Day 13 & 14 & 15 - Still Rolling

A very late edition, and apologies for those who have been following regularly.The weekend gone past has been crazy with all sorts of shenanigans. So without further ado, let me begin

Friday

Breakfast: Porridge
Lunch: Hong Hai - Chicken Roll (So tasty)
Dinner: Snowpeas and Fried Egg

Total Cost: $4.00

Saturday

Brunch: Pikelets and Coffee
Dinner: Smorgasboard of Sausages and Potatoes (courtesy of Master O'Leary)

Purchase: Doritos Corn Chips (token offering for the dinner)

Total Cost: $5.00

Sunday

Brunch: Leftover pikelets and leftover Carrot Cake
Dinner: Rice and Long Melon (courtesy of Mama)

Purchase: Yellow Split Pea & tomato paste

Total Cost: $4.45

The thing that i find hardest is the times missed spending with friends over a meal. Friday night after work saw a few heading to Superbowl for dinner. Having already expended $4.00 at lunch, $1 is not even enough to cover the tea surcharge at a Chinese restaurant. When your limited on money, it not only affects your hunger level, but potentially your opportinity to socialise with others.
Don't get me wrong, you definitely can socialise without spending money, eg sporting activities, but often more often than not, the act of socialising/casual conversation accompanies that of consuming food (Lets catchup, want to meet for coffee? , fancy a bite while we talk
business? etc ... ). I am having a hard time finding empirical studies that illustrate this correlation; however, a study conducted in America on college students
went about determining if food sharing and feeding another person suggest intimacy. Their findings derived from administered questionaires and social experiments suggest that sharing of food is a form of non-verbal communication that can further relationship ties between two parties. It appeals not only to your appetite, but the emotional aspects of your character and the connection with each other

My thoughts are that through the act of sharing a meal, this encourages verbal communication and foster healthy personal relationships. Many fond memories i have are those spent sharing meals with friends, be it at birthdays, family and friend gatherings.

So have conversations with people.. not with your food!