Trivia
June 25th, 2004Random things I’ve learnt so far:
1) Those fields of what I originally thought was wheat or corn or something are actually *sugarcane*. Now, I’ve seen (and consumed) lots of sugarcane previously, but because of the way I’d always seen them in hawker centers (stripped of leaves and ready of the juicer), I’d always asumed they looked like bamboo in the wild, with exposed stems and sparse leaves. Apparently not.
2) Couscous is made from corn meal. This one has puzzled me for a while now. I still don’t know how it’s made exactly, but let’s take things one step at a time.
3) It’s much easier, as a foreign intern, to attend fairly high level meetings and interact with senior government officials, than it is in your own home country (or at least just in Singapore).
June 26th, 2004 at 4:07 pm
Hey, Jason. Glad to know you’re having a good and rewarding time in South Africa. I just wanted to let you (and everyone else you reads the blog) that the country and city codes on the phone number you gave are 27, and 39… not 027 and 039… I tried to call earlier but couldn’t get through. Anyway, ttyl!
June 26th, 2004 at 6:30 pm
thanks, Doug
May 19th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Nice trivia you got there. I also have mine, don’t you know that the cold water will harden the fats that you eat inside your intestine? Once you drink cold water, the fats will not be dissolve instead, it will stock in your stomach.
And here is another one, don’t you know that avocado is an amazing fruit? Avocados are loaded with nutrients well beyond vitamin C. One quarter of a medium avocado:
* Has only 80 calories
* Provides 3 grams of dietary fiber
* Is a rich source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat
* Contains certain nutrients (known as phytochemicals) that may help lower cholesterol and protect against cataracts
* Has no cholesterol or sodium
* Is a good source of potassium, folic acid and B vitamins
* Contains less than half the fat and calories of an equal amount of butter, mayonnaise or cheese.
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