Malacca Trip April 2016

Hey lovelies! ♥
I'm back to blogging! Hopefully I will be more consistent with my blogging :p I've just finished my last degree paper two weeks ago! I still remember I created this blog in my early foundation days! How time pasts fast...I kept wishing that time would past quicker, but now that I'm almost completed with tertiary studies, I kinda miss studying! ;)

To reward my days weeks and months of preparing for finals, my parents arranged a trip to Malacca for me to unwind from all the stress! I felt recharged after the trip! :) We overnight in Malacca this time!

Food trip itinerary
Day 1 : Chung Wah chicken rice balls > Jonker 88 Cendol > Christina Ee > Unicorn Cafe > Restoran Lee seafood > Putu Piring Jalan Tengkera > Restoran Pak Putra
Day 2 : Restoran Yong Peng yong tau foo > Klebang original coconut shake 

Reached Malacca around 9am! Chung Wah chicken rice balls is always our first stop! This chicken rice balls is the main reason that we travel to Malacca! I don't know what sorcery is this, but I can easily eat more than 10 rice balls without feeling full! Like my stomach is some kind of black hole sucking in all them chicken rice balls! HAHAHA! Anyway, the total bill came up to RM68 for 6 pax :)

Always enter this local snacks shop and end up with plenty of snacks when I leave. Like OMG, I actually planned to window-shop only! 

Frozen fever still hot in HOT MALACCA

Favourite Snapchat filter at the moment. Coachella inspired flower crown! ♥

Jonker knick knacks! Cool Malacca shirts at the top right corner!

Jonker 88 for post breakfast!

Baba cendol for RM4 per bowl! We skipped ordering the nyonya laksa because we wanted to try out another restaurant!

Still looking tired after completing my final paper less than 24 hours before this picture was taken! 

Daehan, Manse and Minguk! ♥♥♥ The three of us showing off our braces!

Rarely see this spot this empty during the weekend!

Christina Ee's famous fresh dodol, pineapple tart and egg cookies! ♥ Her pineapple tarts are amazing! Get the cube shaped ones! I prefer the cube shaped pineapple tarts over the conventional round shaped tart.

I got the cube shaped pineapple tarts for RM19! Get the egg cookies shown on the right side too, it sells out fast!

Taste similar to Lavender Bakery's pineapple tarts. Lavender ones are premium priced :p

My dad and I couldn't resist the smell of roasted dried squid!

Yeap, we got a bag of dried squid for RM20 to eat in the hotel lololol

Holiday matching tattoos! :D

First time trying Unicorn Cafe. It's similar to the KL's Straits Food Company in Bangsar.

LARNCHHHHHH!!!
Nyonya laksa, pongteh, popiah, pai tee, apple juice and lime juice. Total bill is RM 40+  :)

Popiah

Pongteh babi

Nyonya laksa

Pai tee! I ate this in one large bite. So much for being lady-like...Pfttt

Checked in to the newly furbished Ramada Plaza hotel, previously Renaissance Hotel

Love the bathroom! It's so well lit and clean! :)

Well lit and bright enough for me to put on makeup. Lol I have no idea why am I carrying so many stuffs in this picture. Three bags and one water bottle. 

King size bed and a large sofa bed! My sis slept there cause we brought our own blanket. The sofa was so comfy and warm! Don't have to add a bed, just bring a large blanket along! Perfect for four people in a room :p

Snapchat quality lol. My OOTD :p

The river view from our room!

Dinner! We walked a few steps from our hotel to Restoran Lee seafood! :)

Crunchy sweet marmite pork ribs

Sambal belacan kangkung

Minced pork with tofu

THIS IS A MUST ORDER! Carnation crab! Creamy spicy sauce with crabs! The sauce is like the famous Fatty Crab in PJ! Restoran Lee seafood serves large fresh crab differently from the commercialised seafood dishes in Portuguese Settlement.

BBQ crabs.

