Speaking of lemons, I can think of an endless list of things that can be done with that sweet yellow ball of citrus and zest.

Be it marinades for roast, a fizzy lemonade, a hint to baked cheesecakes, a hot glass honey-lemon drink for the unwell, sauce dips and more.

But what exactly does lemon and beer have in common?

 I wonder what you can do for my Tiger Beer, little guys?

Received a huge parcel last week from Tiger Malaysia.

Imagine my excitement when I unboxed the package! 

Very coincidentally, I was having a rather bad day and the message that came with my surprise came at a perfect time.

How apt!  I couldn’t agree more.

Though I don’t particularly like lemons by itself – DAMN, SO SOUR I CANNOT BRAIN THIS.

But one has to make the most of everything that life throws at them!

At once, I could sense that a new range of Tiger Beer was imminent. 

But all I could do was wait…

A week later, this package arrived from Tiger Malaysia!

Double refreshment, eh? Let’s check it out.

When you just can’t decide between an ice-cold beer or a tropical lemonade to cool yourself down on a hot day, the all-new variant of Tiger Beer – Tiger Radler – fills that how-now-brown-cow dilemma! 

Count me in for a picnic with a carton of Tiger Radler, please?

Package unboxed. WOW. Just… wow!

Tiger Radler is an all-new variant of Tiger Beer that combines the crisp and easy-drinking taste of Tiger Beer with natural lemon juice to produce a beverage that is doubles in refreshment.  

With a distinctly cloudy look caused by its all natural lemon juice content, Tiger Radler is set to be the perfect beverage for almost any drinking occasion with family or friends.

 Behold the power of the mighty lemons.

Malaysia and Singapore will be the first two countries in Southeast Asia to introduce Tiger Radler!

Although Radler has already been a massive hit in Europe over the past few months – be sure to get the first taste of Tiger Radler at the upcoming launch party. This sophisticated brew will be launched in Malaysia on December 6 at KL Live.

Combining the crisp and easy-drinking taste of Tiger Beer with natural lemon juice for a distinctive beverage, the new Tiger Radler is set to bring double refreshment to discerning drinkers across the country. 

See you at the party this Friday! 

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Speed blogging from Ipoh right now as we speak.

So I drove back to Ipoh – in the goddamned rain! – last night to attend an event right after an event in the city. 

ELEVATE hits downtown Ipoh @ Sensation of Sound (S.O.S)!

*Full blogpost coming soon*

Talk about a back-to-back schedule on a Saturday! Geez. But it was all worth it.

Coming back to the place I spent half my childhood in is always something to look forward to 

Heck, it's practically my first time partying/clubbing in Ipoh! 

Was taken to supper after the party! I shall eat what the Ipoh-peeps eat 

Popular for their Bak Chiok (baby octopus) & Yuet Gong Hor (Raw Egg "Moon" Koay Teow noodles), Restoran Tuck Kee along Jalan Yau Tet Shin is the place to go.

We also had Braised Chicken Feet – I didn't eat it but the others did! – , Herbal Boiled Eggs & Pork Balls

People patronize them during dinner and it's also the to-go place for "after-clubbing" hours.

Coming back to the comforts of home means being spoiled by comfort food as well.

A gift from granny. Kieldsens' original Dannish butter cookies! 

Discovered excellent news that made the raver in me jump for joy!

The legendary God of Trance music, Armin Van Buuren will be making his way to Sepang, Malaysia for A State of Trance (ASOT) 600!

Mark your calendars fellow EDM-kakis, for March next year will be so fun!

Cuddles & playtimes with my babyChivas 

He's the best cat in the world, my one & only –  I love him to bits! 

If you can ever read this, lil one, mommy loves you a whole lot

So what else did I do earlier in the week? Let's see..

Woke up early to have quite an elaborate breakfast Tuesdate with boyfieKon

at La Bodega @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

I fully recommend the Club Sandwich, Big Breakfast and Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon on Toast.

It was sucha hearty breakfast and much chattering over coffee & hot chocolate. 

Tues outfit of the day! Casual with an edgy hint on a day out 

Fri outfit of the day! Played it girly with a childlike, Japanese touch. Matched my iPhone with my outfit too!

Oktoberfest with the buddies! 

Drink up on a Friday night to kickstart the weekend 

Made Organic Wholewheat Durum Spaghetti with Roast Chicken,

Button Mushrooms, Chopped Basil & Asparagus for dinner

Breakfast like a king! Had O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar @ The Curve

The Big Club Sandwich & Classic Triple Decker Sandwich were real winners! 

