KL

I love traveling out of Singapore to eat good food! KL's food was definitely nothing short of amazing. Was there for around 4 days and i really wanted to extend my trip because i felt i haven't got to try a lot of good food.

This is my 2nd trip out of Singapore with #thepartyinvaders and this time it's to Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia.

We took a 3-4 hour drive from Singapore to KL. Left Singapore at 3AM to avoid jams. Quite happy we didn't have to get stuck in any jams to and fro.

When we reached, we were all dead beat from the ride to KL. Can't imagine how tired the drivers that morning felt!

We checked into...

One Stop Residence

Kompleks Metro Pudu, Jalan Metro Pudu 2

Fraser Business Park

Kuala Lumpur 55100, Malaysia

Most of the hotels/service apartments were fully booked but thank goodness for our friend's uncle for this service apartment! At the lobby, we felt a lil bit scared the rooms would look bad and it'll be scary but when we reached our rooms, we had a rather pleasant surprise! Considering the fact we paid so little, IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. The rooms were so clean - most important! We all got a 2 bed room suite which could fit 4-5 people a room.

When i told my other friends i was going to KL, they recommended a list of places and so, i had a bunch of places in mind to check out but unfortunately, 4 days was definitely not enough to cover half the places on the list. Plus, during this trip, we all partied SO HARD so waking up early in the morning sure wasn't possible. It's like some only went to bed at 8am?? CRAAAAY! Partying in ZOUK KL was so SO much fun! Maybe because we were in a foreign place and could do anything we wanted and not be remembered. LOL. Then after ZOUK, most of us would have an after-party in the room. Madness! That's the #thepartyinvaders for you.

Here's the list of the hawkers/restaurants/cafes we visited in KL...

Wong Ah Wah (for chinese food)

Location: Jalan Alor

Must Try: Chicken Wings, Salted Egg Pork Ribs/Squid

Restoran Kin Kin (for ban mian)

Location: Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur

Must Try: They only have Ban Mee there so yup! The chilli is super good!

Alexis (for cakes and desserts)

Location: 29 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Must Try: Tiramisu

Long Grilled Fish Restaurant (for seafood)

Location: Jalan Kelab Jinjang Utara, Kuala Lumpur

Must Try: Baby Squid, Fried Calamari with Butter Sauce

Restoran Chuai Heng (for dim sum)

Location: 231, Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100,, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Must Try: Custard Bun (liu sha bao), Peking Duck, Century Egg

Overseas Restaurant (for char siew)

Location: 84-86 Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Must Try: Char Siew, Sliced Pork Belly w Salted Fish

Siew Ngap Fai (for roasted meat)

Location: 2-40 Lorong Yap Hin, Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur

Must Try: Char Siew

This trip to KL, we didn't really walk much which also means no shopping. Well except at Pavilion where i got some stuff from Forever 21 & Zara. Heard the shopping at Mid Valley Mall and Sungei Wang Plaza is not bad but it's a pity i didn't manage to go there! I think i went there before VERY long ago but can't remember what it's like anymore.

Anyhow, for those in Malaysia, do visit BAZARRO KL for ShopOhsofickle stuff! :)

BAZARRO KL

Address: No. 6-1, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur

About

A multi-label boutique where all good things come together.

Description

Bazarro is a multifaceted retail environment that is dedicated to curate fresh and inspiring labels in SEA. We handpick designers and entrepreneurs in the region that are discerning about quality and style and mostly, having a story to tell you. Bazarro believes that wearable fashion need not be boring. Like a good book, with various characters and different personalities all housed together, Bazarro will definitely not be lacking in content and flavour. Experience what our designers and aspiring entrepreneurs have to offer and ignite your senses. Listen and watch it unfold.

