that was my Monday

A tad bit of Monday Madness sneaked in later in the day .. but none the less i had it all under control i really did .... The haze made an unwelcome comeback over the weekend and Monday saw little kids coming to school with face masks - the haze can get pretty nasty and its especially not good for those with respiritory issues and those with heart problems and its not good for the elderly and of course the little kiddies. They are a little sad they cant play outside because of the haze - keeping them in makes them utterly restless but what are to do .. As long as farmers keep burning their crops from neighbouring Indonesia - we will obviously continuing getting the haze.....

When i left work this evening which was at about 5pm the PSI stood at 130 which was at its unhealty level. That didnt help my cold and cough much if anything it aggravated it so i was whizzing and coughing argh me no likie the feeling - i actually took a taxi and the uncle (we lovingly address our taxi drivers as uncles) gave me some haze facts which was rather interesting - he was talking about small dust particles that the haze carries and it had a tendency to build up in our nasal passages and throats - he just might have be right there. He was sweet uncle asking me to get better soon cos of the Eid festival that is coming around pretty soon .. tee hee.. i offered him my mooncake (read down for explanation ....) cos i didnt eat them - actually never tried it - he thanked me but he said you keep it .;... and try it you will like it .. its only made of lotus seed - very delicious - so after much convincing i ended up keeping the mooncake...

It is actually dark out and it looked like it was going to rain but nope thats just smoke camouflageing itself as rain clouds- talk about being hopeful ......

But on a much better note i made way to the mall to get some groceries and guess what greeted me? A 'C' look a like - like the haze wasnt torture enought *grin* .. He seem so disoriented as he was walking around looking for groceries - i had the urge to go up to him and say "excuse me are you lost? Need help finding groceries?" ..... I would prolly get a raised eye brow for that approach so i just smiled to myself and went about my shopping .. what can i say - when you love and miss someone - everyone else seem to look like them - not like im complaining or anything -*smile*.. well anyways ... there is this cake shop just outside the supermarket called Royal Cakes - royalty in a shopping mall .. sweet ... Their ads air on tv and the radio almost everyday - one cant help but to check them out and so i did and i found the most deliciously sensual decadent piece of dark chocolate truffle which was to die for ....... i had to get it - it was mesmerizing me with his textures and layering - that mixture of a dark and darker shade of chocolate topped off with cocoa powder dusting - ummm umm ummm ... ..drools ...I also bought a banana chocolate cake - which was alright - i guess after youve tasted the dark chocolate truffle nothing else compares to it .. hahah Lordy Lordy Lordy that sounds so familiar .... kinda like someone i know . moving along - i got a free tiramisu mooncake with my purchase and i do believe youve read the taxi driver story. I actually took his advice and tried it and boy am i hooked - i might go back there to get some more cakes and maybe a mooncake or two .. I mean who would think of a tiramisu mooncake right? That dark chocolate truffle makes you fly - gets you in the mood too hahahah like anything is going to happen there ... it just melts in your mouth and leaves you this lingering sensuality and you just do not want to stop eating it enjoying every second of it ..... - ummmmmmmmmm.........

Well when i got home - i was tired disoriented and the haze kinda impaired my senses of a bit .. i made chinese fried rice and grilled chicken. So the chicken need to be marinated in this case i use some left over salsa juice and tumeric and chillie powder. At the same time i had my rain base going on the wok. The chillie powder needed to go into the chicken marinate instead ms out of it put it in the wok - i was like oh darn it hahaa .. what did i just do???? .... i was afraid the rice would come out as a diffrent version and not the chinese version i was anticipating - but i kept my hopes up and added the usually seasonings and you know what - it turned out not bad considering - it was chinese fried rice with a bit of spice and eaten with that chicken and cucumber i think i put on quiet the pounds....

So meals over desert devoured i made the mistake of watching the news.. It seems like we are bombarded daily with so information and news we dont need pertaining to hardships, sadness, poverty, hunger,abuse,death, destruction,war - you turn a corner of the newsfront and there it is - staring you in the face - its so depressing. You try to ignore but you know you cant ... Im bitching and moaning about the haze yet the im sure the PSI levels over in Sumatra and Indonesian is must worst and they are living and breathing the smoke on a daily basis - i mean sure they brought upon themselves but still .. Sadness nd hardships are part and parcel of life but i just think its getting a little too much these days. Something that got my tears to flow profuously this evening was an image of crying mother as she remembered he son who was killed when his car skided in Kulai, Johore which was in Malaysia. He was going for a business trip. It sounds typical but what really is heartbreaking about this is that its only a few days to - Deepavali the Hindu festival of light... just watching her talk about him and crying just breaks your heart over and over again .........*sigh* ....

As im writing this, the skies are red out ... no news from 'C' and the PSI has dropped to 101. It is actually a beautiful night out - the skies make the night seem eeriely magical - i attemped to take pictures the last time it happened but it didnt come out the way i wanted - i just the image will be mine alone ... for now.

So that was my Monday - how was yours?