Everyday

What is your everyday like? Do you think living everyday a day by itself is important?

Some people live everyday like another day. Some people live everyday like a special day.

I found this website: http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com

Everyday is specially recorded. There is always something to be grateful for.

Everyday, Pictures, Words, Colors etc are meaningless, unless you put them together, to express your thoughts and creativity, to represent you.

I’m grateful to my Lord for in every adversity I get a gift; gift of lesson.

Be focused and be yourself

A recent tv program on matchmaking gave me some food for thought. Do you believe you can be yourself and trust someone will come for who you are eventually? This is a tough question for most of us. Through the tv program, I saw how focused people are when it comes to their requirement of a partner. They won’t not compromise if it isn’t what they want. Those who are focused and firm in what they want, they always have people coming for them. There are some, obviously compromising through and get rejected through.

The footprint of such scenarios are so commonly found in our lives. Before the months of unemployment, I always know what I want. I won’t compromise for anything lesser. It was through the days of darkness, I fell into compromising in many areas of my life. God is good. Through the journey with Him, I was taught there is no need to compromise. What you want, ask and believe you have it and He will answer every of such prayer. He is a big God who never ceased to provide. I have experienced in my life that when you are firmed and focused, ask of Him and you will have.

Be yourself. Don’t let the voice of others drown you down.

 

He helped me in time of need.

God is good. There was a conflict when I was at the office to sign the offer letter yesterday. I was upset and mad when I was being shortchanged. The HR manager was also furious. So I took the decision to reconsider and left. We later realised her staff did not communicate to me. I called them just now to negotiate. It’s all settled now. I know God’s hand is upon me. He never leave me nor forsake me.

Jeremiah 29:11

This post was typed on 10 April 2012 in faith. After rejected company A, I finally received company B’s offer today! God is good! I am asked to sign the offer letter tomorrow. Looking forward to His’ awesome plan for me.

Jeremiah 29:11Amplified Bible (AMP)
11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

Jeremiah 29:11 (New Living Translation)
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11 The Message (MSG)
10-11This is God’s Word on the subject: “As soon as Babylon’s seventy years are up and not a day before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

Jeremiah 29:11,God’s plan for me. He has a plan for me. It caught me thinking,God, what’s your plan for me? Lately, I have been attending couple of interviews, which I really like. I prayed about it before I went for the interviews. I told God, I thank You for everything Jesus died to save me, I am free indeed and I have favour with You and I know I have favour with the people I’m gonna meet because You loved me. So I went for the interviews.Honestly, the interviews didn’t make me feel very good. Indeed of worrying, I learnt to put my trust in the Lord. I told God, I know I am a child of God, I am set apart from others. Thus, any mistakes make is not gonna come against me but You will use it to my advantage and cause goodness to fall into my lap. Those doors are mine. I have asked for job opportunity email I sent out to not return void. Thus, I get instant responses. I know these doors will not close on me because God opened for me. Thank God, both the companies came back to me, asking me to start work. I was thrilled.

How about the months I have not been working? He is a practical God. Infact for years, I didn’t have a boyfriend. I have no idea why I couldn’t bring myself to reject my boyfriend who was chasing me then. He was totally different from those who were chasing me. His approaches were different from others. We didn’t click well initially. There wasn’t proper conversation on phone. Somehow I didn’t reject him like I used to do to others. We started sharing more with each other. All these months of not working, God knows I needed a companion and I needed His provision, my boyfriend came in just the right time. God used him to bless me so much all these months. My boyfriend not only provided for me financially, he gave me alot of his time and he is also very patience and tolerant towards me. God knows me inside out, He knows what kind of boyfriend I need. My boyfriend isn’t a perfect guy, very human, he made mistakes too. He also had his low too. We used to always quarrel over the differences. I am blessed. He never leave me nor forsake me, just as God did. He always tell me he would go though it all with me. Through him, I see God’s love. When I needed comfort, the comfort never leave me. When I needed companion, the companion is always there. He taught me love.

