Felt Like a Dork!

Earlier today I went to the supermarket to buy some spices 'coz I was craving for some kind of Indonesian food called "Soto Ayam" (ayam = chicken). I knew that it was probably impossible for me to cook it EXACTLY like the recipe I found online since I wouldn't be able to find all the necessary ingredients or spices, but I thought as long as I could produce a similar taste, I'd be happy.

First of all I went to a store since they had discounts. I needed tank tops for housewear and found two at a 50% discount. I also needed to buy a birthday gift for Pirita's mother who's going to throw her 40th birthday party on Friday, January 4th. I was at first thinking of buying her a package of lotion, body scrub, and stuff like that, but they proved to be expensive. If I chose a cheaper package, then the tubes would be SO TINY ha ha ha ha...

In the end I decided to buy her a warm shawl which was on a 50% discount. I was torn between choosing a dark brown one and a colourful (cheerful) one. I fell in love with the colourful one, but I wasn't sure that she was the kind of woman who liked wearing too colourful dresses. And I thought that if I bought the dark brown one, it'd be easy for her to mix and match it with any colour of clothes.

Anyway, after buying all those, I went to the supermarket and while I was busy looking for the spices, I realized there was someone near me with a child and the person was waving once, but since that person didn't say a thing, I kept on browsing at the shelves. Since I don't have many people that I know here, I don't normally browse for familiar faces anywhere, you know? BIG mistake!!!

After some time, the person called my name, "Amel!" WHOOOPPSSS!!! It was Pirita's mother and Pirita!!! (For those who're new to this blog, Pirita's Dad is my hubby's best friend and cousin) And since I was SO shocked, I didn't know what to say! I just stood there like a dork that I was and smiled at Pirita. I wanted to talk to Pirita, but then all the Finnish words flew out of my mind HA HA HA HA HA...

After some awkward silent moments, Pirita's Mom asked me if Arttu was still at work and I said yes. Then she said that she went to the supermarket with her brother and wife (or was it sister and husband?). Then somebody phoned her, so she said goodbye to me and I was relieved.

I'm really NOT good at small talk and I'm much better off with someone who's talkative so I don't have to think of anything to say HE HE HE HE...Actually I was thinking to myself to say to her, "Grocery shopping, eh?" But I didn't say it since it'd be a pretty stupid thing to say. After all, it was a supermarkkkeeettttt!!!

Oh well...maybe next time I should prepare some small talk before I go anywhere. I just hope she wasn't offended by my silence he he he he he...

Almost forgot to add: I did cook "Soto Ayam" after I went home and it tasted DELICIIOOUUUUSSSSS!!!!! It brought me back to Indo for a while hi hi hi hi hi hi...However, I don't know if Arttu will like it or not. We'll see about that he he he he...

All in all, today's been a WONDERFUL day (except for my dorky moments HA HA HA...) and my rashes are almost gone. I still feel a tad itch here and there sometimes, but it's nothing much.