Saturday, 31 August 2019
Okay so
Thai curry for lunch!
and made from scratch too.
Also, the weather has gotten to being humid and I have a couple mangoes cooling in the fridge.
We are looking at a full on tropical blowout baby!
and made from scratch too.
Also, the weather has gotten to being humid and I have a couple mangoes cooling in the fridge.
We are looking at a full on tropical blowout baby!
Friday, 30 August 2019
Night kiss
And now it's night
Dead I sleep
My dark circles
are mere shadows
cast upon by your reflections,
my darling
Dead I sleep
My dark circles
are mere shadows
cast upon by your reflections,
my darling
This or that?
Vanilla essence or vanilla extract?
The latter is so Much better if one can find that stuff in the boonies but it's easily available online.
The latter is so Much better if one can find that stuff in the boonies but it's easily available online.
And so today
Say one thing about today, say it killed me!!
I'm a mass of aches and my exhausted body hauled itself and made some pizza because why not?
And now I'm drinking Unicum because the body needs and the soul desires.
I'm a mass of aches and my exhausted body hauled itself and made some pizza because why not?
And now I'm drinking Unicum because the body needs and the soul desires.
So lovely out
To say the weather is impeccable would be an understatement because of the rains that've been happening for past two days; yesterday was deliciously cool, so much so that I had to switch off the fan last night and this morning it's sunny and cool, the kind of weather that whispers the onset of autumn.
Of course it will deteriorate in a bit but this weather will keep showing up before staying for good and begin to freeze, but more on that later.
Ah! The weather.
It's a crime to stay indoors when weather like this calls and so I will be going out for a bit to check out some places that have newly opened and which a friend of mine is desperate to see and I'm the chosen sufferer but it's alright cuz I do like being out and about in this absolutely lovely weather.
Of course it will deteriorate in a bit but this weather will keep showing up before staying for good and begin to freeze, but more on that later.
Ah! The weather.
It's a crime to stay indoors when weather like this calls and so I will be going out for a bit to check out some places that have newly opened and which a friend of mine is desperate to see and I'm the chosen sufferer but it's alright cuz I do like being out and about in this absolutely lovely weather.
Thursday, 29 August 2019
And how
Why I love watching fat shows is beyond me but currently I'm watching something called 'family by the ton' on YouTube and I've never seen such fat people.
crazy to think anyone can actually get that fat.
These shows are great motivation to never put on weight. Ever!
crazy to think anyone can actually get that fat.
These shows are great motivation to never put on weight. Ever!
One out all in
There were five children knocking on the door two minutes after I hung up!
They wanted to play with my little cat, they wanted candies, they wanted to chat with me, they got on my nerves but they're the sweetest bunch of kids I ever met.
They wanted to play with my little cat, they wanted candies, they wanted to chat with me, they got on my nerves but they're the sweetest bunch of kids I ever met.
Eeaarrghh
I shoved a handful of wasabi seaweed snack that is basically dehydrated seaweed plastered with wasabi inside my very hungry mouth and it was delicious it was crunchy and I'm still crying.
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
anime stuff
Who me?
Binging on an anime.
It's called 'Cannon Busters'. It's on Netflix.
It has a cowboy. robots, guns, magic, decent violence but it isn't hardcore. it's an adventure, sci-fi, noodle western and all around crazy and it's fun if you're into that sort of thing and I guess I am into that kind of anime.
It's something of a space dandy but different in a way that space dandy could get very philosophical but somehow the setting is a bit like that only on earth, but with the bots and random acts of madness it is s good watch. If you're into that sort of thing that is.
Binging on an anime.
It's called 'Cannon Busters'. It's on Netflix.
It has a cowboy. robots, guns, magic, decent violence but it isn't hardcore. it's an adventure, sci-fi, noodle western and all around crazy and it's fun if you're into that sort of thing and I guess I am into that kind of anime.
It's something of a space dandy but different in a way that space dandy could get very philosophical but somehow the setting is a bit like that only on earth, but with the bots and random acts of madness it is s good watch. If you're into that sort of thing that is.
all there is
I am doing everything I can to keep myself from not doing what I'm supposed to right now.
Looking the other way so to say.
For how long though?
Also, this morning my weighing machine shocked me in a very negative way and so I shall no longer consider it my friend.
The weather looks like a dust cloud has broken over in the sky somewhere, all sepia-tinted and overcast.
Of course, there is no dust storm out here, ever, but the saffron hue sare almost identical.
Looking the other way so to say.
For how long though?
Also, this morning my weighing machine shocked me in a very negative way and so I shall no longer consider it my friend.
The weather looks like a dust cloud has broken over in the sky somewhere, all sepia-tinted and overcast.
Of course, there is no dust storm out here, ever, but the saffron hue sare almost identical.
Lunch munch
Lunch is a plate of assorted everything which is mozzarella and tomatoes with pesto, boiled eggs, steamed sweet potatoes with yogurt dressing and leftover tiny uttapam with a smothering of tomato chutney. 
Today date
Step out into the living space from a cool zone of sleep and the skin begins to rebel against the heat and humidity.
The only way to survive is to sit in front of the fan , I mean close proximity. Say three feet. And pray for the best .
Right then.
Tuesday it is and I have nothing planned for today.
Such days are rare and almost never happen .
Something will come up or maybe I'll think it up and that will be it then.
The only way to survive is to sit in front of the fan , I mean close proximity. Say three feet. And pray for the best .
Right then.
Tuesday it is and I have nothing planned for today.
Such days are rare and almost never happen .
Something will come up or maybe I'll think it up and that will be it then.
Monday, 26 August 2019
Fun watch
There's a UK series called 'how clean is your house' and it keeps popping in my recommended YouTube and goddamit I'm addicted!
Basically they show houses owned by people who couldn't bother to keep it clean to the point they've become filthier than a landfill and then two women come and clean it making it all a new.
It's fun. Real fun to watch it because the narration of each episode is so point on and fun.
Basically they show houses owned by people who couldn't bother to keep it clean to the point they've become filthier than a landfill and then two women come and clean it making it all a new.
It's fun. Real fun to watch it because the narration of each episode is so point on and fun.
Long miss
To say that my day was long would be stating the obvious but I'll still repeat it that my day was bloody long.
It started at 10 and ended just now and there's a whole new dinner prospect to look forward to.
Ah well..what does one say?
Nothing except I love you.
It started at 10 and ended just now and there's a whole new dinner prospect to look forward to.
Ah well..what does one say?
Nothing except I love you.
Murder death
There was a queue the size of a small country's population outside of this shop that specializes in crispy duck and pork HK style and I had to click a picture.
Needs to have a 'vegetarians beware' sign. Hah!!
Sunday, 25 August 2019
Sunday then
Among the many things that hold no interest for me, sitting in front of someone doing yoga is up there on the list, which is why I have retreated to the cool sanctum of my bedroom with residual ac chill that serves as a moment of repose to myself this busy morning which started not as early, for which I'm thankful.
I slept like the dead except for a few moments of wakefulness when my little cat traversed the bed to coil into a ball next to my chest.
Ah, yes! I slept fitfully and woke up late and took a shower the first thing because yucky feelings .
Now I sit with a large mug of tea in slight coolness thinking thoughts and missing.
I slept like the dead except for a few moments of wakefulness when my little cat traversed the bed to coil into a ball next to my chest.
Ah, yes! I slept fitfully and woke up late and took a shower the first thing because yucky feelings .
Now I sit with a large mug of tea in slight coolness thinking thoughts and missing.
Saturday, 24 August 2019
Deadish
Today!
Dear god today!
I have done enough research on cat medication to know more than I'd care to and one can never be careful enough.
Animals are a tricky thing and I am far too high strung as I realized today .
I rushed her to a vet, my darling little kitten hope because she began foaming at the mouth and it was enough to drive me into a frenzy.
The clinic was but almost shutting down but one concerned parent screamed hard enough to have them unlock and examine my darling who seemed to be absolutely fine by then.
Seems it was a normal side effect to a flea medication which resolves on its own but I wasn't to know that!
They ran a dozen tests and everything was normal but I had worked myself up to an unparalleled agitation by then and asked each nurse and every doctor too many questions and now my head aches.
My little baby is doing fine and has eaten enough food for two and I feel content.
Now a beer. So late at night but I need it.
Dear god today!
I have done enough research on cat medication to know more than I'd care to and one can never be careful enough.
Animals are a tricky thing and I am far too high strung as I realized today .
I rushed her to a vet, my darling little kitten hope because she began foaming at the mouth and it was enough to drive me into a frenzy.
The clinic was but almost shutting down but one concerned parent screamed hard enough to have them unlock and examine my darling who seemed to be absolutely fine by then.
Seems it was a normal side effect to a flea medication which resolves on its own but I wasn't to know that!
They ran a dozen tests and everything was normal but I had worked myself up to an unparalleled agitation by then and asked each nurse and every doctor too many questions and now my head aches.
My little baby is doing fine and has eaten enough food for two and I feel content.
Now a beer. So late at night but I need it.
Yes today
Today has lashed against me so vivaciously that I am but knackered and as I came back half dead from the long day which had me wound up to the throat all I could think of was dying a bit on the sofa. For me that mostly means just sitting and catching up on YouTube or Netflix or manga and keeping my mind blank from all that happens around for a short while, but of course that was not to be .
How can it?
The cats were hungry, the litter needed cleaning and this weather which is more humid than hot has once again given rise to the dreaded menace of mosquitoes which had all but died last few weeks because of the extreme heat.
Also, this weather is ripe for all my favourite hates which are crawling nasties, biting creepies and other assorted bothersome insects and so the day got gloomier as I trudged around the house peeling cushion covers and sofa covers and bed covers and pillow covers for washing, airing, sunning.
One might as well get done with it so I can have a peaceful Sunday. As if!
Also spraying around the house with citronella scents and defleaing the cats has now eroded me to a stump and my legs pain but this ain't the end.
I am now going out to buy some groceries because why not I guess.
How can it?
The cats were hungry, the litter needed cleaning and this weather which is more humid than hot has once again given rise to the dreaded menace of mosquitoes which had all but died last few weeks because of the extreme heat.
Also, this weather is ripe for all my favourite hates which are crawling nasties, biting creepies and other assorted bothersome insects and so the day got gloomier as I trudged around the house peeling cushion covers and sofa covers and bed covers and pillow covers for washing, airing, sunning.
One might as well get done with it so I can have a peaceful Sunday. As if!
Also spraying around the house with citronella scents and defleaing the cats has now eroded me to a stump and my legs pain but this ain't the end.
I am now going out to buy some groceries because why not I guess.
And now
Who me?
Eating temple food.
Seriously literally eating temple food which is a whole lot of delicate flowers and vegetables at the Jade Buddha temple.
Eating temple food.
Seriously literally eating temple food which is a whole lot of delicate flowers and vegetables at the Jade Buddha temple.
Early morn
6:58 in the am and moi has just finished grooming the house and just as I was mopping I realized that it was a Saturday and there was absolutely nothing wrong with sleeping a bit extra .
Too late I think.
Where is my turmeric tea then?
Too late I think.
Where is my turmeric tea then?
Friday, 23 August 2019
Change
I literally changed out of an outfit because I was almost ready to go out but somehow my heart wasn't in it nor was my body that was cramping up and just like that I changed back into my house clothes much to everyone's surprise because what am I if not always ready to go out about town!
And even though it was a Tapas night, my favourite little food and yet there I was looking at my face, readying to slap some paint on and I thought I don't know I just can't.
And that was that!
And even though it was a Tapas night, my favourite little food and yet there I was looking at my face, readying to slap some paint on and I thought I don't know I just can't.
And that was that!
The difference
Nori sheet is made of seaweed.
Rice paper is a transparent sheet made of rice.
Left is nori and right is rice paper.
to the ends
To say that my eyes are glazed and my fingers a melody of ache would not be overstating it because after editing, posting, writing, correcting, previewing a post I feel all but drained out.
It's not a strenuous task per se but it isn't easy in a way that there is a lot of repetitive activity, a lot of phrasing, explaining, nuanced describing and it can get a bit exhausting.
