Les Deux Garçons

Would you like some bakery? come try this: Les Deux Garcons.

Lish's Birthday

It was Lish’s 34th birthday and I made her a mask with birthday message on it. The mask was simple to make, of course, it was very primary school kid stuff but it was full of fun and very Instagram-friendly. And the food at Ju Ne Japanese Restaurant was delicious.

Ju • Ne Japanese Restaurant 樹音: Block A4, Level G2, Unit 4A-2G-3A, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.

我只是用了小学时学做面具的技巧作了一个生日面具给丽霞。我做过几个面具送给朋友，可是大家都把它收得好好的。唯有我的这两个朋友戴上面具拍照玩乐，这就是我最简单的用意，而最好的朋友很容易就会意了，而且玩得不亦乐乎。

With Zinee at Sid's Pub, Bangsar South

很久没见的朋友联络上了。通常上网FB我都没有即时通话。那一次通一通，遇上了旧同事，就约好一起去喝酒。酒吧Sid's Pub就在Bangsar South，也就是在友人办公的附近。星期四晚是lady's night，女人喝酒免费（天不赐我子宫）。那么，接下来的很多个周四，我很想再来！

Beer & sausages are always my cravings. I met up with this beautiful lady for many many pints. She is a lovely drinker. We used to be working together and drinking together all the times, and we loved that. I was feeling all those good old days were coming back. Oh yeah, make it a black Thirstday!

Weekend Cold Cuts at Nini's

周六晚相约朋友晚餐和看《吸血鬼日记》消磨时光。大家很懒惰下厨，却同时又对腌肉/熏肉钟情，于是就到邻近的超市集购。其实渴望有自己的房子就是这个原因，可以在周末邀朋友来喝几杯，还可在楼台抽烟谈情。这晚的小宴还真丰富。大家吃得不亦乐乎。

We craved for cold cuts after having it at Neroteca and got the temptation from El Meson. So we decided to DIY. Nini and I shopped at BSC for all those food shown in the picture. So we bought salami, smoked turkey ham, Bierwurst... then we get cheese, bread and salad with wine and some junk food. I must said it was a great lovely dinner at Nini's, while we were watching Vampire Diaries season 3. Simple night yet richness in content.

Project Wise

The Project Wise was launched recently. As the Malay Idiom goes, “Sediakan Payung Sebelum Hujan”, which means prepare an umbrella before rain. How wise. One of the well-known call-to-action is “#1. Switch off the lights when not in use”. Since last year, my family no longer entertains “switch off lights for an hour”, as throughout the year we have been switching off the lights whenever possible. So I fully support this campaign, actually we should practise that not only until Dec2012, but every possible moment in life. Let’s SAVE! And SAVE the planet.

No-Life Lunch Menu

Lunch @ Kafeteria Sri Pentas

我最喜欢到公司底楼的食堂吃午饭。理由无他，经济实惠兼方便。当然食物属于清真教食品标准，所以很多同事都会到别的地方午餐。我则无所谓，而且还有抽烟区。这吃饭的标准和我的性格相宜。请看那些丰富实惠的经济饭，那就是我。我可以从这些午饭中看见自己的品格。

If you consider to save up from all those office lunches, the canteen attached to a company is normally a good choice. I love the word canteen. If you break it up, it become "can" and "teen". Can teen! As if I could go back to those teeny youth.

The Dazzling Cafe @ Kota Damansara

以前经常和朋友Keith去吃然后到网卡工作。最近因为大家都全职，所以没有自由工作的时间。但是freelance依然不间断。就在这个周末，我们选了一间在Kota Damansara的kopitiam，打算吃后工作。他点咖喱面，我点星洲米粉。全都不错。饱餐后就开始工作，不停工作，也不停点饮料，又再次重过freelance的日子，虽然只是一个周末。

請借鑒反省: Farm to Fridge

Farm to Fridge - The Truth Behind Meat Production contains highly disturbing scenes of inhuman meat production process. If you wish to watch, please click the image below. Let's make a better world by starting eat less meat, eat appropriately and do not waste food.

