Formulaic Dreams

A Short Story: On the side...

2010-09-24T03:56:00.001+08:00

When you have a meal, there's always either a salad or fries or mashed potatoes or bowl of soup on the side.

The thing is, you've ordered the main meal. The side dish inevitably comes with it whether you or your dinner companion like it or not.

Some people go all out, avoiding the side dish as if it was unbearable to eat it or for their dinner companion eats it as well.

Some people just push the side dish aside. Pretending not to eat it (probably because it's a side of Fries and they're on a low carb diet) but they look at it furtively, steal glances and gobble up a few when they think the Gods of Dieting aren't watching.

If no one sees it, then it's alright. Right?

But then one day, your dinner companion says, it's okay. "I know you want the main meal but it's ok to have the side dish, it really is. I don't mind." You look at them expectantly and wonder if they're just testing you.

"Ok, lets have the side-dish together, shall we?", you say.

Then the two of you start comparing side dishes. Which ones are tastier? which ones have more fat? more lean meat?more protein? looks more promising and so on an so forth. Sometimes not coming to an understanding but always reaching a compromise.

So you go about your brunches and dinners having side dishes along with the main meal.

"Why don't we have two or more side dishes together?, says your dinner companion happy to oblige you.

You two plan and set your meals such that, you'll both be having side dishes to eat and plenty of it too.

And slowly yet surely you start eating side dishes exclusively.

Because they're more to your taste maybe? They've got more umph? They're more attractive with their salad greens and baby tomatoes? Because they're less greasy than the main meal of roasted pork knuckles, hence less fat and more appetizing to you?

The main meal gets poked and prodded and moved around the plate. You chew on it half heartedly and finally you stop eating it altogether. So it sits there, getting cold, not getting eaten but you've already ordered it.

One day whilst on the way out to lunch at work, you see a new restaurant. You find this restaurant serves side dishes in a Main Course Size. *ka-ching!*

Your eyes dazzle, heart beats faster, you feel woozy and your throat feel dry and needs a long drink of water. You can't believe your eyes.

You're hungry! You're ravenous... You haven't had a bite to eat all day!

So you have your fill of it, trying side dishes from goodness knows where, traveling to any and every restaurant that advertises this wonder or wonders!

Come eat my Side Dish!

Main Course Salad! only $9.95

Get it while it's hot, boy!

I've got the best corn on the cob in town! Sweet, dripping from the melting buttery juices!

You know you want it, you forget work, you plough your way through lunch through to afternoon tea. All the way through to supper if you could... eating and having. Going from one restaurant to another. Side dishes galore.

Meanwhile, your dinner partner having already ordered is wondering why you're late. Cause you had appointment for, well, Dinner. You arrive completely satiated, full to the brim, trousers a-bursting at the seams. You sit at the table and say your hi's and hello's with a tummy full of side dishes.

"I'm hungry! I'm ravenous... I haven't had a bite to eat all day. I hope you're hungry cause you're in for a treat!", says your eating compadre excitedly upon seeing you.

You flinch, just a little and say,

"I'm sorry.....I've had a lot of side dishes...I skipped work in the afternoon and went off to a new restaurant to have their Main Course Side Dish set....then to a Hotel nearby where they had a salad side dish buffet..and then... two more pub lunches..and a cafe....and... I'm full"

Your Foodie partner assures you that it's okay,

"It's fine.. I'll see you later then alright? What? No it really is alright! Nah I wasn't so crazy about this restaurant anyways. You better get on back home and have a rest ok? Lets have dinner soon?"

As you leave, you glance through the windows of the restaurant. He sees you and smiles and waves goodbye animatedly to you. Then you only realise, standing in the street looking in, his table is full of small bite sized portions of Main Meal. But he's not eating his main meal. So it sits there, getting cold, not getting eaten but he's already ordered it.

And he feels pushed aside.

Sweet talker..gimme another bite.

2010-07-29T21:27:00.001+08:00

Met two lovely ladies today.

We talked about relationships over iced coffee in see-through plastic cups.

We talked about business.

We talked about the love of my life. My professional life, that is....

Pastries and Desserts.

Main courses are food for the body.

But Desserts are tricky sneakier creatures...

They're food for the Mind. (they don't make you smart, mind you....I wish they did!)

Even though your body is full, you'll always make room for dessert.

Desserts are made pretty and more often nowadays looking like architectural masterpieces.

And although you're already full, your mind tricks you into having "One more slice of that heavenly flour less chocolate cake with the high-gloss chocolate glaze accented with a sliver of gold leaf"

Ah me... my life banks on the gluttony of people. And as a race, we are un-apologetically so.

Who wouldn't say no to a towering chocolate fountain with big luscious ripe red strawberries?...

Even when people say they want low sugar, low carb, low this and that..it still is dessert baby..it's delicious.. it's inviting, in fact that ice cream bar with the home-style vanilla bean ice cream and the bits of crushed oreo, fresh berries and perfectly whipped cream and a shower of almond slices baked to golden perfection just calls you...

It's screaming... EAT ME!...

You know you want it.

Give in to the temptation and have your cake and eat it too..

In fact I've got a Banana Raisin Walnut loaf cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting just lying there luxuriously in my fridge, waiting to be ravaged...

*yummmm*

Fills me with LOVE. :-)

Oh my Blog..:-(

2010-06-18T20:05:00.012+08:00

I have neglected my blogs for almost a year now... this I know..

Then I asked myself Why?...

here are some ideas I've come up with.

I'm not angsty anymore. No anger = no fuel = no fire = no Blogging
I'm not doing anything noteworthy.
I have been doing things much too "noteworthy" to put it down in black and white on this, my web-log
Most of the interesting stuff I want to tell people, I do it in the here and now on Facebook. (I don't even Twitter, not enough space for ranting)
I've been genuinely happy. And we all know how preachy and boastful it sounds when people write about their own happiness.

Note:
Things Write about :
Own misery ( yes ), Others' misery ( No! )
Others' Happiness ( sure why not? ), Own Happiness ( Hell NO! )

So which is it?

Yes the past year has been happy and satisfying for me in the arenas of personal, sexual and relationship growth.

Things I thought I'd never do, I did. Things I wished would happen to me, did!.. Ask me for the sordid and salacious details in private!

I went to Bali again! :-)

I'm too old to be angsty...I wouldn't say jaded, but not as bright eyed and bushy tailed as before. I'm piqued by things that fascinate me more than excite me. Because fascination borrows from your mind, heart and imagination and turns something interesting into a magical show.

I am awed at watching Stars as night, their gases burning bright..the Universe is a wondrous thing. And the most fantastic thing about our universe and our existence is that, it is a series of random events that has brought us humans into being. And for us to have the appreciation of that, is truly amazing.

I am awed at watching the Sun rise through the trees and watching the lightening day. The colours shift from Dark night - deep blue - violet - pink to orange and yellow and finally the bright sky-blue blue skies of the morning.

I enjoy a good laugh.

I realised I quite like mid sized doggies with personalities and a penchant for clean laundered tidy whities. Buddy Brutus is # 1!!

I relish good chats with friends. I love my friends but better still, I'm still willing to make new friends. Some people have friend quotas which gets filled the older they get. Not me. Of course you fight, you laugh, you hate them sometimes and love them most of the times. They're your Mates... it is their duty (to be a Mate).

I love Robyn (all her recent music), Delorean, Microwave Popcorn, Simgsons, South Park, Big Bang Theory, Iced Caramel Frappuccino (double blended), Kent Reds, Ramli Burger (Burger Ayam double Special Satuuu) watching the Moon rise. Closed eye visuals, followed closely by Laser Lights, that "WHOAAAA-I-gotta-it-down-for-a-minute" feeling, airconditioning, My sisters and Dad, sleeping wow I realized just how much I love sleeping this year and Choco-Potato Chip (get it from Royce's chocolates yummy!)

I dislike (because hate is such a strong word) waiting for people to arrive, leaving late which means arriving late, cardio workouts, headaches, limited space on my external hard drive, brussel sprouts, serial misspelling, American Idol, Reality TV shows that feature law enforcement (C.O.P.S or Bounty Hunter), not getting what I ordered, being told "I told you so!", being lost with a blurry sense of time, queues, traffic jams, people complaining nonstop about traffic jams, jars I can't open, melted KitKats and overtly dramatic situations.

So, I've just been getting to know Me better, I guess..

ah...

You live and learn.

At any rate, you live. *

*Douglas Adams quotes (British comic Writer, 1952-2001)

Zee Avi

2009-08-03T18:22:00.006+08:00

The first time I heard her I thought I was listening to an old song, very sinple melodies, a bit frenchy with just the guitar and a longing voice. Then I watched the music video and thought she could be an indonesian or Filipino singer who is featured on the Asian Music Platform on MTV.

Her first single Bitter Heart has been picked up by Walmart in the US and a soft drink company in the Netherdlands to be used in their advertising campaign.

The melodies may sound innocent but her music's pretty dark.. talks about non-conformist lovers, drug abuse and separation... boy don't we know about THOSE things!

Her music is honest and clear and simple. I love her lilting voice, reminds me of Joanna Wang, Regina Spektor and harks of Billie Holiday too.

I'm looking forward for her to have her gigs here in KL. Maybe at Damansara.. ~chuckles~

She is Zee Avi! Go listen to her music and be entertained and relaxed and have a laugh too.

Here's where you can listen to her self titled album. My favourites? Poppy, Honey Bee and Kantoi.

Oh and p/s She's Malaysian. *Suddenly feeling nationalistic pride*. ~laughs~

Lines that make the laughter..

2009-07-28T19:27:00.005+08:00

Okay so this is a lame attempt at blogging, and to tell you the truth I haven't been thinking of much besides finding more laughter lately so here are some immortalised lines from three funny funny movies which I hope you will enjoy as much as I have enjoyed looking it up online..

Thanks to the Internet Movie Database for providing endless hours of fun for me!

Movie: Birdcage

Armand: All right, I'll bite, where are you going?
Albert: To Los Copa.
Armand: Los Copa? There's nothing in Los Copa but a cemetery.
Albert: I know, that's why I'm packing light.
Armand: Oh I see, so you're going to a cemetery with your toothbrush. How Egyptian.

Albert Goldman: Whatever I am, he made me! I was adorable once, young and full of hope. And now look at me! I'm this short, fat, insecure, middle-aged THING!
Armand: I made you short?

Armand: You do an eclectic celebration of the dance! You do Fosse, Fosse, Fosse! You do Martha Graham, Martha Graham, Martha Graham! Or Twyla, Twyla, Twyla! Or Michael Kidd, Michael Kidd, Michael Kidd, Michael Kidd! Or Madonna, Madonna, Madonna!... but you keep it all inside.

Albert: He blew a BUBBLE with his GUM while I was singing. He can't do that while I'm SINGING!
Celsius: Chewing gum helps me think.
Albert: Sweetie, you're wasting your gum!

Movie : To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

Miss Chi-Chi Rodriguez: You know what Vida, you're not a queen because you rule people or you sat on a throne, baby. You're a queen because you couldn't cut it as a man so you had to put on a dress, that's why.

Noxeema Jackson: When a straight man puts on a dress and goes on a sexual kick he is a transvestite. When a man is a woman trapped in a man's body and has a little operation he is a Transsexual.
Miss Chi-Chi Rodriguez: I know that.
Noxeema Jackson: When a gay man has way too much fashion sense for one gender he is a drag queen.
Vida Boheme: Thank you.
Noxeema Jackson: And when a tired little Latin boy puts on a dress, he is simply a boy in a dress!

Vida Boheme: I think tomorrow is a "Say Something" hat day.

Miss Chi-Chi Rodriguez: I'm a princess. "P" to the "R" to the "N" to the "cess". I'm a princess.

Noxeema Jackson: If you want them to know there is steak for dinner, you got to let them *hear* it sizzle! Understand?

Movie: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Felicia: [singing] A desert holiday, let's pack the drag away. You take the lunch and tea, I'll take the ecstasy. Fuck off you silly queer, I'm getting out of here. A desert holiday, hip hip hip hip hooray!

Bernadette: No, I'll join this conversation on the proviso that we stop bitching about people, talking about wigs, dresses, bust sizes, penises, drugs, night clubs, and bloody Abba!
Tick: Doesn't give us much to talk about then, does it?

Bernadette: [to Tick about Felicia] One more push, I'm gonna to smack his face so hard he'll have to stick his toothbrush up his arse to clean his teeth!

Bernadette: [to Shirley] Now listen here, you mullet. Why don't you just light your tampon, and blow your box apart? Because it's the only bang you're ever gonna get, sweetheart!

Mitzi: [to Felicia] You know, there are two things I don't like about you, Felicia... your face. So how 'bout shutting both of them?

Bernadette: What a nice dog. What's it's name?
Bob: Herpes. If she's good, she'll heal.

Felicia: [to Tick and Bernadette] I met these Swedish tourists called... Lars, Lars and Lars

Bernadette: [to Tick] Don't "Darling", me, Darling. Look at you. You've got a face like a cat's arse

Don't kill me for being such a romantic...

2009-06-09T23:59:00.005+08:00

You know you love someone when..

you look at them sleeping peacefully...and your heart melts.

you look forward to their kiss first thing in the morning and the first thing when they come home from work

you do things with them in mind so that they will smile when they notice it

you say yes to most everything they want to do, mainly because it's gonna be with you

you want to be near them just so you can catch their scent and it's so fammiliar drives you crazy

you think of what to get for them for christmas, brithdays etc etc but don't let on that you know what they want

you think of them a lot

you say you miss them through sms and really mean it

you care enough to let them grow into whatever it is they're destined to be

you can picture doing absolutely nothing with them and it's totally alright

~sighs~ Love you Bebe. Always have, always will.

Bali Bali Bali... I Heart Bali!

2009-05-06T20:50:00.008+08:00

1 week in Bali ain't enough says I. Bali was fantastic!

It was fun and sunny,
mystical and quiet,
it was rowdy and boisterous,
it was beautiful and breathtaking.
Bali is Bali and could never be anything but Bali.

