Aidil Adha

Wishing all my friends a Happy Aidil Adha and Happy Holidays.

We started the day at the surau for prayers. Our local surau has a couple of cows for the slaughter today, but the rest of the members would e traveling to Kuala Lipis for more slaughter at an Orang Asli kampung. There would be half a dozen cars traveling, but unfortunately, I would be at work that day.

The surau by my Mum's house had nine cows and both my Dad and brother-in-law would be on hand to help out. I went to Bukit Antarabangsa rather late, and by lunch, it was starting to rain.

My boys with their cousins at Grandma'sLunch was great. My Mum's cooking of course. Now waiting for the boys to settle down after spending the whole morning running up and down the stairs at their Grandma's place.

Trick or Treat!

I was out and about at Great Eastern Mall with my boys attending their friend's birthday party at the Kiz Sports. The whole mall was changed into the ghoulish theme of Halloween.

Not to worry. No children were harmed in this event!That was just a mannequin howeverThe mall took the festivities seriously with group of kids dressed up in outfits going from shop to shop doing 'trick or treat'. They were so cute. There was also a competition at the main lobby for the best costume. I counted about 40 kids going around with the mall staff. The shops were all prepared to play along, complete with candies to give away.

The main foyer was transformedThe children walking around asking for treats, as I was sitting down enjoying my sushi.Not to mention some of the kids sing terrified looking at the 'walking deads'. A cute spectacle. Great fun all around. As for my kids, they were more interested with the playground. The missed out with all the fun.

Golf Day

So, during lunchtime, the Doctor's Mess were packed. Everybody was onto golf. Some of them in fact were planning to even play later today. A day after Deepavali, and some of them were still in holiday mode.

Just had lunch with one of my senior colleague just now. They were heading Down Under for a conference, leaving me as the only Haematologist around for the week. a scary thought. Looks like I would be working extra hard until next weekend when I would be having a couple of days off. It would be Aidil Adha then.

Nice Drive In

A day after Deepavali and the traffic was really kind. I left the house later than usual this morning but still got in early. It looked like the KL crowd were still having a day off. Hopefully that stays until the end of the week.

The Loaf Bistro at Pavilion

After the trip for tea at The Loaf at Bangsar VIllage, we decided to give the Pavilion branch a go, as suggested by my friends. It was tucked on the third and fourth floor of the mall, just next to the Bukit Bintang entrance. Easily missed if you were not aware of it.

It was a narrow two-story lot. The lower one for the bakery. The bistro where we had dinner was on the upper floor, where you had to climb a rather steep set of stairs. Better head out and used the escalator just next to the shop if you have a dodgy hip!

The upper deck was cosy and welcoming. Despite the next day being a public holiday - Deepavali - the place was empty. There were plenty of activities at the bakery, but not on the upper bistro. Therefore, we enjoyed the best seat - the sofa - and my boys had a great time.

Kicking things off with some healthy saladGarlic bread with extra butterSo, what did we order? I had the carbonara, the boys had meatballs, Anita had salad. Before long, we went downstairs to have a look at the bakery and bought a few items, where the waiter picked up from us and put on a plate. The brownies sent my boys to sugarland, and they could not sit still afterwards.

I had my cocktail and the boys had their tea. The food was good, but I must say the Bangsar Village outlet is better. This being a bistro also meant that choices in terms of order was more limited. The meatball that Anita asked for was off menu. The outlet was also smaller, and was meant more as a cafe - hence the name Bistro - rather than a proper restaurant. But it was comfortable none the less.

Anita ordered meatballs for the boys. Off the menu here, but on them at the Bangsar Village outlet.My carbonara.Mocktails for me and Irfan.We then finished things off with tea and coffee.We would definitely be coming here again. I could imagine the place to be rather crowded during day time and late afternoon when people came over for tea. The service was also fast and friendly, although the price was relatively expensive.