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Café de la Paix – Paris, France

19 Sunday Oct 2014

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Because of its location, this restaurant screams tourist trap! But, do I care? NO…

I love this place.Cafe de la Paix

Smack right next to the Opera metro station, it is so convenient to reach this restaurant. This restaurant is usually quite full during dinner time. I think it’s from the theatre-doing crowd. So, do call in to make reservation in advance to ensure a pleasant start to your evening. (I hate waiting in a line). OR, like hubby and me, we usually dine REALLY (for European standard) – early around 6:30pm.

I absolutely love the tall romantic columns and classy finishing of this place. The service here is great – maybe a tad slow sometimes because of the crowd. But, if you are enjoying yourself in such an amazing environment, whey rushes dinner? Sit back, relax and enjoy each other company!

Waiting to be seated

From our seat

Aside from the usual French fare, Café de la Paix also serves seafood platter. And, if you know me… you will know I NEVER say no to seafood platter. Since it’s just the 2 of us, and we had a rather late lunch, we decide to just order their Plateau “Café de la Paix”.

Look at the AWESOME fresh seafood. Nom nom nom…  I will let the pictures speaks for itself. How can anyone resist this?! Freshly shucked Oysters of few varieties, Fresh Clams, Baby prawns, langoustine, brown crab (tourteau) and sea snails (bulot). You can’t spot some of them because it’s hidden beneath the langoustine. But, hub and I was seriously stuffed after all that.

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Seafood Platter 01

Langoustine

If you want your own combinations, feel free to let them know. They have tons of fresh seafood on display outside their window.

Bountiful Seafood Oyster Galore

This place definitely remains my favourite whenever I drop by Paris. But do take note, this place is not cheap. But, I think it’s worth the experience… And, if you do drop by Paris on a romantic holiday – why not?! 😉

My First and maybe Last trip to Disneyland – Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

08 Wednesday Oct 2014

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This blog post have been sitting in my to-post list for ages… almost 6 years actually! (hehehe…) So, it’s kind of an out-dated one. But since it has been AGES since my last post (more then 6 months), I figure it’s better than nothing. LOL.

When I was young… I always dream of going to Disneyland. It was like one of my ultimate wish. But unfortunately, that dream didn’t materialised until much later. During one of my business trip to Japan, I had 2 days of free and easy slotted right in between meetings. After discussing with my Japanese colleague, he insisted we head to Disneyland when he found out I have never been to one. I was not very keen as I am not a fan of rides or crowd. But, he won. So, we went.

Arriving at the Resort Gateway Station, we took the Mickey Mouse monorail to the main entrance. Resort Gateway Station

Look how cute, the iconic Mickey ears for windows. Mickey Mould window on Train

This was how much the ticket cost in 2008. But, bear in mind that Japanese yen is much stronger then compare to today. One day adult ticket in 2008 was 5,800Yen (which was about MYR230+ then). Today, the same ticket in 2014 is about 6,400Yen (about MYR 190+). So, for those thinking of heading to Japan… now is a good time! (aside from the radiation worry and etc…) Disneyland Ticket price

It was near to Christmas when I go so the whole place was deck with Christmas decoration. They even created snowman Mickey!!! It’s so weird…but still cute. LOL.

DSC04946 DSC04947 DSC05055Since I am not a fan of rides, I think I only went for 2 or 3… really SLOW rides. I didn’t want to spend the whole day hugging the dustbin and throwing up. My colleague was not impressed and he was really embarrassed when I force him to go on the merry go round with me… Hahaha.

What I really enjoy most was checking out the structures and amazing colors of the decorations. How can you not love the iconic Disney Castle, right? DSC04995DSC04959 DSC05014 DSC05017

There were 2 highlights for me during this visit.

The parades in the afternoon and evening. It’s very different. So, I think it’s good to stay for the evening parades as well… Just make sure you dress warmly (in winter) and grab a spot at the front before it starts. The evening show ended with amazing fireworks. DSC05050  DSC05125

And, Meeting Mickey Mouse., of course !!! BUT, I had to stay in the queue for almost 1 hours for that ! And, I was already lucky since everyone rush out from their queue when the afternoon parade started. I decided to forgo the whole parade and ran to queue and meet Mickey.

Did I enjoy myself? Yes – it was ok. Just not as great or fantastic as I hope. Maybe the novelty has already worn off.

Would I go Disneyland again? Maybe not… but then, who knows… never say never.DSC05063

Penang White Curry Noodles (Instant)

08 Tuesday Apr 2014

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Never thought I would blog about instant noodles…

but then again, never have I seen everyone making such a big fuss about a pack of instant noodles since perhaps when cup noodle was first introduced. I have even heard that this instant noodles is actually ebayed at an inflated price. shocking eh? The reason is probably because this noodle is supposedly really hard to come by and it is always out of stock. Hence, like any economic 101 class you attend, less supply and higher demands = higher price.

Anyway, after all the big hoohah toned down, my MIL manage to grab 2 BOX of this noodles and brought it for hubby and me. My mum requested my MIL for one box so that she can haul it back to Melbourne with her (crazy woman!). When I told my cousins, one of them quickly took a snap of the same noodle in the shops in melbourne. Supposedly, it’s practically found everywhere there … only it’s at a really high price for instant noodles. About AUD 4.50 for a pack of 4. In KL, my MIL paid about RM 8 for 4. Wonder if my mum still wants to haul it back. LOL…

2 Boxes @-@

We decided to share our fortune with our close friends and gave some away. Behold the tower of instant noodle.

Tower of instant noodles

I made one the other day to try. The curry sauce is really nice and creamy. I have to say it’s quite good for an instant noodle. However, I think I would have preferred it if it was meehoon instead (I always take my curry with meehoon). ;p

Penang White Curry Noodle

Nom nom Time

Personally, if I have to eat instant noodle, I think I would still prefer the Korean Shin RamYum.

But then again, it’s not fair for me since I could just walk out / drive to a nearby kopitiam to enjoy a bowl of good curry noodle anytime. So, For any Malaysian who are posted oversea and craving for a good bowl of white curry, then, this would definitely score big time for them. I read somewhere that this noodle was created in the first place because of the creator’s craving for his hometown Penang White Curry when he was studying oversea.