#why is the sweet chili sauce so good tho

[pithyorangecurd]

Banh Mi

Banh mi is a nice easy on the go meal with very little work to it. It's main components are flavored meats, pate, mayo, pickled veg, chilis, fresh herb, and crispy veg.

Im not a fan of pate, just because im sensitive to nose feel, so when I make banh mi I don't add it. For the bread its things like baguette, focaccia, or any other crispy outside soft inside breads like it. Using thinner breads like regular white bread will offset the flavors, and tend to rip apart when eating because of the amount of veg. Foccacia is most available to me because we use it at work, so its what I usually go for. For the bread you toast it lightly with a mixture of mayo sriracha and worchestershire sauce.

The pickled veg can either be had on hand or made on the fly, whatever veg you have around just put in a jar with a cup of water, a fourth cup of rice wine, tbs of sugar and salt, add any other spices you prefer with pickling. I have a pickling blend that comes premixed but if I were pressed to say what I actually like it would be bay leaf, peppercorn, mustard seed, and coriander. Leave that for an hour and bobs your uncle, on the fly pickled veg, just be sure to chop it thinly.

Fresh veg is things like lettuce, cucumber, bean sprout, predominantly watery textured veg. <- not how people describe these things but its how i see it in my heart. Just slice to preference and add it, i like to lay out my lettuce in sheets and take all my fresh and pickled veg and make wraps like that, to layer the sanwich with. Just for cleanliness.

Herbs and chilis are any chili to preference, i know birds eye is good and etc etc but im texas boy girl so im always partial to jalapeno. I roast mine (just turn on the stove and put it straight on the burner. Turn it when you hear it crackling until theres some char all the way around it) bc it brings out the sweetness of it, and i like to snack on them while i work. Yum. Uhmmm basic herbs tho. Cilantro, green onion, you can add mint or basil but I have a preference towards basil.

The meat can be any kind of meat you want, but I like to do a sweet heat pork with mine.

Sweet Pork:

Boil water on the stove, while I goes to temp thinly slice pork, put it in the water and let it boil for a minute. Drain in strainer and rinse, let sit to dry, while that dries put a pan on the stove, let heat on mid high for a few minutes, add sugar and fully caramelize. Add pork, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and shaoxing wine. It should be 2:1:6 in your ratio, so. Idk? On that? I just eyeball it. Toss it to coat, add a pinch of five spice if you have it, toss to coat, add half a cup of water cover and leave it alone for five minutes, uncover and let reduce to desired consistency. Stoves and heats can differ so be sure to check it, if you think it should go covered longer then go for it, and thickening may very.

^ that is basically a stolen and reutilized hong shau rou recipe, but i think its rly nice. Typically used with pork belly it really works well with a lot of pork in general, and give a sort of sweet sticky coating that I really appreciate.

That said, its any flavorful meat, whatever you have on hand so long as its prepared in a flavorful manner, ive done a couple different things but find that I just rly do like sweet pork. If you want quick easy recipes for meats to check the market of things id recommend my mommy [not fr] souped up recipes. She does a great job explaining how to use things, why you do them, and the importance of certain foods and dishes.

I wouldnt worry about using chinese recipes to a viet dish, im like. Working on some quesaburria rn and when I finish eating these, ill save some meat and freese the rest and make the quesaburria meat into banh mi in a couple days when I want it again. So like :shrug:. All that to say, banh mi is just smth you throw together when youre hungry, there are staples, and things to replace, and change for taste, but like just do your thang, she's just a sandwich.

#food cw #recipes

[vegetalass]

RDR2 Boys Cooking + Eating Habits

Arthur 

Somebody else on here wrote some headcanons about Arthur not being able to cook and just eating microwave food all the time and I just have to say…. That’s canon 

Lowkey though he’s trying his best to get better at cooking

Probably the only thing he knows how to make is pasta 

He adds a bunch of random frozen veggies to water as the noodles are cooking 

And then smothers the whole thing in butter and calls it a meal

Or he puts marinara sauce on it straight from the jar 

And yes, that means it’s cold

He’s also getting better at friend rice, too

But he’s really bad at actually making rice 

If he doesn’t add too much water… He burns the bottom 

Charles makes a mental note to buy him a rice cooker for his birthday 

Makes his own popsicles out of random fruit juices and eats them 24/7 

Thinks this qualifies him as a chef

Eats pickles and olives straight out of the jar with a fork 

And sauerkraut too probably 

Just goes over to john’s house on his pizza nights 

Puts ketchup on eggs

John 

Pizza dad 

Probably orders pizza, salad, and a 64oz soda twice a week 

Everything else is just Dino chicken nuggets, Eggos, hot dogs, quesadillas, and frozen peas and corn 

Food you feed to little kids, basically 

Mostly because he does have a little kid 

But also because it’s easy and takes minimal effort and he doesn’t mind eating it, too

Abigail would be mad but she has no room to talk

The most you’ll see him actually make is buttered pasta (like Arthur) or sometimes beans and rice 

Abigail bought them a rice cooker a while ago so that’s one thing he doesn’t have to worry about 

Probably always has some type of dessert laying around 

Doesn’t mean it’s good, but it’s there 

Abigail buys a bunch of those gross, low calorie ice creams and John ends up having to finishing them 

Family lunches consist of a bologna sandwich on wheat bread with American cheese and mayo, a piece of fruit, a bag of chips or crackers, a go-gurt, and some gummies 

And yes he makes them for himself and Abigail too 

They’re all eating good at the Marston household 

(Not really)

Charles 

Everything he cooks are things that can’t be made in single batches 

Lots of healthy soups, chilis, stew, etc…

Most of the time, he makes too much of whatever it is so he always has leftovers 

Everyone is jealous when he brings them for lunch

Probably finds all of his recipes in the newspaper or random magazines he reads while at the grocery store checkout line

Everyone is like, “Charles… Why are you reading Women’s Fitness?” 

