movie: Battleship

there's a hot topic among my family members recently...

talking about the new released movie

- Battleship -

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directed by Peter Berg, and written by Enrich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber...

an action, adventure and science fiction film...

starring by Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch, Josh Pence, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna...

i decided to watch it after everyone around me was telling me that it was so nice~

some of them even said that if compare it with Transformer, it is better...

with all the good comments, we decided to watch it in 2D...

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 this is the SUPERSTAR of the movie...

the real Battleship~

which already 70 years old... was a museum to the Americans...

and she can still fight for the people~  

i love the words from the retired Navy :"they can sink this battleship NO WAY!" 

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at the very beginning, Alex Hopper (stared by Taylor Kitsch) was a man that screwed his life up...

i kinda like how he met with Sam (Brooklyn Decker), the story about Chicken Burrito~

and so happened, the father of Sam is the Admiral of the Navy, Admiral Shane (Liam Neeson)...

his brother, Stone Hopper (Alexander Skarsgard) forced him to join the Navy with him...

that's how he joined the Navy and begin his earth saving path~

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well, as we all know Brooklyn Decker is hot and sexy~

of course the director will give her the chance to show the best of her...

wow! isn't that hot and sexy?

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who is that "little boy" holding the machine gun?

no no no! is not a boy... let's see...

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 taa daa... yes! is Rihanna, the pop singer~

i was surprise with her acting skill in the big screen...

never thought that she could play a character so well...

well, at least she looked natural with the character...

Raikes, the only girl on board...

but very good in controlling the machine gun...

she's kinda talented huh~

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 throughout the whole film, there was a very powerful weapon where brought by the Aliens...

it's like a rolling ball... but it damaged everything that it rolled on it...

it must be the idea from Transformer...

it looks similar with the Decepticons' weapon...

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i didn't mean to show Brooklyn Decker in the photo...

why i used this photo is to show the great man besides her...

Micke, the retired army...

the one who fight with the Aliens on the grounds when Alex and his crews fighting on the sea~

he lost his legs in a war... and he lost his fighting will together with the legs...

until he found that there were Aliens on top of the mountain...

he refused to run away, he stayed and fight to keep the Earth life for one more day...

like his words to Sam when Sam asked him to leave but he walked to the opposite way...

"I never seen aliens in my life, have you?"

haha! i like him!

it was a good movie...

is like telling us that we are not alone~

don't ever simply mess with other planet as we do not know what are they and how strong they can be...

just like we've been talking about moving to other planets...

have we ever think that is the residents of the planet willing to accept us?

haha~ interesting... =D

Official Website: http://www.battleshipmovie.com/

Plan B, Bangsar Village I

it was a birthday celebration for one of my BFF~

first of all, i would like to apologize to her...

on the lower quality photos of her big day...

i know she will understand and forgive me... =P

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Plan B in Bangsar Village I~

on 5th of March 2012...

10 of us... gathered together to wish our best friend a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

it was a great dinner gathering...

not so fancy, but sweet and warm~

let's see what we had...

started with the very meaningful sentence on the menu...

When life gives you lemons, make LEMONADE... 

when i saw this drink, i thought it was Ice Coffee or whatever~
surprisingly, it wasn't... and it actually tasted quite good...

Frosty Lemon Tea  RM 9.00

then, i saw another drink which green in colour~
i thought i was something to do with mint or apple...
again, i was wrong... well~ who will know the mixture of Lychee and Lime will be green?
ya! now i know... so do you~ XD

Lychee Lime  RM 9.00

this time, i won't be wrong again...
white in colour~ smooth, sweet and milky...
it's milkshake~

Butterscotch Milkshake  RM 10.00

i as usual will have my mocha...
the spoiled coffee art... but the mocha was good!
i wish they could served a bigger glass... ha!

Mocha  RM 8.00

and my Bei too... as usual will has his cup of latte~
when the latter was served, i was wondering...
is that the coffee art? no, i supposed...

Latte  RM 6.00

i guess my BFF love milkshake...
another milkshake but different flavor...
it was too milky, it would be good if they could put a little more chocolate syrup in it...

Chocolate Milkshake  RM 10.00

this is the best presented drink of the night~
i love this hot chocolate... it wasn't too sweet...
and not over chocolaty... hmm~

Hot Chocolate  RM 8.00

oh gosh~ i missed out the complimentary plain water...
2 big bottles of plain water on the table...
can be refilled too... ^^
okay~ let's move on to our food...
the Birthday Girl wanted to keep her body fit~
hence, she had only sandwich...
grilled chicken, turkey bacon, roasted capsicums & avo and feta mash,
stacked on egg mayo spread, held together by 3 slices of their home-made white bread...

well~ it was not bad, but i won't say it was nice too...
the grilled chicken wasn't juicy, it was hard and dry...
but the portion was good! she can't even finish the whole sandwich...