One thing is done and now on to the next which is what I wonder?
Right, today I keep myself away from the kitchen because my body feels like a noodle with stomach cramps.
It's not a strenuous task per se but it isn't easy in a way that there is a lot of repetitive activity, a lot of phrasing, explaining, nuanced describing and it can get a bit exhausting.
One thing is done and now on to the next which is what I wonder?
Right, today I keep myself away from the kitchen because my body feels like a noodle with stomach cramps.
meh
I woke up feeling yucky and the feeling aggravates each passing minute today.
Ugh, the aches, cramps and overall annoyance and somehow the halfhearted rainy weather which today has seemingly evolved to make it all the worse.
I feel like slinking off into nothing.
Ugh, the aches, cramps and overall annoyance and somehow the halfhearted rainy weather which today has seemingly evolved to make it all the worse.
I feel like slinking off into nothing.
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Misses music
Currently listening to synthwave from space on Spotify and this track has to be one of my all time favourite. 
Desire truths
I feel like eating fried food right now.
But dinner is millet khichri because what am I if not a sadist?
Food from opposite spectrums .
One that hearts wants the other that heart needs.
Humph!
But dinner is millet khichri because what am I if not a sadist?
Food from opposite spectrums .
One that hearts wants the other that heart needs.
Humph!
Pics
It's clouded outside and the insides are a bit dark because the sunlight is diffused and not enough to brighten the house, so here I have a reflector and a home rigged white background to reflect as much light as possible to keep the shadows at bay . 
It worked fine .
I won’t jump
My body is an encyclopedia of aches from the tip of my toe to every hair strand today and so in the spirit of restful days I shall not work out.
Sometimes the body just says no and we end up working out anyways and a strenuously excruciating one at that, which was what I did yesterday, combining HIIT, strength and Pilates in an hour long workout even though my muscles told me to take it easy and I have led myself on that path where pains and aches aggravate.
Sometimes my heel bone and top of the foot ache in waves, it's one that doesn't feel until I suddenly walk and mostly it comes out of excessive workout or when I've tied my shoes too tight, which is basically what starts it and not taking care of it right then builds up overtime to a point that I can feel it each time I walk.
Sometimes exercises can be addictive in a negative way in that the one day that you don't sweat it makes you guilty and I don't want that to happen to me because sometimes I do go through that darkness and have often injured myself.
I've learnt better and know when to take a step
Back.
Today I sit back and relax.
Take pictures for my blog and drink a nice cup of tea.
Sometimes the body just says no and we end up working out anyways and a strenuously excruciating one at that, which was what I did yesterday, combining HIIT, strength and Pilates in an hour long workout even though my muscles told me to take it easy and I have led myself on that path where pains and aches aggravate.
Sometimes my heel bone and top of the foot ache in waves, it's one that doesn't feel until I suddenly walk and mostly it comes out of excessive workout or when I've tied my shoes too tight, which is basically what starts it and not taking care of it right then builds up overtime to a point that I can feel it each time I walk.
Sometimes exercises can be addictive in a negative way in that the one day that you don't sweat it makes you guilty and I don't want that to happen to me because sometimes I do go through that darkness and have often injured myself.
I've learnt better and know when to take a step
Back.
Today I sit back and relax.
Take pictures for my blog and drink a nice cup of tea.
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
Darling
the threads that emanate from both loath and love are so hideously convoluted that it's impossible to pluck out one without tugging the other.
Shabby chic
I went to a house today that could only be described at Marie Kondo's worst nightmare.
There wasn't as much hoarding as there was an abundance of stuff and somehow that abundance of stuff, the maybe useful clutter was done tastefully that it added to the personality in a way that it didn't make the house look ugly but alternatively decorated .
The dining table had things on it, boxes, medicines, gifts, wool, sewing needles that were all somehow neatly kept; the floor was lined with more things, cat scratch toys, water fountains for cats..kitchen platform had a mountain of utensils, condiments, cleaning items, cutleries but they were neatly stored in a Tetris like arrangement, piled primly in racks, in racks over racks, in every available space.
I'd say there was just enough space for a yoga mat to snugly fit, and every other inch of floor was covered with broken chairs that were covered with beautifully embroidered liners, sofas that sat on the floor because their base was broken and those too were covered with crochet, the stairs that went up were also dotted with miscellaneous items like small rotating fan, air purifier and mats and cat toys.
The lighting was impeccably pretty, very modish as were the floors, there were literally broken chairs covered with tapestry of some kind or another.
It takes a lot of effort to make mess look pretty and broken things look chic and somehow it was well managed in that house and looked adorable.
I mean there was no chair piled high with clothes, the small bathroom was well furnished with too many things that clung on walls in ornate chic fixings, rows of bottles stacked in unity, a hundred drawers under the sink in transparent acrylic.
There wasn't by all accounts much space to move about and most definitely made the house look small. Smaller than it was but the mess was made to look pretty.
Every available space in the house was utilized, in fact over utilized because one can, in a family of 2 people and 10 cats live with bare essentials both luxuriously and comfortably and Marie Kondo could have had a field day here but somehow the mess or rather the well structured chaos wasn't unsightly.
I wouldn't live there but I could see myself dropping over for coffee every now and then.
There wasn't as much hoarding as there was an abundance of stuff and somehow that abundance of stuff, the maybe useful clutter was done tastefully that it added to the personality in a way that it didn't make the house look ugly but alternatively decorated .
The dining table had things on it, boxes, medicines, gifts, wool, sewing needles that were all somehow neatly kept; the floor was lined with more things, cat scratch toys, water fountains for cats..kitchen platform had a mountain of utensils, condiments, cleaning items, cutleries but they were neatly stored in a Tetris like arrangement, piled primly in racks, in racks over racks, in every available space.
I'd say there was just enough space for a yoga mat to snugly fit, and every other inch of floor was covered with broken chairs that were covered with beautifully embroidered liners, sofas that sat on the floor because their base was broken and those too were covered with crochet, the stairs that went up were also dotted with miscellaneous items like small rotating fan, air purifier and mats and cat toys.
The lighting was impeccably pretty, very modish as were the floors, there were literally broken chairs covered with tapestry of some kind or another.
It takes a lot of effort to make mess look pretty and broken things look chic and somehow it was well managed in that house and looked adorable.
I mean there was no chair piled high with clothes, the small bathroom was well furnished with too many things that clung on walls in ornate chic fixings, rows of bottles stacked in unity, a hundred drawers under the sink in transparent acrylic.
There wasn't by all accounts much space to move about and most definitely made the house look small. Smaller than it was but the mess was made to look pretty.
Every available space in the house was utilized, in fact over utilized because one can, in a family of 2 people and 10 cats live with bare essentials both luxuriously and comfortably and Marie Kondo could have had a field day here but somehow the mess or rather the well structured chaos wasn't unsightly.
I wouldn't live there but I could see myself dropping over for coffee every now and then.
arghh
Almost 4pm.
I mean what the hell?
I've pictures to edit and I'm only starting and well..this isn't how today is supposed to play.
I mean what the hell?
I've pictures to edit and I'm only starting and well..this isn't how today is supposed to play.
listen and pauses
My beloved audiobook site goes through phases wherein it simply refuses to open.
Currently, it needs me to disconnect the VPN in order to access it.
The list I'm offered as I log in is always mind-boggling and currently it suggests I listen to some Warhammer books and why it would think so I wouldn't know but scrolling down the list there's 'Thin Air' By Richard Morgan and there's nothing wrong in downloading it and saving for a later date, if it gets downloaded that is because I have zero peers.
Currently, it needs me to disconnect the VPN in order to access it.
The list I'm offered as I log in is always mind-boggling and currently it suggests I listen to some Warhammer books and why it would think so I wouldn't know but scrolling down the list there's 'Thin Air' By Richard Morgan and there's nothing wrong in downloading it and saving for a later date, if it gets downloaded that is because I have zero peers.
oh my god
Today I experienced my cats in berserk mode when I began clicking recipe pictures for a tuna salad.
When earlier it was just the one cat who gave me a hard time when I made anything tuna there are now two cats where the elder one is still a bit restrained in his anxiousness around the fish and doesn't immediately jump on the table where it's kept, but the second one, my little kitten is a barbarian who doesn't understand the meaning of patience.
No sooner had I opened the can that my house with filled with wanting meows and cries of hunger even though lunch had been given and the cats were full.
But no!
It got near impossible to click five pictures.
Oh, the madness.
When earlier it was just the one cat who gave me a hard time when I made anything tuna there are now two cats where the elder one is still a bit restrained in his anxiousness around the fish and doesn't immediately jump on the table where it's kept, but the second one, my little kitten is a barbarian who doesn't understand the meaning of patience.
No sooner had I opened the can that my house with filled with wanting meows and cries of hunger even though lunch had been given and the cats were full.
But no!
It got near impossible to click five pictures.
Oh, the madness.
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
—(—
Sleep music plays in the background to ensure I sleep well.
Some waves, some raindrops, some flowing water, some waterfall and I wake up in the middle of the night thinking it's raining hard and run to check the windows except it's dry out.
I remember the music, hear it in the distance intermingled with heavy snores and know it's not my sleep that this music plays for.
How come people who snore sleep earlier than those who don't?
—
As I write there are also soft whale noises emanating from the speakers as waves crash against rocks.
I don't know if it's very soothing to know of monstrous animals most mysterious crying far away.
This music messes with my head.
Some waves, some raindrops, some flowing water, some waterfall and I wake up in the middle of the night thinking it's raining hard and run to check the windows except it's dry out.
I remember the music, hear it in the distance intermingled with heavy snores and know it's not my sleep that this music plays for.
How come people who snore sleep earlier than those who don't?
—
As I write there are also soft whale noises emanating from the speakers as waves crash against rocks.
I don't know if it's very soothing to know of monstrous animals most mysterious crying far away.
This music messes with my head.
(.!)
Nighttime and I've already changed
out of two different sets of clothing
because one didn't feel as comfortable
and the other played with my head
out of two different sets of clothing
because one didn't feel as comfortable
and the other played with my head
:.:
It's Wednesday tomorrow and I'm already lagging behind on my schedule .
By tomorrow I should have finished 3 not 1 recipes and I'm rolling my eyes and getting upset with everything.
By tomorrow I should have finished 3 not 1 recipes and I'm rolling my eyes and getting upset with everything.
Habit-at
I find myself embracing new addictions.
Case in point eye drops that I need each night as I turn in bed .
Why?
I don't know .
It's like a shower for the eyes after a long hard day.
As much as I love rinsing my eyes under shower, it's the eye drops that feel like they've purified them.
Case in point eye drops that I need each night as I turn in bed .
Why?
I don't know .
It's like a shower for the eyes after a long hard day.
As much as I love rinsing my eyes under shower, it's the eye drops that feel like they've purified them.
About today
What a day!
It was long, tiring and the lovely food more than made up for it and I'd probably have relished it more had it not been served on green and yellow plastic plates with matching bowls and spoons .
This restaurant of authentic food is open in the trendiest spot this side of the town where you can't be anything but fashionable and this newly opened place which is perhaps in its temporary moment while waiting for the original place to renovate, served food in coloured plastic plates .
Now, I'm not the one to fuss but I'm also not the one to enjoy eating out of plastic plates .
I mean it doesn't do it for me .
But the food was delicious level max and so I devoured it though there was a bit of half heartedness.
Languorous food followed by long walks, window shopping, seeing new things, trying new coffee shops, checking out surrounding areas et al resulted in time flying and I reached home just in time to begin dinner.
From one food to another, but I had the foresight to make preparations for tonight this morning and so I smugly smile and get on with it.
It was long, tiring and the lovely food more than made up for it and I'd probably have relished it more had it not been served on green and yellow plastic plates with matching bowls and spoons .
This restaurant of authentic food is open in the trendiest spot this side of the town where you can't be anything but fashionable and this newly opened place which is perhaps in its temporary moment while waiting for the original place to renovate, served food in coloured plastic plates .
Now, I'm not the one to fuss but I'm also not the one to enjoy eating out of plastic plates .
