Glasgow Christmas Market 2012 (Part 2/3): What I liked

At first, I thought Glasgow Christmas Market was only a nighttime event. But, I found out it opens as early as 9am. The earliest I have been to the market was 11am. I had an eye check appointment inside St Enoch.

Deco inside St Enoch Centre

The market was just outside St. Enoch Centre. So, the smell of food from the market was also inside the building.

View of the Christmas Market from St Enoch Centre

Chocolates from a chocolate shop inside St Enoch Centre. Some chocolates had christmas themes, which were quite cute, like penguins, santa, raindeers etc

I loved the variety in Glagsow Christmas Market. This was the first time I really went round looking at what was sold. So far I have tried churros (4 pounds), kangaroo burger (3.50 pounds), venison burger (3.50 pounds), Italian chocolate (priced by weight) and German sausage (4 pounds). All the food bought were shared between my friends and I.

There were many types of German sausages. But, I was recommended to try the red sausage as it had the most flavour. It was really juicy and tasty. I crave for more as I type here.

Most of the kitchen has this huge grill to cook which looked pretty awesome. Maybe that was why the sausages tasted fantastic.

I was excited when I saw churros. The last time I had churros was outside Star Hill in Malaysia. The first time I had churros was in Disneyland Los Angeles and that was the best churros I ever had. I have not found one that beats USA's churros. The churros sold here at the Glasgow Christmas Market tasted alright. It was a big portion, hence, I would recommend sharing it with another friend. Imagine eating 10 'you tiao'...jelak! Churros taste like 'you tiao' except it is crispier and the filling was not so airy/light like 'you tiao'.

The shop which sells churros, crepes and waffles

Churros with a choice of topping - sugar, plain, nutella or cinnamon

After having churros as our appetizer, my friends and I bought some burgers. Burger patties for sale were kangaroo, wild boar, venison, ostrich and springbok. We wanted to try the ones which we rarely see anywhere else. Therefore, we tried the kangaroo burger and venison burger. I could not really tell the difference in the meat. It was fresh and tasted alright. But, I remember wishing the burgers had more flavour. Anyway, that was just my opinion. My friends and I actually looked forward to trying those burgers because another friend said he could eat the Venison Burgers there everyday as it was delicious.

Italian chocolates, like I blogged previously, was very good. Even after I refrigerated the chocolate, it did not turn hard.

There was one interesting item sold called a Multi Whisk. It can whisk stuff till it becomes foamy in seconds. Food for making sponge cakes and good aromatic coffee. Cost 10 pounds. Normal price as seen on tv cost 15 pounds.

There was also a stall selling Christmas themed garden decorations at the Dutch Flower stall. I saw Christmas trees too.

Raindeers and cute penguins for sale

Another interesting thing that I came across were 'The best Macaroons in the world'. The size of the macaroons were bigger than usual and it was not those normal colourful ones we see selling everywhere. Best of all, it is freshly baked.

For more interesting pictures of other stalls available at the Glasgow Christmas Market, PLEASE CLICK HERE

Walnut Italian chocolate, Glasgow Christmas Market 2012 (Part 1/3)

I had the most amazing Italian chocolate bar from the Glasgow Christmas Market! It was sold in slices, like cakes. At first it looked too small, but when I bought one, took one bite, it was sinfully good and and irresistible. I finished more than half the slice in one go and I had to tell myself to stop. I loved it and it would be a fantastic, unforgettable gift for anyone. The shop also sells a variety of chocolates, some with alcohol.

For more reviews about my other lovely experiences at Glasgow Christmas Market 2012 soon, please CLICK HERE (Part 2) and CLICK HERE for Part 3.

These are chocolate bars, not cakes :)

Walnut chocolate bar

The visitor(s)

Every week there will be random buzzing by strangers to get the main door open. Its either they are visiting a friend but couldnt be bothered to buzz the correct unit number or they are here to promote/advertise something.

When they buzz every floor, I can hear it. So, I will ignore the buzz. But twice I have encountered two different people buzzing just my unit.

The first time, I answered. It was a girl who told me she lost her keys and needed to get in. Without thinking, I let her in. Once I pressed the button, I knew I shouldn't have done that because afterall, I do not know her. Lol behold, after a few minutes, she was knocking on my door to advertise an event. I was so pissed I didn't give her a chance to speak before I closed the door. If the door was lighter, I would have slammed it at her face for lying to me.

Today, another person buzzed only my unit. So, I answer. It was a guy telling me he lost his keys. Stupid guy. Only FEMALES lived in our building. I did not bother telling him that, I just told him to go to the Village Office.

I do not think it was necessary to lie to get in.

Twilight and sushi

I went for a movie yesterday. I would not have thought of watching Twilight, but friends were giving good reviews. It was pretty good actually. It was not too draggy or dramatic. I liked the twist and the ending.

After the movie, LiWee and I headed to Sainsbury. I was excited when I saw sushi sold at reduced price. I do crave for sushi when in Glasgow. Hence, LiWee and I bought one pack each.

I had the sushi for my dinner. Unfortunately, towards my second last piece, that piece of sushi smelt sour. I tasted a bit of it and it was really off. The first piece I had, the rice was hard and already I assumed the whole meal was not really fresh. So, i carefully ate my way through the whole pack. It was cold seafood afterall which gives a higher chance of food poisoning. I did not finish the last too piece.

Then the next day, LiWee had hers for lunch and she told me she felt like vomitting after eating it. Well, I guess that concludes that Sushi At reduced price should never be bought. No more sushi for us in Glasgow anymore :(

#Parking Idiot

I found out that JJ from hitz fm created #parkingidiot and i think it is fabulous. Fabulous, at least for me because I always make sure I parked my car properly and always think beforehand of the difficulty imposed on others if I parked otherwise.

I drive a lot in KL. So, I have had plenty of experience meeting idiotic, inconsidereate drivers. I do have a couple of pictures of their 'parking skills'. I, particularly dislike those luxurious car drivers that dont know how to park. If you think your luxurious car is too big and you are incompetent to see the parking box, then get a kancil.
Sometimes those ppl with those big cars think they can park however they like. Plenty of them found in the city.

Anyway, to all those who could not care less, heres a message for u:

Just saying

Sometimes relationships are like Tom and Jerry...... 

Hate

Dear you,
Dislike
Distaste
Turned off
Not respected
Heartless
Emotionless
Unthoughtful

Dread Fear Stress Pressure

A waste of time!

When we drop/leave all that HATE, everything seems more beautiful.

Love,
Happiness