will i am's delayed diary

Of late, KH and I never had much time together due to busy schedules. Whatever the case, one must always make time for each other. Used Valentine's Day as an excuse for dinner at  Tanzini . I got off work pretty early, so I roamed around Avenue K. When I had exhausted all the outlets, I slowly walked over to G Tower to continue waiting. I nearly fell asleep on the sofa at the lobby. Haha. Such the epitome of a patient hubby. Impressed? :P. Finally at 8:25 PM, we were shown to our table. No hangri-ness that night because I was pretty well-fed in the afternoon. My colleagues had organized a pre-CNY lou sang lunch at Restoran Makanan Laut Zhen Liew Siang , a popular haunt for working adults in the KL area. If you know the place, you'd be no stranger to their oily and 'super-flavourful' signature dishes. After stepping out of the elevator on the 28th floor, we were greeted by a friendly waiter who asked whether we had a reservation. Luckily, they had a table for a ...

Many do not realize that the actual start of a Chinese zodiac year is 立春 ( lap chun / lì chūn ). The technical start of spring. For the year of the Dog, it fell on the 4th of February. Back in ancient times, it was a time to start farming. But so what right? The fact that one can balance eggs upright is a way cooler fact about 立春. I gave it a try, but I didn't manage to do it on the floor of my living room. Not sure if doing it on the carpet is considered cheating though. I missed the timing perhaps. Can try it again during the Dragon Boat Festival. P.S.: Wonder if can do it with my teloq ? XD  

Once it hit February, the Chinese started going nuts and thronged the OUG morning market. The crowd had started to hit its peak. Additional seasonal human traffic caused my favourite wantan noodles stall to run out of char siew ! Hebat ! I had to settle for wantan . SimonLover organized a dinner that night since HornyBF ( SimonLover's Instagram hubby ) was in town ( Khatijah and ForIHaveSinned also joined us ). The venue was Grub by Ahong at Section 17. Been ages since I went to that part of Section 17. Nearby where I parked my car was a field. And what caught my eye was several migrant workers who were playing cricket there. Such a rare sight in Malaysia. Grub is positioned as a no-frills restaurant. It's mostly self-service, where you make your order, and get all the cutlery yourself. All the waiters are migrant workers who can't communicate very well. Just pray that they bring the correct order to your table. Only the chef is local-- Ahong, the 'friendly fat m...

CNY was just a couple of weeks away, so I made good use of the day off to get a haircut. Finally, my stylist decided that I no longer need a hair style that 'lengthens' because I had rediscovered a sharper face shape. Before heading home, I bought some CNY decorations at Parkson. Mum cooked lunch, a simple soup of tung ho ( some people call it roach veggie due to the taste ) with minced pork, and some fried pomfret. The rest of the afternoon was spent doing spring cleaning and other preparations for the coming festivities. Janvier met KH and I for dinner that night. Since his office was in PJ, he didn't get to enjoy the Hari Wilayah day off. At least we chose a location that was close to him-- Topshelf at TTDI. Although he was swamped with work, it was great that he found the time to meet us. The pork ribs that I ordered was super huge ( French cuisine? ). Nearly OD-ed. I had to outsource my ribs to Janvier and KH. Dinner was on us since it was Janvier's birth...

Three pairs of Private Structure underwear. All the same size-- Small. Should I say "one size fits all"? P.S.: Please participate in my long running underwear survey *HERE* .

Didn't have anything planned for Thaipusam, so I decided to assemble the Lego piggy bank that SK bought for me from Denmark. It didn't take long for me to finish. I don't think I will see much use from it other than a piece of decoration. SK came over in the afternoon, and we went to have chicken rice at Restoran Kong Sai , Taman Equine. My colleague raved about a shop near there that sold a big variety of CNY cookies at bargain prices, so we went to check it out. The stuff they sold was horrible. After a few samples, I did not want to torture myself anymore. No wonder buy 3, free 1. Other than those seasonal stuff, they sell a lot of kuih-muih which we couldn't resist trying. So pretty. Apollo posted about his shopping spree at a sports shoes warehouse sale at Citta Mall which caught our attention. Buzzed him for more information. Turns out that they were selling lotsa stuff at 70% off. New Balance shoes were MYR200 for two pairs. I needed some running sh...

With just a little over two weeks before CNY, the morning market at OUG had started to go into high gear. RELA personnel were deployed, and Jalan Hujan Rahmat 2 was closed, allowing for temporary stalls to mushroom up all along the road ( most openly selling red crackers ). I wouldn't say that it's a buying frenzy, but people still come to buy what's necessary to prepare for the coming festivities. Everyone is trying to get a bang for their buck. Plenty of biscuits and nian gao  available, a clear indication of supply overshadowing demand. That day, I had a special breakfast appointment with KT and her MiniMe. MiniMe seemed a bit anti-social and was clinging to KT like a koala. It was better when she was distracted with a smartphone. SK was sick after her trip to Copenhagen, so we went to her GP at Bukit Serdang. After seeing the doctor, we went to Restoran Bukit Tinggi for some famous YTF. The shop makes a very delicate spherical tofu, that has a texture similar...

Eleven years together with KH, doesn't feel like it. Been through so much together, and for sure there's more ahead of us. In a relationship, there's no real destination, it's a journey undertaken together. We marked the occasion with an Italian omakase dinner at Butler & Chef , Solaris Dutamas. The restaurant is located right beside Red Bean Bag ( I wonder if people still queue to eat here ). Besides us, there was only one other table occupied on that Saturday night. Both of us ordered the 7-course dinner which would have cost a pretty penny if not for the TableApp promotion. Here's what we had: Caprese salad. Beetroot bisque. Pan-fried salmon. Grilled giant river prawn. Grilled lamb with nai pak  ( an uncommon pairing ). Seafood spaghetti marinara ( a mountainous serving of pasta! ). Panna cotta. By the end of the meal, we nearly couldn't get out of our seats. Since we were the only customers left, Chef Mino, the owner and chef came out to...

For the first time, I saw a Ponggal celebration at my church. The presence of the Tamil-speaking community is finally being felt. Our Sunday outing that week was at The Gardens Mall. We ate at Purple Cane Tea Restaurant there since our usual branch at Paradigm Mall had closed down. Shared a plate of green curry noodles ( green curry too watery le ), burdock soup, and tomato omelette. Did the customary shopping, but it was more window shopping. When we got tired and thirsty, I brought mum to KAKIGŌRI for some shaved ice. Made a wrong choice to get the Chestnut Milk. Too milky and sweet. Should just stick to the matcha or hojicha offerings. One thing I hate about KAKIGŌRI is how they pile the ice high on a bowl with a super small base. When I carry the tray, I always worry that the whole thing will totter over. And when you start chipping into the mountain of ice, the risk of an avalanche is very real! In the evening, we tried out the new Thai restaurant in my neighbourho...