Of Books and Friends

On Saturday, went to Alamanda in Putrajaya with my parents. We broke fast at Penang Village with my brother, my sister-in-law and their 4-year-old daughter. That was the first time I went to Alamanda. Actually, that was the first time I even heard of the place. So it was quite a suprise to me when it seems like a much bigger version of KLCC. But we didn't have time to actually walk the length of the mall, because it's quite huge, although not as big as MidValley. The food at Penang Village was nice. We had buffet. The selection was quite good actually. I especially like the 'pineapple rice'. Yummy! We arrived there slightly earlier than my brother and his family. And as we were sitting at the table, we asked a waiter about the selection for buffet or ala-carte. He then explained that if we decide that we wanted buffet, then the whole table must have buffet, and vice versa. We said we would rather have buffet. But after that, everytime he came to our table, he would repeat the statement, that we can either have buffet or ala-carte and not both. We were like, yeah boy, we heard you the first time. I mean, either he thought we didn't get it the first time he explained it, or the second time, for that matter, or he's forgotten that he just explained that to us, a couple of times before.

The next day, broke fast with my ex-uni mates. We went to a place called Yankees Hut. It was in Bangi. Immediately after the Kajang toll. The place was nice. We broke fast on top of this platform. Yes, we had to climb a short staircase to reach the platform. And on the platform was a big table with really short legs. We had to take our shoes off in order to get there. It was fun, meeting my old friends. And as usual, if ever we meet up for anything, it would be a fun. Fun and noisy. Hehehe. After that, we went to the surau, which was on a platform higher that the one we were on. After that, we celebrated two of our friend's birthdays. We ate the cake and stayed to chat till around 9-ish. Then, we went back home. It was a fun weekend, to say the least.

I am currently reading Stephen King's Everthing's Eventual-14 Dark Tales and it's a really good book. Obviously, since it's written by the one of the greatest story teller of our time. I mean, seriously. He can write just about anything, and make it a bestseller. But I seldom read his books, because I tend to watch the movie-version. Hehehe. I think this is the second or third book I've read. My first Stephen King book was called The Eye of the Dragon, I think. I read that book when I was in my teens, and even then it was a compelling read. I couldn't put it down. It was about two brothers. Their father, the king was murdered, and the younger brother was declared king when his elder brother was framed for the murder of their father. Fantastic book. This book belongs to my brother, by the way. Once in a while, I would go over to his house, and borrow a couple of books to last me a couple of weeks. Before this, I was reading Lawrence Block's Ticket To The Boneyard. Now he's another good writer, but only in his genre, unlike Mr. King's ability to write a whole range of topic and era. This is the last book I have of my brother's. Have to replenish my stock soon. Hehehe...