Well, it's Friday again and that means late nite shopping in the city. Tonight shops open until about 9 pm. On other days, shops close at 5 30pm. In the suburbs, late nite shopping is on Thursday, the only nite supermarkets are open until about 8 30 pm. This is when you see many people swarming the supermarkets to buy food. If in KK we have Tong Hing, Servey, Chua Ka Seng and Merdeka supermarket, here we have Woolworths, Coles, Iga and Supa Iga. Every week there are specials, and things on specials are cheap.So if you want to save, buy specials .. hehe...

When I first arrived, bananas were selling for $13.99 a kg!!! That is about RM30 a kg!!! So gila isn't it?? Now it is more affordable, $2.99 a kg. Papayas (or paw paw they call them here) are selling for $5 a kg, I resolve to only eat papaya when I go home in April :-) Other fruits are reasonably cheap - peaches, plums, kiwis, cherries, strawberries, oranges.. yeah, and grapes too. Broccoli and cauliflowers are cheap too. It's really cheap if you buy and cook at home. Eating out can be quite pricey, everything costs around $8 to $9.. and the char siew at home is still the best. What I miss most? Satay!! :-)can't wait to go home...