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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 […]
Posted on February 28th, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 25th, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 21st, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 20th, 2007 by June
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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. […]
Posted on February 18th, 2007 by June
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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 […]
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by June
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