I mean it doesn't do it for me .
But the food was delicious level max and so I devoured it though there was a bit of half heartedness.
Languorous food followed by long walks, window shopping, seeing new things, trying new coffee shops, checking out surrounding areas et al resulted in time flying and I reached home just in time to begin dinner.
From one food to another, but I had the foresight to make preparations for tonight this morning and so I smugly smile and get on with it.
Morning happens
Morning and it's still not nine yet and I'm on the verge of contemplating tea.
Today looks to be very Tuesday and hopefully it shan't be nearly as malevolent in its behaviour because yet again I'm invited to lunch at the quaint Thai place I'd cancelled last Tuesday.
Here's hoping there's no spanner looking for my gears.
Before I leave there's a bit of workout my body needs and so I shall get in with that but not right now because it's my breather time.
I sit in front of the fan going full speed, the weather inside the house is still cool but will begin to boil in a bit and I have this moment to myself for repose, revive, revitalise.
Today looks to be very Tuesday and hopefully it shan't be nearly as malevolent in its behaviour because yet again I'm invited to lunch at the quaint Thai place I'd cancelled last Tuesday.
Here's hoping there's no spanner looking for my gears.
Before I leave there's a bit of workout my body needs and so I shall get in with that but not right now because it's my breather time.
I sit in front of the fan going full speed, the weather inside the house is still cool but will begin to boil in a bit and I have this moment to myself for repose, revive, revitalise.
Monday, 19 August 2019
()
Do you find yourself
sitting in the same spot
each night
reclined in the same posture
holding a book
or sometimes a phone
staring into it
thinking about these
counterfeit nights?
sitting in the same spot
each night
reclined in the same posture
holding a book
or sometimes a phone
staring into it
thinking about these
counterfeit nights?
Nightshame
Yes indeed it is night
the fires have died
looking back I wonder
when did they even ignite?
the fires have died
looking back I wonder
when did they even ignite?
One after another
People coming to my house have now started bringing toys for my kitten and as much as I appreciate their gesture it annoys me a bit because all their well meaning gifts are added clutter and garbage because neither of my cats show an iota of interest in any gift they've received .
They do not like the crinkling bags meant for them to crawl inside, instead preferring the generic superstore bag that are ridiculously plastic and so much more fun for them to play with.
They do not appreciate the long spring toys that bobble and wave when touched instead preferring hanging ends of throws and towels and they do they like the large scratch box because it's so much more fun destroying my jute carpet.
The only gifts they do however like are snacks and little hanging birds at the end of a rope tied to a stick, which they have fun decimating within an hour, but that's as far as it goes.
I've gotta start telling people to stop bringing over such gifts because they'll end up in the trash and what's more others will see and know that their gifts are lounging in the trash.
Now I've got to leave the compound and get rid of them in some other trash.
Look at the problems that mount up!
They do not like the crinkling bags meant for them to crawl inside, instead preferring the generic superstore bag that are ridiculously plastic and so much more fun for them to play with.
They do not appreciate the long spring toys that bobble and wave when touched instead preferring hanging ends of throws and towels and they do they like the large scratch box because it's so much more fun destroying my jute carpet.
The only gifts they do however like are snacks and little hanging birds at the end of a rope tied to a stick, which they have fun decimating within an hour, but that's as far as it goes.
I've gotta start telling people to stop bringing over such gifts because they'll end up in the trash and what's more others will see and know that their gifts are lounging in the trash.
Now I've got to leave the compound and get rid of them in some other trash.
Look at the problems that mount up!
bills and bore
So my friend came over this morning and spoke to me at length about the water bill issue and it was perhaps the most boring one-sided conversation I've had in the past couple months and anytime I'm caught in the middle of talks which my brain processes as interminably uninteresting it launches a wave of indiscreet yawns and I immediately begin to feel sleepy.
It's always been this way and I have no control over this involuntary reaction.
There she was talking about how the management isn't taking the blame and god knows what else because the words had begun blurring, my eyelids were going shut.
It was embarrassing because she looked behind my shoulder to see a bunch of weights and exercise mat which meant I was not only awake but active too and I was only yawning and nodding in front of her.
She finished her conversation by adding that I should wait to pay the water bill so that the management can rectify their mistake and other boring stuff and I nodded because I've already paid the bill and had my meter checked and it fits so why should I get into this mess which isn't mine and is, in fact, the most uninteresting issue to boot.
It's always been this way and I have no control over this involuntary reaction.
There she was talking about how the management isn't taking the blame and god knows what else because the words had begun blurring, my eyelids were going shut.
It was embarrassing because she looked behind my shoulder to see a bunch of weights and exercise mat which meant I was not only awake but active too and I was only yawning and nodding in front of her.
She finished her conversation by adding that I should wait to pay the water bill so that the management can rectify their mistake and other boring stuff and I nodded because I've already paid the bill and had my meter checked and it fits so why should I get into this mess which isn't mine and is, in fact, the most uninteresting issue to boot.
Hot in heat
Have you eaten something so spicy it numbed your ears?
I did just now and it was delicious, yes, but also stupidly spicy and I am to blame for that.
Somehow I couldn't make up my mind about lunch today and so a noodle salad was what I decided on.
A rice noodle salad no less with all the crunch of vegetables topped with lightly cooked fish and so I got on with making the dressing to which I added extra spicy red chillies because initial taste test revealed it to not be nearly spicy.
I should have stopped there but I didn't .
To the salad part I added some finely diced green peppers which I didn't think would be so extraordinarily spicy and also added some red bird eye chillies which I thought would only add a bit of heat because my brain had shut down.
Some days I crave clayey bland foods and some days I need spicy madness and this was a very zingy salad that was meant to be spicy, sour and a bit sweet but once everything was put together it ended up becoming something of a fiery vengeance upon my taste buds because I was in literal tears.
Did I eat it all?
Why, yes! It was delicious .
Is my mouth burning?
Yes. I've a miniature version of hell manifesting itself upon my tongue and it's not fun.
Also, ever had anything hot on top of a spiced up burning mouth?
No..I'm not torturing myself. Just asking.
There's cold coffee sitting on my table and I'm berating myself for being so careless .
Monday uploads
Isn't it a lovely Monday morning?
Not particular, no but I slept through this morning and didn't wake up for the usual because my sleep quality has been largely disturbed and I needed those extra few moments to keep myself sane.
Today then.
What do we have to do?
A lot of things .
It's not a recipe day but I need to be out there editing a good many photos and prepare for tomorrow's shoot.
Haha, yeah I've started calling it shoot because that what it is .
I have since bought a lot many accoutrements for photography too and let's see how they work out.
Not particular, no but I slept through this morning and didn't wake up for the usual because my sleep quality has been largely disturbed and I needed those extra few moments to keep myself sane.
Today then.
What do we have to do?
A lot of things .
It's not a recipe day but I need to be out there editing a good many photos and prepare for tomorrow's shoot.
Haha, yeah I've started calling it shoot because that what it is .
I have since bought a lot many accoutrements for photography too and let's see how they work out.
Sunday, 18 August 2019
Looking
It is raining almost echoing the typhoon from last week and I can't find the elder cat.
It's a storm wherein the clouds are relentless in their screeching and sprinkling but the cat hasn't shown up since afternoon.
A lot of water had accumulated in depressions and I fear he might fall in one of them.
Spent a good part of last twenty minutes taking another shower outside under a futile umbrella with no sign of my darling kitty.
It's a storm wherein the clouds are relentless in their screeching and sprinkling but the cat hasn't shown up since afternoon.
A lot of water had accumulated in depressions and I fear he might fall in one of them.
Spent a good part of last twenty minutes taking another shower outside under a futile umbrella with no sign of my darling kitty.
Water bills
Never have I ever discussed water bill with anyone so at length as I did today.
For no reason too because I didn't think anything was wrong with it but a friend whose bill was exceedingly high, in 4 digits told me how she and a lot of other people received some insane amounts of bills and that she swears she never nor do her friends use so much water.
This was by far the most boring conversation I had because by all accounts I don't really discuss such things nor do I bother about bills.
I get a bill, I pay it.
If it seems absurd then maybe I will inquire but if it seems alright then I pay .
But not according to a group of people who have nothing to do but discuss such idiotic issues and blame the compound management for not functioning properly, always raising concerns where none are needed.
Ugh.
For no reason too because I didn't think anything was wrong with it but a friend whose bill was exceedingly high, in 4 digits told me how she and a lot of other people received some insane amounts of bills and that she swears she never nor do her friends use so much water.
This was by far the most boring conversation I had because by all accounts I don't really discuss such things nor do I bother about bills.
I get a bill, I pay it.
If it seems absurd then maybe I will inquire but if it seems alright then I pay .
But not according to a group of people who have nothing to do but discuss such idiotic issues and blame the compound management for not functioning properly, always raising concerns where none are needed.
Ugh.
Update
Today!
Ah today!
I've only just got back and dunked myself under cold shower after a very long hot and intense badminton session.
Why these badminton courts aren't air conditioned is beyond me .
The windows are bolted, there's no air circulation
Lest the shuttle go awry and during summers when the heat and humidity are in cahoots to boil everything, staying inside a court and playing for an hour that include 3 singles and 1 doubles game is a feat uneasily conquered.
Breathlessness escalates into paranoia and I find myself seeking the solace of fans located at the back of each court that throw mostly warm air.
It's horrible!!
And just one floor down where there are tennis and basketball courts the air conditioning on full blast makes you rather feel like a penguin!
I think I'll switch to tennis soon cuz honestly!
Maybe they'll rectify this malady soon because on the same floor they are also building cycling and skate boarding tracks and perhaps central air conditioning will soon happen because I rather feel like a steamed clam.
Also my issues with humidity border on the extreme.
I have on more than one occasion fainted in the middle of getting pictures clicked from high humid weather and I'm slowly trying to build an endurance but even for someone who's most hardcore those court conditions are alarming.
Which is why it's always a better practice to reach there early in the morning, around 8 or so and finish in time which I do, but today was special.
My little one had to get her rabies jab and that was crucial indeed.
Ah today!
I've only just got back and dunked myself under cold shower after a very long hot and intense badminton session.
Why these badminton courts aren't air conditioned is beyond me .
The windows are bolted, there's no air circulation
Lest the shuttle go awry and during summers when the heat and humidity are in cahoots to boil everything, staying inside a court and playing for an hour that include 3 singles and 1 doubles game is a feat uneasily conquered.
Breathlessness escalates into paranoia and I find myself seeking the solace of fans located at the back of each court that throw mostly warm air.
It's horrible!!
And just one floor down where there are tennis and basketball courts the air conditioning on full blast makes you rather feel like a penguin!
I think I'll switch to tennis soon cuz honestly!
Maybe they'll rectify this malady soon because on the same floor they are also building cycling and skate boarding tracks and perhaps central air conditioning will soon happen because I rather feel like a steamed clam.
Also my issues with humidity border on the extreme.
I have on more than one occasion fainted in the middle of getting pictures clicked from high humid weather and I'm slowly trying to build an endurance but even for someone who's most hardcore those court conditions are alarming.
Which is why it's always a better practice to reach there early in the morning, around 8 or so and finish in time which I do, but today was special.
My little one had to get her rabies jab and that was crucial indeed.
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Saturday day
This was a hot day! 
It was 41°C out and I was out and about in old Shanghai.
Why?
Because I was looking for crafts store which that area is full of and also for some hardware stores that supply plywood which also that area seems to have in plenty.
It wasn't a great day to be out looking for things but then what day is?
It's such an interesting place that entire part of this city.
From luxuriously high end to extremely old timey pickled world, one that has been haughtily preserved .
Beautiful really!
Morning music
That this morning began horribly would be an understatement.
It wasn't nearly as late as 7 in the morn when a heated argument verging on fight took place .
That early! Yeah!
It resulted in me cancelling on badminton plans that have become a ritual each weekend morning and I regret nothing.
Whose fault it was to begin with becomes moot after a point and all that's left is winning the argument and one can either go silent or begin crying and I went for the former because anymore and I'd have pulled out a sharp knife.
