I love food and we all know for a fact that we Malaysians love our food - the whole range and diverse lot of foods.

What's good here at Nasi Pak Man's?

So when I was invited to Nasi Pak Man @ Kota Damansara that specialises in the East Coast cuisines, I just said 'Bring it on' and literally starved myself (a bit of drama here - didn't take breakfast doesn't mean you are starving) just to make way for the East Coastal cuisines.
Nasi Pak Man is super easy to find. Just type "Nasi Pak Man" into Google Maps apps and just like magic, the restaurant was in front of me. Haha.

[Google Maps URL to Nasi Pak Man]

Credit: Nazlan

Together with a few friends (Cik Lily Putih, Kid, Nazlan, Mahamahu, Ayue, Budak Pacak, Kite Punye and ramai lagi la), we tasted a few of Nasi Pak Man's best sellers. And what a feast it was!
The best cuisine (to my palette) was Laksam. The gravy was thick and tasted yummy that I literally asked for more gravy. For only RM6.80 per plate, I would have asked for a second helping should there be no other dish to taste.

Laksam | RM6.80/ plate

And your trip to the East Coast is not complete if you have not tasted Nasi Dagang Ikan. Here at Nasi Pak Man, the gravy was just nicely seasoned and no overpowering taste of any kind, unlike some Nasi Dagang that I have tasted before. 
And a few other cuisines to look out for here at Nasi Pak Man are as below:

1. Nasi Dagang Ikan | RM7.50/ plate
2. Nasi Kerabu Daging Bakar | Harga berbeza mengikut lauk
3. Nasi Pak Man | RM8/ plate
4. Nasi Berlauk | Harga berbeza mengikut lauk

Nasi Dagang Ikan

Nasi Kerabu Daging Bakar

Nasi Pak Man

Nasi Berlauk

We were also served Roti Goldees and Roti Tik Tak. What is Goldees and Tik Tak?
I was told that both of these lovely breads are a must have when you visit Kelantan.
These bread are called 'roti paun' and very soft in texture while being very thick. Thus, a slice of the bread is enough for a person. 

Roti Goldees is covered in home-made jam by Nasi Pak Man. Whereas Roti Tik Tak is served with a half-done egg on the top of the bread with the home-made jam on the four corners. Have any one of these with your favourite hot drink, you'll be oblivious to your surroundings. There are only you and your 'roti paun' in the universe of yumminess. Hahaha.

Roti Goldees  | RM4

Roti Tik Tak | RM5

One thing that I know for sure about the food in Nasi Pak Man - YUMMY to the max! If you have a craving for authentic East Coastal food, Nasi Pak Man is the place to go! You'll never be disappointed with the food here.

Psst: Nasi Pak Man also has some special promotions going on. Just Like Nasi Pak Man's Facebook so that you can be the first to know about its promotions.  

The happy people coz of full tummy!

Rawlins GLAM
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I heard it somewhere (or did I make it up, am also not sure now) "Once you are in the world of Apple products, you will never be able to completely get out of it". That is so true. I started using Apple products with iPhone 4 until iPhone 5. In between, I bought an iMac and iPads. 
Then I switched to another brand due to the skyrocketing price of the amazing phone. But as I mentioned earlier, I keep on seeing the munched fruit sign in my dreams. Which made me bought my iPhone 6s Plus and currently I am engaged to iPhone 7 Plus.
And as the whole world know, Apple is launching iPhone 8 and iPhone X! Why oh why such cruelness? crying blood when checking my bank account
Enjoy the beautiful videos of these two amazing gadgets.
iPhone 8
iPhone X
Anybody wants to buy my kidney, either side is on sale. Huhu
What's the difference between 8 and X you asked? HUGE!!!!! Rawlins GLAM
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Just like Coco Chanel said, "A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls". Next to diamond, pearls are a woman's best friend! But, keeping up with this 'good friend' might become a costly partnership. However, with Shinju Pearls, that is no longer the case.
What is Shinju Pearls? Shinju Pearls is a SME success story, created by Ms Christina Toh, a former property executive, by accident. Her love for creating beautiful jewelry started with just helping her sister selling antiques that lead her into experimenting by creating unique and elegant pieces. Her 'accident' was so widely received by fashionistas and like they say, 'the rest is history'. Last weekend, I was invited to attend a Bloggers' Day with Shinju Pearls at Paradigm Pearl. Little that I know, the event was super huge - with popular artistes and bloggers around during the event.
I was so elated to have met Dato' Zainal Abidin and to hear him singing was an extra privilige. Who doesn't know the song 'Hijau' and lots more from him. And to learn that he loves to wear pearls, especially the ones from Shinju Pearls was an added information about this particular beloved songbird of Malaysia. There were also Salma Mentor, Thalia Mentor, Sara Mentor, Reyhana Yunus and Ayu Damit who serenaded us with strings of songs of powerful and angelic voices of theirs. And to have them singing songs that I love as an added bonus. Apparently, I was enjoying myself with their list of song choices. 

