Thursday, 13 September 2018

You Are What You Eat

Prompt: Food - What's for breakfast? Dinner? Lunch? Or maybe you could write a poem about that time you met a friend at a cafe.

It seems to be common knowledge that we are all supposed to have three meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. But, what if a person has indeed met all of those but they had a very small helping because of their hectic working life? I posed that question because I was only able to eat a small piece of blueberry bread on Saturdays and a cup noodle on Sundays before having my proper lunch in the afternoon. I've been having the Saturday and Sunday eating routine since January and July respectively. Surely it's not healthy for the body, no?

I really love to eat and I've been thinking of stretching my stomach so that I would be able to consume more amount of food. And no, it is not for some enormous eating challenge. I am not that intrepid. Anyway, I've read that you can drink lots of water to increase your stomach capacity. I did that the night before I visit a BBQ restaurant (which is actually Seoul Garden most of the time). Hopefully, one day, I'll be able to eat more food than usual. I do remember an episode of 'Explorers of Human Body' where they ate food and then see their stomach through X-Ray. I cannot recall the exact details but I remember that one of the discoveries is that even though you feel full after having a full course meal, you would still be able to enjoy a plate of sugary dessert.

Recently, I have finished a book titled 'Slider' by Pete Hautman. The story is about a boy who is an eating prodigy and participated in many eating challenges. Throughout reading that book, I keep craving for pizza. I am supposed to write a short story based on the prompt but I ended up typing a journal entry instead.

I noticed that it has been almost 2 years since I fulfilled any writing prompts. Well, one of my goals is to complete all my stories but obviously, in order to reach that goal, I have to keep my hands busy by writing. Writing stamina. Yes, that is the exact word. Hopefully, I'll be able to update on all my stories eventually.

I think that's all for today. I'll complete another writing prompt tomorrow. See you tomorrow!