We Love Asia 2.0 @ Sepang International Circuit ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯ (♥)

A rave is ON !! 1 place, 2 days, 3 stages, 24 hours of lavish music, featuring over 50 international & national top acts exclusively via worldwide superstars plus our very own local & Southasian heroes.. Leading the full weekend party and celebration: Mr. Worldwide~ International music sensation Pitbull, follow by member of Black Eyed Peas ‘Brotherhood’ Taboo, DJ Antoine, Inna, Tomcraft, Style Of Eye, Mizz Nina & many MORE~ AND In case you haven't got a clue, this is the street of Sepang International Circuit, this is We Love Asia 2.0 !    

Thanks to the lovely invitation from 2Spicy Entertaiment & NuffnangMY, my 1^st weekend of September 2013 was a blast as I manage to party with some of my friends at this epic adrenaline pumping festive, and you bet it was spectacular! A fantastic weekend filled with astounding music and festivities, just the way I like my weekend to be. ^^

Checkout some pics I took at this obscenely lavish celebration.

a shot while DJ Antoine on stage, if you think this is epic, wait till you see the crowd when Mr. Worldwide step in :P 

Reach Sepang F1 Circuit around 7 to snap some pre-party shots before the sky go dark. 

We Love Asia 2.0- Main stage 

DJ Day Post doing some warm-up tracks. 

Suspended between the 3 party stages, a fun park with exciting & amazing rides for some extra flavor of excitement. 

Also a Food street is available for recharge. Surprisingly KFC, Pizza Hut & Sushi King are available.

  

Food Street

8pm. Night fall & it's time for PARTAYYYY~~~ DJ Da Silva & DJ Antoine on stage. Kick-start the night with some EDM tracks  ^^

DJ Da Silva 

We Love Asia 2.0

DJ Antoine

one for the pic (♥)

It's still early but looks like someone has decided to party till drop. :P

A scene of International Love MV on screen, guess who is on stage? XD

Went from Mr. 305, Dade County, to Mr. Worldwide~Ohh, it’s International love~ It’s time to be International, to be Love!  ^^

International Love ft. Chris Brown

Pitbull has quite a number of hit songs remixes featuring awesome International artists.. Hence tons of awesome super stars on screen for the night.. Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Shakira etc.. So now I guess you know at least part the party tracks V^^v

Feel This Moment ft. Christina Aguilera

Give me everything ft. Ne-yo, Afrojack & Nayer

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Wonder how the crowd feel about the party? Well see for yourself.. 

simply overwhelming ^^

Can you guess what song this is? Hint: look at the screen, it’s raining.. :)

Rain Over Me

Someone seems pretty excited seeing Mr. Worldwide on stage..

ermm.. the stage is behind you dude lol XD

Another impressive highlight>>> The dancers! Pitbull have the HOTTEST dancers that I’ve ever seen. Remember all those hot & sexy lady in his MV? YES that's what I’m talking about. Professional & "Fever-ing" HOT sizzling performance XD  

Oopss! Slightly 18SX.. Those who underage please quickly skip the pic XD

Take it back to the old school! DJ hit it “We at the hotel, motel, Holiday Inn ♪~” Hotel Room Service ^^

And that’s all for the night, Pitbull saying goodbye.. Until next time Mr. Worldwide b^^d

We Love Asia 2.0 @ Sepang International Circuit. Day 1~ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♥

Authentic Bavarian cuisine @ Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant, Mid Valley

When it comes to western cuisines of European continent, Italian & French cuisines are perhaps a rather popular selection for most people, what comes after would probably be Spanish & Mediterranean dishes. Whereas for German cuisine, it is constantly getting hammered along with British food due to the lack in variety & culinary culture. Well Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant, a wonderful restaurant that I've recently visited (a Nuffnang tastebuddies food tasting session ^^) will be a perfect restaurant to disprove those critics on German food.

Brotzeit @ Lot G (E) – 018, Ground External Floor Mid Valley City.

Being a highly successful Singapore based brand conceived in 2006, this is a restaurant which serves authentic Bavarian cuisine and world famous quality German beers in a chic and contemporary setting.

Brotzeit interior & environment :)

Contemporary German design with a balanced use of Wood and Leather.

What most people doesn’t realize is that on the contrary of those pre-conception, German cuisine possess a greater variation than what you might think. Simply check out >Brotzeit’s menu here< for verification :P .. Also over time they have evolved from a conventional practice with distinct emphasis on beer, marinated meats & sour flavors to a rather rich culinary expression. In simple words, German cuisine isn’t as bad as most people thought, just check out what we had during our Nuffnang tastebuddies Brotzeit food tasting session & I’m sure you’ll agree with what I’ve said.  ^^

Brotzeitflade Speck/ Bacon Pizza: Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, bacon, onions, vine ripened tomatoes and chili.

Though chili padi isn't something commonly seen on pizza, surprisingly it blend in well :)

Biermischgetränke/beer mixes (Left to right): Schwarzer, Russ'n, Affensaft, Churchill, Bayrischer Longdrink & Radler. Personal favor: Bayrischer Longdrink & Mango Affensaft b^^d

Salat mit Schafskase/ Feta Salad: Mixed salad with feta cheese, red bell peppers, semi-dried tomatoes, onions, olives, garlic croutons and sour cream tossed with house dressing.

