Sick and Embarrassing

16 Monday Apr 2012

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The flu finally show some sign of recovery by mid week. I was so happy about it since I need to be bringing some customers of mine who are visiting from France around Kuala Lumpur… I kept popping pills and drinking plentiful water hoping it will go away ASAP.

When that day come, I brought them to the customary picture taking session of our famous Petronas twin tower. Follow by a trip to the KL Tower. Everything was going on so well. Hubby had a great time pointing out the different location when we were at the top.

When we finish the tour, we made our way to the Hakka restaurant nearby. When we sat down, I started feeling a little sick. It was like the whole world is floating around. I tried to keep a smiley face and cheerfully chat away.

Halfway thru the meal, my world turn black and I crash onto the table !!!

Sigh.. Sobb.. sob…  T_T

Luckily I have managed to push the plate of rice in front of me away and utter “Dear, I’m not feeling too good” before the dramatic crash…

When I resurface from the blackout, I was drenched in cold sweat. Luckily hubby was there with me that day (it was a holiday, so, hub decided to tag along)… IF not, I am not sure how my customer would have reacted. ;p 

I am so mortified!!! And embarrassed. 

Later hubby told me that my customers was a little shocked and didn’t touch any of the food during the 1-2 minutes that I was out. Damn.. ops…  

They were kind enough not to mention this episode to my boss or my other colleagues. ;p hahaha… IF not, I will be the laughingstock in the whole company.

 Moral of the story : It takes time to heal… don’t think popping extra pills is going to help. blehh…

Sick…

10 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Full blown flu since this morning. sob sob… feeling so tired. Wish I could skip work but not possible since there’s so many things to settle. le sigh.

Of all the flu variety, I hate leaky flu the most.

It’s so irritating. your eyes gets watery and you keep having to hold on to a tissue, which gets wet and soggy over time. (yuck…) sigh.. At least if it is the blocked nose type, you can still breath thru your mouth and avoid the need to keep rubbing your nose.

I gave up half day thru work and just stuff my nose with tissue. I stop caring about how my colleague will stare and laugh at me. It’s just too damn tiring to keep wiping your nose while trying to type. Not to mention, sore upper lip over time.

Down a huge cup of honey lemon during dinner and it seems better for a while. Unfortunately, it’s back again.

Arghh…

 

Ipoh –Restaurant Foh San (Day 2 : Stop 1)

27 Tuesday Mar 2012

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Our friends told us that Foh San can get pretty crowded and advice us to reach there as early as possible. So, we actually woke up at 6am hoping to be the early worm. As we make our way to Foh San from our hotel, we saw scatters of groups  heading the same direction !!! oh my oh my… by the time we reach there, it was about 7am and the place was packed !!!

Hub and I actually have been to Foh San some time back. So, we were quite impressed by the newly renovated Foh San. Love the colors and high ceiling.

When we were waiting for a table, we noticed that one small group of people hogged a huge table. We asked is they mind sharing and to our shock, they mind !!! bleh. So, we patiently waited and search for a table. Finally, we manage to secure one…Yay !!! Eating time…

Unlike most Dim Sum place in KL, you actually have to line up to grab the dim sum you want. The lines are crazy. When fresh batch of dim sum comes up, it’s like everyone knows and dash there. When you see the line clear up, it means that there’s nothing much left in the steamer stall.

We manage to lay our hands on the typical dim sum like Siew Mai, Har Gau, Steam Fish Ball, Chee Cheung Fun (Prawn), lotus seed bun, and some other dumplings. Most of these are rather so-so. Not bad but not fantastic either.

I also had their Milk Custard and Mango Puding…

The best dish I had there was the Water Chestnut Cake / Jelly. When served, it was still hot. The sweetness was just right and I love love love the chewy texture. It’s really good.

We saw an elderly couple waiting for table and asked them if they wish to share our table with us. It was quite interesting as they told us many people don’t have sharing habits here. It was not a biggie for us and it doesn’t make sense since it’s not like the other party will eat your dim sum. Esh… We were glad we share our table as they share with us many interesting stories about Ipoh and juicy gossips. Hehehe… And they even share and insist we try the radish cake they ordered. (Good deeds are rewarded –ok !)

Overall it was an ok experience. Definitely worth trying but we were not really impressed. Maybe it’s because we are not quick on our feet and didn’t manage to grab any really interesting dim sum? Oh well – maybe in our next trip.