And he’s like, “Check out this salad recipe, though”

Puts hot sauce on everything 

Salad, macaroni and cheese, hamburgers... You name it 

And he’s the king of snacking

All of his snacks are healthy, though

Raw veggies and fruit and quinoa chips from Whole Foods or something like that

Nobody likes this

He’s one of those people who brings hard boiled eggs everywhere as a “snack,” too

And yea, he puts hot sauce on those, also 

He really likes those weird protein bars that are hard to bite into and taste like chalk 

The flavors are either normal stuff like white chocolate macadamia or Protein Power Punch with whey, chia and seaweed 

There’s no in between 

He’s also a charcuterie board legend

Hosea is jealous of this talent

Micah

Spends all his money on take out 

He’s totally one of those weird people who’s entire trash can is just filled with take out boxes and cans of coke or beer

Constantly eating fast food 

You ask him what he bought at the supermarket and he’s like “Pub mix and bud light” 

SIR 

Everything that he does manage to cook only involve one step of preparation 

Unseasoned, fried meats and boiled veggies 

Sometimes scrambled eggs and bacon

If he’s feeling fancy, he will make plain sandwiches

This is very rare, though

Can and will complain about anyone’s cooking

Even if it’s good and he he likes it

There are certain people he can’t do this to, though, or they won’t let him eat

The only person’s cooking he doesn’t complain about is Dutch’s

Constantly snacking from an entire party sized bag of chips

And yes, he eats straight out of the bag and wipes his fingers on his jeans

His oven is dirty

Hosea 

A meal for him is probably a handful of almonds and an applesauce or yogurt cup 

He is constantly making a bunch of those Tik Tok recipes where you just put a bunch of random stuff into your crock pot and add ranch seasoning and cream cheese

*insert all of those memes about mom pulling out the crock pot*

If you complain, he says “Well, you’re always welcome to cook, too”

Wears an apron when he cooks

Constantly eating plain toast with butter

And bananas 

And cheese sticks

Thinks that this makes him “healthy” 

Definitely likes to snack on those cocktail fruit cups and canned mandarin oranges

His entire freezer is just full of ice cream 

It’s all weird flavors like Cherry Garcia, chocolate banana, and pistachio though

Everyone hates him for this

Raisins are his late night treat 

Has a secret stash of candy no one can find 

That’s okay though because it’s mostly Werthers Originals

And Chiclets gum

He picks out all the orange ones, though

Dutch

Tries to re-plate takeout so he can call it his own

Everybody sees through this but they stopped commenting on it like four Thanksgivings ago 

Buys a bunch of those meals from Costco that all you need to do is heat up in the oven

He does like fast food but only from the less popular places

Carl’s Jr., Wendy’s, BK, Arby’s, etc. 

A&W, too, because he’s old and weird

He can totally cook, he just never does 

It’s just normal stuff like spaghetti and meatballs or chicken and rice, though

Tuna fish casserole

He over-seasons everything, though

Mostly because he’s trying to prove that he’s a good cook 

Eats dessert twice, every night 

Once right after dinner, and then later when he’s feeling like a treat 

Will eat in bed

Uses a little bib and tray and everything 

Likes pumpkin and sunflower seeds

Would eat hot wings with gloves on 

He’s the one who taught Arthur to put ketchup on eggs 

Kieran 

The second I realized that Kieran would probably be white trash, my life changed 

Hamburger Helper meals for LIFE

That one cheeseburger pasta? Kieran probably eats that three times a week 

He 100% makes the ketchup-butter sketti from Honey Boo Boo 

“It’s been a while since I done had roadkill in my belly”

His favorite dessert is ambrosia salad or that weird yogurt/Cool Whip covered jello that was popular in the 2000s

Probably has a TV dinner every once in a while, too

Instant mashed potatoes and minute rice type of guy 

Also gives me big microwave cheddar broccoli vibes 

I’ve said this before, but his house is probably stocked with all kinds of on-brand goodies 

Probably always has some kind of chip and cookie around 

Eats dinner in front of the TV

Dips french fries in mayonnaise

All of this said though, he isn’t a picky eater and will eat whatever is put on his plate 

That’s why he’s great to take to restaurants, because he never complains

Honestly it’s just so sweet to think of him making big crockpot meals to share with ppl even if his cooking is a lil.... strange 

Javier

Thinks that the hot dog combo from Costco is a suitable dinner 

Also gets hot food from the grocery store for dinner a lot

Literally will just heat up a can of something and eat it plain 

Beans, chili, soup… 

Doesn’t doctor it up or change it at all 

He’s happy to share but no one wants any

Chips and dip, 24/7

And it’s just Tostitos Hint of Lime chips and hummus

Probably puts hummus on everything, too 

Corn chips, tortilla chips, tortillas, vegetables, sandwiches, etc. 

Will put anything in a tortilla and call it a sandwich 

Eats leftovers cold 

The rest of the gang thinks this is a sin

Makes stir fry with whatever is laying around the house

It’s a little gross because he will try to add leftover beans

Refuses to eat fast food

The only exception he’ll make is for french fries and ice cream

Walks around and eats at the same time

Isn’t above asking the other boys to share with him 

Despite the fact that this only happens if what they’re eating is good

Which is almost never

Sean

Sean can’t cook. That’s the end of it

The most he can make is that weird microwave Mac and cheese where the pasta is boiled in the mug?? 

He never does it tho and just sticks with the normal, frozen Mac and Cheese you can microwave instead

Uses his microwaving ability to make mug cakes

And microwave scrambled eggs

Burns his popcorn every single time

He’s probably set of the smoke detector or fire alarm multiple times

He’s Irish though so of course he’s addicted to potatoes and cabbage

And since he’s from the UK, he likes stuff like beans on toast and marmite

He’s a little nasty too so catch him eating bologna sandwiches on wonder bread

Not even the Marstons are that bad

When he does get takeout, he overspends trying to use a delivery app 

He’s like, “And do I need the extra side of special sauce for $5…? Yes.” 

