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There’s this saying that goes, third time’s the charm.

Introducing Amy’s Heritage Nyonya Cuisine in Malacca – probably the BEST Nyonya food  in Malaysia (it’s going to remain the best until I find something better :p).

We have actually been to this restaurant three times but only managed to dine here on our third visit.

The first time we made a detour to Malacca on the way to JB, Amy’s restaurant was booked by some Bank in KL for a private function. Amy, the friendly owner and yes the person who does all the cooking was very  apologetic about it. Naturally we told her we’ll be back. And we didn’t lie, as we headed there for the second time during the husband’s business trip. Unfortunately we were told by her husband (and I”m assuming it’s her husband) that the place was PACKED with most of the dishes sold out.

Blasphemy! What’s a girl gotta do to dine here?!

Anyway, the third time around, we were extremely careful, lol. The husband called to make reservations for Sunday lunch before we headed back to KL.

We got in a bit late and suprise suprise, Amy’s husband straight away recognized my husband from the previous trip we made!! Good PR and memory or just creepy? I don’t wanna know!

Most of the dishes were already sold out so we had to settle for these. Waiting time was more than 40 minutes as Amy cooks them herself personally and with so much love, it is quite understandable.

The one thing I love about family-run restaurants is their friendiness. Passion is also the other factor. As he talked lovingly about his wife’s passion for cooking and how she was invited to UN in New York two years in a row to teach them how to cook Nyonya food, we were literally salivating while waiting for our food. Of course at the same time we muttered ‘the food better be good or else this Uncle’s gonna get it…..’ LOL

Expectations were indeed HIGH.

Happy to report that expectations were indeed satisfied!!

My favorite from the lot: Masak lemak veg. This was awesomely good and very addictive. You could literally have it like soup!

Sambal udang with Petai – Suraj’s favorite

Ayam keluak – everyone’s favorite!

Cincaluk omelette, mmmmm, egg!

Fried Rice

One very handsome waiter serving us rice

Dig in dig in….

Everyone was literally HAPPY with the food and couldn’t believe how someone can cook this well :D I really should sign up for some cooking lessons with her! 

Can’t remember how much we paid but it was definitely VERY cheap.

Testament to GREAT food – empty plates AND…..

A photo of the hubby licking his lips while digging into god knows what since the plates were already empty!

Will definitely go back for more to try out their other signature dishes provided it’s available.

And this restaurant will also hold sweet memories for my cousin who saw  the love of his life……..check out the expression! I’m so tempted to post up her photo but I won’t

*stalker mode* LOL

Now what’s a good lunch without dessert? Yea, not a good one.

I read somewhere that the best possible dessert you could have in Malacca is the mille crepe in Nadeje’s!

Mmmm different flavors of crepe.

Will you just look at that!

Making this cake is no easy task. It is made layer by layer – one layer of crepe, one layer of cream, flavoring and it repeats the process until a cake is formed.  Personally I would rather stick a fork in my eye than to do this myself, or better still just buy a damn slice.

Cake was good. But I heard that it was even better before one half of the owner decided to quit and go on his own way after some issues. But guess what? The said guy is finally offering crepe cakes in KL and damn I’m going to try it soon to see what’s the fuss about.

To visit these places:

Amy’s Heritage Nyonya Cuisine: 75, Jalan Melaka Raya 24, Taman Melaka Raya.

Call 06-286 8819 for reservations unless you also think third time’s the charm.

For mille crepe desserts:

Nadeje’s Mille Crepe

G-23 & 25, Jln PM4, Plaza Mahkota, 75000 Melaka

We got an email from my cousin who just started working recently saying he was stressed out and begged wanted a holiday asap! Since it was peak-season, it was VERY difficult securing rooms most places but since I am famous for being quite resourceful, ahem, I managed to book us into a 2-bedroom apartment in Everly Resort, Malacca.

Yes folks – it was Malacca (yet again!!) last week  for some yummy food and if there’s ever a need for an ambassador(ess?!), I guess they know who to look for :)  I  am not a fan of traveling during peak season (which explains why I hardly take off year end opting to rot away in my rat cube and enjoy work coz the roads are literally empty with no a**holes in sight and there’s not much to do at the office, heh) coz everything just seems extra extra jammed up.

It took us 3 hours just to arrive in Malacca and a further 30 minutes to get to Jonker Street for lunch. Wanted to check out the famous Pak Putra for its famed Naan & Tandoori, unfortunately those buggers only open at night. Jonker Street was obviously a mess due to the high traffic and parking was a biatch!

The things he makes us do!

Did a bit of shopping too and mommy we found something awesome for the baby’s room, hence the smirk on his face.

We later checked into our humble crib, which was another 40 mins drive coz of traffic. It would have otherwise taken only 20 minutes to arrive. MEH.

The Indians tearing up the place. Kidding, just searching for a DVD player. We found none and couldn’t watch this low-budget Indonesian satan-who-rapes movie. Yes pls watch the awesome trailer here We found the DVD from our previous trip in Malacca.

