i dragged the usual suspects (minus addy) to a nearby nonya place for lunch yesterday, to the tunes of the typical complaints. (cp: why don't we ever meet at junction 8 for lunch? me: you mean aside from the fact that there's no actual food there?) the restaurant is new, which meant it did not have jy's mom's stamp of approval, but we took our chances anyway. over-ordered, but only a little -- ayam buah keluak (strange...darker and more viscous than the traditional variety, but they were v. generous with the nuts), otak (good bite), fried nonya zhang, terung goreng (texture just right -- the skin is always tricky), babi pongteh and sweet potato leaves. and, a little unnecessarily, i felt, dessert after: pulot hitam and a weird banana-gula melaka thing which even su-lin wouldn't eat. it was a little pricey ($14), but we did order a lot, and they have cheaper set meals that i may go back for at some point.

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The Assualt - Harry Mulisch