The food was plentiful, cheap and really good with the exceptions of how dry some of it was. ~laughs~

The sunsets were magnificent and the skies blue all day.

The streetside, beachside vendors are sometimes too much to take. If anything would Bali me out it would be them... Massage? Mushrooms?Sex?

Lady: Buy from me la..
Me: No thanks (politely)
L: Buy la, bagi laris
M: no thanks, I already bought one!
L: But you haven't bought from me yet... buy la...
M: *puts on my ipod and lights a cigarette*
L: you want to buy mushroom???? *raises eyebrows*
M: magic mushroom??!?!?!?!?! *takes off ipod*
L: *pulls out little hand knitted mushrooms in the rastafarian colours*
M: but these aren't magic!
L: jangan ngomong magic nanti polisi datang! (don't say magic otherwise the police will come)
M: aahahahahahahahah...

After about 10 minutes of laughhter and haggling the price, I bought those hand knitted mushrooms for the entertainment value of it!

The sunsets were amazing and the local people were friendly and warm. The nightclub scene is really fun too! Had a great time going out and dancing with the locals especially the cute ones with the willing smiles!

The long walks on the beach at 3am from Seminyak back to Kuta were the things I would remember the most. Stars shining out, doggies barking their welcomes, flood-lights gleaming on the ever breaking surf and the soft sandy beaches.. This was the highlight of my Bali trip.

But I haven't been to Dreamland yet, I haven't had babi guling yet, I haven't had a tattoo of a frangipani flower yet, I haven't surfed enough yet, I haven't done the arts scene at Ubud and gone to Nusa Dua yet. So many things to do.

Bali I will be back!

Is this me or isn't it?

2009-03-19T17:17:00.002+08:00

Ah to be a child again. Ah to be a child with an uncle with a witty sense of humour. Lol. This is a lik tshirt i picked out for my little 2year old nephew Aidan. Hope his mommy likes it as much as i do!

This is me, now.

2009-03-06T23:10:00.002+08:00

Whatever you max say, whatever you wanna think, Whatever you desire, wherever things might be at, I'm here. This is me now.

I heart KL

2009-03-04T22:37:00.003+08:00

You heart KL. We heart you Jason! He was awesome! We uplifted, elevated and rotated! We sang, we danced, we stole pictures with our mobile phones. While we were sweating so much from the non-existant air conditioning, Jason assured us 'don't let your mind keep you from having a good time.' we did Mr A-Z! We certainly did. I sang til I'm hoarse. Jason we love you! Come back to us soon!

Ja ja ja Jason Mraz yeZZah!

2009-03-04T17:48:00.002+08:00

On the way to see Jason Mraz's concert. Ye ye yeah! The cosmic fish they like to kiss, giving birth to constellations. She's so big hearted but not so remarkable. Lucky I'm in love with my best friend. Scootch on over closer dear, i'll whisper in your ear. It's alright, lets all take it easy and celebrate the malleable reality, We Loves you Jason! Wendy, MJ and me! WaZZa is out.

Just did it.

2009-02-17T15:15:00.002+08:00

Cut my hair. Feels like 2kg lighter. Lol. WheeEEee!

Tsk tsk tsk

2009-02-09T23:31:00.004+08:00

This is EXACTLY what you don't wanna be seen doing after a heavy boozy saturday night. Unconscious, ass crack showing, in a foetal position on the street with your girlfriend with her head between her legs. Tsk tsk tsk... If alcohol was discovered in recent years, it would've been deemed an illegal substance. Good thing the streets of KL are warm enough for you to have your slumber! LOL!

Oh I Won't hesitate no more no more!

2009-01-17T18:37:00.002+08:00

YeZZah! Jason Mraz tickets!! I

Joeman Family Christmas.

2008-12-26T23:53:00.002+08:00

Everyone was here. All the family. Dad was with his kids and all ten of his grandkids!*picture*. Great food. Great desserts! A traditional english trifle! But more importantly a time with family without arguments, without hate, without malice. This was truly a Merry Christmas. With hopes for the new year filled with happiness and laughter. Happy Christmas to everyone! Love, Warren

Fish spa.

2008-12-22T17:00:00.002+08:00

Damn ticklish man! I'm dying of laughter. Hahaha!

Didn't your mother...

2008-12-21T21:04:00.003+08:00

Didn't your mother ever tell you NOT to sit on books little girl. Mother : girl, get up! That uncle will take your photo!

Christmassy saturday;-)

2008-11-22T21:33:00.002+08:00

We set up our christmas tree tonight. To the strains of Michael Buble singing about his Grown up Christmas List and Kelly Clarkson's O Holy Night. I heard last night that in the Philipines, they celebrate Christmas for all months that end in 'ber' so I'm 2 months late already! Deck the halls! Christmas is here! Peace on earth and goodwill to all. WaZzA

Cupcakes for Yanti.

2008-11-22T17:00:00.002+08:00

It's always great to have friends from home visiting you in your new natural habitat. KL. Yanti made a weeklong visit. So i made her some malted cupcakes with chocolate cream on top! I'm sure Shida will have at least half of em! Hahaha! Hope you girls love horlicks! Jr

Chocolat...

2008-11-18T21:10:00.002+08:00

We make chocolate truffles and pralines at work. It's a labour of love! What with the tempering of it so it's shiny when it sets to making of the delicious filling like strawberry, mango, caramel with sea salt, crunchy hazelnut, almond gianduja. To the careful molding and dipping of the individual pieces. Our handcrafted chocolates are delicious tempting and oh so sinful! We even wrap it in gold foil for that touch of extravagance. Hmm... I think i will help myself to another milk chocolate coated almond strips rocher! Yummo!

I heart KL

2008-11-15T07:11:00.002+08:00

I love KL. Love its vibrancy. Love its night life. Love its daytimes. Love its quirks and dramas. People may be beckoned by NYC and Amsterdam but i Heart KL.

Christmas is coming!

2008-11-11T21:06:00.002+08:00

The season of giving is coming! So i wanna shape with you all a lik slice of it. Make the year merry and make the season bright. I'm singing Christmas songs already! All i want for christmas is... Love, peace, and a new laptop! Hahaha!

Change of lifestyle.

2008-11-11T20:17:00.003+08:00

So i've decided to quit smoking.... yeah yeah laugh it all off! All ye non-believers..

lets see how long this lasts...

hopefully not as long as my failed out-and-out attempt at going to the gym...

i'll keep you posted!

WaZZa the non-smokin clubkid

Dig Digweed!

2008-11-10T22:24:00.007+08:00

Matt & Kellie

Kellie & WaZZa

Digweed

Thanks to Jeremy who got us in to watch Digweed spin on Saturday. WOW! it was fantastic, though i wished the pace was harder and faster but i kept on forgetting it's not trance or techno, it's progressive but it was certainly uplifting. After the lights went up, the crowd chanted "we want more, we want more, we want more".. so John being the English gentleman spun a couple more tunes for us!

left us uplifted and wanting more.... Digweed is Special!

and oh, if you're wearing a scrunchie to Zouk, don't bother coming! and if you're her friend, slap her and tell her scrunchies are not proper attire for a club.

and oh as well, if you're a dance leaner... god please don't lean on me and forgawdsakes don't be telling me off for accidentally leaning on your friend when your big butt was the one that was leaning all over the place in the first place.

and oh i just love two for 1 drinks... feels magnanimous when you're actually spending a small sum. lol

To Terrengganu and back!

2008-10-16T23:11:00.005+08:00

First it was 480 pax, then 560pax then 650pax.... lucky we prepared for 700pax.

This was the Western set dinner for the Majlis Raja-Raja held in Kuala Terengganu.

Space was tight and hot what with chefs shouting around us, and service staff bumping into us...ishhh...

but I had some time to have a walkabout the town which was quaint and quiet and by the sea.
So here are some pics.

Pasar Warisan

the mounds of kerpok at Pasar Payang

What a cute camp PINK trishaw!

Main Entrance of Istana Maziah

Royal Table at Wisma Darul Naim

View from my hotel window

Dataran Shahbandar by the Sea

Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu

Litghthouse by Istana Maziah

Penchala link tunnel

2008-10-16T21:54:00.002+08:00

On a rainy night. The tunnel's dips and twists make it look like something from out of a movie!

and it came and went.....

2008-10-13T23:21:00.004+08:00

As birthdays go, i'm not one to make a fuss about my own. when someone asks me what i'd like for my birthday i'll say.. I don't know.

This time round was no different. Well I lie, it was mad because i had a day off on the day of days for me but then as it would be, i finally didn't get a day off because work was too busy on that day. So i worked til 11pm and had to postpone my birthday dinner til the next day.

Had a few good friends over for lasagna, garlic bread and cake. Colin brought some delicious beef goulash he'd made at college. yummo! Panya had to have a bit of a snooze after the feast.. heheheh

You need cake, even a pastry chef needs cake on his birthday.

Had the simplest cake ever. nothing fancy. Just good flavours. Oolong tea cheesecake with a digestive biscuit base and fresh blackberries.

Thank you all so much for coming (Joseph, Marilyn, Colin, Matt, Hussin, Panya, Andy and Hussin's lil brother too!) another day older and another year meant to be wiser.

Good food, great conversations and most of all loving friends.

p/s Got some cool birthday presents, 3 hats, yes i'm so into wearing hats this year! a disco ball on a necklace chain and ooooooohhh my new Sony Ericsson k810i which took these pics! Thankyou thankyou thankyou all *mwah* Warren loves y'all!

Hilarious in Lego.

2008-05-31T00:08:00.005+08:00

Eddie Izzard. MJ introduced me to his stuff. He's hilarious. But his jokes done in Lego now that's just downright brilliant! Laugh along too.

You..Cake or Death??? Uhm I'll take cake please.. Well Give Him Cake!

...and this one's wet and this one's wet, and this one's wet.. did you dry these in a rainforest?

ok, you'll get the drift when you watch it.. go on, watch it!

Cake or Death

Death Star Canteen

What's happening?

2008-05-20T21:46:00.002+08:00

I don't like to write about bad things... sighs...

typhoons, earthquakes, friends of friends passing away, extended family members passing away, good friends being admitted to hospital twice in the same month...

really seems like the "natural" thing to say...and I don't want to be the harbinger of doom here but... The World is coming to an END!!

The sky is falling

The mothership has landed

The universe of our earth is imploding

and on top of all this... I have a friend and he is looking for a life man-partner... my friend is Extroverted/ Social, Funny, Intellectual, Loving, Romantic, Serious, normal, cute with glasses, 32y/o, chinese so if any of you boys are interested in a relationship with him, send me an email! ;-) His criteria for a life partner : Normal, Not more than 10kg of excess emotional baggage, meaty, around his age but younger is fine, who loves the normal things like going out, staying in, movies, dining out, cooking, no mui mui chai, no guys who are too thin, no guys who are way older than him.

My personal opinion? he'd make a great boyfriend in the long term if ou click.

GOSH...what am I? some kind of blogging personals?... ~grins~

On another note...tomorrow is the AMERICAN IDOL FINALS!!!!!... GO GO GO Archie!!!

Tiestolicious

2008-05-12T21:37:00.006+08:00

So, there was a small rave party hled in PD, no one but the Trance Guru, Tiesto. Wow! tickets to be got, hotel rooms to be booked, susbtances to be procurred...hahahaha! I missed it due to unfortunate circumstances. However I did get to read about it in the Metro on the Star.

It was a blast so I hear, it was Tiestolicious however PD's assemblyman was quoted to have said that creates a bad image for PD. And apparently another "shocked" partygoer said that "It was sort of a rave party and I must say that it was a culture shock to me" Someone should pull them aside and tell them ...baby, darling, sweetheart... it's Tiesto and Ferry Corsten.. of COURSE it's a rave! *ten points to the genius*

it is 4am... some things are taken as a given.. of COURSE they would be...

A) "not in full grasp of their senses"
B) "some female teenagers wearing swimsuits" because who's got time to go home and change at the stroke of midnight unless you're Cinderella
C) "not ready to call it a day despite it being 4am in the morning."

because it's TIESTO baby!... and it's a beach party so it is also a given that..

some of the so-called "degenerate" youths would crash at the beach because who could care less about getting a hotel room when you're not gonna be in it because TIESTO is spinning til the "wee hours of the morning"

~chuckles~ we should be so lucky in KL.

p/s Click on the picture to read the full report on the Government's effort tantamount to endorsing social ills on the Star Metro.

WaZZa is still listening to Tiesto Feat DJ Paul Oakenfold's - The Matrix. If social ills means being loved up, I don't ever wanna be well. Ciao.

American Idol.... love it or hate it..

2008-05-10T22:03:00.004+08:00

So popularity or talent? which is more important? Will David Archuleta win it? or will David Cook beat them all or will Syesha make a sudden fantastic comeback and channel her inner diva and whoop ass at the Top 3 performance?...

who cares?... the producers probably rigged it already.. they all know who's gonna win it already... bla bla bla.. over 51 million votes said Ryan Seacrest but how do we really know about the voting?... hmph.. who cares.. hahahaha.. I am just a junkie who loves it when they sing well and love it even more when they fuck up!

Whatever it is, I'll be tuning in to watch... cause I'm such an AI Junkie... plus.. David Archuleta's SO so cute adorable...mmmmmsquish him *LOL*

Man Hugs

2008-04-28T23:11:00.002+08:00

Go on.. give some guy a man hug, and here's how to do it!

How To Give A Great Man To Man Hug

It's been too long....

2008-04-01T22:13:00.006+08:00

What the hell have I been doing? It's been a wonderful year. It's been a trying one at times too. This is why I haven't even had the time to do up my blog even though I've got scribefire on my Firefox complete with updates..

Highlights of the year...

Celebrated my one year anniversary with my loved one. Love you bebe! To more years and endless fun together.

