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Time for a recipe eh. <composing in true thugkitchen style>
I call this 'jsf's spinachpotatelentil fishcakes' or 'jsf's italakes'
Practically a bajan fishcake with lentil peas, spinach and potatoes [potates sound so much more kosher].
So you will need;
some saltfish [the pack you buy for $7 something]
about 2 handfuls of spinach leaves [make sure you tear them up]
half cup full of lentils [I counted 243 peas]
3 potatoes
1 and a half cups of flour [flour is basically just to blend the mixture together into a ball or whatever]
italian herbs like basil and thyme. salt and pepper [whatever seasonings you feel like]
3 teaspoons of some good ole bajan peppersauce [to give some heat]
1 hot pepper chopped small [more heat]
1 teaspoon of baking powder [for the island uprising, obviously]
not using any eggs but I guess you could beat one and add it if you want that texture-y taste
just a uhhgf of butter or oil
oil to fry the damn things in
right, prepare your saltfish by boiling for probably 4 minutes [to deduct some of the saltiness] then strain.
prepare your lentils and potatoes, boil them till soft enough to crush together. pour off your water and scrush them like ants.
almost halfway there already. get a big bowl, put your saltfish, seasonings, lentilpotate mix, basically put every damn thing in the bowl and mix it up. stir in a little water gradually till it's a thick pullable dome of pluff.
now prepare to fry. heat your pan, add some oil. spoon out medium sized clumps of your mix and fry till.. [you should know when innit]
makes a good set of SPLFC's, like enough to feed probably 2 people, six or seven or six and a half each.
I'll take a pic sometime.
You can set up all the adventures you want but the willingness has to
be there too. Excitement is easy. It's the frame of mind to enjoy and
participate in each others company.
You know you did it. This all happened because you
did it and didn't say, and not only that.. you took precautions to hinder
it's discovery. Yes, it ate me inside, distrust abounded. Had you said it
the same day you did it without me having to fight myself to ask days
later, we'd be easily past it. The other thing, you also know what you
did, I kept my records. I know how the functionality works. Was it
spite? Was it selfishness that got over you! 2 days it eroded my spirits. A
bad feeling to have. In retrospect, if you had explained the contexts of
the words you wrote, my desperation would have been avoided. I knew
there were too many coincidences. I care for you but I'm sorry to say suspicion and paranoia may soon begin and yet I am still grateful that
the confusing disease which was eating me is gone.
Aloof; meaning conspicuously uninvolved and uninterested, typically through distaste. Remote, reserved, reticent, indifferent..
I have reached the stage where my life is so simple, the tolerance and care is actually diminished. Things that excite and bother people/society have no influence on me. I don't fuss or fret. Never embarrassed or easily annoyed. I'm super cool-headed (growing up being stubborn around my overly strict miserable mum). People may say bad things about you to people who don't know you, they form impression sand the cycle goes on.
Opinions of people that I care about only matter. If I don't know you, your opinion doesn't matter to me. Like my old manager.. she once said, "you are a nice smart guy but when people see your raggedy unkempt hair, they would think the worst, you should carry yourself not as an undesirable but as a person of standard". I'm comfortable with my appearance in all aspects, people may get bothered or be offended but I care not.
Back to the simpleness, week in week out for me it's the same stable circuit. Work and weekends.
Pay the rent, buy food stuffs, listen music, watch movies. Internet research. Entertain my companion. (cinema or dinner now and then)
No worries, drama, stress. One would say, go out party, socialize with friends. Fulfill your life.. what not. I just don't have that interest outside my seemingly basic activities/hobbies...
Meaning I could stay in an entire weekend, Friday night to Monday morn' and not even peek outside for sunshine and I am HAPPY. I don't have to go out and dress to impress anyone. Have my food and computer and I'm satisfied. This society and the ideals of false fake-ness.... The ultmitate goal, I think in this (bajan) life is to study, work, get your home/car, maybe family, settle and retire. Be comfortable. Well yes I would like to own my home, but at 40,000/year salary, one might need a mortgage (as I have been advised to do many times). I have in mind a dream of a hermit lifestyle. Living apart from society but comfortable and observing.
Life is what you make it, innit
In light of the previous post..Here is a list of deals I have acquired from Facebook Marketplaces. Some I still have and in good condition.
Here goes.. in no order whatsoever.
Nokia N95 - 350.00
Nokia C3 - 100.00
Nokia E72 - 275.00 (current mobile)
Numark Mixtrack - 250.00 (I used, like twice)
Panasonic Lumix FH5 16mp camera - 275.00 (brand new)
Table and Chair - 50.00 (my best deal, yet)
12 inch (300 w) speaker with tweeter - 150.00
Computer (i3-330ghz, 4gb ram, hd7700) - 600.00
Blackberry Bold 2 - 250.00
Apple iPod 2G - 100.00
Acer 22' monitor - 120.00
2 Boss' 8' Speakers in bandbox and 840w amp - 350.00
2 Cars bought independently..
1991 Nissan Sunny B13 (sold)
1991 Rover 416 GSi
I also recently bought a Side by Side fridge for 300.00 from a newspaper ad.
Deals are out there! It also helps to subscribe to Bajan email marketers like such as thisnthatbajan and impressionsbarbados
