Imperial Bayview Restaurant (皇景海鮮酒家), Sandakan

A little promo of my uncle's seafood restaurant in Sandakan. :p
Edit: My uncle no longer owns this restaurant. The management has changed a few years back. I'm not sure if the food is still as good, though.

This is the place my mum, sister, cousin and I ate throughout our stay in Sandakan (we ate there every morning and night).

Imperial Bayview Restaurant (皇景海鮮酒家)
The Rotunda, 1st Floor,
Sandakan Central Market,
Sandakan Harbour Square,
90000 Sandakan
Sabah, Malaysia
Tel: 6089 246 888
Fax: 6089 247 148
E-mail: shsireka@streamyx.com
Opening hours

Owned by Oceanwealth Trading Sdn Bhd, it serves dim sum (點心) during the day and Chinese-style seafood at night. And it's halal.

The dim sum wasn't too bad except for the occasional ones which I don't quite fancy.

Dim sum
This is the yummiest one I've had. YUM!
Don't know what this is but I think it has prawns in it.
Don't know what's in this one.

Custard-filled balls & Turnip-filled fried stuff.
Pandan-filled Sesame Balls
Chicken Porridge

There are more which we didn't manage to get pictures of.

The food was extremely delicious! If I were to eat there all year round, you wouldn't hear me complaining, except of the bill. I think I gained lots of weight just eating there 5 nights, 4 days straight.

Dishes
Imperial Bayview's signature dish: Seafood platter
RM 25 per pax; Has to be ordered in advance.
Nestum prawns: HIGHLY recommended. :D
Just look at how big the lala equivalent in Sandakan is. :o
Some siput thingy which I dared not eat.
Flower Crab
Crayfish
Lobster in Superior Stock
Seasonal price
Steamed Fish with Soy Sauce
Seasonal price
Different taste from the ones in KL but also very yummy.
Fish Maw Soup with Chicken
RM 12 (small); RM 68 (for 10 people)
Cheese Baked Crab Minimum 2 pieces, RM 6 per piece

Soup with Seahorse
Ewww...

Taufu
Some Sabah vege. It's like kangkung.
*edit* It's called Sabah Shu Zhai Choi (Potato Leaves).This one was with salted fish and dried prawns. We also tried the belacan one.
In case you can't read what's on the picture, it'sFried Rice with Seaweed.
Roasted Chicken.Delicious!

Of course, there are many more dishes but 4 days wasn't enough to try all of them.

Drinks
Imperial Bayview's special healthy drink: Crystal Jade
Surprisingly it's not that bad, considering what it's made of.
If I'm not wrong, this is called Blue Lagoon.

Other drinks sold there are (more) fruit juices, Chinese tea, cocktails, mocktails, softdrinks.

DessertsMango-Avocado-Sago dessert
It's actually quite nice if you mix it well.
The white stuff is evaporated milk.
Sago & Melon with Santan (or was it milk?) & Ice Cream
The PlaceDay time
Evening

The only drawback about the place is the 36-steps stairs. Not suitable for old folks. Susan, the Marketing Manager of Imperial Bayview, said that she feels that it's not necessary to install an elevator or escalators as the place is owned by the Municipal Council and if at any time they decide to move the restaurant to a different place, say the future shopping mall at Harbour Square, the can't cart over/demolish the elevator/escalators. She said that for now they are targeting the younger people and also those who want to host events like weddings, birthday parties, farewell parties, etc.

