IOI City Mall , Putrajaya

 After playing water, we went to the newly opened and much talked about IOI City Mall in Putrajaya. 

Surprisingly, most of the shops here have been occupied and opened for business. There are a lot of makan place here.The mall was spacious too.

 Was anxious to go into the mall but Mamarazzi kept delaying me by wanting to snap photo.

Heard there is a Ice Skating Area and Theme park. Arrived there the Ice Skating was not available yet. They were cleaning the place lor. Saw the Theme Park. Tarak go in coz Mamarazzi said no money .

 First stop....Food junction. Not really hungry yet but thirsty. Sat down for Ice Kacang. Lovely view of outside of the Mall from the Food Court. Tarak snap pic coz battery low liao.

Walk around some more. Got branded shop and those which is not so branded too.

 Tired of walking, .....wish they put more benches along the way for us to sit and rest. 

Lunch time hungry liao....Mamarazzi just eeny mini minie moe.....tembak one restaurant to have lunch.......

 End up at Tenka coz Mamarazzi saw their banner of this bowl of noodle

Ordered that. Taste okay la. But the meat slices had a tad too much fat on it. 

 I had the Soft Shell Crab Noodle which I shared with Papa. I eat the noodle while papa ate the ingredients.

 

Don't know why but small bowl of noodle only but so filling leh. Mamarazzi also cannot finish her bowl of noodle.

Mamarazzi's comment on the mall. Nice and comfortable place to do shopping and to walk around but the parking need much improvement.

We parked at LG(a) level. When we wanna go back to the same level, Mamarazzi got "lost". Label at the lift doesn't have LG(a) level. Got Parking 1 Parking 2 listed in the board ...the button pulak G, LG, M, B1, B2...so which one leh? Not only we got lost. Saw a few others got lost too.

Secondly, the parking card. When we wanna pay, it state "Card Faulty". Saw a staff pass by and Papa asked the staff. She said have to go to their office which is quite faraway from the machine. Lucky a police officer was nearby and he offered to lead us to the office.

Sampai there......long queue. Many of which are people working there coming to submit forms for season parking. Only one staff was there. Pity the staff. He looked  so harassed. Had to queue at least half an hour before it comes to our turn.

Finally got a new card from the Staff. Walked all the way back to where we came from. Went and pay parking. There was two man in front of Mamarazzi trying to make payment. Same thing..."Card Faulty" was flashing on the screen. Adoi. Mamarazzi advised them to go to the office and we managed to pay our parking in the end.

Overall verdict? Lovely place to walk around. Hope the Management would look into the parking matter. Maybe put a few cash payment counter at the exit instead of depend solely one machine.

Wading Pool at Presint 2, Putrajaya

Mamarazzi read Auntie Lina blogged about this pool back in 2012, but we only went last month. Yup...it was THAT long ago.

 Went there twice last month. First time was with Ah Kong and Ah Mah.

The night before, Mamarazzi google but not much information found about this wading pool. Only know that it's located under Jambatan Seri Wawasan.

Arrived Putrajaya, Papa went to attend some business matter then off we went driving exploring Putrajaya. Sorry ...no photos coz Ah Kong and Ah Mah. too tired to walk around. Hence we just sat in the car only la.

Round round till call of nature beh tahan liao.....papa stopped at a Public Toilet . Ngum Ngum we were near Jambatan Seri Wawasan. Mamarazzi and me also zoomed out of the car la to stretch our legs. Been in the car for two hours leh.

I was determined...saw the cleaning crew there...I asked the lady is there a pool nearby. She pointed it's just under the bridge. Zoom zoom...we walked there. Ahem ahem...tarak bring baju for playing water.....so had to do it in my undies la....

Barely wet, Papa called liao....gotta go off liao....

 Last Friday papa had to go Putrajaya again...hehehe...this round....managed to go to the same place again....Pandai already...well prepared......

 Maybe coz it's week day ...nobody was around...only another kid was there playing

 I sure had fun...

