Itadakimasu!

The night-out was awesome! June and Ws brought me out for a belated bday dinner and I wanted jap. Therefore June suggested Rakuzen at Hartamas Shopping Center and was it gudddd! haha. It's a change of tradition where usually the bday person spends dinner and the others buy the present.... this time the invitees pay the bill without the hassle to find and buy a present... It was so much better, without the need to crack heads and find something for the bday boy/girl and then worrying if he'll/she'll like it. Why didn't we thought of this before?

We made reservations at 7.30 pm but had to called the manager to reschedule at 8.00 pm since I gotta pick June up at Puchong, the mother of all jam.... and then leave Puchong..... and then turn back to Puchong, the mother of all jam..... because Miss Loh forgot to take her purse out....

So got no choice but to turn back since she's paying the bill..... it wouldn't make a difference anyway since I'm so kind .................... and I don't have sufficient cash with me..... hahha

The food was really good.... along with great company, it made the entire evening just lovely. I was asked to ordered anything I wanted and as much as I wanted... so nice of them but I bet it's their evil plan untuk menggemukkan saya wtf...
All in all, we ordered 4 handrolls (3 with softshell crab and 1 salmon roe), stewed Unagi , 2 sets of cha soba (green tea cold noodles), stewed Cod fish, vegetables tempura and the omg-so-fcking-good wagyu beef!

The Unagi tasted alright i guess.... it was basically stewed with their special soup/ broth with eggs and mushrooms. I didn't take the eels but tasted the mushroom,eggs and soup. I found it to be quite delicious but I don't think everyone would like it. It's like miso-soup and honda-city where you'll either like it or hate it (honda city wtf). We however didn't have a problem finishing it.


The handrolls were also very good. So good that it made me finished the entire soft-shell crab by myself! Yes, I don't eat seafood, I don't seafood, I don't eat seafood. But I finished the softshell crab roll. To be frank, it did tasted a little fishy but was covered up by the mass load of wasabi. You must be thinking I've defeated the purpose of just tasting the wasabi but what I enjoyed more was the filling of the roll; orange-colored mayonnaise sauce thingie with the crab and some other stuff. Felt weird of eating something I normally won't. Weird as in going against my anti-seafood principle but I guess it's nice doing things out of our comfort zone once in a while. So what's next? Steamed monkey brain or tiger penis wine?

June had the salmon roe roll but I didn't get to asked her about it. I guess it was ok considering she finished it. I always preferred the smaller fish-roe version. Don't know why salmon roe reminds me of tadpoles and tadpoles remind me of sperms.... 0~.

Knowing myself, how can I not try one true jap dish; Cha Soba, Cold Green tea noodles. The taste was really fresh as it was not those kick-ass striking bring-you-to-heaven-wtf tang but rather a slightly salty, calm, cold relaxing feel. Haha, I'm talking like those exaggerated food critic but that's how I feel la.. It's also very fun eating it! You gotta break a raw quails egg into the tea, add some spring onions and wasabi, stir it really well, dip the noodles into it.... and slurp it right up!









The vege tempura was honestly just so-so. Nothing to shout about since it is coated with some batter and then deep fried. I thought there would be something different about it but nah..... just the same. Only consolation is that they fried my fav golden straw mushrooms!

And for the final dish for the day............................................

THE ULTIMATE OMG-SO-FCKING-GOOD WAGYU BEEF!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is seriously one of the best beef I had ever tasted in my life............. Seriously don't know how to describe it.... there's no seasoning except a little black pepper..... squeeze a slice of lemon on top of it... eat it with some fried shallots... and you're tasting almost heaven. After I came home, I did a little research on wagyu beef. I thought it was a level below the kobe beef but little did I know....

source: wikipedia
Wagyu (和牛, wagyū) refers to several breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat. Also known as Kobe-style beef, the meat from Wagyu cattle is known worldwide for its marbling characteristics, increased eating quality through a naturally enhanced flavor, tenderness and juiciness, and thus a high market value.

No wonder it was so delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was indeed KOBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makes me smile it makes me smile.................. and very very sad once I finished it all.........


And after eating so much........ we realized that we still have dessert.... a cake the girls got for me. It was blueberry cheesecake from Cakesense..... and the 3 of us finished the entire cake.......still wondering how we did it....really...

camerawoman: Ok... 1.....2......3......

Me and June : Ehh.... wait wait wait wait........
All us 3+1 : Okok.....now can take.....
camerawoman : *click*

Wondering who is it?? How can we miss our dear friend Mr Bin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wahaha Don't come scolding us being 'tai ka lai si'.... I bet you're damn touched with us doing it in 'your memory wtf'......... WE MISS YOU BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Faster come home and let's plan for our next trip!



