Heineken Thirst x JUICE & Heineken Thirst x KL Pre-Party Series. The route to THIRST Has Begun~

Attention to ALL Party peps, EDMers, Heineken Fans & Lovers! The route to Malaysia’s biggest and most highly anticipated dance music festival, Heineken Thirst has begun!! Returns on 14 December at Sepang International Circuit featuring two massive stages of uncompromising and unconventional music experiences, Heineken Thirst 2013 present a stellar line up of spectacular global dance music talents including David Guetta, Afrojack, Madeon, W&W, Goldfish and Blink and more.

Heineken Thirst 2013 Line-up.

AND there’s not all, starting on November, the stars of Heineken Thirst hits the road with the Thirst x JUICE Pre-Party Series to bring a taste of Thirst to Ipoh, Penang and JB while charging up to KL for the Heineken Thirst x KL Pre-Party Series. In fact while you’re reading this post Ipoh, Penang and JB has already been on a route of EDM reverberation via the special collaboration of Heineken with JUICE magazine, while KL rocks out with some very special guest stars and appearances across the city as we countdown the weekends from now until 14 December. ^^

Heineken Thirst x JUICE & Heineken Thirst x KL Pre-Party Series.

For fans who heading down to the Thirst x JUICE/KL Pre-Party Series, be prepared for a taste of the scale, excitement and creativity of Heineken Thirst as you will be stepping into a a world where everything – from the music to the site itself – reflects the highest commitment to creativity, excellence and progressive new music experiences. With a changing line up of the best local DJs across different night plus Heineken Thirst styled interiors, installations and visuals, behold as the world of Heineken Thirst unfolds~ :)

LOUD presents Nicky Romero @Zouk Club, KL; Saturday 23 November 2013.

Guy J @Vertigo, KL; Saturday 07 December 2013.

Twilight ActionGirl (TAG) @Zouk Club, KL; Friday 29 November 2013.

So get ready to get involved as Heineken Thirst unfolds over the next few weeks. As the two Pre-Party Series unfold fans of Heineken will be ask to participate in a range of activities designed to stamp their imprint and personality on Heineken Thirst this December. This personalisation, along with the experiences and moments Heineken will be creating during the night itself is what separates Heineken Thirst from other music festivals. It’s a spirit of restless evolution and constant surprises that perfectly sums up the spirit of Heineken Thirst.

To be part of Heineken’s exciting calendar of events, stay tuned at Heineken FB page or Heineken@Twitter.

*Heineken Thirst x JUICE Pre-Party Series

Ipoh

Date: Saturday 16 November 2013

Venue: Sensation of Sound, Ipoh

Line Up: BATE, Phil K Lee, Yenn Lim

Web: www.thirst.com.my & www.facebook.com/Heineken & http://msn.juiceonline.com 

Twitter: @Heineken_MY & @JuiceMy

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/heineken_my

Entry: This event is by invitation only

Penang

Date: Saturday 23 November 2013

Venue: Cuvee, Precinct 10, Penang

Line Up: Goldfish & Blink, Jee Hoe, Darling Sabrina

Web: www.thirst.com.my & www.facebook.com/Heineken & http://msn.juiceonline.com 

Twitter: @Heineken_MY & @JuiceMy

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/heineken_my

Entry: This event is by invitation only

Johor Bahru

Date: Saturday 30 November 2013

Venue: Aruku, The Walk, Johor Bahru

Line Up: KBnL Dancefloor Hell, Twilight Actiongirl, Dangerdisko, +2dB

Web: www.thirst.com.my & www.facebook.com/Heineken & http://msn.juiceonline.com 

Twitter: @Heineken_MY & @JuiceMy

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/heineken_my

Entry: This event is by invitation only

Heineken Thirst x KL Pre-Party Series

Date: Saturday 09 November 2013

Venue: Vertigo, KL

Line Up: Ohrwurm feat. Cristian Varela

Web: www.thirst.com.my & www.facebook.com/Heineken & ohrwurmkualalumpur@gmail.com     

Twitter: @Heineken_MY

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/heineken_my

Entry: This event is free for the first 50 Heineken Thirst ticket holders.

Date: Saturday 23 November 2013

Venue: Zouk Club, KL

Line Up: LOUD presents Nicky Romero

Web: www.thirst.com.my & www.facebook.com/Heineken & http://www.zoukclub.com.my/

Twitter: @Heineken_MY

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/heineken_my

Entry: This event is free for the first 50 Heineken Thirst ticket holders.

