entering adulthood ep. 9

annyeong-haseyo...i think this has been the 1st time i posted 3 posts in a day...that's quite an achievement given that i'm actually quite a lazy person to update this blog...

the weekend before last weekend, me & my wife attended the wedding of my ex-housemate, who was also my ex-roommate, Azwan a.k.a Butet while during bachelors study...Butet makes the 4th person of the 306 member (the number of our rented house during bachelors study) to step into the adulthood after me, Bown & Cenkoi...it was close to 3 years i think we had been roommates...

the solemnization was on Saturday at Linda's (Butet's wife) house in Ampang...went there alone as my wife had some errands to attend...at there, i joined Biskut & Irma, Aboh & his fiance', and also Che Am where they had already arrived earlier...the solemnization was like any other but wasn't as long duration as mine, so was good :P...Butet successfully made the pronouncement only once...after that, we all had lunch and after that went back home...

the next day, Sunday was the reception day...we pushed off from home at about 12.30 and convoyed with Bown to Ampang where the reception takes place at one of the town halls...as we arrived, the 'sanding' ceremony was just over but the couple were still on the altar...at there, we were joined by the rest of the geng...without much delay, we got our seats and head to get the food as we were really starved....i took quite a big portion of rice & dishes as the food really turned on my appetite...there was also bubur kacang as well as ice cream...a really complete meal...

after finishing our meal, it's time for photograph session with the newly weds...after about an hour and a half there, me & my wife bid farewell to our friends to leave the ceremony and head to KLCC Convention Center as my wife wanted to go to the Beauty Expo...do check out my wife's blog to check up the line up at the Beauty Expo...

all in all, would like to take this opportunity to wish congratz to my ex-roommate on his marriage...congratz Tet!...

Extreme Motorsport Session at Extreme PD Buggy Trek

annyeong-haseyo...since today is a holiday and have the spare time, gonna take this opportunity to update this blog...btw, Happy Deepavali to all Indians out there...

the next day after the stay at the Palace of The Golden horses, me & my ex-housemates went to PD for a Go-kart+ATV+Buggy ride session...bought the voucher from Groupon for RM58...was quite a good deal actually, given that we can try 3 rides for that price...pushed off from my place at about 3pm with Aboh's(Syed) car as our session starts at 5pm...reached there at about 5.30pm as there were some traffic jam at around my house area...met up with Biskut over there...

first was the Buggy ride, 2 person per Buggy, after that was the ATV ride...the go-kart session was at another location...we need to go to an abandoned The Store building where the go-kart occupied the roof-top of the building...overall, it was quite fun as that was the 1st time i rode on a buggy, atv & go-kart...

after that, we headed to Senawang to have raya visit session at Irma's house (Biskut's gf)...next, head to Mantin, Jaar's house...if i'm not mistaken, it was 3 years straight that we had raya visit session at Jaar's house in Mantin...with that, that wraps up my weekend...

for more info on the Extreme PD Buggy Trek, check out their blog at http://pdbuggytrek.blogspot.com/

Palace of The Golden Horses; Refurbished

hola hola...annyeong-haseyo...it has been 1 month haven't updated this blog...due to super busyness & laziness, this explains...

about end of last month, around the end of Ramadhan, me & my wife put up a night at the Palace of The Golden Horses as my wife received a complimentary voucher stay and also a buffet dinner for 2 at the Carousels, Palace of The Golden Horses...so it was quite a complete package, dinner buffet plus a 1 night stay at there...the room that we got was at the 1st floor which is at the same level as the reception...it was the 1st time we got a room at that level...upon entering our room, we were astonished by the new layout of the room...they had refurbished all the rooms at the 1st floor...the room was really nice & beautiful after refurbished...also looks bigger as they had removed the tv cabinet...the bathroom was nicer with a large head shower...taking shower was really a satisfaction...

 

after about 10 minutes of amazement, we then head to the Carousels for the dinner buffet...this was the 1st time we dine there...the range of food & cuisine at there was quite amazing, especially the cold cuisines...although the food there was not super many, each dishes were splendid...normal price for the buffet is RM89++, so we can expect how the food & dishes are...overall, would give 4.5 out of 5...was the best stay at the Palace of The Golden Horses so far...

