Saturday, May 31, 2008

Right or Left?



Here is a simply test I just read from my sister's blog. Actually I did come across this before in Facebook, but this time I've got a better explanation. Okay, look at the dancer, is it dancing from clockwise or anti-clockwise? Hehe, no matter how many times I look at it, it seems clockwise for me. If you got it as clockwise, that means you are using more of your right brain and vice versa. After browsing through the list below, I think it's quite true for me, I'm always more to the 'right', hehe. What's yours?

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking


Sunday, May 25, 2008

Triple Chocolate Muffins

今天中午本来是约了小丁他们吃午餐的,但是我开车到一半才被告知她头晕,来不到了。有点无奈啦,为什么没有早一些被告知,但是我还是不让这件事去影响我的心情。所以回到家,想起了昨晚看到muffins的食谱。刚好家里又有那些材料,所以就决定做这个triple chocolate muffin 了。成果做出来还蛮不错的,只是家里没有黄糖,所以只能用幼糖代替了。再加上我把糖减了1/3,所以后来真的缺少了一些甜味。好久没做muffin了,所以这次还算蛮有成就感了。




要尝试的朋友可以跟这个食谱,我是取自hsling那边的。

Marjerin 100g
Brown Sugar 80g
Self-raising Flour 120g
Cocoa Powder 20g
Fresh Milk5 0ml
Egg 2
Chocolate rice 1/4 cup
Chocolate chips 1/4 cup


做法:菜油加黄糖打发,加蛋继续打。然后加入面粉和可可粉,再加牛奶。最后是放巧克力粒。放进烤炉烤25分钟,150‘C。


简单吧?我还看中了另外几种muffin, 呵呵,等我得空再一个个试了。

Saturday, May 24, 2008

单纯的快乐



同样是游乐场拍的照片,但是里面的人都不一样了,就好像“小白很乖”里的一句歌词,[去的去,来的来],这都印证了事情的无常, 谁都不法去控制。一生人当中一定会遇到不少的人,有些会成为很好的知己,有些人只是擦身而过的,但是不论他们的角色是什么,他们都会让我们的人生有所不同。一直很感谢身边出现过的人,只有用心去体会当下幸福的人,才会品尝到快乐的味道。

p/s: 说回这2张照片,第一张是去年10月拍的,第二张是上个星期拍的。 发觉我们都很爱在游乐场拍照留念,是要找回昔日童年美好的回忆吗?人长大后,都会失去了以前的单纯的想象的空间, 但是上个周末的旅程,的确让我找回了许多工作后逐渐遗失的简单的快乐。要看照片的点这里

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

快乐的泉源

快乐其实很简单,都是看自己选择的。这是我近来感触比较多的一个道理。以前会比较喜欢转牛角尖,导致自己有时会很不快乐。但是近来会比较放下了,看开很多事情。反正心情是自己选择,没人可以强逼你。友人都觉得我近来心情都好好的,因为我很容易就会感到开心。小小的一件事,短短的一句问候,都可以让我开心很久, 我很容易满足吧?呵呵,能够做个快乐的人是件很幸福的事情。

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

廉价机票


亚航的免费国际机票又来了。今早才知道消息,跟妹妹讨论了一下,决定了明年等她4月毕业后才可以去。犹豫不决要去那里,有几个选择,可以去向往已久的巴厘岛,或者是去香港,虽然香港今年年头才去,但是这次是直飞,不用去澳门转机,还有就是澳洲。但是后来讨论结果,决定去巴厘岛算了。反正香港的机票所剩无几,再加上澳洲的需要七百多,如果到时去不到,机票就会报销了,还真冒险。呵呵,所以最后我们两人定了19-22日4月去啦, 一个人大概马币220,便宜吧。贪心的妹妹还说2晚不够,要去3晚。

希望到时可以去到啦,还有很久呢,差不多1年的时间。不过我很有耐心,说不定今年内还可以有机会出国玩呢,哈哈~

Monday, May 12, 2008

姐妹

上个星期六,以前的一个同事结婚了。然后跟了几位朋友去做“姐妹”,呵呵。我们那3个菜鸟真的什么都不会,又没有经验,去那边应该是凑热闹而已吧。 为了应付那十多位的兄弟,我们的准备功夫当然少不了啦。看看吧,酸甜苦辣的都齐全。呵呵,还有奶瓶呢,所以呢,有了这次的经验,我们月尾的时候又可以把这次所学到得发挥出来啦。哈哈,大家拭目以待~


更多当天的照片看这里

Friday, May 9, 2008

Pancake

It's raining outside and I don't feel like continuing my work, so it reminds me of one thing I wanna blog since last week. My youngest sister passed me a new recipe for pancake which she got it from the internet. The main ingredients are almost the similar with those pancakes I did last time, except that this time, we have to add in yongurt and mashed bananas. So the texture was richer and not so dry. My sister and I both prefer the new recipe, hehe...can try out again next time.

Pancake with ice-cream topping, yummy :)

My new templete :)

Yes, it's time for me to get a new templete. This morning, my sis was nagging me to get my old and ugly templete changed. Hehe, so I managed to choose a pretty sweet templete from one of the sites and edited the title using PhotoImpact. I spent some time figuring how to change their layouts also, since before this, I still stick with their so called 'classic' templete. The present xml form is more user friendly and you can edit anything just by dig and drag process. I remember when I was using the classic form, I still need to edit their html codes if I need to add any elements. Although is much easier with this new one, I still spent the whole late morning dealing with my blog layouts. Oh...help me...still got work in my office waiting for me :(

Thursday, May 1, 2008

幸福的一餐

吃多了外面的食物,让我觉得有点厌倦,想吃比较清淡的。所以今天的晚餐就自己煮粥了, 对我来说是最容易又健康的一餐吧。还记得以前大学的时候,跟同学在外面住,都喜欢自己下厨,然后很常煮粥,因为放进slow cooker里面几个小时就可以了,而且还可以当午餐跟晚餐呢。但是自从大学毕业后,到现在在外工作,都是在外面吃,很少有机会自己下厨。

再说回今天的粥,我放了糙米,紫菜,冬菇片,公鱼翅(这个我不知道华语怎么说,请用广东话来念),江鱼仔,放进slow cooker煮了3个小时多,真的很入味了,也不用加调味料,真的很简单。最后还炒了一样菜,放了江鱼仔进去一起炒,真的比较好吃。我对吃不是很挑剔,所以这对我来说已经是很满足的一餐了。


我的粥,卖相没有很好啦~




我最喜欢的青菜 :)

回外婆家一趟

三天的课程在SP举行。课程的内容就不要提了,只能用闷来形容,学到的东西也好像很少。在听一些无聊的课时候,真的觉得我们在浪费青春,唉。但是重点不是在那边啦。距离上次来SP也是新年时候的事情吧,所以都有几个月的时间。所以趁上课的空档,去探望了四姨,二姨还有外婆。最后一天还去了外婆家吃午餐,带了小丁跟我一起去。吃了酒店的食物几餐,总觉得家里的饭菜最美味,虽然不是什么的三珍海味,呵呵。看到外婆越来越老了,心中有点感慨,但是二姨说人老,但是心是不会老的。我也很赞成。 但是当年龄增长后,很多事情是有心无力的,所以还是珍惜时间,把想要做的事情都好好地完成吧,很多东西错过了就没有了。