“Chinese!” she smiled.
“Sure!!” he replied gallantly.
His heart sank watching her expertly handling chop-sticks.
She looked enquiringly at his untouched plate.
“Upset tummy…” he feigned.
“Awww…!” she sympathized.
As he lay in bed, rats gnawing his insides, he vowed to fortify himself with his mother’s tasty curd-rice before next venturing to a Chinese restaurant.
Note: From a true story as related to me by a fellow blogger.
LOL…good one
Happens…have experienced
Me: Experience speaking huh??
Thanks for dropping by.
Hehe… Poor chap!!
Vivek.
Me:
yeah poor chap.
Thanks for dropping by Vivek.
he he he…
reminds me of that scene from the movie choti si baat where asrani is humiliated by amol palekar by using chop sticks… !!
Me: Yeah, now that you remind me Dhiren, I remember the scene as well.
Good one
I can so imagine that happening 
Me: Thanks Smitha.
I’d use my hands even ! Indeed I am shameless
Wonderfully economic.
I’d use my hands even ! Indeed I am shameless
Wonderfully economic use of words.
Me: Thanks Post Script for ‘economic use of words’ That sure is music to my ears!
Whenever i go to a dumpling place, i shamelessly ask for spoons and forks….the food is too tempting to simply watch someone else gulp it down
it’s good to be back…it’s been ages since i left the blogosphere…trying to get back into regular blogging!
Me: Ganga, it IS good to have you back!! Good to know that you are getting back to regular blogging
We ate at our favorite Chinese restaurant (also Jimi’s) last night after Jimi’s soccer game. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy. I would never use chopsticks at a Chinese place. My ineptitude with them would slow me down, creating a frustration I could never (and wouldn’t want to) handle.
I cannot imagine anyone pretending not to be hungry with Chinese food in front of them.
Are these people in the story married or just in a “twisted relationship?” :O)
Me: Trust Bob to ask the right question. The people in the story were engaged.
For a guy used to fingerlick
it’s hard to handle a chopstick
to feign illness is a good technique
is this what is called lovesick?
Me: I guess it is Govind!
Just read the story of Roccy–In God’s Own Country–I cannot find words to react to the plight of this woman, except so very, very sad.
Me: Yes it IS sad, Bob, very very sad indeed.
I too love chinese food,but never tried eating with chop sticks until now…
Me: Same here Sindhu
i use chopstick,but i always have my own chopstick in my bag,when i go to chinese restaurant,but my husband use fingers,spoon and fork and he is without shame!!and i have shame for him !!!!
Me: Oh Isabel, you are simply marvellous. You know to use chopsticks. I don’t
Hehe….Chowking and KFC offer chinese food most especially on pasta. When I order one, I would place a special request not to use chopsticks (though I sometimes practice at home). But you know, whenever, I am in the city, I don’t have any patience to use proper utensils for it but spoon and fork. Burrrppp!…My tummy’s satisfied and so do I. ^_^
Me: Ayla, nice to see you! How have you been?? So you are a fork and spoon person as well!
precisely the reason why i am going to ask your b i l to teach me
Me: So have you informed the teacher that you have chosen to be his student??!!
course i would have asked for a fork rather than go hungry…
Me: Yeah, smart boy!
I love Chinese but only with a fork
Me: Yeah, me too!
Ha ha! He seems very lovesick!
Me: It was at a very ‘love-sick’ stage of his life!
haha that was funny. Thats why I dont eat chinese
hehe
Me: Lol, how about using spoon, fork or even your hands??!!
Heh heh, reminds me of my valiant attempts to attack Chinese food with chopsticks. When we were in Malayasia, even the wee little tots around us would be expertly handling chopsticks, while I always ended up eating with a fork and spoon and feeling inordinately cutlery-ily chanllenged
Me: Lol, I liked that term, cutlery-ily challenged. I guess I belong to the group too
I too remembered Asrani, here. Poor fellow!
Me: Yep Sandhya, I remember the scene too
I am shameless and I wont pass the Chinese food, but dont have the patience to learn to use chopsticks. I bypass the noodles and eat fried rice instead – with a fork
Me: I am intrigued by the use of chop sticks for downing food and have no clue about using it, unless of course it is to poke someone in a fleshy part of their anatomy making them jump!
he he nice one! 55 fiction at its best…cya around often!
Me: Welcome to my page and thanks Hari!
I still have not been able to master the art of eating with em
(Oh woe! )
need I say a good 55er ?
) coz I am ENVIOUS of those who write 55ers and so darn well too 
( and this 55er challenged individual says that with a lot of reluctance
Me: To tell you the truth, neither have I!
Thank you. I am glad I can say things in a few words as well. Proves a point for me! 
Hmm… now coming to Indy’s loooooooong blogs, they are stuff legends are made of! 