A Weekend At Ian's

Okay, this post was supposed to be put up last week. Anyway, I'll finish it now as I will be going to Melaka this Friday and will only be back on Sunday or Monday. I didn't take any photos except for one random shot while Ian and I were at the bust stop. I'll include it as well just to make this post seem more attractive.

Okay, 2 Friday's ago, I began my journey to Ian's around 7.20pm. Yea, I know it may seem a little weird to travel at such a late time especially to a far away place like Serdang but I had to cos Ian was only free from Uni then. I was suppose to take the 6.56pm train but I ended up leaving my house at the mentioned time as I had to transfer stuff out of my computer and into my external hard drive to clear space in my notebook. Tell you why later. Anyway, I was in time for the 7.36pm train and arrived at KL Sentral at 8.00pm. Unfortunately, the train to Seremban (which passes by Serdang) was delayed. I felt a bit surprised as this particular train is also the bread and butter of the KTM train company as it passes by MidValley Megamall. You'd think that they'd pay more attention to this particular route but what to do? You should only expect the worst from the worst train company in Malaysia. Anyway, this caused a 20 minute delay in my journey and I ended up reaching Serdang at around 9.15pm. I felt a bit sorry for making Ian wait at the Serdang station for me for such a long time. I would like to apologize here. 

Anyway, it was great to see Ian. I haven't been to his place since April I think. It was great we chatted while waiting for the bus and then left to his place. Then we stopped by the famous mamak stall Ian took me to earlier this year to have dinner. I ordered one Roti Michael Jackson (in tribute to the King obviously) and 1 Maggi Mee Goreng. To be honest with you, I had been waiting anxiously just to eat at the Mamak Stall again. The food there is really really good and there's plenty of variety. Sorry guys, didn't take a picture :P Really sad. Anyway, the food was great and I enjoyed it. I think that they use a special curry as the base for all their dishes but whatever it is, it's working. Just writing about it makes me think about the dishes served there. It is definitely one of my motivations to visit Ian.

Anyway, after we had dinner we went back to his place. I bunked in his room which has changes as he now has his own room. Anyway, we didn't really do much that night apart from talking and playing with his computer. It was really great for me as I had not have a friend to talk too in a while. Haven't met up with my best friend in college too. We slept late although no where near the times that I've been achieving this past few days. We were suppose to wake up at 7.00 in the morning to join one of his housemates for dim sum or something (breakfast, fahamlah....). We ended up waking up at around 9.30 like that. Hehehe. Biasalah. 

After that, Ian took me to a shop that we went to last time to have brunch. Unfortunately, I have no pictures which may not be so good for readers out there as pictures would better explain what I will be talking about in the next few lines. Anyway, this shop serves up food in large portions. I think eating there only cost less that RM4 and you get a lot. For RM 4 you get a measly plate of Kuay Tiau in Subang Jaya. It tastes good though. I was quite satisfied with the food in the shop in Serdang. It tastes good and they give you a lot. Worth every cent. Anyway, after that we went to the Mines and spent the whole day there. Ian showed me the new shops at the Mines and we went around looking at electronics devices. The mines is very big and there are a lot of shops. You could definitely get lost walking there. We went to Old Town after that to play with our phones and test out their wifi capabilities. How sad right? We're really dorky people aren't we? :P Yea, laugh it out Simon.  

After leaving the Mines, we left for dinner back at a shop near Ian's place. We ate wantan mee and a sizeable portion i might add. Didn't cost too much. Ian told me that this isn't the best tasting wantan mee in Serdang but I felt that it is the best tasting wantan mee that I've had since coming to KL. You see, I have only eaten wantan mee at 3 places so far. The one in Subang sucks and the one in KLCC sucks even more. So I was happy to be reminded of how nice wantan mee can be. One thing great about Serdang is that the price of eating outside is much more fairer compared to Subang. In Subang, you have to know the right places to get the best things which is why you have to have a strong network of friends which I don't have :p When we went back, I topped up my phone again. Seriously guys, I brought this up cos I'm probably the only person who is still using the basic call and sms rates on Maxis. I mean sms costs 15 sen and call  costs 33sen. Damn, only 2 of my friends use Maxis. So you can guess how many times I have to top up in one month. I didn't join the Youth Club thingy co by the time I found out, the promotion had ended. Help me! I called Raymond when we arrived at Ian's and both Ian and I talked to Raymond for like 30 minutes. Well worth the money. Hey Ray, cheer up dude. Things will get better. Hope that you've gotten the room that you want. I was very sad when I left Kuching too. Actually guys, you may not have realized this but an ancient post about me leaving Kuching was written with much sadness even though it was short. I hope you meet friends there. I'll call you every month so that we don't get out of touch. 