Cooks like this 

#rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #red dead redemption 2 headcanons #rdr2 headcanons #arthur morgan #i finally wrote the cooking one LOL #hope you enjoy!! #excited to work on some requests now!

[okayoonoh]

XIAOJUN’S FAMILY

a/n: here’s xiaojun’s little family! i hope you guys like it!

also, here is where you can find all things nct dad related! go and check it out!

XIAO DEJUN

he has one kid as well as one on the way! his son’s name is xiao zhangwei and he is in the 4th generation of kids!

XIAO ZHANGWEI: >> as a baby <<

oh, where to begin

i honestly feel like zhangwei would be such a pretty baby

like you know how like all babies look like wrinkley aliens when they come out?

zhangwei didn’t look like one at all

he was a legitimate angel

he honestly was a rather quiet baby

like he had strong lungs and such

but he there were only a handful of times that he cried super duper loud

all in all tho, he was a rather quiet baby

(appreciate these times while they last)

he looked like xiaojun from the start

omgomgomg

ok so while you were pregnant with zhangwei

xiaojun for sure sang for him like at least one song per night

and like zhangwei knew his dad’s voice

like while you were resting right after labor

xiaojun would just be holding zhangwei and singing a bit

and that was the first time zhangwei ever smiled :,)

bc he recognized his dad’s beautiful voice and could hear it clearly now

xiaojun started crying right then and there and kept singing to him

tbh, that’s one of the quickest ways to calm down zhangwei

if he’s been crying for a long time

just give him to xiaojun

and the second zhangwei realizes that he’s in his dad’s arms and can hear his dad’s voice?

he’s calm

zhangwei has been enamored by music from the second he opened his eyes

omg tbh tho

zhangwei is like eli lee

in which he has a severe case of rbf

but like when he smiles

he looks like toothless

(especially when he smiled when he legitimately lacked teeth)

tbh tho

zhangwei is an actual angel

socially? zhangwei was pretty okay

he didn’t prefer you or xiaojun

zhangwei loved equally :,)

>> as a child <<

y’know, he started as a quiet baby

but smth happened and now?

he’s LOUD

so freaking LOUD

he sings 24/7

zhangwei doesn’t seem like he has an off switch when it comes to singing

it was endearing at first but now you and xiaojun are lowkey over it lol

he’s best friends with hendery’s oldest daughter, wong xiuying

xiuying is her dad but in girl form

and her crackheadedness is what keeps them as best friends lol

she’s like one of the only people in the world that can keep up with zhangwei and his endless singing

like when zhangwei is super hyper

xiuying is right up there with him and matches his hype lol

omg ok imagine

so like hendery and xiaojun wanted to take their kids out for the day

and they let them choose where they would go

without missing a beat, xiuying and zhangwei both choose karaoke right away

xiaojun and hendery take them there while laughing the entire time lol

tbh tho, everyone is shocked with how many songs they know

like they know songs that hendery and xiaojun barely know

zhangwei and xiuying for sure get a perfect score regardless of the song

tbh, xiuying knows zhangwei like the back of her hand

like even tho xiuying is super active and such

she does a really good job of taking care of zhangwei and honestly knows him the best out of everyone

like before zhangwei even voices what he wants

she already has it lol

they’re such sweet best friends :,)

zhangwei for sure inherited his dad’s thicc brows

his brows are the most expressive part of his face whenever he sings

he for sure knows how to play guitar and piano

zhangwei also inherited his dad’s weird palette for somethings

like eating the spicy chili sauce on cheese?

that’s zhangwei’s favorite snack ever

>> as a teen/adult <<

he becomes a vocalist lmao

i mean like i wanna say that he would choose a different path than xiaojun

but i mean

zhangwei is just such a good singer

a voice like that shouldn’t go to waste

i def feel like he was singing in passing

like he was just singing as he was going somewhere

and someone street casted him like that lol

i also feel like he would lay down all of the groundwork

like they would want him to debut in a group and such

and he KNOWS that he’s the best vocalist the company has to offer

lmao he would seem v v cocky or arrogant

but if you look at it, he’s just trying to make the best out of the company and their offers

to be 100% honest

i see him as the lead singer of a band

not a kpop band

like a band band

like day6

zhangwei would play guitar and he would be the lead singer

and he loves all of his bandmates and such

like he honestly vibes so well with them

i don’t think he would really want to be a solo artist

bc i feel like zhangwei is a very social person

and like would love to be around his friends and vibe with them everyday

their band can do all concepts tbh

from super angsty and hard rock

to the most heart wrenching and beautiful ballands

whenever they do part switches

zhangwei always ends up with the drums 

and he honestly has no idea how to play them lmao

like he doesn’t struggle at all with guitar

or piano

or bass

but drums?

for some reason, he just can’t learn them and he doesn’t know why

everyone finds this super hysterical lol

his favorite concepts are the soft ones

like he really love writing super duper cute love songs

he’s for sure the shortest member teehee

that’s why he’s the lead singer tho

they position him in the center and the front

so that he appears just as tall as his other members

or they put him on a platform lol

anyway

xiuying still knows him better than anyone

they’re def not together tho

but they are still best friends!

she for sure has the hots for one of his bandmates tho lolol

anytime zhangwei invites her to a concert, her first question is “Is *insert bandmates name* gonna be there?” (it’s the drummer lmao)

tbh, zhangwei could care less if they get together lmao

and xiuying and his bandmate just naturally get together, it’s not forced or instigated by anyone other than themselves

lmao i’m off topic

so basically, zhangwei ended up in a band as the lead vocals and guitar and honestly? it suits him.

