Days of Delirium

Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam, Petaling Jaya Ayi and his platter Since Wednesday, September 16, marks the last day of our Ramadan here in KL for the year 1430 Hijrah a.k.a 2009, we decided to end it with an equally tasteful breaking fast as what we had had in the past 4 weeks. So, before Ayi and I head back to our respective hometowns, we decided to have our last breaking fast in a decent place and one place comes to our mind - Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA) since it's not too expensive (RM46.20 per person) and quite close to where we stay. I had an opportunity breaking fast in other golf club couple of years ago in Kelab Darul Ehsan, somewhere in the Ampang vicinity and it was good. The food was tasty, the place was convenient and there wasn't too many people. It was a good experience. But here in KGPA, boy, I was so wrong. It is like the complete opposite of what I've experienced in Kelab Darul Ehsan. First of all, the management didn't reserve a table under our n...

Recently Topman launched a series of humor tees with cartoons and jokes emblazoned on the chest. Though I love some of the designs, I often couldn't bring myself to buy Topman stuff as it is too...ubiquitous? Everyone's wearing Topman nowadays. I bet even those pesky mat rempits have at least one in their smelly wardrobe. But, this particular red top really got my attention. It's a cartoon of a cow, playfully drawn, swearing to something (or someone, I don't know), " You pig!" Okay, that's hilarious. So I bought it and got a 10% off for being a Topman/Topshop/Selfridges/ Warehouse/ Dorothy Perkins. Although I only shop at one among the five stores, obviously. This one retails at RM73. I bought it in Topman Lot 10 as the ones in Pavilion, Mid Valley Megamall and Suria KLCC are too crowded. I just want to shop, man, not rubbing bums with other people in those crowded outlets. And this is officially my baju raya, I guess.

JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur, located adjacent to the Starhill Gallery has probably one of the best Ramadan buffet around with affordable price. Quite affordable, if you may. With many other five-star hotels vying for buka puasa buffet but at insane prices (Hilton KL doing it at RM109++ per person, Le Meridien at RM89++, Hotel Istana at RM99++), JW Marriott took a wiser road by doing it at much lower price, which is RM54++. Not bad for an international five-star hotel with a long-standing good reputation over the years. Aside from the numerous bombings in Jakarta though. Indonesians seemed to have a unquenchable thirst for actions, I assumed. Waiting for breaking fast time Anyway, here in JW Marriott Ramadan buffet, you won't find any Western or any other types of main dishes other than Malay's. For real kampung-style food lover like me, this is a buffet worth attending. You have over 100 dishes to choose from - from chicken rice, mees, laksa, briyani, rojak, fruits, cakes, bubur, ...

Nike Dunk Hi Supreme Spark sneakers in pine green, white and black I've been in shoe-famine for quite some time, until now. Raya seems like a good excuse to splurge a little on a new pair of kicks. Though I never really need any excuse to get me going. As I had told previously here , I really love SoleWhat, the store carrying high-end sneakers with over-the-top designs and color where I bought my last pair. Staying true to my promise, I have returned to the store and... ..I got my eyes on only one particular pair. This baby is made up of green patent leather which gradually lightens from back to the front, giving it a two-tone effect. Glossy dark green at the hind and white at the front part, with green shoe laces. Aside from the color, I'm really into its high-cut design and extra large front tongue which can really be an attention-getter. That's exactly what I need. This one retails at RM459 per pair and this collection comes in two other different two-tone colors - black...

*Her Royal Highness Fantabulous Friends come and go, but real friends remain by your side throughout your entire lifespan, be it during thick or thin. These rare breed of people are extremely scarce nowadays but thankfully, I have a handful of them which never disappointed me (yet). Simply put, they are made up of those smiling faces at the right-hand side of this blog. One of them is Miss Farra which I became acquainted when we were both studying for our foundation studies in University of Malaya back in 2005. I don't really have many friends back then (and still now) so it was a real delight to know someone of the same wavelength as I am while studying there, hundreds of miles away from home. She's warm, caring, funny, smart yet silly and bitchy, which is pretty much a reflection of myself especially the silly part. We have same interests, ideas and thoughts and that was why we garnered every possible tag from people all around - they called us siblings, cousins, girlfriend-b...

