父亲节

昨天母亲就建议要出去吃顿饭以庆祝父亲节，这次的父亲节碰巧父亲在家，而且也有位孩子（那就是我）在家。但是老天不作美，昨晚下了场大雨。今天傍晚天气蛮不错的，一家人就去了经常的那间餐厅，Jasmine Cafe。

餐厅一角

点了几道菜后，咱们便聊天。父亲经常在外头公干，兄弟姐妹平时都在外修学，因此家里平时没那么热闹。看到父亲头上也多了银发，哎，岁月不饶人呀。父亲呀，谢谢您这么多年来的养育之恩。虽然您平时不多话，但是咱们几位小瓜都明白您的心意，因为您都是以实际行动来证明一切。谢谢！

零食

吃饱后，到附近的超级市场逛逛，买些零食给明儿的旅程。什么旅程呢？下一篇文章才告诉你们吧呵呵…

裹粽子 【4.6.11】

星期一（7月6日）是端午节。已许久没吃粽子的我，这时也开始心痒痒想尝一尝粽子。上个星期五傍晚（7月3日），阿姨问了母亲是否明儿要裹粽子，母亲答应了。

花生

香菇及栗子

隔天早上，母亲一早就准备了一些裹粽子的材料包括了鸡肉、香菇、栗子、花生及糯米，然后把这些材料煮半熟。接着就开始在阿姨的家裹粽子了。

到了阿姨家后，发现到她家的孙儿都在。而且他们一家都已经开始裹粽子了。阿姨先示范如何折粽叶。每粒粽子需要两片粽叶，最好是一大一小，这样才能裹个比较美丽的粽子。两片粽叶以一前一后方式贴在一起，这样才可开始包扎个菱形的粽子，留下一个开口以放入粽子的材料。

在阿姨家开始裹粽子

然后把粽子的材料慢慢地放入已折好的粽叶内。接着再捏捏一下，一方面所裹的粽子会更加扎实，一方面可以更省用其体积。最后把粽叶整理好，再加上粽子的特别绳子绑好。这样就过好粽子了。绑好后，再把粽子蒸大约一小时半后就有香喷喷的粽子可吃了。

粽子

很可惜，在裹粽子过程中，双手都弄得油油的，所以没拍到其过程。一方面自己也陶醉在裹粽子过程中呵呵。小弟还尚未学到其精华，每次裹粽子的善后工作，那就是包扎的环节都是留给母亲做。最后呢，还是成功裹好一两粒粽子吧。还算不错呵呵。（死不要脸）

这次的端午节，你们吃粽子了吗？


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后记
不好意思，小弟的中文尚浅，不能把裹粽子的过程更详细地叙述。小弟欢迎任何的改善建议。在此先说声谢谢。

Pasar Tani

上个星期六，母亲与我去 Pasar Tani 走走，顺便买些食物当晚餐。说起 Pasar Tani，它是给小贩们贩卖他们的产品，包括了各种各样的食物、土产、衣服及书本。营业时间则是从星期五下午到星期日中午。当然，深晚时是没营业的。

虽然是周六下午，但是 Pasar Tani 一如以往，这儿人山人海。看来每周末前来这儿买食物，已经成了当地居民的习惯了。说真的，若要在此买食物，有时候太多选择反而不知道该买什么吃。于是，就绕了一圈走，走马看花似把这儿所卖的食物先看过一遍。肚子还没饱，眼睛就先喂饱了。

最后选择了几道菜，再加上马来传统椰浆饭，咱们就踏上回家的旅程了。嗯，这次的收获可真不浅。肚子老兄，今晚可要好好奖赏你一番呵呵。

欢送会集餐 【4月21日】

为了欢送即将在下学期毕业的朋友，咱们几位小瓜包括了佩欣、维骏、Cyrus、伟明、敏湘、阿夏及我决定前往 Sutera Mall 附近喝茶聊天。这次，咱们临场决定动用第三辆车，由敏湘驾。其实呢，原本有另外两人（情侣）也跟着来的，但是不知为何半途中竟然闹不和，是有些无奈，但只好把他们俩载回工大。这样才不会影响到其他人的心情吧，至少不会出现尴尬的现象。好吧，还是少批评，希望他们可以尽快和好如初，好男不该与女斗哦。

