When I first heard Shania Twain singing this song, I thought she was doing a Hokkien number about somebody’s butt…but actually, it is about shopping and spending money and “ka-ching” is supposed to be the sound of the cash register. Well, there has been much groaning and moaning about the current rising prices of food and everything else, not that it is going to help one bit. I guess we’ll just have to set our own priorities when it comes to spending… That plasma screen TV will have to wait…no point getting that new outfit, no matter how irresistable it may seem (especially when your wardrobe is already bursting at the seams with all the clothes you hardly ever use)…don’t go to the hair salon when you can get a decent haircut at the corner barber shop for 10% of the price…the house doesn’t really need a new coat of paint…and watch those credit cards! Remember you’ll have to pay them sooner or later. Well, I can go on and on and I’m sure everybody has their own ways to cope with the pinch of this economic crisis.
However, even in the face of such pressing circumstances, I don’t see any reason why we should deprive ourselves completely. Personally, I would think that time and again, if we can spare the dough, we should pamper ourselves… After all, don’t we deserve it? We can still go on a holiday to some affordable place. The rest and relaxation can do wonders to rejuvenate the body and soul. Instead of going some place where we will be bugged by the huge difference in the exchange rates, go somewhere cheaper, be it in our own country. I was in Penang recently and just sitting at the window in the hotel and looking out could bring so much pleasure…
I took that photo from my hotel room…and just round the corner down the road, at that white building on the right is Salsas. You can google to see the many posts (and the pics of the mouth-watering fare that they serve there) in various blogs that have featured the place. Fine dining once in a while seems to give my spirit that much-needed boost…and it does not have to be expensive! One set 4-course dinner there costs around RM30, if I can remember correctly…but remember, only if you think it’s worth it. Otherwise, before that building is a food place with lots and lots of hawker stalls selling cheap delicious food!!! The locals will tell you this is better here and that is better there…but think of the taxi fare! Going anywhere around the city centre is about RM10 per trip, mind you!!! So forget about taxis…and walk! The exercise will do you good!
Well, what if sweating it out at some hawker place is not your cup of tea and you have your mind set on fine dining? You are dying to try that irresistable plate of pasta with lobster that somebody has been so kind as to send to you via MMS to drool over…
Well, maybe you can persuade a generous friend to take you there! If I’m not mistaken, that’s from Little Italy in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, so Melbie!!! Congratulations!! You’ve just got yourself a date with STP when he’s going over and you’re treating him to that…!!! Mamma mia!!! ROTFLMAO!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 