Snow, snow, snowww!

ADUUUUIIII my readers are dissappearing due to my procrastination and stubbornness not to blog.

well here comes a fun-packed punch of a post! :)

let me ask you: where in Genting do you get to chillll the hell out of your bones, need to stuff your mouth to keep warm, and lastly where you come out of it feeling WARM in Genting??

whaaat?? where??

WELLLLLL Genting's Snow World la of course!

TA-DAHHH newly launched in January 2013, it is looking splendid and spankingly new in all its glory.

awesome ehh?? the little people in pink and red are mostly us the media :))))

ON the 23rd of January, Snow World Genting was officially launched (yala i know la most of you went already before that but obviously you didn't go during the launch kan?? and it was more awesome okayyy, it is! it isssss!) with a big bang and lots of smoke i mean flakes that stuck to your clothes and hair.

For those who are plenty skeptical about the "fake" snow and "fake" temperature, let me assure you that yes although it is fake but the overall atmosphere that was generated felt pretty real. Well, my frozen nose felt pretty real to me!

brrrrr sejuk sangat! COOOOOOLD

Well i was feeling pretty sunburnt due to the pre-CNY (Chinese New Year) weather and the lack of rain and all so i decided to be brave and hiked (joking) up to Genting in just a candy red H & M sweater, shorts and sheer tights. BELIEVE ME i suffered. I think I couldn't feel my legs by the time i left the super-low-temperature Snow World.

all bundled up and ready to go in--Genting
Snow World provides boots, gloves, and jackets

Not too crazy about the size of the gloves though, those with fingers like mine (small just like the rest of my body too -_-) will not fit into 6Y kiddy gloves nor into the M sized gloves (too big!) so your fingers might freeze off unless you bring your own gloves. The ones from Sunway Pyramid skating rink worked fine :)

The whole ceremony took about 20-30 minutes (probably worried that the media would freeze) and we were allow to bring in our cameras only for this time at our own risks--Genting has a strict protocol about cameras in Snow World, please don't try to bring yours in!

Itinerary of the launch:

opening dance!

 it's a little bit far la i know but what to do--i was dwarfed by the high and mighties who were shoving recording devices and all. i bet the dancers were cold, though *snigger

speech by Executive VP YB Dato Kevin Sim

A really nice man who kept to the details and did not drag it out because he understood that we were itching to explore the place really!

"unveiling" of Snow World!

me by it afterwards, it changes colors!

exploring the Warm House, one of the icons there

lastly, a luncheon where we were served plenty of finger food

most of the media retreated to this warm cozy (considered) cove where we were fed and watered! See a bundle of pink at the right hand corner? that was us, hundling over hot tea and some finger food. The boys decided to be reckless and had some ice cream potong: crazy, right?

not about to leave before going up to the highest and coldest floor
and acting cute up there! XD
pic credits: Hu Boon and Mokky

 After the launch we were entertained by a full-on lunch and playtime at the theme park. For once, Genting felt pretty warm to us already :/

yum yum yum at Coffee Terrace, my absolute fav dining place

ready, set, GO!

we tackled the Superman ride, the kiddy Merry-Go-Round, 4D movie of Little Prince, Bumper Cars, some kiddy Rocket Ride before going for some coffee and hot chocolate at Starbucks--all in all, a very fun day!

Details:

Address
Level T2A, First World Plaza,
Genting Highlands.

Price (snow gears such as jackets, gloves and boots are included)

Adult: RM30

Child & Senior Citizen: RM25

For Genting WorldCard and Rewards Card Members, you will enjoy an additional RM3 discount. Rules and regulations apply.

For more information, please log on to www.rwgenting.com

Cheers!

birthday present from darling Yen Ling

life happened in the way

well, everyone knows how life has the habit of getting in the way, and with mine it's just the same (reminds me of "The Time of My Life" by Cecelia Ahern, it's good-you should read it) right now i find that i kind of prefer to sit in the corner and read or just lying down and watching TVB drama (回到三国); 

okay okay! i'm PROCRASTINATING *big fat pout*

Dr Murad

Well a couple of things happened the past few days, and one of the most exciting one was the arrival of my Dr Murad shipment of products! Went for a workshop under DrMurad and Nuffnang a couple of weeks ago, and one of the offers they had us try out was their online shipping of products.

i must say that their shipping under Skynet is rather fast, only took one day for them to call and confirm my address and two days for the shipping to arrive. pratically shivering with excitement when the details on the website (yeap you can check the status of delivery online, how cool is that?) changed to "out for delivery"!

all from Dr Murad! 

