Avillion Admiral Cove, Port Dickson

Hi it's me again...ok now back to kisah jalan jalan cari makan...no.. no.....jalan jalan rehat kan diri ...bahana renovation yg gemilang, our vacation is now confined to Malaysia tanah air tercinta...

This is our trip to Avillion hotels....we are members of Avillion Vacation clubs, so we got these vouchers for avillion hotels, 2 in Pd and one in Melaka. So we hopped from one to another and our first destination was Avillion Admiral Cove, Port Dickson.

The room...ours is Straits Studio , I think...we have nice view from our balcony....betul lah..i did try my best...to feeling feeling look at the sky.....sunset..sunrise...Duan mula mengungkit kat Bali seha bangun ngigau ngigau lepak tepi pantai ha..ha..ha....tak romantic langsung kan?

The swimming pools....the kids' obsession

This was where i "landing"...suci kaki akak tu :)

They have like 3 sections of one big pool--kids love it....kids dgn swimming pool kan...semacam punya addicted..Ahmad Aariz jugak tidurrr.

The lobby...nice huh...I think this hotel is not bad at all...The building and decoration is very colonial....

The scenery around the hotel....yes, the sky is just as bright here or there ha..ha..ha...but ours has more whites lah for the clouds....and we should be blessed for the rains and our weather...blessed with all we have around us.....

So sekian....our next hop is Avillion PD...that hotel d bomb of the rangkaian yg Avillion ada..

How to make sushi...the easy way

Hi folks...this is news right? Yes, we know how to make sushi now...kembang kan? I have told the 30ths siblings...cuma news to other readers. I think you guys should know by now that I love japanese.....food...japanese food not japanese guy...:) I love japanese so much that i just cant get enough with sushi.... me and aimran, macam tak kenyang kenyang everytime we indulge ourselves. That is how the urge to learn sushi making came about.

We saw once or twice in AFC, and googled. It is as easy as ABC. Sushi by definition is vinegared rice...so the rice is mixed with rice vinegar...simple kan? We use japanese rice...cook it like we usual do with 3:2 water/rice ratio. Once cooked...you thoroughly mix the rice with rice vinegar, the ratio is 1:4---a quarter lah....must use wooden ladle...Anyway i dont use rice vinegar but using apple cider vinegar instead...cant find rice vinegar, but apple cider taste good with the rice though.
then the sea weed...it comes in different sizes pack so you choose and just wrap the rice and whatever fillings you like. The wrapping is a bit tricky but you will improve after some practice. We dont own the bamboo mat used for sushi wrapping...to date we still cant find one...so we use our own hands. Useful tips...to maintain the crispyness of the sea weed, you have to ensure the sea weed is always dry...but you got to wet your palm to roll the rice...so one hand for each...requires skill huh...tak lah susah ....as i said earlier...you'll improve with practice..

And wallah...you have your sushi....impressive huh?Kata aje lah ya...ha..ha...best part of this whole sushi making process, is the bonding with my sayang-sayang...this is DIY..so it always so.... huru hara

Posting overexcited and bangga ...

hahahaha *sebelum menulis aku dah gelak gelak ...sebab berita yang nak diceritakan nie cam takleh nak percaya ..and biler aku whatsapp kat adik beradik tadi, Liz soh buat posting about this ....

Siang tadi aku dok browse the web, sambil layan cerita Burn Notice (hansem ngan hero dia walaupun mulut dia herot sket!) ..and aku tetiba came across satu site nie yang mana keywords dia was global ranking for http://30-somethinglifeonthefastlane ...tekejut beruk akak tau when I saw this:

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Reaction: first tekejut beruk ..then tergelak2 coz macam tak caya ada org lain yang read blog kami nie ..then it came to my mind that we have actually made our mark (albeit a tiny one) kat global blogging world ...hehehehe walaupun pada hikikatnya blog ni ranking #25,714,894 ...hahahaha senang cerita ranking ke 25 juta ...LOL ......walaupun nombornya agak corot, sekurang2nya ada kan? kan? kan?


