{"id":3953,"date":"2012-05-17T11:43:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T01:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2021-02-22T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T06:32:40","slug":"if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/?p=3953","title":{"rendered":"if.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If I&#8217;m still a blogger, then why am i never invited to blogger gatherings anymore? Now, wait a minute, I am not complaining nor am i lobbying to get myself invited to the local blogging events but i just want to say that I GET JEALOUS. ESPECIALLY and ONLY when it comes to food tasting events.<\/p>\n<p>I mean who wouldn&#8217;t? all the free food and the fact that you get to try the food for free saves you $$$ loads from paying for shitty meals. especially when they say their food is of &#8220;fine dining&#8221; quality. give it 5 years and we still won&#8217;t get close to the true definition of fine dining in Brunei.<\/p>\n<p>My story is, i get jealous BUT on the other hand, i probably wouldn&#8217;t like the idea of having to blog nice things about shitty things. I&#8217;d probably do it for hard cold cash..but i&#8217;d definitely won&#8217;t do it for a free meal.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been here a month. 2 more months to go. So far there&#8217;s nothing to complain about except the fact that i haven&#8217;t ran in almost a month and i&#8217;m gaining weight fast from sampling all the food items offered at the international pavilions.<\/p>\n<p>TWO weeks ago we were trying not to muntah from consuming the Prawn Burgers at Lotteria on a daily basis now i&#8217;m just trying to keep my temptations under control. It&#8217;s so hard not to pop by the Dunkin Donuts across the Brunei pavilion for an extra large Cappuccino. On the way UP to the Pavilion there&#8217;s Singapore with their Halal chicken curry and RICE and SHELL-LESS Chilli Crab..ad nearby, i have my theme park style, american churros..from the churros stand, i can see the turkish abangs selling authentic turkish ice-cream, Dondurama. The Turkey Pavilion itself houses an array of halal doner kebabs complete with Lahmacun and Meat-filled Pides. The icing on the cake has got to be the Belgium pavilion that sells my favorite belgian cookies Speculous BY THE PACK and a collection of chocolates by Godiva , Neuhaus and Callibaut&#8230;but u know what? ALL THIS GOOD QUALITY CHOCOLATE .. and i&#8217;m craving for TIM TAMS. which i managed to SOURCE by the way. YES, I CAN DO EVERYTHING. lol. I&#8217;ve made friends with people over in the Australian Pavilion and scored a piece yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Oh oh. and finally, finally, finally..there&#8217;s finally Sushi! the JApanese have opened a food court somewhere in the basement and after month of being sushi deprived.. i finally managed to sink my teeth in to an Inari.<\/p>\n<p>mari lah menari.<\/p>\n<p>jadinya, bepantun. lol.<\/p>\n<p>i should really slow down kali. especially when it costs 18,000 won (about BD$18) for a set of raw fish and another 4,000 won ($4) for a cone of strawberry ice-cream. Singapore has never been more kiasu their &#8230;chicken curry is around the 15 bucks price point.  I think the malaysians are selling a set of teh tarek and roti canai for $18. haha. exploitation at its zenith. if i keep this up, i don&#8217;t think ill be able to afford Lotteria prawn burgers in a few weeks time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7215\/7212878276_b562899f19_z.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7073\/7212873954_40a10e8dec_z.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I have the morning off today. Will only start work at 2. its  a little bit close to 11.<\/p>\n<p>I should slip on my running shoes and go for a short run. it&#8217;s been a while :S<\/p>\n<p>kiss me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I&#8217;m still a blogger, then why am i never invited to blogger gatherings anymore? 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