Another child's insight...
A few years back, I had a bad chest infection, coupled with a bad asthma attack.
My 3 years old grand-daughter (Her age at that point in time) looked at me, with concern & deep thought.
"Let's "play", por por", I heard her said.
"I'm sorry, I can't play with you, darling. I'm sick" said I.
"No, por por, I said "pray". Pray to God to make you well", she continued.
We prayed together.
I was not much better, after a couple of days.
The doctor changed my medications when I went for a review.
Upon my return home, I teased my grandchild with "Darling, our prayers didn't work".
"Por por, God is very busy.
Many people are praying to him. Be patient.
When your turn comes, He will make you well." Replied my grandchild, confidently.
I got well on the following day.
Perhaps my turn came.
Perhaps the medicine worked.
Perhaps both.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
An interesting movie
"Phew"
I drew a d-e-e-p, breathe at the end of the movie "Black Swan".
The show was enthralling, intense & sapped energy mental energy, big time!
Unlike what I usually do at other movies, I didn't get up from my seat immediately after the "Black Swan".
I felt the need to take a few minutes to rest my head against the back of the seat. When I looked around, I noticed a number of fellow cinema goer doing the same.
"Black Swan" has a great plot which developed at a good pace.
When the ballet company's artistic director decides to replace the past season's prima ballerina, it sets off an intense fight amongst young ballerinas who wanted to be her replacement to be the "queen swan"
The intense stress pushed the prima ballerina of the past season to suicide.
The new "queen swan", Nina, paid a no lesser price. She suffered from hallucinations, self mutilation & eventually death on the stage. Nonetheless, she died with a smile as she breathed her last, she heard the thunderous applause which was coupled with a standing
ovation plus some tears.
The ballet techniques & moves were beautifully executed & a joy to watch. A bonus!
My sharing does not do justice to the show.
View the movie to enjoy it. Do be prepared for some really, scary scenes.
Note.
This is not a paid advertisement/review.
I viewed the show with friends & we paid our own tickets
"Phew"
I drew a d-e-e-p, breathe at the end of the movie "Black Swan".
The show was enthralling, intense & sapped energy mental energy, big time!
Unlike what I usually do at other movies, I didn't get up from my seat immediately after the "Black Swan".
I felt the need to take a few minutes to rest my head against the back of the seat. When I looked around, I noticed a number of fellow cinema goer doing the same.
"Black Swan" has a great plot which developed at a good pace.
When the ballet company's artistic director decides to replace the past season's prima ballerina, it sets off an intense fight amongst young ballerinas who wanted to be her replacement to be the "queen swan"
The intense stress pushed the prima ballerina of the past season to suicide.
The new "queen swan", Nina, paid a no lesser price. She suffered from hallucinations, self mutilation & eventually death on the stage. Nonetheless, she died with a smile as she breathed her last, she heard the thunderous applause which was coupled with a standing
ovation plus some tears.
The ballet techniques & moves were beautifully executed & a joy to watch. A bonus!
My sharing does not do justice to the show.
View the movie to enjoy it. Do be prepared for some really, scary scenes.
Note.
This is not a paid advertisement/review.
I viewed the show with friends & we paid our own tickets
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Evolution of "Yu Sheng"
"Yu Sheng" is a special, new year dish served by every restuarant & almost all food stalls in the coffee shops; during Chinese New Year period.
It originated in Singapore & was created by the "coolies" out of necessity.
"Coolies" are odd job labourers. In the bygone days of yesteryears, they worked at the quays, loading & unloading goods from boats.
The "coolies" came from China to escape from the calamities (flood/famines..) & oppressions from the landlords in their homeland.
Life in Singapore was tough, but better!
They lived thriftily -- shared rooms, ate simple food which were bought from the road- side stalls by the quay. They scrimped & saved so as to remit money to their families in China.
Their only rest days fell on the first 3 days of the Chinese New Year (CNY) period. The road-side stalls were closed. The "coolies" got together to prepare food which did not require cooking for consumption. They created "Yu Sheng" which consists finely sliced fish & a variety of vegetables.
The "coolies" jointly tossed & mixed the ingredients of the "yu sheng" ("yu" = fish, "sheng" = raw) as they shared their dreams. The sharing spinned off
to mutual well wishes for the new year.
Slowly, the tossing of "yu sheng" with well wishes amongst a group of "coolies" evolved.
It is no longer a dish of local mixed vegetables mixed with slices of a local fish ("parang").
Instead of the humble "parang", a certain hotel, served a plethora of salmon, tuna, abalone slices plus baby abalone sprayed with gold, in their "yu cheng". The vegetables was arranged into a beautiful picture of a rabbit (This year is the rabbit year) with plum blossoms, on an equally beautiful, painted, gigantic tray. Extra, extra, long chop-sticks were used to facilitate tossing the "yu sheng" to great height. ("Gao sheng" = great height = high status in life or good promotion)
The well wishes & especially "Fatt ah, fatt ah!" (Prosper, prosper) rang round the resturant, in waves after waves; as the dish was served.
Well, the restaurant which served the dish is indeed prospering. It charged a few hundred for one serving of "yu sheng"!!
** "yu sheng recipe in "Food" page
"Yu Sheng" is a special, new year dish served by every restuarant & almost all food stalls in the coffee shops; during Chinese New Year period.
It originated in Singapore & was created by the "coolies" out of necessity.
"Coolies" are odd job labourers. In the bygone days of yesteryears, they worked at the quays, loading & unloading goods from boats.
The "coolies" came from China to escape from the calamities (flood/famines..) & oppressions from the landlords in their homeland.
Life in Singapore was tough, but better!
They lived thriftily -- shared rooms, ate simple food which were bought from the road- side stalls by the quay. They scrimped & saved so as to remit money to their families in China.
