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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Whole Truth about whole-grains

This is an article from the
(HPB)
from DigiTools
entitled

Some examples of whole-grains are brown rice or brown rice bee hoon, long rice white rice etc.

There are also some online whole-grain recipes available.

Research shows the different foods components in whole grains
(eg. antioxidants, phytoestrogens and fibre)
work together to protect our health.

A diet rich in whole-grains helps lower the risk of coronary
heart disease and diabetes.
The high fibre content also makes for a more filling meal,
so we won't feel hungry again so quickly.
This helps us to manage our weight while allowing us to enjoy food with carbohydrates!

I've made the switch. Have you?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

52nd week Dearest Bb TK

30aug - 5sep'11

358 days' old, you celebrated your first Hari Raya Puasa;
359 days' old, you tried to stand up (from sitting then squatting position) without support;
360 days' old, you celebrated your first Teachers' Day at infant care; Marmy sent you to Granddad's place while she attended to a dinner (won a 46th out of 50 lucky draw for TK which is a household appliance - a thermal flask and a warmer)
361 days' old, you stayed at Granddad's home as infant care centre is closed; Grannies took you to the doc as you're feeling feverish;
362 days' old, you coughed so badly till Grannies brought you to see doc again;
363 days' old, you played with yourself (moving head from left to right while Marmy carried you) and laughed;
364 days' old, you are turning 1 year old (angmoh) in 2 days; Marmy made birthday bash invitation to your 'classmates' (as usual teachers celebrating for infants who turn 1 year old)

Monday, August 29, 2011

52nd week of motherhood

29aug -4sep

- planned to staying at mum's place with TK for another night after visiting Uncle at his house
- went to buy the safety door with Dardy after dinner
- Dardy made delicious bee tai mak soup with cabbage, carrot, mushroom, dau ghee, kidney beans..
- updated my profile, checked emails and tweeted
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- celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival in advance with colleagues (left at 8plus in the evening)
- had a small box of mooncakes to be given to the department from the stake-holders
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- won a lucky draw in company dinner for the first time
- the food was so-so but I heard the seafood was good (fresh)
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- stayed at home to bbsit TK to tidy as infant care centre is closed
- Dardy came with more milk powder for TK before we left for Dharma class
- Sis LC sent us home in her 3-week old car
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- took a light brunch and went for a swim before we continued to do more Dardy's packing
- stayed up late to discuss with Dardy our Project
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- Ma came to drop by in the morning with a box of vegetarian mooncakes from Uncle
- fetched TK after dinner at Mum's
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Coral seaweed jelly

This organic seaweed is rich in enzyme nutrients, minerals, calcium, iron ,multitude fibers and jelly form proteins. It is especially good for skin care, vegetarian diet and daily fiber diet intake. It grows naturally and contains no artificial fertilizer or chemical.  

How to cook/ prepare seaweed:
1. Seaweed salad
- take appropriate portion (depends on how many serving you are preparing) of dry seaweed and wash with clean water.
- soak the seaweed in clean water until it turns transparent and moderate brittle, this takes about 8~12 hours depending on water temperature
- it is then edible (or you may leave it in refrigerator for later consumption)

2. Juice
- take appropriate portion of cleaned seaweed from step 1 above (seaweed salad preparation)
- add your favorite fruit or choice, red jujube and honey into fruit blender
- blend them together for healthy drinkable juice

3. Cold dish
- take appropriate portion of cleaned seaweed from step 1 above (seaweed salad preparation)
- add shredded ginger, garlic, vinegar, salt, soy sauce and sesame oil (omit garlic for vegetarians)
- after mixing them together and leave it in the refrigerator, wait for flavor percolation, then add sliced red carrot, white sesame seeds

4. Energy drink
- Add soybean milk, apple and juice from step 2
- this energy drink is especially good for teenagers and menopause women

5. Rock-sugar "sea bird-nest" soup
- blend appropriate amount of soaked and clean seaweed from step 1
- add red jujube, Lyciun chinensis miller, astragalus membranaceus, right amount of rock sugar. Add water to boil them all together
- you may filter the boiled soup
 
6. Jelly: boil in hot water until sticky, add dark/rock sugar and stir continuously till dissolved. Let it cool down before putting it in the refrigerator.You may like to add 桂花学名:Osmanthus fragrans,英文Sweet Olive)for taste and medicinal benefits.
 
7. It can be served as sashimi, salad and "kalabu".

桂花Osmanthus fragrans or Sweet Olive

中医认为,桂花有很好的药用价值(medicinal value)。古人说桂为百药之长,所以用桂花酿制的酒能达到“饮之寿千岁”的功效。桂花性温、味辛,入肺、大肠经,煎汤、泡茶或浸酒内服,有温中散寒、暖胃止痛、化痰散淤的作用,对食欲不振、痰饮咳喘、痔疮、痢疾、经闭腹痛有一定疗效

红茶性温,有暖脾胃、助消化的功能(improves appetite),可以促进食欲;红糖具有益气养血,健脾暖胃,驱风散寒,活血化淤之效,特别适于产妇(women after delivery)、儿童及贫血者(children & people with anemia) 食用。因此,脾胃虚寒及脾胃功能较弱的人可以适当喝桂花茶温胃。但表现为胃脘灼热疼痛,口干(dryness of the mouth),饥饿却不想吃东西(poor appetite),小便色黄(yellowish stools),大便粘腻等症状的脾胃湿热的人不适合饮用。

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Sabbe satta sukhi hontu

Pronunciation notes:

  • a is pronounced as u in cut
  • ā (or aa) is pronounced as a in father
Sabbe satta sukhi hontu is the key of the development of lovingkindness and compassion. Although most religions teach us to love our neighbors and even our enemies, it’s often hard to know exactly how to do that.

Buddhism, being a very practical tradition, offers a number of practices, including the development of lovingkindness (metta bhavana), and the development of compassion (karuna bhavana) meditations. Each of these practices helps us to develop a healthier and more loving relationship to oneself and others.

Metta is often translated as love as well as lovingkindness, and the essence of love in this sense is that we recognize that all beings, just like us, wish to experience happiness and do not wish to experience suffering. Metta is an empathetic sense of caring for others’ well-being. It’s for that reason that sabbe satta sukhi hontu (“may all beings be happy”) is considered to express the heart of the lovingkindness practice.


In cultivating lovingkindness, we commonly repeat phrases such as “May all beings be well; May all beings be happy; May all beings be free from suffering.” The accumulated effect of those words, when they are mindfully repeated, is to create a genuine sense of caring.