Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang

Henry Tan | 10:51 PM | | | 4 Comments so far
Finding a decent place for wedding dinner in Penang is not easy as there's simply too many options to choose from. Thankfully I got the chance to start my survey by trying out the wedding package at G Hotel Kelawai Penang. Yes, many people thought that it's happening soon and start asking when is the wedding. So, to answer to that question.... Start saving now for my Ang Pau money! Still got 4 years to go! =D

If this is the first time you got misleaded, read this (click here). LOL

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang - FB Post
To be honest, I did not expect for such a big response as my post normally doesn't get too much of attention. Well, on the bright side, at least now I know who would really care and also how much money I need to prepare for so many tables! LOL! But of course, I truly appreciate and thanks to those who take it as real and congratulated me. 

Wedding Dinner Package at G Hotel Kelawai Penang

Okay, so let's come back to my survey result on the wedding package in G Hotel Kelawai Penang. Frankly, I always prefer somewhere not too far away from the town as I would not want my guests to travel too far into some secluded area. So G Hotel Kelawai definitely is suitable, as it is strategically located in between of Gurney Plaza and Gurney Paragon Mall.

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Waiting to be served!
Unlike the Grand Ballroom in G Hotel Gurney that could accommodate up to 700 pax, G Hotel Kelawai could only host up to 120 pax with 12 tables. But as per expected, G Hotel Kelawai caters for the new generation with modern concept whereby the venue is filled with natural day light. There are two types of modern set wedding dinner packages, namely, "Sensual" and "Intimate". The one I had was "Intimate" package which costs RM1388 nett per table. (All packages require a minimum of 10 tables)

Sensual - 8 Course Wedding Dinner Menu
Opener - Four Hot & Cold Combination Platters
Soup - Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Eight Treasures
Poultry - Roasted Pi Pa Duck Combination with Strawberry Chicken
Prawns - Fried Shelless Prawns with Golden Salted Egg Yolk Sauce
Vegetables - Braised Kwei Fei Abalone and Fried Fish Mau with Broccoli
Fish - Steamed Cod Fish with Supreme Soya Sauce
Rice - Smoked Salmon Pineapple Fried Rice in Pineapple Boat
Dessert - Chilled Mango with Lychee Pop
Free flow of Chinese Tea and Soft Drink/Fruit Punch

The 8 courses menu are specially created by G Hotel Kelawai's experienced chef. If prefer to have something else other than the chef recommended, there's still a wide selection of food to choose from! 

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Four Hot & Cold Combination Platters
We started off with the opener, which is Four Hot & Cold Combination Platters. We had Kerabu Mango with Crystal Dried Prawns as cold dishes, Crispy Coconut Prawn Roll as deep fried dishes, Baked Mussels with Cheese as baked and steamed dishes and Fresh Scallop with Macadamia Nuts as Stir-fried dishes. Personally I like the Crispy Coconut Prawn Roll where a whole prawn was wrapped in the roll. The roll was crispy and  fragrance with spiced grated coconut, taste something like those dried version of otak-otak from Muar.   

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Eight Treasures
Another typical Chinese-Wedding-must-have dishes would be the Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Eight Treasures. The eight treasures are real shark fin, dried scallop from Japan, crab meat, sea cucumber, fish maw, fish lips, mushroom and bamboo shoot. I have to say that their broth was flavorful and the sweetness of the seafood was still intact, credit to the chef for his good simmering technique. One could easily smells it from far.  

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Roasted Pi Pa Duck Combination with Strawberry Chicken
One of the signature dish by the chef would be the Roasted Pi Pa Duck Combination with Strawberry Chicken. Crispy roasted Pi Pa duck was served over Hoi Sin sauce while the chicken was served with a secret recipe strawberry sauce. The duck was carefully being butterflied by the chef prior to roasting to give it extra crispiness, meanwhile, the chicken was deboned and deep fried until crispy. 

