Caught Up in Serai

I was in Paradigm mall the other day, on my way hunting the first book of the Game of Thrones series (which I failed to find in two bookstores). I was walking around, enjoying the window-shopping and buzzing crowd around me until I heard my stomach grumbling, calling for me to feed it with good food. I am not much of a rice eater since my mind has been much indoctrinated with the thoughts that eating rice would make me fat. However, last Saturday, my rice craving was just so overwhelming to the point that I just had to chow down a good portion of rice with delicious side dish. That was when I decided to eat in Serai, a local restaurant which my friends have highly recommended to me for its good food.

Serai's ambiance was a really nice one, my typical favorite restaurant environment where its bright, sunny and just full of life without getting too annoying. Too bad I didn't take a pic of the restaurant interior because I was too hungry. The hungry me couldn't decide what to eat and asked the waiter for his recommendation and he highly recommended the Serai Platter and said that it's everyone's favorite. So I entrusted him with my lunch choice and I personally chose the Serai ice tea as my beverage.

The Serai ice tea came first. It was so gorgeous and appetizing, I couldn't wait to gulp it down my thirsty throat. The ice tea came with something like a gelato or a sorbet with which I think is lemongrass flavoured and also shreds of mint leaves. After a few minutes, then came my Serai platter, it was so appetizing in the eyes of a hungry person like me.

So beautiful! My Serai Platter consisted of a generous serving of steamed white rice, ayam berempah, honey squid and spiced oxtail (WHICH IS MY FAVORITE, IT'S SO GOOD OMG)! I was so mesmerized by it, I even took an aerial pic of the dish. The oxtail is so rich and soft, it melted in my mouth cause I didn't event have to bite it much!

SO SO GOOD! This dish is priced at RM25 and for light eaters, you can definitely share this with another person. 

Although I doubt that it'd be enough.

Game of Thrones is Back!

Yes, I know I haven't been blogging for the longest time.

2015 so far has been a breeze that passes by in a blink of an eye. I can't believe that it's already April, we're almost halfway through the year! But of course, the good news about Spring this year is that GoT is back, meaner and much, much better!

To be honest, I have not read any of the GoT books (the page number intimidated me! Yikes!) but I'm in the midst of reading the 2nd book which is A Clash of The Kings. Now guys, if you have not tried to watch the series or have watched an episode or two and you didn't like it, I'm sorry to say, but you just suck (LOL I SAID IT). Kidding. The fact that you're even reading this bullcrap means you're awesome, really.

So, why am I so obsessed about GoT series? Well, pretty much every single damn thing about it. The beauty of GoT is that it will always catch you off-guard and of course, its wicked twists. I love (and hate at the same time) how they just chop-off the heads or kill all the good characters so surprisingly. But again, to be frank, the first thing that got me hooked at the series is the moment they chopped off Ned Stark's head. Oops. Spoiler. Another beauty of GoT is how the series can make you fall in love with the characters that you used to hate so goddamn much. I mean, who'd believe that Jamie Lannister would become one of their favorite characters by the fourth season? I didn't.

And of course, another awesome thing about GoT is its moving and very often, mercilessly brilliant quotes. Sometimes I'd have the urge to quote almost a third of the entire conversations and lines said in an episode. Like this:

As you know, some sources have leaked the GoT season five's first four episodes within its first week of airing and I'm telling you, the plot does not get any better than this. The twist and turns as well as the quotes are just simply ah-mazing!

Of course, my favorite characters so far are: Daenarys, Tyrion, Margaery and Stannis Baratheon.

Now, for those who have not watched GoT but interested, as a longtime fan girl, I'd highly recommend you to start watching the series right now! However, I'm warning you to expect A LOT highly graphic and explicit scenes. Definitely no kids under the age of 18 LOL.

Nonetheless, it is indeed one of the best shows ever created on the face of the earth.