Yes, the title is meant to be somewhat of a ambiguous pun. I would definitely say this blog will probably contain a lot references to the beautiful food here, as that is what Malaysians love to do. First off, I apologize that this blog has been left unattended for so long. And here is where the second part of the title comes to play. I had intended to write this blog a few days ago, but as Patience would have it, I got sick. This morning my head has finally cleared, and although I still can’t exercise, I have enough energy to sit at the computer for a length of time to write something other than schoolwork.
Since I found these pictures, and I never posted them since they are from earlier in the trip, I’m throwing them in right here. Enjoy! I will try to get some captions for them.
Now, a few weeks ago, our Japanese neighbors took us to a Japanese restaurant called Rakuzen. That was a wonderful experience! Not only did we get to eat truly authentic food, but they got us a private room. (Unfortunately, I left Chris’ camera at home for this outing.) When we walked in, we were escorted upstairs. We had to take off our shoes and put them in little lockers and then proceed to the dining area. The table was inset in the ground, leaving just enough room to stick your legs under comfortably, yet still sit on cushions on the ground. I got sushi, udon noodle and mushroom soup, and the other little things that came with the dinner set. I can definitely say I have never tasted anything like this in my life. The sushi was phenomenal though! Minako taught us a few phrases and words in Japanese to practice.
A few days later, we all went to the mall to hang out and get some necessities.
Adrian, Chris and I walked around the mall enjoying the scenery and cool mall features. For instance, the lowest level is all a huge eatery. Much nicer than most U.S. malls. They even had a teppanyaki place there, which 
we just had to eat at. You eat it straight off the grill. Pretty neat stuff! I only took one picture because I got so excited eating the food that I forgot to take 
more! After enjoying the food, we walked around the 5 floor mall to visit some random stores. One store that I thought was really cool was this DC Comics clothing store. The prices were outrageous, but I thought it was cool. Here's a few pictures.
We then went to the top floor to take some pictures for kicks. Fun times!
I did had to add in those other photos… We were outside, but still part of the mall, and we photo-bombed this guy… If you look closely, you’ll notice weaponry on his back. Oh yeah… That’s totally normal??…
Here are some photos of us on the monorail that we took the second week.
Typically, when riding back to the LRT from the monorail, this train gets packed full of people. It’s quite a scary experience! I’ve never had so many people shove me around before! Watch out Americans, personal bubbles do not exist here. Of course, I had to include that last picture just because I found the pictures so absolutely hilarious! It’s like it’s saying, “Don’t walk on the tracks; do walk in front of the train to get annihilated.”
This is just for everyone to see the drink choices in a menu. I uploaded this here because it needs to be very large for you all to see it well enough.
I believe it was later in the week that we met up with a family from church to eat some authentic Chinese food in Cheras. We had an awesome adventure of getting lost on the way there, turning an hour drive into two. We got there at 8pm and were very hungry. Once we got settled and talking, they started ordering the courses. To all my friends back home, the Chinese food you’re eating is a fake! This stuff was wonderful! Granted, most of it I wouldn’t originally attempt to make into an ingredient, but these courses included dartfish, cuttlefish, prawns, squid, chicken, and pork. All of them were unique and full of flavor.
One thing which I find it important to note before I forget: Malaysians eat with spoons. What I mean by that is that they do not use knives like a traditional American would. They use the spoon in their right hand for tearing chicken off the bone and scooping up everything else into their mouths, and use the fork for scooping food onto the spoon or holding the chicken still. It seemed very strange at first, and it will still take some time for me to get used to. It’s either use these utensils or eat the other traditional way: my fingers. I have yet to brave that one!
After an extravagant meal, we decided to visit this spot in Cheras where Jonathan loves to go prawn fishing. You pay about RM15 (ringgit), the equivalent of about $5, and get a pole, bait, and an hour to fish for prawns in this little “prawn jacuzzi.” Chris and Adrian joined the fun while I took pictures of this interesting experience.
We joined the family for some fellowship at their house afterwards. Malaysians love to do everything late in the evening. We didn’t leave their house till 12:30am. This time, we knew where we were going and didn’t get lost. For future information, don’t trust their maps. It’s all a lie.
