So, about a month back, I received this challenge box from Eucerin. Inside this box is their brand new product,catering to those who have acne issues, Eucerin Pro Acne Solution A.I Clearing Treatment.
Now, I’m quite blessed with a non-acne skin and I rarely have any breakouts, unless I’m having my period. Even then, the pimples that popped up would merely be one or two, at the T-zone of my face or my chin. They will usually go away naturally within 2-3 days.
My teenage son on the other hand, is cursed with constance breakouts since puberty hits in. And this have been giving me terrible headaches, as it is pretty bad for both his comfort and self-esteem. At times, I’ll catch him tryinh to pop the pimples, which is terrible, as they tend to leave scars.
And so, I got him to take up this challenge with Eucerin Pro Acne Solution A.I Clearing Treatment instead.
Eucerin ProACNE Solution A.I. Clearing Treatment formula soothes irritation for smooth and healthy skin, with:
Ten percent Hydroxy Complex, a powerful combination of three peeling agents AHA (glycolic acid), BHA (salicylic acid) and PHA (gluconolactone), that helps renew skin surface, unclog pores, reduce acne-causing bacteria P. acnes and remove dead skin cells; Licochalcone A, a highly effective anti-inflammatory to soothe irritations and helps reduce redness;
Dexpanthenol, derived from vitamin B5, which is a powerful humectant that binds water to the skin, helping to make skin more resilient and less sensitive to environmental triggers.
Eucerin Pro Acne Solution A.I Clearing Treatment is pretty easy to use. All we need to do is just apply once a day on a well cleansed face. My son uses it before he sleeps daily and this is the result 14 days later.
And the result is this. What do you think? Much, much better, don’t you think?
The result is incredible. My son is now acne-free and is much more confident too. The picture speaks for itself and we’ll Eucerin Pro Acne Solution A.I Clearing Treatment. And we’ll definitely continue to use this.
Eucerin ProACNE Solution A.I. Clearing Treatment is part of the comprehensive ProACNE skincare range which also includes cleansers, a toner, scrub, serum, and daytime moisturizers. You may but it at leading pharmacies in Malaysia at a RRP price of RM62.
As the kick-off to the impending 2018 World Cup in Russia draws near, Resorts World Genting is encouraging guests to don their jerseys, slip on their boots and wave their Genting Rewards Card (GRC) in the air for a chance to win a trip to Russia to watch the greatest representation of the ‘beautiful game’ in person. In addition to that, over the next four months Resorts World Genting will become a mountaintop football pitch that will allow guests to channel their inner Lionel Messi and get to meet a trio of Football Legends in person as the World Cup plays out in Russia.
From left : Chief Marketing Officer of Football Focus Asia Group, Gavin O’Luanaigh and Kevin Tann, Vice President of Promotions and Entertainment for Resorts World Genting
The Genting Football Fever 2018, the return of football’s hottest event which has seen spectacular response since its inception in Resorts World Genting for the preceding World Cup tournaments, is once again launched to a gathered crowd.
More than RM1 million worth of prizes up for grabs! The world’s biggest football event will be kicking off soon. You can look forward to many exciting activities, events and live screenings of the football action at Resorts World Genting from now until mid-July 2018.
The event revealed an exclusive video from Michael Owen himself greeting the audience. Michael Owen, former striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Manchester United and the English national team, will arrive at Resorts World Genting to celebrate the official opening of the World Cup 2018 with guests from June 14-16, 2018. He is one of the three titans of English football stars who will also be making an appearance during the upcoming event.
As the teams battle it out for football glory, Robbie Fowler (former Liverpool and England striker) and Paul Scholes (former Manchester United and England midfielder) will be at the Resort from July 13-15, 2018 to watch the final two teams engage for the right to lift the coveted trophy. The English football stars is also scheduled for exclusive Meet & Greet sessions where fans. Fans will have the chance to get their jerseys autographed as well as to watch the players demonstrate their inimitable skills.
From left : Chief Marketing Officer of Football Focus Asia Group, Gavin O’Luanaigh and Kevin Tann, Vice President of Promotions and Entertainment for Resorts World Genting
Kevin Tann, Vice President of Promotions and Entertainment for Resorts World Genting said “In the World Cup, it’s about excitement and who wins. The aim for the Genting Football Fever is, we too want our customers to feel the excitement and for them to win something. As such in conjunction with the World Cup, we would like to fulfil the dreams of ten lucky winners a chance to travel to Moscow for the 2018 World Cup Opening Ceremony and experience the thrilling energy of 32 of the world’s best national teams competing for football glory.”