Date: Friday 29 November 2013

Venue: Zouk Club, KL

Line Up: TAG 10^th Anniversary

Web: www.thirst.com.my & www.facebook.com/Heineken & http://www.zoukclub.com.my/

Twitter: @Heineken_MY

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/heineken_my

Entry: This event is free for the first 50 Heineken Thirst ticket holders.

Date: Saturday 07 December 2013

Venue: Vertigo, KL

Line Up: Ohrwurm feat. Guy J

Web: www.thirst.com.my & www.facebook.com/Heineken & ohrwurmkualalumpur@gmail.com 

Twitter: @Heineken_MY

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/heineken_my

Entry: This event is free for the first 50 Heineken Thirst ticket holders.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ movie review

Shooting a story from the 2^nd book in a trilogy can be difficult, the challenge to keep the story rolling while bringing in new excitements to the audience makes it so hard not to fail especially when the previous establishment was a great one. So being the 2^nd installment of Hunger Games trilogy, does The Hunger Games: Catching Fire live up to the huge expectations?

Plot: “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire picks up shortly after The Hunger Games ends, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has returned home along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Experiencing a post-traumatic stress she tries to go back to a semi-normal life in District 12, however winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering.. Increasingly threatened by Katniss' popularity among the starving masses, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) eventually decides to make the 75th Annual Hunger Games a unique one -- with the 24 Tributes selected among the living victors. Sent once again to the Arena, Katniss and Peeta must make alliances with an eclectic group of former Hunger Games winners to stay alive..”

The Girl on Fire :)

Running at two hours plus, the sequel is pretty comforting as it comes with similar key characters & a familiar sense of how the plot would emerge, so just sit back & watch as the Hunger Games trilogy continue.. (for those who’ve missed the 1st episode, a recap of The Hunger Games is highly recommended before heading for the sequel). Though it seems slightly draggy as new director Francis Lawrence does takes his time setting up an elaborative plot in the 1^st hour, but as a whole the movie did well in delivers thrills, ideas and emotions.. and even though we have seen it before, the moment once the games begins is still my favorite with all those adrenaline pumping scenes, be prepared for dark & violent stabbing, animal attacks, poison, explosion etc.. :)

As a middle installment of trilogies it is unavoidable that the movie does face some second-act problem, however the significantly improved acting, eye catching special effects and satirical action all come together putting up an entertaining sci-fic movie, one that not to be miss by The Hunger games fans. ^^        

Something you don't see in the movie: The 75th Hunger Games Arena. ^^

Rating: 7/10~

Plan B @ Bangsar Village 1, Culture Café with Artisan Coffee and Creative Cooking~

If you are a regular at Bangsar Village, perhaps Plan B should be a rather familiar name as this is one of the few restaurants which gets exceptionally busy especially at the weekend (expect packed to the brim scenery during dining hour, no kidding :P). The restaurant under The BIG Group has gained many attention since its opening due to their unique décor & colour tone, and of course the nice reputations they have on their food. :)

Plan B. Menu. :)

The restaurant offers an Aussie-meets-New York deli dishes and recently a touch of Asia culinary has been nicely blended into the menu. Thanks to Nuffnang few of us from Tastebuddies@Nuffnang were invited to try out some of the tempting dishes on a wonderful Saturday lunch session. ^^

Plan B @ Bangsar Village 1. 

Other than its décor with a fusion of contemporary & vintage industrial feel, another impressive thing about Plan B would be the market positioning, despite of being another ordinary cookie-cutter coffee bars, Plan B’s idea of being a cultural café which focuses on both artisan coffee & creative cooking is brilliant as it offers a great variety of dishes to its customers.. Check out their >menu HERE<; with a wide selection of salads/soups, sandwiches/burgers, pastas, small bites, desserts etc., there’s always a plan b if you’re looking for more than just a cup of coffee. :P   

Interior & decor, nice fusion of contemporary & vintage ^^

 So here’re some of the dishes that we ordered:

Avo Quinoa b^^d

Avo Quinoa (RM23)

A nice healthy dish with avocado, corn salsa, fried quinoa & mild chilli oil on a perfectly toasted ciabatta bread. I like the smoothness of the poached eggs & mascarpone cheese topping which goes perfectly well with bread & crunchy aromatic fried quinoa. b^^d

Som Tam Crab salad 

Som Tam Crab salad (RM 29)

A Thai style salad which can be tell from the name itself. Made up by generous portion of spicy green papaya slaw with long beans, cherry tomatoes & dried shrimp topped with soft-shell crab & crunchy peanuts, this is for sure one tasty & appealing appetiser. ^^ 

Asian-Style Soft-shell crab spaghettini b^^d

Asian-Style Soft-shell crab spaghettini (RM26)