But just to be clear it wasn't my fault.
It wasn't nearly as late as 7 in the morn when a heated argument verging on fight took place .
That early! Yeah!
It resulted in me cancelling on badminton plans that have become a ritual each weekend morning and I regret nothing.
Whose fault it was to begin with becomes moot after a point and all that's left is winning the argument and one can either go silent or begin crying and I went for the former because anymore and I'd have pulled out a sharp knife.
But just to be clear it wasn't my fault.
Friday, 16 August 2019
Muise
00's metal classics on Spotify is most definitely my favourite Friday night dish.
I type this with a mouthful of jäger!!
I type this with a mouthful of jäger!!
Finally!
I think this can go from looking a watercolour drawing to a very pop art were I to play with the saturation's and contrast .
Something Warholesque.
Maybe I will.
:)
afternoon yeah
Who me?
Listening to 'electric wizard' while drinking some hot coffee in a very cold room before I jump on to the next set of work.
Today I shall finish my drawing finally!
it's suffered far too many setbacks, interruptions and I wasn't able to devote myself wholly to a commitment but in my defence my lord I have a book of excuses that I shall now begin to narrate.
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has it ever happened that you've inhaled perfume in the same breath as drinking something?
It's a strange experience.
One that just happened to me.
Listening to 'electric wizard' while drinking some hot coffee in a very cold room before I jump on to the next set of work.
Today I shall finish my drawing finally!
it's suffered far too many setbacks, interruptions and I wasn't able to devote myself wholly to a commitment but in my defence my lord I have a book of excuses that I shall now begin to narrate.
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has it ever happened that you've inhaled perfume in the same breath as drinking something?
It's a strange experience.
One that just happened to me.
Friday deet
The weather displayed this morning as the alarm clock woke me up with a smug good day said it would be a pleasant 26°C outside .
That was nice I thought, and I stepped out of my cool room to face the realities and my entire house felt stifling despite all the open windows and I felt a gush of hot air ride in.
The thermometer displayed a not so pleasant 32° inside the house.
But of course one likes to check these things out themselves and by the time I stepped out to take the trash around 7:00 am it was incandescent white and stupid hot!
Weather apps can feel particularly motivated some days.
On with today, that is Friday and thank god for that.
—-edit:
I began writing this post early morn and it's just now past 17 minutes 1 in the afternoon that I'm a bit to click send.
That was nice I thought, and I stepped out of my cool room to face the realities and my entire house felt stifling despite all the open windows and I felt a gush of hot air ride in.
The thermometer displayed a not so pleasant 32° inside the house.
But of course one likes to check these things out themselves and by the time I stepped out to take the trash around 7:00 am it was incandescent white and stupid hot!
Weather apps can feel particularly motivated some days.
On with today, that is Friday and thank god for that.
—-edit:
I began writing this post early morn and it's just now past 17 minutes 1 in the afternoon that I'm a bit to click send.
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Why night?
Nighttime and the scars surface
leaving their trenches
climbing up the anchor
shoving away the dirt that sought to keep them buried
night sucks them out of their depths
through anamnesis straws
unneeded but involuntary
hideous they mutate
disfigured memories
abstract in their unrestrained damage
exaggerated often to injure just enough
a dribble of anger
slowly swelling with bubbling vitriol
that had remained suspended
in a small cabin upstairs
sloshing in acidic deluge
of helpless memories
I now swat at
like foul flies
leaving their trenches
climbing up the anchor
shoving away the dirt that sought to keep them buried
night sucks them out of their depths
through anamnesis straws
unneeded but involuntary
hideous they mutate
disfigured memories
abstract in their unrestrained damage
exaggerated often to injure just enough
a dribble of anger
slowly swelling with bubbling vitriol
that had remained suspended
in a small cabin upstairs
sloshing in acidic deluge
of helpless memories
I now swat at
like foul flies
Pic pic
Who me?
Taking pictures in the most difficult of environment because the cat keeps toppling over everything.
Batter flake
Cheesy uttapam for lunch because why not?
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I think I've found the perfect dosa batter recipe and figured the fermentation time to nail the perfect texture and taste .
Of course there might be better dosa batters out there but for now I'm sticking to this one.
Cheesy
I shouldn't have asked for mozzarella cheese in the first place perhaps. 
Now I've all 4 kgs of it.
Shapes
This is such an oddly shaped banana.
A bit phallic, the kind you think one looks like before getting disappointed.
Downdates
That my phone has more updates than me is a situation most thoughtful.
I have taken to retreating in my bedroom each morning after finishing with the chores to sit in the residual coolness leftover from air conditioning to take a bit of breather before plunging head on part 2 for the rest of the day.
I don't understand the science behind this.
Why do I wake up absolutely fresh, fresher in fact than the morning dew at 3:00 or 4:00 in the am and why do I feel like a zombie getting a bit more sleep after to wake a couple hours later?
Shouldn't it be the other way around?
So it's Thursday and I'm drowsy, but what's new?
I have taken to retreating in my bedroom each morning after finishing with the chores to sit in the residual coolness leftover from air conditioning to take a bit of breather before plunging head on part 2 for the rest of the day.
I don't understand the science behind this.
Why do I wake up absolutely fresh, fresher in fact than the morning dew at 3:00 or 4:00 in the am and why do I feel like a zombie getting a bit more sleep after to wake a couple hours later?
Shouldn't it be the other way around?
So it's Thursday and I'm drowsy, but what's new?
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Night night
Nighttime and the air is a concrete pile of transparent silence that moans in wisps of drawn grey curtains shading from the lights spinning into thin bolts of shadows, crestfallen idioms of dreams take a sharp turn towards the ending of tonight.
Keep calm and stay in hell
Can I hardly wait for summer vacations to finish or what?
Scarcely had I come back home that I got invaded by a consignment of assorted kids who scream, shout, jump and generally create a ruckus of maddening proportions .
Not that I complaint but I'm sure someone else will because for an hour this house turns into an asylum and my little cat has most fun out of it because everyone wants to play with her.
It's like whenever I want to just be there are kids around who won't let me have my time.
Come next week and these kids will be popping back to school much to my relief because goddamit I feel invaded.
I mean I love these kids and once in a while it's fun to have them around and play monopoly and such but ever since this bunch has gotten back from their respective vacations they've made it a point to come over at least twice a day.
It eats through my time and sometimes I tell them I'm busy but that's not an excuse each time they come and they feel absolutely dejected when I send them on their way.
Ah well..a few more days and deep breath.
Scarcely had I come back home that I got invaded by a consignment of assorted kids who scream, shout, jump and generally create a ruckus of maddening proportions .
Not that I complaint but I'm sure someone else will because for an hour this house turns into an asylum and my little cat has most fun out of it because everyone wants to play with her.
It's like whenever I want to just be there are kids around who won't let me have my time.
Come next week and these kids will be popping back to school much to my relief because goddamit I feel invaded.
I mean I love these kids and once in a while it's fun to have them around and play monopoly and such but ever since this bunch has gotten back from their respective vacations they've made it a point to come over at least twice a day.
It eats through my time and sometimes I tell them I'm busy but that's not an excuse each time they come and they feel absolutely dejected when I send them on their way.
Ah well..a few more days and deep breath.
Buzzing around
A buzzer seemingly goes off in the morning and it's get set go from that moment on.
I was just finishing up with mopping when a frantic kid came banging on the door complaining his house was flooding.
What??
He was my neighbour whose dogs I'd been caring for and all alone since his mom had left for work .
There indeed was flooding.
The entire kitchen and balcony was submerged under water and there seemed to be a small fountain from the drain where the water came erupting out of .
This was indeed odd because I've never seen something like this happen and so donning on a bit of respectable clothing I ran to the management office seeking help.
Sometime later a handyman with the toolbox and gadgets showed up and I stayed hovering in the neighbour house, controlling the dogs and seeing what exactly was the problem.
Apparently the recent typhoon had something to do with this issue, in that it had flooded the drainage of that particular line due to excessive rainfall and thusly this situation .
I didn't think much of it but this problem consumed around an hour of my precious morning time and I'd not even had my lemon water.
Ah, so the day began fairly late after a bit of problem solving and then I had to take the senior cat to the vet for his annual Injections and now I'm finally contemplating workout because I need to get rid of my clogged head.
Also, the crisper tray lacks my faviurote vegetables viz, carrots and pumpkin and that's an issue I shall soon rectify because once I'm done with everything I shall head out and give myself up to city wilderness .
Theres's only so much I can take .
I was just finishing up with mopping when a frantic kid came banging on the door complaining his house was flooding.
What??
He was my neighbour whose dogs I'd been caring for and all alone since his mom had left for work .
There indeed was flooding.
The entire kitchen and balcony was submerged under water and there seemed to be a small fountain from the drain where the water came erupting out of .
This was indeed odd because I've never seen something like this happen and so donning on a bit of respectable clothing I ran to the management office seeking help.
Sometime later a handyman with the toolbox and gadgets showed up and I stayed hovering in the neighbour house, controlling the dogs and seeing what exactly was the problem.
Apparently the recent typhoon had something to do with this issue, in that it had flooded the drainage of that particular line due to excessive rainfall and thusly this situation .
I didn't think much of it but this problem consumed around an hour of my precious morning time and I'd not even had my lemon water.
Ah, so the day began fairly late after a bit of problem solving and then I had to take the senior cat to the vet for his annual Injections and now I'm finally contemplating workout because I need to get rid of my clogged head.
Also, the crisper tray lacks my faviurote vegetables viz, carrots and pumpkin and that's an issue I shall soon rectify because once I'm done with everything I shall head out and give myself up to city wilderness .
Theres's only so much I can take .
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Exhales
The washing machine got installed just a couple hours back much to my chagrin because I was expecting it to happen much earlier seeing how I had to cancel everything today .
Quite the large window if not a door proper to inform that the handyman from the company would be coming between the time 12:00- 4:00 and the person in question came a half hour later than that.
Tomorrow is a decided day.
After getting done with the day I'll be going out; keeping away from the house because I don't feel like being home.
Tomorrow afternoon shall be spent doing everything that I want to.
Yes!
Quite the large window if not a door proper to inform that the handyman from the company would be coming between the time 12:00- 4:00 and the person in question came a half hour later than that.
Tomorrow is a decided day.
After getting done with the day I'll be going out; keeping away from the house because I don't feel like being home.
Tomorrow afternoon shall be spent doing everything that I want to.
Yes!
tidbits
Say one thing about lunch say it was leftovers that combined to make too huge a meal portion and I ate it all.
I sit at home waiting for people to come and install the machine and it might take a while since it's pouring. The rain has abruptly started and ts coming down like a flood.
Ah well, not like I've to be out someplace.
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I've started watching a new Japanese series on Netflix called 'the naked director' and it's looking quite interesting.
No one does sex stuff like the Japanese do.
They pick out the oddest topics to build upon and do it exceedingly well.
So far I've watched 'my husband won't fit' and 'Love fortune' and they were both excellent, both in terms of the kind of sexual intimacy they show and the issues they amplify.
Also in the market for a new anime and there's this lovely manga I'm reading up on called 'Gogol' which is also going pretty good.
oh yes, and the current audiobook after Black Knife Caine is from Dresden Files called 'the change' and after caine, it just feels so mellow.
I also did a bit of palette cleansing with an Agatha Christie audiobook called 'the third girl'. It was a Poirot mystery and pretty interesting as these books go.
Yeah, so there has been a lot of content consumption and while I read the 9th Malazan book I realize the need for reading something else because Malazan isn't what one would call a binge read and so I'm contemplating some serious literature or something madly fluffy.
Can't decide.
I sit at home waiting for people to come and install the machine and it might take a while since it's pouring. The rain has abruptly started and ts coming down like a flood.
Ah well, not like I've to be out someplace.
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I've started watching a new Japanese series on Netflix called 'the naked director' and it's looking quite interesting.
No one does sex stuff like the Japanese do.
They pick out the oddest topics to build upon and do it exceedingly well.
So far I've watched 'my husband won't fit' and 'Love fortune' and they were both excellent, both in terms of the kind of sexual intimacy they show and the issues they amplify.