Met Chef Emmanuel Stroobant!!!! To those not in the know he's the Chef in Black on the Asian Food Channel ( Channel 703 on Astro). He worked here in Shangri-La KL for a food demo for California Raisins. He is left handed like me too!!! hahahah and he is hillarious, charming, funny as well as oh so pleasing to the eyes. I got a pic with him and his Pastry Chef who is actually the quiet cute one as well. Yummy. Worked with him for three days and it was the best 3 days of my entire working career! and I've got the autograph to prove it too! I'm a happy boy! YAY!!

I've been promoted to Chef De Partie position at the Pastry Kitchen. MUAHAHAHAHA I've got more power!!! You know what they say, Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely. Ah I shall not forget the little people who I've stepped on to get to this level. hahaha! Kidding! I've been waiting for for ages. I thank God for this blessing.

Hmmm can't think of anymore highlights... Ohohohhhhh I've got a juicy piece of news but not now.. will update y'all in a couple of months about it. Something big something exciting something like no other in KL! Wait for it! Watch This space.

WaZZa is O.U.T!!

Quote of the year!

2007-11-16T22:37:00.002+08:00

"Never explain yourself to anyone because the person who likes you doesn't
need it , and the person who dislikes you wont believe it....."

that's so true..sighs..

friendS-M-Ship

2007-09-07T11:41:00.001+08:00

I've got a friend. He studies in my hometown. He is young. He is a nice boy. He's lonely.
Sometimes he sends me sms, sometimes he sends me "missed calls" in the middle of the night.

And when we do get a talking or sms-ing. We usually get right back to the point that he's looking for someone special in his life.

Young, full of tainted innocence in a good way.

I've never met the guy before. We just sms and talk online.

He's a recent converSMSation between us..

*****

Joe: Do u know of any non-straight guys who r single? Intro to me can? Ha.

Me : What is your type? Physical and Personality-wise. Be Specific!

Joe: Type = non-sissy, a few years older than me. Personality=nice,not clingy, not childish. Added bonus:cute n more intelligent than me n can play da piano

Me: Build? Are you okay with long distance relationships? or does he need to be in KK?

Joe: Build = as long as he's not obese. Preferably slim. My build is not very good . Can't expect much. I don't like long distance. Friendship first. Need not be in KK.

Me: Need not be in KK but you don't want LDR? hmm...

Joe:For friendship it's ok to be long-distance.

Me: If it's friendship you're looking for, there are plenty to be found online.

Joe: Ya lo. How r? So bad. I wish I did better in my pre-u n got a place in UKM. Nvm la I'll just bear for a few more years.

Me: Well if it's a long distance friendship, how are you gonna keep it going? with your frequent famous missed calls? Like how we keep our friendS-M-Ship going, with SMS.

Joe: I want physical contact too. Someone to hug and sayang me when I want it.haha.

Me: Yeah I agree that sometimes the hugging and cuddling is much more important than the sex. It's what makes the reolationship more lasting. more special.

Joe: Of course la,but not everyone would hug you and sayang you. I'd hv got someone to do tht 4 me long long ago had i not grown up in perlis

Me:I grew up in KK so it's the same difference.

Joe: I feel very lonely sometimes though I'm surrounded by friends. Maybe coz they're straight.No one to share my inner feelings. It's a good thing my course is very hectic. It keeps me busy all da time.

Me: You know you can miss call me anytime you feel lonely.

********

It all comes down to wanting to be with someone, not because one is horny for sex or clingy for affection, but just someone to be with to share a life with. This wisdom coming from a 20year old. He'll make someone a great partner one of these days. I wish him well.

er.. what are you?

2007-08-29T20:39:00.001+08:00

Tai : Who is that Malay guy *gestures to me* ?
Kit : Warren? he's not malay lah.
Tai : Is he Chinese? How come he doesn't speak Chinese?
Kit : He's Kadazan lah...
Tai : um, what is that?

******

Cleaning Lady : You nie, orang apa? (what are you?)
Me : Kenapa you tanya? (why'd you ask?)
Cleaning Lady : Muka Cina, tapi cakap macam melayu tapi nama macam mat salleh
(you've got a chinese face, but you sound malay when you speak and then you've got a white-man sounding name)
Me : I orang Kadazan lah
Cleaning Lady : Ohhhhhhhhhh dari Sarawak ye? (ohhhhhhh From Sarawak??)
Me : Dari SABAH... bah!

*****

So I'm Kadazan, Kadazandusun to be exact. I've got an english upbringing, not to say that I was brought up in London but I do think in English. Thanks to my parents putting us in the library when we were children so we soaked up a lot of Enid Blyton's writings. So if you want a definition of Kadazan, here's one. A riotious one! Split my side, slap my knee kind of definition.

Courtesy of Urban Dictionary. Go on, Click on the icon and you'll find out the definition of Kadazan.

GOLD GOLD GOLD!! (part finale)

2007-08-28T01:47:00.002+08:00

OK now this is the part where I can expound on instead of just showing pictures! My desserts and cakes for Culinaire 2007's gold medal winning buffet setup!

2 Cakes (Freestyle)

Cake 1 : Chocolat
White Chocolate Bavaroise
Milk Chocolate and Macadamia Pate
Dark Chocolate Flourless Cake

Royaltine Butter

Cake 2 : Honey
Traditional Sarawak Bee Hive Cake
Honey Cinnamon Mousse
Honeycomb Crunch

3 Desserts (freestyle)
Apple : Apple Peppermint Jelly
Apple Chutney poached in wine and lemons
Yoghurt Chantily
Apple Paper Slivers

Berries : Blackberry Yoghurt Creme
Strawberry Streusel
Raspberry Oil
Blueberry Chip

Coffee: Coffee Panna Cotta
White Coffee Mousse
Espresso Biscotti
Khalua Brown Sugar Jelly

GOLD GOLD GOLD (part 2)

2007-08-28T01:33:00.001+08:00

Tapas and Meat and Poultry Platters

Pepper Bavaroise @ Anglaise Dressing

Scallop and Avocado Mousse

Black (Truffle) @ White (lobster) + Green (Spinach)

Mushroom Gateaux

Wagyu Beef Cheek and Bearnaise Sauce Terrine

Gorgonzola Panna Cotta

GOLD GOLD GOLD!! (part 1)

2007-08-26T09:20:00.001+08:00

After two months of tireless preparations, two major changes to our setup and countless of hours changing and refining our menu, Shangrila Kuala Lumpur's entry for Class 23 : International Gourmet Team Challenge for Culinaire Malaysia 2007 won the Gold Medal! We beat out 8 other hotel entries to be the best. We had reservations, we had our doubts, but we stayed true to our standards of taste and straight forward menu. So it all paid off! We're gold masters! Twice for me now. I shall not bore you with more words, let the pictures speak for themselves.

Appetisers
Waffle Caviar

Seafood Terrine

Trio of Seafood

Riceless Sushi Terrine

Funky Sushi

Mini Baguettes and Garlic Bread

Individually Portioned Truffle Butter

Tomato Bubble Water (Soup)

R.a.i.n Forrest Salad

Flora... the Flower Salad

Cherry Tomato Tree

Who wouldn't want this shirt?

2007-08-12T23:15:00.001+08:00

In the sizzling, smoldering, languishing-humidified heat of the afternoon, who wouldn't want a shirt like this?

I don't care if it makes me look fat! hahahaha! maybe they can make one out of spandex which when turned on can make you look more muscular by concentrating air onto certain parts of the body. hmmm... but whilst that's still not done yet, enjoy.... the USB Air Conditioned Shirt!

Dreams..

2007-08-05T19:14:00.001+08:00

A dream is a wish your heart makes,
when you're fast asleep,
in dreams you can lose your heartaches
whatever you wish for you keep

Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come shining through
No matter how your heart is feeling i
f you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true

I've been having dreams lately, dreams of getting promoted, dreams of opening my own business, dreams of settling my debts, dreams of living the simple life, dreams of living a fabulous life. Of all these I would settle for a life that is happy and contented but knowing human nature, we would want more.

Someone told me his wishes and dreams in the next ten years, most of which include material possessions (new car, new phone, new washing machine, new house) or the upgrading of the aforementioned material possessions. If you ask me, I'm pretty happy with what I have and pretty contented with the fact that I can't have certain things. Does that mean I've become so comfortable, so boxed in, so blase about my life? I believe that I'm an over achiever with an serious case of procrastination. So this means I am happy putting off getting that new laptop, or doing the basic costings for my business.

I have dreams. Just because I don't tell them to the world doesn't mean they're less real.

I guess maybe you've got to share your dreams with someone because you can't go it alone all the time.

...and he said, "If a better dream comes along, why not dream it?" ~ Marc Gareth

Choco Choco House!

2007-07-28T09:12:00.001+08:00

They're chic!
They're cute!
They're To Die For!
And They Taste Delicious!
They're Chocolate Handbags!

These miniature parcels of pure pleasure are the creations of Aliya of Choco Choco House

They're Kitsch!
They're Kool!
They're Crazy!

What girl wouldn't want them for a present or to binge on these delectable tasting morsels of Heaven?

Featured here are :

mixed assortment of Dark Chocolate Classics, Cappuccino and Spring Romance
Grand Marnier (orange)
Uptown (milk chocolate)
Kitty In My Garden (dark chocolate)

I wish we could have them here!

Well technically you could have them shipped here however they do not ship them overseas during the warm weather months.

Here's something so you could wish the northern hemisphere's summer was over NOW!

If you do place an order, give me a call and we'll enjoy them together!

CAKESPECIALST.BLOGSPOT.COM

2007-07-26T23:48:00.001+08:00

Ta Daaaahh!!

Okay people, I mean business. I'm setting up this new blog so you may see my work.

My cakeworks.

If you know of a friend of a friend, or a neighbour or a boyfriend or a girlfriend who needs a cake.

Be it a just a delicious cake to eat, or a feast for the eyes, mind and even naughty thoughts. I'm your man!

We can do almost anything, and I do mean anything, it's up to your imagination, I'm your man!

Be it a formal wedding hantaran or just a cake to say I love you and I'll always be there.

Check us out at :

http://cakespecialist.blogspot.com

Oh, we also plan private parties for you so you won't have to worry about the finer details of your little soirée.

Introducing..

2007-07-25T00:40:00.001+08:00

The newest member to our ever-extending Family.

Aidan Ezechiel Alan Budin
Ain't he a sweetie?
And such a pleasant baby too.

Who's Hot? ...These boys are!

2007-07-24T11:13:00.001+08:00

They're pop,
they're edgy,
they've got faces like angels
They're "Music on Red Bull!"

They're every young gay boy's
wet dreams
come true!

and some older guys' too I'm sure!

They're Jonas Brothers!

Check them out :
17-year-old Kevin Jonas
13-year-old Nicholas Jonas
16-year-old Joseph Jonas

Happy Birthday Joseph!

2007-07-21T21:38:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday to Joseph!!!!

Today you're more than a quarter of a century old.

Today is the day you got surprised in your own home.

Today is the day you're surrounded by the closest friends whom love and care for you and wish you the best in everything everytime.

Today we sing Happy Birthday and wish in our hearts that everything will be fantastic and funtastic for you this coming year.

Thank God He made you, you.

Thank your parents for bringing you into this world

and Thank my lucky stars I met you.

Happy Birthday Joseph

We love you dearly.

Which super hero are you?

2007-06-28T01:26:00.002+08:00

We all would like to know which superhero we can be. I personally wanted to be a Super Hiro Nakamura ~grin~ so I could always and forevr be close to Ando. *every boy sigh!* But alas the new breed of Heroes are not included in this list, so I had to be contented to be

Superman

Superman		80%
The Flash		70%
Spider-Man		70%
Catwoman		65%
Iron Man		55%
Supergirl		55%
Robin		50%
Hulk		50%
Green Lantern		45%
Wonder Woman		30%
Batman		30%

You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Da pictures

2007-06-21T08:34:00.002+08:00

Cakes Cakes Cakes

2007-06-21T08:26:00.002+08:00

So when people ask me what have you been up to? I just tell them, Uhm.. I've been busy.

Busy. Hmm..

Busy with my day job working the pastry thang at Shangri-la KL. Come up and shout a hello to me if you see me at the Lemon Garden "Pastry Sanctuary" ...like gag me with a dessert spoon.. honestly I love it taking care of the buffet, smiling, being subservient ~grin~ and giving people what they want and what they crave... mostly it's Vanilla Ice cream with fresh strawberries and chocolate fudge sauce or a slice of our flourless chocolate cake. And/or eyeing the cute boys who come up and ask innocently where the dessert spoons are or where the fruits are.

Busy.

Busy pulling my life together without falling apart at the seams. Wow what a huge statement, life isn't that dramatic I'm afraid. It gets tricky so that's why you say goodnight and start afresh the next day. Love is grand and knowing that you can say most anything to your loved one means so much to me. We've had a lot of conversations so that's keeping me busy, constantly talking, weighing out the truths and fallacies and then rethinking your stance on a certain touchy, exciting or previously unknown idea.

Busy.

Busy with cakes cakes cakes... birthday cake, farewell cake, kids birthday cakes, yadda yadda yadda... i'll upload the pictures soon... at the moment.. I'm quite...uhm... Busy? ~grin~

Room For RENT

2007-05-22T23:14:00.001+08:00

Cosy room for rent.

Pantai Panorama Condominium.

RM500 per month.

Room includes ceiling fan, vanity mirror and wardrobe.

Rent includes water, electricity, streamyx and astro.

Fabulously decorated unit with housemates to match. (i.e. Cute Gay couple and 1 voluptuous bi-grrl)

Apartment has a fully furnished living room, dining room and kitchen.

We also have microwave, fridge, oven, washing machine and water heater.

Close to Universiti LRT Station.

Apartment complex has facilities which include 2 swimming pools, a gym,
sauna, squash courts, mini market and Laundromat as well as three Cafes
(Chinese, Indian and Malay Food)

Food deliveries from Burger King, McDonalds, Domino's and Ipoh Old Town as well as the Cafes in the complex are available.

Nice people are encouraged to apply!

If you're interested please email me at : boredhappy@hotmail.com

WTF have I been doing?