Some of the people behind the delicious food and good service. :D
A few reviews from www.sabahtourism.com. Click to enlarge images.
An earlier review courtesy of www.sandakanharboursquare.com

It's DEFINITELY over

And I'm not talking about the end of exams. The probability of me passing any of the (danged) papers is .00000000000000001% (divide that by a further gazillion). However, I'm amazed that I managed to sit through all three papers with a blank mind and yet write at least 10 pages of nothing. Absolutely amazing. I now need to catch up on sleep. Do not disturb for a day. :p

June Ann, enjoy yourself in UK. ^^

Lunch with God

Have a read: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/singingman7/Twinkies.htm

A little general knowledge for you :) http://www.scribd.com/doc/967365/General-Knowledge

A not-so-bad grade

I got my exam results on Friday. My grades were definitely unexpected to me.
The unexpected = pleasant in this case. ;)
A's for Business Information Management, Case Study & Moral (which I crapped more than wrote facts/moral-ly issues).
B for Performance Management (this was certainly a shock to me as I hardly finished the paper).
C's for Advanced Corporate Repoting & Strategic Financial Management (well, studying two days just before the exam paid off, especially for ACR. :p).
D for Strategic Business Planning & Development.

A D ain't that bad a grade, I should think. At least it wasn't a fail and I am after all graduating with a merit. :D
I'm definitely happy with the grade considering I was sick before exams.
Perhaps regret will sink in only when I get rejected from a job for the below-average grade. But for now. I'm quite content.

PS: Did I mention that the mark range for a D is from 40 to 40? LOL.

Gave Doogie a haircut on Friday. I did it with mum and I was in charge of the shaver while mum with the scissors. I seemed to have got carried away with the shaving and it turned out to be a crew cut, doogie style. :p

FINALLY!

Good riddance, TARC! Har har. Yep, I managed a pass in my final semester (though I thought otherwise). *GRINS*

On second thought...

Quick! To the Batmobile, Robin!

On second thought...

Doogie doing what he does best.

Exams are less than a month away. One should ask me how studies are going...a surprising answer awaits! Bah!
The worst is yet to come but coming soon. Internal results. Out of 7 papers, I'm sure I failed 7 (or maybe 8?).

I sprained my back

Getting old...
Now I find it difficult to sit down. Hurts bad.
All I did was bend down to take something.
I need a NEW back.

The people who stuck with me through 4 years of college, Lei Ye & June Ann.

???

This is it

Finally, the time has come....NO MORE COLLEGE (hopefully)!!! *throws confetti*
I've been dying to get out of that college. Won't miss it. No siree.
I've decided to only start looking for work after my external exam results are out, just in case I fail any papers. *touch wood*
Had to blog this. 'Tis a very important milestone. Haha.

Tagged

After being absent from blogging for more than a month I decided that I should at least update it with one (not-so-long) post. *Note to self: Should stop being lazy* [Not that I have lots to blog about with the mundane life I'm living.]

First off, I'll need to fulfil Kat's tag on me.

Each person starts out by telling 6 weird things about themselves. People who get tagged need to write (in their own blog) 6 weird things as well and state the rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. After you do that, leave each of them a comment letting them know you tagged them and the cycle goes on.

1. I eat certain things in a weird way. A few examples:
• When I eat Filet-O-Fish™, I will first eat the bun (top then bottom), then peel off the cheese to eat, eat the outer part of the filet and finally the inside of the fish. Yummy!
• Nuggets - same way as I eat the filet.
• KitKat - First is to eat the outer chocolate layer, then eat each wafer one by one.
2. I usually do not eat lunch when I have classes. I will fall asleep during class.
3. I have developed OCB (Obsesive Compulsive Behaviour). My current status (according to my brother): SUPER OCB-ish.
4. I do not have much patience with people as I do with things (such as jigsaw puzzles).
5. I HATE talking on the phone.
6. 80% of my iTunes playlist is filled with songs in languages I do not understand (i.e. Korean & Japanese).

I don't think I have 6 people with blogs to tag. Chi, May Kuan, Christine, Nisa, Lei Ye (5 should do it, no?) - tagged!


I had a few things in mind to blog about but unfortunately, time has erased those thoughts.
Will just post up a few pictures (and a video) instead.

Doogie in action - being lazy

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These are the things people draw on the tables during lecture.

Shocking!

The results of my first ACCA external sitting.

I didn't expect those results, particularly Paper 3.3 (since I didn't even finish the whole paper. I almost got a shock when I saw the mark for 3.3. I thought I would have failed it and that I would have gotten higher for Paper 3.4.

Look at the pooch! Too comfy.