I drove, in the slow trails of Cat city’s traffic regardless there are plenty of spaces for you to drift but i vowed to lean on the state of mind instead, just like everyone here in Kuching does, driving their cars… remotely humming a verse from Cliff Richard’s Summer Holiday in this tingling frission of empathy.

Dum Dee Dum Dee Dum…

As i hovered along the roadside, scouting for what i remembered what Annna told me yesterday at Igloo as “Choo Choo Cafe” (?!?!), the best Laksa in town for our breakfast venue. I couldn’t caught sight of it anyhow. So i panic.

Me: Hello? Annna, what’s the name of the place we’re supposed to meet again?
Annna: It’s CHOO CHOO cafe!
Me: CHOO CHOO? As in CHOO CHOO TRAIN?
Annna: It’s just few shops away from Air Asia!
Me: I see Air Asia alright… I still don’t see any CHOO CHOO!
Annna: Look to your left!
Me: Where?!
Annna: Here! (waves madly)
Me: Huh! (swifted to my right)
Annna: LEFT!
Me: Oh?! (swifted to left, searching)
Annna: Here!!! (jumping madly and waving)
Me: Oh!
Annna: IN FRONT OF YOU YOU YOU YOU!
Me: OMG! I see you!

And there she was, standing in her baby blue singlet and her slim cut jeans. And right above, there those big prints hanging tall…

CHONG CHOON CAFE

Annna: You are late!
Me: I’m so sorry! Traffic jam!

And she gave me a killing long squints from the eyes, she didnt buy it.

Me: Okay fine. I lied. I overslept!

Dammit! How could i forget that there is no such thing as traffic jam in Kuching!

She gave me a winning smirk and ushered me into the cafe. There at a distance, Gladys in her red polo was hissing at me at my unpunctuality with a weirdly miniature shelled reptile in her palm. Ah Wong, is the name of her new pet, a dessert star tortoise.

We didn’t hassle much upon ordering what we’re coming for, one of the best Sarawak Laksa in town. The authentic vermicelli served in a bowl of self made thick creamy Sambal belacan-based curry gravy, traditionally garnised with Vietnamese coriander. Tickling your taste buds by the sour tamarind, the culinary made it deliberately a whole new differently experiences than the one you have for your Penang Laksa.

Allen Ang, my old school mates which i have not seen for almost six years now came an hour late later to join us. And the menacing us have decided to pull his legs by pre-ordering him the BIGGEST Teh C Peng (Teh Ais) available in the shop. Upon serving, you could see that startled face of his opening and closing his mouth like a goldfish suffocated from air.

And of course, that annoyingly cute tortoise became the highlight of the day. We were much entertained by his clumsy crawls and were throwing spinning poking tossing him around.

Annna loves this pet so much that she made him her new boyfriend?

Like bunches of naive kindergarden toddlers, we had a mad session of biology lesson identifying the genitals of the pet, and God knows how much we have learned that day!

Chong Choon Cafe
Abell Road, Kuching
Sarawak, East Malaysia

Direction: After Tun Jugah on your right and Sarawak Plaza on your left, straight on, notice your right, Chong Choon is just the corner shop sharing the row with Air Asia and Eu Yan Sang.

Current Mood: Relaxed

Alright, i’m terribly sorry for the procrastination. And i shall make it up for you all, with the seasonal month approaching with lots of pines tree, socks and flying reindeers, I shall end the month November with the last birthday bash i had at Ole-Ole Bali, Sunway.

And also I would like to take this chances to thank all those that have been kind enough to surprise me with lots of loves and creamy chocolatey cakes that gives you those lovey dovey rushes. Thank you once again and seriously speaking, these were my best birthday ever!

Current Mood: So “Bunny”

Up till this stage, I think i’ve got an overly dosage of cake. But then i would like to dedicate this post to my team members and colleagues for treating me a rather delicate lunch at Tony Romas. Speaking of which, Tony Romas food is definitely worth a second visit. I shall be back there again to give you all a better review on its own! Meanwhile, do enjoy the sheer shots i’ve got that day!

Look at those thick thick chocolate musing from Secret Recipe!

Ah! One more birthday post to go! Woot!