The Sacredness of Tasting

A close friend was telling me today that i always brag  how much i like food, how much it is something personal for me and how much i choose it delicately . Nevertheless,  she adds that she actually never saw me so passionate about it . Despite that i talk about food constantly ( since i am a food scientist), she says she didnt saw me experience this  zeal "on the ground" .But  this talk was after the small incident that happened today.
So, what happened today??

Well, it was a small incident. Today,  I had a very arduous never lasting 60 minute aerobic class, where i literally couldn't breath . In the class, i was thinking about  juices, water , chocolate, french fries, Basmati rice , lasagna..etc This is what we call an urging appetite . Yes Yes  I was having a "FOOD Fantasy".

I wanted this class to finish so bad, so that i rush up to Bliss Street and choose whatever i like from my favorite foods .(Ironically, the streets name is after Reverend Daniel Bliss-an American missionary who founded the American University of Beirut,  and not because it is blissful due to all the restaurants there :P:P)

Despite all this food enthusiasm, i chose one simple food : "Hazelnut chocolate filled doughnut and a bottle of water". My friend ( which ofcorse was having a doughnut too) was watching me how  i  was eating the doughnut with passion : So, i just sat and looked at the doughnut for 30 sec, then i smelled it. After that , i had a first bite and listened to the sound that my teeth made  as it chewed the poor dough. Then I had another bite much slowlier than before . I wanted to incite all my senses, to feel this food, and so to enjoy it with nothing interrupting me.  My friend confessed that i was treating it as a sacred object.
It was  my heaven that moment.

I cant deny that tasting food is my passion. And i want to pursue more things in it .
Perhaps it will become  my religion, my ceremonial, my ritual, or even my sanctuary :)

60 Pearls

It's my 60th Post . And since i turned 22 yesterday, i wanted to post all the pearls that make my life wonderful :) .
However, i will keep them to 6o only.

These are the 60 pearls that make the necklace of  a happy life :

1.   Blessing of your family.
2.  Falling in love.
3.  Laughing till your stomach hurts.
4.  Riding a car and randomly going to anyplace !
5.  Listening to your favorite song on the radio. And shout at everyone who are talking inorder to hear it
6.  Going to sleep listening to the rain pouring outside., and the thunder bursting
7.  Staying under warm water for an hour or more  !
8. Going to bed early and waking up early
9. Finding some money ( coins) in your purse.
10. Hearing a compliment .
11. Just ignoring what others think bad about you.
12.  Laughing at yourself. Or worse : Laughing without a reason
13. Studying hard for a test and getting the grade you deserve.
14.  Going out to dinner with all your friends.
15. Cooking for people you love.
16. Praying with all your heart and body ….and crying when you pray.
17. Watching the sunset.  And the sunrise :)
18. Remembering your childhood memories
19.  Listening to a song that reminds you of an important person in your life.
20. Playing cards, Monopoloy,  or even Risk….. Like old days
21. Having an  umbrella with you  when it rains accidentally and perhaps sharing it with someone.
22. Sun rays hitting your eyes and you feel you are really beautiful :)
23. Being the devil's advocate and defending other's rights.
24. Seeing the one you love happy.
25. Treating your enemy well.
26. Following the moon when you are in the car.
27. Kissing your mother's forehead .
28. Listening to the stories of your grandmother.
29. Looking under a waterfall, walking in a forest, climbing a mountain and splashing your feet in a river.
30.  Visiting an old friend of yours and remembering great memories.
31. Wearing your new beautiful cloth on the same day you got them.
32. Taking photos of random things you see .
33. Planning a birthday surprise for your friend.
34. Putting a birthday cake in the face of your friend or ice cream on the nose.
35. Having a quiet afternoon, maybe sipping tea and reading a book!
36. Getting a pet to your house !  A cat , dog, turtle , fish, or a bird! J
37. Swimming at night on a hot summer day.
38. Writing a blog : P
39. Shouting at people who annoy you. Yes just do it.
40.  Hearing someone telling you "I LOVE YOU"
41. Charity or doing any voluntary work for your community : ) 
42. Enjoying holiday vacations with your family !
43. Winning a contest or getting an award  because you worked hard on it.
44. Watching Disney movies!!
45. Simply Riding a Boat !
46. Coincidences!  And how they change your whole life!
47. Planting baby trees and see them growing.
48. Smiling to random people , and some who you don’t know.
49. Waiting for a special phone call, text message or email!
50. Playing with  kids ;  their games , their rules.
51. Admitting you were wrong and admitting that you lost.
52. Doing something you never did before like joining a Ta ke wo do class or a yoga or salsa or go skydiving.
53. Having a  five hour conversation with a  friend,  or a special person, or just your brother/sister.
54. Going to a concert for your favorite celebrity and singing their songs  out of your lungs!
55. Getting a surprise gift or sending one :)
56. Dancing and singing on the street!
57. Counting the stars.
58. Writing your own diaries for your future since you are afraid you might forget about your sweet / sad moments of your life.
59. Imagining your dreams coming true : having a family  and kids and being successful in your field :)
60. LAST but not least ,  BREATHING EVERY MOMENT!