Sweet as Sugar

Everyone have sweet tooth but whether you are choosing the right sweetness to fulfill that craving counts... and I mean COUNTS... cause like they say, you are what you eat and what you eat shows visibly. so choose wisely according to reasons and not lust.

But it's definitely easier said than done. So how would we accomplish this "mission impossible" for most people? well, for a start, start walking.... into a supermarket if you are too busy to hit the market early in the morning for fresh fruits... every supermarket carries a wide variety of fruits. go for the basics. Apples which last long and friendly to the taste buds.. furthermore, apples have very minimal glucose level, high in fiber and vitamins. or if you fancy something more exotic and you have a bit more budget, try kiwi and strawberries. Kiwi have more vitamin C compared to most of the other fruits and strawberry are great vitamin C and flavonoids. And berries' a source of natural fat burners. Keep them at reach wherever you are. Pack em and carry them around. to work, to cinema, to school... places where you will be tempted to snack and by keeping the fruits around, you won't be snacking on the wrong foods. it's a start isn't it? forget bout the face or how people's going to view you. trust me, I was being discriminated when i 1st started. all sorts of comments being slapped into my face. but when my physics starts to change for the better, people start questioning my diet in curiosity as to why i eat so much and still able to maintain my physics. but problem is that their doubts and fears are still intact which makes them unwilling to try. I pack my whole days meal to work. all the snacks.. and Im always caught chewing my my bread by the shopping mall bench, sidewalks... which ever place i can think of... well, i don't do the squatting next to the drain no more... hahaha.... gosh, those were the time when i was younger. anyways, there are many parks and nice scenery places to eat your home take away... you just need to take the 1st step.

your task, is to walk up another 10 minutes earlier to make a healthy home take away.. just a simple one would do.

Pasar Malam, Miri Part III

Right, after those interesting stalls, I walked further down to be greeted by curious stall owners. smiling and shying away while peeping towards my direction. some would smile hard just so i would take a picture of them and some even pose for the camera. of course, to be polite, I took a pic of them and sometimes, pretended to snap just to save my memory space. :P

Usually to the left of this foot path, there is an economic food stall who is owned by a muslim chinese uncle. well, there's quite a variety of food here but not all is good. I've tried their fried noodles, kueh tiaw (Flat noodle) and Mee Mamak.. sadly, its not the best food you'll ever taste. But the people here are extremely friendly. thumbs up. you can give it a shot, its just for the sake of experience.

The crowd is still slow at 6:30pm... usually people who works nearby would arrive earlier.. and + its a Chinese New Year.. so the crowd is really small on that day

The Chinese Muslim stall with their variety selection of food

The Uncle who owns the shop slicing chili and took a peak at me when his daughter inform him bout me...

Next we have what we call here, the Apam Balik (Malaysian version of Pancake). It is prepared by 1st pre-heating the frying pan and brush a layer of oil on the pan's surface. Next they would pour the premix batter and let it harden before sprinkling sugar on them. and just before its ready, they would put a layer of margarine on the surface and sprinkle crushed peanuts. When its done, they would fold it right before scooping it out from the pan. I usually love the smaller version as its much more crispier. :P

Sprinkling sugar on the large Apam Balik. These ones are softies.. :) but they are delicious. I can't say much bout the taste here in Miri cause I was spoilt by the ones in Kuching, Sarawak. :(

Here is a professional in action, making 3 of them in one shot.

Another "Roti Canai" stall. its not as good compared to the other stall in my previous log..

I'll update you on the name to this one.... i've never tried it and I wouldn't know how it taste like... but i'll update it as soon as possible..

Here is a stall selling "Kueh Muih" well, kinda like cakes / finger food.. usually the traditional ones are really oily but sinfully delicious...

There are lots of repeats on the food which Im blogging here cause there are lots of stalls here selling the same thing... well, here is another Apam Balik stall.. see how he scoop it up to be folded..

and the outcome of his skills....

some of the stalls are just getting ready at this time of the day... setting up the tent is essential since the weather is pretty unpredictable... rain is a huge turn off to come here cause sometimes its a bit muddy.. just make sure you don't wear your expensive shoes.. :-)