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Monthly Reflections 0702

This is the shortest month of the year. Yes, it’s the end of February 2007. So far, my achievements are:

For the whole month, I went brisk walking with my husband only once. Still watching his diet and getting him to exercise more though.
Had more outings with Lawrence - did massage/facial, went for buffet; bought table […]

Green Tea Recipes

GREEN TEA BUTTERED PRAWNS
Ingredients:
200g of raw tiger prawns
1 green tea bag
15 gm salted butter
Pickle (optional):1 radish (diced)
1 cucumber (diced)
1 carrot (diced)

2 tbsp lime juice (to be mixed with above vegetables)
Method:

Devein the prawns
In a frying pan, steep the green tea bag in 250 ml of hot water for 5 minutes
Remove tea bag and bring water […]

Good Luck Tips

The following are extracts from the Anthony Robbins organisation.

Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
Do not believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
When […]

Delights and Woes of the Week 0708

This is the 8th week into 2007 and today is the 8th day of Lunar New Year. As usual, I will share the delights first:

On Monday, kept my mum company, just staying at her house. We chatted a lot though.
On Tuesday, stayed home the whole day, just relaxing. No […]

Sex Matters

Under the Home section (H3) of The Straits Times today, there was an article on “Married S’poreans prefer condoms”. From a study by the National University of Singapore (NUS), it was found that the condom is the most popular form of contraception among married Singaporeans. The findings reveal that:

Husbands are more agreeable to […]

The Art of Marriage

While clearing some of my old stuff, I came across this poster that I bought 25 years ago. On it is this beautiful poem on The Art of Marriage:

It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once each day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It […]

Bonding by reading, story-telling and . . .

In today’s mindyourbody in The Straits Times, I read with interest the article on “Bonding by reading”.I fully agree with Md Hartiny that bonding continued from the moment the baby is borned. I also like her idea of reading not confining to just books - reading anything and everything, like television sub-titles, road […]

Recipes with Bird’s Nest (2)

Hi parents
If you still have bird’s nest and still wondering what to do with them, here’s another 2 recipes to consider:Stew Duck with Bird’s Nest Soup Ingredients:

15 gm duck’s meat
15 gm bird’s nest
15 gm ham

Method (serves 4 - 6 persons):

Soak bird’s nest in warm water for 1 hour
Drain and cook in boiling […]

Delights and Woes of the Week 0707

This is the 7th week into 2007 and today is the 1st day of Lunar New Year. Being a positive person, naturally, I have more delights and these are:

Making a trip to the market with mum. It sure reminisced old times.
Continue to share recipes to those who read my blog. […]

Dealing with Constipation

Of late, while visiting my mum, she shared that she has constipation. When I ask around, I found that a lot of people also have this problem. So what is constipation, what are the causes and how to go about treating it ? ? ?
What is constipation?
To different people, it means different things. Basically, it […]