Cafe Cafe @ Sibu Giant Mall

Cafe Cafe is a well known place to dine in Sibu. Apart from its first outlet in town centre, Cafe Cafe has another branch at the Giant Mall.

 

Compare to its main outlet, the interior decoration here is much more simple. However, it still offers a comfortable atmosphere to dine.

 

The menu here is a bit oversize compare to most menu I came across. The menu list here is not as extensive as its main outlet and I have very few options to choose from.

Banana Berry (RM 10) is actually a shake. Well blended with a mixture of banana, vanilla ice cream and strawberry concentration. This could even make a perfect desert after a meal.

I never had a lamb as part of salad before but this outlet serve lamb salad with orange salsa (RM 13). Basically, I did not notice how the salad is different with any other salad. The only difference is that a zest of orange added to the salad. The lamb is fantastic. Definitely worth it and I'm still craving for it.

The Nyonya Sambal Lady Finger (RM 18) is pretty good. In fact it will goes really well with rice. The texture is just right and it feels really good munching this vegetable.

Spaghetti Marinara (RM 18) with its tasty marinara sauce which is made up by tomatoes, garlic, herbs, onions and seafood.

In a nutshell, I believe every food served here is tasty and worth a try.

Sentosa Regency Hotel Alor Setar

In my recent visit to Alor Setar, I stayed in Sentosa Regency Hotel. It is strategically located at Jalan Putra, just opposite the Shell petrol station.

 

The hotel building is only consists of 6 storey and it is not a very big hotel by any standard.  However, it is regarded as one of the biggest hotel in town.

The lobby is spacious and I notice most of the staffs here are very young. The coffee house is located just next to the check in counter. Everyone who is staying in the hotel is given a complimentary breakfast here. The breakfast is satisfactory although slightly below the standard of an average 3 star hotel.

Strange thing is that I have to pay the room rate in full when checking in. This is not normally practiced in any hotels I been to as full payment is usually expected only when checking out.

All the rooms here are surprisingly spacious, even for a standard room (RM 118). The bathroom is equally spacious and I can't recall any bathroom which has its size for the rate I'm paying here.

The split unit air conditioner is not functioning properly and I can still hear the noisy vehicles speeding along the road at night. The furniture and carpet is pretty old and seriously need an upgrading.

 

My room view which face the busy Jalan Putra. There are a few hawker stalls and mamak restaurant within the vicinity of the area. I reckon it will be a good base to explore the town itself from here.

Sentosa Regency Hotel
250, Jalan Putra,
05100 Alor Setar
Kedah Darul Aman
Tel: 04-730 3999
Fax: 04-730 8999

Putrajaya Precint 2, 3 & 4

Putrajaya Precint 2, 3 & 4 (sometimes referred as Putrajaya Boulevard) probably offer the most scenic ride in the Federal Government Administrative Centre with its 100m wide and 4km length road which is surrounded by various government agencies offices.

 

One of the most prominent building would be the Ministry of Finance. It has a unique shape which really stands out among the other building in Presint 2.

 

 

 

The other buildings which occupied Precint 2 which house the Custom Department, National Registration Department, Immigration Department and Putrajaya Holdings.

 

Precint 3 offers a few awesome buildings which offers a nice backdrop for those who has a keen interest in photography and architecture.

 

 

The Perbadanan Putrajaya complex has an interesting stainless steel arch structure which also functions as a link between the two adjacent buildings.

The Palace of Justice which replaces The Sultan Abdul Samad Building in KL as the new home for the Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Its architecture designs definitely took a cue from the Classical Islamic culture like Taj Mahal, Moorish culture and Western Classical influence.

The Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque or Iron Mosque is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya after the more well known Putra Mosque.

 

 

Some of the other buildings at Precint 4 which are adjacent to Precint 3 which house the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Youth and Sport, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment just to name a few.

 

On the father end of the Precint 4, there are a few sky rise buildings which is rather unusual here.

The Attorney General's Chamber is located here. The building appears to be small as compare to the others just right behind it.

 

 

 

These newly opened buildings are now the head office for The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Housing and Local Government & Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

Air Asia 100th Awesome Plane A320 Livery

I just bought an Air Asia model plane for RM129 and this is a special model as it is the airline's 100th Airbus A320 plane.

 

 

 

When open up, there are a few parts inside it such as the fuselage, wings, engine turbines and elevator.

 

 

 

It only takes a couple of minutes to assemble the parts and the model is capable to stand on its three wheels.

A carefully coined phrase in Mandarin was painted on both sides of the CFM56-5 series engine turbines which reads "100 Dragons Flying High"

 

A little details of the turbine. Wish the blades could spin. It would be awesome.

 

One of the main features of the airline's 100th plane is its dragon livery on the body of the aircraft. The aircraft has been operational since February this year and somewhat coincide with the year of the Dragon in Chinese calendar.

Air Asia's Airbus A320 has a seating capacity of 180 passengers in one class. It has a wingspan of 34.1m, length of 35.57m and tail height of 11.76m.

 

Airbus planes are fitted with fly by wire system where the pilot basically manned the aircraft's computer flight control and the computer will fly the plane.

I travel on Airbus A320 on a regular basis for almost 3 years now. This year alone, I fly onboard an A320 once every fortnight (not that I'm a big fan of Air Asia but I'm running out of option to reach home). Previously, I am a regular on MAS Boeing 737-400 until the controversial share swap deal and reduction in flight frequency.

 

In fact, I had been onboard all the Air Asia's various livery design except for this one. Wish I could fly with the dragon one day.

Putrajaya Monorail Suspension Bridge

Putrajaya Monorail Suspension Bridge stick up like a sore thumb across the Putrajaya Lake. The bridge is supposed to link Putrajaya Sentral to The Core island by monorail until the project was halted in 2004.

 

The suspension bridge reminds me of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol with its engineering design.

I had my doubt on its current structural integrity as it has been abandoned close to a decade now without any sign of proper maintenance.

I would definitely like to see a monorail run through this bridge in the future as Putrajaya definitely in a dire need for an efficient transport system, not only for the residents here but also for the tourists.