ECOWORLD STARLIGHT 2015 NEW YEAR CONCERT TOUR

"A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts."

                                                                                            - Elvis Presley 

EcoWorld Starlight New Year Concert was great! This happened only recently last month in Penang SPICE Arena (PISA). The fact that Wang Leehom was going to perform was the reason why I attended the concert in the first place. Although I do not understand a word of Chinese, I do recognize some of his famous old songs during the good old days in school, where all my school friends will sing-a-long to Leehom's song lyrics which made me end up remembering some of the lyrics. Haha. He is so damn good looking to watch which makes it all the better! I went together with Yi Fei, since we had free VVIP tickets! Also, because he likes Leehom too :)

EcoWorld was sponsoring the whole event as a celebration of a New Year. If you guys haven't heard about EcoWorld, they are a property developer in Eco development. They have invited other celebrities to perform too. The first performance was by Daniel Craven, world-class illusionist. Second performance was by a local Malaysian singer-songwriter, Najwa Latif. The third was by Melody Tan, "The Voice" China finalist. And last was by Wang Leehom. I missed Daniel Craven's illusion performance. I was busy waiting in line for almost 40 minutes to order my irresistible and favorite fried mushrooms as a snack.

Najwa Latif performance was normal, but I still cheered for her to support! Melody Tan was really pretty and has an incredible voice. Her opening performance was singing "Let It Go" from the movie Frozen. Her other songs were both English and Chinese songs. And my long awaited performance was by Wang Leehom! And wow, he was even better in a live performance! The crowd was overwhelming, cheering and screaming. The stage lighting was awesome too! Well, I will let the photos and videos do the talking.

Here are the videos I managed to take: (the videos are bits and pieces due to limited space for uploading videos) :(

This song he collaborated with Avicii

This video was him performing one of our Malaysian song "Getaran Jiwa"

This video was him performing one of his old songs which I could still remember some chinese lyrics

His very last performance of the night, my favourite song of his, ending with fire sparklers and confetti shooting!

♥ deborahk.

VALENTINE, NEVER LEGO MY HEART

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other"
                                                                               - Audrey Hepburn

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

A day to celebrate love, a day for everyone! Not just for couples, it is also for those single people out there too. Every individual deserves this day, to celebrate the love for your family, friends, and.... including your own self!

Rather than going for a proper Valentine's dinner (their set dinner prices are so overrated), Yi Fei and I had a quiet little Valentine's tea date at Coffee Elements @ All Seasons Place, Air Itam, Penang. I have been going there quite frequent recently. Love their homemade soup! First time trying their soup as their soups are always sold out. Their soup of the day was Cream of Broccoli. Yum! Also tried their Apple-berry Walnut Bircher Muesli. Good, but really filling. Appropriate to share with a group of friends.

I got him some Lego minifigures which I build myself from the LEGO Shop "Build Your Own Minifigures" as a Valentine's gift. I tried to make a "Me & You" LEGO pair. Haha. Cliche right? I had to make three minifigs in order to buy it. So I made one of me, one romantic version of him, and a gamer version of him (he really is a gamer).

Ps: Chopped my hair short prior to Chinese New Year! Trying something new!

♥ deborahk.

PAMPER YOURSELF: CRABTREE & EVELYN, LONDON

"Don't forget to reward yourself every now & then. 

A little bit of self pampering never hurt anyone."

                                                                                        - The Quiet Rabbit

Sorry, I have disappeared for a while. Had to return my work laptop as the office decided to convert to Desktop. How inconvenient, and Yes, I do not own a personal laptop. But I'm getting one for myself very soon! Wondering how I'm updating my blog right now? Well, surprise surprise... Out of nowhere my office decided to unblock blog websites? I just found out today. Hahaha. They still block Youtube, Pinterest, anything social network related. Just a thought, is Pinterest a social network though? 

Anyway, back to the main topic of this post. I shall talk about some self pampering time with Crabtree & Evelyn ® London. Yi Fei gave me a Vanity Case from Crabtree & Evelyn for Christmas, he wanted give me some self pampering. Thanks babe, I LOVE it! The beauty case is so vintage!

If you're wondering what is in the Vanity Case, it contains the collection of Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Verbena and Lavender:
1. Body Wash 300ml
2. Body Lotion 300ml
3. Hand Therapy 100g
                4. Perfume Eau D Toilette 100ml

As I have quite sensitive skin to strong fragrance body washes, I had doubts whether I could use the body wash. I've decided to give it a try, and my sensitive could handle it! I guess my body can handle natural ingredient fragrance body washes instead of those chemical fragrance body washes. I really like the entire collection as the fragrance smells sweet and fresh! I'm so in love with the smell! As Fragrantica.com describes  Crabtree & Eveyln new fragrance, "the fragrance with the scents of Caribbean islands, sea and sun". You can go to Crabtree & Evelyn website here see the full list of their collection.

I must say, my boyfriend has great taste in body fragrances! That must be why I love his collection of men colognes :D

♥ deborahk.

