Food galore!

I saw my reflection in the mirror...my post natal weight loss was shortlived. The realisation hit me all but for 10 seconds, then i went to the pull out larder and had a peek at what i can have to drown my sorrows in. After all, there's always tomorrow to start eating sensibly, right?

My fixation with food started when i was sent to that boarding school (in hell). Mana taknya...i'd been in an all-girls'school from std 1, then i was sent to this co-ed school for 1 bloody short month before i received the offer to go to this school. I baru nak seronok2 mengusha jantan2 and then kena pi masuk sekolah asrama yg the only men existed there was satu dua cikgu yg laki orang and pakcik kantin..duh! My parents were bent on raising me to be a lady, sugar and spice and all things nice therefore their mission in ensuring that thou shall not mix with boys till university, so tercapailah cita2 mereka. I was bloody miserable! My girl friends yg sesama masuk co-ed school tu would write long letters to me updating me on current gossips such as who's going out with whom, who got secret admirers, who got snogged etc.

My love affair with doughnuts began than...org makan satu or dua, whereas i would wait until the end of tea time and dipped my hand into the basin yg ada doughnut tu and came out with five, one held by each finger.Some days kitaorg dapat ice cream or dadih during dinner and my best friend didn't eat all those so i got her share.

Then when i was doing my A-Levels and living at this boarding house, i was introduced to caramel shortbread...bebudak mninah saleh ni tak mo makan walaupun telah bersusah payah cook kitraorg buatkan pasal nak jaga badan..so guess who la yg selalu habiskan??? Then in the basement next to the tv room, teher was this, i don't know what you call it, cam paip mineral water gitu, yg tekan akan keluar air but this one keluar fresh milk (aku bagaikan di sorga!)..enggak ku tahu pada masa itu yg it was full cream milk..setelah ku consume bergelen2 for the whole autumn term sebagai minuman ruji ku, and sometimes mixed dgn chocolate powder barulah minah2 saleh yg body conscious tu mintak di tukarkan kepada skimmed milk..yg rasanya cam ..ptuihhh!

Then bila masuk uni pulak, i start gila baking sampaikan for my 22nd birthday, i asked my ex for a cake mixer...masa tu just cakap, apa yg tak pernah i bake (wa..sesi membangga diri sudah bermula)? {Profiteroles? Cakes? Tarts? Trifle? Bread and butter pudding? Pie??) (Btw, Mr Gig dah ban i dari baking selepas dia realise bini dia dgn dianya sekali dah bagai belon helium). Of course bila dah masak tu boleh la bagi jantan kat sbelah rumah sepelaung kan? (yg Msians jugak)..i may not be the cutest or slimmest at our house, tapi you rasa jantan2 tu akan ingat sapa?? hehe..memang tak sedar diri masa tu ada boipren siamang tu kan..(tapi si siamang dah start activity siamang dia pun masa tu lagi).

When i started my Masters i began my love affair with cheese. Masa ni dah banyak duit sikit kan..so tergamak la nak beli2 cheese. Segala jenis cheese i akan try..my fav would be Brie (hint ye kepada sesapa yg dok UK dan mungkin balik Msia dalam sedekad dua ni) yg terkenal dgn lemaknya. Then stilton dgn apricot, Edam, and tah hapa2 lagi yg bau busuk cam stokin tu. I suka makan dengan fresh granary bread. Then buat cheese on toast with marmite.

One more thing, i like to try those food that are what i would term as ácquired taste'. E.g. Marmite. I used to sapu marmite on pears esp yg ghope berbelak2 tu apa ke namanya..(conference pears ke?) Rasa cam cicah rojak pulak. I like the English mustard, can be likened to wasabe..that's why i'm into Jap food now. I like the nose stinging sensation..kalo boleh i nak makan wasabe hari2 dgn nasi. Of course as org perak, tempoyak tak boleh lari mana...cencalok dari kecik dah bedal..perah with asam limau, bubuh bawang and cili padi. Same goes for budu.

Once i asked Mr Gig: gofren2 you dulu kuruih keding, mesti diaorg tak kuat makan kan??'

MG :'Diaorg selalu tak habis bila makan'

Me: 'I pulak, you ingat tak masa kita dating2 dulu?'

MG: Ýou? Bukan setakat habis, sampai mintak nasi tambah lagi!'

And my heart swelled up with pride...for what? I also donno..?!