DIY Your Unique Gifts @ Printcious

Christmas is around the corner!
Have you decided on your gift exchange for this year?
I love giving surprises to my best friends whether it's their birthday or any other occasions, so in this special December occasion I thought to gift something unique for them.


While I was finding inspired gift ideas, I came across Printcious.com.
Printcious is a site which provides printing services on more than 200 DIY gift items such as T-shirts, mugs, puzzles, phone cases, cushions, mousepads, keychains etc with your photos and special wording which are suitable for all gift-giving occasions like birthday, wedding, graduation, anniversary or cooperate events. 
They aim to advocate the culture of gift-giving in order to foster the relationships among people. 


On the page, you can see there are total 6 categories such as T-Shirts, mugs, cushions, ceramic tiles, puzzles and mousepads for your choices (click on the categories and direct to each links).
You can glance across each product categories and sort them based on your interest from motivational to humorous. 


If you are having tough time deciding which one you like, the best decision might be just go to their featured products to just save your time. 
So, are you ready to customize your gift with Printcious now?
Just scroll down and follow the 4 simple steps and you will get your customize gift deliver straight to your door-step!


Step 1: Choose the category


I want to get a mug for one of my bestie as I thought every time she uses it she will think of me. What a lame excuse! #lol


Under the mug category, there are total 326 designs for you!
I choose the Forever BFF as I think my friend will like the icon like I do. :) :) 


Step 2: Choose the colour


In total, there are available in 8 colours and I make the decision on red for my mug.
You can actually play around each colours before you confirm the final colour.


Step 3: Customize & Design yourself


On the customize page, at the left side column, you can add the text you want to have on the mug; you can even insert a different image to replace the original one according to the safely lines given.
Besides, you can also use the text editor at the top to change it's style, size, colour, and weight too.


Step 4: Add into the cart


The last step would be adding your item into the cart, and they will ship your item to your door!
It's as simple as that!
The delivery usually will take 3-5 working days for the West Malaysia, and 4-5 days working days for East Malaysia.
For any purchase with more than RM75, you can enjoy their free shipping.
You can check out their shipping information at this page here too!



I really enjoy the process of creating and customizing the gift with Printcious because #1 there are so many options, #2 the process of making is very straight forward, #3 the pricing is affordable and reasonable.
Moreover, Printcious also promises 100% satisfaction, which means they will take it back if you don't love it!



So now no more headaches of what to get for your upcoming gift exchange on the Christmas session, visit Printcious.com now, and find cool and unusual gifts for your loved ones!
Precious Gift From Your Heart with Printcious!



Printcious
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Tel: +6 019 3233 532
Email: ask@printcious.com



Kleenex® @ 3-Ply Scented Facial Tissues

Do you think that a good scent can make you happier, get more attention from the others, and even help you to distress?
It is obvious to me because fragrance plays an important role in my daily life and I will never walk out my room without a little drops on me. 
Besides that, I also have a habit of putting air spray or essential oils to keep my room smelling good all time.
If you feel the same way I do, there is an exciting new product for you today to have around your home and office or even carry around in your purse! 


Kleenex®, is the world’s no 1 facial tissue which offers superior softness facial and bath tissues for all skin types. 
Every sheet is made from 100% pure fiber as well as their product is not only for skin cleansing, but also gentle caring and finest hygiene for you and your family. 
All products come in variety of attractive and convenient packaging ways which able to distinctive their ideal of softness, strength and absorbency.


Some people may overlook the power of scent, hence Kleenex® would like to offer Malaysians a new way to enjoy it’s softness facial tissues by introducing it’s first Kleenex® 3-ply scented facial tissues with 2 kinds infusion which are Rose Essential Oil and Cherry Blossom.
Kleenex® believes their new product will delight and uplift the users' experience. 


Mr Raman Tarun, the marketing director of Kimberly-Clark Malaysia trusts that by pairing the scents of rose and cherry blossom with the well-known softness of Kleenex® facial tissues, they have created a multi-sensorial partnership to bring positive influence that can have an enriching impact on our everyday lives and relationships. 



Furthermore, Professor Charles Spence, who is an expert in multi-sensory experiences in Oxford University finds that fragrances can influence how people relate to something they feel. 
Based on his research, the participants revealed a piece of fabric with lemon scent is much softer than a piece with animal-like odor, although both fabrics are practically from a same piece of material. 
Another expert and author, Jane C Anderson, also stresses that smell is the most impact and lingering of all the senses. 


