Now that we're free from quarantine, our days are all about going to the pool and figuring out what we're going to eat. Sometimes, we combine the two, like when the "squid" that we use for diving practice became calamari for Vivi and Elena's cooking show. The water cannons contained "butter" and "seasonings" respectively. Viv decided that the yellow one was butter, because "butter is yellow."
I also brought the water painting books to the pool for a slightly different outdoor, water themed activity. I asked the girls to smile for a picture, and instead they gave each other the giggles.
While we are still loyal fans of Raft's apple juice, Elena decided to double check some of the other offerings. On Monday, she tried the watermelon juice, and she declared it delicious.
She made friends with the main server who suggested that she try the chocolate muffin warmed up, so of course, that was what she had for dessert. She was also interested in the carrot juice, but he told her that wasn't fresh on Monday, so she should try it another day. When we came back on Wednesday, she gave it a go.
She drank about half of it. She said the apple is definitely the best. She also discovered she likes xiao long bao from Din Tai Fung, which is not a huge surprise, because they're delicious.
The delivery ones are not quite as good as what you get in the actual restaurant, but the silver lining is that the broth doesn't burn your mouth, so they are completely the right temperature for Elena. Unfortunately, Vivi's leaked, so she didn't get the full experience. I guess we'll just have to order them again soon. It's a tough life.
We also got some other things to try.
The regular dumplings were just okay, and we probably won't get them again, but everything else was a hit. The fried rice was delicious, and the breaded chicken had a hint of cinnamon in it which made it smell fantastic. Jeff's favorite part was the greens. We got green pea sprouts (on the left), and "spinach" (on the right) which is the closest thing we have found to morning glory. They were crunchy and delicious.
I have been doing some light cooking at our hotel apartment as well. The main problem is that there aren't a lot of cooking dishes, so, for example, there are no frying pans. Of course we realized this after I bought eggs for breakfast. Jeff, ever resourceful, starting researching online and figured out a way to make scrambled eggs in the microwave. We may not have a frying pan, but we do have a full tea set, so we repurposed the tea pot as our egg holder, microwaved for 30 seconds, stirred, and repeated until, voila, scrambled eggs!
I had also bought some cut up fresh fruit at the supermarket.
As a finishing touch, we warmed up some sliced ham that I had bought in the special pork section. It made for a yummy Sunday breakfast.
We've had a combination of delivery leftovers and simple meals for dinner. I couldn't find just frozen peas at the grocery store last time I went, but I found a pea and corn combo packet that the girls accepted both as a side dish with the fish nuggets and mixed in with their shells. At first, Elena resisted, but after she tried it, she very solemnly said, "I regret saying it sounded awful." She and Viv finished everything in their bowls.
Last night Jeff's boss and his family ordered a pizza dinner for everyone at the pool, and we had a lovely evening. It's not too hot here once the sun sets, so it was actually pleasant to sit outside and chat while the kids splashed around in the pool. Life in KL is shaping up to be really great so far.
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