Junkies

A few months ago, during break time, at the college…
One of my classmates suddenly beckoned me to look out the window towards the quiet alley below. At first it looked like three friends, a young woman and two guys, were having lunch at somebody’s doorstep. After a while, I realized that it wasn't lunch. The girl took out a black elastic band and tied her arm with it, just above the elbow. One of the guys held a spoon over a lighted candle. The girl took out a syringe from a plastic box and started filling it with the thing on the spoon. Then she casually injected herself with it. The owner of the house seemed to hear something suspicious and he went out to check. The three junkies grabbed their ‘equipments’ and ran away like spooked chickens. I’ve seen things like this on TV, but to see it live was really freaky.

Lucky Escape

I was standing with a mob of people by the side of a busy intersection, waiting for the walking light to turn green. The light changed for the intersecting road to our left. The lady in front of me apparently believed that it was for our road and she confidently stepped forward. A stranger grabbed her arm and pulled her back, just as a bus zoomed by, missing her face by an inch.

The woman’s lucky escape reminded me again of how fragile, tiny, and insignificant life can be. One stupid, absent-minded step and BAM! Goodbye life, goodbye family and friends, goodbye world. Who knows when and how we will go? Take it easy and take care, friends. Keep safe!

Mad about avocadoes

One of my favorite treats. A colleague saw me sipping one during break time. ‘What is that?’ Avocado, with milk and chocolate. Everybody went, ‘Whattt???? Avocado milkshake???? How could you drink that??’

Hey, it's not bad at all. Ok, ok, so it doesn’t look pretty. But it tastes great, really. I convinced one of them to make some at home and try it ((((:

A Japanese friend spread avocado (like butter) on a piece of bread and sprinkled some sushi soy sauce on it. I did the same at home, and my folk thought it was crazy. But they're used to seeing me trying out alien food combination. (I think I've passed that on to one of my nephews. He likes cookies with his rice dish.)

If you read this, feel free to experiment. Let me know if you like either one, or both, or neither.

Avocado Milkshake

1 ripe avocado
1 glass of cold milk
1 tablespoon Milo OR
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
sugar

Put all ingredients into the blender and turn the blender on for half a minute. Pour into two glasses. Serve with vanilla ice cream on top (optional).

Botanical Garden

It was a warm day, so I thought it was a good idea to check out what's blooming in the Botanical Garden. Here are some of the best shots.

Late Winter BBQ

We had a BBQ for Wawa's birthday. Winter was almost over, but by 5 everybody's anxious to get back in the warmth of the car (((((: We didn't even cook the marinated chicken.

My Plants

The Black Prince (menurut labelnya).
A Gift from a freind.
Beli di pasar.