September 2008 Archives

I booked a return air ticket from Sibu to KL just now and mis-clicked on the departure date. I didn't really notice the erratum until I checked the itinerary in my email. I went back and made amendments to the chronological discrepancy and was charged RM 150 for the "Change fee" (blue arrow).

It came up to a total of RM 165 for the clicking malfunction (green arrow) which is fair enough, considering Air Asia's status as a no-frills airline and it was my mistake anyway.

However, it would be great if AirAsia allows for changes to the arrival/departure date and time for a certain period of time after the initial booking - a grace period, if you will. I suggest allowing changes 15-30 minutes after the initial booking gratis before the "Change fee" is levied.

This will allow genuine mistakes to be resolved without the fiscal penalty while avoiding last minute changes from indecisive travelers due to the short grace period for changes.

Anyway, that's my two cents on the matter. I'll be going to KL to attend my sister's wedding reception in PJ. She's already married - the ceremony was held yesterday at Auckland, New Zealand and she's coming back with her husband and my parents for the KL reception before heading home to Sibu for the reception over here.

I'll see you all in KL! :)

Project Monsary was initiated yesterday afternoon to commemorate my monsary with Melody. I cooked pasta with roast beef and razor clams for our lunner (lunch/dinner as opposed to brunch). Razor Roast Fusilli is the official designation I gave the dish - not very romantic, but it kinda rhymes. ;)

You will need:

Continental Creamy Bacon Carbonara Pasta and Sauce
Fortune Razor Clams
Libby's Roast Beef ("Great for Burritos")
Absolut Vanilia
Wall's Viennetta Kurma (dates) ice cream



New readers of sixthseal.com might be wondering why there's always alcohol involved in my cooking posts - the rational is simple, it's better to drink and cook than drink and drive. ;)

You might need to get a mixer as well, I forgot that not everyone is an alcoholic and drinks it neat and straight from the bottle like me. ;)



The Continental Creamy Bacon Carbonara is a ready mix packet of pasta with the fusilli and (powdered) sauce in the packet. It's kinda like the Italian version of ramen (our instant noodles) - just add water (and milk). I also forgot about getting milk and butter for the pasta, so it's a good thing I manage to scavenge some from the fridge at home.



I also couldn't find the automatic can opener so I had to use a manual one. We started up by opening the can of Libby's Roast Beef, which comes parboiled and steam roasted in gravy.



I have to admit that Melody's skillz in using a manual can opener is much better than mine. Exhibit A above shows the can she opened.



Exhibit B here shows the one I did. I'm a "shortest distance between two points is a straight line" kind of guy and I guess it manifests itself in all aspects of my life...including opening tinned food. ;)



The razor clams were drained from the brine in the can and placed in an appropriate receptacle. You don't need to cook the tinned razor clams, it's ready to eat.



This is Libby's Roast Beef, which comes in nice, huge chunks complete with gravy. You have to heat it over a saucepan before serving, but it's best to do it when the pasta is almost cooked so it'll still be warm when served.



I also didn't have a measuring cup and this is where Melody's pragmatic brain comes into play - she counted the columns on a standard 500 ml bottle of mineral water and told me where I should pour up to.



The recipe calls for 125 ml of reduced fat milk (it's a good thing I have low fat milk in the fridge since I neglected to RTFM while shopping for the cooking project)...



...and 310 ml of water. I just mixed the two together in the mineral water bottle (which doubles as a not-very-accurate measuring cup) for easier handling.



The land of milk and honey, I mean, water. I added more milk and less water since I want it to be creamier and also coz I'm not sure "reduced fat milk" is a synonym for "low fat milk". ;)



The recipe also calls for "salt reduced polyunsaturated table spread". Jesus Christ, why can't you just say BUTTER! ;)



It requires a teaspoon of the "salt reduced polyunsaturated table spread" (Continental must have very high regards for the English comprehension standard of their consumers) and I could not for the life of me find a teaspoon in the entire house. It's nowhere to be found. There is no (tea)spoon.



Melody teaches me agaration.

The results of camwhoring while estimating a teaspoon of butter:



1. Butter starts slipping from knife
2. Cell phone falls into butter when mouth opens to communicate
3. Cell phone gets sticky
4. Butter drops to the floor



Anyway, after the mess was cleaned up, the bottle with the water and milk is poured into a saucepan and the butter (margarine, actually) added into the mixture.



