Friday, May 14, 2010

Togi (22 Apr)

Korean food at Chinatown area (11 Mosque St, Tel: 6221 0830) recommended by my good neighbour Mavis Goh and so we went together with Uncle Derek who wanted to eat too.

Don't expect lavish decoration nor 5-star hotel service. It's not a very big restaurant, furniture is rather simple too. But there's something we couldn't stand - the sharp and loud screeching sound from dragging the chairs! The place was noisy enough with conversation from diners! Something surprised us further; the staff actually dragged out their big rubbish bin all the way from inside the kitchen to out of the restaurant right through the narrow pathway while customers were still dining.. wah liao.. cannot make it hahah!!

Free flow of side dishes.

Saba - crispy! A must order if you go!

Cuttlefish, which I think might have been overcooked cos they were so tough! Keep chewing to slim down your jaw line if you like hahah!

Beef I think. Quite juicy.. not too bad lah..

Seafood pancake which I love it too! Another must-order item! Uncle Derek finished all while I only had 2 pcs haha!

Ginseng chicken soup - so-so to me.. soup can be replenished FOC, not chicken of course!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Hilton KL Rocks! (19 Mar)

I went KL for a conference and I was staying at Trader's Hotel. Decided that we should extend one more night on the final day of my conference and so we hotel hopped to Hilton Central KL (with hubby in case you wonder..). It didn't cost us an arm and leg cos we got it at RM300 per night inclusive of breakfast. Very good rate right??? Heheh!! How we got the deal? Cannot tell you hahahah!! ;p We only stayed for a night and regretted not staying for two instead.. hehe.. Hope the promotion comes round again!

The only "disadvantage"to staying at Hilton Sentral is that it is in the outskirt of the KL city centre. There are also no shopping centres within close proximity. The nearest is Mega Mall, which is about 15min taxi ride away. The other reason why we chose Hilton was also because we were going to take Air Asia flight back to Singapore. So, Hilton was a convenient hotel as we could hop on a coach from the KL Sentral which is a stone's throw away from the hotel.

Speaking of Air Asia! Another long story but in summary, it wasn't a pleasant experience. We will (probably) never go on Air Asia again! Why "probably"? Cos we each received RM200 voucher from the unpleasant incident, and has to be used within three months... We have yet to decide if we want to use the voucher.

View from our room.

The luxurious comfy king-size bed.

Another view of the room with the tea/coffee facilities beside it.

The TV and working desk. Unfortunately, the TV reception wasn't working well but we didn't call the technician cos it was just a night stay. I did feedback on the form and received from the management an email acknowledging the areas of feedback I've given. First time ever! Certainly a nice touch of excellent customer service!
Closer view of the tea/coffee making facilities.

The bathroom.

Spot the rectangular screen on the left. It's a mini-TV screen, so you'll never miss your favourite TV programme while brushing your teeth. It can be turned around and you can watch it while bathing from the standing shower too!! Hahaha!!
Very comprehensive Evelyn & Crabtree vanity items.

Breakfast venue. That's the fruits and fruit juice stall. You can order freshly squeezed juices of the day. On the day we had breakfast, we could choose to have either one of these; apples, carrots or celery, or all three! Absolutely a healthy way to start the day!

Another view of breakfast venue

More breakfast items. The range and quality were unbeatable!

Variety of yoghurt available.

What you will get on your table.

They also have on each table a "health chart" which you can refer to according to the food you will be consuming. There's a mini chart accompanying each food type they serve which will tell you if the food was of "High/Low Energy", "High/Low Carbohydrates", "High Fibre" etc. Perfect for the health-conscious!

Hilton KL Rocks! Super duper highly recommended!

Staycation @ Conrad Hotel Singapore (12 Feb)

Our birthdays this year happened to fall on the first day of the Lunar New Year.. so boring! Ha! So, we decided to celebrate it just before the new year and do a staycation @ Conrad Hotel Singapore. According to hubby, the room rate was about S$150/night inclusive breakfast.

We also asked our CDD gang friends to join us for dinner then have fun in the room. We didn't tell them the occasion of course, but they know!! Hahaha!! They brought cakes as well as red wine and sang us birthday song in the room hhaha! Speaking of which, ZH, where are the photos we took???


View from our room - overseeing Suntec Convention and Mandarin Oriental

Pool view from our room
The little bear and welcome fruits in the room. Wasn't sure if the soft toy was complimentary so didn't take it haha!

View of room with working desk and don't-know-how-many-inch TV. I should have taken a photo of the TV remote control - very high-class one ok?!!!

Our king-size bed. Super comfy!

The tea/coffee making facilities

Very spacious toilet! Comes with digital weighing machine hehe...

The room rate we paid included breakfast but strangely, instead of hosting breakfast at the usual dining venues, they set the seating area in their ballroom instead...

... while the food were served outside the ballroom. So strange...