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Heavenly Garlic Bread
I knew my first attempt at homemade garlic bread was a success when my kids dubbed it ‘Heavenly Garlic Bread’ and polished off two baguettes in one sitting. Recipe adapted from LittleMsFirefly’s garlic bread recipe:- Heavenly Garlic Bread Ingredients: – butter 250 gm (or 2 sticks) – 10 cloves of garlic, pounded finely – 1 … Continue reading
Crunch Time
As the whole world watches and waits for the next chapter of the economic quagmire that just gets more complicated each day, our company has taken steps to cut down our operating costs, so as to remain competitive. Things like minimising OT (overtime), reviewing certain benefits for the managers, even mundane stuff like removing an … Continue reading
Troubling Times
I’m worried. The headlines get scarier with each passing day. ‘Iceland Teeters On The Brink of Bankruptcy’. An entire nation on the verge of bankruptcy? Imagine that! How ironic that it had to be Iceland, voted just last year as “the top country to live in” in a UN poll. ‘Nightmare on Wall Street’. The … Continue reading
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
After a month of fasting comes a month of feasting! Technically, the celebration of the end of Ramadhan — known as Eid ul Fitr in Arabic but referred to as Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Malaysia (or Raya for short) — is only on the first day of the month of Syawwal. In Malaysia, however, the … Continue reading
We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
Last week, while waiting for my flight to Jakarta, I couldn’t help but overhear this guy’s (one-sided) telephone conversation: (His mobile phone rings and he answers) Hello? Ya. (Yes) Di KL. Baru balik. (In KL. I just got back.) From that short snippet, I surmised that the guy probably travels a lot, hence the caller … Continue reading