I set my timer for 8 minutes...



...and poured the Continental Creamy Bacon Carbonara mix into the saucepan. The saucepan was put on low heat and stirred occasionally.



The roast beef should be stir fried in a wok at the 5-minute point to ensure the chunks are nicely heated up before the pasta is al dente.



This is Melody with matching Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse plates for our pasta extravaganza.



The pasta was done at the 9-minute mark - apparently I put in too much liquid and it needed more time to coagulate with the low heat that I was putting it on.



The pasta was heaped onto the plate and the roast beef chunks added in on the side before the razor clams is mixed into the pasta. The packaging states that it serves four (4) but Melody and I didn't even find it filling for two!



This is what the dish looks like when it's done. The hot pasta will heat up the razor clams so it will be warm and appetizing. :)



Here is a macro shot of Razor Roast Fusilli - it tastes more tempting that it sounds. Melody loved it and so did I.



This is what we had for dessert - it's the limited edition Wall's Viennetta Kurma (dates) ice cream. It's only available during Hari Raya Puasa since dates are traditionally eaten during the breaking of fast.



It tasted delicious and rounded up a great meal. We shared the ice cream and finished it in one sitting. There are dates in the dessert ice cream and it tastes great with Absolut Vanilia.



I love cooking together with Melody and it was a great Monthsary together.



Muaks! I love you dear! =D

The 28th of September, 2008 marks our first monsary - Happy Monsary, Melody! :)

The etymology of monsary from an amateur etymologist:

Monsary is a concatenation of the words "month" and "anniversary" and it has entered my vocabulary through a friend. A quick Google search revealed the usage of this term amongst certain demographics in the Philippines. It's the first time I've heard about it and perhaps a social indicator that our relationships don't last very long anymore in today's fast paced, WIIFM (What's In It For Me?) world. Relationship anniversaries have gradually shifted over time from annual to monthly, and I'm not sure that's a good indicator.

Daysary anyone? ;)

Zuiho Daiko is a professional taiko (Japanese drum) group with intellectual disabilities from Nagasaki, Japan. The Rajang Community Service in conjunction with the Sibu Community Services Association (of which the Agape umbrella falls under - the SCSA is apparently the jumbrella) organized the event for the Kanowit, Sibu and Kuching leg of their tour.



The performers were amazing - as event organizers, we were concerned about the acoustics of the venue since it's an open space, and you don't need to be a rocket scientist (or the modern cellular biologist/nano physicist equivalent) to know that sound waves attenuates in such conditions.



However, the taiko drums were really loud and it was an amazing experience to watch them perform.



The show started out with an enthusiastic sonic assault from the taiko drums. Taiko drums are traditional Japanese percussion instruments that were used in feudal warfare. The taiko drums beats signals the troops to advance, retreat or call on allies to jump in.



I love the speech by the Japanese representative that stresses how Japan is now a peaceful country and offers an olive branch to all nations. I guess that strikes a note with the older generation since there was thunderous applause after that statement. Historically, Japan invaded, I mean, occupied, Malaysia (and other Asian countries) during World War II.



There was another great publicity stunt by the leader of the taiko drum troupe when he jumped out from backstage with our local Sarawak drum to perform.



The Sarawak drum was given as a souvenir to the drum troupe and this scene was totally unrehearsed and impromptu - the Japanese delegation did not even know about the souvenir until just before the performance when it was handed over.



...beats from the Land of the Rising Sun
(this was one of my press release titles that was rejected and I just wanted to publish it on my blog ;))



The Zuiho Daiko ensemble performed for 40 minutes before the show ended. The area was packed, the crowd was happy, and overall the event was a success. It was tiring to be a volunteer for charity work, but strangely rewarding as well.



The full postmortem of the event organization will be up soon. Cheers!

The Zuiho Daiko drum troupe from Japan performed in front of an enormous crowd last night. The drummers with intellectual disabilities were amazing! We were concerned about the acoustics due to the event being held in an open space, but the taiko drums were more than loud enough and the performers were giving it their best despite their grueling schedule. They had performed at a private function in Kanowit just 3 hours prior to this and taken the 1 hour journey back to play straight at the main Sibu Gateway function.



