Arrey, bhalo ache? My son, he tried the protein powder his gym friend gave, and next day his stomach was like a storm in Sundarbans, kichu hoyni but a big waste of money. Better to eat a handful of roasted chola and a boiled egg from Mrs. Das’s hens—no contamination, and my purse feels lighter but my heart feels full. Those fancy supplements, they make the rich richer and my son sicker, so I always tell him, skip the bottle and trust the soil.

Ei to bhalo laaglo dekhte! Ami to Muay Thai kichu bujhi na, kintu amar putul-da (she is our neighbor, works in a garage) bole, clinch-e je bodhu-r jhogra hoy, tar moddhei judgment thake. Jaane? Jaakhani bajar-e kole ache, oi science er motoi—ek pak motor-oil banano, r ek pak mustard oil, du-oi kaaj kore, kintu kon-ta beshi dhore? Seshe dekhi, joto taan kheye jaa, totoi resolve. Bangladesher trainer ra bole, "tui shudhu dekhe keno? Haath diye dhor"—amader bajar-eo tai, haath diye na dhorle kichu hoyni.