Off and On Spring
Just when you think Spring is here, it starts to snow again. It can be a shock to be under the impression warm sunny days are ahead and open the curtain to see a blizzard of white. Oh well, such is life.
I have always liked Chinese food. I am not sure if this pertains, but I learned something from my Economics class regarding the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
“The law of diminishing marginal utility is based on the idea that at a given point in time an individual's want for a good can be satisfied. The extra satisfaction that an individual derives from consuming successive units of a good tends to increase but later at a declining rate so that an individual would be willing to buy more of a good only if its price will decrease.”
I think this means I get less and less satisfaction from successively eating Chinese food. Matter of fact, I would really like to eat some homemade tacos, Hawaiian style pizza, and some Lasagna. Maybe some biscuits and mashed potatoes too. I hear other students in my classes, who are all from other countries like me say similar things. The Austrian girl misses her chocolates and pastries, the Korean kids miss their authentic Korean dishes etc. My roommate Bengt misses Pann-biff, a big fat Swedish Meatball, served with potatoes and sauce. That sounds great to me too! He also misses his girlfriend’s Smorgish-Tarte, some kind of cake with tuna. I may have to pass on that.
Anyway, Thursday night I had an oily Kongpao Jiding (Spicy chicken with onions and peanuts), followed by Tofu with a lot of soy sauce and onions, followed by tomato and egg soup, and finally some rice cakes. I am not sure what it was, but Friday morning my stomach hurt. After several early morning trips to the bathroom, which can disturb my roommate's sleep, I finally threw up into the sink about 10 minutes before class started! I was relieved temporarily and went to class. But upon the start of the second class, I felt really sick again and went back to my room. That was the first time I have had to miss class since I have been at Renmin University. I wanted to gut it out, but I had no concentration and I did not want to cause a disturbance in class.
Finally, I felt better later after drinking some warm water and some friends giving me stomach medicine. Later, I finally became hungry again and was able to get some bananas and pears. I remember Mom always telling me bananas were good for digestion and they did seem to help. I was able to go to work last night and this morning I felt rejuvenated. However, I am still loathe to eating oily spicy food for a while. I will stick to a diet of soup, noodles, breads, fruits and lightly cooked vegetables for the present.
I have always liked Chinese food. I am not sure if this pertains, but I learned something from my Economics class regarding the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
“The law of diminishing marginal utility is based on the idea that at a given point in time an individual's want for a good can be satisfied. The extra satisfaction that an individual derives from consuming successive units of a good tends to increase but later at a declining rate so that an individual would be willing to buy more of a good only if its price will decrease.”
I think this means I get less and less satisfaction from successively eating Chinese food. Matter of fact, I would really like to eat some homemade tacos, Hawaiian style pizza, and some Lasagna. Maybe some biscuits and mashed potatoes too. I hear other students in my classes, who are all from other countries like me say similar things. The Austrian girl misses her chocolates and pastries, the Korean kids miss their authentic Korean dishes etc. My roommate Bengt misses Pann-biff, a big fat Swedish Meatball, served with potatoes and sauce. That sounds great to me too! He also misses his girlfriend’s Smorgish-Tarte, some kind of cake with tuna. I may have to pass on that.
Anyway, Thursday night I had an oily Kongpao Jiding (Spicy chicken with onions and peanuts), followed by Tofu with a lot of soy sauce and onions, followed by tomato and egg soup, and finally some rice cakes. I am not sure what it was, but Friday morning my stomach hurt. After several early morning trips to the bathroom, which can disturb my roommate's sleep, I finally threw up into the sink about 10 minutes before class started! I was relieved temporarily and went to class. But upon the start of the second class, I felt really sick again and went back to my room. That was the first time I have had to miss class since I have been at Renmin University. I wanted to gut it out, but I had no concentration and I did not want to cause a disturbance in class.
Finally, I felt better later after drinking some warm water and some friends giving me stomach medicine. Later, I finally became hungry again and was able to get some bananas and pears. I remember Mom always telling me bananas were good for digestion and they did seem to help. I was able to go to work last night and this morning I felt rejuvenated. However, I am still loathe to eating oily spicy food for a while. I will stick to a diet of soup, noodles, breads, fruits and lightly cooked vegetables for the present.
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