@emily2u 2 May 2021 more from that month

𝑴𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍 Due to the nature of what I do, I save a lot of money on meals. To put it another way, oftentimes, I get paid in food. But every picture tells a story I always believe, and today, I came across this photo on my phone. This is the last meal that I took in Nepal (June 2019): my lunch of grilled chicken from a hotel restaurant at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. I had wanted to eat at a cheaper place at the airport before boarding our flight home to Kuala Lumpur, perhaps a fast food at the airport but there were very limited options and after one week in the mountains on an ultra light diet, my friend (and travel mate), was craving for meat! On the mountains, we were served yak meat but only during special occasions. The meat was cut in such small cubes, almost like minced meat, and in super small portions. As I don't take beef, I had to opt out of yak meat also, as yak is called "furry cow" in Chinese. I had a good laugh over this when my friend told me. So, my friend wanted to have a "luxurious" meal since we were already leaving the country. When I suggested somewhere else, she said, "Oh you can afford it." Of course I can, but it doesn't mean that I want to. Anyway, we went to this hotel restaurant of her choice and she had mutton while I had this grilled chicken. Somehow, they charge in USD and not Nepalese rupee. So, when it's at an "atas" (high class) restaurant and in USD, you know it won't be cheap. This was US$11.50, which was above MYR50 at the time. More than double of what I normally pay when celebrating an occasion in Malaysia. P/S: When I say "expensive", I mean a meal that I paid out of my own pocket for one person. #Food