Friday, August 14, 2009

mundane made exceptional

met my brother at paragon's m1 shop around 11.30am. it was his idea that we combine our handphone bills so as to get a percentage discount off our subscription fees. had lunch at
Tori-Q and it was then he said he had always preferred the pork stick because it tasted better than the chicken stick. after that we were at 'that cd shop' for a bit and he mentioned that he just bought a collection of oldish love songs. a mundane day made exceptional because it was time spent with my brother. kinder bueno, something he likes to eat.

talk about favourites, it was interesting that my granny gave me a side report of how that huge box of meiji plain crackers i bought became a hot favourite with my dad and his friend. the supply was depleted in no time... and it was ironic cuz i didn't buy it specifically for him in the first place. knowing the favourites of loved ones, it feels exceptional :)

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

three in one


the moment i stepped into the house, my granny told me about the cup of something she brewed for me - it has chrysanthemum, gan cao (dried grass?) and yang shen (american ginseng). thank you granny :)

Monday, August 3, 2009

macaroni L-sized

i was out quite abit and when i was finally home, eagerly, my granny informed me that she's got some soup and asked if i wanted a bowl of macaroni. why were they L-sized? these guys are twice the size of the normal ones that are sold out there. well, she explained that she prepared them way in advance by soaking them in water so that it could be cooked quickly and easily anytime. but maybe she soaked them a tad too long? my guess is that she seldom prepared macaroni since she never liked them. i was surprised! the things you never knew until they happened. the irony is that i actually bought that packet of macaroni thinking that she might eat them sometime!