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i lowkey really vibe with zhangwei, ngl!

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- amy <3

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[sunflowersteves]

I got the bts meal 🥺

#why is the sweet chili sauce so good tho #bts meal

[itslemonedo]

What I ate in 2 weeks

For most of the time, I ate noodles. I love noodles. It’s tasty and easy to make. Talking about noodles i think sauce is very important. not just noodles but also fried dishes. in my case its always a combination of everything. soy sauce, ketchup, siracha, mirin or even yakisoba sauce, etc. These days, i’ve been into cooking. I’ve  been watching a lots of cooking videos :) idk why i’ve been become interested in cooking. but it’s like a hobby i guess ? 

oh, besides noodle, i made other dishes. This was char siu pork. it tasted sweet because i used chinese char siu sauce but it was delicious.

i tried to make japanese omelette rice but it kinda failed. like rice tasted perfect but i made some minor mistakes in making omelette egg so it didnt turn out as i wanted but it was still good tho

dish no.3: spicy beansprout and tofu stew. didnt have chili flakes so i used chili powder from korean instant ramen :)  it would taste better if it had kimchi. i also made potato pancake. not so good -.,- i should not have put egg into corn flour. i’ll try to make this pancake next time.

[benefits1986]

Feed Meeeeeeeee

So, just to oil up my brain, let me share random stuff like food that makes me happy these days. When I say happy food, I mean those that make me kilig and kinda do happy dances IRL kahit I am poker face pa rin.

-Oatmilk (rolled oats with vanilla extract + cinammon and a bit of Himalayan salt is soooooo good and super cheap pa. Milk in general causes queasy tummy to me.)

-Butter (margarine is fine pero mumsh, I have come to terms na that butter is liferrrrrr.)

-Curry + Indian Food (ilabas ang long grain rice at wala ng paki sa calorie count kasi everything is deliriously good)

-Chicken Soup (homemade with love ofc. Sobrang pantamad pero packed with pampatanggal ng sipon and coughs. Certified instant pick me upper.)

-Siomai pa rin 5ever (in between siomai na trad, my tito and tita introduced me to cabbage rolls. Ansaraaapppp.)

-Chili Garlic Oil (eto talaga di mawawala. Kahit ipaligo ko pa yan. I started a hot sauce stash years back and now, seryosong spicy stuff na kina-career ko.)

-Dark Chocolate (the darker the better. Sarap ng Lindt saka Godiva!!!)

-Popcorn (I try to veer away from Chef Tony's na kasi mumsh, hindi biro ang kasalanan so happy na with Chicago and Garretts pag may budget, pero okay na okay na ako sa Kettle Korn and yung sa tabing daan na walang salt)

-Sweet Corn (hindi na yata ito mawawala sa sistema ko)

-Mushroom (fried, steamed, from the can, skewered, soup na hindi instant, etc.)

-Black Coffee (Pulag, Bukidnon, Barako. From my french press or from suking tindahan pag kelangan)

-Squash and Camote (where carbs and fiber are taken from. Also the reasons why I do not feel deprived na cut down AF white rice.)

-Aligue Rice. Bagoong Rice. Tinapa Rice (cheat day is super game on.)

-Thai Food (good thing I took Thai cooking class kaya di na mahirap)

-Viet Food (chao long and the bahn mi in Palawan is heaven!)

-Tablea (source of sweet tooth cravings)

-Vanilla ice cream (yas, yas, yas)

-Pancake sandwich with malasado egg, willing to wait (pero wala na sa Jollibee!!!)

-Kenny Rogers side dish (hindi pa rin ako makapili so side dish platter is my go-to. Kahit 3 na orders pa.)

-Korean BBQ side dish (dad and bro worship meat pero me, taga simot ng side dish. Everything is seriously divine kahit na sa cheapo spot lang sa may bahay tabi ng carwash.)

-Corned Tuna (yas. Yas. Yas. Zombie Apocalypse food)

-Tea from All Over Asia (eto current addiction ko. Basta aalis ako or may nag ask ng pasalubong, yan talaga.)

-Nathaniel's (OG comfort food resto na gusto kong magfranchise para lang makain ko lahat ng gusto ko doon. Note tho I do not believe in franchising pa rin so di naman ito magaganap.)

-Malunggay Pandesal (eto na panawid ko sa life when I was in Palawan. Sooooo addictive na super toasted ones tapos may free pa ako palagi kay Kuya)

-Papaitan (yaaaaaasss, kween. Walang pakialaman.)

-Tofu (very versatile and indulgent in a very unassuming way)

-Guac and Salsa (which I make myself pa rin)

-Hummus (shereeeeeeeppppp lang po)

-D'Gianni and Kermit pizza (only pizza I eat kasama ang crust kasi sarappppp talaga)

-Rhum Coke or Jack Coke (hindi na talaga maalis sa sistema ko ang Tanduay)

-RH or Cerveza Negra (or puwede both)

-Kinilaw (yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Andaming ibang versions pero I love the ones in Coron and IAO best)

-Pako Salad (kahit araw-araw)

-Seaweed, Lato (fresh, snack, or kahit ano pa yan)

-Kaldereta (I rarely enjoy meat pero eto panalo talaga)

-Sushiiiiiiiiiiii with miso soup please (seryosong kaya kong umubos ng 10 plato ng salmon)

-Talaba, Tahong and shellfish (pinaka fave ko talaba and skewered shellfish bbq in Sabang Beach sa Puerto Princesa)

-Okonomiyaki (in exchange of takoyaki)

-Fresh lumpia (New Po Heng pa rin)

-Noychi Express (owned by a really good friend)

-Taiwanese food (wala na akong paki sa 10k calorie count)

Sooo, nagutom na ako. Haha.

