KLIPS BEST Movies of 2015

Have you ever wondered what's the all time favourite movie of the year that we tend to watch again and again? Now, your question is answered by KLIPS, Malaysia's very own online movie community. 

KLIPS launched its first-ever movie screening event; the KLIPS Best Movies of 2015 whereby 4 movies of different genres that received the highest number of votes in its own category were featured during this exclusive event. 

Movie buffs nationwide voted for their favorites out of the 31 shortlisted movies released in year 2015 between 18 Dec 2015 to 4 Jan 2016. According to KLIPS, the response for this voting was great that more than 3000 Malaysians voted for their favourite movies which garnered more than 1.5million impressions across KLIPS's website and social media. 'claps'

 Now, this is the excited part - the results from the voting. The Best Movies of 2015 goes to:

1. Fast and Furious 7 (Action)

2. The Martian (Drama/Adventure)

3. Insidious Chapter 3 (Horror)

 4. Spy (Comedy)

Congratulations to the production team and crew of these movies, their hard work paid off. ;)

An exclusive event; the KLIPS Best Movies of 2015 was held at TGV cinemas in Encorp Strand Mall. This KLIPS Best Movies of 2015 was held in partnership with TGV Cinemas and sponsored by Tiger White and Honor. Thanks to KLIPS, I was honored to be part of this prestigious screening event.

I love watching movies and we always go to the cinema to movie the latest movie in town every week. It's the best way of spending time together. :)

"Movies are definitely a great way to bring people together. Our passion for movies is what drives us at KLIPS to do what we do, so we're extremely proud to have pulled off this event for our movie-loving community together with TGV Cinemas." Diandra Nunis, Community Manager of KLIPS said.

During the event, we were pampered with delicious food and drinks, giveaways and the exciting part - the movie screenings. The 4 winning movies were screened simultaneously in 4 different movie halls and we could choose the movie which we would like to watch that night. I'm not a fan of horror movie - thus no Insidious Chapter 3 for us. I had watched Spy and the popular Fast & Furious 7 before thus we went for The Martian movie. 

Thanks for organising this KLIPS Best Movies of 2015!

L to R: Celeste Koay - TGV Cinemas Senior Marketing Manager, Loh Ken Wei - General Manager of Rev Asia, Diandra Nunis - KLIPS Community Manager

L to R: Tan Soon Keat - Honor Business Dev. Manager, Douglas Lee - Honor Marketing Manager, Joyce Lim - Tiger Brand Manager, Celeste Koay - TGV Cinemas Senior Marketing Manager, Loh Ken Wei - General Manager of Rev Asia

Before the screenings, there were giveaways sponsored by Tiger White, Honor and KLIPS. Guess what, the lucky guests walked away with cartons of Tiger White beer, the brand new Honor Z1 bands as well as exclusive movie merchandise such as framed movie posters and Tomorrowland travel bag. 

Our lucky man here walked away with a carton of Tiger White beer :)

Lucky winner with his exclusive movie merchandise. :)

Tiger Beer Malaysia was very generous to bring its own beer garden to TGV Encorp Strand Mall for that night and guests were treated to free flow of Tiger White beers. Cheers!

Not only that, Tiger White sponsored the screening of The Martian movie during this KLIPS Best Movies of 2015. Thus, all invited guests who watched this The Martian movie were also treated to a bottle of Tiger White beer as we watched our movie. Great beer plus good movie = AWESOME. It's not like you can bring a bottle of beer into the cinema and drink all the way while you enjoy your movie every single time you goes into the cinema. Thus, this is just one of the best movie screening ever. 

And we had a special short film screening by Tiger White before our The Martian movie screening. Thus, we kinda watched 2 movies that night. The short film entitled Coaster was about 15 minutes long. Well, it's released on Youtube and do watch the short clip below. 

This Coaster film was kinda interesting but hope that there's part 2 to this film. The Martian movie was interesting where it tells the journey of this astronaut surviving on Mars when he was accidentally left behind.

I love watching movies in TGV cinemas especially the one in 1Utama because there's a cafe where you can grab some burgers, fries, hot food and munch them in the cinema. And of course the seats are better plus it's only a minute away from home. And being a member of a TGV Club Member has a lot of perks too from collecting points and convert them into movie tickets, exclusive discounts to purchasing early bird tickets for premiere screening. Glorious future, TGV Cinemas.  

And do join KLIPS too because you can get new movie updates as well as be one of the first to catch the movie of your choice in their preview screening sessions. Join KLIPS today! KLIPS makes your life brighter.

