Saturday, 19 January 2013

The Bright Side

2 - The Bright Side

"Write about an experience  in a hospital."



     HOSPITAL, a lot of people worry when they hear that word. People think that being in it sucks. Maybe because they think it's eerie or something. It kinda is though, just the fact that some people actually die there is just creepy. What some people don't realize though, is that you can actually have a lot of fun in it. If you know how. I mean, it sucks that you got sick and all, but the least you could do is try to look at the bright side.

     One morning when I was still a junior in high school, I went to school with a pain in my neck, thinking that it was just from the way I slept or something. I was actually sick. I just didn't know it yet. During lunch period at school, my friends noticed how pale I was and asked if I was okay. I replied that I was feeling dizzy. So, they took me to the school clinic. When the nurse took my temperature, it was over 40°C, so, I was sent home. Then, in the evening it got even higher, so my mum decided to take me to the hospital. 

     During my first day in the hospital, I felt pretty neutral about it, with all the medicine I had to take and hourly check ups. Not to mention I was still pretty sick, that's why I just felt like a vegetable. As the days went by, I got better and better, but I was still in the hospital, because I was still under observation, so I got bored. I looked for ways to pass the time and entertain myself. If you ask the nurses, the doctors and the other people who were there, they'd say I was in bed the whole day. That's what I wanted them to think though. You know what they say, "When the cat's away, the mouse will play." I was alone in the room most of the time. I ate a lot of things that weren't part of my "prescribed" diet. I kept walking around the room doing all the random things I can think of. I kept singing loudly in my room, you could probably hear it in the hall. This one time, my mum walked in, and I pretended like I was paralyzed and stuff, I think it kind of freaked her out a bit. I did a lot more crazy things that time. It was pretty fun despite all the bad tasting medicine I had to take, how I can barely move my hand because I had a tube stuck in my wrist and stuff. On the bright side, there was no school for me, the bed was really comfortable, there was cable t.v., a fridge with loads of food, the room was airconditioned, I got served with even more food and  I did crazy random things. That's how my stay at the hospital went. I had fun. Eventually, I got better and I had to leave the hospital.

     I'm not saying that if you want to have fun, go get admitted to a hospital or something. What I'm trying to say is, whatever may happen to you in life, always try to look at the brighter side of things. Who knows, you might just find it in the place you least expect it to be.

Thursday, 17 January 2013

The Art of Cooking

1 - The Art of Cooking

"Cooking is an Art"

     When we hear the word "ART" we always associate it paintings, drawings and sculptures. Well, Art actually is the product of a diverse range of human activities or the activities themselves. There are a lot of different forms of art, one of which is Cooking.

     Like other forms of art, Cooking needs patience, creativity, imagination, skill, passion and most especially heart. Otherwise, it would be pointless. I mean, nowadays, with all the fast-food joints, you could order food with one click of a button. So, why cook? Well, have you ever wondered if this kind of food would go well with that kind of sauce or which spices go with which? Basically, it starts with curiosity. After a while, you start to get the hang of it. You take an interest in it. You start to follow recipes or even make one of your own.  This is the part where you experiment on flavors and stuff. Then, this passion for cooking eventually builds up inside of you and you just want to express yourself by cooking, through food. Like other artists in other forms of art, each of us have our own unique style of cooking. Sure, it might take time, it might take a lot practice, but hey, if you love what you're doing, then you shouldn't stop doing it. That's why in cooking, you need to have passion and the heart for it. Like other forms of art as well, Cooking is a never ending learning experience. There are always new ways to cook food. That's one of the reasons why cooking is awesome other than you get to eat after. You can always learn and discover new things in the Art of Cooking.

     Cooking is an Art because it needs basic skills, creativity, passion and heart. You have to put your heart in everything you do. If you love what you are doing, then you will be happy with it no matter what. If you think you can't cook, like other art forms, you just need to keep practicing. Eventually, you'll get better at it.