Saturday's entry
I realized I've been posting the day's entry past midnight. Boy that its gonna cause some confusion should I ever try to read my past entries in future.
Finally got to touch my bow after 3 weeks. And yes, after a long break from archery, it does feel a little unfamiliar. Naturally, I didn't shoot very well either. I'm not satisfied, but not totally frustrated by it either. Expected it already. Fortunately, I was able to recover some of my form and season my finger tab a lil by the end of the training. SHARKS!!! I should have brought my finger tab back to season!! DOh!
Went to Bern's place with BK to pass her some anime and stuff after training. I have to admit, her place is bigger than mine. Ha! Spent a little time trying to figure out why her desktop hates my portable hard drive so much. Stupid machines, fussy objects that don't like to be touched by anyone besides their owners.
Oh collected the pineapple tarts I ordered too. Got to sample a bit there too. Its kinda different from the ones my momma used to bake though. Got a very interesting texture to the crust. The kind that melts in the mouth.... That does give me a lil bit of a cotton mouth though.
Pineapple tarts, the nostalgic pastry. When I was a little younger, and still living with my momma. She'd bake Pineapple tarts around this time of the year as well, and I'd be trying to be of some help in the kitchen. For a good reason of course... to steal those slightly over baked tarts! Used to help "print" out those pieces of crust from the dough with a strange pattern thing, and add the additional final touches (egg yolk and a bit of red coloring) to crust to make it look nicer. Or, either that I'd be playing with that wave-y shaped knife, cutting patterns for the tarts.
I still remember perching on a stool while she'd stir at the stupid pineapple paste thing. Adding sugar made the paste taste nicer, but harder to stir as well... Of course, my fav part was scraping the pot once she was done with it. Ho! Thats why I always put on weight before Chinese New Year!
I suppose its nice, that a good portion of my fond memories are closely associated with a popular pastry every CNY. No telling what I'd forget in the years to come.
Living too long.
listening to the rain...
1:13 AM
