Exotic Colombo.

I am writing this entry on the bed of Casa Del Rio,Malacca- sudah balik:) Syukur tak terhingga memeluk anak2 di airport- my Tia pulak hingga demam rindukan mama- kesiannya- bermandi air mata di airport:) Masa sampai my husband dah pun check in dengan budak2 untuk satu malam di Pullman, Putrajaya- saja bagi hati yang di tinggalkan gembira:) The next day we drove to Malacca and now staying at this beautiful Casa Del Rio- we love it to the max;) will write about it once my entry on Colombo comes to an end:) 

Sharing my unique trip to the exotic Colombo:) All kimd of stories and many things to learn from the trip too:):)

Sedih tak terhingga tengok anak2 melambai2 masa nak naik flight- especially when you feel one is pressing your hand hard with tears in her eyes:( - so sedih nak di tinggalkan- nak di bawak- masih sekolah dan i was not so sure about Colombo- thought about thier past with Tamil Tigers lah- so on and so forth- better lah tak bawak budak2.

Bersambung dari entry sebelum ni- after dah settle down kat hotel- malam tu dapat special invitation and exclusive to 9 people only to have dinner at the Host's house.

Bersiap- pakai gelang kasi banyak sikit..ammaaa:):)

This is a very nice Heliconias arrangement at Mount Lavinia's lobby- masa ni tunggu transport dah ambik kita orang.

Journey to the host's house was like terror ride- driver kat Colombo memang giler- i guess kat India pun sama- jalan ikut lorong kecik yang sejam lebih abru nak sampai- kalau jantung lemah memang mati by the time sampai! I didnt like it at all:(:(

But the Host was super duper nice- makan2 networking lupa lah terror ride kejap- but so risau nak balik tu:(

Bangun pagi on Monday morning tu first daya nak attend meeting at Million Dollars Stein Studio in Colombo- dari bilik bukak pintu terus boleh berlari di rumput hijau menghadap laut:) terus teringat anak2 lagi- kalau ada mestilah dia orang suka.

After siap turun makan breakfast di ocean terrace- this is my favourite : Dosai/Tosai dalam periuk tembaga yang cantik:)

Ohhhhh sangat heaven Dosai with fish curry,sambar and coconut chutney ;)

Makan mengadap laut lagi lah berselera;)

Omelette Colombo's style ada cili padi- food semua sangat marvellous di sini.

My sister tanya about hygienic level kat sini- Mount Lavinia memang sangat bersih- tandas bau Masala tea:)

Exotic arrangement.

Cantik di keliling hotel ni.

Ramai yang datang berkahwin di sini- kaya2 jugak orang Colombo ni- Mount Lavinia ni 5 star hotel and expensive but everyday ada ajer yg datang buat wedding reception.

Dah siap- naik coach utk meeting.

Ini lah tempat meeting- di Stein Studio yang mahal dan serba baru- tapi in the middle of nowhere- pagi pukul 8.15 kena hantar sampai lah petang 6.30 duduk sini- kematu!

The Glamour studio.

Inilah tempat meeting kita orang- penuh bintang berkelipan di langit studio:)

Ramai lah yang impress dengan keadaan dalam studio:)

My seat- lampu biru ni masuk sekejap2 nampak very nice tapi kalau dah duduk 10 1/2 jam meeting dari pagi…..

Ini lah di bawah lampu biru semua wrinkles, pigmentation semua nampak.

By the time petang lebam mata:) and my mata pun sakit jugak:(

Sampai ajer hotel berjanji dengan delegate wanita dari Macau- we went straight to Coco Spa di hotel- we gave the official dinner a miss:) Biar lah tak makan- massage lagi best- we booked a 2 hr massage:)

Coco Spa by the beach:)

Balik bilik i order gajus grilled with daun kari- sedapnyaaa:)

Papadom with Mango Chutney;)

Then bersedia untuk hari penting esoknya untuk jadi " Kerusi":)

To be continued…..:);)

Hullo from Mount Lavinia Colombo!

Salam!

It has been quite a while since the last update. So so sorry I can't attend to questions in the previous entry yet- was so busy for the last two weeks- I had so many things to prepare before leaving to Colombo.

