Food Republique Restaurant at Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru

Food Republique Restaurant (N1 29.061 E103 46.501) is located nearby the junction of Jalan Kuning and Jalan Serampang of Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru, which is exactly behind the Pelangi Leisure Mall.

Food Republique Restaurant at Jalan Kuning, Taman Pelangi - Johor Bahru.

The restaurant serve wide variety of Western Foods and the environment is Simple and Cozy. I like the ambience! :)

The setting of Food Republique Restaurant

Our order for the night :-

1)  Mushroom Soup

2)  Herb Roasted Chicken in White Wine (which was wrong ordered from Grilled Chicken Chop)

3)  Grilled Striploin Steak with Mashed Potato.

Mushroom Soup with Garlic Bread

Herb Roasted Chicken in White Wine

Grilled Striploin with Mashed Potato

All foods presented nicely!
The Mushroom Soup was Yummy! My daughter finished it without our notice! :)
The Herb Roasted Chicken was ok, it can be better if the Chef make it more moist...
The Striploin was grilled perfectly! Which was cooked exactly what I like! The sauce was flavorful but the steak was not enough marinated.

I had a chat with the Chef - Ben who was a nice and friendly guy, and he explained about the foods of the restaurant to us patiently! We were appreciated.

The Roasted Chicken was too dry...

The Striploin was grilled perfectly!

Overall, we were ok for the foods. Actually it was a recommended by 2 of my friends who Love their Beef Burger very much! I regretted that I didn't order the burger! Haha! Well, there's always A next time. No worries!

The Damage : MYR95.00 included drinks for 2 adults and 1 child.

I will come back again for the Beef Burger! :)

Food Republique

72, Jalan Kuning,

Taman Pelangi,

80400 Johor Bahru.

Tel : +607-3311718

http://www.facebook.com/foodrepublique

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Christmas Decoration at Genting Highlands

We visited Genting Highlands one week before the Christmas of 2010. My purpose was to capture some Christmas atmosphere on the Highlands. The X'mas atmosphere was Nice (even not as good as before) and I would like to share some photos of that night...

Theme Park Hotel, Genting Highlands

The Resort Hotel

The Genting Hotel

The Big Colourful Christmas tree in front of Genting Hotel which made by recycle water bottles!

Among all the Hotels, First World Hotel had the most Decorations at every corner in the building...

The Lobby of First World Hotel, Genting Highlands

Big lighting ball which made by Recycle Mineral Water Bottles

As I walked from the Hotel Lobby to the First World Plaza....

On the escalator...

The entrance of the Indoor Theme Park and First World Plaza

Even the stall there was Well Decorated!

But I chose to walked on the first floor...that passed by the Snow World...

The stalls on the First World Plaza

The Entrance of The Snow World

There was group of young ladies wearing the Christmas costume and performed the Christmas carols non-stop along the way! I really can felt the 'Santa Claus is coming to town!' :)

There were many Performances on the stage of the Indoor Theme Park continuously for that night!

Performance on the stage of Indoor Theme Park, Genting Highlands

It was really comfortable to soak ourselves in the atmosphere and listen to the Christmas Carols everywhere in the First World Plaza. :)

Another visit to Mushroom Farm Restaurant at Genting Highlands (2010)

We were advised to visit the Mushroom Farm Restaurant (N3 25.191 E101 47.848) after the dinner time to avoid the crowded situation and enjoy our meals slowly, so we had some light snacks to temporary filled up our stomach. The pick-up time will be on 9.30pm sharp at the Main Entrance of Genting Hotel.
It was a surprised when we reached the restaurant....

The Mushroom Farm Restaurant of Genting Highlands

Great! It was ONLY three tables occupied. We placed our order immediately!

1)  Omelette

2)  Vegetables

3)  Kampung Chicken (Non-fat chicken)

4)  Steam Codfish

Omelette

Vegetables

Kampung Chicken (Non-fat chicken)

Steam Codfish

Codfish

The Chicken was nice and not too dry. I like the Codfish Very much because it was flaky and moist after cooked. The omelette and the vegetables were average. They cooked it just right!

We really enjoyed our Fabulous dinner especially in the cold weather! Almost 2 hours spend in the restaurant with the company of 6 bottles of Ice Cold Beer! Excellent!

The Damage : MYR200.00 for 4 adults included 6 bottles of Beer. The dinner only cost around MYR100.00 and the rest was the Beers. Affordable & Reasonable! Right?! :)

This is the restaurant we Must visit whenever happen to be here. Please write down the telephone number below (to arrange pick-up) and try it yourself when you are around Genting Highlands. Bear in mind, the van pick-up time is VERY SHARP!

Related post :-
*  Dinner at Mushroom Farm Restaurant, Genting Highlands (First visit)

Mushroom Farm Restaurant

Tel : +603-6101 2864

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Another visit to Theme Park Hotel at Genting Highlands

This was our second visit to Theme Park Hotel at Genting Highlands after 3 years. You can check out our last visit Here. The purpose of the trip was to capture the Christmas atmosphere at Genting Highlands. We like those lighting decoration very much!
There was a big Christmas Tree beside the main entrance of the hotel which made by recycle water bottle. Nice!

