Thursday 28 March 2013

AirAsia FREE SEATS is Back! ^__^


For a long time, flying has always been a distant dream. It used to be a luxury that only the rich can enjoy..Well not anymore..Thanx to AirAsia's Low Fares NOW EVERYBODY CAN FLY & nothing feels better than those moments in life where dreams come true :)


AisAsia FREE Seats April 2013
Though there're still amazing places around the world where aircraft can't reach, but for everyplace else we have AirAsia b^__^d This time with AirAsia FREE SEATS AirAsia is giving out even more low fares offers so get ready to grab Fly to Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and many more amazing countries with awesome fares!  It's time to flight and discover the world!


BOOK NOW till 7 April 2013 and fly from 1 January 2014 to 30 April 2014!
Lets FLY~ :)
Details:
*Booking starts on 2 April 2013
*BIG Shots priority redemption begin on 1 APRIL 2013 at 00:00hrs (GMT +8)

Tuesday 26 March 2013

Nuffnang Premiere: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Movie Review


After a long awaiting period of 3 years finally the Joes are back, the new film G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a continuation of the first movie, with a huge difference in terms of cast and crew and in the overall plot.


The previous G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra focuses on an elite military unit of exceptional Joes who face off against the notorious arms dealer and his evil organisation. Whereas in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the unit was framed and a small team of ‘renegade’ Joes which survived the ambush authorise by their ‘own president’ is what remains to clear their name.

There’s non-stop parade of martial arts action, combats, bombs, and double-crosses throughout the movie, also fancy high-tech weapons and gears, which feels pretty much like the Rise of Cobra. Basically G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a package of high standard Hollywood action movie, with precise calculation of climax & standout sequence, nicely done 3D, a very entertaining film for action movie lovers who enjoy seeing things blow up real good. However to me personally it’s still a bit lack of suspense and depth as the story line is straight forward and predictable.

Still this is a movie worth watching as the big explosions, action set pieces plus some humours touches will ensure everyone to have a good time, also the performance of Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis are solid and they do make a good team :)

Thanx to Nuffnang MY fr d tics ^__^
 Rating: 7.5/10

Sunday 24 March 2013

Twin Towers @live 2013: Day 2 ft. Backstreet Boys & 2NE1 ♪~




My love with music started when I was 12 & Backstreet Boys is the 1st American vocal harmony group which caught my attention (and later on comes Westlife, Blue, 'N Sync which are awesome~fantastic 90's :D). The greatest & best-selling boy band of all time released their debut international album, Backstreet Boys in 1996, since then BSB music has been part of my life, I grew up listen to them and till now their songs are still on my favourite list. b^^d

And thanks to Twin Tower@Live 2013 I finally get to meet with my All-Time Favourite band LIVE on stage!!! *Cheers Clap Shout Hands in the air* XD~ Well that’s not all, inheriting the line-up arrangement of last year the musical extravaganza which was held on March 22&23, 2013 at the base of Kuala Lumpur’s iconic Petronas Twin Towers had bring in not one but TWO star-studded international artistes per day, so guess who came up with BSB then?..Yeah that’s right they are one of the forefront worldwide K-Pop Invasion team——2NE1!! *high pitched shout*   

TT@Live 2013, fans getting ready to enter the showcase -______-
stage right in front of Petronas TwinTowers, awesome spot for a concert :D 
stage view to the left 
stage view to the right 
fans gathering before show start 
fan zone, up close to the stage b^^d 
shows start with an audience warm-ups, presents giveaways~
Free water @ water station to avoid dehydration b^^d  

Kuala Lumpur’s iconic Petronas Twin Towers
TT @live 2013 aircraft ~
So how about our very own local superstars? Well to be honest Mizz Nina is the only one that I’m anticipating, as for the rest..Good show guys >.<

In conjunction with Earth Hour 2013, lights out from 830-930pm :)


after the light go out :)
Performance for Earth Hour Celebration :)
M'sia No.1 beat boxer-Shawn Lee

2NE1 greeting the fans~ 
Mizz Nina, too bad she didn't sing "what you waiting for"
And here comes 2NE1!!!!!!*high pitched shout again* 

crowd going crazy

Fire~



naega jae jalaga ^__^

Lonely ♪ ♫ ♬~♪ 
Finally, guess who's going to close the show? Yeah Backstreet Boys in the house!!!!!! With performance of nearly 1 hour singing all their hit songs, it feels like a BSB mini concert up Live, Best moment of the night.    V^__^V


Larger Than Life + Gangnam Style remix, let's Rock!!!!!~ 



a little romance, As Long As U Love me~  



BSB :D

Twin Towers @Live 2013 was definitely an enjoyable night, the hardware (PA, stage, venue) score a perfect 10 however the time arrangement and flow would need a BIG improvement, cutting off some vague performance and balance up with what the audience really wanna see plus a more precise starting time would be great. Anyway again a thousand thanks to HelloKpop for the tics & Twin Towers@Live 2013 for sponsoring the giveaway and efforts in organising the event. Looking forward for a even better music gala on March 2014! :)



