hello win

October 31st is celebrated by young and old all over the world - Halloween! In Malaysia, only the elite will go to the extend of decking their houses in the ghoulish mood. Also the children of the elite will dress up in all sorts of costumes from Spidey to Bart in effort to score some candies from their elite neighbours.

The not so elite individuals will check out the local joints to somehow get in the mood for a scary night out. So off we went to Tony Roma's at Cineleisure to check out the scene.

Strangely for a 'happening' night, the outlet was somewhat quiet with only a few tables occupied. The reception was complete with the cemetery scene and the hosts and hostesses were of course in the scary attire.

Our waiter for the night was this ugly looking chap whom we had problems try to decipher what he was saying under the mask. He was also cool about us taking pictures and started to pose. Thumbs up for that.

We were particularly curious about this other waiter and just had to ask him about his costume. He is a victim of a bad road accident and as for the sari he is in, he was on his way back from buying a sari for his girlfriend when the accident happened. Really ingenious and creative. Kudos to helmet guy.

Food wise it was same same but the effort they put in was great.

quest to success - the edamame way

I am perpetually on a diet. Well, all women are anyway. I have discovered the very simple truth about weight loss - have a daily deficit in one's calorie intake and lose weight; ingest more than you need will then result in a weight gain. Easy peasy.

So as of last week I have started to count my calories but firstly one must know what is ones daily calorie requirement.

Every morning I have a fruit or a yogurt because it is bad to start the day on an empty stomach. Then it lunch as usual minus the oily and fried stuff. Snacking is usually my biggest problem but ever since I have been transferred back to my original place, the snacks have reduced but still, I have on occasions succumbed.

Dinner is quite an episode. Having to prepare dinner for my husband would mean now being smart and cooking smaller portions. Since last week, my dinner has been either fruits or vegetables. No carbs or meat. And my latest craze and addiction are edamame beans. They are actually green soy beans still in their pods.

These yummy protein powerhouse usually served in Japanese restaurants can be found in the frozen food section. Dump them (frozen) in boiling water that is lightly salted for 1 minute and voila, goodness ready to eat!

Edamame , All the Way!

psychadelic

The look of the bottle and its unusual shape totally caught my eye during one recent grocery shopping trip. There were basically two variants to choose from - yogurt and sour. I decided to try the sour version and lo and behold, SOUR it was. The flavours were grape, green apple and lemon and very so strangely coloured that at some point I thought I was going to get colour poisoning (hey, manufactured in China lah... you know the bad press they have been getting!). Well, I didn't coz my neighbour at the office consumed most of it in one day, say like 20 pcs. By the way, he is still my neighbour if you were wondering.

Lesson of the day - Looks can be so deceiving. What you see may not be what you get.

So if you like the cute packaging and don't mind a little colour in your life that comes with a sour 'kick' that check them out at your local grocer.