THE 21ST DAY OF SYAWAL

At about 11:15 a.m. I went to attend a wedding invitation, then at about 2:00 p.m. there was this potluck in the school staffroom. Right after school, I went to a student's open house and tried the "Nasi Arab" and a bit of "Laksa Johor". 

After about an hour after that, I was at my colleagues' house, Mr. Hisham and Pn. Nurhafiza, as they also were welcoming friends to their house. I had to try their "Nasi Beriyani Udang" and a few curry puffs, and I had to tell myself to stop.

That is what Eid is all about here at my place, and maybe at other places as well in the country. After all the eating spree, I hope my guilt conscience for taking all the food should be enough. I am thinking of fasting for another week already. How I envy those people who can eat a lot but stay slim and have nothing to worry. *sigh*

"There is no love sincerer than the love of food."

George Bernard Shaw

from "Man and Superman"

POT LUCK IN THE STAFF ROOM PART 3

the buffet tables

the gossip girls?

with the few male colleagues

We had the third pot luck for this year in the staff room, with no specific reason. The last one was because we wanted to celebrate Chinese New Year. The food was the authentic Malay dishes like stingray asam pedas, chicken soup and curry, and also pecal - vegetables salad with peanut gravy, chacha porridge as dessert, among other choices of food. Too bad I could not take part this time as I had to prepare myself for an x-ray appointment at the hospital tomorrow and I had to be on soft food diet, but I still enjoyed the chicken soup. Not to worry, there will always be another pot luck soon.

"There is no other sincerer love than the love of food."
~ George Bernard Shaw ~