Their only rest days fell on the first 3 days of the Chinese New Year (CNY) period. The road-side stalls were closed. The "coolies" got together to prepare food which did not require cooking for consumption. They created "Yu Sheng" which consists finely sliced fish & a variety of vegetables.
The "coolies" jointly tossed & mixed the ingredients of the "yu sheng" ("yu" = fish, "sheng" = raw) as they shared their dreams. The sharing spinned off
to mutual well wishes for the new year.
Slowly, the tossing of "yu sheng" with well wishes amongst a group of "coolies" evolved.
It is no longer a dish of local mixed vegetables mixed with slices of a local fish ("parang").
Instead of the humble "parang", a certain hotel, served a plethora of salmon, tuna, abalone slices plus baby abalone sprayed with gold, in their "yu cheng". The vegetables was arranged into a beautiful picture of a rabbit (This year is the rabbit year) with plum blossoms, on an equally beautiful, painted, gigantic tray. Extra, extra, long chop-sticks were used to facilitate tossing the "yu sheng" to great height. ("Gao sheng" = great height = high status in life or good promotion)
The well wishes & especially "Fatt ah, fatt ah!" (Prosper, prosper) rang round the resturant, in waves after waves; as the dish was served.
Well, the restaurant which served the dish is indeed prospering. It charged a few hundred for one serving of "yu sheng"!!
** "yu sheng recipe in "Food" page
Monday, February 21, 2011
The All One Foundation
An acquaintance introduced me to the "All-one foundation" & requested me to help the foundation in any way.
The "All-one foundation" has been created to provide permanent healing support for children and young women who have suffered abuse and sexual violence... read more @ http://www.all-onefoundation.com./
Since one of the ways which I earn a regular income from home, is by monitizing my Twitter account, I offered to donate whatever I earned from my account at http://twitter.com/gifts4kidz.
If you want to help those abused kids & women, without digging into your own pocket, do what I do. Earn XTRA cash @ http://spn.tw/r1JPv, to be donated to the foundation.
Cheers
An acquaintance introduced me to the "All-one foundation" & requested me to help the foundation in any way.
The "All-one foundation" has been created to provide permanent healing support for children and young women who have suffered abuse and sexual violence... read more @ http://www.all-onefoundation.com./
Since one of the ways which I earn a regular income from home, is by monitizing my Twitter account, I offered to donate whatever I earned from my account at http://twitter.com/gifts4kidz.
If you want to help those abused kids & women, without digging into your own pocket, do what I do. Earn XTRA cash @ http://spn.tw/r1JPv, to be donated to the foundation.
Cheers
Same as our family
My grandchild & I were sharing a book on animals.
We learnt that a pride of lions, normally consists of one mature lion, a few mature lioness and their cubs.
The lioness work as a team to hunt & bring home their catch for food. The lion gets to eat first before the lioness & the cubs have their fill.
"Same as our family, por por*. On Sundays, Mummy & kaka** go shopping for the grocery together. They come home to cook, lay the table & wait for daddy to join us at the table before all of us have our meal" commented my
grandchild .
What insights do children have!
* "por por means maternal grandma, in Cantonese, a Chinese dialect
**"kaka" means elder sister in Malay.
My grandchild is taught to use the term as a polite way to address the maid. She is not allowed to address the maid by name .. as done by the adults in the family.
My grandchild & I were sharing a book on animals.
We learnt that a pride of lions, normally consists of one mature lion, a few mature lioness and their cubs.
The lioness work as a team to hunt & bring home their catch for food. The lion gets to eat first before the lioness & the cubs have their fill.
"Same as our family, por por*. On Sundays, Mummy & kaka** go shopping for the grocery together. They come home to cook, lay the table & wait for daddy to join us at the table before all of us have our meal" commented my
grandchild .
What insights do children have!
* "por por means maternal grandma, in Cantonese, a Chinese dialect
**"kaka" means elder sister in Malay.
My grandchild is taught to use the term as a polite way to address the maid. She is not allowed to address the maid by name .. as done by the adults in the family.
Friday, February 18, 2011
AC activities --photo taking
I have invited Mr. William Oh (His biodata is in photography page) to comment on the photos we have taken.
The photos are taken during our outings with the AC (Annuitant Club) &
are uploaded into the page "Outings w AC". To see the photos, please mouse over the tab & click.
Do visit this page for the photos which are added periodically.
Your contributions of photos are welcome.
You may upload into the above page.
Alternatively, you can send your photos to me @ christina.wong118@yahoo.com, as an attachment. I'll do the uploading when I receive your photos.
I have invited Mr. William Oh (His biodata is in photography page) to comment on the photos we have taken.
The photos are taken during our outings with the AC (Annuitant Club) &
are uploaded into the page "Outings w AC". To see the photos, please mouse over the tab & click.
Do visit this page for the photos which are added periodically.
Your contributions of photos are welcome.
You may upload into the above page.
Alternatively, you can send your photos to me @ christina.wong118@yahoo.com, as an attachment. I'll do the uploading when I receive your photos.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Will you ask the sparrows to eat grass?
I normally chat with my 8 years old grand-daughter, as we enjoyed our lunch when she returns home from school.
During yesterday's lunch, I spoke highly of the benefits of eating vegetables & suggested that she eats the vegetables which she was leaving behind.
She responded earnestly: "Por por**, you said that God created all (with an emphasise on "all") our food to make me grow fast, strong and intelligent? Since I like to eat meat, I've eaten the meat first."
"I'm like the sparrows. They eat worms only & won't eat the grass."
She continued: "The sparrows are too full after eating the worms & they will never, ever, eat the grass!"
"I'm also full now. May I be excused from eating the vegetables, p-l-e-a-s-e."
**Por por = maternal grandmother, in our dialect
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