It is set in stone. I don't know is this disbelief/shock or exhilaration or just ohm. Been years of yearning for the chance and it's here at this unexpected juncture where I've had wished for something else, Haha.
But well, there's always this unexpected twist eh? Haha. Nothing will ever fulfill us greedy sentient beings. But I believe it'll be a much fruitful experience despite some anticipated challenges.
But it's exhilarating cos it'll be a brand NEW experience. Next year will be full of NEW experiences cos everything I'm encountering will be different. Looking forward and will do my best!! :)

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Saga of Drs taking wefie in the operating theatres. NPNT - The power of media and so-called hard evidence. Nowadays, not even photos serve as rightful evidence -- PS is possible. What truth is there?

Whenever something happened, who would really think what's the motive and preamble behind one's actions at that moment when the shutter clicked?

Same with our daily interactions, how many of us are able to calm down for that split second, and not judge? Actions by friends, by colleagues, by clients, by strangers -- do you know what were they thinking of when they did a particular action? Do you even bother to ask? People are quick to judge, quick to blame, quick to jump out of the fire and distance oneself from all problems such as metting our harsh punishments/fixed mindset of one's credibility without proper investigations. I don't deny that I fall into these pitfalls too -- quick to judge and only to regret later.

Such as one meaningful story that I've heard before, a kind-hearted man gave a beggar a wool jacket during winter. People praised this man for his kind deed. When summer came, the man came to retrieve the jacket from the beggar while he's asleep. People saw, judged and denounced the man for "stealing" the jacket and for his unrighteous act for "stealing" from a beggar no less. Only one little boy went forward to ask the man why he did what he did. The man's answer is simple: "The beggar is dim-witted and he can't care for himself -- if I did not take away the jacket, he would have gotten heat stroke in the summer and died instead."

The in-language now is "Don't Judge" -- true in many ways, but the deeper meaning behind this "Don't Judge", do people relate it further to controversial photos/news?

After the backlash, the overflowing sympathy is not sufficient to sooth the emotional/mental wound that has already been caused.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

你歷來的願望看來終於要實現了。

但是你並不快樂。

原來自己竟然是如此不知足的一個人。
因為這是唯一一年你希望能夠再遇見他們。
真是事與願違。

Let's recap my favourite quotes --
1. Life is full of irony and sarcasm
2. Be careful for what you wish for, for it might come true. 

Let's wait for the final verdict. 

是福不是禍，是禍躲不過

Be positive!! :)
There's a rainbow everywhere. :)

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Excitement in the air. =)

hmmm.. I'm excited about a few things lately... Hope these spirits will keep me high even though I'm coughing like nobody's business. WHY CAN'T I JUST RECOVER?!?! URGHZ. Been ill for every alternate month this year, excluding the ultra big 'illness'. =(


Anyways, happier things:

1. Books arriving!! heheh. Totally look forward to them arriving. Whee~~ Now my cupboard is superbly FULL cos I think I bought close to more than 10 books in the span of these two months... oops. And another two are on the way........ >_<

2. I feel more like I'm part of them for this batch. So much so that I look forward to meeting them again next year. Yeah~ At least something about work that makes me look forward to. :) In fact I like all of them so much that I can't even name a favourite (haha, not supposed to, but that's just an analogy)!!

3. Glad for most of them after today's release. :)

4. The Application is getting me excited. Whee~~ :) Better get down to it ASAP! :)

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

又是誰…又再吟唱“心如刀割”…已經兩年多沒什麽聽流行樂曲，這突如其來的旋律，真令人不解。
輕輕地，無聲無息地，縈繞著耳際腦海…

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

濃濃的霧，散開的那一刻，停下浪子的腳步

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Miso Ramen

The ingredients required~
sorry ah.. light soya sauce and sugar missing from the picture.

Sesame flavoured paste: Sesame seeds, light soya sauce, sugar and sesame oil.
Broth: Made from vegetarian cube/stock, ginger, miso paste.
Toppings: Corn, carrot, cabbage, black fungus, golden mushroom, egg, seaweed.
Ramen: Ramen.

The processed ingredients~
Corns, grounded sesame seeds, chopped ginger, sliced carrots, cabbages & black fungus.

Tada~ The final product~

The close-up. 美味しいです！

heheh. You realized that the soft-boiled egg is missing from the equation.. cos I ran out of time. =X Don't wanna use another 7 minutes for the egg and the noodles will become cold.

Will do so the next time since this first time was simply kalang kabok. (p.s. Even poured in red wine into the veg by mistake, cos the wine was in the same vegetarian oyster sauce bottle. thanks pa. -_-" ) But I was joking with my ma, what if the next time we didn't add in the red wine (by mistake) and it turned out to be less tasty. hurhur. 囧

Similar to the minestrone soup, this particular miso ramen has almost fulfilled the five colours that we need to eat routinely. Yay! :)

Red - Maybe will throw in a red apple thereafter
White - Cabbage, Sesame, Golden Mushrooms
Yellow/Orange - Corn, Carrots
Green - Seaweed
Black/Blue/Purple - Black Fungus

The above recipe was adapted from runnyrunny999 to a vegetarian-based miso ramen (without garlic, meat & chicken broth, and of course supposedly, without the red wine. zzz). =)

One more item down from my To-Cook-List ;)

*Cream of Broccoli Soup

*Minestrone

*Cold Soba

*Tomato Pasta

*Miso Ramen

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)