在面子書看見有人看了視頻後如此狠批：OMG, so cruel! I hope these MFs will be reborn as the animals that they have tortured! 這部名為Farm to Fridge - The Truth Behind Meat Production的紀錄視頻揭示人為了大量生產肉類如何侍養和宰殺動物。其中還插入工人虐待動物（打、踢、壓、擠……）的片段，所以友人留下了這樣的評述（我相信MF是Mother Fucker的縮寫）。這些工人在惡劣環境的惡劣態度實在不該。其實，整個生產處理過程就是絕大不人道。我衷心希望這個朋友看了這段視頻的反應，應該是反省自己每一餐端上桌上的膳食。如果每一餐都是肉類，就會促使大量肉類生產的過程，就是導致這項惡性循環的共謀者。不過量飲食、減少吃肉才是最實際的行動。如果這樣評述後，肉照樣大吃、生活不節儉，而沒有好好反省，我們的世界將是個不人道的世界。

這段視頻我實在慘不忍睹。所有處理這些動物的方法既大量性、機械性且為了維持最低成本而讓動物慘遭不人道的待遇。上次在面子書大家很熱心連載小狗被虐待的事件，大倡要有人道。如果大家能夠以這種心態，同樣看待這起肉類生產事件，這些幾倍有餘的慘不忍睹事實將不會上演。狗或貓，和雞、羊、魚、牛等等都是動物。其實個個生物平等，就像黑人、白人、黃種人都是平等一樣。所以，請大家務要善待動物，盡量減少吃肉，才能解除這種大量不人道宰殺的生產過程。

早餐照旧

自从开始无长期雇主的工作形态，就经常和父亲去吃早餐，反而很少和母亲一起早餐。不是不要，而是勤力好动的妈妈喜欢和老朋友去晨运。我一直很好奇为何父亲不喜欢运动。可能他没有运动细胞，同时也遗传了给我。可是，都长这么大了，还要以遗传什么的作借口，就很逊了。

父亲和二哥都喜欢到附近的威华茶餐厅吃云吞面。这个云吞面档口的夫妻，已经知道我和父亲的“特别要求”，所以只要我和他们说“照旧”，或他们问我“照旧吗？”就可以了。渐渐的我发现，我们到很多档口点餐都用“照旧”。照旧照旧就照旧吧，我还真喜欢这个样子。

Asam Laksa at Pandan Jaya

今天约了老朋友吃午餐、上网咖及游夜市。也有一段时间没有到夜市逛逛，因为一直很怕拥挤。因为农历新年将近，也顺道到夜市感染一些新年的气氛。一路上大家都在播放Astro《天天好天》的新年专辑，也有很多摊子摆卖新年饰物，红包封也印有很可爱的兔子。

朋友介绍这档的亚三叻沙非常好吃，于是就即刻点了两份，还顺便看看他们如何快手快脚。那两碗热辣的亚三叻沙很快就端到桌上。味道鲜美，鱼肉没骨，很快就给我吞下肚子。好吃。然后我们去买红豆冰，继续流汗游走夜市。

Great Day Trailer. After local Chinese New Year movie "Woohoo!", this new CNY film "Great Day" talks about modern people have dedicated much time to work and money, and forget about the precious family and loves. A great story for coming Chinese New Year.

Wine at Vintry

聚餐后没有打算去俱乐部摇头晃脑，却希望去喝几杯聊天。除了朋友刚庆祝29岁生日，其余的皆30有几。就如Farah所说，三十是新的二十。这个年龄的好处，在于我们想去哪里就去哪里。要去俱乐部跳舞也不觉得老，还是能尽情享受；要去葡萄酒吧喝酒，也算对葡萄酒有基本认识。可以说年龄恰到好处。就如今晚，大家的意愿想到葡萄酒吧续杯，就选了Vintry。

暗黄灯光，佳酩在架供选。我们选2瓶，一白一红，6人刚刚好。白酒交由我选，红酒就让Dirk去烦好了。相比于红酒，我偏爱白酒，尤其在马来西亚这种天气，喝白酒很合适。刚巧今晚下过一场大雨，气温降了不少，喝红酒也很不错。我选了这瓶Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Pinot Gris 2009，Dirk则选了Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008。白酒带有香梨味，口感重味道浓且带清香果甜；红酒果味浓郁，口感适中且味道芳香。

在Vintry喝酒非常有情调，大家边聊天边品酒，实在意气风发。醉意适中刚好发挥完美的催化作用，大家谈得不亦乐乎。这样一个愉快的夜晚，还未结束就已经叫人想念了。

After a Delicious birthday dinner, we headed to Vintry at Damansara for wine. Two excellent bottles made our night. The selections made were surprisingly good, first Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Pinot Gris 2009, then followed by Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008. Laid-back on the sofa and chatty for nothing important, such as nude beach, sun-burned on private place and blah blah blah... It was a fantastic night.