2007-05-08T23:17:00.001+08:00

Absolutely everything.

in the 2 weeks that streamyx decided to bail on us and the people at TMNET decided to "report that you are quite angry" that my internet services were cut abruptly and not connected after a day but after two berloody long weeks I have had non-internet time.

It was horrible

It was enlightening

It gave me much more time.

So WTF was I up to?

Well.... there was our White Party Purity is the new Evil White is the new Black housewarming party where people came bedecked in white white white and it was good. Feeling was awesome having friends over oohing and aahing over our new pad. It was a success in my mind. People, food, drinks and the sprinkling of controlled susbtances made for a very engaging party.

People did their thang, some hung out at the kitchen where the cockpit for our space brownies were. Some hung out at the balcony amidst the soft tinkling of our wind chime which is meant to bring us luck. Some chose to stay in my sisters room outplaying each other on Computer Boggle and Computer Readers Digest Word Power. Like I said your own thang. We skidaddled out before midnight and made our way to the clubs. Had an "oh-what-a-rush" night with the shiny happy people that we are. Ah bliss...

Then there was the Long labourdayweekend. Parties stretched from Saturday to Tuesday and me and my beloved managed to hole ourselves in Traders Hotel and thank you for the chupa chup on the bath towel what a cute touch! on a great rate so we could enjoy each other and enjoy how high we could soar up in the skies. Sleaze Ball by princeworld was fantastic. Had an amazing time and an unforgettable honeymoon with my bebe. The room in traders was beautiful and had plenty of photo ops there hahaha! Felix was snapping so many pictures on his 3.2 megapixel camera phone.

Then there was the cake orders to be done. Big time baby! McDonald's 25th Anniversary Cake! Cause after all these years, we're still lovin it! Thanks to Joseph's connections we got this gig and hopefully will stamp our mark and get more orders. Hmm gotta get name cards printed out and fast! Then there are the Mothers Day cakes to do and then there is a wedding cake for my ex-colleague to be sent to Terengganu. so many orders..no lah not that much but it needs to be coordinated well so as not to clash with my high flying career as a pastry cook... yeah right! ~grin~

OHHHHHHHHHH! and yes... I've joined the ranks of the straight-gay imbalanced peoples by joining the gym. Cali Fitness the Mecca of Gayboys in the heart of KL. Platinum member somemore. ~grin~ and a personal trainer whom is I think in my mind being kind to a 30y/o faggot hahahaha! i'll show him I'm tough as nails. at least after he gets through with me! hahaha!

I'm not joining the gym to show off my body and be vain for others sake, I'm doing it for health!!! and my own vanity's sake. And if I get to build more stamina from it then hallelujah!!

I have this theory that if I've got a gorgeous or even semi gorgeous body that I will be a slut. Loose cannon, boycunt... just like Nelly and Timbaland were singing about but then hell I was 29 and you KNOW what that means...and I've got the sleek black "SLUT" dogtag to prove it. Courtesy of Derek and Colin :-) I am not a slut, I don't think I have more sex with arbitrarily chosen strangers more than the next person. I have values and principles. **say it with me Derek : And if You don't like them I have others!**

WTF have I been doing? Party party party.. that's me... danceDANCEdance.

Seems like a preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty small universe i'm living in but I'm contented at the moment. Hey let the ex-fat but still chubby gayboy who didn't have a wild young life a chance. I'm catching up. But even better, I know when to pull back and be the adult that I was ever since I turned 9.

POTD Picture of The Day:

The freedom of choice, do you choose to eat from the forbidden fruit? Do you Choose to Share the intimate innate raw guilt ridden satisfaction of tasting the Apple? Do you?

JPN Era Baru

2007-04-10T20:20:00.002+08:00

"JPN ERA BARU" proclaimed the sign as we walked into the National Registration Department.

After the whole grand saturday night with Marco and Yohji, I found that I was without wallet. Damnit. 5th time according to the lady behind the counter. "Sorry boy, you have to pay RM120.00 to renew your IC, sorry ah."

Joseph and I arrived at about 11.55 .and got our numbers. It won't take long I said, they're pretty fast I said, the numbers climbed fast and steady 3146, our number's almost up (our numbers being 3150 and 3151) and then it's as if Hiro Nakamura froze time without freezing the people. The numbers stopped. The people got restless. Joseph had to make himself unavailable for work and an appointment at 2:30pm... yeah... it had been that long.

"Tuan Tuan dan Puan Puan, di harap anda bersabar kerana sistem komputer kita tergendala sebentar, kakitangan kita di Putrajaya belum lagi boleh menyelesaikan masalah teknikal, jika dalam setengah jam belum ada perkembangan *pause*... *pause*... *pause* .... saya akan membuat pengumuman yang lain, Sekian, Terima Kasih"

Translation :

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we hope that you will be patient as our computer system is down. Our personnel in Putrajaya have not yet solved our technical problems. If in half an hour there aren't any developments *pause* ... *pause* ... *pause*... I will make another announcement, Thank You"

Wha huh??.... so we waited til...3:15pm and then the numbers started pinging again... and in no time our temporary National Registration Identity Card or affectionately known as MyKad was ready. Actual face time was about 45 minutes, real waiting time was letsee... 3 hours and 46 minutes. Phew.... New Era my @$$.... apparently according to a complaint letter in the suggestion box, these things happen rather frequently... but then having said that, how come they know it happens so frequently?.... did they lose their MyKad more than 5 times already that they know the routine of the NRD.

I'm a very patient person... i really am, I can stand what a lot of people can't. And I wasn't too phased out by it but thinking back, this is like hours of my fantastic life I've wasted waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiting... *sighs*

On a brighter note : Picture Of The Day!

POTD : my new favourite drink. Teh-O-Ais Kurang Manis tanbah Redbull. Try it, you might like it ~grin~ it may be the most refreshing and waking up drink you've ever drunk.

Party happy, sleep soundly.

2007-04-08T12:20:00.001+08:00

The officialy party for the Sepang F1 grand prix. Speedzone 2007.
Hmm I know there's a double entendre there somewhere hehehehe.

So we bought tickets, had to queue to get it so we hoofed it up KL tower. One Ticket Per Person Per Transaction it said, so that they could curb underaged ravers I guess. ~grin~ So you can imagine to our overaged delight that we were asked to produce our IC.

So we got there about 10pm, with threats of rain and even a 30second thunderstorm, when we arrived, Marco V was already spinning to the shower of fireworks, Ladies and Gentlemen, DJ MARCO V!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... the crowd went wild. Fantastic music, fantastic sound system, horrid logistics but no attitude from the crowd cause we were all there to pay homage to the music, respect the music, dance and fly to the music.

At just about midnight fireworks flared again. Reds, yellows, oranges, pinks. Sparks sparks sparks. The rain of light that showered upon our bodies could be seen through the muslin marquee and right behind us was the KL tower in all it's pink glory. And then, Ladies and Gentlemen the moment you've ALL been waiting for, make some noise for DJ YOHJI BIOMEHANICKA!!!!.... we went balistics, hard beats, punctuated with high pitched synth, the music was uplifting it was hard trance-y and freaking fabulous.

We danced til we ached, then danced some more and some more. It was a fun night, party hard all night and sleep soundly in your loved one's arms. What a grand way to spend your saturday night.

POTD - Picture of the day

2007-04-06T01:04:00.001+08:00

So here I was thinking why I don't update my blog every-so-often. There's nothing to say. Duh. I always have something to talk about. It's just that it seeps into my lucid dreams and somehow gets diluted in the daily toils of the day. Pastry production, watching tv, rushing to and from work....

Why only today I.... hmm .... you know when you think about it, it becomes insignificant... so gotta get it when it's fresh, which is why I'm going to start this thing * crossing fingers it lasts longer than a week*

Picture of the Day!... to which I'll take with my trusty Motorola L7 so please don't belittle the lack of megapixels. ~grin~ HINT HINT... see previous blog post.

Today's picture is

That my friends is a dessert done for the a charity rugby dinner held at work. It's a Chocolate hazelnut royaltine (for those of you in the know say "aaaaaahhh!") sprayed green and piped with white chocolate to resemble a rugby field embellished with white chocolate goal posts and a quenelle of raspberry sorbet in the shape of a rugby ball. Cute huh? Well we did like 500 of those rugby fields. Them poor service staff had to carry them two by two so they had a lot of running to do to get them to the positively liquor libated guests at the charity auction.

Timeline to get them done :

To make 40 trays of hazelnut royaltine = 5 days
To cut and spray 40 trays of hazelnut royaltine = 7 hours
To pipe white chocolate field lines = 6.5 hours
To churn and quenelle 500 pcs of raspberry sorbet = 9 hours
To pipe 600 * cause they kept on breaking* white chocolate goal posts = 4.5 hours

That makes a grand total of 147 hours for one dessert. Could you imagine our work load? That's juggling our daily production, our other banqueting functions, Inter Kitchen Transfer requests, last minute requests from the royal palace, last minute setup changes and the like.

At the end of the night, it all ran smoothly, we had a good time, adrenaline pumped, my executive chef was chasing my sous chef around playing tag like little kiddies.

So in conclusion, the POTD is a way for me to highlight my day and so i'll have something to blog about. More to come...

p/s I agree with banning underweight models. Plus sizes! plus sizes!! I prefer my men meaty anyways ~grin~

Adios!

What's Hot?

2007-04-05T10:39:00.001+08:00

Heroes is hot

"Nathan Petrelli" with his dark looks and brooding eyes makes me melt.

Hiro Nakamura's sidekick Ando Masahashi has eyes so small it disappears when he smiles but has got a nice nice bod underneath that white shirt and black tie that we wears to work.

Storyline makes you go EEK! EEP! and other unspellable words because of the plot twists. One question gets answered and three more pop up.

Watch it!

ANTM : Cycle 7 is hot

Girls girls girls, bitch fights back stabbing-melodrama, what else would a gayboy watch when unwinding from his wholesome-positive-family-
centric-life of perpetual tea parties with cucumber sandwiches with the crust cut off?

~grin~

White is hot

Clean crisp light pure. But let me tell you this,

Purity is the new Evil
White is the new Black

10megapixels is hot
Why bother with2.0 or 5.0 megapixel digital camera with auto zoom and anti shake when you can get the best pictures with 10megapixels. Startling clarity and makes the most banal setting into an object d'art? Better yet 12 MEGAPIXELS!!

Gimme gimme gimme I want!

Sleeping entwined is Hot

Entwined in your significant other's arms and sleeping, kissing him, smelling him, catching his breathing, inhaling his scent, waking up to him first thing in the morning, seeing him stir from sleep, smile and say,
"Good morning dear dear, I love you".

Now that's Hot!

You are my Star!

2007-04-02T02:55:00.001+08:00

You are my star, You light my way,
You brighten up my nights and make my day.
You are my star, and even more
You are the friend that I've been waiting for.

So sue me for getting sentimental, But here's the A-list Celebrities in my life at the moment,
If you haven't made it it's maybe cause you haven't been paparatzzied by me yet.

* Impact * Solid Friendship * Emotional Ties * Soulmate * Confidant * Party People *

My year in short.

2007-03-12T13:04:00.001+08:00

So here tis, my year in short 2006, one paragraph from each month of my blog last year and you have it, a summary of my year.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Change is good...?

Whenever it takes his fancy, that is to say, when the hotel isn't busy and there are no functions, my esteemed executive chef feels the need to change the menu for new more exciting things. It should come as no surprise to me anymore but I still get flustered by the changes.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Not Here; Leave a note.

Last week :
Colin: You're off today? What's your plans?
Me: Clean up my house, do the laundry, sleep..
Colin: Update your blog?

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Last call at the bar.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Today

Today I baked a chocolate cake
Today I went to the gym and got a 30day free trial.
Today I moved out of an old situation into the unknown
Today I thank the heavens for great friends and good home-cooked food
Today I look back for the last time
Today for you, Tommorow for me.

Friday, May 19, 2006

Enter The Dragon

With one month to prepare and of it two weeks to conceptualise, a week and a half to do all the icing sugar filigree piping, cutting out of pastillage and three intense days(of absolutely no more than 1/2 hours sleep in 60 hours) to bring the cake together. It all was worth it. Here is the Gold Medal Winner Entry for Class 4: Wedding Cakes, for the MIBC Challenge 2006. (A pastry competition held here in KL). Bagged by shangri-la Hotel's Pastry 2nd Commis, Me!

Monday, June 19, 2006

Question: So how was Bangkok?

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Homeward Bound

Going home, home on the range, where the deers and the antelopes are play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, cause uhm..the deers and the antelopes are GAY!

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Who is gay on Sesame Street?

~sung to the theme song of Sesame Street~

Sunny days, chasing the clouds away,

On my way to where the air is sweet

Can you tell me who is gay?

Who is gay on Sesame Street?

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

I have nothing to wear!! - says he.

October, 2006

no posts for a whole month.... which is why the next month's post was...

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Oh Blogger, Where Art Thou?

Went to the Nokia L'amour Series 2 collection launch, had a great time, free flowing whiskey sours for me! Oh and I won a new phone! muahahahaha! For being one of the best dressed!

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Christmas Daze

Worlds collided! The sanctity of what is and what is not changed bearing. Life as I knew it came crashing down upon me on that night of nights.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Happy Noo Yeah!

There was so much love in the club. We were mostly loved up dancing and flying to the high powered excellent music provided by DJ's David K and Princess Ann. Excellent music by excellent DJ's, I sometimes wonder why they bother bringing in international DJs if they spin music that suxx eggs.

So that's my year January 2006 to January 2007.

Wow talk about not finding anything to write about eh?

WaZZa is O.U.T!

Oh and by the way, I'm Friendstered apparently!

www. friendster.com/boredhappy

Checkit out.

:-)

My adult friends and I.

2007-03-01T20:57:00.001+08:00

We had a little reunion of the KDU Class of 2001 School of H&T, Dip 3 recently. the place was 101degrees opposite Lot10. It's a lounge with a drinks list longer than their food menu but i think that's the whole point of it. Classy, attentive staff and got a nice discount from Alex's connections. I always like it being in the service industry, you can always get things at a discounted rate.