Brunch! Fruit & veggie platter of mangos, watermelon chunks and celery

Dinnertime. My fave mix of oven-roasted Zucchini, Baby Potatoes, Australian Carrots, Pumpkin,

Shallots, Garlic and a generous amount of Rosemary & Black Peppercorn seeds

Dinner again! Organic Wholewheat Durum Pasta Carbonara with Broccoli,

Button Mushrooms, diced Carrots with lots of onions! 

Replaced cream with a healthier alternative – a nice blend of low-fat yoghurt, egg-whites & milk.

And when I do decide to eat out, Japanese food has always been at the top of my list.

Check out the Grilled Gindara Codfish in Teriyaki Sauce I had at Sushi Zanmai @ The Curve

Another one of my all time favorites – the Caterpillar Maki Roll, also from Sushi Zanmai 

Can't ever say no to Grilled Unagi (eel), Omelette & Avocado 

Imma let you in on a little secret 

You know how I always share the healthy, clean food that I either homecook or when I eat out, right?

Truth is, that's as close as I can actually get to my ideal diet.

A whole lot of my sweet-tooth snacking, overindulging & unhealthy food enters my system too. 

Hey, I'm only human – just like you.

But the very moment I've set my mind to propagating health & fitness, by inculcating this idea and motivating all of you, I have to first set an example. 

One always have to practise what one preaches, right? 

And I'm glad I've managed to drive this point home, from the feedbacks I've received and by mere observation. I see more and more healthy eating & an obvious increase of a fitter lifestyle in all of you.

So proud of ya'll! 

My favorite bowl of Mac & Cheese. Just one of the many sins I indulge in. Don't we all?

I hope this doesn't demotivate you, but rather motivate you even further with the truth.

So don't be discouraged or think you've failed and have to start all over again, whenever you succumb to that burger, pizza, chocolates or nasi lemak – I do too. 

The moment you make an attempt, you're one step closer to your idea lifestyle, ya hear me? 

Oh and yes, some good news to share!

I've been invited to a fully-sponsored trip to Cambodia to attend BlogFest Asia 2012 held in Siam Reap! 

Simply cannot wait – Angkor Wat, here I come! 

Before I go, as usual, a song of the week for your listening pleasure 

Got this one stuck in my head since last Friday at David Guetta's rave party . 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8aaR6jo4VA

The lyrics. Just six sentences, but means so much. Just… yeah. 

Have also been plagued by an alarming, inexplicable occurrence in the household that is seemingly responsible for my missing belongings and finding those said missing belongings in the possession of others 

There is a fine line between having absolute trust in someone and

having to believe in the supernatural. I can only choose one. 

No matter. Whatever it is, I'll have it dealt with. SMILE! That's all for this week's wrap-up.

Have a lovely seven days ahead of you!  I will too.

Sleep well, ladies and gents. Let your dreams take flight *yawns*

Much love,

Jessicat

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The Sunday Times is a new once-a-week series; a personal piece published every Sunday night to recap the highlights of my week, capture what piques my interest and to share recommendations for to-go places and to-eats throughout the week.

Check out the entire series here : The Sunday Times edition.

Some of the photos are posted instantly on my Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr & Facebook on the go.

So follow me to get instant updates and pretty photos of the sights & sounds all around!

I've always loved being on a ship/boat/ferry/yacht whatever you call it.

As long as its a vessel capable of sailing atop deep waters, count me in!

I was kinda seeing a sailor quite some time back,

should've just married him and live in a ship

Kidding, obviously

If you remember my previous blogposts, my experiences above sea water was when I was aboard STAR Pisces Cruise Ship in 2010 and aboard the USS New Orleans ship in 2009! 

Anyway, it's great to know that Tiger has formed a collabo with the Regatta and threw a fab celebration last week and extended invitations to a few of us to be there to join the party onshore and offshore!

On the Guinness Anchor Berhad coach with my mates from the sphere!

Was a pretty long journey to Port Klang

At least I got to catch the beautiful sunset! 

My first step in Port Klang.

It looked marvellous at sunset. Pity photos never do justice! 🙁

I saw many boats docked by the pier

Inside, the party has just begun!

Here we are at the Royal Selangor Yacht Club for the presentation of the Tiger Challenge Trophy at the unveiling ceremony.

With Tiger rolling about free-flow and heaps of food to go around!

LOL I can see the satay still in your mouth Huai Bin! 😀

Yummy local finger food 😀

I was honoured to witness the launch of the Tiger Challenge Trophy for this premier offshore passage race in Malaysia! For the first time, all IRC yachts regardless of their classes can compete for ONE awesome trophy!

