Selva Spaghetti

I learnt how to make spaghetti from hubs. When I made the mistake of telling a full blooded Italian male that, he almost fell off his chair laughing at me.

" You ? A Chinese ? Can cook Spaghetti ? Baaahahahahaaaa !!! Ohohohohoooo !!!!"

( Moral of the short story : never tell the Italians you can cook spaghetti unless you want to be laughed at )

Anyway, spaghetti is so easy to prepare,what with the ready availability of sauces in the market, anyone can cook it. But over time, you know, just like gluten, these being wheat products....one can develop an allergy or intolerance towards it. Me, I'm one of those people. It's nothing serious though. But I have to stay away from some famous brands.

8 minute sweep

This is what me and 6 other lucky ones did yesterday.

The 8 minute Nestle Bliss supermarket sweep challenge.

Wasn't easy one bit. At one point, in the middle of the sweep, I really thought I would faint.

Rules were laid down and we drew lots from a glass bowl to determine our participation numbers

Stacked Cha Ohm omelette

Learnt how to eat this herb from a Southern Thai lady. 

Took a bit of trial and error before I knew the correct way.

There are tiny thorns on the small fern like stalk. Discard that. Use only the fronds.

At some point it smells like a toxic gas leak, but it's really beneficial to your health. Once you've learnt to appreciate this dish, you might just end up waiting for your next fix.

Wonder what large looks like

My preferred stall only had medium sized prawns at the counter. Thus, I had to go next door since I was beginning to hallucinate over when I could sink my fangs into a big fat crustacean.

Pointing to the fattest one , I start snapping away until the lady boss asks me...

" Amoiiiii....nak makan ke nak bungkus ?"

( Young lady , would you like to takeaway or eat in ? )

In other words, I was probably being darned annoying to her. Someone had to stop me. Part of me wanted to tell her that we're both around the same age.

The other part shrugged it off. Must be I have more male hormones, cos either I seem to be blossoming with more character the older I get or I'm just imagining all these up. Syok sendiri. 

Oh what am I rambling on about ?

See, of late, I

have been getting more than a fair share of attention of which I have no explanation for. Even when I think I'm dressed so shabbily. 

Even got a call late at night from someone who thought I'd sent him a present . Hmmmmm....what in the world ? Do I really look like I'm in hunt mode ? How do I always end up sending out the wrong signals ? Beats me. I told him no .

He sounded totally dissappointed . In me. Sigh...

I got laughed at over this.

" what did you do to him , to make him not forget you and want to contact you a whole year later ？＂ 

Gimme a break. 

Anyway, back to the lady who's the same age as me. Maybe she thinks I am an Amoi because I'm acting like the usual fluff ball I am, totally unafraid to show my lack of intelligence. Keh keh keh. It's fun on my part. Fun that I don't feel the need to prove anything.

Point out the one I want. Then ask how much. Turns out, the largest one cost just RM7.

Jeepers.

She breaks into a smile the more I speak. Geee ....am I some entertaining goon or what...oh, never mind.

Nasi Lemak Royale Hijau Kuning

Been putting off trying this famous stall for some time already. However due to a disastrous food hunt, one thing led to another and we ended up here.

Crowd of diners consists of a nice mix of diehard Chinese and Malay fans. 

Start off by telling them whether you intend to eat in or takeaway. Then point out the ingredients you fancy.

If you ask the locals, they'll say this is the best in the world. What about me ? Read on...