Since this is a festival of thanks and giving maybe I will try to be nice and appear to be friendly with this positive blog entry, but... do not expect more, for I'm Mr. HamSome and not Mr. Friendly, unless of course, you meets the following criteria:
- 100% women only, NO argument or discount
- Minimum 1.72 meters above sea levels with +/-0.7 meters tolerance level
- Has live on this planet earth between 18 years to 19 years, unless well maintained
- Is a 36-24-36, with +/-2 +/-1 +/-2 tolerance level
T&Cs: However, if you are super rich belonging to the top 100 money earners, earning no less than $1.1 million and $$$ spilling out of your Hermes handbag, please @$#@ the above criteria and call me instantly @1800-IamSugarMummy.
Anyhow, on one of those evenings out of these 365 days, this hamsome and soon to be rich "boy/baba" went to the west to meet Nyonya at Keppel Country Club to dine in his best 10 year old T-shirts, 6.8 years old bermudas and his trusted $1.99 flip flops that never failed to be slippy whenever it is ponding.
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| Foods don't lie, unlike human |
Let's talk about the dishes that I enjoy most, top of my list has to be their otak otak makanan laut which is so very good that the owner decides to repeat otak twice and do not be mistaken for this is not your everyday otak where a piece of "brown" fish/otak paste is stuffed somewhat helpless between two banana leafs and left to BBQ, what sets it apart is that the otak is not BBQ but grilled to a impeccable crisp brown with sliced squids and sliced prawns that enhances its flavor to a satisfied mouth full. The second on my list has to be their mixed vegetables "chap chye", as earlier mentioned I am not a cow hence vegetables are not normally on my list at all, but their chap chye is just different, beside being soft and tender, it goes too well with rice, like a prefect first blind date. Lastly, on my list of favorites has to be their sotong panggang, which is marinated in spices and thereafter grilled, served with a dark sauce made from heaven, if that's how heaven taste like, or I am just blurred like sotong.
Some will say that their chendol is a must have, however I often run of out of space for anything more than a good smoke though my better half till today hates me for that disgusting habit but love me enough to bear with me, ... I hope.
However, there are certain dishes that I would need to be paid to adore, such as their ayam buah keluak a dish where chicken is braised with the black pulp of Indonesian black nuts known as buah keluak, which I suggested giving it a miss although it comes highly recommended, for my stomach just doesn't agree with the taste despite the two times I did tried to love it, like an ex-girlfriends. The other dish that didn't go too well with me is their beef rendang which one would expects to be soft and juicy when you set your mouth on it, very much like a first kiss, however the beef is just too hard to chew before swallow and I don't swallow, it could be that their cows are not as young as the ones that I am used to.
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| Almost like family |
- Quality of Food: 4 (Mom's cooking that give's one a "mmm...")
- Ambiances: 5 (Mom's place, except it is much better organized and without the nagging)
- Audiences: 4 (Weekends are most likely to be packed with locals, made an effort to call for reservation as tables are limited)
- Price: 3.5 (Decent enough for me not to bitch too much about it)
- Services: 3.5 (Manageable, without having to wait forever)
- Hygiene: 4.5 (Clean enough to lick food off the floor)
Quote: "Eat Happy, Live Happy"
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