Ben's @ KLCC

Semalam was hubby's 29th b'day! Dh tua dh cik abg saya tuh...and soon to be a daddy :)! Despite the differences in our working hours....we still had managed to run for a quick b'day dinner.

For weeks duk la pikir maner nk bwk hubby. Nk gi kat The Ship mcm a bit too far coz dia x blh kluar dinner lama sgt....thn thought of bringing him to Top Hat, but a couple of years ago dh bwk dia kt ctu dh. Thn i had remembered him saying he wanted to try out this new place tht had just been opened at KLCC....Ben's. So wanting to surprise him....i did not utter a word ms nk ke saner (surprise la konon2!). But as soon as we had reached level 1 kt KLCC, dia trs ckp "Syg nk bwk abg mkn kat Ben's eh??" with tht cute smile of his :). Tak surprise lgsg la....hehe....

Anyway, this was our 1st visit there. Earlier i had called to make a reservation, but i was informed tht they did not take any reservations after 8pm. We were told to just walk-in. Fortunately, tak ramai org mlm tuh (maybe sbb tgh bulan kot??). 

So we walked-in, the mid section of the restaurant was almost fully occupied, but still we had managed to get a good table. The ambiance was romantically litted with dim lights and soft music...but suara org berckp lg kuat sbnrnye, a bit riuh la. It was a relaxed set-up, i would say. Mula2 nk order salad jugak coz in most of the review i had read over the net, ppl were praising their salad selections non-stop but hubby ckp nnt dulu la coz takut main servings tuh is a big portion....x abis lak kang. And you know what?? Thank god i listened to him coz the portion served mmg muat2 perut je....huhu...Paling surprising was we had only waited for slightly more than 5 mins to get our food! Tht is super fast for a restaurant mcm nih....slalunye dlm 15 mins or so la kn....we were actually stunned by this! haha....

 

Hubby's selection : Ben's Nasi Ulam. A huge portion....mcm2 ada! Fried chicken, sambal udang, rendang dgg, pucuk paku,telur masin & keropok. X terhabis hubby mkn. 

Since hubby dh pilih local dish, i had decided to try out the western menu lak. My heart was torned between the Mac n Cheese and Spaghetti Carbonara....but hubby duk geleng je kpl bila i mentioned the word Cheese!! huhu....You see, i'm trying to reduce my weight ckit ms pregnant nih.....so, Cheese = NO! So i had chosen the Carbonara instead.....and boy, i did not see tht coming! It was yummylicious!! Cream was just right....x watery sgt or pekat sgt....the beef bacon sgt sedap! Makan pun x muak. It was just plain perfect :). 

Masa tgk menu before tht...i saw tht they had Red Velvet cake listed in their dessert options. Ingatkn lps mkn, nk order the cake and wat ala2 tiup b'day candle (i had atually brought with me a single candle from office to put on a slice of cake)...but since both dh ke"mentik'kan yg amat sgt, so just pack-to-go je la. After antar hubby blk ofis, i went bck home. 

Later tht night, i had a small surprise for hubby bila dia blk dr keje tht midnight. I stayed up to wait for him and as soon as dia masuk je bilik, i already had the cake waiting for him ;)

note: just in case if anybody was wondering....the cake was super yummy! Very moist...the cream pun just right! i would definitely go back for it again!

All about baby....

Pejam, celik, pejam, celik....dh masuk 25 weeks dh :). Alhamdulillah....baby is doing very well and very healthy. Heartbeat lebih jelas as weeks goes by.


And Alhamdulillah....after my check-up td, dr. confirmkn tht it will be daddy's lil girl! Or to be more precise....abah's lil girl! Hehe... Sejak from the 1st time tht we got to know tht we were expecting, syed decided tht the baby will call him "abah" and i decided to be called "ibu". Bila blk ke rumah, mama dh sibuk tanye dh "dpt tgk x??". So bila ckp tht it's a girl...she was so excited :). i can already picturekn dh how spoilt the baby will be by her Tok Ma. Everytime bila jln2 kat shopping malls, mama will definitely make it a point to enter every baby's boutique utk tgk bj. And pernah dia ckp la "i hope its a girl so tht i can buy her all this boutique dresses"....ikut mama lah....janji duit Tok Ma dia...haha...kitaorg follow je ;)

baby at 6 months....her chin is so distinguished, just like daddy's :)

Anyway, dh masuk 6 bulan nih....we've already started utk beli brg2 baby. So far baby cot, stroller and car seat dh beli...courtesy of mama (save ckit budget kitaorg...hehe). But we were quite lucky coz all those 3 items kitaorg dpt beli dgn harga murah. For example, the stroller and car seat tuh was actually priced at Rm1500 but ntah camner, promoter tuh offered utk bg dia punyer staff price lak. So we had paid less than 40% of the price! Alhamdulillah...rezeki baby :). Cot tuh pulak was priced at rm1200 (siap dgn changing station and a basinnet, thn bila besar ckit blh jadik katil) but we got it for rm700 ms 'Mother & baby expo' kat mid-v about 2 months ago.


Besides tht, i managed to buy a baby carrier tht i had always wanted...Moby Wrap. Mahal ckit la...but i know its gonna be so worth it. Fell in love with it ever since i saw a friend of mine posted her pic while using it to carry her baby. It will help to strengthen the bond between the baby and the parent...plus the position tht the baby is in, its more natural than the normal baby carrier. Milk bottle steamer and milk bottles utk simpan BM pun dh beli kat booth Fabulousmom.com masa expo arituh. Sgt murah :).


So now, just a left a few more brg2 baby yg besar2 (breast pump, bath tub etc) and the smaller stuff tuh maybe akan beli towards the end kot....like baju2, baby's toiletries, diapers etc. Ade lg more or less 3 months to edd. We're kind of excited about it. Alhamdulillah...hubby is always givng me a lot of support and he's very involved with all this baby stuff. Even now dia yg sibuk duk cr antenatal class and parental class for us to go to :). I couldn't have asked for a more perfect partner than him....i luv him so much :)