I came across this article today and thought I’d share it with everyone. I’ve been on Malaysian forums whereby women (yes, homemakers are mostly women) ask about work-at-home job opportunities. They ask for jobs. But the way I see it, if the job is not forthcoming, there is no reason why you can’t go out …
Read MoreGreen Bean Paste in Fluffy Pastry 10
I never eat tau sar pneah because I am a Penangite. And I cannot remember the last time I bought nutmeg. These two local produce are synonymous with Penang. And tourist or outstation visitor to the island of Penang will often buy these as gifts and remembrances of this foodie paradise.
Read MoreAshes to Ashes 10
Reading about the student who gave up his organs so that others could have a new life prompted me to think about the time I signed up to be an organ donor. This was back when I was a undergraduate in USM. It was during one of those semester breaks when I had gone home …
Read MoreBitter Potions and a Temporary Herbivore 5
I’m quite proud of the fact that I managed to go on a full vegetarian diet for the past one week. Oh, it’s not because of Wesak Day that I decided to become a temporary herbivore. I don’t think I am the type to follow trends – I know of people who fulfill a strict …
Read MorePhD of a Snail 0
I got a questionnaire in my postbox this morning. It wasn’t stamped which means it was hand-delivered. It had this official USM letter stapled to it, and anything USM makes me curious (me being an alumni and knowing USM usually means something odd or another). I read it and found that it was a request …
Read MoreMad Start, Mad Week 2
I thought I could get some rest after my hectic KL trip but it seems that it’s not to be! There should be a holiday after a holiday as post-holiday is just as bad as pre-holiday. Anyway, the upside is, I work for myself so if I think I can wing it, I can just …
Read MorePetaling Street Food 9
The problem with expectations is that most times, I get disappointed. Sorely disappointed! Or maybe my tastebuds grew up and know what’s good from well, what’s bad. I just came home from a short time in KL. Petaling Street to be exact. Petaling Street is Chinatown and it’s a food haven. And I, armed with …
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