Coffee Hangover in BUCH

On Tue, KY, Rach & I went to the 14th floor in TS for our ULSS assignment.. We're planning to do a coffee demo. So, we asked Mr Chris to assist us as he's the head of the Coffee & Tea Academy there. We went there after lunch so he explained briefly about the origins of coffee that came from Ethiopia where a goat herder discovered his goats went hyper after eating some strange berries. So, Kaldi the goat herder brought to the Islam monks to try it but they disapproved of its use and threw it in the fire from which an enticing aroma billowed.. They raked some out of the fire and mixed it with water, yielding the world's first cup of coffee.

Then he showed us how to make a cup of espresso first then cappuccino which was quite complicating. BUt, we had class so he told us to come back later. After ULSS, we returned and he continued with latte and macchiato.. Then, KY wanted to do frappe so we borrowed a blender from Samplings and made a nice cup of frappe actually a lot of it till we can't finish it.. Mr Chris added bubblegum syrup into the latte and asked another student to try it, I tried it and it tasted bad.. I added curacao and it tasted better (:

Then, he made mojito for us.. The 'halal' version as the original version uses white rum. It was ultimately refeshing!! KY and I ordered a bottle of Wild Mint syrup from him so we can also make it at home. We drank so much of coffee till it became like a coffee hangover. So, we can start practicing on making the 5 types of coffee on Fri.. The order goes like this :

Rach - Cappuccino

KY - Frappe

Me - Latte & Macchiato

Then, Karan came over to disturb us and suggested that we do coffee liqueur instead but that is far too advanced for us at the moment. He taught us how to do basic coffee art.. This was mine :

It looks like shit cz I didn't clean the stirrer after doing once. In order to do a nice one, you have to clean the tool to avoid overlapping the new line with foam.

I have returned!!

After being "dead" for 2 months, I'm back! An overview of wht happened 2 months ago..

Jan
- Resigned from D' Bar (Dessert's Bar)
- enrolled in BUCH (Berjaya University College of Hospitality)
- Befriended a cute tanned Chinese girl there (too bad she only speaks Mandarin!)
- Learned some Tieng Viet from Vietnamese classmates..  (khỏe không is how are you)

Feb
- Attended BUCH's Valentine's Day event
- Cameron Highlands for CNY

Mar
- Prince of Norway came to BUCH
- Salmon hangover (Ate lotsa salmon, I mean LOTS!)
- SPM results (Not disclosing it here)
- Eze's return to M'sia

That was the overview of what happened in the past 2 months...

Now, I'm gonna continue up to today! Mr Chris' class canceled yesterday due to unforeseen circumstances. As usual I have to leave the house by 10 as I followed mum out. KLCC was my first destination as I wanted to get brand new headphones.. I mean good quality ones NOT made in China!! Skullcandy is the one I want as I had tested Eze's ones, sound quality good especially bass.. Unfortunately, they're only available in selective shops like Quiksilver and Triple Crown only.. I went to the Quiksilver in KLCC..

Inquired about it and each of the models, changed my mind about the one I wanted as I wanted the one with a mic but it only works for iPhones!! Damn! Initially, I wanted Skullcrushers but they're too darn expensive here compared to US. Then, I walked to Pavi and to the Quiksilver there.. Lesser models but more variety.. Didn't have the one I was looking for. So, I walked again to the BB Monorail Stn, The weather was so hot that I sweat as if I was taking a shower.

I joined my course-mates for lunch in TS. They planned to eat at Food & Tea Hong Kong Restaurant. It was a pretty good place as this was my 2nd time there.. Ordered cheese baked rice.. It was awesome! I wished I knew how to cook it. Class resumed at 2.. Ended at 4 so I went back quite early this time to avoid the jam and people!

 The chef from Nobu Intercontinental Hong Kong demonstrating on how to make salmon tartar with caviar

Salmon Tartar With Caviar

Making the salmon 'new style' sashimi

The Norwegian prince came to watch..

Searing the salmon

Slicing it now..

Tadaa! Salmon tataki with paper thin vegetable salad. This was the best among all!

Salmon 'new style' sashimi

The cocktail made by Mr. Joy Kim (I'm nt sure how to spell his name)

(from left : Jeff, Ms. K & me) Not to be vain but I look sleek in the jacket!