Zuiho Daiko is a professional taiko drum group with intellectual disabilities and this is their rendition with a flute playing a tune similar to Home on the Range before the taiko drums jumped in and the sonic assault begins. It's spectacular, spectacular! =D

I'll have the full writeup done later, they are heading to the airport now for the flight to Kuching for this afternoon's performance at 3 pm at tHe Spring. Zuiho Daiko is also heading to Penang to perform but I don't know their schedule over there since it's handled by a different charity organization.

The Zuiho Daiko drum troupe is a team of five people with intellectual disabilities hailing from Nagasaki, Japan. The Japanese drummers (together with 17 family and other support staff) arrived on Thursday night and will be performing later this evening at 6:30 pm at the Sibu Gateway.



This is the actual Japanese Taiko drummer that we used for the massive billboard promoting the event. He was ecstatic at seeing himself featured in the billboard and immediately posed for a photo in front of it. Heh!



The organizing committee brought them on a city tour yesterday morning and introduced them to several local delicacies - this is the salad fruit, which they found oishii (delicious) - whether out of politeness or genuine ardor, I could not be certain. ;)



They were also very interested in the way we sell our chickens at the central market - alive, and bundled in newspaper wrappings with nylon for easy carrying for slaughter at the privacy of the purchaser's own home. I told them it's easier for the sellers too, since live chickens tend to run around.



We brought them to the famous seven storey pagoda as well. One episode I found interesting was the level of amazement they experienced when they chanced upon a cluster of mimosa. Mimosa pudica is a herb that grows in the wild over here and it's very sensitive to touch. It closes its leaves under any stimuli and they found it sugoi (amazing).



The city tour ended at the Agape Center, our local facility for people with disabilities which includes Methodist Care Center, Sibu Autistic Association, Special Olympics Sibu and other organizations under the umbrella group. I know I look obese in the photo, it's due to the double shirt I was wearing, tucked in some more.



I am a volunteer in organizing this event and have been doing press releases for the local newspapers for the past week. The performance will be held at 6:30 pm this evening at the Sibu Gateway followed by another performance in Kuching at 3 pm tomorrow (Sunday) at tHe Spring.

OMG! I have been writing so many press releases that I'm starting to repetitively drive in the dates and times of the performances. ;)



I've also been involved in radio interviews to promote the event (which also ends up as an excuse for a press release for our week-long publicity blitz ;)) and it's been a very long and tiring week, but it's for a good cause.



It's a good chance for everyone to catch the performance of the Zuiho Daiko troupe, which has performed in two Paralympic Games and a UN function. The event will hopefully foster better understanding between the public and people with intellectual disabilities to promote awareness and tolerance.

Charity work is surprisingly fulfilling and I've learnt a lot in volunteering for the Zuiho Daiko event. See ya all tonight!

I don't quite understand why a monkey wrench would be required to repair such delicate items like cell phones. It truly boggles the mind.

The text literally reads "Cell phone broken, can fix here" with a huge Phillips screwdriver and a monkey wrench (of all things) beside a Sony Ericsson cell phone.

I, for one, am certainly not sending my cell phone for repairs there...

I don't know what it would look like after the specialists in this epicenter of forefront, cutting edge cellular technology zhng the mobile with a monkey wrench. ;)

I have been told that there's a really good BBQ pork noodle stall at a coffee shop called Sing Long (Tian Long in Chinese) and the three of us headed down for breakfast to check it out. The stall has an impressive repertoire of BBQ pork products displayed at the see-through stall casement.



The chef hails from Penang and serves authentic Penang BBQ pork noodles. The noodles are hand made and not the regular ones we get over here, but the ones from Penang/KL. The texture and diameter of the noodle is much thicker - it's akin to Hokkien noodles.



The stall doesn't just serve BBQ pork noodles but also BBQ rice. However, their forte is definitely the pork noodles. It's their signature dish and it would be heresy to order BBQ rice instead of noodles, which one of my coworkers did. A lot of people throng the coffee shop before office hours to eat breakfast so you have to go quite early to avoid the crowds.



This is their famous Penang BBQ pork noodles (RM 4.50). I have seldom sung praises about coffee shop stalls, but I am yodeling now. It just has to be experienced - the sinful crunch of the crispy pork, the tender juiciness of the meat and the sprinkling of spring onions on top creates a dish that is greater than the sum of it's parts.

Best place for BBQ pork noodles in Sibu. Hands down.



Got pork?

...one Saturday evening



16:20 - Autumn does some mental arithmetic in her mind collaborating her menstrual cycle to evaluate the safety of a bout of carnal gymnastics at the back seat of my car without prophylactics.

