gardenia's sambal bilis buns and daphne du maurier

these days she is addicted to gardenia's sambal bilis buns. they are so delicious, fresh, so good as a snack while watching anthony bourdain  in siberia or a re-run of 'enemy of the state'. but best when re-enjoying 'rebecca' for the hundredth time.

ah daphne du maurier's 'rebecca'.... haunting, ever captivating the senses.... the dark, attractive, enchanting maxim de winter...and the nameless young, gawky, plain wife.....

she first read 'rebecca' in secondary 2. and fell in love with all of daphne's  books after that. my cousin rachel, the loving spirit, frenchmen's creek, the du mauriers, mary anne etc. did she sense a kindred spirit in daphne?

she then started emulating daphne's writing style, in her first short stories in those uncertain, gangling teenage years, self conscious and introverted.

seems such a long time ago...