i'M back again to bloggg..... =]

so, saturday wuz a so-so day as i didnt do much but juz
study... so, started studying aftr lunch... last week of
exam with 1 paper 3, 1 paper 2 and 5 paper 1
so many isn't it?

well, the main highlight of the day wuz the awards i attended
to last night...gala dinner at the Palace of the Golden Horses...

GourmaNd World Media Awards 2005

dun ask why itz 2005 coz it seems that the
book was published in 2005 & only awarded
in 2006...

very nice event... with lots of foreigners too...
its a cookbook award for the best of the best
cookbooks a.k.a creme de la creme...
[+ wine books as well]

well, this iz sort of a big event i suppose coz
the prime minister's daughter attended, as well
as the sister-in-law, Azrene who iz the
chairperson of the organizing commitee...


so, the ppl there all dressed up so appropriately including me[duH!]
i HAD to put on a formal outfit....
the women there dressed so overly... they're western-ers !
of course... well, arrived early - so they had cocktail reception...
served wines, lime juice and martini...
wanted to try martini but mum said - no... its not for you...
you're underage...just wait till you're 18.. which iz apparently next
year... which i will hav margarita instead... xD

so, later on went in to the ballroom...where they had this
great podium... magnificent...went looking fr our table which
was somewhere - num. 38..out of 50 over tables...not too far back
well, there were ppl aldy on the table so we juz join in...
one lady on the same table was the co-owner of the famous rest.
around KL/PJ - Madam Kwan... [restaurant name] and her name
iz Maureen... she looks really young but aldy married...
she's really experienced in the F&B industry... the way she'd
said it... really sounds like a pro...an ex-airstewardess
no wonder she looks really amazing

by 7+ they started the event with speeches by the Minister of
Tourism... president of Gourmand Int. and the chairperson...
they started "yaking" all the way till finally award presentation
there were a few cultural dances performed in between...
- malay kuda kepang and chinese fan dance...
wuz expectin' to see "The Delia's Collection" being awarded..
but all in vain... ahahah... its also a cookbook btw...

After a loooong... time, the awards hav all been given out
DINNER wil be serveD.... at last... dying of hunger already...
it was fine cuisine... so everything was light - not too heavy
but some i disliked... coz one dish they serve some grass as
the appetizer.. totally not nice... others was quite alright...
scallop dish was quite nice to0...although not that fantastic..
dessert was ok...they served belgium chocolate...=)
mainly Malaysian dish....

aftr everything... its the eNd... guess wad time iz it...
12 o'CLOCK !!!! thats when my parents and I + my sis
left the ballroom... reached home half an hour later...

reached home and fainted... =]
nicE function - fantabulous one... hope there's
more to come... did i mention the whole hotel are
horses? well, the entrance - hallway - doors are all horses...
its however the palace of the golden horses

neXt time...
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CataLyst says :::
In case you don't know me, I don't really care....


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