 Quite a few things for me to play in the pool leh

 Me syok syoik play the Mamaerazzi call say time to go back liao.......kwang kwang kwang.....

But before going back....we managed to "picnic" there...yum yum.....yummy nasi lemak...hope Papa will bring me there again la.

Restaurant Hua Xing, Sungei Way

 HAPPPPPY NEW YEAR...Yeah yeah......now 6th baru wanna wish ah? Mamarazzi baru start work today ma. Been slacking for two months. Like my school Principal says, brain also "karat"(rusted) already. Hence, starting this week I had to go to "school" loh though others had an extra week off.

Loads of "basi"(stale) posts coming up....and this is one of it. We went to this Restaurant Hua Xing sometime in Oct/Nov last year.

 

 First time here......it's on the first floor of a "complex". Haven't discover where to park the car yet. Round the block a few times and finally got lucky. A car left and we managed to get a parking . 

Simple restaurant. No worries on what to eat here coz can just point. Loads of photos of the dishes they offer pasted on the wall. 

But heard this place is famous for Bittergourd Hokkien Mee. Yup....you heard it right... BITTERGOURD Hokkien mee.

 I was apprehensive at first....come on la...which kid likes bittergourd leh...some adults don't like bittergourd, let alone kid la.

Papa ordered portion for two...hmmm...portion just nice for small eater la.

 Lemme try first.

No joke...I give it thumbs up! Super!!! Yummmmm ....

 

It was really lips smacking good. One plate was not enough for the three of us. Papa had to ordered one more plate of this for me.

Papa and Mamarazzi said the sambal belacan goes really well with the Hokkien Mee. Papa who usually shuns the sambal belacan asked for more from the lady boss there.

 While waiting for the second plate of Bittergourd Hokkien Mee, we had this friend Tang Hoon. Hmmmm.....what is it in English ah? Is it Glass Noodle?

Mamarazzi didn't quite like it coz she said too oily. Maybe because we ate this after having the hokkien mee la. The dish had cool down and become oily. If eat while warm should be great. Papa polished off this dish accompanied by the delicious sambal belacan while Mamarazzi and me polished off the second plate of Hokkien Mee.

While on the way to the car, we stopped by an Indian Sundry shop which located near the restaurant.

Mamarazzi saw this Elephant Coin box. Made of clay, she thinks. She had one just like it when she was young. These old style coin box doesn't have  hole at the bottom to take out the coin. If wanna take out, you'll have to break it...

Sayang(pity) hor if wanna break these coin box..but that's what they did back then. Do you still have any of these coin box? Mamarazzi still have one piggy bank which she hids from me.

Oh ya.....run away from topic liao pulak...Here is the address for the restaurant if you wanna try out this special Hokkien mee  : -

HUA XING RESTAURANT
Lot 1-12, 1st Floor, Plaza Seri Setia,
Jalan SS9/2, Seri Setia,
47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Opens for lunch and dinner. Closed on Wednesdays.

Christmas 2014 - Ipoh

How was your Christmas? Ours was good. A spontaneous trip to Ipoh. 

 Go Ipoh...where can miss go find Auntie Claire punya. Muhahaha.... Yup.... arrived Ipoh at odd hours but never fear. Ipoh...sure to have place to eat punya , no matter what hour it is.

 What Auntie Claire ordered Leong Cha (Herbal Tea), Mamarazzi was surprised to see this.....so much liew(ingredients) leh. Looks like Ling Chi Kang over here

  

Auntie Claire ordered Claypot Rice....Yam Rice....

 

And unknowingly, Mamarazzi also ordered Claypot rice....but hers is Pork belly with salted fish. Hahaha...can finish la...no worries

 The following two dishes looks the same in the photo but they are not. This is "Hoi Chit" with Pucuk Paku. Hmm.....not sure what is Hoi Chit in English...is it seaweed or white fungus ah......not Jellyfish.

