Hey Paula…

Nope, this isn’t Paul the Octopus – that soothsayer that took the world by storm during the recent World Cup. This is Paula the Sotong! LOL!!!

People keep grumbling about the bad economy and yet, over here in Sibu, there are more and more shophouses sprouting up everywhere like mushrooms after the rain. I dropped by one along the road to Teku, opposite the SIB and the St Teresa’s Catholic churches. I can’t remember the name now but it was pretty crowded that morning. They have opened another one of those nicer-looking places (and usually more expensive) right next door – Kowloon Cafe, it is called.

Anyway, back to this place that I went, I had the mee sotong (RM4.00)…

…from the stall at the back that does not seem to serve pork but I do not think they are Malays/Muslims as I went on Hari Raya morning and it was business as usual.

It was quite nice…but I would think that RM4.00 is a bit too steep for just those few bits of sotong (squid)…

I would much rather go to that lady at Sg Antu…who sells her mee goreng at only RM3.50 with egg and masak hitam beef and it tastes a lot nicer. I honestly feel that if people want to sell their stuff at a higher prices, they should at least ensure that the quality of what they sell is a lot better than others that are cheaper.

Well, there are other stalls at that coffee shop. The rojak mamak did not look very enticing…and a lady at the next table had the Sarawak laksa and I did not smell a thing. With the messy construction going on right now along that road (part of the on-going flood mitigation plan), I don’t think I’ll be going back there very soon…