As you can see there's and Introductory Kit for Blemish Control (my poor skin, i know) which includes, the Clarifying Cleanser, the Exfoliating Blemish Treatment Gel, the Blemish Spot Treatment, Clarifying Mask, Skin Perfecting Lotion, and an additional Skin Primer (Dewy), Hydrating Toner (mist), and some samples along with a RM15 coupon! According to their website they make it a point to add in samples when you order online *dance around in glee* 

and all this just for RM168, the original price for the introductory kit!

trying out the Clarifying Mask

Have been using the products for a day now, i love slapping stuff on my face and now the face-washing routine is so much fun and i kinda anticipate going to the bathroom now! (okay i sound like a dork i shall stop) shall post about their products effectiveness soon i hope! =D

Stieg Larsson Trilogy

have been reading non-stop nowadays. uuuurgh can't stop reading the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" trilogy thriller by Stieg Larsson, started on Tuesday and im halfway through the last book "The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" right now *hyperventilating, the movie is good (Hollywood version) but i think they have alot of thinking and plotting you better read from the trilogy Xp

REEEEEEEEEADDDDD ITTTTTTTTTTT

Featured

owh yes i'm being featured on Genting's website as well, for a post i did on the Oriental Cuisine visit to Genting, hahaha no wonder my readers are constant even though i didn't update my blog Xp

Baking

I baked some bread on Tuesday too, baguettes are like the only kind of bread i really like:

warm and toasty from the oven! <3

Make Up Hunt

Ah im on this hunt for the perfect foundation; tried this from Shiseido Benefique that my friend bought from Tokyo and it's really really good, loverboy complimented on my complexion and i'm so in love with this bottle now...just that it can only be bought in Japan -.- and shipment here costs like double the price of the bottle itself =.= uuurgh. shall hunt for something similar in KL then! Chanel le Blanc light mastering one sounds good, not sure if it's sold here though! 

Fiona's Birthday

Fiona's birthday was on Monday so we spend Sunday night at Pearle's place making cupcakes! dolled up prettily on Monday night using the foundation mentioned as above! see my pretty face *ooogling at myself* owh and my "美人尖" Xp learnt about this word from Pearle on Monday, Google it! it's quite flattering *failing attempt to sound nonchalant*

<3

 

So all in all, i guess, 

YEAP! i am procrastinating.

Cheers! 

Bombazzling Bubbles & Bites!

The urge to write this post all with BBB's are very tempting. haha! anyhow i realized that i have slowly been abandoning my blog already, sigh! Procrastinating because im too impatient to wait for the pictures to load x.x

NOOOOOO i don't want to turn into those who update once every two weeeeeeekssssssss

Y U NO update more often?!

So here i am gritting my teeth  all refreshed ready to blog about Bubbles & Bites, the new sensation up at Resorts World Genting!

Well the idea behind this new F & B outlet is to encourage youngsters  (like me and you!) to frequent more food outlets so as according to theme, this makan place is totally equipped like a pub @.@
Even the music played is K-pop genre, the only thing differentiating it from a club is that the music is not played bombastically-ear-splittingly loud Xp 

After we were seated we were told some _____ news (fill in the blanks for how you would have interpreted the news), we were allowed to choose any one of the beverages in the fridge as our drinks! i know Yen Ling was damn esctatic about it, she practically flew to the fridge and started doing a weird boogey dance there.
meeeeeee, i suck at drinking -.-

see! even the glasses are stored at the fridge

There were plenty of drinks for everybody, even the non-drinkers-Miniature bottles of wine, juices, alcoholic sodas, soft drinks (like Coke!) and beers (yeap, even Rootbeers). According to B & B, all these beverages are from all around the world so don't be surprised to find plenty of brands you do not recognize here, we certainly were!

me and my *sigh* Apple Berry Juice

a small compilation of our drinks! see the Henkell?
Alcoholic Yen Ling's

After that we went through their cute menu! it is only a piece of envelope like parchment, quite simple and i remember Michelle sitting opposite me asking what if their menu got wet Xp she think banyak far!

Cute!

so next for the foooooooood, get ready to be wowed! =)
For the appetizers:

Peri-peri Chicken Wings (RM 16)

 reminds you of Nando's, eh? that was the first thing i thought after reading "Peri-peri", hahaha! i loooooved the chicken wings (ate Yen Ling's too) but not so much the peri sauce cuz even a little bit made me want to spin my head round and spit fire balls x.x

Caesar's salad (RM 15)

Nothing much to shout about, normal salad lah. However the price range for this outlet is pretty much okay as the food rarely exceeded RM30.

