ARTFUL HAIR STUDIO - Discover the Ultimate Hair Haven

 Hey, beautiful souls!

I'm thrilled to introduce you to a haven for all your hair desires –  Artful Hair Studio! Situated in the heart of Sunway Mentari,  Bandar Sunway, this newly established salon is ready to elevate your hair game to new heights. I came here for my relaxing and felt soooooo worth it. I personally love to be friendly with my hair dressers and this girl (the owner- Shi Shi) she was the funniest i have met and so very skillful. This is my own experience which i would love to share with the world! 

Let me tell you why Artful Hair Studio-Instagram is a cut above the rest :

With over 15 years of experience in the industry, Shi Shi brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Whether you're looking for a precision hair cut that perfectly complements your features or a luxurious hair treatment to rejuvenate your locks, she's got you covered. Her years of honing her craft have equipped her with the skills to tackle any hair challenge with finesse and precision.

At   Artful Hair Studio, it's not just about styling – it's about nurturing your hair from the inside out. From nourishing deep conditioning treatments to revitalizing hair masks, Shi Shi offers a range of treatments of branded products designed to restore your hair's health and vitality. Say hello to a long lasting luscious, salon-worthy locks that radiate health and shine!

At the same time, who doesn't love a good deal? The price and promotions that are as irresistible as they are fabulous. Whether it's a special discount on your first visit or a loyalty program that rewards you for your continued support, Shi Shi believes in making luxury accessible to all. Because everyone deserves to feel like a million bucks without breaking the bank!

Quality is non-negotiable at Artful Hair Studio. That's why Shi Shi only uses the finest, salon-grade products from trusted brands. From shampoos and conditioners to professional styling products, you can rest assured that your hair is in good hands.

                        

Added highlights, Shi Shi assistant who does all the hair washings and blowing was well trained and gives you that 5 mins of head massage at the washing bowl.. Blisss ! 

So, why wait? IF you are planning to treat yourself to the pampering you deserve and book your appointment at Artful Hair Studio today. Your hair will thank you later!

Whatsapp : +6012-3553870 For bookings

Open Everyday From 11am to 8pm (EXCEPT Tuesday) 

 ARTFUL HAIR STUDIO

NO 16 - 1,JALAN PJS 8/11,

DATARAN MENTARI,

BANDAR SUNWAY, 46150 PETALING JAYA, 

SELANGOR.

With love and fabulousness,

Happy Hair

Hippopo Spa and Wellness Setia City Mall

The very first time I heard about this Spa is from a dear friend,and I got excited and wanted to take my baby for it. I started doing some small research and read reviews about this Spa and got more excited.
However, I did not book an appointment cos at that time my baby's weight were still below the recommended weight which is 4.5kg and above.

The soon I knew my lil girl's weight past beyond the recommended weight... I was looking for the Hippopo website again to book an appointment and lucky me; I came across the promotion rate where one complete session (swim & massage) was only RM 68 (standard price =RM 88). No time was wasted as I booked a slot immediately.... You are required to book in advance for every session. Two days before prior to weekday appointments and two weeks before for weekend appointments.

I was slightly worried if my baby would cry and wouldn't like this service and was feeling anxious about the whole thing.
As we arrive at the Hippopo Spa & Wellness outlet at Setia City Mall.. i was glad to see no one there except the person in-charged named Ana. (A feeling of happiness striked me that the whole spa was all ours). Ana welcomed us and gave us instructions on where to place our stroller, slippers and bags. She then explained clearly on the details of the session and got us to pay for the service beforehand. Once all formalities were done..it was time for the baby to start her Spa session.

Baby gym and massage area. 

Hippopo merchandise corner

This is a bigger pool for kids 6 months and above. 2 babies can be in at one time.

Baby gym for babies 6months and above. The tv above plays rhymes and some toys on the mat to play.

Nursing room. You are expected to feed baby half an hour prior to the session. And of course baby gets hungry after the session.