I saw this huge, shiny trophy and thought it might be it

But it turned out that it wasn't! The real one was kept for the handover 😀

In case you didn't know, the challenging offshore passage race will begin on the 18th November and lasts for 8 days! It is run from throughout the Regatta passage: Port Klang to Pangkor, Pangkor to Penang and finally, Penang to Langkawi 🙂

A word from the Regatta representative

A word from Sean Koh of Tiger

We were ushered to adjourn to the habour to enjoy even more Tiger (and the refreshing Tiger Crystal!)

I had fun mingling on a windy night out there 😀

A boat filled with Tiger original and Tiger Crystal beers for us to enjoy!

Simply delish 😀

By the harbour with Sean!  Been a long time since we met up, the last time was during

Tiger's newly redesigned can's freebeer event before I headed off to Australia!

By the pier with Simon and Samantha

After lotsa chillaxing over ice-cold Tiger, all of us were ushered to get onboard the official vessel of the Regatta

Awesome! I was excited to get into the boat 😀

Armed with my Tiger in hand, let's get going 😀

All aboard, mateys!

Giggidy! There you have it, the Historic Sailing Vessel docked at 120 years old, VEGA, before my eyes

me gusta

And I haz boarded it  

Felt awesome to feel my hair blown by the wind above the sea on this magnificent VEGA

Upper deck!

Whoaaa. Even 120 year old Norwegian VEGA is keeping up with the times – a Macbook Pro!

Corridors of the upper deck

Unkempt hair due to the strong winds ahead!

Owner and Master of the  Captain Shane Granger was seen telling everyone stories of the histories, happenings and what he went through with VEGA 🙂 It was great to hear stories straight from the horses mouth.

Just like history being recounted right in fronta you!

Storytime! 😀

The vessel will make a grand sight as VEGA oversees this International Regatta from start to finish.

Official ship, so yeah. It's expected to be there to wow everyone too!

So glad I got to take a photo with him!

But LOL look at how high the tide was & how rough the waves were! 😀

Better photo! Captain Shane Granger and I 😀

He's sucha jolly good fellow. Very informational and jovial at the same time

For a significant amount of time, I was chilling with this lady of which I assumed was part of the VEGA

We were talking about heaps of stuff, ranging from how life was like constantly sailing and about ships in general. We even talked about pirates and commercialized life at sea portrayed by Hollywood movies and such. 

She never told me who she was, but I soon found out from Shane that she was………

Meggie, his wife! 😀

Such a lovely, humble and fun person to talk to 

VEGA will be present during all races of the Regatta

Bumped into Ren! Long time no see 😀

Chilling with the bunch on the upper deck

Ended up making friends onboard VEGA with Ash and Vincent from G2.

Very nice and friendly lads! 🙂

They asked if I wanted to check out the bottom deck, where the sailors (and sailorettes) of the VEGA, is that even a question dudes? 😀 😀 Of course I'd be delighted to tour it all 😀

So yeah, imma take you on a visual tour here. Ahoy, let's go!

When I first got down the steep steps

Wow! Must be their nautica table where they do all their bearings and such

Living room! So comfy and cosy…. with heaps and heaps of books!

Meggie told me that apart from duties, the sailors have nothing much to do but read

Wow. They must be gaining more and more intellectual points with each country they disembark on!

Anyways, Chris and I couldn't help but to camwhore on the mini "library" they had here 😀 😀

Woohoo! And these are not even half of the books I saw in the ship!

The kitchen! Meggie also told me that they cook their meals daily 😀

Dining room!

Toilets…. so adorable LOL

Bedrooms…… AND MORE BOOKS!

See how they have all the time in the world to be knowledgeable and well-read whilst sailing around the world?

SO JEALOUS.

I am, actually. I miss my avid reading habits, to be honest.

One day, I see myself being a sailor girl and sailing with my nose in a book throughout the entire journey

I was joking.

I disembarked VEGA feeling slightly seasick due to the bobbing up and down and strong winds

But had an amazing time nevertheless, it was worthwhile!

Here's to wishing the participants the very best of luck for one of Asia's most distinguished Regattas, the Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta in winning the Tiger Challenge Trophy.

Clear skies and fair wind ahead!!

Ahhh! I spent the entire day yesterday batch editing all the animal photos I shot at the zoo.

It made me realize how similar animals are to human beings.. in many ways!

For those of you following, this post is a sequel to this sneak-peak blogged here

Konzy and I wanted to check out most, if not all, of the animals residing in Melbourne Zoo. Guided by the map, we started from the left and went anti-clockwise, ensuring every area is covered.

