A Dose of Sweetness

BerryLine is top of the pile, along with J.P.Licks , ( any guesses for the next one?) Ben and Jerry's for any student's weekly (or daily? ) dose of sweetness. Personally, I am not a big fan of frozen yogurt. I have yet to try Yog or Snog that sprinkled around London. The name BerryLine does make sense. Indeed, there was a line out the small brightly lit corner shop even at 10pm.

The combination is simple. Size, Flavours( Original, Nutella, Strawberry), Toppings. In 3 steps, you end up with a cup of goodness in your hands.It was 10pm at night, so I opted for a small ($2.75) Original instead of Nutella. Next comes the toppings. I identified it as sinful or healthy goodness. With additional of $ 1, you can have toppings of fruits ,from small cubes of kiwi to slices of banana(the healthy goodness) or toppings of oreo to kit kat (sinful).

It was a dilemma to me. Having sorted out to go for small Original, I thought I could further resist on the calorie loaded toppings of sinful goodness. Alas, my lips uttered "mochi and cookie crunch!" (with a bit too much of enthusiasm) before I could stop myself. Yes, mochi, the chewy Japanese sweet.

The Original frozen yogurt was certainly not vanilla. The texture was smooth and not too melty.It does not feel like ice cream as well. There is a taste of subtle sourness and tangy feeling to it. A crunch of cookie bits and a bite of soft mochi, combined with the rich and creamy frozen yogurt was just heavenly.

Original with freshly cut kiwi and plump blueberries.Summer in a cup! This is what I should have go for. Ah well!

Grated strips of coconut, a sprinkle of nuts and a generous amount of blueberries for toppings.

Lining up for my BerryLine, I already made up my mind what to have the next time. Nutella! (and hopefully, the healthy goodness toppings instead)

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I thought after 3 years, I would have it all figure out. Get that career, get that ladder climbing and get that profile. but do I really want to be a consultant? It was something I have in mind during my 3 years of Economics.
For some reason or another, my mind consistently reminds me that I can stretch myself more than that.

It was the 3rd day of my Journalism course, I already felt a pang of excitment that I never felt before during my 3 years in Economics. Journalism takes me to places and be observant.Take today ,for instance, I learnt how audio and pictures can evoke emotions at the precise moment. Another shot will take you somewhere else.Journalism allows you to be a representative for the voices of the unheard and unknown. It allows you to shape your audience's perspectives.A very powerful tool indeed.

We were shown a documentary on Indonesian Punk by Maria Bakkalapulo & Ayumi Nakanishi. Unfortunately, I can't find the video on YouTube, but the video below is just something I pick up that might interest you.

Being half Indonesian (but practically grew up in Malaysia), I felt a surge of emotions when I watched the video. It brought me back to last summer during my very first visit to Jakarta after ten over years. We were having lunch then. It was a small dingy stall. 2 buskers, no older than 25 years old started stringing their guitars. I wonder aloud how they can survive with a few dollars. What amazed me was that they knew every song by heart. They did a light and beautiful version of - I saw her standing there by the Beatles with just guitars. I loved the song ever since.
Watching the video this morning made me want to be the voice for this community. Or any community that can captivate the audience's attention and feel the emotions these people are going through. The feeling of abandonment, disappointment with their government, and hope. Hope through music.

Below is a random video but I think it is worth a watch!

Summer at Harvard

In America,well, Harvard Summer School at least, you will never grow hungry. A slab of cream cheese on my freshly toasted bagel is my must-have in the mornings. Addictive and sinful. a very awful combination indeed. Even a trip to Provincetown, a 3 hours drive from Harvard, Annernberg Hall make sure you are well stuffed. like a stuffed turkey ready for Christmas.

I always adore given a list of food to choose from.Who doesn't? The slight pang of excitment of thinking what kind of choices, followed by immediate crossing out some selection ,followed by slight hesitant on which choices to cross out some more,(indifference curve applicable here), next is the headache of selecting the best, and then the slight doubt of whether is it the best choice. Perhaps, this is not fun as expected!

Have a look at the list. I wanted everything, to be honest. and it comes with chips, a juice of your choice and a fruit,on top of 2 sandwiches for lunch. We were suppose to tick them the day before and collect it the morning the bus leaves for Provincetown. My lunch came in a medium size bulky brown bag and I happily huddled it in my arms, like a little girl been given her lunch to school. I guess it is the anticipation of opening a little surprise (although I knew my choices) and wondering how good are the well-described sandwiches. As it turned out,

and as you can see....well, the chicken salad on marble rye is boiled? chicken covered in overwhelmingly rich calorie laden mayonnaise. Ham and Swiss on bulkie roll was 2 piece of white bread with ham and cheese in between. I wonder where is my bulkie roll? Hmmmmmm...

This blogger has been in and out of the blogging sphere for quite some time. and this time,she promise to keep it up as long as it can be.It does sound like an impossible mission! Alone with you will mostly be a mish mash of thoughts, my love for food and random rants.

To seize the moment ,capture it, and convey it as vivid as possible. That is what I want to achive, and most importantly, to explore my writing capabilities.

It is lovely of you to visit this blog, and thank you. Comments are welcome!