已到现场，很明显就可以知道这间店并不适合马来同胞的，因为有卖酒。不过在美里，我班上的同学都是华裔，所以与他们喝茶时都是去非马来人的餐厅，反正他们吃他们的，而我吃我自己打包的马来餐，有何不好的呢？互相尊重对方的宗教要求，这样才能凸显马来西亚的多元文化及互相容忍的美德呀。不过坦白说，通常马来人都是尽量避免在非马来同胞的餐厅吃。有其实西马人，他们似乎比较把种族分的很明显，鲜少见到不同种族的人一起吃饭，似乎是种大忌吧。

蜜糖牛奶

过后，Cyrus带着我去附近的素食餐厅打包了意大利面回去刚才的第一间餐厅，一时忘了这间素食餐厅的店名，不好意思。吃着在别处所打包的食物，虽然说其他的朋友都是在此叫菜吃的，但难免会有些尴尬。所以呢，我点了杯温的蜜糖牛奶。普通的牛奶加了些蜜糖后给人一种不一样的口感，蛮好喝的。

较早前，各自点了菜后，就借了收藏在店里的入口那儿架子上的纸牌游戏 UNO 及益智积木游戏Jenga。由于较少玩积木游戏，我陪伴着敏湘及老大玩了起来。开始热身时，大家显得较小心，在选择哪一片积木适合被抽出来，很多时候都抽出了中间的那块积木，然后放在最上面一层。但玩了两三轮后，开始各怀鬼胎了，变得较大胆了，选择了在外的积木，直接把积木的寿命大减了一半，下一个人总是提心吊胆的，不知该选择哪块呵呵。一不小心就噼里啪啦失败地很光彩。

大合照

不久各位所点的菜都上桌了，大伙儿边吃边谈天。时而忘了自我，聊到特别一些特别有感触的地方时，难免会越讲越大声，然后也少不了一些欢笑。顿时宁静的餐厅热闹了起来了。有些静静坐在一旁的食客不是望了过来，看看是哪家的小孩这么没礼貌，竟然敢大庭广众下这么放肆。这时，什么个人面子也是假的，不再顾虑这么多了，开心就好。来了张全体合照后，大伙儿决定前往下一家餐厅继续喝茶聊天。

这次，大伙儿选择了附近的月光餐厅。由于很靠近，大伙儿一起走路过去那儿。短暂的三四分钟路程充满了欢笑声，已许久没见面的大家都显得谈得特别投机。已到了目的地，只见玻璃橱内放满了各式各样的蛋糕。伟明直喊“tiramisu”。看来他似乎很常吃这口味的蛋糕。看多了电视剧，我也音乐会想起这个名字，也很想尝试。但是选择太多了，大伙儿在玻璃橱前站了许久，迟迟不知该点什么。我跟伟明都觉得人多难做决定，于是索性让别人做决定，自己则在桌位等待。

10种口味的蛋糕

蛋糕一上桌后，我赶紧拉住了大伙儿的马子，别急，在蛋糕还没进入大家的肚子里前，还是先为蛋糕来个写真留念吧。我尝试了闪光拍照，但是效果并不是那么好，拍出来的照片有些较黑暗，最后选择了不用闪光，这次才更清楚地拍出蛋糕的美，颜色显得令人更有口味了。咱们十个人，桌上有十种口味的蛋糕。难得可以前来这儿吃蛋糕，每块蛋糕都留下了每个人的痕迹，每个人都有机会品尝每种口味。

