A day of Purple Haze

Not what you guys are thinking I have to say!

I ventured our to Zone 5 of the M25 bubble, over to Carlshalton Beeches to a Lavender Farm. Created by the local community in their allotment 3acres of lavender bushes, some adopted by people.

It was just a really interesting pretty day of purple flowers so many types of bugs luring around in the lavender plants, surprised in the turn out! But was amazing the smells and was nice getting away from the hustle and bustle ^.^

This was also a good excuse for me to have fun catching bugs as well as picking my own lavender and taking photos!!

Definitely a nice day trip out with friends! ^.^

The Maze

The Maze, Gordon Ramsey's Restaurant on Grosvenor Square, Mayfair. I decided to go with a couple of girlfriends to grab some posh nosh. Louise suggested we try out one so chose The Maze.

4 courses for £28.50 can’t say no as full price would definitely be double that price without a doubt! 

All the dishes were petit pieces of art for the fine dinning pallet, started off with the

“Lyonaise Salad” Pig’s head meat with smoked bacon and Quails Egg Salad

The Salmon with Quails egg, mini Squid, Aubergine Puree and Squid compote

Lamb with cream cheese-like mash very rich

Rice pudding with dark Chocolate orange and ice cream

This was really nice food, however the food was a bit too salty for our likings, likely because the Western pallet enjoy a bit more salt.

Sweets were really nice but very rich but the food was well balanced

Service was not bad, one of the waiters were really kool, had humour and a warm vibe to him; others were a bit more pushy rushing us as the table was needed for 8pm; can’t be help that we’re working people and were a bit delayed.


Once we finished our courses one of the pushy waiters moved us to the Waiting/ Bar area so they could get the table ready for the next customers. To be honest it didn't seam THAT busy on the side of restaurant we were on. Though as we left the place the other side, where the food is more expensive, looked pretty buzzing and busy!

The environment was really modern and suited the working professional, place for them to go after work or during meetings type of place.  I did enjoy trying something different, never really had fine dinning before so this was quite a treat; £40 pp inc drinks not too terrible and we got some free sweets and a complimentary rich choc pudding for Wendy’s early b’day!

Cloud 23

Afternoon Tea on Cloud 23, The Hilton Hotel, Manchester. Part of Mimi’s birthday, we decided to head to Manchester’s tallest building, The Hilton Hotel for a spot of afternoon tea.

The Building is very interesting; 52 floors but only up to 23 floors it belongs to The Hilton; and there upwards are apartments.There’s the direct lift up to the 23rd floor, amazingly quick a floor a second. As we arrive we are just taken away by the high views from the building.

As we were taken to our seats the seating plan is very modern interior and furniture. The red lip chairs were amazingly comfortable and a very new piece of design.

The Waitresses were quite dresses up like they were air stewardesses very polite service.
Afternoon tea cost £15 per person choice of Tea, with Sandwiches, cakes and Scones
The tea to be honest wasn’t a large range, around 4 options, sandwiches were quite nice, smoked salmon, egg and mayo, pate and cucumber and a chicken wrap, and I have to admit the wrap was pretty good!

Even though it didn’t look like a lot of food, it really filled us up! Food was not too bad, cakes were very good but so rich!!

Overall I will say it’s quite a nice treat going to Cloud 23, not too expensive, good view very modern feel and way of having an English Afternoon cream tea

Bloggin about The Hood

Whey! the 60th post!!

This weekend, I was out of the M25 Bubble and headed up North to Manchester.

As travelling up that way, it started to get pretty grey, and entering Manchester you could tell you were in Manchester as the place is more industrialized.

But Yay my 老婆 came to pick me up from the station <3>

Taking the Tram over to Mimi pad was, you could see the contrast and Mimi kept going on about “we’re entering the Hood” so so funny.

Into Sainsbury’s to buy groceries, we were still in the hood! Have to admit the Cashier in the Sainsbury’s were very chatty and friendly, as we went outside, a lot of the Council house dwellers “we in the hood!!”

As Mimi and I were looking for the restaurant just by China Town, catching up with some family friends; we had no clues where the place was. Bring on Google maps! thinking ooh we're heading the right direction; Yan Yan said the Restaurant was downstairs from the NCP car park. I see one right infront of us.... the restaurant was right in front of us.... diew diew diew!!!!!

