Lu Ai buzzed me at about 5pm to inform on the horrendous KL-after-work-jam.

"wei...ah moi, very jam leh. Already half an hour and I'm still at the Institut Jantung stretch."
".....wah...."
"U may wanna come out early"

I memang planned to come out early...like 6.30pm *our appointment at 7.30pm*
Should be able to make it...one hour?? Seremban also reach already lar.

And so monkey left the city at 6.30 sharp...and..
reached Bandar Utama at 7.00pm....ermmm anymore early?

Monkey with Carol

She's getting married very soon...
and let us into the world of bride-to-be...
really stressed and frus leh.

I think i'm not wife material leh after the conversation with her.
GF material?? erm..I doubt that too now.

baby?? Am I such a difficult partner???? >:(

Su San and me

This darling just finished yoga before the dinner..
and she looked great...vibrant and fresh..
hmmm...yoga for me??
monkeys don't do yoga.....they yoggy and caused unnecessary havocs.

moi and Lu Ai

"Aiyo.....u sampai 7.35 lar!!!"
okie blame the driver.

She never fails to go back to sban every weekend.
Can bcome a postman and kirim parcels for us.
"can u help me to post some mooncakes for my mom back home?"

Lu Ai, Carol, Su San

Then I checked with Lawrence on some wine issues...
Need him to source some nice dessert wines for me in Singapore.

"Do u still have Vouvray 2002?"
"I don't think so. Each of us only has one bottle to keep."
"It's the most awesome ice wine I've ever tasted!!!" *proudly*
"WWWHHHHAAATTTT? U drank it?"
".....err.....yye...yyesssss.."
"U ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DRINK IT YET!!!!"
"THIS BABY CAN STILL SLEEP FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS!!!!!"
"WHAT WERE U THINKING?"

file pics of the beautiful ice wine i had in July with UCP.

"oo...but I've consumed it and I want sumore"
"....HMPH...U can't get this anymore in any part of the world. Do you know how much does it cost?"
"errr...SGD 300?"
"it's SGD 980 for a 375ml and u drank it!!!!aiks...."
"....nobody told me to wait!!!!!"
"Gimme your wine inventory list this instant."

He was so angry that I did not appreciate such fine ice wine.
Even more so, he took efforts to source it fr France exclusively and there were only 8 bottles in Singapore...
I took one, 2 months back and drank it instead of keeping it for another 5 more years.

I'm so sorry Lawrence.
Pls don't be mad...and pls get some more chambertine for me.
I want Dom Perignon 96 as well.

Happy Belated Birthday IZANI

Yes...I'm a bad friend...it's not that I forgot *I did SMS u kan*
Blame it on the workload, the tight programmes I had for the past few days, the stupid KL haze...
yes blame it on everything except me being a procastinator.

I just wanna say how much I appreciate our friendship for the past 3 years...
that you are such a super nice lovey dovey friend,
who shares so much with me esp on...

high fashion,
the colour pink!!!
shopping...shopping....SHOPPING.....
sexay chicks,
good yummy tasty fattening food,
bumming around in the office...
worked like mad ppl when tight period calls...
esp the dreaded BUDGET meeting when finance dep thinks the company revolves around them...
Thank you for..
asking me out for lunch every single day,
eventhough I refused u at times...*a lot of work lar friend*
makes me smile during my down time,
listened to all my whinings, problems, bitching bla bla bla...
entertained me with silly dirty hilarious jokes,
melts my heart with your dimpled smiles,
teman-ed me during the lonely ERL rides,
slut dancing with me all the time during parties...
smiled with me, bitched with me, gila-gila with me and even cried with me.

So my best fashion buddy....
you are one year older, one year wiser,
so don't be so notti ya!!!
may all your dreams come true as you walk this wonderful journey.

Know that I'll be as crazy and as notti as always for you!!!!
MUAKS....

Sempena Ramadhan

I've joined the above frenzy and made some Moroccan dish during the weekend.
Moroccan Lamb Shank Tagine.

sweet japanese potato, russet potato, roma tomatoes

garlic, spanish white onions, lamb shanks, kaffir lime leaves

cinnamon with cardomon pods, cumin and chili powder, grated ginger

sautee everything with palm sugar except the potatoes and lamb

pan-seared the shanks and place it on a casserole dish with the potatoes

pour in the sauce over the lamb and potatoes, cover with foil and jam the bugger into the oven for 2 1/2 hours at 160 degrees celcius.

so while waiting, do watever u want...
for me....
I slothed around at home munching chips, watching endless MTVs, browsing the internet, downloading mp3s and chatting online.
One more month of the above activities, I'll be a fat bastard!!

after 2 1/2 hours, the lamb should be soft and tender and separates fr its bone...the potatoes is fluffy too when poked with a fork. Sprinkle the top with cilantros.

Jom berbuka....eat with cous cous

Super rich until can die dot com.
I skipped breakfast and lunch the next day.

2 lamb shanks for 2 person is just too much.
I think 3 person sharing 2 pieces is more ideal.

Showed the pics to Haslinda and she was filled with excitement...
almost have to batal puasa.
So we'll be making it for them after Raya, probably next month together with some other Moroccan dishes.

This isn't right.
We cooking for them during Raya????