Bath -Time Story

This is an intimate post about my bath time story from the past till now!
I have dig into my memory to find them and some leaves me fond memories. :))

Let's start with when I was a baby. My mom like to bath me in Johnson & Johnson shampoo or Pureen shampoo, both I love it so much! Love the foamy stuff and yellow ducky as companion during bath time! There is a song relate to this perfectly well which is also my favourite from Sesame Street 'Rubber Duckie'. Never heard of it?? Click video below to listen.




When I was no longer a baby, shower time seem a little boring when using soaps. At that time, there are not many brands of soap compare to now. I either switch from Lux or Dove or May, oh and perhaps Follow Me.

When I was in high school and college years, Body Shop was just arrived at our shore. I got the chance to try on something new other than soap. Body Shop usually has fruity flavour in their body shampoo. Love the mango scent flavour!

From then on, my love for body shampoo grows. During my university years in London, I was a loyal fan of Marks & Spencer's Rose body shampoo, oh I also like their peach and almond flavour! Smells so heavenlyyyy.....

Another favourite of M&S's Peach and Almond flavour!

Another alternative besides M&S, I will choose to get Bliss from Boots pharmacy. Smells like sea and mineral...very refreshing!

After returning home, Shokubutsu is one of my longest shower companion. On and off I will go use this, unless am busy using or trying out other body shampoo or soaps. :P Orange peel sensation is always my favourite! One reason why I always like Shokubutsu because it has 100% plant based foam formula, non-existent of Sodium Laureth Sulfate in it. Therefore it is safe to use for a long time.

While trying to remember all the soaps or body shampoo I've used in the past. Suddenly, this pop up from my memory. L'occitane Verbena soap!! Where has this disappeared??!! I remembered clearly someone give to my Mr. as a gift, and he past it to me then. I cant remembered where I have put it! Blarghh...This is makin' me sad. :((

I guess I was bored with body shampoo then. I started to restock some soaps back into my bathroom. Rice-day soap made famous by a Taiwan beauty talk show, then I started to sell these lovely scented soaps in my blog. I love the rice soap flavour the most, it has brightening purpose.

My next favourite soap was Crabtree & Evelyn - Rosewater soap with Cold Cream.

Next on the list was Acca Kappa Rose soap. Personally I prefer this more than Crabtree, because of the scent is more lasting, and smells sweeter. But the price is much dearer, Acca Kappa soap is abt RM40!! Very very Expensive!! By now, you can tell I love rose scent alot when comes to shower time! ;))

Another much Love item during my wedding month! My all-time-classic-adorable-precious fragrance - Vera Wang!! Vera Wang by Vera Wang shower cream is awesome! It carries a scent of feminity and romantic in the air.

Fragrance Notes: Bulgarian Rose, Calla Lily, Mandarin Flower, Gardenia, Lotus, Iris, White Stephanotis.

My honeymoon time - soaked in bathtub with this sweet little L'occitane Cherry Blossom bath pebble bought from Miu.

After that, what's next?
Burt's Bees open its outlet in Malaysia!
Am hooked when I shower in Fabulousy Fresh body wash! It has peppermint and Rosemary scent, very refreshing! For me, a good body shampoo should give a little boost to unwind a tired day after work. Bath time suppose to be the cheapest way to relax and unwind at home daily basis, unless you got the bucks to spend them on spa.

Once I get my hands on body shampoo consist of essential oil. Now am totally spoiled.
I guess I cant live without that. They work wonders on your skin, lazy people like me actually lazy to butter my skin with body lotion. So, body shampoo with essential oil still makes your skin smooth and moisturized!!

My latest haul - L'occitane Almond Shower Oil set (RM120).

250ml L'occitane almond shower oil
75ml L'occitane almond shower oil
50ml Delicious paste (almond body scrub)

I was so lucky to be able to grab the last set from Isetan Lot 10. This set is very worth to buy, as i know L'occitane seldom have promotion price as good as this when comes to their best-seller product. Rose scent and almond scent are both my favourite!

Now...what's your bath-time story?? Share with me!
:))

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Terrace @ Hock Choon Revisited

Continue from last post. After lunch at Cafe Vienna, we headed to Terrace @ Hock Choon. Since i have promised to bring my besties to this awesome cool place. Believe me or not, those have came here before, love this unpretentious place immediately and it's floor to ceiling glass window!

Tea time!!
illy Cafe @ Hock Choon.

Greco Originale RM13
1 shot of illy Espresso with liquid cream & topped with cocoa powder

Peppermint Cool Chocolate RM13
Hot chocolate topped with crushed peppermint leaves
Minty cool taste blend with chocolate!

Dinner time!

Tempura Chirasi Sushi Set RM35
Prawn, Fish, Vegetable Tempura & Chirasi Sushi (different kinds of raw fish on sushi rice)
This set is served with cawanmushi, miso soup and salad.

Chirasi Sushi
We dig the japanese rice coz it's sticky and has the sake flavour in it. Not many japanese restaurant serve the rice as good as this. The assorted sushi on top are fresh too!

Silky smooth cawanmushi with lemon peel on top.

Miso Soup

Kake 'Inaniwa' Ramen RM22
Inaniwa Ramen served with spring onion, and yummie soup base.

We had a very fulfilling tea time and dinner @ illy cafe, Terrace. The Japanese food is sent from the kitchen of Fukuharu restaurant to illy Cafe just a few steps away. We will definitely come back again to try other dishes!

Cafe Vienna Revisited

A revisit to Cafe Vienna last weekend with some frens. It is always best to share food together, that way you get to try different types of food and shared the happiness together. How awesome is that! :)) If you have missed reading my first entry on Cafe Vienna, click here to visit my Vienna escape!

