Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur. I
only had two meetings, both lasting about an hour, so had plenty of
free time to indulge in eating and window shopping. I was by myself
this trip, but that's OK, I don't mind my own company and am quite
comfortable eating out by myself.

I ate as much satay as I could. I never get sick of it, the peanut
sauce is to die for. Had Nasi Goreng for lunch one day. For those who
may not know, it is spicy fried rice with a sunny side up fried egg on
top, served with a couple of small satay sticks, a couple of prawn
crackers and some sweet and sour pickled veges. It is worth eating
just for the pickled veges. For dinner one night I went to a Korean
bbq place, they had fantastic beef and I will have to return there
next trip (I get to KL about four times a year). Mee goreng was
breakfast most days.

I had planned on travelling on to Africa for a meeting with a private
financier whose ego I stroke a couple of times a year (just to keep in
good standing), but with the financial crisis and lenders and
investors being a bit leary I decided not to waste my time. Africa
will now have to wait until the middle of next year. Shame, I was
looking forward to good biltong and some game (guinea fowl and wart
hog being my favourites).

I had a strange experience while shopping in KL. I decided to buy a
pair of bathers (swimmers, togs, swimsuit) so I could lay around the
pool for a couple of hours. The hotel I stayed at had a lovely terrace
with a free form pool and tropical gardens - smack bang in the middle
of the city, skyscrapers all around, car horns tooting, sirens
screaming, jack hammers banging away. Anyways, I went to a department
store and was looking at swim wear, they had Australian sizing on
them. The largest they had was a size 10 (not sure what this equates
to in the US, but a size 10 is a slim woman, in Oz the average size of
most non-overweight women would be 12 to 14). I asked the sales lady
if they had a size 12, she answered "No, we don't sell extra-large
here". This has caused much mirth among my friends. ;-)

I did manage to purchase a suit elsewhere and spent some time swimming
and drinking pina coladas (and eating satay). Just love that
combination of white rum, pineapple juice and coconut cream. They
served it just like at a beach resort - in a pineapple with a straw
and one of those little umbrellas on top!

Now I am back in my office and craving satay. Oh well, I am scaling
back work and will probably manage to get most of December and January
off, one good aspect to the financial crisis is that my business
partner and I will get some much needed time off, the last four years
have been extremely hectic with little time for just stopping to smell
the roses.

JB

"Golden One" > wrote in message
...
> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur. I
> only had two meetings, both lasting about an hour, so had plenty of
> free time to indulge in eating and window shopping. I was by myself
> this trip, but that's OK, I don't mind my own company and am quite
> comfortable eating out by myself.
>
> I ate as much satay as I could. I never get sick of it, the peanut
> sauce is to die for. Had Nasi Goreng for lunch one day. For those who
> may not know, it is spicy fried rice with a sunny side up fried egg on
> top, served with a couple of small satay sticks, a couple of prawn
> crackers and some sweet and sour pickled veges. It is worth eating
> just for the pickled veges. For dinner one night I went to a Korean
> bbq place, they had fantastic beef and I will have to return there
> next trip (I get to KL about four times a year). Mee goreng was
> breakfast most days.
>
> I had planned on travelling on to Africa for a meeting with a private
> financier whose ego I stroke a couple of times a year (just to keep in
> good standing), but with the financial crisis and lenders and
> investors being a bit leary I decided not to waste my time. Africa
> will now have to wait until the middle of next year. Shame, I was
> looking forward to good biltong and some game (guinea fowl and wart
> hog being my favourites).
>
> I had a strange experience while shopping in KL. I decided to buy a
> pair of bathers (swimmers, togs, swimsuit) so I could lay around the
> pool for a couple of hours. The hotel I stayed at had a lovely terrace
> with a free form pool and tropical gardens - smack bang in the middle
> of the city, skyscrapers all around, car horns tooting, sirens
> screaming, jack hammers banging away. Anyways, I went to a department
> store and was looking at swim wear, they had Australian sizing on
> them. The largest they had was a size 10 (not sure what this equates
> to in the US, but a size 10 is a slim woman, in Oz the average size of
> most non-overweight women would be 12 to 14). I asked the sales lady
> if they had a size 12, she answered "No, we don't sell extra-large
> here". This has caused much mirth among my friends. ;-)
>
> I did manage to purchase a suit elsewhere and spent some time swimming
> and drinking pina coladas (and eating satay). Just love that
> combination of white rum, pineapple juice and coconut cream. They
> served it just like at a beach resort - in a pineapple with a straw
> and one of those little umbrellas on top!
>
> Now I am back in my office and craving satay. Oh well, I am scaling
> back work and will probably manage to get most of December and January
> off, one good aspect to the financial crisis is that my business
> partner and I will get some much needed time off, the last four years
> have been extremely hectic with little time for just stopping to smell
> the roses.
>
> JB
>

