Very rare occasion you will see me order something coconut based, especially coffee.
Why? Cause most of it uses artificial flavouring, or use dried/air-dried coconut which has really weird aftertaste.
I decided to give their Coconut Coffee 🌴 (RM11.90) a try since the picture in the menu was nicely taken.
My conclusion, the coconut based like shaved ice can stay.
Those yellow flakes, which I presume are coconut flakes are to be removed.
Not only does it taste odd, it gives the drink a weird texture as if I am eating oats.
Ăn Viet @The Gardens Mall
Address: LG203B The Gardens Mall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: +603-2201 1181
Location Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WFitsaKNQWwjnBmU6
Finally, my fellow chancellors gathering happened.
Still lacking one of the OG member, Mable who was supposed to join but seriously twisted her leg.
So this round, only Mei Xihn and Zack joined for lunch.
That’s right, since Mei Xihn moved to Singapore to work, these gathering only happens when she is back for a break.
Seems croissants are their signature.
They seems to have lots of croissant choices.
And we picked the Matcha Croissant (RM10.90), which comes with a thick and rich matcha cream on top.
Guess what, the middle of the croissant is again filled with the same matcha cream!
Super rich and yummy! But too bad, I am not a matcha lover, hence would think a chocolate or vanilla would make me fell in love with it a little more.
This time, we chose Oui Bakehouse as our gathering spot since we wanted something different.
For savoury food, we decided to try something signature and different.
They had this Chili Crab Pizza (RM45) which I find really interesting as I never seen it at any other café before.
I love the fact that I don’t have to peel the crabs.
The thin and crunchy crusted pizza topped with chili sauce, loads of cheese and crab meat!
Woah.. the aroma is really good.
While I already prepare myself and expected that Chili Crab are naturally on the sweeter palette, I still was shocked when I had a bite.
Wished it was a little less sweet and it would have been perfect.
Deemed as the Soul Sandwich 2.0 (RM33.90), it is version 1.
This one was on the stronger Asian taste, while the previous was more western.
The new Soul Sandwich was made from homemade black sesame waffle with fried chicken, sweet and spicy sauce, and raw honey!
I personally find the sweet and spicy sauce too over powering and salty to the point I can’t taste the chicken or the black sesame taste in the waffles.
Yes, for someone who can take salty food to say that it is too salty is another level.
And I think it was too dry for my liking, to a point I felt it was hard to swallow.
I would advice against ordering this.
Think one would have a better overall experience with other dishes.
Oui Bakehouse & Cafe
Address: Menara K1 G02, Lorong 3/137C, Jalan Klang Lama, 58000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: +603-7770 9355
Location Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/t2b5Cb5TjQiAerip6
It’s our first away day!
Yes, most of them termed it the Ampersand Sports Day aka Hari Sukan Ampersand.
A day where everyone gather, just to do fun activities such as Pickle Ball, Yoga or Spin classes.
As for me, it is a day to eat 🍴, drink 🍺 and get together.
The main aim is to bond off work related matters.
Another round of grilled lamb is never too much.
The carnivore in me says, let’s go!
Restoran Ko Hyang
Address: K-05, Mid Valley City, 227, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
Phone: –
Location Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vXcw5gMP6qNQdkHHA
It’s been a while since I ate supper.
No choice, since I skipped dinner and felt super hungry tonight.
Nothing better than a classic Nescafe Ais and Maggi Goreng.
Yes, the best supper choice one could get in Malaysia.
Wonda Coffee Kluang Edition was launched in collaboration with Malaysian superhero; Keluang Man.
It is the first Kluang-style coffee in a ready to drink form.
Kluang is a region in Johor popular for its aromatic local coffee ☕.
The best part of this can, it has got my name on it 😍. Nice!
We’ve been in the network for quite a while.
And this is the first time we attended the conference.
Yes, we can’t miss out since this is the first time it is held in Malaysia.
And the welcome dinner is held at Marini’s 57.
An iconic place with a great view of the KLCC tower.
Hence it is a good place to host all the other partners from worldwide.
Since we are the first to arrive, let’s take a selfie !
So beautiful
And breathtaking!
Meeting my eldest aunt who came back from Taiwan for a short break.
We decided to lunch at our regular.
Yes, this place is filled with childhood memories.
I remember as a kid, we would all look forward to come here with all my aunties, uncles and cousins.
Kam Heong Lala is a must.
Like we never will miss this out.
The only exception is if they are out of lala!
It is that good and I still think it taste as good as I could remember.
And the fact that they still use sand type of clam rather than the farm breed ones.
The adults normally love this, more so my relatives that misses the local curry since they were in Taiwan for a while.
