贪。嗔。痴

那天，10-11-2010，我被劫了。是好多的钱。是我日积月累，精打细算存下来的血汗钱。
在 Bukit Jalil 车站，一群年轻人递给我一张抽奖券，然后说我抽中了价值至少八千元的奖项，让我跟他们一起到办公室去领奖。
我虽心存怀疑，但还是跟他们去了。很奇怪，我一向对这种事很小心，那天却异常迷糊。
经他们一番游说，我竟然把 RM 6600 给了他们，说是什么GST。
结果，我莫名其妙的用 RM 6600 买了一堆烂货。
当我清醒后，我终于明白了，原来他们其实是借用抽奖的名义来卖出他们的货品。
事后，我很懊悔。我恨，恨自己愚昧，恨他们卑鄙。我哭了好多天，我咒骂他们，他们那狰狞的笑脸在我脑中久久挥之不去。

心情平静下来后，我从新检讨自己，为什么事情会发生呢？

当然他们是处心积虑要骗取钱财，我一个不慎上钩了。

我会上钩的原因，不外是贪、嗔、痴三毒在作祟。

我贪，说有价值至少八千元的奖项，我就心动了。
我痴，经他们游说一番，我迷惑，无法理性分析事情了。
我嗔，当我突然清醒过来，知道自己上当了，我很气，气自己，更气他们。

此一劫，让我从新接触佛法。自从上了大学过后，就脱离佛法很久了。经过这件事，让我对佛法有新的体会，也让我从新认识佛法。当初在校学习的佛法，很表面。现在，从不同的角度体会佛法，方知佛法奥妙无穷。

与佛有缘，我心存感激。愿一切众生都有缘听闻佛法、欢喜佛法、修证佛法。阿弥陀佛。

一个人的午餐+晚餐+老爷车抛锚

我是个宅女，就算是一个人，也不愿意出外打包。
简简单单的一天两菜，就解决了周末的午餐和晚餐。

周五午休，到超市快速逛逛，购买了青菜、豆腐和两块“鸡二度”，还不到RM10，就是我下厨的材料了。

快十年没“真正”下厨了，还好水准没差太多，就是调味拿捏不太好，还有待改进。

马铃薯鸡丁味道相当不错，很得意的呢！

星期六是清炒旱菜+虾米肉丁蒸豆腐

星期日是马铃薯鸡丁+清炒芥兰苗

我最得意的【马铃薯鸡丁】随意自创食谱(二人份)：

材料：
鸡肉去皮切丁 ................ 一块“鸡二度”
马铃薯切条状 ................ 一粒

调味：
蚝油，酱油，酱清，胡椒粉 .... 少许/适量
盐 ................................ 两根手指捏一小把（很少很少）

制作过程：
1. 鸡丁加入调味搅拌，备用
2. 马铃薯切条状，加入一点点盐，拌均
3. 热锅，放入少量油
4. 马铃薯下锅煎一煎，三分钟就可
5. 接着把鸡丁加入，快速翻炒一分钟
6. 倒入少量清水（1/5杯），翻炒至水收干即可，起锅！

周五那天早上下了倾盆大雨，我那1996年的Wira居然在半路抛锚了，雨下个不停，8点出事，mechanic 11点才来救命，我被困在车上足足3个小时，还被逼请了半天假。

原来是Distributor罢工了，换了一个新的，RM380，好贵。可是，现在车子似乎强劲多了，Distributor换得还算值得吧！

马六甲 Jalan Penghulu Abbas 的牛肉肉骨茶

味道有点像 Sup Tulang，Rempah 和黑胡椒味相当重，跟猪肉肉骨茶很不一样。

生意很不错，没记错的话好像是每天晚上 7.30 至 9.30 营业吧！

当天是星期六，虽然下着毛毛细雨，依然客似云来

这是老板，很老了，动作慢条斯理。我的肉骨茶足足等了40分钟。

这是两个人的分量，很丰富吧？

两人共吃了 一锅肉骨茶 + 三碗饭 + 2杯水 = RM 27.50

肉骨茶好像只有两个Size，小锅（2至3人份）及大锅（5至6人份）

岁月不饶人。。。

最近真的觉得自己老了
皮肤老化了
体质老化了
连心境都老化了

对自己浑浑噩噩地蹉跎岁月感到抱歉
是时候整理心情
朝目标重新出发了吧

放肆了整个星期
今天该开始作课业温习了

I'm going to get these soon...

