Thursday, February 21, 2008

Horlicks Malties



One of the things I love about traveling is being able to find and buy items I can't find at all back home. The can range from the priciest of items to the most mundane. This post is about an item you'd probably consider mundane. I absolutely loved Horlicks chocolate candies when I was a kid. I remember back then, they were called Malteds. And they came in glass bottles. The last time I saw them sold locally, I must have been 10 yrs old. A few yrs ago though, I made a wonderful discovery when I saw them sold in HK (Watsons) and Malaysia (Guardian). They now come in boxes that contain 3 pouches each. You can imagine how many boxes I bought and brought home! Lately, I've been craving for these again because the last time I had them was almost 1 yr ago. Last wk, I was excited to go to Macau and HK for a holiday trip. Horlicks Malties were at the top of my shopping list. Can you believe it? I must have gone into every Watsons and 7-11 there, and I couldn't find any! Talk about depressing! Then when I came home last week, probably out of sheer desperation, I figured I would take a long shot and check if they were sold on the internet. And yes, yes, yes, they are!!!!! Dance of joy!!!! You can find them at http://www.spiced.com/. They start at $5 for a set of 2 boxes. I won't say how many boxes I ordered, lest I be teased by everyone. Let's just say I ordered a lot! Ha ha. Enjoy!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Fasta Pasta Microwave Cooker


Don't have the patience to boil water for 10 minutes, then cook pasta noodles for 15 minutes? Or maybe you live in a small cozy studio apartment and live by your microwave oven and toaster, i.e. you don't have a stove. Here's an easy way for you to cook your pasta! With the Fasta Pasta Microwave Cooker, you just place the pasta inside the container, add watere, pop into the microwave, and your pasta's cooked in 15 minutes or less! It can cook a variety of pasta types, has holes so that you can cook and strain all in one. It only cots $14.79. Check it out at www.amazon.com.