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Without our awareness

Memories were earned

Things changed, things happened

People around come and go

i woke up from a dream i can

only partially remember...

the sound of the wind and

the heavy rain outside

is keeping my mind awake...

it is soothing and calming

but at the same time thinking

but apparently i was not

i learned that i either sounds

annoying or bossy

i guess i rather not talk then

smile and laugh at everything.

But once I have to deal with

a real emotion, I freeze.

It’s overwhelming and

it gives me anxiety.

What should I do??

But the pain I experienced at that time is still hunting me even years have passed

Painful memories kept replaying in my head as if it just happened yesterday

In Asia, depending on which country you are, we could call this dish either congee, porridge, or arroz caldo..

Every Christmas, each employee in the company I’m currently working for gets a whole frozen turkey.

One day my co-worker and I are having this conversation

me: what are you planning to do with your turkey this year?

her: I'm not sure yet; husband will probably bake it in the oven. how about you guys?

me: not too sure either. Last year B thaw it, then sliced it by parts, then sous vide. We ended up making porridge out of it with chicken bouillon. Sometimes we add century egg and eat it with Chinese donut too.

her: (giving me a weird look 👀 ) ahhhhmmm you're weird. Why would you eat porridge that way??

me: what do you mean? Lol it’s good, you should try it too.

her: yeah no thanks! I'll pass.

After few minutes, I found a picture of porridge I was talking about and showed it to her.

me: this. look! I think it looks good 👍

her: ohhh that's not porridge! That looks good.

me: lol, it is porridge! What are you talking about? (search it online and showed her more pictures) see?

her: (searching picture too) See? This is the porridge I know!!

From that day I learned that,

Asian: porridge = congee = arroz caldo

Canadian: porridge = oatmeal