Albert Herdianto Widjojo
Do you know about kuaci? Kuaci is a snack of dried and flavored seeds, usually a watermelon seed or sunflower seed. What to eat is very small content. We must break the shell to eat its tiny contents, and we usually have to bite the end of the shell to break it. When we bite the shell, we will feel the flavor. But really, even if you enjoy 1 kilogram of kuaci, you will not feel you have eaten anything because, from that amount, the contents we eat will not be more than 5%.
Then what fork is there for? Hmmm… There is no need for that fork to be there at all. It is merely an accessory to make this image seem strange to those who know or realize it.
If we think carefully, in fact, this peculiarity is something every day in our lives, a weirdness that has become normal and reasonable. Do you believe that?
If we look closely, so many people are prioritizing accessories for their lives rather than to base their life on more principal or essential, to be happy or peaceful, for example. I’m sure you understand what I mean by accessories without having to explain it, is it?
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Thank you for sharing this about the kuaci meal.
Owh… Thanks a lot for your kind comment, Dee
Great photo but just use your fingers lol not a fork lol
Yep! I hope you enjoy the joke, LaJenna… Hehe…
You never seem to amaze me O wise teacher. Philosophy at every pic n’ bite.
You are also always awesome, Master chef of words, in every slice you make.
The first thing I thought about when I saw the photo was: What’s the fork out there? Then I read the article and I cleared it! I was a great amateur of sunflower seeds. Unfortunately I got a lot of weight because of them, so I had to stop eatind them!?
Apparently, my trap got a lot of fans… Hehe…
Here’s another fan of sunflower seeds! But… Is it true that seeds can gain weight?
I love sunflower seeds, but have never tried watermelon. I am a pro at breaking them open. : ) You can get shelled ones, but not as fun. Plus I can eat a whole bag in seconds that way. I agree with materialism.
Again, there is my friend who is reliable to handle seeds like my wife. Is there a special term for that snack, Kim?
Agree with materialism?
They are packaged as Sunflower Seeds. Materialism, a preoccupation with material things over intellectual.
So there is no special term like kuaci as in my place.
I mean, you are not a follower of that materialism, right?
No special term, very unimaginative lol.
No Albert, I am a minimalist.
I am amazed at you, Kim, really a woman by principle!
I was all like “Who eats sunflower seeds with a fork?” but then you addressed it so we’re okay
Perhaps the idea is in accordance with good advertising rules that can attract the attention of people passing by…
ohhh your good post this photo
Thank you very much, Izhar. Hey… Your name “Rana” is the same as my oldest sister’s name…
I like the pumpkin and sunflower seeds, and I’m biting. I often buy them olive, and I fry in bread when I bake or other pies
You are like my wife who likes seeds so much…
No I hadn’t heard of it before now…cool photo 🙂
I hope you are not curious after heard about it… hehehe… Thanks, Mommy
I love all kind of seeds. When I was little, I used to love opening them by myself, but now I prefer peeled seeds.
Ufff… Enjoying peeled seeds would be nice, but these snacks are impossible to sell in peeled form.
Why is that? Or is it just because people prefer them unpeeled?
Because the flesh is so small and fragile
That’s interesting, you can find peeled sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds everywhere here. Many people prefer them with peel though, especially when the seeds are salted. I like my seeds without accessories, hehe.
Is that so? Waw… it makes me curious about, Ellie… Well, you should not be fascinated by the accessories to enjoy the seeds of happy life indeed.
I am always amazed by the analogies you make, very creative mind indeed. Happy weekend!
Again, thank you so much, Ellie. Have a great weekend as well, my friend
Thank you very much! 🙂
Very interesting combination. And accessories are vanity people who are not sure of themselves. They are not for me.
You are a great person with a strong principle!
Thank you very much, Tas. I just take advantage of my wife’s faithful snacks when she watched TV
Nice photo. An interesting combination of elements. I have to admit I’ve never heard of kuaci before.
Thank you very much, Gary. I just try to take advantage of everything around me to make a photo.
Uhmm… I think kuaci is more “Asian” indeed…
LOL, when I saw the photo I was really thinking, “do they use a fork to eat the seeds?”
These seeds are actually not as easy to eat as it seems … My mum and I love to eat them when watching TV, but I wasn’t skillful enough and always break the seed and the flesh or end up with the shells in my mouth …
My mother on the other hand, need just one hand and eat with style …
LOL. That’s what I mean, my friend alibb. You immediately notice an awkwardness when you see the photo because you used to eat it.
But oh well, such contrast/awkwardness can be a kind of art …
It is not difficult if you are willing to look closely at the objects around and then ask them, “What do you want to say?” Hahaha…
These look like our black oil striped sunflower seeds I feed the birds! The cardinals and blue jays love them. Great post Albert. Yes, many people define their lives with things, they are so wrong about what life should really be about.
Yes, Carol. I always remember that you often mention sunflower seeds to feed the birds in your garden. I am happy that you have caught what I mean by this post.
Great, I was right! I have always wondered about these types of people and how they must be so unhappy. It is a very sad way to live. But I guess some no any other way to live.
The reason I write it is that I or we see this happening around us, right? The funny phenomenon that their lives seem to be haunted by materialism and competition to show off, etc.