The Loaded Club  RM 20.00

i've never try any pasta with lamb before...
one of our mains was spaghetti with lamb meatball...
served with smoky eggplant and tomato sauce...
it was quite good... i like the lamb meatball and the eggplant~
it would be perfect if it was not too oily towards the end...

Moroccan Lamb Meatballs  RM 22.00

softshell crab with pasta was also my first try...
it was a fusion dish, combination of Asian and Western...
spaghetti tossed in creamy butter sauce, topped with crispy curry leaves and chili flakes...
it was not the taste i like~ i don't like the curry leave taste...
but my friends were saying it was quite good too...

Asian Style Golden Softshell Crab Spaghetti  RM 22.00

Plan B is very creative on their pastas...
crab meat with linguine, what a new match...
perhaps, i didn't experience enough on food industry~
but it was good... not too fishy...
maybe because they scented with lemongrass and kaffir lime,
and tossed with tomatoes, garlic and spiced prawn oil...

Spicy Crabmeat Linguine  RM 22.00

my main was the best dish of the night... (only my personal point of view)
home-made patties with melted cheddar, served with fries and onion rings...
the patties were juicy and well marinated...
hmm... i miss the burger already~ it was really nice...
p/s: it's a beef burger, for those who can't take beef, please be aware~ ^^

Double Cheese Burger  RM 23.00

Plan B served quite a number of Asian dishes too...
one of it is Nasi Dagang...
served with gulai chicken, acar rampai, solok lada and keropok...

Nasi Dagang  RM 24.00

pasta marinara is always the safest choice...
no matter how terrible the chef is, it will always taste almost the same~
tossed with tomato sauce, capers, fresh prawns and calamari...
ingredients were fresh... portion was good...

Pasta Marinara  RM 22.00

Plan B served a couple of vegetarian dishes too...
we must take care of our friend's diet too ma... XD
linguine with wild mushrooms, scented with thyme truffle oil...

Wild Mushroom Linguine  RM 19.00

we can't call it as birthday celebration without cake cutting ceremony...
so, we ordered a tiny cake from the display fridge...
sang the birthday song, blew the candle and cut the cake~
although the cake was not nice, but we enjoyed ourselves throughout the ceremony... 

Strawberry Cheesecake  RM 9.00

it was a great birthday dinner... we enjoyed ourselves...
the beauty part of this dinner was no matter where's our working place...
we took the effort, travel around... just to send our wishes to our best friends~
love my BFF much... ^^

all of us~ photo courtesy by a passers-by...

overall, Plan B was a nice place to go~
their food and drinks were okay with reasonable price...
nice ambiance, cozy and comfortable...
service was quite okay, but there is still rooms for improvement~
would like to visit their new branch in Publika, Solaris Dutamas...

Address: G5, Ground Floor, No 1, Jalan Telawi Satu, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel. No.: 03-2287 2630

Website: http://www.thebiggroup.co/planb/

Strawberry Moment Dessert Cafe, Cameron Highlands

ever since the new road going to Cameron Highlands from Raub has been developed...

Cameron Highlands became our day trip hot spot...

this day, we were going for traditional Chinese medicine...

of course also a day around the Cameron Highlands~

mummy is a dessert lover...

brought her to Strawberry Moment Dessert Cafe for desserts...

every dessert they served you can see strawberries on it...

is that to match the cafe's name? probably... =)

let's see what we had for the day...

the very strawberry menu... =D

walked into the cafe, little Jade already marked her dessert...
she picked it from the display fridge~
a mixture of mousse and cake...
i believe the mousse was nice but not the cake...
because little Jade finished the mousse and left the cake in the cup...

Inspire  RM 6.90

little Jade's sweet smile after she got her dessert~
oh~ did i mention she is also a dessert crazy?
ha! yes! just like her sweet grandma... ^^

with that cutie smile on her face, how to not give her what she requested? ^^

while waiting for what we ordered to be served...
i just can't stop taking her pictures...

she is such a adorable baby~ *LOVE*

from the menu, we picked what looks nice in the pictures...
let's see what we had~
the Tiramisu ice mousse served with vanilla ice cream...
it was quite nice, just a little too sweet to my liking~

Fair Lady  RM 12.90

the signature of Strawberry Moment Dessert Cafe~
it was good but i would prefer lesser on the whip cream...
was only my personal liking, mummy and baby sis love it! 

