Garden Cafe @ Gardens, Midvalley

This is a cozy and beautiful lifestyle and cafe restaurant located at the bridge between Midvalley and Gardens. The food and drinks come in big portion.

If you are lucky, you could listen to the pianist playing beautiful songs at the grand piano located at the main entrance of the cafe.

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AMEX 15% Cash Back Now at GSC Cinemas!

Great news to movie patrons! AMEX is having 15% cash back when you purchase for movie tickets at GSC cinemas. Basically one ticket cost around RM10 on weekdays and RM12 on weekends. So there is RM1.50 to RM1.80 cash rebate on each ticket.

Other places with such promotions are Kamdar and Eu Yan Sang. So hurry, catch a movie or do your shopping for more savings.

Just key in 'Cashback (space) credit card number and send to 62628.

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Etiqa Insurance System Down?

I made a trip to Bangsar Etiqa Insurance and was informed that the system is down since morning. Just as I complimented that Etiqa has good customer service and humanizing insurance, its bad to have the system down and it is almost for the whole day!

Humanizing the insurance sector will not be a success if the basic 'hygiene factor' such as the availability of the system for payment and other transactions is not available.

Hope Etiqa can look into this matter, imagining the customers have to travel from far for the transactions, especially when being told certain transactions are not available online.
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Cap Goh Mei @ Chinese Valentine's Day

It is Cap Goh Mei today or what we chinese call the chinese Valentine's day. It is a custom for the ladies to throw oranges into the rivers while the men would catch the oranges and contact the ladies and be friends.

In the Klang Valley, 2 temples are most beautiful and worth a visit on this day is the Thean Hou Gong, in Seputeh and Dong Zhan Shi, in Banting. These temples are beautifully lit with lights and tanglungs.

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Depressed Society

Are we living in a depressed society? It is indeed depressing to hear so many suicidal cases lately, and even sadder is the young and innocent are also not spared in order to be 'suicide companion' for their parents.

Less than 2 weeks since we hear the depressing news of a young 5 year old girl being pushed to her death from an apartment building before her mother jumped from another building with their bodies 50 meters apart, today's news shown that there are 2 sisters, aged 4 and 1 year old passed away after her mother popped high dosage of hypertension pills into their milk before popping the pills herself. The mother survived but the 2 poor girls died!

Depression is a serious illness which is not noticable by many of us. It is a silent killer. Depressed people are worried about so many things and for mothers, its common to have mild to serious depression upon delivery of baby.

I still remembered last year when I was warded for dengue, there was a patient who ran away from the hospital. She suffered medium depression upon delivery of her daughter, who already turned twelve. To some depressed patient, they do not know why they behave in such a way, some linked it with hormonal changes, added responsibilities, bad debt, failed love relationships and more.

In the social media such as Facebook, depressed people already shown signs by posting suicidal notes, depressing sharings and helpless feelings. These all are signs that they need help. However, it is sad that no one or most people do not take those posts seriously.

Teenagers and youths are opened with sharing of feelings in Facebook. Are our younger generation so stressed in their lives? Let's pay more attention to our loved ones and friends. Spend time to talk and care for them.

Let's not hear about another suicidal attempts and the innocent kids are also affected. Its heartsick to hear about the sudden losses of the beautiful children of Malaysia. Pick up the phone and call a loved one today!

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New MRT System in Town!

New MRT system spreading from northern Selangor to Southern of Selangor will be made available in 2016. First question that we may asked is what is the differences from the LRT and monorel that we have now? The trains are bigger and of latest design and technology, as compared monorel and LRT.

I was at the Bangsar LRT and there was a small exhibition on the new MRT system, with the maps and coverage area shown. For Cheras people, it is good to hear that there are stops at Bukit Mewah, Leisure Mall, Phoenix Plaza and Kajang town. Going for Hj Samuri Satay in Kajang town will be more frequent and accessible to more people.

At Leisure Mall station, you can also go to the nearby XO fish head noodle or have some friends get-together near Bukit Mewah station at the nearby Old Town White Coffee or Pappa Rich for some coffees and local delicacies.

Being a regular LRT customer now, I am glad to hear about the new MRT system and the coverage which is from Sg Buloh, OneUtama, TTDI, Subang, Cheras and Kajang for about 51km long. My only worry is when the train has technical problem, a lot of people will be affected. Hope the MRT management do look into this risk management.

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Etiqa Insurance - Humanizing Insurance

This is one of the initiatives taken by Etiqa Insurance, family to Maybank Group in humanizing the insurance services and caring for customers. Rather than getting customers to hold on to number slips, customers name are key-in to the system and it would be displayed on the boards.

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Klang Bak Kut Teh

We went to visit a relative in Klang yesterday. Thanks to GPS, we arrived safely at my auntie's house in Taman Saujana, else I think we will have a hard time finding the place.

We went to this restaurant that served good bak kut teh. Bak Kut Teh is famous local food among the chinese especially in Klang. The soup is clear and not as thick as those serve in KL or PJ, so I can consume the soup without worry of getting heaty. The claypot has a mixture of everything, from ribs, 3 layers meat, lean meat, stomach and intestines.

Another unique feature is the locals at Klang bring along their own tea and no 'head' charge as in other places. In KL or PJ, the 'head' charges for chinese tea ranges from RM1-RM6, depending on the places. In Klang, customers are allowed to use their own tea and consume the hot water.

The original bak kut teh in Klang surely tastes better!

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