Men sana in corpore sano

Talking about food ingredient here. I love cooking, I really do. I think of it as quite meditative, especially when you already know your recipe by heart (otherwise it can be a bit daunting). A week ago I made something so horrible that I actually throw away three full lunch containers of it. =_= I wasted around 30 dollar-ish there. But it's just unbearable.

Earlier today I went to the weekly farmer's market (local farmers selling their products directly) to get food materials. Man what a difference it makes. In general the vegetables are fresher and smells much stronger (compared to the ones in the supermarket that's been in cold sleep for god-knows-how-long). From the moment onions meetsthe heated olive oil and spreads its fragrance all around the kitchen, I know this is going to be good. And it is good indeed. The spaghetti that came out of it is awesome. Each pieces of vegetables just have tons of flavor. Eating this compared to eating my last dish is like heaven and hell. Gah, I think I'll have to wake up early every staurday now to get phood =_=

Oh and even though it comes from the supermarket, the garlic bread brings the dish to a whole other level.

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Manipulate lvl 10

So tomorrow I'm up for a trivia game fundraising (already paid by professor). I wasn't interested in it until a friend of mine pretty much brainwashed me into it. The way she talks is ... how do I say it, manipulative? 0_O; it's like she expected me to have a certain way of replying and therefore she replies in a certain way, end result being me getting into the trivia x.x; Not that I regretted it or anything, but that skill seems to be a useful one to have. Rather than one of my talents - knowing the time if I saw a clock at least 2 hours ago. xD;

Instant Phood

I just finished eating this -Hungry Man microwave dinner. It's yuck but not too bad. Western equivalent of Indomie I guess? My microwave broke today so I used the oven method. The meats turn out perfect but the mashed potato becomes all watery and yuck. Didnt eat the potato. 

My ultimate instant food is frozen barbeque eel. Ready in 15 mins and very nutritious =) You eat instant phood too or no? I kinda miss Indomie, gotta go get some this weekend

Books over desserts

Hmmm, I'm noticing a weird pattern lately. I tend to process book better in spaces where there is no one that I know and I feel comfortable in. Honestly the libraries around here kinda suck compared to my old safe haven in Vancouver (Vancouver Public Library). My studio is not bad but it's swarmed with people I know half of my study time. So the most natural place to go to would be of course, cafe that serves desserts, yum~

Yesterday I had some liquor-shot coffee (forgot the name, have picture but sucks) and I finished this book over it. Today I finished this book over some lime cheesecake. The cake was okay, I think it's quite old since the demand for cookies here cant be as high as in Vancouver. Where oh where can i get my cheesecake craving fulfilled? T_T

It's been a while since I had a morning bath. It feels great but there's just no time for it when you go to university. Heck, it's not necessary anyway if you live in the great white north =b On the other hand my body clock is turned around already so it feels like 8 at night or something right now.

My morning ritual these days include an omellete and waking up around 4 in the morning, then going to studio~  fun fun

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