Cafe Stelle, Pavilion

During our outing at Pavilion last Saturday, we had tea at one of the cafe on the foyer of the complex. It was the second floor to be specific next to Godiva, meaning you would to go down a flight of stairs from the main Bukit Bintang entrance. The cafe was called Cafe Steele.

They serve mainly Western and Italian food. The salad and pasta were absolutely gorgeous. I ordered some mash potatoes and sausage for the boys, and the boys enjoyed then as well the food was fresh and the ambiance was also very nice. Of course, it was on the same floor with the posh outlets - I think it was directly in front of a Mount Blanc store.

I ordered salads and brochette. They were very well prepared and the dressing was very nice. But the hot chocolate that Irfan had was the highlight. He was still talking about it until this evening.

Certainly, I would visit the cafe again, but sparingly of course as the pricing there was rather steep. They also do special afternoon tea for two for RM58++. This was certainly highly recommended if you were out for a date.

Ayers Rock Grill

During the Earth Hour yesterday, instead of staying in the dark, I attended a birthday party for Idlan's classmate. The lights at the restaurant was rather dimmed, so I can say that I celebrated Earth Hour, at least, the spirit of it.

Unfortunately, after our afternoon outing to the Pavilion, Irfan developed a fever and Idlan was not feeling too brilliant either. We ended up not taking the boys to the party. And as the parents of the birthday boy was a rather close friend, we just went there to enjoy the celebration, pass on the presents and enjoy the food. The party was held at the Ayers Rock Butcher and Grill at Wangsa Maju, and it was quite a surprise.

The place was rather too small for an indoor party.As the shop was at a corned lot, there were plenty of space on the sides for the game and other fun stuff. About 20 children turned up, they a couple of clowns plus a magician for the games and shows. They also had a live band indoors.

The place was run by a young Malay gentleman, and the premise do not serve any alcohol. As my Dad were always keen on Western Food, I might bring him along one of these evenings. They have other branches opened, in Kota Damansara and Shah Alam, but I do not have their details. The branch in Wangsa Maju was on these GPS coordinates - 3.196585,101.74122

At Pavilion Today

As soon as I touched down in KL, my boys cried out to go for an outing. After some thoughts, we decided to go to Pavilion, to some food and maybe some shopping. Off we went.

The Tugu Drum Troupe doing their .... drummingThere was also promotion for the upcoming Malaysian GPNice sunny weather it was as wellIt was a party atmosphere there as there would be a party later on that evening to celebrate Earth Hour. When I ventured out, the Tugu Drum Circle was strutting their stuff. On the same day, the Porsche showroom at Bukit Bintang was being opened. The Porsche owner club turned for the event and they parked on the front entrance of Pavilion, by the famous fountain. I counted nearly 20 cars were parked there by about 4 pm.

Then Puan Anita did her retail therapyI do not in any way subscribed to what was said on the wall ...While I was looking after the boys .... well-behaved of sourse We had to rush back though as we have a birthday party to attend later that evening. But that was not wrote some retail therapy for Puan Anita.

Talk Almost Done

Now listening to Dr Ahlam from Hospital Ampang talking to the CML Support Group in Melaka. Around 20 patients turned up.

They will breaking into a smaller group after this for the Q&A session. Will be leaving for KL after this. I'm missing my boys.

In Melaka

It has been an interesting couple of days, although tiring. I travelled down to Melaka straight after clinic yesterday, arriving at Hospital Melaka at around 3, in plenty of time before my first talk.

I swore that it took the same amount of time to travel from KL to Ayer Keroh and from Ayer Keroh to the hospital even though it was much nearer. It was down to the number of traffic lights between the highway exit and the city center. The first thing I quoted at the start of my lecture yesterday was I went to school in Melaka, and I love he place. The town has since evolved as a beacon on independence and fairness.

All the traffic lights into town were independent of each other and it did not matter if you were coming from the main artery road into town or a side road with only a couple of cars, everybody at the traffic light junction would get 20 seconds to clear. It was madness.

I was put up at Renaissance, a place my parents used to stay when they visited me at school years ago. I can't really remember specifically how the place was back then, but I was surprised at how small the hotel looked now. It used to be called Ramada back then, and as I recalled it was the main hotel in town.

The room was comfortable, although a bit moldy. I sure had a nice sleep last night as earlier in the evening I was taken to a Nyonya restaurant for a hearty meal. Woke up very early to check out, had breakfast - which was much better than I expected - and off I went back to Hospital Melaka for my second talk early on Saturday morning.

Now that the talks were done, I joined up with the CML support group - Max Family for their patient gathering. I will escape back to KL just before lunch. Have a birthday party to attend this evening.