
I seldom have noodles for dinner when I was living with my parents. This is mainly because my dad considers rice-with-three-dishes- and-a- soup is a proper dinner as compared to one pot of stir-fry noodles. In my household, we normally prefer to have noodles for breakfast and lunch instead of dinner.
However since living away from home, I don’t remember the last time I have cooked my dad’s so-called “proper” dinner. Don’t get me wrong, I truly enjoy a full on meal like I used to have with my family. It’s hearty, fulfilling and often well-balanced meals. Nowadays, the only time I have more than one dish on my dinner table is either I’m at a restaurant or potluck parties. I actually count my blessing whenever I make simple home cooked meals let alone trying to make a “banquet” dinner.
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July 28, 2010 by
Emily

I think it takes a whole lot of will power to resist the temptation of good bargains. That’s why whenever I go shopping, especially grocery shopping, preparing a shopping list is always a good idea - for me anyway.
Walking into a grocery store with big “sale” signs adhering to the windows is always a bad sign - knowingly, I’ll end up with bucket loads of stuffs that are not on my list.
I mean who can resist deals like buy 1 get 1 free, buy 2 get 1 free, buy 2 for x dollars… right? And yes, having studied a course in marketing still doesn’t stop me from falling prey to psychological pricing. I should’ve known better.
When I saw 2 punnets of strawberries selling for $5, overpowered by my adrenaline instead of my shopping list, I gave in. My rationale is there’s no harm in storing more fruits in the fridge. After all I choose fruits over vegetables any day.
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Written on
July 26, 2010 by
Emily