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Coming out of the closet

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“Don’t come into the kitchen. I’m cooking!” “Stay away from the hot stove!” “Don’t touch the oven! You’ll burn yourself.” Familiar words in my childhood. I was familiar with good food, but not with the preparation. When I was in Form 1, I was initially not given a choice but to enter the Sains Rumahtangga […]

Age is just a number. Isn’t it?

In: Bits and Pieces: Life

A young boy guessed my age to be 42. My initial reaction was to be horrified. But now that I have had time to think about it, I shouldn’t be shocked. I am not that far away from 42. I look into the mirror for signs of wrinkles. I don’t see any, but perhaps my […]

Smokin’ SOB asked me a couple of days ago why there were only 2 or 3 different vegetable dishes in an indian mixed rice stall. Was it because indians don’t enjoy their vegetables? Or was it just our minds telling us that vegetables are vegetables only when they are green and leafy and recognisable?Having grown […]

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Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.