Hipster nyonya food restaurant next to Ramada Plaza hotel

Lobby still same furniture and design as Renaissance Hotel

Toilet selfie with the maknae :p

Taking shots like this and people start commenting, "Hey you look tall, your legs look long!". Er excuse me peeps, the truth is, I AM tall! Tall enough to be one of SNSD members la hahahahahaha! 

Dad drove us to pack putu piring from the famous putu piring place at Jalan Tengkera! RM1.10 per piece may sound expensive, but it's worth it cause their putu piring is stuffed with gula Melaka that you can taste with every bite! I miss the putu piring now that I'm blogging about it...

Putu Piring Melaka is closed on Sunday!

Our last stop, supper at Pak Putra famous tandoori and roti naan!
Might have to wait awhile before you can secure a table and get your order taken.

Brought our putu piring to eat with tea tarik. Best combo ♥

Look at the filing! Loads of gula Melaka! No wonder there are so many people queueing for his putu piring!

Roti naan cheese, tandoori chicken, buttered chicken (the one in metal bowl) and potato zeera (lol nama glamor Zeera)

Tender chicken pieces in buttered sauce. Taste like boneless chicken in marinara sauce XD

Naans in making! Yum! Fluffy naans ♥

Rare shot of an almost empty indoor seating are of Pak Putra, taken at 10.20pm. There are still many patrons seated outdoors!

Day 2! Late breakfast after sleeping in. Finally had a great night sleep and woke up without using an alarm clock!

Yong Peng yong tau foo

Curry laksa

Short queue at Klebang during lunch time! Lucky for us! Come by during 12pm, there are less people queueing because most of the patrons come only after lunch time!

Coconut husks smells awful by the way. You'll probably catch a whiff of something that smells like poop, but it's actually just dried coconuts lol

Dirt cheap here at Klebang compared to the overpriced coconut shakes in KL!

Refreshing coconut shake with a scoop of ice cream! 

My tidbits haul from Malacca! :D



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TiffanyH's Hair Care Tips

Hey lovelies! ♥

This post is my first post of the year 2016! I was super busy with my final semester in university! It’s been awhile right? J

Today, I’ll be sharing my tips and know-hows on maintaining my locks! My hair has always been the wavy and dry type, thus, requiring extra hair care every day. My hair care products essentials are:

- Shampoo (I wash my hair everyday because I can’t stand the greasiness on my scalp!)
- Hair conditioner (I always choose a nice smelling one ♥)
- Hair mask (applied about 3 times a week)
- Leave-on treatment hair cream/ hair serum/ hair oil (applied before styling) 

My hair care routine starts from shampooing > conditioner or hair mask (on days when I don't have to rush for morning classes) > leave-on treatment hair cream :)

There are various types of hair care products in the market. Make sure to choose the shampoos and conditioners that matches your hair type! If you're unsure of your hair type, just ask your hairstylist! 

I always use coloured-hair shampoo! :) 

L to R: My current leave-on hair cream and a snail extract hair oil

I use this on days when my hair feels dry and before curling my hair! You can see that this tube is almost empty already! :)

Back then, I used to refrain from using any leave-on hair creams and oil because I worry that it might cause acne or oiliness whenever my hair comes in contact with my face. Fortunately, it’s a myth! My hairstylist recommends that I apply the hair cream after PARTIALLY drying my hair (about 50% dry) and then proceed to style my hair. I use the cream especially on days when I curl my hair. It protects my hair from the heat (from the hair curler) and leaves a shiny coat to my hair after curling them! My curls also last longer throughout the day! J

Healthy, shiny locks all day long! ♥♥♥

As for my hair colour, it is either I DIY by buying two boxes (for shoulder length) of hair dye or head to the hair saloon and sit for about 4 hours to allow my hairstylist do the job. I always choose the latter but I have also done self-coloured hair at home recently! 

The reason why I choose self-coloured is the choices of colour available in market and the price! It saves you a hefty amount compared to dyeing your hair at the saloon for three-digit prices! Besides, my hairstylist offers very limited colours, mostly dark colours :p

Since I'm doing it at home, I got a pricier hair dye brand that claims to achieve hair saloon quality results! I got a light brown blondish colour, colour code 6.13 Golden Nude Brown.

