Year: 2015

Opppsss… 10 Days!

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WOW! It’s been 10 days not posting anything here. Busy, busy, busy, should have something coming this Saturday since it’s gonna be my off day.

However, I do update my Instagram from time to time, if you’ve not check it out, do so, here’s the link http://instagram.com/lovebell_lawirene/

You can also check out my Twitter where whatever I posted on Instagram is automatically posted here also http://twitter.com/irenelaw

Or like my FB page hehehe… Haven’t promote it for a long time… http://www.facebook.com/irenelaw.sweetsurrender

Ok, that’s all for now. It’s been a crazy week. I’ll be back with normal posting soon… 😉

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Coffee Places Around Kuching (Part 2)

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Three more coffee places around Kuching to share…

One Degree 33 Cafe
Sublot 18, Ground Floor, Song Plaza, Jalan Song / Jalan Tun Jugah, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, 93350 Kuching

Came here for lunch and we had breakfast items for lunch. They serve breakfast all day. I don’t see anything wrong. The Full Works (RM20 if I recall this correctly) great for sharing between 2-3 people. Tasted great! Was stuffed! Everything was cooked to perfection. As for the drink, can’t say anything about the coffee. I ordered iced chocolate which was rather diluted, not up to my expectations. Still, I don’t mind to come back for the food.

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Rusty Bean & Batter
M42/M43, Level 1, ST3 Shopping Mall, Jalan Simpang Tiga, 93350 Kuching

Craving for pancake and/or waffle, you can check this place out. The tea they used is from T2, reminded me of my time in Adelaide. Love to visit T2 at Rundle Street just to try out various tea they have and also to look at those tea sets they’re selling. I’m surprised to see this brand here.

It’s been quite awhile ago visiting this place, I don’t quite remember what we ordered, just wild guess…

Left: Jupiter Pancakes (RM14.90), sweet and salty with coconut cream and caramelized banana. Don’t remember what syrup was that. The coconut cream is sweet enough, don’t need the syrup but it will give you another twist of flavour in a good way of course.
Right: Bavarian Apple (RM13.90), Belgium waffle with caramelized apple and vanilla ice cream.

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The Coffee Clinic
GF, Sublot 16, Song Plaza, Off Jalan Tun Jugah/Jalan Song, 93200 Kuching

When I visited this place, they just opened. Very cute place.



I’m not sure whether they improved or not. Basically, when I was there, there’s a lot of room for improvements. I heard they have improved a lot, many people like the place too. They even have a restaurant upstair now.

Aside from Coffee Clinic, they also own The Coffee Factory. Some how I lost all the photos of The Coffee Factory (JT Building, 7th Mile, Kuching-Serian Road, 93250 Kuching), another coffee place in Kuching. Worth a try too.

That’s all for now. There’s still quite a number that I’ve not tried. Too many, too hard to keep track.

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Coffee Places Around Kuching (Part 1)

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Coffee places is sprouting up like mushroom after the rain these 1-2 years time. Still more coming I’m sure. So many in Kuching. Couldn’t even keep track. I’m gonna split them into parts to share with you. I’m not a coffee drinker, I’m just sharing the available places for coffee in Kuching. Therefore, don’t ask me about how good the coffee is, I have no clue.

Caffeine & Cocoa
Unit 61, Ground Floor, No. 1, CityONE Megamall, Jalan Song, 93350 Kuching


The place is a bit stuffy when it’s full house. Environment wise isn’t so bad, quite cozy except the wooden stools are shaky which is quite scary to sit ;p
Left: Tetley Lemon Tea with a drop of honey, very refreshing tea, could taste a hint of honey in there. A pot of tea is RM10.50, can refill.
Right: A type of cheese cake, cheese sponge layered by cream cheese and covered with cream cheese topped with shavings of cheese. Not ordered by me, so no idea. Tried a bit, not bad, not too sweet and it’s moist. Their cakes are sourced from third party.

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Coffee Obsession
29, 1st Floor, Lorong Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce 18, 93150 Kuching



Very spacious place with simple but creative decorations. They have various seating options available for patrons. The drink on the left is Mocha and on the right is Signature Iced Blended Green Chocolate Mint. The drinks were generally a bit too sweet for my liking. The sandwich was not bad, great for sharing, very filling.

