will i am's delayed diary

The Awesome Barbican , swiped from *FaiRy™~<3 its a new life ! on Flickr. A Frenchman from Barcelona ( no need to ask, not cute ) came for a business meeting and we took him out for lunch at an expensive nasi briyani joint in TTDI-- Restoran Ruz Aladdin . Ordered a large order of nasi briyani kaki kambing for him. Eating that whole lamb shank alone, he must have needed to expend the excess 'energy' later that night. Not in favour of such a heavy meal, I just took the meal with fried chicken. Could never finish the rice. A whole portion of the long-grained rice usually meant a zombified afternoon. So when asked about drinks, the Franchie answered, "Beer", without skipping a beat. We all looked at each other and broke the bad news to him that alchohol wasn't served in halal establishments. A helpful colleague suggested a Barbican to him, some zero alcohol beer that was on the menu. Don't think he even needed process that bit of information and just said,

Nigiri Sushi , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Sunday's post-church lunch was at Nihon Kai . A favourite of mine for value-for-money Japanese food. But unlucky for us, it was a full house that afternoon. Had to wait for fifteen minutes before they found us a table, not counting the time I spent looking for an illegal parking spot. In the end, we were ushered into a private room with an existing party of six inside. The table was long, but the youngn's inside were boisterous. Beats sitting outside though. Al fresco dining is so not for KL. For starters, we chose a plate of mixed mixed su , basically vinegared items like salmon, shrimp, crab, wakame, jelly fish, etc. A great appetizer. Following that, we had an assortment of nigiri sushi . Felt quite full after that, but amazingly, we managed to down a salmon butteryaki too! After that, I went for my haircut. My stylist complained that if he relied on me for his bread and butter, he would have starved to death long ago-- it h

oranges to lemons , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Once in a while, one gets to see something interesting at the market. I was checking out a bad boy twink (BBT) who was manning a women's clothing stall at the OUG market when suddenly he was confronted by an old lady (OL). The following explosive conversation ensued: OL: Hey, shit for brains! I'm talking to you! BBT: What?! OL: Dye your hair until so yellow for what?! And so long! Doesn't look like hair, looks like pussy hair! BBT: ... OL: So you got a stay-in or not? BBT: What's a stay-in? OL: If polite ma say stay-in lo, not polite ma co-habitating slut lo! BBT: ... OL: Girls nowadays all useless de. Dunno how to cool and clean. Also shit for brains. The attacks were unrelenting and I was surprised the kid didn't lose his head. Weird. And the old lady's vocabulary could make an Olympic medal-winning whore blush. To avoid being caught in the crossfire, I quickly moved along!

me + you , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. KH was in town for a couple of interviews. After his last interview, he took a cab to my workplace and we headed to Bangsar Shopping Center to paktor . Been ages since I was there. The Jason's Food Market there had the slight feel of Harrod's. More aimless wandering before we sat down at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf ( of all places kan? ). Surprised that the place had a menu and service! Shared an ice-blended berry drink and a slice of chocolate fudge cake. Several tables away, a few tai-tai s were gossiping away. I asked KH when I can join them... :P. According to KH, both interviews went well. Just a matter of comparing the offers from both companies. The salaries would convert quite nicely from his current SGD pay cheque, but of course at a lower rate. Just spent a couple of hours together as we both needed to report home for dinner. The whole drive home, he shifted my gear and I shifted his. Definitely got our engines warmed up

naizhigu , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. KH was not free on Sunday, so after mass, mum and I went to watch "The Four" at Paradigm Mall. Had half an hour to eat lunch at Tea Garden . Chose that place because the rest were quite full. But there was a reason for that-- it sucked. Lousy service ( the waiter, a supervisor mind you, confirmed the order by re-reading the item numbers to me, like I know them by heart ). Flies. The cheese-baked rice was cold on the inside and the chicken hor fun was salty. And the teh c that I ordered was only at 85% capacity, the same as the last time I ordered. Looks like that's their standard. So stingy, dahlah their cups were thicker than normal. We were a bit late getting into the cinema, so missed a bit of the starting. Fancy camera work, with the camera shots very narrow and with a very short attention span. =_=". Not a bad movie, but perhaps I'm more forgiving because KH told me about its horrible reviews. In the movie, L