Before: You can notice uneven colours on my hair and obvious black hair roots!
During: Wrap a towel around your shoulders and get someone to help you with applying the cream for more even hair dye cream coat on your hair!
After: Glossy, coloured hair! So happy with the results! My friends didn't believe me when I told them I did it at home :D

That's all for my hair care and hair colour tips for my dear readers! Don't be afraid to experiment with hair care products and hair colours! ♥


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Review: Encore Patisserie Cafe / Palmier Patisserie Cafe @ Taman Bukit Desa

Hey lovelies! ♥

Yet another overdue food review!
Today, I'll be reviewing on a patisserie cafe that has been around for almost two years already. Adrienne recommended this cafe after our heavy BBQ sess around Taman Danau Desa :)

The cafe has recently re-branded their name to Palmier Patisserie Cafe if you've noticed from their Facebook page just yesterday! The furniture and deco is all clean white with a European feel!

Definitely an Insta-worthy spot!

Dreamy...♥

Waiter spotted my DSLR :D

Perfect for hi-tea session with my girls!

Their speciality is their mille-feuille (second row on the left of the illuminated display), but we all had our food babies already, so we gave it a pass.

Ordered beverages instead! 

Iced dark chocolate, iced salted caramel for Deeps, iced mocha for Stephanie and cappucino for Adrienne. I loved their dark chocolate, it has a rich and bittersweet aftertaste to it..Yum yum. 

Adrienne's palmier! ♥♥♥

Al-fresco area was too hot for that evening :p

Perfect background for OOTD shots. The people inside must be thinking that we were having our own photoshoot session outside lolol

Miss my quirky fun girls! ^_^

BFFs forever! :3



Tiffany H's verdict: 

Food:  ★★★★☆ Beverages are okay, bite-sized pastries and cakes are perfect for teatime or supper.
Service: ★★★★★ Friendly staffs :)
Atmosphere: ★★★★★ Plenty of natural sunlight indoors, lovely for taking group pictures and food photography
Price: ★★★☆☆ Drinks range from RM8 to RM15. Pastries about RM10+. Quiches, paninis and scones below RM10.
Location: ★★★☆☆ Plenty of parking spots, but hard to locate store as it is nestled in a neighbourhood. Surrounding is quite quiet and dark at night even with the street lights.

Address
Encore Patisserie Cafe Malaysia
1, Jalan Bukit Desa 5, Taman Bukit Desa,
58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel 03-7972 7988

Operating hours
Monday - Friday
11am - 11pm
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays
10am - 11 pm


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Review: Seoul Korea BBQ @ Taman Danau Desa

Hey lovelies! ♥

I'm finally back from a short semester! Starting my internship very soon! In the meantime, I'm going to update on my food trips, cafe hopping sessions and make up reviews really soon! Look out for the updates in a week's time :)

I've tried numerous Korean BBQ places, but this is by far my favourite! I've tried five different Korean BBQ restaurants before and only a regular of two places. Shall add this restaurant to my list then!

Let's start! *sizzle sizzle*

Seoul Korea is a well-known, established Korean BBQ that has been around much longer than a lot of commercialized Korean BBQ places that had been mushrooming everywhere in Klang Valley! Embarrassing, but I've only got the chance and remembered of this place recently. I've always passed by this road at dinner time on weekends and all I see is a long queue of patrons, all the way from upstairs until the mamak downstairs. Frightening if you're hangry (hungry + angry) lol.

No queueing required at 12pm on weekdays! Awesomeee! 

 Two large portions of marinated pork belly! RM28 per portion

Beautiful colours from the array of free-flow side dishes (banchan 반찬) including peanuts, dried laver (seaweed), okra, peanuts, kimchi (!!!), cucumber mihun, lotus roots, tofu wrapped with eggs and braised pork slices (tastes like char siew!).
My favourites are kimchi, lotus roots and braised pork slices! ;)

Ddukbokki, boiled eggs and cabbage.

