Usual deal of Sunday church. Exhausted most of my Sunday lunch option, so brought mum to Publika instead. Her first time there. Parking was easy enough to find. First choice was Red Bean Bag at Block A. Still had not fulfilled my Western lunch option so I though I'd give it a try. Disappointment greeted me again. Full house. Trudged all the way back to Journal by Plan B only to find that there was no table available as well. Ugh. And worse of all, my Van's were biting my toe again. :(. Decided to go to the foodcourt. Ordered Woo Pin fish head noodles and the wantan noodles. Both were quite good. Walked around a bit after lunch. Exploring the many stalls at the flea market. Bumped into Jonathan Cheng and his 'friend'. Immediately went into spy cam mode and got some shots for a friend who goes wet at the mention of his name. Also explored B.I.G., a treasure a trove of imported goodies and groceries. Even a bottle of jam costs MYR50! Walked out with a can of pork liver pâté and packet of Black Forest ham. Only when I dumped the items on the cashier counter did it dawn on me-- should I have paid for these in the non-halal section? Opps. However, the Malay girl did not throw a bitch fit. She gingerly scanned the items and packed 'em. Me bad. :P. Before leaving Publika, we stopped at Namoo on the Park for some dessert. Mum and I shared a bowl of Mat Tang, yummy oven-baked pumpkin, sweet potato and rice cake, drizzled with syrup and crushed peanuts. 
After much 'deliberation' with my sister, dinner was had at Hee Lai Ton, Puchong Jaya. Been ages since I ate there. Although a double wedding was going on there, they still had tables for walk-in customers like us. Comfortable place to eat although the air-conditioning was set to warp drive. The price was also quite fair with the exception of the sweet and sour tilapia that we ordered. Renamed it to "Mountain Water Fish" and charged us MYR50! But it was well executed, not fried to a crisp. Went to the newest toilet in Puchong after that-- Donutes. Can you imagine, a 24/7 bakery chain from Taiwan (didn't see it in Taipei though). When we arrived, a crazy crowd had gathered outside. Went in to find that place had the 'ransacked' look to it. Nothing much left. Rumour has it that they serve a mean cup of coffee. But from my Taipei experience, coffee isn't a Taiwanese specialty. Shall reserve my comment first. Bought a few items, whatever that was left. The Polo bun was quite good, but a tad greasy. Lets see how long this fad lasts. 
P.S.: Here's the spy pic. Lousy quality le. Sorry guys!
Friday, May 24, 2013
Third Time Unlucky
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
House Hunting
Loitered until 2:00pm, then we went over to Residensi Desa for a viewing with a real estate negotiator. He showed us several units, ranging from 1,200sqft to 1,400sqft. Found the floor plan to be a little weird with lots weird niches and corners. An interesting feature was a large window just by the bathtub where one could soak and enjoy the view (and inversely, let others enjoy your view). However, the idea was scuttled by the fact that the bathtub shared a space with the air-con compressor. :S. The pool area was quite nice, but a tad too small. But Residensi Desa does seem OK and has a low density. After all that running up and down, we went to Snowflake to cool down. SK invited us over for dinner again, and this time round, my sister and the kids also joined because my BIL had gone to China for a business trip again.
Coming back to the issue of real estate, actually I was quite surprised that KH suddenly put his house hunting activities into high gear. Quite beyond my expectation. A good sign of his settling down in KL. Although units are available in the condo where he stays (quite a nice place I must add), he told me his preference for staying a little further away from his parents. In line with his plans to turn it into our skank pad? LOL. No fun waking up to your mother-in-law banging at the front door with a packet of wantan noodles while you're naked in bed, still groggy from a night of sweaty sex. Hopefully he will find a "heart water" place soon, in the right location and for the right price.
P.S.: Perhaps during the new house viewing, KH and I could hold hands and act like a lovey-dovey newly-married couple to spice up the real estate negotiators life a bit. XD
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Rocket. Ignition.
Note: It's still pre-GE13 in my timeline! Bersabar ya? :P
Like the previous week, my church followed up on its general elections awareness programmes. This time, they got someone to brief the parishioners about the flow during the voting process. Told us what to look out for and what to avoid. Also educated us about our rights and what we should if certain scenarios should arise. Was thinking of splurging on lunch, so I brought mum to Yamada at SS15. I love their sets because they usually feature a diverse combination of items. Departing from the norm, I ordered some ala carte nigiri sushi. The salmon belly and amberjack that I ordered were delish! Expected since it came with a premium price tag of MYR6 and MYR9 per piece respectively! Well-worth the price. 
Later that night, mum and I went to a PR ceramah at Happy Garden. Thankfully, we found a parking spot that was quite near to where the action was. Stood by the roadside and listened to speeches by Teng Chang Kim, Nurul Izzah and Teresa Kok. I must say that both Teng Chang Kim and Nurul Izzah are good speakers. Teresa on the other hand has an approach more suited for heartland folk. As the night went on, more and more people came and traffic became worse. And it didn't help when the Penguatkuasa SPR came and parked both or their four-wheeled drives right at the traffic light junction, effectively killing off one more lane. Basically, they just stood there and took some videos of the crowd. The DAP people were aware of their presense and treated them well, not giving the SPR and police any excuse to shut down their activity ahead of time. At about 10:30pm, mum and I left (gave the bunch of cuties nearby a final look) as tomorrow was the start of another working week...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Vote for Wantan Mee Again!
