Utter Failure

Because I tend not to mimic other people’s expressions, I rarely say anything that people in the internet say a lot. Today, however, is an exception because it’s the first time I have said ‘fail’ out loud. I also hope it’s the last time. 

This all happened less than an hour ago. I was famished, and so I scrounged at the kitchen counter and found a bunch of noodles. I took a pot, lit up the stove, boiled water, threw some noodles in, and added cooking oil, soy sauce, chili and salt – not the most exciting ingredients, but past experiences told me such recipe wasn’t so bad. I then let the noodle simmer for 3 minutes until it had become soft and edible, and as its aroma started to fill all over the kitchen my stomach clamored for instant gratification. So I turned off the stove and took the pot by the handle, but for whatever reason, the handle decided to be a pivot and as a result it turned the remaining part of the pot upside down. All the noodles plus the soup spilled all over the stove. I took a longer time cleaning up the sprawled messes than I took cooking them.

Needless to say, I didn’t eat those noodles. So much for my midnight snack!