It was Allison's (Alex's Sister and the future mother of my children) 24th birthday and it just so happened that Jane (darrrrrrrling!) had come down for Chinese New Year so we called everyone for a birthday bash, Colin and I baked an oreo Cheesecake which to me seemed a bit soft mainly because it was just baked and we threw it into the freezer to set in like 2 hours. But everyone loved it.

Anyways, back to the reunion, there we were, 4 years after we left college, all working all leading different sorts of lives but we came back to chat, gossip, bitch, catch up and introduce everyone to our other halves... say it with me guys "Hi! This is my boyfriend Edmond!" Chui Munn couldn't stop introducing her boyfriend to all new comers whether she knew them or not. He is cute, no I'd say handsome. The boy is handsome with that little nerdy but that's what i like.

Yuhei was there and so was Jenn who was taking wierd and cool pictures.

MJ was there too surrounded by the beautiful girls of DIP3!

Kha Yen brought her boy Mark who was quite cute too. hmm straight guys always seem more hmmm attractive..maybe cause they're so unattainable? Not that I've tried to turn em anyways.

Joseph, my bebe, came a bit late because he had stuff to do, still I was glad he could make it so I could introduce him to my friends. Bebe, you passed the test, they all thought you are cute and a very nice guy, apparently they say he's lucky but I think I'm the lucky one.

Talks went on about the time we skipped class to go eat ice cream and smoke, pretending to not hear our lecturer Ms Anne shouting out our names through the 3rd floor window.

We also talked about going back to Koh Pha Ngan. The original Pha Ngan 5 were there, Yuhei, Kha Yen, MJ, Allison and I. If you haven't been, you should really go there for the full moon party.

We were always thought of at college as the "bad" group, always smoking, always noisy in class but then I thought we were pretty good, in fact, dare I say COOL good?

~grins~

My 2 cents?

We've all grown up, but still the same nice, misunderstood by most except ourselves, people that we've always been. No doubt work has torn us apart but we still remain friends and you know making friends when you're already an adult just makes it different, I feel like my application forms for adult friends are running low and these people are in my "cool" list. I know it's so uncool to say "cool!" but as I said to Jenn who said it's uncool to not have a friendster account,

It's cool to be uncool

Organizational Chaos

2007-01-12T22:37:00.002+08:00

What is important in running a pastry production kitchen effectively?

a) working tirelessly day and night to make sure everything is not only in good quantity but also of excellent quality.
b) managing manpower effectively so as not to tire out existing staff members
c) making above mentioned staff feel appreciated at the enormous load of work they need to deal with it daily.
d) giving support to your staff in the form of encouragement and backing them up when shit hits the fan because you KNOW they've poured all their energy to making beautiful desserts.

What creates respect for staff for their pastry chef?
1) Refined pastry skills in chocolate or sugar work
2) The ability to make staff feel appreciated, feel like family
3) Time management and people management skills

Now what happens if the above mentioned pastry chef fails in all three endeavors?

Pastry Kitchen Weekly Briefing

Scene 1

Chef : So, are you happy working here?
Commis 2 : Not really
Chef : Why?
Commis 2 : Because we have so much work to do and not one chef is helping us out, and when something goes wrong, we get all the shit.
Chef : Well if you can't take the work load, just quit, when can i get your letter?

Scene 2

Chef: I have never seen so many people taking medical leave in one year.
Commis 2 : We are all tired chef, some of us work 20 hours a day. so we get sick lo..
Chef: You'll NEVER see me taking a medical leave.

And lo and behold, two days later, our chef was down with food poisoning.... had to take MC..

We call it KETULAHAN...

Scene 3

Staff on MC and called in sick because of high fever

Chef (in an SMS): MC? What sick? and for how long? Or do you just want to spend time with your boyfriend?

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And so, people quit en masse... our pastry kitchen was once 22 people strong, and within a span of 6 months we've dwindled down to 9 fulltime staff and 4 part timers..

So we pull together, work hard, cover our own assess because goodness knows they won't come through for us.

We've got great cooperation, great teamwork, too bad it's all done against them, if only they knew how much easier it could've been to win us over instead of being all Nazi on us.

We're not cows to be traded like livestock...

We're skilled professionals

We're not uneducated impressionable children...

We're smart cookies

We're not robots, even robots need to get recharged when batteries are low...

We're people with emotions and feelings

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Happy Noo Yeah!

2007-01-03T00:43:00.001+08:00

Hips gyrating, bodies glistening from the sweat, dancefloor packed, podium swinging.. that was how my new year eve countdown was like. Had a brief stopover with some friends at the Malaysian Ravers Association private party then on to Orange Club for the Prince Fest Playground party.

You could feel the good vibes upon entering the club, you could smell the anticipation of the boys for the coming new year.

Sister was bedecked in sequins, thigh high leather boots and toy police gun set... she looked more fabulous than the drag queens who were desperately trying to look like real women. ~chuckles~

There we were, superman, s&m girl deputy sheriff, Light Saber star wars boy and me, in my laser pointer ray gun and my tee that said "I come in 15 new and exciting positions"

There was so much love in the club. We were mostly loved up dancing and flying to the high powered excellent music provided by DJ's David K and Princess Ann. Excellent music by excellent DJ's, I sometimes wonder why they bother bringing in international DJs if they spin music that suxx eggs.

So, new years resolution this year?

1) To be more magnanimous and not abuse people's trust
2) To join the gym and get rid of my "baby fat"
3) To travel more and widen my view on life
4) To kickstart my independent career as a maker of beautiful cakes
5) To be more of a friend, brother and lover.
6) To eat more fruit
7) To get my life in order.

Lets make this year a fantastic one shall we people?

waZZa is O.U.T

Christmas Daze

2006-12-28T03:09:00.001+08:00

Worlds collided! The sanctity of what is and what is not changed bearing. Life as I knew it came crashing down upon me on that night of nights.

Nah, it wasn't all that dramatic, it went well to say the least. Y'all must be thinking, what the hell is this boy talking about....

okay rewind to conversation with Sister #2 24th December 2006 abt 3:40pm.

Joyce: So have you planned anything for tonight?
Me: ME? plan? You're the one who dragged dad all the way from KK to spend Christmas with us, so YOU were supposed to come up with the plan.
Joyce: OK I'll call around, maybe we can have our Christmas Eve dinner at Traders Hotel or Prince Hotel.
Me: You do that..

and so, 30 minutes later...
Me: So what's the plan?
Joyce: Everything's booked out..
Me: Duh... of course it is it's Christmas Eve... hmmm okay well i've got a plan, why don't you bring Dad and Elyssa to my place and have Christmas Eve dinner with my gay house mates and my gay friends?
Joyce: That could be okay... *nervous laughter*
Me: it's set then, come over later, we're cooking dinner for some people anyways.

OKAY guys, we gotta do something about the "PORN" in the living room.

Colin: you think we should hide the
Queer as Folk DVD box sets?
Derek: The Salt and Pepper Shakers!

Flashback to the scene in Birdcage.
Sal: What's that Moosehead doing here?
Diva #1: They have these in straight houses.
Sal: Why are you putting Playboy in the toilets? Don't ADD just SUBTRACT!

it eventually wasn't all that bad, Dad came over, everyone was well behaved i.e no drugs lying about on the table, no sex talk at dinner and everyone had a good time just eating a good homecooked meal with fruity sweet South African Sparkling Wine and fruitcakes heavily doused with alcohol. Although there was a bit of a kerfuffle at the beginning when Dad asked Matt if he always celebrates Christmas and Matt nonchallantly added, I'm an Athiest actually. I was pissing myself laughing in the kitchen. Thank goodness dad's coolness reigned.

Dinner was good too. Colin's beef goulash was a hit. Then there was the buttered rice, coleslaw, roasted peri-peri chicken, enriched cream of chicken soup, not to mention the Christmas goodies like cookies, snow capped macadamia brownies, rich moist caramel fruitcake, stollen and pannetone.

So we all had ourselves a Merry Little Christmas Eve... what more could a gay boy ask for? Family, good friends, great food, a visit from the dear ol' friend and fantastic presents. Not to mention going out clubbing just as soon as the last guest left the house.

All in all a Merry Christmas.

Oh Blogger, Where Art Thou?

2006-11-19T11:59:00.001+08:00

Fletch: Yeah you should really update your blog, I don't know what you've been up to!

*****

MJ:Brother, your blog hasn't been active in weeks...

*****

And so thus, I'm updating my blog, for there were too many and things happening but nevertheless too much of nothing to write about.

News number 1>

Got a new phone. Motorola L7. Slim, silver, great sound I'm a ConvertMoto now.

Been downloading music into the phone.

Top three ringtones :

Sesame Street theme song

Wonder Woman Original TV Theme Song

Spongebob Squarepants Cartoon Theme song

Top Three MP3:

Maneater - Nelly Furtado

Fashionista - Jimmy James

Teman Tapi Mesra - Ratu

New news number 2>

Went to the Nokia L'amour Series 2 collection launch, had a great time, free flowing whiskey sours for me! Oh and I won a new phone! muahahahaha! For being one of the best dressed!

Tip # 235 Wear a hat... all three winner wore hats ~chuckle~

So when i call Ms. Hui Yee at Nokia Malaysia, I'll be the proud owner of a Nokia 7373 L'amour Series!

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Coined Phrases.

Glam Trash : Hooker fishnet stockings with white old skool sneakers, 2nd hand vintage teeshirt paired with a bling-tastic chain and locket, cigarette cut jeans with ornate bling detailing.

Preppy Punk : black guy-liner (read: eyeliner on guys), streaks of purple or ferrari red hair on black black black, silver fixtures such as eyebrow rings, labret, tongue piercings et al, slim neckties, black rimmed glasses, ivy league sweater vests, silver high cut shoes.

Hangover Denial : when you've had one too many the night before and woke up the next day with an imminent hangover but it's not happening exactly, so you still feel the buzz of last night's consumption of liberal libations.

Bored happy : When one's in a state of bliss whilst still yearning for more exciting things to happen.

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And so it has come to pass that anal and oral sex is legalised for Hetrosexual couples in Singapore. Hey if they finally see how good it can be, then maybe they won't be so uptight about gay men having it on. Because baby, you'll never never know if you never never go!

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Sign seen in a mamak stall in Bangsar:

"DI LARANG MEMBAWA MAKANAN LUAR

Pets are not allowed in the premises"

This was in one sign, duh!..... ~chuckles~ I wonder who'd eat their pets?

Garfield Comic strip #45323

Jon's eating dinner at his mom's place on the farm, Garfield watches on.

Jon: I loved Nadine, that chicken was so cute! So mom, what's this soup? it's delicious!

Mom: Nadine Noodle Soup....

~grins~

Okay Adios Muchachos!

I have nothing to wear!! - says he.

2006-09-05T13:45:00.002+08:00

Every friday saturday or sunday, most gay boys all around KL are thinking that.
What'll I wear to the clubs?
Should I wear my AX grey longsleeved fitted tee-shirt?
should I wear my Philosophy "I love italia" singlet?
should I wear that oh-so- slimming black button down shirt with the bling bling detail?
should I wear the bright red tee with the words "You call me a cocksucker like it's a bad thing" on it?

My answer to that is... go F.O.S. I don't mean to Fuck Off Slut.

I meant to Factory Outlet Store.
It's a haven for really kitcsh-y, cool, funky funny t-shirts and sleeveless and singlets. Last seasons Abercrombie and Fitch, Banana Republic, Kenneth Cole, DKNY, Polo Ralph Laurent, CK it's all there but for me it's ...

zoom in: on the tee shirts.

My first FOS was a brown tee with the words "Friend With Privileges"
My latest ones are
1) "I love SX" white sleeveless
2) A red tee that says "Save Water, Shower Togehter"
3) A Mighty Mouse picture on a bright orange tee.
and a good one for my best friend Colin
"I'm hungry and you're a potato"

~grin~

Some people anguish over what top, bottom accessories should I wear this weekend to make me look good, to make me just that special enough for people to notice me and more importantly that cute boy to come over and say hi.

I just go to FOS and get my fix.

A tee that says "Things to see, People to do"

a red and black truckers cap

a pair of leaf green surfer shorts

an orange clubkid visor

it's all this club kid needs I reckon.It's a veritable goldmine of clothes with enough wit to impress even me.

Oops! I feel the Felix the Cat logo tee calling my name.

When in doubt, go FOS
When in need go FOS
When almost broke and need a cute tee, Go FOS.

~grin~

~wazza is out~

Who is gay on Sesame Street?

2006-08-09T13:03:00.001+08:00

~sung to the theme song of Sesame Street~

Sunny days, chasing the clouds away,

On my way to where the air is sweet

Can you tell me who is gay?

Who is gay on Sesame Street?

Come and play, boys on boys, hey OK!

Friendly Gaybars, yes, that's where we meet.

Can you tell me who is gay?

Who is gay on sesame Street?

Well boys and boys, we ALL know the fact that Bert and Ernie aren't just good friends living together right? But what about the other characters?

There's Big "Bird" who always plays with his best friend's Snuffy's Snuffle. Tsk tsk, Gay gay gay.

Then there's Elmo who likes being tickled pink all the time. Lets put him in as G.I.T (Gay in Training)

There's Grover who always flails his wrists. everytime when he's happy, sad,depressed, angry whenever! And the song that he sings?"Around, around, around, around, over and under and through". If that's not a versatile statement, then I don't know what is!

Of course there's Telly who's a queer as the pink fur on his body. Don't forget his best friend is "Baby bear" from Goldilocks. Talk about preferential types!

Then there's Oscar the grouch. His pet is a worm. A Male Inch worm. He's no size queen definitely.
Well, I guess the question we should be asking is who is NOT gay on Sesame Street!

Homeward Bound

2006-07-06T13:46:00.003+08:00

Going home, home on the range, where the deers and the antelopes are play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, cause uhm..the deers and the antelopes are GAY!

~chuckles~

As in the immortal words of Michael Buble

Another summer day, has come and gone away,
and I'm still all alone but i wanna go home, let me go home.