Strawberry Strudel  RM 7.50

then we had the soft pancakes served with slices of fresh strawberries and with chocolate sauce surrounding~
chocolate sauce and strawberries will always make a perfect match...
and they were quite generous on the chocolate sauce and strawberries...
yummy!!

Strawberry Chocolate Crepe  RM 12.90

it was my second visit~ first visit was few years back during my semester break trip...
always wanted to revisit, and finally~ ^^
will definitely visit them again... or maybe their Ipoh branch?

Address: 23-24, Jalan Angsana Satu, Brinchang Point, 39100 Cameron Highlands, Pahang.

Tel. No.: 05-4912 061

Fax No.: 05-4981 982

Website: http://www.strawberrymoment.com/

movie: This Means War

OMG! can't wait to share this with all of you~

a nice movie that drives me all the way to Tropicana City Mall for a 9.15p.m. show...

(because it was no longer showing in 1 Utama, and that was the only show in Tropicana City)

- This Means War -
starring by Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy

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knew about this movie in the cinema when i was watching another movie~

the trailer attracted me as it's exactly the type of the movie that i like...

comedy, romance with action~

wau! how can i miss that?

thank God i found out it was showing in the cinema before it's been taken down...

(ya~ i know i was pretty late... but at least i didn't miss it~ ^^)

okay~ back to the story...

as you can see from the poster...

it's all about spy against spy...

but, they aren't enemies to each other~

in fact, they are best friends... they are family to each other...

they are a team working as CIA agents...

they are also the only friend to each other...

until they fall in love to the same girl~

the best friends turned to be the enemies...

both working hard to win the girl's heart...

trying their very best... and everything they did~

make the audiences laugh...

how i wish there are 2 great men working hard to win my heart~ =P

but 1 thing from Lauren's best girlfriend is very true to me...

when you have to make a decision between 2 men...

choose the one that make you want to be good girl for him...

he might not be the best man... even if he is creepy, he will be your one and only creepy~

i really like this movie~

will be in the my watch again, again and again list...

if you haven't watch this, watch it, you will love it...

if you did, then you will know it is good and it's really entertaining... ^^

p/s: Chris Pine is really cute and handsome! =D

This Means War official website: http://www.thismeanswarmovie.com/

movie: Mirror Mirror

"mirror mirror on the wall~ who's the fairest in the world?"

a very familiar sentence that we know since we were kid...

the Snow White story is one of the best fairy tale stories by Walt Disney...

and today~ director Tarsem Singh brought the Snow White legend alive...

put the Snow White legend on big screen with the name~

- Mirror Mirror -

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Snow White is one of my favourite fairy tale story...

after the trailer, i swear i must watch it in the cinema~

not only because of the legend, but also the features stars Julia Roberts and Lily Collins...

fell for Julia Roberts after her Oscar winning movie ~

and in Mirror Mirror, she carried the character of the Devil Queen...

never seen her being such a devil woman in her movies...

she did an amazing job, creepy, funny and you won't be hating her after all her devil action...

and of course, Lily Collins looks exactly like Snow White with her fair skin, red lips, innocent looking face and the sweet smile on her face...

how about the story?

oh~ if you are expecting a legendary fairy tale story line, please don't waste your time and money...

but if you are ready for something refreshing and new~

it would be a good choice...

story started with "Once upon a time...", is the same starting as the Snow White story that we familiar with...

the Queen wanted to be the fairest in the world...

but when Snow White has grown and become a fair lady...

the Queen's jealousy drives Snow White to the dying path~

Snow White died after 1 bite of the red poisoned apple?

true love kiss by the Prince bring her back from death?

no no no... this time, the Snow White fight for her love, her country and her people~

my favourite part of the movie is when Snow White rescue the Prince from the Queen's spell...

true love kiss brought him back from being like a puppy...

and when she said "this time, the princess will fight and rescue the prince~"

ending of the story is the Prince and Princess got married and live together happily ever after~

what's the interesting part? ha! the whole story line is interesting...

for example, the 7 dwarfs living in the dark wood but not working as diamond miner anymore...

the beast in the dark wood is actually someone from the kingdom that been spelled by the Queen...

the Prince and Snow White first meeting each other...

the Queen trying to spell the Prince...

and last but not least, the Queen wanted to poison Snow White with the red poisoned apple...

how interesting it is? find out yourself by watching the movie...

i think it worth watching...

and i think Mirror Mirror is telling the people that whatever you do, you will have to bear the consequences, sooner or later~

just like the Queen will have to pay for the dark magic that she used... =)

enjoy the movie people~

Mirror Mirror official website: http://mirrormirrorfilm.com/#/home

Tune Hotel, Downtown Penang

our Family Trip 2.0 didn't end when we said goodbye to Langkawi...

we drove to Penang and stayed there for a night in Tune Hotel Downtown...

we got the rooms at about RM60.00 per room...

inclusive of toiletteries and air-cond for 12 hours~

let's check out how's the room looks like...

double room at Level 7...

view at the entrance...

the room was small but cozy...

i got the street view room and it was quite nice looking at the busy street of Downtown Penang...

they fully utilized every space of the room...