Procceded to show off our bottles up and had a drink or two coz we were stressed from all that traffic. Our holiday was fast becoming a holiday  on wheels!

H-A-P-P-Y – what just one drink and awesome company can do.

Yup, we Indians just love our bars! We’ll plonk our fat arses and NOT move!

Not drunk, just pretending. Was-drunk-at-night-though, tee hee

We tried to be a little smart about planning our dinner time and left at 6.30 to the Portuguese Settlement to beat the traffic but boy we were wrong. Apparently there are a whole bunch of people who are as intelligent as us.

Took us 1 hour to reach our destination, a further 10 minutes attempting to drive through the crowded and over-congested small lane settlement which was decked with all things Christmasy with bloody tourist insisting on standing in the middle of the road, another 10 minutes  to find a car park and another 10 minutes waiting for a bloody empty table.

Oh it took another 30 minutes waiting for our food!!! So naturally, we were quite happy that we actually had a bottle with us to keep us company, heh :D  Or else…..

Not just your average juice ok.

Drink, drank, drunk drunk drunk!

But I have to admit, all that trouble just to get there was totally worth it coz the food was YUMS! Would have been beyond upset it if it was otherwise.

That’s his yummy thumb!

Mah favorite

Then it was time for some relaxation –  went for a foot massage while some decided for a body massage before we went for a fun karaoke session!

*sniff sniff*, I smell a karaoke-whore amongst us. Let someone else have the mic for crying out loud!!

Also scary how he could sing well to Ashlee Simpson’s Boyfriend *shudders*

The next day we FINALLY managed to eat in this awesome awesome place but I think that one deserves a post on its own for being the BEST Baba Nyonya food in Malacca Yes I do give out awards once in a while. Then again, do I really want to reveal this place? Hmm…..

Will we ever go to Malacca during peak season? Oh hell never again. So whoever who gets stressed during peak season will just have to deal with it on their own – you hear me Roshan?!

Well, maybe…..just maybe we might if  someone offers me free food. And lodging. And drive our fat arses there.

Now bye, I’ve got crap work to do.

Two missed events over the weekend:

Free invites for two to the Grand Premier of Peter Pan The Musical with a chance to mingle with the cast, and on top of that free entry to the Sunway Lagoon Nite park.

The Blogger SHAGS gathering at the Hill.  SHAGS actually stands for – “Socialize. Harmonize. Actualize. Glamourize. Spiritualize” ,  no funny ideas please!

 Such is life of a mommy :D  But it’s all good!

Anyway, the hubby and I made our way to Malacca on Sunday for a day trip. It wasn’t for recreational purposes but rather a little something that the hubby’s working on (and very hard I might add that makes me love him a little more!) for the sake of our baby’s future.

Well despite it not being a leisurely trip that still didn’t stop us from hitting Jonker Street for some yummy lunch on a gloomy Monday!

Google Hoe Kee Chicken Rice and you’ll find tons of reviews on this restaurant. People actually queue up just to dine here! The few times that we were in Jonker Street, we had to shrug off the idea of Hoe Kee because rice balls or no balls, I am most definitely NOT a fan of queuing under the blazing hot sun.

Zoom in close and you’ll realize some people who would!

By luck, we got there before the lunch crowd and managed to get a seat. The menu is pretty straight forward – chicken rice balls / chicken (like duh) / assam fish and cabbage, literally takes you 5 seconds and less to decide.

And now we wait….

We decided to go with almost everything on the menu minus the cabbage

Oh look at all that glorious food

See the fan pointing at me, the aunty was kind enough to move the fan to my direction after seeing me ‘fan’ myself profusely with a tiny card I found in my bag. Talk about good service! And speaking of service,  the food came in under 5 minutes! What’s not to love about this place……well perhaps the long queue on weekends might put one off.

And the food is pretty good as well with the main star being the chicken rice balls itself. Unlike the usual chicken rice restaurant we frequent in JS, these little rice balls are somewhat more flavorful that you could just eat it on its own! The Assam fish was pretty so-so, but still makes a lovely complement with the rice – incase you’re Indian and don’t like things dry

One satisfied Indian customer

 Total bill: RM32 with RM23 alone for the fish!! Definitely worth a few more visits in the future me thinks.

 Then we finally made our way to Jonker 88 for some cendol. Again, this place is famous for its long queue and obviously taste. However I couldn’t comprehend the big deal over the cendol. The gula melaka had a burnt smell/taste to it.  I felt it wasn’t sweet enough or at least it’s not what I”m used to.  So bah.

P.s:  Her cute Baby Phat outfit is thanks to Aunty Mimi  and photo thanks to Uncle Jove

We made our way to JB for the weekend as it was the weekend that saw our buddy Kavin get engaged to his girlfriend Bavani of three years!!!