I’m truly blessed.

Brand’s VS New Moon’s Chicken Essence

Lately New Moon’s chicken essence is having bundle promotion sales with the rice and my family think it’s good deal. They brought home box and boxes of chicken essence and packs of rice from New Moon.

I have been big fan of chicken essence, especially Brand’s for years now. I started drinking since primary school’s days as my mom always believe it can help me to concentrate. Eventually, I like the taste.

Comparing both, New Moon has very good twist off cap, which Brand was using. I like this idea. Brand’s current cap is to provide convenient but it does give me problem when I can’t open it after 1 min. Often, I have to resort to separating the cap and ring with my fingers. It just screwed your manicure.

But I still love Brand’s taste. Always lingering.

Japanese Cheesecake

I’ve tried this recipes twice now. And I’m loving it!

 

Japanese Cheesecake

300g cream cheese (this equals to about 10.5 oz of cream cheese)

45g unsalted butter (this equals to a generous 3 tbsp. of butter)

57g egg yolk (this equals to 3 yolks)

20g sugar (this equals approximately 1 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar)

11g cornstarch (slightly less than 1 tbsp)

150g milk (about 2/3 cup of milk)

95g egg white (3 egg whites)

55g sugar (about a 1/4 cup of sugar + 1 tsp)

Use an 18 cm (7 in) cake pan with a fixed bottom.

Cut a strip of parchment that is 3 cm higher than the height of the cake pan.  Fold 1.5 cm along the long edge and cut a notch to the fold line every 2 cm to allow the strip to line the side of the cake pan.  Slits should point into the center of the cake pan.  You want the strip to be at least 1 cm taller than the cake pan.  (Basically, the notches are just so you can build a perfectly round collar around the base of the pan.) Cut a parchment paper round to line the bottom of the cake pan.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.  Put the egg whites into the freezer so it just begins to freeze around the edges.  Sift the cornstarch.

Wrap the cream cheese in clear wrap and microwave until it becomes soft to the touch.  You do not want to heat it up.  (I did this in about 15 second intervals.)

In a large bowl, melt the butter over a double boiler.  Add the cream cheese and whisk well to combine.

In another bowl, combine the egg yolks and 20g of sugar.  Mix in the cornstarch.

Heat the milk so it comes to a boil.  Add it to the egg yolks and whisk until it thickens in a double boiler over boiling water.  Add this mixture to the cream cheese and combine well.

Add a small amount of the 55g of sugar to the egg whites and mix on medium low speed for about 2 minutes.  Gradually add the remaining sugar to the egg whites and beat on medium until a soft meringue forms.

Add ¼ of the meringue to the cream cheese mixture and combine.  Add the remaining meringue to the cream cheese mixture and fold to combine.  Fill the cake pan and smooth the top.

Put the cake pan in a roasting pan and add boiling water so it comes up 1-1.5 cm up the cake pan.  Bake for 15 minutes and then lower the temperature to 160°C and continue to bake for 25 minutes until the top turns slightly golden.  Turn off the oven and leave the cake pan for another 40 minutes to an hour.  (I left mine for 40 minutes.)

Note: The cake will continue to bake with the heat off so do not over bake.  Depending on the oven, the cake may not turn golden but should avoid cooking much longer than the suggested time.

Take the cake out of the roasting dish and place on a wire rack to cool completely.  Refrigerate and chill completely before taking it out of the pan.  It is best served the second day.

Source: http://greencilantro.blogspot.com/2010/06/japanese-cheesecake.html

An interview with Nick Vujicic

He is an inspiration. God’s limited edition. There is no restriction except yourself. Jesus came to give life and life to abundant. This man without limbs are living his life to fullest. A food for thought for me and for you.

好得不像話的人生 – 力克．胡哲 – YouTube.

