Hindsight / Reflection

I think I'm really getting addicted to this whole blogging thing.

I guess this can be a good thing. As I record the things that I had done, and the thoughts I had had, I may be able to look back to these actions and train of thoughts, examine them and ultimately understand myself more, bit by bit.

On the other hand, this may turn out to be dangerous. If anyone has the same intentions as I did, they would also discover me and myself, and we all know that knowledge in the wrong hands is a dangerous thing. But then again, no one's reading this blog. At least, not yet...

It has been another good day, the past four and twenty hours.

I've been given another chance to test my culinary skills. I followed recipes, true, but still it takes some culinary knowledge to get them right, understand how they worked.

Last night's dinner have been another success... moderately anyway: 

• My sister liked the angel hair carbonara I made for her alone, although by my standards it has too much Parmesan. Needs to be balanced by another type of cheese.
• The salad's crunchy, but a little conservative about the vinaigrette, and more fresh onion rings would make it spectacular.
• Also made chicken tahini - the marinade's a recipe that worked out most excellently (made the chicken really tender and tasty), and I made a roast rack out of carrots on a bed of onions and garlic, which made them taste absolutely heavenly. Served this with a simple angel hair with basil, and the carrots in the roast. Tried to make a gravy but that didn't work, I'll need to remedy that in the future.
• For the drinks I made a fruit smoothie flavoured with passion fruit syrup. I made this before for my friends - they loved it, and so did mum and sis. Didn't get dad's comments 'cause he came back late, but it's okay with me.

Went out with a few IB friends - Cassie and Hidaya. Hidaya brought her "sister" Rika, an exchange student from Germany, to Petaling Street. They needed to get a few things for decorating the hall for the charity dinner next Friday. I don't know if they got everything since I left early to get my sister from school, but it felt good to be with them some of the way. I actually liked spending time with them while they shop, which may sound unusual for guys who don't like to follow girls around to shop. (I guess that's because I also get to look around at stuff and pick out a few things for myself!) They also made me discover how at ease I can be around girls (it's only me and them three), and that's always a good thing.

What's in store for me the next few days? Well, the parents are not around, so I'm in charge of the house (mostly), and that means taking care of my sister and her schedule, which can get pretty hectic during weekends, but it's fine with me. Got to have some time for church (finally decided to go back to the Lord), but it's only for a few hours, and any time helping others is spending time with God.

... So, I'll write again some other time.