New Year Package: Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Single Serve Beverage System

Had a great experience with the members of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Sabah last Tuesday.

On 17th December, several bloggers were invited to get a hands-on experience with The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf here in Damai, Kota Kinabalu for their new launch product – The Kaldi (Coffee Machine).

Just in time for the demonstration as I was a little late searching for a perfect parking; well you know lah when it comes to Damai area, some more DBKK doing their work at that time. It is a small area with limited parking space. A warm welcome from Nicole and the #CBTL team upon registration, couldn’t feel happier to receive a generous door gift from the organisation.

 All eyes on the Coffee Machine; there are 3 main stuffs that you need when you want to be a barista on your own at home.

1/ Coffee Machine (Contata or Kaldi)

Contata cost RM780, available in Gray/Black. As for Kaldi, it’s RM880, available in Metallic Red and Blue, designed by an Italian company, CAFFITALY system. Difference between both products? One old, and another one is the latest product. Both offer automatic beverage proportioning and a twin pressure system for consistency of taste. The machine features easy capsule insertion and automatic ejection, a large capsule drawer that holds up to 10 used capsules and an energy saving function.

2/ Milk Frother
Personally, I think this is the most important thing for me. For cappuccino and latte lovers you would definitely go and buy the CBTL Milk Frother which is perfect for producing just the right amount of heated milk and froth to re-create your favourite specialty beverages like those you enjoy at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf stores.

3/ CBTL Capsules

It’s so simple to use!  Place a capsule of any of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s hand selected espresso, coffee or tea into the machine, select a cup size and press a button for one perfect cup!

With these 3, you will be able to make your favourite espresso, brewed coffee or brewed tea. Thanks to The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf as the much awaited CBTL Single Serve Beverage System is now here in Kota Kinabalu just in time for the holidays! 

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is giving away big discounts with three exciting packages from 17 December 2013 – 31 January 2014.

Package 1: Contata + 1 Box of Capsule (10/box) for only RM580 (regular price at RM802.50, save RM222.50)

Package 2: Kaldi + 1 Box of Capsules for only RM680 (regular price at RM902.50, save RM222.50)

Package 3: Kaldi + Frother + 1 Box of Capsules at RM799 (regular price RM1,170.50, save RM371.50!)

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is known for passionately seeking out only the highest quality coffee and tea from around the world. It uses only the top 1% Arabica beans and two leaves and a bud, ensuring that every cup is as delicious as how you enjoy at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf outlets.

 The CBTL system is designed to be used exclusively with capsules from The Coffee Bean. Each capsule is freshness-sealed to lock in exquisite taste and aroma. The CBTL system combines the handcrafted taste and quality that you experience and enjoy at The Coffee Bean cafés sealed in a capsule.

Don’t forget to visit their Facebook for more information.

October Halloween in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

As an Asian country, Halloween is not a quite popular festival/ celebration. If you do ask me, I do believe that ghosts or spirits do exist and each of them has different characteristic and personality. Well, as Malaysia is somehow a westernized country, some of us do celebrate the Halloween for fun but you will not see like how people had fun in movies during the Halloween. There will be no one (or lovely kids) knocking your door and say ‘trick or treats’ and you get a full basket of sweets. You will not see real pumpkins craved into jack-o'-lanterns. No.

What citizens of Kota Kinabalu City are having was just creating events like dressed up games or competition; get a chance to get something for free. Not to intense but we do want to have fun too! Now here’s some events that you might interested in when you’re in Kota Kinabalu.

Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of its original title "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the eve before the Western Christian feast of All Hallows. According to some scholars, All Hallows' Eve initially incorporated traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honoring the dead, particularly theCeltic Samhain; other scholars maintain that the feast originated entirely independently of Samhain. Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. - Wikipedia

ONE: The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (Damai) is giving out “Bloody Berry”!

In this month, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf had made a great success in their “Don’t get choked. Go chocolate this October”. It’s a buy 1 free 1 promotion by choosing between Ice Blended - Pure Double Chocolate, Double Chocolate, Chocolate Banana and White Chocolate Dream. This coming end of October, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (Damai) is giving out “Bloody Berry”! For the First 100 customers who dressed up in COSTUME, from 8pm to 10pm on 31st October 2012 are entitled to get this free unique drink.

 TWO: Dressed up to watch Silent Hill Revelation 3D and get free ACER Iconia Tab

The ticket you need to get is the 09:15 PM 25th October (this Thursday) show at GSC Suria Sabah. Remember to show up 1 hour before showtime at our Breeze counter with your ticket and Halloween costume to receive your free GSC movie pass and lucky draw slip to win an ACER Iconia Tab A200.

Rules: Show up in FULL Halloween costume

There will be a picture taking session for the public with your favourite Silent Hill characters.

THREE: The Devil's Night Out at Chocolate Factory, KK Times Square

Details will be out soon.

FOUR: Get your Kawaii on at Shenanigan's, Hyatt Regency Kinabalu

This Thursday's (25th October 2012) Ladies Night at Shenanigan's is Harajuku Halloween!

*Ladies in a group of 5 get a bottle of sparkling wine.
*A Harajuku-Halloween party scene

*Fantastic prizes including bottles, room and food and beverage vouchers for best dressed party-goers
*Lucky draws when you buy promotion bottles
*Party with resident band DIGNITY
*Other fantastic drink promotions

and others? More to come.

Here's some idea for you for the dress up game.