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Last month, we took the kids to Genting Highlands during the school holidays. And this is the REAL reason why we (the parents) wanted to go there.. to eat fish and chips lol!

I personally think it’s one of the best fish and chips you can find in Malaysia. The last time, we had it at Harry Ramsden at Sky Avenue, and was pleased to discover that they also have one outlet inside Genting Skyworlds. We stopped here for lunch; simply order at the counter and you will be given a number which will be called once your order is ready.

Malaysians were finally able to get their hands on the iPhone 14s last Friday (23rd September). Like many others, I pre-ordered my phone as soon as it became available and got it delivered to my home via same day delivery. 

To my delight, the iPhone 14 Pro Max in gold is ultra sexy and beautiful! Love the subtle gold colour against the metallic edges of the phone. Thanks Hubby for this early birthday present, will certainly put it to good use for all my food photography and shooting videos.

Here's a short video of me unboxing my new phone ♥

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 Jyu Jyu Yakiniku, one of our favourite yakiniku restaurants in KL, is now open at Isetan The Gardens. This new location is super convenient for us as it's our regular mall.  Here at the restaurant, you can find great cuts of beef at affordable prices.

You can order these off the a la carte menu and they also have set lunches (price starts from RM40 for the meat sets) and they also have all-you-can-eat buffets (prices start from RM185++ for 90 minutes)! Check out their page now for more info.

Thanks to Isetan Kuala Lumpur for the invite, we got to try their special menu which includes:

✨ Australian Wagyu
✨ Harami
✨ kalbi (boneless ribs)
✨ fillet
✨ diamond cut beef tongue
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We chanced upon Wagyu Pho during our recent visit to Pavilion Bukit Jalil. The restaurant is located in one of the shophouses facing the mall, adjacent to Parkson Level 2 exit.

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Located at the newly opened The Table in Isetan The Gardens, Menya Appare is well worth visiting for its Japanese ramen. Each bowl of ramen is made from carefully selected ingredients, both imported from Japan and locally sourced. Appare in Japanese means "wonderful" or "brilliant" and the ramen we had here sure was "appare". 

We had the Deluxe Tonkotsu Ramen (RM38) as well as the Deluxe Black Tonkotsu Ramen (RM39), which comes with pork shoulder char siew and pork belly char siew, ajitama and seaweed. 

The broth is rich and flavorful; pork bones undergo over 20 different processes for more than 48 hours for maximum flavour extraction.  The black tonkotsu ramen comes with black ma-oil, a fragrant garlic oil made from a blend of 7 types of garlic. The ajitama here, made with Kenkori eggs, is superb, with a perfectly runny centre. 

If you order the set, it also comes with 3 pieces of gyoza and refillable green tea. 

Opening hours: Tue-Sun 11.30am - 3pm; 5.30pm - 9pm. Closed on Mondays

Location: Menya Appare, Isetan The Gardens, The Table, 3F, The Gardens Mall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur. (Parking RM2 for first 3 hours on weekday, RM3 for first 3 hours on weekend) 

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Cooking is a life skill that is increasingly valued globally. Families are encouraging children to start cooking from a young age to encourage independence.

Encourage your child, starting with simple tasks such as preparing cold beverages, salad or other dishes that require assembly or baking rather than stove-top skills. As they gain confidence they can graduate to stove-top cooking with your guidance. With more practice, they can soon prepare snacks, drinks and salads for themselves and for the family.

Some of the easiest recipes for children use condiments to impart flavours that uplift even the simplest preparations to the next level. Alce Nero™, a leader in organic food including, pasta, pasta sauces, honey, jams, olive oil, apple cider vinegar and balsamic vinegar among others, has compiled four simple recipes to get children started on a culinary journey for World Parents’ Day Celebration on July 24 and for everyday thereafter.

The condiments featured are Alce Nero™ Apple Cider Vinegar, Alce Nero™ Balsamic Vinegar, Alce Nero™ Organic Wildflower Honey and Alce Nero™ Extra Virgin Olive Oil. These organic condiments are packed with health benefits, being a mainstay of the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet[1].

Share these recipe ideas with your kids and help them pamper you!

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The Unc was back for a short trip recently, and with him, he brought all the ingredients needed to make Pasta Carbonara for us. An authentic version is made using guanciale (cured pork cheek), pecorino romano and Parmigiano Reggiano with eggs (no cream!). For the pasta, we used spaghettoni (a thicker version of spaghetti).

Perfectly Al dente, rich and creamy.. loved it! Thanks to The Unc for making this for us :)

600g spaghettoni (or spaghetti)
215g guanciale, crusts trimmed and sliced
3 eggs, plus 1 extra egg yolk
Freshly grated black pepper
215g pecorino cheese, grated
Parmigiano Reggiano

1. In a pot of salted water, cook the spaghettoni pasta for 16 mins, according to packet instruction.


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Malaysians help local sellers to drive tangible results with Shopee Affiliate Programme

The internet, social media, and affiliate market have changed dramatically over the past year. Enabled across the board and many product categories, the top three most popular products among Shopee Affiliates span across telco prepaid cards, followed by mobile phones and women’s watches.

Shopee witnessed a 148% year-on-year boost in local telco prepaid cards sold through the Shopee Affiliate Programme throughout Malaysia between January to August 2022 compared to last year. Between 1 July and now shows that local sellers selling prepaid cards have received a traffic boost of at least 6.1 million clicks from Shopee Affiliates.

