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The Queen Lounge & Café was officially launched on Friday night with an invite-only guest list comprising mostly of friends and regulars of Café Café (who is owned by the same people).



The interior design of The Queen Lounge & Café can be summed up in a single word - absolutely fabulous. Oh wait, that's two words. You know what I mean though. The ambiance is great, and I can imagine this being the next new hot spot to hang out in town - the place to see and be seen and all that.



The Queen Lounge and Café is co-owned by Peter, who is an old schoolmate of mine. He just has this magic touch for setting up nice cafes with the warm ambiance that draws in the crowds. I remember hanging out as teenagers during weekends at Country Café (the place to be about 10 years ago) and his dreams about opening up a similar place in the future.



Well, he did, and kudos to him for that. The success of Café Café is a testament to his will and resolve, and I respect him for that. Oh, and I'm not just saying that coz I got complimentary martinis the entire night. ;) No, seriously.



The proprietors of Queen's Lounge and Café also own Café Café, a hugely popular café in town - the current place to be. They also have an interior design place called Mari Mari. I'm not sure about the obsession with double affirmatives but at least Queen's is a departure from tradition - I'm just glad they didn't name it Queen's Queen's. ;)



The Queen Lounge & Café was serving complimentary Lychee Martinis to the guests the entire night as well as snacks on the house.



It's made from Kwai Fei lychee, Absolut Raspberry, Cranberry and Pineapple juice with a menu price of RM 22. Queen's has an impressive cocktail menu with a long list of martinis, shooters and wines.



It's quite nice, but I'm a bit of a monster when it comes to drinking so I was asking Peter for a special, customized Rendezvous Lychee Martini - just Absolut Raspberry neat, with a lychee inside. ;)



Snacks were also served to the guests from the Queen's Lounge and Café menu. There were Madurerse Chicken Satay (menu price RM 8)...



...and Thai Style Chicken Wings (list price RM 13) circulating amongst the guests.



I bumped into a lot of people at The Queen's - this is Ita Ting, an old friend of mine from way back in high school.



Peter and Ah Tung, the two co-owners of the place.



Grace Chan. OMG, I look fat in the photo.



The beautiful people I've been bumping into in clubs around Sibu.



Jimbo and some other buddies I hang out with on weekends.



Datina Ting! I haven't seen her since Chinese New Year and she's getting married later this year. Congrats! :)



The proprietors spared no expense in the launch of The Queen Lounge & Café - there were two troupes of dancers with two different sets of routines.



The first dance is a very Chinese traditional dance, transporting you back to the glory of Shanghai, post-Japanese occupation.



I liked the way they dominated the floor with grace and elegance, garbed in traditional Chinese costumes and armed with fans.



The second set features svelte female figures draped in white and performing a martial arts inspired dance.



It's a very lively performance, extremely full on and unique.



It was a great premiere for The Queen Lounge & Café and I have exhausted my repertoire of superlatives to describe the opening of the establishment. It's going to be a great place to hang out at - the next big thing.

Congrats to Peter, Michelle and Ah Tung and all the best in the new lounge! :)

Envy Health & Beauty had their grand opening officiated by YB Vincent Goh on the 10th of May 2008. I was up early to support Joyce's and Mary's venture. :)



The interior of Envy has been added with some frills for the press since reporters were coming to cover the opening ceremony.



The people from my company chipped in to get flowers for Envy. Joyce works in my office (we're even on the same floor).



There were already a lot of people there when I arrived (fashionably late, not intentionally, but due to the seminar) and Joyce, Mary and Shirley were there to greet visitors and pass out a bottle of drinking water with a cute bag of potpourri attached to it.



The three girls were all wearing white uniforms which looks really professional.



This is Shirley, who is one of the partners with Joyce and Mary. I just met her that day. :)



I was rather curious about the little name tag located near Shirley's left...er, cardiac region, so I asked her permission to take a very close-up photo of her cleava...er, I mean tag. Thanks for being a sport about the unusual request, Shirley! :) (and please stop snickering guys)



High tea was provided as well, with a selection of local delights for people to indulge in after the opening ceremony.



The centerpiece is a huge blueberry cake with the word "Envy" scrivened - and yes, there really is such a word - on it.



The guest of honor arrived promptly at 10 am, which surprised me a little, since dignitaries usually bring the term "fashionably late" to new heights. ;)



There was an opening speech by YB Vincent Goh, who is the designated VIP of the event and then the ribbon cutting ceremony was held to launch Envy Health & Beauty.



The obligatory cake cutting ceremony was held after that.



The other obligatory event was the ribbon cutting to signify the opening of this new establishment.



The owners of Envy presented YB Vincent with a thank you gift to mark the end of the opening ceremony.



I also took the liberty of putting out a congratulatory ad in Borneo Post for Envy...with a rather prominent self-promoting URL of a certain blog, naturally. ;) It cost me RM 170 which is pretty reasonable for the size.



Heartiest congratulations from sixthseal.com to Joyce, Mary and Shirley. May Envy Health & Beauty be the envy of all other establishments. Okay, that was a rather lame bit of wordplay. :p

Envy Health & Beauty is located at No. 2, 1st Floor, Lorong Pahlawan 7E, Pusat Jaya Li Hua.

There is a previous post about Envy Health & Beauty on sixthseal.com here.