Art

No doubt art is expensive but only if you're dead for a good couple of years or centuries.

RM 20K for this piece of art? No. No.

Vincent's shitty photography skills.

Jen's slightly better than Vincent's photography skills.

IWC Schaffhausen Regulateur

My birthday came early this year.

IWC Schaffhausen Regulateur.

Thank you daddy.

Proper Butter Bundt Cake

Remember the bundt cake that I tried making and the unbelievably difficult mold to find? Well, I finally got it and put it into use.

In goes the batter.

The mold was silicon and also very flimsy, so I was quite skeptical as to whether it would work. My biggest worry, the entire mold melting in the oven.

Beautiful brown.

The obvious was that the mold didn't melt. Silly me for worrying. And best of all, the cake out so well. Shocking.

Shocking outcome.

Now that's what I call a proper bundt cake.

Sri Lanka Crab

My buddy, Jeff brought in some Sri Lanka crabs for us to sample. Jeff runs a family owned seafood trading company and we, his friends have been lucky enough to sample some of the best seafood that Sri Lanka has to offer.

Sri Lanka Crab. Still alive and kicking (literally).

Ming Cuisine's table setting.

We had other dishes as well but the obvious was the crabs being the main highlight of the dinner. The only other dish that stood out from the crab was foie gras (goose liver), which was superbly fantastic. I didn't manage to take a picture of it though as I got too excited at the sight of the dish.

Sri Lanka Crabs steamed with Egg White.

As for the taste of the crabs, technically it would be wrong for me to comment as I did not try them. Truth is, I have never really been a fan of crabs. But judging from the expressions of the others that were the table. the crabs must have really been darn good cause the entire table was quiet for a good 10-15 minutes before someone shouted Quote "the crab is so good. it's so meaty, succulent and sweet!" Unquote. I think it was Jen.

A very happy Alex.

We had 3 large crabs which was divided into two (2) separate styles of cooking. One being the above, steamed with egg white and the second being the spicy sour sauce featured below.

Sri Lanka Crabs in Spicy Sour Sauce.

I did try the spicy sour sauce though cause I can never resist the temptation of fried buns (I'm a carbo freak.) to go along with the sauce. The sauce was unexpectedly better than I expected. Believe me, I have tried so many of these sauces that I am close to proclaiming that Ming Cuisine's is probably one of the best I have ever tasted.

Jeff sells the crabs in smaller bulks too. If you're interested, leave me a message and I'll let you in on the price and availability of the crabs.

Brussels Beer Cafe

Met up with the boys for drinks to pass them the muffins I promised.

From Left to Right:
Tres Leches, Oatmeal Raisin & Chocolate with Gooey Chocolate Muffins.

Secretly, I think I'm beginning to get addicted to Hoegaarden Draught.

Blissful me.

There were more than enough muffins to share and everyone got to savor a bite of everything. Greatness.

Helen with the Chocolate.

Chriss & Jen with the Tres Leches.

Ended up with 9 pints in total among 5 drinkers, within a span of 2 and a half hours. I dare say, bare minimal.

*burp*