Bottle links: Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Pinot Gris 2009 | Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008

Chocolate Cheese Cake

Mei Ying, Farah and friends bought a chocolate cheese cake for Jonathan, only to remembered during the dinner that he had minor allergic reaction towards lactose. As a matter of fact, I did not know that till that night. As you could see, the outer layer is cheese, the inner is mostly chocolate cake. So, we still had an applicable solution.

The chocolate cheese cake was not bad. I could only had a tiny piece, and thanks to skillful Mei Ying, who knew how to cut tiny pieces real nice. 8 of us surely could not finish that big cake. Sorry Jonathan, you ought to keep the cake, and omit the cheese. Happy birthday !

Delicious Birthday Dinner

去年12月赴囍宴三次，累计了许多额外的脂肪、碳水化合物，而且在亲朋戚友面前难免战战兢兢。这是2011年第一次和成群好友庆祝好友的生日。现在这把年纪，很少和同辈朋友庆生。如果真邀请我去的，都是难得的好朋友。友人ten选了坐落Bangsar的Delicious餐馆。装潢干净利落，食物也获好评。点了一瓶Pinot Grigio等待好友陆续到来。

前菜点了炸葱圈、炸蘑菇、蒜末烤面包配茄子、蘑菇和晒干小番茄。主餐各自点各之所好。很多朋友点了各类的意大利粉，这里的意粉还真的不错，如Smoked Salmon Angelhair、Homemade Pesto Spaghettini、Aglio Olio Spaghettini。唯独我和Mei因皆尝过热门意粉，就点蘑菇意粉(Mushroom Mascarpone Spaghettini)，但实在吃不下去。蘑菇太咸，加了芫荽调味却中不中、西不西，味道奇怪得恕我不能接受。但是我和Mei并没有因此耿耿于怀，还借此大作笑话。朋友相伴，美事乐哉。

From left, Trio of Bruschetta with tomato, mushroom, eggplant with grilled capsicum, Grilled Balsamic Mushrooms on Toasted Multigrain, Seriously Delicious Burger. Check out: http://delicious.com.my

Jonathan's 29th birthday celebration at Delicous, Bangsar Village. As I age, I hardly get birthday celebration invitations, as we normally do not celebrate at our age now. Yet, if celebrate, there must be closed friends, and I felt honoured. It was great, simply with food, wine and happy chat. A delicious birthday celebration.

Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

元旦前的某周三和友人在Overtime相约啤酒和午餐，听说这里的午餐啤酒套餐很值得。但是在点菜的时候，侍服员却说套餐的餐牌还没有正式推介（虽然已经打印在餐牌上，而且宣传也开始进行了）。其实扫兴的感觉是有一些。就要啤酒和烧肉吧，那是我们经常喜欢的搭配。Starker啤酒买一品特送一品特，就点这个让这个下午尽尽酒兴，也顺便感受一下新年假期享乐的气氛。他们即将“推出”的午餐套餐是蛮吸引的。如果不是这个，恐怕我应该不会再来此吧。

友人也是特能喝的高手。她醉酒的时候很搞笑，经常逗笑得不知所措。听着她滔滔不绝的同时，音乐也同时飘进耳里。那些选曲真的还不错，包含了许多流行经典，如Sixpence None The Richer的Kiss Me、Chantal Kreviazuk的Leaving On A Jet Plane、Donna Lewis的I Love You Always Forever……音乐和友人的助兴实在让一个普通的下午生色不少。

Several days before the New Year Eve, Nini and I went to this bar to have some beers and food. It was Overtime (why overtime?). We were interested at the lunch deal on the menu and they did not serve them yet. We looked at each other eyes and shrugged. Never mind. 1 for 1 Starker beer could be a good compensation. Surprisingly the music caught my ears, and made my afternoon at ease.

