2020 has been a tough year. God permits, I hope 2021 will be much much better.
Thursday 31 December 2020
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Birthday
How do you celebrate your birthday? Many might celebrate with a birthday cake. Well, I cooked for myself some birthday noodles. Birthday noodles or 寿面 are not just ordinary noodles. They literally mean “long-life noodles”. It is believed that the longer the noodles, the bigger the chances are for your wish for a long life to come true. These noodles also have to be eaten in a special way, without breaking it into pieces.
When my mother was still alive, from my childhood to well into my 50s just before her departure to heaven, she had consistently without fail boiled 2 red coloured hard boiled eggs红鸡蛋 for me and I must eat both at the same time.
An egg is a
symbol of birth. 2 eggs coming in a pair
is even number, considered good luck. Red is the auspicious color for every
Chinese, as red symbolizes good luck and fortune.
Well, I forgot to buy red coloured food dye,
so I skipped the red egg this year. Will
do better next year.
As a tradition our family normally celebrates each other's birthdays with a dinner at a fancy restaurant. Since our movement is restricted by the covid 19 movement control orders , we had take-away pizzas instead.
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| Birthday cake from the children |
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| Gift in the form of cash from the children for me to buy myself a present after the MCO |
Wednesday 16 September 2020
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
I actually found this caladium by the road side one month ago in a neighbour's trash box. Why would anyone throw away a beautiful plant like this?
The saying is something like, “One man’s trash is another
man’s treasure” or “one man’s garbage is another man’s gold”. What is of little
value to one person, may in fact be of great value to another person.
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Birthday dinner
In our family it has become a tradition to have birthday dinners.
We have birthdays in April, September and November
Monday 24 August 2020
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Sunday 14 June 2020
The beauty of silence
Never underestimate the power of silence. Some of the most profound insights come from the quietest of places. ~Author Unknown
I need to learn my lesson, silence is golden
Governance
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Sunday 31 May 2020
Mother abuse
International evidence suggests that in advanced welfare states the abuse of parents, most particularly mothers, by their (most frequently male) adolescent children is increasingly prevalent. In the United Kingdom, however, child-to-mother abuse remains one of the most under-acknowledged and under-researched forms of family violence.
source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20726145/
source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20726145/
Sunday 19 April 2020
Covid-19
I have not been in the right mood to make any blog entry for almost a month. The whole world is in a state of despair. The world will never be the same again.
Today the situation in the country is as follows:
Malaysia announced its first Covid-19 cases on Jan 25
involving three China tourists who had entered Malaysia via Johor from
Singapore on Jan 23. The number of cases then rose to 22 by Feb 16,
representing a first wave of cases. A second wave of cases began on Feb 27 and
since then the number of people affected by the coronavirus has risen to more
than 1,000.
To stem the number of new cases, the government imposed a
two week Movement Control Order starting March 18 to March 31. The MCO was then extended twice, with current
phase to end on April 28.
Today the situation in the country is as follows:
Friday 20 March 2020
Nature blessed me with a peace lily plant
I was pleasantly surprised a few months ago when a peace
lily plant sprouted in my backyard. It
grew very fast and now it has blessed me with one flower.
Sunday 1 March 2020
Makes no difference anyway
The word politics conjures images of government, politicians
and their policies, but also corruption and dirty tricks. This week I witnessed
horrible politics at its worst, to say the least! I give up! It makes no difference anyway.
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| Source: https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/m/malaysia.asp |
Sunday 2 February 2020
CNY 26 Jan 2020
Chinese New Year has its beginnings in the ancestor worship
of the ancient Shang dynasty people.
However, today CNY is about spending time with family and sharing
blessings and abundance with family and friends.
Saturday 11 January 2020
Daily moments
Disputed sources listed the following:
- Hilary Cooper
- Maya Angelou
- George Carlin
- a Carleton greeting card in the 1970′s
In fact, life cannot be measured by only the breathless moments alone; but even the normal daily moments as well.
Saturday 4 January 2020
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