national hobby

Everything has its pros and cons. Being a Malaysian, i'm proud to celebrate our country's 48th national day, with great friends on the merdeka eve. Plans were made. Time was confirmed to be around eleven. Not too late. We could still have the chance to profess "Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!" when the moment came. It's also an informal farewell to S.Ann & Hock since they'd be going back to States soon. We arrived at the Curve around eleven. The initial venue was Halo cafe. Damn, it's fulled. We strolled along the section where all the F & B outlets are, hoping to find a place to accommodate our troupe of ten pax. Starbucks? No luck! Finally we settled at coffee bean & tea leaf cafe. Happily chit-chatting until two in the morning. Alas! how come we didn't hear any merdekas? Did i miss it?
For those of you guys out there with no idea of what malaysia is like. please allow me... Malaysia is a country in south-east asia. Our society is constituted of diversed races mainly malay, chinese, indian and bumiputra. We live in peace and harmony. Our national hobby is ... either eating or lepak. To my fellow malaysians, do you agree? Any way, for other smbb-ites and lick hung-ites who's not in the pic, we miss you guys!

round two : stick to the tradition

This is definitely Vincent's favourite eatery in mid valley. The char-kuey-teow tasted exactly like it was in the olden days in penang. The whole thing is rather savoury with a hint of sweetness from the crab floss. The difference? for the price of RM 9.00 per dish, you'll get two big, read my word, BIG prawns! Not served on a green plastic plate. No smoky, noisy nor greasy wok nearby or in sight. The downside? every serving is fried individually upon order. so be prepared to wait for 20 - 30 minutes! Certainly a must try if you're not in a hurry. And remember to ask for the 'extra spicy' version!

True to the tradition, it deserves the title penang char-kuey-teow!
And the quest... would continue... as i'm always...hungry!