Firstly Ana the physiotherapist exercised with the baby. She was chirpy and making cute noises attracting the kid's attention while moving her arms and legs. Suprisingly my girl was animated and obediently followed all of Ana's movements.

Physiotherapist Ana entertaining my baby. Baby's face is censored due to privacy purpose.

After a few minutes, it was then the highlight session which is the Swimming session. Baby's clothing and pampers was all removed and replaced with only a swimming diapers which was not suppose to leak any urine or poopoo. The swim pampers is given as it has already been included in the charges. The pampers was also for sale in packets if you want to buy them for any water activity for baby.

Setia city Mall - Hippopo Spa & Wellness center

My daughter loved the warm water pool and she was super relaxed in it.. although babies are expected to kick and play...my girl was pretty chill floating away..
After a few minutes in still water.. the staff changed it to jacuzzi mode and then few minutes later to bubbles mode... it was fun to watch as the same time i believe the kid had a fun time too.

My baby just as she was put in d warm pool. 

A good 20 minutes in the pool after the jacuzzi and bu ble treatment... it was time for final massage session.
You get an option to choose if you want lavender scented oil for the maasage for rm5 extra. Being a lavender fan.. we took that as well. My daughter was sleeping soundly while her physio massaging her.

Physiotherapist Ana massaging the kid.

That was pretty much the end of the whole spa session. Baby gets dressed again and of course nursing time right before we leave the spa to come back again in 2 weeks time. 

We were happy parents when we see our baby sleeps soundly after the session. 

Im not going to write in details about the Spa center as you can find those infos all over the internet of just call them up. 

My only advice is, if you are interested.. start early.. the moment the kid reaches the recommended weight take them in.. let them swim.. it is definitely beneficial for the baby in terms of muscle development, bone strengthening and to have long undisturbed sleep.

Happy Hippopo-ing Mummy and Daddy 

Till next time 

Cioa

Sattisorru.com Best choice for your taste

As an Indian born, Satti sorru (literal translation : wok rice) was a thing that we (my mother, brother and i) fight for at every lunch meal. I am sure many of you can relate to this phenomena in your house. For those of you who don't, let me give you a brief descriptions on how these amazing "Satti sorru" works.

After cooking every gravy dish  (be it chicken curry, fish curry, sambal ikan bilis (anchovies spicy relish), etc) the balance curry on the wok that did not get into the serving pot, is then again mixed with hot rice and tossed with the curry until every grain is coated. This mixed rice which will now look like "fried curry rice" is served separately to the lucky one! (siapa cepat dia dapat ~ the rules in my house, at least). It used to be our favourite dish as it simply gives an amazing feeling while eating Satti sorru. The myth is : Satti sorru or wok rice is tastier than the real dish of the same curry and rice eaten without giving a toss in the wok. 

Many people don't get this Satti sorru opportunity at home due to too many siblings wanting it or parental sabotage (which my mum is best at) to either eat herself or wash the wok without Satti sorru-fy-ing the balance curry.

WORRY NO MORE !!!!!!!

#SATTISORRU.COM came up with a brilliant idea to make this simple daily skirmish in a household into a food business where now everyone can enjoy this unremarkable dish at any day.

 #SATTISORRU.COM operates at two locations for now :

148 Jalan Loke Yew, Persiaran Jubilee, Kuala Lumpur #lokeyew
(Click this link for google map location👉 : #SATTISORRU.COM Jalan Loke Yew

Restoran Hoo Bee, Bandar Bukit Tinggi Klang #klang
(Click this link for google map location👉 : #SATTISORRU.COM Bkt Tinggi Klang

Timing as below : 

Lunch : 11.00 am - 2.00 pm

Dinner :  6.00 pm - 11.00 pm 

Menu : 

#Sattisorru has variety of menu to choose from.

They maintained the authentic home cook taste by individually cooking every meal order. Their secret recipe is scrumptious and the claypot cooking makes the dish full-flavoured.

