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Sunday morning was upon us like…well…yeah…as expected, right after last night which might surprise some people, not all…just some…was Saturday night. It was a Saturday night like all Saturday nights…in fact like all Saturdays with 86,400 seconds or 1,440 minutes or 24 hours. The point is that the day/s aren’t waiting for us; they are just whizzing past faster than Billy Whizz. It is a constant. What is not a constant is how we spend our time.

You may have heard some people or many people say, “We have time to kill” or “I am doing this or that to kill time”. I am not one of those advocates who would like to “kill time” as it may (the Englander English like to use terms like this “as it may” to add flair to the way they speak. Or perhaps they aren’t sure what they are saying. Or maybe, they are thinking out loud. But it does sound nice…what say you?😉).

Anyway, Sunday morning and Jeannie says, “Let’s go to KLCC and Pasar Seni (Central Market) (3) today. We can use the LRT (Light Rail Transport).” And I, “Erm, yeah, I guess so with a ‘Do we really have to?’ ” tone, as I expected these places to be crowded, given that it is so near to Christmas. I thought she’d let it pass. A few minutes later (With the Spongebob Squarepants’ voice)…. “Come on, let’s go”. I said ok but first, “Let’s have char siew / siew yoke for breakfast. We can go to Court 2 restaurant (Goodyear Court apartments) (4) and from there, catch the train to KL.

We were at Court 2 a few minutes later. Jeannie made the order as she was more familiar with the stalls here, and she usually does the food ordering. Jeannie ordered roast and steam chicken rice and for me, a plate of char siew & siew yoke (1) from one stall and a plate of plain wantan (2) noodles from another stall. As for drinks, she had a cup of hot Chinese coffee or “kopi panas”; and I, ice coffee, strong – literal translation of “kopi peng kaw”. We did not have to wait long for our orders to come. This is what I call “fast food”.

Both our meals came with a generous portion of meats. And, both our meals came with a small container of chili sauce to spice up and add to the already tasty meals.

Our meals did not only look good, they tasted good, too. They are amongst the best in Subang Jaya. As in all good food, we ate in moderation; meaning we did not over order. Jeannie and I don’t eat meats everyday. Most of the time I go in for sandwiches.

The coffee was quite good. it did not seem to have too over-bearing the taste of milk. We could actually taste coffee in the coffee drinks. I think my kopi peng kaw (iced coffee, strong) went very well with my meal. For Jeannie, she enjoyed her hot coffee after her meal.

Soon it was time to begin our journey. Did our journey start from our house? I think it can be considered the beginning of our journey. We had to walk a few hundred metres, then up the stairs to the USJ7 LRT station.

There was hardly anyone waiting for the train when we got there. Perhaps, trains from both directions (one to Putra Heights, the other to KL [Kuala Lumpur]) had just come and gone, picking up passengers, with no one else waiting. I wonder if they were all going to KLCC. We would just have to wait and see until we ourselves arrived there.

Next: KLCC CHRISTMAS: PRELUDE TO OUR VISIT (PART 2)…coming next

NOTES:
1. Char siew / siew yoke Char Siew Yok is Char siew is barbecued roast pork, whereas siew yoke is roasted crispy pork belly.
Char siew is a type of Chinese-style barbecued pork that is made with a special blend of spices and aged over a period of time. The pork is marinated in a blend of spices and other ingredients such as soy sauce, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, Shaoxing wine, and honey.
2. Wantan noodles is a noodle dish of Cantonese origin. These are egg noodles made of wheat flour, egg, and water.
3. Pasar Seni or Central market in English, and KLCC; are both shopping havens located in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
4. Court 2 restaurant (Goodyear Court apartments) are located in USJ Subang Jaya; a city in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.