[Editor’s Note] Wine Day at Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara We headed over to Nizza at Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara on 28 September 2019 for their Wine Day which featured various wine importers and distributors with more than 100 different … Continue reading Editor’s Note – October 2019
[Editor’s Note] Margaret River on Tour Kuala Lumpur 2019 Headed over to Pullman KLCC on 24 August 2019 for Margaret River on Tour Kuala Lumpur 2019 which is an initiative by Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association, Australia’s South West and Margaret River Wine Association. It first landed in Singapore in 2016 and has been running for consecutive three (3) years now, and following the success in the Lion city, made its way north with the inaugural Kuala Lumpur chapter organised by Thirst Media. The event which saw over 300 guests pack the Blu Bar & Cigar Lounge in Pullman … Continue reading Editor’s Note – September 2019
[Editor’s Note] London Essence Tonic Water Cocktail at Bar Trigona, Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur We recently headed over to Bar Trigona at Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur for the London Essense cocktail. The London Essense is a new premium flavoured tonic water that’s imported and distributed in Malaysia by HRZ Beverages. Chuanxi Bazi Hot Pot at Sunway Velocity We headed over to the “hot pot/ ma lat central” of Malaysia which is at Sunway Velocity in Kuala Lumpur in search of a good hot pot for dinner. We tried the newly opened (and the very first!) … Continue reading Editor’s Note – August 2019
[Editor’s Note] La Maison Remy Martin Kuala Lumpur 2019 We had a really good time at the La Maison Remy Martin Kuala Lumpur 2019 media launch on 1 July 2019 (which you can read about here – https://timchew.net/2019/07/03/la-maison-remy-martin-kuala-lumpur-2019/) … Continue reading Editor’s Note – July 2019
[Editor’s Note] Miss Cosmoworld 2019 Press Launch Cum Malaysia Final We recently attended the Miss CosmoWorld 2019 press launch and Malaysia finals on 25 May 2019 at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. The pageant is organised by a team of veteran beauty pageant organisers with 15 years of experience led by Miss Carrie Lee, Miss Chinese Cosmos International 2004. In addition to the press launch, the event was also to select the top three (Malaysian) finalists that will represent Malaysia at the Grand Finals of Miss CosmoWorld International 2019 which will be happening from 19 October until 4 November 2019. During … Continue reading Editor’s Note – June 2019 – Featuring Miss Cosmoworld 2019 Press Launch Cum Malaysia Final
[Editor’s Note] Carlsberg Malaysia Welcomes New Managing Director Ted Akiskalos We headed over to Brixton23 in Kuala Lumpur city on 26 April 2019 for Carlsberg Malaysia’s welcome party for its new Managing Director Ted Akiskalos which also doubled as a farewell party for outgoing Managing Director Lars Lehmann who has been promoted to the Executive Committee (ExCom) of Carlsberg A/S (Carlsberg Group) as Executive Vice President of Eastern Europe and also as CEO of Baltika, Carlsberg Group’s company in Russia effective 1 May 2019. MHB Digital’s (http://mhbdigital.com) history with Carlsberg Malaysia goes back to our inception as a full-fledged … Continue reading Editor’s Note – May 2019
[Editor’s Note] Gout de France Dinner at 2OX Kuala Lumpur Gout de France or Good France returned on 21 March 2019 where the world’s biggest event celebrating French gastronomy took place in over 150 countries. Organised on the initiative of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Alain Ducasse, Good France was first held in 2015, following UNESCO’s decision to put “gastronomic meal of France” on the intangible cultural heritage list. This year, Good France entered the 5th year of the event which saw over 5,000 chefs participate across 5 continents over 4 days of events celebrating responsible … Continue reading Editor’s Note – April 2019
[Editor’s Note] First off, I would like to wish my Chinese readers a very Happy Lunar New Year! This year, Bridget and I had the honour of visiting Datuk Chua Lai Huat’s residence on Chor 1 (the first day of the new lunar year). Datuk Chua, 80, is Chua Lai Huat Holdings Sdn Bhd chairman (http://www.chuasongseng.com/). I met Datuk Chua some time back when attending one of the CSS Wines & Spirits – http://www.chuasongseng.com/css-wines-spirits.php (part of the CSS Group of Companies) events and I must say that from interacting with Datuk, I find Datuk to be a very sincere character who willingly … Continue reading Editor’s Note – February 2019
{Editor’s Note] First of all, let me begin by wishing you a very Happy New Year! I hope that this year brings you much love and joy (those are the two most important money can’t buy things in life) and that you have much fulfillment in 2019! 2018 was a very eventful year for me. The first half was incredibly bad for my business (I run a digital/ social media marketing agency – http://mhbdigital.com) with most of my clients holding back to see what would happen during the Malaysian general elections. Fortunately, we had change for the better and … Continue reading Editor’s Note – January 2019
[Editor’s Note] A La Carte Buffet Dinner at Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur Hotel Being quite a conservationist and environmentalist, I really hate wastage. Hotel especially have a huge amount of waste generated by the leftovers from buffets as not many are willing to donate the leftovers to orphanages/ shelters for fear of it being contaminated and thus adversely affecting the reputation of the hotel. Therefore I’m really happy when I heard that the Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur has come up with a brand new a la carte buffet concept in line with their value to minimise food wastage. Instead of … Continue reading Editor’s Note – December 2018
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