Should be, I got mine for RM 1550 a couple of months back. 

Hoya Pro1D at 215 kena potong oredi.

Found a Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 non-VC with 1 year warranty for RM 1350. VC version will be RM 1750.

If only I had sufficient extra money for a new unit.

Although its cheap, it doesn't mean its of no good quality. Quite alot of people here uses the Bagman 7MDH clone, including -vip3rleon9- and viking(i think he's still using it la xD), and have been using them for a long time but still have yet to break down on them. 
Maybe you can try a shorter macro lens, like the EF-S 60mm or 50mm compact macro if you're scared 100mm is too long. It also depends on the size of the food you're taking la. 

That's bokeh. Poisonous bokeh.
http://www.photographyreview.com/mfr/canon...81_3111crx.aspx
Convert yourself.
Anyway it is a discontinued legendary lens.

Haha. Another victim.  I was quite bengang when I clicked on the Play icon n nothing happened.
Yes, this is why u need pro bodies. Keep on snapping in all conditions.  I've tried 5D n 1D in pretty heavy rain. 7D dunno, no1 in LYN dare to try n share with us yet. myjunk can try for us perhaps?   

Just an interesting tidbit on human eyes in terms of Digital sensors

Shutter speed 1/50
ISO at around 50,000 (B/W)
Dynamic range 20 stops
Resolution 5mp
F Stops - F3.5- F5
Focal range ~ 50mm
Try shooting an image with your best sensor at 1/50 and F3.5 at night. Fail.
Ramp up the Iso to 51,200 shot at F3.5 and 1/50. Fail.

more impressive is when..all while having 20 stops dymanic range. (current sensors have 5..maybe 6 stops with the Fuji superCCD)
You shoot wedding outdoors in afternoon sun with the groom in a tux and the bride in a white dress you can  already. I once shoot a dark skinned fellow wearing a white shirt... also.
Of course these are average claimed figures, one might have better or worst.

Just show how impressive our eyes are. Even the best of DSLR technology can't replicate it to this day...especially when we have spatial 3D ability, noise reduction, auto colour correction, Motion detection, and of course, smile detection since day 1 .......

The only thing our eyes can't do is Zoom. haha

Buying stuff in Sg is mostly same price. Sometimes even more expensive. But they got helluva lot of variety n all in stock at the shops. Not like Lame-O Malaysian shops always say no stock need to order.

Lowepro bags are a lot more cheaper at sg.