Hari Raya matters more to me this year compared to previous years. To my Muslim friends, it marks the end of Ramadhan.
Woke up this morning to find myself 3kg less than I was 3 days ago.
To me, it marks the end of my Detox Diet. Woohooooo!
This is Aileen, who generously invited me to her Raya open house.
I knew Aileen from way back. We kinda lost touch for a while, and now she’s an English teacher working in Johor. She told me once that one of her Form 3 students reads kennysia.com. Ehhh… my blog is not educational material ok!
I like going to Aileen’s place for open house because she always prepares gastronomical amount of yummy Malay/Indian food.
This is chicken korma, a mild curry made with yoghurt, cream and nuts.
This dish is super-tasty and oh-so-sinfully oily. The lamb curry is easily my favourite dish from the buffet table, and I don’t even like lamb.
Red chicken curry, or rendang, or masak merah, or whatever. I’ll be honest. I couldn’t differentiate between the different types of Malay dishes.
It’s not everyday you get to see kids in songkok dancing to the tunes of Siti on DVD singing live in Albert Hall.
Having been away for so many years, I forgot how beautiful the Malay culture is. Even back home, I live in the Chinese-dominated Kuching South and seldom get the chance to know many Malay friends. It’s fulfulling in a way watching friends and families coming together celebrating Raya.
These are Aileen’s friends, Amy and Cecilia.
I always thought Malay clothes look like pyjamas, but everyone at Aileen’s place look so fabulous in lustrous traditional Malay clothing. I actually felt out-of-place with my shirt and jeans.
This is Aileen’s cousin Amy. She’s the only finalist from Sarawak in the 3rd season Akademi Fantasia (Malay language version of an Idol-format singing competition). Gotta love her purple-coloured baju kurung.
I went home after spending a good 2 hours at Aileen’s place. I was full after two rounds at the buffet table, each time filling my plate to the brim with nasi briyani topped with delicious curry. You can’t blame me for being such a glutton though. I hadn’t touch meat for 3 days!
Crap.
Maybe it’s just me, but I reckon some of the Raya songs they play on the radio here sound so sad. I’m not complaining, I just find it odd.
At least they’re still better than those annoying Chinese New Year/Vengaboys remix.
Detox Again!
Hello, Melilea ;-P
hahahaha
Wow…guess what? I’m drooling just looking at the foods. Happy Detoxing then, good luck!
LOLz…so much for detoxing…
whoa…..you manage to lean against their boobs in both the pictures…..envy envy
man!! 4kg in a day?? that’s amazing..
i reeeally admire u ledi!!!
desperate addict: Lose 2kg from diet, gain 4 kg from binging!
I said this earlier on. Looks like I was somewhat right. 😉
Dude, you ARE a glutton. What’s the point of going on diet than. HAHA. Kenny, Kenny you’re such a funny guy who needs to be serious about your diets so that your shit comes out like sausages=)
Baju Kebayas are the best! 🙂 🙂 🙂
LMAO ROFL SHIT
aunty cant stop laughing at u lar kenny….. hahahahahahahahahaha 85!!!
Hmmm that shirt u wearing looks familiar 😉 Is it the one u wore when u were in KL for the awards thingy? Anyway Raya only comes around once a year so its good that u didnt miss out on all the good food 😀
Ahhh, korma-based meals! I had mutton korma once, during Thanksgiving few years ago and had since been craving for another servings. Where can we usually get this type of dishes? Not a Malaysian so here I am, very curious about this meal.
And your friend, Aileen, looks a lot like Chinese? Happy Raya everyone! =D
kuching malay girls sure have non-typical malay names!
You have no idea how it feels like to be stuck here in Perth, without all those DELICIOUS nasi briyani and chicken/lamb curry man…how I just wished I was back home. 🙁
OMG!!! U met AMY AF3??? I quite like her, but I fave are Felix and Kefli.
Can’t believe it.. u lost so much weight in 3 days! Lots of girls will be rushing to try out the Detox thingy now.. :-/
Hey dude, Aileen lives in a nice house ,the hardwood floor looks great, not the usual KitKat bars.
wahahaa…
I say yay to this post because of the food you put up here. Dangnamit, I better forget my late assignments and go out raya house-hopping tomorrow.
That Amy’s a celebrity.. you know.. like yourself. Two degrees of seperation at that.
I can just hear the fans of you both screaming at that pic.
OMG. I look fatter than you there. Maybe i should go on a detox diet too.
ROFLMAO!! Your diet is just a temporary success!!
I think you should only try it after Raya, if not you’ll lose chances to stuff in the real taste of Malay food!
Kenny, you lost 3 kgs of water, and now you put few kgs of fat, oo-la-mak! you watch out dont fall into yo-yo diet..
Oh yeah, we (few of us) think you are getting better in positioning your head while you taking pictures.. improvement ay. =)
am thinking of a diet as well. really wondering if it’s worthwhile now?:)
There’s always tomorrow =P
well…at least u enjoyed your nasi briyani topped with delicious curry to the max: D
Dude. Those babes, they be sexy.
