Andrew and I get very excited whenever we get to eat something healthy for lunch. Fridays are usually our #eathealthy day because of a longer lunch hour which allows us to travel further [Joyce: What longer lunch hour? I didn’t know about this], and that somewhere is usually at Goodness Greens. You can read about why we love having lunch there HERE.
Raisin’ the Roof is a new healthy establishment in town which Joyce was invited to. I foresee the #KinkyBlueFairyTeam alternately visiting here on Fridays from now on, YAY!
Run by a trio from Germany, Singapore, and Thailand; Raisin’ the Roof’s goal to elevate nutritious to delicious is carried out by offering healthy alternatives to savouries & desserts that are conventionally very unhealthy. Most of my friends only visualize a bowl of garden salad whenever I suggest we have something healthy. Little do they know that eating healthy these days includes vegen options that can be fun and flavourful!
Joyce: Here i am with Sarinna, one of those super women who launches LYN (shoe and bag store) in KLCC, opens this health restaurant, and gives birth to her first child; all within 10 months. ? *crying in disbelief*
At bottom is the gluten-free Avocado Toast (RM 20.90) spread with lemon tahini sauce, mashed avocado and topped with a sunny side up egg, pomegranate molasses and seeds.
There’s a wide selection of milk and juices on their menu which are cold-pressed daily in store.
Our favourite is the Pistachio Rose (RM19.90) – pistachio, water, dates, rose water, sea salt. The texture of the milk is silky rich and creamy, with the hint of both elements in its namesake perfectly balanced out.
We also tried the Power Punch (RM 14.90) – pineapple, apple, mint, starfruit; and Skin Glow (RM14.90) – wheatgrass, spinach, lettuce, parsley, cucumber, apple, lemon and guava. The latter has the reputation of being a popular order.
The Pistachio Falafel Wrap (RM22.90) was Andrew’s facourite. It’s a Middle-Eastern style pistachio and herb falafel dish wrapped in wholemeal tortilla with roasted beets, grated carrots, lettuce, house-made hummus, drizzled with mint yogurt.
Brown Rice Sushi Bowl (RM17.90) – served with avocado, edamame, sauteed spinach, pomegranate seeds and toasted seaweed, dressed with sweet soy dressing. They call this dish the deconstructed sushi.
I wrote this post some time last week, but a tragedy that happens every 2 years befell it- i lost all the text. 2 hours of writing. Gone. My first instinct was to gchat Baby/Faridah “WHYYYYYY WHYYYYYYYY”. Then came acceptance. Then blame. I blame myself for leaving the post open in my tabs and continuously writing in between bouts of work and not saving; and i also blame my shitty internet connection at home (which i can’t do anything about cos i use a diff provider in the office and it’s driving us all nuts too. So both main providers = fail.)
Digressed as i always do… it’s been a long day and blogging is still on my priority list but lags (sadly) far behind all these ADULT things one needs to tend to. Turning 33 was definitely realising how much more adult i need to be. Most times, i still feel like a kid. But a bigger responsibility falls onto one’s shoulders when they are suddenly pushed deeper into their 30s. I get stressed more easily (which wasn’t something that existed in my 20-something year old realm). Which is the reason Jun asked me to take leave on my birthday eve. This was in April btw, the only reason i’m blogging about this now is because HIS birthday just passed last weekend so i’m playing catch-up with my blog.
A few days before my birthday, he brought over a gigantic bunch(es) of blooms.
These were just some flowers out of the whole lot he placed around the apartment.
Jun: I think i overdid the flowers…
Me: You think? ?
Besides the above, two other huge vases were filled, excluding other bunches people sent to me. I’ve never had my home filled with so many flowers before! It felt like a proper treat!
On my birthday eve, we went for a casual lunch at Hello cafe @ Happy Mansion. Since dating, we’ve never gone for lunch on a weekday together before (work la) so it felt really different and… pleasant. The vibe felt utterly calming cos i wasn’t in a rush to do something right after. I just had to tag along.
I was asking so many pesky questions in the car, “Where are we going after this? Are we going to the zoo?”
Jun takes to traffic jams terribly, combined with me throwing queries at him; he was glad to throw drop me off at the entrance of GE Mall…. where he’d booked me a spa afternoon at Energy Spa.
After a body scrub, steam room taim and 90-min massage; i headed home to a flurry in the kitchen where he’d cooked dinner.
Starter was Grilled Octopus Salad with Spring Carrots, Menma (bamboo shoots), Deep Fried Egg Yolk & Chicken Jus
Main was 50-hour Kalbi ShortRib with Baby Spinach, Butternut Squash, Pan Fried Field Mushrooms & Boderlaise Sauce
Founded in 2008, d.d. collective is a label that produces fashion pieces that are innovative, contemporary and of a street-cool edgy vibe. Recently, they launched their Pre-Fall 2016 collection. Designed by Paris-based Creative Directior, Jonathan Liang, and Malaysian designer, Debbie Chung, the collection revolves around a contemporary Pop Art-style with striking and psychedelic florals.
Inspired by Takashi Murakami’s flower art; expect candy-hued florals in the form of bold prints and applique embellishments, upon neutral and primary-coloured solids acting as canvases. Fun and chic, each piece from the collection is suitable for everyday fashion as far as your daring goes!
[Joyce: I was just in d.d last week picking out a shirt as one of Jun’s birthday presents, and couldn’t help buying myself the floral skirt on the right. It was too good to close an eye to…. felt a little guilty but i don’t now! Fashion Fomo > Guilt of losing out forever]
We all have a pair of Levi’s jeans tucked at the back of our wardrobe.
A couple of years back, Levi’s launched a range of their denim with Swarovski crystals studded on them. My past self thought it was so cool to have crystals on my jeans and I had to own a pair, so I dragged my parents to get them for me and I ended up only wearing them once or twice because I was paranoid that the crystals might fall off every time I sat down. How ridiculous.
Recently, I attended a Levi’s party in KL Live. The party was in conjunction with the We Are Original campaign to celebrate authenticity with music, arts and denim. I really liked how Levi’s presented their campaign using local personalities in telling their jeans stories.