全体照

正当大伙儿慢慢品尝蛋糕时，突然听见有人高唱生日歌。俺心想这未免太巧了吧。就在这时候，同桌的几位突然也跟着高唱生日歌，的确是炒热了现场的气氛，但是还是有些尴尬因为之前什么也没说好，而且也不认识对方。顿时心里很希望当时并不是与他们同一桌呵呵。在场的十几双眼睛也望了过来，真的很尴尬耶。不过事到如今，还是撑下去吧。算了，反正什么面子也没了，再丢多一次脸也无所谓呵呵。来了张全体照后，大伙耳边回宿舍了。嗯，这次真的很好玩，而且也很有口福，能品尝这么多口味的蛋糕呢。咱们下次再来这儿吧呵呵。

星巴克（Starbucks） & Secret Recipe [4月15日]

中午去SUB吃午餐时，遇到了不少的好友。较早前遇见了明婵、千政及石头大哥。明婵还轻拍了我的背后，笑我不要驼背。这么一拍，倒是有些吓坏了我，难道平时的我有驼背？那么长大后其不就成了名副其实的老头子了？正当我还在担心时，石头大哥安慰我说，其实明婵每天都这样拍拍他们的背后，提醒他们别驼背。嘿，听了后，心里有少许安心了呵呵，但同时也会更常提醒自己别驼背。

过后，遇见了老大、大嫂、智勇、若怀、校长及光仪。这样大伙儿都坐在一起边吃边聊天呵呵。吃到一半时，突然想起待会儿的课本修改只剩下我跟智勇，也许我们俩可去其他地方讨论吧，顺便享受享受一下呵呵。就这样，我拍了拍智勇的肩膀，说道：“不如我们去星巴克吧”。他说去哪里都行。就这样，咱们俩订好了地点呵呵。

中午的理事开会后，我载了智勇去JUSCO的星巴克。因为怕晚上睡不着，我点了杯绿茶。各自点了杯饮料后，咱们便开始讨论课本修改了。第一阶段的课本算是讨论完毕，只剩下最后修改工作了，所以呢，这次咱们讨论关于第二阶段的事情。发现到其实呢，大多数的第一阶段课题并不适合再扩展，因为并没多大的扩展空间，一旦硬硬来，恐怕会令课堂十分沉闷。于是，咋们俩就下了决定，我们需要别的课题。

定下了去向侯，我们享受着难得这么悠闲地下午，边慢慢喝着各自的饮料边上网呵呵。的确视听享受的。当然，我催了智勇拍了几张咱们的饮料留念，顺便可刊登于我部落格或面子书呢。

Green Tea Latte

一眨眼就是五点了，也该回家了。骑着双轮怪兽，正当我和智勇想回工大时，我们可以感觉到从天而降的雨点。信心开始摇动了，全都是因为小雨点害的。我赶紧问了只用是否要留还是继续赶路，而他选择了留下。果然，把双轮怪兽停好不久，开始倾盆大雨了，很庆幸当时做了个又快速又明智的选择。买了个日式鱼饼后，咱们俩在 JUSCO 逛逛。眼看雷雨交替，再加上已许久没去 Secret Recipe，所以选择了去 Secret Recipe 吃蛋糕。我点了 Marble Cheese Cake，而智勇点了水果之类的芝士蛋糕。我很喜欢着厚厚的芝士，吃起来芝士的口感很棒。

Marble Cheese Cake（左上角及右下角）

等呀等，雨还是没有停下的迹象。于是，咋们俩打算在这儿吃了晚餐后才回工大。翻了翻菜单，我看见了很熟悉的茶，都是从小说、电视或漫画那儿所得知的。最后经过了一番考虑后，还是选择了 Earl Grey Tea。

