drama of the night

okay..hany, i'm sorry coz i'm posting sumthng on food again..but this is my 1st attempt baking an originally-truly-ryhn's macaroni and cheese! (the mac n creamy cheese sauce will have to wait for the next xperimenting mood)..thnx to aisya too coz she gave me the basic methods and i just did some 'elaboration' and voila! thing is, u only get to see the 'dah di godek' mac n cheese. coz the moment i turun, only half of it was left..('godek' in my dictionary means sumthng like, dah kene amek, eaten..sumthng like that..i nak kata it's one of the johorean's term, i dun really kno lah..)
ANY how..well yeah, actually i posted the pic here for Sue..ma cher, if i cud post it to Brunei, i wud la..and arep too..(haha...same reason why i cant post pancakes dude)..xpe, ada rezeki, i'll make one for u one day...(for Sue that is ..hehe)
thing is, today was actually surprising..for me that is. the mac n cheese (MnC). in my family, i'm kinda like the weird one..i mean, i'm a bit different compared to the others.(different; check. difficult;check. yes, u heard me. i am very well aware of the fact) usually if i try out on new recipes, especially European cuisines, they're kinda like..well, i wun say they dun appreciate it but i guess its just not their taste..so when i made the MnC today, i expected a great portion of leftovers and i already made plans to take the leftovers for a picnic with my gurls tomoro morn..(picnic story later) but surprisingly, when i went downstairs, there was only half of it. it was so told that my bros had their 3rd helpings of it! oh well..i guess, family ah..if i wasnt their sister, they wudnt even get their fingers on the spoon to even taste it..hehe..at least my 'air tangan' is flowing in their blood now :D sisterly lurve..keh3
picnic story; well, me, atique, hanah and nibah AND djah are planning for a breakfast-picnic (it was Atiques la actually..credits to u 'O Event Planner)..some jogging will be involved..and ofcourse stretching and warming up; all spells 'working out'..waah..planning it je pon dah took up a lot of energy! i shud be able to lose ..hmm..say, 10 kilos by the end of the day tomoro! (or rather 2day.already aftr 12nyte) i wish!
owh, and remind me, what's the menu after the work out? MnC leftovers, coffee and whatever teh ladies will bawak..(O dietitian Sue..have mercy on me!) ..lose or gain weight u ask me? u tell me la. lol..
I cant believe how dependent my family (me, in CAPs) are on Jusco. yeas, Jaya Jusco. the hypermarket. as mentioned before, my house is less than 5 mins drive away from Jusco. or vice versa. thats where we go for meals, we go run off for a loaf of bread, for a bag of apples, and yeah, even for a carton of milk. very dependent. and i just realized it today.
after Maghrib tadi went out with Umi and Abah for groceries. the moment we drove in the Jusco carpark, surprise2! the hypermarket tutup! the other shops bukak la. but the groc dept tutup. abah said every month it'll tutup for a day. no hal la. but sumhow, we were all kinda quiet for a while in the car. i found out later that we were all thinking of the same thing.
"where shud we go for our groc?"
ummi then said,
"hmm..its not like Jusco's been here for decades. where do we usually go before the existence of Jusco in our area?"
silence.
see? hwahwa..there is this other pasaraya.lets name it X.
(i dun wanna take any risk of having to wake up to the breaking news of me being sued for defamation or any of the sub-claims under the topic OR files and letters being slammed on my desk BEFORE i become a chambee tenkiu)
wait, not that i want to have files and letters or anything for that matter; slammed, thrown (or any other violent impolite act) on my desk ofkos! ehhhniways..
we used to go there la..i think. yes. i'm sure! hee..so we went there..but we didnt reeally shop there.we bought only what's categorized as a necessity for tonight.the stuff was really expensive! examples ok?
exhibit ONE.
Jusco: RM14.
X: RM19!!!yes! NINETEEN!!
exhibit TWO.
Jusco: RM8.9
X: RM9.70
and did i mention that the veggies arent really fresh?and that there's not many choices of products? i have a big big family and so banyak keperluan hence i need a palce to shop that has everything. and i think J does 'have everything'. within reach too. (my dad's words)
but i think i understand. i mean, they did hilang sooo ramai customers to Jusco after so many years serving the people of that area..i guess they need to at least dapat 'pulang modal'..i left X with a feeling of sympathy for it..and the business owners..takpe..rezeki Allah tentukan..i'm shur X has its own loyal customers..but i still love Jusco. i cant wait for tomoro. i'm offf for a long day groc shopping! its fun la belek2 stuff, reading labels, thinking,
"hmm....what can i make out of this.."
"do i need this?" *go thru the groc list prepared by ummi*
"this is soooo cute!" (the packaging that is)
"this looks nyummy-licious!" OR
"if i buy this, abah bising tak?" lol.
just two days ago,
"abah, i'm going for groc ok tomoro?"
"dah la. nope. if need anything, i'll go after work or with Umi. akak always come home with an extra bag or two."
excusez-moi but i've been staying at home as the housekeeper for sumtime and i believe that by now i shud be given the privilege as members of the House-that-prepares-the-groc-list!' at least i cud kurangkan ummi's burden having to sit down and write down a list..that takes a lot of effort u kno..i mean, ummi works and she cud get pretty tired u kno..and that wun be good for her health..non..non..(ooh..i am one good thoughtful daughter oui? *wink2*) agree with me? i mean, the stuff that i grabbed (and not in the list) myte come in handy. sumday! well..we cud find a day to make it 'useful'..
i'm calling it a day. bonne nuit!
p/s: come to think of it..i think i am one of the members of the House mentioned above. but maybe not a permanent member oui?..i think i need to make it official, prolly renew it? lol..i'm really crapping kan..sorrey..












