Get Ready To Wonderstruck With These Extraordinary Ipoh Hotels!

You know that blissful feeling when you wake up after a long night’s sleep in a hotel bed, slip into your warm fuzzy hotel-issued slippers and robe...and think, why can't we wake up like this every morning?! Ahhhhh.. the joy of staying in an amazing hotel room! Now I'm planning to have a little family trip in the next couple of months.. We are still contemplating on where to stay. So get ready to wonderstruck with these extraordinary Ipoh Hotels that I wanted to share with you guys!

Ipoh is commonly known as the gateway to Cameron Highland. Even so, this city has a special charm that makes Ipoh is worth to be selected as your favorite holiday destination.

Join the whole package of adventurous nature, stunning Orang Asli culture, mouth-watering delicacies, and artistic city, there are various Ipoh Hotels ready to pamper you.

Commit to the perfectness, these special Ipoh Hotels are presented extraordinary. The charm of each hotel will surely make you wonderstruck! Be ready! Apart from these hotels, you can simply check https://www.traveloka.com/en-my for more.

Ipoh Bali Hotel
Lorong Cheah Cheang Lim 12A, Off Jalan Tambun 
Here is the place for embracing Bali taste in Malaysia. Built into Bali architecture, using original material from the god's island, the guest can experience remarkable times in Ipoh. The hotel tastefully decorated with antique yet luxurious wooden furniture, also beautified with 60-year-old Frangipani trees to freshen the ambiance.

The Bali taste Ipoh hotel hosts 12 rooms with the tropical setting and features plush amenities in 4-star hotel standard, comprising AC, TV with satellite Astro, minibar, electric kettle, Wi-Fi, in-room safe, and ironing facilities. Selected rooms come with balcony or garden with pleasant lounge, also the bathroom with bathtub. The facilities comprise spa and salon, also a restaurant with stunning rooftop venues.

M Boutique Hotel Ipoh
2 Hala Datuk 5, Off Jalan Leong Boon Swee 
This boutique hotel will surprise you with the eclectic concept. The appearance of this hotel really looks like a high-class boutique that mixing the Malaysia's colonial heritage to the modern urban decoration. Each floor is tastefully designed in distinctive theme. The first floor is Adventure Themed inspired by the Malaysia's Safari Expedition circa 1800's, the second floor is more majestic embracing the industrial era, whereas the third floor is Excelsior Themed with vibrantly colorful display fashioned with butterflies.

The outstanding Ipoh hotel hosts nearly 100 eclectic rooms complemented with amenities that suits to the urban traveler, such as TV, minibar, USB port, Wi-Fi, and in-room safe. As the additional features, there are Oldtown White Coffee Grand as the dining outlet, Myth Eatery and Bar that offers continental delicacies, also M Shop to cater the shopping lover.

The Happy 8 Retreat
This is the Ipoh hotel with an outstanding combination of art, nature, and technology. Stepping inside the hotel brings you surrounded by nature and art. From the facade to the interior are designed with artistic taste, showing the natural theme using such as wooden and stone material.

There are 2 the Happy 8 Retreat hotel in Ipoh: one at Pasir Putih (at Jalan Shah Bandar, Taman Happy) offering exclusively 5 guestrooms feature a private garden with bamboo trees and outdoor bathtub. The other is at Old Town (Market Street no.46), offering 13 artistic guestrooms with modern amenities, pervades TV, electric kettle, and minibar. The property has an on-site restaurant to humor the guest, together with a bar and coffee cafe. There is also yoga class to complete your retreat here. 

Sarang Paloh Heritage Stay & Event Hall
Jalan Sultan Iskandar 16 
The heritage Ipoh hotel consistently presents the outstanding culture of Ipoh Old Town. It is housed inside the iconic Yick Woh and Oversea Building, may take you back to the old era of 1930 while step inside the property. The decoration is full of antique wooden furniture from the old days. Most former guests compliments the rustic setting and the quiet environment at the Sarang Paloh Heritages Stay since the name "Sarang" means "nest" that literally images the essential of the nest as the perfect place for staying and living.