The Mines Wellness Hotel

annyeong haseyo...it's the 22nd day of raya but the raya heat is still on...am still craving for those lemang & ketupat...gonna have a couple of raya open houses this weekend...can't wait for those lemang & rendang ayam...

about a couple of weeks ago, me & my wife put up the two weekend nights at The Mines Wellness Hotel...we actually utilized our complimentary 3 days 2 night stay at Palace Vacation Club's home base resort upon signing up for their membership last year...our membership has almost been 1 year and only now we were able to utilize it...chose The Mines Wellness Hotel coz it's near to us...so need to worry about transportation...

checked in at the hotel on Friday 8.30 pm after work...we were actually entitled for 2 standard rooms so I invited my ex-housemate, Hazrin as he's already married...so no problem that he can also bring his wife along...when we entered the room it was surprisingly big...it exceeds our expectations as we thought it was just some normal hotel rooms...plus the bathroom was also big with a bath tub in it....only downfall was the tv as it wasn't an LCD tv...but who cares...

The Mines Wellness Hotel is actually meant for those going for the Chinese medicine therapy under the branding Mines TCM Wellness...u can go there for checkup conducted using Chinese method...also can go there for treatment under traditional Chinese medicine...when talking about traditional Chinese medicine, u can expect pulse reading, traditional Chinese cupping,  acupuncture, foot bath, and much more...

apart from that, there is also Ayurveda which is an age old Indian system of alternative therapy...this Mines Wellness seems to be a one-stop center for all types of therapies & medical treatment...also, there is a spa center fully equipped with sauna, steam sauna, jacuzzi and of course, spa itself...last but not least, the uniqueness of this hotel is that it has it's very own man made beach which is quite something to be wowed about...plus overlooking a lake (which was actually previously a mining site :P) that makes the hotel something to stand out for...and because of the lake, the hotel offers water sport there...with these features said, it really stands out compared to the other hotels in the Klang Valley...it's uniqueness something worth to check it out...

on saturday, we had some other programs which includes raya open house while Hazrin and his wife enjoyed their stay at the hotel and took a stroll at the Mines Shopping Fair...and on Sunday, before checking out, me & my wife managed to explore the hotel although we didn't managed to locate the spa center :P...overall, would give 4 out of 5 stars for this hotel...for more info on The Mines Wellness Hotel, u can check it out from their website...http://mineswellnesshotel.com.my/

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Happy Merdeka

annyeong-haseyo...it's been a week after eid mubarak & almost a week after the independence day, only now was i able to wish at here...happy eid mubarak & happy independence day....

this year's raya celebration is my wife's sides turn, plus my parents were coming down to KL on Friday...so this year we camped at my mother-in-law's home starting from monday up till friday...was working on monday but working from home at my mother-in-law's home while my wife helped her mother with the cooking...

1st day raya, after the raya aidilfitri prayers, we head to hulu langat first which was my uncle's house...at there, my other uncle from kajang was there too and later was joined by my cousin as all the members around in Klang Valley gathered there...1st day raya had nasi lemak there, felt like the old days when we celebrated raya at my grandma's house at Tapah...

next stop was Wangsa Maju, my wife's relative's place...at there we had nasi beriyani...a few of her relatives were there as normally that's the place they will gather for raya every year...after the Zuhur prayers, off next to Gombak, another relative of wife's...and after Gombak, it's time to wrap up for the day...

2nd day raya, we head to Batu Pahat, Johor to continue with the raya celebration....a few of my wife's relatives are located in Batu Pahat which is why we went there, plus this year was my first time celebrating & visiting my wife's relatives for raya celebration...the highway traffic was smooth when going, while coming back from Batu Pahat to KL, there was quite a jam at around Seremban exit area...all in all, we did managed to reach back at KL before Maghrib...was quite a tiring but a nice raya celebration this year...no pics for this time's entry as we didn't brought along our camera :P...anyway, selamat hari raya aidilfitri again to all muslims out there...

Gold On The Rise

annyeong-haseyo...decided to blog since i have the spare time (this rarely happens)...am quite free & relax this week as most of the task has been done and no new incoming task came in...a good oppurtunity to blog :P ...

after lingering for about a couple of weeks, i decided that i need to act fast and luckily Wednesday last week, i did managed to open a Gold Account at the Kuwait Finance House in Shah Alam...Wednesday last week, gold price was RM174.31/gram...and today it's already RM186.31/gram...that's RM12 increment in less than a week!!!...fortunately i didn't delayed any longer, otherwise it will be a loss then...what i regretted was that i didn't act fast enough...during early of the month, it was only about RM159/gram...

