Before I forget

When I scrub my kitchen I don’t just scrub. I think about my future, my present, my past. That’s how I meditate.

Sometimes I tried to find explanation to why some non-vegetarians can’t seem to leave vegetarians alone.

Let’s take a look at some remarks non-vegetarian co-workers made on my choice of lifestyle, which I’ll usually laugh over it, but saying something else in my head:

1. Oh just eat the pork la, we won’t tell anybody.

- I am not forbided from eating meat. I do not crave for meat. How I quit eating meat to become a vegetarian is not the same as how some drug addicts vow to lose the habit but sneak around at the backlane.

2. You’re a vegetarian because you don’t want animals to die. But you’re killing plants. How do you live with that? It just doesn’t make sense.

- The same way you live with your food preferences. Only wiser.

3. Come on, let’s join us for barbecue. The food going to be black anyway, so you won’t be able to tell meat or vege.

- Does meat eating make you stupid? If not, why can’t you tell the difference?

4. I assume you’re eating meat again, since you’re using a container with KFC logo on it.

- So if you are using a container from SWORDSMAN brand, are you eating the man, and his SWORD too?

5. You should stop breathing too cause you’re breathing in a lot of micro-organisms. And vegetarians like you don’t want them to die right?

- Should I have my body to shut down the immune system too? Cos its afterall killing bacteria inside my body.

6. Is your bf a vegetarian too? (No.) Oh pity him, he can’t enjoy meat when he’s with you.

- Do you know my bf?

7. Let’s say you have dinner with your bf and his family, what’s the arrangement? (Err, nothing special, I’ll just eat the vege dishes.) Man, look what trouble you brought them.

- Do you know my bf’s family?

8. (I was eating this vegetarian bak kua (mock smoked meat) at the pantry) Hey she’s eating BAKUA! Come everybody, let’s all witness. She’s eating meat again!

- Are you guys betting on when I’ll eat meat again?