Strange Call

I received a strange call today. The person who was my boyfriend 9 years ago called me and said that he killed someone. I did not believe it because it was his hobby to create strange stories in order to receive attention to himself. Why do we need it? Many of us like doing the same. Do you remember the Shepherd’s boy and the Wolf fable? This happened to me today. I did not believe but it may be true, who knows. But I don’t care…Horrible words!

Drugstore experience

People enter a drugstore with a certain mood. Some people are excited because they are almost cured or their problems are not so serious. Some people look nervous or even scared because they don’t like medical treatment (like me) or understand that they future does not look too bright. Anyway, this is not the only category of people who enter a drugstore. There are also some really excited people who buy vitamins, condoms and etc. It does not matter who you are and why you came as all of us feel this special drugstore smell and see white overalls. We buy aspirin when we have a headache, Theraflu when we have a sore throat…

Starting off my day…

Starting off my day…

Is it important always to have a good mood? Don’t know but today my mood is definitely gloomy because I have a headache. Why do I have a headache? Well, there are some reasons for it. Can I share a secret even with myself? Sometimes it’s difficult to put into words even your own thoughts because you don’t want to hurt yourself.

Anyway the mood is not good today. How to improve it? Maybe to do some physical exercises? It helps sometimes but not always, not today…I’m tired from the morning. No, not tired, exhausted. OK, decided. I’m going to make some carrot juice. Yes, it’s the best decision.

…I’m tired in the evening. My eye lashes are so heavy. Good night everybody!

Do you know bittermelon?

Momordica charantia often called bitter melon, bitter gourd or bitter squash in English, has many other local names. Goya from the indigenous language of Okinawa and karavella from Sanskrit are also used by English-language speakers.

The fruit has a distinct warty exterior and an oblong shape. It is hollow in cross-section, with a relatively thin layer of flesh surrounding a central seed cavity filled with large, flat seeds and pith. The fruit is most often eaten green, or as it is beginning to turn yellow. At this stage, the fruit's flesh is crunchy and watery in texture, similar to cucumber, chayote or green bell pepper, but bitter. The skin is tender and edible. Seeds and pith appear white in unripe fruits; they are not intensely bitter and can be removed before cooking.

As the fruit ripens, the flesh (rind) becomes tougher, bitterer, and too distasteful to eat. On the other hand, the pith becomes sweet and intensely red; it can be eaten uncooked in this state, and is a popular ingredient in some Southeast Asian salads.

When the fruit is fully ripe, it turns orange and mushy, and splits into segments which curl back dramatically to expose seeds covered in bright red pulp.

Some parts of the plant including arils (seed covering) are toxic, causing vomiting, diarrhea, and even death in children.

Question time

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