Top Chef

Foie Gras. Mascarpone. Saffron. Frita. Flambe.

Sequestered. Revocable. Donor. Estate. Tax.

Top Chef or Tax 2.

I think I'll talk about Top Chef first.

Just a while ago on cable tv, Ilan was chosen as the Top Chef in the Season 2 of the said Reality TV Show. From the very first two episodes, I chose Sam and Ilan as my best bets.

I was a bit sad that Sam didn't make it to the Top 2 since Marcel beat him to it. Nevertheless, I am happy because my early bets made the most impression - Sam with the most quickfire wins while Ilan with the most wins in the challenge round.

Yes, I know we are quite delayed with the Top Chef series. But who cares? I don't. As long as I get to watch it on TV and just be amazed on how they concoct such dishes, not too mention salivating with their very appealing dishes.

I am not a chef, nor do I dream of ever becoming one. I just want to cook and eat.

One of the things I am happy for myself is that I can cook and bake. Basically, it boils down that I can follow instructions. Of course, I have had my failures. But that's part of this skill.

I always look forward to watching Top Chef because I learn new terms each week. The first five words I mentioned I first heard of from Top Chef. And there's more to it. I just checked out their site for the recipes. And, as I have seen from the show, I don't know if most of the ingredients they have used are available on this side of the world.

But that doesn't stop me from hoping I could prepare meals close to what they do. I need not be a chef. I just need to cook and follow instructions.

I think I can get away with it.

If only I have enough time. Maybe I just do not make time.

There are a lot of things I really want to do in life. I just need to follow through it.

If I really want to cook well, I should find time to do it. I should find time to look for ingredients and for their alternatives. I should make time.

Ilan is just 24 years old, which means I am almost 3 years older than him. But I can see that he already found something that he is really great at with the utmost passion from him. He found time to follow through his passion.

But how can I make time when my mind can only take as much information and I have all these interests.

One at a time maybe.

We just had our Tax 2 exam. I was not able to review it but I felt it was less hard than the first exam we had in Tax 1. That is for me though. I think others think quite the contrary.

I hope we passed that exam.

At least, if I can't cook as half as great as Ilan can for now, I can say that I passed all my law subjects with flying colors. (I hope so)

And follow it through with passing the bar exams with just one take.

I really hope and pray.