will i am's delayed diary

SimonLover organized a Korean dinner at Nak Won , Taman Desa with KH, Khatijah, and ForIHaveSinned. According to the gang, it was the first social outing for ForIHaveSinned in months since the CMCO. It was good for him to finally get out of the house. One might go crazy without social interaction. In addition to mingling, it was also an underwear exchange party. Not used underwear swapping la... Our usual postage sharing for underwear purchases.  After dinner, we went to Jemi Cafe for coffee. The nice people there put us in a glass room with excellent sound-proofing. Strong enough to cancel out Khatijah's trademark cackling. Perfect for epic gossiping and bitching sessions.  P.S. : Thanks SimonLover for the wonderful Egde Pride bikini brief! Damn sexy.

On the night that I poisoned my hubby , mum actually had an accident at home. She slipped at the top of the parquet stairs after showering. That caused her to miss several steps, and she landed on her buttocks. The fall was painful, but luckily she could still walk. Such a scare! Falls can be devastating for the elderly. Prompted me to immediately get anti-slip strips for the stairs, and change the floor cleaning solution.  A bit later, I even added motion-sensor lights on the stairs in case mum gets out at night, or if there's a power outage. 

Took some time, but KH finally managed to arrange KV to meet his 'sir' from college days. The reunion was held at Jack & Steve Grill , a midpoint for all involved. 'Sir' did remember KV and they hit it off pretty quickly. Always fun reminiscing about the old days. Names and events long forgotten. KH and I let them do their thing while we focused more on the food. Funny to note that Jack & Steve Grill now has a special wild boar menu. I was quite impressed with the wild boar ribs aglio-olio. Halfway through dinner, KH complained of a headache. But it was quite bad that he eventually asked for painkillers. I remember that he has an allergy, but BOTH of us couldn't remember what he could take. So we took a gamble. I ran over to the nearby pharmacy and got him something. He took one tablet, and we paid the bill. Our next stop was Mykori for some dessert. Before I managed to order, KH started showing signs of allergy. I noticed some inflammation around his eye l...

These days, my first choice for dim sum is at Oriental Treasure , The Sphere. Price-wise, it isn't much more expensive than Jin Xuan or Foo Hing. In terms of quality, it trumps those places. And restaurant is much more comfortable with no messy crowds. On Halloween, SK organized a lunch there with Lifebook.  Our coffee stop was at The Farm Foodcraft which is really a unique experience. The server brought us to a section called "The Greenhouse" which was located behind a heavy curtain. Our table was surrounded by greenery, and ferns drooped above our heads. Our table also gave us a view of their bar. Starting at MYR40, the cocktails were painstakingly mixed. First time I saw a bartender use infused finishing sprays. Like EDT for your drink.  Back at Bukit Jalil, mum and I went to the plant nursery to shop for a houseplant for SK's new condo ( MaisonSK 2.0 ) We chose a Monstera deliciosa which was all the rage with its unique perforated leaves. Paired it with a white...

Do you know how to read the age of your tyres? Look out for the 4 digit code located at the side. The format is : WWYY. where WW is the week, and YY is the year of manufacture. So if you look the photo, "0616" means that the tyre was 'born' on the 6th week of 2016. SK's tyres were due for a change, so we sent her car in, and waited patiently at a Day 9 Kitchen . The staff wasn't happy that I smuggled in a youtiao  from I Love Yoo, and 'berated' KH for pulling a chair from another table, moaning that they would have to sanitize it later. Alamak . As expected, the tyre shop called a few times, alerting us to spend more money on the car. Haha. But it was fair. The spark plugs were due for change as well. In the end, the bill came up to MYR1,400.     By the time everything was settled, it was time for dinner. We headed over to Restoran Keng Pang at Taman Universiti for claypot fish. Been a really long time since we had that. Glad that it was still good.

The pandemic practically killed my Starbucks habit. If not for my free birthday cake reward, I wouldn't be ordering a ristretto bianco. Haha. The new normal had changed some Starbucks SOPs. The tumbler discount is still there, but they no longer take the cover. And for the first time ever, when I collected my drink, there was decent latte art on it! Perhaps its just the barista at IOI City Mall. Lucky I reckon.  HaiDiLao had a more drastic change. No more long waiting lists to dine there. Lost its luster. Their staff actually don a sash, wear cute-sy hairbands, and venture out with flashing light sticks and hunt for customers in packs. Wonder if they will survive in Malaysia. 

A second crab dinner was arranged with my ex-form six classmate, Kit. He recommended a restaurant near his house called Fung Lai . I had never ventured to that part of Puchong. Deep-in and looked to be surrounded by a light industrial area. We had sweet and sour crab with deep-fried mantou , Hunan-style calamri, and steamed tiger grouper. The fish and calamari was much better than the crab.  Dinner was followed by drinks. When we asked him what options were available, he actually wanted to bring us to his favourite kopitiam . Whenever he is in KL, he eats at that place seven days a week. I would go nuts. On the same row was a flashy cafe with lots of lights outside. Us: Can we go to Seven Cafe instead? Kit: I've never tried it. Us: Try it TODAY. Straight guys. Outside the cafe were several pirate Mickey Mouse statues. The interior was a mash up of different themes. The owner incorporated a lot of retro metal grills, and other old school items with decorative items. Wouldn't be ...