Deprivation

The author is deprived of many pleasures including, but not limited to:

gelati
cafe latte
rich, fishy laksa lemak
buttery kaya toast

He is also deprived of many joys including, including but not limited to:

noisy dinner parties with his family and relatives
quiet dinners with the girlfriend

Of course, there are a handful of other perverse desires that should not be publicly aired, such as:

driving a small BMW through fast, curvy mountains roads
wielding an obscenely sharp blade against a helpless chunk of pork