The PAU Principle
Pau? Eating pau? What principles can you derive from eating a pau?
Haha you will be surprised. Here goes.
A friend gave me a char siew pau yesterday, saying she bought it from a stall famous for its pau in Tiong Bahru. Oh, good things must try, right. So I gladly accepted the pau and started peeling off the skin. On the first bite, oh, the feeling of dejavu overwhelmed me. Oh my! I've never eaten such delicious pau! Felt so 'xin fu'.... and for the rest of the bites, I fully savour the sweetness, the juiciness and the taste of the delicious pau, bite after bite.
In between the bites, this sudden thought crossed my mind.
The pau,
if left on the table,
is just like any other pau.
Nothing gained.
But once you savour it,
the taste makes you feel on top of the world.
The feeling of 'xin fu' ness...
The expression on your face,
is enough to tempt anyone to also have a bite.
Just like in our life,
when we come across any opportunity,
If left untouched,
Is just a wasted chance,
No matter how good it is.
But once you grab hold of it,
Really appreciate it,
It can be the best thing you can ever find.
Of course, spare the thought of what happens after the pau go through your digestive system... :P
Haha you will be surprised. Here goes.
A friend gave me a char siew pau yesterday, saying she bought it from a stall famous for its pau in Tiong Bahru. Oh, good things must try, right. So I gladly accepted the pau and started peeling off the skin. On the first bite, oh, the feeling of dejavu overwhelmed me. Oh my! I've never eaten such delicious pau! Felt so 'xin fu'.... and for the rest of the bites, I fully savour the sweetness, the juiciness and the taste of the delicious pau, bite after bite.
In between the bites, this sudden thought crossed my mind.
The pau,
if left on the table,
is just like any other pau.
Nothing gained.
But once you savour it,
the taste makes you feel on top of the world.
The feeling of 'xin fu' ness...
The expression on your face,
is enough to tempt anyone to also have a bite.
Just like in our life,
when we come across any opportunity,
If left untouched,
Is just a wasted chance,
No matter how good it is.
But once you grab hold of it,
Really appreciate it,
It can be the best thing you can ever find.
Of course, spare the thought of what happens after the pau go through your digestive system... :P
Labels: enlightenment, musings about life
posted by redsmoke at
2:38:00 AM
4 Comments:
i wouldn't want to think of ii after the digestive system...Keke
By
Jen, at 4:32 PM
hahahaha think of it in the long term.. it could become fertilizer that helps the grass grow, which in turn feed the piggys, which finally becomes porky meat that ended up in char siew pau again.. one big circle... haha :P
By
redsmoke, at 1:08 AM
Im helping kn to post his comment here since he doesn'tt have a blog..hehe...here it goes:
"never came across my mind that Eating pau can have this realisation...most of the time I hear something about chocolate...you never know the taste if u don't give it a bite...=p ~kangaroo"
By
Jen, at 1:50 AM
whoopps.. now only reply. hehe paiseh paiseh. you would be surprised what other realisation you could derive from other things that you do daily. i like the "sweeping the floor" story by jen. hehe..:P
By
redsmoke, at 1:49 AM
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