minestrone soup is yum!

angie: what's that thing poking out in between your sunglasses?

ny: what thing? oh mangina

angie: huh, what?

ny: mangina

angie: .. what?!

ny: it says 'made in china'!

angie: oh.. *bursts out laughing*

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i'm still sick from the flu (i think it's the flu?!). after three days you'd think i would have recovered but i actually feel worse as each day passes. it's just so .. incovenient and damn annoying! i have assignments to finish and errands to run but it's a bit hard when you constantly feel drained - not to mention look like your constantly crying! it's hard to drive in this condition. sneezes are so dangerous when driving! you can't help but take your eyes off the road! and if you only get half-sneezes, well that's just as bad! extra watery eyes mean blurry vision!

so why was i driving today? because i had to take dad to springgy so he could buy a few boxes of mooncakes! yay! i love mooncakes! dad bought two boxes just for me - each box contains 4 mooncakes! so happy =D but i am banned from eating them until i recover from the flu! they're serious about it, they keep checking the boxes to see if any one of it is missing!

speaking of springgy, something wierd happened while i was there. i was waiting for my dad in the car - coughing, blowing my nose, sneezing, looking like an absolute wreck and all - and this young (wierd and sad) caucasian man walks past the front of my car. he looks at me, because i had that flappy sunshield thing down, he squatted, stared, smiled and finally said 'heyyyyy!'. and there i was, looking at him with tissues up my nose thinking this is the last thing i need right now! a stranger looking at me blowing my freaking nose! it's a bit hard not to look at him when he is like right in front of me, squatting and all! but i pretended he was invisible anyway .. what a wierdo!! i hate springvale!!

this evening chez realised i was still sick as a dog and so she took the time to make me hearty minestrone soup! i told her not to! i kept telling her not to! but she made it anyway, just for me. it's so sweet of her =(

so an hour later she came by and gave me a hot bowl of freshly made soup, vitamin pills and an extra sandwich just in case i get hungry later on. aww, chez - she's so kind and considerate. she's always so giving! she never ceases to amaze me with her generosity. *wipes tear away from eye* (hehe stupid half-sneeze!).

now, the minestrone soup. this soup is perfect for those cold winter nights, or when your battling a nasty virus like me! for those who have never tried it before it is a tasty, thick and hearty soup made with a combination of pasta (shell macaroni), kidney beans, chopped tomatoes, celery, carrots and more! and that is why this soup is called 'minestrone' - it means 'big soup' when translated into english. seing as though there is no meat involved, this soup is perfect for the vegans out there! oh, its soul-sastisfying!

after devouring the soup i feel so much better. my insides are so nice and warm now, and my eyes and nose have stopped running! i can finally breathe with BOTH nostrils! no more sneezing! at least for the moment. i know it'll all come back evenutally. but hey, this is the best i've felt in three darn days!

this was the first time i tried minestrone soup and boy, it was so delicious! but then so was the sandwich! how can something so simple taste one hundred times better than usual? you know why, because they were both made out of love. awww, corny but true. =) it's the sweetest thing. my mum asked me what i did to make her love me so much as a best friend. she thinks i paid chez or something =(