Merrilicious Lunch

We try to make it a yearly affair to have a Christmas lunch amongst the few of us who are slaving away in office during the festive season. And it’s merrier since our beloved colleague (let’s call him Zipangu here) ‘offered’ to buy us lunch! This year, with the opening of Delicious at Marc Service Residence - next to Ascott, opposite KLCC, we decided to pay them a visit, since it is a walking distance away (though we complained that Zipangu who so generously agreed to lunch with us, conveniently forgot his car key on our way out).


I this Delicious!


The fairy-like interior of Delicious
(Thanks Yuety for the photos – taken with her phone camera, mine sucks)

Our MY lil’ ordered the weirdest drink of all – sour plum guava?? Taste like guava juice with sour plum powder mixed into a drink! yucks.. she wasted RM3 of her RM9.90 drink for not finishing. And infamous her also ordered this odd banana pie as dessert, with so much cream on top that is pretty to see but not to eat. Darling who was supposed to share with her, didn’t manage to help her finish too. Understandably, high maintenance girls like her only go for ‘Montel’ bananas (obviously that was some cheap local bananas!). Ms egg roll’s Alio Olio Spaghettini tasted very bland and ‘ingredientless’ apart from spaghetti and olive oil.

Other than all that, the food we ordered - Shepherd’s Pie, Quiche Lorraine with beef bacon, Carbonara Spaghettini with wild mushroom and beef bacon (ordered by yours truly) and Pesto Spaghettini with chargrilled chicken, were all Yummilicious!

Thanks again Zipangu! for the Merrilicious lunch.

Will definitely go back for another Delicious meal. If not for the food, for the ambience. You should go too, or you could offer me another free meal! Anyone?

Christmas! Finally...

a white fake xmas tree for the season festive spirit?

or a tree with wedding cake ornaments?? haha.. your choice

Wishing all of you a wonderful Christmas!

The Search Begins..

Searching for a wedding dress is like playing dress-up for grown ups. Getting engaged is like getting a license to try out wedding gowns. Of finally being allowed to do so.

I was pretty excited at first, picking up dresses and trying them all out. If I was going to spend that kind of money for a dress, I was going to at least try till I’m happy with “the one”.

But how? Just tell me how do you even decide that’s the one?

So ok, I learned after taking off dress no. 20 (or was it 30??) that halter neck emphasized my skinny shoulders, mermaid style looks horrible on me.. and yes, I’ve been told what styles don’t work for me as I’m short, have fat thighs, short waist, boobs not big enough to support and other most unflattering comments I’ve ever heard coming from a sales person. I know they were trying to help and I wasn’t (really) offended.

I just want something simple, but there is a thin line between simple and plain. Because I also don’t want to be seen as being plain. In the end, I actually thought I knew exactly what I want.

Until I’ve been persuaded to try some other cut I didn’t think would fit me.. you know, why not.. since I was already at no. 20th. And surprising, they fit really well too! Thus, I was thrown back to when I first started..

Ok, for your amusement, take a look at the photos below and tell me what you think..

Too princessy for me?


Here’s the comparison :)

This is not to be my dress, but it’s one of those I never thought I could carry off.

Flower Power

I’m a die-hard fan of white flowers. Sure, I love all those gorgeous rich colourful flowers. But white is such a toned down, muted colour that portrays tranquility, peace and soft romance.


Calla lilies from Cameron Highlands


The green assortment adds to a natural elegant look

Only RM25 to brighten up my mood! Well worth it right?


This has nothing to do with my wedding bouquet, wedding photography nor wedding colour palette, ok? Give me a break.. I’m in Christmas Wonderland now.. the world of Christmas ornaments, mistletoe, snowflakes, candy cane.. fa la la la la…

Spellbound presents Sit A Spell Café!

In my dreams, I like to imagine myself owning a little café in a quaint picturesque town* (with the mandatory blue sky above), immersing in the aroma of brewing coffee, feasting my eyes on pretty little cakes (can’t be devouring them daily!), and indulging in mouth-watering food that we serve..

*small quaint town doesn’t mean cut off from the world ya.. I still need to attend to my shopping fits!

Back in reality, I can only envy all these entrepreneurs with each and every new eatery that mushroomed in town. My dream purely consists of the perfect imagery of a café and not with business sense behind sustaining a thriving establishment. Thus, the idea remains warmly tucked inside my dream world.

I’ve recently discovered a new café at Dataran Sunway in Kota Damansara, called Sit A Spell. Sounds like a café I’ll name if I own one? Haha.. no, it has nothing to do with magic charms or witches. The word ‘spell’ here is used on the context of a period, a stretch.



I wasn’t there for a proper meal as we dropped by for a very late lunch after some errands and I had a dinner date on same day too. And I did not really snap photos as I was with my parents and they are not aware of their daughter’s reputation as a shutterbug as yet.

So far, what I like about Sit A Spell?

The name
They have Wi-Fi available


And the Chef cooked my parents this delicious vegetarian pasta on special request (not in menu).

I will reserve my review on the food as I’ve really not tried the varieties available. The black forest and marshmallow chocolate cakes were yummy though. Not too sweet and just the way I like it. If you have a sweet tooth, you might find them a bit bland.