16:23 - I storm the pearly gates with the purple-headed devil. She gave me the mark of the beast.



16:42 - Play hide the hot dog while pondering on what to have for a snack after skipping lunch. Making grass sandwiches (+6 bonus points if you get this euphemism) made us think of kebabs so off we went.



16:50 - Ferry Kebab is a popular kebab stall in Sibu that is renowned for its delicious kebabs.



16:51 - Kebabs over here are not chunks of meat on skewers but a huge mass of meat which is sliced off into a hotdog bun.



16:52 - The meat slices (you can opt for chicken, beef or a combination of both) are mixed with onions and cucumbers (both finely diced) as the filler for the bun.



16:53 - Generous squirting (of the chilli sauce bottle) is applied on the bun and it is wrapped in a plastic wrap.



16:56 - Autumn with her chicken kebab. She's not a big fan of beef.



16:59 - A closer peek at the resplendent folds of Autumn's luscious wet, pink...kebab. ;)

 

17:06 - Ferry Kebab is delicious! It makes for really messy eating, but it's fun to eat it at the roadside in the car for the authentic experience.



17:13 - I drove back to take a photo of the stall coz I forgot to take the entire Ferry Kebab stall setup.

...a different kind of food review. Kaizen! ;)

I just came back from a really enlightening conversation about life and relationships in general to a dark house and picked up two pieces of mail - one was for my car insurance premium for RM 1,704.60 (=_=!!!) which I have to pay before next month and the other was a padded largish envelope.



The writing at the back says "Sorry it took so long, but here you are". It's the autographed copy of The Star from two months back with a feature of me by Nicole on sixthseal.com.



I have read the article in the online version of The Star and was surprised at the more positive key in the actual paper.



The front page Saturday Metro text has "Drug blogger turns over a new leaf" which is a much better angle than the "Former drug blogger comes clean about his past" headline that the online version features.



I asked Nicole for an autographed copy of the paper and she finally got around to sending it to me. ;) The article is an interview about sixthseal.com and my experience as a drug blogger in the past and how I've turned my life around.



Nicole wrote "To Huai Bin, Hope you continue to thrive in life, be happy in whatever you do" on the top of the article...



...and autographed the bottom with "You've been Nicolekiss-ed!!" :)

Thanks for sending me the papers Nicole, much appreciated! I like the article in the off-line version, it's much more positive.



Well, at least it can't get any worse than this. ;)

I would imagine that any red-blooded male would have played fantasy football at some point in their lives. It's practically a religion over here with the Premier League, UEFA Cup, and World Cup as the Holy Trinity of sports. ;)

I've seen the banner ads for Tiger FC Fantasy League for this season and signed up subversively at work. I have been nefariously building my team during office hours and it's doing relatively well for this season.

Anyway, for people unfamiliar with the concept of fantasy football, it's a game where you assemble a team based on real life players. The fun in this is that the scores you get are actually based on the real life performance of the players during that season. This is like building your dream team and watching how it plays out during the league. :)



You can start playing anytime during the season and get ranked with other player's teams. It's quite fun and addictive even if you're not a football fan since it's like managing a football team. I'm sure some management skills can be gleaned from the game. ;)

My current best player is Emmanuel Adebayor. My team (Team SixthSeal.com) has scored 7 goals and conceded 6 goals thus far. You get to transfer players at scheduled times and the first one that's getting the boot (pun intended) from my team is John Terry. He's not carrying his weight in the defender position. :(



The Tiger FC Fantasy League also allows you to create a mini-league(s) to challenge other players. The Nuffnang bloggers are joining a league together - you can challenge our player lineup if you think you're better than us. The login details are:

League Name: nuffleague
Password: tigerfc

The Tiger FC Fantasy League is surprisingly addictive. I've found myself checking the papers in the morning to see the scores and then logging on at work to see how my team is doing.



I've even taken to logging on with a Pocket PC while dining out just to check on how my team is doing.

You can get some of the action too by signing up. You think you're better than Team SixthSeal.com? Prove it! ;)

Ramadan is the holy Muslim month of fasting, where practitioners of the faith abstain from food and water from dawn until sunset. Malaysia has a sizable Malay population and the best part about Pasar Ramadan (Ramadan Bazaar) is the sheer amount of food available. The Pasar Ramadan is a setup consisting of independent stalls selling food, and most of the consumables are excellent.