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Roasted Pi Pa Duck
Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Strawberry Chicken
I prefer the strawberry chicken over the Pi Pa duck for its uniqueness of using strawberry sauce. The strawberry sauce gave extra flavor of sweet and sour to the chicken, making it very appetizing

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Fried Shelless Prawns with Golden Salted Egg Yolk Sauce
Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Fried Shelless Prawns with Golden Salted Egg Yolk Sauce
Any seafood goes with the golden salted egg yolk sauce will never fail, that makes this dish another mouth watering one! Since G Hotel Kelawai is going for the new generation, shell-less prawns is a must for the ease of the guest to savor. If is very strict or "pantang", the prawns could still be remained with head and shell upon request. But, like seriously, I would prefer my guest to enjoy eating easily without having to worry that their prawn would fly away. LOL  

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Braised Kwei Fei Abalone and Fried Fish Mau with Broccoli
After seafood and poultry, it's time for some vegetable to make one feel less guilty. Braised Kwei Fei Abalone and Fried Fish Mau with Broccoli is another safe call. Standard dish for Chinese wedding dinner that comes with luxury abalone and fish maw. I like how they braised the broccoli just nice that the texture was not too soft or too hard. I like to eat the mushroom and fried fish maw as well whereby they were soaked with the broth. 

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Steamed Cod Fish with Supreme Soya Sauce
Steamed Cod Fish was cooked with special supreme soya sauce, homemade by the chef. Again, similar to the prawn, the cod fish were already been cut nicely into few pieces. To truly appreciate the effort of the chef, all I have to do was just pick the fattest and juiciest, pour the sauce over the fish and eat. So easy without having to fear that my guest would be choked by the fish bone! 

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Smoked Salmon Pineapple Fried Rice in Pineapple Boat
It would be a big mistake for anyone that skip this dish - Smoked Salmon Pineapple Fried Rice in Pineapple Boat. How often do you come across pineapple fried rice that would mixed with smoked salmon? Come on, Smoked Salmon wey! Even though the fried rice looked like the earthquake or avalanche, but trust me, it taste heavenly good! The dish was filled with the aroma of smoked salmon while the rice was buttery and not too dry. Small tiny cubes of pineapple add the sweetness too! 

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Chilled Mango with Lychee Pop
No one should end a meal without a dessert and for those who crave for one, this is it - Chilled Mango with Lychee Pop. The sourish chilled mango comes with sweet vanilla ice cream plus the surprises from the lychee pop, I believe one could imagine how wonderful it would be to press them altogether in the mouth! It was not too sweet, a bowl of it just nice for us to go home with a happy stomach.

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Chef Ong, Executive Sous Chef
For this RM1388nett per table Intimate package:


Okay, so in term of budgeting (Erhem, as #yourfinancedoctor, of course I would need to do budgeting!), RM1388nett times 10 tables would sum up to RM13,880 for 100pax. I believe it is still consider affordable right? Per pax would be around RM138! What a prosperous number! XD

So now you know the 
minimum Ang Pau money you should give ya! 
LOL!

This price includes quite a number of things like the cake, champagne fountain, fresh flowers, one session of Danai Signature massage, complimentary one luxurious night stay at Executive room and complimentary fitness centre membership for 1 month. Oh wait! 1 month of fitness centre membership??? So that we could be fit physically before the wedding?! Wow that's so cool! 
(I'm sorry if I sound like a frog from the well, this was my first time of surveying >.<) 

Wedding Dinner Package @ G Hotel Kelawai Penang
Wedding Dinner Package - Complimentary
Overall, I am very satisfied with all of the dishes. In fact, I would rate it as one of the best simply because they matched to my needs! Modern, simple yet elegant wedding dinner is what G Hotel Kelawai could offers! 

Make your booking now!


G Hotel Kelawai 
2, Persiaran Maktab, 
10250 Penang. 

Wedding Dinner Reservation: 604-238 0000



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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Bespoke Afternoon Tea @ Farquhar Mansion, Penang

Unknown | 4:42 PM | | | 2 Comments so far
The sophisticated Farquhar Mansion has always been our favourite place to go. Previously, we wrote about their exclusively superior lounge and our Valentine's Day romantic candle light dinner at this mansion. Guess what? This time we had Bespoke Afternoon Tea here! Their afternoon tea is served from 3pm to 5pm, taking afternoon tea in the supremely elegant Farquhar Mansion making us feel as if we were one of those wealthy classes in England in the 1840s. (imagining~ :P)

Bespoke Afternoon Tea for Two



Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
My Cup of Tea <3

The afternoon tea set of Farquhar Mansion is comes with 7 choices of fastidiously selected Ronnefeldt tea, which comprising of English Breakfast, Earl Gray, Jasmine Gold, Refreshing Mint, Sweet Berry, Cream Orange, and Fruity White. Luckily we went there with another 3 pairs on that day, so we could try out 4 types of tea.

