Christmas Reunion Dinner 2009 圣诞聚餐

Annual Christmas Dinner 2009 held on the following schedules;
Venue : Tony Roma's, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall

Date : 19th December 2009, Saturday

Time : 7.00 pm

Theme : Red, White, Blue or Green in apparel

Ambience : 4-star

Taste of food : 4.5-star

Worth for money : 4-star

The moment we have been waiting for has finally comes. Before we kick off, special thanks to Sammy who managed to join us in last minute although she just gave birth of her 2nd baby boy a month ago. Congratulations! We were indeed worries about fewer turnouts but at last we have 6-pax in total.

We have heard so much about Tony Roma's by their name; Ribs, Seafood and Steaks and decided to dining here since last year. These American franchise western restaurants are easily located in major shopping malls where their first outlet in Malaysia is at Sunway Pyramid.

By tradition, we will have our photography session in Concourse area while waiting for the rest.

Pictures taken at Concourse area in Sunway Pyramid before the dinner where stage is clearing up for us to perform next. Naw... just after caroling performance.

My knowledge of this restaurant ranges from its origins to its huge servings in steaks and ribs. What we did is we shared some of the bottomless drinks and the waitress never bothers to stop us. Who dare huhh! With lots of variety in the menu, we took more than 20 minutes to decide our choices. Fortunately, the same waitress that attended to us for the evening was special patient and helpful in explaining everything to us in details.

The lights in the restaurant were quite dim but the laid-back atmosphere encourages relaxed dining. Luckily we'd booked a place where located at the private corner with open view to Lagoon. I did not manage to catch a nice shot. Perhaps I still can’t get used of my new camera. So, I’ll let the pictures to do the talking here and see how delicious the foods and fun we had for the night… mouth-watering and yummilicious!

(L) : Complimentary garlic breads with TR's signature sauce and Mentos sweets. (R) : BBQ 1/2 chicken served with your choice of two side items, broccoli and Roma salad.

 

(L) Rib Combo Dinner; Bountiful Beef Ribs and 6 oz. Tony's Sirloin served with mashed and baked potatoes. (R) Steak Combo Dinner; 6 oz. Tony's Sirloin and South Miami Fried Shrimp served with corn and broccoli.

(L) Grilled Pacific Cod with TR's signature Kickin' source served with broccoli and baked potato. (R) Shrimp Scampi Pasta lightly sauteed with garlic, fresh basil, tomato pesto and a hint of chipotle.

From the pictures we can see the serving was not too large, in fact we were quite full after the meals. Overall the food was good and I love it that we can actually make our own choice when it comes to side dishes, no more oily and filling fries for me! Apparently, they have 4 types of BBQ sauces ranging from original BBQ sauce, smoked BBQ sauce, honey BBQ sauce and hot BBQ sauce to add on your taste of food. Thats why we all managed to finish it like never be eaten before, look at their 'guarantee satisfaction' faces! Oh my my...

Oh yeah...eat it while its hot. Cut, twist, bend, bite for the taste. Some of  the eating actions caught on camera.

They are actually not a 'big eater' but you will be stunned by seeing these pictures! Braaahh...

                                                            

  

Rib lickin' good and we can't resist it... mamamia.

 (L) Mummy, I need more... (R) It's free refills, I better drink as much as I could.

After having a hefty meal, we got complimentary warm towels at the end of our meal. Despite finishing such huge portions of our main meals, we couldn’t have more for our desire desserts. However, indulge in Tony’s Dessert Trio where we can sample three delicious mini desserts at one time which are good for sharing and allows us to finish our meal in grand style. We had 2 sets for a choice of Apple Cranberry Tart, Raspberry Brownie Royale, Carrot Cake, Cookie Sundae, Ice Cream Cream Puff and Strawberry Shortcake Sundae. Sounds tempting huhh? Plus, it is all FREE! Tell you what, we really couldn't filled up at that time!

(L) Colourful Tony's Dessert Trio only available during Christmas session. (R) Hardly resist for the girls, marking and ready.

Although on this year's Christmas, we didn't prepare any games as before but we always having fun as usual. From foods' comments, gossiping to exchange gifts, laughters and complaints can be heard all night. What about when the most wanted section of the night, exchange gifts' ceremony which leads us uncontrolled every year and thats not a big deal of being ourselves when we gather together. One more matter to shout out here is that I was the lucky draw winner who won a magnetic Christmas display, gotcha!

See how excited and creative we are with our individual postings!

Overall, this place is probably a direct competitor to the likes of T.G.I. Fridays, San Francisco Steakhouse and Victoria Station. Which one is better would really be up to the individual. Tony Roma’s is definitely not bad, and if you’re looking for food of this genre and because most of the outlets are located in shopping centers then, it might be a convenient place to try.

(L) Group photo with all the mystery Christmas presents before 'disaster' ceremony. (R) Our sweet ladies with TR's charming staff; Kelly.