Springy spaghetti noodles in butter sauce with chilli padi, crispy curry leaves & chilli flakes, and of course a nicely plated soft-shell crab topping. One genuine Plan B signature representing a fusion of East & West. ^^   

Arugula Pesto Spaghettini with seafood b^^d

Arugula Pesto Spaghettini with seafood (RM 22)

A delightful combination of spaghetti with arugula pesto and olive oil, topped with fresh arugula prawn & squid. Love the slimy & slippery smooth texture of spaghetti with a mouthful of arugula & pesto aroma. ^^

Spicy Fish Tacos

Spicy Fish Tacos (RM26)

Crispy fish fingers, salsa & coleslaw wrap via soft tacos, served with equally crispy sweet potato fries.  

Char-Grilled kimchi Chicken Burger 

Char-Grilled kimchi Chicken Burger (RM 23)

Sesame bun with grilled kimchi-marinated chicken leg, butterhead & coleslaw, served with sweet potato fries & side salad. A perfect choice for kimchi lover.

Nasi Lemak Goreng

Nasi Lemak Goreng (RM 26)

Fragrant fried nasi lemak with prawns & long beans, served with standard nasi lemak side dishes including sambal telur, jelatah & keropok.

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Buttermilk Fried Chicken (RM 25)

Buttermilk marinated, flour coated fried chicken served with coleslaw & French fries. Pretty crispy & tender fried chicken, the buttermilk flavour isn’t as significant as expected though.

a close-up shot just to make you drool XD

Being a cultural café, Plan B does serves some nice artisan coffee with a blend of sun-dried Brazilian Santos, Sidamo & Sumatran Mandheling Arabica beans, roasted & ground freshly to-order in-house. Scroll down to see if any is of your interest. ^^ 

Latte

Latte (RM 8)

Arty latte with biscotti

Flat White

Flat White (RM 8)

Cute teddy flat white with biscotti

Australian Iced Coffee b^^d

Australian Iced Coffee (RM 11)

This is what I had, Ice milk coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, simply sweet & pleasing :)

Iced Chocolate

Iced Chocolate (RM 10)

Not to worry if you’re not a fan of coffee, chocolates, teas, juices, beers & wines are available :P    

Lastly, a perfect way to end a meal—some yummy desserts ^^

Apple Sugee Cake b^^d

Apple Sugee Cake (RM 10)

One of the Plan B signature dessert plus my personal favourite; Love the aromatic moist texture & it taste heavenly when goes together with the vanilla ice cream. b^^d

Coconut Cake

Coconut Cake (RM 10)

Spongy cake with jello-like coconut butter layer in between, coated with coconut cream & chewy shredded coconut. 

Coconut Cake

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade :P

Plan B, Bangsar Village 1

G5, Ground Floor

No. 1, Jalan Telawi Satu

Bangsar Baru

59100 Kuala Lumpur

http://thebiggroup.co/planb/

T: +603 2287 2630

F: +603 2287 2631

Operation Hours:

9:00am - 12:00am (Sunday - Thursday)

9:00am - 1:00am (Friday, Saturday & Eve of Public Holiday)

A New World Calls For A New Style - GUINNESS® New Packaging Launch Party

Hey there beer lovers, if you don’t already know the world’s most iconic black brew GUINNESS® has recently revealed its signature new look for the brand’s Foreign Extra Stout (GFES) variant just last Thursday at an exclusive launch held at The Intermark Kuala Lumpur. Technically I wasn’t at the party but the new packaging is so cool & that’s why I decided to shared it with you guys anyway. :)

Being the first major package redesign for the brand in decades to reveal a contemporary look for the brand, reflective of its modern and young base of drinkers today, the excitement were all over the Guinness® New Packaging Launch Party so without further ado may I present to you- The new contemporary GUINNESS® Foreign Extra Stout (GFES)!  *clapclap*

The stunning venue at The Intermark when the sun went down.

Official Photo Opp: (From L to R) Bruce Dallas, Marketing Director of GAB & Hans Essaadi, Managing Director of GAB.

Official Photo Opp (From L to R): Fiona Huang, Julie Kuan, Lim Ju Lee, Team Guinness Malaysia; Hans Essaadi, Managing Director of GAB; Bruce Dallas, Marketing Director of GAB; Chew Lee Min, Thompson Chuah, Team Guinness Malaysia.

The unveiling of the new Guinness® Foreign Extra Stout bottle~~~

Discover A World Of More! ^^

Words from the director: “From the beauty of the metallic gold finishes, the standout yellow racetracks of colour and the layering of contemporary typography, the new GFES invites the eye and draws the drinker in. The iconic “bull dog” remains on the neck label as the classic icon of Guinness in Malaysia complete with a sweep of Arthur Guinness’ signature which adds to its premium contemporary aestheti.”