Raya is coming and H is coming back, what a coincidence ♥ Finally both of us can go for a pleasant shopping after dealing with all the craps that had happened lately...

GOD, just do me a small favor. Just give a little helping hand to keep the station in good condition for the holiday so that I can enjoy my leisure time without works bothering me throughout the weekends.

I am running out of stock and perhaps this would be the best time for replenishment. I am also going to get something new.

Clinique Pore Minimizer Instant Perfector

Loreal Paris - Derma Genesis Pore Minimising Smoother

加油啊，云顶！

Update - Our New House

The construction progress of Seri Austin Deanna III as at Sept 2010.

Something unpleasant has happened lately regarding the progressive payment of the property. The developer has sent me a few invoices claiming for interest on late payment. That's funny, after taking housing loan from the bank, is there anything else to do with me on the progressive payment to the developer? Why should I be responsible for the interest incurred due to late payment by the financier? I have contacted the banker, so many times and the problem has not been solved yet. This is simply annoying. I shall update on this matter in detail soon enough once this issue is solved.

Something worth reading:

http://www.hba.org.my/articles/buyer_watch/biz_mag/2005/banking.htm

http://www.hba.org.my/faq/list.htm">http://www.hba.org.my/faq/list.htm

http://www.kpkt.gov.my/artikel/perumahan/eng06.html

哀莫大于心死

我很容易死心，没什么耐性。

有些人，我曾很用心地给以帮助，但他一而再，再而三的不领情、不合作、也不珍惜，那么，我帮不了他，我对他是彻彻底底的死心了。

帮助这种人，往往事倍功半，我真是力不从心哪！

人不自救，孰能救之？一个放弃自己的人，别怪别人放弃你。

What are we supposed to do?

谢谢H你那一句“ We just do what we need to do.”

What we need to do? What are we supposed to do? I don't see that we have much choice. We are just doing what people are expecting us to do.

对，这就是问题的关键所在。可我就是找不到解决方案。

他们认为我们应该这样，应该那样。若索性不做，还得忍受他们的闲言闲语。

人情，真的很累人。

爸爸妈妈，我会好好孝顺你们的

那天回家，才发现自己很久没回家了。
我离开的那一天，妈妈哭了。
总是把父母对女儿的思念不当一回事，我是多么不孝。
爸爸妈妈越来越年老，病痛越来越多。
寂寞的时候没人陪他们聊天。
病痛的时候没人照顾。
吵架的时候没人替他们和解。
很心疼他们为何不互相扶持爱护。
他们总爱吵架耍脾气。

最近在网上看见这么一个产品，是中国的出产的。
我要买给妈妈吃。希望对她的骨骼疏松症有帮助。
第一次买淘宝网的东西，付款方面遇到了很多麻烦。
最后选择代购服务。
下定单了。
希望一切顺顺利利。



最近我常常打电话回家了。
我要弥补我一直以来所忽略的孝道。
子欲养而亲不在，我很害怕那一天的到来。

爸爸妈妈，你们最近有比较开心吗？
你们要相亲相爱，知道吗？
我会尽量抽空回家的。

我好像患了忧郁症。。。

总是在不开心的时候想要写部落
也想写些开心的事呀
可是，好像一直都没碰到什么开心事
对，好久都没开心过了
几乎快忘记开心和喜悦是舍感觉
烦恼、挑战、负担，随着岁月的增长随之增加
生活目标越来越模糊了
不知该往哪前进，不知该如何前进，更不知道前进的方向是对是错
前路太多阻碍，太多的人和事需要考量，所有的计划几乎完全失控
偶尔上面子书，窥探朋友们的近况
大家好像都过得很好，生活多姿多彩
有些已经成家，有个幸福小家庭了
有些常常到国外旅行，或是出国公干
有的学业事业两得意
再看看我自己
除了失败，悲哀，还真的没什么好事可以让我炫耀
唯一欣慰的是，还有一个疼我爱我的H
可H他家太多事了，一堆不负责任的哥哥姐姐侄儿侄女就会给人添麻烦
现在又是忙 Assignment 的时候了
读书、作业、考试。。。总是让我心情很坏
跟现任雇主的合约快结束了
现在开始忙着求职，可是还没好消息
真想赶快结束现在的这一切
有点逃避现实的感觉
现实总是太残忍
也许离开这家公司，这个地方，这个家，将会是人生的一个转捩点
可是人生会因此更好或更坏，无法预料
好迷茫
总觉得自己的所作所为都是错误的
总为自己所作过的每一件事懊恼不已
怎么写着写着突然觉得自己患了忧郁症
希望好事快快降临，我太需要让我快乐的动力了
我最当下最期待的
就是新加坡那里捎来求职的好消息

