Thursday, February 19, 2009

Delicious Delicacies for a Delicate Cost



Cheap, fast and enough to fill up an empty stomach. Try these followings:


1 – Tuna or Egg Mayo Sandwich

All you need are a can of tuna, tomatoes and some bread. For a change, try frying some eggs and mixed them well with mayo, with a dash of pepper and some butter. All under the costs of 2 bucks. It’s a quick yet filling lunch or even breakfast.

2- Onion Mayo Pasta Salad

Served chill, try mixing some mayo with boiled fettuccini, onions, carrots and some fried or baked garlic. A dash of pepper and salt or paprika will help as well. All under the costs of 3 bucks or so.

3 – Porridge

Cook some porridge and be creative with what to go along with it. Fried eggs with pepper and paprika, even fried prawns with mixed vege or even salted lettuce. Very oriental and good when you are sick.

4 – French toast

Beat an egg and mix in some sugar and milk. Dip slices of bread into this batter and fry them well. Oh…heaven! Good for breakfast, lunch, dinner and so on… Good when you realize that your bread is expiring soon. Haha..

5 – Fried Instant Noodles

Tired of friend rice, try frying instant noodles. The same way you fry rice, but just make good use of the flavorings provided along in the instant noodles packet. Make sure add in some mixed vege or fish cakes. Quick and still with an acceptable level of nutrition.

6 – Fried Cauliflower

Hey hey…This is very interesting. Cut some cauliflowers into small bit pieces. Then start to dip them into chili powders. Then deep fry it and of course it has to go with some steamed rice. Tastes like heaven man!! Simple le?

7 – Pizza

Get Pita bread (cheaper when the expiry date is in couple of days) and start layering some pasta sauce on it, then welcome all and everything that you like on your pizza. Simple uh? Sedap tau…

8 – Get more friends

Trick no 8, and MAY I STRESS, the most important one! When you have more friends of different culture, believe me, they are more than keen to feed you. I had a whole good introduction to Korean food once from my housemate in Adelaide, ranging from Korean sushi to cold noodles. And, ITS FREE!!!

Friday, February 6, 2009

Squash & The Hidden Agenda


It has been 3 years since I’ve first started to play squash. Only a few know why I started squash, but I had a hidden agenda behind it actually.

During Foundation 2nd sem, I had rashes all over my back. After consulting the Dr., he told me that those rashes are a sign that I might be diabetic. WOW!!! So much to take in at that time. But after my full body check-up, my sugar level was fine, normal to be precise. Then I thought that it might be a good idea to catch up with a sport and loose some weight (which I did eventually…a bit).

For the credit, Jim was nice enough to coach me along the way. Then I moved to playing with Guan up till now. Flashing back someone said, “Hey, we spend more time picking up the balls then hitting it, don’t we??” I mean even now, Guan and I also spend most of our time picking up balls rather than hitting on it but we still enjoy it. Don’t you Guan?? Lol…

The hidden agenda behind it is actually to mingle with people. I found it hard to even have a word with the Chinese community back then. Then I thought since they do play some sports, we can be friends from there on, or at least have something of similar topic to talk on.

3 years? Fuih…fast fast! Mak Teh and Pak Abbas, come to Sports Complex also la!