Bubbling pot of kimchi jjigae! A must order at every Korean restaurant! ♥♥♥ Reminiscing my days in Seoul a few years back. I feel like I belonged at home in Seoul! I can eat their food almost everyday ^_^

The workers will help to barbecue the meat at your table and slice them up to bite size pieces, so you'll not have to worry about burning your meat. Haha

My friends are hooked to Korean food! YASSSS! I've taught them well...

The restaurant is being managed by a Korean ahjumma and ahjussi.


Tiffany H's verdict: 

Food:  ★★★★★ Properly seasoned and fresh
Service: ★★★★★ Attentive and quick service, plenty of workers
Atmosphere: ★★★☆☆ Lighting is dim at night, can get a little stuffy.
Price: ★★★★☆ Affordable and reasonable. Roughly RM20 - RM30 per pax.
Location: ★★★☆☆ Plenty of parking nearby (remember to pay parking using parking meter) but most of the time, the parking spots are taken, so you'll have to hunt for parking spots lol!

Address
Restaurant Seoul Korea,
No 1-1 1st, Plaza Danau 2, Jalan 4/109f, Taman Danau Desa,
58100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Operating hours (split to lunch and dinner)
Lunch time: 12pm - 3pm (2pm last order)
Dinner time: 5.30pm - 10.30pm (9.50pm last order)



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Review: Three Little Birds at D7 Sentul

Hey lovelies! ♥

Today, I will be reviewing on a cafe that I've been hoping to visit since forever! It was a hype a year back, and with so many choices of cafes mushrooming everywhere, I forgotten of that cafe in a nick of time. Prolly because it was considered far, it didn't came to my mind to go all the way to Sentul just for teatime. My coursemates suggested an impromptu lunch date at Three Little Birds right after our paper and I gladly accepted because I had no plans for the day :p

A very modern, artsy building with a few gallerias at the ground floor.

Air-conditioned indoor seats if you want to escape the humid heat outside. They offer cakes, sandwiches and beverages. I wished they had REAL, HOT, FRESH FOOD! I asked the waiter if they had real food (as in spaghetti, meat or eggs) and they said it's not in the lunch menu (wtf I was there at 1pm!) and instead suggested that I order their pre-packed sandwiches wrapped in foil (T_T).

The cafe is divided into indoor air-conditioned and al-fresco. Normally, patrons would sit at the outside patio just to take good shots under the natural sunlight while posing for OOTD shots ROFL.

 We obviously chose to sit outside since it was quite windy that day.

Chicken sandwiches. Since it's pre-packed, can't really say it's completely fresh. I couldn't really chew them because the baguette was rock hard!!! A girl with braces' worst nightmare. 

Cheese cake (supplied by Jaslyn Cakes) RM16. I think it's too pricey for a slice of so-so cake. I've tried Jaslyn Cakes in Bangsar and it was OKAY imo. But I was a little bothered by the specks of black stuff. What is that? Pepper? It is even visible in this picture! 

The cake was too crumbly and dry for my liking, couldn't even slice through it and pick it up with my fork. Not sure if the condition of the cake was attributed to Three Little Bird's way of storing the cake? 

Lemon cake. I guess this one was okay.

The only thing we ordered that was nice was the tea! -_- 

I really wished this place was a hit, but sadly for us it was a hard miss! Well, at least the food looked beautiful here...

Tiffany H's verdict: 

Food:  ★★☆☆☆ WHERE's THE FRESH FOOD?!
Service: ★★☆☆☆ Since most of the workers are indoors, they can hardly see if you're out there waving at them.
Atmosphere: ★★★★☆ Can get a bit hot outside (no standing fans) and annoying because it's a smoking zone, so my nose was itchy after inhaling all the second-hand smoke. *sigh*
Price: ★☆☆☆☆ Spent close to RM20 and didn't even enjoyed it. I wanted lunch, but it felt more like teatime :(
Location: ★★★☆☆ Plenty of free parking, but too isolated and dark even in daytime! No photography allowed at the building besides at the Three Little Bird area (where the guards can't stop you from selfie-ing) 

I don't think I have a good reason to go back to this cafe :( Hope they improve in terms of their food choices and freshness!


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