Friday, May 15, 2026

Exercise at Taman Aman or peace park

a slight drizzle at 7am so exercise teacher delayed. session to 7.30am.so fresh n deliteful to zumba after the rain.air is crisp and chilly.the park is filled with runners,zumba groups,people doing group stretching with towels and using outdoor gym.bumped into everyoung Stan with his mop of white hair and. freespririted dancing without slippers on.he is really bohemian artist at heart. the park is a great place for fitness nuts i chatted briefly with my regular kakis before going to SS2 WET market to buy grocery.its good the town council sent workers to maintain the park,sweeping leaves and trimming the grass.the park is filled with families with kids and retirees using outdoor gym.i love the relaxed mood at the sound of fountains n birds chirping on trees.

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Mothers day gift

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my son gifted me a lovely jade green beaded bracelet he bought im sichuan for.mothers day it uses an elastic band that is easy to wear and the green is fresh and clear. i had mothers day dinner dining on vietnamese bun cha , a hanoi rice vermicelli dish with charboiled chicken skewers,meatballa in a dipping sauce n a side salad.really tangy n appetising.

Friday, May 8, 2026

Book review

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im reading Thomas Picketty Time for Socialism and Jared Diamond Collapse how societies choose to survive or fail. Picketty world view is idealistic version for creating a utopian society where the is fair distribution of wealth ,and a less racially divisive and gender inequality abolished.he calls for s global tax on the top 1 percent of wealthy elite .he exhort fight sgainst inequality n tax evasion,in favour of a federalist Europe and the democratic eurozone govt. the share of the richest. 10 per cent represents between 30 per cent and 70 per cent of total income. of most countries.it is much higher than that of the poorest 50 per cent jared diamond looks at. how deforestation and ecological disasters cause collapse of society in easter island and.maya kingdom .it puts in evidence from diverse civilizations and how tokugawa feudal japan rejuvenate forests and land use Food security is an issue that limits survival of military conquest. to lighten the mood im reading light fiction by michiko aoyama titled. What you are looking for is in the library.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Artistic jelly cake

Lydia made an artistic jelly agar cake with blooming flowers.she patiently iñjects colour to make floral patterns and uuse matcha and coconut milk in the jelly cake.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Traditional Chinese cuisine

i cooked traditional cantonese food for dinner.i stir fried shumeiji mußhrooms with cubes of pork fillet in ßoy garlic sauce i u
sed rock sugar,soy sauce and minced garlic to cook it after i pan fried pork cubes.then i cooked soft tofu with minced pork and mushroom spicy sauce.very yummy for my dinner.i smacked naughty pet cat for pooing on dining room floor and on bathroom mat.thinking of getting an indoor kitty litter box for poo n pee happy cat.he is cat loafing on the sofa after his toilet activity.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Food to rave over

i celebrated my besties birthday with a home cooked feast of longetivity rice noodle in herbal soup ,baked pumpkin tarts and a french yoghurt cake n made pie tee. create good .memories with great food.my vietnamese neighbour shared breakfast of vietnam curry chicken,shrimp pancakes wrapped in lettuce and soya. milk.so much asean recipes to enrich our stomach.

Saturday, March 7, 2026

The paradigm shift

The close of toy shops n bookstores show the young are not interested in playing with toys or reading. books🥰.both activity fuel imagination snd creativity besides enriching mental capacity.instead they turm into passive consumer of computer games or social media comsumer.what will happen to development of reflection n social skills?its time to reverse the closing of youmg minds.