How was the humidity over there?

Regards
BJ

On Dec 1, 2:13*pm, "bj" > wrote:
> "Golden One" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur. I
> > only had two meetings, both lasting about an hour, so had plenty of
> > free time to indulge in eating and window shopping. I was by myself
> > this trip, but that's OK, I don't mind my own company and am quite
> > comfortable eating out by myself.
>
> > I ate as much satay as I could. I never get sick of it, the peanut
> > sauce is to die for. Had Nasi Goreng for lunch one day. For those who
> > may not know, it is spicy fried rice with a sunny side up fried egg on
> > top, served with a couple of small satay sticks, a couple of prawn
> > crackers and some sweet and sour pickled veges. It is worth eating
> > just for the pickled veges. For dinner one night I went to a Korean
> > bbq place, they had fantastic beef and I will have to return there
> > next trip (I get to KL about four times a year). Mee goreng was
> > breakfast most days.
>
> > I had planned on travelling on to Africa for a meeting with a private
> > financier whose ego I stroke a couple of times a year (just to keep in
> > good standing), but with the financial crisis and lenders and
> > investors being a bit leary I decided not to waste my time. Africa
> > will now have to wait until the middle of next year. Shame, I was
> > looking forward to good biltong and some game (guinea fowl and wart
> > hog being my favourites).
>
> > I had a strange experience while shopping in KL. I decided to buy a
> > pair of bathers (swimmers, togs, swimsuit) so I could lay around the
> > pool for a couple of hours. The hotel I stayed at had a lovely terrace
> > with a free form pool and tropical gardens - smack bang in the middle
> > of the city, skyscrapers all around, car horns tooting, sirens
> > screaming, jack hammers banging away. Anyways, I went to a department
> > store and was looking at swim wear, they had Australian sizing on
> > them. The largest they had was a size 10 (not sure what this equates
> > to in the US, but a size 10 is a slim woman, in Oz the average size of
> > most non-overweight women would be 12 to 14). I asked the sales lady
> > if they had a size 12, she answered "No, we don't sell extra-large
> > here". This has caused much mirth among my friends. ;-)
>
> > I did manage to purchase a suit elsewhere and spent some time swimming
> > and drinking pina coladas (and eating satay). Just love that
> > combination of white rum, pineapple juice and coconut cream. They
> > served it just like at a beach resort - in a pineapple with a straw
> > and one of those little umbrellas on top!
>
> > Now I am back in my office and craving satay. Oh well, I am scaling
> > back work and will probably manage to get most of December and January
> > off, one good aspect to the financial crisis is that my business
> > partner and I will get some much needed time off, the last four years
> > have been extremely hectic with little time for just stopping to smell
> > the roses.
>
> > JB
>
> How was the humidity over there?
>
> Regards
> BJ- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Humidity high as always, temperatures only in mid to high twenties
(Celcius). It started raining about 4pm everyday without fail,
accompanied by thunder and lightning.

