The Monday after Taylor Swift was in Singapore. No, I did not go for her concert. However, (I replaced the word “but” with this. “However” does not sound brash like the word “but”) it is the Monday after Taylor Swift performed her week long string of concerts in Singapore. I am not really a Swiftie fan like the Australian Prime Minister. I like more than “some” of her songs; not all of them.
On our way back from K.L. after picking my wife, Jeannie, and our daughter, Laura; up from work, we were caught in the usual snail pace traffic jam. One would think; after going though this daily evening task for months and years, we would be used to it by now. Well, traffic jams are one of those things that we do not want to get accustomed to. We are a nation of motor vehicles. Our roads, streets, highways…are not coming on stream fast enough to cater for this blizzard of motor vehicles.
So, what do we do? We chug along, impatiently patiently to get to out destination with our nerves intact (sometimes – barely). The car radio is kept off since there is more noise from it with its constant advertisements than from the traffic outside the car.
As we are meter-ing (We are averaging speed momentum at around 6kph to 8 kph), the question of what would we like to have for dinner. We want some place that is air-conditioned as the humidity is still high, though a bit lower than last week. So, we want comfort. Then, the offerings of what type of food, if Indian, will it be at the Taj or the Star, if Chinese food, will it be the coffee shop in SS15 or Kar Heong for their chicken rice and siew yuk, or do we go for Scottish food at McD’s?
We (Jeannie and Laura) quite quickly decided on the Star (Star Bhavan) because the restaurant is air-conditioned, clean, brightly lit, fairly easy to get parking (this is where the Taj loses out – parking is limited). Most important the food is superb and at decent reasonable prices.
As we walked in to the restaurant, I noticed all their vadai, currypuffs and other snacks. I immediately chose 1 of each variety (a total of 5), packed them in bags (self-served) for takeaways as breakfast for tomorrow.
Laura went for a rice set. She chose rice, masala chicken, potato and papadam. Here meal did not only look good, it tasted good, too.
Jeannie ordered a roti canai telur (1). She ordered a hot tea to go with her meal. The tea looked good and I’m sure it tasted good, too. I am not a “tea” person.
This was the third time I ordered roti canai sardine; 3 visits in a row. It must have tasted so good that I had to keep ordering it. It did! This simple, yet fabulous meal, was served with a spicy curry and dhal gravy. RM5 or US$1.07: that was how much it cost.
Star Bhavan is clean and brightly lit; making it a pleasant experience each time we dine there. The food is consistently good. You are most likely going to come out of there each time, a happy and satisfied customer. This restaurant has its star shining brightly, for sure.
NOTES:
1. Roti Canai telur. “Telur” means egg in Bahasa Malaysia.
2. Star Bhavan is in SS14/1, Subang Jaya. Subang Jaya is a bustling and lively city in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.