My old Iswara turned into a moving sauna so I sent it to the mechanice for a quick fix. Hoped that an air-cond gas refill would solve my woes. Actually it did. For a week to be precise. By the next weekend, all the gas had leaked out and I had my mobile sauna once again. MYR30 down the drain. This time round, the mechanic did a more thorough check. Found two leakages-- at a metal tube near the cooling coil and at a long rubber tubing. The welding and tube replacement cost me another MYR240. :(. For breakfast, SK brought mum and I to Kim Kee at Kota Kemuning. Their wantan noodles were quite good and came with extra minced meat. The curry noodles also scored an A in terms of aroma and taste. Another winner was their kuay teow soup and pumpkin barley drink. Gotta try their other items. Promising! 
Went to Hero Market after that. Grabbed a latte and croissant(sedap giler!) at their in-house cafe and bakery:
Moi: Melloyello Bread? Apa tu?
Staff: Rasa dia macam Gardenia, tapi kurang lemak.
Moi: Melloyello tu ramuan istimewa ke?
Staff: Melloyello tu nama kedai la...
Moi: Oppss...
Not satisfied with one visit to the hypermarket, we went to Central Hypermarket after that. According to the tenants, it will be torn down and a new consruction will take place. Had a late lunch at Restoran Ah Loy. Just picked out some economy fried noodles, YTF and tong sui. In the evening, I went for my monthly BEC gathering. Been a long time since I went to that church member's house. Her husband is an avid cup collector, so nearly every inch of the walls were covered with cup-filled cabinets. I asked her ten year old son if he ever remembered the cups being dusted-- he answered nay. LOL. As usual, we had our sharing sessions and multiple makan sessions. Never a dull moment. 
Monday, May 13, 2013
Vote for Wantan Mee
Responsible stewardship. Something everyone should think about. Suddenly had a hankering for the wantan noodles at Aman Suria, but apparently they had moved again. Difficult to do business there. Shops keeps closing down. Restoran 747 is no longer in business and the spanking new Ipoh Kopitiam just opposite it also went under. Can anyone tell me where they moved to from Restoran Shang Yi Fatt? :(. Ended up at Restoran Yong Hao that serves up Foochow food and dim sum. A horribly hot and stuffy restaurant with the workers constantly shouting at each other. Not a peaceful meal. Mum odered the wantan noodles and I must say that the noodles were good, but the sauce a tad too sweet for my liking. Red wine chicken mee suah for me and it wasn't good. Obviously the red rice wine was of questionable quality.
In the afternoon, I went swimming with KH. Our usual underwater grope fest. Don't worry, no need to service the filters after our swim. Our little swimmers did not escape. LOL. A very sweaty guy who had just finished gymming just jumped into the pool to wash his sweat off! Bloody hell. I would have told him off if he didn't bear some resemblance to an Athletes' Conquest pornstar. :P. Dinner was at SK's place. On ASTRO, some MY ASTRO Music Awards was going on and we watched that till near 11:00pm. Ella from SHE actually came. Her stylist had her wear a black bra top that would not seem out of place in Lady Gaga's wardrobe. However, she wore it over a white shirt. *roll eyes*. Several other singers came, notably the adorable Wilbur Pan. Thomas & Jac also sang, and I must say that they should just continue to look cute and keep their mouths shut. Evan Yo sang horribly in the first song and suddenly improved tremendously during the second song making me wonder if it was the same person. Maybe cause he took off some clothes :P. Not much else to report. Over and out.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Mangocurry
I have been eyeing the Hui Lau Shan at KLCC for a couple of weeks now. Every time KH and I want to have some after-lunch dessert (not toilet quickies), the place would surely be out of available seats. Maklumlah, just a small kiosk on the 4th floor. But luck was on my side one Friday and we managed to get a seat. I wa quite skeptical about it when KH suggested to go take a look. Luckily I didn't say something like, "if got seats I let you go for happy ending massage". XD. So I ordered their triple mango delight. Basically mango on mango on mango. Mango pudding, mango puree, chunks of mango and mango ice cream. Only the puree impressed me. But what was most interesting was the fact that the women sitting beside us were enjoying their cold desserts while sharing a plate of potato curry! Seems like a weird combination to me. I hear that Tong Pak Fu has something in the same vein-- curry fishballs. Gom dou tak!
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Bye-Bye At Serai
Went for a pan mee breakfast at Super Kitchen, Seri Petaling. A word of advice, if you want to drink their gingko barley, don't go too early. Loitered at the Seri Petaling wet market while waiting for CK to arrive at the LRT station. Amazingly SK found granny blouses selling for just MYR5 at one the stalls. Reject items no doubt. But still, just five bucks le! Later in the afternoon, I picked up SK's granny and we met her at Serai, Empire Subang. It was a farewell tea gathering for CK who was leaving for his doctorate in Scotland. We were joined by several of SK's colleagues and also CK's suspected love interest (but of course they deny it, though they were caught massaging each other in just their swim trunks by the moonlight :P). Shared some cakes, drank some juices (the Honeydew Blast put me into a coughing fit!), did some chit-chat. 
Sensing that mum was getting bored, we left halfway through to do some shopping at Jaya Grocer. The tea party ended not long after that, but we continued on at Empire. Went to Aino and KitchShoppe and found some pretty cool deals on Brabantia and Maxim products. For some reason, we always buy kitchen stuff when in Empire. Dinner time was near, so we ate there as well. Went to Marutama Ramen and tried their special Aka Ramen. Thick soup and very fragrant due to the seven types of nuts in it (and a twist of lemon). The noodles were also thinner and had a nice texture. Speaking of ramen, I have yet to try Ippudo at The Pavilion. Supposedly a must-try. 