我怎么会那么“鸡婆”？

H父亲心脏病爆发，上个星期被送往JB的医院治疗，出院后在JB，H大姐家休养。H母亲前往JB照顾H父亲，留下两个孙子在家。那“混蛋不孝子”自然什么都不理，我也就很莫名其妙的担起照顾小孩的任务。那天星期天，很懒得出去买外卖，见冰柜里有些食物，就蒸热了，再炒个青菜，煮个饭。晚餐见菜肴不合小孩胃口，还特地煎个蛋给他们加菜。怎知小孩居然蛋是吃了，但饭不吃，自个儿去煮快熟面来吃。真的很气，晚上MSN时向H告状，我说，你爸爸妈妈的两个孙，我煮饭了他们去煮Maggi面！

我气的是，小孩不懂得感恩、不懂得珍惜、不懂得尊重、也不懂得体谅。我更气的是，小孩今天的这种态度全归功于H父母及小孩母亲错误的教导方式。不只是小孩，那“混蛋不孝子”不就是他们的得意masterpiece吗？他们喜欢把自己当成奴仆伺候孩子孙子，27七岁的“混蛋不孝子”，六年级及三年级的孙子，饭后别说洗碗，连饭桌都不抹，连如厕都不会好好的Flush，更别奢望他们还会分担其他家务。那“混蛋不孝子”都快30岁了，不务正业，还常常不要脸地跟没收入的父母要钱。H父H母就爱把自己当成奴仆般，七老八十了还在为这些不孝子孙的衣食住行忙个没完没了。小孩母亲就只懂得自己忙自己的，把照顾孩子的责任都撇了，付给的小孩生活费永远都under budget，倒是最近自己出国旅行去了。我口口声声说的“混蛋不孝子”，居然每天在家无所事事，也不甘愿到JB把病重的父亲载回家。结果前天两位老人家长途跋涉自己搭巴士从JB回到MT。真为两老感到悲哀，可是他们值得同情吗？这一切不都是他们亲手造成的吗？

对付这些有饭不吃的小孩，我倒有个对付他们的方法。若下一次再有同样的情况，我不必为他们做饭，也不必替他们买外卖，就让他们吃他们爱吃的快熟面好了。我何必为不懂得appreciate的人白忙，我何苦那么“鸡婆”？两老喜欢伺候他们，可我就不喜欢，更觉得没必要。

Don't get caught in "escalation of commitment"

昨天H说: “不如我们供完MT这件屋子。”
我才不要。我要早早脱离这件屋子，早早将之抛出脑外。
我说，只要我一搬出这间家，这家里的一切一切我都不会再理会。
H说：“反正我们都供了这么久房贷。”

Don't get caught in "escalation of commitment"! 这是我最近从Project Management 学来的。 这句话提醒我们，Be prepared to kill a project if the benefits no longer outweigh the costs。说得太太太有道理了！

我说：“就当我这几年付了很贵的房租来租这一间房间咯！”

Sunk cost are dollars that have been spent in the part. Sunk costs should not be considered in future project investment decisions. This can lead to "Escalation of commitment". 这几年我们所供的房贷就是 Sunk Cost, 没错吧？

这是我第一次将MBA学到的东西学以致用。

我不懂为何H要把房贷负在自己身上，我知道他有所打算，也许又是为了那个“混蛋不孝子”吧？我知道H不会承认，无所谓，反正我不会赞同他的做法。我只求将这一切无谓的人，无谓的负担撇得干干净净。

Shares Dividend。。。"Entitled" OR "Not Entitled"

总是对股息的Entitlement有所疑虑，无意间在Cari论坛看到这么一个解说，我总算明白了。

Sick ~~~~~~~ Smokers!

You smokers, if you want to destruct your own organs, go ahead. If you risk others’ health by making them the secondhand smokers, go to !!!!!!!!

Don’t blame when you got any chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or even lung cancer because you know what, you simply Deserve IT! So if you think that you still want to smoke no matter what, buy your own medical insurance so that you don’t burden anyone else to pay for your expensive medical bills when you are finally ill. So you smokers, stay far far away from my territory, my property and my loved ones.

