Creamy Avocado Spread on Gardenia's New Range of Bread

Recently, I bumped into Wendy's blog ..again by chance. Not sure whether thru QP or Elin's blogs..but nevertheless, the day when I first stepped in to Wendy's blog, she blog about a very easy dish to prepare.  However, I am very skeptical about trying other people's recipe unless they have been tested!!!

I wanted to try her pasta dish. But at the same time, one of the bosses staff at this bread factory gave me 2 loaves of bread. I kept 30% of it cos I know I wont be able to finish it and the rest I gave my office colleagues.

Passione Italiana (Italian bread)

Bonjour (French bread)

 http://bruschetta.gardenia.com.my/recipe.html

To truly enjoy this fresh bread, is to eat with some spread like Tuna or Egg or some meat. Do check out their recipe website. I then improvised Wendy's recipe.

Ingredients:
1 Avocado (skin & biji remove)
Half Lemon
Mixed Herbs
Pinch of Salt
Olive Oil (about half tea-spoons)
Yoke of hard-boil egg (cos my son didnt want to eat the yoke and I threw in as well)

Step 1 and that's it: Blend all together.
I could not get the puree texture. Maybe not enough liquid? I dare not add more lemon juice just in case it will change the taste of it. and it kept sticking to the side of the blend. I think I spent 30mins opening the blender to scoop down the ingredient to the blade-knife !@#$%

After that, just spread on toasted bread.

Taste: YUMMY...at least for me ;)

Dunno what type is this.

New Hang-Out Place for Children: KIDZANIA

Yes, this is definitely the talk of the town now. Kidzania, located at Curve IPC. You wont go wrong as you will see a "crashed" aeroplane just right outside the building.

Since they are very new, they were (still are) running promotions to bring in the crowd. So I took the opportunity to sign up, and WAHHHHHHH I got 2 free tickets. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

The sign-up was very cute. They wanted to know what is my kid's ambition. Instead of me, giving the answer, I asked my kid. This was what he said "I want to open 100-yen shop and sell many snackies (snacks) to people" and indeed, I entered the same sentence.

On 3rd March (Sat), the kid woke up on his own, got dressed on his own and off we went to Kidzania. We arrived slightly after 9am. We got ourselves check-in, then off to McD for a quick bite before boarding :)

After the entire event, I asked the kid what he liked best and he said he wants to be a Mechanic and Petrol Fuel-Man now :( I was actually psycho-ing to be a Dentist or Pilot as they earned more salary.  Will bring the kid again to this place. Maybe when his cousins are back or 6 yrs old.

Check-in counter.

Kidzania's concept is to replicate the real life scenario.

Security Tag. 

Parents with children below 8 years old must accompany the child inside the centre. 

The parents will then be tagged too

 We received the boarding ticket, 

cheque of 50 kidzo (money) + map

Checking-out where to go 

Boarding

 Cashing out his 50 kidzo (cheque to cash)

The security stopped me (parent) 

and said "No parent inside please"

First Stop: He chose to be a construction man 

(following his love for Handy-Mandy) 

Second Stop: Painter and he can associate very well cos Nippon Paint was the brand 

and he saw Bloppy, a gift I won recently. 

So I believe when he wants to paint next time, 

he will surely think of Nippon Paint first 

3rd Stop: Dentist. I like this alot of there was no other kids there. 

So he got 100% attention from the 2 teachers 

4th Stop: Surgeon. Although he met the recommended age, 

but the "teacher" informed he was too young to understand. 

In fact, I asked him a few times if he like being a surgeon, he just shook his head.

5th Stop: Pilot. He said, I fly by KLCC!!! I wonder if its true.

6th Stop: Being a car mechanic. He got to start engine, put oil, water, etc

Last stop: Fuel-man. To put petrol

Around 2+, the little fella cannot take it anymore and wanted to leave. So we left. It was definitely a whole new experience and we still talk about it at home. Before we left, I asked the kid if he wanted to spend his earnings and he said, keep in the bank. So we deposited back all the cash and got an ATM card in return for our next visit. 

Location	Curve NX, Mutiara Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Hours	Mon - Fri: 10:00 - 17:00 Sat - Sun: 10:00 - 15:00 16:00 - 21:00
About	Kai! KidZania Kuala Lumpur is Now Open! Tell your friends and family! Z-U soon!

Description

KidZania Kuala Lumpur is an educational and entertainment indoor theme park where kids can lead independent lives and get to understand the world of grown-ups better, by being grown-ups! KidZania Kuala Lumpur allows kids to role-paly adult activities in a kid-sized replica of a city designed to imitate real-life and a functioning economy. Find establishments such as a hospital, a fire station, a beauty salon, a bank, a radio station, a TV studio, a theatre and much, much more in KidZania Kuala Lumpur. Kids have a choice of over 90 different professions in 59 different establishments. Be a surgeon, a fire fighter, a journalist, a pilot, a mechanic, a model, a doctor, a painter and an actor, among others. Earn money in the form KidZania currency called kidZos, which can be saved into a bank account or spent at the outlets within KidZania Kuala Lumpur. KidZania Kuala Lumpur opens: Mon - Fri: 10am to 5pm Sat / Sun / Public Holidays / School Holidays: 10am to 3pm (Session 1) and 4pm to 9pm (Session 2) Ticketing Info: Baby (aged 0-1): Malaysian/Non-Malaysian (Free) Toddler (aged 2-3): Malaysian/Non-Malaysian (RM35) Kid (aged 4-17): Malaysian (RM55) Non-Malaysian (RM75) Adult (aged 18-59) : Malaysian (RM35) Non-Malaysian (RM50) Senior Citizen (aged 60 & above) : Malaysian/Non-Malaysian (RM30) Z-U soon! “Rakan Riang Sdn. Bhd. is the Authorized Licensee of KidZania, S.A. de C.V. and a subsidiary of Themed Attractions & Resorts Sdn. Bhd."

