Fried noodles with ‘free’ gold necklace

Compiled by C. ARUNO, MAHADHIR MONIHULDIN and A. ARAVINTHAN

AN Internet user was pleasantly surprised to find a gold necklace inside a packet of mee goreng he bought from a Ramadan Bazaar, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The man, whose Facebook handle is Andy Tan, posted a photo of himself pulling the jewellery out of the noodles using a pair of chopsticks.

Tan believed the seller did not notice the necklace had fallen into the food as both were golden yellow in colour.

He joked that it was no wonder food prices at bazaars had skyrocketed as sellers were throwing in jewellery.

Netizens also quipped that they should go to Ramadan bazaars more often to try their luck at getting some free jewellery.

> A woman in Nanjing, China, started a fried rice stall to earn enough to send herself and her sister to university.

China Press reported that Xiong Yu Hua, 21, who will be starting her studies at the Communication University of China in Nanjing in September, spends her evening operating Ah Hua Fried Rice.

“It is to pay for my tuition fees and also my younger sister’s. My family has a lot of financial burden and is unable to help us. Therefore, we need to make our own money,” Xiong said.

Despite her young age, Xiong’s fried rice is a favourite among locals and she can sell 60 packets a day.

“I used to be able to sell more, but my wrists can no longer withstand the strain,” she said.

Xiong revealed that the wok weighed 2kg and her hands have suffered from frying rice for three hours every night.

“Because of these hands I am unable to find a boyfriend,” Xiong quipped.

● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.