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Observations by a Malaysian studying in Australia

The Big Barbie

Two days ago we had House Athletics. My House decided to hold a barbeque, or barbie as it’s called over here, as part of our Community Service Program. Proceeds would go towards buying school equipments for Papua New Guineans. I was one of those in charge with grilling the meats. As I was so preoccupied watching the runners, I forgot to flip the meats over. As a result, the side facing the grill were burnt. Being the entrepeneurial genius that I am, I simply left the other side (the better, non-burnt side) facing upwards when the customers started coming. One customer, a teacher, commented that the meat was “ very nicely cooked”. If only she had seen the meat I’m pretty sure she would’ve said something less kind.

posted by: Tembaga2 at 04:43 | link | comments (2) |

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#1  20 September 2003 - 04:30

 

Nora here! Haha, that poor teacher, meh. I remember the barbeque we had in our senior year at high school during the crappy Carnival 4K; now those days were funny, ain't it? *lol*

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#2  22 September 2003 - 15:43

 

yeah, the carnival was crappy, but not our barbeque. those kebabs we grilled were really good. i guess when i left malaysia i left my kebab-grilling skills as well...

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