I have nothing against stories of the paranormal and the dark gothic, which most mainstream broadcast media seem to spew out during the Halloween and All-Souls season, massively to the point of surfeit and silliness. Continue reading “I have nothing against the paranormal and dark gothic, and yet…”
Banana heart for good luck
This Asian fire monkey no believe in superstition about Friday 13th bad luck.
But me believe in power of banana. Me blog about this before.
Now me see two banana flower cluster on tip of banana bunch.
We call this banana heart.
Puso ng saging in Tagalog. Continue reading “Banana heart for good luck”
Werewolf’s recipe for fruitbat stew
In a parallel world and a parallel life, I’m a shapeshifter who turns into a werewolf during full moons, during which I retire into a cave and hunt baby panda bears, fruit bats, and other delectables in bamboo forests.
Into this parallel world I retreat now, but decide to forego my prowl. My favorite bamboo forest is so far away anyway. I don’t think my hunt will be successful tonight. Instead, I’ll just get a great fire going in my cave hearth, make myself some nice and thick fruitbat stew, and be friendly to visitors who want to admire my kitchen. I’ve been meaning to post the recipe here. This seems a good time to do exactly that.