Taste good wor, especially with the peanut sauce

 The sotong kangkung was good but if compared with the Hoi Chit dish....the former wins hands down.

 Had their Char Keoy Teow. Not bad la. For Mamarazzi...guess you know the answer already la.

 This one terror leh.....got Glamour name "Wan Ton Lou" looks plain in but underneath all the shaved ice, there were loads of treasures.

You might think after having all those food, there won't be any more space to fit in these  right.....but with two durian Queen there.....problem also jadi NIL la.

Christmas Shopping - Bundles of Joy

Christmas is just around the corner. Have you done all your Christmas shopping yet? We have.

Managed to sneak some time and shopped with Mamarazzi in Mid Valley while Papa drive Ah Kong and Ah Mah to their hospital check-up,  visiting relatives and dining with relatives.

 And look what we found!. Mid Valley giving there activities booklet with Christmassy stickers to its customers.

Bought half of Christmas pressie from Mid Valley.

Another part from Big Bad Wolf Books Sale in MIECC. This year we only managed to go twice but we sure got a very very very good hoard.

Still....those were not enough...managed to sneak to stopped by BookXcess and Curious Corner in Amcorp Mall to grab some of the Bundles of Joy.

Don't think can get such good deals anywhere else for such nice gifts....less than RM10 wor...plus they wrap it up nicely ...stick a ribbon and card on for you...not bad leh. 

 But if you feel like you want something with a personal touch, maybe you can contact the talented SK. We got one of these special gift jar from him and so far we are happy and satisfied customer. 

Not sure if can make it for Christmas or not but there is always New Year...then Valentine Day and Chinese New Year leh. 

Sorry ya the brochure not so clear but here is his contact details 

LINE :shermankoh 

WeChat :sk0617wechat

email : summeroxygen@hotmail.com.

Happy Shopping!

Disclaimer : This is not a paid post. Just sharing information on where to get good priced gifts

Disney Junior’s Power of Doing Good !

Due to various reason, kids nowadays tend to glued to the idiot box and various type of electronic devices. Some will argue that this is not good for child development. The child become introvert and so on. But what if we can change all that?

Recently Disney Junior Launches a new website "Pirate and Princess: Power of Doing Good"(URL: www.disneyjuniorpowerofdoinggood.com)

This  campaign hope to introduce kids aged 2-7 to the idea and values of caring for nature, animals, and helping others. It encourage preschoolers to participate in acts of service to community in a fun way. 

Yes, it's online Parents will have to help the child to login and choose with them which activity they wanted to do . Then print out the activities sheets. Have fun and later upload the photos online. 

As you know, nagging kids to clean up nor "talking" to them about the power of doing good will not stick on their mind for long. But through the power of stories and characters, hopefully it will inspire kids to imagine a better world. And through the simple acts of caring for their surroundings and their community, hopefully kids will realise that they have the potential to make a positive change in the world they live in. 

The Power of Doing Good campaign on Disney Junior gives kids and family to do just that through their activities online and offline.

Disney Junior's Power of Doing Good campaign also supported by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), SPCA Singapore and Selangor, and Singapore Environment Council.

Popular Disney Junior characters Jake (from Jake and the Never Land Pirates) and Sofia (from Sofia the First) will take the kids on a journey of personal empowerment through the ‘Power of doing good’ campaign.

How can you participate?  Here are the steps: -

1)Parents will need to download fun activity sheets from the website www.disneyjuniorpowerofdoinggood.com. 

2) Activities are themed around four key areas - Community, Animals, Nature and Storytelling.

 

Online badges and certificates are simple rewards to encourage kids to complete all activity sheets and learn the ethos of doing good.

3)In addition, there will be opportunities for kids and families to create “power promises” online- a simple promise to do something good for the world they live in.

Sounds good? I am all in for it. Last Sunday was in JayaOne for the Sun Day Out Indoor Cycling. Saw someone threw candy wrapper on the floor and I  pick it up . Threw it in to the rubbish bin. Santa saw me doing that and he gave some candies for that,