"And, while the Guinness packaging may have an updated look, what's inside the bottles and cans is still the same authentic taste that comes from St. James's Gate in Dublin."

GUINNESS® Guests & Lovers with the whole new GFES. ^^

The new look of GFES will include both pint and quart bottles, as well as the 500ml and 320ml cans, which will be available in the Klang Valley and nationwide from 7th November 2013 onwards. So swing by to any of your favourite chill-out spot to check out the brand new contemporary GUINNESS Foreign Extra Stout today. 

Brand new GUINNESS® Foreign Extra Stout. ^^

*photo source G2 PR.

传承80余载古早南洋风味：镒记茶餐馆 l Yut Kee @ Jln Dang Wangi KL

对于新世代来说咖啡店文化的联想大抵逃不过starbucks、coffee bean & tea leaf、old town等随处可见的西式连锁加盟店，咖啡时光总与舒适的沙发、优雅的空间、空调、蛋糕、西饼等划上等号..

作为许久才在我的部落格现身一次的中文食评，如果介绍的是以上那么普通的东西那就真的是逊毙了！但是’逊’ is not my style，所以吃货们请放一百二十个心，且听我娓娓道来..今天为大家介绍咖啡店来头还真不小，若以年份为衡量标准的话starbucks和它一比简直有如刚出生的婴儿般稚嫩，皆因截至今年为止此店已有85的历史了。

镒记茶餐室 l Kedai Makan Yut Kee（1928）

时光倒流85年回到1928年的马来亚，在还处于英殖民时代的吉隆坡，镒记茶餐室 （Kedai Makan Yut Kee）在Jalan Dang Wangi正式营业.. 秉持着海南人刻苦耐劳的精神以及对美食的坚持，历经岁月的洗礼，镒记在时代变迁下始终屹立不倒，成功的撰写出其独树一帜的老店传说..这里没有富丽堂皇的装潢，没有舒适清幽的环境，却始终人潮汹涌，慕名而来的游客、老主顾与吃货们让店内无论任何时候皆高朋满座。客源虽自四面八方，但大家的目的却绝对一致，为的不过是一尝镒记那传承了一甲子有余的古早味南洋美食与Kopitiam文化。b^^d

话不多说，接下来看图说故事时间请了~ :)

踏入镒记，泛黄的老照片，陈旧的电风扇与木椅，褪去光泽的云石桌，瞬间有种时光倒流的错觉 :)

虽然总是人潮汹涌，但熟练的员工点菜上菜速度蛮快的，
只要坐下了美食不久便会来到面前。

Kopitiam style，桌上没有menu，想点什么抬头往墙上一望，餐点&价格一目了然。

海南咖啡冰（RM 2），纯纯的Kopi peng，就是小时候那熟悉的味道，

甜味稍淡，可能与最近糖价飙高有关呗~ XD

猪扒（Pork Chop，RM 10），粘粉及蛋清后下锅油炸的猪扒，呈盘后淋上自制番茄酱汁，甫上桌便香气四溢，
香酥的口感配上略微湿润的酱汁，绝对让人食指大动，超大的分量更是满足感的最佳保证。 b^^d

猪肉包（Roti Babi，RM 8），作为一间85年老店的镇店之宝，这绝对是必点美食，厚切海南面包加上蛋液微烤，
再塞入满满的猪肉末与洋葱，就是一道口感特别且美味的海南小吃啦。 ^^

就算是weekdays 下午3：30，人潮依然不减，若是想在假日到镒记饮早茶，
请做好排队的心理准备吧:P

据第二代少东Uncle Lee表示，镒记预计将于明年离开这坚守了80余年的老店址，搬迁到一街之隔的全新店面，想在这充满浓浓古早南洋风味茶餐馆享受美食的朋友们可要好好珍惜这仅剩的时间了。 :)

镒记茶餐馆：35, Jalan Dang Wangi, 50100 Kuala Lumpur, 

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GPS: N3 09.371 E101 42.003 35

營業時間：8 am - 5 pm（週一休息）

***update: 镒记茶餐室已搬迁至>> Restoran Yut Kee, 1 Jalan Kamunting, 50100 Kuala Lumpur***



镒记茶餐室（Kedai Makan Yut Kee）
Jalan Kamunting, Off Jln Dang Wangi，
50300 Kuala Lumpur, 
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

营业时间：星期二至日 7:30 am -4:30 pm
电话：03-2698 8108

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