{"id":7455,"date":"2014-08-28T18:34:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T18:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=7455"},"modified":"2014-08-28T18:34:51","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T18:34:51","slug":"from-seremban-to-subang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=7455","title":{"rendered":"From Seremban To Subang"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOn the 18th of August 2014, I took the KTM Komuter to Seremban, crossed the road, walked past Seremban Parade (now known as Seremban Prima), and found myself this old gem…<\/p>\n


\n…an A&W Drive-Thru!<\/p>\n


\nAn old sign, and Seremban Prima in the background.<\/p>\n


\nI came here on the tip-off of Nicholas Chin, who remembers an epic playground like the one at the PJ Drive-In in Taman Jaya. Sadly, there wasn’t one anymore. (From this angle, it should match this picture<\/a>.)<\/p>\n


\nNothing on this green patch, either.<\/p>\n


\nI don’t know whether to go in or go out.<\/p>\n


\nThe drive-thru road. I have to say I really like the design of the roof.<\/p>\n


\nThe outdoor area.<\/p>\n


\nThe indoor area, next to the counter.<\/p>\n


\nThe ice-cream corner. Note the untouched pictures. I like it. It’s not even retro; it’s authentic.<\/p>\n


\nThe party room. Unlike McDonald’s, they’ve not killed the party rooms.<\/p>\n


\nSofas and not-so-aged chairs.<\/p>\n


\nFor the record, he is Rooty the Great Root Bear!<\/p>\n

I used to take the KTM to Seremban years ago<\/a>. She’s married with a kid now. I also looked young<\/a>. People also appreciated infrared portraiture<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nBack to the story, 10 days later, 28th August 2014.<\/p>\n


\nIt was Leg Day, so I walked from the Subang KTM Komuter station. The roundabout near this was the craziest part of it all!<\/p>\n


\nA&W, Kompleks 3K, Subang.<\/p>\n


\nClassic benches! I will always have a thing for these.<\/p>\n


\nClassic spelling of Root Beer, not the Malaysian-ized RB.<\/p>\n


\nWas this a playground? This was my first time here, so I had no idea.<\/p>\n


\nThis would also be my last time, because I came here to say hello… and goodbye. After the false alarm of the closure of the PJ Drive-In, is a real closing down.<\/p>\n


\nFrom the outside. I like the spine on the roof in front of the counter.<\/p>\n


\nGiant root beer and ice-cream area.<\/p>\n


\nMore classic pictures!<\/p>\n


\nThe waffle machines.<\/p>\n


\nNo way, a stairway!<\/p>\n


\nThis was the first A&W I’d been to with an actual stairway that wasn’t part of a playground or a restricted area.<\/p>\n


\nA large party room!<\/p>\n


\nRB bottles for recycling!<\/p>\n


\nTrophies.<\/p>\n


\nPictures of Rooty.<\/p>\n


\nOh dear goodness. Rooty!<\/p>\n

I did not have an accomplice nor an escape vehicle so Rooty stayed untouched.<\/p>\n

I sadly can’t find any pictures of the A&W that used to be in KLCC, despite going there very often in my college days and for a while after that, until it closed down. It’s sad though how A&W outlets would open at choice locations, with large interiors, and the always awesome Bearland (that’s what they call their playgrounds) and yet not sustain business.<\/p>\n


\nSo I continued Leg Day (or rather, Leg Night) and walked on to Sunway Pyramid, where I found the largest<\/b> Johnny Rockets in the world, in Sunway Pyramid! I sure hope they sustain that diner magic that I’m sure A&W cast on us and older generations!<\/p>\n

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