Missing, almost

I wrote previously about not being able to find “Sweetened Condensed Milk” anymore in Malaysia. So imagine my delight when Pauline brought this from Bintulu. She said it was priced at about RM2.70 (she wasn’t certain). This particular condensed milk is manufactured in Singapore, and is being stocked in a supermarket in Bintulu! Are we missing something here? I have had some folks telling me that “condensed creamer” and “condensed milk” is exactly the same thing! It’s like saying full cream milk powder is exactly the same as powdered creamer (eg Coffeemate).

Although I don’t normally consume sweetened condensed milk with my coffee, I like to know that should I require it as an ingredient for cakes (eg honeycomb cake!), or when I want to treat myself to local coffee with condensed milk, it’s easily and readily available. I am beginning to think the palm oil lobbyists have their hands in this! Next time you come across a can of sweetened creamer, have a look at the ingredients.

Meanwhile, I am thinking how to get a local supermarket to stock this “luxury” item. Any ideas?

Thanks again Pauline!

Family Matters

Last week was mentally tumultuous for me, as I let myself be drawn into the political developments of the country. It was almost a welcomed relief when Malaysiakini loaded with nothing really exciting today (as at 12.30 pm), save for the ringgit (re)peg suggestion, which personally seems to be a knee-jerk reaction, again!

We had relatives visiting from Brisbane, Bintulu and Melbourne, actually three sisters from different places, on Sunday. True to (family) tradition, food was the dominant theme, with a high-tea themed gathering at Aunty Freda’s, culminating to dinner at “The Heritage”. It’s always heart-warming to meet family, especially when we’ve not seen some for many years. I’ll like to say that the years have been kind to us, and we’ve been blessed.

Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to take many photos, but I am sure the following will send some scurrying to the stalls:

We also had some durian puffs, which was bought from Causeway Bay Dim Sum at Crown Square.

STP may post some pics of the food we had at “The Heritage”, as I was not in a position to be snapping away. (STP was not at dinner, but a diner very kindly snapped away, and emailed him the pics already).

Anyway, before the sisters left Kuching, we managed to bring them out for the infamous kolo-mee at Kim Joo at Carpenter Street. Again, I didn’t take any photos, as I’ve taken some before, so they had something like:

I love it when coffee shops still serve coffee in the traditional coffee and saucer set. I think at least three of us had 2 cups of coffee this morning.

To Teresa, Pauline and Genevie, it was really great seeing you all. Hope you all had a great time, and have a pleasant trip home.