Food we ordered:

Vienna Schnitzel Sandwich RM21
Fried breaded Chicken breast on a Ciabatta bread with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato and cheese. The ingredients are very fresh and the yummy cheese melts in the mouth with fresh Ciabatta bread.

Vienna Apfelstrudel (Apple Strudel) RM18
A super flaky crust with a mildly sweet Apple, raisins and crunchy walnut served with vanilla sauce. We love this apple strudels here! I reckon this is the best apple strudel I've ever tasted in KL! Say goodbye to other apple strudels.

Salzburger Nockerl RM16
Souffle that assemble the 3 mountains of Salzburg served hot with cream, apricot jam, raspberry and chocolate sauce. This is yummy, and addictive, I could eat this all day! Love the medium soft texture and aromatic butter and egg taste in the souffle. We heart this!

Flavored Coffee with Butterscotch RM12
There are few other flavours you can choose from - Noisette, Vanilla, Peppermint, or Caramel.

Melange (Cappuccino) RM10.50
The cup is filled half way up with coffee and topped with foamed milk

Einspanner RM11
An aromatic double mocha topped with whipped cream

We also love the coffee and it taste original as the coffee in Italy. Hope this cafe will stay for a long time to come.

Bridge Bar @ G Tower

Last Saturday, we checked out this exclusive and discreet latest bar in town. Bridge bar one of a kind bar, which located on the 28th floor of G City Hotel, GTower at Jalan Tun Razak next to Tabung Haji building. The newly opened G City Hotel is owned by investment holding company Goldis Berhad, which also owns GTower and has a stake of various businesses. The hotel claims to be the Malaysia first internationally green-rated building.

The bar is now open to the public for the time being. Soon they will only serve exclusively to its hotel guests and club members.

The Club lounge area equipped with comfortable designed lounge chairs for work or read and computers with high speed broadband are easily accessible.

I wished this piece of luxury stylish sofa was in my living room!

Inside the Bridge Bar, there is a bar area, and the lounge area which is seated exactly on the bridge itself. I find this bar very poshy and stylish!

Taken outside the balcony of Bridge Bar. It is really a bridge between two towers of G Tower, similar to the bridge between Twin towers. But the view here is not as great as Luna Bar, here you can't really see KLCC or Twin Towers. However, the view is still great.

We come here for the ambiance, exclusiveness, and the people here treat you like VIP!!

There is a alfresco balcony which I forgot to take pictures of it. Lookin down to the ground from the balcony is pretty woozy.

Stylish interior inside Bridge Bar. Check out the tall glass window panels from floor to ceiling and mirrors on the ceiling. There are no live bands here, but chillout, downtempo music were playing at the background with really superb sound system. It blends well with the ambiance while you're lazing on comfy lounge chairs. Love it!

Riesling (Clare Valley)

Canapé

Chilly Tho - Chili dip in Mojito

Fruit shooters of Orange with Vodka & Lemon with Tequila.

The restroom. You can choose to dry you hands after washing by either using their folded clean hand towels or tissue papers. Class!Bridge Bar after closing, viewed from G Tower.

Before entering Bridge bar or leaving, you will need to get pass the tight security. :))
Do check out this place before they close for members only.

Bridge Bar
28th Floor GTower
199 Jalan Tun Razak, KL
T: 03 2168 1919
www.gtower.com.my

Back to Europe - Cafe Vienna

Recently, I've came acrossed Fatin's blog review on desserts in Cafe Vienna.

Took the opportunity to drop by Lot10 after shopping at Pavilion.
Fell in love with the cafe at first sight!
Further reading, you will see more of pictures taken inside of the Cafe. :P
The interior of the cafe is beautiful and classical music at the background, creates the European ambience in Cafe Vienna.

My table was right infront of the dessert counter. This is a killer to me!! The desserts are calling me!! arghh...

Notice there are different dining furniture. The one I seated was Al-fresco dining style with a classic Michael Thonet chairs with marble tabletops.

Towards the back of Cafe Vienna, a more cosy corner. Big comfort vintage sofa and lounge plush chair, looks so comforting. Unfortunately that table already reserved. Next time if I[m coming with a group of gals, definitely will take that corner, so we can kick off our heels and gossip and sipping teas n munching desserts. Bliss!!

Modern and stylish dining chairs on the other side of the Cafe. Love the paintings on the walls. Very classical paintings, reminds me my university days reading and analysing art from the classical and romantic era.

Another of my favourite, vintage clocks!!! Classic collections!

Check out the mirror reflection on the ceiling. There is a real piano there with no pianist yet. Heard they were lookin for a pianist. Hopefully by then we get to hear classical pieces 'live'.

Nice chandeliers.

The food is resonably priced, served European cuisine, classic coffees, homemade desserts and pastries.

I ordered a Kaese Spaetzle (Cheese with Austrian noodles) - RM29.50

Spatzle served with sauteed onions, mushrooms, parsley, turkey ham, gruyere cheese and a touch of cream.

This is So GOOD! The mushrooms were very fresh a nd smells superbly good! Seriously, I hardly tasted any mushrooms that smells as good as this. Everything blends perfectly, and am happy that the cream is not too thick.

Cheese Strudels - RM16.80
Flaky crust filled with ricotta cheese, lemon, raisin and served with vanilla sauce. This is served warm and its rich in texture. Actually I cant finish eating this, since both dishes i order are CHEESE!! How could i resist them??!! I can't even walked after consuming all the food.

Weiner Eiskaffee (Vanilla ice coffee) -RM16
- double mocha served with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream topping.

Cappuccino - RM10.50

Will definitely come back to try the Chicken Schnitzel and other desserts.

Cafe Vienna

No 23 - 25,2nd Floor,
Lot 10 Shopping Centre
Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250,
Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 603-21417858 / 603-21419900
Opens daily: 10am -10pm