I remember the day he brought her as his date to my wedding reception and claimed it was his ‘cousin’!  Three years on, here we are witnessing their new journey as newly engaged on Saturday and as a married couple legally as they got registered the very next day.  However in true Indian fashion they will only be recognized as husband and wife in everyones eyes after their temple wedding next year in February so till then, technically there shouldn’t be a first night yet, ahem, haha

Stayed at Dorsett JB, which wasn’t too bad although from the outside, it looks soo like an apartment. Yes our hotel rooms are ALWAYS this messy, don’t judge me! Blame the dude relaxing on the bed when he should be tidying it up.

I decided to be an Indian rebel and wore a dress to the engagement because no 1. they ain’t my relatives to deal with no 2. because I can’t tie a saree on my own and no 3. because I can and please refer to no 1 again. Besides at this point of time, I have limited saree blouses that can actually fit me hence I’m saving my expensive grand saree for their wedding day. I still have alot of weight to loose. Meh.

All set as part of the convoy:

Anneh looking over to see if his beamer is still there, haha. SHOW OFF!

Can’t see his face? Here’s a clearer photo of the dashing groom Sorry girls, he’s officially taken

Making our way to the bride’s house

The exchange of trays by the parents – this photo is so similiar and reminds me of my own engagment.

Dude, you’re not suppose to doze off !

There were lots of people for the engagement (Heck you ain’t Indian if you don’t have the numbers for a ceremony), hence we had to stand right at the back but I’m guessing this part is where they exchange rings…..

Because you can FINALLY see the look of relieve on Kavin that she didn’t change her mind about getting engaged to him

A very very RELIEVED happy man.  Mission accomplished! I’ve never seen this look on him when sober

Stuck Bonded for life…….

And what to do you know, my dress matches the carpet!

After the ceremony, we headed to a club to celebrate their engagement.

Now this photo looks just about right! Bottle in one hand and grinning at the camera…..so Kavin!

Ok he aint drunk (though it REALLY does look like it). He just made a 6 hour journey by bus from SG-Malacca so he could have awesome Nyonya lunch with us and spent another 2 hours back to JB! Things people do for good food.

All set to go home to see my BABY!

This one day trip made me realize how much I can miss and yearn for her when I”m away. I didn’t even drink (okay just one glass. And a half)  and wasn’t in the mood to club because the only thing that was on my mind was Sairah Sairah Sairah! God how I missed that baby even though she’s just been in my life for 2.5 months! The feeling was mutual too because mom said she was quite cranky and only slept at 5 a.m that night because she was obviously missing something

Can’t wait for their wedding and reception next year where I can finally wear a saree and not look like a whale in it, and also witness Kavin’s journey to a responsible married man Time to grow up biatch!

I got to go to Port Dickson yesterday!!!

To celebrate my ‘freedom’ and the end of my confinement, my mom allowed me to tag with the hubby on a business day trip  (although seriously, it’s not much of a freedom when you’re about to turn 29 and actually have to get permission from your mom to go out!).  We left our Little Monster (yup that’s our loving nick for her!) at home and for once, I didn’t smell of pee, poop, vomit or milk (and in no particular order) the entire day. Just sweat coz PD was hot as hell.

HOT!

Dear GOD, please make us rich today coz the wifey’s birthday is just around the corner! I”m just saying

No freaking idea what’s he looking at…..

Or dreaming about either!

Little Monster was rather cranky in the morning throwing her lil tantrums and refused to sleep so I was REALLY afraid and felt a tad guilty for having my Mom and Sis babysit her even more than the usual. BUT thankful, she was VERY well behaved the entire day apparently which makes me wonder if she chooses to misbehave whenever I”m around? But now that I know she CAN behave herself when her mommy isn’t around, that only means I should go out more innit?

Since we heard the magic word (see bold words above), the hubby and I decided to divert to Mid Valley for a bit after our trip to get some things done.

LIKE a pedicure! (Minus the hubby coz he opted for a haircut instead which was very much due). Plus I think he’s a lil cheesed off that I just had to blog about our pedicure session and tell the whole wide world how he loved it, hehe.

I opted for the BRIGHTEST of bubble gum pink shade so it can keep me entertained and awake whenever I”m breast/feeding the baby coz it can get a bit boring down there. I got my pedicure done at Long Nail Studio in Mid Valley for RM50.

I was telling the hubby that when he gets super rich, we should seriously consider opening a freaking nail parlour coz it’s really good business. Even on a Monday, I got turned down by 2 different nail parlours coz they were full AND had to wait 20 minutes before I got served. I asked the pedicurist when is the best day to come (because I”m a mother now and pedicures are indeed a luxury and I have no time to wait  absolutely hate waiting) and you know what she said?

MONDAY!

Good thing she did a good job. Know who else looks sweet in pink?

My Little Monster!

Photo taken righttt before her second jab. No photos after coz yea, wasn’t a pretty sight with her wailing her tiny head off.