Also in the market for a new anime and there's this lovely manga I'm reading up on called 'Gogol' which is also going pretty good.
oh yes, and the current audiobook after Black Knife Caine is from Dresden Files called 'the change' and after caine, it just feels so mellow.
I also did a bit of palette cleansing with an Agatha Christie audiobook called 'the third girl'. It was a Poirot mystery and pretty interesting as these books go.
Yeah, so there has been a lot of content consumption and while I read the 9th Malazan book I realize the need for reading something else because Malazan isn't what one would call a binge read and so I'm contemplating some serious literature or something madly fluffy.
Can't decide.
Craves
I woke up craving chocolate cake.
Not the iced, frosted, thickly decorated mass produced one, neither the dense and fudgy, richly thick and brownie one either but the soft, spongy, basic unembelilshed chocolate cake that has nothing save soft cocoa flavour and a lovely springy texture.
I don't know why I've this craving but if it won't go then I'll have to make one pronto.
Not the iced, frosted, thickly decorated mass produced one, neither the dense and fudgy, richly thick and brownie one either but the soft, spongy, basic unembelilshed chocolate cake that has nothing save soft cocoa flavour and a lovely springy texture.
I don't know why I've this craving but if it won't go then I'll have to make one pronto.
Wretched starts
It doesn't look like things are going to go as planned today and it's just morning but I know because I've already had to cancel one lunch plan because washing machine installers might come visiting today and that too at a time when I'll probably be out for lunch that I've been rather sweetly invited to.
That I had to cancel it makes me ache because this is some fantastic place opened up by some lovely people who are known for serving great authentic Thai food and gah!! I'll be missing out on that.
I could shake fists but that'll do nothing so I'll do what I can, which is a brutal upper body strength work out and get on with today.
:(
That I had to cancel it makes me ache because this is some fantastic place opened up by some lovely people who are known for serving great authentic Thai food and gah!! I'll be missing out on that.
I could shake fists but that'll do nothing so I'll do what I can, which is a brutal upper body strength work out and get on with today.
:(
Monday, 12 August 2019
:’’:
That time of night
when every dim light
approximates wisps of fume
from that erogenous afternoon
when every dim light
approximates wisps of fume
from that erogenous afternoon
Eye roll
The sound of crashing surf is music tonight in my bedroom because people are disconcerted by the fact that I'm tossing and turning well into the night and this is their way of ensuring I get some sleep.
Let's see if it helps .
Let's see if it helps .
Side eye and reasoning
Who me?
Looking for home composters online because why not?
Maybe I'll buy one maybe not.
So far I'm the only person interested, but I've been giving this some thought.
Why not I utilise all the scraps instead of dumping it in the organic trash pile?
But then again why don't I let someone else utilise it instead which is indeed more useful?
Looking for home composters online because why not?
Maybe I'll buy one maybe not.
So far I'm the only person interested, but I've been giving this some thought.
Why not I utilise all the scraps instead of dumping it in the organic trash pile?
But then again why don't I let someone else utilise it instead which is indeed more useful?
Dinner stuff
1 hour 15-30 minutes is how much it takes to cook a dinner proper which includes all the fixings.
I've tried and I've tried hard to bring it under or at least up to the 1 hour mark but it never happens .
The washing, chopping, stirring, tempering, soaking takes up that time and I'm beginning to wonder if there really is anything such like a 15 minute meal out there? As claimed by popular chefs .
Even Maggi takes longer than 10 minutes .
I mean it takes 2 minutes just for the water to come to a boil.
And then don't we include the taking out of dishes and then later washing the same into account because that is probably the most boring part of any meal.
I've tried and I've tried hard to bring it under or at least up to the 1 hour mark but it never happens .
The washing, chopping, stirring, tempering, soaking takes up that time and I'm beginning to wonder if there really is anything such like a 15 minute meal out there? As claimed by popular chefs .
Even Maggi takes longer than 10 minutes .
I mean it takes 2 minutes just for the water to come to a boil.
And then don't we include the taking out of dishes and then later washing the same into account because that is probably the most boring part of any meal.
Confusions
Well, it's Eid.
I got to know through a slew of messages bombarding my messaging app.
This is quite funny because YouTube is also suggesting crowd pleasing Eid recipes.
Hmm.
I got to know through a slew of messages bombarding my messaging app.
This is quite funny because YouTube is also suggesting crowd pleasing Eid recipes.
Hmm.
I wonder
That I almost sipped on the water that I use for dipping my paintbrushes in instead of the drinking water from my mug speaks volumes about my absent-mindedness.
I mean I wouldn't have died but it would have been quite the silly mistake.
In other news, I'm a bit upset that the new washing machine has varying dimensions than my older one and has hence taken up space differently in the bathroom and that has played havoc with my OCD.
The way I'd set up the bathroom which houses the washing machine has undergone distortions in its decor, the way everything was arranged to fit and look beautiful is now a bit of an eyesore since things had to be moved in order to fit the machine and it is upsetting me.
How am I going to get it all to look the way it was?
I mean I wouldn't have died but it would have been quite the silly mistake.
In other news, I'm a bit upset that the new washing machine has varying dimensions than my older one and has hence taken up space differently in the bathroom and that has played havoc with my OCD.
The way I'd set up the bathroom which houses the washing machine has undergone distortions in its decor, the way everything was arranged to fit and look beautiful is now a bit of an eyesore since things had to be moved in order to fit the machine and it is upsetting me.
How am I going to get it all to look the way it was?
T’day
Say one thing about Monday say it feels lazy to do anything.
Also I woke up hungry.
The weather has blown over from cyclonic to blistering and there's nothing I can do.
Also, the the washing machine story doesn't end because it's still not spinning and I'm not the one to keep something of a semi automatic machine which it has turned to now and so I ordered one last night.
A spanking new one and guess what?
It got delivered this morning when I was still groggy from sleep and now the big thing sits in my lounge waiting to someone to pick it up and install it.
Also the old machine found a few takers.
The compound guards came and hauled it away and I was only too glad to do it.
I started writing this post at 11 and it's currently 2:16 because it's been that kind of day.
Now I sit watching the handyman install this thing while my cats keep a vigilant watch.
On the brighter side I have no longer any doggy duty and so I've an extra hour to myself .
Let's waste it wisely.
Also I woke up hungry.
The weather has blown over from cyclonic to blistering and there's nothing I can do.
Also, the the washing machine story doesn't end because it's still not spinning and I'm not the one to keep something of a semi automatic machine which it has turned to now and so I ordered one last night.
A spanking new one and guess what?
It got delivered this morning when I was still groggy from sleep and now the big thing sits in my lounge waiting to someone to pick it up and install it.
Also the old machine found a few takers.
The compound guards came and hauled it away and I was only too glad to do it.
I started writing this post at 11 and it's currently 2:16 because it's been that kind of day.
Now I sit watching the handyman install this thing while my cats keep a vigilant watch.
On the brighter side I have no longer any doggy duty and so I've an extra hour to myself .
Let's waste it wisely.
Sunday, 11 August 2019
Kisses
Tonight I sleep tight
tomorrow is another light
of a newer day
a replica of today
but not quite
except it is sort of
I'm contradicted
that's what nights do
when all that's on my mind
are your hands for some reason
your fingers
and arms
shoulders and neck
and lips that curve
in a smile
tomorrow is another light
of a newer day
a replica of today
but not quite
except it is sort of
I'm contradicted
that's what nights do
when all that's on my mind
are your hands for some reason
your fingers
and arms
shoulders and neck
and lips that curve
in a smile
Yeah I know but..
I'm watching the movie प्यार के साइड इफेक्ट्स and it's a pretty old movie like it was mid or early 2000's and it's pretty funny.
I've watched it a few times and there are some really funny scenes.
I know I know..
I've watched it a few times and there are some really funny scenes.
I know I know..
Saturday, 10 August 2019
Whoa today
It was silly to have traversed out today, indeed it was.
But the situation hadn't come to near flooding when I left for the superstore for the monthly usual but on the way the weather got worse and by the time an exit was made it had become too foolhardy a choice to have made.
Buses, cars and so many vehicles had been left mid route, stalled, broken down and some had met with grievous accidents.
The sidewalks were complete submerged and many a cars had actually near totalled.
It was pretty horrible and well, no more outings except walking the dogs till the neighbour comes back because all flights are currently cancelled.
Having said that most other services like delivery, courier have been working as well as they can.
Housekeepers are still coming on time and the sanitation department have stepped up, fishing out dead leaves and debris from the mouths of water pipes and what not.
Hopefully it'll get better soon but today was mighty horrendous.
But the situation hadn't come to near flooding when I left for the superstore for the monthly usual but on the way the weather got worse and by the time an exit was made it had become too foolhardy a choice to have made.
Buses, cars and so many vehicles had been left mid route, stalled, broken down and some had met with grievous accidents.
The sidewalks were complete submerged and many a cars had actually near totalled.
It was pretty horrible and well, no more outings except walking the dogs till the neighbour comes back because all flights are currently cancelled.
Having said that most other services like delivery, courier have been working as well as they can.
Housekeepers are still coming on time and the sanitation department have stepped up, fishing out dead leaves and debris from the mouths of water pipes and what not.
Hopefully it'll get better soon but today was mighty horrendous.
Typhoon spoilsport
Looks like doggy duty continues today as well because all flights have been canned and my neighbours are stuck in Hong Kong.
/:///
The typhoon rages
I go through the day
as usual
no storms in this life
save a silent lull
and maybe a couple waves.
I go through the day
as usual
no storms in this life
save a silent lull
and maybe a couple waves.
Friday, 9 August 2019
Night food
It's the usual on tonight's menu
both a la carte and buffet
despondence
flights of fantasy
imaginative moans
and your burning lips
both a la carte and buffet
despondence
flights of fantasy
imaginative moans
and your burning lips
Jinxxx
Who me?
Still bathing in misfortune .
The rain let down and I got back up on the cycle and it began raining again after a few seconds of pause but I was too angry to stop and so I bicycled like an idiot at the speed of 'you must be crazy' per hour and reached back dripping.
Of course the rains momentarily stopped by then and my suede shoes were sopping wet and I was much too angry to care .
I was dripping back home and the rain was now a soft drizzle, I got into my gum boots..mind you I was wet as water and took the dogs out for a walk because by the gods they were waiting to go do their business and I was running late.
By the time I got back it began raining again but alright .
I decided a quick shower would fix me and so bunging clothes in the washer I took a shower and upon my return realised the washing machine has absolutely refused to work!! This after getting it repaired .
Sigh.
First things first .
My suede shoes needed some TLC and so I got about taking care of them .
After blotting, brushing, blow drying they now sit in front of a maniac fan .
I took advantage of my neighbours absence and washed clothes in their machine.
The rain is pouring and the weather has gotten god awful .
All flights have been cancelled and the cats have had a field day at home .
After all this there was a bit of litter tray cleaning to be done, some sprucing up and now finally that I have a moment I am sipping very slowly on some Jäger after which I shall pop open a can of Hoegaarden .
Dinner is Dahl and rice but people are pottering about to make something deep fried and crunchy but This is as much as I can take it today.
As I type this the gusts of wind have gotten worse. I can see the trees bending against their will and the rain is smattering in loud groans against my windows.
But I?
Hah!! I care not a bit.
Today has broken my back.
Still bathing in misfortune .
The rain let down and I got back up on the cycle and it began raining again after a few seconds of pause but I was too angry to stop and so I bicycled like an idiot at the speed of 'you must be crazy' per hour and reached back dripping.
Of course the rains momentarily stopped by then and my suede shoes were sopping wet and I was much too angry to care .
I was dripping back home and the rain was now a soft drizzle, I got into my gum boots..mind you I was wet as water and took the dogs out for a walk because by the gods they were waiting to go do their business and I was running late.
By the time I got back it began raining again but alright .
I decided a quick shower would fix me and so bunging clothes in the washer I took a shower and upon my return realised the washing machine has absolutely refused to work!! This after getting it repaired .
Sigh.
First things first .
My suede shoes needed some TLC and so I got about taking care of them .