They serve, chicken, mutton, prawn (my favourite), quail, wildboar (at Loke Yew Branch only) and fish #Sattisorru dishes. The latest being the Sotong dish!

while the curry is cooking 

We ordered wild boar (pic on left) and Prawn (pic on right).

It was simply amazing as it was served in a hot claypot straight from the stove, fresh and tasty. It brings back old memory of the home cooked "satti sorru".

We also ordered their side dish Quail fried.
Personally i don't eat quail, however my husband gave it a 4/5 rating.

The banana leaf piece on the plastic plate they serve says a lot of their effort to keep the authenticity of the "cuisine".

Selfie with the man himself.....(Vinod (left) and myself (right).)

This great idea and business belongs to Vinod (pic) and his partner Sri ( he was not at the shop that day).
To Vinod and Sri,your creativity and courage have led you to this great venture and i have every reason to believe that your hard work and perseverance will to the success of this business. Congratulations and good luck to you two.

To the rest of my readers, please do try it... you will want to have more!!

You can get updated from their facebook page ( click this link 👉#SATTISORRU.COM)



Till we meet again with another interesting story... vanakam!!

Best Burger in Klang #RamliBurger

Ever craved for a mouth watering Ramli Burger at night for supper or dinner? And when you get to a burger stall and have one, it just feels mediocre? Yes, this is the case all the time (at least for me). I haven't had a really good Ramli burger until recently i found one burger stall at Pandamaran Klang that sells delicious To-die-for burgers.

This burger stall is located along Jalan Chan Ah Choo, Pandamaran at Kedai Kopi & Makanan Lai Hing,  famously known as Ah Beng shop or Kedai Ah Beng. The stall itself is called “Superman Burger” as the wagon suggest. 👉 Click this link for Location Map

This stall is situated along the main road, where parking is not exactly an issue. You can park directly in front of the stall or when the parking is full, double parking is not a problem minding that you look out for any leavers.

The burger stall is run by a middle aged Indian man (the burger man) helped by his wife and mother. A very tasteful person whom i believe loves burgers himself which allowed him to put together a tasty combo of sauces (the secret recipe) which gives a bang and taste extra special. They only sell chicken burgers and Benjos (egg burger). It may be a little disappointing for some of you who loves beef or fish burger, but trust me to try Superman Burger once, and surely wanting more whenever you feel like a “chicken burger” night.

The burgers are reasonably priced as listed below :

Burger Benjo @ Egg – RM2.00

Burger Ayam Biasa – RM3.00

Burger Ayam Special – RM3.50

Burger Ayam Double – RM4.00

Burger Ayam Double Special – RM4.50

Add Cheese – RM1.20

The shop is clean and kept neat, an important aspect especially for picky customers like me. I didn't have to worry much about flies or any nearby rubbish dumpster which might pollute the open air burger stall.

Closer look at the Burger Wagon

They only offer take away services, and if you wish to dine in, it is possible to sit at the Kedai Kopi and order drinks while having the Superman burger.

This place is highly recommended for every #RamliBurger lovers. A must try if you get to this area, happiness is guaranteed. I would rate this burger stall a 5/5. Happy Tasting.

Happiness is #RamliBurger

Helipad Cinema ~ Stratosphere @ The Roof

Indigo sky embedded with luminous stars, gentle blows of the night breeze, a glass of vodka and sweet homemade popcorns, 30 floors above the ground, humongous #/Doofindustries #Doof beanies, large projector screen showing  best Christmas movies...and this is exactly how my husband and i spent our weekend.

You are still wondering what are am i writting about ?

#HelipadCinema, click the link ➡️(#HelipadCinema), is a pop up cinema on a helipad. This is held at #Stratosphere Stratosphere @ The Roof, 1 first Avenue, bandar Utama, Petaling jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. This rooftop was initially a helipad which is now transformed into a beautiful grassed infinity garden. #HelipadCinema is a seasonal event that the organisers do during festive seasons, and this time around they are back for this Christmas. #Stratosphere collaborated with PiiTCH Ltd (founder: Tim Hamilton), the company  behind #HelipadCinema with this great idea. This project has always been so popular and kept coming back in greater demands, and we did not want to miss it this time.

