Point of view…

In my point of view, this used to be my favourite place in town when it came to kampua noodles until I tried the ones at this other place and I openly declared that personally, I liked those at the latter a whole lot more. However, there were people who disagreed with me and said that they would very much prefer the noodles at the former.

Thus, when my ex-student, Raphael, was home from the US for All Souls’ Day last week and he wanted to go for what used to be my favourite, I willingly agreed as I wanted to give it one more try to confirm my point of view as to which one I really thought was better.

Of course, both of us had the kampua noodles (RM2.50)…

…and needless to say, he liked them a lot with the taste of lard and the fragrance of the fried shallots and everything else. I would agree that they were good but I would still insist that the ones at that other place had an edge over the ones here.

Like the ones at that other place as well, the pian sip was never anything to shout about but this time around, I decided to order them with dark soy sauce (RM2.50)…

…and it turned to be a wise decision on my part as they sure tasted a whole lot nicer than what I had had previously, tossed in light soy sauce.

Somehow, the fact that the skin was kind of thick and not that fine as at some place else and was in no way translucent…

…did not matter one bit. I thought it tasted rather nice and I certainly would not mind having them that way again.

It sure was nice to see you again, Raphael, and thanks so much to your mum for these very special odd-shaped guavas…

I am not really a fan of the fruit (or most other fruits, for that matter) but I really liked these – they seemed to be a hybrid, a cross between guava and pear, and they were really very nice indeed!

And thank you so much also for these goodies…

…that you brought home all the way from the US of A. I know I do get lots of stuff from family and friends here, there and everywhere but pay no attention to them – you really do not have to bring me anything especially when it is not all the convenient since  you have to fly long hauls with all the transit stops along the way. The fact that you take the trouble to keep in touch all the time and will always spare some time to go out with me when you’re back in town is good enough, really!

And back to the kampua noodles, keputusan saya adalah muktamad – my decision stands. LOL!!!