Simply Thai Restaurant – 18 October 2017

Entrance

Mini minor to greet you at the entrance

We thought that this restaurant was going to be super busy on Deepavali but it was empty when we got there and we were the only customers at that time. Since we were the 1^st customer of the day, we received full attention from the waiters and waitresses. This restaurant is non-halal. The price is quite reasonable and the taste of the food was alright.  

                                                                                            

We ordered: -

Seafood Tom Yum (large size) RM35.90. This sweet and sour soup has prawns, squid, fish and oyster mushrooms in it. The soup was not too spicy and all of us enjoyed the soup.

Chicken in Pandan leaf (large size) RM32.90. Chicken wrapped in pandan leaves and I felt the chicken was not juicy and it was a little bit tough. This dish was not appropriate for children as my kid didn’t really like it.

Stir Fry Pucuk Paku with Shrimp Paste (small size) RM15.90. This is not a spicy dish, fresh crunchy pucuk paku with the taste of shrimp.  

Minced Prawn Omelet (large size) RM21.00. A simple fried egg with minced pork, prawns and sliced onions inside.

Stir Fry Pork with Basil RM16.90. Basically, minced pork fried with basil. For adults, it was not a spicy dish but for a 5 year-old it was a little bit spicy as they fried it with a bit of chili.   

Fried Pork Steak (large size) RM25.90. This dish is just fried pork belly. Crunchy in certain parts.  

Red Ruby in Coconut Milk RM6.90. The small reddish/pinkish jewels are water chestnut covered with tapioca flour, served with sweeten coconut milk, sliced jackfruit and shaved ice. This was my drink and not dessert.

Coconut shake RM10.90. Looks like shaved ice to me but the kids loved it.  

Although the reviews were not too good on facebook, the service in this restaurant was fast. Perhaps, being the 1^st customer of the day helps. There was ample parking, but we parked just right outside of the restaurant on the road. The ambiance was nice and it was nicely decorated.   

The details of the restaurant:

Simply Thai Restaurant

Unit LG2-1, Seri Gembira Avenue

No.6, Jalan Senang Ria

Taman Gembira

58200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-7971 9511

Opens everyday – 12.00 -3.00 pm

                               5.00pm-11.00pm 

Candy Walkathon

• 15 October 2017
• Main Place, USJ 21
• Flagged off at 7.30am for 4 km walk
• Price – RM45.00
• Running Kit – T-shirt, vouchers, Yogood cereal bar and biscuits, sweets, tattoo and registration bib
• Goodies – Rubber medal and banana

First time joining a walkathon. I thought that this walk was going to be fun with lots of activities for the kids, but I was wrong.

As Salaree and I arrived early for the walk, we hung around in the mall and took pictures with the giant candies at different stations. Thereafter, we went out for some air as there was no air-con in the mall as it was still too early.

While waiting to be flagged off, there were some warm-up exercises on stage. We were told that this walk is not a race and not to run. Just walk.

The organiser flagged us off on time. Everyone obeyed and nobody was running, all walking. As we were walking, my friend and I got very bored. We came to the 1^st station and it was just giant candies for you to take pictures with.

2^nd station, it was just platforms for the kids to play with, and I WAS WAITING….WHERE ARE THE REAL CANDIES? I want candies…..?

As we came to a junction, my friend said, no need to walk further and u-turn. Just turn and head to the finishing line. So, that’s what we did and went to the water station, serving only small bottles of mineral water. Then, my friend decided to stop in the 7-11 store to get some candies for the kids, otherwise they would be super disappointed.

We went to the finishing line, there were long queues for “Teh Tarik”, medal collection and McD orange juice.

Seriously, I would not want to join a walk or run in the future with this organiser. It looked so promising from their advertisement, but I did not expect to receive a rubber medal and no candies. Walking was also boring as there was nothing to see. It was a total disappointment to me.   

Cheap Rubber Medals

Swiss Dream Circus – 8 October 2017

So having performed in Cre organized by Viva Circus the week before, this time I got to sit down and watch other circus performers perform for me.

Swiss Dream Circus is in town from 29 September to 22 October 2017 at Jalan Persiaran 2, Desa Parkcity. There are a lot of organisers like Bonuslink, Fave, Firefly and Astro giving discounts of 20-30% from the original price of the tickets. All you need to do is type in your promotion code when purchasing the tickets. My ticket was RM78 and after deducting the 25% discount, it was only RM58.50 per person and we got good seats as the tent was small. The best thing was that there was air-condition inside the tent. 

Ticket Office

Entrance to the circus

Cardboard for photo session 

Before you go inside the tent for the performance, you can get food right outside the tent, such as popcorn, candy floss, cookies, drinks, snacks and small toys.   

Cookies were about RM5 each 

Our show was supposed to start at 4pm but only started at 4.10pm as they were waiting for the crowds to come in. 

The stage is set

The show began with a short speech and thereafter 2 clowns came out. One of them was demonstrating his skills on the rope.

Then a lady came out and sang for us live to accompany the flying pole act. In this act, you will see lots of climbing and spinning on the pole.

We found the ladder act boring but in the end, we were amazed as to how he managed to balance on the ladder. There were a few times, we thought that he would fall down and even when he did, it was well covered up.

Then the singing lady came in again on a swinging trapeze. We thought that she was going to sing all the way through but later she performed stunts in the air that shocked us.      

There was also spinning acro balance, which was interesting to watch.

There was an intermission of 15 minutes for us to stretch our legs, get some snacks and go to the WC.

After the intermission, the fun continued with duo straps and roller shoes, where both couples performed defying acts that you will not take your eyes of them.

There were also hula hoops where she could spin about 15 hoops around her body at one time.

Lastly, a man on flying trapeze, swinging from one trapeze to the other. He also did stunts by walking upside down. He was wearing shoes and perhaps the shoes are the one that helped him to grip better on the rings. He was also walking with his whole head covered!!   

Covered his head with black cloth

In between those aerial acts and stunts, there was the main clown that came out to entertain the guests. 

After the show, the audience was introduced to the performers and not all of them were from Switzerland. The performers came from Russia and other European cities. They came out to take pictures with the audience.

Overall, it was an interesting performance and I do recommend the show.  

* As for parking, if you want to park right outside the tent, please be there early, otherwise, there is ample parking at Plaza Arkadia. It’s an empty piece of land nearby and the parking attendant charged RM3.00 per entry.