Chief Marketing Officer of Football Focus Asia Group, Gavin O’Luanaigh was also on site to join in the celebrations of the official launch. He said, “Resorts World Genting has always invited quality football players and this time they have taken it a step further by inviting not just one but three. We expect that it will be a fantastic celebration with Michael Owen for the World Cup opening as well as Robbie Fowler and Paul Scholes for final matches. We know they have a massive enthusiastic following here in Malaysia. I’m expecting to see a really exciting FIFA World Cup tournament here that the fans will absolutely enjoy.”He then presented Mr. Kevin Tann with a money-can’t buy Steven Gerrard autographed jersey.
There was then a pre-recorded question and answer session with Michael Owen who made multiple predictions for the world cup including his thoughts on the ‘dark horse’ team and best player. He also predicted this year’s champion saying, “It’s always very difficult to predict the winner of the World Cup. There are so many decent teams in it this year: France, Belgium, Brazil, the list goes on. But I’m going to go for the old foes: Germany. I think they’re very, very strong and they’re the current world champions. There’s so much talent, so much young talent and experience in their squad so I think the safest option is to pull on for Germany.” The event was then spectacularly launched with a mini football game joined by Kevin Tann and Gavin O’Luanaigh with a shower of confetti.
Over RM1 million in prizes await the Genting Rewards card (GRC) members at the Genting Football Fever 2018 including a total of 10 Russia Travel Packages. If you are not a member, sign up and become one now. The packages include return flights, four-nights’ accommodation and a FIFA Club ticket for the 2018 World Cup Opening ceremony in Moscow.
In the Spend & Win category, GRC members who spend a minimum of RM500 in a single receipt at participating first party outlets in Resorts World Genting for the period March 1-30 April 2018 will be eligible to enter a draw for the Russia Travel Packages (tickets for two persons) by completing an entry form and attaching the receipt at the contest box at the SkyAvenue information counter on Level 1.
In the Shop & Dine category, which covers participating third party outlets in Resorts World Genting, GRC members qualify for Russia Travel Package (tickets for one person) with a minimum spend of RM500 in a single receipt. There is also a chance to win a lifestyle SUV: a brand Toyota C-HR 1.8, with a sleek diamond design for members who spend at the Resort.
The Genting Football Fever 2018 Russia Travel Packages includes:
– Return economy flights (Kuala Lumpur – Moscow), tax inclusive, travelling June 11 2018
– Four-nights hotel stay (with breakfast), based on twin sharing
– Return airport transfers
– Return stadium transfers
– Half-day city tour (with lunch)
– Welcome dinner
– Fully escorted guide
– 1x FIFA Club ticket for the 2018 World Cup Opening Ceremony
Other World Cup-themed attractions will also be held at Resorts World Genting to get fans into a jubilant mood before the official kick-off in Moscow. The Arena Courtyard will be hosting an advanced Interactive Football Village from May 17-July 15, 2018, where all valid GRC members can participate in fun-filled activities and games that showcase footballing legends past and present.
Participating outlets for the Spend & Win contest consist of 33 RWG-owned outlets, including Burger & Lobster, Café Richard, Motorino, La Fiesta, The Olive, LTITUDE, Genting Palace, Coffee Terrace, Imperial Rama, Malaysian Food Street, Food Factory, Arena of Stars and Genting International Showroom. Participating outlets for the Shop & Dine contest will be third-party outlets displaying the relevant signage. Visitors to Resorts World Genting should definitely not miss out on meeting Michael Owen from June 14-16, 2018 as well as Robbie Fowler and Paul Scholes from July 13-15, 2018.
For more information, call +603 6101 1118 or visit www.rwgenting.com.
Love all thing artsy? Well, good news for all of you art enthusiasts out there.
Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017, a game changer in the visual art scene in Malaysia is scheduled to be held and exhibited to the public beginning 1st November 2017. The Kuala Lumpur Biennale (KLB) 2017 is the first ever biennale organised by the National Art Gallery (NAG). The theme of the KLB 2017 is “Alami Belas/ Be Loved”. Among the objectives of the KLB are: to expand NAG’s networking and collaboration opportunities; to drive the development at international level of the country’s contemporary art industry; to promote the image and profile of Malaysia, specifically making Kuala Lumpur as a must-visit world city; to place Malaysia among the Asian countries that are striving to elevate their creative industries to be competitive with the global creative industry; to nurture and foster Malaysia’s noble cultural values, and to inculcate compassion and love in order to create a harmonious, sustainable life. What does “Belas” mean? In English, it is quite close to the meaning of the phrase ‘be loved’ “Belas” refers to the sense of love that comes from the depth of the soul, and relates also to compassion, sincerity, happiness, honesty, hope and sustainability. Belas is an important aspect of living together in a shared space. This biennale’s theme of “Alami Belas/ Be Loved” highlights a plethora of social issues related to human reactions to and interactions with nature. The aim is to provide moments of contemplation to reassess various human actions and behaviours as reflected in the works by invited artists featured in the “Petals of Love” segment.
