Oh me oh my…

My cousin in Brisbane, Australia sent me word asking me to buy her some kacang tumbuk (rolled crushed peanut cake) for her. Like I said, we have a very  good one here just like those we had in my good ol’ younger days but as I have mentioned many times in my earlier posts, those would be so difficult to get. Very often, we would just have to make do with these…

…which would be, at best, just ok – cheaper but sweeter and rather lacking in that special peanut fragrance but beggars can’t be choosers.

Well, it so happened that around that time, before the Chinese New Year came around, I happened to see some on sale at the stall…

…at the Medan Mall here, the good ones and of course, I bought some to keep at home. So, I decided to pack them in a tin, put in all the little packets of dehumidifier that I had saved from the packets of mooncake or anything that had those in the vacuum packs…and sealed it tightly to send to my cousin Down Under.

I was at the mall again last week and I saw that the lady had some that day, not many – just a few left so I bought some more for my cousin and repacked everything in a bigger box. I did ask her and she told me that if they are kept in the sealed packs and stored in a cool, dry place, these should last for quite a long time.

Finally, my cousin’s hubby came to town for a few days and I was able to pass them to him to take back to Brisbane…and oh me oh my!!! Just look at all the things that she sent to me through him!!!

During my growing up years, I so loved these Quality Street toffee and chocolates…

The tin was much nicer then, not like the present ones…and I did see this once at a shop at KLIA and I almost had a heart attack. Then, there were also the cheese and the raspberry jam…and a HUGE pack of bacon…

…big enough to last one whole year, I’m sure! It looks like the frankfurters are due to expire very soon but I think they should be all right for a little longer if I would just keep them frozen in the freezer. Good grief! AUD2 for that big pack of 12? My! My! That sure is cheap compared to the ones here especially the imported ones – those would cost an arm or a leg and they are not easily available some more in this sleepy little town.

There you have it – all the things that my cousin sent to me, so so so much…

 …for the few miserable packs of peanut cake that I got for her. Wait a minute! You may have spotted that parcel in the photograph, top left and would probably be wondering what was inside…

Curiosity kills the cat, they say but never mind! Let me put you out of your misery and reveal the contents of that mysterious parcel…

Yes, more Tim Tam’s – the Adriano Zumbo range no less…including the new coconut cream variety.  I’ve tried their raspberry white chocolate and it was very very nice – my favourite, besides the red velvet ones…but I’ve yet to try this one that is also new as well – the choc raspberry. Thank goodness the weekend is here and my girl will be home – we can sit down together to enjoy these delights to our hearts’ content!

Thank you so very much to my cousin. It is always my pleasure to get you nice stuff from here – just let me know anytime, no trouble at all…but please, you really do not have to get me so many things – something small, easy to carry (especially when flying), a simple token would be good enough. As they say, it’s the thought that counts.