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Tea Duck, Yam Bread, Chicken Ball

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do ducks drink tea , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Since mum lost her handphone, we had to go to the Digi Customer Service Centre to get the SIM card replaced. Drove down to The Gardens Mall after church on Sunday to get things settled. Before that, we had lunch at Fong Lye . Saw that they now have a sister restaurant called Fong Lye Fusion. Seemed more posh. They had a life-sized statue of a pig with bowl of fruit on its head out front. No doubt to deter Muslim diners. LOL. Gave their menu a quick flip and was surprised to find that they mostly served steamboat stuff and teppanyaki. Worst of all was the fact that the cheapest set cost about MYR78. Yikes. Back at the original restaurant, we ordered their pineapple steamed fish and tea smoked duck. Both items were OK. The SIM card replacement was swift and the guy there even suggested she take the "Extra Long Life" plan. For just MYR30, her credit now lasts the entire year. No more reloading every now and then to keep the

The Ears Have It

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Saturday was movie day again. Purchased tickets for "The Silent War" at IOI Mall. Unfortunately, the hall was located at the old wing and by jove, upon entering, I thought it was the wet market. Peee-eeeewwwwwwwwwww. Luckily the air-conditioning worked. Kinda liked the movie. Mum remarked that it was a bit slow, but I guess it couldn't be helped in order to develop the character. An exceptional performance by Tony Leung and Zhou Xun fit well in the 1950s setting. Towards the end (...SPOILER ALERT...), I was reminded of the P. Ramlee movie "Ibu Mertuaku". Mum and I had not eaten lunch, so we sat down at Esquire Kitchen . Had some chicken rice with Foochow fishballs and spicy vegetables while SK and her granny had dessert. Upon reaching home, mum told me that she had lost her phone. Technically, it was my phone. KH bought it for me years ago and I gave it to mum after I started using the iPhone. Called DiGi to suspend the line there was about MYR360 worth of p

Bottoms Up!

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bizarre wars #01 , swiped from cool_colonia4711 on Flickr. Top. Bottom. Pitcher. Catcher. 1. 0. Whenever I discuss gay sexual roles with virgins, I often get the feeling that they categorize themselves as tops until proven otherwise. Kinda like the preferred option. There's like some kind of fear and stigma attached to being the one being fucked. Is it emasculating? Is it for the fear of having one's ass ruined beyond the help of even Jamu Mak Dara? It's weird. You wanna fuck someone's ass, but you 'know' that it's 'bad' for the recipient. But if everyone avoided bottoming, what would you be left with? Drain pipes? End of the day, I believe that these things are fluid. There should be some give and take. Some couples are very versatile. Some couples are happy with their fixed roles, but that does not mean that can't switch once in a blue moon. The bottom line ( hahahahaha ) is that there should be some give and take. Be considerate. Don't be

Watery Beer

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The Awesome Barbican , swiped from *FaiRy™~<3 its a new life ! on Flickr. A Frenchman from Barcelona ( no need to ask, not cute ) came for a business meeting and we took him out for lunch at an expensive nasi briyani joint in TTDI-- Restoran Ruz Aladdin . Ordered a large order of nasi briyani kaki kambing for him. Eating that whole lamb shank alone, he must have needed to expend the excess 'energy' later that night. Not in favour of such a heavy meal, I just took the meal with fried chicken. Could never finish the rice. A whole portion of the long-grained rice usually meant a zombified afternoon. So when asked about drinks, the Franchie answered, "Beer", without skipping a beat. We all looked at each other and broke the bad news to him that alchohol wasn't served in halal establishments. A helpful colleague suggested a Barbican to him, some zero alcohol beer that was on the menu. Don't think he even needed process that bit of information and just said,

Eat, Cut, Eat

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Nigiri Sushi , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Sunday's post-church lunch was at Nihon Kai . A favourite of mine for value-for-money Japanese food. But unlucky for us, it was a full house that afternoon. Had to wait for fifteen minutes before they found us a table, not counting the time I spent looking for an illegal parking spot. In the end, we were ushered into a private room with an existing party of six inside. The table was long, but the youngn's inside were boisterous. Beats sitting outside though. Al fresco dining is so not for KL. For starters, we chose a plate of mixed mixed su , basically vinegared items like salmon, shrimp, crab, wakame, jelly fish, etc. A great appetizer. Following that, we had an assortment of nigiri sushi . Felt quite full after that, but amazingly, we managed to down a salmon butteryaki too! After that, I went for my haircut. My stylist complained that if he relied on me for his bread and butter, he would have starved to death long ago-- it h

Shit For Brains

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oranges to lemons , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Once in a while, one gets to see something interesting at the market. I was checking out a bad boy twink (BBT) who was manning a women's clothing stall at the OUG market when suddenly he was confronted by an old lady (OL). The following explosive conversation ensued: OL: Hey, shit for brains! I'm talking to you! BBT: What?! OL: Dye your hair until so yellow for what?! And so long! Doesn't look like hair, looks like pussy hair! BBT: ... OL: So you got a stay-in or not? BBT: What's a stay-in? OL: If polite ma say stay-in lo, not polite ma co-habitating slut lo! BBT: ... OL: Girls nowadays all useless de. Dunno how to cool and clean. Also shit for brains. The attacks were unrelenting and I was surprised the kid didn't lose his head. Weird. And the old lady's vocabulary could make an Olympic medal-winning whore blush. To avoid being caught in the crossfire, I quickly moved along!

