to try out their gourmet burger.

Funky red engines decor

le menu~

   Just a friendly reminder: book a table before you visit them! I forgot to call up and make a reservation that night, and had to wait for 30 minutes for a place. After the wait, we quickly made our orders. I felt like having a big and scrumptious beef burger so i went for the Classic Beef Burger (with cheese). Ms Zheng aka birthday girl chose My Big Fat Greek Burger. Pea Ching's choice of the day was The Classic Chicken Burger (with cheese), while Joven had a Lamburgerni. Purple went for the Jai Ho Burger and lastly Eng wanted a Chicken Chermoula Avocado Madness.

My Classic Beef Burger (with cheese)--RM 28 Homemade ketchup, our own proprietary mustard mix and homemade pickles between toasted buns.