I always make it a point to visit the Pasar Ramadan every year. It's held annually during the puasa (fasting) month and a lot of good eats can be found concentrated in the bazaar. All cities and towns in Malaysia have a Pasar Ramadan setup a month before Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which is the most important celebration on the Muslim calendar.



I went to the Pasar Ramadan with a couple of buddies yesterday evening to check out the place. Pasar Ramadan is only open for several hours in the evening and I figured I should go this week since Hari Raya Puasa falls on next Wednesday. Thus, it's just about a week left before the annual Pasar Ramadan shuts down for the year.



The people manning the stalls are generally a friendly lot and being the quintessential blogger that I am, camwhoring is a must on the To Do List. I can't help it - I've been blogging for six years! ;)



The Pasar Ramadan sells food and drinks of all sorts. I have noticed a trend this year where the local shaved ice drinks like ABC Special, Chendol, etc are all sold in huge packs. It's at least 1.5 liters of fluid in there! I guess it'll look appealing after not drinking the entire day, but still, that's a lot of liquid!



The sheer variety of food at the stalls is amazing. There is everything from otak-otak...



...to keropok lekor, a fish cracker originating from Terengganu.



There are also more conventional fare like fried noodles and nasi campur cooked on the spot.



One other trend I spotted this year is that the cakes sold at the Pasar Ramadan has been given the Premium Treatment (TM). Gone were the days of kueh lapis (layered cakes) and other delicious but aesthetically lacking cakes. The cakes sold are now topped with cheese or encapsulated in pudding.



I also managed to find a Roti John stall. I haven't seen Roti John in Sibu ever! It's RM 2.50 each and comes with either a chicken or beef filling. The etymology of Roti John is quite interesting - it was created for Caucasian tastes during the British Colonial rule and the name came about from the colloquialism for Westerners at that time.



Caucasians were referred to as "John", a very common English name and thus Roti John was born. It's literally translated as John's Bread. :)

 

I love Roti John and have only seen it in KL, so it's nice to eat it again. It's basically a sandwich with a minced meat patty inside. Sarawak has a version of Roti John, which we call kebab. It was fun to walk through the Pasar Ramadan again, since I missed it last year. It's just so chill and relaxed, and I like the throng of crowds buying food during the two or three hours it's open.



You Don't Mess with the Koran, er...I mean, Zohan. ;)

Libertas is a South African Cabernet Sauvignon bottled at the West Cape. I have been taking advantage of the new 5-day work week implemented by our company to chill out on a Saturday afternoon after sleeping in late.



Melody brought some KFC over to my house and we ate the X-Meals (is is just me, or has KFC burgers shrunk over the past decade?) while I opened up the bottle of wine. I have now acquired the discipline of keeping liquor around the house without the temptation of consuming it immediately, which my addiction counselor would term as Progress (TM). ;)



Libertas is Latin for liberty, and the title of the post is made popular by Patrick Henry. Anyway, a 5-day work week may be the norm in KL and other parts of the country, but over here in Sarawak, it's cause for celebration! =D

David Bak Kut Teh is a coffee shop specializing in bak kut teh (pork rib tea). There are a lot of bak kut teh establishments springing up over here now, but David is the oldest and most recognized of them all. It's located at the traffic cop magnet beside the fire station in town so be prepared to move your car frequently if you park at the yellow line right in front, since parking is scarce at that area.



David is the proprietor of the place, the waiter and the cook all rolled into one. The man is a very friendly person with an amicable personality. He's not actually a cook by profession, he came over from JB eons ago and worked in a department store as a salesman. Story goes, he tried his hand at cooking bak kut teh and spent four years perfecting his recipe.



His first operation was in a stall at the coffee shop beside his current premises. His bak kut teh was so popular that he finally expanded to his very own place...right next door. :) He runs the entire place with the help of his wife, and despite all the work, he's a very jovial man. I'm quite impressed by his tenacity when he moved over to Sibu and the hardships he went through.



Anyway, enough about him. I had lunch with Autumn there and had their signature dish - bak kut teh. I like my bak kut teh with everything inside it, so there's pork ribs, pork intestines, pork belly etc. Basically everything in the oink oink is inside the bowl of soup (tea).



It's pretty good, the bak kut teh is done well, and I remember the distinctive taste from my childhood as how "bak kut teh" should taste like. It's hearty soup with pork, served with a kickass combination of soy sauce and chilies.