When we saw the strings of pearls jewelry wore by the singers, we were in awed by the designs. Then it struck me 'With such beautiful designs, those must be expensive.'.
But my worries were answered by Ms Christina Toh during a session with her. Even though the designs and the items are of great quality, the price is very affordable. And Ms Christina Toh has also thrown in some discounts on selected items too. Interested in getting one (or two or more pieces for your loved ones)? Just head on to Shinju Pearls to know the nearest location and get your loved ones a stylish and fresh jewelry.

Rawlins GLAM
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Perkongsian dari Dr. Zubaidi di FB peribadi beliau [Dr. Zubaidi] menyebabkan saya ingin berkongsi ilmu ini dengan rakan-rakan. Ada pendapat yang bercanggah dan skeptikal berkenaan kebaikan kopi ini sebenarnya. Sebelum ini saya kerap berkongsi di dalam BI dan pembuktian pun dari luar negara, maka mungkin ada yang skeptikal.
Kali ini saya share apa yang Dr. Zubaidi berkenaan mitos ini. Saya petik secara terus daripada perkongsian beliau.

KOPI BOLEH MENYEBABKAN KANSER?

Kopi secara peribadinya tidak menyebabkan kanser. Ia hanya boleh menyebabkan kanser jika diminum terlalu panas. Begitu juga dengan minuman lain. Boleh menyebabkan kanser jika diminum terlalu panas.

Jadi kanser hanya disebabkan cara penyediaannya. Bukan biji kopi itu sendiri.

Malah kopi dikatakan dapat mencegah kanser.

[Fact 1: Coffee Lessen Breast Cancer Risk]

[Fact 2: Better Health With Coffee] 

Pada 2015, World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) – pertubuhan bukan kerajaan yang menggalakkan penyelidikan tentang kanser memberitahu, kesimpulan dari 6 kajian besar (a meta-analysis), didapati bahawa risiko mendapat kanser hati ( liver cancer) lebih rendah di kalangan peminum kopi.

Pada 2013, satu lagi kaji meta-analisis menunjukkan wanita yang minum kopi sehari secawan dapat mengurangkan risiko mendapat kanser rahim.

Bagaimana kopi menjadi minuman bermanfaat?
Terdapat bukti saintifik bahawa bahan dalam biji kopi yang meningkatkan keupayaan insulin bertindak lebih baik, dan bertindak sebagai anti-keradangan. Ia membantu mengelakkan keradangan yang kronik dalam tubuh yang mungkin menjadi punca yang menyebabkan kanser.

Dalam kajian lain, saintis percaya kopi dapat menghalang kerosakan DNA, melambatkan pertumbuhan kanser dan mempercepatkan sel-sel abnormal agar segera mati sebelum bertukar menjadi kanser.

Jom minum #MinKaffe untuk kesihatan yang optimum.
Rawlins GLAM
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A very good news to all contest lovers out there. Here's a contest so easy that even your children could win the prizes too! And the best thing is, the total prize is worth RM10,500!

Asli lagi menyegarkan

So here's the mechanism.