Yup I am in Mount Lavinia Colombo now- today is my 3rd day here attending the Copyright meeting and conference- this year, again i have been invited to chair one of the session for the Forum:) Miss my girls and everybody else at home so much:( But will try to make the best from this trip- the meeting yeaterday was long- it was 10 1/2 hours! But i rewarded myself with a 2 hrs massage at the Spa in the Hotel:) It was heaven:)

So how's Colombo? So far so good:) the food is marvellous, the people is wonderful- people from this part of the world has very high standard when it comes to hospitality- they open door for your, bow and greet you all the time:) My sister tanya" how about hygienic? I never been to India before and this is my first time in Colombo- i cant give views on the overall of Sri Lanka but the Hotel that I am styaing i.e Mount Lavinia is very clean- Mount Lavinia is a high end area here in Colombo- the surrounding and environment here is like Cherating if i want to compare it with Malaysia and lil bit like Maldives as Maldives is only 45 mins away by flight fro here. And you know what the toilet kat Hotel ni punya lobbyu bau Masala Tea yang sedap macam kat Tanah Rata Cameron tu..so nice:);) 

I have to rush- it is 5.45 am here in Colombo- dia lewat 2 jam dari Malaysia- i bangun seawal pukul 4.00 untuk call my girls yang nak pi Sekolah hari ni- hari ni last day practice for Concert:)- Hopefully session today berjalan lancar and i have few pictures to share with everybody- will share some more when i have time:)

I flew MAS- cant describe the feeling when we flew over Indian Ocean- Masha Allah- Ya Allah semua di tangan Mu- Kebesaran Mu sangat di rasai.

WE had bad turbulence for nearly 1/2- it was scary- Alhamdulillah tidak terhingga bila sampai and doa dari keluarga dan kawan2 sangat bermakna kali ini.

I booked the Hotel transport- ha ha the guy tunggu lama kat arrival hall hampir give up- i dok pi beli local starter pack- kat sini Celcom ke Maxis ke semua tak dapat- so beli lah local sim- less than RM50 and can use for 1 month- dah tu i buat macam2 baru ingat nak pi carik dia:)- it was 1hr journey from the airport to the hotel- orang Colombo ni bawak kereta gila- langsung i tak suka- hon asyik berbunyi dan memotong sangat2 lah kegilaannya- kalau lemah jantung tak boleh duduk Sri Lanka.

The room is very nice- my bilk on the ground floor bukak sliding door boleh berlari ke laut dan hamparan rumput hijau yang luas.

Letak jer bag i pi lunch kat restaurant tepi laut dia- makan chili crab- wahhh sangat sedap:)

Cafe dan semua activity pun mengadap laut di sini.

This Mount Lavinia Hotel- it is a colonial building dah berumur 200 years!

Green against the white backdrop:)

Mount Lavinia is a 5 star hotel here.

My room- duduk bawah blanket dan pandang pantai:)

But until today belum sempat nak mencecah kaki ke air:)

Deco semua exotic di sini- see how they arrange the heliconias- very nice kan:)

Keluar ajer gate hotel ada stretch of shops- pun cantik cara dia atur- catering for International tourist.

Gem stones! Di sini masalah saya bermula! ha ha

Ni metered taxi kat sini- 

Masalah? Yup i bought one within less than 1/2 hour lepas sampai:) kah kah- i cant resist this beautiful citrine- tapi ni bukan white gold cuma silver - harga sangat lah reasonable:) yang kelilling citrine tu bukan diamond hanya cubic zirconia:) Tapi workmanship sangat fine- the owner selalu travel ke malaysia buat exhibition kat PWTC with Habib Jewels etc- nak tempah apa pun boleh:)

Pfuhhh happy Kak Ton dapat citrine hari pertama:))

To be continued…..Ta ta taaaaa...

Malam Tadi...

This week i sangat penat..I uploaded some pictures last night but pengsan after that...:);) So I am uploading it today without any ceritas..see how it goes:) Can pictures tell stories?;):)

Thanks pada yang berkongsi tips buat Chapati and Mungal/Snake beans tu i beli kat Pasar Besar TTDI kat Indian section tu- yang bertanya buat cake guna butter ke marjerin- i used 250 grms butter and 100 grms planta for my butter cake- nak recipe google ' we tell sweet stories traditional butter cake"- In sha Allah ada:):)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Without stories pictures tak berapa menarik right:);)

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