"Want to join me this weekend? I promise you three of your favorite things... adventure, food and shopping"
Miss C sure knows how to get close to my heart
The adventure – gallivanting around Brickfields
The food – Restaurant Sri Pandi serving limited potato tose until 11 a.m.
The shopping (mission) – to get Miss C and R-squared Indian garments for a wedding in India
So we met in Little India. I grabbed a cab over to realize that I had never been to this side of town in my entire life here. It was a completely new area and I was at a loss with the amazing purple buildings and colorful archways greeting me. Of course I found out later that this was all recently beautified since the Indian Prime Minister came by for a visit and the Malaysian Prime Minister of course wanted to show it off. Typical Malaysian Govt. only when someone is coming or there is some spotlight do ppl just throw money at the problem and gets it fixed.
(Purple buildings and colorful arches)
(Yummy potato tose)
We had breakfast at Sri Pandi, outside facing the road. But with all the loud Indian music going on, I would recommend eating inside at the back where there is ac and is much quieter. A friend had commented a few days prior that he couldnt find mamak stores that made their own roti canai anymore, that nowadays everyone buys pre-made roti canai. Fret not! as Sri Pandi still happily keeps to the tradition of tossing up their balls of dough... like an Indian version of an Italian pizza man.
(Tossing up a few batches of roti canai)
(Success! Shopping!)
After we finished our breakfast and got proper outfits for both of them it was time to hunt down a tailor to get Miss C's little top sewn for the inside of her sari. We walked along the row of shophouses and Miss C walks into a butchery which was located in one of the shophouses...
I walk in behind her and see the chopping blocks, the bag of chicken heads on the floor, the blood...
And a woman sitting in a chair by the wall...
HUGGING A MONKEY
COMPLETELY BLOWING MY MIND
Here is my thought process
"omg why are all these chicken heads in the bag on the floor"
"why does this woman have a monkey?"
"why is she hugging the monkey, is she afraid the monkey would run away??"
"Why is the monkey hanging out in a butchery???"
"why is there a tailor's store right inside a butchery?!!!!"
Ah well dear friends, I guess the city will always keep surprising you
***
Brickfields is located right next to KL Sentral. To get here, take the monorail to KL sentral. Descend, turn left and just keep on walking straight... soon enough you will be in the heart of Brickfields
Miss C sure knows how to get close to my heart
The adventure – gallivanting around Brickfields
The food – Restaurant Sri Pandi serving limited potato tose until 11 a.m.
The shopping (mission) – to get Miss C and R-squared Indian garments for a wedding in India
So we met in Little India. I grabbed a cab over to realize that I had never been to this side of town in my entire life here. It was a completely new area and I was at a loss with the amazing purple buildings and colorful archways greeting me. Of course I found out later that this was all recently beautified since the Indian Prime Minister came by for a visit and the Malaysian Prime Minister of course wanted to show it off. Typical Malaysian Govt. only when someone is coming or there is some spotlight do ppl just throw money at the problem and gets it fixed.
(Purple buildings and colorful arches)
(Yummy potato tose)
We had breakfast at Sri Pandi, outside facing the road. But with all the loud Indian music going on, I would recommend eating inside at the back where there is ac and is much quieter. A friend had commented a few days prior that he couldnt find mamak stores that made their own roti canai anymore, that nowadays everyone buys pre-made roti canai. Fret not! as Sri Pandi still happily keeps to the tradition of tossing up their balls of dough... like an Indian version of an Italian pizza man.
(Tossing up a few batches of roti canai)
(Success! Shopping!)
After we finished our breakfast and got proper outfits for both of them it was time to hunt down a tailor to get Miss C's little top sewn for the inside of her sari. We walked along the row of shophouses and Miss C walks into a butchery which was located in one of the shophouses...
I walk in behind her and see the chopping blocks, the bag of chicken heads on the floor, the blood...
And a woman sitting in a chair by the wall...
HUGGING A MONKEY
COMPLETELY BLOWING MY MIND
Here is my thought process
"omg why are all these chicken heads in the bag on the floor"
"why does this woman have a monkey?"
"why is she hugging the monkey, is she afraid the monkey would run away??"
"Why is the monkey hanging out in a butchery???"
"why is there a tailor's store right inside a butchery?!!!!"
Ah well dear friends, I guess the city will always keep surprising you
***
Brickfields is located right next to KL Sentral. To get here, take the monorail to KL sentral. Descend, turn left and just keep on walking straight... soon enough you will be in the heart of Brickfields
(Little India... with KL Sentral area in the background)
How have you not been to Brickfields your whole life?! We used to have an apartment in KL Sentral - you can see it in the background of the last picture... miss it!
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