Last night I had SEX ON THE BEACH. Honest! I'm really not kidding you. I really did ... however, my husband P didn't.

So now you know what sort of a woman I am eh. In fact, he had a Golden Sands, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Yes, they were actually quite yummy cocktails to start our evening off at the soft launch of the newly revamped and remodelled version of Sigi's in Batu Ferringhi.

The RM3 million makeover did more than give it a facelift: it's still in the same location, but that's all that's similar to the old one, apart from the name, which changes from Sigi's by the Sea to Sigi's Bar & Grill on the Beach (SBG, for those of us who are familiar with it ...). It was an old-fashioned patio restaurant; it's now a trendy and cool outlet; the hip will be happy to sit around the bar having a drink; couples can dine alfresco upstairs, and families and friends in the air-conditioned main dining.

There's a lot of dark rustic hardwood, and the blue lights at night give it a welcoming glow. It's not completely ready yet, but at yesterday's soft launch, I was proud to be the FIRST and ONLY journalist invited to and try the food there apart from hotel guests.

Executive Chef John Brock (there's him relaxing after the first night) has been working hard to get it ready; understandably there will be teething problems and in fact the pizza oven wasn't quite ready yet, which was a shame cos Mac was quite keen on trying the "Palm Beach" - smoked chicken with pineapple chunks. Sounds delish.

SO we ended up both ordering their signature dish JUICY STEAKS: the tenderloin for me and the sirloin for him; they really were quite exquisite, tender and tasty.

Although I had the Crab Salad as a starter, zapped up with a few slices of smoked salmon, it could almost be a main course. However there are pastas and salads and some local too: Penang Hokkien Char amongst other perennial favourites.

The Tarte au Citrone was excellent: tart and creamy at the same time - desserts are, after all, his forte - as was the Shortbread; softly crunchy.

SGB will be officially opened on 10 March - I can't wait to come back and try some of the other dishes.