The Malaysian Job

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me + you , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. KH was in town for a couple of interviews. After his last interview, he took a cab to my workplace and we headed to Bangsar Shopping Center to paktor . Been ages since I was there. The Jason's Food Market there had the slight feel of Harrod's. More aimless wandering before we sat down at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf ( of all places kan? ). Surprised that the place had a menu and service! Shared an ice-blended berry drink and a slice of chocolate fudge cake. Several tables away, a few tai-tai s were gossiping away. I asked KH when I can join them... :P. According to KH, both interviews went well. Just a matter of comparing the offers from both companies. The salaries would convert quite nicely from his current SGD pay cheque, but of course at a lower rate. Just spent a couple of hours together as we both needed to report home for dinner. The whole drive home, he shifted my gear and I shifted his. Definitely got our engines warmed up

The Four

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naizhigu , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. KH was not free on Sunday, so after mass, mum and I went to watch "The Four" at Paradigm Mall. Had half an hour to eat lunch at Tea Garden . Chose that place because the rest were quite full. But there was a reason for that-- it sucked. Lousy service ( the waiter, a supervisor mind you, confirmed the order by re-reading the item numbers to me, like I know them by heart ). Flies. The cheese-baked rice was cold on the inside and the chicken hor fun was salty. And the teh c that I ordered was only at 85% capacity, the same as the last time I ordered. Looks like that's their standard. So stingy, dahlah their cups were thicker than normal. We were a bit late getting into the cinema, so missed a bit of the starting. Fancy camera work, with the camera shots very narrow and with a very short attention span. =_=". Not a bad movie, but perhaps I'm more forgiving because KH told me about its horrible reviews. In the movie, L

Penang Posse

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food flowers , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Saturday marketing was the usual hop, shop and go. Even went to the smaller market at Jalan Hujan Emas 8 because mum's old neighbour wanted her to alter some clothes. Also bumped into another friend of her's: Moi: Hi Aunty. We saw you at Floria the other night. Aunty: Ooo... you guys also went. Such a good boy, always accompany your mum and bring her out to places. (turning to her friend) Aunty: Got any daughters to introduce to him ah? Moi: Hot gay sons perhaps? Had breakfast there as well. Noticed that the market-goers there were in an older age group. Old ladies bent over, shuffling and with walkers wasn't an uncommon sight. Guess since the market's smack dab in a residential area, non-mobile older people can just walk out and grab what they need instead of relying on their children. Overheard while tucking into my soup noodles: "Haiyah, if wait for my children to buy me breakfast ah... die already lo! Sleep u

Work & Play

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definitely not decaf , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Due to some marketing activity at a client in KL, I left office some time before twelve and took a can to Bangsar LRT station. Not knowing what to eat I just took a gamble at Joseph's Kitchen . It looked clean and quiet, perfect for me to take a call from my colleague. It's peculiar that every time you leave the office, something happens that needs your attention. Looking at the menu, I finally decided on a set lunch of Teppanyaki chicken rice. Just a moment after the waitress left, I checked-in via FourSquare. And guess what, I saw a tip that I really should have read earlier: "Poor service and lousy food. Set lunch was a rip off. The only thing good here is... oh wait, nothing!" -- bangsarbabe . My jaw dropped. Oh well. My lunch came. The rice was kinda dry. The teppayucky chicken came with a super salty black pepper gravy ( huh?! ) and it was garnished with corn. Weirdness. Just shoveled it down, drank u

Waxing Curry

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hate the sin, not the curry , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Sunday was quite uneventful. The usual spiritual food in the morning and later more mundane food nearby. Been ages since we ate the Aman Suria wantan noodles, so mum gave a suggestion that we go. Was quite surprised to see that Restoran 747 was quite empty. Upon closer inspection, we found that the wantan noodles stall was gone... along with the customers! Randomly, we walked to the shop opposite in search of food. Lo and behold, the stall had moved to Restoran Shang Yi Fatt . Checking-in on FourSquare, I found that they had moved over months ago. A better environment really, at least it wasn't so stuffy. Mum and I finished a bowl of curry wantan noodles and a plate of dry wantan noodles. Yummy sekali . Went straight home after that satisfying meal. Rested a while before I peeled myself off the sofa to wax my car. The bonnet was stained with week-old 'tree droppings' that refused to budge. Brought out a trusty

Mum's Day Out

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pineapple paradise , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Ditched the traditional wet market last Saturday and opted for NSK instead. Don't know if it was the start of the fasting month or what, but boy it was crowded! Trolleys were fighting for real estate on the aisles. Better to give way than to confront irate makciks at ground zero. Saw an interesting item on the shelves that day-- fish scale jelly! Yes, they used the leftovers from the fish counter, boiled it, added flavouring and froze it. Claimed to be high in collagen and no doubt high in yuckiness as well! Breakfast was Woo Pin fish head noodles. Totally yummy compared to the SS20 I had last week. Also ordered their yummy beancurd skin + barley + gingko nut drink. Wanna know why it tastes so good? They add in V-Soy. Haha. That also explains the MYR2 price tag. Mum wanted to get her hair curled after my nephew Cyan complained about her limp hair. Kids these days. Was wondering which saloon we should send her to. My mum'

Tai-Chi Friday

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flaming pan mee , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. A customer who had been using my company's system for three years suddenly had the budget to enhance it to include another department (DEPT A) into the picture. In order to find out if the fit is right, DEPT A has to understand how it is currently working. The best candidate is obviously DEPT B, the current users of the system. They use it day in and day out. For some inexplicable reason, this customer of mine, insists that the vendor go in to explain things to DEPT A. In a perfect world, DEPT A should talk to DEPT B. But of course, the world is a screwed up place, so we are roped in to be the mediator ( and I'm not sure if we are even charging ). Truth be told, we aren't the best people to explain the business requirements and peculiarities of the system. We basically just do what the customer requests. Although we do question why things are done a certain way, but at the end of the day, there's a lot of complexit

Pieces of Gold by The Aikiu

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Filler post: Where gay porn meets music video.