I,Malaysian!

It's been a whole week since I posted anything. I apologize for letting down those of you who are keen on visiting I,Malaysian! I really need to reserve some time from my busy school life to blog more often.

Anyway, I've collected some useful ideas on what to write about here. Passing through websites and surfing various global issues, it's hard not to acknowledge Malaysia as a country filled with abundances and varieties of food.

Indeed, who would have not guessed that a country of melting pot of cultures and races, nonetheless including other regional variations and other sub-cultural divisions, can provide such simple yet abroad mixtures and combinations and elements that feeds, and nourishes?

Walk up someone and ask, "How is Malaysia like?" and he/she will probably tells you this, "Oh, the food there is fantastic!" or "There is just too many types food to be tasted your lifetime!"

But don't expect too much of the answer to a question like "How are Malaysians look like?" though, as it will probably be "like chicken rice balls with legs."

joking joking.

Nasi Lemak, Roti Canai, Rojak, Ice Kacang, Satay, Wan Tan Noodles, Chicken Rice, Prawn Mee, just to name a few, who can ever fear living in Malaysia a starving experience? With such variety comes various prices, I'd skew and burn you like Kajang Satay if you ever say Malaysia is a hungry place to be in.

Guess what? Even Malaysia's National News Agency, Bernama finds Malaysians now top the list as the most overweight in the Asian region. It is definitely a case of Malaysia Boleh! when it comes to eating in Malaysia.

We Malaysians love our food. There are food stalls literally everywhere in Malaysia from road side stalls selling banana fritters to road side stalls selling Chau Dau Foo (smelly tofu). Yep, Malaysia food sellers have their ways of selling food. Yet, you don't find this fenomenon in many countries because their law forbids so. Actually it is also not allowed in Malaysia, but there are just too many stalls and the government cannot do anything about it so cheers~

It is also fairly common to hear the word "yum cha" which means "drink tea" in Malaysia, where the meaning is far from tea-drinking to Malaysians. It literally means having a food fest in your nearest mamak stall with your friends at night. That explains a lot about us Malaysians being generally obese, doesn't it?

You can never blame solely on the variety of foods available in Malaysia, because their prices plays an even important role too! A typical cup of Teh Tarik costs around RM1.00, Roti Canai not even RM1.00, sometimes only RM0.50, a packet of Nasi Lemak around RM1.00, three pieces of Nyonya Kueh costs RM1.00, and the list goes on and on.

That's why you see?
variety + low price + easy to get= obese people

And so, we can just go on and on and on about Malaysia and its food. But we need to stop somewhere, don't we? It's dinner time now and I need to get some FOOD, mind you.

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