Don’t worry! This is not going to be a post in BM but I do like this song and others by the late Indonesian singer Broery Marantika (including “Angin Malam“). If I’m not mistaken, “Sabar Menanti” was featured in the movie in which he starred with Datuk Sharifah Aini, “Hapuslah Airmatamu“.
However, this is not going to be a post about songs either – in whatever language. It’s just that the other day I dropped by this new Sri Menanti place here in Sibu…
It is located in the new shophouses in the vicinity of the Sibu bus station, the corner lot from the Rasa Sayang Cafe – two doors away from the kampua place, in fact. I never asked them, so I’m not exactly sure whether it is a branch of the Sri Menanti that has been in business for a long time now at Jalan Hardin, and there is another outlet in the block behind the building where the Sugar Bun Gateway is.
There is the cafe downstairs…
…and upstairs, it seems that they have a restaurant and a karaoke joint…
I wanted a quick lunch that day so I opted for the nasi campur (mixed rice) or what they call the economy fried rice though I feel “economical” is the correct word to use. I had the sweet and sour fish fillet, the black pepper calamari (sotong) and the long beans fried with belacan (dried prawn paste)…
…and I must say it was very delicious (although a bit cold, except for the rice) and very cheap too! Only RM3.00! The complimentary clear soup that came with it was actually very tasty too! At most eateries, the soup tastes like salt water with a sprinkling of fried shallots!
Well, that was a good first impression and I certainly will go back there again to try the other things that they have in store! In the meantime, they can sabar menanti (wait patiently)… LOL!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 