Victoria’s Secret Sexy Little Things Noir Tease

Malaysia is a little bit out of date when it comes to imported goods. This perfume was launched July last year at the United States but just came to Malaysia early this year. I stumbled upon this perfume at KLIA, on the way back to Miri. My oh my... The smell is sexy, flirty and makes me feel so womanly. This is only my opinion, maybe some of you out there may don't like the scent.

Victoria’s Secret Sexy Little Things Noir Tease

I was intrigued by the old style of the spray dispenser - pump atomizers and it made me feel like I'm in a film with Audrey Hepburn, every time I spray the perfume on myself. I was so crazy with the perfume that I spray it on me after every bath, just a little bit because it is quite expensive. At first, my hubby doesn't want to buy the perfume for me, but being such a loving and doting husband, he gave me RM200 to but it. Woohoo... Thanks, Amor.

Sexy Little Things

It only comes in one size of bottle that is 50 ml which cost RM177! Before this, I use Chanel Chance but to me, Victoria's Secrest Sexy Little Things Noir Tease is still the best scent that I've ever smell, apart from my baby's scent.  The bottle is very sexy and attractive.

Best of all was when my third daughter, Darwisyah aged 4, complimented me by saying,"Hmm.. mummy, you smell so good!" when I gave her bath and of course, while wearing the perfume. Never in her whole life compliment the scent of my perfumes! Talking about how nice must the perfume smells! Ladies, try it!

The bottle with pump atomizer 

The sexy bottle

(Again, I'm not paid or rewarded in any kind by giving this review although I do hope I can get something.)

Le Meridien KL Hotel

We stayed here for 3 nights during our GP sale KL Vacation. We were supposed to stay there for only 2 nights but due to our mistake (both of my hubby and I agreed to come back to Miri on the 16th March but on that day at 1.30am, we double checked the ticket and found out that our departure flight is on 17th March!), we had to extend to 17th March instead. I had already done packing and was about to lock our bags while my hubby was about to text the driver to pick us up at the airport when we realized the actual date of departure! That was the first time in the history of our vacation (we went for vacation every year) that we came across this silly mistake! My hubby chose Le Meridien hotel because it is opposite to KL Sentral and it would be very easy for us to board the ERL Express to KLIA. Our flight is at 8.30 am, and with 5 kids and 5 bags on tow, this is definitely the most convenient place to stay even though the price was kind of heavy to my dearest hubby's wallet.

Le Meridien hotel is a five star hotel and it is next to Hilton hotel. The security is very tight, where by every vehicles that enter the hotel will be stopped by the security and checked with a some kind of detector, all over the vehicle. If you pass the check point, then you can enter the hotel. We were flabbergasted by the large door and this was the first time for me to see a hotel door that is not see through, you can't see what's inside of the hotel. The lobby was not grand enough but inside the lift, you can hear the natural waterfall streaming sounds or the birds chirping. The doormen was all smiling warmly but as again, we were having some problem with the front desk officer. She was not friendly, we didn't get any smile from her and the best part was when my hubby told her that he wanted to cancel the breakfast for our last night there because we need to check out before 6 am, she flatly turned down our request saying she can't do anything about that. When my hubby insisted of canceling the breakfast, she called someone on the phone and from the conversation, I can see that she was more like telling the person on the phone about the-can't-cancel-breakfast-and-change-the-rate-thingy rather than asking can-they-cancel-breakfast-and-change-the-rate. My hubby said out loud about never experiencing of this kind of problems (hubby always travelling on meeting  purposes and he had stayed at various hotels all over Malaysia) and the Gong Li-brow-officer (that's what I called her) seems like not bothered at all with my hubby's comment.

The funny thing was, when we realized about our mistake of the departure that, my hubby quickly called the front desk office to extend another night and when he asked wether he can get the rate without breakfast, the officer who answered the call said that of course, there's no problem. I'm very pissed by the Gong Li-brow-officer because working at a 5star hotel, you can't just simply make stupid decision or mistake to your customers.

Another problem was when my hubby called the hotel to ask wether there's any shuttle from the hotel to Midvalley Megamall. At that time, we were already at KL Sentral. My hubby called the hotel with his mobile phone and he had to wait for about 2-3 minutes for the person who answered the call to confirmed wether there is any shuttle. My hubby was pissed off by this situation that he started to complain and lash out angry words to the person on the line, because as a staff of the hotel (and the person who answered incoming calls to the hotel), he or she should know all things about the hotel. The person told him that there is no shuttle indeed.