It is difficult to choose one over another since I like both scents. 
The Cherry Blossom has lighter smell, which is more pureness and calming; while Rose Essential Oil has a deep rosey smell, which is more pungent and boosting. 
If I'll have to pick, I probably will go with the cherry blossom as I prefer lighter smell. 


The new Kleenex® 3-ply scented facial tissues in a box packs are:
RM10.30 for four packs of 74 sheets
RM14.55 for four packs of 114 sheets
For soft packs version, it is RM5.35 for four packs of 46 sheets


In conjunction with the new launching of 3-Ply Scented Facial Tissues, you are invited to join the “power of scent” movement if you wish to bring softness and scent into your lives. 
What you need to do is just register yourself at www.facebook.com/Kleenex.Malaysia and share the messages on your social media with the hashtag #KleenexPowerofScent, then you will get yourself a FREE sample of the brand new Kleenex 3-ply scented tissues from Kleenex!



For more information on Kleenex®, you can log on to:
Kimberly-Clark Consumer Care-Line: 1-800-82-1188 (toll-free), weekdays from 9am - 5pm





I made my own sandwich @ O'briens Irish Sandwich Cafe

I remember the last time I made sandwiches was during my life in the university when I was working at the dining hall which located inside the campus center.
It was an interesting working experience for me without a doubt because that's the place where I learnt to work in a fast-paced working environment.
Thanks to O'Briens Irish Sandwich for having me on last Sunday, so that I have the chance to recall the memories of working in the kitchen. #hehe



I believe you all must know about O'Briens, and I also believe you all must seen of the outlets everywhere in the city.
To make it short, O'Briens is an life-style Irish sandwich chain cafe, founded in 1988 by Brody Sweeny in Dublin, Ireland.
It has been been expanded to over 200 stores worldwide, whereby they now have 21 outlets in Malaysia which easily accessible to anyone who is looking for a healthy wholesome meal.
However, do you know what actually makes O'Briens so special than the other sandwich cafes?







#1 O'Briens outlets are all design with the latest trend directly from Ireland whereby you can have the chance to experience the Irish cafe style without flying all the way there.



#2 Their breads are baked with special formulated Irish recipe; for example their Focaccia bread is made in the shape of Shamrock which is the epitome of Ireland and represent good luck.



#3 O'Briens believe everyone of us should deserve freshness and finest ingredients; hence, all their sandwiches are using premium ingredients such as chunky tuna in brine, smoked chicken slice and top-notch quality beef.

#4 They even have the sauces which only available at O'Briens with their in-house Irish recipe.



#5 All coffee are freshly grounded and brewed in the style of Italian master roaster with two premium coffee beans which are Arabica and Robusta.



#6 The juices are freshly made at O'Briens whereby it will help retain the nutrients in the juices even though after long hours exposure.



After knowing more regarding O'Briens, it's time for me to make my own sandwich!



O'Briens has 7 breads in the menu which are white bread, wholemeal bread, wholemeal Shambo (in-house specialty, with Irish Shambo shape), facaccia Shambo (for herb lovers), ciabatta (Italian style), multi-grain (high in complex), wrappo (good for diet).
I go with the facaccia Shambo as I wanted to try their in-house specialty.



There are loads of main fillings at the bar with egg mayo, plain chicken, chicken mayo, chicken slice, chicken crisp, chicken sausage, mild spicy herbs, volcanic chicken, piri-piri chicken, turkey, beef, plain tuna, tuna mayo, and smoke salmon.
I like beef so I decided to give a try their premium beef as well as their special chicken crisp which only available at O'Briens.
I strongly suggest you to add an extra chicken crisp as it make the sandwich more crunchy and crispy.



O'Briens has quite a few varieties of cheese too which are cheddar, swiss, mozzarella. brie, feta and parmesan.
Once I decided mozzarella cheese to use on my sandwich, then it is ready to be in the oven.



Oppps! Look at my face of "what to do next"? #lol



#lol After the sandwich is out from the oven, you need the salads to pair with your sandwich.
To avoid the decidophobia of selecting total 18 salads (mixed peppers, roasted peppers, red onion, sweetcorn, black olives, croutons, pine nut, walnut, tomato, cucumber, lettuce, lollo rosa, lollo bionda, watercress, sundried, roasted brinjal, roasted zucchini, and coselaw) that on the bar, I had a simple choices of Lollo Bionda, tomatoes, and red onion.


