Office B'day Celebration

More signboards around the office area....

Good to learn Spanish by guessing the meaning😂

The office building in the evening. It was sunny every day with no rain.

This is a designated place to wait for e-hailing ride. There is an electrical plug for people to charge their phone.

The office has birthday celebration on every month-end. This was for January.

Besides cakes and ice-cream, there were also free hot dogs for all staffs.

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Scenic sea view from the apartment during the sunset.

The gym room.

You can do cardio training while enjoying the sea view.

Sunset view from the pool...

13‑hours time difference from Malaysia. When it’s sunset here, it’s sunrise back home.

The TownCenter mall (brown building below)

It is a shared complex that houses a hospital, a hotel and offices too.

Popeye's @ Costa del Este

Passed by this apartment during one of my evening walk...It has an opulent lobby similar to those 5-star hotels.

I'm a law-abiding foreigner.....I don't simply cross the road anywhere😂

Where am I goin? 

Just walking around the familiar places within the 3km radius from my apartment.

Banco General (General Bank).....the entrance is so sophisticated! You need to have a valid ID to get in, then go thru the metal scanner via the left door (like those in airport) before being allowed access into the bank.

[Below] This compound used to be a water fountain, now it is just walkway with some landscape plants.

Can you guess the meaning of this signboard?

Not that hard though....

[Below] EV charger for Porsche....

After one big round, I finally arrived at Popeye's😂

It used to be a Burger King but was recently renovated and now it shared the same premise with Popeye's. You get to have both in the same restaurant. Yay!

I had 2-piece chicken set meal for USD6.10 nett with refillable soft-drink. Their cajun fries is superb!

On my way back home, passed by a police station.

I don't need a key to get in. Password is 222211#😄

Kedai Makan Makan

Tried this new eatery in the neighboorhood.

Next to the entrance, there is a small table with kuihs for sale.

The interior

Went there to try the yong tau foo....

Ordered a piece of yellow capsicum, green capsicum, white tofu, and a bitter gourd....

requested for clear soup.

The soup taste peppery with some fried shallots. YTF is quite nice with bounchy fish paste filling.

I also tried the mee siam with curry chicken. Sambal is provided in the small saucer. I like the poached egg with runny egg yolk.

This is the kind of mee siam that I like, not too dry yet full of flavor. I think it tastes better than Oriental Kopi's mee siam.

The interior is designed to look like an old colonial style Kopitiam

[Below] The drink counter

Overall, a good meal. I will definitely come back again!

The bill came to RM31.10 nett after service charge.

Bai Wei Minibowl

One-time FOC dish for member.

It is spicy Sichuan chicken dish. The chicken cubes are deep fried and then fried again with the dried chili. There are peppercorns in it, so I have to eat carefully.

The other dishes I had are tomatoes omelette and quail eggs with pork belly.

On another visit, I tried the sambal fried rice and lotus root dish. Taste OK, sambal fried rice is not spicy but oily.

Enemigo @ Casco Viejo, Panama

Had a team dinner at a restaurant in Casco Viejo, Panama City’s historic old town. Casco Viejo is quite a touristry spot with bistros & pubs operating in the evening like our Changkat Bkt Bintang. We dined outdoor at the rooftop of an old building.

For starters: Deep fried plantains and shrimp salad for sharing.

The mains: Tenderloin steak medium rare and a baked potato. Paired with mojito.

It was a great meal....The dinner ended past 10pm and i was so sleepy afterwards....

 The next day need to be in the office early for training at 7:30am😅

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This 'wall of gratitude' in the office pantry.....with colorful 'stick-it notes' from every staffs. 

If only I could read (w/o a translator tool)....

Some are quite hilarious....like thanking their family, cats...etc.

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I pass by this statue every day on my way to work. It is located at the roundabout in Santa Maria. I learned that it was a diplomatic 'gift' from S.Korea (based on an AI search).

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Free lunch in the office, for the training attendees. 

2 proteins (chicken & beef) + salads + carb (rice)

Another one....on another day

salmon & chicken breast + salads + potatoes

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One of the attendees from Cayman Island brought some rum cakes for us.

very subtle rum taste compared to the one I bought in Barbados few years ago.

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Back in the apartment: I stay on the 22nd floor....

There is a sauna room in the apartment building.

The view of the neighborhood Costa del Este as seen from the rooftop.

the lift lobby at Planta Baja (aka Ground Floor).

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Bought some frozen empanadas from the nearby supermarket.

The crust is made of corn flour, with minced beef and potatoes filling.

Air-fried for 20 minutes....

This is how it looks like inside.

Empanadas are quite common snacks sold in cafes, stalls and mini-mart warm food counter.....something like our curry puffs (but tastes different la....)

Most common fillings are minced beef, chicken or cheese.

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Soymilk....theirs is usually less sweet by default.