OMG sungguh tak sangka ...so, dengan kesempatan ini nak ucapkan lah terima kasih pada yang sudi membaca blog nie, yang sudi bagi komen ....akak masih mode terkejut lagi ...LOL

First outing after reunited

Aku jetlag...so awal dah terjaga..try tidur balik tak boleh...so aku buat la posting ni...since gambar pun ada. Layannn.

Semalam petang...aku bawak satu family gi KLCC...sebab dah lama rindu nak outing sefamily. Lagipun on Saturday tu...Fid takde bawak EJ and Zara keluar sebab bertungkus lumus masak nasi minyak tunggu aku balik. Lagi pun kami nak pi cari walker untuk Zara.

Deco kat KLCC for CNY.

Sampai aje kat KLCC terus ke Mothercare, Toy R us, Isetan dan parkson untuk look see look see walker. Tapi takde yang berkenan.

Kat 2 pintu sebelah Mother care ada cafe baru ni. Layan posing kat tempat ni yang memang di buat untuk orang posing posing.

Zara syok aje tidur biler dalam stroller. Sebab she enjoy kena tolak dalam stroller tu.

Dah lama tak berposing pasangan remaja. LOL. Lepas dah ronda ronda Ej sibuk kata lapar...kami masuk cafe baru tu Charlie Brown cafe.

Zara cam tak tak familiar sangat dengan daddy dia..so dia dok ghairah lagi tenung aku.

biler kena agah...dia senyum.

Pastu aku nampak baby chair try letak Zara duduk...walla...suka bangat dia dapat duduk dok ketuk ketuk meja tu.

Suka bangat dia.

I missed this moment...seronoknya dapat main dengan Zara.

Mommy in her Zara with Zara.

Kakak yang take turn play with Zara.

Cam ni la setting dalam cafe tu. Very cheerful.

Zara dengan muka terkejang dia.

Memang nak menarik perhatian kanak kanak.

Antara perhiasan dalam kedai tu.

Kami makan lite lite aje sebab petang lagi...plan nak g dinner tempat lain. Dah lama tak makan siakap 2 musim.

Banana fritters. Sedap.

Waffle

Chicken pizza. Lepas tu terus ke Sogo cari walker and jumpa yang berkenan kat sana terus sambar. Gi Sentul ambik barang pastu dah lewat...aku tapau je food from Thai restoran...layan kat umah dinner. Fid and Ej tak sabar nak tunggu esok sebab nak main main dengan Zara dalam walker.

LONDON - Tips - Melancong ke London.

ok...sementara masih fresh ni...kita coretkan sikit tips untuk sesapa yang nak ke London...hopefully beneficial la  kan.

1) Halal Food & Malaysian food. Mostly kedai kebab la kan. Tapi paling senang kalau ke

A) : Bayswater or Queensway sebab ada banyak restoran halal kat situ. Nandos kat sini pun halal.C&R, Taza Kebab yang meletops tu, Noodle odle, Tissletown, Halal cafe...semua kat area ni. Kalau nak beli souviners murah pun kat area ni.
Note :- Tube station - Queensway or Bayswater...diff line tapi dekat je to each other.
            Buss - 390, 94 and few others.
            Malaysian Hall pun kat sini...kat Bayswater road. 2 block dari train station.
B) Edgware road :- Ada banyak kedai kebab/briyani...ada restoran Melur and restoran Satay House(2 block belakang restoran Melur). Boleh naik bas or jalan kaki fr Marble Arch. Tube Station - Edgware Road
C) Paddington :- Restoran TukDin and Bonda. KFC kat sini halal.

