Iftar at Marriott part I

My brother-in-law took us out for iftar last night. We went to JW Marriott in town, just opposite Pavilion. They served local delicacies at their buffet, so since my Mum-in-law preferred local food, that was what he picked.

The place tended to get pretty jammed up in the afternoon, and hence we left early. We were lucky that the place was still quiet. We made our way to the sixth floor where the buffet was located. It was at an open-aired poolside terrace. There was an alternative venue on the fourth floor where the buffet was served in a banquet hall. We decided to go for the pool, although we had to pay extra.

We took our seat just after seven, and was given a table at the end of a make-shift platform. It was raining but we were well shielded from the elements thanks to a tent.

The spread was pretty good. We had satay, Indian food, the usual noodles, fried rice, chicken rice and those were just for starters. The spread were mainly local, although the desserts were decidedly western.

More in part II ....

BSC Raya Bazaar

This was definitely bot for the faint-hearted. Since we were spending time at the apartment, we decided to go for some groceries. And while we were there at Bangsar Shopping Center, the main foyer at the new wing was filled up with a bazaar. But the prices of the stuff on display was just ..... unbelievable. I couldn't offord any of them. They were just rediculously expensive.

There were clothes, hampers and carpets mainly. And the clothes were really nice especially the ones for children. The pattern this year happened to be checkered, almost the same as what the boys like to wear. Cute stuff. The lace and samping for adults was a different story. A songket samping for RM3000? You got to be joking. No wonder some resorted to slicing people's thumbs off as means of getting cash!

But the bazaar itself really lived up to the billing. They even had live musician playing there when we visited. The ambiance was great although it could be crowded as the stalks were bunched closely together and the corridor in between were quite narrow.

If you were looking to impress others with hampers and gifts, for clients of loved ones, this was definitely one of the place to consider. But prepare to pay through your noses!

After lingering around for a good 20 minutes, we finally left the place without buying anything. Groceries next.

Just In Time

Irfan been asking for pizza all day. As if he was doing the fasting. But both of the boys would join us for berbuka. When he arrived from his Quran class this afternoon, he reminded us again. So, we had no choice.

We called for delivery and luckily the delivery arrived in time for Berbuka. Irfan was happy ...... Next, we would be doing a quick packing after Berbuka. We would be at the apartment for the next week. It's school holiday time - Summer Break - for my boys!

Waiting for Berbuka

Not that they were fasting, but they were well-behaved this afternoon. They sorted out their homework and was revising for their exams tomorrow.

I wasn't sure what Anita had in mind but I guessed that she wasn't making sure that the boys weren't swapped around. Hence the shirt and their names on the back.

For today, Anita prepared chicken rice. Selamat Berbuka.

The Curve in Ramadan

After the jam I endured coming back from Subang, I had to fulfil my promise to the boys to take them out. Anita wanted to go to The Curve, and the children wanted to go to Marche there. So, the decision was easy. Off we went.

For the past few years, this was the main place we went to shop for Raya clothes. A few of the shops there we were very familiar with. And of course, we had to go there for the Raya cards as well. We had tongue that a miss this time around as the boys were hungry. So the shopping had to wait.

The decor there this year was based on the 60s theme around old KL. Specifically Chow Kit and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. The had shops basically there. A mini bazaar, selling some really expensive stuff that I didn't even bother browsing.

The clothes there mainly came from local boutique and they didn't come cheap. There were also accessories, samping, songkok and all the rest. But the main items seemed to be baju kurung. Plenty of them, for both children and adults. Don't bother asking about the prices. I could cry.

We skipped that and bought some clothes at Metrojaya instead. Got what we went there for.

Unfortunately, The Curve were shut down at ten even during Ramadan. Which was a shame since they could do with opening it until midnight during weekends as I was sure there would be plenty of people who would venture out after Tarawikh at least for food.

That would be an idea.

Here are the entries from the Raya decor from 2009, 2010 and 2011.