A load of crap from an idle brain

Its the starting day of Lent today (25th February).  Like last year, this year again i would like to go vegetarian for the next 40 days in the run up to Easter Sunday (12th April).  And yes, i would like to even stay away from eggs.

Today is celebrated as Ash Wednesday by the Roman Catholics. According to about.com, Ash Wednesday is described as

During Mass, the ashes which give Ash Wednesday its name are distributed. The ashes are made by burning the blessed palms that were distributed the previous year on Palm Sunday; many churches ask their parishioners to return any palms that they took home so that they can be burned.

For me, its nothing to do with the religious significance, but once in a while i like to test myself and see if i can stay away from something that is such an integral part of my food.  Its practically impossible for someone to find some good vegetarian food in Singapore unless one is cooking at home and packing lunch.

Singapore is a plce where even egg is considered vegetarian and vegetarian food means serving a few green leaves blanched in hot water. This would mean that i would need to start cooking from today onwards every night after going home.  Tough luck.  But no choice.  Let’s see how i can manage.  Btw, i have no intention of staying away from milk and other dairy products too.   I love my tea with milk in it.  There shall be no compromise on that front

Meanwhile, i put up a ticker on the right side to remind myself of the number of days to go for the D-day (Easter Sunday)

Above cartoon from: Cartoon Church

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And so, it brings to an end 49 eventful days of this year’s lent season. Managed to hang on to my vegetarian spell all through. I thought it was a breeze this year inspite of the fact that apart from staying away from meat and fish, i also stayed away from egg. Iam a sucker for eggs. My favourite is a 4 eggs omlette with lots of tomatoes and cheese thrown in. That recipe, some other time.

Ya, ya cholesterol and all that stuff is not for me. Anyway, for the first time i didn’t wish for anything during this lent season. I just went ahead with it. But then surprise, some great things are happening for me. Will share them in due course of time.

Meanwhile, a good song to ring in this year’s Easter. “One of us” by Joan Osborne. A nice and meaningful song.

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What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

Above picture courtesy: Yahoo American Greetings

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