Exactly 30 I: Wu & Bites

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
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Birthday or not, I went to the wet market on Saturday. For some unknown reason, there seemed to be less people in town that weekend and that made my visit to the market more pleasant. Unfortunately, I woke up blur and tired that morning and it didn't help that I encountered a burly uncle that morning over a very minor traffic issue. It wasn't a nice start to 30. Breakfast a simple meal of lum mee at the OUG market. After marketing, we immediately went out to Bandar Utama. Firstly, to get some chores out of the way. Was in Center Point to replace my lightning arrestor. The horrid mess of wires under my TV finally exploded causing little Cyan to jump for cover. Luckily my appliances were saved by that magical piece of circuitry. With that out of the way, we swung to One Utama to have a quick bite to eat at CBTL. An avacado chicken sandwich, big brekkie and smoken salmon sandwich at 20% off thanks to Citibank. At around 2:00pm, we went upstairs to catch "Detective Dee and The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" at GSC. Never liked Andy Lau, but a period Tsui Hark movie is something that I won't usually pass on. The overall feel of the movie was good. An entertaining enough story. With Sammo Hung choreographing the fights, one can't go wrong. Carina and Andy were suitable for their roles. And as a gay man, I obviously have to comment on Carina's portrayal of Empress Wu. Although not as haughty as Gong Li (but I guess that's not what the director wanted to portray), Carina brought a cold, calculating confidence to the role (but her wrinkles really showed... not good for a SKII spokesperson!). And her costumes and accessories were superb. Complete with Amidala-esque hairdos. Designed by Galliano and the late Alexander McQueen if I'm not mistaken. Little wonder she turned up in a sort of 1920s mini trenchcoat with a fur lined hat in one of the outdoor scenes. Unmistakably gweilo. And her chunky rings. Gotta love her chunky rings. After the movie, we did some shopping. As usual, I left empty-handed.



Dinner was with my sister, bro-in-law and Cyan at Rosemary Bites. Decided to try their other stuff. Noticed another nearby restaurant with many more patrons-- America on a Plate. Did some scouting (little Cyan was freaked out by the crowd) and apparently that place serves pork and some other stuff. Ordered their clam chowder (way too salty, but I like salty), pasta in meat sauce (I'm not a tomato-based sauce person, but I liked it anyway), lamb shoulder in mint sauce, black pepper lamb chops, salmon in wasabi mayo (not as adventurous as advertised), fish and chips and fried chicken in tangy sauce (think milennium chicken rice). For my birthday cake, we ordered three plates of apple crumble with vanilla ice cream. For some reason, my bro-in-law and I both tasted garlic inside. The chef was amused! That's how I celebrated my birthday. Thanks everyone for the calls, wishes on FB and SMS-es.



30 is just a number. 30 is just a number. 30 is just a number. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....