Swimming and Bowling with the family. I used to say I like swimming better alone - you can't talk underwater, and swimming laps is not very social. But getting underwater piggy backs from Tim (who is big enough to piggy back me on land even) and teaching him to do an underwater handstand and then turning multiple somersaults in the pool, until water filled out ears and made our laughter sound distant and far off reminded me how much I actually love family pool days.
At the class dinner, Miss Tan told me about how a Swedish volunteer in the cook islands volunteering project she was doing could see angels and demons. He has 2 guardian angels, and angels are nine feet tall.
4 May:
I had lunch with Ben, the last one before he books into army. He made lots of lame jokes and I drank lots of tea. We both got our hair cut. (His considerably shorter) He asked if we thought we'd be able to keep in contact when he was in army and I maybe go to Cambridge. I told him truthfully I don't know, but so far I've actually managed to reply to his whatsapp messages so I think we will.
I had dinner with Alicia and Vi and we found apples the size of our faces and I met Elisa in Cold storage and had Palak Paneer and Kashmiri Naan finally! They are both so down to earth and conversation always leaves me gasping from laughter.
5 May:
The male interviewer in the NUS scholarship interview kept nodding and saying 'Fascinating', which may be my favourite compliment ever - 'What you are saying is so interesting that not only will I listen with all my heart, my awe will escape from my lips.'
Blisters.
6 May:
Baked a sugar free, oil free Banana and blueberry walnut loaf (Recipe at the bottom of this post) which tastes absolutely gorgeous with peanut butter.
7 May:
USP interview went rather boringly and therefore badly since I felt like none of the conversation penetrated past surface level. I got to fusionopolis early for my MDA interview so hung out in the grocery store for a while, browsing the organic/health shelves for a while at all the things I have no money to buy, and coincidentally met Elisa in Cold storage again!
The MDA interview went really well, I had so much fun talking to them. I never thought I would come to a stage where interviews would be fun but they are now. They're wonderful experiences to meet older, wiser people in creative industries and I just look at them sitting across the table and wonder - they must have done so much and have such passion to get to where they are now.
After I got home I ran for 40 minutes and then did a hardcore ab workout which totaled 300 sit ups and I felt pretty much like Jillian Michaels.
10 May:
We woke up early to make pancakes for Mum and I prepared my rhubarb and apple crumble to bake after I got home from church.
After the service, I met Emily who had terribly bruise-y knees from theatre auditions and so I gave her a ride round the church grounds on one of those trolleys people use for cardboard boxes. For some strange reason, the church road doesn't go one direction all the way round, it has 2 opposite directions despite having just one lane, and so we were constantly going against the flow of traffic.
At one point, we saw a blue Honda and realised it was Auntie Rachel's car adn that we were completely in the way, and so while trying to get out of the way we were simultaneously shrieking 'It's your Mother!' 'My Mother!' 'Your Mother!' when suddenly James popped his head out the driver's window and we realised it most certainly was not her mother.
Lunch was at Holland Drive and we got Thunder Tea rice again, which I intend to learn how to make so that if I go to England I can make it in the winter and recall sunshiney May days.
When we got home, we watched old home videos from the year 2000, of Hannah and I running around Lowestoft and Yarmouth and Grandma's garden in Silver Birches.
Banana and Blueberry Walnut Loaf
(adapted from: http://www.lovefoodeat.com/healthy-banana-bread-whole-wheat-vegan-oil-free-and-sugar-free/)
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour (I did a mix of whole wheat, whole meal and plain because I ran out of whole wheat)
2 cups mashed banana (preferably overripe)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup finely chopped dates
2 eggs (You could make this vegan if you have flax, and then you just make a 2 flax eggs: 2 tbsp flax seed powder + 6 tbsp water)
Some honey or maple syrup
Blueberries
Crushed Walnuts
Pre-heat the oven at 160 degree Celsius
Mash the banana well.
In a big bowl add the flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and mix well. now add the chopped dates and stir together. Add the mashed banana and eggs and stir till it’s combined.
Fold in blueberries and walnuts
Fold this into a greased loaf pan.
Bake for 50 to 60 mins till it’s well risen, crusty and golden on the outside. A toothpick inserted right in the center has to come out clean and that’s when the loaf is cooked.
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