I personally find the Curry Fish Head near my house better in taste.
It is much more thicker and have more aromatic flavour too.
This Salted Fish with Pork Belly is a rice killer.
It goes so well with rice to a point I think I would go for a second bowl of rice.
Calm down Mandy, calm down!
They used quite a bit of salted fish which gives it a really fragrant taste, but that also means it is quite salty for some people’s liking.
Hence it is best to go with rice instead of eating it as a standalone.
But that also means, we needed to order other more bland dishes to compliment this.
My younger nieces seems to like spinach.
It seems that is almost their staple go to vege aside cabbages.
So we ordered the Spinach with Superior Soup.
This would surely help with cleansing the palette and washing down the curry and saltiness of the pork belly dish.
O-chien aka Oyster Omelette was one of my mom’s favourite dish.
Not many place do it well and most common problem is either the oysters are too small, not fresh or some would put in overly much flour which makes it super gluey.
This was decent, and at least it taste authentic without flour.
In our era, we are a sucker for Sizzling Japanese Tofu.
No dinner at a Chinese restaurant is complete without it.
But it seems the young ones these days prefer Tofu in Thick Soup.
It’s ok, soup is one of the things we don’t mind having more.
Since the Tan’s are of Teochew descendants, we have to order the classic Teochew dessert.
Not many place serves this, and one of the reason why we like this restaurant is because the owner is also of Teochew descendant.
That’s right, Orh Nee or Sweet Yam Paste is an old school, nostalgic Teochew dessert.
It is served warm and the smooth yam paste topped with gingko is simply yummy!
A good ending to mark our 5 year once gathering.
Now before we leave, let’s take a photo for keepsake.
Till the next time, cheese 📸!
Heong Kee Seafood Restaurant
Address: No.33, Jalan SJ 1, Taman Selayang Jaya, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor
Phone: +6012-227 8140
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yQoWiGUSbkCTpLXx6
Still not sure how I did it, but I did.
Still wonder how the ☕ layers were so distinguished since when I made them, I was just pouring everything in.
Is that a good layer, or a sign of bad coffee making 😅?
Finally, the APPIES 2024 Awards Night is here.
Getting all set and ready to rock and roll.
We are super psyched since we had 11 campaigns getting to the finals.
The night is about to start, with an impactful video.
And with Prof. Ham’s speech, we know the excitement is about to begin.
I’m super hungry. Let’s start with food and drinks.
The night is going to be a long one.
Overall, we won 1 Gold , 4 Silver, 6 Bronze for the night .
And let the drum roll begin.
We won Gold in Best in Customer Experience for our Mountain Dew – First Regional Virtual to Reality PUBG Tournament: How We Drove Record Sales & Created 2 World Records campaign.
We also won Silver in Best in Govt/NGO for Wonda Coffee – A Winning Blend: Wonda Coffee x FAM Fuels Football Fans And Harimau Malaya campaign.
And we won Silver in Best in B2B for Mirinda – Mirinda X The Experts: A sparkling blend of tradition, star power, Mirinda magic and fizz-tastic innovation campaign.
And we won Silver in Best in Admail Impact & Best in Innovation for Wonda Coffee – Wonda Kopi Tarik – The World’s Longest Magazine Gets A Guinness World Record! campaign.
We got Bronze in Best in FMCG – F&B & Best in Innovation for Calpis – Calpis Chewy Grape x DJ AINA: AI brand ambassador drives AIMAZING Results for new flavour launch! campaign.
Bronze in Best in Customer Experience for Wonda Coffee – Wonda 10 Anniversary: Creating an Unforgettable Sensorial Ride campaign.
Bronze in Best in FMCG – F&B for Wonda Coffee – The Original Taste of Malaysia rolls out a Wonda-ful campaign of big scale initiatives campaign.
Bronze in Best in Govt/NGO for Atlas Vending – ATLAS Vending Supports Ministry Of Economy Through RM1 Thirst Quenchers campaign.
We have also gotten a Bronze for Nando’s.
To my surprise, we received the awards for the Best in Social category for the campaign Any Excuse Will Do: Nando’s Brings Malaysians Together For A Year-End Meal.
Cumulatively with all our wins, we managed to bag the Media Agency Of The Year.
👏👏 Yeay! Finally, our hard work paid off.
Our client, Etika also bagged the Marketer Of The Year award.
Big congrats to everyone.
Our big wins are an effort of trusting clients and good teamwork.
Now, it’s time for us to party and celebrate after all the hard work.
And time to bring all these goodies back home! 🏆🏆
More awards photo at:
https://appies.com.my/gallery/awards/
https://marketingmagazine.com.my/the-appies-2024-winners/
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