Because I can't even make congee without spending three hours on the internet

Thanks for the well-wishes, guys. The gastro mostly cleared up after a day and a half (most of which I spent sleeping), although I probably shouldn't have had the beer last night if I knew what was good for me. XD; It was a special occasion though.

Meanwhile, just had to share this - when I was a kid I had a book of Chinese folk tales, and half of them were about food. Food and financial credit! The turning point in the story is always like "So they looked at this thing that had been left in a dish for six months / turned black / had green fuzz growing on it / smelled strongly / etc. and decided to have it for lunch. With a bit of soy sauce and shallots."

...P.S. guys remember century eggs are like gasoline: make sure you buy UNLEADED orz