Nasi Kerabu and... Sam, I Am!

*photos taken from imdb

Meet Sam Worthington ( Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation) - currently, my favourite action superhero! This super-ripped , hottie-pants hails from Australia is top on my list of lean, mean acting machines:) I was really glad to hear that Sam is currently working on "Clash of the Titans 2010" and will star as Perseus! Swoon!

Terminator Salvation was action packed from the word go. The visual elements were appropriately smoke-drenched and moody and I really loved hearing the über-cliché "I'll be back" ! (Wait for it!!!)

Anyone who wants to watch it again, please kindly call me. Thanks. (Cumi said once is enough:P)

Anyway the show was starting in half an hour and we had just enough time to head out to Kampung baru for a quick dinner.

Cumi is not a fan of the nasi lemak from antarabangsa, so we decided to go look for Malay Rice instead.

We walked through the pasar malam and I managed to get this simple but effective shot of the twin towers with my (simple but effective) point and shoot.

Ah, the corner seafood/nasi shop... Not as busy as the Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa, thank God!

I had the plain nasi with the LUNG (in red), the stomach (pink in the middle) and the rendang chicken (in orange). All were equally tasty. The Lung was too salty.

Cumi had the kerabu rice. I was amazed at the number of colors that were on his plate! Rainbow Nasi! Of course he added all his own favourite 'lauk' to the plate and that's why he has so many things going on.

Nasi Kerabu literally means 'rice salad'. Kelantan has a variety of Nasi Kerabu. Nasi kerabu Hitam(black) is actually colored blue! (as in the photo).

The kerabu/salad could be any vegetables or edible leaves though the more or less standard version will have daun kesum, taugeh (bean sprout), long green beans, bunga kantan, cucumber and daun kadok. Apart from that it is also sometimes served with fried breaded fish, keropok keping, salted egg, and pickled garlic.

Hurry up Cumi! Only 10 minutes before Terminator starts.. Eat up, let's go!


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AKAN DATANG! Perseus in Clash of the Titans.

Perseus slays Calibos, slays Medusa, slays Kraken!

** photos from empireonline


I cannot wait!

Four Season's Duck ... finally, saga concluded!

Those of you who read our post on "vampires at cap square" will know the SAGA involving yours truly and this world famous London Duck. You would also probably know that, we had YET to taste the Four Season's Duck.

I remember Bayswater Four Seasons, London (West London, City of Westminster)...No matter how much this place is slagged off and condemned, come rain or shine, economic dive or depression, there’ll always be a queue outside Four Seasons Bayswater, with eager diners awaiting their portions of the supposedly legendary roast duck.

Basically the past post says that I didn’t eat there as a student because I was always skint, but that was like more than a decade ago. Now that I have 'Ring-Dings' (ringgit malaysia la) in my pocket and an insatiable appetite for all things winged, beaked and on two webbed feet .. there was no stopping me! Bayswater Duck.. here I come!

How much nicer then, can lunch be, when you are in the company of AWOL, Hairy and Qwazymonkey too... this as they say, is the icing on the cake, the olive in your martini, the layer of crispy skin and fat on your duck :P

The duck, the duck. What can I say about the duck. It was delicious! But then again, so is most of the roast duck you get along the famous streets of Pudu or anywhere else good for duck in PJ/KL, for that matter.
I really could not tell the difference between this legendary Four Season's Duck and the other roast ducks we've been eating in KL. However, it still tasted pretty decent and at RM30 plus for half a duck, it was value for money.
Hairy of course would beg to differ because 15 minutes into the eating he was looking around asking.. "Is this all?" AWOL had to pacify him with the reply "we'll go have some cake after.. "

We also had the Siew Yoke and the Char Siew (very so-so). The fried kwey-teow lacked 'wok-hei' but the fried rice and the aubergine in claypot was excellent.

At approximately RM40 per head (with beer), the meal was satisfying enough, but not blow-your-mind-fantastic, if you know what I mean.

Walking around cap square we realised that there was no real good place for dessert. As hairy's belly was still rumbling, we decided to head on out to Dua Annexe .. for some Delicious cakes!

"I am not very hungry, let's share", so that's what we ordered..:P

My favourite of the lot was the choc fudge ice-cream brownie... all molten and dark and slinky and sexy and yummie.. and I wanted the banana split but everyone said that it was so "eighties la.., so passé .."

