Who's Your Daddy? (Father's Day at Secret Recipe KD & Little Penang Kafe, The Curve)

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are like Superman and the Dark Knight. One’s a colourful, poster boy superhero who is celebrated by the whole world. The other’s a shadow, invisible to the public...and a hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.

It doesn’t matter though...’coz we fathers will be what we are wanted to become, because we can take it. We are the silent guardians & the watchful protectors. We are...’Batmen’ (*Distinct ‘aggressive’ Hans Zimmer track playing).

Btw, did you understand the above statements in the first read? If yes, then you are a bigger comic / movie geek than I am ;)

So, we are in the world where everything seems to be candy-layered with Mother’s Day ads. Mother this, and mom that. And then there’s the Mama song by the Spice Girls, followed by Boyz 2 Men’s ‘manly’ version of a mama song (Though some buffed-up men would secretly prefer the former). For Father’s Day...hmm...I don’t know...Madonna’s Papa Don’t Preach?

Putting all the negativity aside, admittedly, people do celebrate Father’s Day, but with way less commercialized approach. It’s like New Year’s Eve without the fireworks; you hear more of hooting owls instead of exploding sounds. Hoot.

This year’s Father’s Day was a little bit different and extra special. It felt like a double celebration...because it was.

As wifey was due to work on the 16th, we decided to celebrate Father’s Day a week early (it was wifey’s treat). So we went to the Secret Recipe at Giant KD.

Mr Bean's car...according to Irtiza

Our usuals

Exploring the unknown

Irtiza seemed to be the most excited of all, especially after browsing through the display of chocolate cakes at the counter. And that’s what he had that day; a slice of Moist Chocolate Cake. As for wifey and I, we wanted to be adventurous with the menu selections. So, rather than choosing our usuals, Prawn Macaroni with Cheese and Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, I chose the Chicken Parmigiana, and wifey opted for the Mozzarella Baked Fish. Our drinks stayed the same though.

Irtiza's Moist Chocolate Cake. Reminds me of a Lava Cake.

What would-be my Chicken Parmigiana

Chocolatey grin :D

Wifey's Green Apple Kasturi, and Irtiza's attempt to take posssession of my hot chocolate drink

Will the real Chicken Parmigiana please 'stand out'?

Chocolate massacre in progress

Wifey's Mozzarella Baked Fish. Is it just me, or the portion looks small?

Overall, the chicken dishes were very tasty, cheesy, and enjoyable to chew. But I feel the portions were more appropriate for light eating, rather than a real dinner. The potatoes were a bit hard to bite. Irtiza’s extremely delicious cake was the star of that day (had a bite or two under his strict ‘watch’).

Had follow-up presents from wifey a few days after that; a sweet ‘Papa Since 2008’ t-shirt from Kiut Kids, and a dozen of tasty red velvet cupcakes (made by wifey’s work colleague). They were ‘sweet’ (Pun intended for the cupcakes) :)

...and a hubby since 2006 :)

My (Correction: Irtiza and I's) Red Valvet Cupcakes

Two down, ten to go

Father’s Day then came a few days later. I thought it’ll be uneventful, plus it was also the start of the minor haze. So, Irtiza and I stayed home the whole day, and left home briefly for Irtiza’s Report Card Day at Smart Soleh KD.

But, on the way home after fetching wifey at work, we made an unscheduled stop at Ikea. After some serious shopping, we headed for the Little Penang Cafe at The Curve, Mutiara Damansara.

It was getting darker when we arrived; it was almost ‘Maghrib’ (pre-dawn) time. We booked a table, and ordered food straightaway. Wifey chose LPC’s ‘Char Kuey Teow’ (a type of fried flat rice noodles). We ordered for Irtiza his home-style fried rice, and my choice was the ‘Assam Laksa’ (flat rice noodles in spicy fish gravy). For drinks, wifey, Irtiza and I chose ‘Air Cincau’ (grass jelly drink), orange juice, and ‘Cincau Bandung’ (grass jelly in milk and rose cordial syrup).

Irtiza loved the chopsticks

The main entrance. A rather dark ambience

Presenting...the Assam  Laksa

Colourful drinks

Irtiza's fried rice. He only ate 1/3 of this

Wifey's Char Kuay Teow

After having a taste of everything, I think I loved my ‘Assam Laksa’ the most. The gravy was absolutely satisfying, and the prawn paste condiment really complemented the dish. But, I do wish that they weren’t stingy with the fish bits. I think I had more of those from Laksa Shack’s ‘Assam Laksa’. Irtiza’s fried rice was a standard...couldn’t complain much there. Wifey’s ‘Char Kuay Teow’ on the other hand tasted very authentic and a delish, but it was a little bit dry for my taste. The drinks were nice, but I loved my delicious ‘Cincau Bandung’ the most (Correction: ‘we’. Irtiza took a liking to my drink...that he drank most of it).

So, these were the things that we did for Father’s Day. It was not as hyped as Mother’s Day in general, but to celebrate it with my loved ones made it as special as it can be. Thank you for the lovely Father’s Day :)

 

 The guys. Gosh, I look fat.

Ps:/ Hmm...would be cool if there were good Father’s Day songs tho.