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Thursday, May 06, 2004

UPDATE

Just came back from Sydney with 'Big Boboy Poji Who Is Now Slim' and Sanjay. Somehow the fresh air in Wollongong makes me think and act healthy when it comes to dietary consumption. More specifically rather, I have been refraining myself from coffee and oily food eversince arriving here this year. I have managed to resist the temptations of International Roast and Jarrah that Kak Long puts in the kitchen cabinet. It is amazing this willpower that I have, for now at least, considering that last year I really depended on coffee, what more with the stress of Uni and winter... oooohhhhhh, coffee never tastes better.

Anyway, going to Sydney once a month or so is the day all hell breaks loose. We had dinner at 'Laksa House' @ Queen Victoria Building. I had rice with beef rendang, chicken satay and sambal sotong. Yes it was delicious and yummy, and extremely filling. Yes we were bloated, but most importantly, we received our much needed intake of oily food, typical of Malay cooking. Now my stomach lining is all soaked in oil, even Dettol can't remove it...

The thing I look forward most to when going to Sydney is nothing but a cup of coffee. Need to satisfy my cravings for Caffeine. And no where better than fav hangout for the moment - Starbucks Hyde Park. Guzzled down a Grande latte with Extra SHOT... mmmmmmmm... such a reward... the pleasant aroma of coffee beans thru my nostrils, and the taste of strong coffee down my throat... mmmmmmm... simply heavenly...

Two nights back, me and Zee were at Woolworth's (the equivalent of NTUC FairPrice) doing our grocery shopping, when my trolley sort of bumped into someone else's. What happened next, I thought, was such an unusual sight. The man suddenly asked where we were from. I said Singapore and he asked if we could speak Mandarin. I said no but I can speak Malay. Then this white ang moh guy smartly dressed in a suit complete with tie started speaking Malay loudly. He was so animated (I think he was overjoyed to be able to use his Malay speaking skills in an Australia supermarket) it was hilarious. We chatted for a good ten minutes, me listening to his baku accent while he practiced his spoken Malay. He said he was a professor (he sure did look like one) and that he worked in Indonesia and KL for several years. So that was a funny moment to an otherwise monotonous lifestyle here.

Another incident to remember happened about two days before that. As usual, the three of us were out again. This time we were on our way home from what I know is the biggest shopping centre in the area. Yes it's huge. There's Coles, BigW, KMart, Woolworth's - 4 market players all on the same floor plus hundreds more shop... Anyway, we were driving home when we were stopped by a police patrol car. The three lady officers noticed that my 2-door red coupe had a broken side view mirror, and turned out that it was against the law not to have it fixed. As usual the officers asked for our drivers license. What was funny was that I think they couldn't find my name (the car registration) in their system. I think they were trying like Mohamed and Rizal and Mohckeram, etc. After a few minutes, the officer came back to the car and asked which is my family name. I said I don't have any. Pointed to her my name and my dad's name and since I don't have a family name and it is a requirement to register a family name, I simply can't remember which name I used as my family name, get it? So she said that was a new revelation for her. We learn something new everyday don't we. We were nervous not coz of the broken mirror, but more so coz I have moved since last November but I only informed the relevant authorities two days ago. Would have been in trouble had there been any outstanding fines, but thankfully not.

So that's the update of my life here...

Wait, one more thing. This might be relevant to some, though not important. Was at Sydney's Centrepoint just now, a busy shopping area with lots of buskers, working people, etc when we came across LINCRAFT. It was the name attached to one of the entrances to Centrepoint and AMP Tower. Even took a picture of it. Just some info for those who know what I'm talking about.

Alritey, gotta chat with Su Way now... adios!!!

¶ 10:54 PM

Posted by Wakatepebabun Kukuye