Thursday 21 March 2013

Malaysia Earth Hour 2013: Starbucks FREE Grande-Sized Beverage


Earth Hour 2013, March 23, 2013 830pm-930pm :D

As you’re reading this there’s only less than 48 hours to the 9 years in the making Earth Hour event. For those of you who doesn’t familiar with it Earth Hour is the single, largest, symbolic mass participation event in the world. Born out of a hope that we could mobilise people to take action on climate change, Earth Hour now inspires a global community of millions of people in 7,001 cities and towns across 152 countries and territories to switch lights off for an hour from 8:30pm-9:30pm on a selected day as a massive show of concern for the environment.
^__^
This year in Malaysia Earth Hour is held on March 23, 2013 at 8:30pm-9:30pm, so let us spread the news of this interconnected global community to mobilise people around us through each of our actions for change and build momentum and motivation for the next person, for a sustainable & better future.



As for Starbucks lovers now you have one more good reason to switch lights off on March 23, 2013 at 8:30pm-9:30pm as Starbucks Malaysia is giving away Free Starbucks drink this Earth Hour 2013. Simply bring your Starbucks Tumbler and drop by to any Starbucks Store in Malaysia on 23th march 2013 from 8.30pm to 9.30pm & get yourself a complimentary Grande (16oz) Hojicha Beverage.

So spread the words people & lets do this together! ^^ 


60+ EARTH HOUR: UNITING PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PLANET   b^__^d

Wednesday 20 March 2013

A TASTE OF GUINNESS® IN THE KITCHEN THIS ST. PATRICK’S!



Have you ever had that kind of feeling where you attended an AWESOME party which, even few days afterwards you'll still goes LOL remembering all those great times you had & cool people you've met? Well that is exactly the kinda feeling I had after the Arthur Guinness St. Patrick's Pub Crawl 2013~  held last Friday! So here's a little something I got from G2 Public Relations which is pretty useful for all those lucky winners of GUINNESS® Black Brew—— A special Guinness Inspired Recipes via GUINNESS’ in-house chef, Justin O’Connor ^_^


——Press Release——

March 19, 2013 - St Patrick’s Day has always been about the time to get out and about with your mates, celebrating with a pint of GUINNESS. And with its month long celebration this year, why not create a food feast, too? With the right recipes, you’ll be able to gather your friends and family around the table and as you serve up a fantastic spread, you’ll wow them with your culinary skills using the ‘black stuff’.

GUINNESS’ in-house chef, Justin O’Connor, has shared 14 easy-to-make recipes, each of which makes use of the complex flavour of the stout in a unique way. In addition to lunch and dinner dishes, Justin has also produced delicious recipes for sweet cakes, brownies and candies, proving just how versatile cooking with GUINNESS can be.

Some of Justin’s recipes are brand new, while others have been sourced from the GUINNESS archive detailing how GUINNESS has been used as an ingredient in cooking over 250 years.  Some of the mouth-watering recipes include, Lamb Kebabs with Guinness Marinade, Guinness Chocolate Brownies, Irish Lamb Stew and Guinness Chocolate Mousse.

Justin, executive chef, GUINNESS Storehouse, comments:
 ‘GUINNESS is ideal for cooking because it contains several discrete flavours that bring other ingredients to life. I use its sweetness in cakes, brownies and ice cream, its salt flavour to compliment meat in stews and its citrus note gives a zing to food like pork chops’
Added to this, the unique colour and texture of the stout is put to good use in the rack of lamb recipe, providing it with a glossy finish similar to wine’

Finally, if you are looking for a special aperitif to serve as part of your GUINNESS themed night in, why not mix up a Black Velvet Royale. A unique twist on the classic Black Velvet cocktail, the Black Velvet Royale consists of GUINNESS, Champagne and a splash of Cassis and is the perfect accompaniment to help revellers celebrate in style this St Patrick’s Day.

For those of you who want to try some of these mouth watering dishes but just want it served up in a nice platter all ready to be digged in, don’t fret. Choose from our list of outlets participating in the month long Guinness St Patrick’s celebrations! Yes, the party still continues throughout the month of March with delicious Guinness St Paddy dishes and of course great promotions on your favourite black brew!

To find out all the exciting happenings and participating outlets this St Patrick’s, visit www.facebook.com/guinnessmalaysia for more information!

