Bananas

I bought a few bananas over the weekend and had one as a mid-morning snack today. No sooner had I finished my banana, my ears and throat started itching … really bad! So, I did some googling … according to the MyAllergyNetwork.com, "If you get an itchy throat or mouth, especially after eating fresh fruit or vegetables AND it gets worse during high-pollen times of year, you may be suffering from oral allergy syndrome." ARGH!!!! I don't want to have to give up this, one of my favorite fruits. I guess this means that I'll have to get my dose of bananas in other things like breads, pies, puddings, pancakes ... just not raw bananas ... not that that's a bad thing ...

On a side note, did I ever tell you about the time my mom and brother fed me two bananas in my sleep? Growing up in Indonesia, there was a variety show our family loved to watch. The only problem was that it came on past my bed time. My parents usually let us (the children) watch it if we napped in the afternoon. On this particular occasion, I didn't take that afternoon nap and I was, of course, really tired that evening. So, I made my family promise that they would wake me in time for the show and went off to bed. I awoke the next morning quite upset that they didn't wake me for the show. I imagine the conversation at breakfast went something like this ...

Inge: Why didn't you wake me? I really wanted to see that show last night. :(
Mom: You slept so soundly, we just didn't have the heart to wake you ... by the way, what did you dream about last night?
Inge: I had a dream that I was a monkey ... and I was in the jungle ... and I found a bunch of sweet bananas in the trees ... How did you know I had a dream?
Family: HAHAHA!!! HAHAHA!!!
Inge: What? What's going on?
Mom: Did monkey eat some bananas?
Inge: Yeah … why?
Harry: Mom and I came in to wake you and you were mumbling about bananas and wanting some, so we got you two bananas and fed it to you in your sleep.