Parking

Car park

Phone	1300885439
Email	contact@kidzania.com.my
Website	http://www.kidzania.com.my

BYOB Green Concepts

I first heard about BYOB through Sasha' blog.
So what is this BYOB? Read here

In Summary:
1) Keep all your bottles at home, be it shampoo, soft drink bottles, mineral water, etc.
2) Bring to BYOB outlet in Cheras. Hope they will open in PJ soon. I took me 1 hour ++, a few tolls from USJ to reach BYOB
3) In BYOB, their min order is 1Liter per type of detergent. If you go to the FB page, they will list all their available detergents
4) Pay

This is what I bought. Guess how much?
1) 2L of Mop & Shine (for mopping tiles)- will have shiner effect
2) 1L Dettol (to kill bacteria / toilet cleaning)
3) 1L Fabric Detergent
4) 2L Clothes Detergend (Liquid form)
5) 1L Shower Gel

So why BYOB?
1) Because we can re-use the bottles
2) Because its so much cheaper. For the above, if I spent it in Cosway, I will be paying RM69.30. Now I only pay RM16.20
3) The ingredients used in the detergents are biodegradable and save to the earth. Natural ingredients will be slowly introduced.

CNY Ideas from Casahana

Every year, without fail, I will purchase goodies from Casahana because I find their packaging very attractive and easy to managed. All I have to do is pop 2 or 4 mandarin oranges and I am set to give it away for family and friends. I think I have done this for the past 4 yrs???

They have different designs and this year, I remembered to snap photos. I did it just before leaving..at the car..hahaha

This cute little paper hand-bag. Inside contains Oriental Softcake.

RM4 

You can just carry the paper handbag or put it in another paperbag which the vendor gave. 

Put in 2 or 4 or 6 oranges and you are good to go

NOW TELL ME...ITS PRESENTABLE RIGHT? YOU LIKE RECEIVING SUCH GIFTS? They are so attractive and pretty.

This is a RM15 box with cookies and tea.

Tada...
Next year, I look forward to their new designs.
Note: I wrote this out of my own experience and because its a good thing, I share :)

Playground at Citta Mall

Citta Mall at Ara Damansara is one of the newer malls in the Klang Valley. I go to this mall regularly because it still provides FREE Parking and usually ample parking too. This mall dont have many tenants yet. Some of the regular cafes I go are McD, PappaRich, Wondermilk and Subway. Besides I go to Jaya Grocer for some grocery marketing too. One day, I decided to walk the entire mall..to visit every shop. Then I came across Julia Gabriels - an enrichment centre and also a kindy and I found A Parent's Room for Children below 6yo. Naturally I went straight to the parent's room because it means it provided rest for me.

Very nicely renovated washroom. but not suitable for kids. See, the soap dispenser...

a child wont be able to reach. 

Very cosy room. No chair for adults to sit. But can sit on the floor. I can frequent this place until P is 6yo. LOL

Big thanks - to Nuffnang and Nippon Paint

I received an email from Nuffnang office saying that I won a prize from one of my blog entries sometime back. (more like May2011)

Of course, my confidence shot up again cos I thought this entry was made so long ago. Nevertheless, thank you. I never expected it and now, I just love surprises.

I was in KL for work the other day and I decided to pick the prize up.

This was what I got.


Isnt he cute?

Once again, thanks Nippon Paint and Nuffnang for the opportunity.

Budget Rent-A-Car

Whilst in the USA for my business trip, I took on a car rental. However I did not book directly with the company. I went through a 3rd party company as they offered a much lower price. Lower Price for the same product.

The purchase through the 3rd party company did not allowed me to purchase insurance. Hence, when I collected the car at the airport, I requested for insurance.

The person at the counter did not explain to me everything about the insurance. The conversation went very general and I signed the dotted lines.

On the day I returned the car, I was given the receipt and I was totally speechless. The amount charged to my credit card for 2 days of insurance was USD158!!! Again, I asked the counter person to explain to me, to provide me with the cost breakdown. The counter person could not explain. HUH????? All he said was, the amount is right, we just trust the computer!!!!! OH MAN!!! Even if the amount is right, I want to know how did USD158 came about because on the day I took car, the lady said, insurance is about USD30 a day. Given +-5%, it wont come up to USD158 right???

When I returned the car, it was already night time and the next day, I was flying out of USA. I had no time to contact Budget. I got very worried because if there is anything to rectify, it should NOT be delayed.

Anyhow, I came back home and I decided to email them. I got prompt reply from Budget and after a few emails, out of gratitude, they prorated the amount and I paid USD120.

Now, let me tell you.
When you take an insurance on retail price, say, at the airport while taking car, there is a base charge, airport tax, state tax and misc charges. The airport and state tax can be like 22% high!!!!! Their rate is based on time. Let say, your car rental is from 8 am (day 1) till 8 am (day 2). You came in earlier at 7am on day 1 to take the car..they start counting from 7am. and from 7am-8am..its considered as 1 day charged.

So remember, take your own insurance the next time or look for better offer.

All these wont happened if the 3rd party company did a good job!