gastronomical affair

As 25 August come and go, so does my monetary capabilities. As the week has been full with social obligations regarding food, huge amount of money has been spent wisely (at least I would like to think so) and unforgivably.

From the night of 25th, 6 friends of IDFR had forked out at least RM50 per person in savouring good delicate taste of food in Chili's KLCC. As I always have a weakness for red meat, I end up eating grilled lamb accompanied with creamy mashed potatoes and fries.

On Thursday afternoon, along with Senor Gutierrez and all my a-little-bit-of-Spanish-speaking friends went to Gaucho Grill and spent RM47+ on a beef steak set, complete with free flow of salad servings. This specialty has enabled Amiri to serve himself a good 3 rounds of salad, and without fail, manage to get his medium rare steak all chewed and settled in his stomach.

Before the night comes and another eating obligation is scheduled, Amiri and I had to have a real good swim for we need to get our stomachs hungry again in order to bear with the next heavy meal planned a week earlier with the IDFR lots. In the rain and ignorant of whatever natural disaster that might come while swimming under the rain, we had at least half an hour good water-stroking session that managed to cramp our stomach muscles and to eliminate all traces of red meat consumed during lunch.

By 8, we were already in Al-Rawsha, located in Jalan Damai for Nasi Kambing session. Being hungry and all, having the food served at almost 9 had made us crazy and we basically filled our time by an intense photographing session with the whole bunch of DTC 2/2008. The moment Nasi with Ayam arrived, the Ayam gang was all silent and was busy gobbling down their portions and ignored the rest of the Nasi with Kambing gang, and when Nasi Kambing came into vicinity, no one was able to talk as we were busy attending to our own cravings.

The next day, 29th of August, my best friend Nini along with 2 other best friends of mine, Amoi and Asmara spent our time together in Pavilion as Nini wanted to treat us for dinner in the Chocolate Restaurant. I have to tell you that the drinks served were splendid and was all filled with mouth-watering diet-crashing chocolate. It was a night that all-womanly-chocolate-cravings were fulfilled and rewarded. However, as I was a bit under the weather, I decided to have tea after dinner and dragged all my girlfriends along to Starbucks later that night.

As the week approaching to its end and soon it's Merdeka Day, my parents came to KL on the 30th August to celebrate their 28th Anniversary with me and my brothers at the Cruise Tasik Putrajaya. Dinner served on the cruise was prepared by Shangrila Hotel Putrajaya and managed to turn my purse into ashes as I have to fork out half the bill with my brother that cost us RM700 plus in total. Crazy. But then again, what is money compared to my parents happiness and to everything they have given and spent on us throughout our lives.

All in all, I have to conclude that this was indeed the greatest gastronomical week, with or without me spending money on it. Burp!