A much needed shut-down. Joe & I went off to KL, Malaysia for some down time. We met up with friends, had great conversations and good food. I went to get my usual RM7 haircut (it took 1 hour to cut my already short hair but it was worth it), bought some backdated magazines for RM5, got a fancy manicure/pedicure at Soong Ai Ling’s nail spa (RM100 but with the exchange rate, still much cheaper than Singapore) and just chilled out.
That's all I brought. A pink NIKE backpack and my handbag.Our first meal in KL. Some roast meat/noodle shop in front of Plaza Low YatJumbo Queen beauty contest advert I saw in a lift in Sungei WangWe stayed at the Royale Bintang in Changkat Bukit Bintang. Good except for some aircon problemBak Kut Teh at PJ Old Town. The dishes multiplied shortly after this was taken.Food & friends!After BKT, we headed to Kelvin's place for more drinks & chat. Lovely verandahKelvin & his gf Lee Kuen (sp?) have a lovely apartment. We sat talking till the wee hours. ❤Gerai Ah Kow. Aidil brought us to the most fabulous crispy Sesame Chicken Rice stallJoe & Aidil discussing film & musicThere's a MJ style drink on the menu, yo!Off to Bangsar Village! Joe went to Andrew's shop & I went for a mani/pediSo pampered. Soong Ai Ling actually did come by to chat with 2 other customers. I was half asleepJoe Kidd & Joe Ng discussing film & musicAnd we went off to Joe Kidd's Indie RICECOOKER shop before dinnerBest satay in Bangsar. Drinks at Ronnie Q's with April, Lee Kuen, Kelvin, Andrew & DarylNasi campur and super delicious Ikan Bakar. Thanks Aidil!Possibly my 4th time here. They catch the catfish themselves & barbecue it fresh at the stall. DELISHMy last meal in KL was in a non-descript zinc & wood shack in the middle of a carpark. AWESOME
And yes, that was my brief holiday. Food & friends and food & friends.
I produced an indie music festival in Singapore for 7years before I moved to the US to be with my indie game dev husband Tom who made Axiom Verge and Axiom Verge 2. We live in Los Angeles, California with our son Alastair (named for Alastair Reynolds) and our dog Goliath (named for his size).
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3 thoughts on “A 3-day jaunt to Kuala Lumpur – Friends & Food”
wah lao! that elusive ikan bakar stall next to the drain in the carpark! kanasai. did u take the exact location and address now so you can give proper directions?
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wah lao! that elusive ikan bakar stall next to the drain in the carpark! kanasai. did u take the exact location and address now so you can give proper directions?
Jalan Bendera. Near Istana Hotel. Bukit Bintang!
THAT IKAN BAKAR……………….. Man….