Wednesday, November 29, 2006
My Seduction Style
Shenn sent me a link to this quiz... Apparently, I have the MIDAS TOUCH!! Anyway, the quiz is pretty fun. Go ahead and try it if you have the time.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
A Strange Dream
I was having one of my afternoon naps earlier and had a strange dream. Thought I will share it here in my blog.
There was a princess in a faraway land. She had many suitors but amongst all of them, she had three favourites.
Boy A – was the oldest and the most shy of the lot. Although he did not say much or show it, he loved the princess a lot.
Boy B – was the most handsome of the three, very outspoken, popular with others, was fun to be with and always showered the princess with attention.
Boy C – was the youngest of the three and lived very near to the princess’s castle so he was always around whenever the princess needed him.
Needless to say, the princess was very smitten by Boy B. She felt very happy to be with him cos’ he was very handsome and popular. Everywhere they go, people seemed to like Boy B. As time goes by, she spent most of her time with Boy B and although she kept in touch on and off with Boy A and Boy C, her heart was only for Boy B. She would do anything for Boy B. After a while, the princess stopped corresponding with Boy A and Boy C.
Days turned into months, and months turned into years, still no sign of Boy B asking the princess to marry him. The princess was heartbroken – she had wasted her youth going around the world with Boy B. Yes, they had fun and she knew Boy B loved her, but he wasn’t ready to be tied down. Boy B still wanted to see more of the world, make more friends and the princess felt betrayed.
Broken hearted and betrayed, she sailed home. When she was reaching her castle, she ran into Boy C. He was carrying a baby! He was happily married to the princess’ younger sister. The princess couldn’t believe it! Boy C was always there for her…. How could he do this to her….
She went searching for Boy A. She remembered the shy, quiet boy who loved her and regretted that she didn’t take time to know him more. Alas, Boy A was happily married, too. It seemed that he just got married a week before the princess got back! Boy A had actually been waiting for the princess, for 12 years but the princess didn’t return.
The princess was speechless and full of regret. She pinned so much hope on one boy, and was blind to see the love of the other two boys for her. In the end, the princess died an old, lonely spinster.
There was a princess in a faraway land. She had many suitors but amongst all of them, she had three favourites.
Boy A – was the oldest and the most shy of the lot. Although he did not say much or show it, he loved the princess a lot.
Boy B – was the most handsome of the three, very outspoken, popular with others, was fun to be with and always showered the princess with attention.
Boy C – was the youngest of the three and lived very near to the princess’s castle so he was always around whenever the princess needed him.
Needless to say, the princess was very smitten by Boy B. She felt very happy to be with him cos’ he was very handsome and popular. Everywhere they go, people seemed to like Boy B. As time goes by, she spent most of her time with Boy B and although she kept in touch on and off with Boy A and Boy C, her heart was only for Boy B. She would do anything for Boy B. After a while, the princess stopped corresponding with Boy A and Boy C.
Days turned into months, and months turned into years, still no sign of Boy B asking the princess to marry him. The princess was heartbroken – she had wasted her youth going around the world with Boy B. Yes, they had fun and she knew Boy B loved her, but he wasn’t ready to be tied down. Boy B still wanted to see more of the world, make more friends and the princess felt betrayed.
Broken hearted and betrayed, she sailed home. When she was reaching her castle, she ran into Boy C. He was carrying a baby! He was happily married to the princess’ younger sister. The princess couldn’t believe it! Boy C was always there for her…. How could he do this to her….
She went searching for Boy A. She remembered the shy, quiet boy who loved her and regretted that she didn’t take time to know him more. Alas, Boy A was happily married, too. It seemed that he just got married a week before the princess got back! Boy A had actually been waiting for the princess, for 12 years but the princess didn’t return.
The princess was speechless and full of regret. She pinned so much hope on one boy, and was blind to see the love of the other two boys for her. In the end, the princess died an old, lonely spinster.
