Somebody that I used to know…

I bumped into somebody that I used to know the other day at this new coffee shop…

He used to sell the drinks at another coffee shop in the area opposite Sacred Heart School where I used to teach. He is presently at this one and it seems that he is selling a whole lot of things at his stall, including fruit rojak – I’ve tried that before when he was at the old place and his sambal rojak was really very good. Actually, this is a new place at the shops to the left of Medan Mall along Jalan Wong King Huo located at the very end of the blocks of shops where this dim sum place is located.

Unfortunately, I did not see him earlier and I had already ordered this from another stall…

They call it Singapore laksa and I expected it to be something like the nyonya curry laksa/noodles but unfortunately, it did not live up to my expectations. To me, it was Sarawak laksa, more or less…and if there was any difference, I certainly did not notice it. It tasted all right though but I think I prefer those that I had here and here.

Priced at RM5.00 a bowl, it is certainly more expensive than those two places but I was very impressed by the prawns…

Not only were they huge but they were also so very fresh. They were so firm and so sweet that I wished I could have a couple more.

They certainly were not very generous with the sambal belacan…

…but it did not matter much to me. I did not really like the sambal so I wasn’t really keen on having more of it. I think it was the belacan used – not the best quality, not nicely fragrant…plus it was not spicy.

I definitely will go back there again sometime soon but not for this, that’s for sure. The next time around, I think I would like to check out what that somebody that I used to know has to offer at his stall…