The opening ceremony of Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017 was officiated by YB Dato’Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture Malaysia at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur on 23rd of November 2017. The exhibition is foreseen to stamp its presence in history as a new platform in the progression of the visual arts scene in Malaysia.
The exhibition will see a curatorial team appointed to lead the Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017 by its host, the National Art Gallery. The team is led by Professor Zulkifli Yussof, an academician who is also an experienced local and international Malaysian Artist together with the curatorial team from the National Art Gallery namely Faizal Sidik, Tan Hui Koon and Baktiar Naim.The combination of inspired young curators is aimed to successfully uphold the main theme: BELAS (BELOVED) of the Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017 Kuala Lumpur Biennale exhibition encompassing its BELAs theme celebrates 114 individuals from across continents consisting of 103 artists from Malaysia and 11 international artists. Local prolific artists who has expressed and showcased their art across the era will display their work in this years installation and they include, Awang Damit Ahmad, Sharmiza Abu Hassan, Bibi Che Chon Bee, Ahmad zaki Anwar.Jeganthan Hayati Mukhtar, Bayu Utomo Radikin, Jalaini Abu Hassan, Shooshie Sulaiman, Noor Azizan Paiman, H.H Lim, K Thangarajoo, F Abdul Muid Abdul Lisa Latif, Saiful Razman, Anniketyni Madian and more. Apart from that, BELAS will also exhibit memories of or heroes of local artists that has uplifted Malaysian national level which consist of Ahmad Jamal, Nirmala Shanmughalingam, O Don Peris and Anthony Lau.
Here’s sharing with you some of the beautiful exhibit at Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017.
A piece inspired by the Malaysian flag; Jalur Gemilang.
A piece known as ‘Temptation’
Innocent smile of a child being portrayed.
An artwork made from Cassava
Not sure what this upside down bicycle is supposed to represent, but there’s a guided video that goes along with it, so be sure to watch the video if you’re there at Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017.
An interesting but explicit piece being exhibited at Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017.
An aerial view of the world map.
An intricately done piece
In conjunction with the exhibition, Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017 will also be supporting programs and inputs for the audience, so, if you are an art enthusiast, do come and join in the world class art event.
Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017 is opened to public from 1st November 2017 until 30th March 2018. Admission is free.
For more info on Kuala Lumpur Biennale 2017, please refer to the informatiom below:
National Art Gallery (Balai Seni Negara)
No.2 Jalan Termerloh
Off Jalan Tun Razak
53200 Kuala Lumpur
Contact: 03-40267122
Website: www.artgallery.gov.my
Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel re-opened its Renaissance Club Lounge after undergoing a total makeover recently.
On hand to officially mark the opening of the lounge with a ribbon
cutting ceremony were Mr. Manfred Graalmann, a Marriott Rewards Platinum Elite Member who has been returning to the hotel every year since 2008. Also present were another
regular Dr. Ursula Osswald from Germany together with hotel General Manager Mr. Robert Frager, Mr. Peter Osswald and Director of Sales & Marketing Ms. Ivy Ng. Guests
were later treated to champagne and gourmet hors d’ouvres.
Discerning business travelers will enjoy the newly renovated Renaissance Club at the hotel’s West Wing top floors where guests are pampered with attentive yet discreet service and
assured of privacy. With access to the brand new Renaissance Club Lounge, guests have an
ideal space for relaxation and facilities to organize their meetings. The new look
incorporates a unique design and exciting spaces. Divided into five zones which are The Lounge, The Dining Room, The Loft and The Studio with an adjacent meeting room, each
offers a versatile space for guests.
Perks at the lounge include complimentary breakfast, non-alcoholic beverage, coffee, tea and snacks throughout the day as well as evening cocktails.