All Types of Flour

High protein flour / bread flour / Strong flour 高筋面粉 面包 (中筋面粉加入面筋分（小麦蛋白/Wheat Gluten)来提高筋性)
All-purpose flour / plain flour 中筋面粉 包子、馒头、饺子、烙饼
Low protein flour / cake flour 低筋面粉 蛋糕、饼干、酥皮 (可以用面粉和玉米淀粉4:1的比例调)
Gluten-free flour 无筋面粉
Wholemeal Flour 全麦面粉
Self-raising flour 自发粉
Corn Flour 玉黍署粉
Sweet potato flour 蕃薯粉
Tapioca starch / tapioca flour 木薯粉
Corn Starch 粟粉
Rice flour 粘米粉
Glutinous rice flour 糯米粉
Polenta / yellow cornmeal 粗玉米豆粉
Potato Starch 生粉/太白粉
Baking Powder 发粉/泡打粉
Baking Soda/Bicarb of soda 小梳打粉
Parmesan Cheese Powder 起司粉
Custard powder 蛋黄粉/吉士粉
Egg white powder 蛋白粉
Cooked rice flour 糕仔粉
wheat flour 澄面粉
Green Pea Starch 绿豆澄粉
Wheat germ 麦芽粉
Wheat gluten 面筋粉
Cinnamon 肉桂粉
Gelatin 吉利丁/鱼胶粉
Glucomannan 蒟蒻粉
Natural gum powder 蒟蒻果冻粉
Cream of tartar 塔塔粉
Almond Powder 杏仁粉
Water chestnut flour 马蹄粉
Cocoa powder 可可粉
Grounded Cumin Seed 小茴香粉
Grounded Ginger 姜粉
Tumeric 黄姜粉
Meat Tenderizer 松肉粉
Grounded Nutmeg 豆寇粉

有借，没有还？

有借有还，再借不难。
为什么我不愿再借，因为你信用不好。
你可以讨厌我，但别想欺侮我！反正我很讨厌你。
我只是很本能的在保护自己。
别仗着自己是谁的谁，就肆无忌惮地任意妄为。
我很没人情味吗？也许是吧。人情让我觉得好累。。。好累。。。

My Dream Car

My Dream Car。。。 HONDA CIVIC Urban Titanium Metallic

When would I be afforadable to own such a car???

打发蛋白的小撇步

原来打发蛋白也有秘诀，在网上找到了一个打发蛋白的小撇步：

步骤：
1。用打蛋器把蛋白打到呈鱼眼泡状的时候，加入1/3的细砂糖，继续搅打到蛋白开始变浓稠.
2。呈较粗泡沫时，再加入1/3糖。再继续搅打，到蛋白比较浓稠，表面出现纹路的时候，加入剩下的1/3糖。
3。再继续打一会儿，当提起打蛋器，蛋白能拉出弯曲的尖角的时候，表示已经到了湿性发泡的程度。如果是做戚风蛋糕卷，蛋白打发到这个程度就可以了。
4。但如果制作常规的戚风蛋糕，就还需要继续搅打。当提起打蛋器的时候，蛋白能拉出一个短小直立的尖角，就表明达到了干性发泡的状态，可以停止搅打了。

【戚风蛋糕】(分量：8寸圆模一个)
配料：鸡蛋5个(约50克/个)，低筋面粉85克，色拉油(无味蔬菜油)40克，鲜牛奶40克，细砂糖60克(加入蛋白中)，细砂糖30克(加入蛋黄中)
烘焙：170度，约1小时。

来源：『君之』的手工烘焙坊

H 的小秘密？

H 他最近在 fb 发表了一些很奇怪的想法。


我很本能的危机意识告诉我，也许我不是他的最爱？也许我多虑了，但没有一丝想把事情搞清楚的念头。有时候，雾里看花，花也可以很娇艳。我没有在怀疑 H 对我的爱，只是那本能的危机意识在作祟。我不是一个伟大的女人，我很自私，宁愿相信 H 他这辈子只爱我一个。但如果是真的，我允许他将这个小秘密保留。因为，每个人心底深处都有个不能说的小秘密。

简单好看又好吃 ～ 汤种戚风

我爱吃蛋糕，也爱做蛋糕，可是失败的例子比较多。

近来流行汤种，先是汤种面包，然后也有了汤种蛋糕。汤种产品，质地细致柔软，成功率也高。在网上找了个方子，看起来很简单，卖相也很好。

砂糖:70克, 水/牛奶70克 盐2克 油88克
混合后加热到60度(小奶锅边上起小泡泡,糖溶解了即可)

加入过筛的低粉130克,拌匀,就用人工打蛋器拌,不怕的,不会出筋的.(就让热气烫断筋好了)

加入蛋黄6个拌匀.此时的蛋黄液是细腻的流质(蛋黄一起下也没关系,很容易拌匀)

将5个蛋清加白醋打发后和蛋黄液混合,拌匀,大胆拌吧(时间不要过长就成)

倒入活底蛋糕模,八寸的.