recently i bought several ebooks and one of them is about Gold investment...from there, i learned that gold is something that is inflation proof...unlike currency, it does not depreciate...and in fact, it appreciates in accordance to time...just browse at google to see how much it has appreciate throughout the few years back...and based on history, Gold appreciates about 40% each year...in other words, if we invest in Gold, we will get a return profit of 40% each year...

here are a couple of facts that will make u think to invest in gold right now...from 18th july 2011 till 4th of august 2011, the increase was already 6%....it has been reported that federal banks in several countries are ramping up gold holdings lately...and for the first time in 10 years, South Korea has bought gold valued at $1.24 billion...

with these being said, it would be a wise choice to start diverse our investment especially in Gold investment...till date, there are 7 banks in Malaysia that offers Gold Account investment namely Maybank, Public Bank, UOB, Standard Chartered, CIMB, Kuwait Finance House and the latest Al-Rajhi Bank...for muslims, we now have 2 choices which are Kuwait Finance House & Al-Rajhi Bank where both are Syariah compliance for a piece of mind...

as for me, i opt for Kuwait Finance House as they have more branches which is more convenient for more rather than Al-Rajhi bank...if i'm not mistaken, Al-Rajhi Gold Investment Account can only be opened at the main branch whereby for Kuwait Finance House, u can head to any of their branch to open the Gold Investment Account...the product name of Kuwait Finance House gold investment is called Gold Account-i...before opening the account, there are a few requirements or terms and conditions that has to be met...for more info, u may check at their website....

http://www.kfh.com.my/kfhmb/ep/kfhContentView.do?contentTypeId=3000&channelId=-8148&displayPage=%2Fep%2Fcontent%2Fkfh_editorial_content.jsp&programId=8687&pageTypeId=8683&contentId=11048

so, what r u waiting for?...head to ur nearest Kuwait Finance House branch to start invest in Gold...for non-muslims ofcourse, u have a wider range of choices :P ...act fast!...act now!...GOLD IS ON THE RISE!!!...

PIKOM Digital Lifestyle & Laser Warzone Lasertag

annyeong-haseyo...probably it's too late since it's already the 21st day of Ramadhan but still would like to wish happy berpuasa to all muslims out there...been a bit busy & lazy lately :P....puasa this year felt time flew very fast...in about a week, it's gonna be raya already...

recently the weekend before puasa starts, went to KLCC with one of my ex-housemate, Jaar to visit the PIKOM Digital Lifestyle Expo 2011...haven't went for this so this was the first time...the expo wasn't that hype and big as PIKOM PC Fair but was quite okay...one of the fun things over there was they have a Treasure Hunt game where visitors or participants need to get the stamp cop from the selected participating booths...and after 10 stamp cop has been collected, one will need to submit the collected stamps to the submission counter to participate in the lucky draw...and guess what, i won myself a logitech mouse in the lucky draw :P...on top of that, got myself a Zyxel Media Streamer for RM99 only (been looking for a media streamer for quite a while and this was the cheapest found so far) and also a Zyxel thumb drive that has an application in it to watch tv channels & listen to radio stations around the globe...can't really remember what it is called but got it for RM30++ becoz i bought the media streamer...original price was RM79...while my friend Jaar got himself a Zyxel Media Streamer too and a Zyxel NAS enclosure...becoz he bought two items, he got the Zyxel thumb drive for free :P ...

next, off to Shah Alam to have a taste of a Lasertag game...out of 10 person that should participate, only 3 (including me & Jaar) turned up for the game...luckily we got 1 substitute for that, so that makes the 4 of us...since we were only 4, we joined with another group for the lasertag game...basically Lasertag game is similar to a Paintball game...instead of  the physical ammunition paintball, laser is the medium of ammunition...the voucher that we bought consists of 3 games or 3 battles...1st battle was individual battle where your enemy is everyone...u shoot to gain points...2nd game is a team battle...u need to shoot down the opponent teams to gain points individually and for your team...3rd battle is also a team battle but with an additional objective...u need to shoot the opponent's base sensor in order to gain points for your team...

it was really an interesting and fun game...was amazed by myself that i came 1st place for the 1st & 3rd battle although this was my first taste of lasertag (sorry for the bragging :P )...would recommend anyone to try it be it guys or ladies, or even children as it is not a game of physical contact and there is no pain involved....the only thing that u will probably feel is muscle strain after the game due to stand, crawl & squat pose during the game...all in all, it is a suitable event for team building, company event, or even just a weekend leisure activity....a must try game...for more info, here's their website...http://www.laserwarzone.com/