Friday, November 24, 2006
New Blog for My Recipes
I have been getting requests from friends and relatives for some of my recipes so I decided to start a new blog where I'll post my recipes. Also it helps me remember cos' many a time I just "invent" new recipes and it'll be a "one-hit wonder" as I can't seem to remember the ingredients!
So, if you are stuck and need some ideas to cook, go to http://tanty-kitchen.blogspot.com/ Happy trying..........
So, if you are stuck and need some ideas to cook, go to http://tanty-kitchen.blogspot.com/ Happy trying..........
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
Salty Coffee, Anyone?
I was going through my old emails and came across this beautiful story, emailed by a dear friend.
He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised, but due to being polite, she promised.
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, she thought, please, let me go home... suddenly he asked the waiter: "would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee."
Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously: why you have this hobby? He replied: "when I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea , just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much, I miss my parents who are still living there".
While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That's his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, has responsibility of home.. Then she also started to speak, spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married to the prince, then they were living the happy life... And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that's the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said:
"My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you -- the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.. Now I'm dying, I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste.. But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Because you're the one who prepares it. Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again".
Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her: "what's the taste of salty coffee?"
"It's sweet." She replied.
I never fail to cry every single time I read this story. And my wise dear friend had this to say about love, which I totally agree with:
LOVE is...
not to forget but to forgive
not to see but to understand
not to hear but to listen
not to let go but to HOLD ON !!!!
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised, but due to being polite, she promised.
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, she thought, please, let me go home... suddenly he asked the waiter: "would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee."
Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously: why you have this hobby? He replied: "when I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea , just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much, I miss my parents who are still living there".
While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That's his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, has responsibility of home.. Then she also started to speak, spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married to the prince, then they were living the happy life... And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that's the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said:
"My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you -- the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.. Now I'm dying, I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste.. But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Because you're the one who prepares it. Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again".
Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her: "what's the taste of salty coffee?"
"It's sweet." She replied.
I never fail to cry every single time I read this story. And my wise dear friend had this to say about love, which I totally agree with:
LOVE is...
not to forget but to forgive
not to see but to understand
not to hear but to listen
not to let go but to HOLD ON !!!!
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Changes! Changes! Changes!
It's been almost two months since I am pregnant and although I love the thought of having a life growing inside me, the experience has not been eaxctly smooth sailing.
First, there's the morning sickness. Popular to contrary belief, morning sickness does not only happen in the morning but all the time!!! Although I had been lucky enough not to literally puke all the time, the feeling of nausea is horrible.
Secondly, my body is changing quite rapidly.... My tummy now has a slightly bigger bump; my chest area (umm) are significantly bigger; they are tiny bumps on my chest area that look like heat rash but I dont really know what they are except that they arer just there....
Thirdly, I am feeling so tired nowadays although I slept and rested enough. Normally, I would only need about 6 hrs of sleep and I'll be rejuvenated but now, I can sleep for 10 hrs and I'll still feel tired. Apparently, it's normal to feel tired in the first trimester of the pregnancy so I'll just have to get more rest.
Fourthly, I am on a short fuse these days.. especially with Hubby. Anyway be warned, please dont mess with me during the next 7 mths, I am going through lots of hormonal changes so it's like I am PMSing all the time.... So keep me happy if you dont want to incur my wrath! (hahaha)
Lastly, there's the food cravings.... I think my food cravings have been rather "tame" but I am sure it'll increase as time goes by. Just the other day, I wanted to eat Taiwan Porridge at St George's and everyone had to accommodate to me. And today, I was looking forward to eating curry puffs cos' Hubby will buy them after his Friday prayers, but he didnt!! So, I sent him to go get them for me... Poor thing.. Anyway, thank god he managed to find them and it was YUMMY!
Anyway, for those who ladies who are pregnant, here's a good website to read: http://www.pregnancy-info.net/topic_signs_symptoms_tests.html You can even try the calculator to calculate your due date!
