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Monday, December 26

This morning... ...

Woke up at 10am this morning and found a bowl of birdnest soup on the dining table.
Brewed by mother. Apparantly she found the box of birdnest occupying space so might as well consume it. Our house seemed smaller evensince we came back from our australia shopping.

Was eating and laughing to myself upon thinking back what jc had written in his blog recently...
"one of it is the most expensive xie yan (blood bird nest??), which legend says is the nest spun my the male, and he really wants to make a good nest, so he spun and spun until he vomits blood that mixes into the nest, and hence its more nourishing and more expensive.
But no, actually xie yan, she says, is red in colour and got its colour becauseof the chemical reaction of the limestone in which the nest is set on. The oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+ that got mixed into the nest substance and make it red. So when u cook xie yan and eat it, you are actually eating rust. (which may be nourishing, who knows)"


For once, birdnest doesn't seems appealing to me anymore.

It was at this moment, the doorbell rang. It was a flower delivery man.
12 pink roses with a bear...
I suddenly rmb that today is my sister birthday, not only hers, it was jc, mr neo, my 2 juniors and ty's as well.

I always find giving flowers. especially roses, a waste of money. Wondered why can girls be swept away by this un original act of receiving flowers... If i were to give flowers, i will perhaps find one or two by the road side or perhaps even grow them myself. Save money and more meaningful as well. Since when u see people making effort to roam along the road finding flowers? the thing is, i don't mind being on the receiving end though... haha

|[ zofz | 11:50 AM ]|