Imported creamer to go with coffee or tea

Our room 1368

Again, another funny part was when we arrived at our room, I called the front office and asked about the shuttle. The person who answered the call said that she will get back to me because she need to check. After waiting for 5 minutes, there's still no call from her and I called back. When I told her I was waiting for her call, she said that line was very busy and yes, there's a shuttle from Le Meridien to Midvalley Megamall but there are only 2 departure time that is at 11.30am and 4.10pm. The shuttle will only send us back at 3.40pm and if we departed from the hotel at 4.10pm, we need to go back to the hotel by our own because the shuttle was provided by The Gardens. I was so confused with the two different answers by the hotel's staffs that I just couldn't be bothered to argue with them anymore.
All in all, the room is small, but they gave us a complimentary extra bed. The teas and coffees were made in France and very luxurious. Again, the housekeeping staff (non local, according to my sister who works at the Immigration Dept., he may be a Viatnamese), was very kind and helpful and he always gave us extra bottles of mineral water and lots of coffees and teas, and other amenities and he never forget to smile. The concierge was very kind because on our checked out day, he helped us to bring the bags right up to MAS check in counter at KL Sentral.

In my opinion, as a 5 star hotel, the management should take extra care about their front desk officers because no matter how grand or luxury is your hotel, we as customers will never come back to stay at your hotel if we experienced unpleasant and unsatisfactory services from your staffs except from the lower lines such as the concierge and housekeeping department. Managers, please take note. Thanks.

Impiana KLCC Hotel

My family and I stayed here at Impiana KLCC Hotel for 4 days and 3 nights. The first impression that I get from this hotel was how helpful were the concierge and driver for helping us out from the taxi, with the bags and even with the kids! But, as soon as we were standing in front of the front desk to check in, all of the 3 front desk officer were not bothered with us and were not even smiling! When my hubby told one of them that he wanted to check in, the officer just ask for his name and details but my hubby told her that the booking were already made by his friend and he even had the booking number. When the officer tried to look for the booking details, she informed my hubby that she needed the voucher that had been used to do the booking from my hubby's friend and she also informed my hubby that the hotel was full and we needed to wait for a vacancy.

The room

My hubby called his friend and his friend told that everything was already arranged when he do the booking and the voucher was not suppose to be a problem but the officer insisted of seeing the voucher. So, after a few minutes of arguing, besides the cynically smiles given by the other 2 officers, my hubby's friend agreed to come even though he had to come all the way from Puchong.

Potpourris

The weight

We waited for the vacant room at the lobby. Minutes past by and it was already half an hour of waiting. We asked the front office about any vacancy but they told us there aren't any. People were already checking out but how come there are no empty room? I was thinking maybe there's other people waiting in line but there are no signs of people waiting for rooms. The kids were getting crankier and for the whole time we were waiting for the room, only the nice driver and the concierge who seems to concern about us. The concierge even told me that if I need to freshen up the kids, I can go to the shower room at level 4. I was touched by their nice gesture but disappointed that it did not came from the front desk officer, who, at my opinion, are the ones who should be entertaining us for our needs. The driver was chatty and he told me that he is from Pahang and had been married to a Sarawakian ,but due to long distance relationship, they were divorced last year. He even told us that he will drive us to Suria KLCC whenever we want to.

The bridge linking to KL Convention Center

On the fully air-con bridge

The best part was, after waiting for almost 2 hours, the driver and the concierge was surprised that we still didn't get our room and they looked pity at our kids. My patience was running off and I talked angrily about the poor service of the front desk officers to my manager with a loud voice and I was pretty damn sure that they overheard of what I was saying because after that, they started to smile at us and even tried to make some effort to say something to me and the kids. I was trying so hard to lash out angry words or even to curse them and after 2 hours of waiting, we managed to get our room. The officer apologized for the delay and she smiled widely to us, contra with what she had done earlier when we didn't get any smile from her.
After arriving in our room, I was pretty amazed by the spacious room and the wood flooring that had been used by the hotel. Our rooms overlooks the unfinished Grad Hyatt Hotel and the kids were playing happily with the big space of the room. It is very modern and I love the bathroom. The housekeeping was very nice, even though he is not a local, I suspect that he is a Viatnamese or a Thai, he gave us extra mineral water bottles and even more amenities, teas and coffees, unlike other hotels that I've been to where those extra things were charged if you asked more for it.