Vegetarian Yee Sang from Hui Lau Shan Malaysia Chinese New Year Menu 2016

Hui Lau Shan Malaysia; the infamous dessert shop which hailed from Hong Kong had recently launched a new Chinese New Year Menu 2016 to usher the lunar Monkey Year. This dessert shop is famed for its wide variety of desserts especially the mango desserts.

This Chinese New Year 2016, Hui Lau Shan Malaysia is proud to present its very own version of Yee Sang which are Prosperity Lou Sang and Cheerful Lou Sang. And the best part; the Cheerful Lou Sang is a vegetarian version of yee sang that is suitable for vegetarian as well as health-conscious people. Hui Lau Shan Malaysia is that thoughtful to cater to your needs :)

Thanks to Hui Lau Shan Malaysia, I was there to witness their new Chinese New Year Menu launch at their brand new outlet in Setapak Central Mall. The famous artiste Juztin Lan (劉界輝) is the spokesperson or brand ambassador of the brand new prosperous menu.  

The direction of Hui Lau Shan Malaysia for the year 2016 is healthy and leisure where they want to ensure that the food sold by its brand is healthy to its customers as well as providing a comfortable place for all walks of people to relax and catch up with each other. Thus, they had renovation plans in the pipe line to improve the interior design of all their outlets. The one currently located in Setapak Central Mall is their latest renovated outlets.

As mentioned by Hui Lau Shan Southeast Asia General Manager Mr. Pan Vui Shang,  

"We chose soothing color combination and added in sofas and bar seats to create a relaxing environment for our diners. We have a series of renovation plan down the pipeline. Currently we have started works on our 1 Utama's outlet and it will be ready before Chinese New Year. Hopefully the change will bring in some freshness for our customers,".

I love their healthy yet stylish outlets direction because bring a dessert lover like me; dessert is a must to end a great meal or perhaps end the day and looking for a healthy dessert is a tremendous task as it's not an easy one. With the Hui Lau Shan's healthy yet delicious desserts, you can enjoy your sweet-endings without regretting it later on. 

From its health, freshness, uniqueness and creativity principles which they strictly upholds to, they launched a new vegetarian yee sang which is called as 'Cheerful Lou Sang'. Priced at RM21.80nett for a regular size (serves 1-2 pax) and RM27.80nett for a large size (serves 3-4 pax), it is made up of purely vegetables and fruits which makes it suitable for vegetarians. This vegetarian yee sang consist of Hui Lau Shan's signature mangoes, red and green apples, pears, strawberries, watermelons, cantaloupes, honeydews, guavas, shredded carrots and turnips, pomelos, seeds such as sunflower seeds and others. It is then topped with crispy crackers and their special passion fruit sauce to tantalize your taste buds. 

Looking at its ingredients, it's like a fruity, fresh and modern version of traditional yee sang which health conscious people will fall in love with. And they also sell a regular portion which serves 1 to 2 pax is suitable for a Valentine's Day lou sang session with your loved ones. Do impressed your partners with a low calorie yet delicious yee sang or you can call it a salad. :) 

 For those who prefer a more traditional type of yee sang, go for their Prosperity Yee Sang which comes with a classic plum sauce. It is priced at RM20.80nett for a regular size (serves 1-2 pax) and at RM26.80nett for a large size (serves 3-4 pax).

Artiste Juztin Lau, Mr.Pan Vui Shang and MyFM DJ Joe Chang initiated the lou sang session by tossing the fruity Cheerful Lou Sang. 

Hui Lau Shan Malaysia also offers some iconic Chinese delicacies which are the Prosperity Hong Kong Signature New Year Cake and the Prosperity Hong Kong Signature Radish Cake. This year, they had improved the packaging for these two delicacies that makes it look presentable as a New Year gift to your relatives or friends. Best part, they contains no preservatives which is in line with their company's direction of providing healthy food to its customers. Thus, its shelf life is only about 10days and must be kept in the fridge. 

The Prosperity Hong Kong Signature New Year Cake is originated from a homemade Nian Gao recipe that uses specially chosen cane sugar and natural brown sugar. It is priced at RM22.80nett (1KG) and it tasted good with its not too sweet yet a bit of chewy texture. 