Moving on. Nothing much happened that night but I went to sleep after piecing together my broken soap dispenser with the World's Most Useless Gam: Bolstik Gam. It didn't work at all. Just wasted my time. Never buy this gam even though they say that it's for pottery and glass. Always use gam gajah. 

On the last day, we left for MidValley to meet up with an old friend, Thoo! :)  I had not met this guy since 2006 and well, he hasn't changed one bit. He's still the same Thoo. On our way to MV we were deterred by the KTM service yet again. They canceled a train and Ian and I had to wait for 40 minutes. That sucked and we were both fuming. Studies should be done to determine whether the KTM service is the ultimate cause of anger among Malaysians. Anyway, we met Thoo and had lunch at Kim Gary, a restaurant that I've never eaten at b4. It was nice, I had the bake rice with cheese and well, I still think that the one we had I Kuching tastes better. The Secret Garden one. Thinking of it reminds me of Aldrin saying "well worth the money" or "RMXX well spent" repetitively :) It cost me RM 20 with tax included. They served a soup which tasted average and probably given to fulfill value for money requirement, dessert which was okay but still just given to fulfill value for money requirement and a beverage which was reasonable together with the baked rice. My rating, okay onlylah. I mean your paying RM2o which can be used to buy nearly 7 sets of Onions rings from A&W. For this amount I would expect better tasting food.  The type you don't normally get like sushi.

After that, we went around looking for formal clothes for Thoo who was preparing for a freshmen -sophomore night. The 3 of us spent quite a while looking for a wallet. But serioulsy, the wallets at Jusco are really marked up. You might as well spend your money buying a branded one. They are selling  wallets for RM30 after discounting it from RM140. Think of the profit margins they make on normal days. It was the JCard member's sale btw. Not only that, just imagine how much one wallet really costs to produce? Probably RM10 and your paying RM140 to show off your wallet. Just head down to Paul Smith guys. It's worth the money. Btw Alvin, a shirt at Ed Hardy's cost RM 400. Seriously, where did it come from? Heaven? Shoes cost about RM250, so you might want to consider it although they are about as comfortable as a pair of RM89.00 Converse All- Stars.

Anyway, after shopping around we parted at the Bank Negara Station. Ian and Thoo went to church and I well, you guessed it. I went home to sleep. Anyway, I really had a great time meeting up with you guys. Ian, thanks for being a great host. I really appreciated the effort you put in to take me places and show me how  you've been living your life. Thanks dude. Here's a shout out !!

Oh yea btw, Simon, yea, I really appreciate the words you gave to me and sorry for offending all you guys who I'm friends with. I know you guys are modern dudes who are better than a lot of people. I knew this when wrote my post. When I chose the words, "you just put me in a group" I knew that the same words would be used against me. I wrote my post to raise awareness and to offend racist jerks out there. And also because I was expressing my true feelings. Do not be worried all my friends, I'm friends with you and I know that all of you are not bad people. You guys are great friends and I was not targeting anyone of you. The last thing that I would think of anyone if you is that you are racist. Oh yea, thanks Simon. Thanks, Alvin. You guys cared. I mean reflect on this word: CARED. It is great that you did. To me, one of the greatest rewards is when someone thinks about you. Think about it. Imagine if the girl of your dreams thought about you? Wouldn't you be happy? I thank you guys and even though not a fan of religion I am proud to have friends like you. True Christian friends who personify true Christian values.

I guess that's ALL for now. Will blog when I come back from Melaka. Take care! :) You would have probably walked away or log on to youtube somewhere in the middle of this post. Yea, super long.