The entire rooms are tastefully decorated with wooden material and warm golden lighting. The concept is inspired by various resident birds of Perak. Some amenities you get inside the room are AC, TV, Wi-Fi, electric kettle, and in-room safe. Tropical garden, coffee lounge, and event hall are also available in this 4-star Ipoh hotel.


Oh decisions..decisions! xD


XOXO,
Shazzy.

Chef Wani!

Hi guys!

As you all know that I recently just got married! So now I'm in the middle of packing my suitcase for our honeymoon. I am very excited for this trip as this will be my first time traveling with my dear hubby for quite a few weeks! Yeayyy! ;)

So I had this Things-to-Bring list in my notepad and they're super loooong, that I hope my husband wouldn't see it! hahaha. Cuz I seriously don't know how to pack light although he keeps on reminding me not to pack like how I always pack! haha. I mean, how do I pack light when I'm packing for two person now?! Last time I only had to think what baju match with what shoes or accessories. But this time, besides packing for our baju into my luggage, I had to pack food for our breakfast, lunch and dinner since I will be cooking at our apartment there.. So, PLEASE TELL ME HOW DO I PACK LIGHT WITH SARDINES, INSTANT NOODLES, RICE, CRACKERS, SAMBAL BELACAN AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS INSIDE MY LUGGAGE?! Oh, goodbye 4 pairs of shoes. You're no longer travel with me. *cries*

Anyways, I asked my mom for her tips on traveling with food stuff...because last time, she was the one who took charge for this area. But now that I'm married, I should be the one who have to think what food to bring into my luggage! And guess what? I packed a lottttttt of Mamee Instant Noodles with me because this girl really don't know how to heat the stove! ;p

My mom asked me to bring all the necessary items for cooking like onions, ikan bilis, cili padi, cooking oil, et cetera, et cetera like she always pack when we're going somewhere far and long... But I told her that those things would take a lot of my luggage space and also my time to prepare the food when I'm there. So it's kinda inconvenient. Hence, instant noodles would be my best choice, as I would just need to pour the hot water then I'm done! hehehehehe *isteri pemalas* ;p

Lagi pun, me and my husband are not really a fussy eater. We can eat anythingggg as long as it's halal. Plus, I am so obsessed with noodles, I could eat them 3 meals a day! hahaha. By the way, have you guys tried the new Mamee Chef Noodles??! Omg they're soooooo good that I don't think I want to trouble myself to cook when I'm traveling to get a decent nice meal. I pack lots of Mamee noodles with me for my honeymoon trip! haha. Kalau lapar tengah malam, senang tak payah keluar...

It comes with a fork, some tauhu kering, sayur2 and the flavors.. 

Yums!

Seriously the new Mamee Chef noodles doesn't taste like the typical instant noodles, guys! Their soup/flavor is so good that I finish it all every time I make myself one. (Note: I rarely sip all the soup when I make myself an instant noodles) I bought the Laksa Curry flavor by the way...and oh God, it tastes like the real Laksa Curry soup!!! Like the one your mom or your grandma made!!! Sedap gileeee!! Go try it!
Ok now I'm gonna go and pack my luggage some more... See you soon!

Item number 15: Mamee noodles.  CHECKED!

XOXO,

Shazzy.

A little update on the Wedding Prep

Gosh...sorry for the looooong silence! I just couldn't find the right time to blog these days! I haven't even done with my engagement preparation/vendor review posts yet, what more to blog on the wedding preparations itself! Ishhh. I'm a bad baaaaaaaad blogger! :(

You see, I'm always out these days..and when I'm home, I'd be too tired to even switch on my laptop.. Most of the time I'd only online via my phone. Hmm..such a boring life I have! I wish I have 93 hours in a day! haha. :P 

Anyways, just a little update on the wedding preparations...as of now, I'm in the middle of making and creating my invitation cards. I'm just gonna do a simple one, malas nak pening kepala jadi bridezilla tak tahu color/design apa nak. haha. So simple je lah. Senang. I will leave it to the card maker and designer. Then lepas ni dah boleh relax a bit, I hope! But we haven't settle for the door gifts yet, the rest..I think quite settled..kot? Oh, maybe. Gotta check My Book later. So anyway, last time during my sisters' wedding, my parents bought the door gifts' containers in Thailand, Dubai and India. My mom loves giving people something quite unique. She said she doesn't really like giving things that are quite common..takut nanti orang buang! huhu. I guess that thing runs in my blood now! I also feel the same whenever I wanna give something to people.. haha. So she would search high and low for the best price, design, color, shape, quality etc.. (Tapi kalau dah tak ada masa, anything will do lah ye? hehe)

