Autumn in July.

An appetizer at starbucks… while waiting or… preparing
myself for the dinner, with a long-lost friend…

远方故友，回来了.

你说，暂时告别那里的夏日，我们相约在没有秋日枫林, 的秋季.

one of my fav… Green Tea Frappuccino ^^
Matcha Japanese green tea blended with milk and ice,
topped with whipped cream~

日子，依然紧张兮兮的。因为你，决定晚上抽空见面吃饭.
结果我, 还是早到了， 独自等待.

and a piece of black forest…
绿茶蛋糕， 很安静，

时间滴答滴答过，只为了证明，我没有空等.

How does it feel to be eating on top of the world?

Well, at least not the top of the world, but up in Genting is
juz as nice… especially, when it’s with a special friend, him

没有火红的枫叶，我们的友情依然经久不绝。

Heard bout this restaurant called The Peak in Genting, where it
serves fine dining food on the 17^th floor of Genting Hotel, but
only to find out that it was closed. Without any choice, we stroll
around the other place there and decided to stop by First World
Hotel. Since it’s such special day, we can’t just settle with any
other old time fav~

We decided to go for Italian food~
dinner at Ristorante Torcello’s~

烛光下的你，台面上的花，说是送我最便捷的见面礼。
我笑了，你, 潇洒如故

And such a good day, deserve a better treat – they are
running promotion for their set meal:

5 course dinner at the price of RM30++ ??
(very money worth right!)

located at Level 2, First World Plaza, Genting~
contemporary Italian home-made cuisine with a mixture
of Mediterranean fusion cooking ^^

There wasn’t a lot of people around, so it fits just right
for a good talk-talk time with him. We sit next to the river
(or so it is there, though just about 3 feet wide with some
artificial boatmen) and with a candle light shinning at our
faces, feeling so mysterious yet good.

其实， 老朋友的聚餐， 可以很简单，没有烛光， 也能很温心。

Our food came after about 10 minutes of chat, starting with the serving of
hot bun. Dono if it’s the chill weather there, but the bun tastes extra-ordinaire
and the butter tends to melt just by a sweep onto it.

Sopa ~ soup of the day.
To enhance our taste bud, we were serve with the soup-of-the-day, the
orangish Pumpkin soup. I don’t quite fancy it, but from the way he sip away
every single sip of his, I guess he must have love it…

Ensalada Grano de Elote ~ Corn Kernel Salad
About here, I’m quite full and could actually call the bill and there we were
served with our salad…

Entrees:

Borrego Asada ~
Grilled lamb served with saute’ pumpkin & corn-on-cob with hunter sauce

And just before I finished half of my salad, our main dish came. It smells so
good and it is so sweet of him to cut a small slice of it to serve me… It makes
the lamb feel so much juicier.

To dear him, thanks for being there always… Thanks for being so caring
and sweet~ when with him, its always me… i miss being myself.

Home made pizza~

I chose seafood instead of vegetarian~

When he holds up the fork with a small slice of it to feed
me.. I told him, u don’t haf to feed me anymore, after all
these years, i … finally grow up d

After we are done with the meal, here come our coffee and tea…

…his tea. my coffee.

So, what else is missing??? Well, of course the wine but our waiter told us it’s
nearing their closing hour and they do not serve wine anymore.

Damn… such a mood spoiler >.<

要逗我笑的你说，对你，我的微笑就是一种醇酒…
我，笑了.

我说，朋友各奔东西，那依依不舍的感觉，才像品酒。
你，笑了.

But after all, it was a good dinner to have at Ristorante Torcello’s… BUT make
sure u go with someone special!! as the foods are NOT NOT NOT nice but the
someone can easily enhance the experience more, with such surroundings…
it’s the BEST then~ and so i will still go back again

* well i cant say all the foods are not nice cause i only tried those…
if u happen to dinner there, do let me know what are nice kay? ^^

The experience:

Ristorante Torcello’s decor reflects the colours and textures of Italy in its
warm contemporary interior and romantic ambience… very cozy…

水面很平静, 那里很宁静.
感动,
在心中流淌.

