Ate something bad... ;(

Last Saturday, I had a great dinner with some family friends of my dad's. we ate lots of Asian food such as chicken, duck, seafood (such as oysters), sweet and sour pork (to be specific) and many Asian vegetables. I have no idea what we were supposed to be celebrating but Asian dinners these days usually mean wine lovers can talk about the wine they have brought, how they are different to other wines and stuff like that since it has become and adult fad. Well, I was just reading and watching the TV the whole time I didn't expect what was going to happen on the very Monday that was coming up...

That long weekend Monday, my mum had to work and my dad was staying at home, helping my younger brother with his coaching homework. Typical Asian dad. When mum had come home, it was already time to eat lunch so we decided to eat at the Japanese restaurant. If I can remember properly I think we ordered stir-fried udon noodles with chicken, Unagi rice box (eel rice box), and teriyaki chicken udon. Two bowls of miso soup came with that as well. Surprisingly the teriyaki chicken which I though was supposed to be place on top of the udon was separately placed on a dish with some Doritos! Yep, you saw that right, Doritos. Apparently there's another Japanese restaurant this one is competing with so they have to stand out from the other one because the other restaurant has a $1 kids meal with every adult udon so yeah... that's unfortunate.

Enough about that. That day I had already felt a kind of stomach pain. I thought it was just the ones I always have, because I have always had a weak digestive system. I always have stomach aches whenever I eat something wrong so, I thought it was just one of those. At night my mum was feeling tired from work so she didn't cook our dinner, so we ordered pizza. That week had some kind of phone ordering saving deal so my dad ordered the pizza from his phone. My dad and I went to pick it up, which was only a few minutes drive from home. We got back home, ate the pizza and continued what we did at home on a normal Sunday night like watch TV or play on the computer like I do.

By this time, I was feeling very nauseous and I felt like I was going to throw up. I sat in the toilet for ages but nothing seemed to be happening. So I gave up, but the pain did not cease. I was 11pm and I was getting ready to sleep when I couldn't hold back any longer I threw up the pizza I had before, in the toilet bowl. It was painful and smelly. I couldn't stand the smell of the stuff that I threw up. I did as much as I could before I could sleep comfortably. In the morning about 5am, my mum which was going to work came and checked up on me. The first think I said was, "I need water." So she quickly poured me a glass of water and brought it to my room where I drank it like I never had water in a month. It quenched my thirst and also got rid of the acidy stuff in my throat and mouth. My mum told me to not go to school if I was not feeling very well. No way would I give up my perfect attendance for my bad stomach.

The very morning I felt sluggish and hot. I took the bus to the train station and felt the pain in my digestive system still there. I met my friend and we got on the train together, I was feeling very sick so I didn't talk much and feel as good as I normally would on a normal school morning. When my friend got on the the train a few stops later, she noticed my cheeks were red, and felt that I was having a fever or something of the sort. I thought it was the heater coming from the train and my scarf that was making me hot. When we got off the train I felt a bit better from the fresh air, not that it was a particularly good day with good weather either.

For the rest of the day I felt as though a rock was sitting on my head, I kept having headaches and was feeling dizzy. When it was recess or lunch i couldn't eat my bread that I always ate. Not to mention the pain in my stomach was still there. In classes, I had super headaches so I couldn't concentrate much. It' was a good thing I was ahead of my classmates in the reading task so I could pretend to read while having a rest. The day passed by in a blur. Without even realising the school had already ended.

This continued for another three days. But each day I could feel that the headaches and the dizziness was decreasing. The stomach cramps came less often and I wasn't as drowsy as the first day. On Sunday, I decided I had to go to the doctors. I couldn't stand the pain any longer. The doctor had asked me some questions about my symptoms and what areas of my body had hurt. The doctor felt my stomach and pushed on the areas where it had hurt. He found out I had an infection in the large intestines. I was diagnosed with gastroenteritis. Probably from food poisoning. Yep, it was the oysters. Ever since i was small I could never handle fresh seafood, especially oysters. My dad is as well, actually most of the people in my family are prone to uncooked or lazily-cooked seafood. The doctor advised me to drink more fluids and stop eating the pills which my pharmacist had recommended before. Buscopan, it was. The doctor said that the pills prolonged the life of the bacteria in my digestive system.

