Fixing Up

I have a new flat mate, and like my previous one, he's also into fixing up spaces, hanging things and bringing in plants. I looked at my sad little room and thought, dang.

I roped brother Mahar into the problem, and asked him for his advice. It was a very helpful conversation. My favorite part was when he quoted Martha: "Nothing says college dorm room more than exposed clothing." That made total sense to me and goaded me to act.  And this is why the both of us trooped off into SM and bought a dark wooden cabinet. I can't wait for the SM folk to deliver and assemble the thing this Wednesday. If I'm in a good enough mood, I might even post a photo. Tonight I will also be sleeping on new sheets that are color of mango and pistachio ice cream. Ha ha.

Mahar has a bunch of friends in the theatre world who are into building sets and said that they would probably love to come paint my room a nice blue color. All I need to do is buy a large pizza and maybe a box of Krispy Kremes. Good deal.

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Partially because I felt that it would jinx things, I did not blog here that R, my previous room-mate had left for a job in HK, and that I would be looking for a new flat mate. I have a new one now and things are going pretty okay. He likes to eat fruit, run, and is not psycho. Do you guys know how rare that is to find in this city?

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So many people seem to be in this part of town these days. More on this in the future. 

Stir Fry

Walking home, I thought, "Man, I'd really like some food. Where can I go buy something". I stopped and thought though: "Nothing particularly appealing or cheap. Maybe, I could cook something instead."

Here's an easy dish that took me around 30 mins to do. And that is because I am a slow cooker.

Gather the following ingredients
- a few bits of garlic
- half an onion
- around 250g(?) of broccoli (one of those smallish bunches from Rustans)
- small pack of oyster mushrooms
- black bean garlic sauce of LKK
- honey, as much as one of those packs you get for tea in Starbucks.
- olive oil

1. Chop the garlic, onion to smaller pieces. Make them the size you like, but I recommend smallish and dicey.
2. Chop the broccoli. Remove the parts on top that are starting to go discolored because of age.
3. Heat the pan with a bit of olive oil. Heating is only step 3 'coz I chop slow and don't want smoking oil when I'm not done chopping.
4. When pan is sufficiently hot, saute the garlic. Enjoy the smell of cooking
5. Saute the onion too. Keep on cooking til it turns transparent-ish.
6. Add the chopped broccoli. Be patient in cooking broccoli. Maybe 5 minutes or so for now.
7. Add the mushrooms
8. Add the black bean garlic sauce, approx 2 teaspoons. Don't add too much, as it has a strong flavor.
8. Add the honey, and even a (shh) bit of Soy sauce / Knorr Savor if you think it'll help.
9. Cook some more. Stir the veg even if this doesn't help but at least it seems like you're "cooking".
10. Taste your yummy stir fry.
11. Ready to eat. Pair with some good carbs, such as: good white rice / good red rice / good toasted whole grain bread. Do not pair with croissant.
12. Be proud and tell friends.

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