SEMI-FINE DINING AT ROUTE 9

 "Fine dining is an occasional treat for most people"
                                                                                             - Rene Redzepi

Route 9  is located at Bishop Street, Georgetown, Penang (right next to Central College). This place is one of the few semi-fine dining places that I like to eat at. The food here is not bad. I like the way they present their food in a fine dining manner. Maybe that's why I called it a semi-fine dining restaurant. I like the interior in this place. Love their paintings!

All of their food is ala carte. However, you have choice to make them as a set lunch / set dinner. You can either add on RM2.00 for a glass of Peach Tea / Ice Lemon Tea and ice cream for dessert; or add on RM6.00 for a bowl of Mushroom Soup, a glass of Peach Tea / Ice Lemon Tea and ice cream for dessert.

My favourite dish to order is the Milky Oat Chicken (RM15.90 ala carte). It is deep fried chicken coated with cereal, milky sauce and honey, served with mashed potatoes and daily fresh vegetables. I love their milky sauce with honey! So good! Their Basil Pesto with Grilled Fish (RM15.90 ala carte) is also not bad. It is grilled fish with basil pesto, mashed potatoes and daily vegetables. For their add on Mushroom Soup, the soup is not bad as it does not consist of corn flour like other restaurants serves. I like mushrooms in general so anything made out from mushrooms is good to me. Their add on ice cream which comes with an espresso shot (making it like a semi affogato) however, I do not like it due to the espresso shot is too watery. Watery espresso shot with ice cream is not a good combination.

Overall, I like the food here. The food here can beat James Foo Western Food anytime! Though it is more expensive here, I'd rather pay more for better food. So yes, I live to eat.

 

  

Route 9 @ Bishop Street, Georgetown, Penang

(right next to Central College)

Facebook Page: Click here

Opening Hours

Lunch: 11am - 3pm 

Dinner: 6pm - 10pm

(Closed on Mondays)

♥ deborahk.

MERRY BERRY CHRISTMAS

"The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas Tree.
Those gifts are your friends, family, and the ones you love."

It's Christmas! Did a Christmas present exchange with the bunch every year! Our assignment was to get a creative present worth RM10 and non-edible. Since I didn't know who I'm specifically giving, I decided to get a SNAIL facial mask worth RM10 which any boy or girl can use. Had lunch with the bunch at Basil, Le Bistrot @Kek Chuan Road, Penang (Checkout their facebook page here and menu here). I love their brunch menu. I'm a big fan for brunch! Love anything with eggs. So here's what we had: Egg Florantine, Asparagus & Poached Egg, Full English Breakfast, Bagel & Cream Cheese, Veloute of Roma Tomatoes Soup, and Chicken & Bacon Sandwiches. All are good and truly recommended.

We went for coffee and desserts at Dolce Dessert @Kek Chuan Road, Penang directly opposite Basil, Le Bistrot (Checkout their facebook page here). They have good tarts and really good coffee as they use Illy Coffee. And it's time to exchange the presents! After drawing lots using pieces of papers, I ended up getting cute and colourful note pads as the exchanged present which I can use for work! The overall presents were really funny as there were hand wash bottles, A4 sized papers, lip balm, toothbrush travel kit, tissue paper holder, and facial masks. It was a fun Christmas time!

I had another Christmas present exchange with besties Becca and Yen. I ended up getting TheFaceShop products. Yay! Say goodbye to blackheads!

Hope you readers have an awesome Christmas celebration.
Have a Merry Berry Christmas! 

♥ deborahk.

YOUR GIFTS HAVE MEANING

"It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving."

                                                                                  by Mother Theresa

The fun of Christmas is all about gifting. It brings joy to us whether to receive a gift, or giving a gift. Gifting can be fun in many ways. It all depends on the idea you put on it. When getting a present, you can get what the person likes which helps them appreciate how much you know them. It's fun to know how much you know about your friends and family. It is also fun when you are exchanging presents with friends where you do not know which specific friend whom you are giving to yet until you draw lots on the day itself. So with a budget and conditions on the "type of present" set among your friends, it is fun to think outside the box and get anything within the budget and conditions met. So I have done my Christmas shopping, and now it's time for me to wrap my presents up! Can't wait for Christmas! Remember, it's not the value of the gift inside, but the thought behind the gift.

p.s. I hope my friends and family do not read this post yet till after Christmas, as the photo above exposes some of the presents ;)

♥ deborahk.

THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
                                                                      by William Thomas Ellis

YAY, Christmas is coming! It's the most beautiful time of the year! With pretty lights filling the malls and streets, spreading so much cheer! To my believe, the best way to spread the Christmas spirit is to decorate for the festive season! So this year, the company decided to spread the Christmas spirit in the office. It wasn't a competition, it's more of the spirit of decorating. Me and a colleague took the liberty to decorate a section of the office. With a minimal budget and due to short notice of decorating, here is what we did. It's not much, but it'll do for me :) Hope you enjoy decorating as much as I do! For more ideas on DIY Christmas decorations, you can checkout pinterest here. My most favourite website for cool ideas, basically on EVERYTHING!

♥ deborahk.