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Let the Food Trail Begin!

20 Dec

Last night M1, our firstborn came back from the US for the Christmas and New Year holidays. The flight was delayed two hours and it felt forever before she came out from the arrival hall at KLIA.

It’s a wonderful reunion again after visiting her in June for her graduation. Unfortunately, M2 opted not to return and instead has flown off to London for her Christmas holiday.

Nevertheless, a family get together is always about food besides the bonding time. Thus we will embark on a food trail to attempt to check off all the ‘must eats’ on her list. There goes the 16/8 diet! Oh well, it’s not always she returns, so we will indulge as well with her.

Thosai rawa

Roti bom

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The Bathroom Scale Dilemma, Part 2

31 Jan

I’ve come to conclusion why Trusty, my old bathroom scale is behaving the way it behaves – it’s just not sensitive anymore. Newbie – the digital one, being new and far more superior with its ability to show up to one decimal point, makes the difference very glaring.

When there’s nothing to compare to begin with, it’s not an issue and sometimes, the weight shown on Trusty is even dismissed. But when there’s another to compare and there are differences, consciousness kicks in.

It was very obvious one morning when I stood on both first thing in the morning. Then after putting on my clothes, Newbie showed an increase of 1.1lbs – the jeans and shirt has some weight after all. But there was no increase on Trusty. Then on another morning, I stood on both with a full bladder to see the numbers before emptying the bladder; Newbie showed a decrease of 0.4lbs but no difference in Trusty. Hmm.

At that point, I got suspicious of the sensitivity, so I had to try with another situation to confirm. The test: standing on both first thing in the morning and then later, after a Roti Canai breakfast. Again, Trusty did not even budge while Newbie showed a 0.5lbs increment. Double hmm…

I guess I’d have to take Trusty’s reading with a dose (not a pinch) of salt. So with the bathroom scale dilemma resolved, it’s timely given that Chinese New Year is just around the corner and there’s all those gastronomic occasions coming up. Every little morsel may not show on Trusty but definitely will on Newbie.

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The Breakfast Days

9 Jun

I remember when I was very young, my Dad used to bring me and my older sibling out for breakfast on Sundays. Somehow Mom never came along because she doesn’t like Indian food. We were doing the ‘Ghee Thosai/Roti Canai’ breakfast.

The shop was just opposite Dad’s office, crowded, stuffy and dirty. The one thing I remember significantly of the place was the little drain around the perimeter of the corner lot coffee shop; it was all clogged up and rather disgusting in sight and smell. And every time before entering the premise, I never dare looked down at the drain when crossing over it for fear that it would make me lose my appetite.

But the lure of my favorite ‘Ghee Thosai’ was irresistible and no dirty drain was going to stop me.

Dad insisted that we have to eat Indian food like the Indians, that is with our hands. So we ate our ‘Ghee Thosai’ with our hands. After the meal each time, I remember I always placed my ‘Dhal’-laced fingers near my nostrils to savor the aroma during the car ride home. Call it a bad habit or whatever but those ‘Dhal’-laced fingers smelled really wonderful even after washing!

Although I don’t use my hands to eat nowadays whenever I go for a ‘Ghee Thosai/Roti Canai’ breakfast with the hubby and M2, I would recall fondly of those memories and the drain!

My all time fave!

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