那晚， 像是和你畅游在夏日的河畔…

我一直孤独地走着，好久没打开心门， 说说生活了…好怀念…
我都快忘记自己，谢谢你，真的

cowboy or pirates??
什么牛仔村海盗船， 我们都去了…

bridge…

那年的我们，
人，越走越远；
心，越走越近…
今天的我们,
踏着桥一步一步走，
穿越迎面而来的冷风，
把时间都抛在脑后…
我们不再泥足深陷…
即使迟到，也还是到了

twin tower too…

暂时回到大马的你，
别来无恙吧?

candle…
就这么笑着， 听着, 谈着…

flower…
你说， 我聪明如旧…
我想，在眼明心亮人面前，我，隐藏不下另一个自我。

心无城府天真烂漫的女孩已被塑造成矛盾复杂的女人,,,
女人，唉。

hot coffee…
悠悠岁月… 青春的记忆，不曾提起的都提了…

chit chat…
人总是盛装演出，这样的倾谈又何尝不是人生的休闲?
落幕时有挚友相伴，似乎豁然了郁积在心中的一些心情, 原来，还是你最明白我。

对了，你说我胖了，拍我的照片得迁就许多角度~ 然后二话不说的把玩相机许久，
耐心的把我拍得不圆， 谢啦老友! ^^

the night is just like..

dreamz.
既然是梦，就有梦的不真实…

statue of liberty…
爱自由随兴的你， 又一次自由来去了…

it’s time…

我，坦然回首，不回收也不挥手…

to say goodbye to him again…

一滴泪，在心中酝酿了许久，还是渗出眼眶了…
莫要感伤, 你, 珍重。

i wonder… when can we meet again?

i cant wait for my sweet escape…
如果，我能导航，那有多好

to Redang - Borderless Musical Beach Party.

时间一天天过，
我一天天徘徊，
越来越习惯压抑真实感受,
不再放声哭笑，
一切，都是轻描淡写，点到为止，
我知道， 我不舍的是让我畅所欲言，释放伤感的好友。

Was at ai fm~

I’ve been watching rtm channel since young and pass
by the building whenever goin to pj area (via federal
highway)~

and today, i finally get to go there, but this time
not on tv, but radio ^^

have u heard of ai fm?

frankly, this is the first time i manage to listen to
the station ^^
*i very outdated one, seldom listen to radio @_@*

interview~

and this time, my 1st time, i am NOT only listening
on a player, but inside the station itself, along with
the DJ~

the VERY friendly ai fm dj, 唐碧枝

hehe i was invited to go for a radio interview!

well, surely not about my blog here or anything
but bout this event that i’ll be organising in Redang
- Borderless Musical Beach Party!!

their ideas~ ^^

Together with me in the interview, are 2 VERY VERY VERY
reputable person in the chinese music industry~

one of them, u would probably heard his voice in a
lot of commercial. Heard that he does more than
2/3 of the market’s voice over >.< and he is my
CUTE sifu!!! DANNY~ 陈川珲 hehe, allow me to
praise u so much here lor sifu!

the other man, with a face full of experience and
story, would be 黄俊田老师! He is one of the pioneer
in the local chinese music industry. if u’ve heard of
this song that talks about our Petaling Street, he is
one of the guy behind that creation~ he’s also the
manager of some local bands ^^

both of them are highly respected by me.

the nobody, Lisa Yap.

So whats about this event??

Its an event by the name of Borderless Musical Beach Party/
响乐无界，沙滩音乐派对.

its an event which tailored for musicians~~~

and we wanna mak7e it bigger nature… to which we are
inviting overseas artiste to join in the fun too!!

this will be more than just a normal concert, but it’s more for musician and
music lover to go away from their busy life in the city, retreat to an isolated
island and back to do what they like to do the most… music!!

pretty interesting right! so who wanna join us? ^^

puttin on the headset… ready to spread the news

awww, i look blur with that!!

err. very blur. Sifu so relax~

muz learn~

teacher so serious..

muz learn too.

Borderless Musical Beach Party is fully supported by music
artistes from Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This is a
three-days-two-nights Redang musical beach party which
integrates the mainstream and underground musicians
to experience an extraordinary music feast, which also
includes music partying, music sharing, exchange of music
values, and other off-shore activities such as snorkeling
trips, in order to promote unity among musicians
regardless of the backgrounds, and industry status, which
eventually to advocate the borderless sharing of music.

we will not gonna release the list of musicians who
will be going YET. because we don’t want their fans
to go, we want YOU to go because of MUSIC

* i love my yellow heels~~~~ ^^

Its gonna b fun!!!

