Just a quick report on a Monday evening stroll that Nancy and I took toward the grocery store—with the thought of getting a bite to eat on the way ...
There are a lot of open-air "stalls" within walking distance of our building that serve food (roof overhead and tables & chairs), but we had not yet visited one. So, walking towards Jalan Ampang (the busy road that heads downtown), we stopped at one and noticed that the menu was entirely in Malay. Inquiring with the host, we discovered also that he didn't speak English. Struggling to make our wishes known, we "ordered" a chicken-and-rice dish, along with freshly-squeezed watermelon juice as a beverage. The meal was delivered to our table at about 6:30 p.m. and was quite tasty. It even included a very small bowl of tasty broth-like soup. And the price? -- a total of $3.10 for the two meals and beverages.
One of the interesting cultural experiences at this "restaurant" was the fact that most, or all of the people there were Muslim and were observing Ramadan. Hence, when they were served their meals (shortly before 7:00 p.m.), the food sat on the table untouched until some announcement in Arabic (or Malay) came over a TV suspended from the ceiling announcing that "the sun had set" and that it was time to break the fast.
On the day before (Sunday late in the aft.) we happily "ran-into" Doug and Tracy and family unexpectedly at Ampang Point shopping center (also in easy walking distance) where they were ordering 3 Domino's pizzas which were later consumed at our place. (By the way, Ampang Point not only has Domino's, McDonalds, K Fried Chicken, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins, but also a very new and modern bookstore, along with a host of other shops.)
Okay ... so much for the report on "expensive food" in KL ... By the way, in several places one can buy a pint of Haagen-Dazs ice cream for the equivalent of about $8.35!
- rw
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