VI-VIEN: March 2015

Meeting up with my cousin brother was amazing! He brought me to places to shop and dine and also tells me a lot about Newcastle.
First stop was Mamak Corner, a Malaysian restaurant located in Chinatown.
Its is run by Malaysian owners serving local Malaysian delicacies such as Nasi Lemak, Hokkien Mee, Laksa, so on and so forth... :)
My cousin recommended me their Nasi Lemak, and boy it was AMAZING!!! And he ordered and additional Braised Pork Intestines!! Yumm yumm!!! :D

Nasi Lemak , comes with juicy fried chicken (best fried chicken so far)
GBP 8.00

Braised pork Intestines, juicy and succulent intestines!!
GBP 5.50

The second place he brought me to was Ikea, Gateshead. Well, Ikea is Ikea, not much difference with Ikeas in Malaysia. But of course, we went for the Swedish Meatballs.

Swedish Meatballs for GBP 4.80 (regular)

KAVALKAD Frying pan set of 2 GBP 4.75
BEVARA seal clips (30s) GBP 1.50

FÄRGRIK green plates (2x) GBP 1.00

SAMLA box GBP 1.00

BUMERANG hangers (8s) GBP 4.00
HÄREN bath towel GBP 2.00HÄREN washcloth (4s) GBP 1.10

By the time we finish shopping in Ikea, we are on our way back from Gateshead to Newcastle. My cousin did make a reservation at Jamie's Italian for dinner.
Next stop, Jamie's Italian...

Berry Blast GBP 3.50, full of berry flavours!! nice!!

Wild Mushroom Bruschetta GBP 5.75, differnt types of wild mushrooms makes it much tastier!!!
love it!

Lobster Al Forno GBP 23.95 , Best Lobster I've had!!! The flesh just lifts up from the shell without any hassle.
Good!

Lamb Chops Scottaditta GBP 17.95, cousin ordered this and it's served on a plank.
and he got dumbfounded on how to eat from a plank. haha!!
Awesome lamb chops btw!! :)

Complete dinner with desserts and White Wine to accompany my Lobster!

Chocolate and Hazelnut Arctic Roll GBP 5.45
Great for Chocolate lovers!

The next diner was American Diner, Coast to Coast. Well, I did tell my cousin that I wanted to have Newcastle's own local food. All he did say was Fish and Chips. And at last, we saw the C2C served Fish and Chips, so we went in for dinner.

Boston Prawns GBP 7.95, prawns were fried to perfection. It was succulent and juicy and fresh!!
Good one!!

Good Old Fish & Chips GBP 12.55. Crispy battered cod!!

Sweet Potato Fries GBP 4.45. Sweet fries... not bad!

Overall, meeting with my cousin brother was fun and nice, as he brings me around and take care of me. And also helps me with uni stuff during the first few weeks of uni.

Thank you, cousin brother!! And aunty and uncle!!! Also, cousin bro's friends!!
Thank you!!!
:D

Love, Vi-Vien

WEEK 1 : TOUCHDOWN IN NEWCASTLE

After a long long flight from Penang, Malaysia to Newcastle upon Tyne, I'm finally here!!!!

Going through the airport was not much of a hassle but just a very long queue.

While waiting in line to pass through immigration, it snowed!! YES! SNOW!!

Not once but three times!!!! 3x!!!

The third one it snowed for quite a long time compared to the first two times. Didn't get much pictures as the snow was very fine.

BUT, two days ago (Tuesday, 13th Jan '15), it snowed again. And boy, this was like the snow everyone imagined how it would looks and feels like. And it lasted for a much longer time (about 15 minutes? don't know :D )

Its FREEZING!!!

Its snow!! Ice!!! (btw its tasteless)

Short video showing that its SNOWING!!

Let's not get carried away with the Snow...
Okay... back to business.
The next day upon arrival, we went to walk around city centre with the help of our friends here in Newcastle.
That includes the famous Millenium Bridge, Grainger Market, well... everywhere!!