Anyways, after dinner we decided to go for drinks.... KL and Bangsar was too far.... Hartamas and The Curve was too near to WS' house (no fun for her)....... so we ended up in Taman Tun.... never knew they have clubs there but was it wild and fun...... so wild that June unbuttoned my shirt and we contemplated on a potential guy cruising on us (including me wtf) .... wahhahaha..... Bin don't get jealous k.... You'll have your turn.. >:)

-Us @ Bamboo-
so dark also want to take pic... wtf

IN MEMORY OF LOH JUN-YI........

Feel really bad of making the chinese dish comment and neglected to post this pic........... so in memory of her i shall post it with the 'large' version wtf....... Didn't try it...... so can't comment on the fish........ looks good though....... and looks like the steam chinese cod fish dish.. =P...

Getting the blues

From the previous post, I described about the delicious dumpling (Bak Zhang) my aunt made. That wasn't the end of it. Little did I know she made 2 types of dumplings and I only happen to eat one the other day. An impatient glutton I was.

Today I tried a different one, the nyonya version. It distinguishes itself rather well from the stereotyped dumpling. From the looks of the blue taint and the ingredients. Honestly I don't know why my aunt put in the blue blue colouring which isn't good for health. Oh wait, I think it's organic since it's from some flower... not sure. As for the ingredients, it only has minced pork and the blue blue sticky rice wtf. Like most nyonya food, it's sweet... and I didn't fancy it. I like my food to be salty and spicy >:). Sweet are for desserts and pansies. Besides, it only has minced pork.... no fun chewing it..... no mushrooms, no salted egg yolk and most importantly NO CHESTNUTS! And the blue blue colour might not be good for health. .. dunno why I keep obsessing about the blue blue colour... but it's fun saying it... blue blue colour blue blue colour blue blue colour ...................................... fck it might be the side effect of consuming it; the blue blue colouring.... i better get a cup of green green tea to wash it all down...

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JOkes (ii)

A Mother went to visit her son Kumar for dinner and found that Kumar had a girl by the name of Sunita for a housemate ...

During the course of dinner, Kumar's mother couldn't help but notice how pretty Kumar's housemate was and the mother was suspicious of a possible relationship between the two ....

Over the course of the evening while watching Kumar and Sunita interacted, the mother started to wonder if there was more between Kumar and his housemate than met the eyes and this made the mother even more curious ...

Reading his mother's thoughts, Kumar volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking but I assure you, Sunita and I are just housemates".

About a week later, Sunita came to Kumar saying, "Ever since your mother came to dinner that night, I've been unable to find the silver plate. You don't suppose she took it, do you?"

Kumar said ,"Well, I doubt it but I'll email her just to be sure".

So he sat down and wrote to his mother :

Dear Mother,
I'm not saying that you did take the silver plate from my house ...
I'm not saying that you did not take the silver plate ....
But the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner ...

Love,
Kumar

Several days later, Kumar received an email from his Mother which read :

Dear Son,
I'm not saying that you do sleep with Sunita,
and I'm not saying that you do not sleep with Sunita. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed, she would have found the silver plate by now under her pillow ...

Love,
Mum

I Came, I Saw, I MAKAN!

Went to Malacca for a makan-makan....

-I swear to God it tasted much better than it looks-

Gossips and Appetite

My aunt and cousin from Malacca visited us today. Was kinda fun updating one another with our lives. It was even more interesting listening to the gossips actually...

Aunt : Do you know the owner of the shop we rented from has 4 wives....
Me and Mum : Omg, are u serious???
Aunt : Yeah yea!! And to make it worse, he's like this tiny man... but keep bullying them; beating and slapping them at his will.
Me : All four of them???
Aunt : No no.... only 3 of them now.... the first wife cannot tahan... shifted out and stay with their son in KL already.
Me and Mum : Wah!! Why didn't the wives retaliate and fight back???
Aunt : That's why la!!!!! We all in the area think he used some jampi (black magic).. make them willing to get beaten up and not do anything!
Mum : Yeah!!! That was also my first thought!!! That old man pukau the woman!
Me and Cousin : *Sweats* Cannot be la!!! Where got so terrer!!
Aunt : Got!!! Now even worse!! He's currently trying to tackle this form 6 girl. And she's also quite interested in him..... everyday after school she will come over to the shop and 'chit chat' with him...
Me, Mum and Cousin : Isn't he like 60++ years old and she's probably 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aunt : That's why we say jampi lo!!
Me and Cousin : Then shouldn't you report to the police!! Domestic violence and potential use of
jampi/ hypnosis!!!!!
Aunt : Aiya, won't work one..... *silence*.. *changes topic*...
Me and Cousin : *speechless*


Anyways, my aunt was sweet enough to bring us food which she made from scratch! This included wanton, fuchuk, sambal (chilly paste) and her super yummylicious rice dumpling (a.k.a Bak Zhang!) I didn't even know the festival is reaching near but that didn't stop me from eating it right after my aunt and cousin left!