The poster that got me attracted to #helipadcinema

I booked through their main website for Saturday 16th December 2017(as they had several screening from Friday to Sunday), 9.50pm show for the movie Elf.  The ticket price was RM55.00 inclusive of one complimentary drink and one popcorn in a cup. You may feel it is a little too expensive, but what you are actually paying is for the cool environment and a whole new experience. 

The tickets were selling fast as the other movies were almost sold out. The booking was made through online, it was a simple and easy process. I didn't have to make immediate payment, as they had option to pay at the event itself. This was convenient because I was a little reluctant about the weather on that day, knowing December is quite a wet season, and I did not want to go through a whole lot of refund processes. Thumbs up for considering that option 👍. Once booking was done, I immediately received a friendly confirmation email with complete details and a heads up to receive more emails as nearing the screening date. 

There was a tiny bit problem in my booking as they had a messy mix up of events (private wedding dinner) at the venue on the same time as the movie night. Without any choice, #HelipadCinema had to postpone the screening time on that particular day to a later slot which was scheduled at 11.15pm. Personally, I understood the problem and the change of screening time did not matter much because we were already planning for a late night out.

Bomb Drinks

We arrived early at the #Stratosphere @ The Roof and was chilling at the helipad garden bar while taking photos of the view. We bought drinks at the garden bar (whiskey and orange juice) which cost us RM56.00 bucks 😨, and then we just had to shrug our shoulders and console ourselves saying " It's Rooftop Yo!!, What do you aspect."

Stratosphere @ The Roof  helipad garden view 

complimentary coupons

Soon after that, Amelia, the #HelipadCinema box-office crew, came to us with a big smile and gave us a warm welcome. She briefed us on why the delay and how to go about the screening later. She was extremely friendly and cute too. Amelia, if you are reading this, double thumbs up 👍👍 to you gurl. Good job. We managed to chat and laugh a lil while making the cash payment and receiving the coupon for the complimentary drinks and popcorn.

We had to wait a little while more until the set up was ready.

#HelipadCinema crew working on the set up with #Doof larger-than-life Beanbags.

The seats (beanbags) are not pre-allocated, it is first come first serve basis, so it advisable you go early and choose the best seat, however, all of #Doof beanies are of high quality and very comfortable.

We quickly claimed our drinks (we chose vodka lime, they also served juices and sodas) and chose our seat. As we found our comfort position, the movie started. 

Welcome note on the projector Screen and it says #Doof to win prizes

Hubby on the kick-ass #Doof Beanbag -with neck rest

Complimentary delicious popcorns

As the movie Elf was going on (The picture might not be that clear due to no proper lighting)

The temperature during the screening was getting a little colder at that hour on the helipad. I would personally suggest if you decide to experience this, do equip yourself with some extra layers in case you can't stand chill breeze. I was cold and tried to trap some heat by curling myself into the beanies. 

I must give credits to the flawless sound system as the volume was just nice for a clear and comfort hearing in an open air throughout the film.👍 Not forgetting the screen, HD quality projector, gave an image that was sharp and the colours were true. 

Overall, It was an attractively fun and an atypical experience which we both enjoyed very much. I would give this affair a 4.5/5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. I would highly recommend to all KLians to check this out when #HelipadCinema is back in town.

I would also suggest that #HelipadCinema should do a road tour to all states of Malaysia where everyone can get the feel of an open air cinema in their hometown.

