today i made a small accomplishment- i successfully cooked terriyaki beef on my first try, without a recipe! indeed, this proves that years of ratting about in the pantry has paid off as i have cultivated a highly discerning palate. unfortunately though, my plan to cook a perfect japanese dinner was foiled by the miso soup and deep-fried tofu. damn organic miso and processed tofu! nevertheless, this is only a minor hindrance in my mission to be fully domesticated in the kitchen. in fact, i just saw michelle chong eating kimchi on TV, and my new goal is to conquer korean cuisine...

already, i am well-versed in supermarketing and have devised benchmarks to judge the competence of a supermarket. for example:
1. how many types of tofu and lettuce do they sell?
2. do they sell US Red Delicious apples or only shitty french royal gala ones?
3. how much is a tub of ben & jerry's?

clearly, i am either a talented shopper or a freak with major OCD.

as for the weekend, there was a buffet dinner on sunday with family friends and omg i ate and ate till i had momentary lapses of mobility. me, my sis and mark practically had an entire steamboat to ourselves and we just sat around adding more and more food to the soup then sat around some more trying to finish everything. i think i have eaten enough prawns to last me a whole year. and then there was the international buffet with satay and char siew and chicken and roast beef and so much more food! thank God there was no cheesecake at the dessert table, or i would have had to be wheeled to the car. already the three of us managed to eat every flavour of ice cream (or maybe, that was just me) and jelly and cake available. oh and i have discovered a talent for making ice cream sundaes, having honed the skill of scooping perfectly spherical balls of ice cream from the tubs. things are looking up for my gelato store and soccer-themed restaurant!