O'Briens has 10 sauces which are uniquely prepared at their own; basil pesto, cream cheese, honey mustard, aran island, ballymaloe, ceasar dressing, Italian, cranberry, guacamole (made from fresh avocado), and houmous.
Mustard is always my favourite, hence I choose honey mustard for my sandwich before cutting it into half.


During the process of making the sandwich, I realized that O'Briens is not only careful in delivering the right ingredients, but also the food presentation.
Look how precise of each ingredient is stuffing inside the bread!


Tadaa! I am ready to serve my "Beef Sandwich"!


I like the bread which gives softer, fluffier texture, and the filling inside is ensuring that every bite is equally delicious!
Yummylicious is overloaded!



You can create your own sandwich at O'briens too by choosing 1 bread + 1 main filling + 3 salads + sauce @ RM13.90 only.
Besides the fresh made sandwiches, O'Briens also offer salads, wrappos, soups, freshly squeezed juices, refreshing smoothies, gourmet coffees, cakes, Irish snacks and outside catering platters.


Once again, thanks to O'Briens and Seeties.me for creating such creative, fun and exciting workshop!
I truly enjoy all the moments of that day!



O'Briens Irish Sandwich Cafe
Website: O'Briens Malaysia
FB: O'Briens Irish Sandwich Cafe Malaysia
For delivery service, you can call 1-300-30-300

Hippo x Turkey 2015

Oh Yes! I finally finished editing my travel video to Turkey! #bigclaphand
Turkey is a beautiful country with lovely scenery, interesting histories, and friendly people, just too bad that I don't really enjoy the food at the places so much.
This time, I was travelling with my parents and really enjoyed every moment with them.
I think when you get older, you will feel more appreciate the little things doing together with your parents.
At least I am!
I hope you don't mind that the video is a bit long as this is my first time making my travel video.
Indeed, I had cut all them in 10 minutes long otherwise it would've been almost 30 minutes long.
So, what's more! Just stay relax and follow me to Turkey now! #hehe



How was it?
Yay or Nay, please do leave me your comments below. #thankyou #thankyouverymuch 
Anyhow, I hope you enjoy it and if you are interested to know the places more in details, please stay tuned with me as I am still working on the post of each places I went.


Btw, below is the list of the cities and places I went.
I also rated these places on a five-star scale based on my own preference, hope it's helpful for you.


Canakkale:
#1 The ruin of Troy__This is where the legendary Trojan War took place. 
#2 The wooden horse__It is just located outside of the ruin of Troy. So do drop by before you leave. 
#3 Asklepion__It's the world's first psychiatric hospital and is a famous ancient medical center in Pergamum. 


Kusadasi:
#1 Ephesus__It is a major tourist attraction which was used to be the most important commercial centre in the ancient days because of it's strategic location.  
#2 Virgin's Mary's Stone Cottage__It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. 
#3 Pamukkale__One of the Turkey's top attractions and a precious in the world with it's cotton-look scenery. 


Cappadocia:
#1 Sultanhani Caravanserai__A place situated at the silk road where the truck stopped for the camels in the ancient times. 
#2 Saratli Underground City__One of the dozens of underground cities carved from the rock in thousands years ago with tunnel system and additional cave-like rooms. 
#3 Goreme Valley__It has the region's best collection of painted cave churches. 
#4 Ortahisar Castle__You can get a nice complete view of the entire Cappadocia city. 
#5 Folklore & Belly dance__All drinks are free-flow with the Turkish traditional performances under the cave house. 


Ankara:
#1 Mausoleum of Ataturk__It is a Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first president of the Turkish Republic. 


Safranbolu:
#1 Hidirlik Hill__It gives a complete view over the town in Safranbolu. Good to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea with the beautiful landscape. 
#2 Civic Han__It shows the old traditional house in Safranbolu which it is now become a hotel. 


Istanbul:
#1 St. Sofia Church__It was a former Byzantine church and former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul but it is now a museum to visit. 
#2 Blue Mosque__The only mosque with six minerals in the world and famous for it's blue tiles. 
#3 Basilica Cistern__The underground waterway which used as a reservoir for water storage for the Greet Palace and other buildings. 
#4 Topkapi Palace__It is the palace of the political center of the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 19th centuries. 



That's all for today, time to sleep!
Good night peeps!



