茄子與我

樣唔靚但味超正 - 怪味茄子

Here are some interesting facts that you might not have known about our dear friend, the eggplant:

• It originated from India and Sri Lanka
• Before cooking it, you must soak it in salty water for a bit to remove some of the bitterness from its seeds.
  
• Its seeds are bitter because they contain nicotinoid alkaloids
• And because it contains nicodinoid alkaloids, that makes it a close relative of tobacco
• In fact, it is richer in nicotine than any other edible plant (a whopping 0.01mg/100g)
• However, it still doesn't have enough nicotine to be considered as a form of secondhand smoking.
• 20lbs of eggplant = amount of nicotine in one cigarette (in case you ever wanted to smoke eggplants or something)

For the past few days, I've spent some time considering my options after I grad UBC/what I can do/what I should do/what my passion is. I've come up with two general conclusions (hopefully not mutually exclusive):

1. I've always had fears over things that I think I cannot achieve (not getting my IB diploma, not getting into my dream University, getting kicked outa first year BComm, not getting into IR, not getting certain jobs or positions, and now, not being able to fulfill my aspirations). However, I've realized that, most of the time, with the help of God and the support of my loved ones, I've always managed to somehow make it. And even the times that I didn't (i.e. getting into my dream University), God have always had arranged something better for me. So, why worry?
   
2. Thanks to a certain someone's new tattoo, I've been reminded that "fortune favours the brave". You don't know how lucky you can get until you try (I sound like I'm promoting a casino or something).

That's all life talk for now. This weekend is 清明節. 　如無意外，會去紹興拜訪魯迅，喝點紹酒，看看這個魚米之鄉. (the hometown of fish and rice, what a cool name).


Currently listening: 如果愛－方大同