For the mains:
They are mostly pastas and pizzas cuz it's B & B's specialty! Note that ingredients are all fresh as the outlet is pretty much commited to serving food, FRESH.

Loose Pasta Frittata (RM 21)

Al Dente Spaghetti (RM 19)

Mac n Cheese! (RM15)

Well amongst all the pastas above i'd pick the Mac n Cheese as my favourite, although the portion is a little bit small (i have a stomach of a wolf!)--everyone sampled abit and it was gone like the wind, maybe it was too awesome? PLUS it's cheap. The pasta frittata was okay, i liked the ham which was one of the toppings, quite generous with the toppings i think. But for the Spaghetti it's quite...tasteless, so you might not want to bother with it.

Braised Lamb Shank with Cous Cous (RM 23)

 The meat was so tender and flavorful that it was gone in minutes. Nuff said.

The Isle of Capri pizza! (RM 21)  

 I'd take Domino's over this pizza anyday. On the other hand it's rather healthy-like cuz there's less oil and i think thin crust lovers would like this, crunchiness much!

Lastly, Lam Lee Burger (RM 20)

According to Bubbles & Bites it's their signature dish! Well it looked nice (i didn't get a bite T_T) but i'd say that it's very very filling cuz the portion is huge - look at all the fries plus the burger had a whopping amount of fillings! Cheese, patty, veggies, and slurping ketchup sauce..mmmm!

As for the dessert i'll introduce B & B's signature Tiramisu!

Tiramisuuuuu <3 love the decoration of purple Candy Floss

slurping the Strawberry Margarita like air cuz it's so sweet!
btw i think Yen Ling has a love of photobombing =/

After chomping and shoving food down, we were introduced to the next phase of B & B - the upstairsssss!
Throughout our meal we were already wondering curiously where the steps went to (Ethan already ran off and investigated himself firsthand Xp).

SO the upstairsssss is a place for patrons to hang out and chill after or before their meals. Only appetizers are allowed up here! And i was asking Chloe whether they clubbed upstairs because it looked perfect for clubbing, really!

heading to THE upstairsssss

ready to see how it looks like???? Dang, dang, dang danggggg.....

Comfy sofas, cool glass tables, bright purple lights (everything is purple here) and best of all, waiters already popping the Champagne for us =D

popping the Bottega Pink Gold

the other wine served was Bottega Petalo Amore, but i prefer the pink Gold cuz it's sweeter and smoother (speaking like a wine expert)

Boon Boon (drunkard), moi, YL(alcoholic)

For extra information on Bubbles & Bites, click here!

CHEERS!

how to make mooncakes

waaaaayyyy long overdue Xp
anyhow, this is how you make mooncakes according to Chef Gan's (of Resort World Genting) own not-so-"secret"-anymore recipe *wink*

These are what you need:

750g of flour
600g of sugar syrup
150g of oil
a little bit of alkaline water
-makes about 50 mooncake skins-
(may be mistakes as i commited these to my flaky memory, i would highly recommend that you go with the flow and stop when you feel is enough Xp)

wide array of ingredients and tools

firstly, pour the sugar into the flour

looks like a huge egg =D

next, dig a hole in the middle of the "egg" and add in the oil

mix!

Add in the water and mix until it is a little bit sticky but soft

leave it overnight and basically this is what you get

flattening the dough into a perfectly round shape

adding the lotus paste filling into the skin!
it's larger than the skin itself so stretch it abit to wrap it around into a ball

the traditional mould! authentically cute right?
okay *ahem* anyways you dust it lightly with some flour
(this is to ensure that your mooncake comes out easily)

pop the yet-to-be mooncake dough in

and voila! an awesome mooncake pops out
(the technique is to hit the mould left and right once or twice first then
BAM the mooncake out)

Below are the pictures of Mokky, me, and Yen Ling separately crafting our own mooncakes, everybody was so eager to show that theirs will be the "bestest" or "beautifullest"....

the magical moment when Mokky's popped out Xp

stuff it in! stuff it ALL in!

i'll huff and i'll puff and a perfect ball will form

of course, i won! mine was the perfect-est =DDD

Stole some Instagram pictures (yea yea yea i'm a plagiarizer):

before they go into the oven
(everyone added some "originality" to the mooncakesto mark theirs)

mine!

CHEERS!
p.s   find me if there's any problem with the recipe! =)