Today marks a very important day of my life. I wasn't able to finish one cup of rice y'all!!!! I used to eat almost a bowl of rice before, but without noticing it, I was eating rice only during dinner time and I was eating less than a cup. I tried to eat a cup tonight and I felt a little dizzy so I had to give up my heroic act. I washed the dishes with a smile on my face. Now, if only I could find a way on how to cut down on snacking. ::evil grin::
Anyhoots, I haven't been blogging lately 'coz guess what... I HAVE NOTHING TO BLOG ABOUT! :D I go through each day by waking up at 9:15am for my 9:30am online English class, clean a little after my class, nap a little(well sometimes a lot), then exercise a little. I have 4 students so far and I'm hoping for more students in the near future. I'm not paid that much, but I enjoy doing it 'coz I am paid to converse. Not everyone gets that opportunity- to be paid to talk about nonsense, so I psyched myself to love my quasi job. I'm glad that my boss is not as demanding as before. I have set my own schedule and he is the one who is adjusting to it. How cool is that? :D But I am still hoping that one of these days my phone will ring with a person on the other line who brings me good news. It's hard to find a job right now, but I'm still hoping that someday I will land a good paying day job. Sometimes it hits me that I've been jobless for 7 months, but I'm glad my husband is there to comfort and support me and would help me snap out of my drama.
Before I switch to my sad tone, I would like to talk about the fruit I had tonight. It's weird looking and my husband and I were both hesitant to buy it. I was able to convince him to get me one anyway, so I tried it out tonight. Because I am sometimes out of my mind, I typed "how to eat a dragon fruit" on youtube AFTER I opened the fruit. How practical. Good thing my very own procedure was a little similar to how it is prepared and that I ate it the way it should be consumed. I'm glad that I actually used my common sense to figure out that the outer pulp isn't supposed to be munched on. Congratulations, self.
So what about this dragon fruit? I of course had to consult my friend, Mr. Wikipedia for its description. Dragon fruit: A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several cactus species, most importantly of the genus Hylocereus (sweet pitayas). These fruit are commonly known as dragon fruit – cf. Chinese huǒ lóng guǒ 火龍果/火龙果 "fire dragon fruit" and lóng zhū guǒ "dragon pearl fruit", or Vietnamese thanh long (green dragon). Other vernacular names are strawberrypear or nanettikafruit. Native to Mexico and Central and South America, the vine-like epiphytic Hylocereus cacti are also cultivated in Asian countries such asTaiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. They are also found in Okinawa, Hawaii, Israel, northern Australia and southern China.Hylocereus blooms only at night; the large white fragrant flowers of the typical cactusflower shape are among those called "moonflower" or "Queen of the Night". Sweet pitayas have a creamy pulp and a delicate aroma.
So as I was eating it, I saw the word cactus. I almost choked, but I continued eating anyway. I don't know how to describe the taste, but it didn't taste weird at all ::sigh of relief:: My friends would describe its taste as kiwi-ish, but I haven't tasted kiwi yet, so there. To me it tasted like a dragon fruit. :) I still have a few slices left inside the fridge 'coz my husband is scared of how it looked like. I wasn't suave enough to convince him to eat it. Oh well, dragon fruit we shall go ahead and unite again tomorrow! In my tummy is where you belong! woot!
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