Eating on a budget

'Cause I thought spending an average of 20 bucks a day for some 'slightly healthier' food at nearby menara hap seng or UBN tower instead of the typical all-they-can-fry stalls behind my office where most of my colleagues eats is starting to hurt my wallet. I thought of hitting the supermarkets to make my own healthy food.

Stevie had earlier warned me that packing sandwiches and salads may actually end up costing similarly to eating out. I didn't believe until i was so close to putting some of the stuff i got in the trolley when i hit the checkout.

RM 167.25!

So here's some tips from my mom when shopping for food:

1- Get a basket

Forget about trolleys. You'll head straight to the checkout once you start to feel the weight on your arms.

2- Look up and down

Eye-level merchandise are usually those promoted by the manufacturer and supermarkets so they tend to cost more than those located at the upper or lower shelves.

3- Never shop for food with an empty stomach.

Doing this will end up chucking the extra chocolates and junk food which defeated the purpose of budget-eating.

Stupid traffic police

It has been a week since the last time i hit the gym in the morning before turning up for work and due to the sales target i have to achieve for March, I've been staying late at work till 10 pm almost everyday for a week now.

I finally had enough sleep yesterday and manage to wake up earlier for gym today, only to realize the traffic horror along ALL roads; major, trunk, back lanes, everywhere!!

The culprit? Traffic police!

For the past few days traffic was heavy but moving without them. Everytime when they took over the role of traffic lights the situation went downhill rightaway with poor synchronizing at different junctions.

A classic example is the junction that merges Jalan Bukit Bintang with Jalan Raja Chulan behind Pavilion. With the lights, traffic is smooth because it's green only for either side of the traffic. Where our traffic police allows both traffic flow at the same time and direction. If you're trying to head left into Jalan Perak infront of Cosway and Novotel, you can forget about it. (with malaysian road etiquette in addition.)

This is not the first time traffic police creating jams everywhere. Please, leave it to the traffic lights if you're not properly trained.