Who is this Melayu Celup you may wonder. He is our secondary schoolmate by the name of Shahriman. School teachers used to refer to him as 'budak kening tebal tu' because of his (duhhh) super thick eye brows. He can be quite blur at times that you have to repeat yourself a few times before he catches what you're trying to say. But why the nickname Celup? I had to look through my old blog to find a post written back in 2009, the year we sat for SPM. It was in the Bilik Agama when the nickname Celup was created for Shahriman and Nadia (not to be confused with the other Nadia I talked about in previous posts).
5th October 2009I present to you......THE CELUPS!! Agama was the highlight of the day. Bahrain tak habis2 panggil Nadia and Shahriman MELAYU CELUP. Nadia kept denying so ......
Bahrain sound dia : You don't even listen to Malay songs. At least Shahriman does.
Shahriman : I do? No I don't. Waiiitttt! Yes yes, I listen to Sheila Majid!
Me : Ala,yang tu dapat free album mestilah you listen. Or you kena paksa listen?
All of us : Laughs (Sheila Majid is Shahriman's aunty)
Bahrain : Then tell me who sang Tipah Tertipu?
Nadia : I don't know...
Shahriman : Oh Too Phat rite?
Bahrain : < geleng kepala > Even Ustad tau siapa nyanyi Tipah Tertipu.
Ustad,siapa nyanyi Tipah Tertipu?
Ustad : < senyum2 > David Arumugam
Nadia : Really? Who's that?
Shahriman : The Cat guy rite?
Bahrain,Airina and I : < gelak gila gila > Alleycats laa...
Shahriman : Oh ya! Sorry la..
Shahriman is back from the States after being away for two and a half years so the Three Musketeers (Nuwaira,Shahriman and I) decided to go on a makan tour around KL just like old times.
Waira and I have been craving for the Melted Cheese on Toasted Bread & Hot Chocolate that we had during our last makan trip before Shah left for US so that was naturally our very first stop.
Melted Cheese on Toasted Bread with Tomatoes and Melted Cheese on Plain Toasted Bread
The Bread Shop. 11, Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, 50490, Kuala Lumpur.
Since we were quite full, we decided to go to Publika to jalan jalan for a bit before walking over to Whimsical which is in Solaris to try out their waffles, gelato and affogato. Unfortunately it was closed so we ended up having drinks and some Nachos at Plan B.
Next destination, Bangsar for coffee and waffles. Went to Coffea Coffee for Caramel Macchiato then later Inside Scoop. Tried durian ice cream for the first time, I wish we had it earlier because I was a bit too full by that time but it was really to die for!
We were looking for a place that served light snacks and I remember seeing this kopitiam style cafe on my Instagram feed a few weeks back so we drove over to Straits Food Company for some Nyonya food. Shahriman wanted to have kangkung belacan because it costs him a fortune in the States but they ran out of kangkung so we ordered the bendi sambal belachan instead. We also ordered pai tee, popiah and otak otak to share.
Straits Food Company
2, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, Bangsar Utama, Kuala Lumpur
Open Monday - Saturday 11am - 9pm
They drove me back home so that they could play with Kemi. Waira saw a deck of cards and suggested that we play 'Chor Taai Di' a game I never learnt because I saw how addictive it was when my college friends played it in between classes. They taught me how to play and were really surprised when I won most of the games dengan muka innocent 'errr can I letak this card combination?' each time I wasn't sure.
It was nice to spend the whole day with friends whom you've known for so long that they're like your own brother/sister. We updated each other, shared stories about our lives and talked about going on a holiday together someday. I find it funny how the topic 'kahwin' is part of our conversation nowadays (not that any of us are in a serious relationship yet).
Even though we don't meet often anymore, the close bond between us is still there. Alhamdulilah for great friends who would go the extra mile to put a smile on your face.
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