Nando’s

I was at Nando’s for dinner last night. The place was well decorated. We were at dinner time, so the place was quite filled too. Staffs were prompt in serving us and very polite. The food were good. We had exactly similar set with potato salads and fries. The difference was he had the mild and I had the hot. Pretty interesting, we didn’t find the spicy sufficient so we added on more sauces to our food. So we ended up making funny noise. But it was all good. We paid less than $20 for each person.

Nando’s

Bugis Junction, 200 Victoria Street #01-85/87 Singapore 188021

Operating Hours: 10am to 10pm

Contact: 6338 6555

7 Ways About Relationships (Extracted Madame Noire)

I chanced upon this website, Madame Noire. 7 points – short, sweet and precise to the points. There comes again the ‘if only’ men know. I am going to give you my version of the 7 points sharing of what we as women can do about it now without waiting.

You shouldn’t wonder…

What women need to realise is that, we need not put our priority on him. You can still have a life though you have a boyfriend. Do what you like. If the text come, it will come. Schedule time with him. Spend your time as you wish.

You should feel prioritized

Not being prioritized isn’t a sign that he doesn’t care about you. It’s okay to say, ‘Have fun baby, I’m tired and I’m heading home now’. It’s okay to be independent woman. Having a man doesn’t mean you need him by your side 24 by 7.

You should be invited

It would be a bonus if he bring you along. It’s okay if he doesn’t. He could probably have his reasons for not bringing you. You don’t need a fight or a quarrel with him over this. Won’t it be nice if he make a decision to bring you along because he wants to rather than he needs to or you want him to?

You should talk about everything

We are all an individual. We have our differences. It’s okay if the open communication is not working yet. A relationship takes 2-hands to clap. If he need time, give him the time and personal space to think through. Things will fall back in place one day.

You should give of yourself

Give when you want to. Don’t need to be stressful about it or feel upset if he doesn’t like what you have given. Take time to understand him and his needs. Be open and flexible. As much as you want to be pampered, he likes being pampered too. If he like to eat, cook him a simple meal.

You should let him give of himself

We all want to be appreciated deep down. Enjoy what he planned for you, tell him you appreciate his gesture. A hug or kiss is all needed.

Fights should be welcomed

It’s okay when he doesn’t ‘feel’ your hurts or take your emotions seriously. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you or he doesn’t care. Being independent woman, we don’t need him to always give in to us. It’s okay to give in to him some times and tell him you love him.

Source:http://madamenoire.com/150414/7-ways-your-relationships-should-get-better-over-the-years/

A Little Kindness, A Little Smile

I’m in the mood to share!

I do feel a little deprived of interacting with people lately, that makes my mood and my life a little dull. But small little things took place today to make my day!

It all began with….

12.30pm I met my boyfriend for lunch, it had been 2 days since I met him. :p Not really long but I won’t be seeing him on usual Friday, so lunch was to make up for it. We had yummy soupy noodles. Although the waiters were all gloomy but his presence made it all well.

1.30pm Parted with boyfriend, I went ahead to my appointment at Browhaus. My first time in Holland Village’s branch. The place was great, artistic and comfortable. Had quite a comfortable chat with the consultant and it didn’t hurt at all with she doing my brows.

2.10pm Walked into Starbucks, ordered my drink with this really bright, sunny cashier. This guy was really friendly. I saw him chatting with everyone he met as if he had known them for long time, very sincere and natural. I like him. He noticed my presence as I walked out at about 6.25pm and he said see ya around! Made me wanna come back again!

3pm HR called me from Shanghai, very friendly and nice lady. We chatted abit before she arranged an interview for me to meet the Business Manager for Singapore.

7pm Met my group mates in school.We were kind of nervous for a graded debate later.

9pm Our debate ended well, no rebuttal. We did well. Lost by 0.5 mark. Good job Jessie!

9.30pm Got my favourite pudding milk tea, the lady who served me was funny. The first mouthful was satisfying! I smiled literally! heee

1.08am I am going to sleep. Whole day been really great! I enjoyed every bits of it. Thank God! Goodnight