a bowl of something good

I hope you noticed something different. Yes, it's new. The blog's name.
Why do I change it? It's about time I guess.

It all started with Mr. Anthony Bourdain. He's the famous author/chef/food traveler known for its infamous TV show “No Reservations”. His show is my favorite among all those culinary trip shows on TV. When it comes to food, I must say he's fearless..no holding back. He doesn't have to cook anything on his show, but he speaks the world's culinary language eloquently. You won't get any recipe or be a better cook by watching his show, but you'll get everything else. With a goosebumps. A good one.

His show is a wicked feature, left nothing but a good mix of something good. Food, people, culture and life itself. And coincidentally (maybe not), he is the man with deep and abundant passion for Asian cuisines. Blessed him. And he's famous for that by the way. He knows Asian food too well and enjoy it like the locals do. That of course includes the street food and the king of fruit: durian (not for the fainted-heart).

So, life has been tough on me these past 2 weeks. The crazy flu and lungs problem hit me hard again just like the old time. Yea, I do feel defeated a bit. Then I watched an episode of No Reservations. It was all about the Street Food. Okay, it has some Mexican street food and American junk food in it, but of course..Asian street food dominated the show. All those hot and spicy noodles, laksa, pho, you name it. My kind of comfort food.

Then he came with these lines.
A bowl of something good. Created from decades of trial and error. The perfect bowl of something good. A hope. A reason to move on.

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A plate of patience.
An ounce of friendship.
Two drops of tears.
A tablespoon of heartbroken.
A teaspoon of bitterness.
A pinch of rainbow.
A cube of fearless.
And a lot of laugh as you like.

A bowl of something good. Consists of goodness and not so good things. You'll taste all the elements inside, but when it's served hot and spicy stirred in a good-sized bowl..it's just good.
A hope. A reason to move on..when you're feeling defeated.

Enjoy.