A king-tumeric affair..

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

A king-tumeric (Raja Kunyit in Malay, Mou San Wong in Chinese) affair. Hang on, I was referring to the King of Fruits- Durian Raja Kunyit. I was told that this specific breed is very superior in taste and price too; one of the prized varieties undoubtedly the pride of Pahang State (Malaysia consists of 13 states).

A good friend of mine, Chua he kept telling me about this particular type of durian and told me it's nothing like D24 (another type of durian), he said trust me, you will never eat that once you move on to this new one. I just smiled sarcastically and was thinking to myself how can great can it be?? Almost sounded too good to be true! Well he turned up one night and brought some durian for me and it was my last week in Malaysia before moving to England last year. It was similar to a leaving/goodbye gift I thought! Very unique especially turning up with durian. And it turned out certainly to be one of the best gifts ever! I ran into a pretty good streak that week after another buddy, Mark found out I was searching for durian raja kunyit and told me he would bring me some. Well, he struggled and only managed one raja kunyit, few D24s and a bagful of mangosteen and rambutans. They were the best mangosteen and rambutan I've ever had seriously! Turned out those fruits were harvested from his girlfriend's family orchard. Sweet!!! He just spoke to me few days ago to confirm my date and will try to get some stock for me if there's any. Definitely something for me to look forward other than waiting for e-mail replies/ phone calls from headhunters and miserable London!

Check this out. The king of fruits and The king of durians! Best of the best! Durian Raja Kunyit.

When its opened, I only got a few in there but trust me, its worth the money and the time. Super delicious. Heavenly!

My verdict: The best of the best durian ever! Look at the photo below, I am not joking, am I? The thick flesh was golden yellowish in colour with an extremely creamy texture and bitter-sweet tasting. It also comes usually with tiny seed, proper durian should taste like this anyway. Well, durian is an acquired taste. I love it!!! It's number one on my list of things to makan (eat) when I head to Malaysia next week!! Yes, I have told my friends (suppliers) my arrival dates and will be checking on them for my durian supply. I can't wait..

Making curry puffs at home, March 20, 2009

After being pestered by my aunty and family at home, I decided to make some curry puffs to let them try and who knows, if the taste is good, maybe I could start selling some curry puffs to get some pocket money.

Below is how the curry puffs looked like. Its basically some pastry puff with curried potatoes with some bits of chicken in it.
I had a visitor earlier, Mummy took this cute siberian husky pup over to our place and he was so cute with blue eyes! The only downside was, Nugget (my dog) was quite angry when we saw us fussing with the new puppy. He ignored me for the rest of the afternoon until I carried him and took him for a walk. I think he could smell the different puppy smell on me and hence refused to come to me when I called for his name. Ha ha. Jealousy.

Measuring the flour.

Kneading the dough. Painful process for someone lazy like me.

My head chef checking on me. She was impressed at the end of the day. Good work for a beginner.

Rewarded myself with a plate of char kueh tiow after the hard work :) (shared it with Mum & Dad)

It tasted great. Just stir fried rice noodles with bean sprouts, chilli, egg and topped up with some sweet sauce. They should make this simple dish as a standard dish on the menu in all the restaurants around the world. That would be awesome!

Typical day at home, March 12, 2009

I missed home and home is great! My typical day in Melaka is basically getting up at about 7 or 8 am, yes I know that sounds crazy, I actually wake up earlier than I did when I was working in KL or even Bermuda. I think this is simply because I am asleep latest by 11pm; I like the lifestyle, early to bed and rise up early. Maybe I am jet-lagged. I don't know. Plus the weather is simply too hot for me to be hanging out in the open-air cafes. I rather be at home with the air-conditioner turned on FULL blast! My sinus and allergy was getting worse too, just as I reached home; I think it is the "hayfever" and I get terrible runny and blocked nose and itchy and watery eyes. I remembered the last trip when we came back to Malaysia in July 2008, my eyes were irritated by the water here. Hmmm, maybe takes time to get used to the water. Should be alright soon I suppose. Anyway, I keep popping in "Actifed" twice daily, so I am drowsy most of the time and probably explain me getting into bed so early!

Okay, this is currently one of our favourite dinner place- coffee shop that serves duck noodles and they are the best in town! Below is a picture, after me stirring them all up. Yummy! It is an asian type of flat rice noodle with bean sprout, scallion, pork lard and of course, shredded duck meat!!

This is how the duck noodles should look like prior to stirring and of course, topped up with extra red chilli sauce!

And no visit here is complete without extra order of braised pork intestine and fried tou-fu. Oh they are really delicious! I told my dad I could probably eat this everyday!

Desert- Leng chee kang.

Here is a picture taken with my sister, Laura.

One with me Mum.

My sister Belle and my precious doggie- Nugget.

One with Mak.

Again with Mum.

Another with Daddy who obliged though unpleased as it was a little too candid for him.