Home-made Mixed Vegetable Fish Beancurd

This is a healthy, delicious and easy-to-make dish for busy mums, which both adults and kids will love (inspired by my 小婶). The amount suggested is good for 1 adult and 1 child to go with porridge. It can be shared among 3 - 4 pax if there are more dishes to go along. Items in * are what I'm using, you're free to experiment with other variants and quantity. Do drop me a note if u love the recipe :).

Ingredients
*Thread fin fillet (approx. 1 x 2.5 x 1.5 inch)
*Broccoli stalk (2 inch)
Carrot (1 inch)
Corn kernel (a handful)
Ginger (THIN slice, depending on how much u like the taste of ginger)
Egg tofu (1 roll)
Oyster Sauce (2-3 tsp)
Sesame Oil (a dash)
*Pickled Lettuce (4 - 5 slices with 2 tsp of sauce, optional for healthier version)

Instruction
1. Put items 1-5 and 7 into blender and mince (add tofu later, otherwise the mixture might be too watery after blending).

2. Add tofu and pickled lettuce to finely minced mixture and blend to the smoothness u desire. Be careful not to overdo it.

3. Scoop final product out and transfer into bowl. Splash a dash of sesame oil on top of mixture.

4. Transfer into steamer and steam for 15 - 20 min.

TedaH! Ready to serve. Just mix with plain porridge and eat.

幸福的感觉

当孩子跟我说："Mummy, I want to sleep on your body."--那就是幸福。这是她每天睡前的小小要求，要妈妈抱着她，躺在妈妈的身上，即使是几分钟也开心。无论妈妈是冲了凉，香香的，或是煮完饭，全身油烟味，她还是喜欢把脸埋在妈妈怀里，深深地闻妈妈的味道。虽然有时心里会埋怨（毕竟是十几公斤的担子躺在身上，有时她的头又转来转去，弄得我满痛的，长头发又老爱在我脸上飞来飞去），可是当静下来时，那种感觉真的很窝心，很幸福。因为她是真真正正地期盼妈妈的拥抱，即使是枕边人，很多时候也只不过是例常公式。当妈妈把她移到毯子上时，她会要妈妈hug她，直到她入眠。这是我们的private time，谁都不能取代妈妈的位置。

小天使

今天，恩恩真是个小天使。

爸爸做夜班，需要睡觉，不能载我们去上课了。小恩恩乖乖地吃完茶点，让妈妈帮她换上米白色小洋装，再用许多小花儿发夹把长长的头发夹起来。哇！像极了小公主！

我们上课去了！星期六的下午，地铁车厢里的人可真多！虽然小公主打扮得漂漂亮亮，可是就是没人让位给她坐。漫长的路程，大手牵着小手，小公主不吵也不闹。她也没要妈妈抱抱。

哎哟！糊涂的妈妈竟然带着我们下错了站。来，我们上下一趟列车吧！

好不容易到达正确的车站，还要走相当长的一段隧道。YE!终于到学校了！

一路上，小公主跟着妈妈一起走，一起站，真是我的小天使。

朋友

几天前刚跟一位多年老友通过电话，那种感觉很好。虽然话题不是很开心的，但至少那种知道有人与你分担的体会，的确让人feel good。

朋友 - 若干年前，这“词汇”对我的意义并不重要。朋友的地位总是排在.....x,y,z。一直到上天赏了我重重的一巴掌，才让我意思到，人生不可能只围绕在一个“他”身上，亲人与朋友何其重要啊！

Thank God! I'm glad I learnt from my mistake!

人应该从错误中学习。日子久了，菱角磨平了，胸怀也慢慢变得较开阔，学会了欣赏别人的优点，学会了怎样原谅，学会了将心比心，学会了别去比较，学会了let go，更学会了珍惜。

I was given a Second chance, thus I intend to keep my worthy friends for life.

傻女人

“...她一个人在街上漫无目的地走，她说：‘他在家，可是没有来找我。’她要的是她的男人的关心关怀关注。偏偏‘我要去死了，你却不理我’。...” - 安娜的这篇《人也。女也》唤醒了我尘封的记忆......

七、八年前的某个夜晚，有个女人在路上走着。10点钟的马路，人潮依旧，车水马龙。成群刚上完夜校的人正赶着回家，路上也挤满了来接载的车辆。女人的心在荡血，她看不清前面的路，就这样走着走着，电话的另一端是一个当时在她心里很重要的人，他不会来接她，因为他要自由，要和朋友狂欢。无论女人发生什么事，他都不会在乎......

