$20 a week (Day 1)

Total cost of food today:
60c - 1 cup of milk
25c - 5 slices of bread
26c - 1 tomato
51c - 3 eggs
40c - 2 slices of ham
40c - 1 pkt of maggi mee.
36c - 1 banana

$2.77

Food costs not factored in:
1 banana (donated by kenneth)
some butter
some cooking oil
2 slices of cheese

Well... starting this thingy cause of the event "Give us this day our daily bread" created on fb by Abby.

Food for thought... why am I doing this? Basis of pride and saying that I was able to acheive it? Or really to remind myself of the people living in poverty? I suspect an element of both though I wished none of the former motive was there.
$2USD/day... that's approximately $2.5SGD... I'll up it slightly above to $3/day meaning that the food budget I'm living on is above the poverty line... more so, It's quite 'abundant' considering the fact that this money is spent on food and nothing else.

Some reflections:
Was walking around in citylink cause I was early and as I walked passed the food places like Garett's popcorn... the gelato and ice cream... etc. I realised that I could only have a whiff of it and nothing more. Really made me think how I've taken the luxuries of Singaporean life for granted. I can easily pull out of this challenge if I don't feel like it anymore but those in poverty can't... and their chance of getting a taste of these 'delicacies' in their regions are probably rare if not nearly impossible.
Should I spend that $2.50 just because I fancy that buble tea? Should I spend that $1 on a sweet drink? Should I spend that $1.60 on a potato chip snack? These are questions I don't think I'll ponder at all nor am I likely to ponder about them in the future. But I'll prolly think twice before spending my money so frivolously

To stick to this budget... I realised that you really have to cook your own food. I may be able to do this today and maybe tomorrow... but once a normal school day I'll have to wake up at 5am just to prepare my lunch to bring to school. At this rate, I may fail on day 3...

But somethings to note, really thank God for his amazing providence and grace. Found instant pasta at cold storage going at $1/packet(UP $3). So bought 2 and I must say that there'll be 2 pretty sumptuous meals should I survive more than 2 days... dang I'm weak haha.

To scatter, To muster

A rose among the thorns, forlorn beauty.
A single teardrop, comfortless solace.
A lone wolf, reclusive existence.
A single cause to scatter.

A tapestry of words woven in fine artistry.
A crucible of ideas coalesce into a molten mix.
A symphony of wills resound in perfect pitch.
A single cause to muster.