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Sunday, September 5, 2021

[Videos] My Atomy Order, Mr. Koo Tonic Soup, Musical Performances, etc.

Above is my recent order of Atomy products; consisting of Atomy Absolute Cell Active of 6 pieces. Plus 2 nice baby-pink boxes of mooncakes with 4 flavours, 2 boxes of Puer Tea and Absolute Spot Out Cream for my business partner, due to advance aging. Check out the cool video above.

This video above was taken before the pandemic, during happier times, where people could roam around freely without wearing a mask nor fear of contracting Covid-19. It was taken during a performance by Caucasians, for obvious reasons, as it was an international musical entertainment during our short holidays.

The afore video was shot at Gurney Hall in Gurney Plaza, a premier shopping mall in Penang. See the healthy food by Mr. Koo tonic (a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being) soup. Apparently the herbs and chicken drumstick are double-boiled to infuse the flavors into the water to become delicious soup.

Here is a Sunday Blessings of a nice Insta picture.

Happy Mid Autumn Festival. One can only order at the most 2 boxes of mooncakes each. It has cappucino, low sugar lotus seed, pandan and lotus seed with an egg yolk flavors. I purchased 2 boxes to give to my mom and church friend, and also to myself. It is freshly made with care in Malaysia, with quality control. Each box is about RM 83, which is almost double that in the market. But for the convenience of delivering right to my place, I don't mind paying premium price for this.

Here is a snapshot of the Atomy Absolute Cellactive set,retailing for RM 880. The market price for similar products using SK-II or other branded cosmetics would have been in the range of RM2k or more. But at Atomy, it is only RM 880, which is a great bargain. As an agent for Atomy, you can contact me at 0111-6694988 with free membership, free registration, no monthly minimum order, no monthly maintenance and no nothing. Just spend using your Atomy e-commerce shopping mall platform to earn cash back.

Saturday, July 3, 2021

[Videos] Macalister Road Nasi Lemak, Light Decorations at the Penang Esplanade, etc.

Penang Georgetown Nasi Lemak at Macalister Road. Located diagonally opposite the junction of Lorong Abu Siti and Red Rock Hotel. The place is known as Macalister Signature Food Court at Macalister Road, Penang (MS Food Court).

GEORGE TOWN: A husband and wife took retrenchment in their stride and, after some hard work, are now whipping up nasi lemak that has become the talk of the town. Hana Batrisya Zainol, 23, was a flight attendant while her husband Muhammad Nur Azizee Roslan, 24, was a flight caterer.

They lost their jobs in the airline industry last November following travel curbs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, they mastered their parents’ nasi lemak recipe, tweaking the sambal to suit current tastes.

“We got the sambal recipe from both our parents and improvised it to suit our tastebuds. We had the idea to start a business in January and not just sit at home.

“Luckily, our parents are supportive and they help us with the cooking and packing, ” said Hana Batrisya.

It is hard work where the couple and their parents have to wake up at 5.30am to prepare the ingredients.

“Our nasi lemak is prepared fresh every day. Initially, business was slow but things picked up through word of mouth, ” she said at her stall at a food court in Macalister Road here recently.

The couple now sells about 1,000 packets of nasi lemak a day, priced between RM1.50 and RM4.50 depending on extra ingredients like chicken, prawn, or fish.

Their standard nasi lemak is the classic Malaysian dish served with half a hard-boiled egg, deep-fried anchovies, and groundnuts, and with the gravy-like sambal spilled liberally over the rice.

Hana Batrisya has an advantage when it comes to building rapport with their customers as she is fluent in Malay, English, Mandarin, Hokkien, and Bahasa Indonesia.

“My father is Chinese. Hokkien is actually my mother tongue.

“Since my mother’s family is from Indonesia, I picked up Bahasa Indonesia from her, ” she added.

Business at the stall starts at 8am and there will often be a queue until the nasi lemak is gone, which is usually around 1pm.

Aquaculturist Bryan Teh, 44, came back for the dish the second time after trying it a few days ago.

“The nasi lemak is delicious and they are very generous with the sambal. For a person who likes spicy food, the sambal is the ‘bomb’.

“I’ve tried all of their specialties and decided to come back as the taste is good and the price is reasonable, ” he said.