进烤箱175度左右,30分钟后用签子试一下,OK~~

这是一个八寸蛋糕的量.烤的时候,会长成小山一样壮观.
出烤箱立即倒扣,冷却了回缩,刚好平平整整.

上面的量减半,用烤盘,就成了蛋卷中的蛋皮~~

方子来源：好R又

Yummy Yummy。。 咸蛋黄炒青蟹

除了虾，H 和我也爱蟹。在家乡的时候吃过某某餐馆的咸蛋黄炒蟹，那味道真是没齿难忘。我不晓得是哪间餐馆，因为是那美女大姐买回来的。

原料：
青蟹 咸蛋黄 生姜 葱 食用油 盐 味精 黄酒 淀粉

做法：
（1）把青蟹洗净，对切成块，拍上淀粉。
（2）起油锅，烧至六成热时，放入蟹块，炸至金黄色捞出。
（3）锅中留少许油，倒入咸蛋黄、青蟹，加入盐、味精、黄酒、生姜、葱一起翻炒，直至咸蛋黄裹在蟹块上

来源: 福建美食网

泰国冬阴功 Thai Tom Yam Gong

This is another personal favorite recipe of mine. The sour and spicy Thai Tom Yam Gong。。。
I especially love to serve it together with rice noodles. The taste is simple fabulous.



Ingredients:
500 gr shrimps and squids 虾和鱿鱼
1,5 l water 清水
Cilantro/coriander -- get the roots, set aside 香菜(芫荽)
onion 洋葱
2 lemongrass -- cut in 3cms 柠檬香茅
4-5 cm galangal root -- thinly sliced 南姜
Bird's eye chilies -- sliced 指天椒
4 kaffir lime leaves 泰国柠檬叶
2 tbsp vegetable oil 植物油
Lime or lemon juice 酸柑
Fish sauce 鱼露
Salt, sugar to season 盐和糖

Directions:

1. Peel the shrimps and keep only the tails. Keep aside the shrimp shells. De-vein and rinse under cold running water. Set aside

2. Heat the vegetable oil in a small pan, cook shrimp shells and coriander roots until the shells changing its color to red. Add the water and cook again for 5 minutes. Sieve the shrimp broth into another pan. Add kaffir lime leaves, sliced lemon grass, sliced galangal root, sliced bird's eye chilies. Cook and simmer for 10 minutes then take out the spice ingredients. Put the shrimps into the broth, season well with fish sauce, salt and sugar and cook until the shrimps are set

3. In each serving bowl, give fish sauce, lime or lemon juice and sliced bird's eye chilies (if desired) then ladle the soup. Serve warm and garnish with sliced cilantro/coriander leaves

Recipe and pictures adopted from Mindy's Daily.

眼光光，等天光 - 3ds Max

It's 3am now, and I am still awake. But I am not having insomnia right now. I am in the office, alone, waiting for the CCGT startup. I was told to be back in the plant at 12am, but somehow the plan has changed, the startup has been postponed to 3am because the boiler is not ready yet. So here I am, ended up doing nothing, simply just waiting for the startup. Yup, that's my job, wasting most of my precious time to standby for the plant. I really hate the "standby" thing.

I planned to take a short nap, but it wasn't successful, just as I've expected. Ohhh... I miss my bed and pillow. So instead of struggling to force myself to sleep, I decided to browse through the Internet for some information regarding the 3ds Max tutorials. My house is already halfway through the completion, expected to be completed by end of yr 2010 or early 2011. I have installed 3ds Max on my computer but I have totally no idea how to get started.

After googled for some time, and hah...... I found a few websites that are exceptionally useful.

