Advice : Don't blindly accept friend requests on Facebook

Please don't send me a friend request on Facebook unless we've actually had conversations before...

Facebook is mainly about developing relations, keeping your friend updates and communicating with them. In Facebook, friend requests play an important role, but at the same time they are delicate and can create problems. I receive 2-3 every week. They're either random people or spam. Complete strangers should always be ignored, unless there is a message along with the request explaining who they are. But there are several people you should not add friend because it might be invasive *sorry if I offended you* As Facebook is all about your personal life and photos, it turns into a stalk book for some. Facebook stalking has become very common and a serious issue these days. If there are no mutual friends, there is really no point. However, if there is a good reason for a stranger sending friend request, then you might take it into consideration. So, in the end it’s all up to you to decide whether those friend requests are really worth accepting or setting them aside would be a better idea =)

Backpack: Yay or Nay?

So I met up with boyfie today. We headed to Suria cause I wanted to choose a pressie for my sista. I'm actually looking for a durable and comfortable bag for myself too. Eeeee...It is a daily struggle for me to carry ALL OF MY JUNK to work/shop. Most recently I've been using tote bag. One of the consequences of carrying a tote on one shoulder for longgg time will leads the side effect like shoulder becomes slightly higher than the other. This issue leads me considering a backpack. The straps add stability and provide for a more balanced posture. I spotted a lapel leather backpack at Mango store. Wow!!! This is definitely my type!!!!!! but the prices were bit exorbitant. I googled search and found that the backpack are made from 100% bovine leather. It comes with 3 diff color and I prefer the black one because it goes well with every outfit! The sand color is not bad too but it is pretty obvious when it gets dirt. 

Dating monthsary celebration - Buffet dinner @ Le Meridien Hotel

Throwback to Monday night, a great night indeed! We celebrated our monthsary on 02.05 and coincidentally it falls on the holiday. We decided to have our monthsary buffet dinner at Le Meridien. So this post is gonna be a combination about our monthsary dinner and recommendation I would like to make for the food ♥ If you expecting some Malay, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Western cuisine then you can get it all here. I like the atmosphere, so peaceful and quiet. The restaurant interior was grand and classy too. The bar serves variety type of lettuces where you can make your own salad with freshly chopped condiments. They also have salad that's well prepared. On the other side of the salad bar have raw salmon, slices of beef...etc. The crab, mussels, prawns are presented on a bed of cracked ice. They serves local food like nasi briyani and something else which I couldn't recall. 

        

The plate of food which I will always go for whenever I go for international buffets. Took some cooked cod meat, baked potatoes and prawns. They were all very freshly cooked.

Gourmet mussels served with wedge lemon and the freshly baked bread with Canola spread

I always gravitate toward the cheese. The cheese station serves various sorts of cheese like Emmental cheese ( medium-hard Swiss cheese ), Edam cheese ( semi-hard cheese that originated in the Netherlands ), Cheddar cheese...etc. The most anticipated part for me would be desserts! No buffet is complete without the desserts =D But unfortunately over here the choices are limited. They have selection of coconut puddings, red velvet cakes, choco tart, caramel crimble tart...etc. Had a hard time deciding what to get as I was quite full by then. The taste just fine. 

And we end off with a tempting ice cream. I picked chocolate, yam and strawberry with raspberry syrup and choco rice as topping.

The food quality was not too bad actually. However the food choices were quite limited. I felt that it was a bit expensive in terms of food wise but if you love to seek new experience, this place could be the great choice for you! thumbs up for their service as they were really courteous, attentive and cleared our plate quickly.

LE MÉRIDIEN KOTA KINABALU

Address :

Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, Sinsuran, 

Kota Kinabalu, 88000, Malaysia

Tel : 088 - 322 238

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staycation with le boyfie

One of the things I love doing for my blog aside from food sharing is writing about hotel staycation. =P I welcomed my month with a weekend staycation at Soluxe Hotel. It was a perfect time for us to get a vv short getaway ( still in the city tho ) since we needed a break from hectic work schedule. Soluxe Hotel is a hotel chain from China, new launched in April 2015. I stayed here because of the nice swimming pool picture I've seen on booking.com. If you have been a long time reader, you would know how enthusiastic I am especially when it comes to sharing some great experience about my ''lil adventures''. The staff was helpful and friendly but not very efficient. Check in was slow even though I was the only one in line. We were given a low floor ( despite requesting a high floor facing the pool ). I tot that perhaps noise might intrude being on a low floor but not at all. Btw our room was located on the 4th floor, the superior deluxe room is vv nice and the king bed is vv comfortable. The room conveniently equipped with mini fridge, electric kettle, hair dryer, bathrobes, toiletries...etc. The décor is both modern and elegant with dark woods.