JB

"Golden One" > wrote in message
...
On Dec 1, 2:13 pm, "bj" > wrote:
> "Golden One" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur. I
> > only had two meetings, both lasting about an hour, so had plenty of
> > free time to indulge in eating and window shopping. I was by myself
> > this trip, but that's OK, I don't mind my own company and am quite
> > comfortable eating out by myself.
>
> > I ate as much satay as I could. I never get sick of it, the peanut
> > sauce is to die for. Had Nasi Goreng for lunch one day. For those who
> > may not know, it is spicy fried rice with a sunny side up fried egg on
> > top, served with a couple of small satay sticks, a couple of prawn
> > crackers and some sweet and sour pickled veges. It is worth eating
> > just for the pickled veges. For dinner one night I went to a Korean
> > bbq place, they had fantastic beef and I will have to return there
> > next trip (I get to KL about four times a year). Mee goreng was
> > breakfast most days.
>
> > I had planned on travelling on to Africa for a meeting with a private
> > financier whose ego I stroke a couple of times a year (just to keep in
> > good standing), but with the financial crisis and lenders and
> > investors being a bit leary I decided not to waste my time. Africa
> > will now have to wait until the middle of next year. Shame, I was
> > looking forward to good biltong and some game (guinea fowl and wart
> > hog being my favourites).
>
> > I had a strange experience while shopping in KL. I decided to buy a
> > pair of bathers (swimmers, togs, swimsuit) so I could lay around the
> > pool for a couple of hours. The hotel I stayed at had a lovely terrace
> > with a free form pool and tropical gardens - smack bang in the middle
> > of the city, skyscrapers all around, car horns tooting, sirens
> > screaming, jack hammers banging away. Anyways, I went to a department
> > store and was looking at swim wear, they had Australian sizing on
> > them. The largest they had was a size 10 (not sure what this equates
> > to in the US, but a size 10 is a slim woman, in Oz the average size of
> > most non-overweight women would be 12 to 14). I asked the sales lady
> > if they had a size 12, she answered "No, we don't sell extra-large
> > here". This has caused much mirth among my friends. ;-)
>
> > I did manage to purchase a suit elsewhere and spent some time swimming
> > and drinking pina coladas (and eating satay). Just love that
> > combination of white rum, pineapple juice and coconut cream. They
> > served it just like at a beach resort - in a pineapple with a straw
> > and one of those little umbrellas on top!
>
> > Now I am back in my office and craving satay. Oh well, I am scaling
> > back work and will probably manage to get most of December and January
> > off, one good aspect to the financial crisis is that my business
> > partner and I will get some much needed time off, the last four years
> > have been extremely hectic with little time for just stopping to smell
> > the roses.
>
> > JB
>
> How was the humidity over there?
>
> Regards
> BJ- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Humidity high as always, temperatures only in mid to high twenties
(Celcius). It started raining about 4pm everyday without fail,
accompanied by thunder and lightning.

JB

Sounds like you were high up?
Incidentally, I once worked in similar conditions in highlands of Papua New
Guinea, which wasn't at all uncomfortable. Food was plentiful but terrible
(-:

BJ

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:00:51 -0800 (PST), Golden One wrote:

> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur. I
> only had two meetings, both lasting about an hour, so had plenty of
> free time to indulge in eating and window shopping. I was by myself
> this trip, but that's OK, I don't mind my own company and am quite
> comfortable eating out by myself.
>
> I ate as much satay as I could. I never get sick of it, the peanut
> sauce is to die for. Had Nasi Goreng for lunch one day. For those who
> may not know, it is spicy fried rice with a sunny side up fried egg on
> top, served with a couple of small satay sticks, a couple of prawn
> crackers and some sweet and sour pickled veges. It is worth eating
> just for the pickled veges. For dinner one night I went to a Korean
> bbq place, they had fantastic beef and I will have to return there
> next trip (I get to KL about four times a year). Mee goreng was
> breakfast most days.

sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.

your pal,
blake

blake replied:

>> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur.
<snip>
> sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.

I got a promotional e-mail the other day from a hotel group which is
offering "culinary adventures," which are one-night stays in an "exotic"
locale including a multi-course tasting menu of the finest local cuisine.
Kuala Lumpur was on the list, but I was hoping for Singapore, which was not.

Bob, wanting Singapore chili crab and fish-head curry

Golden One > wrote:

> I had planned on travelling on to Africa for a meeting with a private
> financier whose ego I stroke a couple of times a year (just to keep in
> good standing), but with the financial crisis and lenders and
> investors being a bit leary I decided not to waste my time. Africa
> will now have to wait until the middle of next year.

Another stuck up post from ... guess where?

