Ravenous Ray

Ray and I connected on Facebook after he introduced himself as an old reader of my blog. KH knew him from other channels, and they had previously met before. Ray told KH that he wanted to meet me, so he arranged a dinner date. Seeing that he has an adventurous taste in food, we went for something less commonplace--  Filipino food at The Narra. We picked him up from his condo in PJ, and we headed to Dataran Milennium. Not many tables were occupied for a Saturday night. Upon entering, I immediately detected a Filipino gay couple who kept looking at us. Later, Ray confessed that those guys contacted him on Grindr requesting for a threesome. My, my. Popular kid. Our dinner consisted of pork sinigang (a sour soup), chicken adobo, and pork steak. Actually the soup was supposed to be milk fish, but they got our order wrong. Social outings are never boring with people like Ray. He is very friendly, and has plenty of skanky stories to share. His coming-of-age story could probably be used as content for some BL web series. 

When it came to dessert, we really want to try the Mango Graham, but it was not available. KH's itchy fingers playfully messaged Max, the supervisor, to voice his disappointment. Within a minute, three bowls of coconut ice cream suddenly appeared on the table! And not long after, Sam joined us at the table. Finally had the chance to be properly introduced to Max. Max's arrival marked our second dinner. The conversation steered towards travels to the Philippines, and Max mentioned a staple item that appears at every hotel breakfast-- champorado. Believe it or not, its chocolate porridge. Imagine dropping Koko Crunch into your Teochew porridge. We made sure that Ray finished it. Ray then mentioned that he had tried trứng vịt lộn in Vietnam, but never tried the Filipino version which we are more familiar with-- balut! Immediately Max brought one to the table. We watched Ray slurp it down with a bit of vinegar. Didn't know that duck farms in Malaysia provide boiled duck embryo. Another typical dish that we had was longaniza (sausage). Second dinner ended with a leche flan. Boy were we stuffed! Plenty of other stuff left to try. Until next time.