Days of Delirium

Since this is the last day, I wanted to make it a little special! I wanted to dine somewhere out-of-ordinary or at least, not in the places I had dined gazillion of times before. So, I called Chakri Palace KLCC... and they were fully booked. I went to Novotel (where my pal Kem Salleh used to bring me once, thanks dear!) .... and they were also fully booked. Same goes to Impiana KLCC. No doubt with Secret Recipe KLCC - always fully booked (see how I've lowered my aim to dine in extra-ordinary place to Secret Recipe? How desperate is that? Yet still no vacancy!). Thank God there was only one good place left not fully booked (yet) and I have not had the opportunity to taste their delicacies before. It was Aseana Cafe & Bar, located opposite +IT and beside Aseana boutiques in Melium Galleria, KLCC. To my surprise, the food was worth praised for with mainly made of Malay cuisine. There were also pasta, spaghetti bolognaise with meat-balls, that enough to trigger my saliva streamin...

Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto for Adidas top (RM590) Messenger bag (RM1540) Note: This was written at 3am and I'm badly sleepy. Thus, forgive me for any spelling/grammatical error (if any). Do comment, I won't bite :) I was never the one who followed the main stream. For me, I found joy and get thrilled with less-known things and the ones not many go for. Music-wise, I was already rooting Amy Winehouse when nobody listened to her (yet) at that time. Currently, artistes like Regina Spektor, Damien Rice and The Pierces were among others on my playlist. I found mainstream stuff rather drab and less-exhilarating. When it comes to dressing up, I do like big, established names as others too. Somehow, I'm much more interested in less-flamboyant and in-your-face labels which emphasized on minimality. I like Moschino, Comme des Garcons and J.Lindeberg, to name a few. Those do not have size-80 font emblazoning the label's name on the chest nor come in tacky colourful outfit. The clothes ...

So, with couple of Ramadan days left for me here in KL, I decided to make full use of it with friends and more friends among other. This is the best time to make excuses to drag out long-lost friends and catch up with each other. Madam Kwan has always been one of the favourite dining places of mine, be it Ramadan or non-Ramadan. As the restaurant proudly declared itself as the epitome of 'True Malaysian Cuisine', this one got the vote from my taste buds. So for those who haven't had any chance to have a taste of Madam Kwan's recipe, I'd say, have a go. You can never really judge if you had never got a lick of it. I've included the rough prices of the items we had - just to give you the picture of the price range. Not so pricey for some really good food. Some entertainment while waiting for the azan. Smash 'em, Hellboy! Abg Ayi's Nasi Bojari - Madam Kwan's specialty (RM22 something). Appetizer, ais kacang (RM12 something) Otak-otak. Sedap! (RM16 somet...

When: September 23, 2008 Who: Khairizan, Faris, Sakina, Hana, Zafirah, Didi, Ali Azri, Firdaus et al. After much delays and postpones, at last, an ifthar between our closest cliques in the faculty finally made it with all the fabulousness and craziness. Oh, minus Ali and Firdaus, whom were not members of same the faculty as the rest of us - they were just 'companions' of Didi and Hana respectively. The food in Charm was nice. It was mainly Vietnamese cuisine with a touch of Thai's. Charm - very charming Clockwise from top left: Zafirah, Didi, Hana, Kye and Faris...oh, and my BlackBerry! The Khairolfaris and the Khairizan Happy bunch! Sakina, Faris and I. My meal for the day - mushroom chicken rice. Nicely, but not exquisitely, done. Sakina with her mee-hoon soup ala Vietnamese. She said it was good. Hana checkin' on the menu while Zafirah checkin' on her 8-megapixel cam. Mine is 12-megapixel (hehe don't hate me Zaf) Tyra would be so proud of ya, girl! Hana's...

Opposite both Energie boutique and the yet-to-be-opened Harrods in KLCC, there lies a store which bears the name that made me smiled from ear to ear when I first saw it some time in August 2008. "Godiva - Chocolatier" OMG. Blair Waldorf's (from Gossip Girl) favorite chocolate is finally here in KL! This is so far beyond exciting! Last night, I treated myself with two of its collection, namely the dark chocolate raspberries and the dark chocolate with hazel nuts. Each costs RM27 for a packet of 57grams (gasp!). There are so many confectioneries with each has absolute exquisiteness ranging from dark chocolates, white chocolates to home-made cookies. Price range? From RM20 for a 40g chocolate bar to RM769 to an elaborate gift set. My favourite? A set of 24 pieces of dark chocolate which costs around RM249. Let's hope I would be able to bring one back for Raya!

So, few years back, there was this one guy who dreamt of having everything. But he knew he couldn't. At least, not everything at the same time. That was what Oprah told and he certainly agreed with it full-heartedly. He looked around. He saw how fantastic it was for people around them to have a nice digital camera, snapping around carelessly with brilliant photos for them to keep or share on the net. He had lost count of how many times it had been when he looked at people playing with their Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) green with envy. He knew his parents wouldn't buy it for him. They would be better off paying mortgages and debts than feeding what he wants. That he knew for sure. He was sad. Frustrated too. And he kept on pondering, why didn't his ship come already? Why was everyone seemed so lucky? Alas, he was determined too. One day, he started to save up. Whatever coin he had, will end up in the small, brown piggy bank at a corner of his study. It piled up day by da...