Excuse me? How is a banana split passé ?!
"oh, it's so Swensen's la.. "

Pfft.. fine.. order your trendy Pie-looking dessert thingy then.. :P

Trivia: 3 of us had our Flu jabs, one didn't. Spot the one with Swine flu... (there, I add it.. happy now, Qwazymonkey?!:P)

Oh.. what a wonderful day out! Anyway, since I am so eighties and so cheesy (and so banana split-ish) and all that.. (don't care! I like!) let me just quote the lyrics off one of my favourite tracks.. that sums up this lovely day out with my buddies!


You're..... my ....
You're my favorite waste of time

Here I am
I'm playin' daydreamin' fool again
You're my favourite game
And you are the one
Whose got my head in the clouds above
You're the one I love
Yeah you're my
Yeah you're my favourite waste of time
You're my
You're my favourite waste of time
I don't care
If being with you is meaningless and ridiculous
If it's wrong or right
I've got to give you my laughs tonight
And tomorrow night
Cause you're my...

-Paul Owen

If you like cartoons.. you will love this!
Click A lil Fat Monkey!!

Vampires at Cap Square!

CAP-SQUARE.. the latest swanky, wine and dine and hangout place to be.

It's strategic location finds it right at the heart of the matter. A colleague asked me.. where is this place ah, they keep mentioning in the papers. Well, Cap Square (Capital Square) is near Dang Wangi, near Jalan Munshi Abdullah and near Jalan Ampang .. i.e. PRIME location.

Meet the Cap Square Residence. It is a Freehold Condominium and you need to look way up into the blue sky, to see where it ends. This is what we call a ‘super penthouse’ ... super duper 33 floors up in the sky.. I would not mind staying here at all.




FLASHBACK to Uni Days (Daze)....

I remember Bayswater Four Seasons...No matter how much this place is slagged off and condemned, come rain or shine, economic dive or depression, there’ll always be a queue outside Four Seasons Bayswater, with eager diners awaiting their portions of the supposedly legendary roast duck. (Bayswater is an area of west London in the City of Westminster.)

I didn’t eat there as a student because I was always skint:P but that did not stop me walking by that way and laughing at the desperate crowd. What was the big deal anyway.. where I come from .. plenty of Duck to eat.. and I don’t even opt to eat it.. Pfft. (yup, yup.. back then I was young, ignorant and did not appreciate the subtle differences in food. Chicken? Duck? A bird is a bird. Same-same. Obviously now I know better.. being a food blogger and all.. ahem:P)

Anyway, with regards to the crowd, not evident here at all at Four Seasons, Cap square but maybe it’s just a waiting game.. the time will come.. who knows?

Taking off from yesterday's story on the Goose/Duck. Let me just say that I stand by my statement that Goose, for what it is, is overpriced here in Malaysia. Even here at Four season's at Cap Square, a quarter of a duck is priced at around RM18. Extremely affordable! You may like to read what Joe who's Constantly Craving and Masak Masak had to say about the duck at Four seasons Cap Square.

I like taking photos of tall buildings. Makes me feel small and powerless and insignificant. I could be squished into oblivion by the hand of God if he so chooses.. but he doesn't;) I am happy to be alive.


I like taking photos of graffiti. Reminds me that MAN is unique and creative.
Some say Vandalism. I say Art. Expression. Communication.
Cumi: Money & recognition for not-so-struggling Malaysian Spray Paint artist - most come from middle to upper income group.. spray paint bottles aren't cheap..


Anyway cap square is so quiet and boring at the moment. It can do with some color..


By the way, Clark Hatch has opened its latest branch here. How nice! The next time I get caught in KL peak hour, I will work out here instead of doing battle with the Traffic.

Other restaurants and bars at Cap Square. More to spring up eventually. Expensive rent here. I wonder if that's the U/ U-zen jap restaurant?

There is a mini shopping center/cinema/supermarket at Cap Square as well.
Cumi: Those chair designs seem out of place.

Some interesting items we found in the supermarket!
Cumi: An UNDERWORLD society lurks closeby. Where are the Lycan Jams?

Cumi: Dragon Slayers are out of work these days and have turned their business around to sauces..