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| (The Giant Omelette! - Chicken, Red Capsicum, Spinach) |
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| (Halloween treats! - Death by Oreo cupcakes) |
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| (Sesame overload! - Sesame Crumbed Chicken with Sesame Spinach) |
Friday, 2 November 2012
Foodie Feats: Ending October, Hello November
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Foodie Feats : October
Foodie feats for October!
There may be more the coming week, but who knows! Here it is for now.
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 (Takoyaki! Partner ordered a Dutch Pancake Maker online and surprised me one night.) |
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| (Salmon Rice Porridge - tried to imitate what I would have back home from my mom.) |
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| (Giant crinkles! Failed sale but at least the boys at basketball enjoyed them.) |
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| (Made Baked Tuna Pasta with some Zucchini & Beans) |
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| (Had left-over tomato sauce so used it to make Tomato Soup! With mushrooms and spinach.) |
Aaaand... Something I tried to do over the weekend.
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| (Rubbed, Scrubbed & Polished) |
Relax? What' that?
The days are running by so quickly, it has been a literal up and down for me.
Home hasn't felt like home for a while, probably a mix of reasons. But adapting to things, looking forward to getting my own place. To have that full independence, but one certainty is, finance will be very tight and need to be extra cautious.
Too many thoughts run through my mind the past months and days, that it becomes a clutter, instead of a clear image of that it is and what I need to do. Even things that shouldn't be a big deal or matters that aren't important clutter and clog my mind.
It has come to a point, my mind and life, that I do not know how not to function without so much thoughts in my mind. And it has affected me in a way that... I don't know how to relax anymore. It's taking a toll emotionally, physically and mentally.
Emotionally, I get easily frustrated, and take it out too easily on people, specifically a person. Small matters become big issues. And stress levels are too quickly reached.
Physically, I easily tire but feel restless...
But I am so grateful for my partner, who continues to bear me and remind me of how I get at times. To breathe. To relax. Sad to say, easier said than done.
Relaxing should be an easy thing, as the perception goes. Sit down and watch television. Listen to the radio. Read a book.
But because of the clutters in my mind, it seems difficult.
I still have yet to find that balance, which I have so long been trying to do since I've stepped into this continent. But still evades me somehow.
Getting there, slowly, I believe. I hope.
I think of things I want to do, I hope to do. Ideas and dreams more than anything. But financial thoughts quickly kick-in, balancing and budgeting. Have no confidence in saying that I can do what I want, completely, just yet.
And friends. Friends are one of the most important things to have in your life. They balance your life, keep you healthy, fit, and most importantly... sane.
The friends that I have come to hold have gone far, or are too busy with work, so meet-ups and catch-ups are rare. So, between those times, although grateful I am for my partner, there is no one to talk to, laugh with, share random things with, or simply enjoy a good chat with.
It's not as easy as they say to make friends. Most people would have met them through school or work. Friends from my school life are far or busy, and my workmates are older than I that they have families to look after.
I am grateful for one good soul who I feel connected too; busy with her life and family too, but our minds connect on a good level.
Grateful for that.
Maybe all I need to do is focus on what I would like to do, to try, and experience, and maybe I'll find friends that way. Join a club? (Joining fee) Try new things? (Costs and expenses) Join a class? (Fees fees fess).
Will figure something out soon enough.
Need to breathe. Need to just... be. Need to learn to set time to work, plan, think... And time to do nothing at all...
Breathe in... Breathe out...
Home hasn't felt like home for a while, probably a mix of reasons. But adapting to things, looking forward to getting my own place. To have that full independence, but one certainty is, finance will be very tight and need to be extra cautious.
Too many thoughts run through my mind the past months and days, that it becomes a clutter, instead of a clear image of that it is and what I need to do. Even things that shouldn't be a big deal or matters that aren't important clutter and clog my mind.
It has come to a point, my mind and life, that I do not know how not to function without so much thoughts in my mind. And it has affected me in a way that... I don't know how to relax anymore. It's taking a toll emotionally, physically and mentally.
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| ( Retrieved via www.google.com.au) |
Emotionally, I get easily frustrated, and take it out too easily on people, specifically a person. Small matters become big issues. And stress levels are too quickly reached.
Physically, I easily tire but feel restless...
But I am so grateful for my partner, who continues to bear me and remind me of how I get at times. To breathe. To relax. Sad to say, easier said than done.
Relaxing should be an easy thing, as the perception goes. Sit down and watch television. Listen to the radio. Read a book.
But because of the clutters in my mind, it seems difficult.
I still have yet to find that balance, which I have so long been trying to do since I've stepped into this continent. But still evades me somehow.
Getting there, slowly, I believe. I hope.
I think of things I want to do, I hope to do. Ideas and dreams more than anything. But financial thoughts quickly kick-in, balancing and budgeting. Have no confidence in saying that I can do what I want, completely, just yet.
And friends. Friends are one of the most important things to have in your life. They balance your life, keep you healthy, fit, and most importantly... sane.
The friends that I have come to hold have gone far, or are too busy with work, so meet-ups and catch-ups are rare. So, between those times, although grateful I am for my partner, there is no one to talk to, laugh with, share random things with, or simply enjoy a good chat with.
It's not as easy as they say to make friends. Most people would have met them through school or work. Friends from my school life are far or busy, and my workmates are older than I that they have families to look after.
I am grateful for one good soul who I feel connected too; busy with her life and family too, but our minds connect on a good level.
Grateful for that.
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| (Retrieved via www.google.com.au) |
Maybe all I need to do is focus on what I would like to do, to try, and experience, and maybe I'll find friends that way. Join a club? (Joining fee) Try new things? (Costs and expenses) Join a class? (Fees fees fess).
Will figure something out soon enough.
Need to breathe. Need to just... be. Need to learn to set time to work, plan, think... And time to do nothing at all...
Breathe in... Breathe out...
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Re-Post: 45 Life Lessons, written by a 90 Year Old
45 LIFE LESSONS, WRITTEN BY A 90 YEAR OLD
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for things that matter.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye… But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose Life.
28. Forgive but don’t forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give Time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d
grab ours back.
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need.
42. The best is yet to come…
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.
Friday, 28 September 2012
Foodie Feats
I know I haven't been posting as much as I should be. There are so many things I want to put into there but just haven't found time to just yet. But I'm still thankful nonetheless to have this journal, as an escape, a reflection, and an over-all venting place during those times (which is close to 'all the time') when no one is around to talk to.
Nevertheless, here is a part of what remains good in and to my life... Food.
There is no doubt in the world of my love for food and all things related to this; and most especially, baking and baked goods. Except for the effects of eating so much food (weight gain and low self-esteem), food has slowly set its roots into me and I have come to want more and more to taste, replicate, learn and create new and old things and recipes. The time and money is always an issue, but in those moments when I all things in the universe allow me to do so... I stay in the kitchen and delve into another place in my mind.
Photos are always the best way to showcase and preserve memories, and no doubt, the whole world is obsessed with taking pictures of everything; so here are some of my Foodie Feats (a new name for the coming blogs and etc.)...
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| (My first attempt on a Warm Apple Crumble) |
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| (An attempt on a Stuffed Cabbage Soup) |
Aaaaaannddd.... Just for a little laugh.
Hoping for more opportunities to learn and grow in the kitchen, besides make the necessary rice and egg.
Other things going on too, but that'll be for another time.
.Fingers & toes crossed.
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