Friday Night Outing

Irfan had one of his classmate staying over for a sleep-over. On Friday the 13th of May! It just can't get any spookier than that.

They had been all excited all afternoon as his friend came along straight from school. We took them out for dinner at Bubba Gump at The Curve and the trip ended up with them picking up a bunch of junk food as they planned to stay up all night playing games.

After running around for a bit .... I could hear them snoring away at 10.30 am! And they woke up early the next morning wondering what happened the night before. I guess all the excitement has used up their energy .....

Dinner at Marini on 57

I was invited for an evening out with colleagues from work last Friday. And it wasn't just any dinner. It was at a spot I had meant to visit for quite a while but never got around to do so. It was at a restaurant right next to Petronas Twin Towers called Marini on 57.

As you'd guessed it, it was on the 57th floor, on Petronas Tower 3, adjoining Suria KLCC.

I parked at Suria, took a lift just outside the mall. The lift took me to another lobby on the 6th from which I had to swap to an express elevator straight to the 56th, where another famous restaurant Nobu was located. Another lift swap and I was there.

We had some nibble at the bar before going across to the main restaurant when everybody arrived. The menu was already set, and we just had to choose the mains.

It had been a while since I had been into a loud lounge. But the view was worth the entrance fee. The restaurant was not too shabby either.

The company was great. Certainly it was good to sit down with colleagues talking something non-medical. We also had the chance to have a chat with our CEO as well, and he certainly had plenty to say. A good night all around.

The food? As expected, portion wise it was pretty small. Out starter was a right gimmick. It was fashioned onto a small bonsai tree, as if they were small round fruits. It was basically some fig-like citrus fruits with some parmesan. The taste exploded in your palate but the aftertaste was not very nice.

We know who to blame for the wine ...The starterThe antipastiThe desserts. I was too engrossed with the mains to take photographs.Next came the antipasti, some carpacchio which were quite nice. Then came the mains. It was a choice between mackerel or wagyu. I went with the beef, and it gave me reflux the next day. I couldn't sleep properly that evening. But the beef just melted in your mouth and the portion was pretty decent as well.

The dessert was a bomb! It was chocolate pudding, ice-cream and fruits, but they were gorgeous. I couldn't finish it though as the chocolate just made my reflux worse. Coffee soon settled everything down.

Before we left ....It was past midnight when we left. With free-flowing drinks, the night just went on very quickly. And with the nice view, we didn't even realised that it was raining outside.

Would I go there again? I wouldn't mind with Anita on special occasions. Reservations were a must from what I heard, and maybe I would order something else rather than the wagyu.

A Night In

We decided to forgo the traditional Friday Night outing this weekend. For the last few nights after staying at the apartment, we hardly stayed in. I had been shuttling the family back and forth from Gombak, while loaning our maid to Anita’s Mum. Tonight, we got our maid in, and Anita cooked at the apartment. I would be on call tomorrow, so might as well enjoy a cosy night with the family at the apartment.

Don’t ask me how long it would stay cosy though as my boys had already started creating a mess. The school holidays had started but for Sri Utama, it would be another week before they start their holiday. And straight away, we would be doing a bit of traveling to Singapore.

So, night in. The TV is on. Dinner was waiting. A nice cup of coffee after that …. Happy Friday evening all …..