Tuesday, 1 November, 2005

a good cuppa to make it all feel better...

there are probably more things swirling in my mind than i could properly digest and share it with sensibility... but i feel the spasmic urge of a bit of verbal diarrhoea...

i am still suffering my sleepless nights thanks to the loud snoring of my neighbour?! which i think is worth the whiney mention since snoring is a sign of a health problem that people usually don't look into for it CAN BE a rather awkward thing to talk about... i've bought green coloured soft spongy ear plugs that you squeeze to insert into your ear and let them expand within the canal to assume their noise-blocking role... but the pressure is uncomfortable... either i'll have to learn to get used to the perpetual unpleasant rhythm or i get myself totally exhausted through work or chores (neither is a healthy thing) and sleep through it... maybe i need to carpet the wooden floors...

anyways...

work has been stressful... frustrating... one waits for this busy boss for his approval on things and meanwhile one needs to remain busy. sometimes all this waiting makes everything seem meaningless. instant gratification... if only you can get that to manifest more easily in science... physical work is often more satisfying in my opinion... but no one noticed that the previously filthy microwave-oven in the lab library is looking squeeky clean... sigh.

and

a loaf of bread i can't seem to find a decent loaf of bread here! everything is FORTIFIED with something... and the centre bits of the bread is an airy fluff of insubstantial stuff... if the brits are criticised by the continental europeans for not having good bread... the americans have lousy ones. sorry if it seems harsh... can't help being honest... now, i am on the quest for quality bread... and i got these wonderful cookbooks (Apetite by Nigel Slater -- one book i highly recommend for the kitchen... if i only owned my own kitchen! Slater's cooking philosophy is one which all of us should aspire to have... and Breads (The Good Cook Series) by Time Life) out from the neighbourhood library the evening i gleefully joined and thought i really should try to make my own bread... but the first attempt on sunday was an utter disaster... i was in a terrible mood... cooking can be so influenced by the mind and soul... amazing. and so i tried it again the night after... it's still not quite what i'm craving for... so i'll have to try again... sigh.

sigh...

when things get a little down... i often find solace in a cuppa... a good cuppa...

but even then...

people here have been finding me a little peculiar... for i add fresh milk into my mug/cup before i pour hot tea... and they don't understand why this ritual is more 'proper' nor why it should taste sweeter that way... but it does... and here is one fun instructional guide on how to enjoy a good cuppa tea! (click on the animation!)

now... i feel a little less miserable... ahhh the wonders of catharsis!

posted by ~overacuppa~ on Tuesday, 1 November, 2005 at 21:57 hrs
Comments

heys, did you make the bread?? looks delicious....I missed those european bread too...:)

Posted by: Gor on Thursday, 3 November, 2005 at 11:30 hrs

yup i did! with my 2 wee hands and 10 fingers! =C) but it didn't turn out quite what i want for bread... maybe it's the flour... the type of flour you get here is kinda strange... there isn't "plain flour" on the shelves and "All-purpose Flour" doesn't sound so plain... then you get all sorts of fortified versions... i just want some good organic plain flour. sigh.

Posted by: overacuppa on Thursday, 3 November, 2005 at 12:11 hrs

The bread looks yummy.

Dun bother about other ppl, re the tea thingie. If they can't accept other ppl's way of drinking tea, then its their business!

Posted by: fatgirl on Saturday, 5 November, 2005 at 03:16 hrs

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