And what’s up with you and your instant 4 kg increase? Bwahahahaha.
Hahahah! That’s like me giving up on my diet and going crazy stuffing myself with food.
On the bright side…its as if the diet and the weight change didn’t happen… no win no lose lerr
i wish the teachers in my school were as fine as Aileen…. yes, that’s how bad they are
but shhh…you didn’t hear it from me
YES! You are heavier than I am!
*cOugh* *coUgh* ehem… in this proud happy moment,(referring to ur rapid weight lost n weight gain) I would just like to say,
“I told you so”(referring to my previous comment in the last entry)
Happy Raya~ =)
wow man, you really look like you have lost a bit of weight – actually you look good man 🙂 wow Aileen looks really pretty! don’t what is it is with malay women, most of them are very good looking!
i wish i was there, the food looks soo good and yummy! got to love Hari Raya food!! 🙂
I think the sudden increase of ur weight is because you had just finished filling ur stomach to ur heart contents. I bet that after a few hours it will drop to 82 or something lowewr than 83.
er….
i thought i’m the one who had this condition
think u r like me… 🙁
laughs. all that disgusting applestomatoesmelileadressingsalad for nothing!
Hahaha, so you’re all toxed up again.
Hey, how tall are you? I’m rsther curious as to what your BMI is.
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!
don’t worry about the weight..just eat till u burst!
isn’t it funny that i often hear girls say ‘i lost 5 pounds’ and i start to think… hey isn’t that lunch?
hahaaahaha….!! try weighing again after Raya.
maybe detox AFTER chinese new year. should be “safer”
4kg? you sure? u really a big eater man !!
Aileen is HAWT!
So much for your Detox Diet 🙂
haha…diet to lost wt then overeat after dieting…
sigh…
haha…
Eh dude, cannot send her naeboo’s photo leh. She wants to be anonymous. Siao right? THat night poledance and french so many people still want to stay anonymous.
Oh that, thats why she wanted to stay anonymous. Hahhaha.
Dunn worry, Kenny!!
You’re not alone, I’m facing the same problem, that is, putting on weight in super speed!!!
Gotta exercise and eat les…..
haha! kesian! lost 3 n put on 5.. 😛 detox agaiN!
that’s nice…
Nah man you dont weigh yourself after having a big butt meal. 🙂
That’s temporary. It’d go away soon.
Though the weight you lost detoxing would be temporary as well. 😛 Wait till the hungry cells prowl on your sudden intake of carbs and fats! :D!! FUN! Hehe!
lol. there goes your fruits of your detox labour. -3kgs in 3 days. +4kgs in one day!
hrmm..
you gain back all that teeny kgs.
at least now your’re polarbear-ish again. 😛
my teacher told me that her dad lost 15 kg after fasting month. like, ???. and that men lose weight much easier than women. sigh.
well, yeah, some Hari Raya songs sound sad, but my siblings and i always sing them out loud, and act as if they are really happy songs. but they’re great.
AND PLEASE, DEAR KENNY, I’M PLEADING. PLEASE WEAR A BAJU KURUNG COMPLETE WITH KAIN SAMPING AND SONGKOK!!! I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU IN BAJU KURUNG!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!!
previous entry was filled with disgusting pics tat make u puke ur lunch and lost appetite.. but this one is with mouth watering dishes.. dang u kenny.. i’m on a weight lost program too ( i’m still way over weight )
nal1210, its the one I wore to meet the SG bloggers at the Hideout!
Aileen, shaddup! So many ppl here say you pretty you still wanna go on diet.
snn, I don’t haveeeee! I only have Chinese Emperor’s costume lah!
Yum yum… Haha… I’ve had my share of spicy food and am so ready to give anything not to eat anymore of those!
It was a pleasure meeting you outside Zen last night.
Omg… I missed! How come hari raya so early this yr… and i missed all the malay yummy rich food… Its 12:30pm and i’m hungry…
rofl rofl rofl..
lost 3 gain 4..so u gained 1kilo. look at the bright side kenny its still alright..
hi i’m ur new reader.i did tracked n readed ur previous posting,great blogger u r.thanks for all the fun.keep on hardwork.nice day.
i want kurma chicken…i want kari ayam…i want lamb curry…i want masak merah…i want OPEN HOUSE!!!
damn…nothing good to eat in perth… 🙁
Hahahahha….
3 days to detox
Just 2 hours to get intoxicated again and back to square one! ;P
crap. you are SO FREAKING FUNNY. anyway you looked good in your shirt and jeans lah. don’t worry!
God bless you
Muahahhaha… Putting on 4 kg in just 2 hours?
U are very good leh..
Damn superb 😛
nvm.. U can always detox again..
Hahahahha….
85 kg
WHAT A TURD
HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO
geez man u meet amy af3 man..thats great..
blog…?! not cool
SO LAME………
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Kenny Abdullah?