A Turkish Birthday

I finally found something significant enough to blog about. Phewh! I thought I'd be stuck in this state of dis-inspiration forever!

Yesterday we celebrated the autumnal equinox/See Ming's birthday party at a quaint little Turkish restaurant called Saray on Jalan Doraisamy on the Asian Heritage Row (next to Sheraton Imperial Hotel).

The restaurant was warm and welcoming - its walls were adorned with beautiful bowls with intricate hand-painted designs. I forgot for a minute that I was still in KL, as almost every element of the decor was distinctly Turkish.

We were served chive bread and pita bread for starters, along with hummus and two other types of dips I didn't recognise. Our mains was rice with a delicious beef stew (sorry, again, ignorant of the names of dishes as I was too busy stuffing my face...). The restaurant also serves a wide range of desserts - yes, they have Baklava!

The Party:
The company was great! See Ming brought together an interesting mix of people. The usual suspects were there: Jikon, Zarina, Naliza and Sharizal, plus Raimy whom I managed to drag along while he's still in town.

It was great catching up with the PROMUDA/Toasties bunch, even better to be able to meet food-critic John of AWSJ again, whose write-up on Sarang Murai is eagerly anticipated. I was pleasantly surprised to see an old acquaintance, Jui Hong of Phische and someone whom I've only seen online - Terrence (of TV Smith's Dua Sen) - better known for his 'Naked Card' and Uncle Ho articles.

Met some interesting people, notably Andrew of the Star's Teh Tarik column, who surprised us with his vast knowledge of Malaysian historical manuscripts. Of course, the most interesting person that night, the birthday girl herself, who's talent for mix-and-matching people is legendary...

Happy Birthday See Ming! May all your wishes come true, save one, so that you'll always have something to strive for...