如今，女人偶尔还是会在寂静的夜晚，流着泪，漫无目的驾着车子，或是在雨夜淋着雨像幽魂般在夜空下游走。男人从来没去找过她，甚至能心安理得地入梦乡。

不一样的男人，一样的结果。“男人，有时候你们的铁石心肠，只用在工作的公正上，好吗？”- 一语道尽了女人的辛酸。因为男人的狠心，其实就只留给默默在身边陪着他的女人。在朋友的眼中，他肝胆相照，会为他们两肋插刀。在同事眼里，他有责任心，也是明理的上司。对于父母，他二十四孝。对于兄弟，他永不说“不”。

女人啊，要的也不过是男人的关心、体贴和一丁点儿的关注。面对女人的小小要求，男人有的是数不尽的借口。这样的人生路好难走......

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不久前听说了这样的真人真事：

某个女人因为她的男人变了心，结果在家中烧炭自杀。她的离去，的确让男人憔悴了一段时间，非常非常短暂的日子，也让他背负了“负心汉”的名字。时过境迁，男人还是跟第三者走在一起，才不过几个月的时间......

傻女人！值得吗？用你宝贵的生命来对这样的一个男人提出抗议！男人要走，总能为自己的负心找上千千万万个理由，他不会为你的离去而遗憾终生的。你只不过在为他们开辟一条康庄大路，时间一久，谁还会记得你这样一个女人，谁还会为你伤心？还不是你至亲至爱的家人。

当你觉得已失去活着的勇气时，想一想：做孩子的你，舍得让为你付出一生的父母掉一辈子的眼泪吗？如果你已为人母，又怎么舍得让孩子过着不懂何谓母爱的日子呢？

死亡比活着还可怕。

创意无限

鬼灵精 - 这就是对我家小孩最贴切的称呼。“惊喜”是家常便饭，“破坏”成了理所当然。

1。护唇油啊，护唇油，你何时成了作画的最佳工具？？我可怜的墙壁......（更可怜我自己）
2。怎么裤子也能当裙穿？小鬼！还在那里咯咯笑！
3。哇！“纹身”也该“纹”好一点嘛！怎么来个Ah Beng妆？简直是体无完肤。
4。我的答案卷！！！尽然一张张被撕出来铺地板。Baby，我们不需要地毯。
5。叮叮当，叮叮当...小心我的碗盘！它们不是乐器！
6。Elmo的眼睛很可爱，POP! Elmo的眼睛掉出来了。
7。小水盆呢？唉哟，那不是凳子，不可以用来垫脚，小心摔死！

总之例子不胜枚举，希望我不会突然发现马桶变成了洗脸盆！

Potty Training - Final Installment

4 months after we last embarked on this journey to diaper-freedom, I can finally say that my Dear Baby En, you are truly ready, and your progress is spectacular!!

Today, my Dear Baby, you actually woke up from your nap to tell me that you needed to pee. That's as good as telling Mummy, "Mummy, Baby is a big girl now. You can sleep more peacefully."

Though, you'd been accident-free for the past 2 months or so, and we no longer put the mat that made you sweaty and hot underneath when you went to bed, even at night, it was this moment, no it wasn't because we limited your fluid intact, no it wasn't because we woke u up in the middle of the night (did you notice Mummy hadn't been waking you up for more than a month??), it was because En En was aware of your own bladder activities!

My little Baby, you are great!

"Vacation"

"There is a place I want to be,
away from it all
Just me - alone.
Where would it be?
Where could it be?
Never in this world
can it be found.
For I searched,
for I longed,
and then it came,
The Peace and Tranquility
from Within......"

~29 July, 3pm - Sentosa Siloso Beach Resort

Checked in at the Reception. It was small, unlike the regular Hotel Lobby that you'll expect. Nonetheless, the whole concept was rather unique. It was housed in an individual building, sort of like a modern log house.

Got our keys and proceeded to our room - Roof-top Jacuzzi Suite. Along the way, we walked past some trees which had been left intact during the hotel's construction, fused into the resort's decor. Made the area felt like a huge tree house.

Best part of it was of cos the suite. It wasn't really big, but it was nonetheless inviting. Especially, the Jacuzzi area. Going up a flight of steps, you'd reach your own private garden with loungers and jacuzzi filled with warm water. Top it off, there's the sea view.

Great place for honey-mooners and couples, though it served us well, with our little gal, as she enjoyed herself in the jacuzzi.

Thought it could do more to our relationship. However, didn't do much. Guess if you go in a loving mood, things will just flow. Not the other way round......