[slarty1]

WRITTEN JOURNAL # 31

July 5th 2017

I forgot to date the last entry.  I'll have to fix that with an edit. That reminds me...sometime I'll have to edit all my videos on YouTube.  For the description of your video to tag correctly you have to separate with commas, which I was only able to discover when I got a computer.

Well...I waited too long before writing this entry.  I can't remember what I did clear back on the 2nd.  I'm lucky if I can remember what I did today.  I still think era 3 is a good idea.  Both my cousin Mike, and Lisa have put a like on my Facebook page for my Tumblr activity recently, and it seems to coincide with era 3.

I still have no Obamaphone, but I did get a letter in the mail congratulating me that I was approved for 1.  It said to expect the phone in 10 days, so I do.  I don't remember which day I got it.

Today would have been the day I went back to Free Geek if that guy hadn't come along.  That my computer has a 32 bit architecture may be causing me grief.  I eventually downloaded iTunes (yesterday), but it doesn't seem to do anything.  Part of that may be because I had to download an older version of iTunes due to my 32 bit architecture.  I have given up trying to get my music on my SD card and only my SD card.  It seems to be something that the phone simply does not allow. My phone usually registers in the USB port now, but there's no telling why.  I have successfully transferred my phones music to my computer, but to play my tunes I have to highlight all the files and right click open with Banshee media player each time I turn my computer on.  I'd like to have Banshee know I want to play those files without me going thru that process, but I don't yet know how. I think it was the day before yesterday, that I told MWR who still didn't think you could comment on my blog, that all you had to do was click on the thing that looks like a comic voice box to comment. I've as yet seen no reply to the email wherein I told him that.  I think I should get someone else to comment on my blog so that he knows he's wrong.  I'm almost certain comments are enabled on my blog.

I did in fact take a shower and wash my clothes the day before yesterday.  Scott was @ STP where I wash my clothes, and I told him I now have a computer and asked whether I could just put the albums on my Nano myself.  He said he didn't see why not.  He set up an appointment for me for the following day (July 4th _yesterday) @ 2:00pm, there @ STP.

While I was @ STP washing my clothes I shot video of a visually intriguing top that happened to be lying around in the laundry room. I think I may have spent the rest of the day @ the library.  I took my clothes home and put them away 1st.  I may have relaxed @ home, and done some more things, but I don't remember.

I did in fact go shopping the day before yesterday, too.  I had to psych myself up @ home 1st to go shopping.  The library closes @ 8:00pm on Mondays, so it was getting pretty late by the time I got going.  I think it was already dark, so I guess it must have been sometime after 10:00pm.  I took a few pictures on the way to Safeway.

I bought:

1)  4 cans of Nalley Hot Chili.  The label says “Con Carne With Beans”.  I'm pretty sure con carne means with beans.  They were on sale if you bought 4.  I've already eaten 2.  1 while writing this entry. I ate them both from the can.  I've promised myself that I'll eat @ least 1 cooked, @ least nuked, if not cooked on the stove.

2)  A jar of Signature kitchens Dill Pickle “Slicers” (long cut pickles).  I love dill pickles, and I hate sweet pickles.

3)  A box of Wheaties.

4)  4 avocados.  They were on sale if you bought 4.

5)  Some mushrooms.

6)  A jar of Value corner Mayonnaise.

7)  A jug of milk

8)  4 2 liter bottles of Coca-Cola.  99 cents each if you bought 4 or more.

9)  A huge sack of Signature kitchens Fine Granulated Sugar.  I'm running out of sugar.  Now I won't have to buy sugar for like ever. I bought the largest size the store carried.

10)  2 12 packs of Lucerne Dairy Farms Vanilla Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches.  They were buy 1 get 1 free.

11)  A loaf of dark rye bread.  I used most of it for burger buns, and have no more of it.

And that I think covers it.  I had a hell of a time getting that all home, what with the 4 2 liter bottles of Coke, the jug of milk, and the huge sack of sugar.  I think it was something like 11:30 when I got home.  So thats why I didn't write this entry then; and yet I think I may have stayed up until about 2:00am to 2:30am.

I don't remember when I woke up yesterday morning, but I had some activity I was doing which had the secondary effect of killing time before my meeting with Scott.  I still got done with whatever it was a bit before 1:00pm ( I now remember that it was making burgers.  The burgers I made had pepperochinis and mushrooms cooked into it, and were cooked in a layer of BBQ sauce.  They were on dark rye bread, with avocado, ketchup, Grey Poupon, and mayonnaise.  I used up all my burger for this too.)  I was running very low on smokes.  

So I showed up @ STP around 1:00pm.  While smoking a cigarette, I suddenly noticed Scott smoking 1.  As soon as I was done with my smoke,  I walked across the street to where Scott was, and said I was ready to get started as soon as he was.

He asked me if I had iTunes.  I told him I did not, and that it was difficult to get iTunes on a Linux machine.  He was under the impression that because it was an Intel machine, it should be easy. I had to firmly correct him about that.  

He said anyway I would need to have iTunes installed to put the songs I had on my computer on the Nano.  I thought he could just use the Nano as a disk drive and put the songs on that way, and maybe he could, but he denied it.

So the meeting was short.  I think I then went home, but I don't recall why.  I think it was that I needed to get my doubled up bags of cans to see if I could get enough money to get some cigarettes.  I figured if I could then great, and if not, then I would @ least have enough to go to Starbucks (I'd just be smoking rollies).

So I eventually got around to going to Whole Foods.  On the way there, who should appear, but Scott.  I hit him with another work around I'd thought of.  He could get the songs from off my phone.  He said his computer didn't have a USB port, which made 0 sense.  

I said I had a micro-USB to USB converter cord, but he came up with some reason that wouldn't work.  Theres nothing much I could do or say @ that point, but I'm getting quite tired of what seems to me to be Scott's BS.

