Timmy Lai

It had to be Tania, I thought, though for the life of myself, I couldn't understand why. I barely knew her, and I doubted whether I'd even had a chance to meet the real Tania Chong yet. Oh, I'd seen the angry one yesterday night at the cinema for saying the wrong words and the mea culpa one on MSN just a little while ago, but I had no idea how she behaved under ordinary circumstances. I suspected that she had a good sense of humor, though on close reflection, I couldn't pin down the reason I thought so. And she was no doubt intelligent, though he could have deduced that on the basis of her job. But other than that...I tried and failed to picture her on a date. Still, I was glad she'd come by, if only to give us a chance to start over as good friends. One thing I'd learned was that 'A chicken-out ' spirit without trying could make a person miserable. Common courtesy, it sometimes seemed to me, was going the way of dinosaurs, and the last thing I wan...

In the distance, I could see some really hungry working people congregating near the dunes of food of Hairun Maju Mamak, and as I watched them taking their food, I reached for my plate. Lamb on the side, an egg, and a glass of teh halia; I had almost the same thing everyday, after the exact same breakfast of dry bihun, scrambled egg whites, and a banana. I'm blessed with such luxury and comfort from Malaysia. Food and drinks are relatively cheap here. As much as I crazed the occasional adrenaline rush, my diet couldn't be more boring. Most days of the year are unremarkable. Despite being a Ipoh -ians ( The land of good food ), I can still live without some, it's just, sometimes I'm too lazy to think of where to eat and ended up myself at mamak. Due to time constraints, mamak stalls is the only solution I can think of, plus all mamaks embracing fast food concepts, operating 24 hours, 7 days a week. They even rise to the occasion by broadcasting major events like EPL ma...