When the pot is new, brand new, all shiny & smooth... and just from the supermarket.. it's a beauty! but
and what made you choose that pot to bring home with you? what was the first thing that made you look its way? - physical attraction/curiosity

 

you read the labels, measure the size, and then u THINK that it is suitable for your needs and uses. so you decided to give it a try. that's why you bought it. - to understand it's capabilities or, to know more about it's capabilities

 

you bring it home, wash it, clean it, dry it, then you try it (by cooking & boiling water) - testing it's abilities

 

you find that it works like a charm, and to your standards, it amuses you and pleases you. and you are begining to like it. - curtesy, a feeling of daisuki sensation, start of a relationship

 

you use the pot frequently, making delicious stews and soups to please both yourself and your associates. you rely on it as much as it relies on you to clean it after use. you 2 grow closer - love blossoms, aishiteru!

 

every time you use it, it makes you happy for the delicious foods it prepared for you within its bowels. - happiness, joy

 

and everytime you have to wash it later, scrub it up with soap, rinse it with water, then wipe it dry or leave it to dry on the window sill. - mutual understanding, respect, & need

 

the days goes by... and there is not a single time you have not been happy with the results shown by your pot. and is very happy that you chose the right pot that time. - satisfaction,joy

 

now from here on, anything can happen:

 

when you're done using the pot, washed it and leaving it to dry on the window sill... it might get stolen. because of your lack of attention towards it, you may have let your guard down or left the pot unattended for too long. in turn the thief leaves you a green hat for the pot - isolation, separation.

 

but alas, the recipes that requires a pot are somewhat limited... and thus another cooking utensil is introduced, the frying pan. - doubt, suspicion, & the presence of a third-party.

 

seemingly attached to the new frying pan, you seldom use the pot anymore... and it lays forgotten in the cupboard... for the rats to make their nest in, the pot never ceasing with its usefulness, becomes anothers' treasure. - confrontation, decomposition/isolation, separation.

 

or, you suddenly realise that the pot give you a much more healthy diet, and thus you store your frying pan away, and resume the delicious days of pot stews and chicken soups with the pot. happilly ever after. - realisation, appreciation, and to start anew.

 

or, if you use the pot, but is always careless with it, dropping it, hitting it, forgetting the switch of the fire for boilling the water, washing it, rinsed it, left it to dry, and forgot to take it back in untill it's too late. unremovable stains, rusts and dents may appear on the pot. rendering it unfit for use in a short time and so you are forced to throw the pot away. - insufficient care, negligent, waste of useful product by THROWing the POT.

 

or, you have always liked it, and the recipes that you can perform with it never ends, and since u like healthy foods more, you appreciate the pot even more, and promises to take care of it with the most care, love, & attention you can muster for it. happily every after. - fairy tale ending

 

but here is something that is always true. if you find that the pot no longer pleases you, and it's taking up space, here is no need for it to be in your kitchen. and since the longer it's there the more likely it becomes a nest for rodents, and the lack of space causing you pain & frustation. you must either let it up for a yard sale, give it to somebody, or just... throw it away?

 

The story above is dedicated to my good friend pearly & best buddy ducky... hopefully... they get the idea im trying to pass on...

yoyoyo at last sumthin happened last night!

 

a leng lui (wei chyi) told me that she misses the old gang.. and so i set off to get them together again, for a gathering of the 2005 grads.. wasted about 5 bucks on sms alone.. maybe more, but i dint count, ah well.

 

the gathering was supposed to be at Ameer's Corner.. that place in the market.. near melur... yeah, the mamak stall! the gathering was supposed to start at 9.. but i came late... hehehe.. anyways, almost the whole bunch were together again! woohooo~~~ but too bad afew of them cant make it.. and i forgot to bring my digicam out to get pictures... as this might very well be the last time we can get together like a group this big..

 

anyways... lots of ppl came, and im too lazy to enclose the names... but all i can tell u is that they all still as leng chai & leng lui as before lah! no change no change... attitude also almost the same.. chatted, gossiped and laughed at the mamak for all the patrons to hear.. what a noisy bunch! and we had to take 4 tables together to seat us all! muahahaha~

 

kimkim came... but only for awhile.. i dunno why, but i think it's to see a girl of his.. eh?

it's been so long, so much fun... but afew of the girls have a curfew to keep so.. the group disbanded early.. at about 10.45pm.. in the meantime, we were discussing on who wants to go up the mountain to see uncle lim.. and it was settled that me, winwin, huei huei, sanjay, yuen seng, and another guy would go.. psst* thanks to winwin for paying at ameer for the whole gang... since i only got RM6 left in my wallet.. hehe

 

anyways... the journey up the mountain was nothing speacial.. but on the way there was this one kancil.. white, BET 9060 i think.. damn that dude was fast! u guys should know that winwin & yuenseng can never stand anyone faster than them on the highway... so we gave chase... but that kancil was too damn fast i tell u! already pushing past 170kmh!

 

there was once or twice ah winwin almost bang bang... i think my heart stopped. untill the traffic started to get congested only did we know mrr2 was closed.. and so we got stuck in traffic for about... an hour.. beh tahan, we jiak roti & drink coffee to stay awake.. but that dint help much.

 

by that time we'd already lost that kancil... and we started ascending the mountain...

the journey was fast & full of twists, turns, and life threatening situations... but as i am still in one piece now, i'd say it was very freakin' scary but fun!

 

im kinda tired now.. because we reached home at about 5.30am this morning... so.. go take a look at the pics on the left.. a picture tells a thousand words, so you'd get a rough idea of what the 6 of us did.. oh yeah, when we were going down, the mist was too thick.. so i couldnt get any pictures... sorry.. and enjoy the pics.  

 

oh yeah.. did i mention that winwin was going to singapore for 5 years? anyways.. gonna miss him much... and althought it's just RM30 from pudu to sg, but we cant just hop on a bus any day & go mad right? too bad for rational thought... takes the fun out of everything...

 

* winwin actually came back from sg after 2 weeks... he got sick the first week, and then he found out that his permit was not approved.. and so he's back!