Chopsticks- a skill

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There comes a time in everyone's life when they simply must eat with chopsticks. Or at least flip food into people's faces with them. - Leela 

When I was tiny I felt like I had accomplished much when I asked the waiter in an Asian restaurant to replace my fork spoon and knife with chopsticks. And honestly, despite barely being able to hold such big chopsticks with small hands, I believe I did fairly well.

Recently I felt I may be losing this important skill, so the whole of this week I ate with chopsticks. Rice, poha, sabudana, rice noodles, bokchoi, carrots, biryani basically absolutely everything except porridge. And now although I have thankfully regained this skill, I am tired so I will probably say goodbye to my chopsticks for a while.

Now the point of this blog is not to have you attacking your roti with chopsticks. No, it is not. 

The point is that sometimes when you feel like practising a skill such as using chopsticks, playing chess or speaking mandarin, do, even if you are not consistent with it like me. Because when you try again a few months later, you will probably be a lot better at it.



Comments

  1. Tanya Ganguly22 November 2020 at 05:00

    Hahahahahahahaha😂😂🤣🤣Been there, done that...but my exploits with chopsticks stopped while I was tiny. Kudos to you for learning, remembering and then, practicing this difficult thing.

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  2. DilliMeriJaan22 November 2020 at 05:58

    Chopsticks are great. To hold your hair together in a bun!

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  3. Neel Gupta 22 November 2020 at 05:58

    i tried to use chopsticks once but i nearly blinded myself trying to use them😂😂. Hats off to you dude. Achievement Unlocked: Relearn how to use chopsticks

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    1. theuncomplicatedlifeofa15yrold23 November 2020 at 01:25

      Blinding is a common side effect of using chopsticks. However as long as you are not blinding the people around you, i recommend you keep trying.
      This is my greatest achievement yet.😏( i simply could not find a smirking emoji)

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  4. Unknown25 November 2020 at 03:06

    Great 👌

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  5. PM Velankar.25 November 2020 at 03:14

    Great going. Tried couple of times to learn while at Singapore. Gave up as a bad joke. Next visit must learn from you .

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