We’ll be celebrating our blog’s 1st anniversary with some delicious food, adventure, & friendship (as what our catch phrase is). At present, we are still planning on where & what to eat, but we’ll surely not miss this opportunity to celebrate this joyous occassion with some of our good friends!

This 1st anniversary will also mark the migration of our blog site. We’ve decided to move this blog to Blogger for its dynamic features This blog site wil officially operate at its new site effective 31st January 2008. Do stay tuned with us at: perutbesi.blogspot.com!!

We hope to bring you more food, adventure, & friendship items in the near future!! Cheers!

- Ruth & Anne

The event was great The best part, I think, was the entertainment, which featured Harith Iskandar & Reshmonu! Harith Iskandar’s slot was the best We had a roaring time of laughter & he kept the crowd entertained for about half an hour! Reshmonu’s slot was filled with groovy music & the floor was opened for dance as well…hehehe…not many people went up for the dance, but it was a great time nonetheless

The event also saw 4 lucky draw sessions, which kept the crowd hopefuly for something to be brought back with them Here are some photos of the event (I’ve some more which ain’t transferred yet):

Toby (GT gang friend), Ruth, Nat (my partner for the night)

Cha Foo, Ruth, Nat

The girls (all GTs except SYin, who’s EL’s partner)

Sharp Aquos 42″ LCD TV (BX Series)

Ahaha…yes! this 42″ LCD TV is my new baby!! I won it in the Grand Lucky Prize draw at the end of the night 2nd prize!! It’s a true blessing & I really thank God for such a gift! Anyone would wanna buy this baby?? *lol* This event is truly a memorable one for me It’s such a rare opportunity that I get to win something SO HUGE! Hahaha…

Kudos to the organizers of the event! All of us look forward to an even better & more exciting Annual Dinner & Dance 2008!!

* special thanks to:

• Kris Wong, That Special Occasion, for the lovely dress designed
• Linda Tan, my mum, who helped in getting the dress done up so beautifully
• Rachel Wong, my sister & my personal make up artist!
• Nathaniel A.K, for being my partner for the dinner
• JS Low, my cousin, who loaned me the car for the night
• all my friends in DHL for making that night a memorable one!
• GOD!! For the priceless opportunity & a wonderful time!

- Ruth

We went all the way to Klang for Bah Kut Teh (pork ribs in herbal soup), but sadly, the one that was recommended by one of Yo’s colleague wasn’t opened today!! Too bad man. At the end, we had our ‘dose’ of Bah Kut Teh at Pulau …. Seafood Bah Kut Teh Restaurant, in Bukit Tinggi, Klang. The Bah Kut Teh there wasn’t all that nice la. It’s ok, edible, but nothing that special *sigh* Quite disappointed.

After our meal, we spent the rest of the day shopping at AEON/Jusco Bukit Tinggi, the newest shopping mall in Klang, which we heard is the largest Jusco around! Hmm…there wasn’t anything very special about that place, but it was just nice catching up with the gang as well as get some good deals on clothes

We ended our shopping spree with a meal at the Black Canyon Coffee, a coffee house that also serves quite a variety of food We’re very sure that the gang had a good time today. We surely look forward to more of such outings together!

The Gang at Black Canyon Coffee

Strawberry, Hazelnut, Coffee

Black Iced Coffee

Ice Cream Drink with coffee! *yums*

Tom Yam Fried Rice

Yummy chicken with Thai Sauce dip

BBQ Chicken Wing

Special Spring Rolls/Popiah

- Ruth & Anne

There were 8 of us in total, 3 guys & 5 girls (we went in 2 cars). Thanks to a friend in Taiping, David, we got everything arranged for us nicely & all we had to do was just to pay & have fun! Hahaha… We stayed at The Nest, a bungalow situated right at the top of yet another ‘hill’. The hike up to that bungalow was pretty tough as we had our bags & all, but it was enjoyable indeed. Heh.

Well, to cut the story short, the few activities that we had up there were sharing, worship, prayer, makan, UNO card game, & definitely a time of catching up (since we basically meet up only once a year when everyone comes back from overseas). We also went around Taiping town on our 2nd day for makan, makan, & more makan in the 2hours that we had before we left for KL again.

I reckon pictures will speak for itself (though I didn’t take that many with my camera this time around…) I would highly recommend this place if any of you would want a quiet & serene place to relax & shy away from the busy city life.

How our room looks like + the guys (Jinn, Nick, Chris)

Lunch Day 1 at The Nest

After lunch, we went for a walk… (L-R: Gloria, Nick, Yith, Jes, Chris, Hsu)

This was something that I found interesting…I like the formation of the leaves Ferns!