Home to where lush green hills, deep dark jungles and blue blue skies reign.
Back to where loved family and friends live.
Back to where Mum is laid to rest.
Back to where skies twinkle with stars and stardust trails from your feet, where you feel light as air,
where you feel grounded.

Kota Kinabalu, here we come, it may only be for a weekend but it's our weekend together baby, and you'll get to meet my family too!

Question: So how was Bangkok?

2006-06-19T21:21:00.001+08:00

Answer:

Meandering between wakefulness and the dreamy-verse, I find myself transported to where perfect-easy smiles reign, with go-go boys in tight cut-off jeans, to where everyday is Christmas and every night is New Years Eve and where Excess is the order of the day

The company is excellent. A once-in-a-lifetime "hello which transformed into nights of contented cuddling, sugary bubblegum kissess and warm soul-embracing hugs which reached into the heavy lonely depths of your core.

The dreamy-verse is filled with colour. Colours, colours, colours and clapping-produced rainbows. Disco balls of every size brounced off prismic hues in the dark room making it shine brightly and as if the music knew exactly how the rainbows felt, it began its crescendo of uplifting strains to the heavy base thumpa-thump that keeps you grounded whilst you reached a high so smooth, so long, so whooooshing that you could reach up and kiss the stars.

After this, after Babylon, the City of Excess, the Garden of Earthly Delights, After buying rainbow coloured Elephants in a parade. After all this, I have happiest memories, light filled lucid dreams and i have the music buzzing in my head. But I miss my boy. The minute I stepped into wakefulness, in the taxi that brought me back to my plane, I missed him terribly. And I want to be with him again. To smile with him, to danceDANCEdance, to sleep in each others arms in bliss. Just to Be.

Bang! Kok!

2006-06-16T18:41:00.001+08:00

Well I'm here, in Bangkok, haven't been out of the country since 2003 so I feel like an infant. Plonked right in the middle of Bangkok, walking around cruising the cute Thai boys and having a generally good time and not even in the gay gay"slap-me-around-and-call-me-Susan" gayest part of BKK yet.

My sis smsed me : "Describe your travel journal, in 25 words or less..."

~grins~

It's an exhilirating BANG like the KOrK of the champagne which tastes smooth as silk.

there that it is.

Will update soon.

ciao.

Wazza

Enter The Dragon

2006-05-19T12:54:00.001+08:00

Now I can sleep, now I can celebrate.

I won I won I WON! YES!!!

Gold Medal for me. ~sighs happily~

I'm so happy I could cry...

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

A big thank you to all peoples who've come together to bring this victory to our turf. The Shangri-la KL pastry team, you guys are worth your weight in Gold. To my fantastic housemates (Colin, Derek and Steve) who've been there supporting me and telling me when to give it a rest so i don't fall from exhaustion.I loves you guys! To my family who've rooted for me from afar. To my sister Marilyn who've supplied me with help to stay awake! To a certain man who's been sending prayers from Bangkok, we'll see stars tonight baby *L* Gee this sounds like an oscar speech and I already hear the band playing me off stage...

Today

2006-04-20T00:41:00.001+08:00

Chocolate moments..

2006-04-18T13:06:00.001+08:00

Dark chocolate, thick lucious oozing velvety massess of dark chocolate. Dreams are made of these. At least my dreams for the past few days.

I've been dreaming about a rich rum soaked raisin chocolate cake, covered with photo-finish shiny to the hilt dark chocolate glaze.

I've been dreaming about layers of praline-filled puff pastry encasing smooth whipped cream and devestatingly rich dark chocolate ganache.

I've been dreaming about light airy cloudlike swirls of dark chocolate mousse with khalua infused whipped cream.

~sighs happily~

I need a chocolate fix.

People dream in colour but my dreams were almost sepia with just muted creams and browns strongly contrasting the deep dark chocolate of cocoa.

Do you dream in chocolate?

Quote of the day

2006-03-29T12:25:00.001+08:00

We should look for someone to eat and drink with

before looking for something to eat and drink,

for dining alone is leading the life of a lion or wolf.

- Aphorisms (circa 300 BC), Epicurus

The plan is..

2006-03-28T15:15:00.001+08:00

True Friends, good food and fashion.

Necessity is the mother of Invention. But when it becomes incestuous and they both mate then comes a grand idea.

It's hard to find good food which is affordable and delicious. It's almost impossible to find a restaurant that makes us comfortable like our own home. It's like squeezing blood from a stone to get people to dress up these days for dinner parties. It's vistually impossible for good friends and new friends to gather together for something as simple as dinner.

What if, a group of friends, whom are passionate about food and some have food as their lifeblood and careers, what if they come together and have a Easter gathering. They could start at the furthest point for pre-dinner drinks and hors douvres, then move onto the next house for main courses and then to a resort-style condo for dessert and finally cap off the night with after dinner drinks at a friend's new place in the heart of the city.

So the plan is just that.

Four weeks from now, on the second weekend of Easter, hopefully this too will come to pass.

Easter marks a new beginning, rebirth, new life. Something for the inner gourmet to look forward to and hope for the fashion dis-inclined to be bedecked in the latest spring fashions. Spring, Easter, pastel colours never looked so fresh. And who knows, for those with the yesteryear memories or borrow notions of Easter Egg hunts, it might just be your night.

Happy Easter to all bunnies and chicks everywhere.

Last call at the bar.

2006-03-23T19:19:00.001+08:00

There's an old lady mopping up the floor
spills from the whole night gone in a flash
Chairs are upturned onto tables
Ashtrays cleaned and stacked up neatly on the service station
The show's over
All the glitter swept away with the dust
All the excitement flushed down with used tissue paper

It was a ride,
it was drama
it was lust, temptation, utterly selfgiving and severely heart rending

It was good, it was fortifying and fun loving
reckless, responsible, rollercoaster ride.

It's done,
the last drop of drink has been drunk and what's more
the last sips of melted ice slurped dry from the rock glass

Where to now?
A new show? A new bar?
Out on the sidewalk in the cold, in the heat, in the rain?

You choose.
No, I'll choose
I choose liberty, I choose not to choose now.

What else can a pastry cook say?

2006-03-21T15:15:00.001+08:00

Here's a good one. The recipe is always in my head. I like making one big cake. Don't worry it will sink in the middle because there's no flour in the recipe but that just means that the cavity can be filled with cream whipped with icing sugar and vanilla beans. It's delicious in it's dark silkiness. Best eaten with yoghurt ice cream and caramel sauce.

Soft Chocolate Cake

450g Cream
580g Dark Chocolate (Preferrably 66% cocoa mass)

9nos. Egg Yolk
6tsp Cornflour

9nos Egg WHite
150g Honey

Bring the Cream to the boil and pour onto dark chocolate stirring til it's all smooth

In another bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and cornflour till it's smooth. Combine the two mixtures

In a clean dry mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites together with the honey until soft peaks form. Fold this meringue into the Chocolatey Yolk mixture

Pour into a buttered and floured tin and bake at 170C for 15 - 20 minutes.

Dreams desserts and vanilin dung

2006-03-10T17:45:00.002+08:00

Recently a plethora of friends' dreams have been coming true or about to come true. A good friend finally got her job overseas albeit the work visa problems, another friend is finally getting work and striving toward working for her uncle in London. One more good friend might have his dream restaurant up and running sooner than you can say "Have you got a liquor licence?"" This puts me into thinking what are my dreams? Where has my work led me? I've got a good job which although doesn't pay vast amounts of cash it does however expose me to a whole range of things, products and concoctions about pastry that I could only dream of if I were to work somewhere else locally. I'd love to own my own place. Great food and great service. Non-pretentious and secluded.

It would be fantastic and challenging to come up with the food, simple bistro fare and fantastic desserts. Summer berry terrines and chocolate caramel ice creams. Jade coloured pistachio and jet black sesame seed macaroons. Savoury bread and butter pudding with chunks of brioche, melted cheese and bacon. Pumpkin seed bread and milky butter loaves.

What with all the advances of food technology today we could create a whole new menu which challenges the boundaries of cuisine. Dessert first, main's last? Who knows? Even the Japanese scientists have come up with a method to extact vanillin (vanilla extract) from cow dung. They assure us it would be used for soaps and shapooos only because it wouldn't be profitably acceptable or socially feasible to have it in food. But it's okay to put it on our bodies and in our hair? Maybe room fresheners? Make your room smelling of the sweet vanilla of cow dung extract! What's next? Beer distilled from Kobe beef cows since they're drinking it already.

This isn't going anywhere... my dreams are on "slow" at the moment til I sort out my current life situation. Til then I'll keep on making beautiful and delicious desserts along with ice cream which you can slice with a paring knife easily because nothing less of perfection is expected in the Lost Horizon.....

Adieu.

A note on good food.

2006-03-07T22:22:00.001+08:00

You know when friends ask you to go out to someplace new to eat, you're just a little bit apprehensive. But when your chef friends (and by Chef I mean people who work in the kitchens) say let's go eat, I'll bring you to someplace nice. You better bring your stretchable pants.

Pizza Uno is a non prentious little bistro. Not trying to be uppity and service was prompt and friendly. They have those lil italian soft drinks which is so hard to find here. Limonata, Aranchiata and Chinotto.

We had the marinated mushrooms which was really to die for,served with chewy bread to soak up the garlic and chilli infused oil. It was fantastic to start with. The Calamares Fritos was also good. The calamari was tender on the inside and crunchy on the outside. We also had a go with the Aglio Olio with grilled prawns. That was fantastic. and at RM23.00 per plate it was worth it. The pasta was aldente *thank goodness SOMEone can do it right* and the prawns were aromatic and succulent. The garlic slices, which I'm usually not a big fan of, were positively melting on the tongue and the chilli flakes packed a nice punch. We ordered the Pollo Romeo Pizza which had chicken, black olives, cherry tomatoes and pineapple. That was alright and then there was the Seafood Paella which although was good really tested the strength of our waistbands.

Of course talk centered on food. What else would chefs talk about? The best place for sunday brunch which features eggs, ham, sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, brioche, coffee and orange juice (it's a toss up between La Bodega and Bakerzin both in Bangsar) and the best gelato available here. (Hands down it goes to Lecka Lecka). The best cakes in town (We still believe they're the best at Shangri-la) and the best Sweedish Meatballs (not at Ikea but at Puzzini Pizza in Uptown)

We talked about how we made our herb infused oils and chili flakes made with chili padi from Sabah. We pondered on triple layered moarsmallows, using the gorgeous jade coloured pistachios to grind up and make macaroons. We want to sandwich hazelnut ganache between nougat discs and dip themin dark chocolate and we talked about how to make the best creme brulee. Soft and meltingly tender inside and covered with a golden burnished crust of demerara sugar on top. It's like cracking your way into heaven in a ramekin.

All the talk made us all the more hungry and all the more eager to go out and do dinner again.

Soon.

Any takers?

Chickchickchickchick CHICKEN

2006-03-02T12:25:00.001+08:00

The Chicken Song

Hold a Chicken in the air

stick a deck chair up your nose

Buy a jumbo jet

and then bury all your clothes

Paint your left knee green

and extract your wisdom teeth

Casserole your Gran

and Pretend your name is Keith

If the H5N1 bird flu virus really strikes this part of the world in a big way then I might be out of a job. Can you imagine a pastry kitchen without eggs? Can you imagine breakfast without eggs? Can you imagine how dull and foamless ckes would be without eggs? What about macaroons? ~sighs~ What we have taken for granted. Chicken, the safe meat. The meat that most everyone in the world can eat and not have to think about religious consequences (except for devout Catholics on Fridays) is losing popularity.

Egg prices have dropped by a few cents to encourage buying. Sales of freshly slaughtered fowl is on the decline. The local government is having a Kempen Makan Ayam (Eat Chicken Campaign) for goodness sakes. We pish-toshed when the Thai government had a cabinet meeting and served disease-free chicken dishes. And now it's seemingly close. Outbreak in Gombak, although contained, is still too close too home. There's an LRT stop at Gombak for goodness sakes! God forbid someone infected might just ride on the train to KLCC, sneeze and lo and behold we're infected right in the middle of KL.

It all sounds bleak and scary but I for one am not going to stop patronising KFC (if not only for their dreamy kitschy cheezy wedges) or ordering "burger ayam double special".

I was having lunch with a part timer at work the other day and he was eating just veggies and rice (the meat for the day was roasted honey chicken) and he didn't want to eat it.

Wayne: You're eating chicken. Aren't you worried?
Me: Worried about what? the bird flu? Forget about it.
Wayne: Waaa you don't want to live anymore ha?
Me: It's not that. But I'm not afraid to die. ~grin~

For proponents of chicken I say lets have kai fun (chicken rice) now! We'll dress up in fathers and eat em up real fast. We'll savour the taste of succulent roasted thighs and breaded and crumbed fried chicken chop.

I LOVE ANIMALS

they taste great

Not Here; Leave a note.

2006-02-21T11:43:00.001+08:00

Last week :
Colin: You're off today? What's your plans?
Me: Clean up my house, do the laundry, sleep..
Colin: Update your blog?

This week:
Colin: So what are you going to do today?
Me: Dunno, watch a movie, buy some soap, go shopping..
Colin: Update Your blog?

I'm not here. I'm at work. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you.
I'm not here. I'm asleep. Please sms me cause my phone's on silent so I can sleep.
I'm not here. I've got a date. Call me in half hour's time to rescue me just in case the date's a disaster!

My poor blog. Hey that's not all I've been up to you know. There are books too ~chuckles~

Recent reads:

Coraline (Neil Gaiman) -

Coraline lives in a part of a big house with her parents. Life is boring. People call her Caroline. People don't listen to her. Then one day she opens a door to her other house with her other mother and other father. Where her toys are alive, her dinner is always delicious and her peculiar neighbours become Circus Masters and Dagger throwing stage performers. It's a kid's book but I love Mr. Gaiman's work anyways. Next up: Wolves in the Wall (If I can ever find it around here)

The Prize Winner (Terry Ryan) -

Contesting in the 1940's and 50's. A true story (written by the daughter) about her Mother's ability to win 25 worlds or less, finish the limmerick and make up a slogan contests. She singlehandedly saved her huge family from abject poverty with no help from the abusive alcoholic father.

