the bbq came and went. lots of work. lots of anxiety. lots of food. lots of people and lots of catching up. i supposed everyone had their fair share of fun. then again, the bbq did not materialize per se.
you see, bee went down earlier to set the fire while schneider and i stayed upstairs to prepare the bbq food. i had just finished skewering the chicken that schneider prepared when it started pouring. it was a very heavy downpour. and so i decided to adopt the wet weather plan. i contacted all to come up to my place instead. and i decided to cook the food. after cooking a dish, the rain stopped - as suddenly as it started. but i decided not to back track and to go on doing it indoor. after all, i rationalized, the bbq area and the surrounding floor would still be wet and the whole place would be messy. i knew schneider was disappointed. but i thought since we have decided to adopt the wet weather plan, we might as well carry it through. i felt a little bad to disappoint him considering he had put in so much effort in the food preparation. we ended up cooking all the food he prepared except the chicken wings (which he took home in the end). as for the food i bought, i ended up giving most of them to my sis, uncooked. as for the bee hoon, i decided to throw them away.
i supposed to all who came, they were not aware of how anxious i was given all these last minute change of plans. and this was made worst by the fact that i had stopped cooking for the last year or so. as such, i do not have the necessary condiments, chopped garlic, sauce, oil, etc. the evening wore on. all the anxiety was made worst by the fact that i was also worried if people felt at home. for once, ed and st was amongst strangers, sam was new to everyone and was with my friends, lp's children was afraid of sapphie when they last visited... all these came together and i was rather anxious about how they would all fit in together.
so, the rain and the decision to do it indoor in addition to all these worries took a drastic toll on me. i did not want to change my mind about anything. never mind the fact that my house smell of oil, never mind that the place got messy, never mind that my stove was messed up big time with all the cooking (i have never cooked like that since i installed it some months back), and never mind the fact that i always find it very difficult to entertain people and have always avoided doing it. but well, i think things turned out well. as for me, with crowds in my house, i ended up as usual at a corner of the house or in the kitchen doing things by myself instead of mingling. not a sociable person and prefer to be alone amongst crowds. by the end of the evening, i was frankly very exhausted, both mentally and physically.
anyway, i am glad the whole event went off smoothly.
it was a terribly exhausting weekend.
you see, bee went down earlier to set the fire while schneider and i stayed upstairs to prepare the bbq food. i had just finished skewering the chicken that schneider prepared when it started pouring. it was a very heavy downpour. and so i decided to adopt the wet weather plan. i contacted all to come up to my place instead. and i decided to cook the food. after cooking a dish, the rain stopped - as suddenly as it started. but i decided not to back track and to go on doing it indoor. after all, i rationalized, the bbq area and the surrounding floor would still be wet and the whole place would be messy. i knew schneider was disappointed. but i thought since we have decided to adopt the wet weather plan, we might as well carry it through. i felt a little bad to disappoint him considering he had put in so much effort in the food preparation. we ended up cooking all the food he prepared except the chicken wings (which he took home in the end). as for the food i bought, i ended up giving most of them to my sis, uncooked. as for the bee hoon, i decided to throw them away.
i supposed to all who came, they were not aware of how anxious i was given all these last minute change of plans. and this was made worst by the fact that i had stopped cooking for the last year or so. as such, i do not have the necessary condiments, chopped garlic, sauce, oil, etc. the evening wore on. all the anxiety was made worst by the fact that i was also worried if people felt at home. for once, ed and st was amongst strangers, sam was new to everyone and was with my friends, lp's children was afraid of sapphie when they last visited... all these came together and i was rather anxious about how they would all fit in together.
so, the rain and the decision to do it indoor in addition to all these worries took a drastic toll on me. i did not want to change my mind about anything. never mind the fact that my house smell of oil, never mind that the place got messy, never mind that my stove was messed up big time with all the cooking (i have never cooked like that since i installed it some months back), and never mind the fact that i always find it very difficult to entertain people and have always avoided doing it. but well, i think things turned out well. as for me, with crowds in my house, i ended up as usual at a corner of the house or in the kitchen doing things by myself instead of mingling. not a sociable person and prefer to be alone amongst crowds. by the end of the evening, i was frankly very exhausted, both mentally and physically.
anyway, i am glad the whole event went off smoothly.
it was a terribly exhausting weekend.
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Thanks for the invite, I had a great time. Thanks to Schneider too for the great food. He was busy thoughout in the kitchen.
Wanted to stay back to help clean up. At least do something in return, so paiseh. But can see that 3 of U r tired, so I took my leave.
Sam
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