-It cracked opened by itself after it was heated up! See the chestnut!!-

A warning to everyone not to eat too much of the dumpling at one go. It causes constipation. I learnt that last year. It isn't worth it. Trust me....

Bali Bali Omphh!

Apologies for my short absence... the gang and I went for a 5-day holiday trip to Bali, Indonesia. It was sort of a post-exam reward or rather an excuse we gave to our old folks for a holiday. We kinda under budgeted the expenses as most of us reach home with nearly Rm0 or so. Thank God for ATM. Shopping there was quite cheap, depending on what brand you aim for and the volume of purchase. Needless to say, the more the cheaper....bulk-buying. And you can really sharpen your bargaining skills there. The classic trick is always to threaten to walk away whenever the price of the buyer and seller do not match. Wahaha!! In Bali, bargaining is a necessity. Why? Because they tend to mark up the prices up to 60-70% of the price they usually sell to the locals there. Something worth Rp150,000 could be purchased for Rp80,000. It'll also be an advantage if you can speak Bahasa Malaysia to them, as you will not be mistaken for a Jap and offered a slaughtering price.

Anyways, what we did there wasn't anything special... sight seeing in Kinta Mani; the lake beside the volcano, turtle island, temples and the cultural dance. The most memorable parts of the trip are probably the full body massage we tried and Kinta Mani. Don't know why but I keep mistaken Kinta Mani for Lembah Kinta, something we learn in Geography in school.... (biji timah wtf!) It was the first time I went for a massage and frankly it felt awkward because I gotta strip my clothes off, wearing only the disposable underwear they provided. Then the girl begun washing my feet and legs before the massage begin. When she's done, I lay down on the bed sticking my face in the hole while she stomped on my back. Okay, I exaggerated a little... but she did stand my my back. It felt really really good and you can tell she's very skilled! She massaged almost every part of the body (even the butt but not the privates) and up to the tiny toe of mine. I stopped her when she massage my thighs because I couldn't handle the tickle, lol. It was damn geli and I tried to "take it like a man, wtf". At the end I couldn't stand it and burst out laughing. I know, damn failure right.

-Dodgy looking but absolutely professional massage parlour, I hope-

As for Kinta Mani, it was breath taking!!! It's really the main itinerary I looked forward through the entire trip. Visiting the volcano and seeing the lake beside it, along with the cold breeze....it's heaven! We had a buffet lunch there and we sat at the counter overlooking the entire view. The food was alright but we were rather busy taking pics and cam-whoring. Wahaha. Damn nice... damn nice.










Another nice but overpriced place we went was the Turtle island and Dreamland. Turtle island, as the name speaks for itself is a place we can see and touch turtles, lame-chop wtf. We paid Rp120,000 which is equivalent to an estimated Rm40.00. We expected more but we only saw turtles, bats, snakes and had coconut to drink (which we have to pay). I consoled myself since it's the first time I saw and touched a turtle.

- The bat with a black package, wahaha-

-And they sell souvenirs too, *wink*-

Dreamland isn't like the Australian themepark. Eh wait....sorry but i think the Aussie version is Dreamworld...... Anyways, it's a beach with white sands, rough but cool waves, great rocks, and many many ang mos with yummy yummy bods! :)

-It's L.O.V.E.... go figure, wahahha-

-oh bergayanya, wtf-

The other place we went was the temple by the sea. Can't really remember the name.... and was not informed on it's history. So we ended up only taking nice pics... wahaha.

-the place was so sacred that we have to wear a sarong each-

-the place was so sacred that I just need to pull off a kungfu stunt-

-the place was so sacred that we gotta take our shirts off and give more kungfu poses-

-Another temple by the beach-

-officially posers (but with style, wtf)-

The rest of the trip was basically shopping and more shopping. I bought clothes, wallets, dicks , dvds and etc home. Gotta promote the DVDS. Call me cheap but I got 80 pieces of DVDs for only Rm160 (of course they're pirated but ...*whistles*). Friends, Greys Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty and also QAF for 'someone'. I'm really gonna be busy.

Other random pics taken......

-Go green but apparently God's veg need a parking space too-

-The most famous Ayam Bertutu shop, and they say funny pays-

-The cultural dance-cum-sketch-
*notice the thing sticking out between his legs.....it was his tail you hamsap!*

-Claiming our welcome drinks on the last day of the trip, Malaysians we are lol-

-If you wanna order something on the plane, try the Roti Jala. It's good at only Rm6.00-