Geisha (Liza Dalby) -

Just me being hot on the trail of Memoirs of a Geisha (A. Golden). Liz is the first American woman to become a geisha in the Pontocho district in Kyoto, Japan. This was set in 1975 so although a bit dated, it provides great insight into the history and lives of Geisha. Did you know the first ever Geisha was a man and the first ever female Geisha was thought to be a retired yujo (Prostitute). Includes pictures of the beautiful geisha and their fabulous kimonos.

American Gods, Writer's uncut version (N. Gaiman)
Again, my love for Mr. Gaiman's writings remain enthrenched in my reading repertoire. This one's about old Gods like Odin, Anansi and Loki transplanted to America via the migration of people around the world to the USA, versus the new Gods of Media, Technology and the Internet. And all at the center of it is Shadow. Who is shadow? Why did his wife die? Who's Mr Wednesday? What was that con again? It's all in there. Great reading for people who love painting movies in their minds. Mr Gaiman hurry up already and make Sandman: The Movie!

other than that there've been new t-shirts to be bought and oh I got my hair coloured a magma red. ~grin~

toodles!

RENT Rant

2006-01-21T12:05:00.001+08:00

Just saw RENT the movie.

"it was poignant with a narrative that spoke to today's youth"

I remember queueing up to get RENT tickets back in Melbourne. I mean it is a musical about people not being able to pay rent so they had cheap front row tickets for people who can't afford to otherwise watch a musical. Thrice I queued. Thrice in the cold. Four hours wait with other RENT heads, exchanging milk-bottle gummies for nachos and reserving a place in the line whilst the Mimi-wannabe went to the toilet. I got those tickets. I was so close I could see the spittle from Mark and Roger.

I wouldn't call myself a RENT head but having seen it three times in Melbourne and twice in Singapore I'd say that I'm a big fan. Though I wouldn't go so far as to dress up as the characters. ~chuckles~ There's another production of RENT circulating with Karen Mok as Mimi. I wanna see it. I've got to see it.

In the movie, it was all there, Maureen and Joanne's powerful duet. Angel and Collins' "I'll cover you". I felt that some of the best stuff was picked out so as to appeal to non RENT fanatics. Which was a shame because I'd love to have seen it all.

It was great all the same.

It was RENT

and now I can watch it over and over again.

And now I can remember the words more clearly...

There's only us, there's only this

Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss

No other course, no other way

No day but today!

- Jonathan Larson

Change is good...?

2006-01-11T17:26:00.001+08:00

Whenever it takes his fancy, that is to say, when the hotel isn't busy and there are no functions, my esteemed excutive chef feels the need to change the menu for new more exciting things. It should come as no surprise to me anymore but I still get flustered by the changes.

There was once when he wanted a change in the coffee house pastry buffet menu. One fine day he just decided that he was bored with all the old items. We were given two days to complete this task. A gargantuan one considering that we have almost 40 different items on the menu. We of course had to work day and night to finish up the items which was further delayed by the fact that we did not have many of the raw ingredients. Being as it may we managed to get everything done, bowing and scraping, stealing and pilfering to get enough cartons of cream and enough number of egg yolks. It was a miraculous transformation. The buffet was beautiful again. ~happy smiles and self-congratulatory pats on the back~ We all breathed a sigh of relief.

After three months, the scene was repeated. This time our ever knowing exec chef decided that the customers were too bored with all the (3month old) items. So it was revamped again. What struck me most is that we were required to do it all at the drop of a hat. Moussess done individually in plastic piping molds with layers of vanilla creme brulee in dark chocolate mousse then glazed with caramel galze and topped off with a single almond macaroon . Then there were the mango trifles which had to be done in miniature glassess complete with sponge sandwiched with raspberry jam and topped with a paperthin layer of lemongrass bavarois (I kid you not).

It's no wonder the pastry staff are always on their toes, it's no wonder that even when the hotel isn't making enough business to pay out overtime wages so the staff are encouraged to go home on time that the pastry staff work from morning til night whipping, tempering, creaming, baking, unmoulding, cutting and glazing the darned desserts.

It's no wonder the cost is so high every few months because we have to order new things, new order lists, new garnishings, new everything.

And don't let me get started on the home made ice cream we have there!

It's a good thing that I love my job, otheriwse I'd be so terrorised by it all that I'd be put off baking another cream puff in my whole life.

Currently, we're looking to change the lobby lounge's menu. Twenty new items by the sounds of it.

~phew~sighs~

Time frame: ....And the chef saw all the desserts that needed to be created and said,
" Let it all be done by tommorow night"

Rev up the machines, crack those eggs, whip that cream into shape, roll up those sleves.

Let the game begin!

red tape makes me see red...

2006-01-09T17:13:00.002+08:00

New year, time for new rules at work.

1) Everytime you step out of the hotel premises, you need to have a signed letter from your superior.

So, I've got to track down my ever absent Exec Chef to ask him for a signature everytime I need to step of the hotel for a smoke break because they moved the smoking zone outside before because it was disrespecting the non smokers for us to smoke inside the premises of the hotel.

2) Three days prior notice for big cake orders.

Yeah like that's going to change anything. At the hotel where I work it is imperative that we strive to be market leaders and go beyond excellence for the revered guest. This by all means making a 10kg fondant covered cake for the Queen if and when she pleases within half an hour replete with sugar flowers and gold ribbons.

3) Reminder: No handphones to be used while at work

I agree to the rule but then again there is this other rule that you are not allowed to have personal calls whilst on duty at work. I totally understand that rule as well but here's the catch: If you're working in the pastry kitchen or the cold kitchen and need to service ALL the F&B outlets (count em 10: in-house dining, french fine dining, japanese superdining, in-roon dining, poolside, lobby lounge, chinese fine dining, exclusive club floor dining, delicatessen and also the take-away cafe) then 8 hours isn't sufficient to finish up all the required responsibilities of the day let alone running new productions for the coming days ahead. So we work for up to 12 hours a day and sometimes 16 hours. And we're NOT allowed phone calls OR even have our own phones to make calls?

I believe that rules are good for structuring and regulating staff but over excessive red tape is ruinious for people who don't have the constitution for it.

There's always a way for to bend the rules if you're resourceful enough. If you can blitz curdled vanilla sauce in a blender and still make it smooth and velvety and no one notices it then you can bet that I'm going to find a way around the so called "rules".

Just don't tell my chef about the vanilla sauce bit.

Bless my soul!

2006-01-07T13:26:00.002+08:00

Oh Blessed St. Mary of Drag Queens,

Bless your never humble servants

with grace, jewels and support hosts,

Gay-men

Brian (Connie & Carla)

Looks like someone's looking out for us fabulously marginalised people.
Check this out and keep the bible sprouting enthusiasts at bay!

http://www.gaychurch.org/Gay_and_Christian_YES/gay_and_christian_yes.htm

coming soon to a theatre near you!

2006-01-04T14:14:00.001+08:00

Morning Sickness : The Musical

~chuckles~

here's another one of those kinda songs

WARNING : Contents may offend those with less of a sense of humour.

Cue track : What's Goin On? (By the 4 Non-Blondes)

29 days of this month and still
My sanitary pad is still not filled with blood
From my mensturation..

I realised briefly about six weeks back
it was about that time I got into the sack with a guy
And he had no condom..

and so I cried that time when I begin to think
"The pregnancy test came out blue not pink!"
and I got a feeling, I needed to puke yeah

And so I wake in the morning
with a vomit reflex, clutched the toilet bowl
down goes my head, I'm screamin
Mornin Sickness!!

And I go uggghhh uuughh ugh ugh-ugh (vomitting sounds)
uggghhh uuughh ugh
I say ughhhhh... morning sickness!

And I tried
to stop my puke, yeah I cried
into the toilet bowl
for a solution

In a daze
oh my mind's in a maze
for days and days and days
i thought of abortion...

and so I cried that time when I begin to think
"The pregnancy test came out blue not pink!"
and I got a feeling, I needed to puke yeah

And so I wake in the morning
with a vomit reflex, clutched the toilet bowl
down goes my head, I'm screamin
Mornin Sickness!!

And I go uggghhh uuughh ugh ugh-ugh (vomitting sounds)
uggghhh uuughh ugh
I say ughhhhh... morning sickness!

New Year Fizz

2006-01-01T13:41:00.001+08:00

New years last year was spent trying to get to the city in time, ducking the crowd, standing feet to heel sardine-like in an already overcrowded train...gotta get there, gotta have fun, gotta get drunk, gotta get kissed!

This year it was with a few good friends. Watching camp dvds (Connie & Carla and Trick), taking grand marnier shots from Korean shot glassless and having a prosperity burger meal. It was less than sparkly, less than noisy but it was good.

It felt good

We laughed and joked about old times, we reminisced about college and form six days. We dreamed out loud about the year that is to come. At the cusp of the new year, at the stroke of midnight, we drank to our health and happiness and hugged good intentions into our friends. As the fireworks lit up the sky among the "waaaahhs" and "I like that one!" and unfinished Auld Lang Synes, I began to feel it.

This year is going to be one of big changes for me. Drastic changes. I can almost taste it. I get excited when I think of it. I don't want to lose this feeling. Grab life by the balls!

Enter you! Voila it's Showtime

You brought the house down with a dance and a dum diddy

Enter you! In less then no time

This ugly drama has become pretty!

TwothousandandSIX here I come...

And may this year be your plum blossom year, little darlings!

Have a dream-filled new years!

Birth of a new year..

2005-12-28T13:41:00.001+08:00

The new baby's about to come, the head is crowning. God the Father and Mother Nature have named this baby TwothousandandSIX. You can almost hear him cry. For with his birth, it brings many possibilities and hope, you know he will be with us for just one year then he will have a new sibling but that is in the future, we are talking about the now. In three days time, he will make his first cry, joined by millions of people around the world who shout with joy, albeit some drunk joy, that the New year, the new baby is here.

Many reflect, in my family it's a time for forgiveness, a time where old hurts are washed away literally and figuratively. Visions of us kids hiding on the top of the roof pouring ice-cold water down unto unsuspecting adults come to mind. Everyone is wet, everyone is washed clean, tears are diluted and everyone is happy. For the new baby year is here. So much hope. so much love. So much to give...

My new years resolutions

Bring about world peace *or argue less with people*
Work smarter to get that promotion
Re-fine my pastry skills
Love more.
Finally get fit! a.k.a lose 10kgs
Listen more to people without bias or prejudice
Read more
Surround myself with genuinely nice people.
Be more tolerant, less a slave to gossip and more a friend to empathy.

Happy New Year Duckies. 2005 has been a rollercoaster for me.

Fun, guilty, exciting, excruciating, used, envigorating and eye opening.

Come new years let us make it a point to be kinder and better souls.

watch this space

2005-12-27T14:37:00.001+08:00

Suggestion : Get a couple of friends, dress up in school uniform and smoke outside the school gates during monday assembly.

~chuckles~

Merry Drinkmas and a Tipsy New Year

2005-12-23T12:19:00.001+08:00

Have yourself a wasted little Christmas

Let your wine be white

From now on we'll throw out all the coke and sprite!

Have yourself a lil sherry this Christmas

make your tippisiness stay

Til New Year your soberness is miles away

Here we are Happy-hour day

Whisky sour days or more

Drinking friends who get drunk with us

Get pissed near to us once more

Through the week we all will be a sipping

Beer like Kobe cows

Hang a left! Avoid the police check somehow!

And have yourself a hangover this Christmas now

**Sung to the tune of *duh* 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas'

Not so perfect

2005-12-21T20:05:00.001+08:00

Love, ah me.

Being in love is the greatest feeling on earth. Like you didn't know that. You know it. The fuzzy wuzzy funnies in your tummy. The I-can't-wait-to-touch-him-again feeling. Being in love makes you do irrational things. You'd buy him seven pairs of socks just so he's got one for every day of the week. You'd fake an illness for a hot session in bed. You'd tell your friends you've gone back to your hometown when you're actually in bed together for the whole time then tell your workmates how fantastically boring it was back there it was that you didn't know why you balik kampung in the first place.

Being in love makes you lie. ~chuckles~ makes you steal time, cheat death and run up a thousand dollar phone bill.

Then the rhythm sets in, you're home, he's not. He's home, you're too tired to layan him. The laundry piles up and you wonder where the heck your mad money went to. The very things that made you crazy for him is driving you mad. The way he walks, the way he talks in front of friends, the way he always wants things for him on his terms.

"You're in love, that's the way, it should be, and I want you to be happy...."

You get used to each other then the"in" part of being in love drops out and hopefully you still love each other. Love each other enough to be together and live out your dreams. Love each other enough to look past the not-so-perfect things you and him have intrinsically. Love each other enough to be truthful to each other. Sometimes love each other enough to let go.

"What is love? baby don't hurt me, no more..."

Though things are not-so-perfect, he still loves you. You still love him. Maybe you should brave the storm together because you've got each other bad or good, weak or strong, rich or poor.

It's a good thing that they lgalised gay marriages in the UK, then people would think twice about just breaking it and going on a sex-spree because "it's not like we're married or anything" . This thing is called responsibility. Taxes, paying the rent, mopping up vomit, picking up the dirty underwear, cleaning out the sink, buying the groceries...

Maybe I'm just a traditionalist... my parents don't believe in divorce, neither do I.....

Maybe I'm just in denial because I am being used.

Maybe I just need a good fuck to get over it all.

Maybe I just need him.....

Meanwhile I'll just hang in there.

~chuckles~

~sighs~

Blissfully Yours

2005-12-17T12:28:00.001+08:00

Even you'd feel like a star walking up those brightly lit steps toward velvety curtains and hearing the thumpthump thump of music as you enter. Good morning boys. Bodies gyrating, hips grooving, sunglasses worn and half smiles bestowed on the cute boy passing you by.

