About birds, birdwatching and my Johor roots. Including the natural heritage, food, culture and wildlife of Malaysia, particularly Fraser Hill, Southeast Asia, China, Japan and beyond. Everything and anything bird, food, animals, travel-related and my family.
Plaza Shah Alam shopping centre was within walking distance of Concorde Hotel and it was here that I scouted the lunch venue for my mum. I did not drive to Johor for Raya Aidilfitri this time as the traffic jam I encountered during Chinese New Year holidays was a frightful reminder of the hours wasted on the North-South highway of Plus. Kluang Rail Coffee was the surprise find. Originating from Kluang, Johor this humble coffee shop has expanded to include a branch here in the capital of Selangor. More about Kluang Rail Coffee can be read HERE.
Blast to the past when I saw their slogan above
My drink arrived first and it was their signature coffee topped with sprinklings of milo dust
Roti bun Goyang with Roti Kaya with pepper salt - simple yet delicious!
Too hot to sit on this bench that lunchtime 🙁
My mum enjoyed their Char Kuay Teow which was delivered by BellaBot from China:)
The Bellabot for restaurants video below was the model used by Kluang Rail Coffee to serve the final dish that arrived that day. I picked up the hot Char Kuay Teow from the top tier of the Bellabot tray amidst the music that was emitted from it. Quite clever of Bellabot to put a comical face of a cat on the screen with pointy ears, seeing how ingrained the love of cats is amongst Malaysians.
Kluang Rail Coffee's growth as a homegrown brand that originated from Johor before 1957 has been impressive and their adoption of technology to improve customer service is commendable. I end this blog with the calls of the Spoon-billed sandpiper (Spoonie) breeding grounds in Russia, which can be heard via Xeno-Canto below and a video on Saving the Spoonie by the Paulson Institute:-
