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!

Honeymoon: Picnic at Tuileries Garden

Romantic Morning Walk in Paris

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Our morning stroll from hotel to Tuileries Garden was for a purpose - we are having a picnic in the garden compound! Leecher knows how much I love picnic & he suggested going for an impromptu picnic during one of the days :) My hubby is the best, yay *muacks*

 Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries in French) is located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde. This huge garden was initially a garden of the Tuileries Palace, but was converted to a public park after the French Revolution.

Families, tourists and locals all gathered around the fountain area, just enjoying a day out in the sun. Whenever we travel to cold countries, I'm very thankful for the sun - standing underneath the sun versus the shade made a whole lot of difference! 

Plenty of chairs available for everyone to sit on :)  

These ducks seemed to accustomed to being around humans. If you happen to catch them in a good mood, they may even perform a trick of two for your viewing pleasure!

Leecher was literally dying from lack of caffeine - he toured the whole garden just to find a kiosk selling coffee. Not to mention that it costs almost €3 for a small cup, akin to the vending machine cup. Next time, I should just bring a couple of coffee packets & sell it to him. Good $$ churning opportunity, heh. 

It was an impromptu picnic, so we just gathered whatever food we can find from our stash. Biscuits which I took from our SQ flight, Laduree macarons, apples from the fruit basket in our room, left over bread from Paul's, snacks from M&S etc. Quite a spread that we put together. 

We sat near the fountain initially. As soon as I took out my "picnic" basket, we were surrounded by small birds! I got scared for they were inching closer and closer to us, waiting for food to drop from the sky. So we decided to retreat abit and moved backwards. 

The grass patch looked inviting, but I couldn't find a makeshift mat anywhere. 

Trusty bag hook for our dustbin. I got 3 of these - gave 1 to MIL and broke 1 during my Guangzhou trip. This is the last one surviving! Hopefully this will last for a very long time.

Once we have settled down, time to get our picnic started! We were famished by now, having walked a long way earlier.

Brioche Au Sucre €3.30 - this tasted rather plain, much to my disappointment. 

Had to rely on a blackcurrent violet macaron to add some taste. 

Anyone wanna guess what Leecher is doing?

HAHAHAHAHAHA! 一点都不相！Good try, my dear :)

We spotted this cute family on skaters! I have to say the mummy is really pretty & both her little boys inherited her hair colour & eyes. 

Once we finished eating, clear up all the rubbish and dump the trash into the bin #responsiblecitizen. 

 It was an wonderful picnic with Leecher! Though I missed our picnic basket & home-made food items, what matters most is the company :)

Tuileries Garden

Place de la Concorde, 75001

Paris, France