Brands we carry in Bazarro:

- 20:twothree (Singapore)

- Angelia (Singapore) *Coming Soon

- By Invite Only (Singapore)

- Chainless Brain (Singapore)

- Chiyo (Malaysia/Australia)

- Dresstronomy (Singapore)

- ffayth (Singapore)

- Flesh Machine (Singapore)

- Hungover Sundays (Singapore)

- Indiesin (Singapore)

- Jas C. (Malaysia)

- Like Igloo (Malaysia)

- Lou & Li (Malaysia)

- Nimmue (Malaysia)

- Nude Not (Malaysia)

- Oh So Fickle (Singapore)

- Peep Boutique (Malaysia)

- Stolen (Singapore)

- Supernova (Malaysia)

- Twigsie Twigs (Malaysia)

- wedlock (Singapore)

- Wil.Liam Atelier (Singapore)

Now here's a video to wrap everything up. I haven't done a vlog in a pretty long while so i decided to do one! Spent a lot of time editing it man!! Respect all the YouTubers out there. SERIOUSLY. Video editing ain't easy peasy.

Ok honestly, it's quite bad but hey, AT LEAST I TRIED! :)

Some pictures!!! I didn't take much pictures as i was busy taking videos.

 Punned! (look at the bottom of the can, if you understand Malay you'll geddit haha)

 Famous Kin Kin Ban Mee

 No, my soul aint for sale.

Best Tiramisu with Caramel Coated Nuts from ALEXIS

Choc Banana Cake from ALEXIS

 Black Forest Cake from ALEXIS

 Tofu from Long Grilled Fish Restaurant - JinJang

 Signature Grilled Fish from Long Grilled Fish Restaurant - JinJang

 Sweet butter squid from Long Grilled Fish Restaurant - JinJang

 Honey Baby Squid from Long Grilled Fish Restaurant - JinJang

 Escargots from Long Grilled Fish Restaurant - JinJang

 Carrot Cake from Chuai Heng Restaurant

 Peking Duck from Chuai Heng Restaurant

 Century Egg and Ginger from Chuai Heng Restaurant

 Rice Flour and Prawn from Chuai Heng Restaurant

 Liu Sha Bao from Chuai Heng Restaurant

Inside the liu sha bao! IT'S REALLY YUMMAYE!

 Asians taking picture of food shot

 Dim Sum from Chuai Heng Restaurant

 Prawn wrapped in bean curd skin from Chuai Heng Restaurant

 Legendary Char Siew from Overseas Restaurant

 Sweet and Sour Pork from Overseas Restaurant

 Slice Pork Belly + Salted Fish from Overseas Restaurant

 Yummy fishmaw + fish egg dish from Overseas Restaurant

 Char Siew from Siew Ngap Fai 

 GOOSE GOOSE

If you're hungry right now....I'M SORRY! :P

Anyhows, hope you guys enjoyed this post! I really love doing Travel posts!

WIN A TRIP TO PARIS

When i met my friends after my Paris trip, everyone went like "you're so lucky! i really want to go too!". So i assume, most of ya'll who read the post would have that same reaction too right??? :)

Well, here's your chance to win a trip to Paris thanks to Air France!

Let Air France take you away on a VIP trip for two to The City of Love by participating in the Paris, Je T'aime challenge.

The game is pretty challenging but nothing you can't answer with the help of Google! :X 

Played and was googling the answers i do not know.

You stand to win a VIP trip just by playing the Paris, Je T'aime challenge!

- 2 return Economy class tickets to Paris on Air France

- 3 nights accommodation by Accor Hotels

- VIP shopping experience at Galeries Lafayette (& 100€ shopping voucher)

- 2 Disneyland Paris passes

2 tickets to Moulin Rouge cabaret show

Just go play, you wouldn't know if you're the lucky winner!!!

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Short Guide to Paris

In the springtime, the autumn, the winter (when it drizzles) or the summer (when it sizzles!), this romantic city seduces every moment of the year.

This post is gonna be wordy - for pictures, check out the four Paris Visuals blogposts i have below!

This trip was sponsored by Air France!

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A reader (Shin) shared this list of things to do/places to go in Paris! It'll be useful if you're going to Paris so bookmark it!

