Make a list, know the layout. Do research and enjoy your shopping

YES. But not all the time. As comparison,I listed down the price of my usual purchase – stuff for my spaghetti (11/07/09 Vs. 05/09/09 receipts):-

11th   JUL Vs. 5th SEP

ITALPASTA                                              4.29                                                                           3.69

KIMBALL SPAG SAUCE                       3.99                                                                           3.89

Usually GIANT price campaign overlapped with one another which gives us best offer in one go. Until 7th SEP, there are a few i.e Unbeatable low price (groceries), Kids shoes, Kids clothes, electricfying deal(electrical appliances), RAYA promo and ‘home furniture for less’. My best buy yesterday is BOSS latte for RM1.39 each. So, look out whenever GIANT is selling low.

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Start the stopwatch.
Ready.. get set..
GO!

1. First, heat up the oil (medium). Once done, put the butter and let it melt.
2. Fried the prawns; do not overcook ‘em. At most 2 minutes for each side.
3. Pour in the garlic, olives, chillies, basil leaves and mix tenderly. hehehe..
4. Once you are smelling the aroma, add some pepper & salt. Then, add tomatoes. Tear the Feta cheese and sprinkle all over the dish.
5. Keep heated for 1 minutes, serve the way you like.

5 minutes. Fufufu~..

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Eat home-made dish is better than eating out~

Shhhh…. (*yes)… shhhh…(*keep quite)…

I got something to tell you. I did stockpiling.. And you want to know why? My money and time are precious to me.

What would expect when there’s sale at carrefour/giant etc? cheaper Dutch lady milk? meat? Campbell’s soup? To your surprise, not all of your dream items will be on the discount list. Some do, some don’t. So always keep a list.

So start tracking the price of your goodies.. Once on sale, build up your fridge inventory (*not your tummy). Well-stocked fridge save your money, transportation bla bla and time(izzit equal to money too?) spending purchasing them. And seriously, most of us hate grocery shopping because you have to queque and if lucky got scolded by makciks for doing shortcuts. The less the cashier knew you the better. =)

Things to consider:-
1. The expiry date. Try not to purchase with the expectation to stock up for more than six months unless you are going to Iraq. Just keep a couple of week worth on hand.
2. You still need to consider how big IS your fridge.
3. Your preferences; the kind of food you like – the ingredients, essential i.e salt, pepper. You eat raw stuff often?
4. Always put the one with earlier expiry date at a visible place. Don’t let them rotten and become waste (*you can still feed your friends if you like =p~~)

So i did it; save me money, time and weekend happiness. The savings I get – save for my jalan2 cari makan..

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Get these things before you start.
- 2 cups calrose rice,
- 2 and a half cups water,
- 150 ml rice vinegar,
- sugar & salt

hehehe.. get ready…

First cook the rice (after you wash it). Next, using low heating.. mix rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Let the sugar dissolves completely and then cooling it down. After that, mix the mixture and the rice in mixing bowl evenly. Let them cool down before you start making them look like balls with your palm. There’s you go – 5 minutes to make a sushi rice ball. Please do not count the time to cook the rice. =p

but hey.. if you are at bangi, book a table at www.equatorial.com/bng. And you are 5 minutes away from heaven =p

Cheers~

- cmt -