Penang...the pearl of the orient.

After being away for almost two years, I didn't know that I could miss Penang so much. Perhaps deep inside I'm just a little country mouse, who will not depart far away from things that are near and dear to his heart. Perhaps it's the aroma of the famous Hockkien Mee (Prawn Noodle) that uses crawfish along Penang Road that lures me back. Perhaps it's the Char Koay Teow... but whatever it is, every break that I can garner, I'll try to make it a point to go back to my hometown.
This trip back is not much different from the previous trips...Spending time with the family, having dinner with the extended family, going around eating things that I've missed. Within my family, we do have a certain agenda when it comes to food. I dunno why, but we will always go back to a certain restaurant (on certain days) and order the same kind of food. Boring? Maybe...
If I'm back on a Friday night, the first stop for breakfast on a Saturday would be the 'Bah Kut Teh' shop along Gurney Drive. The funny thing is that I know everyone in that shop by name but I can never recall the name of that place. (If I'm not mistaken, it's called Song River). In that shop, the dishes that we ordered are the same. One look and a nod is all it needs to get our dishes out.
Scenario in Song River
Me: Ah Hwa...
(Ah Hwa looking in our direction)
**A nod and a wink from me**
**Two nods from dad**
**A nod and a smile from mum**
Ah Hwa: Oh OK, lai liau! (ok come already)

...A few minutes later and I'll get my bowl of Fish Stir Fried Rice Noodle with a plate of Tofu mixed vegetables, my dad will get his bowl of Fish Rice Noodle Soup. And my mum will get her bowl of clear soup Bah Kut Teh.

Waseh, maybe that's why we keep going back there. It kinda make me look like a triad leader with secret codes to my henchman Ah Hwa. But then again Ah Hwa won't be much of a henchman if he only serves Bah Kut Teh...