Posts tagged ‘exhibition’

May 19th, 2012

FRANK-ly & FURT-ively

by elena.kwok

It’s another day of flying but this is a long flight but thank goodness we are transiting in DXB. Hoo-ray you’ll know why later. We are off to Frankfurt again for the Paperworld Show which will be held in Messe Frankfurt. This is Hub’s first Frankfurt trip and I just now he’s going to love it. It’s cold cut food every Morgen, BABY!

Cafe NERO

Aaahhhh my love for caffeine has no country-boundaries. I can only find NERO in Dubai Airport which I have to have a cuppa each time I transit there.


Hot Boiling Soup

Never have I ever loved sizzling, boiling, bubbling hot soup ever. Back at home, I never like my soup that spiking hot but this hotness proved a big deal for chilly days. I had ‘goulash’ the tomato based soup whereas Hubs had.. HMM I don’t remember :p


Snow White

This year, I didn’t encounter much snow. The most snow I had ever laid in was in Slovenia. Bountiful of white scenery!


The place we stayed is near The Zeil; a.k.a. shopping street which I don’t make use of. I just love being at The Zeil.

Part of MyZeil


My Daily Grocery Place, 'Galeria Kaufhof'


Trenchilly in Effect

Hubby’s first winter was windy… KAKAKAK


Trenching!

Chilly… my hands are numbed, cheeks are harden and lips are pursed -> free BOTOX (gud)


Schnitzel with Baby Pots, Lemon and Mint Sour Cream Sauce

Craving for something fried but not utterly wholesomely fried. I love the baby pots though!


I think this was the Frankfurt Plate

To me, it looks like different kind of meat chunks in a platter; ham, sausages, pork belly, wieners, etc. Oooo plus mustard of course!


Beef Carpachhio

My first experience of Beef Carpachhio didn’t went too well. I had half and the remaining portion, I switched with Hubs. Lol! But I love the rocket though. They are fresh and kindy minty in a way.


Asian Food in Frankfurt?

It’s not easy to find taste Asian Food in Germany but we managed to walked into one which is just near the hotel we called HOME for a few days. It’s in one of the alley of Zeil and we went there a couple times because it’s not only good but affordable too. See the dishes above? It didn’t went over EURO25 for both of us; and that’s a catch!


Kaktusfeige - My FAV Beer

Kaktusfeige is my staple drink in Frankfurt. Morning, noon and night. Cheaper than H2O itself and it keeps me warm. I miss you, ‘Kaktusfeige’.


A MUST DO in FRANKFURT

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Let me introduce to you to ZUM BITBURGER

Special Menu of the Week


Table with a View


Left is owner Andreas (Andrew), to the Right is Beer-Master?


Gloves Off; Time for….


‘B-EEEEEEEEEEEE-R!


So fresh it’s bubbling to the top.. WHEEEEE!


Best EVA Corn Soup

So delicious, Jake and I had to spoon-fight for it. Next time, we will order 2!


OMG check out that poached chicken

Everything was amazing on this dish. The potatoes, the poached chicken which was voluptuously meaty and juicy and poppy. And, no they are not fish fillet though they look like one and the spinach was a nice portion and the sauce was marvelous.


Hub’s Platter is always abundance of protein

Again, I don’t remember what Hub had but it was yummy too because I curi makan his dish. The erm… ’soft serve’ potato was one of a kind.

So, we truly recommend to come and try this amazing place. Address is:

Zum Bitburger Frankfurt, Hochstraße 54, 60313 Frankfurt

How to get there? I don’t know how to explain but when you see the building below, turn right!


“Oper Frankfurt”

Psst…. pass by the row of branded shops like FERRAGAMO, LV, PRADA, GUCCI, COACH, LONGCHAMP, etc I don’t know what else is there then you’ll find the opera house.


Goodbye Frankfurt; see you 2013
May 5th, 2012

Chilly Hong Kong

by elena.kwok

Hong Kong,  Land of Opportunity; “ONE country, TWO systems”. The weather was nice and chilly. Sometimes it got a bit tad chillier.. Brrrrrr. So, always bring a jacket along if you’re there in January but cool weather is good for walking around.

Hong Kong is like Shanghai. Food is everywhere! So, CHOLESTEROL & GLUCOSE.. here we come! Psst! It ain’t cheap, though!


