will i am's delayed diary

The Holy Week, the most important season in the Catholic liturgical calendar, began with Palm Sunday. As usual, the congregation waved palms like what the people of Jerusalem did when welcoming Jesus into the city. Immediately after that kingly welcome with cries of "Hosanna", the liturgy turns to his betrayal and the Passion. Thus begins a series of liturgies reenacting the suffering of Christ, His death, and ultimately His resurrection. Been hearing about Jalan-Jalan Japan from my mother and sister, so I decided to go check it out after church. Traveled to their outlet at Subang Skypark, just beside One City Mall. My first time at that neck of the woods. The whole place looked half-dead, but it did have some food outlets on the ground floor. I had lui cha at modern-looking vegetarian joint called Fine Creative Cuisine . Think they are new there. Hate looking at menus with no visuals, and bad descriptions. Sucks when you have to ask and the staff don't know how to

On the fourth Saturday of March, I was lucky enough to have a movie date with KH at IOI Mall, Puchong. Like many malls in the Klang Valley. IOI Mall is undergoing a face-lift in a bid to attract more traffic. He picked me up from my home and we had lunch first at Sheng Kee Desserts . Shared a plate of beef brisket noodles, custard bun, and snowy char siew bun. Padini and Brands Outlet were having some kind of clearance, so we walked in to take a look at those RM10, RM20, and RM30 offers. Didn't find anything useful, so we walked up to the cinema to catch "Pacific Rim: Uprising" . Not really a must-watch in my opinion. One of those 'reluctant hero' story lines. Afternoon date hubby, evening date mummy. Brought mum out to The Gardens Mall to jalan-jalan . Dinner was at Coliseum , for some overpriced Hainanese Chicken Chop, and Hainanese Fried Noodles. The coffee was quite worth it through.

For the very first time, I attended Chrism Mass, a mass  that happens once a year during the Holy Week. My parish was chosen as the venue, so mum and I decided to go. It's celebrated by the archbishop with priests from his diocese as a sign of unity. During the Chrism Mass, the archbishop blessed three types of holy oils: Oleum sanctorum  - Oil of Cathecumens - for the Sacrament of Baptism Oleum infirmorum - Oil of the Infirm - for the Anointing of the Sick  Sacrum chrisma - Holy Chrism - for the Sacrament of Confirmation, consecration of churches and bishops, etc. Three glass vessels were filled with olive oil, and placed on pedestals marked, OS, OI, and SC respectively. If you ever decide to become a Catholic, the OS and SC will be used to anoint you during the baptism and confirmation. The OI is used on the old and the infirm, usually done during hospital visits by the priest. Those three oils will be used by all the churches in the diocese. The blessing of the SC w

Heritage Village in Paradigm Mall declared that they are the Nasi Lemak King, but if you're craving for creamy santan rice with sambal , you can also get your fix at Cantin , right opposite their lot. Their rice is green with pandan colouring, and the curry chicken comes in thick, rich gravy. And my hot drink came with a slice of cream crackers. A great place to have lunch after church. At the center court, an Easter carnival ( read "Karnival Propaganda Kristian" ) was set up with all sorts of games. Luckily we had free tickets to play those 'rigged' games ( some purposely distract you with cuties ). Went home with small bear from rubber ducky fishing. Blew the rest of my tickets with nerf guns and baseballs. Dinner was at another new-ish Chinese restaurant in my neighbourhood-- Restoran 11 Steamed Fish Head . Ironically, steamed fish heads aren't exactly their specialty, it's actually fish head in general. You can have it in a steamboat, curry

Naturally not too long after CNY, Qing Ming comes around, and the seasonal goods sold in the morning market changes tune. Paper offerings for the deceased start to appear, and the variety never ceases to intrigue me. This year I spotted: Haselime Snow - The Hell equivalent of Hazeline Snow. Cerlsberg and Tigor - Carlsberg and Tiger in Hell Miloo - Hell's favourite not-so-healthy drink of Milo Oat DG28 - Granny needs to take care of her cholesterol levels in Hell too, Oat BG28 F&M - F&N expands their market to Hell Had a plate of Daniel's wantan noodles for breakfast, and chicken soup for lunch. And drip coffee during tea time. Gave Fung V , a Chinese restaurant in Equine Park a try. The place was full but we were lucky enough to secure a table. Tried claypot tofu and steamed tilapia. Good food, and the waitress was good in giving recommendations, knowing how to balance between portion, cooking style, and flavour. Not many restaurants give a shit.

For six months, we had mostly been left to our own devices. Then my CEO called for a town hall meeting to announce how much money we had lost, and outlined the way forward. Yikes, yikes, and yikes. Still have a job, but its gonna be way tougher. That revelation was followed by our annual dinner ( yes, we still have money budgeted for food ) at Tropicana Golf Club. The great thing about the evening's event was that it was graced by my group chairman who gave a short speech, and handed out certificates to staff who had been given recognition by the management. Of course the certificates didn't mean much, but how often does one get to shake hands with one of the richest men in Malaysia? Following that, we had a team building at Selesa Resort. A double-decker bus picked us up from the office early in the morning and we were off. A short registration later, we went to the coffee house for breakfast. Right after a quick ice-breaking session, we were sent off on an Amazing Race

Tater was in town again and we agreed to meet at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur because it was close to his hotel. Once again, he surprised me with sexy underwear-- this time a pair from Singapore's XCIT3. It was an interesting pair of cut-away bikinis called Ethan  ( for all I know was named after his cute Vietnamese friend in the States ). The pouch has a dual construction where one can move away the front to reveal an inner pouch. Definitely need to shave to rock this pair. Thanks again. Asked what he felt like having for the night and he answered Italian ( probably wanted a cute Asian twink as well ). We went for dinner at Bello , on the 6th floor, an NKOTB Italian restaurant. We shared a funghi and feta pasta, and a diavola pizza. Not too much, as Goldilocks says, "Just right". Something sweet at KAKIGŌRI ended our Tuesday evening meet-up. Definitely my first and last time ordering their "Watermelon". Will stick to the tea-based items. Yikes. While sharing