food flowers , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Saturday marketing was the usual hop, shop and go. Even went to the smaller market at Jalan Hujan Emas 8 because mum's old neighbour wanted her to alter some clothes. Also bumped into another friend of her's: Moi: Hi Aunty. We saw you at Floria the other night. Aunty: Ooo... you guys also went. Such a good boy, always accompany your mum and bring her out to places. (turning to her friend) Aunty: Got any daughters to introduce to him ah? Moi: Hot gay sons perhaps? Had breakfast there as well. Noticed that the market-goers there were in an older age group. Old ladies bent over, shuffling and with walkers wasn't an uncommon sight. Guess since the market's smack dab in a residential area, non-mobile older people can just walk out and grab what they need instead of relying on their children. Overheard while tucking into my soup noodles: "Haiyah, if wait for my children to buy me breakfast ah... die already lo! Sleep u

definitely not decaf , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Due to some marketing activity at a client in KL, I left office some time before twelve and took a can to Bangsar LRT station. Not knowing what to eat I just took a gamble at Joseph's Kitchen . It looked clean and quiet, perfect for me to take a call from my colleague. It's peculiar that every time you leave the office, something happens that needs your attention. Looking at the menu, I finally decided on a set lunch of Teppanyaki chicken rice. Just a moment after the waitress left, I checked-in via FourSquare. And guess what, I saw a tip that I really should have read earlier: "Poor service and lousy food. Set lunch was a rip off. The only thing good here is... oh wait, nothing!" -- bangsarbabe . My jaw dropped. Oh well. My lunch came. The rice was kinda dry. The teppayucky chicken came with a super salty black pepper gravy ( huh?! ) and it was garnished with corn. Weirdness. Just shoveled it down, drank u

hate the sin, not the curry , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Sunday was quite uneventful. The usual spiritual food in the morning and later more mundane food nearby. Been ages since we ate the Aman Suria wantan noodles, so mum gave a suggestion that we go. Was quite surprised to see that Restoran 747 was quite empty. Upon closer inspection, we found that the wantan noodles stall was gone... along with the customers! Randomly, we walked to the shop opposite in search of food. Lo and behold, the stall had moved to Restoran Shang Yi Fatt . Checking-in on FourSquare, I found that they had moved over months ago. A better environment really, at least it wasn't so stuffy. Mum and I finished a bowl of curry wantan noodles and a plate of dry wantan noodles. Yummy sekali . Went straight home after that satisfying meal. Rested a while before I peeled myself off the sofa to wax my car. The bonnet was stained with week-old 'tree droppings' that refused to budge. Brought out a trusty

pineapple paradise , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Ditched the traditional wet market last Saturday and opted for NSK instead. Don't know if it was the start of the fasting month or what, but boy it was crowded! Trolleys were fighting for real estate on the aisles. Better to give way than to confront irate makciks at ground zero. Saw an interesting item on the shelves that day-- fish scale jelly! Yes, they used the leftovers from the fish counter, boiled it, added flavouring and froze it. Claimed to be high in collagen and no doubt high in yuckiness as well! Breakfast was Woo Pin fish head noodles. Totally yummy compared to the SS20 I had last week. Also ordered their yummy beancurd skin + barley + gingko nut drink. Wanna know why it tastes so good? They add in V-Soy. Haha. That also explains the MYR2 price tag. Mum wanted to get her hair curled after my nephew Cyan complained about her limp hair. Kids these days. Was wondering which saloon we should send her to. My mum'

flaming pan mee , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. A customer who had been using my company's system for three years suddenly had the budget to enhance it to include another department (DEPT A) into the picture. In order to find out if the fit is right, DEPT A has to understand how it is currently working. The best candidate is obviously DEPT B, the current users of the system. They use it day in and day out. For some inexplicable reason, this customer of mine, insists that the vendor go in to explain things to DEPT A. In a perfect world, DEPT A should talk to DEPT B. But of course, the world is a screwed up place, so we are roped in to be the mediator ( and I'm not sure if we are even charging ). Truth be told, we aren't the best people to explain the business requirements and peculiarities of the system. We basically just do what the customer requests. Although we do question why things are done a certain way, but at the end of the day, there's a lot of complexit

