I was lucky to be able to capture such a beautiful shot of the city upon arriving in Bangkok. As opposed to when we were returning to Malaysia, the sky was rather cloudy as it has been raining the whole day.

Before I go into the details of my full story (and hopefully tips) of my trip to Bangkok, this post will just be the itinerary of the 3D3N trip. Well, technically we flew on the night of 3rd November, and maximized the next 3 days. So, it's a lot like a 3D3N rather than a 4D3N trip to me.

Due to the passing of The King of Thailand, we weren't sure what was operating and what was not. We did some research on a few point of interest before we left for the trip, but majority of it was really spontaneous which we planned like the night before or even on the go.

ITINERARY

3rd November 2016

Signing off. xx

Sincerely, Mels

Greetings! I know that I've been away from this platform for a while and that's mainly because there's nothing for me to blog. My final year in university has just begun and assignments are already pilling up very quickly! Not to mention, I'm also in the midst of hunting for a placement for my internship next January. If there's anyone who's looking for interns or knows any company that is looking for interns, please contact me! I do have a few places in mind but as for now, there's nothing that I can do because the university has still yet to release our letters to us and it's going to be a challenge to apply without it. Fingers crossed that it's not going to take them too long before everything starts becoming last minute.

Anyway, apart from my usual (boring) routine, I had my hair done today. I was recommended by my friend to be a hair model for today and I accepted the offer because I get to colour my hair for free! Haha. I can't imagine paying the amount that saloons will usually charge to achieve these colours and the fact that it's going to probably fade off really quickly really turns me off every time I think of it. 

So, before anything happens, I took some photos on my own (duh) courtesy of my tripod and camera timer. Haha.

Not much of a hipster cafe nor a restaurant, but I'm guessing it's more of a club's cafe. Next / attached to Social Lab was what I saw screens showing the results of some horse racing tournament. Anyway, my sister found the place and we thought of giving it a try before we knew it wasn't a stand alone cafe. 

Probably the only thing I love about the place - its landscape outside. Haha

Awkward turtle

Shortly after being seated, we were informed that everything was self-serviced. We then had to walk to the counter and order our food and choose our drinks ourselves from the fridge. 

Confession: That night was my very first time having a Somersby. It tasted 90% apple juice, 10% alcohol although my dad was surprised when I told him I was able to taste the alcohol. #notyouraveragedrinker

A decent family selfie after God knows how many attempt

Nasi Lemak

Some seafood platter which I can't really remember what it's called. A huge portion that was more than enough for the 4 of us.

Throughout the night, there wasn't many customers and majority of them opted for the private rooms. It was just so-so for me and I don't think I would come back here unless invited for a function to be honest. Haha. But there's no harm in giving it a try yourself! 

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Signing off. xx

Sincerely, Mels

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If you're an Ipoh local, then you should know the location of the Tuesday night market behind Tesco. Tea Coffee Game which is also known as T.C.G. is located alongside where the night market would be.  

We found a 3 course deal from Groupon and decided to give it a try. The deal was RM18 instead of RM40.60 per pax. Sorry, no front picture of the shop because I forgot to take one - as usual. Haha.

Anyway, upon entering the shop, we were the only customers there and that lasted out the whole night! Felt a little creepy but at the same time, we got to maximize their service as they were only serving our table.

Tissues and plain water are self serviced as well.

Soup of the day - Mushroom Soup

Salad of the day - Salad Bowl

Fettuccine Carbonara with Pork Bacon

Home-cooked Curry Chicken with Rice

Dessert of the Day - Ice Cream with Strawberry (I think, heh)

As for drinks, we were given the choice of Ice Lemon Tea or their Signature Drip Coffee. But we opted for other drinks on the menu and it was allowed without extra charges!

Overall, I would give this place a 3/5. Food was alright but service was a little slow. Head over to Groupon now and get yourself some vouchers and try it for yourself!

Signing off. xx

Sincerely, Mels

I've never thought that I would give Indonesian cuisine a try. Heck, I have never thought that I would actually enjoy eating it. Mainly because my perception of Indonesian food would be spicy. My experience dining in Naughty Nuri's was an experience that I proved myself wrong!

It was a Sunday night but that didn't affect the crowd from coming to dine in this restaurant! This is towards the inside of the restaurant, whereas we were seated at the balcony section of the restaurant. It was cooling and it wasn't too hot to the extend of sweating. Throughout the night, Samba music was played and their selection of songs were really good. We don't usually listen to Samba and obviously, we didn't know what the songs were but we ended up Shazam-ing so many of it because it was that enjoyable. On top of that, the staff were all friendly and service was quick. The fact that the staffs were all so sporting just makes the whole experience so much more worthwhile.

There were 3 birthday celebrations that night and birthday song-mashed-with-Samba will be played every time when a table was presented with a cake. Also, the staffs would randomly dance at a random time while their customers indulge in their meals - similar to what Johnny Rockets does.

Naughty Nuri's Signature Ribs

This was my first time having steak and it was delicious! It wasn't too dry, and the meat was pretty tender with a tad of crisp on the top. There were huge bones in it as well but it was easily removed.

When you realize bones can turn you into a monster #lamecaption

Nasi Goreng

The fried rice was good as well and the portion was huge! I guess it's best to share the dishes than to order individually because it's all better to be stuffed with varieties than to be stuffed with only one.

Cozylicious Salmon

Yay! My favourite fish! Didn't eat much of this but it was nice as well.

Naughty Nuri's BBQ Pork Chop

The presentation looks plain and clean, and the portion for this dish is suitable for a personal meal. 

Basically everything tasted so so good!

Address:

Subang Courtyard (First Subang Mall), 

Lot G-08, Ground Floor, 

Jalan SS15/4G SS15, 

47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Feel free to contact me for further questions and information. Signing off. xx

Sincerely, Mels

W I N D O W   L I G H T I N G

Overall, I find this camera pretty good. As compared to the previous camera that I was using which is the Sony a5000, CANON G7X isn't as vibrant in terms of picture colour. Also, G7X is not an interchangeable lens camera. Hence, if you're someone venturing into photography like seriously and would wish to buy new lenses in the future, it's better to opt for an interchangeable lens camera and that's my next target! Can't wait till I have the best of both worlds - a nice camera for photo taking and a good vlogging camera which I already have!

Feel free to leave me an e-mail or look for me on my social media if there's anything you readers wish to know about! 

Signing off. xx

Sincerely, Mels