面粉馃 - "Flour Cake Noodle"

面粉馃 ...A popular noodle dish in South-East Asia in particular Singapore and Malaysia. There are many types of handmade noodles - for instances, Ban Mian (板面), Mee Kia (面仔), and Mee Hoon Kueh (面粉馃) easily available at most food court, hawker centre etc. However, I have tried cooking this dish today and pretty easy :) Enjoy!

Blueberry Muffin

Baked some Blueberry muffin today and it turned out not too bad ... :)

Miss Marples Tea Room (Victoria)

An hour from Melbourne Airport towards Mt Dandenong and you will find this place with delighted and amazing food near Sassafras. It feels like we were still living in the 50s/60s with hot scones and mushroom soup (Refer attached pictures). Oh, the Christmas in July menu is an absolutely killing dish! Note: the waiting time to get in is usually 2 hours during busy hours.

Address: 382 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Sassafras 3787 open daily from 11am to 4:30pm.

Perfection

Sometimes in life, we wonder about someone who holds the word Perfectionism ...

If you are a perfectionist you're likely to feel frustrated, irritated and dissatisfied much more than a person who is easy going. It's hard to achieve perfection some of the time, so attempting to achieve it all of the time is only setting yourself and others up to fail. It's great to have high standards because they lift performance, but reacting negatively to the non-achievement of such high standards will inevitably bring unhappiness to you and those around you ...

"Soul food for the Heart" by Kate Marr Kippenberger

18 things you MUST do everyday

Found this article on web and thought some of them quite useful ...

• Be sure to get eight hours sleep every night
• Eat five serves of vegetables and two serves of fruit
• Drink three litres of water every day
• Dress for success! Make yourself presentable before starting work
• Make your own lunch every day rather than buying it
• Take a nap in the afternoon to re-energise
• Do at least half an hour of exercise every day
• Don’t skip lunch – get out of the office to eat your sandwich
• Have dinner as a family – it’s important bonding time
• Spend 20 minutes planning tomorrow with a detailed to-do list
• Do one thing every day that scares you
• Make some quality time for your partner
• Make sure you get some ‘me’ time
• Read industry magazines to stay on top of trends
• Slow down – take time out to smell the roses and reflect about "YOUR" life
• Those of us with bills to pay will be required to spend some of the day doing actual work
• Make arrangements for next weekend
• Make time for friends

Golden Lessons in Life

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio :
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32.. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35.. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Pets in style :)

Bob had the "luxury" of putting on different clothes during winter. Somehow he did not mind at all and even offered his paw with intention of making your life a little easier. This statement of course - is the human being's interpretation!! :)

Picture 1: Outing jumper
Picture 2: PJ for his beauty sleep
Picture 3: 2 pairs of shoes!