Q: What's better than breaking fast with delicious food in a nice, cosy place and decked in your favorite attire? A: Doing it with great friends. On September 19, 2008, eight of us head to Mid Valley Megamall for a small re-union cum breaking fast session. Except for Fa and her (super adorable) baby brother whom had taken the wrong train to get there and arrived late, everyone else was on time. Zafirah made the reservation for the day (thank you dear!) His Royal Highness Promiscuous Kye with His Royal Highness Fanta-bulos Farra Abg Ayi and I with his Karl Lagerfeld tee which became the object of envy among HRHF Farra, Zafirah and Fa. Smell the jealousy! The clan Zafirah with the tow-keh of Charlie V custom-made shoes, Miss Fa Stop snapping and just eat, Rashid! Oh, and that's Fa's baby bro Clearly, Zafirah prefers Charlie V custom-made painted shoes than her own newly-bought Marc Jacobs tote The after party at Saint Cinnamon Ignore us. We were born to behave as such.

I was this close to buy government's 'sincere advice' to watch what I spend and how my budget should be tighten up...until I come into realize that they didn't even practice what they preach. Hey, if in tough times like this they can afford to roll their LV luggages to Taiwan for 'study trip about agriculture', why should I hold back when they're splurging on the unnecessaries? Taiwan after all, for a study trip? About agriculture? *sigh* Anyway, what the heck. For the coming Raya, I want to look FAB and I mean it! *snap snap* Off my hommie, Abg Ayi and I went to KLCC and Pavilion to pay a due visit to some long-awaited stores. Well, I just accompanied him and grab whatever I saw fit me. He was the one who wanted to do some may-jah shopping. We only stopped for a couple of minutes to make way for our breaking fast and continued our cash-dropping (literally) session. All the fabulousness at the end of the day (minus our cat, Aboy) My raya belt (which won'...

En route to my sis house last weekend boarding the Express Rail Link a.k.a ERL a.k.a KLIA Transit, I noticed somewhat touching poem on top of my head. Reading it, I couldn't help but to be amazed at how brilliant the poem was. It speaks about one finding solace surrounded by nature in a small park amidst the hustle and bustle of city. Don't all of us feel that most of the time? We are SO thankful for any small nature left among the concrete jungle around us nowadays right? Sebuah Taman Sore Hari - Sapardi Djoko Ramono Dari sayap burung-burung kecil itu Berguguran sepi, sepiku Saat terhenti di sebuah taman kota ini Daun jatuh di atas bangku, bagai mimpi Di antara datang dan suatu kali pergi Beribu lonceng berbunyi Kekal sewaktu bercakap kepada hati Lalu kepada bumi, di sini aku menanti and, no worries, the translation: A Park in the Afternoon - Sapardi Djoko Ramono From the wings of this small bird, Silence scatters, my silence As I sit in a park of this town Leaves fall on my b...

No one or nothing accompanies you better on a silent night like this than old memories. Memories that you have kept secured at the back of your head and tonight, it creeps back to present time and somehow, touch your heart. Nevertheless, I have so many of them but one in particular visits me tonight. You know what wins my heart? Someone who has the right key to it. Someone who knows what's hidden deep inside here and unleashes it right in front of me with a wide grin that says 'There, I've did it, didn't I?' I've met thousands of people and only one has a very special mark, though we never had any serious 'actual' relationship. Like in my favorite movie 'Closer', he said the same thing each time I'm next to him - the one said by Natalie Portman to Jude Law. "Hello, stranger." Nik. That's the name. The stranger's name which is, ironically, never a stranger to me. Only he called me that whenever he looked at me in the eyes, wi...

I was ready to pack my bag and head home after my Microeconomics class when my noble intention was halted by my man-eating lecturer, suggesting that we attend a talk cum discussion by the Auditor General of Malaysia, Yg Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Amrin bin Buang. What a mouthful. His real name is only one word and the rest are narcissistic endearment terms. Anyway, in order to impress my lecturer and gain some useful current information, reluctantly I agreed to go. Besides, my BFF Ann Jie aka Paris and Husna and Faris are tagging along as well, so it won't be a snooze fest with my friends around. What's the worst thing that could possibly be right? The auditor general (AG) was having some serious flaw with his presentation and public speaking skill. The talk was not engaging at all. He talked like someone who has had 5 martinis - so blurry and unorganised. And that wasn't the best/worst part yet (depends on how you look at it). During the Q&A session, Ann Jie and I m...

These couple of weeks had been very hectic for me. Assignments, tests and personal obligations to attend. Basically I was transitioning from one hour to the next with continuous errands and works to finish. That explains why I had dropped 6kg since early Ramadan and seems to continue so. So, I had Sociology test on Monday and Macroeconomics II on Friday with assignments and revisions in between. I tackled Sociology with a wide grin from ear to ear as I answered the paper - gaily writing about multiculturalism, Karl Marx and everything else. Happy day! Macroecons test was a different story. Well, just put it this way, I think I didn't suck at it but it was definitely not an A material. Moral of the story - study hard for final, lazy ass! Goreng session and time to invent new law and formula Had a presentation too for Statistic I subject. Again, I don't think I had any difficulty in doing so because, well you just have to talk. And it was easier because we were divided into group...

It has really been a while! Was so tied up (I refused to use "busy" - sounds so corny) with work that I haven't had the opportunity to post a new one for my dad's (August 31st) and my mom's (Sept 9) birthday. This year, they are both 54 years old and they were born in 1954 as well. How cool is that? Oh, and they both shared the same age as Oprah. Hehe I JUST had to mention that. My uncle Kye can't even entertain me well in Taiping Well, lets see what had happened between all these times. I had a great time going back to my hometown in Taiping, last few weeks. Had my first day of Ramadan surrounded by family members and my wonderful, wonderful niece and nephews ( I love you guys). After some months away, there was no other word to describe how incredible the feeling of being able to made it and stay at home. Pure bliss. Oh, and en route back from groceries shopping cum family outing in Tesco, I noticed a new building next to it named Taiping Sentral with concep...