Holy crap! Gave me a shock. Easy, kitty, easy.

The Snow Leopard was the first animal we saw high atop the makeshift cave of its den.

T'was a beautiful animal, with an equally beautiful coat.

But the poor thing looked rather bored

Heck, I will be bored too if I were to be sitting in a man-made den all day and all night.

Somebody, find me a live animal to hunt! 

My point exactly.

Goodnight kitty, we won't disturb you anymore.

On to other animals!

Stopped by this huge den

What animal could possibly inside?

Most certainly not a small animal, considering the sizable space allocated for this enclosure

Oh, hello there, you cuddly fellow! 😀

It's nice watching how this bear malevolently lumbers around; without a care in the world.

I wanted to take a photo with it!

Obviously, this was the closest I could get lest it rips my head off

Turned around to peek at the Snow Leopard again to see…

LOL okay. Go ahead. Don't mind me.

Walked past a smaller enclosure, with lots of dried leaves and gravel inside.

Ohai! Would you puff out your tail feathers for me?

Hmmm.. maybe not.

Artsy photo of Konzy taking a photo of the peacock

We waited for ages ans ages for it to puff up its tail feathers… to no avail!

Hmph, maybe if I was a female – a peahen – it probably will try to impress me LOL

Us and the stubborn peacock!

There was some other creature that was sharing the den with Mr. Proud Peacock here

Konzy didn't know what it was (neither did I) so he started exclaiming, "Quick! Take a picture of that crawling thing!! It's crawling away!" 

And I did. In the midst of crawling away from over-enthusiastic people like us

We soon found out that it was something lika groundhog

The next enclosure was made to look like a massive cave that we had to enter.

UGHH. A reptile/amphibian farm – as I had expected.

Green chameleon!

Turned brownish-green

Into entirely brown chameleon!

Bah. Why are you afraid of me? I know I shoot, but only with my camera 😛

Moving on….

Look at this baby crocodile!!

The top of its head and its eyes are floating while the rest of its body is submerged underwater

Saw a smiling tortoise. Something must've made its day 

Here's a different kind of tortoise.

My slithery, slippery friends! How are you?

 For those wondering, I was born in the year of the Snake according to the Chinese Zodiac.

Okay, no need to count my age. I've just turned 22.

Gawd knows what bird is this.

Whole flock of them scurrying away from me -__-

I may eat KFC but sorry lah, you don't qualify. So don't be scared!

I stood outside in the field for a while. Just HAD to get away from the creepy-crawlies in the cave, while Konzy happily continues taking pictures of Monitor Lizards, Beetles and Tarantulas FML.

LOL cool.

Scary face OMG. Looks like some mutant 

Went inside the butterfly farm

OMG what is this! T'was SO HOT AND HUMID 10 times worse than Malaysia!

Had to remove my overcoat immediately! I guess butterflies breed best in tropical climates

There were millions, perhaps trillions of butterflies fluttering all around us!

Nope, they weren't caged up at all. Oh wait, technically they are, but..

WE WERE IN THE CAGE WITH THEM! 

The most massive, elaborate "cage" ever! LOL

Didn't even feel like a cage. It was more of a large greenhouse.

We left soon after. Konzy was amused by all the butterflies and started videoing them.

I'm like OMG IT'S SO HOT CAN WE GO NAAAAOO? hahahaha 😛

Don't know what animal this is but saw it in The Lion King before

Probably some kind of gazelle or an antelope.

And and and…. I rode an elephant!! 😛 😛

A wooden elephant. So? Still an elephant nonetheless 😛

Awww… momma elephant teaching baby elephant how to drink water through its trunk!

Konzy and I with the elephants!

He made some sort of cynical joke about elephants and a person. I refuse to reiterate.

But had to admit, it was funny. As much as I tried not to laugh.

Baby elephant, open wide! 😀

Konzy took a sneaky picture of me taking a picture of the elephants

But I managed to sneak in a smile! HA!

Okay, you should know what's coming next

I absolutely love tigers.

Well, they're essentially kittycats 😀 

Just… very big and dangerous kittycats capable of having me for lunch, that's all

Konzy and I outside the cage

Of lions and lionesses! 😀

RAAAAAWWWRRR!!!! 

Climbed to the top of the cage to see a dingo/hyena-like animal

I wish I could ride a zebra to university and be the coolest kid on the block

Hello Giraffes!! Super-tall creatures!

Kisses! 

Also, I've learned that you can't take a giraffe seriously.

Wanna know why?

How to take you seriously liddat???? -____-"

Fell in love with a female Orang Utan that smiled at me

Orang Utans are wonderful creatures, very much like humans.