Feels Like Friend

在Fullhouse Cafe点了一份套餐，和老朋友/好朋友其实感觉真好。如果我的好朋友是什么celebrity的话，我觉得沾光。当旁人认出你的朋友并给予微笑和招呼，那也是很过瘾的事情。很多人一朝得志，可以变得像一个从不认识的陌生人。除了这些些许的微样不同，从以前累积下来的友情不变。坐下来聚餐闲聊，也可以很简单制造愉快的下午。我不喜欢少了要见对方的冲动却又排在时间表上的约会。发生在朋友和自己周遭的事情，可以交换得不亦乐乎。这个朋友都和Norah Jones的三张专辑(Come Away With Me、Feels Like Home、Not Too Late)扯上关系，所以也每次回想起Norah Jones的Sunrise。

After all these years, I am still fascinated by her voice. Started from liking 'Come Away With Me', and a gift of "Feels Like Home" before I went to travel, till shopping at local CD shop for Norah Jones' 'Not Too Late', I see our friendship growing. That would be lovely, like a soundtrack for friendship, and it could grow better with times.

Lovely Dinner at Sea Park with Keith

周二和周四虽然没有到公司上班，却在忙自己的外接工作，实在是忙死了。通常都会和Keith到Damansara Jaya的Coffee Connexion上网工作，直至晚餐时间我们就会去吃好料。Keith实在回吃。他带我到这Sea Park住宅区的一间茶餐室吃烧鱼。他说这里的烧鱼很好吃又驰名。结果二人点了滑蛋荷粉、福建炒面、烧鱼和卤肉。哈哈，如果每天我如此吃法，肯定会发胖。可是那道烧鱼和福建炒面实在美味。

Ole Sayang Nyonya Restaurant - Desserts

饭后虽然太饱，而且饭菜也没有吃光，但是还是点了两份甜点：西米布丁(sagu pudding)和红豆冰(chendol kacang)。朋友太爱这份西米布丁，上次他来这里馋嘴时没能品尝。这次点上了有点不得了的反应。布丁浇了椰浆，而甜美诱人的马六甲焦糖(gula melaka)沉在椰浆底下。吃的时候记得要将gula melaka和布丁一起入口，这是南洋最美味的甜点。然后这份红豆冰是冰凉的椰浆红豆刨冰，是炎热马来西亚最沁心的消暑冷甜品，实在会在炎天产生快乐的味道。

Ole Sayang Nyonya Restaurant, Melaka - Main Course

来到马六甲，比定要品尝地道特产美食-峇峇娘惹(Baba Nyonya)。朋友特别介绍这间周末会高朋满座的峇峇娘惹餐厅Ole Sayang。点菜的阿婶很风趣，特别介绍饮料Michael Jackson，即是豆浆加凉粉。见她卖力又幽默，就点了两杯。再来就是点菜。肯定要点白饭。因为知道菜肴味道丰富，配白饭比配炒饭比较好，白饭更能将菜肴的美味体现。而且这白饭备得特有风味，用一个叶篮铺上蕉叶，加倍饭香。

第一道点的是三巴臭豆炒墨鱼(sambal sotong petai)，再点空心菜炒辣椒(kangkong goreng cili)。这两道菜配白饭特别开胃。虽然两者都是辣的，但是各有各得辣风格。三巴臭豆的辣汁很浓，也比较辣，可以一下子赔很多白饭。辣椒空心菜的汁液没有那样浓，也没有那么辣，单空口吃不搭配也很好。炒时还加上佐料小虾，味道鲜美。

接下来也一口气再点两道菜：咸鸭溏(itek tim)和蓬提冬菇焖鸡(ayam pongtay)。这鸭汤配了咸菜和红辣椒，咸咸的非常开胃，而且鸭肉鲜嫩，没有重腥味，平时不恋鸭的我也觉得很好。蓬提冬菇焖鸡是娘惹的特别菜色，用发酵的大豆汁液熬成，再配上干冬菇，其甜味和浓汁很好下饭。

The Museum Café at Jonker Street, Melaka

午餐就到鸡厂街(Jonker Street)的大宝小食(The Museum Café)。这是非常出名的地道小吃店，很多当地居民和游客都到这里品尝马六甲的美食。在看餐牌的时候，发现实在太多美食，无法逐一品尝。朋友点了类似椰浆饭(Nasi LemakNasi)的干咖喱仁当饭(Nasi Rendang)和绿茶，我则要了峇峇叻沙(Baba Laksa)和一碗杂果红豆冰。峇峇娘惹(Baba Nyonya)是马六甲特有的文化，这道美食非尝不可。味道香美，汤汁椰浆味购浓，非常馋嘴。红豆冰加上特有的马六甲焦糖(Gula Melaka)，浓浓的糖浆配上细细的刨冰，入口即化，加上果味，口味丰富。这大宝小食绝不是欺诈游客的浑水摸鱼之餐馆。好好吃。