Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Food Taboo
Was watching this program "Taboo" on Arts Central earlier on and i mus say i'm completely grossed out by the real facts and events that are happening in the world now...
It started with an italian man's relentless search for cheese for his house party. Ain't no ordinary cheese of course.. it's WORM CHEESE...!!! *feeling faint* In the process of making cheese from goat's milk, e cheese would crack.. n if it so happens a housefly gets into the crack and lay eggs in them, e maggots would feed on the rich protein that's surrounding them. As they eat and excrete within the cheese, it becomes slimy n creamy. Tat according to some italians, is rare delicacy...
So this bunch of italians were scoping up clumps n clumps of maggots infested cheese and pairs them with crackers and bread. While they have fun with their exotic cheese, i was gagging right in front of the TV.. oh look wat culture can do to us...
Before i can even recover, the second segment was about guinea pigs. In US, more than 2.7 million of guinea pigs were house pets. Seen as a loving pet, lovely companion, even part of the family.. this rodent, in Peru, is being roasted to perfection and served on the table of every special ocassion. ARGH!!! The entire process of housing them, killing them, skinning and roasting them... i dont have to go on abt my digust...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
The first BA meeting was great. I met very inspiring people.. people from all walks of life. I'm sure the next 15 months will be great. :)
For now, the amount of readings to do is killing me. I Jus 2 modules this sem. Yet to prepare for the first seminar, if i dont faithfully do 1 reading a day, i'd be behind time. N 1 single reading is abt 30 pages of theories... So i figured i gotta wake up early everyday to do my readings n jot my own notes else i'm gonna fall backwards! How scary can uni be?
Women i meet these days simply amaze me. There are ladies in their 50s, pursueing their 3rd degree or already holding Masters n they're still thirsty for knowledge! Then there are office executives who are married with kids.. SUPERWOMEN!!!!
On the contrary the men i've been meeting are falling way back below standard. No its nt that my standards are high.. I'm serious! Or jus blame it on my bad luck i've been meeting all the wrong guys.. *sianzzz*
N now? ITs back to mugging n mugging!!