An Eating Place Called "Remember to Eat"

I was in KL again on 25 April 2008 to attend a meeting in Putrjaya. I met up with My wife who also happened to be in KL for her meetings and official obligations.

We met up with Minmin's family for a meal and dessert at this place called "Remember to Eat" at Plaza Low Yat, Bukit Bintang. The Sesame Dessert is not bad.

The sweet young lady next to me is now in U already ! Well, that's another milestone in life.

The Dessert in front is Mango Loh.

Cute

It is rare to find kid who is so willing to pose and be photographed. I find him very adorable! On the way back from Kluang to Sri Gading, My wife kept asking him to tell stories and sing songs. He obliged and before long, he was just too tired to carry on and fell asleep.

When I was at the wheel and he was telling stories, I was for some moments thought that I was back in the 80's listening to my kids telling stories. Somehow, non-Caucasian English-speaking kids sound very similar. Yea, stop dreaming!

A Short Trip to Kluang

Da Shau (大嫂) appeared more health conscious than the last time I saw her some 6 or 7 years ago. From the amount of publications and pin-ups on health-related issues, I suggested to her to consider giving health talks to interested public.

 

I was impressed with the way she displays the photo's of relatives and loved ones on the countertop in her living room. I saw a lot of familiar faces !

Sri Gading as at April 2008

This is one of the places in Malaysia where time stands still. This little town hardly has undergone any major change since I first saw it in 1974.

One of the changes however is a new sundry shop called Xian Kiat Trading. The boss is none other than my wife's 3rd brother. The "little boss" seen in the photo is proud of his shop!

Talking about this little boss, I am indeed amazed by his "photographic mind". At the tender age of three and a half, he "reads" the Entertainment page of the newspaper to pick up the TV programme of the day. Somehow, over time, he is able to pick up and compare the programme titles as shown in TV as against those printed in the newspaper. He can correctly tell you what is going to be shown in the TV by looking at the newspaper. Pretty amazing!

Lundong sold in one of the little food stores by the road side built on top of the drain was delicious.

Another morning, we had roti cannai at another nearby food outlet acclaimed to serve the best roti cannai in Sri Gading. The roti cannai man was really competent in that he handled taking of order, cooking the roti cannai and acting as cashier all at the same time.

Looking at the apron worn by the roti cannai man, I thought he is a member of the "Bersih" movement that had caused "havoc" to the Malaysian Government just before the election. My wife thought otherwise. He wore it probably just to prove he was serious in upholding good and hygienic food handling practice !

When we wanted to make an order for gong-gong, the roti cannai man simply said that he knew what is the usual order for him.

That proves one point: He must have been there countless times eating the same thing over and over again!

At first, I could not believe that there is a road named after my wife's Dad. I was proven wrong when I was finally led to the Jalan not far from the Xian Kiat Trading.

Elevated to State Assemplyman's Wife

We met up with one of our MU Ex-Fifth College friends in our recent trip to KL on 18 April 2008. Not much changes except now that she is the wife of a DAP State Assemblyman for Damasara Utama in Selangor. Her compliant: We meet less often as he is out early in the morning and return back late at night.

Syabas to Dr. Cheah Wing Yin who has to shoulder on as a politician and a practising psychiatrist at the same time.

Malaysia will be a step forward if some of his ideals are realised.

“We have a historical duty to renew our struggle for a Bangsa Malaysia. However this contest must not be seen solely from the perspective of political rights or social injustices but also from the economic perspective of wealth creation and distribution. Malaysian First is a continuation of Malaysian Malaysia with equal economic opportunity as its central core. 

Equal opportunity is not just giving everyone the right to study, the right to work, right to spend what is earned, right to own property and have the state as a servant and not as a master but also about our obligation to help the needy. No one is fated to be poor just as no one is entitled to wealth. Social justice gives everyone the opportunity to improve their standard of living. 

We must free up the potential of our greatest resource - our human resources. We must empower every Malaysian with economic freedom and equal opportunity to achieve the great Malaysian Dream of success through hard work and ability. 

If we succeed, we can transform Malaysia into a united nation identified with a common destiny sharing values of democracy, freedom, justice, integrity and human dignity. If we fail, we have a sham democracy that can not differentiate between right and wrong.”

Guess Who are in Town

Bananas leave rice and fish head curry at Krisnan.

Audrey enjoying her meal !

At Ocean Seafood Restaurant

Audrey in Serene's KK residence

Head Hunting is On........

It's not hard to figure out why the head hunting for Sam is on. He was featured fairly prominently in the weekly article of "Sabah Architectural Heritage" in Daily Express on 31 March 2008. Abstracts:

"Samuel Lee, a young architect from Sabah who is steadily making a name for himself in Singapore. He and his eclectic team of young designers recently won a Singapore national architecture competition for Marina South residential district...."

"...he and his generation of talented young designers ......"

SYABAS SAM !