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Earthlings Coffee Workshop
Lot No. 45, Ground Floor, No. 1, CityONE Megamall, Jalan Song, 93350 Kuching

I guess we can consider this coffee establishment the trendsetter. It started over a year ago and the coffee culture in Kuching started to boom. It’s the hip place to go. I’ve been seeing friends posting about it on social media and talking about it too ever since its opening. However, I only managed to pay this place a visit few months back. I’m slow…



They have unique ways to present their coffees to their customers, in Erlenmeyer flask, but not other beverages. First time, I ordered the yogurt drink(top left), it’s quite sweet for me. Second time I went, I ordered the chai latte (bottom right), by far this is the best chai latte I had in Kuching. We did try one of their cakes, something with peanut butter, tasted great if you like peanut butter but the crust was inconsistent, it was so hard to cut into. By the way, they don’t make their cakes, they source it externally.

As for the environment, it’s extremely cold in there because of the centralized air-conditioning system in that very small area. A cozy place to hang out too.

That’s all for now. Part 2 will come…

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NYX Doll Eye Mascara Waterproof Hydrofuge Extreme Jet Black

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The mascara I’m currently using, only used it twice. One time for work, another for swim.


You can now get NYX brand from Sephora, tHe Spring, Kuching. Previously I reviewed its Jumbo Eye Pencil.


I decided to get NYX Doll Eye Mascara Waterproof Hydrofuge Extreme Jet Black because it’s cheap, less than RM20. Waterproof and smudge proof for normal wear because of the nylon fibers in there. However, it flakes a bit at the end of the day.

Not suitable for swim even it is waterproof. I was wearing my goggle, not as much contact with pool water yet it flakes and it got into my eyes, worst if you have contact lens on (I know, I know… You shouldn’t be wearing contact lens when swimming). Hence, this mascara is not suitable for swim.



No clumps and it sure lengthened and curled but not much. Didn’t add volume too.

Very easy to apply. The formula isn’t too watery or thick. The consistency is just nice.

As for ease of removal, not that easy to remove. It won’t give you panda eyes but rather messy with those flakes which might end up in your eyes. Definitely not contact lens friendly. Anyway, you should remove your contact lens before removing your makeup.

Will I repurchase? No due to the flaking issue. However, it’s is very affordable for everyday usage.

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品味舒食 Idealite – Malaysia 1st Wholesome Dining Place

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I don’t like vegetarian food simply because it’s not as healthy as it claimed. All those artificial meats, artificial flavouring and colouring, and too much oil. They just turned me off.

Good thing Idealite is not like that.


Last Sunday was their opening ceremony.The founder, Tan Yong Jen, from Penang was there and managed to talk to him too. He’s a registered nutritionist and homeopath therapist, and a vegetarian himself. It is not easy to find wholesome vegetarian meal in Malaysia, hence he started this business. Kudos!



Started from operating from home then moved to Jalan Gottlied, Penang. Now, it’s in Kuching! They have 3 branches in Penang already.

Was quite surprised that wholesome food without meat can be this attractive and appetizing. This is how important food presentation is. I bet you’ve not seen such colourful food and these are all fresh and natural ingredients. No preservative, no colouring. You’ll be assured that you are getting all 8 essential nutrients in the food they served. The key ingredients are olive oil, brown sugar, himalaya salt, brown rice, pumpkin ramen, and organic oat milk.

Let’s see what they have to offer, couldn’t get the names of some of the food though.

Left: Tasting portion of pumpkin barley and fresh lemonade. Former is sweet but not too sweet while the latter is very sour but refreshing. I like both anyway.

Right: Lei cha! One of their signature dishes. Isn’t it beautifully presented? Will try this next time.


Left: Mediterranean Eryngii Burger, hope I got the name right ;p

Right: One of the spaghetti available, I think it’s likely to be Pumpkin Spice Spaghetti.


Left: Oh yummy yummy yummy! Hokkaido Vege Sushi, love this! Thumbs up from all of us. The vegetables are so crispy and fresh.

Right: Not sure what rice dish is this but it’s certainly using brown rice.


Left: Very colourful salad but I have no idea what it’s called. However, I’m sure just by ordering this is enough to fill your stomach to the brim for small and average eaters, great to share with 2 to 3 people.

Right: Let me guess… This should be red curry ramen.


Left: Hmm… Not sure what’s this. Can’t figure this out hehehe…

Right: Steamboat, so colourful and tempting. There’s three types to choose namely soy milk, tom yam, and nutritious steamboat. Soy milk sounds tempting, maybe should try this out too next time aside from the lei cha.

Price wise, it on the middle range (RM10 onwards for main dishes). A great option to eat out healthily. They have an extensive menu.

By the way, get 20% off on their Lei Cha from now until 25th May.


品味舒食 Idealite – Malaysia 1st Wholesome Dining Place
Address: Lot 2667, Block 10 KCLD, No. 206, Twin Tower Centre, Jalan Rock, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak.
Tel: +6018-363 7977

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