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pour the soy sauce , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Sunday after church, mum and I ventured to IKEA. The traffic condition was horrible. There was a long line snaking into Mutiara Damansara. I think it took me half an hour to clear the traffic light. According to the LED board, there were 600+ available parking bays in The Curve, but traffic was at a standstill! Doesn't compute right? I parked at e@Curve. Saved myself a whole lot of heartache. However, the parking lot looks very scary and it would come as no surprise if something untoward happens there in the near future. Some B-Boy 3-on-3 action was going on at the main lobby ( it's not what you think! ). Watched a bit of the hip-hop moves ( tak minat, sebab tak comel lol ) then left to look for lunch. Tried Senjyu Sushi . Quite desserted, but luckily the food was decent. Ordered a sashimi set and a pot of kimchi nabe . Next up, we made our way through the flea market to IKEA. There was a sale going on! So many items w

cross your legs , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. On Saturday, mum and I skipped marketing to have the kitchen cabinets installed. The contractors came at about 10:30am, and after they had settled down and started work, I went out to the car accessories shop again. This time to find out why my car alarm became mute. Turned out to be a dead horn. After replacing it, my old Iswara now sounds like a foreign car. LOL. Cool. After getting that fixed, I met up SK for lunch at a nearby coffeeshop. She was around to get her wound dressed. Helped her to hop into the shop ( seven stiches on her sole! ). Ate a lousy chicken rice and packed an even lousier mied rice for mum. When we got home, the cabinets were still being installed. The guy was very meticulous. He would test each door thoroughly. Everything had to be smooth. A litle knock here, a little adjustment there. The QA was superb. Left the house again to collect another MySale package at my office. This time round was some super che

SS20 , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. My colleague recommended that I try Restoran SS20 Fish Head Noodles , so I ventured there after church. The place was air-conditioned and super clean, definitely worthy of an A+ rating. Perfect for the u lui clientele. The menu was very detailed and even specified how many pieces of fish you would get. Goodness. A step in the way of the Europeans, where they might even start putting the weight of the fish you would be getting. Ordered one bowl Song fish and one bowl Haruan . Of course the Haruan was more expensive and the only item where you could have half of the fillet fried and the other half un-fried. When the food arrived, I was quite disappointed. The fried pieces of meat weren't fragrant, unlike in Woo Pin . Just kinda flat, with a hint of oil. Not good. I wasn't impressed. I rather pay MYR7 at Taman Desa compared to the MYR9.50 there. The saving grace was the ABC. That was quite good and cheap. The person who took our ord

Kopitiam , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Mum was busy over at my sister's place taking care of the kids ( my sis was rushing on a job ), so I did not go to the wet market that Saturday. Slept in and at about 10:00am, I drove out to Restoran Yoon Ping for breakfast. Wanted to eat something healthier, but I couldn't resist the curry noodles. Took my sweet time to eat because the all the car accessories shops weren't open yet. Had to fix SK's car alarm you see. At about half an hour later, one shop had opened, so I quickly approach the staff there. Described my problem and let him diagnose it. He thought it was an open and shut case but apparently he was mistaken. In the end, he had to remove the alarm box from under the dashboard. While squatting down to do that, I had good view of his ass crack... and it wasn't pretty ( I have the sneaky shot, but I'll spare your eyes ). Not a cute ah beng car accessories guy... just my luck. And I was wearing a tiny, flirt