Disappointment…

I dropped by a chu-char place at the back of one of the coffee shops at Rejang Park here one morning to buy some braised chicken claws for my mum – she enjoys eating those, not me…no, thank you. They were very cheap – only 60 sen each for a big one and I bought 5. Then I proceeded to another coffee shop in the vicinity for something to eat. I had the kueh chap before which was not too bad though I would not say it was really great…and this time around, I tried the beef noodles…

This was the special – and like the kueh chap, I thought it was all right but not the best in town. It did not come cheap either – this “special” cost RM5.00 a bowl…and for that kind of money, I think there are a lot of nicer things around that one can go and enjoy.

Then, on another morning, I thought I would just drop by this place to see if they had anything new to offer as I had not been there for quite a while. Unfortunately, they did not – still the same few stalls selling the same ol’ things.

I ordered their three-layer tea (RM2.30)…

…as I thought I would like a change from my usual kopi-o peng (iced black coffee) but when it was served, I was quite disappointed that the tea and milk layer had blended together and I was not getting three clear-cut layers in the drink. It tasted great though but I don’t know if it was the milk that made me feel sleepy the whole day after drinking that – milk seems to have that effect on me all the time. I think I would just stick to my good ol’ kopi-o peng from now on.

I had the sup campur (mixed soup) for RM3.50…

It certainly looked good but I would give it my thumbs down as I’m not a fan of those frozen fish balls and imitation crab sticks and the taste was not great either despite its attractive appearance…

There are many other places selling this kind of soup with pig liver and intestines…and with the dash of traditional Foochow red wine, it would taste a whole lot nicer than this one that I had here.

I’ve been going round town hoping to find something really nice to share with everybody but unfortunately, all that I’ve had so far have been either disappointing or not that great.  Sigh!!!