When I got home I ran to the computer straight away checking out what Gastroenteritis really was. I twas the inflammation of the colon (large intestine) or the upper bowel. It said that it lasted for about1-6 day and it was self-limiting. I'm glad to finally know what it is and I want to get better so I can eat yummy food that my parents make for me!!


Sorry for making you listen to this long story, I will try my best to get better!!

pandabear

Saturday, 4 June 2011 ~porridge, pork & vegetable bun, zongzi and pizza~

I started my usual Saturday with porridge, again. It's not that it's not healthy or anything, it just gets boring, doncha think? BUT today, miraculously, my mum and dad thought of eating a pork and vegetable bun at the Asian fast food restaurant in the train station for brunch! Wow, it had been around half a year since I had tasted those buns and before the raised the price of it by 30c. So you can buy one bun for $1.50. There were different fillings inside which gave the names to these buns. There were pork, pork & vegetables, pork and mushroom, vegetable and many others which I can't remember but are worthwhile tasting. I'm not quite sure what origin these buns come from but I know it's definitely from China (sorry, that is such a stupid suggestion, it's wayy too obvious). I used to buy a bun for breakfast if I was running late for the bus and if I forgot to eat breakfast at home. Nowadays, I don't have that much time on my hands.I might buy some next time I'm in a rush.

Whoops, talking off-track here, so for lurch, I had 'zongzi' which is a traditional Chinese dish or "dumpling" eaten on special occasions...oh yea! This dish is eaten to celebrate, well actually mourn, the death of a certain ancient Chinese emperor, who was very responsible for his people and did many things to make the world a better place for the peasants and workers. It was said that he had suicided and jumped into a certain river. The people of the village did not want the emperor's body to be eaten by the crustaceans and sea creatures, so they wrapped up glutinous rice, and different savoury or sweet ingredients into a special type of leaf, tied it up with string, and threw it into the river. This gave birth to the new dish in the whole China.

I cooked a 'zongzi' today, myself, but with the instructions from my dad. I had to place the two 'zongzi' into a small saucepan and fill it up with water until it just submerged both 'zongzi'. I had to wait the saucepan was completely heated up and turn down to a lower heat, and leave it there for 4 minutes.  Unfortunately, I took my eye of the time and cooked it for 6 minutes instead. It made not much difference. At least the food inside was okay. So, I thought I had cooked two green bean ones, when I had actually went and cooked a red bean and a green bean. So my dad ended up with the red bean one. For extra yumminess, you can dip the rice or ingredients inside it into soya sauce, or just any sugar (raw sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, they taste all the same with the 'zongzi').

Pizza. Pizza was not bad today. My dad and I had ordered two traditional large pizzas from Dominoes online. It was quite fun. Though, I went and picked it up with my dad. We ordered a Double bacon Cheeseburger Pizza with Square Puff, and a Meatlovers with a Classic Crust. I think that the rest of the pizza's are such rip-offs. Yep, they're nicer and tastier but does it have to cost 13 bucks for a pizza that only serves (at the least) eight people? Anyways, I think my dad has started to favour the Meatlovers pizza.

That's it for this week, well actually, day. See you later!! :)

Bye bye,

pandabear

Saturday, 28 May 2011 ~porridge and home-made fried rice~

Ok, so I started my day off at 9am with a bowl of Uncle Toby's porridge made by mum <33. I know it sounds boring but it contains loads of oatmeal and milk which has alot of fibre and calcium, so you know its good for your body. My mum also added a teaspoon of pure Australian honey to everyone's bowl (my dad, my brother, herself and me) to give the porridge the most original, tastiest and healthy flavour. The calcium in the milk (in the porridge), is very useful to our bodies and will make our bones stronger. Fibre in the oats allow the wastes in your large intestine, to be more softer which lets the wastes pass out of our bodies easier.