FOO-DIES

My 'Fun-Harp' which costs me HKD$75


Smoked Pigeon


Stir-Fry Vege with Chinese Sausage


Braised Eight Treasure Seafood Soup


Stir-Fry Flat Broad Noodles with Beef



SEE-NERIES

If the ferry decides to sink, I would need this.


Dinner Cruise at The Harbour


Amazing view of Hong Kong Central


Skyscrapers of Hong Kong


We made a new friend…..

Introducing Paul Turk from CINNAMON JOE.

Paul Turk

Go on! Click CINNAMON JOE and check out their cool website!



Paul was our neighbor during the HKISF12. We had a great day out with Paul and he certainly was a great guy to hang out with. We missed you, Paul and we are very excited to see you again in May! So, our day with Paul began with meeting him at Causeway Bay. We went for lunch at SML located on the 11th floor of Times Square Hong Kong. Food was marvelous. Each of us have our very own 3-course menu. Check em’ out below!


Smoked Salad with Minimal Dressing


Mushroom Risotto with Finely Sliced Pork Belly


Caramel Profiteroles with Butterscotch Sauce



What I remember about Hong Kong?

Marrochino - Espresso dusted with chocolate and topped with textured milk foam DUTIFULLY recommended by Mr Ivan Yong (I'm addicted)



This Hong Kong trip was our first trip therefore we didn’t explore much but we are sure to come back again! There were definitely lots of walking and bumping into people. Kind of like doing a dance on the street but trying not to step on people’s toes at the same time.


I HAVE MORE PICTURES AND I WILL UPLOAD THEM AGAIN! SO STAY TUNED AND DO BOOKMARK THIS POST AND CHECK EM’ FROM TIME TO TIME!

April 13th, 2011

Major Dubai Upload

by elena.kwok

DUBAI!!!

Dubai was a beautiful place. I would love to go back there for the FOOD but I wasn’t fond getting driven by crazy cabbies. Somehow, I find Malaysian drivers are quite polite.

We’ve taken quite a number of pictures of the sand, the skyscrapers, the food and most importantly, the scenery.


The interior of  Wafi Mall

The Pyramid


The Horus


We are very serious when we choose our dish for lunch



Noodle Factory Menu which is simplified.. and yes the prices can be a little notch higher


Jake’s Yaki Udon with Lemongrass Chicken & Tiger Prawns


Elaine’s Korean Kimchi with Grilled Beef


And… my Singapore seafood laksa in coconut curry broth

(so, we’ve got Japanese, Korean and Singaporean)


The view from Noodle Factory


Nice to see only :)


Please find Jake’s masterpiece below.. this picture looks so real and yet it looks like pastel art drawing

Taken at the junction near Dry Docks

(it was man-made to look like part of the docks)


The Burj Khalifa

The musical fountain


Candylicious attracted both the young and the old


At The Top is where we shall go

Security Check


Dubai strives for inspiration and it really gave me some. Thank you!


We were lucky enough to buy the tickets on-line early. It was sold out on the day we went.


View from The Top but we weren’t exactly at the top. I would probably go weak in my knees if I was on top of the world


There’s still a long way to go…


Pricey souvenirs


The names of People who contributed to Burj Khalifa, both physically and mentally


Our amazing view from Novotel, World Trade Centre


Dow Cruise (Dinner + Sightseeing)

It was COLD…..wind blowing cold air.. shivers


DHS 1 to cross the river using this mode of transport

The many skyscrapers of Dubai.. I just love the building designs


SALMONTINI –  fine dining (Elena-jakun)

Classy decor


It was snowing inside Mall of Emirates :p


Even the utensils are scaled


I really loved the lemonade with mint leaves


The best seafood soup or should I say broth… EVER!

(can you spot the chunky salmon, tuna and mackerel and dory?)


My dish which was Salmon with couscous and spicy Harissa sauce

(eventually, I surrendered cause I found out I’m not a fan of couscous)


Jake’s Duck with Risotto which was cooked to ‘perfecto’ @ ‘al-dante’

(which eventually became my dish and I would prefer risotto over couscous)


OMG… Fudge Sundae = Paradise


This is the cafe’ for the wealthy.. they rest and have a cuppa and we enjoy the view



Guess what branded stores are these below:

ANSWERS: Top: DIOR, Middle: GUCCI, Bottom: Louis Vuitton


What a fantastic wrap! Bread with mint leaves, bay leaves, goats’ cheese, pickled and condiments


Mixed Skewers


FYI, Sephora will be opening at Starhill Gallery soon! Be sure not to missed it!


