life is like chicken rice

When you are in Singapore, you must confront it in your everyday life. Sometimes you just have no "choice" but to eat ji fan (i.e. chicken rice):

Yi pan ji fan. Zuo 83. (1 plate of chicken rice. Table 83)

OK, sometimes I will jia cai (i.e. add veggies). But anyway, ji fan is just ji fan What's so special about it? Nothing, people would say. People always ask me why I always eat ji fan. It might be boring and repetitive, but it's simple.

Life is also repetitive and most of the time boring. The oily rice keeps you full. Veggies, tomatoes, cucumbers, bean sprouts, etc add some variety to the rice and meat. The chili spices the whole meal up. The rice is like your schooling, or your job if you've graduated. It keeps you busy but it's boring. The veggies and all are things that you do that make your life a bit more interesting. Perhaps, your hobbies, your friends (ok, i don't mean eat your friends), you weekend outings, etc. Sometimes, there might be some excitement in your life. That's the chili. Your ups and downs, in your family, friendships, and your love life. There are those who can take chili just like that, but there's those who simply can't take it.

Oh, and there's the soup for that purpose, to gulp it all down, to cry it out in tears. But for most, even after the soup runs out, the chili still stings your tongue. But what can you do? Just eat more next time and get used to it. The more chili you dip every time, the less soup you will need.