It's 1am and it's just beginning to fill up. Everyone's there. Young trying to look older so as to belie their teens, older men trying to look younger so as to belie their impending second childhoods. The music is loud. Then there is the hellos and how-a-yas? to pseudo friends and kindred spirits.

Then I see him, deep set eyes, shadow of a goatee *be still my heart* and a smile on his lips. I chuckle at the young indonesian boy hanging on to him for dear life.

"What do I do? I didn't do anything and he's all over me" says he. Like you don't like it baby. He's cute and young and willing. Just have some fun-lah. The music is thumping. The music is loud.

I can see he doesn't want to. He's playing the role. Just like the one he plays with his straight family and straight friends. On one hand he's a good Catholic boy who listens to his parents and works in a shirt and tie. On the other he's a gay boy. fullstop.

Catholic gay boy. Oh aren't we a rare race? ~laughs~

He's confused with boundaries and comfort zones. Although both have their limits but the latter is self inflicted and one is happy to be in it because it's where we can be totally ourselves and not pick up our used socks from off the floor for days on ends. Why put ourselves in a quandary when we can just not push it and be ourselves. It's the same with his other boys. It's all done in secret. Liasons only known after the fact. After the deed. After the breakup indeed. "I break people's hearts" says he. You don't have to baby. You don't have to do a lot of things like lead beautiful girls, who will make excellent mothers, on a leash when you don't intend to go for the slightest bit of a walk with them.

The music gets louder and louder before it melts away into some unidentified 80s hit and then the lights come on.

We gather ourselves and get going, with aforementioned cute indonesian boy in tow. We send the boy home. The boy is hopelessly in love already. I can see it.

work. nap. workworkwork.

2005-12-12T22:39:00.001+08:00

~~~~~~~~~yawns~~~~~~~~~~~

Been surviving on three hours sleep a day for the past 8 days. Work has been hectic to say the least.
The laundry is piling up, my hair needs a cut but I LOVE the Christmas setting at the Pastry buffet at work!
It looks like we're in the middle of a snow storm... frosty pine branches, gingerbread houses groaning under the weight of royal icing snow and a chocolate santa smiling down on the guests. heheh I'm tired, real tired but sights of Christmas coupled with piped christmas music just makes me wanna say JOY TO THE WORLD!

~chuckles~

I'm off tommorow...

a time to sleep

a time to clean

a time to recharge

a time to finally make some unplanned mischief!

~chuckles~

13 days to Christmas people!

Spread that Good Cheer Around!

Wazza is O.U.T!

Merry Merry Merry

2005-12-04T12:54:00.001+08:00

Ginger bread houses, chocolate trains, star shaped cookies, chocolate santas and elves, yule logs, Christmas candle cakes, fruitcake, Christmas pudding.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttt's beginnin to look a lot like Christmassssssssssssssssss

EEEEEEEEEEEEverywhere you go...

~chuckles~

They're even playing Christmas Songs at the Coffee House at the hotel.

21 days to Christmas and counting.

I don't know why I'm so excited about it this year ~laughs~

Getting nostalgic I think..

Slummin it

2005-12-02T11:30:00.002+08:00

Things I eat when I feel like slummin it.

It's gotta be trashy or kitsch but totally delicious.

1) Cheezy wedges from KFC

2) Auntie Anne's Jalapeno Pepper Pretzels

3) Minnesota Twins Hotdog Combo from 1901

4) Cheezles - Large Bag

5) Pepperidge Farms White chocolate and macadamia nut cookies

6) Japanese Crepe stuffed with a whole snickers bars

7) Indo-Mie - original Flavour

8) Curry Puff from IKEA

9) Fried chocolate banana sandwich

10) Butterscotch pecan cookies from Famous Amos

They're sure to lift the spirits! Try one Today.

Hello

2005-11-30T11:57:00.001+08:00

***sung to the tune of Hello by Lionel Ritchie***

I've been a virgin til I was 29

But in my dreams, I lost it quick, a thousand times

I sometimes wish I was more of a whore..

Hello, it's a lay I'm looking for

Can't you see it in my eyes,

In my own perverted smile

Some sex is all I wanted

and my legs are opened wide

Tell me how to be a tart

Cause I really wanna screw

But let me start by saying...

I'll fuck you

what the?

2005-11-21T17:41:00.001+08:00

What's the deal with the plastic packaging for McDonald's Big Mac these days?

Didn't they ban it in the beginning because it was a threat to the environment? Or will they become artificial floating reefs this time round when they dump it into the ocean?

~tsk tsk tsk~

Do you miss him?

2005-11-21T17:14:00.001+08:00

Amidst the going outs and energy-draining workloads which is the Hari-raya Rumble and the Christmas Tumble. Underneath pounds of christmas cookies, heaped bowlfuls of royal icing to make the gingerbread houses glisten like a winter wonderland. Between the hurried washing of week-old laundry and washing of day old flatware and the constant urgings to go out and shop for new things for myself. Do I miss him?

I haven't got the time.

No

I don't think so..

Time away indeed.

Loneliness is a state of mind. And a state that one delves in when one's physical being isn't drained and/or in constant excitement. Neither really applies to one. Which brings me to question... can I do without? Should I do without? Could I do without?

Love is really fickle..emotions are trickier than tempering chocolate on a humid day... You check on it, you stir it up, you hope that the molecules crystalises to a stable form then it'll all be glossy, strong and well.... tempered well.

I have no time, I have less emotions these days.

I just wanna be with me.

I haven't been in a long time.

Christmas Wishlist

2005-11-18T13:52:00.001+08:00

I wish for...

Peace and Happiness on earth without the restlessness of boredom creeping into stable and happy relationships.

Wealth and prosperity for those on the verge without people selling their souls to the company stores to get it

Love and devotion for lovers without it descending into squabbles about the other being insensitive or oversensitive.

OK now that's all said (and hope Thy will be done)

Here's my wanton i-don't-care-if-i-sound-a-tad-materialistic list:

a) Lots and lots of money! Liza couldn't have gotten it right-er when she sang Money makes the world go around!

2) A spending spreeeeeeeeyeehaaaa... ~laughs~ If gutsy girl can lose her gut at marie france or something or another then I want it too. And get fantastic clothes in the process.

iii) a really really nice tattoo

d) some real tiffany's bling.

5) a laptop with the latest fixtures so I can finally put all the pictures in my camera into it and at the same time go online wherever i go ~sighs~

vi) A new handphone. ~sighs~ one with coloured screens and stereophonic sounds...~sighs~

That's it for now. ~chuckles~

Have a Merry Christmas! Jingle those bells, deck those halls!

This is an order!

~grins~

I love Christmas!

Christmas... Pretty lights on the trees!

2005-11-08T00:22:00.001+08:00

Its that time of year again, I can feel it!

The stores are already stocking their shelves and floors with Christmas trees,

overpriced but beautifully adorned.

Christmas CD's are making their appearance

Christmas songs are making their way into my repertoire of Songs-I-Sing-When-I'm-On-My-Own

I'm already thinking of Christmas presents to give to the kiddies, big and small included

Christmas puts me in a lot of moods and here are some of them..

Christmas always gets me in a giving mood...

~grins~ I can't help but blow my budget at Christmas. This year maybe I'll give everyone Christmas cards and then put all their names in one hat and pull out three and give only three great presents this year. I'm always giving half baked lousy boring presents ~laughs~ maybe this year I can give presents that are really worth something. Not like bath towels or a Cinderella Video or God fobid Pillows!

Christmas always puts me in a singing mood...

When I was in high school. I always joined the Christmas Carollers, dividing my time between them and the St Simon Chapel's Choir singers. I loved singing in harmony and Christmas songs are just made that way. When sung in harmony it sends chills up my spine in a good way.

Christmas CDs to help with the season :

Jim Reeves Christmas (old favourite of the family)

Mariah Carey Merry Christmas (personal favourite)

New Kids on the Block Christmas Album (throwback from my childhood in the 90s)

Christmas always puts me in a sentimental mood...

Mariah Carey's Christmas Album tops the charts every year for me. Mariah is surely on fi-ah! (fire) *L* when she sings All I want for Christmas is you.

Christmas Memory : Me in Malaysia and my significant other is in Australia. Mariah really hit the nail on the head when she sang "I miss you, most at Christmas time, and I can get you...no no no no! Get you of my mind" I cired, then smiled of the times we were together, the early christmas we had. ~sighs~

Christmas Memory 2: Us kids having our own Christmas when our parents went to Bethlehem to have theirs. Then on the 27th, they came home and our family had Christmas dinner together. That was the best year. Two Christmasses in a year! Plus I had my first SEED outfit, beige pants with matching vest and a 100% white linen shirt.

Christmas always puts me into a drinking binge...

Oh goodness gracious. Being Kadazan just makes it an excuse to drink whenever there's cause and what bigger cause than to Celebrate Christmas? It'll be drinks at home (beer bought by dubious means, wrapped in black plastic bags and delivered to our doorstep) and then drinks with friends (at house parties), drinks at relatives houses, drinks at the clubs.. and it carries on til New Years eve!

Christmas always makes me appreciate my friends and family

Because they're there for moi when it matters most, physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually. I don't even care if they don't celebrate Christmas, I'll wish them the best when it's the time.

Tis the season to be jolly.

So, don you now your GAY apparel!

and have a falalalala la la la la time this year!

Let go, don't be scared.

2005-11-05T11:22:00.001+08:00

Dreams kept bringing you back to me

Like the forgotten words to a song

They keep haunting me

But now I know to dream in reality

Now even in my waking hours

you're just a dream to me.

I reckon that letting go is liberating. Even when you grip onto a bunch of beautiful roses so hard, the thorns make you bleed. Letting go releases all the pent up feelings in you. Letting go frees your hands and mind to hold and behold a host of other pleasures that had you transfixed before this. Holding on is one thing but hanging for dear life when the lifeline (or loveline) is as fragile as the camels' back just before the last straw hit it is, well, just a waste of resources, energy and time.

So now I don't hang on. I don't weep for lost sundays alone, I don't think of being alone as being lonely. It's empowering.

~chuckles~

I used to be scared of letting go, maybe scared that if I did, no one would be there to catch me. No safety net, no one to rely on, no one to put a band-aid on my wounds and kiss my boo-boos away. We forget that we could rely on ourselves. You, me... we, in ourselves are a great source of comfort for our own selves. So let go... young hearts, run free!

"Sometimes you wake up,

Sometimes the fall kills you.

And sometimes,

when you fall,

you fly."

- Todd Faber

Fables & Reflections,

"Fear of Falling"

The Sandman Series

Neil Gaiman

~duhhhhhhh!~~~

2005-11-02T17:44:00.001+08:00

Scene 1

guest : what flavour ice cream do you have?

me: Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, green tea and saffron

guest: You don't have yam?

me : No ma'am we don't. Sorry about that. Would you like to try something else?

guest : What about sweet corn?

me : No ma'am, it's only chocolate, vanilla, srawberry, green tea and saffron

guest : Haaaiyah.... what about durian? don't have also ah? what kind of 5 star hotel is this... etc etc..

**you can lead a horse to water but you can't force him to eat ice-cream**

Scene 2

me (in my chef uniform) : Good evening sir, how may I help you?

guest : I want some coffee..(foot tapping impatiently)

me : You may order coffee from the wait-staff sir. They'll be happy to send it to you at your table.

guest : You mean you're not a waiter ah?

me : No sir, I am part of the kitchen crew (indicating my uniform)

guest : ohhhh like that ah? You have durian ice cream ah?

****

I guess when it comes to guests, even at a 5-star hotel, class isn't a pre-requisite. There are the genuinely nice guests who come up to us and say hello. But they're one in a million. There are some.... ~grunts~ like

a) The dessert destroyer. He comes and mangles all the beautifully garnished petit desserts like a heat seeking missle bound for hell. *smash smash smash* and the cheesecake lies in rubbles as if Iraqi planes had dropped bombs on known American sites.

b) The hound. Sniffs at every dessert and picks it up and scans it with laser accuracy before putting it down again and picking up a brand new untouched one leaving her thumbprints as well as her unhygenic germs on the once immaculate dessert platter.

c) The I'm-on-a-diet. Asks about the desserts that are low fat, low sugar low carb low everything. I restain from pointing out the banana leaves used to underline the malaysian kueh and saying sweetly, "That would suit you fine Miss" Oh ans she also cuts the slices of cake in half (although they are already quite small) because they don't want to eat it all and don't want to waste it.

d) The Chcolate fountain fiend. He comes, he skewers and he messess up the whole fountain dropping blots of melted chocolate everywhere that is clean and on the floor. He double dips his wafer fans! UGH who wants to eat your saliva buddy?

e) The Late Bloomer. They rack up to the dessert line 2 minutes before closing time and ask, are YOU closing ALREADY? **cue the daggers from the eyes** Then proceeds to ask favours like, I want everything that's chocolate or I want fresh crepes and two chocolate mint souffles plus seven ice kacang with assorted ice creams.

f) The Takeaway Towkay. Although they are so well off they still resort to asking for takeaway from the buffet line.I shake my head in disbelief ALL the time when they request for takeaway. Or worse, they wait til you're clearing the desserts and ask for it because "You're gonna throw it away anyway right?"

Okay I've had my rant for today.... talk about kitchen confidentials ~laughs~

Au revoir my lovelies!

Neil Gaiman

2005-10-25T22:16:00.001+08:00

I take my hat off to this man. I wave my beanie to this man. ~chuckles~ I've just finished re-reading one of the many books by the ever grandiloquent Mr. Neil Gaiman.

Stardust.

Where the lands of Faerie and our world meet in the town of Wall. Reading his literature always transports me away from this world. It keeps me up nights and fuels my dreams for grandiose bursts of magicks and wonders.

I owe it to my sister, Marilyn whom, through her ways, secured copies of his graphic novel series The Sandman and Death. It's thought provoking, dream fueling and hell of a lot of entertainment found between the pages of a book.

He keeps my dreams alive and makes me believe in faerie queens and enchantments. Just the way Enid Blython did for me with goblins and worlds at the tops of trees when I was nine.

God Bless him.