The crawfish extravaganza June 23, 2009
Posted by The Giddy Tiger in : Drooling & Cooking , comments closed 
Hubbs and I went for a splendid lunch buffet last week, where I tasted crawfish for the very first time! They look like prawns, don’t they? Tastewise, it’s somewhere between that of a prawn and a crab.
This is how people eat crawfish:
- Remove the head of the crawfish.
- Press gently on its body through the shell and massage it, to ensure the meat is dislodged from it’s hard exterior.
- Bite on a small portion of the body, and with one swift deft motion, slide the meat out from its shell with your teeth.
And this is how I did it:
- Remove the head of the crawfish.
- Take apart part of the head still stuck on the body.
- Proceed to massage the body as instructed,
- Bite a small portion, and pull gently.
- When the meat did not budge, massage a little bit more. Hands are all dripping with the juice of the crawfish now.
- Try biting and pulling again. Didn’t work.
- Use fingers to peel off the shell from the body.
- Remove the piece of crawfish meat and put into mouth.
- Wipe fingers clean.
Anyway, why is a crawfish called a crawfish? It’s not a fish…
Why don’t they call it a crawshrimp or crawprawn? Eh?
My retail misses and kisses June 17, 2009
Posted by The Giddy Tiger in : The Fairer Sex , comments closedJust when it’s only about a month away that we will be back in Malaysia, I see this sign in the mall which is just a mere 15 minutes’ drive away.
Oh great.
*Now* the Coach outlet is gonna make a grand opening in this nearby mall? In August?!!! … when I would have already left for Malaysia?!!
Maybe it’s for the better anyway. For the better of my purse, that’s for sure! 
Anyhow, I did get a chance to indulge in some shoe shopping at Macy’s Summer Sale just yesterday. Got myself a pair of FitFlops and a pair of Easy Spirit heeled sandals for 20% off! Each was $49.99 before discount.
Been wanting a pair of these FitFlops for some time now, because I had read that wearing these would help to tone the legs, butt and thighs! Not that I’m gonna abandon the gym for good, but it’s a nice thought that I am still giving my legs a good workout whenever I ain’t conventionally exercising. Dunno if this is a gimmick or not, so don’t hold it against me if it doesn’t work, okay? Anyway, it feels REALLY comfy, and my little boy says it looks good on me. That’s good enough reason for me!
And as for the pair of Easy Spirit shoes, hubby says it looks good…and he hardly ever says that for shoes. Plus I love the way it hugs my feet.
I think it’s time I got myself a pedicure eh?
Yippeee deee dooo ai-aye! June 5, 2009
Posted by The Giddy Tiger in : Close to Heart & Home, Thoughts & Scribblings , comments closed 
Hurrah! After two months of being *without a Malaysian identity*, these came via Fedex today. After two months of worrying if our original documents would arrive safely and on time, I must say I am thoroughly impressed with the Malaysian Consulate in LA for keeping their word.
Serious packing for home will commence soon.
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