When I got to Whole Foods the machine was up.  I think I got $2.60 for my efforts.  Added to the dollar and a few cents I had that did not make $4.05, but before I resolved to go to Starbucks, I realized I  could use the WI-Fi @ Whole Foods.  

The WI-Fi @ Whole foods is pretty iffy, but it was worth a shot. Whole Foods has a cafeteria where you can buy a pop or whatever on food stamps, and use their WI-Fi, so if that option worked it was well  worth it.  Saves using cash.

It seemed to be working OK.  It was there and during that time that I finally got a version of iTunes unpacked installed or whatever, on my computer.  The version wine (a Linux program for installing Windows programs) put on my computer doesn't do much of anything, tho, so congratulations would be premature.

After about 2 hours I rediscovered that the WI-Fi @ Whole foods quits after about 2 hours.  I eventually got around to trying my phone for more time, but the cafeteria was closing, by that time.  But I got a lot done, so no big deal.

I took a picture of my burgers for MWR.  My plan for celebrating the 4th was to go out to Beaverton to a place I knew where you can view several fireworks displays @ 1ce (thats what I cooked all those burgers for), but it was getting late and I was concerned that I wouldn't get a bus home on time even without that.

So I went to Pioneer Square.  I don't remember how I got there.  I think I went part of the way on the Max; but when I got there,  I decided to go sit outside the Starbucks, and upload my stuff, and see if MWR had anything else to say.  Thats what I did.

By the time I got thru with that, it was getting close to dark, so with a sigh, I decided to give the trip to Beaverton a miss.  I decided to check out the show @ Waterfront Park instead.  My phones power was down to 30 some odd percent.

So I took the Max down to 1st.  The park was very crowded. I got food out of the trash, several cans, and some videos of peoples amateur fireworks before the professional show began.  There were lots of boats on the Willamette for the 4th, so I also shot those, the whole time concerned about my phone's low juice.

 I then shot 8 videos of the professional display.  The longest is 5 minutes 52 seconds, and the shortest is 29 seconds.  I'm disappointed with that.  The videos aren't as high quality as real life and I missed a lot of the real thing, looking @ the view on my camera.

I then shot 3 videos of the aftermath.  2 of them are of people playing guitar.  1 of those is 2 people playing guitar, with 1 singing of his love for marijuana.  The 3rd is a 6 second video of a man lying in a pool of blood.  Cops on the scene said he fell.

It's 6 seconds because thats when my phone ran completely out of juice.  I'm lucky it automatically saved those 6 seconds before dying.  2 ambulances eventually came for him I think, but if I'm right about that, I don't know what the 2nd ambulance was for.

Some time around then, while walking home (the max was crowded to the limit) I found a huge doubled up bag of cans with a sign on them saying “free cans”, so I put the cans I had in it (I had already had to switch from my backpack to my doubled up sacks) and continued on, leaving my bags there.  With the 2 collections together the bag was so full, cans and bottles were falling out the top of the bags.

About half a block to a block away I suddenly saw that the bags were leaking quite a lot.  That would not do; so I took the cans back to where I found them, and put them 1 by 1 back into my doubled up bags.

It was getting close to my curfew, but I got the liquid out of all the bottles and cans.  2 or 3 were almost full.

I ended up getting home at about 12:40.  I think it took me until about 2:00am to 2:30am to get to sleep 1ce again.

I didn't wake up today until about 11:30am.  I think I relaxed, smoked, and played some Nethack to prepare myself for turning in my giant overflowing doubled up bags of cans and bottles.  Before I turned them in I went to Caron Kepic's building to see if she had made good on her commitment to bring me in a bag of cans.

She hadn't.  Fine.  I don't know what I'd do with all those cans and bottles anyway considering what I already had.  I called, and got her voice mail, and told her as much.  After I got back it was eventually getting to be about  2:00pm, so I resolved to do my labor in the heat of the day.

@ whole Foods I turned in my limit of $14.40 worth of cans and bottles (Oregon law demands a limit of 144 cans and or bottles per day per store).  I then sat and had a rolly, and decided and committed to turning in the rest at Fred Meyers, or if that looked like too much of a wait, @ Trader Joe's.

The Fred Meyers machines were pretty packed so I made my way to Trader Joe's.  There I turned in almost my limit there, so now I know the approximate capacity of my bags.  I got $13.80.  I then took the 20 to my new smoke shop and finally got some store bought smokes, and went home.

I started this entry @ about 7:00pm, and the time is now 1:17am.  I have $28.29.  I'm in affluence.

[jesliey]

The Many Ask Thingymabob

Second times the charm...

Tagged By: @caramiathegreat

Spoofy Soundcloud or Pandora? Im a spoofy kinda man

Messy or clean room? I think my room is comparatively clean

What colour are your eyes? Bluest blue to ever blue

Do you Like your name and why? Its alright. It always seemed a little lackluster to me

Relationship status? The running joke in my friend group is my 3 year dry spell. It isnt a very funny joke.

Describe your personality in 3 words or less? Distanced pragmatic dumbass

What colour is your hair? Golden and luscious

What kind of car do you drive? My moms PTA-mobile

Where do you shop? Bad Dragon

How would you describe your style? Dying, yet fashionable college student

Favourite social media account? We all know timboblr is utter trash, and i picked up natter a while ago and its honestly pretty fun

Bed size? Queenie my man

Any siblings? two older stepsisters and a wee lil half sister

Anywhere to live in the world and why? GERMANY OR POLAND. BECAUSE HERITAGE

Favourite snapchat filter? I really like the flower crown an butterfly ones but my phone is being dumb with snapchat and i cant get them

Favourite makeup brand? I mean i dont wear it, but im definitely not opposed! i dont know anything about brands and i am ashamed...