For more info, look them up on www.facebook.com/RenaissanceKL and EventsAtRenKL
ESL, the world’s largest esports company, will kick-off the new year with an event from its flagship series ESL One powered by Intel, once again bringing the world class esports competition to the Arena of Stars at Resorts World Genting, Malaysia. ESL One Genting 2018 will take place on January 23-28, 2018, and marks the third official Minor tournament of the year, as the top 16 Dota 2 teams
will not only battle over a prize pool of $US400,000 but also for 400 coveted Qualifying Points that are collected to determine the eight direct invites to The International 2018. Out of the 16 participating teams, the world’s best will receive a direct invite to take part in the
group stages of ESL One Genting 2018. The other remaining spots will be filled with the winners of the regional qualifiers that are being held all over the globe. Prior to the grand finals, which will be played in the Best of 5 (Bo5) format, the quarterfinals and semifinals will be played out in the Best of
3 (Bo3) format using single elimination.
Two major ESL events, both featuring the multiplayer online battle arena game Dota 2, have already
been held in Southeast Asia: ESL One Manila 2016 and ESL One Genting 2017.
Earlier this year, more
than 5,000 fans attended ESL One Genting 2017 on each of the three main event days, whereas over 11.4 million viewers consumed around 4.5 million hours of content online. The two teams Newbee and Digital Chaos fought their way up to the Grand Finals, delivering some tough and thrilling matches. At the end, it was Digital Chaos who took home the ESL One trophy and US$125,000 in prize share.
According to the latest studies of the international market research company Newzoo, the Southeast Asian region is expected to grow up to 16 million esports enthusiasts, which concludes to an esports audience of 33.8 million (including occasional viewers) in 2018. Southeast Asia marks the fifth largest
region considering the number of esports enthusiasts of which the majority, in particular 38% is playing Dota 2, followed by League of Legends with 32% and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with 29%.
“After this year’s successful kick-off with our flagship series ESL One, which was held for the very first time at the Arena of Stars in Malaysia, we already knew that it wouldn’t be our last event in Genting. The Southeast Asian Dota 2 community showed us, what real passion looks like and provided us with
one of the key factors to create a legendary esports event: atmosphere,” said Ulrich Schulze Senior
Vice President of Product at ESL.
“We found a strong and reliable partner with Resorts World Genting and together we are looking forward to make ESL One Genting 2018 even bigger and better than last time”
“Following ESL One Genting 2017, which we saw being a huge success amongst enthusiastic young
millennials at the event, Resorts World Genting is proud to be the host as the venue sponsor for the second year running,” said Kevin Tann, Vice President of Promotions & Entertainment at Resorts World Genting.
“Esports is recognized as the next big thing in marketing and the size of the global esports audience has rapidly grown. One-fifth of the world is said to actively play video games for an
average of an hour a day. This is a complex and fast-changing universe, and we are eager to be part of it. Through ESL One Genting, we hope to connect with esports fans in an authentic way—a way that delivers added value to their experience and to the sport.”
Ticket sales for ESL One Genting in Malaysia start on Thursday, October 19 at 2pm MYT / 8am CEST /
11pm PDT.
There will be a ticket for everyone, including Weekend Tickets, Plus Tickets and Premium Tickets that range in price from RM180 to RM620. Further information about each ticket type can be found directly here.
We are back – and also bigger and better in 2018! ESL One Genting 2018 powered by Intel, January 26th to 28th. Visit https://esl-one.com/dota2/genting-2018 for more information!
For more information about the event please visit the official ESL One website. Be sure to follow ESL
Dota 2 on Twitter and Facebook to receive the latest updates and watch the official announcement
trailer.
Tourism Selangor together with the state’s Kuala Selangor District Council connects businesses from the state of Selangor and Japan in a B2B sessions at JATA Tourism EXPO 2017, which took take place on Thursday, September 21st, until Sunday, September 24th 2017 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo.
The event provides participants that came from various travel agencies, government agencies and hoteliers to connect with travel industry associates.
“Selangor’s tourism industry still has a lot of potential for development and can be explored even further, particularly with our counterparts here in Japan. In our quest to be an active and thriving tourism industry, we at Tourism Selangor and the Selangor government are supportive of all efforts by our local industry players to develop the attractive products available at our home, such as; Eco Nature, Agro Tourism, Homestay, Heritage and Culture”, said Madam Noorul Ashikin Mohd Din, General Manager of Tourism Selangor.
“We are confident that Selangor’s Tourism Products would receive an encouraging response from the Japanese tourists as they always like anything new and different. What we will initiate together with Kuala Selangor District Council and Hakuba Tourism Association is a powerful platform that can help drive the tourist arrival from Japan and getting them to go further around Selangor and stay longer. Local businesses can capitalise this inbound interest to grow the economy of the state in the long term,” she added.
Statistics have shown that there is an increase of 211.38% tourist’s arrival from Japan, in the first quarter of the year, from January – April 2016 (20,026), to January – April 2017 (62,356). While the popular destination for Japanese, coming to Selangor, Malaysia may prove to be worthy of the attention for those who go for longer holidays.
