despite four hours of sleep, we woke up early for a roti canai brekkie at malaysia hall. well, with nasi lemak and popiah basah on top. hoho. i’ve to say their popiah basah is gorgeous. the roti canai was crisp to perfection too. the nasi lemak was simply ok: the ikan bilis was a tad salty and liat. we were later joined by our resident emo-king before shooting off to harrods to get some donuts.
now, if any of you have been reading this donut-crazy woman‘s entries, you’d see these two words simply everywhere. krispy kreme. sekotak dapat duabelas: biasa £6.95, campoq £7.95. beli tiga kotak dapat diskaun £21. amal amal ya gulu’ amaan, galak kayu lawan tangan indeedy. so, what’s the fuss with these donuts? apparently it’s an in thing stateside, with only a handful of places in london that sells them. they have these vaguely brittle exterior with a melt-in-your-mouth kind of interior, which happens to be quite nice. the classic krispy kreme is glazed as opposed to the regular ones you get in your local sainsbury’s. whilst queuing, they’d give you a free glazed donut and it was then when it hit me. sweet just doesn’t describe it. it’s not sickeningly sweet but eating more than two in one go could possibly kill you. and damn, they’re superb. one thing, though. the donut is such that you feel that you could just crumple it into a wee ball and pop it in your mouth. banyak angin, someone once said. donuts bought, there was one more thing. dad wanted a bear. of the harrod’s variety. yup. just don’t ask. 🙂
just across the road from harrods is eat, a pret a manger-esque kinda eaterie. not pricey at all for a knightsbridge joint. had a light snack comprising a simple fish pie and one of the best iced vanilla latte i’ve ever had thus far. i think i was the only one among us who actually ate. kanak-kanak riang perlu membesar dengan fish pie.
hmmm. fish pie.
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here’s my review of wong kar wai’s 2046.
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[to make up for it, i’ve bought the prequel, in the mood for love, on play.com. when 2046 comes out in may, i’ll buy that too.]
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i decided against going back to sheffield at 1900 since sitting on a train back to lovely ol’ steeltown whilst everyone’s tucking into a thai meal at a restaurant in kensington would send me into perpetual depression. i’ve one thing to say. never rely on the damn rail enquiries. it ain’t like the way it used to be. i think i got through to some call centre in india, and god, are they useless. everything had to be s-p-e-l-t o-u-t. i was told many different things to do with my ticket if i were to travel early monday morning (it turns out that my ticket was valid for the peak hour anyway). that’s the effect of bloody cost-cutting, i tell ya.
by that evening, i knew damn well i had a little too much to eat. that aside, the portions at the papaya tree was enough to inflate your tummy into a pseudo-keg. the fried rice was lovely but nothing to write home about. the prawns were large enough and the squid was plenty. the pad thai noodles was okay. i can’t say much more about it since i’ve never had pad thai before. i think everyone who was there would agree that the meal was a little on the pricey side for what we had. next time, nahar eh? hoho. i’m sure you‘ll agree.
immediately after makan, a repeat performance of the 2046 incident occurred. peaceful, it was. early morning tomorrow.
:-((( now you make me miss London. Maybe I should make my husband take me there for our anniversary lol to the spot where he formally proposed to me! Dang I really-really REALLY want to go to London now :-((((
Dude, I am SO there. Haha.
You will love IMFL. I guarantee it.
reading dirgahayu and ngilu was enough to cover my breakfast, lunch and dinner. i swear i gained 2 kilos just reading about all those food esp the donut. hehehe…
hidup makan tidur mati yong tau foo ah keong kat uptown. hehe. ngilu..
Damn …
im actually salivating looking at those gorgeus KK Gl;azed doughnuts!!
BTW,
I actually think pret-a-manger is a bit overrated…
dude. do you know that i’m still hyper from the weekend?!!! krispy kremitis!! or ninie-itis actually. lol
… and that review? best so far!! 😉
pret is my fave man! seafood sarnie dia sedap wat?
*sigh* miss you guys lah.. 🙂
lisa: it’s only 55 mins away. 😉
cashier lover: piii rah mabok.
siti: BF mood, pasal dapat CD as a pressie! junjung titah patik harap diampunnn!!!! rockeng siutt.
fake: pret ok lah. i know it ain’t exactly haute cuisine. what did you have that made you say that? there’s always eat, and that’s something else… 🙂
ash: damn right, girl. damn right.
Damn it kudo, your entries make me ask myself- ‘Why the hell did I leave the land of pret a manger (oh tuna nicoise wrap how I miss you so!) and Cafe Nero (the thought of their mocha is making me salivate right now) and Nandos that are Nandos as opposed to the microwaved patheticity they serve here?!’ And now you tell me they have Krispy Kreme?!
Sigh… guess I’ll just have to console myself by going to Muhibbah for dinner tonight. And for breakfast: Nasi lemak depan Telekom. And where was that satay place again?
Nyeah nyeah nyeah
nad: oooo. eh jangan main bangsat tau. kalau berani lawan lah. one by one (sic)!
😆
Nads,
you’re going for din dins in Muhibbah??? Adoi whatlah so unfair *wails and throws tantrums* and you want to complain about Nandos?
I’ve not tasted this krispy kreme stuff. But the buzz is that it’s so good you have people knocking on shop windows at 2 in the morning just to get some more. And they’d do anything for it.
In the immortal words of Chris Rock, ‘Krispy Kreme donuts – so good you’ll suck a dick.’
[I don’t know if it’s your writing or the goodwill of these donuts, but I was immitating Pavlov dogs note for note when I read it. Damn!]
they are good all right, but not that good. 😆
they’ve moved to bayswater and there’s a smaller cafe now, run by someone who used to run satay house.
pity about the one in bryanston square, cos that’s wayyy more happening. 🙂
kudo, hang tgk la lagi 3 orang tu.. sorang2 tak apdet. apa lagi chairman.. musti bertindak tu..
I had in total = 9 KK doughnuts!! hahaha….i’ll grow sideways in no time!!! yum yum…
kalau kamu semua tidak apdet, seluruh persatuan penyamun akan mengambil tindakan!
Ya inseng matakaji….
“The ecstacy is in the waiting. Once the moment of climax is reached, an implosion and explosion of heavenly pleasure await those who are indoctrinated and patient”
Jimmy C., 2005.
oooohhhh….scary…
haha kudo,
I know you’re talking to the blogger outing kaki – but your threats tolonglah kelakar si labu-labi hahahahahahaha
goodness… makan, makan and more makan! 🙂
baru hari tu teringatkan (read:mengidamkan) KK!
*end random penyampukan of conversation*
juaini: are you the juju, as in juju that’s imran’s friend? as in the voice?
if you are, bloody ‘ell, woman. get a recording contract!!
*prostrates humbly to the ground*
hok eiihhhhh, makan for England eh? You better watch out for hate mails from Weightwatchers-UK. Nothing beats hearty food and bubbly company. Was it your b’day? Happy B’day (belated)!!!!!!!!!!
naj: thanks!
‘imran’ is not ‘The Neon’. No relation whatsoever…
The Neon is just… is! You know?
Hmmm, Kudo. I live so far up North, away from the bright lights of ANY city so you’re gonna have to humour me. Malaysia Hall for breakfast? I thought it’s shut now and they don’t do food anymore?
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