Saturday, January 12, 2008 @7:53 PM
Sometimes, especially recently, I feel that I am very very vain. And I know very well that vanity is a bad thing. It is not right to hold on to something that is so worldly and will not last. So hopefully I will get over this phase soon.
I have lost a significant amount of interest in lots of food once I think about how much oil they contain. Seriously. My parents always want to bring me out for a big meal and I’m always refusing. I don’t even eat food from hawker center now because everything is so oily. So my meals these days consist of breakfast (egg and porridge) and dinner (some assorted meat and vegetables my maid cooked). After a while, it is becomes hard to feel hungry at meal times because I don’t look forward to food. I think I feel that I need to eat, but I don’t find anything very appetizing anymore. No I’m not turning anorexic because I’m not losing weight. I eat enough for the day, but I think I used to have a very strong interest in food, and now there’s really not much of it.
I was watching this primary school Chinese program with my sister today, and I pointed out that she copied a word down wrongly. I tried to correct it and realized I have no idea how to write it either. I suddenly realized that I can’t write Chinese very well now. I think my speaking ability is still good, since both my family here and my apartment mates in Wisconsin speak Chinese. I also watch Chinese drama. But I think writing is proving to be rather difficult. I can’t imagine writing a long essay in Chinese now. Sigh. My mind is degrading.
I still haven’t made up my mind what to do about next semester.