My mum makes darn good rice dumplings.
When I lived at home I used to have bit parts in her production. I played recurring roles year after year - that of the leaf washer and the official taster. Washing bamboo leaves used as wraps for the dumplings, I totally loathed, but mum assured me there was [...]
Another sweltering day. Over-reliance on the AC for cooling needs, completing the vicious cycle in energy expenditure and global warming. Manifesting mild (or maybe not so mild) neuropsychiatric effects of over-heating : anorexia, irritability, insomnia, anhedonia.
Another Mother’s Day come and gone. Had extreme difficulty even getting a table in a decent restaurant…for LUNCH. I just [...]