Dine and gather your fortunes this Chinese New Year

 

West Lake Garden Chinese Restaurant at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa welcomes the Year of the Tiger with bountiful menus and prizes to reward diners.

 

In honour of the annual celebration, from now till Sunday, Feb 28, the Restaurant's award-winning Chinese Master Chef Chan Choo Kean concocts and serves up an array of flavourful prosperity dishes infused with the finest, premium ingredients befitting the occasion.

To make it a fulfilling celebration, diners who spend RM888++ and above in a single receipt at West Lake Garden during the Chinese New Year promotion, have the opportunity to "pluck" an ang pow and win either cash, dining or room stay vouchers.

There are good choices offered in the Chinese New Year set menus including a la carte specialties and traditional Yee Sang, available for lunch and dinner. For celebration and reunion dinners, West Lake Garden lays out four selections of 8-course and 9-course Chinese New Year set menus, priced from RM898++ to RM2010++ per table of 10 persons.

For smaller parties, diners can choose from two options of 6-course and 7-course set menus, priced from RM88 ++ to RM128++ per person for a minimum order of two persons. West Lake Garden is open for lunch from 12pm to 2.30pm on Mondays to Saturdays and from 10am to 2.30pm on Sundays and Public Holidays. Dinner is served from 6.30pm to 10.30pm on Mondays to Sundays.

Reservations for Chinese New Year are highly recommended, especially for reunion dinners on the eve. For reservations, call West Lake Garden at 03-74928000 ext. 3181.

A complete listing of the Chinese New Year programmes and gastronomic delights at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa is also available on kualalumpur.sunwayhotels.com.

Chill at 7atenine

White Nite kick starts the New Year at the newly decked up 7atenine which reopened recently with an edgier, sexier new look after a month’s renovation.

Known as one of the Architects of Kuala Lumpur’s well established dance scene, Acid takes the lead — displaying his flair on the decks and keeping the crowd entertained. Acid graces the decks for White Nite at 7atenine this Saturday at 10.30pm.

Guests dressed in all white can enjoy Bootylicious — a Martini cocktail on the house.

Complimentary strawberries dipped in chocolate and a late supper is served to night birds. Feast your eyes on tantalising acts while the hypnotic sounds of ethnic drums and sitar melds with the pulsing house music.

For reservations, call 03-21617789, 012-2103055.

A Chinese New Year Flea Market

The Sunway Sunday Flea Market is a regular affair at Sunway Lagoon Club every first Sunday of the month. In view of the upcoming festive season this month, the Market has been converted to a Chinese New Year Bazaar.

Purchase cookies, drinks, hampers, clothes and other goodies in preparation for this coming New Year. For more information, call 03-56398600.

Sunway Lagoon Club is located at No.3, Jalan Lagoon Timur, Bandar Sunway (adjacent to Menara Sunway).

Fancy watching a free Japanese film?

There will be a screening of Japanese film Rainbow Kids / Daiyukai (119 minutes) this Saturday at Pawagam Mini P. Ramlee, FINAS (National Film Development Corporation Malaysia). This film, which starts at 3pm, is directed by Okamoto Kihachi.

Admission is free for those who are interested. For enquiries contact The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur at 03-22846228, e-mail to waiyee.leong@jfkl.org.my or log on to http://www.jfkl.org.my.

This is it for Harith Iskandar?

 

 

Catch the last three days of local funny man Harith Iskandar's This,,,is it? at PJ Live Arts at Jaya One daily at 8.30pm.

Tickets are priced at RM53 for this Saturday and RM43 for this Sunday.

All tickets are for free seating. For more information, call 012-683 2099 / 03-79600439.

The Actors Studio Academy @KLPAC Carnival 2010

 

 

Make a date with The Actors Studio Academy @KLPAC!

Mark your calendars for free trial classes at the Actors Studio Academy @KLPAC Carnival 2010.

The Carnival will be held over two days (this Saturday and Sunday).

With plenty of free trial lessons, it's a great way to sample what the academy has to offer.

There will also be exciting activities such as mask painting, body art and T-shirt design. For enquiries, call 03-40479060 or email academy@klpac.org.

Tales for the kid in you

 

Relive those magical tales from childhood this weekend at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas as Balakirev gives us a Russian child's view of the Orient, while Ravel and Tchaikovsky cast their spells over the famous Children Stories collected in the 17th century by Charles Perrault.

 

It will be held this Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 3pm.

Tickets are priced at RM25, RM55, RM75 and RM95. Dress code for the orchestra is long sleeved batik or lounge suit. For more information, visit www.mpo.com.my.

Pay Less Books’ warehouse sale is back

KL this weekend to get your fill on the various choices of quality books at low prices! This time, the sale will be held at the 1st Floor of YMCA Kuala Lumpur from today until Sunday at 10am to 7pm. Visit www.paylessbooks.com.my for more details.

Get some healthy Washington fruits

 

In a bid to offer a tangible benefit and encourage more Malaysians to take apples during the CNY season, the Washington Apple Commission is introducing a special Chinese New Year festive pack.

 

These festive packs contain nine apples and make an attractive gift for friends and family during visitations over the festive period. These special gift packs were also contributed to several citizens as a charitable move to keep elderly Malaysians healthy over the New Year period.

The festive packs are available to the public now in major retail outlets including Carrefour, Giant and Jusco. For more information, contact Eddie Saw or Kent Low at 03-80707216.