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WE HAD PETE’S SUPER SUBMARINES

/ Alan Atkinson / Leave a comment

It was one of those evenings, you know…the type when everything seemed to go well even though it was not planned out. Not that we saw multiple rainbows, or the sky had shooting stars trailblaze, one after another…nothing too out of the ordinary. It was just pleasant with whatever sequence of things or events, just falling into place. All except for slight hitches here and there…very slight hitches.

…like (this word won’t be used multiple times or simply be out of place in the paragraphs), while typing on the Logitech MX Mechanical full size, Linear keyboard. I love the clickety-clack sound of the keys, the feel, the typing sensation. The keys are supposed to reach my fingers as they make contact with the keyboard, and the words are supposed to form by itself, flow through my fingers, connect to my brain, and within millionths of a second, revert back to my fingers, hit the keyboard, which then form words on the screen. This is called “A.A.I.” or Automated Actual Intelligence; not the other one which fakes being smart.😉😁

The Logitech MX Mechanical Linear keyboard, with the Logitech palm rest and the Logitech MX-3 mouse.

So what happens on this keyboard is I seem to know when I type a misspelt word, well at least most of the time. Better to find out while typing the sentence or paragraph, then to scan the whole essay for typo errors. I still think this Logi MX Mechanical is awesome to work with.

With my wife, Jeannie; and our daughter, Laura; in the car after picking them up from work; Laura said she was only going to the gym for a short workout today and could join us for dinner after that. “Where? What do you want for dinner?”, I asked. That was the proverbial question.

Jeannie said, “Let’s go for some healthy food…healthier food. Let’s go to Subway”. At that point, the nearest outlet was in Sunway Pyramid. Laura and I both, said “o.k.”. We did not “jom” anything / “O.k” suited us just fine.😁

Jeannie had to go to Harvey Norman to check on a warranty of one of the household items we purchased from them. So, I tagged along. I met up with Chen Yao, one of the nicest persons, if not the nicest; a manager at the I.T. section. She helped with the warranty claims for my Samsung Fold 3 when it was faulty.

Before long, we received a text message (more commonly known as “Whatsapp message locally, since most messages are communicated through the Whatsapp app on the phone) from Laura, stating that she was already at Subway, waiting for us.

One for the album…with our Subway orders.

Laura placed the order from her phone. Yeah, I know, it does not make much sense. We are at the restaurant, and we still have to order from our phone. Perhaps the next time, they may ask us to pick up the ingredients from their central distribution point and bring it to their restaurant for them to prepare the sandwich and then sell to us. All in the name of technology. A.I.?

Unwrapped… Another pic for the album.

We did an Asian, or at least I did an Asian; that is, to take pictures of our meals, regardless of how hungry we are… After a long couple of photoshoot minutes, we walloped (this is the second time I am using this word in my articles. An expression from old times) our sandwiches.

I think this was Laura’s chicken order. It was the neatest looking, unwrapped.

Besides having the neatest looking sandwich, unwrapped; Laura said it tasted, good too. it was a chicken sandwich. She chose the right combination of vegetables and sauces to go with it.

This was Jeannie’s order for sure. It is very eggy looking. She ordered an egg something something sandwich.

Jeannie’s egg sandwich was not some ordinary egg sandwich. It had all the various sauces and vege (short for vegetables) that Jeannie chose. It tasted good, much better than any ordinary egg sandwich. It had to be, for the premium price we paid for it.

I think this was my order… with meatballs.

The messiest looking sandwich was the one I ordered: the meatball sandwich. I had every vegetable, pickle and sauce the restaurant offered, added to this sandwich. Result: Out of this world, literally! It was delicious to the last bite. I loved every bite.

Subway takes great pride to providing the freshest vegetables and ingredients. Their sandwiches have never disappointed. There was a time a few years ago where Jeannie and I had Subway sandwiches three or four times a week. We would drop Laura off for daily competitive swim training, then head off to Careffour Hypermarket 300 metres away, for dinner. There was this little Subway kiosk that had their full range of their products. Subway being close by to Laura’s training was convenient for us..

It was an enjoyable dinner for us, this evening. Though not fine dining; it was fine, eating.😋

Ever wondered why the sandwiches are in the shape of a submarine?*

NOTES:
*Subway started off as Pete’s Super Submarines (1965–1968); Pete’s Subs (1968–1970); Pete’s Subway (1970–1972; to what it is now. subway.com

C.R.M.: CENDOL, ROJAK & MURUKU

/ Alan Atkinson / 1 Comment

Sitting here, in the car, just next to the Mydin hypermarket in Subang Jaya ; waiting for Jeannie who just dashed into Giant, the big grocery store to pick up a couple of things. Time limit: none.

Jeannie popped in at Mydin for “C.R.M.“: to pick up some of our favourite snacks before going over to Giant.. The snacks, under the brand, “Mr. Muruku”, are more popularly made by Indians. Malaysians being Malaysians – we love food. These snacks are very popular with all Malaysians. There’s gonna be a whole lot of munching going on when we get home.

Very crunchy/ Not too hard.
Salted kacang or fried peanuts.

Muruku with green peas and peanuts.

While at Mydin, she also bought cendol and rojak from the stall at the food court. Usually, or most times; the cendol and rojak are good. However, this was one of the days that it wasn’t. Jeannie brought them to the car first, before she went over to Giant.

The three packets of snacks.

Cendol has been declared a national food heritage. (1) The cendol is typically made with a base of shaved ice, coconut milk and Gula Melaka (palm sugar) syrup. What you will find in each serving are additional but not limited to, ingredients like green jelly noodles, red beans, grass jelly, creamed corn; each has their own special recipe. The super recipes include various types of ice-cream, nuts, jelly beans. the list goes on. I have yet to come across where they add kopi kaw kaw to this dessert. That would be taking it to the next level.

Cendol

Coming back to the cendol from Mydin. It was served in a to-go cup. Today, their cendol was not up to par. It had too little ice shavings and too much of santan (coconut milk). The santan was over powering the taste. Maybe, it was not the usual cendol maker. Food is very subjective. However, there will be people who would prefer a heavier dose of santan.

The cendol maker is also the rojak maker. Somehow, wherever you go, you will see the rojak and cendol together. I think they compliment each other. The rojak mentioned here is more commonly known as “rojak mamak”. (2)

Rojak mamak

In the northern states of Peninsular Malaysia such as Penang, and Kedah, rojak is always called “pasembur”, while in Kuala Lumpur, it is called “rojak mamak”. Indian rojak consists of an assortment of potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, tofu and prawn fritters. The sauce or dressing is made with sweet potatoes, peanuts and spices. The sauce is fairly similar to the sauce used for satay.

The rojak mamak from Mydin usually tastes good. Can’t wait to go home to have a go at this yummy meal.

Our next stop: Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall.

NOTES:
1. Foodadvisor.
2. Mamak refers to the Indian Muslims. The mamak restaurants or stalls that dot all over Malaysia, offer relaxed dining – everyone loves to go for their coffee, tea, or quick bite in the mornings, afternoons, tea time, dinner. Anytime is a good time for reasonably priced dining with family and friends.