Autumn opted for the ma yu chi lou (Sesame Oil Chicken) which is another one of David Bak Kut Teh's specialties. She's not a big fan of pork, beef or lamb so chicken is just about the only option she has. It's served with rice and is surprisingly good. The only beef I have with the dish (haha) is that she requested for lean meat (breast meat) while I prefer thighs. No innuendo intended.



David Bak Kut Teh is a nice place to have lunch if you don't mind dining al fresco in Malaysian weather at 12 noon. Autumn had to take off her sweater and was even considering going further if not in public. ;)

The key to juggling things in life
Being able to be happy and shine
To not get bogged down by strife
And be in a positive frame of mind

The art of balancing work and play
Or just to be happy in school today
Is to not let your thoughts stray
And take what life offers day by day



I wake up early every morning
Just to shower and get ready for work
It all seems a little bit boring
Especially with my manager being a jerk

When I'm feeling especially down
I take a break and log on to Compaq City
And in doing this I've found
Makes everything a little more pretty



I walk down Play Avenue
Just to meet up with the Compaq Stickman
Who's always there for me in his red hue
I think I'm getting to be his biggest fan

A game or two on Work Street
Gets me through the dreary day
I think it's my biggest treat
When I get high scores, hey!



I take a virtual stroll down Learn Boulevard
To answer the questions before time runs out
Being a graduate, I didn't think it was that hard
But the questions sometimes make me pout

I like the Compaq range of product
And in fact I own one myself too
My Presario notebook is on till it gets dark
I only shut it down when it's one or two



It has never given me a problem
And I don't think it will give you any too
Compaq is much more than an emblem
And I'm not just saying that coz they told me to

My Compaq and me are pretty tight
It's affordable and it looks mighty fine
Check it out on their website
The Presario starts at just RM 999

Enjoy Cafe & Restaurant is a relatively new eating establishment that has been doing an advertising blitz at my workplace, with flyers on the windscreen wipers of all the cars parked around here. I've been there once but never got around to reviewing it. I went again last night to check out the place, since the first impression wasn't strong enough to warrant a review.



Enjoy Cafe & Restaurant has a nice ambiance with mood lighting (which makes it a nightmare for photography). The place has a fixation with blue diffused down lights, which I kinda like. It somehow makes the place more calming.



There are also silk screens to act as a privacy buffer in between the booth type seating arrangements. The place is pretty empty due to hefty competition from Sushi Tie, Mitsu Tea House and other popular eating establishments within the same commercial complex. There were only two other tables of diners besides us.



I like the classic juicer and fruits on display at the bar counter. Enjoy Café & Restaurant serves a wide variety of fruit juices. I went with a group of friends the first time and we ordered:



Enjoy Cocktail, Egg Drop Noodles, Beef Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy Beef



Hot Lemon, Stir-fried Mixed Vegetable, Mince Meat Rice, Hot & Spicy Squid



It didn't particularly make a good impression on all of us, but I went again last night with Mary to do a second review. The service was great this time, perhaps due to the aesthetically pleasing waitress designated to our table...



...which inevitably led to an XX Chromosome post. I passed her my blogger name card to boot. I can't resist! ;)



I asked the waitress for their flagship dish and she recommended Tie Ban Shuang Long (Steel Plate Double Dragon). It's calamari and pork ribs mixed in a delicious sauce with an egg cracked into the hot plate. It's priced at RM 20 and comes with a bowl of steamed rice. It's delicious!



Mary recommended the Tien Chang Di Jiu (Forever and Ever - though it's translated as Forever Happiness in the menu) dessert, which is priced at a very reasonable RM 4. It's a sticky mass of extremely hot yam and sweet potato in starch. The dessert is served with a bowl of iced water filled with ice cubes and it's supposed to be eaten like this:



You're supposed to spear a piece of the sticky and piping hot pieces and then dip it into the bowl of ice water. This immediately cools down the dessert and "solidifies" it and it's ready for consumption. I found it to be an interesting ritual, and quite a lot of fun too.



Enjoy Café & Restaurant is actually a pretty nice place to be chilling out at with a relaxing atmosphere and a laid back ambiance. The food is great too - it has improved by leaps and bounds since my first foray there. The place is lacking in the clientèle department though, due to the stiff competition from the other major eating establishments in that area, but it's definitely worth a visit. Cheers!