The department that I used to work in organise an event in conjunction with the Merdeka Day. One of the event was to write poems. The theme was Makan Makan Malaysia - means you have to write a poem, English or Malay, using only food related to Malaysia as the basis.

After dusting out spiderwebs from my Mendocino lodging and scrubbed my poem skills, here’s what I managed to churn out for the contest. If you don’t understand Malay, sorry ler….

Nasi Kandar
Semua Suka,
Kampung Bandar
Pakat Leka

Roti Canai
Memang Sedap,
Mamak Kedai
Orang Hadap

Sambal Belacan
Idaman ramai,
Cuba sepinggan
Syurga tercapai

Ais Kacang
Sejuk segar,
Putar kencang
ais yang segar

Putu Mayam
Kegemaran semua,
Macam Tomyam
Siapa tak suka?

Wantan mee, Kari Mee, Hokkien Mee
Tiga jenis mee, tiga jenis citarasa,
Lagi elok dari asyik makan Mamee
Kalau tak suka boleh cuba Laksa

Kita Orang Malaysia
memang hidup untuk makan,
Tahun Melawat Malaysia
Jalan Jalan cari makan!

What’s great about it? I was one of the 10 selected poems. Hehe :) To think back, I only used 15 minutes to write that poem.

15 minutes for RM20 Coffee Beans voucher - okla……

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