ini blog makan (and i mean it)

So as Nor suggested, I should put up an entry with this title... I've planned on this entry since yesterday but of course didn't have time...

Four days of no-work is bad.

Having friends who love to eat is bad.

Having the habit of SMS-ing them "Watcha up to tonite (or Watper beb - in jockspeak)? Want to come over for dinner?" is bad.

Going out with someone who will always satiate your food craving no matter how crazy it is, is bad.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... I present you.... 4 days of non-stop bingeing...

Thursday 1 May 2008

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri on Labour Day

Making up for last Raya...

I had a crappy Raya last year, and so did The Diver. The Diver's Raya was crappier I suppose, since he spent it gatecrashing people's house for Raya meals. At least I get to eat my Briani Gam. So when we were at The Mall we spotted this ketupat stall that had all types of ketupat (ketupat beras, daun palas with and without the kacang, and lemang) there was an instant silent consensus in our greedy brains that we should have a Ketupat Nite... So we did!

Rendang Limpa or Spleen Rendang - somehow the English translation is off-putting...

Rendang Daging, oh so yummy

Photographer looks damn garang, man...

Finito.. empty glasses... kenyang face...

Friday 2 May 2008

Day-Trippin' 320 KM for Ikan Bakar

The Diver cum Driver

The Happy Passengers.. whoop dee doooo

The Chilli Crab and Black Pepper Crab

This is gluttony at its ultimate. The Diver, Gemgem, Dalie, Renek and I went on a food trip to JB - Tip Top Ikan Bakar at Tepian Tebrau. We were supposed to leave KL at 2 pm but due to foreseen circumstances (memang dah boleh foresee punya) we left at about 4.30 pm after two food stops - one at Haji Samuri Sate and the other at McDonalds. We had ikan pari bakar, kerang bakar, sotong goreng tepung, black pepper crabs, chilli crabs, lala, fried char koi, sotong kangkong... and the one and only... Ice Jelly (my favourite dessert since 1985).

The Ice Jelly - sea coconut, soursop, maraschino cherry, fruit cocktail, calamansi, shaved ice on a base of translucent jelly... Heaven on earth!

After dinner, we had drinks at Hyatt, because that's the closest place we can drive to - because we were all like beached whales so cannot la drive so far... Watched a crappy live band whose keyboardist/guitarist looked like Temenggung Jugah. Left JB at around 1 am and arrived in KL in the wee hours of the morning, just in time for breakfast... :P

Saturday 3 May 2008

Sushi Nite Encore

I was doing a bit of can-arranging in my kitchen and saw a tiny can of wasabi powder, half a bottle of already mixed Jap vinegar, some nori sheets (a bit masuk angin, but still delish ok..), and half a pack of Calrose rice. So I told our Sushi Guru, Spena to drop by and roll it up a bit... She needed a break from her apartment-painting anyways... Besides lip-smacking sushi we also had Pecal (with gravy straight from Bandung mind you), Corned Beef Fried Rice, Chicken, Salmon and Dory Teriyaki. Yum. Yeah, the Pecal macam tak jive sangat la but what the hey...

Corned Beef Fried Rice, The Diver's Specialty

Pecal, with gravy all the way from Bandung

Salmon, Dory and Chicken Teriyaki

Sunday 4 May 2008
Little Penang Kafe @ The Curve, revisited

Spooning at Little Penang

The delectable Rojak

Last year in November, The Diver, Spena and I had lunch here. The gathering of the depressed I think it was called. Hahah. So on Sunday we had our little lunch there, at the same little cafe, where we had lunch as forlorn friends about 6 months back... Also, when I was 4 kgs slimmer.. :P

Curry Laksa... oh yummmm

The Diver had Curry Laksa, which was sooooo good and not too cloyingly lemak. And I get to wallop his prawns... I had Rojak which was equally good. Both of us had Otak Otak after that... those were just OK, I still prefer the Thai ones at my office food court's. But anyway, it was a lovely lunch and of course, the loveliest company a girl could ever ask for (Ayu and Aiz are barfing blood right at this very moment but what the hey...)

And yes, we're planning another Sushi Nite on Saturday and it's Yunus' Birthday Bash as well... when will this ever end...