The Kajang "Satay" Ride, 12 Jan 2013

Kajang Satay ; Restoran Malaysia.

VROOOOM VROOOMmmmm....that's the noise level on Saturday (12 Jan 2013) at 6pm from Green Street Home roundabout in S2 Seremban all the way to Kajang via the refurbished trunk road. 8 avid bikers with 1 lone pillion, mind you, an avid pillion OK?!. We had Johnny & Francis on Kawasaki Vulcan 900, Julian on Ducati 250, Rocker57 & Yong on Kawasaki Z1000SX (with fairing and naked respectively), Ashley on Kawasaki Versys 1000, Barney on Tracker and Jasbir on Kawasaki 6f..I think the latter is either 6f or n....sigh, memory is failing me bit by bit but... but...still bearable. (self consolation..LOL!)

This is our 3rd ride with Ashley, Johhny and their friends whom Rocker & I 'secretly' named the Seremban bikers.

For the benefit of my non biking readers, a fairing means : (credits to Mirriam Webster)

fair·ing  

/ˈfe(ə)riNG/

Noun

An external structure added to increase streamlining and reduce drag, esp. on a high-performance car, motorcycle, boat, or aircraft.

So a naked bike simply means no fairing or 'undressed'...hehehehe.

Jokes aside, I liked the teamspirt of this team. We had Ashley leading the pack and Johnny flanking from the side and occasionally at the back to ensure everyone is accounted for. Kudos, guys! All 8 bikers arrived at Restoran Malaysia in Kajang safely but had to park haphazardly as parking space in Kajang is a commodity! We had no choice as we couldn't find any motorbike parking nearby.
 

Restoran Malaysia was my recommendation as I used to eat at this outlet whenever I visited Kajang for work. It also came highly recommended by the local Chinese. I've not been to this restaurant for a couple of years. 

We placed orders for the famed Kajang Satay (grilled marinated bite size meat in wood/bamboo skewers...see picture above) served with thick spicy peanut gravy. Sliced cucumber complements the dish. Bombay onions was also a complement but on that particular day it was not served. Perhaps due to cost cutting or negligence. 

We had all 3 variants of satay - beef, mutton and chicken. The mutton was quickly snapped up, followed by the chicken while we left behind a few skewers of beef. The mutton was given the 'goooood' remark. Again, over zealous in ordering more than enough food! To satisfy the gluttons, we also ordered :

Hokkien Mee

Heong Tai Mai or Fried Vermicelli Cantonese Style

 

In addition to the two pictures here, we also ordered the Cantonese styled Rice Noodle or Wat Tan Hor'. It was good the last time my family ate here but today it was a huge disappointment for all 3 types of noodles. Either the original chef has left or the chef wasn't in a good mood, who knows?!

I did mention that I always over order right? But is that all? Of course not! We also had :

BBQ honey glaced chicken wings

The chicken wings were commendable but was too sweet for me. The meat was cooked just right, retaining its juiciness. We also ordered otak-otak - literally translated from our national language as 'brain-brain'!! Ewwww.....now now...its not what you think it is! Its actually grilled fish paste with spices wrapped in coconut leaves.

Otak -otak

The Otak-otak received a 'thumbs up' from half the gang. Spicy and tasty, not too over bearing on spices nor reeking in fishy smell. OLE! The rest of the gang were too busy to give their comments as they were too indulged in their own private chat.

This trip, I was more interested in the conversation than the food which wasn't much to shout about anyway. The next trip, I will let Johnny bring us to the one near the stadium instead as it is high time I sample satay elsewhere. The highlight of the night was the next 5D4N trip to Betong/Danok/Hatyai, Thailand in March. Plans shared, now awaiting respond from the group if they can get annual leave to participate.

The other interesting topic was to name the group. There were a few that bounced out - 'Rojak', 'oddballs' and 'pussy'. Hah? Pussy? Yes, given by the PD bikers to the 'secretly' named Seremban group. Mind you, 'pussy' simply because Ashley and gang dress appropriately when riding. As in dressed appropriately in proper protective gears! 

Until we left around 9pm, no other name was nominated nor seconded....it was left hanging. And so, the so-called Seremban group remains status quo for now until such time a name is coined. By the way, why Rojak or oddballs you might ask? Well, because this group is really a mixed group consisting of Chinese, Eurasian, Indian & even a Sikh/Punjabi! My apologies Jasbir, I always get the latter race mixed up since many of the new generation Sikhs have since cut their hair and not wearing their turbans. Next time, I will remember to ask.

After dinner, Julian, Yong and us made our way back to Shah Alam, Kota Kemuning & Subang Jaya respectively while the rest of the group headed south to Seremban. Incidentally, all 3 Klang valley bikers convened in Seremban. Silly? Not really! When you are a biker, you will understand why they would travel some 80km to Seremban then travel with the gang to Kajang (mid point between Seremban & KL) and then travel home instead of meeting the Seremban group in Kajang! You wouldn't understand unless you ride :)        
So, when will you join us?

Well, until the next blog, thank you Ashley for the invite to ride with your friends. To my readers, as always...my parting words..."stay positive and happy always!" Live life full.

Ciao!   "LIVE TO RIDE, RIDE TO LIVE" vRRRRRRRRROOoooMMMmmmmm