Retired teacher Majemin Shafie, 66, said she decided to give the nasi lemak a try after her friend shared pictures of the dish with her.

“After seeing the photos, I wanted to try it instead of my usual breakfast of noodles. I ordered nasi lemak with fish and the price was reasonable, ” she said.

Construction site manager Lim Boon Chye, 52, saw the queue of nasi lemak buyers and decided to line up, too.

“I came to see a doctor nearby and saw the queue. I decided to take away a few packets for my family to try after getting recommendations from my friend, ” he said.

Walking around The Esplanade in Penang, while immersing in the wonderful light decorations representing the various countries' theme - from China, Japan, USA, India, Australia, England, Dubai, etc.

The Esplanade is a waterfront location in the heart of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It covers the field adjacent to Fort Cornwallis, known locally as the Padang, and the seaside promenade along the edge of the field.

The Esplanade Penang is also known as Padang Kota Lama in Malay.

Above is an Instagram picture of Happy Sunday quotes and Good Morning today. Don't you like the blue theme and daisies? I find them unique and decided to post it here.

Here are smileys that are cute and a Good Morning message to start off the day well! Stay safe and stay healthy in this pandemic.

Sunday, March 28, 2021

[Videos] Palm Sunday, Coco Island Street Food, Sungai Pinang Food Court Paradise and RIP Brother Kelvin Chan

This video is about the street food of Coco Island by Bali Thai along the Gurney Drive Road in Penang Island. Check out the various street food stalls ranging from 'char koay teow,' seafood and vegetables, 'sotong bakar' or baked calamari, Italian pasta, Taiwanese noodles, 'wanton noodles,' 'bak kut teh,' Japanese food, Chinese food, Western food, etc. You need to check out this eatery.

Address: 104, Persiaran Gurney 10250 Penang.
Contact: 064-226 2633
Operation Hours: 7:00am -12:00am (Open Daily)

Since today is Palm Sunday, check out my various curated pictures on Palm Sunday on my Instagram account by clicking on the '>' icon on the right.

From Wikipedia, Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week, the last week of the Christian solemn season of Lent that precedes the arrival of Eastertide.

In most liturgical churches, Palm Sunday is celebrated by the blessing and distribution of palm branches (or the branches of other native trees), representing the palm branches which the crowd scattered in front of Christ as he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to their substitution with branches of native trees, including box, olive, willow, and yew. The Sunday was often named after these substitute trees, as in Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.

Many churches of mainstream Christian denominations, including the Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Anglican, Moravian and Reformed traditions, distribute palm branches to their congregations during their Palm Sunday liturgies. Christians take these palms, which are often blessed by clergy, to their homes where they hang them alongside Christian art (especially crosses and crucifixes) or keep them in their Bibles or devotionals.

If you click on the '>' button on the right side, you will see our dear brother Kelvin's niche in the 3rd photo. Though I have never met up with him, despite him suggesting that we meet up on Atomy during MCO, he is like a big brother to me. He was a very successful banker, worked in Alliance bank for 20 years or so in the housing loan department, and had the power to approve bank loans to borrowers to buy houses. He would have been 53 years of age this March 2021, had he not suffered a massive cardiac arrest at home. Guess being single and missing his dearly departed mum since September last year, plus pay cut, it was just too much to handle in this path of life filled with stress, pandemic, etc.

Anyway, brother Kelvin was my only Atomy member who could purchase from the eCommerce website on his own, amongst my 30 sleeping Atomy members. Kelvin Chan is now happily holding hands with his mum in heaven looking down at us mortals.

The video above was done and compiled by yours truly. This video is on Sungai Penang Food Court Paradise in Penang. Various hawker stalls, fresh fish, fish soup rice vermicelli, etc. with funky and soothing music. 😎😍😁 Check out the "Good Morning" pictures and Sunday Blessings where you can click on the ">" icon to swipe left for more beautiful banners.

As usual, before I end this post, Stay Safe, Stay Happy and Healthy. Have a good weekend!