How many times a week do you shower? I go by how my hair feels. Usually its every other day, or every two days.

Favourite TV show? Currently? Gotta be that weeb and say Jojo...

Shoe Size? Depends on where i go, but like 12 - 13

How tall are you? Very

Sandals or sneakers? I like wearing socks and sandals feel weird on my feet

Do you go to the gym. I LIFT SO MANY THINGS WEEKLY SWOLE SESSIONS BRUH.

Describe your dream date? Existent... T-T

How much money do you have in your wallet? I dont carry cash!

What colour socks are you wearing? Black

How many pillows do you sleep with? Like 6. Ones a memory foam body pillow its soooo nice....

Do you have a job? Nah...its not for lack of trying though

How many friends do you have? Like...sooo many duuude...not really...

Whats the worst thing youve done? Cut someone who was bad for me out of my life. Bad for them, good for me.

Favourite candle scent? I mean i dont do candles but i love lavender

Favourite boy names?

Gabriel

Alistair

Jeremiah

Favourite girl names?

Elizabeth

Abigail

Lauren

Favourite actor? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Favourite actress? Ashley Johnson

Celebrity crush? theres a lot...

Favourite movie? The Boondock Saints. Easy question.

Do you read a lot? Whats your favourite book? I dont read as much as i think i should, but i loved 1984. I wanna try David Foster Wallaces Infinite Jest and i have the first book in Baccano that i borrowed from a friend and havent touched yet :/

Money or brains? Ignorance is bliss and im filthy fuckin rich HOLLA

Do you have a nickname? Jesliey is an old one. People also call me J a lot. Very briefly in highschool someone called me J-Money whenever he saw me

How many times have you been to a hospital? Not very many. I went in a few years ago for a tonsil infection but that was it in recent history

Top 10 Favourite Songs? Ok this is in no particular order and also limiting to 10 is blashpemy

Subdivisions by NSP

Everybody Wants to Rule The World by NSP

Resist and Bite by Sabaton though if im honest most of Heroes belongs here this ones just my fav

Winged Hussars by Sabaton POLISH PRIIIIIIDE

Wrong Side of Heaven by Five Finger Death Punch

All of Pendulums Immersion album im not picking one

Come with Me Now by KONGOS

History Maker by Dean Fujioka

Setting Sail, Coming Home by Darren Korb

Sonata For Whitestone Castle by Aiden Chan

Do you take any daily medications? No, but i probably should have...

Whatis your skin type? on a good day, slightly dry. on a bad day, cracked bleeding sandpaper.

Whats your biggest fear? My man i used to battle almost daily with some quite hefty anxiety. I could stare down the Grim Reaper and say “I served my time you come and take me”. Wasps and needles are pretty bad though i guess

How many kids do you want? Id be lying if i said i didnt want a daughter at some point...but theres no way im passing on my genetics. im adopting if i ever want a kid.

Whats your go-to hairstyle? Either free flowing and glorious, or ponytail if i need it out of my face

What ype of house do you live in? Moms house is pretty decently sized i suppose

Who is your role model? I dont really have one...

What was the last compliment you received? I dont know I dont really get those often...this is getting kinda depressing....

What was the last text you sent? “Well i hope shes alright”

How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa? Like 10 or 12

What is your dream car? Oh god i want a 1985 Pontiac Trans Am so bad you have no idea...

Opinion on smoking? I dont get the appeal but everyone can make their own choices

Do you go to college? Yes and im dying

What is your dream job? Metalworking and blacksmithing has lowkey been a huge fascination of mine for like 2 years now. i would love to be able to do that for a living

Rural area or life in suburbia? I like the idea of both, but rural areas have space for metal workshops

Do you take shampoo/conditioner bottles from hotel rooms? Nah i bring my own

Do you have freckles? A few spread sporadically all over my body. no noticeable patches though

Do you smile for pictures? Yeah but most of the time it feels so forced

How many pictures do you have on your phone? Somewhere between 1 and 2 hundred. Im not adding them up among all the folders...

Have you ever peed in the woods? Bruh the forest has seen every bodily fluid ive got

Do you still watch cartoons? ANIME IS NOT A CARTOON DAD. also yes quite often.

Wendys or McDonalds nuggets? GIMME DEM CHICKIN MCNUGGiES

Favourite dipping sauce? Sweet chili thai!

What do you wear to bed? Pajama pants, a shirt, and socks usually. Occasionally whatever i wore during the day. Ive been known to ditch my pants and socks in my sleep.

Ever won a spelling bee? Never been in one, but i think i could have if i wanted to

What are your hobbies? I wont as long as i live under my mothers roof, but i would hella get into amateur blacksmithing!

Can you draw? yes. should i draw? no.

Do you play an instrument? I can play trumpet, but i would really like to pick up playing cello

What was the last concert you saw? If i remember correctly it was the Scorpions

Tea or coffee? Both. Simultaneously. I like to remain calm while containing the energy of a god.

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Fuck you america! Tim Hortons!

Do you want to get married? I wont oppose if a future partner wants to, but if i love someone enough to want to spend the rest of my life with them, then it wont be necessary

What is your crushs first and last initial? Which one tho?

Are you going to change your last name when you get married? Im indifferent

What colour looks best on you? Blue and red are my standard colours

Do you miss anyone right now. If i think about this at all the answer is usually yes

Do you sleep with your door open or closed? I have the lovely habit of losing my pants in my sleep. for the sake of everyone else in this house, closed is best

Do you believe in ghosts? Call me a skeptic

What is your biggest pet peeve? Im pretty laid back about a lot of things. Only thing i can think of now is more of an anxiety thing but i cant stand people randomly touching my hair without me knowing

Last person you called? My mother

Favourite ice cream flavour? Butterscotch ripple

Regular or golden oreos? Golden

Chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? Rainbow

What shirt are you wearing? An old white one with some brand graphic on it

What is your phone background? Lockscreen is Goku from DBZ if he were done as a Jojo character, and home screen is a cr1t1kal quote

Are you outgoing or shy? Im not overly comfortable with just meeting new people and striking up conversations without some kind of help

Do you like it when people play with your hair? I mean i used to...theres a girl at my college who has absolutely no concept of personal boundaries who has at least partially ruined that for me now. Like i said earlier, i cant stand people touching my hair now without me acknowledging it

Do you like your neighbors? Ive lived her about 8 years and im still learning their names

Do you wash your face at night? In the morning? lmao

Have you ever been high? Hella my dude

Have you ever been drunk? Also hella my dude?

