Reading; Round 2;

In the blue corner.

Returning for a rematch, J - D - WONG!!

In the red corner.

Defending champ for the last 118 years (according to wiki..=P), U - O - RRRRRRRR!!!!

*ding ding*

"FIGHT!!!"

HAHA!! It is like a boxing match ain't it? XD

My last day before flying off tomorrow!

Had nasi lemak for breakfast, and that last mouthful tasted so goood! =)

Kristine came over to my house to pass me the letter to close her NatWest account.

I've packed everything.

I've ate everything.

I've had a lazy, but fantastic, 4 month holiday.

It's time to fly....solo. =D

May this year be as good as the last. =D

On the 1st of October....

ARRIVEDERCI MALAYSIA!!

On the 2nd of October....

BUONGIORNO READING!!

*WHAMY* for bass and guitar.

Went out for lunch at One Utama with Nicol, Sanjeve, Cass, Ikram and Elisa.

Shermaine and Kevin joined us later.

*I finally got to meet up with those 2 after almost 4 months being home...lol.

After that, we crashed at Ikram's place..or rather..we jammed at Ikram's place. =DD

Played Rock Band!

I loved playing the bass guitar...cause it was quite easy...=P

Had loads of fun yesterday!

Being around great friends having great fun. =)

Played all kinds of songs. I won't bother to elaborate them here...but the 2 that I can remember the best was Nicol singing to Linkin Park and Kevin singing Love Story. XD

After playing Rock Band, we played boxing on the Wii.

The 3 couples had their go at each other...the funniest being Cass and Sanjeve's match. XD

Then it was the 2 single ppl. Me and Nicol.

Unfortunately..the Wii didn't work when it came to our turn...=(

Didn't have the chance to beat Nicol up. XD

She would say otherwise. =P

At the end of the day...we were quite pooped out, and Ikram's house is sooo comfortable..Sanjeve was falling asleep. lol.

So it was dinner time, and we went to the Curve to eat at Vivo. The food was alright. Then we headed back.

The next time I see them again, will be in AMAZING READING!!! =)

*except for Kevin..lol..=P

Then hopefully we'll have more amazing times during the 9 months there. =D

Ciao!

Una cena Italiana

"An Italian Dinner"

*I hope the title is correct italian...I used Google Translate...XD

My father's birthday dinner last night was at Prego, in Westin Hotel.

RM 40 buffet on pastas and pizzas.

My dad said that this promotion was probably aimed for hotel guests..cause he only saw the advertisement in the hotel lift.

So, we sat down and opened the mini menu from which we would be ordering our food from.

The good thing about this promotion, was that the pastas and pizzas come in small portions.

That means....VARIETY!!!! =D

ROUND 1

Spaghetti with prawns, mint and zucchini.

Penne amatriciana. (beef bacon in tomato sauce)

Orrecchiette with lamb sausage and broccoli

Pizza "wow suprema" (can't remember what was on it..=P)

ROUND 2

Farfalle Carbonara

Spaghetti with prawns, mint and zucchini

Spaghetti con le sarde (spaghetti with sardines)

Calzone Bomba (yet again..I can't remember what was inside)

ROUND 3

Spaghetti Aglio Olio e peperoncino (Garlic, olive oil, chilli)

Farfalle Puttanesca (olives, capers, anchovies, tomatoes)

Tagliatelle Guancia (beef cheeks marinated in red wine)

Piadina (some sort of Italian flat bread) with king oyster mushroom, provolone and rocket.

ROUND 4

Caesar Pizza (crab meat, chilli, fennel, romaine lettuce and some dressing)

ROUND 5 (dessert)

GELATO!!! =D

Didn't have any room left to try 2 other stuff.

Risoni in beef broth and chocolate pizza..=P

Oh..and when I first opened the menu..I was like a kid in a candy store. =D

It was so exciting seeing all the different ingredients that I've never or hardly tried, all the different pastas and stuff.

=D

I was a happy chappy. LOLS!!

MANGIA! MANGIA!!

Ciao!

It's all good in the hood.

Woke up from a good sleep last night.

Too good a sleep....couldn't hear my alarm that I set at 4am. =(

Missed the Barca match. Luckily I recorded it.. =DD

DAMN!!!

Barca is just too good!!!

It's my father's b'day today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PA!!

Dinner at Westin Hotel tonight.

All-you-can-eat Italian dinner!!

RM40+

WEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Yesterday, I met up with Dominic and Deborah.

At AC of course. =D

A round of pool again...and I lost...=(

lol.

Have fun in Italy Dom! Cya at Nottingham. =D

Gonna play Fifa now..ciao!

Kedai Kopi Kong Meng sudah tutup.

After 60 years..it has closed.

Kong Heng is gonna be sold at the end of the year, and apparently the new owner wants to renovate the place and retain the stalls.

Beh Le is waiting for the right price to sell Thean Chun. And he wants to sell the business, rent the shop and keep the custard recipe....HAHA!! XD

Going back to Ipoh this time was quite fun, and "knowledgeable(?)".

Cause I found out that..

-It was my grandfather's idea to open Kong Heng, Kong Meng and Merlin Hotel. *Not too sure about Kong Ah..cz it was sold off sometime ago...if i'm not mistaken. =P

-The satay man(lol), the old guy..not the middle-aged guy, is a relative. He is my great grand uncle. OoO.

And he was a teacher by profession. OoO...Hong..did you know that? XD

-and there are a lot of shareholders in each of the businesses. Though I'm not sure if my grandfather has a share in Kedai Kopi Paris (what a name).

And talking about shareholders, the Kong Heng business has 5 known shareholders..BUT..when we went to the SSM(Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia) to ask about closing Kong Heng..there was another name apart from the 5 shareholders registered with the SSM.

A guy by the name of Ong Boon Hock. Stays in Teluk Intan. Doesn't have an IC number, AND there is a police logo attached on his file. OoO. No one knows who that fellow is..HAHA!!

Now, since my grandfather is staying KL, so we have to clear out Kong Meng, so we went through the whole house. Found a lot of stuff! =D

*Seb...now you're not the only one with a RM20 note..hehe. ;)

And..I have a 10 cent NOTE. From 1941. WEEEEEEE!!

Dunno if it's real..cause it's only one sided..and looks like monopoly money.HAHAHAHA. But i'm sure it is.

Plenty of super old coins as well.

It was like a treasure hunt. XD

Today, we visited Phine che che and Ivan kor kor.

Isaac is almost a month old now!

So cute!!

oh..and Pebble's bit my nose. lol...=P

Wokie. Ciao!

I'm BACK!!!

And I'm too lazy to blog about the trip..=P

Going back to Ipoh tmr to clear out Kedai Kopi Kong Meng. It's closing after many years of operation, as my grandfather is staying here now.

And there's going to be a shareholders meeting in "Thean Jun(?)" (dunno how to spell...=P)

LOL!!

All the old guys, who own the coffee shops around the area are gonna decide what to do with Kong Meng. lol..=P

Wokie.