Earl Grey Tea

吃的方面呢，我最后点了日式蕎麦（そば），印象中以前在家想吃的是挺大碗的，吃得很饱很过瘾，所以现在很想回味回味。而智勇则点了Prawn Macaroni with Cheese（不好意思，忘了名字的次序）。对照了以前所拍的蕎麦，发现到果然，现在的蕎麦的确是有些较少了，不过口味还是很不错的，值得推荐。

日式蕎麦（そば）

以前的蕎麦：看起来的确是有些较多吧

 

Prawn Macaroni with Cheese

这次吃的很过瘾，只怪这儿贵了些，要不然可以更常来这儿吃呵呵。后会有期吧。最后，还是说声谢谢你的陪伴，智勇。

智勇

与朋友唱k singing karaoke with friends

在 J 的叮咛下，我出外吃午餐。已许久没去 JUSCO 那儿的 RASAMAS 了，中午时就跑去那儿吃西餐。菜单一到手，我连续翻了几遍，依旧不知道该点什么。眼睛突然察觉到桌上的摆着近期的招牌餐套，不如我就点这个吧。呵呵。不久，餐套便上桌了。虽然菜色果有点不如菜单内的那么棒，但咬了一口在嘴里慢慢咀嚼，嗯，还算是个蛮不错的选择。

吃完午餐后便会工大，帮老大收拾华文班的房间。去华文班柜台路途中，遇到了Cyrus及伟明。原来他们要去外头走走。到了柜台，发现到原来只有老大，大嫂及我三人。顿时觉得自己好像成了电灯泡。哈哈，其实他们也是不介意的，所以咱们边聊天边收拾，很快就把房间收拾好。收拾当儿，发现到挂在空中的那粒纸凤梨，拆下来后不知如何把它折好收进箱里。玩弄了一翻后还是不晓得如何是好。就在这当儿，大嫂把纸凤梨转了一转，剪了一条绳子后边成功把纸凤梨瓦解。还是大嫂厉害。


收拾柜台是为了空出房间让位给讨厌的摄影团体。为了一学期一次的工大毕业照，讨厌的摄影团体将从3月8日借用柜台，一借便是一个月之长，每次还回房间时肯定是乱七八糟的，大胆留下他们的垃圾。两三年前，他们还把华文班柜台的几张椅子搬回去他们的摄影房间，过后还赖账说并没这么做。由于他们得到了上头工大的批准，真的拿他们没办法，只好把心里的所有不悦隐藏在心里，哀声叹了口气，自叹倒霉。

大约三点，敏来了。这时，老大说Cyrus临时约了咱们几位四点去唱k。顿时心里有丝丝的开心，很高兴他们没把我给忘了。心想这是我第一次唱k，应该会是一个很不错的经验吧。虽然我唱歌时完全走音的，但老大说这次唱k算是一种心中的呐喊，无需那么顾虑唱得是否好听。嗯，难得有机会与大伙儿一起大闹一番，我爽口答应了。J说我很幸运，虽然老友已经分道扬镳，但他们依然把我当成一分子。听了这番话后，顿时百感交集，深深感动，形容得非常体贴，谢谢你们，老友。突然想起伍思凯的《分享》：

与你分享的快乐，胜过独自拥有，至今我仍深深感动

好友如同一扇门，让世界变开阔

就这样，咱们八位、敏、雯、老大、大嫂、伟明、Cyrus、阿哈和我就浩浩荡荡从工大出发了。路途中有说有笑，由于司机雯还是个新手，她的室友敏就在指导方向。敏又是给了太多的选择而频频闹出小插曲，比如可以跟A路线到达目的地，也可用B路线到达，就是因为太多选择但太少时间做决定，弄得司机满头雾水。所以老大拔刀相助，建议只需给一条路线即可。而咱们则在车后笑个不停。

