They say a way to a man's heart is thru his stomach, I say the way to keep this fella amused is to give him lots of time in a nice well stocked kitchen!  Yes I've been a busy boy in and around the kitchen of late; all spurred on by the visit to my little abode my parents; sorry I didn't edit/upload their pictures earlier, but here they are in all their glory..  Thai Spa Cusine for them and the Chili Padi's parents from scratch over a 3 day period.. yes folks 3 days!

The source of my inspiration: The Chiva Som cook book, one of the best presents I have ever received; from the ex-executive sous chef there Bansani Nawasamphan!

Entree no. 1 was some chicken minced rolls, cooked with tomato basil and chives

Entree No. 2 (my favourite) was steamed then fried salmon fish cakes with a handmade sweet chili sauce (note no chili padi's were hurt in the making of the sauce)

The mains were a combination of duck and chicken cooked in a variety of ways; accompanied by some steamed rice and brinjal (egg plant) and some home made lemon grass, mint and basil juice.

And what wouldn't be dinner without desert, and that came in the form of steamed banana with glutinous rice..

*BURP*

Are you full yet?

Good bye Singapore and hello Malaysia!  Yes I'm jumping in the car for an impromptu road trip up to Kuala Lumpur for the weeked and well what wouldn't be a trip to KL without food.. I'm so looking forward to sinking my teeth into all the delicious Malaysian roadside cuisine again but I'm really gonna have to watch how much I eat as the 'one pack' seems to be growing bigger by the day.

It's gonna be the first trip to anywhere with the Chili Padi and her parents; scared I am not.. petrified I am!  They're nice people.. they really really are and in some ways it's scary how well I get on with them.  It all just seems that everything seems so rite; the Chili Padi, her parents, life in general, I hope this is all the good karma coming back to me.. I hope that this doesn't end, I hope that I can eat as much food in KL without putting on weight (yeah like that's ever gonna happen!)

This may sound odd but I used to keep a journal; thinking back to what was in it when I was dating someone else I can only recall sad entries, page after page of disappointment.  Sitting here thinking now to myself, "I wonder what my journal would contain had I kept one since day one with the Chili Padi?" and I reckon it would be the total opposite.  It is really funny how life works out sometimes, somebody who you've known for the longest of times as a friend becomes your g/f; you never thought it possible but the impossible happened and you sit here on your bed at 2:24am thinking nothing but of her and how much fun you hope to have with her over the next few days; can life get any better than this?