My Birthday!

.... and I am another year older *gasp* but am I wiser????? hahahaha... I'd like to think so... It's not actually my birthday, my birthday was actually on Monday (over a week ago) which was the 26th of June but I only have the time to blog about it now... (uploading those pictures took forever!! )

-*Lunch at Italiannies*-

It all started last Sunday (the 25th) when Chin Aun took me out for a great lunch at Italiannies. We went to the one in 1-Utama. I have been dying to go there for goodness-knows how long and I'm glad I finally got the chance to go. The food was great!! (can't say the same about the service though! There was this female in a green ensemble-she stands at the entrance- who looked as though us patrons did something bad to her once and she was with a vengeance! bleargh..) Here are the photos:

This is the entrace :o) (note: the female in green by the entrance *shudder*)

No proper Italian restaurant is complete without checkered table cloth and Olive oil and Vinegar on the table! :)

The interior of the 1-Utama Italiannies

Our food (clockwise from top left): formaggio, stuffed mushrooms and lasagna :D *drools*

and this is my strawberry-banana smoothie :)

On the day of my birthday itself, I had to go to work. Isn't that sad???? But Chin Aun took the day off and accompanied me during my lunch period. Took me to this new eating place in SS2 called "The Prince". The food there is somewhat like the type of food served in Kim Gary and Wong Kok. Customer service-wise, it is a little bit better than Wong Kok and Kim Gary but I don't know how long that would last. I figured if they were serving Hong Kong style food, they might as well vet out Hong Kong style manners right? :p But the Kim Gary in Penang has good service though! Didn't manage to take any photos then due to the time constraint..

-*Dinner at Marco's Pizza*-

Anyways, after I got off work, Chin Aun and I went to Marco's Pizza with his bro, Ah Keong, for dinner :) The food there is not bad... on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the worst and 10 being the best), I'd give it a 5? The environment there was pretty alright, the service was alright too. But I can't say the same for the price and the food quality. Some photos:

Clockwise from top left: Seafood platter with cheese dips, Spaghetti Carbonara and Marco's Specialty Pizza (with Turkey strips)

That's Chin Aun posing with a cuppa! hee hee...
(nice interior though eh?)

My verdict? on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the worst and 10 being the best)

Italiannies:
Food Portion - 8
Food Quality - 9
Variety - 5
Service - 4
Environment - 6
Value for Money - 7
--> Best place to go when serving a large party :)

Marco's:
Food Portion - 6
Food Quality - 5
Variety - 5
Service - 8
Environment - 5
Value for Money - 3
--> I don't think I'd be going back there anytime in the near future...

Ah... sounds like I had a good dose of Italian food for my 2006 birthday eh? Ah.. a few days after my bday, my sister and Daniel took me to Marche at The Curve for dinner *ahems* More good food!!! hahahahaa...

-*Dinner at Marche Movenpick*-

Clockwise from top left: My fusili with vege and salmon, My sister's Lamb Shank, Chin Aun's Grilled Chicken Breast with rice

And this is my bday cake courtesy of the nice people at Marche :)
These nice people sang me a birthday song too.. hehehe..

My review on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the worst and 10 being the best)

Marche:
Food Portion - 7
Food Quality - 8
Variety - 8
Service - 8
Environment - 6
Value for Money - 6
--> Best place to go when there's a need for a variety of different food :)

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Enough about food... anyone wanna see my pressies??? hehehe

First off, this is from Chin Aun.. a white gold plated necklace with a butterfly pendant! :) Love butterflies *muuuuuuaaaaaaks* and love you even more ;)

This is from Kareen :) So sweet of her!! *hugs* drove all the way from Klang just to meet up and give me this... haiih..

This is from Ah Keong! hehe.. So thoughtful ya??

And this is from my boss! Haha.. So nice of her!! I was so touched when she ordered this and had it sent to the office. Gave me a nice surprise :)

And this is my birthday cake :) Courtesy of Chin Aun, naturally *grins* It's chocolate mousse!! and very very yummy ;)

This is my birthday pressie from Sue *hugs* She bought all the stuff that I told her I liked in the span of over a few months! She actually remembered!! hehe.. There are Lay's Potato Chips, Red Syrup (when we went for Banana Leaf Rice and I told her I liked Red Syrup), A&W Root Beer (long long ago when I was hungry and told her I'm going to A&W for a cuppa root beer) and McD Nuggets (which I always order.. hehe but it's not in the pic cos I already ate it!) And the pic on the right is of the Walnut Pie that she got for me *yummy* nicest pie I ever tasted!! Love u so much Sue.. Thanks again!!

And this yummy home made dinner is courtesy of Sue and Yen *grins* (I helped to cut the long beans!) Yen brought the goodies - sotong, fish, etc; from her hometown in Pulau Ketam.

Revision to the original post:

This is a magnet :D I like magnets! So cute leh?
I forgot to add this photo of another pressie which I received from Victor (mainly because he gave it to me a couple of days before my b'day and it was already unwrapped and sitting on my white board)
Anyways... this is a gift from Vic, my "heng dai" :) thanks so much ya? ;))

So... that's about it for my birthday this year :) if my parents were here then it'd be even more perfect!! *grins* So, I'll just end this post with a shoutout to all my buddies with birthdays in June..

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY (albeit Belated) to... (in the order of their birthdates!)

~**CHIN HAU**~
(sorry I forgot ur bday earlier, dude... I remember when it is, I was just too steam.. really sorry ya!)
&

~**MELISSA**~

(we go makan when I come back ya??)
&
~**SOOYING**~
&
~**JAMES**~

&

~**YEE LENG**~
(this horrible person who is sooooooooo busy now..)