Last thing you ate? Coscto chicken penne and a salad.

Favourite lyrics right now? “Light up the night./ There is a city that this darkness can’t hide./ There are embers of a fire that’s gone out,/ but I can still feel the heat on my skin./ This mess we’re in, well you and I,/ maybe you and I,/ we can still make it right./ Maybe we can bring back the light!” Light Up the Night by The Protomen

Summer or Winter? Autumn fuck that noise

Day or night? Night

Dark milk or white chocolate? White!

Favourite month? October

What is your zodac sign? League of Legends Cancer

Who was the last person you cried in front of? I legitimately dont remember...probably @vocoterra

GOOD LORD THIS TOOK TOO LONG TO FINISH

If anyone wants to do this feel free and say i tagged you!

#long post #good lord i was as far as the crush initials one #and then chrome closed and i shed a single tear #now excuse me i need to shower

[bethsymulya]

Ramadan is a holy month for Moslems people when Moslems people are fasting for 30 days and celebrate it at the end of fasting. Well, since I live in Sydney it does not feel like Ramadan at all not like in Indonesia. There’s no one selling or hunting for street foods before the time of breaking the fast (oh how I missed buying biji salak during fasting time), restaurants are still open (which is good), and days have gone by just like usual days.

Until my husband took me to Lakemba for dinner. Oh wow, I thought that we were going to a restaurant BUT it was street foods!! Yay! There were plenty of different foods there, not only plenty of foods, it was SEA OF PEOPLE. HA!

Probably because we went there on Saturday (seems like not a right day to go eh? haha) I suggest you to go there during the weekdays unless you’re okay walking in the middle of a crowd and bumping on each other. Oh, and queuing for a pretty long time for food.

We can call Lakemba as a ‘mini-middle east-city’ in New South Wales. A suburb where the majority are Moslem. So, don’t worry guys, all the foods here are HALAL! even the Chinese restaurant.

We spent around 3 hours or more there thinking about what food we want to try, queuing, eat, and strolling around. There are a lot of foods that looked attracting for us, such as sand coffee, Camel Burger, kebab, martabak, middle east foods, some desserts, drinks, etc.

We finally decided to try middle east food, yellow rice with meat curry (mm sorry I don’t know the name but it somewhat like rendang) and some veggies for AUD 10. We were curious to try because the queue was long, haha human!

But in my opinion, the rice and meat we bought were less suited to our tastes. It was a little bit tasteless but you can feel strong spices. Sorry, but rendang and Indonesian yellow rice are still the best.

Next, we were trying the famous Camel Burger! famous! so you can imagine how long the queue for this camel burger. They even had 2 or 3 (if I’m not mistaken) different booths and every booth are full of queues. The good thing was, they served so quick, so even though you are waiting in line, it won’t take too much of your time queuing. They had Camel burger, beef burger, chicken burger, lamb burger. Not only that, they had skewers too!

I felt a bit sorry for them because it was so crowded, it seemed like a never-ending queue. They had to stand so long man! I’ve seen some of the workers felt so tired, and when he’s about to sit down, he needs to get back up again to grill more meats. Oh, FYI they were open from 5pm to 2 or 3am during Ramadan (30 days).

Anyway, so we tried camel burger (of course) for an AUD 10 and a lamb skewer (AUD 10). Yum!

The Camel burger tasted good, the meat was more tender and juicy and somewhat rich in flavours. I liked it! The lamb skewer was also good, I thought that they will give us in a skewer (since the name is skewer) but they gave us in a wrap with veggies, mayonnaise, and sauces instead.

Next, we were waiting for martabak. People said it is good, well you probably can see it from how many people lining up there. It was all because of a lot of people who want to try the martabak, but it also takes time for them to cook it since in one pan only fit for 4 martabak. Also, they have that sweet corn thing, haha it feels like somewhere in Indonesia right? sweet corn in a cup with condensed milk and chilli sauce.

We were waiting for AN HOUR for this martabak, I was eavesdropping the conversation of the person who was waiting in front of me that their friends had bought food from three different places, while they are still waiting for one food. make sense. To cut the story short, we finally had our beef martabak without chilli. It took a while because they need to make a new mixture, due to their mixture has all been mixed with chili in it. So, if you are not a fan of spicy food, then you should make sure that you tell the seller about that. Overall, again… Indonesian martabak still the best! haha.

While I am waiting for this martabak, my hub was going to try the sand coffee. It is a coffee cooked in the hot sand.

Well, I guess it is quite hyped for a middle-east coffee (i guess). I have never seen anything like this and never tried it either. Let’s try! even though I was thinking not to drink coffee since it was 10pm already, and we need to work on Sunday morning. But well, we’re here already so why not. Since we are not a sophisticated coffee drinker, especially my hubby, it tasted too strong. Well, I can drink and sometimes drink black coffee tho, but it still tasted too strong for me. I guess it depends on the person, so you should try it yourself.

It was fun! Wanna try the other food and dessert next time.

See you next year Ramadan in Lakemba! 🙂

Ramadan in Lakemba Ramadan is a holy month for Moslems people when Moslems people are fasting for 30 days and celebrate it at the end of fasting.