The evening sky on Day 1

Dinner Day 1 at The Nest- steamboat! Yummilicious! Food at The Nest is GOOD! The home-made fried beancurd items were exceptionally delicious!

Group photos taken on Day2 at The Nest

2nd best cendol in Taiping town- Bismillah Cendol

Somehow I feel that the cendol ain’t that nice although the place is pretty packed. I much prefer the one that I had in Kuantan…hahaha…I’m yet to find the most delicious cendol, but frankly speaking, I’m not a great fan of cendol, so it won’t be my priority to hunt for the nest cendol after all!

I reckon this will be the last post from us for the year 2007. The year has been an exciting one, with loads of events, adventures, & transitions (from uni life to work life) for both Anne & myself. We hope that our dear readers will stay tuned as we continue on our journey for more food, fun, friendship, & adventures!

PerutBesi would like to wish all its readers a very Happy New Year & a great year ahead!!

- Ruth

I wonder how many who are going through the hustel & bustle of this season know the true meaning of Christmas. This season is so commercialized that it is losing its meaning *sigh* The celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ marks Christmas. Without His birth, there’s no need for us to celebrate Christmas (unless people just want to have some insignificant kinda celebration, without a purpose!).

The celebration comes along with Hope, Joy, a Promise fulfilled, & Love. With families & friends gathering for the celebration, loads of food to indulge in, a galore of gifts to open up, & a time where you would probably see most smiles , Christmas is truly a day to reflect on & enjoy.

We, the PerutBesi duo, would like to wish all our readers a wonderful Christmas & an exciting year ahead, filled with hope, promises fulfilled, & all things good! Stay tuned!

- Ruth & Anne

I had the pleasure to receive a box of dark chocolates from my friend, Nat, who just came back from Australia for a semester break. Wow… the chocolates that I received were wonderful! Certainly I can’t compare Lindt Chocolates with Godiva Chocolatiers, but this collection is certainly gooood… thank you SO much, Nat!!

Named, Lindt Swiss Chocolate (Dark Collection), I found out that this collection costs almost RM70! *faints* There are only 14 chocolates in the gold-coloured box, which looks extremely classy, & I found it very difficult to move the chocolates from its comfort zone…haha…

(taken with my housemate’s camera phone)

I believe very strongly that such chocolates are to be slowly enjoyed. Not everyone knows how to enjoy such yummilicious chocolates, especially when it’s dark chocolates. (I know for sure that my housemate can’t appreciate such stuff) Eating such chocolates sure reminds me that life is indeed ‘bitter sweet’ & I like it that way

- Ruth

The entire trip was focused on eating, catching up, & sleeping…hahaha. Our first meal was beef noodles & duck cooked in soy sauce (lou ngap) at Cathay! The beef noodles were pretty good, I’ve to say. It’s different from the Seremban one, but the meat was tender & the flavour was yummy! The duck was also very delicious! Too bad I didn’t manage to take any photos throughout the entire trip using my camera as there were some problems with my camera batteries.

We also had the irresistable ice kacang at Taman Pelangi (with chocolate sauce!) & the ice jelly (finely shaved ice with lemon flavoured jelly, watermelon cubes, & canned fruits of all sorts) for tea on Saturday Yums! Enjoying such delights really make our day

I have to recommend the dinner place that we went to. This restaurant is called San Low. It’s located at Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru, & it serves very yummy fried baby squids, fried bee hoon, & many other dishes If you are around that area, you have to stop by that restaurant for a meal (usually opened for dinner). It’s well patroned by locals & Singaporeans alike, & I reckon the price isn’t too steep

I had such a wonderful time with my friends & family there that it was kinda sad to leave that place on Sunday afternoon. It’ll be at least another 300+ days before I can meet up with Mabel again. Bah. I look forward to more makan & catch up trips like this. It may be rather tiring, but it’s something that keeps me refreshed to face a new week ahead!

Darling Mabes, James hon, & Ruthie

- Ruth

My housemate, Edwin, was very gracious to give me a lift to the nearest KTM station & I took a train all the way to Seremban to meet Nat. We had the famous Seremban beef noodles in town….this time around, we went to this shop called Yee Kee. It’s a slightly more ‘posh-looking’ shop that sells beef noodles. The noodles are not too bad, really, but I reckon nothing beats the classic market ones!

(I finally uploaded the photos… )

A bowl of mixed beef noodles (dry) costs RM5.50

The beef balls ain’t too bad too… that costs around RM3.50 for a small bowl

Green tea costs roughly RM2 & it’s not too bad in fragrance

I guess, what’s best is not the food, but the fellowship & time of catching up with a friend. It’s one of my best days for this week & I surely look forward to more fun at the end of the week as I’ll be heading down south to JB & probably Singapore!

- Ruth

- Ruth