Out.Of.gas

Prologue Message -
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE !
Have fun with eating your chocolates and rabbits ~~
I wasn't joking about the last part.
People do eat rabbits over here.
It's been done TWICE in My Kitchen Rules.



I'm all out of love gas.
It sounds bad.
But it's actually a very good thing.

You see, this is the first year I was aware of the existence of Lent.
General Idea I got from it ?
Choose some food you like (but it's bad for you),
and stop eating it.
Simple enough right ?
That's what I thought.
And I wanted to have a little fun with it.
So I said to myself :
"Sure, sounds fun. Let's give it a GO !"

Choosing what I wanted to give up wasn't tough at all.
As soon as I thought "something bad",
I think SODA !
I've been having AT LEAST a can of Pepsi every night over here.
One of those things that just happen when you're living in a house full of men and you're mom isn't there to stop you.
Worse of all, your dad is encouraging you...

So I promised to give up soda until Easter (whenever that was).
And I'm quite happy with the results !
Although I started a few days late (ouch !) I still survived the soda-less month.
It's kinda tough to go without carbonated drinks (to make it sound more fancy) in Australia.
There's no teh tarik or chinese tea to pull you away from the temptation of evil that is SODAAAA ~
When you eat out here, you're expected to take whatever drink you want from the refrigerator (which means SODA) before you order your food at the register.
One does not simply ask for a cup of tea.
Ok fine, maybe one does.
But it's totally NOT worth it.
A cup of tea could cost up to $4.
That's like RM12 ?

Back to the topic of the day, I MADE IT !!! WOHOOOO !
Not a lot of people I know actually made it through so I'm glad I survived.
I could feel myself getting healthier as I pour myself a cup of OJ (STAPLE FOOD !) after dinner while I cringe at the sound of my brother popping open a can of soda.
I think it's OK for me to drink now, but I still wanna see how long can I go.
Hey, if I'm lucky I might even turn this into a habit !
And I could walk around and be a anti-soda advocate.

Well since I'm already on the topic of Lent,
I might as well talk more about Religion.
Since I don't blog about that very often (if ever !).
In my (new) church, it's basically Asian central.
Approx. 90% are Asian.
Approx. 60% (or maybe more) are Malaysian.
Approx. 30% (OR MORE) are Sabahans.
I don't know if it's a really really really good coincidence....
or this is all planned from the very beginning.
My study novel does say migrants love to eschew themselves in enclaves.

*Psst* If you don't get the bolded words I just used...then I'm getting smarter =D

So after every Sunday service,
people would swarm the Fellowship Room.
Ok I don't know what to call it.
A place where everyone eats, ok ?
So usually there's around 100+ people.
All cramped in a room.
It's very noisy too.
Long story short, I can't stand it.
Hearing so many people talk so loudly really makes me wanna say
"PELAJAR SILA SENYAP"
But of course, I can't.
Because I am not there anymore.
And they are not learners anymore.
They are people in their 50's.
Ready for retirement, just having a time of (loud) fellowship.

Since I couldn't stand it,
I leave.
I take my cup of tea and enter the sanctuary.
Yes, I broke the rule of not bringing drinks in.
But no one cares.
I take a seat at the back where no one from the Fellowship Room can see me.
I sit down and I just enjoy the quietness.
The children would be running around the place.
But that's alright.
They are kids.
Somehow hearing their laughter was a hundred times more tolerable
than whatever the adults had to say.
So I just sit there and watch.
I guess my introvert side is showing.
I just wanna sit there and do nothing.
I really feel exhausted after all the 'socialising' I did.

Then I see the kids playing on the 'Pope Chair'.
And I go "OMG Have you no reverence towards the Man in the sky ?"
But the kids were just playing around.
So I just watched.

In the end, I didn't really say much about religion, did I ?
Ummm....*awkward*
urrrmmmmm..... finding something to sayyyy....
Happy 2nd (?) Birthday to Jesus ^_^

Listening to Girl At Home - Taylor Swift

Introvertism kicking in'

TK