Fogged n Befuddled...
Fogging gg on outside, hate fogging, least fave thing i can imagine rite nw... Stale air, bad ventilation cuz my windows r closed n binds down. Jus realised sthg, nvr knew tt crickets cud make so much noice even when it's nt nitetime. Reminds me of my earliest childhood days when i was under e care of my grandpa n grandma...out of desperate attempts to coax me to bed, they told me those crickets r bad, evil little beasts who wud pounce on u if one were so daring to venture outdoors after dusk n they often prey on naughty little kids who refuse to be coddled to sleep. Hmmm....perhaps tt's e eastern version of the boogeyman in the West....
Slept onli at 4 plus am tis morn, more due to e lengthy noon nap i took yest n woke up at 9am. A slight ache at my temple, jus glad it's not the major M thing..gt my laundry done n outta e way, i detest dg laundry, waiting for it to be done n dried so glad tt it has been done n over with. Jus ate an apple n it brought all my apple woes to surface again. Once upon a time, i was a worshipper of apples, regarded them with esteem as i found them pretty, reddish, crispy n crunchy little things tt was both healthy yet delicious (a rarity in e world of ood, indeed) They were called New Zealand royal gala apples. It certainly helped when i became aware of the "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" proverb, tt boosted my liking for e apples.That was a long long time ago....perhaps as long as 10 yrs ago or even more. Over e yrs, my reverence for apples went down n my disillusionment with them crept up a notch. Dunno why, they were jus too mushy for my liking, all e apples that cud be found in major supermarts were of disappointing quality so i stayed off them for almost a decade, of cuz an occasional one or 2 did find its way to my stomach but nvr did i return to those glorious days where i wud polish off 2 to 3 apples a day.
Recently, e situation took a reverse turn..after almost a decade. I stumbled upon some apples n was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was both crunchy n sweet, brought back fond memories of my past love relationship with this little red fellow. Yet, after a decade, I was cautious n tot perhaps those were the cream of e crop n tt the rest of the red fellows may nt pass e QC test. However, I was wrong n thus resumed my long neglected rs with the new kid on e block..Fuji apples....allow me to clarify, Fuji apples seem to be ard forever but call me senile bt i din rem them on e mkt 10 yrs ago. Yeah...then recently, my cousins intro me to the French counterpart of my past lover, NZ royal gala apples...French royal gala, they were pint sized compared to Fuji but though nt as crunchy, they were sweet enuff to warrant a nod of approval frm me. Needless to say, once i moved into hall, i bought 15 apples at one go, fully expecting myself to finish e batch in less than a wk. Bt much disappted to realise tt the std has gone down again, they shud take their cue frm QC frm Toyota to prevent their customers' satisfaction levels mimicking a yoyo. Fuji apples r enormous n though they r certainly crunchy enuff, they r nt sweet most of e time! I felt abit like a horse, muching mechanically on tis crunchy stuff with absolutely no taste at all n wondering wad i was dg, working my way thr such a disappting eat. Jus nw, I decided to gif Fuji another chance n gave it one huge bite with relish (tt relish was put on beforehand n nt e authentic one, hoping to cheat myself into believing it was nice) n it was then tt i realised apples cud suffer frm frost bite n incredulously enuff suffer frm frost bite in the chilling compartment of e fridge, i wasn't idiotic enuff to deposit them in e freezer.
Enuff said. Weird to blog so much on these red fellows. It was cuz they used to gif me such pleasure n tis tumultous relationship with them gt me mighty miffed so tot might as well ged it out. No more apples for me for a while...well, nt for a long time after i finish my current batch sitting in e fridge, anyway...sigh...Word of grocery advice: Nvr buy fruits in bulk, u nvr noe wad u might be getting out of them. N tt reminds me, bought loads of pears too n e verdict was nt satisfactory at all, tt means i gotta polish off nt onli unworthy apples bt unappreciated pears too...groanz....Call me a fruitarian anytime, i take tt as a dig...off for a swim soon, ltrz..
Slept onli at 4 plus am tis morn, more due to e lengthy noon nap i took yest n woke up at 9am. A slight ache at my temple, jus glad it's not the major M thing..gt my laundry done n outta e way, i detest dg laundry, waiting for it to be done n dried so glad tt it has been done n over with. Jus ate an apple n it brought all my apple woes to surface again. Once upon a time, i was a worshipper of apples, regarded them with esteem as i found them pretty, reddish, crispy n crunchy little things tt was both healthy yet delicious (a rarity in e world of ood, indeed) They were called New Zealand royal gala apples. It certainly helped when i became aware of the "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" proverb, tt boosted my liking for e apples.That was a long long time ago....perhaps as long as 10 yrs ago or even more. Over e yrs, my reverence for apples went down n my disillusionment with them crept up a notch. Dunno why, they were jus too mushy for my liking, all e apples that cud be found in major supermarts were of disappointing quality so i stayed off them for almost a decade, of cuz an occasional one or 2 did find its way to my stomach but nvr did i return to those glorious days where i wud polish off 2 to 3 apples a day.
Recently, e situation took a reverse turn..after almost a decade. I stumbled upon some apples n was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was both crunchy n sweet, brought back fond memories of my past love relationship with this little red fellow. Yet, after a decade, I was cautious n tot perhaps those were the cream of e crop n tt the rest of the red fellows may nt pass e QC test. However, I was wrong n thus resumed my long neglected rs with the new kid on e block..Fuji apples....allow me to clarify, Fuji apples seem to be ard forever but call me senile bt i din rem them on e mkt 10 yrs ago. Yeah...then recently, my cousins intro me to the French counterpart of my past lover, NZ royal gala apples...French royal gala, they were pint sized compared to Fuji but though nt as crunchy, they were sweet enuff to warrant a nod of approval frm me. Needless to say, once i moved into hall, i bought 15 apples at one go, fully expecting myself to finish e batch in less than a wk. Bt much disappted to realise tt the std has gone down again, they shud take their cue frm QC frm Toyota to prevent their customers' satisfaction levels mimicking a yoyo. Fuji apples r enormous n though they r certainly crunchy enuff, they r nt sweet most of e time! I felt abit like a horse, muching mechanically on tis crunchy stuff with absolutely no taste at all n wondering wad i was dg, working my way thr such a disappting eat. Jus nw, I decided to gif Fuji another chance n gave it one huge bite with relish (tt relish was put on beforehand n nt e authentic one, hoping to cheat myself into believing it was nice) n it was then tt i realised apples cud suffer frm frost bite n incredulously enuff suffer frm frost bite in the chilling compartment of e fridge, i wasn't idiotic enuff to deposit them in e freezer.
Enuff said. Weird to blog so much on these red fellows. It was cuz they used to gif me such pleasure n tis tumultous relationship with them gt me mighty miffed so tot might as well ged it out. No more apples for me for a while...well, nt for a long time after i finish my current batch sitting in e fridge, anyway...sigh...Word of grocery advice: Nvr buy fruits in bulk, u nvr noe wad u might be getting out of them. N tt reminds me, bought loads of pears too n e verdict was nt satisfactory at all, tt means i gotta polish off nt onli unworthy apples bt unappreciated pears too...groanz....Call me a fruitarian anytime, i take tt as a dig...off for a swim soon, ltrz..
posted by Witchy at 11:02 AM
2 Comments:
Hmm...who r u ah, fool? I do noe u, right? Mind identifying urself? n yeah, i din get to swim in e end..
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