December 12 New food. You're now in love with Lebanese food and you didn't even know what it was in January of this year.
Indian food. I still don't like the smell of some plates but I have definitely become more open to it.
Other notable mentions were: tilapia, Vietnamese food, and gnocchi bread.
I can still taste the gnocchi bread and its savory carmelized onions. Man.
December 13 What's the best change you made to the place you live?
Referring to my permanent residence back home, I spent an entire Christmas vacation slowly cleaning everything out of my room. Sorting through old diaries, Fujifilm photos, scented markers, wooden No. 2 pencils, my art portfolio, and old outgrown clothes sure brought back a flood of memories.
I might pick it up again this break.
December 14 Rush. When did you get your best rush of the year?
Assisting my cousin in a dental surgery on my uncle on my second day of my internship experience. I did not anticipate that much blood and certainly didn't expect to be able to film it. I couldn't believe how easily a tooth slides out of the gum. I wanted to look away and unsee what I just saw but I couldn't. It was so gross yet cool.
December 15 Best packaging. Did your headphones come in a sweet case? See a bottle of tea in another country that stood off the shelves?
I signed up for a free sample of Fair Trade ground organic coffee and a coffee mug, not expecting to get it at all. Seriously? A coffee mug for filling out a form online? Yeah, right. Fast forward a week or so later and I have a parcel key waiting in my mailbox. There sat a gigantic box in the parcel locker.
I guess it goes to show that some things really are free.
December 16 Tea of the year. I can taste my favorite tea right now. What's yours?
Thai tea. I dread making it now, thanks to AsianFest, but I do love the taste still. I had just about given up on finding a good-tasting tea but my first cup of Thai tea hit the spot.