its been two fucking weeks, two fucking unproductive weeks since semester break started. i was supposed to start writing my thesis, but i am lazing around at home, and i mean really being lazy as i couldnt even be bothered to go to the gym, despite having issues with the results of bingeing for the past couple of months (i would like to blame stress so that i dont have to feel too bad about it).

i did go for zumba once, and i didnt like it very much...my SIL does, because the moves incorporate dancing which to her seem easy, while i have to try hard to not appear to stiff.. ive never had the knack for dancing, my body just wont cooperate with me in such matters. good thing that there are also regular exercising routines..otherwise i dont think i would want to join. it would be useless really, how would i be able to burn anything if i cant move properly?

today, DH, SIL, DH's friend and i went to the fatty crab restaurant in taman megah. somewhere in kl...PJ. most reviews i read online were raving about the place, so i thought i should check it out myself.

honestly, i really dont like reading food reviews or food blogs other than Bangsar Babe's, because i feel like the reviews made by her are real, unlike the random people who dont have the right taste for food (though taste is somewhat subjective, there would be times where everyone would agree if the food just tastes like shit), or blog owners that are being paid to say nice things..in other words-they lie.

maybe i should start my own food blog someday (if my husband ever decides to increase his mobility).. so i could counter the comments of the famous eateries claimed to be excellent ha!

so anyways, the fatty crab restaurant, we went there early, arrived like around 6.30 pm (it opens at 6 if im not mistaken) with 10 minutes of slight traffic along the way, and the place was already half full. wow, i thought, there must be something thats really good about this place...ordering was simple though, very very simple, they had 3 types of seafood to choose from, prawns(garlic/chilli), crab(chilli/steamed) and fish(steamed), and theres fried rice or toasted bread, where the latter is said to be good eaten with gravy. debit card is of no permittance there, they accept only transactions of cash, which if you forget to bring any, an RHB atm is available nearby the area.

we ordered fried rice for 6 people (my husband can get really greedy at times lol) 3kgs of chilli crab and 13 fried chicken wings. service was fair.. it was like, it came to a point when i felt like 'where the fuck is my food' and it suddenly arrives lol. meaning to say, waiting duration - still at a tolerable level. so the food arrives, and it looked gorgeous.. just like in the pictures i googled countless times before. the crabs were of good size. the first thing i did was taste the gravy... hmm.. tasted like something i have made before at home- sweet and sour, with just hints of spiciness, and the aroma of shrimp paste. okay.. this is good. the chicken wings were nice, the flavours seemed familiar though.. like the 'flavoured white pepper seasoning' youd find in small shaker containers from supermarkets. the fried rice, normal stuff.

the crabs however..werent my cup of tea. yea its meatier compared to the regularly eaten flower crab, but the taste is not as sweet. it was more... how do i put this.. muddy i guess (duh..the crabs are 'mud crabs' after all). there was a light sweet taste to the meat if you really concentrate on the flavour (learn how to do this by watching rattatouile) but the taste was only of a short note, and then it all fades..... and the plain crabby taste takes place. the gravy really makes up for that muddy taste. thank god.. otherwise i would have felt reluctant to finish it all up. DH only ate like half a crab because he couldnt stand the muddiness, even when i was the one who picked out the flesh for him..imagine that. maybe DH was overreacting, because i ate almost half of the portion served. im not trying to be judgemental here, but i think its of the chinese stereotype that they like the crab because of its value.

because i myself wanted to eat the damn thing so bad after looking at pictures of the fat claws drizzled with gravy. apparently the rule 'you are what you eat' is real, and since the crab lives in dead organic matter, thats exactly how it tastes like.

by the time we were almost done, a line was starting to build up in front of the restaurant, and it was only 7.30pm. the people are really crazy about this place..DH's friend told us that this is what its like everyday, and that usually he would only order for takeaway, where he would call to order in advance, because the joint would be too crowded to eat at.

this is what the end of everything looked like

bill came up to RM219, with RM 129 for the crabs, 20 for the rice, 30ish for the wings and 10ish for drinks. 

reasonable price for me. the food satisfied my curiosity but not my palate. i definitely wont be going back for the crabs on my own accord... though invited i would be happy to chip in a few bucks so as to not be a spoilsport.

i need to concentrate on finishing my thesis before holiday ends!