will i am's delayed diary

Sis and BIL were still hard at work clearing their orders before the end of the year. so the Monsters were with me. Brought them out to the wet market on Saturday morning. To make things easier, mum went to do her thing, while took care of the kids. First thing I did was buy a couple of thick apam balik , then brought them to the stone benches at the entrance of Marketplace OUG. No point dragging them around as they would only whine and complain. Fed them the sweet pancakes while waiting for mum to finish. During the wait, I realized that Little Monster kept singing B.E.R.'s "The Night Begins to Shine", a song that he picked up from "Teen Titans". How bizarre. Once mum was done, we went to have breakfast noodles at our favourite noodle stall at the alley. Back at home, mum didn't want the Little Monsters on his tablet all day, so she armed him with a brush and got him brushing the metal grills of the sliding door. Nothing builds character like child la...

The other day, I posted a FB photo of a plate of Tonkin Jasmine (夜香花) that my mum stir-fried with eggs. Buttias was so excited when he saw that. He fell in love with that edible flower ( Bông Thiên Lý ) during his Vietnam holiday some time back. Mum bought extra, so I promised to give him a pack. He quickly set up a lunch date. I suggested Black Ink No. 6 so that I could show him  LZB . Buttias got the Poke Bowl, while I ordered the Smoked Salmon Toast. The Poke Bowl arrived first, and some time later, LZB came over to tell me they had no smoked salmon. -_-. Changed my order to Mushroom Toast. It was quite a mess of cheese and shrooms on toast with a side of sweet potato mash. Very filling. We had a long talk about work and family. Some troubling times at home. When he sent me back to the office, I noticed a weird aroma in his car. Thought that Ambi Pur had started a Malaysian tong sui range and Buttias bought the bubur cha-cha fragrance. The story was that he had spilled...

On Sultan Selangor's birthday ( it was a work day for me OK? ), I met up with Cutiepie at Suria KLCC. Been a while since I had a SahabatSkandal TM lunch with her. After flitting from Little Penang Cafe, to Miss Kwan, we finally settled on Bumbu Desa on the top floor. We shared a Soto Ayam ( salty soup, but the beef balls were quite good ), and a Nasi Ayam Goreng Bumbu Desa . Over lunch, she was telling me about her work. Things are quite exciting for her because she is involved in a bank's digital transformation initiatives. She was also telling me about her colleague's aggressive cryptocurrency investments, liquidating traditional instruments, and even borrowing his granny's coffin money . Fuiyoh. But worst thing thing was hearing this kind of crap talk at the office: You know what? While I was at the toilet, I made USD100! Heard that the current slump made him clam up and turn green. Took two days MC. LOL.  Cafe Illy had opened their doors at Suria KLCC so w...

Out of the blue, Lifebook booked me for lunch after my Sunday mass. Why? Bless was in town! A short breather from his toils in Kulai, Johor. The little ones were with me, so we let them choose the lunch venue. They voted for Nando's . We shared an Everyone's Platter and I added on my free Peri-vilege chicken. Perfect. Next, we went for coffee at Starbucks as Coffee Bean didn't have a big table for us. Both of them had just returned from a holiday in Tokyo, so they passed me snacks and sex toys gifts. Bless was doing fine, except for the hand injury ( gym, gym, gym ) and work politics. Lifebook on the other hand has some family issues,  but nothing he can't handle. Little Monster was very cheeky that day, doing all sorts of funny antics for Bless. Good training for him since he's not as good with kids as Brian . By 2:00 PM, they were off as Bless had a flight to catch. We stayed at Paradigm Mall to take a look around. The theme for 2017 is "Train Ride to C...

Mum was back at the dentist again for further fitting on her chrome cobalt dentures. Only the little one was with us because Big Monster was at a church camp. But later on, my sister picked up Little Monster as well. Since we had the time, mum and I went to settle some AirBnB chores. Had to pick up the dirty linen and pay the cleaners. All that running up and down really gave us a healthy appetite. We stopped for lunch at Restoran Goon Wah as we were lucky enough to find parking. Shared a bowl of their XO fish head noodles and stir-fried intestines. I think the quality of food has gone downhill ever since the business changed hands. The weather looked perfect for a run in the park, so mum and I changed and drove out to Taman Bukit Jalil. The moment we set foot on the jogging track, it started to rain heavily. We found shelter a nearby gazebo and waited the rain out. Forty minutes later (-_-), the rain let up, and I just managed to put in a 15-minute run before it got dar...

I was on leave again, and the kids were at my house. Brought them out to breakfast at Restoran Hao Peng You at Taman Damai Utama. Big Monster complained that the nasi lemak was tasteless, but he finished most of it anyway ( + yu tiao ). The little one, finished one big bowl of wantan mee , while mum and I shared a bowl of fish head noodles. Somehow, MYR6 for a bowl of wantan mee sounded kinda alien to my ears. Was it that long since I ate out? Next was a trip to Giant Bandar Kinrara 5 for some grocery shopping. Amazed that the Christmas decorations weren't half bad. Think they got their suppliers to sponsor it. Giant set up a Christmas cabin, and beside it was a large Thomas Train carrying loads of Kit Kats and M&Ms. Carlsberg also had their own cabin made out of beer cans. Something a witch would do to lure unsuspecting alcoholics in the forest. Lunch was chicken rice at Restoran Kong Sai , Taman Equine. The Monsters were too rambunctious so I kinda let a parental roar sl...

It was a sweltering Sunday to end the Prophet Muhammad's Birthday long weekend. Mum was kinda reeling from the meaty home buffet she had the night before, so she actually wanted Japanese food. Unfortunately, Xenri at Old Klang Road only served buffet during lunch time, so we made a move to Le Pont Boulangerie . Usually, business would be bustling, but it was pretty quiet at their dine-in area. Noticed that they changed their menu again, with some interesting additions to their dessert section. Mum got the pasta vongole ( the clams were kinda overdone IMHO ), while I ordered the prawn bisque as I was still on day 89 of my Nu Skin TR90 program. Kinda sad to note that drinking water is no longer free at Le Pont. You're encouraged to buy a bottle of Evian. So atas jor . At least the food prices were still reasonable and they now have a loyalty points system via My Nuggetz . Mum had a wedding dinner later that evening, so she spent a major portion of the afternoon getting read...