半个小时后终于到大嘴叭，唱k的地点。由于主脑还没到，所以我们等了一会儿。这是的我不禁想起从前，从不曾与友人一起唱歌过，就算有也是在培训营或红新月会生活营时哼哼了几句，不曾拿着麦克风大展歌喉。一想起到这里就有些紧张，一旦经过麦克风把声音放大后，我那走音问题岂不就大刺刺展现在每个人眼前了吗？顿时捏了把汗，有些担心等下回献丑了。就在我正胡思乱想当儿，突然大伙儿不约而同往外，原来Cyrus、伟明及阿哈来了。只见Cyrus从钱包里亮出会员卡然后便付钱。这时气氛很明显变得更佳了，我顿时忘了刚才的担忧，跟着大伙儿一起走，准备大展歌喉了。

登记

一到了唱k房间，大伙儿便点了水喝。深怕不听话的咳嗽又反复，我点了杯温美禄。过后，咱们来了几首简单的歌热身热身一下，都只唱了歌曲的上半节后就换歌，都怪时间不充足嘛。这时，阿哈与伟明俩争着点歌，偶尔在忘我境界当儿突然大声起来，大嫂立刻训了他们俩几句，驯服了他们。来唱k时争着点歌也许是正常的，但堂堂正正的大男生竟然被一位女生所训话，真是怪景。话说回来，老大虽然每天被大嫂欺负但依旧乐在其中。哈哈。还是客套话一句，开心就好。

蛮美的壁画

唱了几首歌曲热身后，平均一首歌只花了一分钟半，大家逐渐high了起来。这时，突然伟明建议我点几首歌曲来唱，他还边笑边说一定要唱周杰伦的歌曲。奇 怪，他怎么会知道我有听周董的歌曲，难道说他记得我在面子书上曾post 过周杰伦的歌曲？哈哈。应该是这样吧。随便啦，反正大家尽兴就好。于是点了几首周杰伦的歌曲，包括了给我一首歌的时间、青花瓷和发如雪。伟明一时兴起，建议咱们挑战几首较高难度的歌曲如丸子的爱你卡农及周杰伦的以父之名、爱在西元前和听妈妈的话。哇，都是超难唱的歌曲，随便啦，反正有歌词。等等，即使有歌词也不一定能唱，有些歌曲只限于周杰伦自己一个人唱的，都是太快了，而且他的咬字不清耶。

说到周杰伦，其实老大也是个名副其实的歌迷哦。哈哈，之前一起等巴士时，我突然一时想给他听一首由周杰伦歌迷所编出来的歌曲，名为《yes周杰伦》。在之前的文章我曾提到此歌曲，相信读者还记得吧。我当时跟着歌曲哼哼了几句，而他也跟着喜欢上了这首歌曲，也跟着哼了起来。此刻才发现到原来老大也喜欢周董的歌曲。呵呵。唱周杰伦的歌时，伟明、老大及我各拿了一只麦克风，轻轻咳了句便开始了。都喜爱周杰伦的歌曲的咱们三人，唱起他的歌来特别有味道，已经无暇顾虑他人的眼神，大大声唱歌爽快。只是一到了那些较难唱的歌曲时，我还是投降了，只剩下老大和伟明偶尔唱，我只能简单的啦啦啦伴奏呵呵。说起来也惭愧，什么周杰伦迷嘛。

轮到丸子的爱你卡农时，哈哈，只有伟明独掌大旗了，结果只唱了二十几秒后便被下毒手了，直接跳去下一首歌。唉，对不起，伟明。 我真的只能对这些饶舌歌曲挂白旗，顶多也是啦啦啦马马虎虎带过罢了。过后，有几首男女合唱歌曲，大家都唱的很过瘾，有几位一时high起就站在沙发上唱歌。呵呵。果然，大家都似乎有点high过头了。最后两首歌事古巨基的勁歌金曲一与二，由于都是广东歌曲，再加上我并不熟悉他的歌曲，所以我只是在旁静静聆听别人唱。突然发现伟明也没跟着唱，心想也许他也不会广东话，也许只是我多心罢了。这首长达十多分钟的歌曲是唯一一首大伙儿从头唱到尾的歌曲，也许当中勾起无数的记忆吧，所以他们都唱得非常高兴。