Wow, time really does fly by when we are having fun and I'm starting to love this place already. Good foods, nice service, romantic ambience, what more could we ask for? Ermm, the bill perhaps?? Haha... We are getting more mature every second, it is always awake me of being a happy person and move forward for our destiny. Christmas doesn't mean for games or gifts, but your presence and sharing would be the present to everyone of us. For those who just missed out this event, hey dont worry we will still catch up with you next year with more fun and excitement. Till then,  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010!

(L) Posting after the gifts' exchange ceremony. (R) Cute and memorable presents most talk abouts.

Wait wait, how could I missed out this important part to thank you folks for coming to cheer up such a wonderful evening and also who work behind the scene. Looking forward to seeing all of you again in 2010. You know it will be treasured in my heart, locked and sealed forever.

Final posting before leaving Tony Roma's at the front desk and roaring in style.

MV Nobody by Wonder Girls

For those who have been to Simon Cabaret show in Phuket, Thailand, I am sure you guys familiar with this music video; Nobody by Wonder Girls. It caught me to attention when watching the girls' performance on stage with their cute dance movement and rhythm. I was looking for this song title for a while and finally I managed to find it when passing through a video shop.

This song was originally from a Korean girl group and receiving an unexpected response from all over the world. The Wonder Girls, five teenage sensations were formed on 2007 and brought together by Jin-Young Park after his tremendous success with the superstar Rain. Lets watch their funky movements from this english version video clip. You may listern to original Korean track on my music tune gadget column.

My B-day 我的大日子

I had a little pre-birthday lunch celebration with my best old friends at this new place; the Waterlily on 31st October, Saturday and thinking to note down this special event as part of my life journey. Oh Yeaa…it was Halloween day too! Infact, I’d decided this place after discussing with my birthday partner; Sammy from a blogger’s recommendation and thought we should give it a try.

The Waterlily, actually is a quiet restaurant resides in the IOI Business Park just across IOI Mall which located at the busiest LDP road in Puchong. Funny thing though, although I’ve been traveling along Puchong very often, I didn’t realise that this restaurant was there all the while until I spotted it out from internet.

All of us arrived in the afternoon at 2.00 pm with casual outfits. The best part was we manage to park our cars for free right in front of the restaurant like a valet service! The dining area is separated to garden open air concept and inside the premises itself. With high humidity in noon and annoying cars passing noise from the main road, sitting outside wasn’t a good idea. However, there are only ceiling fans operating inside the premise area but it wasn’t too bad. Well, guest it is Balinese style of dining.

Upon entering to the restaurant, none of the customers were there until we paid up our bill, so it is a good spot for us to get together and laugh ourselves out as we usually do. The cashier’s wall is fully hung with various newspaper articles recommending this restaurant and Balinese paint works as well. Their menus are mainly divided into light snacks, mixed grills, nasi lemak and Malaysian favourite desserts like cendol, ABC etc. One thing to mention here, they are really great in Balinese barbeque stuff. Steaks basically are prepared in Balinese style, similar to those in Bumbu Bali, another Bali oriented restaurant that serves excellent western foods which believe is a sister company commented by some bloggers.

Nasi Lemak with BBQ chicken and Balinese style BBQ lamb.

As common practice, we were in difficulty of choosing our preferences with variety food offered. We had kicked off with fresh fruits juice and strawberry ice blended drinks while chef taking time to prepare for our main courses. Orange juice for WSL and CL were much too sweet and water being added to naturalise the taste. Our main courses for the day were BBQ in chicken (SL ½ bird & CL ¼ bird), lamb (AK), fish fillet (SY), salmon (WLS) and nasi lemak chicken for my own.

Balinese style BBQ 1/2 bird chicken and BBQ fish fillet.

Although I can feel some of us feeling moody and tiring, but I was grateful that everyone satisfied with the food presented as it tasted great and a bit large in proportion, the grilled chunks of baked potato wedges accompanying the dish were delicious and unique. It is all marinated the Balinese style and grilled to perfection. All dishes were served with coleslaw, slice of watermelon and lime that can guess have added up the wonderful fragrant. The brown gravy tasted great as well and thick, but lacked in amount (just a small cup). It is quite filling by the time we finish the main course and follow up with the birthday cake my buddies bought for us from outside makes us finding ways to hide our bloating tummy.

Balinese style BBQ salmon and BBQ 1/4 bird chicken.

Overall the food are delicious and is worth going if you haven’t been there before, the food served definitely is worth what you paid for. Ambience is great for get-togethers. Words have it that it is an excellent place for close friends to hang out and for couples to enjoy a romantic evening. The atmosphere during night time believing is gentle and warm, dim lighting and candle with waterlily on the table create a relaxing and romantic feeling throughout the establishment. I personally do enjoy their setting with wooden furniture and greenery atmosphere. Our gathering ended about 4.00pm with heavy stomach.

Boys and girls, before and after.

Thanks go to everyone who reminded that I’m one year older. You guys are awesome! For me it’s just another day, but getting to know that you are being care and loved is the greatest thing in life. Cheers!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME and SAMMY 2009!