She went to Istanbul the other day to find for the one, but still couldn't find any one that suits her budget. The price there are crazy, crazzzyyy expensive! Then we went to Jakarta last week, to search for the gifts but sadly we couldn't find any that suits our taste. We went there not just for the door gifts though, but for another purpose as well;  to do my third and fourth dress there. My fiance followed too. My dad only visited us for a day, and he went back to work. He's a busy man like that. huhu. So it was just me, my mom, my sister and him. It was such fun times! I loveeeee traveling with him! ^__^

My fiance is a really really funny and friendly man. Even my sister (whom I think, from my observation, is very shy (or uptight. lol) around guys, can really laugh her butt off in front of him! haha). He's a goofy guy by the way. He loves making people around him laugh...which is great cuz he always make me happy! Alhamdullilah :) 

So anyway last weekend we went to Jakarta for some spa session, shopping, and buying/making some wedding dresses. Here are some of the photos I took while I was there (Sorry for the low quality photos. I can't be bothered to take out my digicam out from my bag, and start snapping each and every detail of my wedding journey..cuz doing wedding stuff really tires me out! Only iPhone will do la k! hehe

First time traveling with him. 

I gotta make sure he bring enough clothes, being a concerned fiancee that I am. haha

Nasi Padang!

I love Ayam Pop!!

Whenever we visit Jakarta, this place is a must visit!!

Oh, I wanna try this package! I wish we have Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa in KL too, so I can do this spa package for the bride to be, for the whole week, just right before the wedding! How niceee

Top to toe treatment for the bride and groom to be!

^___^

Veryyyy hard for him to take a "normal" picture. Ishh

Visited Biyan Bride

Please go eat Sedap Malam!! Sebab memang terlalu SEDAP restaurant ni! Especially ketam diaaaaaa. Oh my god, meleleh air liur. huhu

Mother-daughters day out!

See...I told ya. Suka sangat buat muka cik abang sorang ni. huhu. 

(Ok, aku pun sama sebenarnya. hahah)

Ok lah.. Will try to update more on the preparations when I have settled with just a few things later... Stay tuned, and thanks for visiting/reading my blog darlings!


XOXO,
Shazzy.

Standard Chartered introduced the Worldmiles Card!

I bet most of you guys love traveling, no? Well how about traveling with redeemed flight tickets?? Oh, sweet heaven that would be SO awesomeee! - But who wants to give things for free right? There's no such thing as a free lunch, anyways! tskk.. 

Oh well...your wish still CAN come true when you sign up and activate for the Standard Chartered credit card!!! - But not just any kind of credit card... It's the Standard Chartered WorldMiles MasterCard Credit Card! 

Standard Chartered just launched the WorldMiles Card - a credit card that is targeted for a frequent travelers and for those who enjoy traveling! Amongst Standard Chartered's 68 countries, Malaysia is the first market to launch this product! How exciting! :)

Anyway, the WorldMiles program is a unique travel loyalty program, where you can enrol by signing up for the Standard Chartered WorldMiles MasterCard credit card. So as part of this program/membership, you can earn and redeem miles on the selected airlines. There are a lot of exciting offers when you become the Standard Chartered WorldMiles MasterCard credit card member!

So what's so special about this card? Well, the Standard Chartered WorldMiles MasterCard credit card members will enjoy accumulating air-miles from three leading partner airlines - Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines and AirAsia - in a faster and more cost efficient manner.

So how does it work? How do you earn the points and redeem for flight tickets??

Just swipe your card...and accumulate the points you get!

Every RM 3 spend on the card earns customers a 1 WorldMiles point which can be redeemed for 1 Enrich Mile or KrisFlyer or even 1 AirAsia Big Point. And overseas spend, allows customer to earn 2 WorldMiles points!