3D Studio Max Lesson

Learn 3ds Max - Step by Step Architectural Modeling - by Kresimir Pernek, Croatia

Flavoured salt with pepper 胡椒盐

很多食谱都用胡椒盐来作调味，胡椒盐到底是什么东东？是把胡椒和盐混在一起就成了吗？

原来不是的。胡椒和盐，要用对的比例，再经过加工，才是所谓的胡椒盐。

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胡椒盐的制作：

主料：精盐50克，白胡椒粉20克。

胡椒盐的特色：胡椒香浓，咸带微辣。

做法：将精盐50克炒热，兑入白胡椒粉20克，调匀起出，晾凉即成。

胡椒盐的制作提示：此盐多用于炸类菜肴蘸食。

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问题来了。精盐又是什么？


精盐

普通盐包括粗盐和日晒精细盐。粗盐即海、湖盐区生产的原盐。日晒精细盐指中国南方海盐区根据气温高、降水频的特点，采用新卤、薄晒、短期结晶、定期活动卤水与盐碴的工艺，晒出颗粒均匀的细盐。精盐，也就是精制盐，是以地下天然卤水、岩盐水溶开采得到的卤水和溶解粗盐制成的卤水为原料，用化学方法除去其中的可溶性杂质，澄清后，再经蒸发 、结晶 、脱水 、干燥 、筛分而成。井矿盐区都以岩盐水溶开采得到的卤水或地下天然卤水为原料，生产精制盐。在经过筛选的精制盐中，添加适量的抗结剂，搅拌均匀，就成了精盐。精盐不含有杂质。 　　在普通话里“幼”表示“幼小”、 “年幼力小”的意思。谈到“精盐“往往会说“幼盐”。所以，精盐本身又有“幼盐”之称。

文摘自：
http://www.ttmeishi.com/tiaowei/b50218d169be0f1d.htm
http://baike.baidu.com/view/1837294.htm

虾的食谱

H 他爱吃虾子，可惜现在还没有自己的厨房，没办法为他下厨做菜。
在网上搜索了一些虾的食谱，其实是我个人的偏喜好，也不知道 Mr. Ho 他会喜欢吗？
好期待有自己的厨房的那一天。。。


食谱1： 姜爆麻油虾

材料:草蝦10來隻、老薑1塊、麵線一把、油蔥酥1大匙、蔥花少許<香菜更對味>
調味料:麻油3-4大匙、酒5-6大匙、鹽適量

作法:
1. 蝦子洗乾淨，剪掉長鬚、尖嘴備用。老薑切片。蔥切蔥花。

2. 煮一鍋水，滾了之後煮麵線。同時另起油鍋，加入麻油燒入，爆香薑片成金黃色，再加入蝦子快炒。倒入米酒和些許言後，蓋上鍋蓋燜煮一下到蝦殼變紅後熄火，就把蝦子先撈起來備用。麻油湯汁留在鍋中備用。

3. 把煮好的麵線撈起來，放入麻油湯汁中，加入油蔥酥、鹽拌勻，就可以裝盤當襯底，蝦子再擺上面，灑上蔥花。

图文摘自http://tyan1223.pixnet.net/blog/post/27451281

食谱2： 蛋絲奶油蝦

主食材：白蝦12支

副食材：紅辣椒1支、蒜片少許、九層塔少許、無鹽奶油1小塊、蛋黃5粒

調味料：胡椒鹽少許、咖哩粉1小匙


做法：
1‧起平底鍋(內裝好1/3的熱油)，以擠花器注入蛋黃液，攪拌煮成金黃色蛋絲，
盛起瀝油備用。

2‧起油鍋，蝦子處理後洗淨瀝乾，用熱油炸約2分鐘至金黃色，再加入九層塔
爆香後，撈起備用。

3‧另起一鍋，放入奶油、蒜片、辣椒炒香後，加入蝦子和鹽巴翻炒，最後再加入
九層塔和蛋絲即可。

图文摘自http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!YvL.HVCZGRkUdXNhAHNEhbl9vEk-/article?mid=88&prev=128&next=87&l=f&fid=13

Hair Pins

Just found out that bobby pins and hair pins are actually two different things.

I am looking for the 3 inch hair pins and I just couldn't find it anywhere.

Large Pores

The extremely large pores on my face are really annoying.

I think I shall get back on the ACV experiment, really hope that it would help, be it just a little shrinking will do. But this time I'm gonna dilute it enough so that it won't irritate my skin like last time.

Discovered a few products that might help to temporary reduce the pores appearance, pretty much a quick fix.

