ref⋅uge [ref-yooj]

–noun
1. shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.
2. a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
3. anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape

The lack of updates is an indication of my stress level. I am trying to cope with stress everyday. I wouldn’t say that I am going through a huge storm, but I am going through a “pruning process” instead.

prune [proon]

–verb
3. to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).

Lots of trials and challenges everyday, they test my patience, wisdom and selflessness. I only hope that going through these trials would make me a “pruned” person.

It’s hard to consciously knowing that I am under stress (so used to it…almost like a routine). But I do know that one would explicitly behave a certain way when going through an intensive stress. My stress manifests in this:

It all started one day when I was extremely stressed out in class. I almost stomped out of class and was having migraine. Instead of going to my colleague and whined about it, I took a slow stroll out of the campus for breathing space and self-internalisation.

There and then, I found this place – THE PRATA PARADISE

I ordered a cheese sausage prata and gobbled it in tears. It relieved me from my stress and migraine. I FELT GOOD AND ALIVE!

Since then, I have been a regular customer there. More so when I am stressed out. My brain will tell me to walk there though sometimes I resist it (because I know it is unhealthy).

This whole prata experience helps me a lot. For once, I never liked eating alone. But now, I look forward to the “my prata and I” moment.

As you can see from the picture above, YES, I eat it with sugar AND curry. AND yes, that makes the curry sweet and salty…yet, crunchy with undissolved white sugar. IT IS HEAVENLY TASTY!

What and where is your “refuge”?

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