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Ronnefeldt tea collections
So, here're our selection of teas, among the 4 types we personally fancy Fruity White the most, its wonderful subtle fruity flavour is gonna make you finish up the whole big pot of tea unconsciously:

Sweet Berries - flavoured fruit infusion with strawberry and raspberry flavour
Cream Orange - flavoured herbal infushion with vanilla and orange flavour
Fruity White - flavoured white tea with pear and peach flavour
Jasmine Gold - flavoured green leaf tea

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
The Big Teapots
Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Oops! Get caught drinking too many cups of Fruity White :P

If you are a coffee person, you might want to try out their House Special Pour Over Drip Coffee, pour over method is known as the cleanest way to draw out a coffee's best qualities. You can choose between Colombia or Brazil santos. The server of Farquhar Mansion pushed the coffee cart in our private dining room and patiently answering our questions while making the tea skilfully, we are satisfied with their professionalism.

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Special Chocolate Coffee
Okay, enough for drinking, now it's time for the food! Farquhar Mansion serves traditional English afternoon tea with a 3-tier curate stand. It is always recommended to start from the bottom tier and work your way up. The 4 different types of exquisite savories at the Bottom Tier were standing out the most, they include the crispy Air Dry Duck Breast served with Black Caviar, Tandori Chicken Open-Sandwich, Potato Pancake topped with Smoked Salmon and Ikura, and freshly baked Wild-Mushroom Quiche.

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Bottom Tier - Savouries
If you think the Bottom Tier is not enough to fill your tummy, then you must be underestimated how fulfilling this can be. The Middle Tier is filled with warm House Special English Scones complete with homemade clotted cream and raspberry jam, Mix Berries Muffins, Chocolate Au Pain. Similar to crossaint, Chocolate Au Pain is crispy layered roll with melted chocolate in the center. Unlike those cookie-liked crumbly scones we had elsewhere, their scones are slightly salty with denser and moist texture. They are perfect with a cup of hot tea!

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Middle Tier - Bread

Last but not least, the Top Tier is the sweet treat of pastries.  The 4 types of pastries are Lemon shooter, Mont Blanc, Carrot Cake, and Chocolate Yuzu Truffle. I fancy the Lemon shooter the most, it is a combination of the sour from the lemon and the sweet from the chocolate fudge. The chocolate puréed cookies topped with whipped cream and strawberries, Mont Blanc was delectable too. Carrot Cake with cream cheese layers was good in texture with the generous nuts filling. Apart from that, Yuzu ゆずis a citrus fruit, its sourish flavour is gonna give you a surprise when you are chewing the Chocolate Truffle in your mouth. I have to say the Chef beautifully balanced the sweet of the Top Tier with the sour well.

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Top Tier - Sweet Pastries
Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Can't wait to start, the foods are so tempting~
Besides the quality of food and the elegant ambience, the well-trained servers at Farquhar Mansion are also the reason why you should pay a visit here. They are attentive, patient and treat every customer like their VIPFarquhar Mansion's afternoon tea menu will be changed regularly, that is why they are able to satisfy the craving of their frequent customers. We are definitely looking forward for our next visit to Farquhar Mansion!

Bespoke Afternoon Tea, Farquhar Mansion, Penang
Look at his happy face, guys do like Afternoon Tea too! :D

33, Lebuh Farquhar, 
10200 Penang.

Afternoon Tea Availability: 
3 pm - 5 pm. Daily, except on Monday.
**At least  1 day in advance reservation is required**

Price: 
RM 98+ for Two;  RM 138+ for Three.

For Reservation:
019-528 8933
farquhar.pg@gmail.com

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Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant

Henry Tan | 3:11 PM | | Be the first to comment!
Hello readers! By now you should have known about Gartien since I've blog about it a few times already(Click here for the recent one). Recently, Gartien started to work with their 4 crossover partners to feature its pineapple confiture. Thanks to the invitation, I get the chance to try out at one of their crossover partners, Zi Zai Restaurant which is located at Paya Terubong, Penang. 

