A Mister Potato Love Story

A few weeks ago I got an e-mail from a reader of mine named Intan.

Hey,
 
I read your blog all the time and this is gonna be so weird and I'm so sorry if this takes up your time.. but I just gotta try it.
 
My bf loves a particular flavor of Mr. Potato which is so difficult to find in Malaysia. It's mayo&ketchup flavor. Anyway, he managed to find one can from an old store in Penang and he decided to share with me (eventhough it's so rare) and brought it to our date. Unfortunately, he put it in my bag and the lid was opened and the content went everywhere inside my bag and no longer edible of course. I feel so guilty and wanted to find him a replacement but it's so difficult to find.
 
I checked mamee's website and turns out it's export merchandise. I really can't find it anywhere (and i've been searching for months).. and I noticed in your latest blog entry you mentioned your friend Pierre whose family owns Mamee right?
 
I would love to get a few cans for my bf. There didn't seem to be any appropriate channel for me to ask in the website, and umm, if it's not much trouble, could you help me? or at least forward my mail to your friend? It's simple but I know it would mean so much to him. 
 
Thank you soooo much even for just reading :)

Right after I got this e-mail, I sent it off to Pierre and asked if he could help. And... he helped. So one day after a nice Bak Kut Teh lunch, I went over to the Mamee office in Subang to collect the mayo & ketchup flavour Mister Potato for Intan.

This is me and Kenny, one of Pierre's essential colleagues.

To my surprise Pierre decided to throw in something a little extra for me too. 

Knowing that I love both Corntoz and Mamee he got a forklift to lift out a box each! 

I don't know if it's just me but I felt a rush of excitement watching a forklift bring me two large boxes of Mamee snacks. 

After Kenny helped pack everything into my car. Pierre showed me around his office.

This is where you would work if you owned Mamee. 

I went home that day with a lot of Mamee and Corntoz... which I brought to the office to share with everyone. But I also went home with these little Mamee folders that Pierre gave me. 

Thanks for all the Mamee and Corntoz, Pierre. 

And on behalf of Intan... thank you. She collected it from my office while I was sick so I didn't manage to take a picture with her. But she blogged about how she surprised her bf here.