This year, Tourism Selangor, Kuala Selangor District Council and Hakuba Tourism Association are taking the opportunity to use the expo’s platform to initiate the collaboration between 2 cities, Selangor’s district, Kuala Selangor and Hakuba Goryu, Japan. The collaboration is an initiative to promote cooperation and expertise in tourism aspects between both cities.
The twin cities will be collaborating to promote its firefly’s products, which aimed to learn more about the preservation of firefly colonies in Kampung Kuantan, Kuala Selangor and to work hand in hand for the development of Tourism between the 2 cities. This cooperation is a continuation effort of the JATA’s participation in 2016. Tourism Selangor has also received an official visit from Hakuba Tourism Association on last 8th of September, in Kuala Selangor. Counter-visits from Tourism Selangor and Kuala Selangor District Council will continue officially to Hakuba Goryu City after the participation of JATA 2017, which will be hosted by Hakuba Tourism Association.
The ongoing Discover Selangor campaign is a benchmark for Tourism Selangor in promoting new and old products that have not garnered much attention, thus highlighting and promoting them to the public as well as the tourism market, domestically and abroad. The accompanying ‘Heart of Malaysia’ is used as a slogan to strengthen the current promotional campaign, specifically indicating Selangor state as a hub for transportation, development, investment, business, education, medicine and others – where it all begins and centered in the Selangor state.
Sungei Wang celebrates 40th anniversary and the third edition of Sungei Wang Lantern Parade with a star-studded line-up, 100 lion dance troupes gathering and fun-filled events officiated by YB Fong Kui Lun, Member of Parliament for Bukit Bintang.
“Step into the third year since it started, Sungei Wang Lantern Parade is happening on 30 September 2017. This year, the parade will be hyped with international and local artistes, 988 radio announcers together with 100 lion dance troupes from various lion dance associations. Strategically located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Sungei Wang constantly attracts tourists from around the world. Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we try to let tourists experience the festive celebration with us through event like Lantern Parade,” says Ms. Yuen May Chee, Complex Manager of Sungei Wang.
On the parade day, Official Radio, 988 gathered six of their radio announcers, Sam大宝, Jason小潘, Cheryl欣怡, Danny温力铭, Cassey Soo, Mike家艺for a meet and greet session with their loyal listeners. They were on-stage for an interactive game session and two winners walked away with 1-night stay at Oasia Suites Kuala Lumpur and cash vouchers.
The parade lead up by the star-studded appearance of Miu朱俐静, a popular singer from Taiwan together with local renowned band Mad August and new popular singer Ruby Yap. They entertained the crowds with their latest hits and interacted with their fans up close and personal.
The evening was hyped with roaring lion dance performances, speeches by Ms. Yuen May Chee & YB Fong Kui Lun and Sungei Wang Lantern Fun Park Mid-Autumn Musical was also performed to entertain the crowd with the 70’s glamour.
Thereafter, the parade was flagged off by YB Fong Kui Lun together with Mr. Ng Yih Chen, Chairman of Sungei Wang Plaza Management Corporation at Sungei Wang’s Main Entrance by hitting the drum. There were over a hundred of lion dance troupes joining the parade circulating Bukit Bintang and elevated up the ambience of Golden Triangle. Public and tourists were mesmerized by the first ever Lantern Parade graced by the majestic appearance of over a hundred lion dance troupes in Bukit Bintang.
Not forgetting the less fortunate, shoppers donated generously for charity fundraising campaign, “A New Home, A New Hope” for Padmasambhava Children Loving Association Klang Selangor on the parade day by donating a minimum of RM1 for a limited edition Sungei Wang lantern. All proceeds will be channelled to the home by the mall management.
During the parade day, Main Sponsor, Magnum has set up a game booth to organise interactive game activities for all shoppers while shopping at Sungei Wang. Shoppers also walked away with merchandises from the game booth.
Sungei Wang Lantern Redemption
Bring home with an exclusive Sungei Wang Lantern together and I Love Yoo! Voucher on us! Just spend a minimum of RM160 in any outlets in Sungei Wang or a minimum of RM100 at Lantern Market Hall (both in a maximum of 2 accumulated receipts) to be entitled for this redemption.
Lantern Market Hall
What is Mid-Autumn Festival without yummy mooncakes? Explore the wondrous array of top notch mooncakes from Baker’s Cottage, Di Huang, Fai Fong Bakery, Hong Kong Bay and Tai Thong. You can also find classical and modern lanterns & decorations as well as tea products at the Lantern Market Hall in Concourse Floor too.