Gartian Pineapple Confiture 

Crossover Partners - Zi Zai Restaurant

Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - Iced Longan
Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Nicole's Homemade Delicacies - Crystal Pineapple Cheese Cake

We went there not just to try out the crossover dish - Gartien Crystal Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork (Gu Lou Yok), but also a gathering with the bosses as well as other bloggers. Nicole from Nicole's Homemade Delicacies was there too with her Crystal Pineapple Cheese Cake which using Gartien's pineapple confiture. The crystal pineapple certainly plays an important role in the cheese cake by adding extra sweet and tangy flavor. 


Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Nicole's Homemade Delicacies - Nicole with her Cheese Cake
Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Gartien Crossover Dish - Gartien Crystal Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork (Gu Lou Yok)
Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Gartien Crossover Dish - Gartien Crystal Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork (Gu Lou Yok)
Sweet & Sour Pork or more commonly known as Gu Lou Yok, is always a famous dish as it is very appetizing. So instead of using raw pineapple, Zi Zai Restaurant uses Gartien pineapple confiture, whereby the essence of the pineapple is easily being absorbed by the meat. Hence, making the Gu Lou Yok very flavorful and mouthwatering.  

Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - Chung Ling Scrambled Egg
Besides the crossover dish, Zi Zai Restaurant also served us with its other signature dishes. The first one was this Chung Ling Scrambled Egg. Unlike typical scrambled egg, Chung Ling style scrambled egg is in runny but smooth form, with chili added to make it reddish, definitely tasty to go with a big bowl of rice! Gosh, I was feeling nostalgic for this memorable dish back in high school. Yup, the boss of Zi Zai Restaurant was student of Chung Ling High School too! I could still remember the stall selling this Chung Ling Scrambled Egg was at the last lot of that row, which mainly selling those economic fried noodle, bihun and koay teow.   

Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - Poon Choi
Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - Poon Choi
Another famous dish from Zi Zai Restaurant would be their Poon Choi or also known as pot of treasure. Pot of treasure, literally means most of the expensive ingredients could be found in the pot, such as abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber and so on. Which is why it is usually being served during special occasion such as Chinese New Year, but don't be surprised if you find Zi Zai Restaurant serving it whole year long. So you know where to find if you are looking for one during non-festive period. ;) (Please do remember to call for reservation first)

Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - ULaLa
Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - Stir Fried Sambal Lala
Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - Asam Prawns
Gartien Crossover Partners : Zi Zai Restaurant
Zi Zai Restaurant - Granny Fried Chicken
Overall, the food was above average. Reading back my old post on Zi Zai Restaurant, I still have the same verdict whereby I'm still lazy to eat the small soft shell lala! LOL The granny fried chicken still as appetizing as before. 

Gartien Crossover Partners

Here's the GIVEAWAY from Gartien!

Gartien Crossover Partners
So simple to get a bottle of Gartien Crystal Pineapple Confiture isn't it?
Well, better do it NOW while the stock last! 


1239-G, Jalan Paya Terubong, 
11060, Ayer Itam, Pulau Pinang ‎
Tel: 04-826 5713 ‎


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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Switch Epic Giveaway

Henry Tan | 10:58 PM | | Be the first to comment!
Hello people! Good news! Switch Epic Giveaway is coming! In conjunction with Switch's 20th Anniversary, starting from 1st of May 2015 to 31st October 2015, Switch will be offering prizes worth more than RM20,000 in this Giveaway as an appreciation towards the support of the customers

Switch Epic Giveaway

Period: 1 May 2015 - 31 October 2015
All Switch outlets nationwide


So, the next question is how. 
Here's how it works! Head on to any Switch retail outlets and every RM100 spent in the outlet will be entitled to one participation ticket. Switcher will assist you in registration for Switch Epic Giveaway once you have made your payment. Each purchase will be accumulated, so the more you purchase, the higher your chance of winning! The winner will be selected through a lucky draw and the prize giving ceremony will take place in November 2015. 



