The Volkswagen Sharan – Volkswagen first premium MPV Launch in Malaysia

I was astonished by the number of awards Volkwagen swept that night at the Asian Auto Ambank Fuel Efficiency Awards 2011 (check out the winners HERE ). Granted, I’m not that close knitted with the automotive industry and thus that was an eye-opener for me.

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After that night, I mentioned it in conversations with (mostly) male friends and I find that most agree that Volkswagens are superb cars.

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So when Volkswagen threw a media & family day out at Carcosa Seri Negara on a Sunday afternoon, I put on my pretty Sunday dress plus a cloche and looked forward to a beautiful Sunday out .

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And what a Sunday it was, with Carcosa’s famed scones with real cream, games and a launch skit plus a massage and a manicure!

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Paradise Inn, Sunway Pyramid

2012 seems to be the year for the invasion of Singaporean F & B franchises; with  The Soup Restaurant and Putien opening @1 Utama and now Paradise Inn at Sunway Pyramid.

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Though I heard of Paradise Inn first (even before The Soup Restaurant or Putien)  via fellow food blogger Sean, it took me a while to step in here as the location wasn’t as convenient as 1 Utama for me.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Launch in Malaysia

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 (don’t ask why the naming is so complicated ok, let’s just call it OM-D shall we?) was launched last week and I sat through a very interesting presentation by the Olympus team in Malaysia.

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For one that swears by Micro Four Thirds cameras, I’m naturally interested to find out more on any new models launched in the market.
This one particularly caught my interest, especially when it boasts of so many firsts.

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An indulgent weekend stay at the Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur – WIN IT!!

 

UPDATE:

The winner of the 2D 1N stay in an Executive Deluxe Room at the Ritz-Carlton, KL contest is Charmaine Pua Li Ping!! Congrats!

Here is the screen shot of her entry:

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Dear readers, how was your Valentine’s? Did you make an impression or did you blow it up?  😀
Would you believe it if I told you I slept from 8pm to 530am this morning?? Yes yes, I did. The house moving last week totally drained me!

Hence, I could do with a weekend away from the mess that is my new home now. Boxes unpacked, dust everywhere still and the washing machine is not working yet!

A night’s stay in an Executive Deluxe Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur, inclusive of breakfast for two in Cesar’s would be ideal now. Ahhh… one can dream yes?

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Artisan Roast Coffee, Taman Tun Dr Ismail

If you’re a lover of coffee, you have to be here. Michael (you would have seen him HERE ) now has a place to call his own. And if it’s your lucky day, he might be free enough to chat to you about coffee, an obvious passion of his!

I rushed out without my camera so whatever you’re seeing here is taken with my BB Torch. Not great I know.  :S

But the pastries and cakes was awesome! I had an Apple Sicilian Cake (RM10) and shared a Cheesecake (RM10) with CH.

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Baked by Amirah, Michael’s wife; all the displayed desserts looked incredibly scrumptious. I’m glad to report that my orders that day was satisfying and not overly greasy or sweet (a common unfavorable trait in desserts).

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Sony Launch: Balanced Armature (BA) in-ear headphones – 7 new high performance models

This morning I sat comfortably in Urban Restaurant in Istana Hotel & I’m about to try these earphones out!
I will be updating more on the earphones but here’s the pictures and prices for now. 🙂

Featuring the newly developed micro-sized BA driver units, the XBA-1, XBA-2, XBA-3 and XBA-4 headphones encompass one (full range), two (full range + woofer), three (full range + woofer + tweeter), and four (full range + woofer + tweeter + super woofer) BA driver units respectively – producing crystal clear sound reproduction and quality across the range of frequencies.

The new Sony Balanced Armature headphones are available at selected Sony outlets and authorized dealers from mid February 2012 onwards.

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