After blotting, brushing, blow drying they now sit in front of a maniac fan .
I took advantage of my neighbours absence and washed clothes in their machine.
The rain is pouring and the weather has gotten god awful .
All flights have been cancelled and the cats have had a field day at home .
After all this there was a bit of litter tray cleaning to be done, some sprucing up and now finally that I have a moment I am sipping very slowly on some Jäger after which I shall pop open a can of Hoegaarden .
Dinner is Dahl and rice but people are pottering about to make something deep fried and crunchy but This is as much as I can take it today.
As I type this the gusts of wind have gotten worse. I can see the trees bending against their will and the rain is smattering in loud groans against my windows.
But I?
Hah!! I care not a bit.
Today has broken my back.
Faaaaawwkkk!!
Is it just a case of my luck malfunctioning today?
There I was riding a bicycle, whistling a carefree tune, onwards home, done with turmoils and succeeding, wearing my lucky lipstick and favourite patent suede shoes when out of nowhere it began raining like Indra felt the need to vent and for a moment I thought it was just a drizzle.
The downpour began so abruptly that I had to immediately ditch the cycle make way for the nearest awning that happened to be outside a store, the owner of which graciously invited me inside along with another half a dozen shelter seekers who didn't see the rains coming, which means I wasn't alone.
Of course I'm carrying an umbrella but that won't be effective because the wind will just blow it inside out.
I'm informed by a very diligent student who was skateboarding back home that it's a typhoon.
So carrying an umbrella in this weather is a bit like taking a toothpick to battle.
How long I'm stuck in this furniture store is unpredictable .
There I was riding a bicycle, whistling a carefree tune, onwards home, done with turmoils and succeeding, wearing my lucky lipstick and favourite patent suede shoes when out of nowhere it began raining like Indra felt the need to vent and for a moment I thought it was just a drizzle.
The downpour began so abruptly that I had to immediately ditch the cycle make way for the nearest awning that happened to be outside a store, the owner of which graciously invited me inside along with another half a dozen shelter seekers who didn't see the rains coming, which means I wasn't alone.
Of course I'm carrying an umbrella but that won't be effective because the wind will just blow it inside out.
I'm informed by a very diligent student who was skateboarding back home that it's a typhoon.
So carrying an umbrella in this weather is a bit like taking a toothpick to battle.
How long I'm stuck in this furniture store is unpredictable .
Not the castle
'Thank you Mr Takeshi. Of course Mr. Takeshi' I beam.
The man nods and lets a small smile swim around his lips .
I continue.
'Yes indeed we can go ahead with it Mr. Takeshi.'
Nodding my head, tilting slightly, politely smiling and being absolutely genial if even subtly so.
'Always a pleasure working with you Mr Takeshi' I conclude, getting up to take my leave .
I Shake his hands and that same smile plays around his lips .
'I am' he bows briefly 'Katashi..not uh..Takeshi'
'Sorry to correct you' he says apologetically.
Had there been a burning building I'd have walked into it without as much as a murmur because that moment was infinitely embarrassing.
The man nods and lets a small smile swim around his lips .
I continue.
'Yes indeed we can go ahead with it Mr. Takeshi.'
Nodding my head, tilting slightly, politely smiling and being absolutely genial if even subtly so.
'Always a pleasure working with you Mr Takeshi' I conclude, getting up to take my leave .
I Shake his hands and that same smile plays around his lips .
'I am' he bows briefly 'Katashi..not uh..Takeshi'
'Sorry to correct you' he says apologetically.
Had there been a burning building I'd have walked into it without as much as a murmur because that moment was infinitely embarrassing.
So bored
Papers for everything. Why?
In this day and age I have so many papers to carry around.
This is the age when YouTube throws suggestions at my merest need to eat bread pakora which I've only just thought of in the morning, even before I write about it and yet here I am carrying an envelope of papers because computers aren't efficient enough?
In this day and age I have so many papers to carry around.
This is the age when YouTube throws suggestions at my merest need to eat bread pakora which I've only just thought of in the morning, even before I write about it and yet here I am carrying an envelope of papers because computers aren't efficient enough?
Resigning to date
In queue wondering if I'll be lucky today and so I'm watching badminton legwork because tomorrow I want to win more matches than I lose.
Looking at the bright side of this week.
Looking at the bright side of this week.
Argh and ugh
I'm about to embark on the same mission as yesterday, threading the exact path, doing the exact same thing this morning all over again.
Which is why I'm grumpy seeing how I can't get any workout if one is to leave before 10, I get a very small window for personal gains and if everything goes as it should I should be back home a little post noon and maybe then get some exercise in.
Woke up today to find a zit burgeoning near my nose and this has to stop.
Why is my skin suddenly facing such breakouts and issues is bothersome because this is most erratic for it to behave.
I haven't done skin care in a long time just to let me skin heal on its own but looks like I'll have to finally step in and do the needful because goddamit I hate this sudden surge of pimples.
It's an anomaly and I don't know why it's happening except for the one reason that I can guess which is the I've been stepping out in the sun in this humidity far longer than I should or maybe my skin is reacting to the sunscreen I'm using.
I hate this new situation.
Now for a bit of tea and then the annoying outdoors. Again.
Which is why I'm grumpy seeing how I can't get any workout if one is to leave before 10, I get a very small window for personal gains and if everything goes as it should I should be back home a little post noon and maybe then get some exercise in.
Woke up today to find a zit burgeoning near my nose and this has to stop.
Why is my skin suddenly facing such breakouts and issues is bothersome because this is most erratic for it to behave.
I haven't done skin care in a long time just to let me skin heal on its own but looks like I'll have to finally step in and do the needful because goddamit I hate this sudden surge of pimples.
It's an anomaly and I don't know why it's happening except for the one reason that I can guess which is the I've been stepping out in the sun in this humidity far longer than I should or maybe my skin is reacting to the sunscreen I'm using.
I hate this new situation.
Now for a bit of tea and then the annoying outdoors. Again.
Thursday, 8 August 2019
—.—
What stuff can one possible buy at the mall?
I'm guessing a lot but is it ever any good?
Pray what stuff?
How I want to know..
Tell me everything!
I'm guessing a lot but is it ever any good?
Pray what stuff?
How I want to know..
Tell me everything!
War thing
I read a couple Warhammer books and somehow they seemed absolutely flat!
They were good but not enjoyable seeing how they didn't have a delicious plot nor any interesting characters that had any personality which you could stick your neck for.
But I do love their artwork but their miniature war games are oh so not my thing.
They were good but not enjoyable seeing how they didn't have a delicious plot nor any interesting characters that had any personality which you could stick your neck for.
But I do love their artwork but their miniature war games are oh so not my thing.
Killing days
It happens but not nearly as often that I go out for some important work and come back disappointed.
Let's say the ratio for such occurrence is 80:20 and today was the unfortunate day when everything started going abysmally crummy the moment I began to work towards a successful completion.
Some papers were not as they should have been apparently and that was something only told once I had furnished everything and so I found myself an office space and printed some documents all over again with corrections after which the counters behind which the clerks sat were only three and two were empty leaving a very frazzled looking woman dealing with a long line of demanding humans .
There was also a time limit and by the time my turn came I was edging close to the closure of the office and the woman in question nitpicked two more issues with the paperwork which I didn't even think would be an issue.
Of course she's not to blame but the fact that I wanted my body to start emitting spikes like one of those mutants from X men and gouge everyone's innards was a thought most overwhelming.
It's the feeling of a day so unaccomplished that gets to me.
I mean I travelled quite far almost to the centre of the city only to come back dejected and will have to do this whole circus once again tomorrow is not an appealing thought.
Let's say the ratio for such occurrence is 80:20 and today was the unfortunate day when everything started going abysmally crummy the moment I began to work towards a successful completion.
Some papers were not as they should have been apparently and that was something only told once I had furnished everything and so I found myself an office space and printed some documents all over again with corrections after which the counters behind which the clerks sat were only three and two were empty leaving a very frazzled looking woman dealing with a long line of demanding humans .
There was also a time limit and by the time my turn came I was edging close to the closure of the office and the woman in question nitpicked two more issues with the paperwork which I didn't even think would be an issue.
Of course she's not to blame but the fact that I wanted my body to start emitting spikes like one of those mutants from X men and gouge everyone's innards was a thought most overwhelming.
It's the feeling of a day so unaccomplished that gets to me.
I mean I travelled quite far almost to the centre of the city only to come back dejected and will have to do this whole circus once again tomorrow is not an appealing thought.
More of today
Now at a patisserie.
Hoping to dissolve my annoyance in coffee and nothing else because who am I if not one for cheat days during the week?
Today
was such a waste but with new learnings, so perhaps it wasn't all that bad. But it was awful that I'll tell you and upsetting and wasteful in more ways than one.
I'm making up for this horribleness by eating at a restaurant nearby and it's apparently quite the big deal.
Looks like it's popular in a way that landmark restaurants are.
Ah well, let's hope food makes me feel better, though I doubt it.
I'm making up for this horribleness by eating at a restaurant nearby and it's apparently quite the big deal.
Looks like it's popular in a way that landmark restaurants are.
Ah well, let's hope food makes me feel better, though I doubt it.
Lemme kill
I think it's because I didn't wear my lucky lipstick.
Maybe that's why my work doesn't look like it'll get done anytime soon today.
And I've not had lunch
I'm angry and I'm expecting someone around 4:00 at home which means no leisurely stroll or languorous lunch.
This was supposed to have been over with more than an hour ago.
Maybe that's why my work doesn't look like it'll get done anytime soon today.
And I've not had lunch
I'm angry and I'm expecting someone around 4:00 at home which means no leisurely stroll or languorous lunch.
This was supposed to have been over with more than an hour ago.
Death to paper
I hate paperwork!!
I'm Sitting here
fuming, frowning
perhaps today isn't the day
my work gets done.
I'm Sitting here
fuming, frowning
perhaps today isn't the day
my work gets done.
Thursday updates
Ahhhhh!!
I'm so dead and that too in the morning.
To say I woke up early stepped into the lounge and went back right to bed without bothering to get up again for the usual would be correct because I shied away from the usual like the plague.
My body resisted my every move to do any work and I had to comply.
Apart from arranging dishes and sprucing up the house which includes taking out kitty litter I did nothing and I'll tell you something else that I won't be working out .
Yes, not because I'm feeling deadish but because I've to be out and about in an hour or so. It's where all the paperwork comes to final termination and how long I'll be there is not something I'm sure of, however I'm looking forward to finding a nice place to eat once I'm done because I'll be hungry and that place I've seen has some fabulous repository of restaurants.
Also as much as I loved taking care of the dogs they were an added responsibility and restricted my movements, seeing how I always have to come back early evening to walk them and can't go out of town for the weekend but by this Friday or maybe Saturday their mommy will be back home and I will be breathing anew!!
That's a little bit of independence and added time to my schedule.
Right then! To the teapot.
I'm so dead and that too in the morning.
To say I woke up early stepped into the lounge and went back right to bed without bothering to get up again for the usual would be correct because I shied away from the usual like the plague.
My body resisted my every move to do any work and I had to comply.
Apart from arranging dishes and sprucing up the house which includes taking out kitty litter I did nothing and I'll tell you something else that I won't be working out .
Yes, not because I'm feeling deadish but because I've to be out and about in an hour or so. It's where all the paperwork comes to final termination and how long I'll be there is not something I'm sure of, however I'm looking forward to finding a nice place to eat once I'm done because I'll be hungry and that place I've seen has some fabulous repository of restaurants.
Also as much as I loved taking care of the dogs they were an added responsibility and restricted my movements, seeing how I always have to come back early evening to walk them and can't go out of town for the weekend but by this Friday or maybe Saturday their mommy will be back home and I will be breathing anew!!
That's a little bit of independence and added time to my schedule.
Right then! To the teapot.
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
On the inside
A friend of mine who happens to be a restaurant insider told me that almost all restaurants at least the generic so called Italian ones that sell everything from pizzas to sandwiches to burgers use something called 'Veeba Mariana sauce' for their 'red sauce' pasta and their similar white sauce for 'white sauce pasta' whatever that is.