The Prosperity Hong Kong Signature Radish Cake from Hui Lau Shan Malaysia uses only top grade dried shrimps and mushrooms which gives it a fragrant and rich umami taste. I do love radish cake especially my maid used to make in the past when she's still around. It was soft due to the high ratio of white radish to flour in it. The one here in Hui Lau Shan tasted almost similar to it. Thus, they are really generous with its ingredients that I can still see the dried shrimps and mushrooms in it. This scrumptious Chinese version of a cake is priced at RM28.80nett (800grams). 

Here's another good news to share; from now till 31 January 2016, spend a minimum of RM18 at any Hui Lau Shan dessert shop in Malaysia and you will received some specially designed Hui Lau Shan red packets - these red packets comes with a RM8 lucky voucher too. More savings for all of us!


And not to forget that guest artiste Juztin Lan was there as the spokesperson during the launch event. And to Juztin's fans, here's a great tips for you - he has a sweet tooth! Here is his view about his love for Hui Lau Shan dessert. )

"I tried Hui Lau Shan's best-seller when I was in Hong Kong and was totally sold. I was elated when I heard they were coming to Malaysia, now I can enjoy their delicious desserts without traveling far. Other than that, they also introduced many new desserts to fulfil the needs of the local crows such as Tong Sui and Durian Pancake," Juztin Lan said.

And do visit Hui Lau Shan outlets more frequently, you might bump into your idol here. hehe :P

And of course, must take a picture when you see an artiste in town!

And thanks Hui Lau Shan Southeast Asia General Manager, Mr. Pan Vui Shang for bringing Hui Lau Shan to Malaysia and also for providing a healthier dessert option for all the sweet tooth customers in Malaysia :)

Do visit Hui Lau Shan Malaysia's Facebook for more updates on their latest offerings or promotions.

CNY 2016 Menu at Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel

Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel launched their Chinese New Year 2016 Menu recently and the highlighted dishes of the overall menu were served during the launch. To know more about the key highlights of the dishes,do read my previous post here.

Good things must be shared. Thus, presenting to you the 

Chinese New Year 2016 Menu of Dynasty Restaurant (non-halal), Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel.

Dynasty Restaurant brings you 6 different types of Yee Sang for your lou hei session. There's 5 different types of yee sang which focuses on Salmon while the lovely Fruity Fiesta Yee Sang uses only fruits and vegetables as the main ingredients. This is a healthier alternative version of yee sang that you can much it as much as you can!

Prosperity Yee Sang (鸿运七彩魚生)

   

        

            Salmon Yee Sang (鸿运鲑鱼齐捞生)   

Half Portion: RM108nett          Full Portion: RM198nett 

       

            Fruity Fiesta Yee Sang (水晶梨鲜果捞生)

Half Portion: RM108nett          Full Portion: RM198nett 

            Smoked Salmon & Salmon Yee Sang  (鴛鴦鮭魚齐撈生)

 Half Portion: RM108nett          Full Portion: RM198nett 

            Lobster & Salmon Yee Sang (龙虾鲑鱼齐捞生)

Half Portion: RM168nett          Full Portion: RM288nett 

            Three Treasure Yee Sang 三星拱照齐撈生（鮑魚，熏蛙魚，海淅)

 Half Portion: RM168nett          Full Portion: RM288nett

            Mini Abalone & Salmon Yee Sang (金鮑仔鮭魚齐捞生)

Half Portion: RM168nett          Full Portion: RM288nett

If you're looking for a special set menu to cater for your reunion meal, year-end closing meal aka sao gong meal with your colleagues, business partners and friends or even just to have a toss with your closed ones, Dynasty Restaurant's Chinese New Year Festive menu caters to all different groups of people. There's set menu which caters to 2, 5, 6 and 10 persons. Whatever your dining reason is, Dynasty Restaurant is here to cater to your needs. 

Need a new Valentine's Day idea this 2016? Have a double-celebration with your loved ones this Valentine's Day. Since Valentine's Day falls on the Chinese New Year week, why not have a toss of Yee Sang together to celebrate CNY and at the same time, a special 7-course dinner for an intimate dinner at Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel. You hit two birds with a stone! During Chinese New Year month, I always take the opportunity to lou hei or toss the yee sang with my pig - just the two of us because no matter how many times you toss the yee sang with, it is nothing compared to toss it with your beloved one. It will be the most memorable yee sang that you've eaten for that year.

Enjoy the Double Happiness Set which is meant for sharing between 2 persons to celebrate the spring season. Create a memorable Chinese New Year intimate dinner with your partner this year.  