VERY fun~~

check it out kay? ^^

see ya there.
* sifu so cool ah, haha, sure is staring at our weird photographer~

We promise there will be numerous surprises during this party, a total
borderless retreat which goes beyond ur imagination!^^

Limited tickets available~~

faster reg lor~ reali wish to hav more music lovers in diz event ^^

wonderful chats.

thanks for guiding me, Danny and teacher~

once upon a time, i was the DJ in my campus too..
MMU… hmmm, miss my life back then, with my
dearie friends

Teacher looking over nobody and SIFU.

leaving lor…

haha, feel like celebrity~~

3 of us, representing MK Edutainment, ET Hub,
Da Pro Entertainment~

and of cuz Music Source Entertainment too ^^

hehe, c how cute ai fm dj is!!
well at 1st she said she is gonna interview 2 geng
ppl in chinese music industry and a very pretty girl,
which is not so true, but after hearing my voice, she
changed directly to a very “CUTE” girl for whole interview???!!!
omg, im gettin 23 soon i don wanna b cute anymore ler
how can i get rid of my cacat voice SIFU teach me pls

I LOVE your voices!!!! damn chun la. both so deep
so mature so persuasive!

IF you’ve missed my on-air interview >.<

how can u miss my VERY serious interview. grrrr.

nah kiddin, neway, this time round, ET Hub will be one of
the organiser of this meaningful event!

For more information, just log on to www.mymusicbowl.com ^^

ahhh!!! my fav musician from Taiwan will b going
too!!!! cant wait to party v him hahaha. LOL.
hmmm stop dreaming, of cuz im going there as a
music lover not a fan lar:P goodnite ^^

Leaf 2 stay:
my honest review on Gurney Hotel, Penang

Year of Stay: 2008

Traveled with: Colleagues

Elbrine

Visit was for: Works

aboh? boss there niar…

Age group: 22-30

me youngest although old d~ *action*

* My ratings for diz hotel are:

- location: 9/10

5-star hotel located by Penang’s famous Gurney drive,
wher i ate so muc and gain weights ther plenty of places
to eat nearby~

- staff: 9/10.

very friendly and helpful if we need anythin!

- services/ facilities: 10/10

The Gurney Hotel offers 259 elegantly furnished accommodations~ and
classified into Studio and Two-bedroom Suites, each suite is replete with
contemporary conveniences, like high-speed Internet, fridge, Jacuzzi,
and mini-bar!! ^^

All the Gurney Resort Hotel rooms also have:

• Air-conditioning
• Cable television
• Coffee / Tea maker
• Daily newspaper
• Hair dryer
• Ironing Board
• Non-smoking rooms
• Private toilet and bath
• Radio
• Room safe
• Telephone
• Trouser press
• Voicemail system
• 3 Seater sofa lounge set
• Electronic entrance lock
• Express Check-In / Check-Out
• Data / Modem port phone
• Separate shower stall
• Full-sized writing desk
• Dining table & chairs
• Complimentary breakfast for single or double occupancy

hmm, there is also a complete office available for us in the business centre~

and if u wan a quiet moments, u can enjoy urself by the infinity pool,
indulge at the sauna and steam bath or head the Gurney Suite and Ladies’ Spas ^^

- clean: 10/10

very clean and spacious room!!

we are lucky enough to get a room with seaview and penang bridge~ ^^

- comfort: 10/10

i love everythin ther esp the bathroom with jacuzzi!!! ^^

* Lisa’s note

i use bubble bath in the jacuzzi tub… and everywhere’s bubble then
the jacuzzi was filled with bubbles and it over flow @_@
it turns into a foam party then… which I took damn long just to clear the mess..

I gotta admit im stupid lor, in case u dono, YES, u can use bubble bath
in a Jacuzzi, BUT don’t use too much cuz it bubbles up real fast!

- value for money: 9/10

reasonable price with special rates at times too~

its a nice hotel and we would definitely go back again
* plus points are the view, pool and the big room with jazuzzi~

end with my camhore pic before go zzz there, good nite!
* oh yeah, familiar?

haha, such ordinary pose which we girls camwhore with it so often…
but aint she smart to make it her trademark? admire her for the confidents
she has!

she inspires me that, with such confident in urself, and persistence,
you’ll be able to create a brand out of urself, hehe~ Lisa jia u also,
perasan pulak

nitez!

*note: these photos all taken by hp~ so a lot noise ya.

I have no idea where Vivo is before this. They said it is at Auto City and you
will surely pass by on your way up to Penang. Well, I did pass by, and it really
look like an auto city where you’ll find cars cars and cars.

What’s so special about it, rite? But only upon when we drive in…
I can feel the difference.

Entering here, is like entering into a city of it’s own. I must say, I like the feeling.
The way it is organised look very nice. You can find so many things here… from
fast food to kopitiam (the famous Old Town, I mean).

It’s just so convenient. Like a 1-stop place for people who want to have some
entertainment and fun.

There, I was at Vivo.
Not a lot of people when we arrived because we were there for an event.

We were being taken to the VIP area, on the 2nd floor, to which you have a
big variety of seating to choose from.