PLACES TO EAT AT

l'ile Maurice (French Cuisine)

61, rue des Dames, 75017 Paris

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon (for the Best French Cuisine)

5,rue de Montalembert, 75007 Paris

Les Cocottes (French Cuisine)

135 rue Saint Dominique 75007 Paris

Frenchie (French Cuisine)

5 rue du Nil, 75002 Paris

La Creperie de Josselin (for the Best Crepes)

67, rue du Montparnasse, Paris

Berthillon (for the Best Ice Cream)

31 Rue St.-Louis-en-l'Ile, Paris (Hôtel-de-Ville)

Leon de Bruxelles (for Mussels)

63 avenue des Champs-Elysees, 75008 Paris

Le Relais de l'Entrecote (French/Steakhouse)

101, boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris

Patisseries/Bakeries

-Jacques Genin for the Tarte au Citron, Mille Feuille, Éclair

-Sadaharu Aoki (it’s a really good fusion jap patisserie!) for the Earl grey and green tea macaron, black sesame éclair, bamboo cake, green

tea mille feuille

-La Patisserie des Reves for the Saint Honore, Paris Brest, millefeuille, pear tart and tiramisu

-Des gâteaux et du pain

-Un dimanche a Paris

-Pain de Sucre

-Jean Paul Hevin for chocolates

-Hugo &Victor

Markets and Others

-Sunday food market at Bastille

-Shakespeare and Company (which sells really lovely books!)

-Disneyland

-Moulin Rouge (at night)

Shopping

-Champs Elysees (for brands)

-Latin Quarter (Student area so loads of funky stuff)

-Galleries Lafayette (for brands - all under one building so it's easy to find the brands you want but the price is a little bit more expensive than shopping at the boutiques outside)

-Rue du Rivoli/St Honore (for brands)

Getting around Paris was not as simple as i thought. The road names were difficult to read and pronounce cus i don't know how to speak french. Most of the time we just took a taxi. Yes, the taxis are expensive but we didn't want to waste time getting lost. We wanted to get a van to bring us around but it was too expensive. All of us werent fantastic with directions so taking the subway would mean we'd keep getting lost. In fact, everything in Paris is expensive to me. A cup of coke in a restaurant is around EUR$6 = SGD$10. A simple meal costed us at least EUR$30 = SGD$50. Make sure you are prepared with lotsa cash when you come to Paris! But of course, the branded shopping is much cheaper than the rest of the world. Then again, it's branded shopping, you're paying thousands for a bag - but you also save thousands if you get it from Paris, haha.

One thing which made us not so happy was the service. It was like everyone was rude to us and it was really disappointing in such a beautiful city. 8/10 of the sales assistants in the shops we went to were not very friendly. But of course we met the 2/10 of them, who were extremely nice especially the guy in the Christian Louboutin - Saint Honore boutique. :)

Still, i would go back to Paris again for the shopping. IT WAS SOOOO GOOD. I am going to stop buying stuff i don't need, save up lotsa money and go crazy in Paris again. Oh and the next time i go, i'm going to do more stuff like visiting the museums and markets. We spent too much time in the city shopping during this trip!

Here's how you can make your shopping even more worth it!

How to claim Tax Refund in Paris!

Sadly, for Chanel (and i think Hermes too), everyone is limited to 1 bag and 4 accessories so people don't buy and sell in SG. :(

This trip i am so happy to get to know the bloggers/vloggers better! Let me share with you a little bit on them.

Like what a Tom Boy Mae is. I've known Mae for a pretty long time and she's not your usual girly-girl BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT HER TO BE SUCH A TOM BOY. LOL! It was like hanging out with a boy but except, she's really pretty so no one would think of her as a boy. It was so fun because she's the most tom boy girl EVER AND SO REAL AND I LOVE IT.

This trip i also realized Kay Kay is super petite, skinny AND SHE HAS THE MOST PERFECT FOREHEAD. I wish i had a high forehead too! When she buns up her hair, IT'S JUST PERFECT. I felt super inferior beside her?! I also felt like a big fat giant cus she's so small and cute - i cannot believe i didn't know that till this trip. I've been to Bali with her and the words in my mind when someone says her name is "hot" and "pretty" but then now i have to add in "cute" too.  How can a girl be everything?! Lol.