Main course of the day: Special Brotzeit® Oktoberfest Platter: Brotzeit’s signature pork knuckle, lumberjack steaks, garlic pork sausages, oven roasted chicken and gipsy bacon. (suitable among 5-6 person)

Some close up shots of the gigantic drooling platter :P The great tasty German sausage is my favourite, crispy casing with chewy cylindrical pork meat taste heavenly. The gipsy bacon is nice, a little trick to make it even better, wrap some onion within before you eat. b^^d

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It's a pleasure to have Brotzeit’s native Bavarian Executive Chef, Mr. Helmut Murmann serving us the specially crafted platter. ^^

Side dishes of Oktoberfest Platter: Sauerkraut(top) and potato salad. 

Kaiserchmarren/ Emperor's Cake: Shredded pancake with rum and raisin served with plum sauce.

An all time favourite among ladies according to Chef Helmut. The soft texture, sweet delicated buttery flavour with slight taste of rum is simply irresistible.  

Bavarian Orange Trifle: Refreshing layers of triple sec of rum and orange infused sponge fingers and fresh cream.

My personal favourite due to the rich sensation, dip you spoon in deep to savour the wonderful combination of smooth bavarian orange cream & crumbly sponge fingers. ^^ 

Profiterole Duet: Chocolate profiterole with vanilla ice cream and cinnamon sugar apple fritter on vanilla sauce.

Sweet & Savoury Duo: Crispy chocolate bacon on white chocolate mousse with lemon pepper marinated strawberries and apricot sauce.

Upcoming Event:

In conjunction with the upcoming Oktoberfest which will officially commence on the 21^st September, Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant’s flagship outlet at Mid Valley will observe this tradition by having its very own official tapping of the first Oktoberfest bier barrel, customers of Brotzeit will be one of the first to savor this year’s brew on tap from Paulaner and by bottle from Hacker Pschorr (two of the six official Oktoberfest bier breweries) while enjoying Special Brotzeit® Oktoberfest Platter crafted exclusively by Brotzeit’s native Bavarian Executive Chef, Helmut Murmann. The delightful platter will be available from 21^st September to 31^st October 2013 so remember to mark your calendar nicely ^^  

full house at lunch hour during our visit :)

For those who wish to celebrate the largest and most celebrated bier festival on the planet with delightful authentic German cuisine & of course a pint of Oktoberfest bier, Brotzeit Oktoberfest celebratory dates have been scheduled for 2^nd to 4^th October 2013 at Mid Valley and on 10^th October 2013 at Sunway Pyramid where pure Munich style celebrations is to be anticipated.

Also as an effort of ensuring four evenings of pure Munich style celebrations, a renowned “Oompah” band flown in directly from the Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich will be performing on the four nights adding the spirit of Munich’s unique music, song, dance and merry making to this wonderful celebrations. Swing by to >Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant official site< for updates & reservations. ^^

Rating: 7.9/10~

RAKUZEN Japanese Restaurant/楽膳 @ Publika, Solaris Dutamas

Being one of the relatively high-end Japanese Restaurant hosted by Super Dining Sdn Bhd Malaysia, RAKUZEN is a Japanese Restaurant pledge to provide genuine Japanese cuisine at an affordable prices and cozy ambiance, such that everyone can enjoy an authentic Japanese dining in a warm, welcoming & homely environment.

 RAKUZEN Japanese Restaurant @ No.6, Level G2, Publika Solaris Dutamas,
Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. (Opposite MPH) 

Cozy ambiance which is pretty nice for a hangout chit-chat session with a friend or two :)

A glimpse of the menu :)

& here's some dishes that we've tried. 

Tamagoyaki with pickled ginger: slightly chilled omelets with nice hint of sweetness.

Tamagoyaki with pickled ginger

Unagi Kabayaki Zen: Aromatic unagi with sweet sauce, too bad they’re only 4 thin slices in total.  -.-

Unagi Kabayaki Zen (RM 48)

Unagi close-up

Salmon Teriyaki: decent grilled salmon with sweet teriyaki sauce. 

Chicken Katsu Curry Zen: Delightful tender chicken katsu with crispy coating, and as you can see it does come with gigantic portion of rice & Japanese curry  b^^d

Chicken Katsu Curry Zen (RM 28)

Chicken Katsu Curry Zen close up b^^d

Most of the Rakuzen reviews available online claim that this is a restaurant which serves delightful Japanese cuisine with value-for-money proposition. After a try out, personally I do agree with those review to a certain extend.. Yes most of the food here are good if not decent, however there aren’t any outstanding dish to be remembered & personally I felt that most of the àla-carte items seems to be a bit inadequate in both quantity & quality when it comes to the content/price perspective.

However despite the slightly pricey menu the restaurant do have some wonderfully decorated dining area which is attractive & warm, and they do serves their customers well, lovely intimate service would be an appropriate description here. So a solid 10 for Rakuzen in providing a welcoming & homely dining environment. Another thoughtful thing at Rakuzen is that they provide bottomless green tea on the house, a big thumb up for such generous gesture b^^d      

  

In short, among the massive amount of Japanese restaurant available in KL, Rakuzen @ Publika with its consistency in food quality, impeccable presentation & excellent interior design will be a nice option for consideration if you are searching for some delightful Japanese cuisine around Solaris Dutamas.

Rating: 7/10