Monday 8 September 2008

Chomp chomp.

Eating can be a real headache sometimes. You stare uneasily at the mound on your plate. Painfully aware of every action, you lift your spoon to your mouth. Insert. REmove empty spoon. Chew. Chew. Chew. Chewchewchewchewchewchew.........Swallow. And so it follows, bite after seemingly unending bite, and yet the food on your plate doesn't seem to be getting much less, and you're very aware of how horrendously slowly you're eating.
Ah, the tragedies of being a frequently distracted slow eater. Must buckup.

Other times, however, you don't even realise you're eating, either you're immersed in something else or you're really savouring the taste, exploring each layer and nuance. At those times, the quick snack you rustled up, a muffin on the go, a hunger-driven pit-stop at a street vendor's cart, all you recall is a vague texture in the mouth, egg/chocolate/whatever, oozing over your throat, and instant satisfaction.
I'm off to lunch now....

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Story of my life and things to do...
Short story competition by some 'Katha' organisation, announced today. Deadline? 15th sep. sigh. working overtime.
and other etcs. Must also start jogging, and regular study. must also study for SAT

Got all my marks. sigh sigh. didn't expect much more. But i am NOT HAPPY with my English marks. huh.

:)

13 comments:

lemon said...

i know what you mean, considering the fact that i spend more than half my time eating! :P

busy-writer said...

hmm when are you taking the SAT?

DreamCatcher said...

:)

EC said...
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EC said...

Just enjoy your food with the speed you're comfortable with yea.. I'm the slowest eater within my family/friends but I'd never let it bother me at all. Savour every bit yea.. though your post doesn't sound like you find the food delicious.

Jack said...

Mystique,

LOL. Never thought eating could be so complicated.

All the best for competetion.

Take care

Impressionist said...

lol yeah, I go with jack! :P

-I

Scribblers Inc said...

and only I thought that eating was sucha pain!! :P

Scribblers Inc.

Swathi Bellavi said...

I need to start jogging too And yes study also :)
Great blog u have here :)

Chaggoholic.... said...

Chomped ur way away.Slow eater category well count me in. I hv improved incase its a good dish m eatin.But incase i m talkin i loose again....

Espèra said...

I'm a gobbler. I eat and eat so that I don't have to waste time over food.

Princess Consuela Banana Hammock said...

I have never actually spent time analysing my food habits but since I just did that, I realise I am very much a hogger but then I am too busy to concentrate on what I am eating these days. I am too busy talking or talking. but then thats means I talk when I eat. Thats bad

Mystique said...

@ lemonade: in the same boat, are we?

2 mon: oct.

2 futomaki: oh i do....i mostly do...but i dunno, i'm just very aware when i eat.

2 scribb: :) misery loves compeny na?

2 swathi: procrastination rocks.

2 chaggoholic: yeah, true, i'm a lot better than i was before...

2 espera: :O

2 butterfly: same here....i talk while i eat. or read.