准备回家

时间是残酷的，七点一到，荧幕已出现了催我们回家的字幕了。当时大伙儿还在唱着劲歌金曲那首歌曲，Cyrus酷酷地说还有一点时间，果然，成功吧劲歌金曲唱完了。正要进入劲歌金曲二时，荧幕突然变成了广告的歌曲，都是一些没听过的，心想都是新歌吧。于是，大家才依依不舍会工大。真的很过瘾，谢谢每位老友，谢谢你们带我去唱k，是我终身难忘的美好回忆。再次说声谢谢。

Food @ UTM

random pic: typical Malaysian food

I glanced at those food in front of me again and again, I could see some fried chicken, some chicken dipped in some red sauce, most probably quite spicy considering that it's from a Malay stall, fried fish, probably some fish from river. Oh, I couldn't see any vegetable, maybe I overlooked it or they were playing hide and seek with me. My eyes scanned through the dishes of food displayed in front of me again. No, none came into my view, geez, they are so lazy to cook vegetable in the evening. Oh well, it's not like I like those vegetable cooked by them, too spicy or too bitter sometime, but for the sake of a balanced meal, I have to.. endure, yeah, sadly.

I picked up a decent looking fried chicken and put it on the top of my white rice and paid my bill at the cashier. On my way to find an empty table, I picked up a spoon and a fork. I glanced at my food again, a sigh came out from my mouth. Not the same food again today, it's been quite a routine for almost everyday in so many years since the first year. It's not like the food here aren't tasty, but just that after you've eaten the same food over and over for years, you can't help but to start to get tired of eating them again. But the dilemma comes when the food in the university are much cheaper as compared to the food outside. *sigh*

For the sake of minimum expenses, I have to endure, yes, I have to endure this. I hope that I could strengthen myself to face more challenges in the future and not being beaten by just this small food matter.

Big Mac + French Fries + Coke = Happiness

McDonald French Fries with Big Mac

Oh great, the queue is so long, I told myself. Maybe I shouldn't have come here. Hmm... but it's been a really long time and I've been craving for one to satisfy my tummy. I really missed it. Looking back, it's been... umm *counting the fingers* more than half a year since I last stepped into a McDonald fast food restaurant. 

I glanced at my wrist watch again, it's 1 minute past one. The day is still long, I guess I'll wait for my turn. Here come my Big Mac. I was in full anticipation, after all, having Big Mac with some French Fries is surely a great happiness.

My thoughts started running wild, thinking how should I start eating these yummy delicacies, should I start with French Fries dipped with some ketchup... no perhaps chili sauce is better. It's finger licking good, like the old man KFC said. Hmm maybe I should start with the main course, the Big Mac. Sinking my teeth into the juicy burger will be a great moment to recall. Yummy!

"Sir, would you like to eat here or take away?" a familiar voice rang in my ears. I was brought back from miles away immediately. I looked at the girl in front of me, with a smile I answered: "take away please" Most of the tables have been occupied anyway. 

"Big Mac Lunch Set please", I requested. It cost RM9.60 after adding the tax. After paying, I waited a bit for them to finish packing my order. While waiting, I took a quick glance at the queue, oh, still quite a long queue we have there. I guess most people are waiting in great anticipation too. I'm Lovin' it! The McD's slogan suddenly crossed my mind and I found myself flashing back to the English class. State verbs can't have -ing form, but what about "I'm loving it"? Well, there are some exceptional cases, this is to emphasis on the speaker being starting to love the the situation described.

"Big Mac lunch set ready" once again, I was brought back to my current state. "Thank you", I took my food and walked quickly towards my motorcycle. It's meal time. Thank goodness, maybe I should visit McDonald more often to quench my thirst for yummy burgers. Nothing's better than a good meal for the tummy.

