The One With His Sambal Ikan Bilis Petai
The story about his Sambal Ikan Bilis Petai….
Location : His five days a week restaurant
Me : Abang nak order
Staff : Nak order apa?
Me : Nak bungkus. Nasi putih dua. Ikan Bilis Petai dua orang makan. Telur dadar dua buat satu satu. Tapi Ikan Bilis Petai tu saya tak nak cili padi.
Staff : Tak nak pedas lah
Me : Tak nak cili padi
Staff : Eh, petai ada dok?
Talking to the cook.
It is a Kelantanese restaurant, by the way.
Cook : Petai tak dok
Staff : Petai tak dok kak
Me : Takpe lah. Sambal Ikan Bilis biasa
The staff repeated the order three times, and I started to wonder if my order was so hard to understand.
Finally, I nodded…
After twenty minutes or so, the Staff came with the food.
Staff : Semua sekali tigabelas ringgit
I paid and walked to the car. While walking away from the restaurant, I checked the food, then I walked back to the restaurant.
Staff : Bakpe kak?
Me : Ikan bilis ni. Saya cuma tak nak cili padi. Tapi masak sambal macam biasa.
Let me describe the Sambal Ikan Bilis which I got. A mixture of oil, Ikan Bilis or the Mat Salleh called them anchovies and some shallots, garlic and onions with a dash of spring onions.
Staff : Oh, tak mboh pedah ah
Me : Pedas sambal ok. Cuma jangan letak cili padi aje
So the staff brought back the most controversial Sambal Ikan Bilis Petai to the cook
After 5 minutes, he brought back to me. Again, with the same look.
Me : Abang, saya biasa makan Sambal Ikan Bilis Petai ni colour merah. Ada cili paste. Saya nak cili paste tu. Saya cuma tak nak cili padi.
Staff : Sekejap. Eh, mung tolong paham ning
Talking again to the cook.
Cook : Ye kak
Me : Abang, saya biasa makan Ikan Bilis ni masak sambal. Cili paste tu saya nak. Sebab Abang biasa letak cili padi. Cili padi tu aje saya tak nak
Cook : oh…kejap eh kak
After another 5 minutes, the cook came with the correct Sambal Ikan Bilis Petai
Sigh. Susahnya nak dapat makan sesuap nasi. Sigh.
Moral of the story : Dugaan dari yang Maha Esa datang dengan pelbagai cara, rupa, bentuk dan size. Kesabaran amat penting untuk menguji keimanan umat. They say, sabar tu separuh dari Iman. Separuh lagi maybe staff dan tukang masak tu kena ketuk dengan senduk
My instruction was not rocket science, or was it?
Till I blog again…
There’s a secret garden, she hides
~Nani Mansor~