Okay, what's the prize? 
Grand Prize
(Worth more than RM10,000)

iMac 21.5 inch RM 3,499*
MacBook Air 11-inch RM 2,899*
iPad Air 2 RM 1,599*
iPhone 6  RM 2,399*
*prizes value will be equivalent or more



Consolation Prize x 4
MacBook Air 11-inch RM2,899*
*prizes value will be equivalent or more


Example:
I bought a iPod Touch for RM1,179 at Switch Outlet in Gurney Plaza. After I have done my payment, Switcher guided me in the registration for the Switch Epic Giveaway, whereby I was entitled with 11 entries. So I went home happily with higher chance of winning. On November 2015, Switch announced that I'm the winner for the Grand Prize! With that, I have almost all Apple product from Switch starting from iMac, MacBook Air, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6 and iPod! What a perfect ending right! *how I wish that would be the case! LOL*

What's next? 
Well, go buy starting from 1st of May! Don't forget to fill up the registration form as well! Ops, by the way, this Switch Epic Giveaway is only open to all Malaysian citizen only.



Press Conference
The Switch Epic Giveaway was announced yesterday during their press conference in Andaman Grand Ballroom Foyer, Parkroyal Hotel Penang. This was the first ever press conference made by Switch which is owned by CG Computers Sdn. Bhd. 

Switch Epic Giveaway - Press Conference
Here's a little bit about the successful story of local Apple Premium Reseller, Switch. Switch, which is owned by CG Computers Sdn. Bhd. currently operates 26 retail outlets throughout Malaysia. The company has the unique distinction of operating one of the first Apple Premium Reseller in Malaysia, as well as being one of the first to achieve the status of Apple Premium Service Provider in Malaysia for their customer service centre. CG Computers Sdn. Bhd. practices an innovative and transparent corporate culture by choosing a casual employer-employee relationship, resulting in lower turnover of employees, and a productive working environment. 

Switch Epic Giveaway - MD Mr. Li Chau Ging
CG Computers Sdn. Bhd. was established in 1995 as the brainchild of both Mr. Li Chau Ging and his spouse, Ms Peggy Tan, dedicated to serve the community of Apple product supporters in Malaysia. The company's establishment was a result of Mr. Li's fiery interest and passion in all things of Apple starting from university and flourished during his first job. 

Switch Epic Giveaway - Top management
Last year June 27th, CG Computers Sdn. Bhd. had their first oversea venture in partnership with PT Erafone Artha Retailindo from Indonesia. The partnership also signified that CG Computers Sdn. Bhd. is expanding to non-Apple products, including app-enabled accessories, mobile lifestyle devices and wellness related device; all which will be retailed under the UrbanRepublic trade name. This new brand brings an upmarket lifestyle based store concept that merges a technology based retail outlet with an integrated cafe named UrbanCoffee, allowing the customers to savor a drink while browsing through the selection of products. The first UrbanRepublic store was opened in Gurney Plaza, Penang in 2014 and the next upcoming would be Queensbay Mall.  

Good luck in the Switch Epic Giveaway! 

Till Then. 
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015

Henry Tan | 10:40 PM | | 1 Comment so far
Hello! Yup, I'm back from the Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat at The Lost Paradise Resort! So here I'm gonna share with you how much fun it was! First of all, you may or may not know about Blackmores, but in short, they are the health advisors! Just like yours truly is a financial advisor! *self promote*

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015


Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Infinity Pool
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Reception Lobby
It was a 2D1N Health & Wellness Retreat at The Lost Paradise Resort. Frankly, I have never come across or even heard about this resort before! What an outdated tour guide right? Well, probably because it is located at the corner of the turning on the road to Batu Ferringhi. *excuse*

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 -
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Workshop
Basically the retreat has a mixed of both workshop and some activities. The schedule was not too tight and it was quite relaxing. We started off with self introduction and a ice breaking game. It's great to see people of all ages with high health awareness to learn new things from the professional Naturopaths.   

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 -
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Sue San, Pat, Alyssa & Jeannie
We have three naturopath, Alyssa Ng, Monitar Tan & Jeannie Kwa as our facilitators. Again, you may not heard of naturopath as it is a rare profession in Malaysia, just like financial advisor! =p So here's the definition...