Also, i have never met a guy more excited in Disneyland than Boy Thunder?! Learnt that he is a huge fan of Disney, specifically, Stitch and those who have seen his car are like "omg it's a Stitch shrine man!". He sure doesn't look or act like his age! It's great cus most people his age are all stressed up and uptight but he seems so happy-go-lucky and relaxed! #foreveryoung

There was this thing Jian Hao said which made Mae and I go "(O.O)". JH is a proud fan of Justin Bieber! Not that i hate Biebs or anything (i used to be such a fan but he's getting more and more arrogant and full of himself so.....yeah), but it's shocking cus i don't know any guy in SG who's a fan of JB? That boy is also pretty witty and can do a very good HongKong accent! Right after this imma go check out his vlogs on Youtube! I am not very updated when it comes to the Youtube scene in Singapore despite being on Youtube so much. But after the conversation with him in the subway, i learnt that Singapore actually has pretty good vloggers who should get noticed! 

Thank you for the awesome trip to Paris, Air France.

Check out their Facebook Page HERE.

Paris Day 4 & 5

Paris Visuals

Day 4

Disneyland 
The Happiest Place on Earth

"Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."

We took a subway to Disneyland! Taking a subway to Disneyland is much faster than getting on a coach so we decided not to waste time!

I love theme parks!! The rides were all quite mild - except the Tower of Terror!

Disneyland is a must-go every time i travel to places like Hong Kong and Japan! Am glad i have finally visited Paris's Disneyland!

After Disneyland, we decided to go to La Vallee Village! 

Branded goods going at over 50% cheaper!!!

How to go to La Vallee Village from Paris?

From Station Chatellet-Les Halles, Choose RER A with the terminus Marne La Valle/Parc Disneyland. Stop at the station Val D’Europe (one station before Parc Disneyland), in a very short walking distance you will find a new building ‘Centre Commercial Val D’Europe’. Walk through this building, and at the end you will find a complex full of branded factory outlet stores.

Known for their effortless elegance, Parisians are also respected for their savoir faire. It’s no surprise, therefore, that La Vallée Village has become a “must see” shopping destination in a city where visitors can have their pick of all things très chic.The Village has over 90 luxury outlet boutiques offering significant reductions on the recommended retail price, all year round. Here visitors are rewarded with extraordinary savings from revered French brands that include Bonpoint, Celine, Givenchy, Lancel, and the only outlet stores worldwide of Antik Batik, Agnès b. and Lalique. Among the legendary international brands represented are: Armani, Diane von Furstenberg, Jimmy Choo, Joseph, Marni, Moncler, Paul Smith, Polo Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Salvatore Ferragamo and Staff International, Dsquared² and Maison Martin Margiela. Set in the historic Île-de-France, the design of the Village echoes the human scale of the local villages, resulting in an intimate and relaxing shopping experience. The daily Cityrama Shopping Express whisks shoppers from the centre of Paris to the Village and other nice touches include a personal shopper service and Espace La Vallée, an art gallery of changing exhibitions, featuring work by international artists such as Erró, or Richard Texier. Visitors arriving with children will appreciate the children’s play area and the fact that the Village is only five minutes from the myriad attractions of Disneyland® Paris and is connected to many Disney® hotels by a dedicated shuttle service.

We reached too late though! :( Only managed to get one item and all the shops closed. Kay and Mae managed to get really nice stuff from Givenchy though! Jealousssss.

Day 5
Our Last Day in Paris

The last day of Paris was a lazy day for all of us. Most of them slept in but Sheena (our manager from Gushcloud) and I woke up to go do some last minute shopping~

No it's not escargots, it's mussels and IT'S SUPER AWESOME!!!!!

I just have to end this post with this funny car plate number.  LOL!

Now after all the Paris Visuals, the next post is going to be more informative - which means it'll be wordy but it'll be worth the read! More details on Paris and the sponsor, Air France! Also going to do a short paragraph about the bloggers/vloggers so you know how they're like off-screen - heh heh heh.