So upon card activation, new customers will receive complimentary 25, 000 AirAsia BIG Points which is redeemable for round-trip tickets to Hong Kong, Phuket, Bangkok, Bali and many more destinations!! How exciting, huh?!!! I will definitely ask my friends to sign up for this credit card, and then we can go holiday together for free! All we have to do to earn more points, is just by using the credit card! In other words, let's do more shopping! hahaha.

Imagine.....redeeming for flights to all these amazing locations? Oh la laaa!

^__^

Anyway, other benefits include exclusive discounts n privileges from travel providers such as hotel, car rentals, holiday packages as well as retail and dining.

So go ahead, let's sign up for this Standard Chartered WorldMiles MasterCard credit card, and start accumulating WorldMiles points, pack your suitcase and see the world! ;)



XOXO,
Shazzy.

A weekend in Marriott

One of the things that I've always wanted to do in my life, before I get married is to go somewhere alone. I mean to go for a holiday/vacation all by myself.

I realized I would prefer to enjoy all the things that I like to do in my leisure time (a.k.a hobbies), alone than having a company. For example, shopping, dining, sight seeing, cleaning, driving,  designing/creating/doing creative stuff, and etc etc. I would prefer to do all this alone. Not that I dislike to have a company with me or anything... (I love that too) But I think, when I do all that just by myself, I feel...more independent and I'd be more focused to do the things I love with no distractions and interruptions whatsoever! Oh, and I get more freedom too! haha.

So anyway, traveling alone, or vacationing alone has always been one of the things I'd like to do some day. But I never got the chance to do it yet... probably because I've had quite a few health issues last time when I travel. (if you've read my previous posts, you'll know why) So...traveling alone outside of Malaysia would be kinda freaky for me as I kept thinking at the back of my mind...what if something happen to me? Who would take care of me if that problem of mine attack me? What if I die in the middle of strangers? What would they do to me? What will happen to my body? And some other weird thoughts. haha. So yeah..that thing always stops me from fulfilling my desire to travel outside Malaysia alone. haha. Other things....I don't worry so much actually. Because...I think, I can take care of myself! heh

So last Friday, I decided to use some vouchers that I got from my dad to spend some quality me time at Marriott Putrajaya. - So much of traveling/vacationing alone, huh? haha. Okay maybe next time I'll choose a place that would be quite far from my house! ;p

Well I've had quite a rough and stressful week actually, and I really need to unwind a bit. So I decided to pamper and lose myself in a nice huge bedding, with a nice warm bubble bath, and a nice fluffy towel..and some nice food all for myself! So I went there. Had such an amazing time spending some me time doing all the things I love and to spoil and relax myself!

Dining alone in a huge bed was sooooo nice! 

^__^ 

So I lugged with me..all girly things I adore to use at the hotel! - My fave body products...my fave facial stuff, my fave hair products...my fave sleep attire, and my fave book and movies! hehe..

Relaxing in a tub while watching Bride Wars! 

Facial time! 

Using my fave brand - the Beauty Clinic Mediheal from Hansaegee Nature!

(nose pore pack, gel eyefill patch and the pore-stamping charcoal mineral mask)

I just got this recently..and it's my first time using a black tissue mask actually! It's called the H.D.P Pore-Stamping Charcoal-Mineral Mask. I think it's kinda exciting to wear a black mask than a white one. Especially when this mask has a really deep, high definition pixel of the black color! Makes me feel like I'm a Zorro or... Darth Vader or something! haha 

Why do I love Beauty Clinic Mediheal masks? Like I said many times in my previous post: because their mask is the only brand I know that is rich with essence/serum!!! It's highly concentrated! - See how soaking wet my tissue mask really is??!

Imagine...when you put the wet mask on your face... Imagine how nice it is to feel all the essence absorbing into your skin! It's so relaxing! Plus, the scent of this mask has the nicest smell of all the masks I tried from this brand so far! So double the awesomeness!

