Makan Monday

Let me start this account by saying that everything did not go as smoothly as i had hoped on Monday. Well, if all of us remember target number 1 which was Sarawak Laksa and Kon Loh Mee, it sort of happened but didn't. This is because Restoran Gembiralah! Haiyo... the stall doesn't open on Monday and i didn't know. So sorry people!!! Anyway, we had to settle for second best Sarawak laksa and noodles at the opposite shop and second best tastes like.... second best.

After that, Li Yeen, Se Yin and I went to this baking shop to pick up butter and self raising flour for our scones. They didn't have fresh milk so I lead them to this sundry shop where we got conned. RM 4.80 for fresh milk!!! I usually buy mine from Pasaraya TTDI for RM 3.80! But the guys were waiting for us in Wen Hao's car so yeah, we paid anyway. Sigh... and a bumpy breakfast comes to an end.

We reached my house and proceeded to bake the scones which morphed from its normal round contours to a myriad of shapes under our fingers. There was a big J, voodoo doll, hearts, mickey mouse and even, a pieces of s#!t. Ha ha, just what we need to overcome our not so smooth start. With renewed spirits, we plunged head first into chinese cooking with a "Just do it" attitude. While the girls fussed around the kitchen, the boys poured their heart and soul into folding wantan and crabsticks to be fried.

This is a list of what we cooked:

1) Fried vegetables
2) Sweet and sour pork
3) Curry chicken
4) Fried wantan crabstick
5) Seaweed soup

Personally, I felt the best dish was no. 2 by Tham Li Yeen!!! Really yummy!!! We really must start giving prizes to the best chef from now on ha ha. Kenn Foong and William came along and 'wa la' then there was ice cream for the scones and music to serenade us while we cooked.

Makan Monday really ended deliciously, gob smackingly well despite its starting. As all of us crowded around the island in my kitchen devouring our creations, I just realised its not how well we cook that makes a meal really tasty but the people we share it with.