A little shout-out to Sungei WangFacebook Fans, stay tuned on Sungei Wang’s official Facebook page and look out for Lantern Online Contest. Two winners will stand a chance to win a night stay at Oasia Suites Kuala Lumpur worth RM758 each. Be sure to hashtag #SungeiWangLanternFunPark #OasiaSuitesKL and do not forget to check out their newly revamped website.
For latest information about the events and promotions at Sungei Wang, kindly visit: https://www.sungeiwang.com or Sungei Wang Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sungeiwangplaza.
Being somewhat a global village when it comes to food, there are plenty of pizza places in Malaysia, but here’s sharing with you one of my favourite pizza place; Motorino.
This pizzeria is located at the newly opened SkyAvenue in Resorts World Genting and as of writing, it is one of the most raved about pizzeria in SkyAvenue. This Brooklyn and East Village pizza place has New York Times food writers hailing it as the best authentic Neopolitan Italian pizza restaurant in New York.
Take a look at the short video to get a better idea of Motorino Pizza. Motorino is owned and operated by Belgian-Italian born chef Mathieu Palombino who makes Neapolitan-style pizza in wood ovens imported from Italy.
Motorino is unique in the sense that they have open kitchen and patrons can actually watch the entire process of the kitchen crews making pizzas.
During my most recent visit, I was given the privilege to a brief interview session with the man behind Motorino itself; Chef Mathieu Palombino, The Maestro Pizzaiolo of Motorino Pizza. You may read more about him HERE.
So, what to order when you dine here? Well, Motorino pizzeria in SkyAvenue offers more than just pizzas. They have antipasti, desserts and refreshingly concocted beverages too but I won’t be touching that in this write up and will just concentrate on their wonderful Neopolitan pizzas so that you know what to expect when you hop over.
Diners can take their pick from nine stellar favourites, which range from the stripped (marinara, margherita and pepperoni) to the supremely Italian (stracchiatella with basil, sea salt and extra virgin olive oil; cremini mushrooms, and colatura di alici featuring cow’s milk mozzarella, red onions, grape tomatoes, white anchovies and sea salt). Also on offer is a Brussel sprout pizza with fior de latte, garlic, pecorino and smoked turkey bacon; cherry stone clam pizza and an egg, turkey chili variation.
To add to your gastronomic excitements? Motorino SkyAvenue also offers over 20 toppings that can be added on to existing pizzas. These include Brussel sprouts, two kinds of anchovies, fresh arugula, buffalo mozzarella and fior de latte (fresh mozzarella made with cow’s milk as opposed to buffalo milk), along with other more conventional ingredients such as turkey, pepperoni and clams. However, purists say that each Motorino pizzas is perfect as it is.
Here’s some all time favourite masterpieces from Motorino: Pepperoni, Del Popolo, Meatball, Amatriciana, Arugula & Bresaola, Cherry Stone Clam, Magherita and Marinara.
Margherita Pizze A vital element of Motorino’s pizzas is not overloading the pie with toppings. Believing that less is definitely more on pizzas, this is without a doubt applicable to the classic Margherita Pizza. Sometimes the simplest ingredients, combined in the simplest of ways, have the power to erase your woes and send you into a world of peaceful bliss. Such is the power of the Margherita pizza. Fresh tomato sauce, chewy mozzarella cheese, some fresh of basil on a crispy crust oiled with extra virgin olive oil was simply divine to have. An ultimate comfort food that can never go wrong.
Marinara Pizze. The pizza’s name, Marinara takes its name from the marinai, or sailors, for whom it was first baked in the 18th century. It is a pizza pie with no cheese and I think Marinara pizzas reflects the skill and passion of a pizza maker’s ability to evoke deep flavors from such simple and very basic ingredients. This traditional Marinara Pizza from Motorino has tomatoes crushed, or blended, sliced fresh garlic, fresh oregano, extra virgin olive oil and maybe some sea salt to taste. This pizza is all about the tomatoes, garlic, oregano and the extra virgin olive oil. Marinara pizza not only allows the skill of the pizza maker to come through, but really showcases the quality of the individual ingredients. A must try if you appreciate refreshingly basic tasting pizzas. Margherita pizzas by Motorino guarantees hassle free gastronomic experience.
Pepperoni Pizze , a classic all time favourite. A pizza pie with tomato sauce base topped with beef pepperoni, mozerella and pecorino cheese and accompanied with a few dash of extra virgin olive oil, and a hint of fresh chillies and sea salt, Pepperoni Pizze hits all the right notes: meaty, spicy, a little sour and goes really well with the cheesy thin crust. Highly recommended for those who are looking for comfort in familiarity and doesn’t want any strange surprises in their pizzas.
