Have A Great Life!

I met up with Jo & P after my office meeting last Thursday before Jo left for Japan to study on Saturday morning. It was about 10pm when I arrived and after grabbing a quick bite, we adjourned to a nearby mamak stall to continue chatting. I was having my camera with me and Jo said that she wanted to take some pics with P and me. It wasn't the conventional pose pictures but she wanted silly ones! I couldn't imagine that I was involved in such a thing at a mamak stall!!! After relenting and telling myself not to be too bothered about the people around us, we took a number of shots. Anyway, the "agony" was prolonged as P just couldn't stay still and I took quite a number of shots before I got a decent one and I was also made to pose time and time again as P had shaky hands that night. Anyway, my shot with Jo didn't turn out clear but I like this one I took of the two of them. It's such a cute shot.
And just before they cry foul that I did not include myself, here's one of the three of us, taken by me as I refused to ask someone to take a pic of us as I told myself that there was no one else around! (I would not have been able to bring myself to go through that photo session if I didn't!) ha ha ha.....it took a few shots before I manage to get us into the frame. Oh, before someone ask me why I'm wearing sunglasses at night again (I really did have someone ask me that!), my glasses are rose wine tinted! It's to cut down the glare since I'm still recovering from my eye operation and furthermore, I'll always be looking at life through rose tinted glasses!
So, anyway, all the best Jo! See you in a year's time! I hope all will be well with everyone in a year's time.

I didn't know whether I had wanted to write about this part but I guess I will. Mr Mah passed away on Saturday morning, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in early May this year. He was cremated this Monday and her kids and I have been spending our free time trying to keep Mrs Mah's mind busy by taking her out here and there. We all know that Mr Mah is better off being where he is now. Tomorrow afternoon, I'm off to Ipoh to attend a friend's auntie (whom I knew personally) funeral. Whatever it is, when things like these happen (especially after Jen's demise), it's a reminder to live life. Oh, bro was admitted to hospital in Ipoh yesterday (there cos of work) but will be discharged today. Sis-in-law and E drove up yesterday to see what was wrong. All is well now, nothing major. Phew!

Breathe life, eat life, drink life! - wmw

Restoran Ang Kee, Cheow Yang

This post has been long overdue. We had celebrated Euro's birthday early September and had dinner at Restoran Ang Kee in Cheow Yang area ( a few doors away from Kayu Nasi Kandar). My favourite dish from this place is the Butter Mantis Prawn (Lai Yau Har Ko). You will love this dish on first bite, however, due to its "richness", you might be struggling to finish it near the end. Recommended if you have at least 4 person dining (even for the small portion)!
Another dish to try is the La La (clam) Noodles, especially with chilli padi added to it. It has bits of dried shrimps and crispy lard too and is best eaten while it's still warm.
We ordered vegetables fried with belacan (it wasn't kangkung/morning glory) but the combination was pretty average. We also ordered sweet and sour chicken and this was good. Moderate chunk size of boneless chicken that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside made this a yummy dish.
KCC who turned up slightly later ordered another small plate of lala noodles for herself and decided on another chicken dish, an Ang Kee special which is the Fish and Prawn paste chicken. Fish and prawn paste are blended together and added onto the chicken, under the skin and fried. Something different and quite good too.
The 5 dishes, rice and a pot of chinese tea for the four of us came to RM80. This is one of my favourite places as I find the food here good and prices reasonable.

The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends. ~ Author Unknown

Seoul, Korea - Part 2

I forgot to blog about the dinner I had on my first night in Seoul, Korea in Part 1. Anyway, that night we had a BBQ dinner indoor. What was good was that charcoal was used, what wasn't good what that after the BBQ dinner was over, we left the place smelling like some BBQ meat! LOL....

This reminded me that what happened the next morning. This lady said that she kept smelling smoke everywhere she went. Then we found out that she didn't wash her hair! Ha ha ha...no wonder she kept smelling smoke around her! Maybe she loved the BBQ meat so much that she wanted the smell to linger. I have to admit, the BBQ meal was good! But I was a a bit careful, I made sure the meat was really really cooked (according to the waitress there, it was overcooked!) before I ate them.
The weather in Seoul was nice, a bit windy at times and cool at night. Temperature ranges between 14-24 degrees Celsius. So, I suppose that's why Korean BBQ meals are pretty common. I can't imagine eating BBQ meals all the time in our Malaysian weather. That would also be another reason why there are little stalls scattered all over on the streets of Seoul, selling grilled meat and all sorts of other hot snacks.

I saw this stall and tried the pork sausage, the meat was on the soft side and the red sauce that covered it wasn't spicy but a bit sweet. Seems the Koreans love this red coloured sauce on their snacks. These snacks were just TOTALLY smothered with the sauce!
The next morning, we were transported to a restaurant for a buffet breakfast. Seems the food in Ramada Hotel isn't too good. I had no idea where it came from but we had a big tray of sambal ikan bilis (chilli anchovies). We enjoyed dipping the mantou (steam dough) into it and most of us had a few rounds! After that, we went to....believe it or not....Kimchi School. But before we got down to that, we all had a chance to put on a Han Bok (Korean Traditional Dress). I took some pics dressed in one but will not post them here as I wouldn't want my readers to die laughing. The pics could have even been more hilarious if I had put on the headpiece (which I politely declined) as it look like a pin cushion! Mrs Pitt and Zahara saw the pic of me in a Han Bok and sworn I was hiding someone else underneath it! LOL...Well, after all the laughter died down, we went into a room to start our class. Here, we are taught hands on as to how to make kimchi. The Koreans do take their kimchi very seriously! We had a kimchi instructor who explained the ingredients used and how to go about the process.
Here we are, the students. Donning gloves and apron, we tried our hand at it. Smearing the chilli paste all over the vegetable was easy, the tricky part was to wrap it into a bundle using the biggest last leaf!
The students can have the option of taking the kimchi back but I decided to leave my kimchi behind as I didn't like the idea of having a plastic bag of pungent smelling kimchi on me and end up smelling like one!

To be continued...