The Big Christmas Tree beside the main entrance of Theme Park Hotel, Genting Highlands

And the lobby also full of LED lighting decoration! The Theme of this year should be 'Recycle!'.

The Christmas Decoration at Theme Park Hotel, Genting Highlands

Santa Claus and his Spaceship!

Do you notice the Recycle Mineral Water bottles in this Star?

This Three (3) Bears Band at the Lobby area still 3 bears. 

Hopefully they will find more members in year 2011 this year! :)

It was heavy rain while we check-in, but the staff was kind enough to lend out all their umbrellas! Thanks.
We were surprised while we stepped into the room, it was upgraded! New furniture, new setup and new look! Impressed! (You can compare the room 3 years ago from the link below)

One Queen bed

Small sofa...

New Wardrobe

And the bathroom...

Simple shower...

The room looks more clean than ever! And especially the cigarettes smell carpet had totally changed! We were satisfied with the room, especially with the Magnificent night view of Genting! (from the room window)

Taken from the room...

Then, we walked through the hotels surround to catch some fresh cool air and standby for our dinner at Mushroom Farm Restaurant.

You can check their rates from the Genting Official website Here.

Related post :
* Theme Park Hotel, Genting (First visit)

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Eight (8) Days Boutique Hotel at Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru

Eight (8) Days Boutique Hotel (N1 29.790 E103 49.008) is strategically located along the Jalan Permas Utara of Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru. Which is just beside Jusco Shopping Complex Permas Jaya and a few shop lots next to Police Station Permas Jaya with Free parking area.

Eight (8) Days Hotel at Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru.

The hotel started operation on August, 2010, and it has 48 rooms which categorized into few different types for different types of customers. Beside that, the hotel also has a proper cafe area and a function room for 70 peoples. The function room also can become a entertainment area (Karaoke) on request.

The Reception of the Eight (8) Days Hotel

Let me show you around the Hotel area...

The Cafe of the hotel

The Cafe outdoor area

The Cafe is open from 7am - 7pm. And provide a simple foods like Breakfast and lunch.

The Function room

The Function room equipped with projector, LCD TV, amplifier & mic and Wifi internet.

The Hotel implemented the Door Access Control System for every room and also the public area. That's mean you cannot access to the upper floor (guest room) without the Card issue by the hotel, even the lift is control by the Lift Access System.

Once you check in to the hotel, you can have a piece of mind and relax yourself! We like it very much!

The Internet center is located at the back of the Hotel which is the staircase access to the guest room area, well...it also need your Card to access to the area.

The staircase access from the back of the Hotel, the Internet center is the corner.

Overall, the environment is Neat & Clean! Hopefully the management will maintain it forever! The hotel staffs are friendly, I had a chat with the Manager - Mr Hoe who was very easy going & friendly too!
You can find all the Tourism information about Singapore from the Reception if you are visiting our neighbor country from Johor Bahru.

Hot & Cold drinking water is provide 24 hours

The hotel provided 24 hours extensive security system, CCTV Surveillance System & Free Wireless Access Internet Service to all their customers.

Now, let's visit the rooms....

Super Single room with Tatami style - MYR59.00 (promotion)

Deluxe Queen room (Tatami) - MYR95.00 (promotion) 

They also have the Superior Queen which cost MYR85.00 (promotion)

Deluxe King room - MYR98.00 (promotion)

Deluxe Twin room - MYR98.00 (promotion)

Deluxe Triple room - MYR118.00 (promotion)

Premier Tatami room (2 queen beds) - MYR128.00 (promotion)

Premier Tatami room

All the rooms above come with solid wood doors and attached bathroom. All equipped with Hot & Cold water. They provide good quality toiletries, Impressed!

The attached bathroom

The room features :-
-  LCD TV with Local & Satellite channels
-  Free Wireless Hi-speed Internet Access
-  Individual Safe Box
-  International Direct Dial Telephone
-  Air Conditioning with Ionizer
-  Iron & iron board (on request)
-  Hairdryer (on request)

We had a night in the Platinum King room, which was provided with one King bed and the Jacuzzi facility. Pictures below...

Platinum King room - MYR138.00 (promotion)

And the pictures of the bathroom...

The Toothbrush was provided! Surprised!

Unique 'UFO' BIG Shower Head

The Jacuzzi

Another thing which was surprised us! Double glass windows for better noise isolation! (For all rooms with windows) Another Impressed!

Double Glass Windows

We were very satisfied with the Hotel Amenities & Service! Especially with the affordable rates, we can enjoy the 5 stars hotel facilities, Excellent!

The hotel is basically suitable for family & executive peoples, easy access to the Jusco Departmental Store and Delicious foods around. You can have some entertainment during night time to Kill you bore at the Nice Coffeetrap and Mulligan's Pub & Bistro just across the main road.

According to the Manager - Mr Hoe, the hotel will provide the GPS Device (coming soon) in rental basis for customers who want to drive into Singapore! Cool!

I will definitely recommend the hotel to all my friend who want to have a short stay around Johor Bahru area!!

Rated : 4.5/5

Eight (8) Days Hotel

24,26,27 & 28 Block A, Permas Mall, Jalan Permas Utara,
Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Tel: +6073889889 / 3882882, +60167133339  Fax:+6073873888
Website : http://www.8dayshotel.com

Email : booking@8dayshotel.com

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