2) Area Knightbridge :- Harrods and Harvey Nichols kat sini...train station Knighbridge. Kalau bas no 9 (from Trafalgar Sq/Picadilly Circus)...bus no 10 (from Oxford Street). Sloane road pun kat sini...kedai designer sepanjang jalan...eg LV, burberry, FENDI etc
3) Hyde Park Corner :- Tube Station - Hyde Park Corner. Banyak bas ke sini antaranya 9, 10, 52, 14. Dari sini boleh jalan kaki ke Malaysian Embassy...boleh jalan kaki ke Hard Rock Cafe (bersetentang dengan Wellington Arch kat area Mayfair/Parklane)...boleh jugak kalau nak jalan kaki ke Buckingham Palace.
4) Trafalgar Square - The Strand. Better jadikan trafalgar square ni as centre point kalau nak visit ke Big Ben, Westmister, London Eye, Guard house (yang ada askar berkuda), Buckingham Palace, China Town and Picadilly Circus. Semuanya walking distance...tapi kaki kena kuat la...sape lembik...tak dapek den nak tolong. From Trafalgar square boleh nampak dah Big Ben.
5) Tower Bridge/ London Bridge/Tower of London - Tube Station Tower Hill/London Bridge. Tapi from my experience better naik bus frm Trafalgar Sq  no 15...sebab masa nak interchange tube kat "BANK"...jauh berjalan turun naik escalator. Kalau bus terus je sampai tower hill.
6) Make sure masa nak pergi balik...luggage tak exceed 25kg...sebab diorang strict la. Masa nak check in kat  London...make sure tali pinggang or any metal sumer letak dalam bag and scan...kalau kita lalu kat scan area tu and bunyi beep...siap la...kena thorough check up...buang masa...kekadang lama sampai 30 minit to 45 minit.
7) Kalau nak ke tandas...biasanya kena ke restoran and kena beli or makan kat situ. McD paling senang. Beli je air ke fries ke LOL.
8) Kalau ada masa...try pergi ke Camden town. Menarik katanya.
9) Mall yang besar...West Field. Google la camne nak ke situ sebab kiter pergi ada orang drivekan.
10) Oxford street/Bond street/Oxford circus...wajib di jelajah...shop till u drop.

Tu je yang ingat.

London - Last Day

 Finally...the last posting pasal London. Lepas ni Abang Ngah buat posting point form aje untuk tips of London...in case ada readers yang nak ke London boleh la ambik buat pedoman sikit sikit. LOL.

On the last day tu...pagi pagi lagi GM dah datang ambik Abang Ngah bawak gi breakfast. Makan bihun kat Malaysian Hall. Pastu kami ke Westfield...shopping mall yang besar. Concept cam Pavilion and KLCC. So tak se trill shopping kat Oxford Street.

Lepas tu ke Harrods lagi...for the final round yang entah berapa kali dok kata final. LOL. Pi Laduree beli macaroon.

Lepas tu abang ngah ke Bayswater...beli kebab Taza for final round jugak...ha ha ha. Kebab tu tapau je sebab kenyang lagi. Abang ngah tak ambik bas...tapi decided jalan kaki merentasi Hyde Park untuk balik ke Apartment.

 Masa kat park tu macam pesta...orang ramai sebab cuaca sangat bagus. Tak sejuk sangat.

 Snap photo pokok botak lagi.

 Sang juara...pokok tak botak di sekeliling pokok botak.

 Yang lawak tu...Abang Ngah nak cari tempat ni...padahalkan setiap hari dah lalu cuma tak perasan ini lah memorial fountainnya. Sebab selalu lalu kol 8 pagi...tempat ni tak buka lagi. LOL. Pastu fountain bukan macam kat Pavilion...tapi lain.

 Yang putih tu la...fountainnya...camne nak perasankan.

 Kan dulu dah tepek ISIS ni...memorial fountain ni kat sebelah aje.

 Kalau pagi memang tak perasan sebab takde orang masuk and air tak mengalir.

 Kiranya air mengalir tu macam circle life Lady D.

 Masa summer ramai orang dok rendam kaki kat sini katanya. Itu lah penamat photo kat London. Sampai berpeluang ke sana lagi...biler tu...entah la.

 Ni photo malam tadi masa sampai umah...bagi Zara her toy. Dia terkejut tengok Daddy LOL.

 Ej jadi model for Macaroon fr Laduree Harrods. Sedap meletops. Macam macam flavour ada.

Menarik tertarik da bomb.

The END....