No Boyfriend? Have A ...

It's been a couple of weeks since my visit to Pornthip Sea Store and I finally decided to feast on the delectable Spicy Cuttlefish that I bought from there. I've been putting it off for weeks, mainly because it looked like a messy task to unpack it from its tight plastic wrappings.

So, anyway after a couple of weeks' worth of the silent 'Eat Me! Eat Me!' messages that the Squid sent, I finally succumbed to the temptation.

I brought it to the kitchen and began the messy task of unwrapping the cuttlefish. At first, the scent was barely noticeable. But as I tore the plastic wrappings wide open, the stank became unbearable. Like pots and pots of belacan and cencaluk all mixed together in a wok or something. I couldn't remember the last time I smelled a pong that bad. Phew!!!

And oh, my poor mom! She was gaily chatting with me when she suddenly grew very quiet and quickly took her leave from the kitchen.

"Are you sure you are going to eat that awful thing? How would your boyfriend react if you eat this in front of him?" she said from the safety of the dining room. Fingers tightly pinched on her nostrils.

"Mom, remember? I don't have a boyfriend. I just have... squid. Evil smelling squid."

I gave a baleful look at the strips of cuttlefish lying helplessly in front of me and took a tentative bite at one. Mmmmm... they taste great. And after a while, you kinda get used to the smell.

That's it, another great reason why being single is great. You don't have anyone to impress and you can eat all the foul-smelling sotong you want.

Squid, anyone?