Prego - Halal Issue?

I just read an article about a famous spaghetti sauce, Prego in Facebook, written by Tok Wan this afternoon. It piqued my interest as I like eating spaghetti and the pasta paste added in it is always from the Prego brand.

Prego - spaghetti paste

Among the interesting lines quoted from the article:

Anak saya Kamal makan sampai dua pinggan, sedap sangat spegetti Ummi  masak dan kebetulan pula memang favouritenya, saya cuma sepinggan kecil  sekadar nak rasa. Setahu saya sauce speghetti biasanya tomato dan  kadang-kala ada mushrooms tetapi yang ini lain sedikit......

  saya pun bergegas ke dapur, pergi lihat botol sauce yang diberi nama  Italian Sausage for Speghetti keluaran PREGGO made in USA ..

Tiba-tiba terlihat INGREDIENTS: tomato,bla-bla,bla-bla..... ... pork minced meat!

translation (by myself):

My son Kamal ate till 2 plates (of spaghetti), mum's cooking is delicious and spaghetti is so happen to be his favourite, whereas I only ate a plate (of spaghetti). As far as I know, spaghetti paste usually consists of tomato (paste) and sometime got mushroom, but this one (Prego) is a bit different.

I rushed to the kitchen to check on the (Prego) bottle which was named Italian sausage for the spaghetti product of Prego in USA.

Suddenly, saw (the words) INGREDIENTS: tomato, ... minced pork!

side note: pig's meat is called pork, we never call it pork meat. Here, it seems that the writer of the note is a bit suspicious to include the word meat, at least those Westerners would hardly use wrong grammar in a label which is distributed through out the world. I doubt if he really copy it 100% exactly from the label. However, I'm not suggesting if he made it up.

A sudden strange feeling rushed to my head since I ate spaghetti this morning. I quickly raced too the fridge to find out the truth. I check on the label thoroughly and took a few pictures. Here there are:

Prego - front view (click on the pic for a better view)

Prego - side view (click on the pic for a better view)

Prego - side view (click on the pic for a better view)

Prego - Ingredients (note that no pork mentioned)

By comparing the pictures taken by my camera and the note, you'll notice that there's no such thing as minced pork in Prego, at least not the Prego spaghetti paste I bought. It's a really bad habit to spread rumours, however, it's always good to be precautious of whatever we eat. Think twice and check thoroughly for details first before we speak of something, like a Chinese proverb saying, once spoken, it's hard to get back our words.

This reminded me of the recent rumours spread across the internet regarding the Indonesian instant noodle, Indomie containing cosmetic ingredients, which was later proven wrong by the Health Ministry of Malaysia according to the Star Online. 

Too many rumours lately, it makes me wonder how true is this world. Is it so hard to remain being truthful?

Secret Recipe

Secret Recipe 店

突然心血来潮，想去尝一尝美里新开的 “Secret Recipe”。所以，昨天傍晚时约了Ah Chong 去那儿尝一尝食物。呵呵。

Suddenly there was an urge to try out the newly open "Secret Recipe" in my hometown, Miri. So, I invited Ah Chong to try it out yesterday afternoon. Haha.

当我从招待人员手上接过菜单时，我深了呼吸，然后才慢慢地翻开菜单。我的双眼飞快地扫描了菜单里的食物及价钱（价钱是个很重要的环节哦）。但是，摆在我眼前的价钱竟然都是太贵了耶 T_T 我的心脏仿佛停止跳动了。哇唠耶，真得很贵耶。哈哈，突然很像大生笑一下。难道我来这里的决定是错误的吗？我爪了爪那不痒的头皮。然后偷偷瞄了Ah Chong，哈，他好像没想我那么吓到。

When I received the menu from the waitress, I took in a deep breathe, only then I flipped open the menu booklet. My eyes quickly skimmed through the foods and their prices (Price is definitely a very important segment). But, all the prices that were displayed in front of me are far too expensive. T_T My heart stopped beating. I scratched my not-so-itchy head. Then, I took a quick look at Ah Chong, haha, he was not as surprised as I am.