According to Shopee, this trend aligns with market data towards an increase in millennial spending and telecommunication penetration rate. Users have become much more tech-savvy and are actively seeking services that suit their increasingly digital lifestyle, from how they reload mobile prepaid to how they pay their bills. This reflects the need for users to source more affordable and convenient alternatives in the market.

Huiyan Pan, Head of Brand Marketing at Shopee Malaysia, shared that telco prepaid cards are popular among Shopee Affiliates to promote and for industry players to keep ahead with more promotional activities. With many new channels evolving and affiliates thriving on their knowledge and influence over niche audiences, they have become an important channel to drive sales and awareness for sellers on Shopee.

“We want to open up more opportunities for affiliates to earn a side income by optimizing their social media following while increasing sellers' online sales. As the market continues to grow, the programme’s benefits are more apparent to sellers of all sizes, and we can expect to see more involvement of Shopee Affiliates in the coming years,” added Pan.

Shopee strives to empower affiliates to showcase their creativity and build authentic connections while helping local sellers grow their social presence and drive tangible results.

The Shopee Affiliate Programme is a free initiative for affiliates to earn cash incentives for every completed order via their personalized link. The programme currently serves as a means for non-Shopee shop owners to earn additional income from their social media followings.

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 If you're a fan of green tea, head over to Matcha Eight at Lalaport BBCC to try their range of delicious, premium Japanese tea ice creams made using single origin tea imported from Wazuka, Kyoto.  Whether it's matcha, sencha or hojicha, they have something to suit every palate, with differing levels of intensity and sweetness. 

Currently there are eight flavours to choose from, as well as one limited edition flavour (genmaicha). You can taste up to four flavours for free, before deciding on your preferred flavour. 

Here are some of the flavours which we tried: #2 Soulmate, #3 Maybe It's Love, #4 Matcha Me Tonight, and #6 Melodrama Queen. Prices range from RM13 to RM16 per scoop. You can also add-on other ingredients such as mochi, red bean or cone. 

*Free parking at Lalaport BBCC until 31 October 2022.

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60% of Malaysian consumers are proactively supporting local sellers with #ShopeeSapotLokal, at the live reveal of the platform’s largest marketplace study this year, Celebrating the Heart of Malaysia on E-Commerce*, in conjunction with the company’s 9.9 Super Shopping Day.

When 3,356 consumers were asked “Why do you think it is important to support local sellers?” between 19 July to 17 August 2022, 30% endorsed the quality of Made-in-Malaysia goods that cater to their local preferences, 20% stated that they want to keep the economy running for patriotic reasons and 8% were sellers supporting other local sellers in the same boat. 42% preferred shopping local to get their items delivered faster.

Among these respondents, half of them (54%) are working full time, 18% are in-between jobs, 17% are senior citizens, 6% are stay-at-home parents and 5% are university students.

Shopee also examined what Malaysians valued about online shopping. Over 70% of consumers surveyed estimated that their everyday online shopping transactions resulted in savings of over 5% consistently.

“Interestingly, not all buyers prioritise discounts and vouchers exclusively. Seven in 10 Malaysians value peace of mind over lower price,” according to Kenneth Soh, Head of Marketing Campaigns at Shopee Malaysia.

Nine in 10 Malaysians still buy online despite the reopening of physical outlets because it is a learned and adopted habit. The majority value having ‘peace of mind’, with 40% enjoying the convenience of parcels delivered to their doorstep, 17% feeling safe with Shopee Guarantee, and 10% trusting reviews and pictures from other buyers.

For 49% of buyers, Shopee is the top-of-mind shopping destination for lifestyle products, including home decoration items, fashion pieces, and health and beauty products. Apart from that, 24% of buyers purchase living essentials (groceries and diapers) from Shopee, 16% look for tech devices (computers, mobile devices and TV) and the remaining 11% buy automobile parts or work and school supplies.

“When Malaysian consumers express their values through online shopping preferences this way, we truly understand why eight in 10 local sellers started their selling journey online with Shopee. We are humbled to discover that half of our local sellers surveyed say the income earned on our platform is crucial as it enables them to support their families,” said Soh.

The majority of local sellers began selling online with Shopee to overcome existing limitations on their earnings and participation in the economy: 24% because it is their only source of income, 5% can’t get a job, 18% need to supplement income and 24% feel the pressures of higher costs of living. 30% said they became Shopee sellers because of their passion for their business.



Save and Enjoy More with 9.9 Super Shopping Day

To enable Malaysians to stretch their Ringgit even more, Shopee’s 9.9 Super Shopping Day is currently happening till 9 September 2022. More value and joy await shoppers on top of Free Shipping with no minimum spend, daily 95% off deals and a chance to Shop & Win up to RM200,000**.

Malaysians can also look forward to Shopee Live daily exclusive vouchers, worth up to RM6 off with no minimum spend from any livestream on Shopee Live. The Live-exclusive vouchers refresh every day, so users should come back to Shopee livestream daily to claim and use the vouchers on 9.9 Super Shopping Day.

On top of that, users can also participate in the Shopee Live Buy & Win contest to stand a chance to win up to 100,000 Shopee Coins and Gold Bars. This is applicable for purchases made in any livestreams on Shopee Live from 26 August until 9 September.

To top it off, tune in to TV3, Shopee Live or Shopee’s YouTube channel at 9PM on 9 September to get your hands on the best TV deals in town from the Shopee 9.9 Super Show. Full of exciting performances, games and offers, Shopee will be treating Malaysians with Shopee Shake, Vouchers Drop and more during the show for an unforgettable 9.9 Super Shopping Day.

For more information about the Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day, visit https://shopee.com.my/m/99.


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