Once again, Thank you so much #HelipadCinema #Doofindustries #Doof #Stratosphere for this wonderful experience 💖

To know more about #HelipadCinema, do click on the the link below :

https://www.helipadcinema.com/faq 

For further details you can also email to :tim@helipadcinema.com

"Till we meet again from another height"

Not a typical kind of honeymoon ~ Santhiya Resort and Spa Koh Yao Yai

Hi readers, have you ever thought to experience and learn a different culture and tradition in a luxurious way? Santhiya Koh Yao Yai Resort and Spas 👉 (https://www.santhiya.com/ ) on Koh Yao Yai Island is one of the best place  to visit and gain a touch of Thai style of everything.

Koh Yao Yai, As many are not aware of its existence, an island situated between Krabi and Phuket in the Andaman Sea. (Picture below).

 

         This was actually our Honeymoon trip, but I have decided to blog everything about this beautiful resort. First and foremost, we booked this Resort with AirasiaGo 👉(airasiago.com) package of hotel+flight promo. The drawback of this package was that the flight was to Krabi instead of Phuket which is much nearer and cheaper transfers to the island. Unfortunately, we landed at Krabi airport and needed a land transfer from the Krabi airport to the Thalene Pier by Taxi costing 1000bath/taxi. At Thalene Pier, a long tail boat transfer is required to Chong Lad Pier, Koh Yao Yai (costing: 200bath/pax.) Second option (a better option), is to book in advance the boat transfer from the Ao Nang Pier, which is only available at 11.00am daily (1 boat only) which usually is full. Early booking is therefore advisable. Thirdly, the fastest, but most expensive transfer is to take the private boat of Santhiya resort costing 10000bath/boat directly to the resort. 

So, as we took the first option also the longest route we have to do another land transfer from the Chong Lad Pier by taxi costing 300bath/pax directly to the Resort. 

       

The wait at the boat transfer.

After 4 hours and spending 2000bath/couple, we finally arrived at the resort. We were given a warm welcome at the resort's gigantic front gate (I missed a picture of the front gate due to the drizzling rain as we were there). The worker escorted us inside the resort to the lobby area on a shuttle "jeep like tut tut" with its full wooden bodywork. At the lobby reception we were served with hot towels and lemongrass tea as refreshment while the process of checking in taking place.

Lobby area, with mats and pillows to just lay down and rest

Mr. Hubby was too excited for the hotel towel- happily refreshing himself

Lemongrass ice tea

Soon after the checking-in process, we were taken to our room, which required us to take the "tut tut shuttle" which runs in the resort every 10 minutes at its particular stops. It's a huge resort, hence walking can be a little painful.

Scenery as we riding on the tut tut shuttle

At Santhiya, they provide many types of rooms. To name them (Courtesy of AGODA 👉 https://www.agoda.com) :

• Santhiya Supreme Deluxe Garden View
• Santhiya Supreme Deluxe Sea View
• Santhiya Grand Deluxe Ocean View
• Santhiya Ocean View Pool Villa Suite
• Santhiya Royal Grand Pool Villa Suite
• Family 2- Bedroom
• $-Bedroom Villa With Private Pool 

We booked the Santhiya Grand Deluxe Ocean View room. The room is amazingly beautiful as shown on their website. Anyone who loves wood craving and wooden furniture, this is the place for you.

Grand room

Bathroom mirror

Pangkin Bed

Comfortable and aromatic toilet

Foster bed (technically - they used the curtain rails attached to the ceiling and the drapes are sewn such a way that it forms a triangle at each angle mimicking the foster bed - BRILLIANT 

Since it was our honeymoon.. A small but pretty set up 

Bath tub - YESS in the balcony.... No one can see you.. 

Balcony- meticulously carved wooden frame

Elephant Door Knob

 After settling our room and luggage, it was time to eat as we were terribly hungry. We headed to the restaurant where is was just 1 minute walking distance from our room. This restaurant has got an amazing ocean view also an infinity swimming pool. For our first meal at the resort, we order something simple such as "Pork Fried Rice" and "Beancurd Satay with Peanut Sauce". The pricing at the resort was moderate range. Our meals usually cost us about 1500 bath/couple. Again, it depends on what you order and how much you order. We were going for the simpler, lighter menus as I'm a hopeless when it comes to eating luxuriously.

