7 AM GOT AN EARLY CALL FROM MY COUSIN, SHARON
I was very surprised when the phone rang very early morning at around 7 AM; I thought to myself...that's really strange...nobody tends to call me at that time...(might be a wrong number, possibly)?
When I picked the phone up(had to use call back: 1471...to discover who had phoned...it was a number I recognised)...it was my cousin Sharon.
Apparently, she had come back from her family outing to Turkey; and, just as we were about to talk...; she said the kids had awoken...so, she'll phone me back, later, on at around 9 AM.
I don't know if she did phone me back/or, not...all I know was by then I was fast asleep.
1:05 PM JOB CENTRE SIGN ON DAY
Today, I had to sign on at Streatham Job Centre with Sue at 1:10 PM.
Only I awoke at 1 PM on the dot.
Then, my mum insisted I boil her a kettle to bring her a hot water bottle, first; which takes, at least, 3 minutes.
Thus, I left home somewhere around 1:05 PM; riding my bike up the hill...as fast as I possibly can.
Luckily, when I arrived there...the job centre advisor was having an appointment with somebody else; and, thus, I was seen to by an adjacent advisor, instead.
I had expected that they would check my job search; but, actually, they did not. Instead, they just asked me did I do it...to which I truthfully replied, yes; and, they just took me at my word.
They wrote down when my next job centre appointment would be; and, then, got me to sign...and, then, I was allowed to return back home.
1:30 PM SHOPPED: STREATHAM ALDI
I brought some shopping at Streatham Aldi superstore. I brought...
- 3 packets of Wotsit's cheese puff crips
- Potato/2 bags
- Sweet potato/2 bags
- Carrots/4 bags
- Tomato/2 bags
- Onions/2 bags
- Tubs of double chocolate desert cream/Vanillia desert cream
- 2 x thick carrier bags
I believe in all the shopping cost around £21.xx.
2 PM RETURNED BACK HOME WITH ALL THE SHOPPING
The journey back home was pretty much 'uneventful'...which is exactly how I like it to be...because, this time I did not overload myself with shopping; -(unlike the last time...where I was nearly falling off my bike)-; the loads balanced evenly carrying the two heavy bags on either side of the bike handlebars; and, before I even knew it...I was all the way back home.
3 PM MISSED MY VAUXHALL ART CLASS, AGAIN
The time is, currently, 2:36 PM...; and, frankly, I feel really tired...just want to go back to bed; after putting away all of the shopping: fridge/-etc.; I don't feel like going back out onto the streets.
I might go down to the post office to get some cash; but, that's about it...; then, go down to the library across the road to return 2 overdue library books. This is my current planned schedule.
I don't fancy going out to art class, today; as I'm really not up to it...look bad/feel bad...not in the mood to go and socialise; instead, I more wish to stay in/sleep/hide.
LATEST UPDATE: I did not go out to the post office on time/nor did I go and visit the library. Can do it tomorrow, though.
6 PM COOKED: BOTH RICE/POTATOES , PERFECTLY
The reason why I had chosen to stay in...and, not go out...was because at around 5:15 PM I had started preparing some food.
In particular, 2 pots...one medium sized pot to make rice; and, a large size pot to make potatoes.
What I found to be particularly interesting this time was both pots I made turned out pretty much 'perfect'.
THE WAY I MADE THE RICE
I placed 2 cupfuls of rice into an empty pot. Then, I went and washed it three times...using a kitchen sieve. Next, I covered the rice over by just a 1/4 inch of water...; turning the fire up to 'max'...in order to bring the pot to the boil. In around 10 or so minutes the rice water had boiled...; but, then, I noticed that the rice was looking really pretty 'plain, and, just dry'. Then, I thought to myself I'd forgotten to add in some flavouring ingredients...so, I went and added:
- 1 spoonful of butter
- 1 teaspoonful of salt
- 1/4 finely diced onion
- 2 x diced small green peppers (cut each small green pepper into 4's...in order to release the flavour)
- 1 diced tomato (cut the tomato vertically into 4 parts/then, cut those 4 parts into being 8/next, cut the tomato bits in half; and, sprinkled these into the pot)
...finally, I added in some more water...just a 'touch'...and, waited for everything to cook...; around, 10/15 minutes, later...the rice was ready to taste(meaning, all water boiled out). When I tasted it...I could hardly believe it myself...; let's just put it this way...forget needing to add any further food...the whole potful of rice could be eaten just purely on it's own...it was that 'perfect!'
I gave my mum some to taste...and, she loved it; so, I knew I'd done ok.
Only trouble was I liked eating the rice so much...that I basically went and eat it all...with absolutely nothing left. Will need to make some more...; using the exact same formula.
-(NOTE: I think, the rice might have been improved just a little bit by adding some salt-fish; only, I'm not too sure how to cook salt-fish...?! Will need to ask my mum...)-
THE WAY I MADE THE POTATOES
At first, I decided to make only 'sweet potatoes'; because the last time I made these...it tasted really great(note: I have a sweet tooth...so, I have a tendency to always much prefer sweet to plain).
First, I filled a large pot with water...and, turned up the fire to 'max'...so that it would be ready to boil.
Next, I peeled around 4 x sweet potatoes...; together with 4 x carrots...; and, placed everything together inside of the pot with hot water...(still not boiling, yet).
Then, I started thinking to myself...I need to make some plain potatoes as well...; and, too, some further flavouring. I added...
1 x teaspoonful of salt
1 x spoonful of butter
1 x large diced onion
2 x large plain potatoes
1 x diced large green pepper (cut vertically into 8's)
2/or, 3 x small green peppers (also, diced up...in order to release flavour)
4 x small to medium sized carrots
I had filled the pot with enough water to cover everything...so, it took a while to cook...perhaps, anything between 1/2 an hour up to 1 hour. I left the fire on high. When the pot was pretty much boiled down...; I think, there might have been only 1/4 of water left...; then, everything was ready to taste. I took the back of a spoon handle...and, thrust it through the 2 large plain potatoes...and, the spoon handle went straight through...; so, I knew the potato was ready...not too soft/not too hard. Honestly, I couldn't believe my luck...the potatoes had cooked just simply 'perfect!'
CONCLUSION: Although I certainly wouldn't class myself as being a 'cook', yet; however, when it comes to knowing how to cook both potatoes/and, rice...I don't think I've got too much problems about being able to tackle doing it, again, in future.
19:58 CHECKED MY BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE: £0.24p
I phoned to check my bank account balance: £0.24p
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