foodie.

remember how i said in the last entry that i rarely get to see my friends lately?

the thing is, it's not that i don't want to go out and hang out with them. but these days, i tire out easily and i don't really feel comfy sitting in a chair for hours at end. i feel happier at home cooking and chilling out at the sofa in front of the tv.

well, it turns out that i've found a way to kill two birds with one stone. and some of my bestfriends don't seem to mind co-operating. and i'm very grateful that all my friends get a long really well with R. in fact, my friends are pretty much his friends too. so it makes my life much easier. nowadays, if the said friend asks me out and i just don't feel up for a session in the mall, i just invite them over for dinner. haha. well, my cooking skills aren't exactly wide-ranged, but i do okay.

so last week, we had M over. i made (well, assembled is a more appropriate word haha since all i did was flip the patties and sautee the onions, mushrooms and capsicums) burgers. and we still got in some quality time. and today we're gonna have K over - i havent thought of what to make yet - prob something easy like aglio olio.

these were the dishes that i started out making when i was in the land down under a few years back. eating out was super-expensive there (i pretty much only went for kebabs, nando's and fish n chips - but boy did i go crazy on their fro-yo haha) so cooking was the cheaper and easier option. maybe it was easy for me cos i kinda shied away from doing complicated malay dishes. i pretty much stuck to roast chicken, homemade pizza, pasta dishes and sandwiches.fun thing over there was that their grocery stores were heaven! i really miss going to woolworths in garden city (i'd go on a weekly basis, just re-stocking all my supplies) - the fresh produce was lovely, the variety was amazing and their dessert selection was to die for haha.

there are some options here in kl to get what i got there - but it costs waayyyyy more. like, i could go crazy in BIG in publika, but i try to restrain myself. i'll try to get fresh produce somewhere cheaper like at the local shops and when i feel the need for imported goods (waffles, ice cream, cookies, etc) - that's where i'll head to.

oh well. we all adjust to our current surroundings, huh? gotta make do with what we have. as long as i'm surrounded by loved ones, then i'll pretty much be okay :)