The Bed

The amenities

The amenities

On our 3 day at the hotel, I was puzzled by the red carpet that was being vacuumed and rolled out by the staff and I asked them which VIP was coming and to my surprise, the VIP was a VVIP, the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Syah! He was coming for a private tea break and I was hoping to have a glimpse of him. But luck was not by my side, baby Darwish were very cranky and after attending his needs, the Sultan had already went for his tea breaks. All I can see was his expensive ride (I'm not sure what because I am not very knowledgable about cars) and lots of police traffic's rides.
Staying at Impiana KLCC hotel had given me a big chance to go to my favorite place in KL for 4 times that is Suria KLCC. We even managed to walk to Pavilion, Sungei Wang, BB Plaza and even Jukebox Shoe Shop, situated at the next block from BB and Sungei Wang! Hahahahah.. Just imagine, walking all the way there by foot, with 5 kids on tow! Wow!
All in all, in my opinion, being a 4 star hotel, the accommodation of the hotel was great and satisfactory, the services given by the lower staff such as the driver, the security, the concierge and even the house keeping people were great and tip top BUT the service of the front desk is DEFINITELY VERY POOR and unsatisfactory at all. We even had problems while checking out where we stand at the counter and nobody were attending to us, they were so busy looking down at some-papers-that-I-don't-what-or-they-just-pretending-to-look-busy and after 5 to 10 minutes later, an officer finally served us. I forgot to tell about what happened to the voucher that the officer insisted to see. True to her words, she took the voucher, looked at it for a few seconds and returned it back. WTF!!! Wasting my hubby's friend's time and it looks like she was joking with the matter!

Am I going to stay there again? Maybe? Maybe Not? No definite answer to it because of hard to look for food except for the needs to go to Suria KLCC and the poor service from the front desk. To the front desk officers who reads this, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE! Being at the front desk means you need to attend us, the customers, professionally, warmly and informatively. As far as I'm concern, we never cause any problem or being rude to you and we expect you to do the same. You are not the one who pays the bills. We do. So, we expect to get good service with our payments. Manager, please take note. Thanks!

Bad Review On Menawan Restaurant, Imperial Palace Hotel Miri

Last Saturday, we went to buy some anchovies (ikan bilis) at Pasar Miri and do some pants shopping for Dayana because she doesn't have any decent pants for our trip to KL. Then, everbody was complaining about how hungry they were and my hubby suggested to bring us to Menawan Restaurant at Imperial Palace Hotel for lunch. It's a new place and my hubby and I love to hunt different places for our gastronomical adventure. True to the name of the restaurant itself (Menawan), it is nice and comfortable and it's quite similar to the other branch of Imperial Hotel's restaurant. And the best part is, the food are cheaper than other hotels with the same rating. They don't offer buffet except for breakfast time.

When we arrived, there were at least 5 to 8 tables occupied and each table only consists of 2 to 4 person per table and most of them are already enjoying their food. We ordered simple fried noodles with egg only, laksa sarawak, nasi lemak with chicken curry, fried rice with shrimp, a big teapot of hot Milo and a big teapot of hot coffee. The maitre 'd repeated our order and walked away. we have to wait for about 10 minutes before the drinks arrived. Then 20 minutes later, they sent nasi lemak. The children were very hungry and I asked the waitress why it's taking such a long time for them to send our orders. She replied that they were many people and that's why it's taking time for the chef to cook. This is totally opposite with the current scenario. I didn't want to cause a scene and I waited again, trying to be patient. The next dish that they sent out was my food, fried rice with shrimp. It's nice but when you're pissed off, you don't have the appetite to enjoy it. I have to share with the kids because their simple fried noodle had not yet arrived. I was about to yell what the hell is so hard about frying a simple dish when they finally sent the noodle, but despite repeating the order twice, they sent the wrong version of the noodle. I don't want to have my kids to wait some more that I just ask them to eat the noodle. The milo was alright but the coffee was terrible. It tasted like 1 teaspoon of instant coffee mixed with a liter of water. Yucks! After finishing our meals, I wanted to make some complaints but the kids were nagging about needing to go to the toilet and Dayana was not feeling good and threw up a little bit. I left the restaurant while my hubby paid the bills and I was so pissed off with the staff (very slow and not friendly except for one or two) that I didn't want to give any smile or thank them for the services.

The first few photos where we were smiling is the part where we didn't about the waiting part that we needed to endure and I only remembered to snap the photo of nasi lemak only because I was very angry. You can see from the photos that many of the tables are empty.

Celebrating Women!

After delivering 5 beautiful children in a row, I have been filling forms for various Mum's Club especially the ones from the milk brands such as Anmum, Friso, Dutch Lady and others. Today, I received an e-mail from Anmum Club Malaysia about tomorrow's special celebration that is celebrated all over the world every year on the 8th March, International Women's Day. I would love to share with all women who read my blog (and also to men so that they can have some ideas about how to celebrate this special day) and let us celebrate all the women in our lives including ourselves!

SOURCE: www.anmum.com.my

International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8 in many countries around the world to recognize women for their strength, achievements, leadership and contribution. 

Take a few minutes to look at your own life experiences and review the influence women have had in your life. Thank the women who have contributed to your life in meaningful ways. 