-sw

On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:30:38 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> blake replied:
>
>>> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur.
> <snip>
>> sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.
>
> I got a promotional e-mail the other day from a hotel group which is
> offering "culinary adventures," which are one-night stays in an "exotic"
> locale including a multi-course tasting menu of the finest local cuisine.
> Kuala Lumpur was on the list, but I was hoping for Singapore, which was not.
>
> Bob, wanting Singapore chili crab and fish-head curry

don't know about the fish heads, but singapore would be a fine, fine place
for an eating holiday.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:30:38 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>> blake replied:
>>
>>>> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur.
>> <snip>
>>> sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.
>> I got a promotional e-mail the other day from a hotel group which is
>> offering "culinary adventures," which are one-night stays in an "exotic"
>> locale including a multi-course tasting menu of the finest local cuisine.
>> Kuala Lumpur was on the list, but I was hoping for Singapore, which was not.
>>
>> Bob, wanting Singapore chili crab and fish-head curry
>
> don't know about the fish heads, but singapore would be a fine, fine place
> for an eating holiday.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I do believe we think much alike on such matters....

--
Jean B.

On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:56:26 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:30:38 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>
>>> blake replied:
>>>
>>>>> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur.
>>> <snip>
>>>> sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.
>>> I got a promotional e-mail the other day from a hotel group which is
>>> offering "culinary adventures," which are one-night stays in an "exotic"
>>> locale including a multi-course tasting menu of the finest local cuisine.
>>> Kuala Lumpur was on the list, but I was hoping for Singapore, which was not.
>>>
>>> Bob, wanting Singapore chili crab and fish-head curry
>>
>> don't know about the fish heads, but singapore would be a fine, fine place
>> for an eating holiday.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I do believe we think much alike on such matters....

i know you like to make and eat asian chow, and so do i.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:56:26 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:30:38 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>>
>>>> blake replied:
>>>>
>>>>>> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur.
>>>> <snip>
>>>>> sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.
>>>> I got a promotional e-mail the other day from a hotel group which is
>>>> offering "culinary adventures," which are one-night stays in an "exotic"
>>>> locale including a multi-course tasting menu of the finest local cuisine.
>>>> Kuala Lumpur was on the list, but I was hoping for Singapore, which was not.
>>>>
>>>> Bob, wanting Singapore chili crab and fish-head curry
>>> don't know about the fish heads, but singapore would be a fine, fine place
>>> for an eating holiday.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>> I do believe we think much alike on such matters....
>
> i know you like to make and eat asian chow, and so do i.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Right. That's the norm here. My Nordic-looking daughter things
she is Asian. (That is not a joke.)

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:39:11 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:56:26 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:30:38 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> blake replied:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur.
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>> sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.
>>>>> I got a promotional e-mail the other day from a hotel group which is
>>>>> offering "culinary adventures," which are one-night stays in an "exotic"
>>>>> locale including a multi-course tasting menu of the finest local cuisine.
>>>>> Kuala Lumpur was on the list, but I was hoping for Singapore, which was not.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob, wanting Singapore chili crab and fish-head curry
>>>> don't know about the fish heads, but singapore would be a fine, fine place
>>>> for an eating holiday.
>>>>
>>>> your pal,
>>>> blake
>>> I do believe we think much alike on such matters....
>>
>> i know you like to make and eat asian chow, and so do i.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Right. That's the norm here. My Nordic-looking daughter things
> she is Asian. (That is not a joke.)

hope she can cook.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:39:11 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:56:26 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:30:38 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> blake replied:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just got back from a quick four day business trip to Kuala Lumpur.
>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>> sounds like a great trip. i am officially jealous.
>>>>>> I got a promotional e-mail the other day from a hotel group which is
>>>>>> offering "culinary adventures," which are one-night stays in an "exotic"
>>>>>> locale including a multi-course tasting menu of the finest local cuisine.
>>>>>> Kuala Lumpur was on the list, but I was hoping for Singapore, which was not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob, wanting Singapore chili crab and fish-head curry
>>>>> don't know about the fish heads, but singapore would be a fine, fine place
>>>>> for an eating holiday.
>>>>>
>>>>> your pal,
>>>>> blake
>>>> I do believe we think much alike on such matters....
>>> i know you like to make and eat asian chow, and so do i.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>> Right. That's the norm here. My Nordic-looking daughter things
>> she is Asian. (That is not a joke.)
>
> hope she can cook.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Some things. Including pizza dough.

--
Jean B.