And if you are trying to get pregnant, this is a good website for you: http://www.pregnancy-info.net/trying_intro.html
First, there's the morning sickness. Popular to contrary belief, morning sickness does not only happen in the morning but all the time!!! Although I had been lucky enough not to literally puke all the time, the feeling of nausea is horrible.
Secondly, my body is changing quite rapidly.... My tummy now has a slightly bigger bump; my chest area (umm) are significantly bigger; they are tiny bumps on my chest area that look like heat rash but I dont really know what they are except that they arer just there....
Thirdly, I am feeling so tired nowadays although I slept and rested enough. Normally, I would only need about 6 hrs of sleep and I'll be rejuvenated but now, I can sleep for 10 hrs and I'll still feel tired. Apparently, it's normal to feel tired in the first trimester of the pregnancy so I'll just have to get more rest.
Fourthly, I am on a short fuse these days.. especially with Hubby. Anyway be warned, please dont mess with me during the next 7 mths, I am going through lots of hormonal changes so it's like I am PMSing all the time.... So keep me happy if you dont want to incur my wrath! (hahaha)
Lastly, there's the food cravings.... I think my food cravings have been rather "tame" but I am sure it'll increase as time goes by. Just the other day, I wanted to eat Taiwan Porridge at St George's and everyone had to accommodate to me. And today, I was looking forward to eating curry puffs cos' Hubby will buy them after his Friday prayers, but he didnt!! So, I sent him to go get them for me... Poor thing.. Anyway, thank god he managed to find them and it was YUMMY!
Anyway, for those who ladies who are pregnant, here's a good website to read: http://www.pregnancy-info.net/topic_signs_symptoms_tests.html You can even try the calculator to calculate your due date!
And if you are trying to get pregnant, this is a good website for you: http://www.pregnancy-info.net/trying_intro.html
Lies About Love
I was reading a friend’s blog (Dina) and chanced upon a poem by D.H. Lawrence:
"We are all liars, because
The truth of yesterday becomes a lie tomorrow,
Whereas letters are fixed,And we live by the letter of truth.
The love I feel for my friend, this year,
Is different from the love I felt last year.
If it were not so, it would be a lie.
Yet we reiterate love! love! love!
As if it were a coin with a fixed valueInstead of a flower that dies,
and opens a different bud."
Lies About Love – D.H. Lawrence
Lawrence explains that love always changes and even if you feel that you are in love now (i.e. the truth), the love will eventually change thus the truth would eventually be a lie, “The truth of yesterday becomes a lie tomorrow”.
I mean, how true is that? We all lie about love, one point in our lives and I definitely have felt love so strongly for many “someones” before, only for the feelings to be swept away by the winds of change. So, can I really blame that someone to have his feelings changed for me?Yes, love is not a coin with a fixed value, we have to work hard on it so that it continues to climb in value. Only when the value steadily escalates, can we enjoy the fruit of our labour i.e. the relationship with that special someone. And then, this poem will not be applicable anymore....
"We are all liars, because
The truth of yesterday becomes a lie tomorrow,
Whereas letters are fixed,And we live by the letter of truth.
The love I feel for my friend, this year,
Is different from the love I felt last year.
If it were not so, it would be a lie.
Yet we reiterate love! love! love!
As if it were a coin with a fixed valueInstead of a flower that dies,
and opens a different bud."
Lies About Love – D.H. Lawrence
Lawrence explains that love always changes and even if you feel that you are in love now (i.e. the truth), the love will eventually change thus the truth would eventually be a lie, “The truth of yesterday becomes a lie tomorrow”.
I mean, how true is that? We all lie about love, one point in our lives and I definitely have felt love so strongly for many “someones” before, only for the feelings to be swept away by the winds of change. So, can I really blame that someone to have his feelings changed for me?Yes, love is not a coin with a fixed value, we have to work hard on it so that it continues to climb in value. Only when the value steadily escalates, can we enjoy the fruit of our labour i.e. the relationship with that special someone. And then, this poem will not be applicable anymore....
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