The Diary Game:[07/08/2026] going to the market, listening to gospel music and cooking ogbono soup

hello everyone welcome to another episode of my diary game still remains @johnpology, I will say today is a beautiful day, but I woke up hungry cause I took custard last night,so I needed to go to the market and go purchase some food stuffs,so I headed to the market.

^{going to the market}

when I arrived at the market the marketers were calling me,(customer come) even when they don't know me and what I want to purchase, in the market you will hear a lot of noises, from different area of the market, pepper with different kinds of goods,I even saw a woman selling cat head, I was even contemplating on my self what do the use it for.

^{at the market}

so I proceeded to where I purchase most of my goods,she sales everything in wholesale,and she is also a family friend, so I mostly get discount of goods bought, likewise anywhere,so I purchased some palm oil, groundnut oil,I even bought some ogbono seed, and she used some manual imagine to grind,I bought other things I needed and exchanged pleasantries.

^{purchasing goods}

I went out from there and headed to the butcher, where I can purchase some meat, these are red meat, the butcher was so fast using a very sharp knife to cut it into desired pieces,I was thinking whether he will cut his hand but he said he has never cut his hand since he became a professional,the butcher stopped me from taking pictures, but I took picture of the meat bought, after there I headed home.

^{bought meats}

when I got home I forgot I didn't buy some vegetables,I mostly use pumpkin leaf,I didn't buy it and onion,I went to some neighbors around my house that sells vegetables but some do leave their goods in store at the market square,so I went to my backyard and cut some bitter leaf, cause I couldn't go back to the market.

^{bitter leaf}

bitter leaf takes a lot of process,I brought out my bowl removed them each and washed them properly,then began to squeeze out the bitter liquids, this liquids were greenish in colour and so bitter, I squeezed and washed them three times so the bitter substance will go,so it won't make the soup bitter, after some minutes the vegetable was squeezed and ready.

^{squeezing bitter leaf}

I needed some rest cause working in pressure wasn't good for me,I applied force and strength while squeezing the bitter leaf,I was feeling quite dizzy,so I went in and relaxed, I went to my music downloaded application, and began to play some gospel music,at a time I dozed up, after like 45 minutes I woke up and felt relieved,so I went out to continue cooking.

^{listening to music}

so I brought out my meats which I bought from the butcher in the market,I washed them with salt to kill germs or any disease,cause raw meat can be contagious when infected, I put them in a pot and seasoned them with some spices,then I allowed to cook for some minutes, this is to give the meat some taste,the aroma filled the air.

^{cooking meat}

my meat and every other thing was ready so,I brought my pot added some palm oil, added my ogbono, and I allowed to cook for like 3-4 minutes, the soup was so sloppy,I added enough pepper,some salt, seasoning cubes, cooked meat,spices and other required ingredients, and I left to cook, for like for some minutes then I added my squeezed bitter leaf,my soup was finally ready.

^{cooked ogbono soup}

the aroma of this ogbono soup was everywhere,I quickly boiled some hot water and made some garri (cassava flour) I then served the meal in a plate,I washed my hands properly, and said a prayer before eating, this food tasted good,a tasty meal and a beautiful day.

^{garri and ogbono soup}

hello thank you all, for always supporting and having me here,I appreciate all and always encouraging and advising all to never give up in life keep working and put God first so everything will be way,the sky is the limit love you all @johnpology ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