Basil's Brain

How long is one supposed to take to finish a meal? Seriously, if you look closely at home, food outlets, restaurants or anywhere people sit to eat; most are rushing to finish what is on their plates.There is no appreciation of the myriad of tastes that comes with a dish.What a pity! i,for one enjoy every aspect of eating-the smell, the look and as i take the first morsel into my mouth,i relish the assault on my senses.i start wondering what ingredients are in my dish that have so delighted my palate. Should we not appreciate the effort that was put into a dish?It would be a crime not to.i remember a tea time visit to an elderly couple's home many years back.When i was given a plate of goodies to go with my tea, i recognised a samosa,a small piece of sweetmeat called halva and a mini  coned shaped  pastry which sat beside a dallop of honey coloured jam! As i stared undecidedly what to do with a dallop of jam when there was no bread in sight,the gracious hostess pointed out to

Many a prose and praise has been piled upon it, Poets and popes alike provide powerful potent words with it Painters even passionately potray it poignantly in their paintings. LOVE evokes emotions so profound, Love elicits elevating feelings, LOVE is what the soul feels and the spirit surrenders to... Trembles, tremor, terror even accompanies this emotion. Love is beautiful some say, maybe because we see things differently? Love is peace others advocate, perhaps it encourages serenity? Love is blind everyone tells, probably it motivates neutrality? Misfits and mystics alike allege LOVE cannot contain in a single word BUT must be felt by the 'Being' Is this why the wise proclaim LOVE is GOD?

Negative People Sap Energy As i hit my thirties i discovered that some people exhausted me.Strange was my initial thought.Then i noticed more keenly when in the company of negative perons,i truly feel like shouting out for them to shut up or just running in the other direction when i see them coming my way or seeking out my company. Out of politeness,i used to sit through but when my tiredness reached exhaustion level,i was convinced that i had to put my distance and avoid negative people altogether for my health's sake. i did ask some of my  good friends if they too experienced such symptons.Two of them only realised after we exchanged experiences about the signs like sapping energy,wavering concentration and boredom.i was feeling bad that my tolerance for some people was not good but coincidentally,i chanced upon an article which fully supported my prognosis of negative people exhausting their company and it is alright to stay away for health reasons. Yesterday, i read in

i am going to blog about whatever i fancy..cooking, books, news that bother me,funny stories from friends,strangers and my observation. i am about to finish James Patterson's, 'Cat & Mouse' and it is not as scary as 'Mary,Mary' or even 'Kiss The Girls' but an interesting read nonetheless. Time for my beauty nap..so later with more news! Have a good evening  & cheers.