Liana Mohamed: November 2015

Malam terang bulan

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Hey guys! Have you ever wondered where our national anthem, Negaraku came from? Well, last weekend, I was lucky enough to score tickets to watch the musical/orchestra called Malam Terang Bulan held in Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

It was about our national anthem! I never knew the background of it and how it became our national anthem until I watched the musical. I don't want to spoil too much but lets just say it's actually a french song! The melody was originally written by Pierre Jean de Beranger. Cool right? So here are a few pictures from the play.

We weren't allowed to take pictures in during the musical so there weren't a lot of pictures. But let me tell you, the orchestra, singing and everything in fact was so good! They had great performers such as Dayang Nurfaizah and others. I've always loved going to orchestras since I was little because I took piano and violin lessons. And I wish I was good enough to play in the orchestra. Unfortunately, I was a lazy little kid! LOL.

trekking at FRIM

Monday, November 16, 2015

So last weekend, I went to FRIM with a couple of friends to go trekking. It was my first time there. We left around 8 from Shah Alam. I don't really know what was the fee to get it because we parked inside and it was about RM7 altogether. Or you can park outside for free. We took a shorter trail and the canopy walk was closed.

It was fun though. You could also rent a bike there or bring your own. I think we got on the Bukit Bujan trail if I'm not mistaken.

Then, we left and had banana leaf rice after. LOL how healthy are we....

Avani Sepang Goldcoast

Saturday, November 07, 2015

Hey guys! So I just got back from my short vacation, or 'staycation' at Avani Sepang Goldcoast! We initially wanted to go abroad but we opted for a local holiday instead. And I must say, I did not regret that decision.

Me and a couple of friends were there for a 3 days 2 nights trip. It took about an hour and a half to get there from Shah Alam.

This is the main lobby.

And the bicycle where guests could rent. Alternatively, there will also be buggies going from the lobby to the pool area so you can just wait for the buggy if you want to stop by your room.

Those are the villas and rooms. We took the deluxe and it costed about RM 600 per night.

They also have an extreme park right before the entrance where they have ATVs, go karts and paint ball.

Those are the free activities where guests could participate. We didn't expect it to be free so we did not bring any suitable attire.

Our morning view! This was around 6.45 am.

They also have an infinity pool with a good view.

And that's it! I would suggest to bring lots of snacks prior to coming here so you don't have to leave the place to get snacks. Their food was delicious though. Their breakfast spread had a lot of variety. Plus their pizza was amazing!

Also, their TV has built in movies so there were a ton of variety of movies to watch. A perfect place for a staycation!

November? Selfish drivers and foodgasm

Monday, November 02, 2015

Can we talk about how it's already November? How did that even happen??

So yesterday, Foodgasm event was on in PJ. I really wanted to go but the traffic was insane! I was from Mont Kiara because my boyfriend wanted a haircut. We went to 76 Style. Can we talk about how cute their halloween decoration is?

I waited for about an hour and had McD's while waiting because I was starving! Anyway, his appointment was at 12 so we finished around 1 and headed to PJ. We were from Federal Highway and the traffic wasn't so bad but the moment we got into PJ, it was a complete standstill! We only managed to move about 500m/hour. So we decided to bail. I felt bad cause a few of our friends were already there since they were there from 10.30.

I'm glad I didn't go though. Apparently I didn't miss out on much. It was really muddy due to the rain the night before and the queue was insanely long. Like some stalls even ran out of food while people were queuing. And the food wasn't that great too, according to my friends.

There were a lot of bad reviews on their instagram but i don't know. I wasn't there to judge. I guess the organisers could have been more organised with the parking system and since it's monsoon season, they shouldn't have done it in a field.

So we fled and went to tropicana city mall instead cause we were so hungry! We had pasta zanmai then we headed to Artisan PJ to meet with our other friend who also bailed. Then our friends from the food fest joined us.

For dinner, we went to Murni SS2. I don't know what was wrong with Malaysian drivers yesterday but there sure were lots of stupid, inconsiderate drivers! Speaking of drivers, most of the people were parking by the road side on both sides, which caused the massive traffic for Foodgasm! Me and my boyfriend were looking for a parking spot for almost an hour at ss2! Wanna know why? We already found a parking spot right in front of Murni. So he already signalled and wanted to side park. While he was going forward to side park, an idiot of a guy wouldn't give him space so there was no way to reverse! And because of that, we had to go a couple more rounds just to look for a parking spot and we ended up parking outside of the shoplift areas. Plus, it was raining! So we had to walk quite a distance.

But oh well. That was how my Sunday went. Bye!

Cat/Hawaiian birthday

Monday, November 02, 2015

Just recently, on Saturday, me and a couple of friends celebrated my friend, Hanna's birthday at Thyme Out! Thyme Out is a mexican food restaurant that started with a food truck at ss 15. The food was good! I had a burrito bowl and churros.

Birthday girl with her Hawaiian flower thing and birthday antenna thing LOL.

The churros was quite good! Unfortunately I'm allergic to chocolate so I was sneezing after that but quite worth the sneeze sesh.

The burrito bowl! I've always wanted to try it. I always watch bloggers on youtube, eating Chipotle's burrito bowl so I've always wondered what's it like. It was really good!