Sunday, August 24, 2008

its all about the hospitality

Yes again we managed to arrive at thecafe@lui in the nick of time, there is still signs of mist in the surrounding mountains. This time Aidil was riding pillion with me while the rest took the car. Riding alongside me was 'canyoukira' which is his first trip and definately won't be his last . He even jotted some comments in his brand new blog.
You may have good food and even good environment, but without good hospitality the experience is not fulfilling especially if you want that extra push to come back again and again. Its that sense of belonging that makes this place special like 'rumah saudara kita' . 
The big difference is - we have to pay for our food  ;-) hehehe


The Weeping Willow in the mist reminds you of the English countryside

Since we have only a couple of breakfast weekends left before the holy month arrives, we might as well make the best of it, and lastly to all Muslims - 'Selamat Menyambut bulan Ramadhan'. 
Don't you dare have breakfast during that month in any cafe !

9 comments:

canyoukira said...

thank God for naval blokes and sea urchins. after years at sea it's good to be on solid ground -like hills rivers, ikan kelah and soto ayam.

dmystify said...

Similarly sifu omar, having sailed the world serves the best hokien mee but shift interest from ocean fishes to race horses.

canyoukira said...

i have decided to leave KL tomorrow for Penang rven earlier. If I can't catch Sifu Omar for lunch then the evening sea food at Tambun by the river in Batu Kawan will be my first stop. I rmember the last time I was there coincided with a ceramah to be held by Koh Tsu Khoon before the March 8 election. It was already 8 pm but nobody had arrived then. Only a handful of waiting party workers and customers enjoying thier sea food. Now I know why. Can you kira!

Sista said...

i like this willow tree photo very much. took me a while to figure out which one was it cos we have another one by the river. u gave it a whole different look!

-CBO-
TheCafe@Lui

dmystify said...

Thanks for the kind words, sista. Din Arshad would have agreed too that it is all about the angle.. as vouched by our same Sifu - . Btw equipment does help too and the simple iphone is incredibly handy in getting into various angles esp. with its huge viewfinder.

emilayusof said...

Weeping willow! I just love this tree!

dmystify said...

yes emila, willow trees do posses a melodramatic character.

canyoukira said...

aah, beware the weeping willow. in English folklore. it has a sinister meaning. it is capable of uproting itself and attacking unsuspecting travellers...in the harry porter series it hid a secret entrance beneath its roots and in shakespear's hamlet the character ophelia fell to death from the branch of the wollow tree... woohoohoo...

canyoukira said...

aah, beware the weeping willow. in English folklore. it has a sinister meaning. it is capable of uprooting itself and attacking unsuspecting travellers...in two of the harry porter series it hid a secret entrance beneath its roots and in shakespear's hamlet the character ophelia fell to death from the branch of the willow tree... woohoohoo...