*Soon after the old tenant was gone, the new one moved into the bungalow next to ours on the east.

*No intrusion of unhealthy desires recently.

* Son ate his supper of hotpot which he prepared himself. So I was relieved of the chores and had more spare time in my hobbies.

* The other day mother took back some garlic from brother's. Now she made me pound some cloves for mixing them with a few steamed eggplants. This is the old way of eating eggplants and noodles in my native village.

*It's so hot and stuffy that the windows are left unclosed day and night except rainy hours.