Double Happiness Set (RM468 nett for 2 persons)

Salmon Yee Sang 

(鲑鱼七彩鸿運捞生)

Buddha Jump Over The Wall with Ginseng

 (人參佛跳牆)

Suckling Pig, Honey Baked Cod

(乳豬拼焗銀雪魚)

Whole Abalone, Fish Maw, Scallop & Greens

 (原只鲍鱼瑶柱甫花胶王)

Stewed King Prawns with Rainbow Noodle

(大生虾七彩面)

Sweetened Fungus, Mixed Jelly in Soya Bean

(雪耳金麻池豆漿)

Fortune Pastries 

(賀年糕点)

Dynasty Restaurant had specially customized some Festive Sets Menu for customers dining in groups of less than 10 persons. And I love their idea of this customization because you don't get a perfect ten pax to dine together at every occasion.

Prosperity Treasure Set 1 (吉祥盆菜套餐 1)

(RM838nett for 5 persons)

Salmon Yee Sang

(鲑鱼七彩鸿運捞生)

Special Daily Soup

(时日例汤)

Prosperity Treasure Pot

(如意吉祥盆菜)

Wok-fried Garden Vegetable with Minced Garlic

(蒜茸炒時蔬)

Golden Fried Rice

(黄金炒饭)

Sweetened Red Bean Paste, Mixed Jelly

(紫麻池紅豆沙)

Fortune Pastries

(賀年糕点)

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Prosperity Treasure Set 2 (吉祥盆菜套餐 2)

(RM1,088nett for 5 persons)

Buddha Jump Over The Wall with Ginseng

人參佛跳牆(每人每)

 

Prosperity Treasure Pot

(如意吉祥盆菜)

 Wok-fried Scallop, Asparagus in X.O. Sauce 

(X.O. 醬露順炒帶子)

 

Stir-fried Hong Kong Kai Lan with Wild Mushroom

(姜米松菇港芥竺)

Steamed Glutinous Rice with Waxed Meat in Bamboo Basket

(笼仔富贵鲍腊味糯米饭)

 

Sweetened Fungus with Mixed Jelly in Soya Bean

(雪耳金麻池豆漿)

Fortune Pastries 

(賀年糕点)

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Special Chinese New Year Set 

(RM988nett for 6 persons)

Salmon Yee Sang

(鲑鱼七彩鸿運捞生)

Ocean Treasure Soup with Crab Meat

(蚧肉炖海味汤)

Poached Farm Chicken with Ginseng & Herb

(人參药材菜园鸡)

Braised Pork Knuckle with Fresh Mushroom & Sea Cucumber

(红烧鲜菇海参猪手)

Grilled Prawns in Spicy Sauce & Green Chili

(辣子大鮮虾)

Steamed Glutinous Rice with Waxed Meat in Bamboo Basket

(笼仔富贵鲍腊味糯米饭)

Sweetened Red Bean Paste with Mixed Jelly

(紫麻池紅豆沙)

Fortune Pastries

(賀年糕点)

If you are dining with a group of 10 persons, Dynasty Restaurant had crafted some lavish 9-course set menus just for you. These set menus come with Yee Sang for diners to toss to their luck and for good fortune. 

Happiness Set (RM1,598nett for 10 persons)

Salmon Yee Sang

(鲑鱼七彩鸿運捞生)

Ocean Treasure Soup with Crab Meat

(蚧肉炖海味汤)

Sun-dried Oyster, Fatt Choy, Flower Mushroom & Pork Meat

(开心發财好市)

Steamed Live Grouper with Black Fungus & Ginger

(家鄉蒸大海青班)

Poached Farm Chicken with Ginseng & Herb

(人參药材菜园鸡)

Grilled Prawns with Spicy Sauce & Green Chili

(辣子大鮮虾)

Golden Fried Rice

(黄金炒饭)

Sweetened Red Bean Paste with Mixed Jelly

(紫麻池紅豆沙)

Fortune Pastries

(賀年糕点)

 

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Fortune Set (RM1,988nett for 10 persons)

Salmon Yee Sang

(鲑鱼七彩鸿運捞生)

Fortune Combination Platter

(鲑鱼七彩鸿運捞生)

Sun-dried Scallop, Fresh Scallop, Fish Maw & Dried Seafood Soup

(帶子金瑤花㬵海宝汤)

Steamed Live Tiger-Dragon Grouper with Scallion & Ginger

(港式豉皇龙虎班)

Braised Pork Knuckle with Fresh Mushroom & Sea Cucumber

(红烧鲜菇海参猪手)

