Milo The Malt Drink

MILO
ring a bell?
nope?
okay here's some hint: green can or box? with the word ANTIGEN E on it? or maybe some athlete? or kids?
if you still have no faintest idea on what on earth is this thing called milo, then obviously you were not born and raised in Malaysia. but still, even non malaysian knows MILO *sigh*

okay, why milo? why i chose to write about milo? thanks to Kanivanan who, well, suggested that i write about milo. which initially i said no. but things change and i decide to write about MILO. and i shall tell the story after these facts (though i dont know how factual this is):

here's some very, ahem, interesting facts about MILO:
1. it is a nestle product which originated from australia
2. our dear Malaysia account for 90% of the world wide consumption of MILO. yes, you heard me right. ninety percent.
3. try making a cold cup of milo and microwave it for 40-60 seconds, then you will have a layer of milo biscuit on top =)
4. there is an organisation called "Milo Cricket" which operates in most areas by volunteers.
5. there is such thing as MILO dinosaur. dont believe? try checking out the official milo website. you can make one yourself by adding extra undisolved milo powder on top of a glass of disolved milo
6. the is also such thing as MILO godzilla: a cup of Milo with ice cream and/or topped with whipped cream. god knows why they give such weird names
7. Neslo, i believe most of you tried this before. nescafe+milo=neslo. we need some maths here
8. It is also sometimes used as an alternative to jam and put in bread or also as an ingredient in roti canai. obviously i didnt know this, coz i've never been to a mamak stall, so much so for being a malaysian

well, here's a real life story that happened yesterday and which i would like to share.
*mum walking into the kitchen*
Mum : Von! you want tea?
Von : No, i want milo. with milk
*Von follows mum into the kitchen and saw mum making drinks*
Von : May, ko sudah simpan susu? [mom, have you added milk?] *opens the fridge and look at the 2 cartons of milk. fresh milk and soya bean milk*
Mom : sudah [already]
Von: *looks at mom* susu apa ko taru? *open the cap of the fresh milk which is still sealed*
*looks at each other and laugh*

well, what happened was that my mum added SOYA BEAN milk into my cup of milo instead of fresh milk. so, a new recipe was created. actually it taste more like chocolate flavoured soyabean milk than soya bean flavoured milo!