Del Popolo Pizze pie has tomato sauce base and is simply topped with mozzarella cheese, parsley, olives, onions and cured anchovies. Those who are not familiar with anchovies might find cured anchovies toppings is a tad overwhelming on the palate, but pizza lovers who loves extra flavours can this one a go.
Meatball Pizze is simply a pizza pie with tomato sauce base topped with chicken meatballs, mozzarella cheese and basil. A modern rendition of traditional Italian pizza. Children will find this one especially pleasing, I have no doubt.
Amatriciana Pizze. Pizza alla matriciana is a version of Italian pizza topped with traditional Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino cheese, and tomato, but Motorino’s version has chicken sausage, scallions and some fresh chillies on it. This classic pizza takes its spiciness from the fresh chillies and its depth of flavor from the chicken sausage. Rich with unique and intense flavour, the pizza offers immense satisfaction to pizza lovers.
Arugula&Bresaola Pizze . Not the pizza that I’m familiar with. I’m usually a religious subscriber to the all time great Pepperoni Pizza. This is my first time chancing upon an Arugula&Bresaola pizza. The pizza is topped with bresaola. Bresaola, which originated in the mountains of Lombardy, is made by salting beef and allowing it to air-dry for several weeks. The air dried and salt-cured beef tenderloin are nicely arranged on top of the pizza and was accompanied with fresh arugula leaves alongside with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Strong tasting, meaty and flavourful, this pizza is great for those who appreciates intense flavours on the palate.
Cherry Stone Clam Pizze. One of Motorino’s unique signature is this; Cherry Stone Clam Pizza. It is basically a simple pizza topped with mozzarella, garlic, parsley butter, olive oil, and shucked clams. Squeeze a wedge of accompanying lemon slice on top of it and you’ll be screaming perfection in no time.
Pizzas in Motorino are baked in a special wood-fire oven at 800-900’Celcius. The small mouth and low dome of the ovens actually gets the pizzas cooked in 60 to 90 seconds and therefore, there’s no such thing as a long wait at Motorino. All pizzas are sent to your table at a timely manner.
The pizzas featured above are equally good and individually unique in their own ways, but my personal favourite from Motorino is Pepperoni Pizze and Amatriciana Pizze. I love flavourful pizzas. They’re not only comforting but makes me feel happy as well.
Prices per pizza ranges from RM48- RM64. Genting members may enjoy slightly lower price.
If you are a huge fan of pizzas and haven’t visit Motorino in Sky Avenue, Resorts World Genting, then you might wanna do so soon. The hype is real. The pizzas are magnificent.
Motorino SkyAvenue is located at Level 1, Sky Avenue. Operation hours is from 10 am to 10 pm daily. For more information, please call 03-6101 1118 or visit www.rwgenting.com.
During my most recent visit to Motorino SkyAvenue, Resorts World Genting, I was given the privilege to a brief interview session with the man behind Motorino itself; Chef Mathieu Palombino, The Maestro Pizzaiolo of Motorino Pizza.
Yours truly and Chef Mathieu Palombino, the owner and Maestro Pizzaiolo of Motorino Pizza. For those who are not familar with the term ‘pizzaiolo’, it is actually an Italian word used to refer to pizza makers.
Quoting Chef Mathieu Palombino,
Motorino is, in Italian, a word for “scooter.” It’s an extension of the word “Motori,” which means motor or engine. It’s a little motor, little engine, which is what they use for “cool.”
Chef Mathieu Palombino doesn’t like huge pizzerias and prefers the homey pizzerias, similar to those pizzerias in Italy. “This is going to be a very simple experience. I want you to come in, sit down, order a pizza and enjoy your meal.” he said. Chef Mathieu Palombino is passionate about what he does and can often be seen experimenting with food in the kitchen.
Delving into his background, Chef Mathieu Palombino was trained in the most haute of French traditions and worked in Europe before moving to New York. He was chef de cuisine at BLT Fish when it was given three stars in The New York Times by Frank Bruni in 2005. But for many years Palombino dreamed of making pizza in an intimate restaurant of his own and therefore he did so; and now there’s plenty of Motorino outlets scattered around the world.
When asked about the challenges and his experience in opening Motorino in SkyAvenue, Resorts World Genting, Chef Mathieu Palombino says there’s not much challenges in establishing Motorino in SkyAvenue, and that Genting Malaysia has been a very good partner since the very beginning. According to Chef Mathieu Palombino, he has no immediate plans so far to open more Motorino outlets in Malaysia.
