A Heavy Pelt

As I walked out towards the carpark, it started raining heavily. And it was relentless. By the time I reached the tunnel opposite Sunway Pyramid as I joined the New Pantai Expressway, the water level already started rising.

I could hardly see anything in the next 2 km and drove at about 30 km/h. It was a heavy pelt, but luckily, there were no further waterlog as the whole highway was elevated above street level. And it stopped raining by the time I reached Pantai Dalam.

Hailstorm in Subang?

I learned about this piece of news through a WhatApp message from one of my friend who works in the Pharma sector. Hailstorm in Subang Jaya? Wow! I know it can be stormy around there especially in the afternoons, but this was almost insane from the way it was described.

Hopefully there won't be much of a hassle traffic-wise tomorrow morning!

Lunch at Rakuzen

I was treated to a nice lunch today, right across the road from the hospital. A Japanese restaurant called Rakuzen. A very unassuming place but the food was much better than expected.

Everything was kept simple, and our host were nice enough to book a room for us. I had nabeyaki udon and some salmon with rice. Very nice.

Since this would probably be a regular haunt for me in the future, I wouldn't call this a review. But it was nice none the less. Apparently it was a very popular joint amongst the hospital staffs. On the way out, the waitresses knew my colleague by the name and said, "see you tomorrow". Hmmm! I wonder why?

Serai at Empire, Subang Jaya

I was taken out for lunch earlier, but we did not go far. We had a quick bite over at Empire Subang. There were plenty of choice as far as food was concerned. We were recommended Serai, on the Ground Floor, and that was where we settled at.

It was a fusion restaurant, blending East and West. We were talking rendang pasta here. I went for the more traditional choice in nasi kerabu. It came with piece of roast chicken, something not commonly seen.

The chicken and the condiments were good, but the actual rice did not taste authentic. The drinks however were superb. I ordered calamansi soda. In hot weather, it tasted really nice. My host ordered the rendang pasta, but it came late. Apparently, the waiter - who was a fusion person, Bosnian we thought - messed the order up. Him being Singaporean was not impressed LOL! The Chief Supervisor did cone over to apologise. No, we did not get a discount.

The calamansi soda comes with a healthy dose of mint .... nice and coolingMy nasi kerabu which came with roast chickenWe raced through the rest of lunch. Service was quite fast, and it would have been faster if the order was not messed with. The nasi kerabu was not bad at all. My conclusion was, it was more a venue for snacking than actual heavy meal. The pavlova apparently was a hit, according to FourSquare.

Would I come again? Maybe for a quick drink, yes. But not for another round of nasi kerabu I don't think.