Will definitely return for a main meal soon. Only problem is I’ll have a hard time deciding between Chicken Roulade, Grilled Lamb Shoulder, Dory Fish and Chips, Seafood Pasta with mussels and tiger prawns and other pasta dishes. Also on the menu, (if you’re one of those who can’t live without rice for a day) the Asian meals e.g. Balinese grilled fish in banana leaf, served with rice or the signature Sit A Spell nasi lemak, served with curry chicken.

Care to join me for my next visit?

I know, if you don’t stay or work there, you most likely will not go just to feast there. And that area is full of eateries, why pick this one, right? But then again, why not? Especially if you happen to be near that area.



Disclaimer :
If you’re wondering why the free advertorial on Sit A Spell, yes, ok, I am related to the owner. But have no share or whatsoever in the business and do not earn commission nor get discount because of that, so my opinions will be unbiased.

To also clarify, no, I have nothing to do with the name of the café!

Warehouse Sale and a Strange Remark

The hibernating shopaholics in me emerged when chanced upon a good sale too hard to resist.

And with that, I meant a really good deal like this..


FJ Benjamin Warehouse Clearance – with my fav brands, Gap & La Senza!

Needless to say, an experienced shopper like me went on the Preview Day for HSBC card members all for the sake of enjoying an additional 10% discount. When we were leaving the office after working hours, other colleagues warned how crazy the crowd was and the queue during lunch was so long they couldn’t even get in. Not deterred by that, we headed off.

To our horror, the queue WAS LONG! But we found out that people were lining up to have their bags tied in plastic bags before being let in. Smarter shoppers would have noticed the fine prints in the leaflet that mentioned bags and handbags were not allowed into sales area. Only needed the essential HSBC credit card and mobile phone (wanted to say in case Clients call, but it was mainly for the possibility of being separated!). We walked in promptly upon showing our HSBC card.

The main room as expected was fully packed with people, with clothes, bags, belts and shoes recklessly thrown all over the place and another long queue for the row of fitting rooms. It was worst in the lingerie room of which they sectioned off for La Senza. It was suffocating in there!

The things women do for the love of shopping pretty things for a steal really is amazing. But my salute went to the accompanying guys who were there. Not only do they braved the crowds and risk dying from suffocation, the patience shown by some was truly admirable. We saw this guy patiently giving comments to every piece of clothes his girl showed him. They were going at it so leisurely as if in a high-end boutique and not this over-crowded room with sticky sweating bodies all around them. And while queuing at the cashier, we saw another guy taking pictures of his girl with his phone camera showing off each bag on both left and right shoulders for comparison (there was no mirror in the sales area, unless you queue up yet again for the fitting room just to choose a bag?!), and he also helped her buckled up a bodice-like top with a neat row of little buttons at the back. Oh gosh, cannot imagine bf’s face if I subject him to all these!

So end results – RM280 hard earned cash well-spent in exchange for a short mini skirt from Guess, a spaghetti strap top also from Guess AND a whole (huge) bunch of briefs and thongs, bras and babydoll lingerie all from La Senza.

HAPPY!!! :)


Part 2
When I got home, was trying to sneak into my room with this big plastic bag of goodies so as to avoid Mummy’s questioning my purchase.. only to find that she was in my room. Reluctantly pulled them out to show her (when she asked), but instead of criticizing my lingerie purchase (some are sheer and lacy or er.. feathery.. haha), we had this weird conversation…

mum : after you got married, don’t wear or buy so many of these short skirts.. (holding up my Guess mini skirt)
me : huh??
mum : --
me : but why?
mum : (after a pause) they won’t fit when you’re pregnant.
me : ??????-----------

Oh well, A Girl’s Gotta Dream..

Time to write a new post as fiancé is having nightmare imagining I’m Mohinder Suresh! (I supposed Hello Kitty doesn’t turn him off as badly)

And I guess at some point I’ll start ranting about my wedding preparation as the stress level builds up, so why not start now. Btw, no, no date yet still.. let’s just say we target a year from now. Too early to plan? I thought so too until I found out there are people out there who have booked their event venues, found their gowns and done the whole works, just waiting for the day to arrive a year later. Where did they find the time to do so? And next, after some preliminary calculation, the estimated budget is way beyond our bank accounts balance.

This is when the idea of eloping sounds extremely tempting. You won’t mind, right? If we don’t invite you to the wedding? (if I do invite you, that is if there’s a wedding here at all, no offence, but can I request for ang pows and no gift please? :P)

Every little girl dreams of being a princess when playing Barbies. Many of us have envisioned all things pretty and fairy-tale like wedding when Prince Charming comes along..

The perfect gown..

The perfect bridal bouquet..

The perfect setting..

Vast outdoor setting with greeneries beneath the clear blue sky

The prefect cake..

It’s the stuff of little girl’s dreams, isn’t it?

(All photos from theknot.com for illustration purposes only.. because, don’t dream, mine won’t end up as above)

Sigh..

Reality is.. I simply cannot afford my dream wedding!

So ok, be focus, keep it simple. One thing at a time. And the plan is (mine anyway) to do all the research and gather as much info, work out an ideal plan (not too over the top unrealistic), and prioritize, negotiate, or cut if have to, to work within budget. Not very different from what I do daily at work eh? Sounds manageable enough.

That is until I heard what darling fiancé had in mind. With his definition of keeping the wedding simple, I saw the remaining fraction of my little girl’s dream tumbled...