On our way to The Palm



Pictures below are of Atlantis, The Palm


For our last day in Dubai, we went for Desert Safari

Dining Area


There were performances too by the locals; belly dancing, fire show, etc.


THE END

March 11th, 2011

Frankfurt Once More

by elena.kwok

OH yeah… it’s been some time since I’ve halted on blogging. There were so much going through my mind and life that for a minute there; well probably for days, I thought my blog would be shutting down.
There’s just not enough time for me to sit down in front of my lappie and blog; let alone cropping pics and resizing them. I’m leaving for another exhibition later today and finally, I have the time to sit here and start typing (sorry didn’t managed to post them before I left for KLIA -  so this is a week due).
In between packing and tidying, I found the time to re-size some pictures of Frankfurt. Forgive me, I did not fair well in beautifying them. Besides, there were only a few. There’s not much of Frankfurt these days that wowed me besides the food and the cold weather I have to endure.

Anyways, just a short description with ‘points’ of the days I spent in Frankfurt.

  • COLD
  • DRY
  • FOOD
  • CASTLES
  • INFECTION
  • PAPERWORLD
  • ACCESSORIZE
  • JET-LAGGED

There you go… COLD is for the weather. DRY is also for the weather as it was sooo cold that our skin dried up pretty much till it was flaky. Yuck! I know! Therefore, we got ourselves Nivea’s SOS Therapy which cannot be found here :p. And then there was FOOD which was yummy at times, bland at times and what’s with the big portions? CASTLES…seriously, Elaine loves castles. Everywhere she goes, she has to visit a castle. No matter a town away, how high we got to climb, she must visit a castle. By the way, she’s looking for castles with existing bedrooms. She wants to witness how does the bedroom of a medieval era looked like.  For me, I enjoy looking through the ruins and its structure. Now, that fascinates me. And then, there’s INFECTION. Urrgh.. I was actually having coughs and sore-throat while flying. So with the air pressure + the altitude, I googled and found out I was having ‘Otitis Media’. It sounds resonating but I actually thought I was going deaf in one ear. So, I visited the ER, got my consultation, prescription and that’s it. Don’t worry, I’m all fine now. The reason of Frankfurt visit is of course for the PAPERWORLD exhibition. This year our booth was slightly bigger  – YAY! ACCESSORIZE… omg so many Accessorize shops in Frankfurt. I got myself a beautiful necklace and Judith plenty of girly stuff and of course souvenirs for family members. After getting used to the cold weather in Frankfurt, it was time to fly back to Kuala Lumpur. We arrived the night before CNY so it was kinda rush. Then, that’s where the JET-LAGGED comes in. That’s my description of Frankfurt. Photos are below:-

Macarons

Funicular is coming!!!

The famous Dr Muller a.k.a. Erotic Shop

Our networking dinner at Messe Frankfurt

My favourite drink of all time in Frankfurt, KAKTUSFEIGE

My Breakfast

Lurve these eggs

Yup.. this was the URGENTNA I mentioned

The handwriting isn’t easy to read…

My inflamed ear with antibiotic cotton stuffed into my ear

Our booth before and after

October 12th, 2010

Beautiful Latvia

by elena.kwok

“Sveiki!” – it means, ‘hello’ in Latvian.

I’m back from another exhibition trip with Elaine. This time we went to Riga. The capital city and also one of the largest cities in Latvia. Latvia is situated in the Baltic Region of Northern Europe.

To know more, CLICK HERE and wiki will tell you all you want to know about Beautiful Latvia!

To get to Riga, we did this:

  • Flight from KLIA to Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam (via KLM) ->12 hours 40 minutes (not including plane taxiing)
  • Flight from Schiphol Airport to Riga (via AirBaltic) -> 2 hours 30 minutes

(TO) In between connecting flights, we had 5 hours to spare. Therefore, instead of rotting at the airport specially when it’s only half past six in the morning, we took the train to Amsterdam Central where we took the streets and revisit the city.


Amsterdam, Tuesday, 6.30am, 15°C (minor drizzle)

Schiphol Airport

The Famous ‘I amsterdam’ Monument

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