So I got up with an extra spring in my step and got ready to face my day. I was supposed to meet Jackie at Bangsar Village 2 (a mall) at 12:30 but since I had no idea where that was in relation to me I got there early. This mall was smaller than most of the other malls I had been to since arriving to KL but it felt more familiar. It had all of the necessary stores to make it a mall worth hanging out in without all of the flash and flare. I walked around in it and checked out the lay of the land until Jackie arrived. We met in Borders then went to the restaurant where we had agreed to have lunch - Delicious.
This place had a little bit of everything which made it a little hard to choose. I had decided on a Thai style sea bass. My only concern was that since it was Thai style it could be a little spicy. I've been told by more than one person to be careful of the the Thai spices in different restaurants - some are more spicy than others. So I asked our server if the dish was spicy. She looked at me and said it was medium spicy but not too bad. Well, anyone that knows me knows that this will send up red flags. So I looked at her and kind of laughed and said ok but I'm an American, your medium spicy not too bad might be bad for me. I don't really like spicy. She looked at me, smiled and said this is is not a choice for you. So I decided on the minestrone soup and a gourmet three cheese sandwich. They were both really good!
After lunch we headed upstairs to a nail shop that Jackie had found online. After searching this place out we discovered that this branch did not do what they call extensions (tips or refills) - they only did regular manicures. Their other branch did the extensions. So we found another nail salon in the mall. This salon did extensions but suggested that Jackie give her nails another few weeks of resting since she had been without for a little while. It is hard to find a good salon here. Then I showed her my bag of tricks - yes, I had all of the stuff to do my nails. Now, if you know me you know that I was not going to leave Texas without my blue powder! My nail lady in Texas wasn't sure if they would have the liquid to use with my powder so she set me up with everything - liquid, both powders, bonding agent and gel. I showed all of this to the lady and she seemed quite intrigued. The problem was that she was about to leave and she wasn't sure if she trusted any of her staff to do the job. So, Jackie got her manicure and I sat and talked to her. It was all good though because I got to know my new friend a little better.
After the nail shop we left Bangsar Village 2 and walked around the surrounding area a bit. I saw a post office for the first time since being here. Patric and I were wondering if they even had them here. I was craving a chai so I asked if there was a Dome or a Coffee Bean anywhere close to where we were. We took a short taxi ride to Bangsar Center which is a larger mall and found a Dome...woo hoo! Our whole day had already been filled with conversation and I was worried that we would run out of things to talk about but this was an unfounded fear. I found it amazingly easy to talk to my new friend and conversation flowed smoothly while I drank my chai and she drank her ginger beer.
When we finished these we called for a taxi to take us home. She has found a driver that she likes and trusts and calls him directly...I'm still looking for one I can develop a relationship like that with. Anyway, I made it home just fine and was winding down from the day when Patric got home. Oh yeah, something I forgot to mention...earlier in the day I received a call from our real estate agent letting me know that we were going to be able to move into our house on Saturday! How great is that?!?! So when Patric got home we had a lot to talk about. We decided to discuss it while eating dinner at 1 Mont Kiara and picking up a few things at Village Grocers.
We ate at a Japanese restaurant (I can't remember the name). I took pictures this time! I had tempura prawns and assorted tempura veggies. The exciting thing about this meal is I had no idea what the veggies were until I bit into them. Some I liked, some I didn't. Some I still don't know what they were to this day...
Patric had sushi from a conveyor belt. The price was determined by the color of the plate.
Of course, he was on his own there!
USD - a little higher but closer than most of the other quotes I was getting. So I made an appointment for 10:15 the next morning - yay! Then we headed to the store. We didn't get much since we would be moving in a few days. We didn't want to add to the load so we only got essentials like water and a few other items.
So see, the week did turn around and things are starting to look up! The days are starting to get full and now we are picking up steam...
See you next post!
Monkey update: days are a blur...I had hope since I was heading to parts unknown but alas, today was not the day. Fear not, the day will come!
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