Monday, June 21, 2010

I Suck At Gnocchi

I forgot to mention the other day (on Saturday) that Karen and I had gnocchi for dinner. Now I suck at gnocchi. I would not have even brought up that fact had I not enjoyed saying the word "gnocchi".

For anyone who does not know, gnocchi (which means "lumps") is a form of pasta. I have not had gnocchi in quite some time. But every time I have the pasta, I think of one of my friends (Ngoc). In fact, I often chant "gnocchi gnocchi gnocchi" in honor of my friend.

Based on the spelling, you would probably not know that the letter g is silent in the name "Ngoc". So, phonetically, his name sounds like "knock". Needless to say, Ngoc was an interesting character growing up. Probably one of the lesser known facts about Ngoc is that he illustrated the cover to our high school yearbook. (Yes, that fat overweight mascot who graces the cover is the handy work of Ngoc.)

When it came to sports, Ngoc was very hyper. Sometimes you could never understand what he was saying while he was running around like a madman. Sometimes he would just blurt out things in threes. Thus, "Ngoc-y, Ngoc-y, Ngoc-y" was born. Comical.

Anyway, having gnocchi on Saturday naturally reminded me of Ngoc. I haven't heard or seen him since his wedding, which was quite some time ago. I hope he's doing well. But, I did enjoy the gnocchi gnocchi gnocchi.

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