That is how you taste your life before it cools down. Disclaimer: Please practice actual kitchen safety. And consent. The phrase is a metaphor, not a manual.

“I woke up wanting her,” he said, “but the nasi goreng was half-finished. The kerosene stove was hissing. So we just… did it. Standing up. One hand on her hip, one hand on the spatula.”

It says: You are allowed to stop chopping. You are allowed to be inefficient. You are allowed to leave the kitchen a mess because something hungrier than hunger walked in.

There is a phrase in Indonesian street slang that sounds like a joke, but lands like a confession: Masak sambil ngentot .

Masak sambil ngentot is the philosophy of saying: The rice can burn. Let it burn. If you want to try this at home—not the act, but the attitude —here is the only rule:

That is masak sambil ngentot .

So here is my prayer for you this week: