Bangkok, Thailand

Saturday 23 July 2022

Hi There,

I  stayed at home all day today because of no work in my schedule.  I spent time cooking and enjoying my homemade menus.  I had fresh red watercress that a good friend of mine recently brought for me from her own backyard. She is very good at growing vegetables, while my talent on growing any green is zero. I love plants and flowers. I wish to grow as many plants and flowers as I love to so that  I will be able to enjoy watching them around my place. But incredibly, that seems to be a tough wish for me.

Since I remembered, I  have grown several kinds of plants, but after a short while, they all died, no matter how hard I tried to save their lives. That truly discourages me but what upset me mostly is that I never want to lose any more of the green lives.  Although I never hear any of the plants cry or complain, I knew that they are living creatures, just like human.  They must have had their feelings: pain, fear, and vice versa. I feel sad every time I see plants die.  Thus, for now I just admire what others grow and  hope for their growing healthily.

Back to my kitchen today, I  cooked red water cress soup with egg tofu and steamed pork blood. I added Chinese celery and garlic to make the soup tastier.  Salt and white pepper powder were sprinkled at last before serving.   And to spice the soup a little bit, I smashed some bird chilis and mixed them with some vinegar before adding the sour mixture in the hot soup.  If  eating with rice is too heavy, you can add instant noodle into the soup instead and you will get instant noodle soup with water cress and tofu. The alternative is also delicious. 

This menu is good for my relaxing holiday. 

Gigi

Bright Sunday

Bangkok, Thailand

Sunday 13 July 2022

 

Hi There, 

I was supposed to have one afternoon class online today, yet it turned out no one but I showed up. I then  continued waiting for quite a while before giving up.  Well, I guess they might have gone somewhere for a long holiday this week.  Today is the last day of this long holiday that began on Asalha Bucha Day, an important Buddhist holiday, last Wednesday.  Many people left for holiday, especially since  they felt less afraid of covid-19 due to their having vaccination already.

According to several news reports, tourists happily flocked to several major tourist sites around the country.  They welcomed this holiday with excitement and joy since many had to keep themselves away from the crowd for months, or even years.  Not just the tourists but tourist-related businesses also looked forward to this long holiday, so their business could return healthy once again. 

The public health experts, however, warned that  while enjoying their holidays, people should continue guarding themselves by wearing masks, washing hands and avoiding crowds because new variants of corona virus are still around.  I agree with them on that warning.  Prevention is the best and it is not difficult to do that, don't you think so? 

 

Gigi