Saturday, March 20, 2021

[Videos] Châteraisé - Patisserie from Japan, in Gurney Plaza Mall and Meals at Various Places

This is a short video on Châteraisé which is a Patisserie from Japan, in Gurney Plaza Mall, Penang. Chateraise is a FAMOUS and POPULAR cake and pastry shop from Japan. For the uninitiated, Châteraisé, means a store that sells cakes, pastries, souffles, etc. It is also a franchaise system for those who are interested in doing the cake business, with all things set up including secret recipes for the taking. However, the franchisee needs to have large capital in order to start an expensive franchise. By the way, this is a NEW store that was just set up in Gurney Plaza, Penang.

Below is taken from my Instagram account of a St. Patrick's 3 leaves of a shamrock, "Good Morning" message. The three leaves of a shamrock are also said to stand for faith, hope and love. A fourth leaf is where we get the luck from.

The video below is on the meals at various places that I travelled to in Penang ranging from food courts to restaurants. Examples include steamed and chili crabs at Soon Lai Restaurant, cheese-baked fish fillet at Kim Gary, Strips of Ham wrapped with a fish fillet at James Foo Restaurant, Fish My Dream with poached spinach at Mitzy Bistro Restaurant, Drive along on Air Itam Road clip, etc.

The reason I posted these videos is NOT to Brag nor show how lucky I am! But to educate and entertain simultaneouly on where to eat good food in Penang. Just drop me an email if you are curious and interested at Diana(dot)Tan(at)gmail.com, and I shall happily disclose the locations of where to get such tempting delicious food; at least to my discerning taste. I am also one to patronize the same restaurant outlets and not try new establishments. The foods here look expensive, but actually, they are more affordable and cheaper compared to other restaurants that might serve expensive yet burnt foods, such as overbaked crabs and such.

Refer to the pictures below and click on the '>' button on the right to swipe left for more pics.

So, you will get the drift of what I mean by NOT being overly done or burnt for the baked crabs, as seen above.

Below is another inspirational Instagram photo from my account.

As a student, I used to claim on the scripture above that: "I can do ALL things, (not some things, few things, one thing, but ALL things) through Christ who strengthens me."

Time and Destiny are both changeable; so do not have pride in good times and do not worry in bad times. Both will definitely change. Good Morning!

Finally to end this post, here is a cute black-fur puppy - that looks like Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, the wrestler, turned into a billionaire movie star. Enjoy!

To end this, stay safe and stay happy in this challenging time.

Sunday, March 14, 2021

[Videos] When to Pay EPF, Spin to Win and Sis' Birthday Treat

The above video is for employers like my business partner, whom registered for an enterprise, or sole proprietorship company. Due to lack of funds in this MCO, we paid late and were fined a total of RM 27. Let the video speaks for itself, and I shall not dwell on this further.

Below is a "Happy Sunday" message taken from my Instagram account, since today is Sabbath day, a time to rest from working 6 days. Enjoy the red foliage.

This is an interesting video of our lunch at Pizzaiola, an Italian Restaurant in Lot 10, Prangin Mall, Penang. After lunch, we were given 2 spin to win cards where you press a button to select the color you want the pointer to stop at the wheel of colors. Refer to the video below:

Here are the fruits of the Holy Spirit. The Fruit of the Holy Spirit is a biblical term that sums up nine attributes of a person or community living in accord with the Holy Spirit, according to chapter 5 of the Epistle to the Galatians: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Click on the ">" button on the right to swipe left for more similar pictures.

The video below shows the lifestyle of the vlogger in Penang. We were celebrating my sister's birthday earlier than usual, since she has plans for a staycation in a new apartment in Macalister Road with her friends, on the actual birthday. The food was delicious with thick seafood soup, amongst others. I shall not spoil the video and let you watch till the end of the clips.

Below is a very touching message that impressed upon my heart, a "Good Morning" message plus some nuggets of wisdom - "Live your Life and Do What Makes You Happy." This is so crucial in this pandemic, that we need to find things to do that really makes us happy, NOT depressed nor sad, from cold calling to a few of the toxic people! This world is full of negativity already, coupled with the pandemic situation. Hence, we don't need to explain to anyone; We don't need anyone's approval. Jesus loves us enough and that is sufficient for me!

Below is my letter of completion of Youtube Creation.

Finally, stay safe at home, until you get your full innoculation plus booster jab, which is a passport to travel using the vaccination certificate. And it is compulsory to get Chinese vaccine like Sinovac, etc. to travel to China in the near future.

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