Unlike others of his generation who tends to find working with younger generation and millennials challenging, Chef Mathieu Palombino loves working with young people. He loves their energy and passion and aspire to inspire more millennials to work in Motorino. He has faith in his pizzaioli, and believes that they will continuosly make the best pizzas for the patrons.
The Belgian-born, French-trained chef, pizzaiolo and entrepreneur Chef Mathieu Palombino believes that all the pizzas in Motorino are delicious in their own ways, but recommends Margherita if one truly wants a taste of true Italian Pizza.
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Motorino SkyAvenue is located at Level 1, Sky Avenue. Operation hours is from 10 am to 10 pm daily. For more information, please call 03-6101 1118 or visit www.rwgenting.com.
Most people pay a lot of attention on how they look and how they style their hair, but how many of you out there actually care about your scalp? Personally, this is something I don’t really care about until my recent visit to e3 Salon Masjid Jamek.
I had no idea how important it is to maintain a healthy scalp until I was told that unhealthy scalp could not only result to itchiness, but bad circulation as well, which consequently will contribute to hairloss and unhealthy hair.
When I decided to have a makeover at e3 Salon Masjid Jamek, my stylist noticed that my hair lacks volume and obviously started thinning. I admitted to having frequent hairloss, especially when I combed my hair after washing them.
He gave me a little consultation on getting my scalp treated and here’s sharing with you my experience during my visit to e3 Salon Masjid Jamek.
My scalp was scanned by using this scanner machine. This machine enable you to analyse both your hair and scalp condition prior to any makeover that involves chemical that you want to do. It is a common practice in this salon to scan their customer’s scalp and hair before bleaching, dye-ing or even perm their customer’s hair. This is to decide what’s best for customers and to decide if certain hairstyling procedures would agree with them as to reduce the risk of damaged hair or irritated scalp.
Here’s a closeup scan of my scalp. Pretty disgusting looking. Apparently, I had quite alot of dead cells, and accumulating excess sebum in my scalp that contributes to not only itchiness, but hairloss as well. These particles and dead cells clogged up the hair roots and they prevent new hairgrowth. The undesirable things are removed by combing them away by using high frequency comb and washed away by using shampoos that will help treat the scalp and prevent hairloss after dye-ing my hair.
The special combs that’s used to brush away the accumulating dirt on my scalp. The transparent looking one is electronically operated and tune to high frequency to help comb out the dirts and dead skin cells.
Three Selective Professional products are used during the treatment; Selective Professional ON Care Detoxygen Shampoo, Selective Professional ON Care Stimulate Shampoo and Selective Professional ON Care Pure Balance Lotion.
Selective Professional ON Care Detoxygen Shampoo is used for exfoliation, detoxifying and anti-smog treatment, for hair weighed down by smog, excess sebum and dandruff. Thanks to the purifying, protective and anti-polluting action of Moringa Extract it cleanses, exfoliates and stimulates cells renewal, removing excess of sebum and smog residues. It guarantees the correct oxygenation of the scalp, leaving the hair stronger and looking glossier.
Selective Professional ON Care Stimulate Shampoo on the other hand specifically cleanses while rebalancing the physiological process, preventing hair loss and strengthening weakened hair. It also reinvigorates and thickens hair structure.
Here’s reasons why you should treat your scalp regularly:
1. For better hair growth
To prevent hair loss, and allow healthy hair growth, protecting your scalp and its hair follicles is key.
2. For a clean and problem-free scalp
Product buildup and blockage on scalp can give way to major problems such as pimples on scalp or even irritation. Do scalp treatment or scalp detox session every now and then to clear away these impurities. Keeping dirt and excess oil away from the scalp will help with the circulation and encourage healthy hair growth.
3. For healthy hair
Frequent coloring and dyeing can make the hair dull or fried. Regular hair maintenance helps keep the luster and glossy shine.
4. To avoid dandruff
Dandruff happens when excess sebum is secreted by the follicles, leading to an excessively oily scalp. Scalp treatmwnt therapies can also regulate the sebum production, preventing dandruff from occurring.
Here’s sharing with you the video of the entire treatment process.
Don’t take scalp treatment for granted. I’ve been very ignorant and if you think hair maintenance only means going for restorative processes only after your hair has taken damage from the environment, then you are sorely mistaken. Hair and scalp maintenance is as important to your hair as physical exercise and a healthy diet is to your body.
For more information on scalp treatment, you may consult e3 Salon Masjid Jamek. They did a pretty good job on me.
