Rice

I’m eating a tupperware (ok, ok.. not Tupperware.. just a plastic container!) of fried rice in front of my pc now. I never knew that I could actually be so attached to Malay food. Last year, while I was still in Malaysia friends told me that I would not have trouble with food if I live abroad because I could survive without eating rice. I could actually live on pasta, pizzas, soups and bread for months then. But things turned the other way round when I step in this kiwiland. I need RICE.. and all the malay dishes that goes with it! My tummy will make this loud growl if I did not get rice for at least once in 2-3 days! And sometimes it makes that embarrassing sound during meetings! It is as if I’m not properly fed unless I get a plate of rice. There, I became a die-hard rice fan! My office is well stocked with food- weet bix, bread +jam+peanut butter, instant soups, instant noodle, crackers, biscuits, muesli bars, chocs etc. , a long list, you name it, I have it! but none of those would tame my growling tummy… now I know that I have a ‘perut melayu’!

Yesterday Chai, Azi, Ani & I went on a 40minutes drive to town, only to get a plate of Malay breakfast – NASI LEMAK (rice cooked with coconut milk eaten with anchovies in chilly gravy, beef in dry curry, hard boiled egg, peanuts and slices of cucumber) and washed down the throat by a glass of ‘teh tarik’ (tea with condensed milk).. yummy and satisfies my tummy!

Ok.. enough talking ‘bout food.. the tupperware is empty now.. get back to work!!

Officemate

I was at the office trying to print out something when somebody knocked on the door...

"come in"
"hi.. hello"
"hello.. yup.. can I help you"
"I'm Suzie, we've never met, but I'm actually your officemate.. I came a few times before but you were not around.. no worries, I only come here once or twice a month", said Suzie, a bubbly Scottish lady.

O my God.. I never knew that I'm actually sharing the office with someone else.. yup I think DD did mentioned last year that I was going to get an officemate.. but until today, I never knew that I was actually sharing the office space with another being. Felt so guilty, my books & stuff are all over the place.. I conquered the whole room without knowing that someone else also have the right to the work space!

So things to note:
do not put your books on the other table
leave some space on the bookshelf for Suzie
keep the office tidy!
(ok ok.. I'll never leave any dirty maggi 'tupperware' & soup mug on the table)

am sleepy.. will wash the maggi tupperware tomorrow...

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People always concern about what I eat.. and they said that I'm not eating enough.. yeap, I know, I'm skinny! I eat heaps but never seem to gain weight!.. so I'll make a point to list out what I eat for the day everytime I blog!... (just incase anyone wants to help me count the calories)
today:
1. Vogel's sunflower seed&barley toast with spread & honey + a mug of milo
2. Rice + bok choi (green vege) with garlic& oyster sauce + sweet&sour tuna
3. Toast & honey (again!) + coffee

Icy drops from the hail storm 

Hail storm

ice pellets on the pavement

I was staring blank at my laptop just now when suddenly a noise louder than the usual pitter patter broke the silence… I peek out the window.. it was not rain, it was hail! Saw this a few times before, but this time the ice balls were bigger and the lawn and pavement outside were all white covered with icy pellets. I’ve never experienced hail back home… the tropical weather is not cold enough to freeze the rain, may be it happen on very rare occasion.. so here, I get excited everytime it hails! Anyway, I am yet to experience ‘hujan emas di negeri orang’ hujan ais ade la!

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