There are women in your home, your office and your life who will appreciate being noticed on this day. Let them know how much you appreciate them. 

Here are some suggestions on what you could do for all the important women in your life;

Your Mum Celebrate your mum's struggles, patience and unconditional love as woman and a mother. Invite her out for a dinner and present her with a bouquet of flowers to show your appreciation for moulding you into the wonderful woman you are today. Your Grandmother Take time off from your busy schedule and spend a day with your grandmother. Thank her for all she has done and commend her for making it through her tough times as a woman in her time. Perhaps cook her a nice meal and watch a film focused on international women's rights issues with her.   Your Colleague Present her with small gifts, chocolates, greeting cards and a lot of positive compliments for being your strength at the workplace when you needed encouragement and also for her achievements.

Your Sister This is a perfect day to celebrate her wisdom, beauty and love and for always being there for you when you needed a listening ear. Perhaps you can make a charitable donation in her name and even surprise her with a card that depicts what a wonderful woman she is.

Your Friends Organize a party for your friends at your home to celebrate the friendship and thank them for always being there for you through good and bad times. And also to celebrate the successful women they are today! Shower them with attention, presents, admiration and praise.

Your strength during your pregnancy And don’t forget to send a thank you card and a rose to all those lovely ladies who were your strength and guide throughout your pregnancy! Yourself Treat yourself to all the things you so richly deserve! You’re a wonderful mother, friend, colleague, spouse and daughter! That itself is truly an achievement on its own. And, finally, Women's Day is a time to sing and celebrate what has been achieved. But it is also a time to reflect how you have really benefited from these great successes.

Tempura Tofu

I bought a packet of Tempura Flour from Ta Kiong last week and that was my first time of buying it. I don't know whether there's other place who sells that Tempura Flour but I can say that after using it, the result is great! I bought it at RM5 per packet because it was nearing the expire date about 2 more weeks. I don't know the original price but my guess is maybe it's under RM10 per packet. I don't really like to eat fried tofu because it has some kind of rubbery texture when you deep fried it but when coated with this Tempura flour, the tofu became totally different! The inside is still intact and the outside is oh-so-crispy!

Imported from Japan Tempura Flour

Tempura Tofu

                              Diva Tempura Tofu


4 pieces of tofu - cut into desired sizes
3 tbsp of Tempura flour mixed with 1/3 cup of water


1. Coat the tofu with tempura batter.
2. Deep fry in batches. Don't fry too many at a time or it won't be crispy. Instead, it will be soggy.
3. Serve hot with sauce of your taste at the side.

Kari Ikan Merah Diva

Hahahha.. After reading the title of my post, I found that it's funny cause it sounds like it my head's curry. Never mind about the title, lets go to the recipe. My hubby bought 3 red snappers from his staff and all iof the fishes are about 3/4 of my arms size. Imagine! Usually, when we bought fishes from the fishmonger at the market, they will do the fish for us, like taking off the gills, tummy and cutting it into parts. But these red snappers were bought at the office so, I have to do the cutting and cleaning myself and what made me sick to the stomach was when I imagined that I accidentally chopped my fingers! Hahahaha....
Through out the cleaning and cutting process, I never stop reciting the Selawat for fearing something bad happen to my fingers. Alhamdulillah, nothing happened and the result of the curry was marvelous! Even baby Darwish (9 months old) loves to eat it! So, enjoy cooking and eating or admiring the photos. :)

The big red snapper occupying the whole sink!

Ouchyyyyy!!!

Manage to halve the head!

My beloved redeemed 4U Tefal from Parkson

The tools used to 'do' the fish

Chopped fish

On the way to be cooked

Ready to be send to the heaven of tummy.. hehehehhe

                         Kari Kepala Ikan Diva


1 whole fish - any fish but I use red snapper
1 onion, 5 cm ginger, 3 cloves of garlic and 3 small chilies (blend together)
1 tsp of methi seed and mustard seed 
1 packet (RM1) of kari kepala ikan India or just normal fish curry powder - around 50gm
1 packet of packet coconut powder - mix with 1 cup of water
2 cups of water
1 tomato - cut into pieces
Ladies fingers - any amount will do, then cut into 2
3 tbsp of tomato sauce
Salt and sugar to taste OR Maggi Cukup Rasa


1. Clean the fish and cut into pieces.
2. Heat oil in a pot and saute the blended onion, ginger, garlic and chilies til fragrant.
3. Add in curry powder and stir well. Then add in coconut milk and stir again.
3. When it's boiled, add in water and tomato sauce.
4. Wait til it's boiled, then add fish, tomato and ladies fingers.
5. Season well and cover the pot for a while til it's cooked but remember don't overcook or your fish will end up too soft and coming out from the bones.
6. Serve hot with warm rice.