A week ago, Adrian, Chris and I went to Sunway Lagoon with Rikesh and Ashvin. It’s a small theme park and water park put in one. I call it small, but it’s apparently the largest in Malaysia. That was a fun experience. Sorry; no pictures for that one! Last weekend, we went to Malacca with the church for a “camp” at a 4-star hotel. We got to go to some interesting places like a mission and burial-place of a Portuguese missionary. It’s a port town that was established by the Portuguese and Dutch, a very old cultural place. The streets were incredibly tight and packed with traffic. Going one kilometer took about ten minutes! Pedestrians filled the walkways and streets; cyclists and cycle rickshaws blasting various music genres from dance to traditional Chinese. We stopped for some food downtown, and most of the young adults got McDonald’s. Yeah, I know. In the United States, that is probably the worst food you could get; here, it is considered the best food. It’s something of a nightmare to me. We enjoyed the hotel very much, staying up late, and also got to see a Chinese graveyard. That was pretty cool. It had a fair view of the ocean, since it was up on a hill. If you want to see some of the photos, you’ll need to view them from my facebook. I apologize to those that do not have one, but it was a friend at the camp who took the pictures, and I do not feel inclined enough to save and repost all 127 photos.
Most recently, I got the pleasure of going to the night market. That is the vogue thing to do here. It’s a lot of street vendors that sell you all sorts of things at bargaining prices, and masses of people just walk through.
Parking was the scariest thing I’ve seen yet, even besides the driving! I tried to get as much above the crowd as I could for you all to see how many people there were along the pathway. We met Minako, Takashi, and their three daughters, Madoka, Jun, and Mei, for dinner. The food court was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Just a whole lot of vendors surrounding a large area filled with tables. You tell the people what you want and your table number, and they bring your food and wait for you to pay. It’s incredible how well these people remember what you want. With all nine of us at one table, the drink guy was able to memorize all of our drinks, which I believe we all got two of. And then he would move on to the next table. Adrian and I got okonomi yaki, a seafood dish that kinda looks like an omelet. Our Japanese friends said it tasted too Malaysian, and were not too satisfied with it, since it is a Japanese dish. It was extremely filling. But, I just had to take of video of this stuff. I think they put slices of prawn on top, and they danced because of the heat. (The second picture is of garlic and cheese naan bread.)
I took this video after fifteen minutes of the food sitting at the table.
Hopefully, I hope this blog finds all my dear friends well. Until more exciting things happen (such as the trip to Japan), I will post more adventurous things as expeditiously as possible. Until then, friends!
~MusicNinja
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Since I found these pictures, and I never posted them since they are from earlier in the trip, I’m throwing them in right here. Enjoy! I will try to get some captions for them.
Now, a few weeks ago, our Japanese neighbors took us to a Japanese restaurant called Rakuzen. That was a wonderful experience! Not only did we get to eat truly authentic food, but they got us a private room. (Unfortunately, I left Chris’ camera at home for this outing.) When we walked in, we were escorted upstairs. We had to take off our shoes and put them in little lockers and then proceed to the dining area. The table was inset in the ground, leaving just enough room to stick your legs under comfortably, yet still sit on cushions on the ground. I got sushi, udon noodle and mushroom soup, and the other little things that came with the dinner set. I can definitely say I have never tasted anything like this in my life. The sushi was phenomenal though! Minako taught us a few phrases and words in Japanese to practice.
A few days later, we all went to the mall to hang out and get some necessities.
Adrian, Chris and I walked around the mall enjoying the scenery and cool mall features. For instance, the lowest level is all a huge eatery. Much nicer than most U.S. malls. They even had a teppanyaki place there, which 
we just had to eat at. You eat it straight off the grill. Pretty neat stuff! I only took one picture because I got so excited eating the food that I forgot to take 
more! After enjoying the food, we walked around the 5 floor mall to visit some random stores. One store that I thought was really cool was this DC Comics clothing store. The prices were outrageous, but I thought it was cool. Here's a few pictures.
We then went to the top floor to take some pictures for kicks. Fun times!
I did had to add in those other photos… We were outside, but still part of the mall, and we photo-bombed this guy… If you look closely, you’ll notice weaponry on his back. Oh yeah… That’s totally normal??…
Here are some photos of us on the monorail that we took the second week.