Poached Prawns with Hua Tiao Wine and Wolfberries

(杞子绍兴大鮮虾)

Wok-fried Glutinous Rice with Assorted Waxed Meat

(生炒腊味罗米饭)

Sweetened Red Bean Paste with Mixed Jelly

(紫麻池紅豆沙)

Fortune Pastries

(賀年糕点)

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Longevity Set (RM2,888nett for 10 persons)

Lobster, Salmon Yee Sang

(龙虾鲑鱼齐捞生)

 

Dynasty Emperor's Ocean Treasure & Abalone Soup

满福宫延鲍鱼海味盅(每人每)

Barbecued Suckling Pig

鸿運化皮乳猪件

Abalone, Dried Oyster, Whole Conpoy & Fish Maw

(鲍鱼金蚝花胶扣瑶柱)

Poached Farm Chicken with Ginseng & Herb

(人參药材菜园鸡)

Steamed Live Soon Hock with Homemade Soy Sauce & Cilantro

(清蒸生猛大笋壳)

Glutinous Rice with Assorted Waxed Meat & Shelled Abalone

(富贵鲍片腊味糯米饭)

Sweetened Fungus with Mixed Jelly in Soya Bean

(雪耳金麻池豆漿)

Fortune Pastries

(賀年糕点)

If you're looking to enjoy Prosperity Pot or also known as poon choi, Chef Kok Chee Kin; the Executive Sous Chef and his talented chefs had also come out with two types of Prosperity Pot which are Prosperity Treasure Pot and Golden Prosperity Abalone Treasure Pot for your to savor.  Available for dine-in or take away, this Prosperity Pot will glam up your reunion dinner where layers upon layers of premium ingredients such as whole sun-dried scallop, fish maw, sea cucumber, tiger prawns, stuffed dried oyster and much more are stacked in a pot and gives you a rich ummani flavor that you'll craved for more. Both Prosperity Pots are suitable for a group of 5 persons. 

Here's the premium ingredients which you can except to find in the Prosperity Pot at Dynasty Restaurant:

Prosperity Treasure Pot (RM398nett for 5 persons)

Whole Sun-dried Scallop, Fish Maw, Stuffed Dried Oyster, Fresh Scallop, Flower Mushroom, Fu Kwei Abalone, Free Range Chicken, Roasted Duck, Money Bag, Sea Cucumber, Roasted Pork, Tiger Prawns, Fish Stomach, Coral Clam, Mushroom and Vegetables,

Golden Prosperity Abalone Treasure Pot (RM888nett for 5 persons)

Whole Sun-Dried Scallop, Fish Maw, Stuffed Dried Oyster, Hokkaido Scallop, Flower Mushroom, Whole Abalone, Farm Chicken, Roasted Duck, Money Bag, Sea Cucumber, Pork Ball aka Sang Kang Ball (生根球), Stewed Pork, Tiger Prawns, Portions of Suckling Pig, Coral Clam, Goose Web and Vegetables.

Last but not least, there's also some Lunar New Year Dim Sum Selection (春季点心精选) to choose from

if you're craving for dim sum during this festive season. These special dim sums are under the Chinese New Year umbrella too because they are crafted with premium Chinese New Year related ingredients such as fish maw, dried oyster, fatt choy, prawns and water chestnut. Therefore, they can act as an appetizer to put you in the mood for Chinese New Year celebration even if you're not. 

The Lunar New Year Dim Sum Selection available at Dynasty Restaurant for this festive season are Steamed Herbal Dumping with Fish Maw, Steamed Dumpling with Fatt Choy and Dried Oyster, Steamed Fish Dumpling with Fatt Choy and Parsley, Sze Chuan Dumpling with Chili Sauce, Steamed Spinach Jade Dumpling with Prawns, Golden Crispy Cheese Roulade, Deep-fried Water Chestnut Cake and Oven-baked BBQ Meat Puff. 

All the Lunar New Year Dim Sum are priced at RM13.90 per portion. These special dim sums are available for a limited time only, do not missed this!

Looking at these delicious Chinese New Year dishes above, I'm sure you're drooling and can't wait to taste them. Well, don't missed the chance to taste them as the menu is available from now till 22 February 2016 only. Do make your reservations early to avoid disappointment. Pick up your phone and call 03-2716 9388 or drop an email to rhi.kulrn.fb@renaissancehotels.com today. You, too can make a reservation online at www.klrenaissance.com/dining.