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Thursday, June 07, 2007

The sun sets at nine

The exam epidemic's broken out in this part of the world, and people suffer from miscellanous symptoms that don't quite match up. Try this for an example. Yours truly, in between devouring strawberries+cream and daydreaming about the homecoming trip, is not doing too good. Nevertheless, trying hard to be optimistic. haa.

I’m pacing; small steps. I’m running, I’m raring to go. I stumble; I fall. I pause, reflecting. I rise. I’m catching up. I’m anxious, common sense quashed. I’m dashing to the end; I can see the light. I may not win. But I will be there. At the finish line.

About to break down, more like. Haha. This is where I stop, to leave room for some serious reflecting. And studying.

Oh yeah, besides mangoes being exotic and costing a small fortune, it really threw everything into perspective after hearing my roomie’s story regarding her therapy practical teacher, a gastroenterologist. The class were talking about weird stuff that people in different places ate, coming across examples like snakes, rats, etc. Then the teacher spoke about a television program he saw, showcasing a weird ‘cuisine’ people made. What did these people do, you ask? They fried bananas.

It took a while to have me stop laughing so hard my stomach hurt.

12 comments:

dith said...

And to think that pisang goreng is being ate by many malaysians every evening!

Panglima said...

i watched this on the astro travel channel. a chef travelled the world to sample the most weird food.

so this guy travelled all over asia; swallowing live octopus in korea, eating raw beating frog heart in japan, savoring fried bats in laos, devouring python in hong kong and snacking on fried grasshopper/crickets in thailand. he ate them all.

his last destination was penang, to try the balik pulau durian. he said, quote, "after travelling asian, i am beaten by a fruit". he could not swallow the sweet tangy durian flesh.

d'uh!

sarahss said...

funny thing about the fried banana thingie. hahaha :P

..just having a peek..

flutterby said...

Ouch. ;p

Jamil said...

Funny. I thought fried jackfruits are weirder

ifos said...

sarahss- welcome to this blog, do have lots of peeks ;)

the rest- =D

Atiqah said...

SOfi, bile balik malaysia?? =)

Atiqah said...

Eh, this is arifah,that's my sisters'.. hehe.

ifos said...

arifah- inshaallah 6th july arrive di klia. jemput datang sambut. hehe.

Arifah said...

Mungkin nak sambut tu tak dapat, tapi rasenya kita boleh jumpa. U'll be staying at ur grandparents for awhile kan? I really hope we can meet! Saya nak belanja kamu makanlah. (nanti tuntut tau!hehe) Windu kat kamu.. =D

this is my number, do contact me 0172937409/0133198592

Panglima said...

opie,
on your arrival at klia, sebab nak disambut sangat, i shall arrange kumpulan kompang kg datuk keramat complete with bungan manggar. pencak silat will be courtesy of red. will see if can get tourism malaysia to sponsor lion dance performance - i'll tell them it a group of ruskie's from mother russia.

afie911, ramaila jejaka yg melawat this blog akan call you. hehehe...

Anonymous said...

I was around eight or nine years old when I read this sentence in one of those Childcraft books. "Has it ever occured to you that some people find maggots and fish eyes to be absolutely delightful dishes but cheese is something that's really horrible?"

To say I was surprised was the understatement of the year.

My childhood friends have very different palates as well, they spoke affectionately of fried snakes, porcupines and biawaks. I asked them how did they taste, much better than fried chicken! they told me. I'll take their word for it.

Then again, I absolutely can't stand durian, but I love petai and jering.