I have to admit out of the 2 nights in Manchester, sleeping on the airbed at Mimi’s compared to Sleeping at the hotel; hotel was really nice and posh with interior however too many pillows & were too high; but Henna and I are thrifty people grabbin what we deserved of hotel good!! ^.^ I found my match in Thrifting! Hahaha!

Shopping in Manchester’s City Centre is not that bad with a

range of different boutiques and chains, department stores; Wei kept picking out Chavs…. Ooh there was also a Manchester’s Wheel, but it moved faster than the London version, and was smaller.

Popping into China Town, is smaller but things are more spread out, food was not too bad; prices to eat not too expensive which is good. Karaoke in China Town; why not drinking, singing, rapping all funny!

I would definitely like to see more of Manchester, there is a lot of potential in that city, there is some pretty awesome architecture in this City, particularly The Hilton Hotel being 52 Floors; 23 belong to the Hilton, rest are Flats

10K Marathon Results

Well Ladies and Gents. The London 10k Marathon was done and dusted on Sunday, god my knees killed >.<" running on concrete is NOT good!!

But I successfully did it! Finally have time to sit down and Blog this Blurb!

I managed to do the 10K in 1hour 4mins!!! Managed to Raise £140 for FSID

Thanks all for the Support!!!!

This is one of the things in Life ticked off the list...... What's the mini Triathlon like? I think I've caught the Running bug! I have to admit I'm enjoying all this fitness and exercise I'm toning and slimming! yay!!!

iTunes Festival

It's become thats time of year music-wise that the festivals have dawned upon us. Lucky enough I managed to get tickets with itunes and see Two Door Cinema Club and The Foals on the Sunday over @ Rondhouse in Camden.

Really like the venue and was amazed with the LCD lighting on the backdrops. Stanbury and I couldn't believe there was a mosh pit & circle pit to the Foals!! Not that heavy!! I think this band have a The Cure element to them

I definitely found this gig was perfect for a Sunday, easy listening from a manic weekend; welcome to my busy life(!) and I wasn't even drunk at K pop the night before! Nothing beats for a Summer than chilling out listening to some Summery Indie Rock music

To the Circus!!!

Well to train and become one of the acts! hehehehe

I was seriously racking my brains into what to get someone for a birthday present, I wanted it to be fun, different an memorable. There were ideas that we quite nice; day trips theatre blah blah, then Flying Trapeze lessons popped up! This idea seriously stuck in my head, and I thought why not, a spontaneous and something different!

This was actually a really fun experience and so different! I actually want to do this again, and this time make the catch!

Those in London, interested in trying it out; the company I went with was Gorilla Circus, who are going around to Richmond next then Finally Regents park, price is fantastic £22 for 1hour 1/2, and your in good hands!

http://www.gorillacircus.com/

Summer Fever!

Aww the Love of Summer

A lot of things have been happening as summer comes round; the sun is finally here temperatures above 25C ^.^

Sports - the World Cup, F1, Tennis - everyone enjoys watching a bit of these three, even me!

Fashion - sandals! shorts are awesome, and of course slap on the sunglasses and sun tan lotion; though people say you don't get a tan from using a high factor sun protecter, you do! The stuff just protects from the UVA/B rays!

Who can not mention food!!! ^.^

Summer is always the way for picnics and BBQs! I went to a very very fun outing of Greenwich Park for the first time, b'day picnic. Then in the Evening over to Zone 6 of London that was Enfield for a friend's house party and BBQ, he even had a bouncy castle!!! AMAZING!!!!!

I'm addicted to Vietnamese Summer rolls and fruit! found a mahousive punnet of strawberries in Sainsbury's

Of course how can I not forget the music! Summer festivals, gigs happening all around. I have to admit I'm really loving the more indie alternative rock music at the moment moving away from the Korean.

Heading over to the Roundhouse in Camden on Sunday for the iTunes festival, seeing The Foals and Two Door Cinema Club, can't wait!!

So many activities that can be done in the summer; sucks working full time!!

Oh well I make the best of my weekends ^.^