Recreating Msia....
I miss Malaysian food very much. My heaven on earth is the Asian shops run by rich Chinese family members....the older ones barely speaking English and the younger generation speaking with an Aussie accent. It is amazing and mysterious at the same time...and devoid of whites walking around. The only whites you do see in there...rarely...is obviously married to an Asian who craves durian, fish keropok and pickled mango.
Malaysians love food. Being a Malaysian in Perth is torture. You pay $8-$12 bucks for a plate of char keuy teow. So depressing. You can't get a genuinely good tasting hokkien noodles KL style. But the worst of all is I miss my Ramly burgers. It is hard enough to find a good one in Malaysia...but one in Perth. Dream on! Took me 2.5years to discover hawker style food here....which each visit is worth $50 bucks. *scream*
Anyway, in the next few days, I will try to re-create Ramly burgers Aussie style...my darling hubby is practically drooling awaiting it. Baked beans, cheese, succulent beef burger patties, lettuce and buttered burger buns...YUM! Wonder how these whiteys would take to it...will post pics soon...
Weird coincidence...!!
It has been a weird week. Graduating, bringing my family around, catching up with a high school friend and her brand new graduated bf and watching life just pass by me in motion. I have been feeling slightly down since my beloved mother and brother walked on the plane off back to the beloved land of 'char kuey teow' & 'curry mee'. Never missed family as much as today.
Time just seem to swoosh by. We sometimes keep forgetting to celebrate the small things and the big things. I have been so busy working I even forgot to congratulate myself for slogging through a 2 year masters and working 7 days a week to somehow pay for it.
Then I received a e-card from my sister which almost brought me to tears in while trying to shove indo mee into my mouth. Telling me about how my hard work is hopefully an inspiration for her to finish her medical degree. How can we compare...a measly boring masters by coursework and the goal of saving lives. Not comparable what-so-ever yet today she makes me her inspiration.
Even on graduation day, my proud beaming husband-to-be, who can't seem to stop kissing me proudly on the forehead, brought new meaning to the day. As I stare at the double chin so evident on my graduation photos, for once I am not mocking myself for putting on weight and being so super duper ugly, I am thanking God for the wonderful family who supported me through it all...and my silly hubby who stayed up with me past his bedtime so that I would have company finishing my assignment.
Ironically today....my affirmation talks about....
October 5, 2009
I witness God’s beauty everywhere
Recognizing beauty in everything and knowing that God is the very essence of this beauty, I include myself, my personality, my individuality, my whole being in this beauty.
I am some part of an infinite harmony, an all-encompassing loveliness, a universal flow of warmth and color and givingness.
In this infinite warmth and color I live and have my being. Beauty flows through every act, its charm and grace manifest in every movement, in every thought, imparting itself in love to everyone I meet.
Today I see this beauty in others—the charm, the grace, the presence of the living Spirit.Because today, I finally opened my eyes wide enough to see the wonders and beauty He put in my life and sobbed as I thanked him driving home singing to the radio, "There is None like You".
