Independence Day

Hi Natty honey!  How are you feeling today, my precious princess?  I hope everything is going easy for you, and that you are having a grand old time.  Don't forget to pray!  Today is Malaysia's independence day.  August 31, 1957 to be sure.  No, I didn't go see the parade.  One would have to wake up and be out of the house very early for that, and I'm not a big fan of parades.  I would never be one to have a parade in my honor, or whatever.  Today is Friday, so I went for the Friday prayer.  That's about it.  I cut the grass in the evening.  Lunch was pretty good, I had some chicken liver to use up, so I fried up some eggplant and onions in "sambal tumis" (blended onions, chillies, and "belacan" (fermented shrimp) fried in oil until saturated), then added the chicken liver which I had marinated in turmeric and salt.  I can't stomach overcooked liver- it has to be done perfectly.  Since liver is strong tasting, one chicken liver is the perfect blend for the eggplant mix to be eaten with a couple of tortillas.  By the way, I'm not budgeted for pizza right now to coincide with your trip to Milan.  So you're going to have to fly the pizza flag for both of us.  Please make sure you go to a restaurant in Milan and eat pizza, OK?

For those of you who are Janis Joplin aficionados, note that Janis never sang a song the same way every time.  Maybe she didn't want to bore herself, or maybe she was too messed up.

My look for today is Latina.  I didn't plan it that way, that's just how it happened.  Kind of like my lunch.