Only one photo was taken in the pool 

Swimming pool is located in the middle of the hotel with all 4 blocks surrounding it. The pool vv impressive. Not deep but long enuf =D For me its such a worth for money to staying at this hotel. cheapest rate with good accommodation. Breakfast was buffet style but we were a bit dissapointed because the choice was limited. After breakfast, I went back to the room and napped till it was time to check-out. *I typically ( not frequently ) take a nap right after meal.* Highly recommend if you're looking for a lil more modern and 4-star rating with budget consideration.

Soluxe Hotel Putatan

Address :

One Place Mall, Lorong Putat 3, 

88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 

Malaysia

Tel : 088 - 327 777

Website : http://www.soluxehotelkk.com/

Happy 8th monthsary ♥

Time has passed so fast and in just a blink of an eye, today marks our 8th month together ♥ It is not very long since I have known you but I have given you the best position in my heart and my life. Spending everyday with you is just so awesome. I'll never get sick of seeing you everyday.

I know that there would be times wherein I would fall short of your expectations, but I promise to do my best. I promise to shower you so much love that you would be drowning in it (well in a good way).

I love you

♥♥♥

The pleasant month!

Hello May!!!! Glad to see you!!! I can say with 106% certainty that May is my fav♥ month because May is the holiday season!!! 

Labour Day/Sunday --- 01 May

Labour Day Replacement --- 02 May

Sunday --- 08 May

Sunday --- 15 May

Wesak Day --- 21 May

Sunday --- 22 May

Sunday --- 29 May

Kaamatan --- 30 May & 31 May

31days - 9 days = 22 working days! yay!!!!!

New month! new construction project! May's gonna be a pretty busy month for me, hope everything is going well!!

And...Mother's day falls on 08 May. $$$ is always a thoughtful gift but I don't want enclose money in angpow. I need to be a bit more creative this year =D Did some research and I discovered the “money cake” Hmm...quite simple to make. Take a look! ↓↓↓

Just roll up the $$$ and tie them with a ribbon. A cool way to present money as a gift instead of sugar and cake kan?!

Last but not least, I wish you all a happy and blessed new month! xoxo

My kind of saturday night

When you think about weekend, what springs to mind? Most likely making trips to Kundasang? Karambunai? Whatever! In fact, pretty much everything you do over the long weekend will involve getting in a car and going somewhere. In other words, there’s going to be traffic jam. EVERYWHEREEE! Boyfie came and picked me up around 8pm and we headed to Imago. The parking area of Imago was sooooo packed but luckily we found the parking lot nearby the entrance. Oh ya the AirAsia Travel Fair 2016 kicks off in Imago. ( no wonder this place is crowded with people ) Travellers can enjoy 20% off base fares for all seats on all AirAsia and AirAsia X flights to over 100 destinations throughout all of its route network across 20 countries, with 0 fuel surcharges!! The promotions comprise an additional RM200 off flight bookings from Kota Kinabalu to Singapore when they purchase 2 seats, as well as buy 1 free 1 for flights from KK-KL-Perth. We headed straight for dinner at Dragon i. The average portions size were a bit small and pricey but delicious. Well, we generally watch movie after having our dinner. Captain America : Civil War has finally been released so we headed to Suria for the movie.

I stepping out of the car, filled with excitement and walked into the theater. I've never seen any of the Iron Man movies. The only Marvel film I have ever seen was the Captain America, Ant Man and Spider Man. The movie isn't boring, I'm just knackered! I have desperately tried to stay awake but find myself nodding in and out and then lose some chunks of the film =.= 

I admire Black Widow soooo much! I think it's a mix of her being very pretty and Her battle reflexes are soooooo good. She doesn't have any supernatural power or gadget suit. She's a human, just extremely well-trained, kind of like Batman. 

Spider Man and Ant Man are what made this movie good. They always make fight scene so funny. All of the Avengers were fighting each other for the moral principles they stood for and then Spider Man and Ant Man were just hanging around like “Oh yeah I wanna be a part of the Avengers brawl” Btw Andrew Garfield did an amazing job at portraying Peter Parker, why he being replaced by Tom Holland??? Tom Holland looks too young. Sorry to say but he's toooo young! 

The story was diff from the typical superhero story line we've seen in just about every movie. In Civil War, Iron Man and Captain America create two separate teams that prepare to fight each other over a government act that would have superheroes reveal their true identities. The fight scenes were really spectacular especially the battle in the airport. The fight scene was quite intense. Everyone else played their role pretty much as expected. Overall very impressed and I would give it ★★★★☆

By the time I reached home it was almost 130am. So this is how my Saturday night ended =D