As the story goes, the ice cream contains chicken fats/oils - who knows if there's any truth in that?. Anyway, it's not very nice. Not like the ones in Malaysia.

This post has been edited by wornbook: Apr 2 2008, 07:10 AM

You can get Milo in NZ. Some say it does not taste the same as the M'sian one, but personally i cant tell.

Don't forget, a lot of Hindu's are also vegetarian. Try organising a meeting of doctors in M'sia.

Personally, I have no problem with you not being able to eat certain foods. For some, its not that they want to be healthy; its due to health reasons. For others, its allergies. I can't go for most buffets. Can't eat sea food.

The thing is, I just don't understand why Muslims and Vegetarians in general are so radical in their eating habits. Not to generalize, but when I go out, I ask if there is any seafood in some food, and if there is I just have to avoid it. Sure, everyone says I'm missing out on the prawns, mussels, oysters etc, but I don't have a choice, and I don't complain. If there is meat, then don't eat it. Bring your own organic vegetables if you want, if the vegatbles we serve are tainted and/or not as nice. No one put a gun to your head and ask you to come.

Same for Muslims/Hindus/Buddhists. When I'm with some of my Buddhists friends we try to go to a place where they can at least get vegetables. We're sorry if the food is not halal, but it your choice of life. Sorry that steak is usually beef, but you'll just have to make do. We try to accommodate to your religious belief's, but no one ever considers accommodating my health issues! I don't say a thing, but while you guys moan its all about your religion, for me, the issue is more down to earth. I could end up in hospital.


There's bird flu to consider........

haya.. some muslim very particular about what they consume..
bcoz the food gonna make who we are.. ok,, no science for that.. but it's the religion.
maybe u can open a thread and very sure someone gonna reply u

for me.. i try to avoid the non-halal one.. is that wrong???
i dont come to the food shop and ask them to serve me halal food.. most muslim will just ask "is the food halal,, what's the ingridient?" i think that all.. if not available.. just leave the shop, and find a halal one.. maybe can ask for fish based dish.
or maybe we just go to the known halal food shop.. that is.. no moan wut so ever.. if no halal beef available.. still got bread.. still got vegetable.. choosing halal food not gonna make muslim starve to death. it's the person it self choose to starve..
there are many ways to eat.
that's what occur during the food carnival. the malaysian club make 2 types of free bbq... the kiwi one..and the halal one...

i remember my lecturer told me.. he went to this country with some friends long time ago, korea if not mistaken and there was no halal meat.. so what he did was, buy live chicken. and slaughtered it himself.. no moaning, no complaining..
there is a will, there is a way..

and for muslim.. bear in mind.. in oversea (especially in west country), halal food is not a privilege..
use own effort to get one.. unless u gonna leave the restriction.. that's up to you

haya, why u say we are moaning?? it happened to you??

This post has been edited by fantagero: Apr 2 2008, 10:04 AM

On the contrary, halal food is a privilege. Not a right (unless you do you own cooking). Ie, you can request for it but not demand it.

I'm not Haya, but I can tell you I wrote those posts/asked those questions cos of bad personal experience with some Muslims. It's fine that you won't want to eat what I eat, I respect that. But don't act as if I'm carrying plague or talk about how disgusting pork is, KNOWING I eat it. That frankly, is disrespectful.

Personally, I'm against schools banning all pork. Sure, I've no objections that the canteen does halal food. But don't prevent kids from bringing ham sandwiches to school or conduct witch-hunts for it. And before you say anything, that has happened. Prefects in my cousin's primary school search food containers as part of their spot-checks.

My reference to Hindus/beef/schools was mainly cos I feel that if they do that to pork, they should do that to beef as well. But of course, we know that it's not the case. Personally, I think schools should serve food acceptable to the community in general (and in Malaysia, it means giving due consideration to more than one religious belief). But they should have no say on what students bring from home.

Btw I second Haya on the hospital bit. I'm allergic to seafood too.

This post has been edited by wornbook: Apr 2 2008, 11:37 AM

owh... ehm can u tell me which part i act disrespectful and disgust. i'm very sorry for that.. just tell me wich part.. i sometime dont know if my post disrespectful..

ehmm bad personal experience.. i'm sorry to hear that. i dont know that kind of thing happen in malaysia. i dont have problem with my flatmate eating ham. we discussed and agreed to separate his ham plate. not bcoz of the disgust, but just bcoz to avoid the samak proccess that's all.. furthermore.. hard to do samak here as soil not easily available here..

true2 not a right, especially in oversea..

Don't worry, you were not disrespectful. No offence given and none taken.

As for bad experiences, I know not to claim all Muslims are the same just cos I've run into some 'bad' ones. That why I said 'some'.



This post has been edited by wornbook: Apr 2 2008, 12:24 PM

hokey pokey
into fresh milk here.

budget milk??
or pam's ??? hehehe
or meadow fresh ?

nope anchor ftw.

thank you

i heard in autumn later.. lalat banyak? ehmm..

Summer. But only in some areas. City should be fine.

from my conversation with my senior, he didnt looks like care about their food..
like what i said before, he just 'sebat' jer..
i told him about what you told me before,that Mcd is using vege oil..
he was surprised and said, then good-lah..
i asked for burger king then he has no idea about it!
he just eat what he wants..
man, that scared me..

nando is halal?? yay! love that!
got halal chicken supplier in palmy?
pls..pls..pls..and pls..let me meet your friend in Palmy

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Added on April 3, 2008, 9:41 pmhow's the milk? is it nice?
hey, we can eat their cereal right?
but there are no coco crunch or honey star-lah, kan?

This post has been edited by <EdLiNa>: Apr 3 2008, 09:41 PM

milk??? it tastes like.... well.. milk

dont have to worry.. u can eat most all the things u desire.. just hav to know where to get it k..

well.. it's up to him..
u choose ur way..

well.. i'll ask my friend if he got time to help you.. because their semester just starting.. lotzz of assignmnet. i'll ask them,, and if green light.. i'll pm u their contact.

this 6th april must turn off the day light saving eyh?? man.. i still dont get it what;s the DLS

real milk.....not the processed ones you get in msia......

once you go to fresh milk, you will never like the powdered milk anymore......

Milk is much better. Doesn't have the strange smell fresh milk in Malaysia has.

No Coco crunch but there's chocolate rice. They Have Honey Stars but it's not the same, ie not nice.

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Added on April 4, 2008, 6:26 pmI've never liked powdered milk. -suppresses gag reflex-

This post has been edited by wornbook: Apr 4 2008, 06:26 PM

i like the internet connection here.. hehhee

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Added on April 4, 2008, 6:46 pmedlina.. i've asked my friends there.. they said ok.. just contact them k.. YM or give them a call. ive sent u their contact.. maybe u can contact them..
hahha they wanna kirim perencah too i guess
my female friend also said ok.. she gladly to help u if anything k.

good luck..

This post has been edited by fantagero: Apr 4 2008, 06:46 PM

thank you..thank you!!
thanks for your effort FANTAGERO..
and thanks to all of you here..
who guiding me about NZ things..
i really appreciate it..

Have fun, and Kia Ora to New Zealand!

thank you very much..

what the........ internet good?