KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 15 -- Feels like it was only yesterday when it was raining cats and dogs, no? And now we alternate between slathering on sunblock and taking multiple showers a day.

It's hot, is what I'm saying.

Which makes for a perfect weekend to stay in and not head out. But even with the air-conditioning on, it still feels a tad too warm to bear. We need something more.

An iced coffee might help, be it a cold brew or a shot of espresso with chilled milk. Better yet, a frozen tub of ice-cream.

I check and there's none in the freezer. What I do have is half a honeydew melon and a viral food hack I have been seeing online lately.

Basically it calls for freezing some fruit and then pouring some heavy cream into the a hollowed-out c...