Another Birthday Do

On the evening of her birthday, Anita had another treat. So, in the end she had three dinners. This time around, it was with her parents and brother. Her Mum wanted a Chinese dinner, so we went to Ming Palace at Corus Hotel.

Nice place of course, but the food was a far cry from Lala Chong in terms of freshness and cooking. And the price, that was a different matter completely. Thank God I did not have to foot the bill!

Idlan putting his points acrossWhich Irfan found hilarious Let's drink up ...The cake came next None the less, we enjoyed the dinner. It was topped up with another cake after the dessert. That can't be healthy.

Anita's Birthday Lunch

Anita actually had two lunches yesterday, with two sets of friends. And I was only invited to one, as the other was with her girlfriends. I had to cope with being the chauffeur though.

For the lunch that I joined, it was at La La Chong, a familiar place we went to before. Great cooking, with almost fresh seafood - somehow it was not so fresh yesterday. Great company, and great crab ....

Started with the prizes first ....Hmmm .... What to order?Crunching the starters ....The place was surprisingly empty for a Sunday afternoon, so we got our food fast and got to enjoy some privacy. It started with exchanges of gifts, some chit chat before the food came over thick and fast.

We ordered a couple portions of crab, a couple of fish, some cockles and vegetables. I must say that I was impressed by the crispy mantis prawns. The sauce on the crab was to die for - and most probably would so judging by the amount of calories and fat we consumed.

The orders then started to line up. This was the mantis prawn. Gorgeous!The table was soon full .....The birthday girl wanted to try everything ....The killer dish. Quite literally. The fatty crab ....The steamed fish was another revelation. Rather than steamed in a broth, the fish this time around was dry, leaving just succulent flesh to be scrapped and enjoyed with some garlic sauce. The cockles were too bitter for my liking though, so I didn't take much of that.

The crab was best enjoyed with some fresh bun, straight from their oven. It complemented the sauce beautifully, and it was not a surprise that it finished in double quick time.

Then there was time for cakes ....Nice one to top things off .....As I mentioned, the crab was not as fresh as I would hope. Thankfully, the cooking was great, and the sauce really made the dishes work. But compared to the fresh seafood from Kuala Selangor, it lost out big time. But for city dwellers like us who couldn't make regular trip out of town, it was not a bad return. Definitely would recommend the place although the crab may set you back a few bob. And not to be had regularly if you wanted to take care of your arteries .....

How to get there? Rather tricky to be honest. I would recommend that you just punch in these coordinate - 3.124607, 101.607771 - into your GPS devices and just follow the directions. Roughly it was located behind Tropicana City Mall, in Damansara.

Birthday Lunch

Her birthday was tomorrow, but today being Sunday, seemed like a good idea to celebrate it now. So, my brother took us out for lunch at Sagano, Renaissance. Haven't been there for quite some time, but the Japanese buffet spread there was quite decent. The restaurant being on the quiet side with a nice ambiance helped.

My in-laws also came. We had a pleasant lunch although I joined up late as I had a long ward round this morning, having to go across to Ara Damansara to see a referral as well.

They were close to having dessert by the time I finally made it across town. But the place was still relatively empty and the sashimi platter was still full. I never looked back ....

Was the place really that good?

There, Idlan especially rediscover his love for all things teriyaki and promptly ate a full meal. He could hardly walk after that and we decided to have coffee at the front lobby before heading home.

After 45 minutes of sitting, Idlan then ordered a couple of macaroons. Oh boy! His energy level recharged full of sugar and he just couldn't sit still. It soone started to rain, which further delayed our departure. More excuse to just sit around and order another cup of mocha.

Time to hang around at the lobbyIdlan was full!I had to finish his macaroonsIt was almost 4 in the afternoon when we finally made it home.

Early Start

I knew it was a Sunday but I had to make an early start today. I had a ward full of patients to see from the Friday on call, as well as nee referrals to review at Ara Damansara. I was meant to see then yesterday but I was just too busy. .

So, a quick dash, and this afternoon we would be having a family lunch to celebrate Anita's birthday tomorrow. So, she would be as old as I am tomorrow!