Friday, January 9, 2009

Once in A Blue moon

The title sounds romantic right? Hehehe..It's really not what U think..
SO, this morning which was like 9.15 am this morning we went to this really so called famous eating place called "Kak Mah Nasi Dagang Putrajaya". It is not an unusual eating place or anything, just that it has a very high mouth to mouth reputation about the food served there which in this case--NASI DAGANG (Duh..!).

We've been planning to go there since forever (U know, like everytime u drive pass there U'd write a mental note saying 'I should really try the food out here.Everybody's been raving about how good the food here tastes.'). It's like you'd really feel left out if U fail to at least go try the drinks there (nothing out of the ordinary bout the drinks here too..).

So, we went (We= me, niki, mas, rina). We got there, and then we saw all these cars parked along the road beside the 'restaurant'. We had to make a U-Turn before we could actually find a nice parking spot near it. From inside the car, we couldn't see any available seating places for us to eat at and we thought 'Bummer..! Now, what do we do?'. Obviously we didn't want takeaways since it was a good 15 mins ride from UKM to that place (for a Breakfast..!).

We went in anyway with our heads bobbling up, down , and side to side to see if there was any chance we could get seats. Then this nice 'makcik' (I'm guessing the famous Kak Mah's relative) said, "Come in, there are seats at the back" (Direct translation from BM). SO, we picked out our desirable main courses to go with the nasi dagang. I chose 'Ikan tongkol Gulai' (Sardine in curry gravy-->probably)and 'Ayam masak Merah' (chicken in spicy chili gravy-->possibly). I know, it's quite a lot for a breakfast. But, we thought this is a once in a blue moon occasion so why not make the most out of it...?(haish..starting to regret saying that)

We found our table, we ate..in silent. My first bite was not a nightmare or so to speak. The ones that followed might be less enjoyable. Why? I was expecting for an out of the world taste of Nasi DAgang..but nothing. It tasted like, a mediocre, amateurishly made, easy-profit seeking, half-heartedly done Nasi Dagang. There was nothing exceptionally special about what I just put in my mouth. The rice was not sticky enough. The fish was too salty. The chicken, hurm..were they sure they made 'Ayam Masak Merah'? And to think that I spent RM7.50 on that----> GRrrRR..!!!

aLL throughout finishing the meal, I could only think about how my mom's Nasi Dagang taste 400 million times better and she doesn't even own a high mouth to mouth reputation restaurant. Haiyaaa..!! How did these people eat to even consider that the food tasted good on their tongue? I suggest they go see a specialist on tongue or a neurosurgeon since definitely their brain is sending wrong taste signals.


I don't think I would be thrilled the next time somebody asks me to come along to go eat there. I'd just say I was there..Once in a blue moon..

P/S: going back home this CNY--> gonna ask 'mak' to make nasi dagang for me..(n_n)

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