It has been an appetizing and enterprising week for me this past 7 days or so as many opportunities have come knocking on my door in terms of both eating out,business and pleasures of the flesh.But, more on the eating out as i'm sure no one's interested in the whimsical pleasures of a middle aged man.:)
I was recently entertained to Hj.Moidu's new restaurant in Limbongan with it's array of mamak styled food and i must confess the spread he put out for me and my friends were sensational to say the least.The murtabak's thick chicken curry just for beginner's were just what the cholesterol doctors ordered we must try. Followed closely by a big plate of Indian styled Briani rice and mutton dalcha with side toppings of ikan pari curry and a big plate of Rojak Penang for salads.This was later topped up by a heavenly serving of Kashmiri Naan and fried free range chickens.
Extremely well fed, we managed to cool down all that sumptious food with jugs of teh tarik halia!
Not to be scorned is also the Straits Meridian Hotels Buffet which was one of the places our regular meetings are held in, often with the food supplied by our gracious hosts-the Seet family.Their mee curry is to die for! Also, with a fairly healthy serving of local food, this buffet is one of the many in Melaka that is worth the price it's charging.
Another good place ,of course is Sazali's Sri Malaysia coffee house which is the choice quintessential Malay restaurant for many in the Ayer Keroh, Batu Berendam, & Gapam areas.His wide selection of southern and nothern malay fare is always a good pick amongst the professional caterer's in Melaka and in the coming weeks of Ramadhan, his Seri Malaysia Hotels will outshine most others with his succulent offers of both malay and traditional malaysian food offerings !
A growing healthy family is every man's dream come true and i'll be lying if i said i wasn't living that dream.The kids are often tasting every kind of food and fare available to us here in southern malaysia although truth be told, just having burgers (chandra) & black pepper chicken (shoryn) will suffice for them at every meal!
Several official appointments and meeting thrown into the mix and it was a week that surpassed the last few weeks altogether, in terms of variety, food fare and locations !
The jovial atmosphere combined with the wine and fellowship of the attendees made the affairs one that is to be admired and remembered for future regaling!
The follow up get together by members of my own team made the entire week one that will be long remembered for it's fun and frivolities and friendships made.
Even a simple Indian fare for foreigners is a blast if you have it in an old part of this historical city, where the ambiance and smells of the streets blend in with the heat and curry as you swallow every appetizing mouthful of our spicy simple south indian meal. Not to be forgotten are also the daily grind of dialog and decision makings which is all part and parcel of a normal life.If looked at with the passion and love that one must cultivate for this kind of unpaid , thankless jobs, it ain't too bad,a life!
The week was hardly over when several calls to my phone by the masseurs (massage) were recorded and we duly went over for the obligatory body rub. Here in Melaka, we are spoilt now-a-days with choice of massage centers and masseurs as with the proliferation of these types of businesses also comes the many styles associated with massages.There is the Indonesian body massage which concentrates on your ligaments in the upper back and lower lumbar regions ; The Chinese massage which also starts with you on your back with an emphasis on your neck and the spine curvature in the upper deltoids and thoracic ; The Thai method which concentrates on the cartilages of the Femur & Tibia areas before doing the gluteus maximus right up to the lattisemus dorsi and upper areas of the Trapezius concentrating on the posterior surface of the vertebral column with emphasis on the lympatic system drainage. Then there are the ayurvedic massages run by professionals trained from India which is a different kettle of fish altogether as they are trained not only to subdue the lymphatic systems but to do so through the calming of the bodies chakra systems !
Along the way, as you have been kneaded and oiled you will feel extreme pleasure as the expert hands take control and do what they do best. Naturally, after a good work out like this you will be hungry again ! This being the season of Durian, a good helping of the smelly stuff is always in order.The smattering of intermittent rain and cool weather towards the end of the week also made it conducive in the evenings to check out our usual haunts where money, babes and food are all located under one roof. As the pictures point out, Lady Luck was again in our favor as my buddy and I made quite a killing in the jack pot machines, again.The new club housebuilding and facilities in Melaka Raya just opened two days ago for the one arm bandits, and we were invited to check it out. First impressions are always very important and we were very impressed with the size and trappings of the new Games Room.
All club members are given free points to play at these machines on their individual birthday and this week it was RM 200 for my friend to spend.This time, the beers were unlimited, the meal kosher & the company extremely conducive. BTW, we even did so well the management invited us again coming Tuesday for a follow up dinner and game on them ! Probably to give us the chance to lose it all back to them, i'm sure.
All in all, a very good end to a fantastic week.
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