Typically, when riding back to the LRT from the monorail, this train gets packed full of people. It’s quite a scary experience! I’ve never had so many people shove me around before! Watch out Americans, personal bubbles do not exist here. Of course, I had to include that last picture just because I found the pictures so absolutely hilarious! It’s like it’s saying, “Don’t walk on the tracks; do walk in front of the train to get annihilated.”
This is just for everyone to see the drink choices in a menu. I uploaded this here because it needs to be very large for you all to see it well enough.
I believe it was later in the week that we met up with a family from church to eat some authentic Chinese food in Cheras. We had an awesome adventure of getting lost on the way there, turning an hour drive into two. We got there at 8pm and were very hungry. Once we got settled and talking, they started ordering the courses. To all my friends back home, the Chinese food you’re eating is a fake! This stuff was wonderful! Granted, most of it I wouldn’t originally attempt to make into an ingredient, but these courses included dartfish, cuttlefish, prawns, squid, chicken, and pork. All of them were unique and full of flavor.
One thing which I find it important to note before I forget: Malaysians eat with spoons. What I mean by that is that they do not use knives like a traditional American would. They use the spoon in their right hand for tearing chicken off the bone and scooping up everything else into their mouths, and use the fork for scooping food onto the spoon or holding the chicken still. It seemed very strange at first, and it will still take some time for me to get used to. It’s either use these utensils or eat the other traditional way: my fingers. I have yet to brave that one!
After an extravagant meal, we decided to visit this spot in Cheras where Jonathan loves to go prawn fishing. You pay about RM15 (ringgit), the equivalent of about $5, and get a pole, bait, and an hour to fish for prawns in this little “prawn jacuzzi.” Chris and Adrian joined the fun while I took pictures of this interesting experience.
We joined the family for some fellowship at their house afterwards. Malaysians love to do everything late in the evening. We didn’t leave their house till 12:30am. This time, we knew where we were going and didn’t get lost. For future information, don’t trust their maps. It’s all a lie.
A week ago, Adrian, Chris and I went to Sunway Lagoon with Rikesh and Ashvin. It’s a small theme park and water park put in one. I call it small, but it’s apparently the largest in Malaysia. That was a fun experience. Sorry; no pictures for that one! Last weekend, we went to Malacca with the church for a “camp” at a 4-star hotel. We got to go to some interesting places like a mission and burial-place of a Portuguese missionary. It’s a port town that was established by the Portuguese and Dutch, a very old cultural place. The streets were incredibly tight and packed with traffic. Going one kilometer took about ten minutes! Pedestrians filled the walkways and streets; cyclists and cycle rickshaws blasting various music genres from dance to traditional Chinese. We stopped for some food downtown, and most of the young adults got McDonald’s. Yeah, I know. In the United States, that is probably the worst food you could get; here, it is considered the best food. It’s something of a nightmare to me. We enjoyed the hotel very much, staying up late, and also got to see a Chinese graveyard. That was pretty cool. It had a fair view of the ocean, since it was up on a hill. If you want to see some of the photos, you’ll need to view them from my facebook. I apologize to those that do not have one, but it was a friend at the camp who took the pictures, and I do not feel inclined enough to save and repost all 127 photos.
Most recently, I got the pleasure of going to the night market. That is the vogue thing to do here. It’s a lot of street vendors that sell you all sorts of things at bargaining prices, and masses of people just walk through.
Parking was the scariest thing I’ve seen yet, even besides the driving! I tried to get as much above the crowd as I could for you all to see how many people there were along the pathway. We met Minako, Takashi, and their three daughters, Madoka, Jun, and Mei, for dinner. The food court was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Just a whole lot of vendors surrounding a large area filled with tables. You tell the people what you want and your table number, and they bring your food and wait for you to pay. It’s incredible how well these people remember what you want. With all nine of us at one table, the drink guy was able to memorize all of our drinks, which I believe we all got two of. And then he would move on to the next table. Adrian and I got okonomi yaki, a seafood dish that kinda looks like an omelet. Our Japanese friends said it tasted too Malaysian, and were not too satisfied with it, since it is a Japanese dish. It was extremely filling. But, I just had to take of video of this stuff. I think they put slices of prawn on top, and they danced because of the heat. (The second picture is of garlic and cheese naan bread.)
I took this video after fifteen minutes of the food sitting at the table.
A huge thanks to “Topher” for the amazing video editing and dubstep-adding!!!
~MusicNinja
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