I'm so eager to get a professional treatment by Dr. Georgia Lee, but the cost is never going to be cheap. If I ever managed to get a good paid job in SG, scheduling an appointment with the Dr. will be the first thing that I will do. Well, may GOD bless me. I want so much to end this skin problem nightmare that has haunted me for nearly 16 years.

Dermacia Breathable Foundation

Clinique Pore Minimizer Instant Perfector

Dr. Young 毛孔隱形修飾霜 Pore Eraser Balm

適合任何肌膚

提供即時控油、遮蓋毛孔及平滑肌膚三大功效，用後能肌膚柔滑細緻，粉嫩無瑕，不泛油光，全日水嫩柔軟。隨後使用BB Cream可加強修飾遮瑕功效，達致貼面透薄妝容，補妝前亦可使用毛孔隱形修飾霜，確保毛孔及油光全天候隱形。

主要成份及功效：
♥ 矽膠彈性啫喱 – 能掩蓋粗大毛孔、填補粗糙皮膚表平滑肌膚
♥ 瑞士阿爾卑斯山草本植物精華及金鏤梅萃取液 – 能控油及收細毛孔
♥ 深海膠原蛋白 – 能補充膠原蛋白，緊實肌膚、增加肌膚彈性
♥ 維他命原B5 – 能強效保濕，並刺激纖維母細胞之增生

使用方法：
作為早上護膚程序的最後一步，取適量於指尖，以打圈形式局部塗抹於粗大毛孔或油光位置，如T字位。隨後可按需要全面塗抹適合的BB Cream，或隨時於補妝前使用。

Err... not too bad anyway

I was so tempted to do my own hair, but the results just happened to be….. MESSY.

And I'm sure I need a haircut, to reduce the volume definitely. It is simply not handy to handle such a bulk volume of hair.

Charming and Romantic hairstyle

Picture taken from blog.sina.com.cn

Simple and Gorgeous Hairstyle

Tie up the hair into a ponytail

Dig a hole underneath the hair tie and squeeze the pony tail (or braid) into the hole until it is all in neatly.

Finally, guard the hair with a beautiful hairclip

Pictures taken from

http://www.hanyajy.com/

blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_670be1560100hyea.html

我家也要有那么一堵挂满照片的墙

我喜欢的黑白现代厨房

图片摘自 http://www.alvhemmakleri.se/

On My Way to Sweet Dreams

Since sound and quality sleeping is such an imperative need of mine, I must buy a good & long-lasting matress for myself. As I am yet having much time to explore and search for a good one, I found a great website which could probably guide me through that...

小孩房的空间利用

图片来自 http://freshome.com/

Our New House

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Introducing our very first house ......

I don't call it home, because I actually doubt that it would eventually become my very own "home".

But, no matter it is my house or my home, I don't want any dog and any smoke (cigarette) inside this building.

Sorry to say, I am never a pet lover (except fish) and I definitely hate smokers.

Hence, to all the prospective residents and visitors of this house, please kindly cooperate and do not ever try to challenge my bottom line.


Booking Date: 12.11.2009
Signing of SPA and 10% payment: 11.12.2009
Design: Double Storey Terrace (intermediate lot)
Land Area: 1,400.00 sq. ft. ( 20' x 70' )
Built Up Area: 1,947 sq. ft.
Purchase Price： RM 288，800.00
Loan Amount： RM 265，712.00 （Housing Loan: 259,920.00, MRTA: 5,792.00, Interest Rate: BLR - 2.2%, Tenure: 25 yrs)
SPA: Free
Loan Agreement: RM 4，488.35

Construction progress as per June 2010

Loan Agreement Disbursement & Charges

** Note the 70% of scale applicable to the Facility Agreement, the officer said that 30% discount is applied to properties under construction.

埋头苦读的日子总算暂时告一段落了，昨天终于完成了本学期的期考。这三天来折腾死我了，一堆不知所谓的人总爱在三更半夜扰我清梦，真是讨厌。

这次考试时留宿的 Budget Hotel 被我永久列入黑名单了，叫 D'Garden， 在 Maluri, Cheras 。虽然房间有点小，其实酒店设施是不差的，也很整洁，本来对它的评价还算不错。可是，一到夜晚睡觉时间，我就对它完全改观了。午夜还陆陆续续有人 Check In，这酒店房间是完全没有隔音效果的。住在隔壁（还是后面）的中东游客一整个晚上又是开门，又是关门，还彻夜长谈，我的天啊，你们到底有没有公德心啊？太自私了吧？D'Garden ，也许你们应该把隔音改善一些吧？

