It Tastes Just Like Chicken...

... is what most parents would tell their children when introducing them to some exotic white meat like frog, snake or alligator/crocodile (I knew mine did!). Though in the end, it hardly ever does taste like chicken at all! So last Saturday me and DonN (Batman was AWOL) went to eat what is supposedly the best frog porridge in this area.

Located somewhere in SS2 (my ss2 map a bit fail... all I know it's nearby the police station) this shop only serves 1 kind of porridge: frog porridge as evident from the name of the shop. Unsurprisingly, the business was originally from Singapore and they keep playing some food programme showing how delicious their porridge is -.-'... Oh and we came after the Argentina vs Nigeria match which was at 12 am... Supposedly they close at 4am!


Kermit must be hopping franticly away...

Not surprisingly (or issit?), it was empty when we stepped into the well decorated and clean shop. I usually associate porridge stalls with those traditional kopi tiam type kinda places... lol.. Left the ordering to DonN in which he ordered kung-pow style frog and porridge for 2. Didn't take long for the dishes to come. Honestly this is the first time I see the meat not in the porridge!


A nice small and surprisingly modern place...

I know most of you must be thinking 'zomgwtfbbq frog?' Even both Batman and TSoon gave me the 'ewww' look when we suggested eating this... But trust me guys, if you've not tried frog before, this is THE way to eat it! Taste wise, it is juicy and sweet, tender NOT at all like chicken. It does kinda break down rather easily in your mouth and the meat just falls right off the bone. Now I'm not sure if its because of the way the frog is cooked or memang liddat. And don't worry, there is no skin, head or webbed feet to make you think you are actually eating an amphibian.


Awesome stuff right here...

As for the porridge itself, I have to say, this is probably the best porridge I've eaten in a while... Yes it is just plain porridge, but it's cooked in such a way that it is not too watery or too dry but just nice and thick even creamy like! Add with a little sesame oil and pepper together with the kung-pow sauce, fucking amazing!!


Not your everyday porridge meal...

Though I probably won't eat (or maybe I will if got people wanna eat?) this in awhile cos I feel it is rather expensive for porridge. The bill for the 2 of us came up to 30 bucks with 2 liang cha peng. So at 15 bucks a person, probably a little on the steep side though DonN says it is reasonable...


Now this taste like chicken...

Anyways, before that we went to Chillis to watch the above said match. We decided to have something light so I called for the triple play which I think along with thier Cajun club sandwich is probably one of their better items on the menu. Although the buffalo wings were kinda small =\... Aih Malaysian chickens tak makan wan issit....

After the frog porridge we went to get TSoon and went to Centrepoint McD to watch England concede a howler of a goal to the US of A. Jay Leno said in his monologue that the loser of this match had to clean up the oil spill in the gulf! Haha, guess no one is gonna clean it now... Main reason we were there was because McD's have upgraded their tv and Astro to show all the matches in full HD! oh, even some Starbucks outlets are having a promo where if you wear your team jersey/shirt and they win, you get a free drink!!

It Starts Here...

The GREATEST show on earth will begin within the hour and I have a feeling it's gonna be a blast!! This is one of those times when lesser football fans come out to pick a country and support all the way to the final... kinda like once in a blue moon thing

As for me, I'm putting my money on Spain cos lets face it, they are playing superb football ... think Barcelona and Real Madrid in 1... I know the likes of Zhou, Willie and me will be donning our respective jerseys when they play :P


La Furia Roja...

Though the obvious casts will be there in the final few rounds.. namely Brazil, Germany, Italy and Argentina...


Lets get ready to parrrtyyy...

However I think teams like England, the Dutch, Portugal and of course France will falter say probably the quarters due to injuries to key players or just a lack of that mental toughness needed at the latter stages...


Are the witchdoctors ready?...

As for surprises, probably the likes of Ivory Coast, South Africa (remember S.Korea in '02?) and even Australia might upset one or two apple cards! What ever it is, one things for sure: countless of sleepless nights for the next month!

Oh as an added bonus, there is a fantasy league going on between the usual suspects... must redeem myself after a lacklustre EPL fantasy season... Let the international taunting begin!


And few new additions to the league...

So just who will lift the trophy come July 11?? We'll just have to wait and see... Less talking for now...


Readysetgo!...

Learning German Sure Is Tough...

After a one month hiatus of going around town looking for good food (mainly cos me), the 3 amigos went to Bavarian Bierhaus @ The Curve for some porkish delights. Made a shoutout for more people to join us but sadly, the call was not heeded... haiz... Anyway, for those who don't know this hidden gem at the Curve, its tucked nicely inside one of those courtyards though looking for TGI Fridays and Big Apple (or wassit J.Co) doughnuts should lead you there.


One drawback is they don't take reservations for weekends after 7pm...

Since Yong Batman has been here before, he suggested trying out the Knuckle Combo which, according to the menu was 1 pork knuckle, ham, German sausages, potatoes and some pickled cabbage called sauekraut. And having had pork knuckle experience before at Oasis, we knew this was gonna be HUGE so we decided to order just that and 1 appetizer. Decided on some ham platter which has a German name to it... I swear, Germans really have the most complex names in the world to pronounce... wanna order oso susah.. sked pronounce wrong, lose face pula...


Yummy ham platter...

Well, the thing that caught my eye in the ham platter was the Parma ham. I always see chefs like J.Oliver, G.Ramsay and tasty Nigella use it in almost everyday dishes and they always say it adds loads of extra flavour to the dish. So that was all the conviction I needed. The platter came pretty fast though it was expected ... no cooking required what... A few slices of bread and an awesome Dijon mustard ( I think) and apple sauce combo accompanied the hams. And the Parma ham did not disappoint! Full of flavour and maybe a bit salty but I'm not complaining. Though there was the salami that tasted exactly like lap cheong! which batman (please don't change ur name k ^^\m/) didn't like :(.