Naturopathy is a philosophy of life and an approach to living
It is the belief in living a lifestyle as close to nature as possible. 
It is a system which focuses on building health and encouraging the body’s self-healing process through holistic health education with the ultimate goal of achieving holistic health and well-being.

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - DIY Healthy Juice for Detox
So we started off with the first workshop with "Detox for Good Health & DIY Healthy Snacks and Juices" by Alyssa Ng. Apart from some theories thru presentation slides, we get to learn how to DIY the detox fruit juice too! She demonstrated to us on the proper way of DIY juice mixing and once it was done, we get to try too! 

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - The making of Apple Banana Smoothie
The two DIY healthy juice that we tried are carrot, pineapple & orange juice and apple banana smoothie! The recipes were given to us which includes the procedures and some do & don't. Well, you know you could get all sort of recipes online, but you can't get those tips from experience in making a really good and healthy one! 

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015

We tried both and like it very much! I never really like carrot or carrot juice as I could not accept the pungent smell of carrot. So good thing that when it is mixed with pineapple and orange, they managed to mask the carrot smell. Alyssa also shared with us that if we wanted to prolong the freshness of the juice, lemon juice can be added to prevent or slow down the oxidation or so called browning process. Basically, it's like what we learned in science, reduce the reaction rate by keeping in low temperature and reduce the pH of the juice.  

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - DIY Skin Care Remedies
In the second workshop which facilitated by Monitar Tan, with the topic of "Addressing Skin Issue & DIY Skin Care Remedies". Again, we get to see some practical example in making of the essential oil and hand lotion. This is definitely useful for those who would like to try it out themselves instead of buying from the stores.

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Try the end product
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Waiting for Lunch
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 -
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Lunch
We had our vegetarian lunch which was prepared by the resort with the careful selection of nutrition from Blackmores team. Even the nutrition fact of each dishes were being displayed below each name tag of the food. 

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
After lunch and check in to our room, we continued our third workshop, which is "Exercise for Optimal Health" by Jeannie Kwa. I have to say it was really well planned! You know why? After lunch we always tend to be very sleepy and she gave us some very good examples of light exercise to keep ourselves awake!

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Ultraman pose
Some simple stretching that you could do even at your office! These simple tricks are really useful especially for those office workers that need to sit at their desk from 8 to 5! Now I can use it when I feel sleepy too, trust me, I felt sleepy all the time! >.<

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
After that, we had another session on "Find your own health treasure", whereby we were given a piece of paper and an hour of time. Within the hour, we were not allowed to speak or do anything else, just think whatever that comes to our mind and draw it out using our left hand. After that hour, all other group members would give their opinion or interpretation based on what they observed from the picture we drawn. Surprisingly, our left hand sold us out by drawing out what our sub-conscious is thinking! >.< LOL

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Our room in The Lost Paradise Resort was on the second floor with seaview at the balcony! Consider quite spacious and tidy with Balinese style! 

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Dinner
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Yoga at Night
After dinner, we had another workshop - "How to have a good night sleep?" and also the relaxation exercise before sleep. The sharing included the stages of sleep as well as how to make yourself sleep well. Later on, we moved to the field beside the beach to have our outdoor yoga session! It was really relaxing to do yoga with the sound of the waves! 

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 -
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Day 2


Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
We started our day 2 with yoga as well! Surprisingly, some simple yoga stretching in the morning could made us sweat a lot too. We had a lot of fun as in laughing at those poses that we could not make it at all. My muscles are too stiff! 

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - Breakfast
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 
In our 4th workshop where we had the "Boosting Your Memory Thru Natural Remedies" session. We were given the brain exercise - tongue twister to play! We even had the time challenge to compete with each other! Guess who is the winner? =D

Our famous blogger - Ken!

Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015 - His Pineapple as Prize
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat 2015
After the fifth workshop - "Massage Your Stress Away with Essential Oil", we had to leave for another function. But thanks to the team, we managed to get a group photo before we left. 

Photo credit to Dr. Hong
Yup! Basically that sums up the Blackmores Health & Wellness Retreat! Well if you are interested in such event, LIKE and FOLLOW their Facebook Page - Blackmores Malaysia.

Till then! ;)
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