I had an extended breakfast so it was kind of like a brunch at 11am in Good Kitchen(a local restaurant /cafe) after I had piano lessons. I had a portion of a bowl of macaroni with peas and small strips of chicken. Accompanied with that I had a some bacon slices, scrambled eggs and a slice of bread. Aah...and also some steamed rice rolls with scallops. This meal is, if I remember properly, $6.50 AUD with a choice of hot or cold drinks which are included in the meal. My mum and dad always drink hot milk tea after we've finished the foods.

For lunch, I had a very colourful and nutritious home-made fried rice! I washed the rice and placed it in the rice cooker. My dad did the rest. He combined a small pieces of scrambled egg, peas, corn, rice, carrots and chopped up bit of BBQ pork into the rice. I think the trick is to add a touch of salt in the combination. The peas, corn and carrots were originally in a pack bought together already chopped up. By letting the rice cool down for a bit before putting all the ingredients together, it will give the rice a nice texture when eaten. Before you mix everything remember to put some oil onto the pan. Everything is placed into the pan and by using a non-stick kitchen utensil (I forgot its name, sorry...), you stir the rice, corn, peas, carrots, BBQ pork and egg until you can smell the combination. Remember not to overcook it, or else the rice will start sticking to the pan (allow a tiny bit to). If you like the rice to be a bit crunchy, you can overcook the rice slightly.

That's all for today, I think I'm having congee tonight for dinner. I have to wash the meat so, until next time!

Byeee

pandabear

New idea for blogging :)

While not blogging for a while I have thought about what kind of blogs I should write about. An idea popped up inside my head a few days ago. I've tried blogging about anime (well actually drama), about school, and my incomplete story. This new idea I came up with is blogging about what I eat!! Yea, I know, it's really lame, but I think it'll be fun. I'll do this until I can't be bothered, or if I come up with another amazing idea, ok?

I "worked to death"...

BIG SIGH~~~~~ hi everyone! It's been exactly a week before the first day of term 2 in year 8. Ever since then, I have completed 3 tests and 3 assignments not including a 2 more tests and a music solo performance tomorrow and next week. Yep, that's right. It's the half-yearlies week. These tests count towards my first semester report. It's ONLY the second week of term 2 and the art teacher says she has to mark everything in your art diary cos she has to write your report =_=''(what the heck?!?). Well yeah, the teachers are busy, blah blah blah...but we really shouldn't need to do a test and hand in our assignment on the FIRST day right after the holidays, right?!

It's not like we have completely nothing to do in the holidays. Holidays for us, means a time to chillax at home without needing to get up 7am in the morning to catch the bus and train to school. Some people are lucky that the live right next to the school, and others, not so lucky (sorry roni).For me, it was a time to hang out with my mates or watch anime and read manga. And read books. Do lots of things you never could have done on school weekdays.

I just did my history assignment today. We had to write about a Roman person + do a speech + present it with a prezi. Which is a 'zooming presentation editor'. It was supposed to be a "guide" to the speech. The topic I chose were priestesses doctors slaves. Unfortunately, half the class had chosen this topic and many of my images were not surprising or really interesting. I was shaking, like literally couldn't type my email and password. I stuffed up 4 times, like made a spelling error in my log in T^T. Throughout the whole speech thing, I was stuttering and I had no response from the audience so I kept worrying if I had did anything wrong. And I'm pretty sure I spoke way over the time limit.

Thanks for letting me whinge about myself and tests and stuff. I whinge to much. Probably because I am very lazy; well I'm planning to improve so then...

Byebye! :)

pandabear