In fact almost all cream based, mayonnaise based sauces that restaurants use are from the bread 'veeba' which I guess is widely available .
So basically you're getting charged enormous amounts to eat what you buy at the grocery store because none of these restaurants could be bothered to make their own sauces cuz why should they?
People eat anything.
It's the herb mixture which is the key I was told and that too comes out of a pizza mix jar that is at low temperature tempered with lots and lots of garlic with oil and chilli flakes.
That's about it!
Shame!!!
In fact almost all cream based, mayonnaise based sauces that restaurants use are from the bread 'veeba' which I guess is widely available .
So basically you're getting charged enormous amounts to eat what you buy at the grocery store because none of these restaurants could be bothered to make their own sauces cuz why should they?
People eat anything.
It's the herb mixture which is the key I was told and that too comes out of a pizza mix jar that is at low temperature tempered with lots and lots of garlic with oil and chilli flakes.
That's about it!
Shame!!!
Let us eat cake
This here is a Japanese style cheesecake which I bought en route homewards after a short bit of bankjob. 
It comes in two sizes and I bought the one which is probably cheesecake for one that I'm going to eat for the next few days since it's too indulgent to eat at one go.
The basic difference between this cake and a conventional biscuit based cheesecake is that obviously it lacks a biscuit base but also it's not too sweet in a way that can be palette cloying and it doesn't have any added flavours and it's not dense at all. In fact it's rather like cotton that has been fluffed up into a certain cheesy creaminess.
It's a mellow and fluffy clean flavoured cake that isn't extrapolated by frills and perhaps that's the reason I absolutely love it.
Yuck
How can a person in their right mind and I'm talking about a woman like 'Ajay Devgan'?
This is most idiotic.
He's probably one of the ugliest people in the movie industry and why he was successful is a mystery.
And there are women who like him! Why??
Someone has put a video of one of his arbitrary songs and put hearts all over and I'm this close to barfing.
This is most idiotic.
He's probably one of the ugliest people in the movie industry and why he was successful is a mystery.
And there are women who like him! Why??
Someone has put a video of one of his arbitrary songs and put hearts all over and I'm this close to barfing.
Tidbits
At the bank eyeing a vending machine which has a rather interesting looking bottle labelled protein water.
There might be a bit of a wait I think.
I'm number A029 in the queue and the current display is that of A006
The good thing is I was able to not waste a single minute today and crammed everything from workout to lunch to doing everything my morning demanded in time.
These are rare occurrences.
I'm thinking a nice languorous coffee in some locally decent coffee shop once I'm done here and did I mention it's hot?
Oh it's hot, the bright white kind of hot where the skies are cloudless and yet it's humid.
This weather is wrecking havoc on my skin.
It's breaking out, small zits happening overnight, painful rashes and it's annoying.
There might be a bit of a wait I think.
I'm number A029 in the queue and the current display is that of A006
The good thing is I was able to not waste a single minute today and crammed everything from workout to lunch to doing everything my morning demanded in time.
These are rare occurrences.
I'm thinking a nice languorous coffee in some locally decent coffee shop once I'm done here and did I mention it's hot?
Oh it's hot, the bright white kind of hot where the skies are cloudless and yet it's humid.
This weather is wrecking havoc on my skin.
It's breaking out, small zits happening overnight, painful rashes and it's annoying.
Contagion
Some ailments are contagious.
Case in point this sudden surge in washing machine rebellion that's infecting almost everyone I know.
A friend messaged me with a sad face that her washing machine went kaput this morning and now she awaits a repairman .
She added that she's been washing clothes the old way.
My mom called me to tell me something similar yesterday regarding the spin function working less than admirably in her washing machine and now today I have to go to the BANK!! Need some
important papers that only the bank can provide and I'm wondering at this convoluted web of Destiny that joins us through far flung threads of sameness.
Case in point this sudden surge in washing machine rebellion that's infecting almost everyone I know.
A friend messaged me with a sad face that her washing machine went kaput this morning and now she awaits a repairman .
She added that she's been washing clothes the old way.
My mom called me to tell me something similar yesterday regarding the spin function working less than admirably in her washing machine and now today I have to go to the BANK!! Need some
important papers that only the bank can provide and I'm wondering at this convoluted web of Destiny that joins us through far flung threads of sameness.
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Consumption
It's madness..the television is barking the most vital piece of article 370 news and its lengthy political discussion and media postmortem while I'm binge watching Kengan Ashura because it really is just that bloody good.
Bloody being the keyword.
Bloody being the keyword.
Trials
A brand of ghee I've never tried, from Pakistan. 
Tastes good.
It's not made from Cow milk though, but even so.
Not bad.
Haiku extension
In the kitchen.
Watching flames lick an iron wok
gravy bubbles
popping to release spiced aroma
but I'm not hungry
Watching flames lick an iron wok
gravy bubbles
popping to release spiced aroma
but I'm not hungry
Re: previous post
So, with that vision of all that should be good and healing with earthly goodness I put together a colour scheme that invokes that idea of well being.
And this picture hopefully tries to speak of that idea.
A hit of green in the foreground and back; copper and linen amplify the simplicity of this recipe
Of course the recipe isn't nearly as complicated.
Behind the scenes
This is how it starts out .
Looks like a lot of things scattered everywhere but the pictures are focused and so a lot of surroundings don't get noticed.
The idea is to tell a story.
Today I made gluten free, vegan, super healthy, nutritious and delicious (I guess) lentil patties.
These are wholesome, healthy and meant as a nourishment food that heals you from within, seeing how it has all the essential macros and it's guilt free to boot.
So this idea of something plant based, something good for you, restorative brings about a visual that is woodsy/Khadi/ medicinal perhaps/ earthy tones with muted quality and so the picture in question should invoke that feeling wherein you want to make something just for the health benefits of that which might seem almost spiritual.
Which is why I brought together these various tones of earth with a twang of green for the herbal undertone.
Buzzing
I am
Presently without a moment to breathe
As I make lunch after recipe meal prep, followed by workout and a tedious chore that required my presence at a certain place outside.
Now to eat lunch which is different because I can't possibly wait for the book food to cook:
Then there are pictures which need clicking maybe then I'll come up for a breather and then a bit of painting if I get the time or else dogs for walk and then dinner.
This day looks pretty impossible and why not because it is Tuesday after all.
Presently without a moment to breathe
As I make lunch after recipe meal prep, followed by workout and a tedious chore that required my presence at a certain place outside.
Now to eat lunch which is different because I can't possibly wait for the book food to cook:
Then there are pictures which need clicking maybe then I'll come up for a breather and then a bit of painting if I get the time or else dogs for walk and then dinner.
This day looks pretty impossible and why not because it is Tuesday after all.
Monday, 5 August 2019
Clutter clatter
Say no to clutter and senseless buying.
Is it an addiction?
I think so.
And perhaps yes it is meant to fill a void but then what are we if not black holes, ready to gorge on all the minute longs fads social media has forged and forced upon us.
A friend had a momentary obsession with plants after having seen some videos of 'plantfluencers' apparently that's what they're called and she filled her home with plants, creepers, flowers and what not only to have them begin dying a couple weeks later, because of course plants need maintenance and demand time to get pruned, watered and taken care of, all of which she did sparingly because this was just not her thing.
And soon there were almost three dozen pots lying near the garbage.
Now this was a lot of money spent in creating clutter and for what? Just feeding into a ridiculous fad?
Maybe one can wait it out for a while and know for sure if there's a true hobby somewhere?
Ah, I don't know.
Just that it bothers me to see such frivolity towards anything that means something.
Is it an addiction?
I think so.
And perhaps yes it is meant to fill a void but then what are we if not black holes, ready to gorge on all the minute longs fads social media has forged and forced upon us.
A friend had a momentary obsession with plants after having seen some videos of 'plantfluencers' apparently that's what they're called and she filled her home with plants, creepers, flowers and what not only to have them begin dying a couple weeks later, because of course plants need maintenance and demand time to get pruned, watered and taken care of, all of which she did sparingly because this was just not her thing.
And soon there were almost three dozen pots lying near the garbage.
Now this was a lot of money spent in creating clutter and for what? Just feeding into a ridiculous fad?
Maybe one can wait it out for a while and know for sure if there's a true hobby somewhere?
Ah, I don't know.
Just that it bothers me to see such frivolity towards anything that means something.
Leafy no’s
Have you ever herd of some people getting totally disgusted by green coriander?
It's apparently genetic.
15% of the total population is disgusted by the smell and flavour of green coriander.
They think it tastes like bugs or at least smells like it.
It's apparently genetic.
15% of the total population is disgusted by the smell and flavour of green coriander.
They think it tastes like bugs or at least smells like it.
Sharp ends
I'm on the last of my lovingly sharpened knife.
Can't believe I've been putting such an important chore off for a few weeks now .
First thing tomorrow morning then.
Can't believe I've been putting such an important chore off for a few weeks now .
First thing tomorrow morning then.
Grind ground
That time of evening when I've to conjure dinner.
This is lame!!
Monday!
Which means the whole dinner layout because you want a full table and as tiresome as it can be to cook just looking at multiple dishes in front feels satisfying.
Perhaps it's the idea of abundance that has a primal way of relaxing you.
As a child I thought nothing of all the food in front of me, demanding things that weren't in the table and now I realise all the trouble mom went through to make everything happen.
Not that I was a fussy kid, not least because my parents just didn't let that sort of thing fly.
Unfinished lunch was served back during dinner as a way of reproach and it was a hard lesson but one that I never forgot.
Right, to the kitchen then!!
But first a bit of Dethklok.
This is lame!!
Monday!
Which means the whole dinner layout because you want a full table and as tiresome as it can be to cook just looking at multiple dishes in front feels satisfying.
Perhaps it's the idea of abundance that has a primal way of relaxing you.
As a child I thought nothing of all the food in front of me, demanding things that weren't in the table and now I realise all the trouble mom went through to make everything happen.
Not that I was a fussy kid, not least because my parents just didn't let that sort of thing fly.
Unfinished lunch was served back during dinner as a way of reproach and it was a hard lesson but one that I never forgot.
Right, to the kitchen then!!
But first a bit of Dethklok.
Meal now
Lunch today is a salad, literately a salad that is there's no noodles or rice or anything grain or gluten.
Just a heap of crunchy veg with prawns and eggs and a most zingy yogurt dressing.
It's a lot and by the time my meal is done I know I'll be tired of grazing, but man is it delicious!!
Yawn, ugh, weekday
Monday grinds are not for me.
I mean it's not that I hate Monday, it's just that I'd rather it not happen to me.
Waking up to everything that shouldn't be done in the morning viz. chores, chopping et al isn't what gets my enthusiasm bubbling over.
I'm a zombie twice over.
Agenda in a while is upper body work out because I over exerted with badminton yesterday to compensate for my lack of form regarding placements and I was lunging all over the court and it was a fair amount of lower body workout with intensive cardio.
Upper body strength it is and I am sleepy.
I mean it's not that I hate Monday, it's just that I'd rather it not happen to me.
Waking up to everything that shouldn't be done in the morning viz. chores, chopping et al isn't what gets my enthusiasm bubbling over.
I'm a zombie twice over.
Agenda in a while is upper body work out because I over exerted with badminton yesterday to compensate for my lack of form regarding placements and I was lunging all over the court and it was a fair amount of lower body workout with intensive cardio.
Upper body strength it is and I am sleepy.
Sunday, 4 August 2019
Smooch
I drank some jäger and now I'm drunk.
Dude!!
I have absolutely no drinking capacity.
That's good!
Also, I'm not the biggest fan of alcohol. Having said that I do indulge in a bit every weekend..but this habit dies once I'm in the vicinity of herbal relief.
Ah.
Us getting high together was on my bucket list. I'm Glad to strike that off, though there has to be a repeat performance. Soon I hope.
Kisses.
Dude!!
I have absolutely no drinking capacity.
That's good!
Also, I'm not the biggest fan of alcohol. Having said that I do indulge in a bit every weekend..but this habit dies once I'm in the vicinity of herbal relief.