You can have a cozy face to face seat at a corner, bar table
overlooking downstairs or a room of sofa couch with pillow,
which is being separated by red pearl blinds.

We settled down at the sofa couch, pearl blinded VIP room.
It’s quite cozy with pillows. There we cam-whore a lil’

The crowd only start coming at around 12+, and that’s when
we got tired… tired of waiting as we arrived at 10 (thinking it
will start then)… But this place is very nice and cozy to hang
out with friends ^^

inside Vivo~

and lil’ e, i know u ain’t so hapi recently…dear, i wil stand
by u don wori, we r both bz now, but we’ll surely have fun
together soon, Sept perhaps, u know what i mean.
Jia U.

Elbrine & Lisa.

Remember my last post on how I ate away the blues?

Well, it really helps. Those lucky fellas in Penang must feel
better having to have so many good local foods to chew on.
My friends said that Penang food is good everywhere
You don’t need to search around that hard~

It’s kinda true. Just a few steps away from my hotel (Gurney Hotel),
there’s this food court that serves great food.

What will you think of if I mentioned to you Hokkien mee?

1^st thing that cross my mind – black tasty mee (yum yum).
But when I ordered Hokkien mee here, they gave me this:
Hmmm, what happen to my black sauce? Did they forget to put it in?
Den only I got to know that the Hokkien mee in Penang is like this.

Anyway, it tastes good. So, who cares la. Hehe~ ^^

Of course, not forgetting this in Penang… Penang Loh Bak. There are so many
selection and varieties here, that I’ve asked Elbrine to go with me and stop me
in case I took too much, and she really did >< We took this few only (as above)~

Strangely, the food here tastes better than those in KL…
Dono if it’s just me or it really is. The char kuey teow here is also nice.

Talking bout Char Kuey Teow, there’s this MUST EAT ones from 2 sisters
who wear red hats. So, we drive there to taste it. I think it’s at Lorong Selamat..
(hope I didn’t get it wrong)

Reach there and there stands an old lady with a very big red hat~

(it looks like those chef hat that has drop down).
Sister “Char Koay Teow”

When I got near, only I realized how cute that old lady is.
She looks so trendy in her stylish yellow stripe goggle and
the red hat. But she looks very serious frying the kuey teow.

… but… look at her hand got plaster… surely
bcuz of the hot oil… :(

*camwhore while waitin*

Our kuey teow came quite fast coz there’s not a lot of people and it looks
yummy. I seldom eat char kuey teow but this time round, I ate…!!!
and I never regretted it

It tastes so good. On top of that, got 3 big prawns.

While eating, I thought of going behind the scene to look
at how the old lady can produce such yummy dish and all
I can see is the use of charcoal.

and a fan to blow it…

such traditional way but just works ^^ well, I’m sure the
secret must be more than this.

Anyway, I got to continue on my journey…
journey for more food. haha~

But before leaving, I manage to take a shot with this cute old lady.
* sisters, thanks for allowing me to shoot so many pics oo~
bcuz of u both, i love kuey teow now *its true*.

Well, this place surely deserve a thumb up!
* price is reasonable, mine is RM6 but with 3 big prawns and a lot of efforts*

My next target… Asam Laksa (my fav). We went to the
Asam Laksa at Ayer Itam (just beneath Kek Lok Si Temple).

Here, the chef is also another old guy…
(I think the years of experience surely make the food taste better) ^^

the other chef also look very much alike. I think they are twins.

But the Asam Laksa here is cheap, only RM2.50…
wher to find these days >_<

and it is good too (but a lil too much veggie), they really put alot veggie.

The soup is nice. You can tell by the look of their pot.
* err, not sure if i should say its nice, at 1st glance, i reali think its dirty..
but after i ate it, i love it

The owner here is very friendly and I took a photo with him too…
he keeps smiling and when i leave, he “bye bye!” “bye bye!” and
“bye bye” with me , sweet. ^^

After so many good meals, we decided to head back to hotel. It’s kinda
tiring driving here and there to look for food but it’s worth it.

But only back in the room that our driver starts complaining about us.. ><
Well, who would have thought that our hotel is so caring that we could order
all the nice food in Penang from our room.

Look at this:

All the famous foods are here and there are a few that we’ve missed out.
* well, we only tried sister char koay teow :|

order from hotel cost RM 16.00 nett for each… well, i prefer to go out
and hunt for the foods myself instead of havin those in hotel… of cuz
lah, different environment more syok right

awww. surely, i’ll be back again in search for the rest!!
*i love foods!!!*

Anyhow, all these foods make Lisa a happy gal again