2 bedside tables and also one hanging luggage holder for you to put your light luggage like backpack...

view of the room from the windor side...

one huge mirror hanging on the wall to make the room looks more spacious...
the unique part of the room is~

although it was small, but it has it private toilet and bathroom...

peaking the toilet and bathroom...

it wasn't the best hotel in town...

but it was good for those who have tight budget...

afterall, we only used the room for shower and sleep...

and we didn't even finish the 12 hours air-conditioner supply~

RM 60 for a double room at Downtown Penang, i think it was reasonable...

for those who like spacious room, this is not recommended to you~

but for those who just need a place to catch some rest, this could be what you're looking for...

their operation system is similar with Air Asia (under the same boss whert...)

so, if you can pre-plan your holiday, early booking is advisible...
last minute booking will actually cost more for the same room...

just like last minute air ticket will always be more expensive that you booked the ticket half year ahead...

i kinda like their slogan - enjoy the 5-star stay at 1-star cost...

if i would have the chance to visit Penang again, i don't mind to stay at Tune Hotel again~

Happy Traveling to all... ^^

Address: 100, Jalan Burma Georgetown, 10050 George Town, Penang.

Website: http://www.tunehotels.com/

Awana Porto Malai, Langkawi

my very 1st hotel review~

just wanted to share the great staying experience...

got to start my review with a short story, hope you guys won't mind it~ ^^

we started our family trip last year...

this year, we make it again to Langkawi~

that's why i called it as Family Trip 2.0... =D

when we finalized the venue, my pretty sis found a great deal in MyDEAL...

3D2N stay in Garden View Deluxe Room + Daily Breakfast + Island Hopping for 2 @ Awana Porto Malai Langkawi for RM388nett...

OMG!! what a great deal...

of course we bought and started to look forward for the day to come...

18.03.2012, 4 in the morning~

we started our journey from KL...

reached Awana Porto Malai Langkawi at about 4.30 evening...

wau! 12 hours of traveling? not really...

we just taking our own sweet time, no hurry...

before we checked in, we actually went for lunch and also went to the Langkawi Landmark -- Eagle Square...

okay~ enough for the grandmother's story...

let's check out the hotel~

when our car reached the entrance...

there was a handyman helping us to bring down our luggages...

then, he will wait at the lobby, for us to check in and bring our luggages into our rooms...

5 stars service...

stepped into their lobby~

1st impression was HUGE and cozy...

center of the lobby...

while my pretty sis and baby sis were waiting at the reception...

i took the oppurnity to walk around~

the environment there was so nice...

the directory...

they do not have their private beach like others beach resort in Langkawi...

but the view from the boardway was great!

their own jetty for guests who own boats...

they have quite a few restaurants around the hotel...

i believe they are all under the same management...

looking back to the hotel from the boardway

i really love this shot~

light house and the boardway... too bad we can't go up to the top of the light house...

enough for the surrounding environment...

let's move on to the hotel room...
i would like to apologize on the poor quality photo...

i didn't realize my hand shaked when i took the shot~ =(

Garden View Deluxe Room

spacious, cozy and nice...

2 queen size bed in the room~

i like their design like a studio room...
washing basin outside the bathroom~

a big mirror on the wall...with coffee making facilities at the side~

so lucky i got a balcony attached to my room...

we took 5 rooms...
2 of the rooms didn't have a balcony...

balcony always the best place for the smoker...

from the balcony...

i can actually see the pool...

a real garden view... XD

after some rest... we walked around the hotel~

and decided to sit down at one of the cafe to enjoy a cup of drink...

view from where i sat~

back view from where i sat...

that must be the sea view rooms...

the next morning, we had our breakfast with a breathtaking view~

love the early morning fresh air with the sound of the wave...

relaxing and calming...

breakfast with the morning sea view~

we really enjoyed ourselves there...

their service was so good...

their breakfast was good...

we tried their buffet dinner... was not bad~

wanted to try their ala carte dinner...

maybe next visit?

if you have enough budget and looking for a place to relax...

this is the one!

Awana Porto Malai Langkawi ain't new, but with the service and facilities...

it make every cent you pay worthwhile...^^

Address: Tanjung Malai, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah Darul Aman.

Tel. No.: 04-9555 111

Fax No.: 04-9555 222

Website: http://www.awana.com.my/en/awana_langkawi/index.htm