We used to go for ice cream at some of the boutique ice cream parlours that we see today. In the early days I can remember there was only Swensen's at Damansara Jaya and Section 14 in Petaling Jaya. During our courtship days, we used to hang out at these places occasionally after dinner. Simple as it was, times like these were very refreshing as was the ice cream. We thoroughly enjoyed the times we spent together in conversation as well as just being together.
When the children came along there was hardly time for these getaways with the increasing responsibilities of work and parenthood. Swensen's closed during the recession years. When the children were a bit more grown up, we did take them out to the other newer outlets like Baskin Robbins and Haagen Daz that sprouted up as the economy improved and the people's lifestyle changed. Swensen's later re-entered the market.
During a recent visit to one of the Swensen's outlets at Subang Jaya with Pam and Darren, my two younger children, it didn't feel the same any more. The ice cream tasted the same. The atmosphere was different. No longer was she there to warm up the atmosphere. The ice cream felt cold as did the place. The ambience appeared subdued. No more the laughter from stories we shared. We reminisced about the good times. We really missed her.
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