Everyone who's close to me knows how risk-averse I am. I'm a perfectionist and I hate being unorganized (though it always happens). Thus, when Ayi suddenly suggested dining out for breaking fast hours before the due time, I was uneasy. Since we were heading to KLCC. We checked on Madam Kwan, which was fully booked as expected. Little Penang Cafe was equally packed as well. Even the food court was fully occupied an hour before breaking fast time. Oh, I smelled disaster. I hate myself for not making any reservation prior. Dang. Since every eatery you could ever think of in Suria KLCC was full that day,we headed to the adjacent Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. Thankfully, Kenny Rogers there still has seats available BUT no more roasted chicken for us. Double dang. Like it or not, we had its beef spaghetti bolognaise which comes with a muffin, and I have to say, it was pretty good. I can assure you that this doesn't come out from our empty stomach but indeed, it was tasty. How e...

I don't like my hair long and I chose to keep it short and textured (for spiky style) although it is getting thinner and thinner and my forehead is quickly resembling that of Tyra Banks. Anyway, heck. The usual saloon I always frequented is in SS2, Petaling Jaya (Kimarie Saloon) but I've totally forgotten the way (Azhar, if you're reading this, you need to bring me there again!) So I went to the barbershop nearby my place instead and for only 8 bucks, I must say I'm impressed with the outcome. Somehow later I noticed, I ended up looking like a cross between young Rambo and army in cheap porn. Jeez. Fret not! I still love my haircut and felt compelled to take this picture after purposely pairing up my cheap Taiping-bought skinny jeans with plain jungle green Replay top, for that Rambo-crosss-porn-army look. And I got positive feedback all around, hoorah! And, staying true to my Ramadan syndrome, as you can see in the picture I've lost quite a weight. When I dropped b...

I was browsing through People Pets website tonight when I came across this touching yet remarkable story of a cat. His name is Chase No Face. Well, actually I was going through all the celebs pictures on People.com and somehow diverted to People Pets, the supplementary magazine of People. Anyway... Chase likes to groom himself, loves to eat and as curious as any cat could be. But the main difference between Chase and other cats is, well, he has no face. The name kinda give it away, right? He was hit by a car about 4 years ago which destroyed most of his face and one of his hind leg, which had to be amputated right away. His eyelids was badly damaged and most of his facial tissue sloughed off, making recovery almost impossible. The veterinary who worked in the clinic the day Chase was brought in after the accident quickly adopted him and Chase had been living with her since for about 4 years now, though she is now married and have a child. Chase was even named after the clinic he was tr...

When someone asks me of my favorite eatery in Kuala Lumpur, the answer to this question will never change. In fact, it has remained consistent for the past 3, 4 years. I love Imperial Chakri Palace restaurant. There, I've said it again for the umpteenth time. I really, really love this place. Not just because I have a penchant for Thai food, but the ambiance and the whole layout of the restaurant itself are captivating. Not to mention, the delish, delish Thai food over there - especially the exquisite pandan leaf chicken which is one of the many reasons I fell in love with this place. During the second week of fasting, Ayi and I chose this place to break the fast. We did not make any reservation prior and just dropped by hours before the breaking fast time. Thankfully, there were still vacancy unlike last year, where we did not have any chance to break the fast there - everyday the place was fully book right until the end of Ramadan. Crazy. The Ramadan buffet is RM69++ per person a...

Dessert. Nyum nyum It's that time of the year again. Assignments thrown in your face without mercy, presentations and numerous of tests coming your way even before you have time to say 'Test, what?'. Totally, bananas. But, one good thing is that the fasting month is here again. This means less time for me to think about food and more time to spend on work. Or so, it seems. The first couple of days fasting left me totally immobile - stranded on bed, unable to do a thing. But now I've got better! And already, people all around me noticed I've lost some weight. During last year's Ramadan, I lost 8kg. Let's hope I still have some flesh intact when Raya comes this year. One of the best things of Ramadan has got to be the food. The buffet, the bazaar and all the sudden, invitations to break the fast together flooded in. How nice. During the first week of fasting, Secret Recipe was my choice du jour to break the fast. Twice. Not that there's any good reason bes...