Ah.
Us getting high together was on my bucket list. I'm Glad to strike that off, though there has to be a repeat performance. Soon I hope.
Kisses.
Needs
Bread pakora!!
Yup!
That's exactly what I'm craving for.
It's very specific and I know exactly what I need and the bread pakora I crave for has no paneer in it.
Of course there isn't anything like that available here unless I make it at home and well, I'm not the one for deep frying. It's too stressful and so I'm eating lots of raw vegetables with some miso.
Sighs.
But bread pakora.
It's the first thing imma eat once I reach my brother's in delhi.
Yup!
That's exactly what I'm craving for.
It's very specific and I know exactly what I need and the bread pakora I crave for has no paneer in it.
Of course there isn't anything like that available here unless I make it at home and well, I'm not the one for deep frying. It's too stressful and so I'm eating lots of raw vegetables with some miso.
Sighs.
But bread pakora.
It's the first thing imma eat once I reach my brother's in delhi.
Let it go
To say that I decluttered and rearranged with a vengeance would be quite the understatement because I spent some twenty minutes just taking the thusly accumulated trash out to the garbage bins.
The trash lies outside in the rains that is half a dozen cardboard boxes all, except the electronic items I have decided to part ways with which include two irons, one DVD player, two small speakers, one iPod player and two rugs, one large black bar stool and one small carpet.
All the mentioned working well and in prim condition and these I intend to give away to whosever wishes to take them.
As I write the irons have already been claimed by assorted housekeepers and once I stick up a notice for the other electronic items and rugs on the compound notice board I'm sure those will be gone in no time.
I think someone else is decluttering as well because there were a half dozen small tables lying outside near the trash and these might be useful to someone else.
Who knows?
Ones mans trash is another mans treasure they say.
It's a whole lot of emptying up isn't it?
The thing is I could do more but then I was stopped because if I were let to my own devices I'd empty the house.
It isn't over yet!
Next week there's more that I'm going to throw out.
Also, as I was typing this, I saw a couple carrying the discarded rug. I think they will use it in their lawn.
Good Sunday.
The trash lies outside in the rains that is half a dozen cardboard boxes all, except the electronic items I have decided to part ways with which include two irons, one DVD player, two small speakers, one iPod player and two rugs, one large black bar stool and one small carpet.
All the mentioned working well and in prim condition and these I intend to give away to whosever wishes to take them.
As I write the irons have already been claimed by assorted housekeepers and once I stick up a notice for the other electronic items and rugs on the compound notice board I'm sure those will be gone in no time.
I think someone else is decluttering as well because there were a half dozen small tables lying outside near the trash and these might be useful to someone else.
Who knows?
Ones mans trash is another mans treasure they say.
It's a whole lot of emptying up isn't it?
The thing is I could do more but then I was stopped because if I were let to my own devices I'd empty the house.
It isn't over yet!
Next week there's more that I'm going to throw out.
Also, as I was typing this, I saw a couple carrying the discarded rug. I think they will use it in their lawn.
Good Sunday.
This morning
Who me?
Jettisoning to play badminton.
This early morning routine is pretty good on weekends when I rarely work out and running about the court, smashing things, dropping, and sweating like its hot as all hell is pretty fun, not to mention the boost to competitive spirit that ignites in every game.
Jettisoning to play badminton.
This early morning routine is pretty good on weekends when I rarely work out and running about the court, smashing things, dropping, and sweating like its hot as all hell is pretty fun, not to mention the boost to competitive spirit that ignites in every game.
Saturday, 3 August 2019
Night Q’s
The hot dog song is an ear worm and the video nearly gave me a seizure .
Now how am I supposed to sleep with hotto doggo playing in my head??
Now how am I supposed to sleep with hotto doggo playing in my head??
What Kia?
I don't understand these Kia ads with the meerkat. Are they supposed to make sense or do they mean something far too subtle for my understanding?
Eye roll
How do these movies both Hindi and South suddenly break into a song and dance routine?abruptly everyone just begins to dance and ever since I was a child this puzzled me and does even now.
Having said that there are some fantastically choreographed songs and one can imagine all the hard work and finesse that went into making one but it doesn't take away from the fact that they're pretty what on earth!
And South Indian movie songs are somehow the worst culprits, almost all of them filmed in Switzerland.
One moment they're fighting for a life and death situation in Hyderabad and the other moment everyone is dressed like a peacock in Zurich.
This is beyond idiotic but say this to someone who's a die hard Tollywood lover and they'll want to cannibalise you.
Having said that there are some fantastically choreographed songs and one can imagine all the hard work and finesse that went into making one but it doesn't take away from the fact that they're pretty what on earth!
And South Indian movie songs are somehow the worst culprits, almost all of them filmed in Switzerland.
One moment they're fighting for a life and death situation in Hyderabad and the other moment everyone is dressed like a peacock in Zurich.
This is beyond idiotic but say this to someone who's a die hard Tollywood lover and they'll want to cannibalise you.
Barely night
I was left alone to my misgivings a little before 9:30 because somewhere between watching television and nodding off to sleep everyone in the house treaded that thin line which can be described as drowsy at best and now here I am, caring not for some movie playing in the background while typing this, alone, annoyed and in wonderment as to how sleep can just slay someone so speedily.
Friday, 2 August 2019
Here we are
Friday night
And everyone but me
is tucked in tight
There was once a time so many years ago when not having any weekend plans was nothing sort of embarrassing, not that I knew much of it because I always had something to do ;) and now..Uh!
Sambhar rice for dinner prior to which I had a small jägermeister with avocado salad and some olives.
Hah!!
—
Shopping for online trinkets.
Now that sounds interesting and I wonder what nature of trinkets have been bought.
Maybe I ought to do a bit of online shopping myself.
There's this tangerine scented candle I've been dreaming of.
Maybe I ought to buy it.
Scents I realise are my only indulgences.
Right. Let's scroll a bit of taobao and find something fun.
To the webs!!
And everyone but me
is tucked in tight
There was once a time so many years ago when not having any weekend plans was nothing sort of embarrassing, not that I knew much of it because I always had something to do ;) and now..Uh!
Sambhar rice for dinner prior to which I had a small jägermeister with avocado salad and some olives.
Hah!!
—
Shopping for online trinkets.
Now that sounds interesting and I wonder what nature of trinkets have been bought.
Maybe I ought to do a bit of online shopping myself.
There's this tangerine scented candle I've been dreaming of.
Maybe I ought to buy it.
Scents I realise are my only indulgences.
Right. Let's scroll a bit of taobao and find something fun.
To the webs!!
\m/
I haven't read the manga though I think now I'll have to since I've gotten myself hooked on the anime 'kengan Ashura' on Netflix.
It's gritty, messy, violent, bloody and full of fantastic fight sequences which is basically what this entire manga and thusly these series is all about.
Fight fight fight fight!!
It's gritty, messy, violent, bloody and full of fantastic fight sequences which is basically what this entire manga and thusly these series is all about.
Fight fight fight fight!!
Infusions
How incredibly silly it is to drink fruit infused water.
I never understand the reason for it.
Some people say it makes the water taste better. Yeah as if water wasn't already delicious.
What does one do with the fruits that wilt and turn into mush after staying in water for so long?
Throw it away or blend it to make a purée?
I think it's mostly done to take pictures for Instagram because what can be the reason for it?
A slice or two of lemon / lime or stalks of lemongrass or even sprigs of mint is one thing but throwing in slices of watermelons, cucumber, grapefruit, strawberries, kiwi's and what not is verging in extreme stupidity.
The argument I get is that it's fun to drink it this way?
What on earth? Why does drinking water need be fun? It's already wonderful to feel replenished when water enters your body, reconstituting every cell and refreshing, hydrating and making one feel alive.
Fruity water is something of a mystery to me.
I never understand the reason for it.
Some people say it makes the water taste better. Yeah as if water wasn't already delicious.
What does one do with the fruits that wilt and turn into mush after staying in water for so long?
Throw it away or blend it to make a purée?
I think it's mostly done to take pictures for Instagram because what can be the reason for it?
A slice or two of lemon / lime or stalks of lemongrass or even sprigs of mint is one thing but throwing in slices of watermelons, cucumber, grapefruit, strawberries, kiwi's and what not is verging in extreme stupidity.
The argument I get is that it's fun to drink it this way?
What on earth? Why does drinking water need be fun? It's already wonderful to feel replenished when water enters your body, reconstituting every cell and refreshing, hydrating and making one feel alive.
Fruity water is something of a mystery to me.
Thursday, 1 August 2019
Phew
Nighttime and disguises slowly begins to ebb
there's no one watching
no immediate plans that need executing
every action shrouded under the knowledge
of perfect secrecy
inside shut doors
in a quite room
that has no need for facades
and so I grant
my body the relief
of going sans underpants
there's no one watching
no immediate plans that need executing
every action shrouded under the knowledge
of perfect secrecy
inside shut doors
in a quite room
that has no need for facades
and so I grant
my body the relief
of going sans underpants
Do you?
Does it happen to you that suddenly you become conscious of yourself that maybe the last few days you've indulged more than usual and perhaps gained weight.
Do you then go back your photo from a few months back to then judge for yourself if you were thicker then or how?
Or try and remember the foods you were eating that time when you were relatively thinner than to the kind of meals you're eating now?
Do you do that?
I sometimes do..obsessively.
Thinks about my macros and get worried .
Do you then go back your photo from a few months back to then judge for yourself if you were thicker then or how?
Or try and remember the foods you were eating that time when you were relatively thinner than to the kind of meals you're eating now?
Do you do that?
I sometimes do..obsessively.
Thinks about my macros and get worried .
Rotten mood
I was in the mood for dosa today and so like every well meaning unbearable DIY aficionado out there I began last night with the making of batter which includes soaking rice for a few good hours with some lentils and then blending it to batter consistency and then letting it rise at room temperature weather to ferment, and that's exactly what I did.
This morning around 11 I blended and let the dosa batter be on its own undisturbed to ferment at its own pace and usually this step takes a goodly long time.
Sometimes even 10-12 hours and so imagine my chagrin when I checked to see the batter a few hours later, an hour ago that is to note that not only had it fermented beyond recognition but was on its way to dementia, that is to perhaps almost beginning to spoil.
To throw it in the fridge was for me the thing of a moment and now I'm upset because maybe there won't be any dosa tonight.
This is not only making me sad but angry as well.
This morning around 11 I blended and let the dosa batter be on its own undisturbed to ferment at its own pace and usually this step takes a goodly long time.
Sometimes even 10-12 hours and so imagine my chagrin when I checked to see the batter a few hours later, an hour ago that is to note that not only had it fermented beyond recognition but was on its way to dementia, that is to perhaps almost beginning to spoil.
To throw it in the fridge was for me the thing of a moment and now I'm upset because maybe there won't be any dosa tonight.
This is not only making me sad but angry as well.
Hot damn
This weather is capable of fermenting the very heart I wear on the insides of my sleeve lest it be taken advantage of.
A pic
Fish and chips recipe for the book.
To say that I'm a mountain of melts and sweat would be most accurate because it takes thrice as long as the recipe to photograph them and for some reason the weather is temperamental today.
One moment it's shadows and the next it's bright sunshine .
Something like a bulb going on and off repeatedly inside my house and so clicking pictures inside wasn't feasible since it formed too many shadows, darker and longer than those I could play with and add to the photograph, so I took everything outside and dripped in sweat as I clicked.
I have far too many photography paraphernalia and yet the camera I use is almost introductory level with a 35mm lense.
The lense is good but the camera is pretty old now but somehow I quite like it.
Also I have a remote with which I click pics sometimes especially when my shutter speed is 1/3 or less but usually that's what I operate on if I'm clicking indoors.
It's important in that case to mount the camera on a tripod which I almost always do.
Right, so I use the remote when I'm a part of the picture as well, especially on the opposite side of the camera .
Those pictures I've clicked mostly for the book using a trigger and did I mention it takes much much much longer to click pics than preparing the food?
Why am I talking about this?well, I don't know. I just had coffee and it's strong.
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