mi tutora would kill me for mixing up my verbs and direct objects again! (in public, how embarassing ...)

sorry, i did not mean to sell you :-<

i meant to say no, i don't buy it - no, la compro (hope it's correct this time).

i have better luck - i can get (some) Malaysian sauces which are imported from back home. but other stuffs are, as you've said it - not the same.

welcome again. as with any place, there are both positives and negatives here ... i sometimes get upset with the negatives but i try to avoid those and try to enjoy the positives.