Dinner with the CLP girls... (+ a plumber)

I arranged dinner with my CLP girls recently... Although i studied undergrad law together with Jessie and Chia Yee for 3 years at the University of Sheffield, i felt i never really got to know them till we enrolled for our CLP class together at Brickfields.

Jia Hui had always been an acquintance to us Sheffield people. This Manchester Uni undergrad used to stray over to Sheffield every now and then so we kinda hung out.

(Unfortunately Liz is missing... but i guess that's a good excuse for us to do this again soon!)

Studying the CLP (Certificate of Legal Practice) really brought us girls closer. I'll always remember rushing all the way to Brickfields from Kota Kemuning for class (thank God for the NPE), trying to park in the least dangerous alleyways, shivering my tits off in the super cold lecture theatre, squeezing into the tiny lift cause we were too lazy to climb the 5 flights of staircase and trying to stay awake during Mr. Sukdave's lecture.

Gosh writing this brings back memories of the only reprieve we had: lunch!!... it was usually either mamak, the chinese kopitiam, or KFC! Then occasionally we would drive over to Bangsar for better food...

Who could forget our coffee breaks when all of us would troop down to Sebastian's little shack by the drain for Nestlo and some deep fried va-dey...How we would squeeze onto 1 tiny square foldable plastic table, balance on some super old plastic chair and the same topic of conversation would ensue everyday...We HAVE to pass our CLP exams at first try cause no way in hell were we gonna return to this sad sad place for another year!! Yup, that was how we motivated ourselves. Better study hard or u gonna end up drinking Sebastian's Nescafe for another long and ardous year!!!

Chia Yee, Jessie, Jia Hui and ME!

But for all this bitching, 2 good things did arise from it. One: we somehow managed to get our freaking certificates and become lawyers... Two: I gained some very good friends... : )


We had dinner at PressRoom. A nice chic cafe in Bangsar Shopping Centre. I discovered this place when i attended my sister's birthday recently... The ambience was great with loads of friendly helpful staff. And i'm not exaggerating when i say the service was excellent... I think they must be really happy working there! : )

I arrived an hour late because Carmen mismanaged her time...She got carried away beautifying herself. I keep telling her she should follow me and not bother with make-up...Just go au naturel...hahahah..

Yes Carmen did study law with us at Sheffield but after graduation she decided to enrol herself into the School of Toilet Bowl Installation and Shower Head Plumbertry...hahahaha...




Pressroom offers a bistro-like menu. Reminds me of late night dining in Paris. Their dishes are pretty yummy and the prices are very very reasonable!

The duck confit is one of the best in KL: the skin is perfectly salted and oh so crispy, and the meat is eloquently juxtaposed by the rosti.

And somehow these 3 girls ordered the exact same dish!..How original!!



I had slow-braised Wagyu cheeks with yummy creamy risotto...I'm usually not a fan of risotto (too carby) but this was SO good i cleaned every morsel up!!!



Carmen had Risotto as her main. It was a strange green colour that reminded me of mushy peas (which i LURVE and she HATES)...I can't remember why it was green...maybe it was pesto...Anyway she said it was very yummy!

I think Jia Hui aka Mrs Kuok (as she calls herself when she wants to shiok sendiri) has the nicest bright-up-any-room smile!

Next it was time for dessert! We each HAD to order something so we could share-share...

Jessie ordered Almond Ice-Cream sundae and Chia Yee had some chocolate sauce thingy..

I didn't know what exactly what her dessert was but it was really rich...A li'l too rich for my liking. I felt that the texture was too monotonous. Would have preferred it with some crumbly bits or with ice cream...

Jia Hui had Crepe Suzette that was OK only. I had Pavlova that was light as air.

It was perfectly juxtaposed with dark cherries and passion fruit sauce. A perfect combination of sweet light airiness and heavy sour gooey-ness! OH SIMPLY HEAVENLY! : )

(i'll definitely go back just for this again...)

Overall i had a great evening... The food was excellent, the service impeccable and the company? EXCELLENT! We gotta do this again soon girls...Our next venue? Some condo in Tropicana... *hint hint*...I know u're reading this... ; )