So anyway...why did I bring this mask to the hotel instead of some other mask that I have? Well..I needed a clay mask for my tired, pimply skin. But I also need a hydrating mask too since I've had quite  a bad dry, flaky skin lately. So, I brought this mask along with me because it gives me just what I needed for that night! - I need to detox my face! And this mask claims to control the excessive sebum, tighten the open pores and purify the skin while leaving it moisturized! So yes, this is the mask I needed to unclog my clogged pores and purify my dirty skin... while I dry my hair and prepare myself for a good night sleep... ^__^

I love how fit the mask really is for my face, by the way! It's like the size of the mask is made for my face shape! It just fits like a glove! Coolness! ^__^ 

While drying my hair, I wore this mask....which now made me looked like I'm a Darth Vader who just changed to a white outfit! hahaha ;p 

Anyway, like most masks...you should wear it after you've cleansed your face and have applied the toner/astringent too. Then leave the mask on your face for a good 20 to 30 minutes! When you've done removing the mask, just pat dry the skin and let the skin absorb the remaining essence! Then...have a great sleep! And wake up with bright, happy skin! hehe

I just got back from the hotel today, actually. And I'm super duper extremely tired because I had quite a long and exhausting day today. So I'm gonna leave you with just my facial post first for now, and will continue to write more on my relaxing getaway that I just had this weekend in my next post, okay?

In the mean time, if you would like to try this great mask that I have, kindly leave me an email and I will post it to you for you to try! The mask is really nice..and you should definitely give it a try!
Only two lucky readers will get this. So...if you want it, please leave me an email or blog too if you have one and let's share the love! Otherwise, you can just purchase this mask at Hansaegee Nature's website! It's only RM 11.90!!!

Oklah..it's time for bed. I'm glad I spent a great weekend all by myself! Definitely gonna do this more often before I have a husband to teman me everywhere...hehe.  So now, I will cross out the number 10 in my 50 Things To Do Before I Die list.. hihi

Have a great week ahead you guys!


XOXO,
Shazzy.

Day Five in Indonesia

So I'm up all night, thanks to the new coffee from Starbucks that I tried tonight. haha. It's the Dolce Latte or something....gosh so yummy, so strong, just how I like my coffee to be. BUT, it has made me stayed up all night that I didn't feel the need to go to bed AT ALL!!!! haha. Well it's reallllly good if you wanna stay up to complete your project or study or something..otherwise, don't ever drink it at night! hehe ;)

Anyway...I watched two movies tonight. And then after not knowing what else to do, I decided to open up my old photo albums/folders in my external hard disk drive and guess what I found?!

All my traveling pictures from Indonesia, Holland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, etc!!! I thought I have lost them! (so many pictures and stuff in my laptop, that I seem to neglect and forget a few things -___-' )

So I went and checked my blog posts, just to see what have I blogged about and what I haven't blogged about. And apparently, I didn't finish my Indonesia trip story?!! How did that happen laa?? Oh mann.... I realllllllyyyy thought I have done all of them! haha. Silly me. Probably because they're too long that I thought I have written all of them?? haha. Maybe.

So...since I have nothing else better to do at this hour, (I know at 3 am, this should be the best time for me to pray and do all the ibadah, but..it's that time of the month, so I'm on a holiday today. heh ;p), thus I decided to finish my story and let my fingers write about Indonesia tonight! ^____^

Okay. Where did I stop?

Let's check it out.....Day One in Bandung is here. Day Two here. And you can find Day Three and Four in Jakarta here. So now, Day Five and Six then!

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On our fifth day in Indonesia (second day in Jakarta), the driver took us to this place called Taman Mini Indonesia. It's something like a Miniature Town/Park in other countries that I've visited before. But this one is a little different, because it's not so mini actually, like the one I went in Rotterdam, Holland. - That one is too mini. hehe. This one is more like a park/museum where they show you everything you need to know about Indonesia customs, rituals, traditions, heritage, etc. - From their cultural stuff, the unique heritage houses, the traditional dresses, the wedding customs and dresses, the tools they use, the different lifestyles, etc! They even have some cultural events in here if you would like to see..

