I absolutely say cooking. It’s a skill that I learned years back. My mom taught me and she actually showed me how to mix different ingredients to make a very good soup. And when it came to baking, she taught me some of her privates or her own recipes that I actually learned and enjoyed. Growing up, I also practiced doing it, but I did not enjoy it as I used to do it when I was young because we used to do it together, laugh and chase debates. But now it’s different. But then I do like cooking from time to time, but then it’s not as I used to and I will not do it often as I used to do it. And maybe sometimes it’s because of work. Working up, I’m going to work from 5 to 9, which actually it’s a busy schedule and maybe coming back I’ll be exhausted. So I will not have enough time to cook. Maybe I’ll just order or buy food, then sleep the following day. So it’s only during the weekend. I can actually get time and enjoy the cooking as I used to eat the good food. Maybe it won’t be as good as it used to be. Maybe due to a lack of practice, I don’t do it from time to time. But absolutely, I enjoy the cooking so far.
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I would absolutely say cooking. It's a skill that I learned years ago. My mom taught me, and she actually showed me how to mix different ingredients to make a very good soup. When it came to baking, she taught me some of her private recipes that I learned and enjoyed. Growing up, I also practiced it, but I did not enjoy it as much as I used to because we did it together, laughed, and shared stories. But now it's different. I do like cooking from time to time, but it's not as frequent as it used to be, and I don't do it as often as I once did. Maybe it's because of work. I work from 5 to 9, which is a busy schedule, and when I come back, I'm exhausted. So I often don't have enough time to cook. I might just order or buy food and then sleep. It's only during the weekend that I can actually find time and enjoy cooking like I used to. The food may not be as good as it once was, possibly due to a lack of practice, since I don't do it regularly. But absolutely, I enjoy cooking so far.
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