1. Buy POKKA products worth of RM12 (minimum) in a receipt @ Giant only.
2. Send your entry via:

Post (the old, snail-mail style)

• Fill in the form, completely and correctly. Please ensure that all your personal details, the answers, and a creatively-written slogan are clearly written in the form. For those with writings so unique (read: illegible), please ask for help from others so that you will not be disqualified just because of the writing.
• Don't forget to include the receipt of your purchase in the same envelope. And to be on the safe side, make copies of the whole entry form and the receipt too. It ain't a crime to be extra careful, right?
• Send the envelope to: Magnifier Sdn Bhd, No. 32, Jalan 30E/146, Desa Tasik Off Jalan Sungai Besi, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.

Whatsapp (the current, modern and fast-style)

• Take a clear photo of the receipt of your purchase.
• Whatsapp the following details and the photo of the receipt to this number: 013-6017211

1. Name
2. IC number
3. Receipt number
4. The answers to the questions
5. Your most creative slogan

• Keep the receipt safely. If you are the winner, the receipt will be used to verify your winning.

The slogan that you will need to fill in creatively is as follows, not more than 50 words:

"Asli lagi menyegarkan, itulah ..."

And here are among the prizes that await you:

Let me spell out the prizes for you.
Main Prize – Refrigerator (RM5,000 of value) x 1 winner  Second Prize – Refrigerator (RM3,000 of value) x 1 winner Third Prize – Steam Oven (RM1,500 of value) x 1 winner Consolations – Giant's Voucher (RM100 of value) x 10 winners
To know more about this contest, head on to: POKKA Facebook
I wish all of you the best. May the POKKA be with you.
Rawlins GLAM
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Since the first time I watched its trailer, it got me really excited to see the movie. A genius that's making millions and it is in Thai? A must watch! Call me bias but I have always find Thai movies are of great cinematography and almost all the times, funny (in a good way). So thanks to Klips My for inviting me to the premiere of Bad Genius.
Lynn is a genius. Her father wants her to transfer to an elite school so that she could have a better chance in education. However, the fee is too expensive for her father to bear as he is just a teacher. When the headmistress offers her a scholarship to stay in the school, Lynn grabs the offer almost immediately.

Err.. I can see that you are wearing a bright pink undergarments from here. You realised that our uniform is white right?

She made friend with Grace on her first day at school and they were good friends ever since. Grace is not necessarily a bright student. She confides to Lynn that she might not be able to join the drama club as her CGPA is not up to the requirement. Lynn tries to tutor her but when she sees Grace breaks down during the examination day, Lynn thinks of a genius way to help Grace with her paper - by sharing the answers in an 'innovative' way.
Pat (Grace's boyfriend) learned about the assistance and proposed that Lynn started to help others in passing their exams, with fees. Contemplating about the offer, Lynn devised a way to share the answers with others without anybody noticing - via the strokes of the piano keys. 
Soon, more and more students learned about the 'Lynn's Private Piano Lesson' and wanted to be in. 

Because studying in classroom is too mainstream - so we chose rooftop instead.

When Bank, another genius in the school, caught his friend in the act of copying answers from Lynn during an exam, he immediately reported the case to the Headmistress. In the Headmistress room, Bank learned that it was Lynn who had helped his friend to pass his exams. Lynn was reprimanded which suspends her scholarship, as well as her chance to apply for an international scholarship at the university level.
When Pat's parents want to send Pat and Grace to the US to further their study and fully sponsored by the parents, Pat once again asked Lynn to help them to ace STIC - an international standardised test for university admissions, with an enormous amount of fee of course.

Tell me the truth, do you like the smell of my hair? | Er....yes. It smells like ...baby powder?

My eyes are up here ok, not down there. | Ain't nobody looking down there!

Realising that there will be a large amount of profit that she will be getting, Lynn was tempted to assist Grace and Pat but the thing is, she needs another accomplice to ensure that the plan is fail proof. And that accomplice has to be a genius too. The problem is, Bank is eligible for an international scholarship and apparently will not be needing the extra money.

Are you sure we are in the right classroom? So many ..... white people here!

Will Lynn be able to help Pat and Grace with their plan? Is it really fail-proof?
Cast: 4.9/ 5:0. Thumbs and toes up to all the actresses and actors! They did their characters justice and more. I love all of them! Every single one, up to the supporting actors and actresses too!
Will I watch it again: YES! Rawlins GLAM
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