Yums!

things KL-ites do for food... (image taken from here)

The much-awaited Penang FOOD TRAIL is happening tomorrow! Will be driving up north after work and hopefully arrive in time before the crazy rush hour traffic. Wouldn't wanna mess with Penang drivers... lalalalala

Recap.

Ahhh, it's almost the end of April. I am not gonna mention how time flies because I am sure everyone felt it already. My eventful month is coming to an end, with the completion of 3 out of 4 scheduled events. The last and much awaited Bangkok trip had to be postponed to May because of the current political situation in the Thai capital. Few days ago we were in a dilemma and made the half-hearted decisive call to MAS. Today, I am kinda relieved that we postponed it because it doesn't seem like a peaceful resolution is in sight.

Here's a recap of my April:

Well, apparently it's no longer a taboo to take photos in the cemetery anymore. The attendance for this year's Tomb Sweeping Day had increased, as seen on the photo on the left. My relatives from Sabah, all my nephews and nieces, and the adults were there to pay their respect. I know what you are thinking; it looked like we were having a picnic instead of tomb sweeping! Regardless, it was a family-bonding session :)

Our other, more frequent family-bonding session are BBQ parties at my house. The latest installment of the belly-hugging BBQ was held in conjunction with my cousin sis' birthday/farewell. It started raining in the evening but to my (and everyone's) relief, the sky cleared up not long after. I decided to be a little more adventurous with the menu and with some help (my kitchen were spared of trashing, thank God!), introduced a couple of new BBQ dishes; beef ribs galbi, pork and vegetable kebabs with apple sauce, and lamb cutlets with red wine sauce. Very fine dining :)~

The last time I went down to Singapore was probably back in year 2007, when Yohei came for a visit. Can anyone tell me how Singaporeans managed to build/restore 3 new malls in the heart of Orchard central in such a short period of time?? Anyway, the trip down was business-related; to attend FHA2010 exhibition in Singapore Expo. It was massive, informative, tiring and everything in between. Spanning 8 halls, we took 2 days to check out things related to our respective industries as well as learning and discovering new things. Seriously, one can just go there hungry and leave with a satisfied stomach. And probably a broken ankle...

Met up with Chloe for dinner at Tonkichi in Orchard Central and drinks at Wine Connection (nguiyifan, they are in BKK too!!!!) in Robertson Walk. Yummy dinner, awesome wine and amazing price! Oh, how can I possibly forget the bewitching That CD Shop. I always knew they have nice and niche CD collections but I didn't expect myself to fall hopelessly into their trap.

See you next month, Bangkok *fingers crossed*

Chillax.

40% balance and all it took was 3 person to finish it all up. Or rather, 5% for the guy and 35% for the girls. We didn't have to pay a single cent because I have that bottle of 42Below in custody at Skybar. Well, they didn't bring us the bill so we assumed that its FOC... (and I was even forced to bring the 2 unopened Sprite home!)

It was a breezy, clear sky night so the view of KLCC was amazing. Now that the bottle is already empty, I doubt I'll go Skybar anytime soon. It's pretty costly and not as cosy as Luna.

Yum!

Was given this awesome cookbook for my birthday. Haven't got the time to look at the recipes but managed to skim through the book and saw some interesting photos (hence, interesting recipes?).

What I need to do now is wait. Wait till my parents are away on a holiday, wait till the kitchen is not occupied and of course, wait till I have some guinea pigs friends to test out the food.

Oh damn. I suddenly miss that hearty lamb stew I made last year for Adventure Cooking ver2.0.