This is a sudden surprise!
THE LOCATION
Jalan Landak in Pudu (aka Pasar Road, you only mention this and most KLlites would know where you’re referring to) is one of the busiest place. You have cars clogging up in almost every direction and so are the people there. And choosing a corner lot at the Jalan Landak/ Kijang intersection would definitely benefit from the potential foot traffic. That is, as long as the decades old food stall outside it does not block the view of the shop.
Just in front is the Hotel Pudu (formerly Pudu Plaza), and two schools within walking distance. And the area is quite accessible (except this month of April where it is clogged with intensive Raya shopping due to the vicinity of the GM Plaza) but in the end, it is the parking which is the issue. As the shop is newly opened (today), their opening hours has not been defined yet.
INSIDE BLANK
The decor inside is quite nice. I love the design of the furniture which mimicks shipping containers. At the moment, Blank have the latest Bandai products (ie Gundam) but tools and paints, especially the new ones from Thailand (not Skull). We did some discussion with my issue of chrome paints and also, he is the second guy to confirm the difficulty of bringing in Modo paints.
I hope he will bring in more tools and model accessories, models from different manufacturers which could make Blank stand out from other ‘Bandai/ Gundam’ shops. But then again, that is just me.
Alas, we both know that its a very challenging experiment and even elecro plating from Thailand has its advantages.
But in the end, he reccommended the TickBalang (in Malay language its almost ‘tap the jar’), which to me is like a streamlined Base Jabber
FREE COFFEE
So I chose #9
I took this while standing in front of a new Bak Kut Teh stall. The previous tenant, I think, was a local singer who passed away.
I noticed him a decade ago, selling clothes in Pudu Plaza before he moved to this shop.
PRODUCTIVE SUNDAY?
Well not really. I was woken up at six in the morning because I forgot to turn off the alarm which was set more than two weeks ago. Still, after some sleep in, it was too hot for anything.
