Tea, Thai, Then Thai

For the first time, I saw a Ponggal celebration at my church. The presence of the Tamil-speaking community is finally being felt. Our Sunday outing that week was at The Gardens Mall. We ate at Purple Cane Tea Restaurant there since our usual branch at Paradigm Mall had closed down. Shared a plate of green curry noodles (green curry too watery le), burdock soup, and tomato omelette.



Did the customary shopping, but it was more window shopping. When we got tired and thirsty, I brought mum to KAKIGŌRI for some shaved ice. Made a wrong choice to get the Chestnut Milk. Too milky and sweet. Should just stick to the matcha or hojicha offerings. One thing I hate about KAKIGŌRI is how they pile the ice high on a bowl with a super small base. When I carry the tray, I always worry that the whole thing will totter over. And when you start chipping into the mountain of ice, the risk of an avalanche is very real!



In the evening, we tried out the new Thai restaurant in my neighbourhood - IMM Thai Cuisine. Saw some posts about it in the FB group so decided to give it a try. Naturally, the non-Malays are more adventurous when it comes to trying things out. With the Malays, it's always, "Halal ke?". It took a Chinese customer to leave an online review and reveal that its operated by Thai Muslims before any Malays would even consider it. The shop looks like any other Thai restaurant, nothing to overtly advertise it's "Halal" status. There's even a Christmas tree in the restaurant. LOL. They don't understand the need to be "In-Your-Face-Islamic" because that's not the case in Thailand. The Pad Thai I ordered was pretty decent, and the cha yen was really cheap.



While surfing FB during dinner, I found out that there's a Malaysia Thailand Halal Food Fair going on at Giant BK5. Opps. Should have gone there for dinner instead. Right after dinner, mum and I made a trip there to see what the fuss is about. Made one round, and didn't buy a single thing. Haha. Not very appealing. Whole lot of fried and grilled stuff, tom yum, mango sticky rice, fried noodles, etc. There was a Malay CKT with the chef dressed up like a Silat Ninja. And a lanky Thai cha wala who pulled tea like he was trying to reach the ceiling. Other than food, there were also some stalls selling clothes and toys, but they weren't as popular with the crowd.