That is the view while you eat this delicious Thai special.

The view includes babes in bikini and hot hunks ;)

Beancurd Satay (from the vegetarian menu) I would give it a 6/10

The sun sets around 6.30pm here. It is quite dark at about 7pm. That evening, at another beach side restaurant in the resort itself we had Italian dinner. The best part of this restaurant was that from 8pm onward they have Thai dancers and musicians performing at the veranda where you can have dinner and enjoy their cultural performances.

As we went back to our grand room to call it a day and around 10pm, we were surprised with  a " kutti" honeymoon cake, complimentary from the resort. The gesture was really sweet for them to offer their blueberry cheesecake, which tasted amazingly yummy.

There was also a note together with the cake

Santhiya resorts offer not only a luxurious stay, but also complimentary classes and activities to be enjoyed. They have Muay Thai (Kick Boxing), Thai Dancing and Yoga classes at a certain timing where you can pre book and go for it. They also have complimentary kayaking sessions (pre booking needed). We decided to take on something different and went for the kick-boxing class as the hashtag says #notthetypicalkindofhoneymoon.

Kick-boxing was new to both of us and we had so much fun learning the footwork and hand punch and japs. The below pictures show exactly how fun it was. Sadly, it was just a one hour class, yet we were truly sweating doing so little. It is definitely a good workout plan.

With our Muay Thai Sifu

The resort's infinity pool has a breathtaking ocean view where one can just be tranquilized and stare at God's creation. We both love to hang out in the pool every evening to just unwind and relax.

Panoramic shot of the whole pool

Sunset and infinity pool

The following, we were a little adventurous and decided to rent a motorbike and go around the island. To rent a bike, just walk along the beach until you see a bike rental shop. It will cost you about 300bath per day. We took the bike and went for a ride. You will have to fill in the gasoline yourself where you can find it any of their grocery shops. They sell gasoline in coke bottles for 30bath/1.5 liters.

While in motion

About a 40 minute ride (by bike) in  small tiny roads, we found a small restaurant cum bar called "JIGKO BAR". To my surprise their cocktails were simply superb. I ordered a watermelon mojito and wowww it tastes so good... Their food was delicious too,

Watermelon mojito and Heineken beer

Black pepper crab

Thai Style Fish

The journey back from Jigko bar was a challenging one. It was almost 9pm as we finished our dinner and left the place. The roads had no street lights and hence it was pitch black. The only light we had was from the motorbike and my hand-phone's torch. It was a cold and creepy 40 minutes ride back to the resort.

Another appetizing restaurant that became our favourite was Mama Seafood, located right beside the resort on the beach. It is walking distance from the beach of the resort. We had most of our dinner here as it was nearer to our resort and tasteful.
Usually it will cost us about 1500bath/meal.

Sandy beach dinner

all sort of thai cuisine

Pineapple fried rice

The next day, we spent our day going for Thai massage by the beach. They have a minimum package of 700 bath/hour aroma massage and the price goes higher according to massage types and duration. The gazebo is set up right by the beach with the massage tables arranged vertically so that at least 10 people can experience it at one go. It is definitely a different kind of feeling when a massage is given and at the same time you get this cold wind blowing from the sea, super relaxing.

Behind us the massage gazebo, just before our turn ;)

This was our last activity as we were chilling by the beach with some music and drinks after the relaxing massage.

Another important aspect about this resort was sculpture / statues of little babies. Every corner you turn you see a baby sculpture. Since it is portrayed as a honeymoon resort could be that the sculptures of babies bringing good luck.

this is my favourite sculpture -a mother holding her sleeping baby

Before we said goodbye to this amazing resort, we manage to buy some souvenir for remembrance, "Yana" the bottle cover (200bath)

We left the resort with a heavy heart, but well rested and rejuvenated. It was indeed "not a typical kind of honeymoon".

Thank you for reading and till we meet again...