9
Aug
Posted by kampungboycitygal in Singapore. 8 Comments
If there is one good habit that I picked up over the years, it would be eating breakfast every morning. Under the influences of my colleagues who love their morning cuppa, I became a member of the breakfast club. So it is not surprising that we met up with an ex colleague over breakfast when we went down to Singapore last month.
The rendezvous point is Freshly Baked by Le Bijoux, a quaint little cafe right across from the Singtel building at Somerset. The cafe owner, Audrey, has trained in Los Angeles’ Ritz Carlton Hotel and worked in Saint Pierre and Archangel as a pastry chef before. And she was an ex cabin crew too! A beauty that can bake very well. 
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4
Aug
Posted by kampungboycitygal in Chinese Food, Hotel, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur. 15 Comments
It’s that time of the year again. When the moon is at its roundest, children light lanterns and families devour mooncake which symbolizes reunion.
Nothing is more synonymous with the moon festival than the mooncake. It seems like hotels and restaurants have an early start on moon cake this year. The flavor selection is also getting better each year. Truffles, durian, birdnest, cheese, bacon, you name it, they have got it.
We were fortunate enough to be invited for an early sampling of Toh Lee’s latest mooncake offerings with an unique theme of “Five Elements”.
Toh Lee has also put a lot of thoughts in the the packaging. The octagon boxes with 8 sides carry auspicious colors of red and yellow. It just make a perfect gift to friends and families, and perhaps future in laws?
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4
Aug
Posted by kampungboycitygal in Bali. 8 Comments
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From Pura Taman Ayun, we hope onto the MPV and continued our journey to Bratan Lake. Located next to inactive volcanos Mount Bratan and Mount Catur, it is the second largest lake in Bali.
At 1000 metres above sea level, the weather is very cooling and comfortable over here. One of the main attraction here is the Pura Ulun Danu, a beautiful temple dedicated to Dewi Danu, the Lake Goddess.
The temple is sacred to the Balinese people, who come here to pray and leave offerings to the god.
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26
Jul
Posted by kampungboycitygal in Balinese, Damansara, Selangor. 14 Comments
Waterlily Cafe @ Mutiara Damansara that shares the same owner as Waterlily Cafe, Bumbu Bali and Ole Ole Bali serves authentic Balinese cuisine and also a small selection of Western food. Though located at a fairly new development area, the neighborhood lends itself to word-of-mouth advertising as patrons discover the cafe soon after they are opened for business.
The bistro is designed with beautiful hardwood teak flooring, wood-carved panel and balinese furnitures.
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23
Jul
Posted by kampungboycitygal in Expo, Shanghai. 14 Comments
Kampungboy who was working in Shanghai last month managed to squeeze in some time to drop by the Shanghai Expo. Here’s some night pictures for your viewing pictures. Please pardon the picture quality as he was using our humble little point and shoot camera.
Will write more about tips and strategies to survive Shanghai Expo in my next post.
The China Pavilion has a distinctive roof, made of traditional dougong or brackets, which date back more than 2,000 years. Don’t bother to queue because the China Pavilion will remain open to public after the Expo.
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