KL Work Trip, Oct 2013: Heading Home

Arrival in Shangri-La Hotel

Shang Palace  

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Thank god for a public holiday in the middle of a work week. While Leecher had a long weekend, I headed to work on Monday feeling exhausted. The rainy morning made Monday seemed bluer than usual :( I was tired as we had a long day on Sunday with the uni gang - brunch, followed by games @ EK's place then dinner, lol! Told myself that I had to stay home today to finish the must-do before I get any panic attacks, lol! 

The final entry for Oct KL biz trip :) Still can't believe how efficient I am in churning out the entries when I only went for the trip last week, lol! I initially wanted to head for a quick workout session before breakfast, but laziness got the better of me. It didn't help that the bed was extremely comfy, heh. 

Breakfast at Lemon Garden cafe, where I devour a bowl of curry noodles and some pastries before heading off for the first meeting.

Curcuma was used in this centerpiece. The name comes from Arabic kurkum, meaning "tumeric". I later learnt that every week, a different and distinctive flower centerpiece is placed in the lobby. No wonder every time I checked into Shangri-La, I always get to see the floral centerpiece in different flowers! 

On the way to the airport after an intensive 2 hour meeting/training session with my clients. Strike a deal with the cab uncle to wait for me at the office, so he could send me to the airport immediately to catch my flight.

Headed to Old Malaya Kopitiam for lunch. Bad choice for the food and drink were mediocre, despite a hefty price tag of RM$50. If you are at KLIA, avoid this place for there are better food outlets around the airport. 

Old Malayan Kopitiam

KLIA

KL Work Trip, Oct 2013: Shang Palace

Arrival at Shangri-La Hotel

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 Since I was so efficient last week at blogging about the KL trip, I have decided to finish this trip before everything else (^^) After being stuck in client's place for almost 3 hours, I came out of the building to be greeted with a heavy downpour. I couldn't get a cab & was feeling anxious about not being able to make it for the next appointment. Thankfully, a cab turned into the driveway and the uncle agreed to send me to the client's place since it was just nearby. I still had to run in the rain, for the uncle couldn't turn into the alley in which the building was located. I was half-drenched when I showed up at my client's place - headed to the washroom to freshen up first before we talk business. 

 A 4-min drive from the client's place back to the hotel turned into a 45-min drive, for it was pouring + peak hour traffic. I flagged for a cab and wanted to jump in when I noticed there was a female sitting in front at the passenger seat. The driver told me that it's ok and he will send me back to the hotel. Turned out that the girl was his GF. It certainly felt strange riding a cab with a pair of love birds in front, but thankfully they didn't do anything funny. 

The heavy jam as seen from my room. I even had to get out of the cab in the middle of the road & walked back to the hotel for it was just too frustrating to be sitting in the cab when I'm just less than 100m away from the entrance.

Back at the hotel. I was famished and it was still drizzling outside, so I ditched my plan of heading out to the nearby shopping mall to eat.

The quiet corridor well lit with warm lights :)

Changed into my comfy flats for dinner. This pair of flats has got to be the most expensive pair I've ever owned at $40 bucks! I had to buy this pair as an emergency, for my flats gave way on the Esplanade bridge while I was walking to meet Winston for lunch one day. I was practically dragging my feet in my old flats to the nearest shoe shop that I could find. Thankfully this pair doesn't bit, if not it won't be worth the price that I paid (^^)

Since no one was in the lift, heh. 

Headed down to Level 1, where most of the restaurants are located. 

Overlooking the hotel lobby & lobby lounge. How I wish I had time to pop down for a glass to relax & recharge :) 

The flower centerpiece as seen from above - absolutely fascinating!

Decided on Shang Palace for dinner. This was actually my 2nd visit to Shang Palace. The first visit was with Boss & Eric - I didn't take pics cuz paiseh, lol! I did, however sneak a few pics on my iphone but will blog about it in another KL entry. 

Shang Palace - famous for their authentic Cantonese cuisine.

 

I don't recall stepping foot into Shangri-La Singapore but will do so at EK & Pris' Wedding next year :) I don't know if all Shang Palace follow the same theme, but this was set in an ancient Chinese grandeur. 

I sat at the same table during the 1st visit - what a coincidence!  

 They even brought magazines for me, since I was dining alone. So touched by their gesture! My tea cup was always refilled & plates were cleared promptly, excellent service :)  

Pan fried pork ribs with Chef's special sauce and onions. This was a tad salty for my liking, but the meat was so tender. I like it that the meat was cut into tiny pieces - felt just like eating popcorn, lol!

Pan fried foie gras with vinegar sauce and stuffed scallops with spicy bean sauce. I couldn't taste any tinge of vinegar sauce. A great combination of foie gras served on top of a slice of fried beancurd :) Scallops were stuffed with i-dunno-what-meat and it was juicy :)

Since Shang Palace is famous for Cantonese food, I ordered the combination Cantonese dim sum platter. This consisted of shrimp dumpling, pork dumplings with scallop, crisp shrimp rolls and spring rolls. I have to say this was a disappointment - the spring roll was so oily that I could only manage a mouthful. Oil literally oozed out from it when I placed it on my plate :( 

 

What a spread - I finished everything, lol! *glutton me* 

Shang Palace

Level 1 (Shangri-La Hotel, KL)

Opening Hours: 12pm till 2.30pm (Lunch, Mon - Sat), 10.30am till 2.30pm (Lunch, Sun & Public Holidays), 6.30pm till 10.30pm (Dinner, daily) 

Tel: +603 2074 3904

KL Work Trip, Oct 2013: Arrival at Shangri-La Hotel

After a long hiatus, I flew to KL once again for work. As if to make up for the 2 months of staying on land, I will be heading over to KL again for Miao's bachelorette trip two weeks later. This is also one of the rare times where I'm blogging about a trip on the day itself *beams with pride*. I was typing my booking-trip ordeal on this entry when I decided to hit the delete button. Not nice to bitch online about work-related stuff, though I was really tempted to post it out. You never know who is reading the blog, heh. 

Breakfast at the usual area. I was happily surfing net when a group of tourists-from-the-land-of-many-bad-manners occupied the remaining seats. They started making a lot of noise - playing games on their tablets with music so loud that it was disturbing me. The guy behind me decided to spread his body across several seats to sleep. He kept adjusting his body and I could feel every single movement from the opposite side. I turned back, stared at him and he pretended nothing happened *idiot* Not wanting to spoil my morning, I packed my things and headed to another area, free from their invasion. 

 Before take-off. Last min checks on email before switching it to flight mode. I was tempted to watch drama on phone, but the lure of lala-land surpassed everything else.

 Nude face #selfie in the cab (^^)

Finally, I get to sleep on the king-sized bed once again :) 

Not much of a view, since I'm staying on the 7th floor. 

If only I have the time to sit and relax - a book in hand with a cup of tea would be nice. 

I went into the bathroom, expecting to be greeted by the usual girly-fairy toiletries (first encounter here), only to discover that they have changed to these medicine-like-bottles. Why why why? Can you please bring back the fairy series?

#ootd in casual wear first before changing into work outfit. I was busy snapping away and didn't realize that I had only 30 min left before meeting my client for lunch! 

Large-scaled floral arrangement at the lobby.  

Shangri La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

11, Jalan Sultan Ismail

50250, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: +603 2032 2388

Waiting for client at the usual place. We headed out for lunch @ Nandos. I have yet to try it in Singapore, but the one that I had in KL was pretty good! Too paiseh to take pic though :) My eyelids are getting heavier & I shall continue in another entry. Good night & TGIF!