Tea break on sunny day

Drinking affogato with hummingbird cake (pumpkin-banana mixed cake with sunflower seed topping), what a great day and this place put me into dream for hours and didn't want to wake up for a moment. Colorful umbrella hanging along the corridor amazed me and wondering who were the artists who got this brilliant idea that caught my eyes, art is beautiful!

Mango pudding

I was quite happy that I finally could make mango pudding, hopefully my family would not getting bored of keep trying my pudding, as I will keep doing over and over again. Take 3.

如何甩开生活焦虑 - Dale Carnegie

Step 1:

善用“衡量问题3阶段”

•   收集事实      

            收集事实需以客观、公正的角度进行，即使是你厌恶、不想面对的事实，也要一并纳入考量，才能同时看见正、反双方的立场。

• 衡量事实

          在收集完所有事实，并将它们依序写下来后，他会在另一张纸写下两个问题：“我在焦虑什么？” 以及 “我能做什么？”

• 做出决定，立即采取行动

          除非你采取行动，否则分析再多的资料，也不过是浪费精力。

Step 2:

为焦虑设下停顿点

- 尝试过的经历，结束了，必须重新出发。只要先设下停顿点，就能有效减少50%的焦虑。原因在于，你早已衡量出这件事究竟值的多少代价。

Step 3:

建立“自我批评”档案夹

- 定期进行自我批评，不仅能减少“被批评”衍生而来的焦虑，更可能成为你自我检视、持续进步的动力。

Step 4:

学会接受不可避免的事实

- “当遇到问题时，我全力以赴； 当我无法处理时，就摆在那儿，让他们自行解决吧。”

   当你确信自己已歇尽全力，却仍无法得到预期的结果时，务必要懂得适时放手。否则，最终被自己的压力所击垮。

p.s. 不妨试着回想一下，在你的生活中，哪些事情令你备感压力? 你曾尝试过任何具体的解决方法吗？

          

saturday dog

克服情绪低落20方法

1. 改变思维
2. 融入大自然增加运动
3. 听音乐改变心情
4. 让生活变充实
5. 善于忘记
6. 接触色彩
7. 别太在乎别人的评价
8. 适当地放松
9. 改善营养
10. 反省人生
11. 帮助别人
12. 与人交谈
13. 乐观幻想
14. 少有欲望
15. 注意服装仪容
16. 不要回想过去
17. 开始行动
18. 使生活忙碌
19. 避免完美的人生观
20. 避免服用影响情绪的药物

- excerpt from guang ming newspaper 29/05/2013

#cordonbleu #foodfoundry

四川灾民加油

希望他们可以早日重组家园

Appreciation

God bless Boston!!

错过还是命运

有时候我在想，

是我错过了机会，

还是这其实就是安排？

又或许是以前的经历，

造就我现在的想法。

迷茫着。

old cinema (in rasa)

Early in the morning, me and my parents went to Rasa (45min drive from KL) for grave cleaning. i never thought of taking picture at this old cinema, the only one cinema there, until my mum claimed that it might be totally deconstructed. The name of the cinema is "Sin Len". I can imagine this cinema was used to be the most busiest place and my dad's aunt was a snack seller inside the cinema. Therefore, my dad could watch any movies for free by just sneaking in when he was little.

ticket counter

ticket counter (whole body)

遗憾

有机会真的要好好把握。机会不会有take two. 现在唯有接受这个事实吧，再继续找吧。我再也不会让遗憾发生在我身上了。

#eauclaire2007 #honeycrisp #apples

mother teresa's quote

“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.”
- Mother Teresa

forget hurt, lesson learnt

"forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you."  

一切交给命运吧！

努力也努力过了，尽力也尽力过了，其它的就交给命运吧！

i love holland

goededag! :)

All about circles

quotes to live with

Work for a cause,
Not for applause;
Live life to express,
Not to impress;
Don't strive to make your presence noticed,
Just make your absence felt.

- Unknown

#bostonnorthend2010

self awareness

extracted from The Star newspaper (23-2-2013):

Self awareness is extremely challenging as it is difficult to see in you what others see so easily.
Yet, self awareness is the starting point of leadership.

There are 4 quadrants of the Johari Window:-
1. open self - what others know about you which you know, too.
2. blind self - what others can see about you, which can't see.
3. hidden self -  what others don't know about you, but you do.
4. unknown self - what others don't know about you and neither do you.

The reality "is that no one can be authentic by trying to be like someone else. There is no doubt that you can learn from the experiences of others, but there is no way you can be successful trying to be like them. People trust you when you are genuine and authentic, not an imitation." - Bill George (Harvard Business School Professor, former Medtronic CEO, best-selling author)

"Knowing your strengths and leveraging them, regardless of mistakes or strengths yields improvement, but zooming in on your strengths is significantly more beneficial" - Rath and Conchie in Strengths Based Leadership.

You can also google "MBTI personality test" and see what is your score.

love the unexpected

"It's so amazing when someone comes to your life and you expect nothing out of it but suddenly  there right in front of you is everything you ever need." - anonymous

          #sanfrancisco2009

don't cry, prince tart!

that day, miss potato wanted to break up with prince tart. She thinks prince tart is such a boring person. But, does miss potato ever considered that she was prince tart's first love? He didn't have any love experience beforehand. She left and only said one word to prince tart, "bye!" What prince tart can do is looking at her shadow getting further without looking back at him. Don't cry, prince tart.......

princess tofu

another character i have just created - princess tofu, a good friend of prince tart

thread of love

there was a Chinese old folk story mentioned that a God of Love ("yue lao" in Chinese) will tie a red thread to a guy's and a woman's leg and they will be a long lasting couple for their entire life. no matter they are enemies, rich or poor, handsome or ugly, they are meant to be together

happy birthday

racoons

love.life.friendship

xmas deco in boston

boston 3

spring in Eau Claire, WI

wandering in boston

i want to say, "i just love boston!!!"

american dream

purple cupcake

I saw a purple cupcake on the dining table. My mum's friend made it and gave it to my mum. Unfortunately, me and my mum do not like to eat colorful cupcake. So, before dumping it into the trash bin, i took a picture of this cupcake so that its "contribution" is still worthwhile, haha....

Happy Valentine's Day

12 Chinese Zodiacs

blue monster

green monster