——St. Patrick's Day Guinness Inspired Recipes——


Guinness marinade Corned Beef, Champ Potato & Cabbage


Ingredients
Serves 6
   ·   1.4 kg of corned beef soaked in pint Guinness overnight.
   ·   1 onion chopped
   ·   5 cloves
   ·   3 bay leaves
   ·   9 – 10 black peppercorns
   ·   1 head of Savoy cabbage
   ·   Kg peeled potatoes
   ·   150g butter
   ·   400ml cream
   ·   3 sliced spring onion
Method
    1. Place the beef and Guinness into a pot and cover with cold water.
    2. Add onion, cloves, bay leaves and peppercorns.
    3. Cook for 2 – 2 ½ hrs or until tender
    4. Cook the potatoes in salted water, drain and mash.
    5. Add 100g butter, ½ the cream and spring onion. Season potato to taste.
   6. Boil the sliced cabbage in salted water for 5 minutes and drain, add a knob of butter and season.
    7.  Take 100ml of the cooking stock and place in a pot, add the other 200ml cream and simmer for 2 minutes whisking in 50g butter.
To serve 
 Carve the corned beef onto a plate with a scoop of champ potato, boiled cabbage and finish with the cream sauce.

Beef & Guinness with Puff Pastry 


Ingredients
Serves 4
   ·   200ml of GUINNESS® Foreign Extra Stout
   ·   400g stewing diced beef
   ·   100g pearl onion
   ·   1 large carrot - diced
   ·   100g sliced button mushrooms
   ·   2 cloves of garlic crushed
   ·   ½ Litre of thick beef stock
   ·   Sprigs of fresh thyme & rosemary chopped
   ·   Small sheet of puff pastry
 Method
   1.  In a pot seal the diced beef and brown all over.
   2.  The vegetables are then added and cooked out for 4 -5 minutes.
   3.  Add the herbs and beef stock. Now add the Guinness.
   4.  Slow cook the beef over a stove for 1- 1 ¼   hour. Add a little water if needed at the end.
   5.  Cut the puff pastry into 8 even pieces.
   6.  Egg wash each piece of pastry.
  7.   Using one piece of pastry place it on top of another piece of pastry to form a double case. Do this with the rest of the pastry to form 4 double pastry cases.
   8.  Using a knife score the top of the pastry to give the effect of a vol au vent.
   9.  Now bake at 200C for 14 minutes.
  10. When cool cut the top of to form a lid. Core some of the pastry out for the centre of each case.
   11. Spoon the hot beef into each case and serve.
  
Rack of Lamb with Guinness and Mustard



Ingredients
Serves 2
   ·   1 French trimmed rack of lamb (ask your butcher to do it for you)
   ·   Herb breadcrumbs (you can buy them ready made)
   ·   ½ can of GUINNESS® Draught
   ·   Dijon Mustard
Method
     1. Put the lamb and the GUINNESS® into a bowl, cover and allow to marinate in the fridge for 6 - 8 hours.
        2. Take the lamb out and coat it with the mustard.
      3. Then press the lamb into the herb breadcrumbs. The crumbs will stick to the mustard and make a nice crust.
      4. Then simply roast in the oven at 200° C for 20 - 25 minutes.
      5. Serve with roast vegetables and champ potato. Delicious.
Tip
GUINNESS® is the only beer that really makes this work. The glaze on the lamb is as rich as you'd expect from red wine.
  

Guinness Chocolate Cupcake




Ingredients
·   10oz flour
·   2oz coco powder
·   6oz castor sugar
·   ¾ teasp baking powder
·   3oz butter
·   ½ teasp vanilla essence
·   2 eggs
·   4 floz Guinness
Butter icing
·   6oz butter
·   12oz icing sugar
Method
       1.  Preheat oven at 170 C.
       2.  Cream butter and sugar.
       3.  Combine all the dry ingredients; add egg, Guinness and vanilla slowly until the mix comes together.
       4.   Place into 12 cupcake papers and bake for 15 – 20 minutes.
       5. For the butter icing beat the butter and icing sugar till soft and creamy.
    *When cupcakes are cold pipe the butter icing on and serve

Guinness Chocolate Mousse


Ingredients
Serves 6
·   10 egg yolks
·   10 egg whites, whisked
·   350g dark chocolate
·   1/4lb butter
·   100g caster sugar
·   100ml GUINNESS® draught
Method 
   1.Melt the dark chocolate and butter in a bain-marie and add in the GUINNESS® draught.
  2. Beat the egg yolks and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
 3. Mix in the melted chocolate mixture in with egg yolks and slowly fold in the whisked egg whites until everything is smooth.
   4. Transfer the mousse to serving glasses and chill.
   5.Serve with fresh raspberries or other seasonal berries.

Guinness Chocolate Truffles


Ingredients
Makes 25 Truffles
·   1 kg dark chocolate in small chunks
·   400ml cream
·   100ml GUINNESS®
·   Zest of 1 Orange
·   Cocoa or coconut powder 
Method
  1. Add the cream and GUINNESS® to a saucepan and bring to the boil.
  2. Add the chocolate and grated orange zest.
  3. Mix together until the chocolate is fully melted.
  4. Leave the chocolate mix until it is cool to the touch, but not set.
 5. Take generous tea spoons of the mixture and roll in your hands to form small round truffles, dust in cocoa powder or coconut powder.
  6. Set in the fridge for 2 - 3 hours.


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