Toridoki 鶏鬨 @ Desa Sri Hartamas

Before I flew off to Turkey, I had my first dining experience at a brand new Japanese Yakitori restaurant which just opened in July this year.
Toridoki located at Desa Sri Hartamas which is the first branch in Malaysia brought all the way from Japan.
Excited huh!



The exterior looks more like a Chinese restaurant rather than a Japanese restaurant, probably because of it's wooden furniture, plus the shop sign has a Chinese word of 鶏鬨. #lol



Upon entering the restaurant, I was greeted with the welcome face and smile by the staffs.
The space is not very big inside the restaurant, but has pretty good arrangement with it's open kitchen as well as 3 different sitting options.



You can choose sitting at the bar, where allowing you to sit comfortably while watching the chef prepare the meal on the grill in front of you.



Perhaps have the booth seating if you come with 4 people?



They even have the common Japanese sitting with the low traditional tables where you sit on pillows on the floor.



After you are seated, a small bowl of Otoshi (appetizer of the day) will be served.
This appetizer is free of charge and will change from time to time so that the customer will not get bored each time they visit.
The Otoshi of that day was Yasai Shirae which cover a bit of mushroom, spinach and broccoli along with their homemade peanut dressing.





I personally like this Konsai Salad @ RM18 very much!
It's a mixed root vegetables salad with roasted lotus root, sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots, broccoli and topped with mayonnaise and shredded cheese!
Yummylicious overloaded!



Do you like Yam? If you do, then Nagaimo Garlic Butter @ RM12 is for you!
It is a deep fried Japanese Yam with garlic and butter which has a very crispy and crunchy texture.



They named this deep fried chicken wing as Teba Age @ RM10
A set includes 2 piece of chicken wings with the well marinated sweet and spicy sauce and sprinkled in sesame seeds.



Toridoki is specialized in Yakitori.
Yakitori means grilled chicken skewers made in bite sized pieces of meat from all different parts of chickens such as chicken breast, thigh, skin, liver and other innards.
Toridoki (from left) @ RM8, is the chicken thigh and breast wrapped in skin, which is their most popular dish.
Negima @ RM5, is the chicken thigh and Japanese leek.
Tsukune @ RM11. is one of my favourite. They blend different parts of chicken meat and marinated with sweet sauce which makes it like a sausage.



Sunagimo Ahijyo @ RM18 is chicken gizzard that served on hot plate with different kinds of vegetables like lady fingers, tomatoes, garlic and onions.
It also served with toasted french loaf as a side dish for you to dip with the olive oil from the hot plate.
If you do not enjoy the innards, you probably can consider to skip this from your order list.



Another signature from Toridoki is the Maruyaki @ RM45, which is a grilled whole chicken.
You can dip the meat with 3 different sauces which are ponzu sauce, chili sauce, and salt.
One of the greatest point about this dish is all chicken are served in fresh as they will not keep the chicken overnight, and therefore they only roast about 6-8 chicken everyday to avoid any wastage.



If you have the same worry like me, not sure how to cut the whole chicken?
No worries, the staff will solve your concern right away!
Oh ya, please do allow 45 minutes to 1 hour for the cooking time, or you can also consider to book it in advance by phone call to save your time.



Cheese Yaki Onigiri @ RM12 is a grilled rice ball that stuffed with Camembert cheese and topped with bonito flakes.
Well, I personally think it is a bit dry compare to the other onigiri that I had before, probably it caused by the hot melted cheese inside.



Couldn't express how happy I was when I know Toridoki do have Tamago.
Dashimaki Tamago @ RM14 is a Japanese omelette which is always my top favourite everywhere.
One good thing about the Tamago at Toridoki is they served it fresh upon your ordering!



Want to end your meal with dessert?
Houjicha Pudding @ RM10 is a must try!
Not so sweet and not so heavy, which is just right for your after meal delight!



At last, if you are looking for some special drink at Toridoki, you probably can go with Hoppy which is a non-alcoholic beverage in Japan that tastes like beer.



Generally speaking, it is a worth try Japanese restaurant for me, especially their special snacks and appetizers like Konsai Salad, Nagaimo Garlic Butter and it's signature of Yakitori!



Hope you enjoy my sharing for today! #withlove



Toridoki
No 40, Jalan 24/70A,
Desa Sri Hartamas,
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603 6206 4676 / 6012 937 3754
Website: Toridoki
FB: Toridokikl
Opening hours: Daily 530pm - 12am