那天在网上看到一些有助缩小毛孔的偏方，用Apple Cider Vinegar 来敷脸，看起来很简单，就兴致勃勃的试了一试。Apple Cider Vinegar 是很强的 Acid, 敷脸时要用很多的清水来淡化。我第一次使用，也没检测它的浓度，掺了1:1 的清水就直接往脸上敷。才敷了不到一分钟，就开始觉得皮肤有点刺痛，我还硬着头皮敷上两分钟有多。效果真是惨不忍睹啊，脸上第二天就开始脱皮泛红，还肿了几个大脓包，丑死了。唉，要康复还得等上好一段日子哪。

I think the dilution proportion of 1:10 (ACV:Water) should be more appropriate.

我要睡觉！

还有两个星期就考试了。。。
工作 - 读书 - 工作 - 读书 - 偶尔偷懒看个电影，很宅的生活方式，沉闷透了。
近几年来总觉得脑袋昏昏沉沉的，时不时来个大头痛，有时觉得脑袋好像生病了，也许是绝症也说不定。
最近情况更严总了，睡眠品质变差了，家里真的很吵，小孩总是嬉笑哭闹，大人又爱大吼大叫，有时三更半夜被吵得难以入眠，有时一大清早就被吵醒，很无奈。这种身不由己的生活什么时候才会结束？
今天又是一样，脑袋又是重重的，做什么都提不起劲，好想好好的睡一觉。

The Unethical Beauty Salon

It is very rare that the beautician is ethical enough for not insisting you to buy her products. I hate those salon who keep asking you to buy this and that, as if it’s all your fault for not using those products if your skin condition doesn’t improve. So you end up adding products to your skin care regime, endlessly…… until one day you just suddenly realize that you have a handful of useless products which is not helping at all.

I am rather skeptical about the salon skin care products, especially those not very well known. I have a friend whose sister is doing one kind of business, which she buys the skin care products in bulk, repackages and sells them to the local beauty salon. The beauty salon will then brand it with their own name and sell to the end users. You will never know where is the origin of the products and whether the contents are actually tested and approved. My skin is too sensitive along with complicated problems so I am very cautious on this.

The Skin Disaster

It has been a nightmare on my face, all the skin disorders, you name it, and I have it. Blackheads, whiteheads, comedones, scars, enlarged pores, acnes, wrinkles, lines, rashes, redness, oiliness, peeling etc etc……

The very first acne started to breakout since I was only 11. I can still clearly remember, it was on my nose. And ever since then, the breakouts never stop. From one zit on the nose, they slowly spread to the whole face, the forehead, the chin, the cheeks and even the jaw lines.

I have very complicated combination skin type. It is indeed very oily, but at the same time it peels and is very sensitive. The oil secretion is so active that the sebums resurface as soon as half an hour after I’ve just cleaned my face. The face temperature is always warm, and my face always looks red. The blackheads, whiteheads, comedones are all over the face, whenever I tried to remove them, they appears again the next day.

I have tried all sorts of remedies, doctor’s prescriptions, and even facial courses but they never cure my problems. The doctor’s prescriptions have been effective in suppressing the breakouts but once the prescription is stopped, the problem reappeared and became more serious than before. I have taken two types of precription. the first time is Diane-35 when I was 14 and the second time is Antibiotics when I was 17. Each course took about 6 months. Both precriptions have not cure the acnes permanently but instead worsen it after I stopped the course.

I got so frustrated with the medicine that I went for facial courses instead. I was asked to purchase all sorts of skincare products by the beauty consultants. The same thing happened, the breakouts were suppressed by the skin care products and again, once I stopped using those products, the acnes came back and became even more serious. I am currently still going to beauty salon but I have stopped using all their products.

I am currently using mostly open-shelves skin care products which supprisingly have my acnes under-controlled. From time to time I still get minor breakouts but at least it is far better than before. However, my skin is still sensitive and I have rashes here and there on the face.

Here are some pictures of myself today, after washing and before applying any skin care product. I shall keep these pictures for future comparison.

chin & jawline

nose

right cheek

Left Cheek

Now I’m exploring the way to get rid of the comedones & scars, to tighten the badly enlarged pores and to reduce the wrinkles that have started to appear on my forehead, under eyes and my cheeks lately. I am 27 now and skin aging has started to take effect on my face.

This nightmare has haunted me for almost 16 years and I really hope that I could be waken up from the nightmare one day.