哎，算了吧，饭都已经煮成粥了，就顺其自然吧，硬着头皮点了个最便宜的水，呵呵，那就是绿茶。价钱呢，哈哈，是6块6毛。吃方面呢，我点了 Ah Chong 介绍的日式蕎麦（Soba）。这个蕎麦比较贵咯，是14块半。如果你问我为何那么舍得下手，哈哈，其实我想这应该是我的最后一次来光顾这儿吧，呵呵，所以才舍得狠心下手。那就吃个痛快吧。

Haiz, never mind, the rice has been cooked into porridge (a Chinese proverb), just let it be, I chose the cheapest drink in the whole menu, hoho, that's Green Tea. As for the price, hehe, it was RM6.60. As for food, well, I chose the one recommended by Ah Chong, that was Japanese Soba. This Soba was much more expensive, that is RM14.50. If you wonder why I dare to choose such a killer-price food, haha, I guess this would be my very last time sitting down here to eat, hehe, so I dare to challenge the price. Just eat la.

这里的服务是超快的。才刚刚点食物，不到五分钟，招待员就以熟练的手法把食物及饮食端来了。果然，很贵的食物就会有又专业又高级的招待。不错不错。

The service here is super fast. Right after ordering food, not even 5 minutes past, the waitress served the food professionally. Good.

6.60令吉的绿茶

这杯绿茶好好喝的。淡淡的香，带着一些苦涩。但是，价钱却令人。。。呵呵

This cup of green tea tasted really nice. Light aroma, blended with some bitterness. But the price is simply... Hehe.

7.90令吉的冰淇淋

14.50令吉的日式蕎麦

这一盘日式蕎麦真的很好吃。有超过三分之一是肉，接近四分之一是菜，其他的是面。而且，很多，真的，会把你肚子天的涨涨的。而且，煮得蛮好吃的。哈哈。所以，呵呵，非常建议大家去那儿尝试一下。

This Japanese Soba is really delicious. More than one third is meat, almost a quarter is vegetables, and the rest is noodles. What's more, this bowl of Japanese Soba would ensure that your stomach is full after you finish it up. Moreover, this Soba was well-cooked. Haha. So, really recommend you guys to give it a try.

8 令吉的 Chicken Cornish

第一次看到这个Chicken Cornish时，马来人的 Curry Puff 立刻出现在我的脑海里。这个八令吉的Chicken Cornish 简直就是巨型的Curry Puff，除了体积，别的没什么两样。看图里的叉及刀，然后把它们的尺寸跟这个Chicken Cornish的尺寸对比一下。呵呵。

The first time I saw this Chicken Cornish, the Malay tradition curry puff came straight to my mind. This RM8 Chicken Cornish was, indeed, a large-scaled curry puff, aside from the size, there was no difference at all. Try to see the knife and fork in this photo and compare their size with this Chicken Cornish. Hehe.

Ah Chong 的

根据Ah Chong，Lasagne 还蛮好吃的。但是那个Ice Long Black根本就是冰的黑咖啡，而且特别苦。

According to Ah Chong, Lasagne was quite good. But the Ice Long Black was just simply a iced black coffee, and it was especially bitter. Yuck.

收据

还钱的时候，战战兢兢的接过了收据。哽了口水，然后摸摸自己的荷包。有点想哭得的感觉。六十六块七。哈哈，没想到刚刚从提款机那儿拿的钱，这么快就花光了。

During the payment, I received the receipt with my shaky hands. I gulped, then I reached for my wallet. I felt like crying. RM66.70. Haha, never thought that the money I just gotten from atm machine would finish within seconds.


聊天后，咱们便分道扬镳了。

After some chatting, we parted.