But, I fail to understand why that particular Orang Utan chooses to wear cloithes

Maybe he doesn't fit in with his peers.

Should try going naked too. Maybe then he'll fit in 😛

Mother & Baby Orang Utan portrait!

When she smile for the camera, I melted.

When I showed her the photo, she looked at it and smiled at me again.

I was smitten by her until…..

She spread her legs wide open for me -___-"

Oh you skank 🙁

On 2nd thoughts, maybe she spread her legs for this Orang Utan 😛

Kangaroo!! It reminds me that I'm in Australia

Okay lemme recall a funny incident.

Poor joey wanted to come out of mama roo's pouch but mama wouldn't let her.

Kid : "MOM! LEMME OUT!"

Mom : "No."

Kid : "i'M OUT! YEEOUCCH! MY BUTT HURTS"

Mom : "NOW GET BACK INSIDE!"

Kid : "FINE"

Mom : "OUUCHH! DON'T JUST BARGE IN LIKE THAT!"

HAPPY NOW?

Okay 1 more kangaroo photo

Lazy Koala Bear was hibernating throughout the day!

Probably still baked from Eucalyptus LOL

Don't know what adorable animal this is but Konzy took its photo

Looks like a weasel/meerkat/civet cat to me

The Seal was delightful to look at!

Cos it goes both underwater and on land! 

Also saw penguins who couldn't walk nor stand straight

Neither could I. In this photo

Saw the caretaker feeding Percy the Pelican!

Cockatoo!

Ta-daaa! Found a stray peacock.

Don't know what animal this is but it reminds me of a skunk LOL

The entrance/exit

By the time we realized, it was already close to 6pm!

Geez. Looks like 5 hours isn't enough to tour the entire zoo.

But imma take less than 5 minutes of your time to watch a VLOG I made!

Enjoy the video :) 🙂

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IqWPa19lxs

Watch till the end! 😉

Managed to stop by the souvenir shop for a bit

RAWWWRR RAWWWRR!!

Konzy surprised me with this adorable fluffy, furry tiger hat! 

Although I have no where to wear it in Malaysia, It's in my car now! Yay tiger gets to go everywhere I go!

T'was an amazing afternoon spending time with all the animals of the animal kingdom!

I love animals, do you? 

So there was all the buzz for a week on the Free Beer event that was said to happen on 12 August at 6pm.

It got everyone talking about it, yours truly included!

The question is, IS IT FOR REAL?

Simon grinning coyly in the background lol

Well, there were lotsa doubts as to why there was gonna be a Free Beer giving session at Asia Cafe anyway.

Is there a catch? What's the clause? Any fine print? No way!

See it to believe it! 😀

Here's the freeTigerbeer twin tower my friends and i made!
 

So yes, all the doubts were cleared the moment it struck 6pm. It was really NO JOKE! A group of friends and I have been around since 5 something and I must say, the session went superbly well and smooth for one whole hour plus.

There were no shoving, no fights and no snatching, but plenty of daylight robbery of beers! There were just so much to go around, close to 8000 cans of Tiger!

Wen, Suresh, Samuel and I were the first few in line

behind us were a whole beeline of people zomg

ON YOUR MARKS!!

GET SETTTTTT!

GOGOGOGO!

Let's bust some booze in the house!

All of us had 4 cans of Tiger each for the first round!

yummmmmy!

Back at the table with Adele

the rest was going again and again for round 2 and round 3!

Tim arrived when most of us got back with our free beer already!

The line was already waaaayyy too long and backed up till the very end of Asia Cafe

And when I say there were lots of people, THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE.

I mean it! I saw peeps from all races, all ages (there was one in school uniform that Tim and I saw LOL) and I bumped into so many random and even old friends! 😀 😀

Including my cousins Meng and Shaun! LOL

From the distance, I heard "eh is that Jess? JESSSSS!!!!"

😀 😀

And as usual at every Tiger beer party, Sean the big guy from Tiger will always be there 🙂

Glad to be here at yet another Tigerrrific event!

Sean and I

So what's the purpose you ask, about #freebeer?

Well, Tiger has been around for reaallllyyy looooooong time since 1932.. and just to keep up with the modern times, they decided to repackage themselves into a more contemporary platinum design that would appeal to a wider crowd!
 

Now, today was a really generous launch. So smart! Making all their consumers happyyyy 😀 😀 😀

I certainly found it really appealing too! No more old man design 😛 😛 😛

Same great beer, with an awesome facelift now

For the first time ever, my refrigerator is *very* well stocked with ice-cold beer! 😀 *hic*