Melissa had to attend the course last weekend, the whole afternoon on Friday and all day Saturday…so she had so little time to spend at home and with us. I went to pick her up at the course venue when the whole thing ended and I thought she could do with a little pampering after that whole dreary thing and we could go some place nice for a delightful dinner.
I remember she wanted the Bangladeshi lamb curry (RM17.00) once but when we got there, they were out of that and we had to order something else. This time around, I contacted them first to make sure they had it before we went…
Of course, she enjoyed it so much – it was bursting with flavours, so very delicious and went so well with the rice, and it was quite spicy too which was why we enjoyed it all the more.
Other than that, we had the Payung chicken (RM16.00)…
…which is non-spicy, cooked with yogurt. Normally, I am not a fan of green peppers but even though they had that in the rich, thick gravy, it was not overpowering and I enjoyed it very much.
The chicken masala (RM16.00)…
…was a disappointment as because of its milder taste, it was overshadowed by the other two meat dishes that we had.
Yes, yes…we did have a vegetable dish and for that, we ordered the Payung rojak but I’ve featured photos of that many times already so I did not bother to take anymore. We also had their mashed potatoes (RM8.00)…
…to give it a try. I’ve always thought my own would be the best with all that milk, butter and cheese that I have in mine – a lot better than any that I’ve had at the hotel restaurants and cafes…but this one here is different. No, it’s not in any way the same as mine so we can’t actually make a fair comparison. I am not too sure what they add to theirs other than some toasted garlic – that is pretty obvious and it sure makes it very fragrant and tasty. Melissa loved it so much that she literally cleaned every bit of it in the bowl and Peter, the proprietor, was so nice as to give us a bit to take home…and of course, she took it with her back to her jungle school to enjoy over the course of the week.
For dessert, we had their Kahlua ice cream (RM10.00)…
…with a special request for extra Kahlua and all of us liked that a lot.
After the Sunday service at a church here the next morning, we stopped by this coffee shop for brunch. I had their char siew pan mee (RM3.80)…
…which was nice but other than the fact that the noodles were own-made and firmer, it tasted more or less like kampua noodles anywhere else.
Besides, it wasn’t real char siew either – just the usual red-coloured boiled meat than we would find in kampua noodles…and the complimentary soup was quite bland and tasteless…
Yes, yes….it was nice – I have just said that, haven’t I? However, personally, for that kind of money, I would seriously think about having something else or just order a plate of kampua mee and pay at least RM1.00 less.
Melissa ordered the fried pek koi (white rice cakes)…
…from the chu-char place at the back of the coffee shop and it was very nice as well. It had that much-coveted wok hei fragrance but on my part, I would like it more with a lot less msg and adding a bit of those canned clams in soy sauce would certainly go a long way in enhancing its taste.
My missus had their Foochow-style fried-and-boiled soup noodles but I did not take a photograph of it as everything was submerged in the dark soup so I did not think it would look very nice in a photograph. She did not say whether it was nice or otherwise but with all the chili that she helped herself to…
…I am pretty sure she enjoyed it.
All too soon, it was time to send Melissa back to her school…and in my honest opinion, I do think they should not hold courses (or anything, for that matter) on weekends as that would take away whatever little family time that there is left…and that is important, isn’t it?
With such limited opportunities for the family to bond with one another, the sad state of affairs in the society today certainly comes as no surprise at all – the moral decadence and the dying out of family values. If these courses and stuff are of such vital importance, they can just use the regular school hours – I am pretty sure what the students will miss out during that little time will not make them star pupils or geniuses…and there certainly are things just as important, if not more, as academic excellence…and a string of A’s.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 