Tiger mom growl

tiger mom is my sons nickname for me.the tiger painting was his gift to me.im roaring to go into the horse year .

My neighbours potluck

for new year our weekly daily excer cise group had a potluck breakfast for 8 of us. senior citizens.one cooked hakka thunder rice or lei cha,a herbal vegetable rice with pickles,peanut,dried tofu and green soup.the vietnamese neighbour cooked fried spring rolls and mei hao cha made pandan agar jelly.we had dried fruit for snacks.we held it at the gazebo .one was a taiwanese expat,another from Shamghai n anothert was a vietnamese.i wore the cat t shirt my son bought for me ss as gift from Bangkok.he had a fun trip with his galpal. it was a nice sunny morning with good food m good friends

Just wishing for a happy new year 2026

year of the horse is coming soon and brings with it a galloping success.i pray for world peace and good health and sleep.i prayy pet kitty remsains well and happy. i did a sketch of his naughty face and his yoga cat stretch .new year resolution to eat more fruit m vegetable n exercise regularly.

Book review of self help book

i.m rereading self help book by a zen korean monk Haemin Sunim.it is filled within insight wisdom on caring for the. self,courage,acceptance based on lessons learnt from a contemplative life of buddhist philosophy it imparts resilience,impermanance,letting go,how to handle relationships,and self acceptance the conversational tone makes easy reading scattered here and there are quotes my soul resoñated with quote from vegetable root discourse .Caigentan is a revered philosophy. when the mind is at rest i see the moon rising and the wind blowing gently then i. realise the world is not necessarily an ocean of suffering. but the text lacks a strong narrative so i think the book Tuesday with Morrie by mitch albom still impacted my life more as its a biography of a dying patient suffering from ÀLS and the authenticity of suffering makes it insightful.

Happy winter solstice or dong zhi

the longest nite of the year is winter solstice dreams go unfulfilled longing for hugs from loved ones a furry cat purrs loudly to get in to join the warmth of s family dinner simple braised soya chicken wings,fried spinach n steamed prawns ended meal with sweet. tang yuan just hope the year ends well too glowing lites from the xmas tree heralds a lasting peace and joy

Thankful for Sara aid

being a single parent is hard trying to buy adequate food supply n household utility amid rising cost of living in cities.im thankful for Saras aid that provide me with basics like rice,cooking oil,canned food,detergents and toiletries.the savings i get from Saras aid. relieve how i budget my household spending.but i wish to use it to buy fresh food instead of canned food and fresh fruit n vege instead of canned food. the system can be finetuned to include mom and pop stores as not everyone can go to established supermarkets especially the elderly and disabled. with those parents the use of sara on buying milk powder or diapers help a lot but what about adult diapers?

Sweet memories

get togethers are made memorable through sharing food.so the weekday senior citizens group of 9 ages ranging from late 80s to 60s had annual dinner to celebrate winter solstice at a coffee shop.it was a wet and rainy nite but the chit chat and laughter added to the warmth.one member cooked tang yuen or sweet glutinuouss rice balls. the next day i celebrated my sons birthday by eating tiramisu and black forest cake.sweet memories of past childhood birthday party at home.remembering the fun games n clown at Mcdonald.