sandwiches, tar pau food and home-cooking

in my more than two weeks stay with my daughters at clayton, i have observed how they take care of their own meals. ida is into her first year's second semester at monash and ivy is working at frankston hospital. they take care of each other; sometimes ida will prepare a packed lunch for her sister and at other times, the sister will get something for ida to take to the university.

there are certain practical practices that they have picked up here. when we eat out at restaurants and there is leftover, they will automatically get the restaurant people to tar pau the unfinished food. when they cook at home, whatever is left is not wasted. they will pack the remainder for lunch the next day.

they have also become very adept at making sandwiches. ida makes very nice smoked salmon and philadelphia sandwiches. she will first spread the philadelphia cream cheese on one side of the sliced bread. then, the piece of salmon goes on top, to be followed by thinly sliced white onion, spinach leaves and a slice of tomato. another piece of bread is placed on top before the sandwich goes into the toaster.

ivy prepared an egg, ham and avocado sandwich for me to take on board my meal-less, drink-less and entertain-less tiger airways flight back to singapore.

they stock these brown lunch bags, which are used for packing their sandwiches, pizzas and other similar stuff.