sweet as a eucalyptus, terrible as a tempest
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why i started this blog
this, to me, seems to be a waste of cyberspace.
i have nothing more for you, world
all i wanted to say
everything i needed to express
i've already done so
this was never meant to be my whinging wall
and writing any more
would be useless
repetitive without purpose
unnecessary
and one more word would violate rule #17.
a friend's getting married soon. she recently got engaged to a person i haven't met. they've known each other for about 4 months. i don't even know: if the guy's one of her old acquaintances. i just got a text message a couple of months ago: eunmi, i have a boyfriend. and then yesterday: eunmi, i'm getting married.
one of our friends who also have not met this guy, she lives overseas, said she was so giddy and super excited. now why can't i have the same reaction?
i congratulated her of course. but i had to say it's awfully fast, but that it's fine as long as she's happy and sure. why do i have to be the grounded friend? now i sound like i'm not happy for her and so unexcited and unsupportive.
is that bad? i can't help if i think that way. how can i be excited over a friend's marriage to a stranger? Our giddy friend also got married to a stranger. she met him abroad, but they've been together for a couple of years before they got hitched. and she often emailed us about him.
so i think this friend's case is a bit different than giddy friend's.
not to say i was excited with giddy friend's wedding announcement too. i'm just not the person that gets hyperventilated (in the positive sense) at the thought of marriage.
well. they say when you've met the one you just know it.
i'm in the mood for junk food.
all the gourmet slow-cooked healthful home food will have to stay in the fridge
because, right now, nothing beats that good familiar comforing junky taste of monosodium glutamate and flavorings and spices one can only find in instant ramen, pancit canton, hotdog...(happy dreamy sigh)...
except my snobby taste buds are looking for a less plebian flavor...so actually
i'm in the mood for gourmet junk food.
and so i 'av discoverrrred le balsamic vinegar makes everything taste spectacular!
egg and bread thing
requirements:
1. whole wheat bread - perfectly browned and toasted
2. egg - never salted, sunny side, yolk never broken, and still wettish.
3. butter - never salted, never margarine
4. magic black drops
how to make:
1. use a glass to cut a hole in the middle of the bread
2. butter a saucepan to toast the bread in
3. crack an egg onto the bread hole
4. put some magic black drops
5. wait until the egg is cooked to the way you like it. the secret to getting wettish yolks is to have the lowest heat on
6. flip to cook the other side.
7. eat.
why never salted? my taste buds happen to think that egg already has sodium in it, so any hint of additional salt makes the eggs inedible. before i learned of the magic black drops i thought this recipe was perfect. now, it's better than perfect!
i should put some pictures shouldn't i.
dried okra chips dip
1. the dried okra you buy from a store.
2. the dip:
- magic black drops
- habanera hot sauce
- mayonnaise (if you like. it's a bit gross at first, but it counteracted the heat when i put too much habanera hot sauce)
the same dip works for fresh, steamed, half-cooked okra. which is not exactly junk food.
and hot dog, fried in garlic infused olive oil.
i don't think i can ever go back to plain ketchup after this. no, no, no.
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what is with hannah montana's voice??!
she's like 11 years old and with the voice of a 45-year old who's been smoking since she was...11!
