Morning came, then, afternoon, then early evening. We, the Batik Influencer, Jeannie; and I, the Hatted Writer, ques sera, sera-ed at Amcorp Shopping Mall.

Interesting (or at least, we thought it interesting) fun facts at the mall. We parked our car, in the basement, this time at a different location, not too far from where we used to park the last couple of weekends we were here. This time round, we parked nearer to a different lift (elevator, for some), what seems like the one used by most people. However (not in replacement for the word “but” this time), the lifts to the carpark from the first floor, did not seem to get me back to the carpark.

The basement carpark is divided by multiple walls, why, I don’t know; so much so that when you think you’ve got on to the same lift you came up with, and it turns up wrong; then you will need to hunt for your vehicle. When you do get to your vehicle, you will find out that there was a wall in between your vehicle and where you were at, when looking for your vehicle. These walls simply make no sense. So, take multiple pictures and create a trail, so that you can “connect the dots back to your vehicle” from where you are. This works for any circumstance.

The Batik Influencer was busy with her JEANNIE’S OWN label Batik Capes, talked to many new people, shared batik’s beauty with everyone and made many new friends.

The Hatted Writer made many new friends, too. I started being more assertive as to the aim of having my book published within six months from now (that is an estimated deadline). I am putting the manuscript together. It does look like it is going to take more than just “soon” to have the manuscript ready. I am happy It is moving in the right direction.

More details on our outing at Amcorp Shopping Mall is on the cards. Today, seemed to have sapped all the energy out of us that we were eager to pack and be on our way home.

It was nearing 6.00pm. Jeannie this morning suggested that we try out a new Korean restaurant in Puchong. “We can take a Grab there and then, back home after that, instead of you having to drive.” I liked the idea of not having to drive and was game for it. But now, that we are at the hour for dinner, we were not up to travelling too far from home just for dinner. We were more for a quick bite and chill the rest of the evening.

I was willing to settle for Burger King or local Indian cuisine at the Taj, which was a few doors away from Burger King. Our requirement was that the restaurant had to be air-conditioned. I was more inclined towards the Taj, as we had dinner at the Scottish restaurant yesterday. Jeannie was ok for the Taj, too.

Surprisingly, we managed to slot our car in a parking lot which became empty a few moments before us. Otherwise, we would have been doing the wild, wild west “wagon circle” (sort of) until we find a car park slot available.

Passing the food counter, the Indian style fried chicken, and egg omelet looked tempting. I told Jeannie we will order these two side dishes. I proceed to get a table in the aircon (local for air-conditioned) dining area. Harmann, the waitress; came to take my order. I ordered two roti canai and a Limau Ais (Iced Lime water) drink. I asked her how she was doing, she said “fine”. Jeannie came to the table, carrying her food order which was a rice set, with a couple of different vegetables and a little bowl of what was chicken curry gravy.

I took some pictures of the food (below) and got Harmann to take some pictures of Jeannie and I. I tried to persuade Harmann to include herself in the pictures, but she declined. I took a couple of shots of her, but she told me she didn’t want pictures of her taken, so I deleted them. Most likely she is shy. You can always go to the Taj Curry House in SS12, Subang Jaya, to meet her. She is a sweet looking lady. You can’t miss her, as she is the only female employee there (I think).😀

Our meal came pretty fast. This is an example of what fast food should be in terms of time. One of the things we soon noticed was the room was quite warm. The air-conditioning was on. However, we think they lowered the temperature to 24ºC to counter the rising cost of electricity.

The food today was pretty standard, a bit towards salty. The fried chicken, egg omelet and vegetables went well with the roti canai. Jeannie’s meal of long grain rice – cooked with some Indian spices, was good to eat on its own; according to Jeannie. She’s in the food business, she should know.

We soon finished our dinner (we were hungry), and made our way home, looking forward to a chill-out, relaxing, evening. Not quite the way we envisioned it to be: Jeannie is getting another of her JEANNIE’S OWN Batik Cape creations ready for tomorrow; and I, I’m working on this essay. This is our way of chilling out. Haha🤔😂

NOTES:
1. At night, or when threatened during the day, the wagons would stop moving. The drivers then would line up all the carriages in a circle. This was a way of protecting the settlers from attack. They would keep their cattle and other animals within the circle.