With 13,000 islands and 27 provinces in Indonesia, it's really hard to see all of Indonesia, right? So this Taman Mini Indonesia is such a great place to visit and see all of Indonesia in one park/place, and summarize them all! ;) - The park is filled with famous buildings from all parts of Indonesia and authentic examples of the various cultures through Indonesia.  This place is hugeeeee I tell you.. so I would advice you to plan the whole day there if you're the kind who loves all cultural stuff. And because the weather there is the same like ours, I would suggest you to bring water and towel too, because it can get pretty hot over there..

The Paris Travelogue!

Sorry for the long silence. So let me compensate it with a loooong entry here for you guys! hehe ;p So go grab that Twisties and sit comfortably in front of your laptop, as I'm about to entertain you with my Paris Travelogue! heheh 

(Please know that this is probably the longest post after my Maldives post! So be prepared to make your computer running slow a little! Heeee)

Europe trip 1988

At a fountain somewhere in Paris..us three girls, 25 years ago!

It has been the tradition of my family to go for a holiday abroad each year. Alhamdullilah, God has given me the opportunity to visit other countries to broaden my horizon and gain knowledge, every year. I love traveling for a lot of reasons, and I'm sure most of us do too! It can be really fun, it makes me feel more alive and I love meeting new people and exploring new places and cultures!  There’s also another deeper motivation that I feel to propel myself around the world; I feel like it makes me a better person and it makes me smarter and wiser somehow...and more open minded too! (in a good way, of course!) The constant flow of new experiences and challenges shapes me. It forces me to learn not just about the world around me, but also about myself... and what I like the most about traveling is that it can actually strengthen my faith towards God too! I feel so grateful that my dad has brought me around the world ever since I was small, to get all these exposures that shapes who I am today, earlier than most of my peers. Thank you God for the rezeqi, thank you daddy for the opportunity and experience! ^__^

Daddy with his two favourite daughters. ;p

Anyway, I have been receiving some emails regarding Paris before, especially about shopping over there.. Most of my readers wanted to know more about shopping in Paris and where to go about when you're there. So I figured, why not I make one whole entry regarding this city of fashion and love, for your easy reference in the future, or just for your reading pleasure! ;)

Paris.....in 1988

(Sorry, really bad quality picture! sobs)

Paris....in 2006!

Since I haven't really blogged about Paris in detail before, this time I thought I will make it in one (long) post here, in case you're planning to go to Paris with your spouse or family for your next trip, you can just find everything here in one post! Easier that way, huh? - So I will explain a bit on their historical & interesting places to visit, their fashion districts and streets, the Disneyland Park & Walt Disney Studio, the shopping spots for fashion, home/deco stuff, souvenirs, chocolates & macarons, their cafes, etc! ;)

A lost traveler...

So here I am today, publishing my Paris Travelogue entry! hehe. Yeayyy...finally I can get it done! - I have been doing the draft since last December actually, but haven't really find all my pictures to combine here! haha. But now that I found it, do expect A LOT of pictures, as I combined all of my Paris trip photos in here, to make my article as clear as possible for you guys! (Just don't get bored because it's long yeah...haha. Because this entry is so interesting ok! ;p Well at least, Paris IS interesting to me! ) 

Anyway, let's start! Do expect your laptop to lag a little, for all the pictures to fully load, kay?! (Don't say I didn't warn you! hihi ;p)

So traveling has become our family's activitiy ever since I was a few months old. We travel each and every year to strengthen the bonds/relationship with the family and to spend time with our loved ones.. Of all the places I've been to, and throughout visiting about 30 countries so far, I would say that I like the capital of France, the most! Although I have a feeling that I would love Greece too. And oh....Italy is nice as well! And so is Bora Bora Island (and the list goes on!) Heee ;p

But today, let me just talk about Paris since many of you has asked me some questions regarding Paris.. Plus, it has been about 4 times I have set my foot in Paris, throughout my 25 years of living in this world! So I think..it's good that I share a bit of my experience/things I know, with my readers of what I really love about Paris...

I hope you'll find this post useful for your next trip to Paris! In this post, you gonna find where to shop in Paris, what are the things to do and places to visit, and some other interesting stuff..at least to my eyes! hehe.

So here are my insights on Paris that I know so far... Enjoy reading and looking at the pictures! :) (Sorry for the long mukadimah/intro. LOL :p)