Our combo platter... if only KFC can copy this...

After we cleaned the plate and 2 ,yes 2, helpings of sauce, our main dish came. At first look, it seemed that it might be a little bit small for 3 guys to share. Yours truly was given the task of carving the pork since the other 2 was either too busy stuffing face with food or too noob with a knife... See if you can guess who's who :P. Although the knuckle looked slightly smaller in comparison with the one @ Oasis, I do however find it tastier!! Seriously, nothing beats crackling skin, a layer of greasy fat and some lean meat all in one yo!


Porkalicious...

The sausages however were rather ordinary, nothing you can't get from your local pork deli. Probably they save the better ones for their speciality sausage dishes... hmmm.. tu la I want more people, can sample more food -.-'. Well, in the end it was just nice actually, no over eating that night. Job well done! Oh and all in all it was about 39 bucks per person which is a reasonable price lah IMHO... though the cholesterol count isn't!!


Germans say 'Prost'...

And what better way to wash down a hearty German meal than with a pint of German beer! I still can't pronounce it even if my life depended on it! But it was rather ... erm.. wheaty in a way, can really taste the full body of the beer. In other words, not as light as a Heineken la... Speaking of which, we were suppose to go Happy Hours @ Sanctuary but one by one pussy out... so haiz.. happy hour wasted =.='... I really need more friends...

Well as for next week, looks like we'll be going to SS2 for some frog's leg porridge. Any takers?

A Sanctuary Indeed...

About a week ago, I received one of those service smses promoting happy hours for beer at Sanctuary @ The Curve. It had a 'buy 1 free 1' promo for Kilkenny ale (I think its an ale), the ale which I only tasted once many years ago and have yet to taste a smoother ale like that! Yes the kind that Pandarian Brewmaster says, ' Fresh brewed ale', 'have one on the house'. So on my first full day back in KL, me, my house mate Aaron and Andy went there to check it out.


New and reloaded Sanctuary...

We reached the place at around 4.30 (according to Yong, no one drinks during the day) and I was surprised to see how much it has changed. The Sanctuary I remembered was this club with just a few tables outside and only one small entrance door. Now it has a nice al fresco sitting with sofas and all with many more seats inside. I have to say it is a pretty good environment! They weren't kidding with their revamped, relaunched, resomething, reloaded tag line. But what I was REALLY impressed with was their new (to me at least o.O) happy hour promo.


Couldn't believe our luck...

Yes, you read the flyer right! Buy 1 free 2 till 7pm!! Normally at any other joint it would be buy 1 free 1 till 6 pm ni. So this was literally striking gold! And the beers on promo were Tiger, Kilkenny, Guinness (!) and Heineken (!!). So first we ordered 1 pint of Kilkenny, wasn't as smooth as I remembered but it was still good and at RM33 bucks for 3, can't really complain aye!? Oh for Aaron it was kinda (or is it?) his Hari Gawai away from home! LOL!! So it is safe to say, this place has overtaken The Library as my favourite watering hole from now on =D!


What's better than buy 1 free 1? free 2 of course...

Next, we ordered a pint of Guinness for RM33 a pint. I'm not really a keen drinker of the black stuff. But since I hear many people swear by this, I decided to give it a go. It wasn't bad, but I still haven't found a taste for it yet =\. After that we ordered another pint of Kilkenny and then to my favourite beer: Heineken @ 20 bucks a pint!! 20 freaking bucks for 3! That's like less thn 7 per pint which makes it helluva lot cheaper then even the supermarket! Hey we even had refillable bar food in the shape of 'kacang kuda'. Seeddaappp~.


The kacang was nais...

I thought that would be it and we would be heading home after but we decided to join some other friends for a birthday party all the way in Sunway. The only pinoy friend of mine was having his 21st birthday at his home so we decided to join in the fun. It was a great party with plenty of food and booze O.o... and I really do think all Filipinos can sing loh... damn kao weh... from dad to sons, which meant the night went on to have many a long sing a long sessions.


Liquid black gold... I'm still sceptical...

After that, Jason's idea was to drag the birthday boy to some club called Dolphin @ sunway. But with the drunken state of the birthday boy, he didn't show up. I'm sorry to say lah, but that has to be the most lala club I've been to weh... And the drinks weren't cheap either -.-'... But that didn't deter Andy from drinking some more drinks and doing entah apa lanciao to impress some GRO there ( is that the term used now? it's those girls who try to sell you drinks wan). Tried to buy his way into bringing her home with him. Seriously, these girls how to bring home wan... It's their job to look drunk and make you spend ur cash on them la...


You can never have too many drinks during happy hours...

Well, on the way back, that sohai (sorry, must use this term liao) claimed to be sober enough to drive back home and we were foolish enough to let him. How fucking wrong were we. If you guys are frequent travellers of the LDP near the Motorola bridge/Western Digital area, you'll know that there is a killer corner there with some Kedai Perabot LDP nearby. If it was a Japanese made car at the very least, taking a corner at 140 kmph would be shaky but still fine. Other bigger cars like Merc or BMWs would be no prob la. But the Andy thought (or didn't think) his home made, semi tricked out wira was good as well...

Needless to say he was wrong, and we hit the damn divider... Luck must be shining on us cos 1) no other cars were on the road 2) didn't hit any dividers after that. All of us were fine. 2 of us were sober. the car surprisingly only had 2 busted tyres and some small scrapes... No paint job loss on the sides at all.. -.-''

This is why I ALWAYS say: 'If you wanna drink till you get drunk, do it at home'. Cos if you die at home, you'll only injure/embarrass yourself! Oh to all my East Malaysian friends, Happy Gawai!!