You most probably would have heard that Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of more than 2,765 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The stars are monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, directors, producers, musicians, theatrical/musical groups, fictional characters, and others.
Jeannie, the Batik Influencer, who also happens to be my wife; and I, admittedly; were so excited when we walked along Hollywood Boulevard, many years back. We were so like tourists, which we were; as we walked along the street staring at the ground, almost literally, identifying and recognizing the movie stars’ names. The excitement soon wore off – we did not recognize the names of many of the stars. And how much longer did we have to stare at the sidewalk (They are known as pavements in Malaysia), lined with 5-pointed terrazzo-and brass stars?
You probably would have heard of Bollywood stars. Most likely you would as they have a huge following here, in Malaysia; as well as in many other countries.
Then, there are the Cantonpop stars popular with Hong Kong popular music. You may also be in the know or have heard of the traffic stars. The label surfaced in 2015 when the media and fans bestowed the title on stars Li Yifeng, Yang Yang, Kris Wu, and Lu Han, who had huge fan bases.
What about another star? Have you heard of Star Bharvan? Jeannie on one of her usual Saturday morning breakfasts with her parents, one day, came home and told me about this new restaurant in SS18, Subang Jaya. (1) She said the food that they ordered, was good.
After that, the name “Star Bharvan” came up several times in conversations with people whenever the topic of choice of restaurants and food in Subang Jaya was talked about.
Early Saturday morning at 8.16am; our neighbours down the road (known as “street” in the U.S.), Nara and his wife, Saras; came to pick Jeannie and I up from our house for breakfast.
Choice of restaurant? You guessed it – Star Bharvan. Jeannie suggested we go there for breakfast. Nara and Saras liked the idea as they too, had been to this restaurant on several occasions and liked the place. Which meant that I was the only one who had not experienced the food there, yet.
The restaurant was close by. The traffic was good. We got to the restaurant in a few minutes.
The restaurant looked spanking new, clean, brightly lit and air con-d. (2) The “-d” part is to amplify the fact that the restaurant would be cool, definitely welcomed by its customers, especially in the current, exceptionally hot weather conditions we are facing. It certainly was a very pleasant and comfortable place to be at that morning.
Our food orders of ghee dosai, upuma and ponggal were served within a few minutes. I had methu vadai and parapu vadai. For drinks, the unusual one was the halliya O (ginger water) which Saras and Jeannie had. Nara and I had Nescafe coffee. Mine was O which came with sugar. I should have ordered my Nescafe as Nescafe “O” kosong, though I would have thought the “o” meant black coffee – no milk, no sugar.
We had a wonderful time chatting and bringing each other up to speed about our families, hobbies and possible collaborations in upcoming projects that we may get ourselves involved in. We also talked about Nara’s younger brother who was my ex-schoolmate.
Before long, we had to head home as Jeannie and I had a coffee appointment in P.J. (3) with a friend. We look forward to more meet-ups with Nara and Saras in the near future, if and when -time permits.
For those wanting to visit Star Bharvan, the address is: 97, SS 14/1, Subang Jaya.
NOTES:
1. Subang Jaya is a dynamic city in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.
2. Air-con or air con-d are terms very commonly used in Malaysia to described air conditioner.
3. Petaling Jaya, more commonly know as “P. J.”, is a city in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.
