Someone strong yet gentle

Meeting one of my seamtresses has always been a thing that sent me to another level of thoughts.
N, a single mother with 5 kids to fend for. Her husband died of sickness a year ago, with no pension and little EPF. 2 of her kids have haemophilia. All are schooling, with one college goer, but luckily is under government subsidy.
(Forget about the racial status here, coz what she get from the government is definitely not enough to feed 5 kids. Forget about your questions about "Why having so many children when you cant feed them?" coz you cant really judge others base on your own perception. Just stay focus on her will of living.)
Despite all these, ever since i first met her till now, she has never showed any grouses on her situation, nor did she seek for sympathy from anyone.
She once told me that, "People dont have to give me money, better to give me skills, coz with skills i can take care of myself."
And indeed, she is constantly seeking for opportunity to increase her income, no matter how small the project is. Imagine working as a cleaning lady and at the same time taking up sewing projects. She says, "I tak pilih-pilih la. Apa saje saya buat."
(Can you do that? Not calculating on whether how much is the return. Coz that is out of the choice. )
And surprisingly, one lead to another. Most of the small projects are now leading to bigger projects.
But of course, big project here doesnt mean drawing few millions, or few thousands, or few hundreds. They are only "a little" more than the usuall stuffs. But do you think she mind that all? Most people will be thinking, "why should i do small small things? No return, or less return." Well, i think if that comes to your mind, that's because you still have some other choices (such as having the luxury of staying at home, doing nothing and can still put food to the table). We are talking about a woman with no other choices left, except for her own physical body and strong will.

When asked how was her sale in one of the exhibition, with her usuall smile she said "Kadang2 ade yang naik, ade yang turun. Biasala, kalau turun, mungkin saya ade buat kesilapan." And i knew the sales was not of those drawing alot due to the crowd.
Do you think of this way? She didnt even pull down her face and said "tak banyak la.like that la.no good lo." Most people i met do this all the time, and so even before they realy venture into anything, i would think, they are not going to make it.

But N is different. She has got the long sights on her future and ever willing to learn, to stand up by herself, to be always positive and most importantly never give up. Yet if you ever see her smile, you know she qualifies for an advertisement on "GENTLENESS".

By the way, once when her daughter was sick, she could even stay confidently that her daughter is getting better and i really believe this was the factor that make the little one healed faster. Can you stay that calm and empower your kids to get better when they are sick?

I see her as a giant. And I see her as a successfull woman already.

May N be blessed with the greatest joy and the utmost success!

Can you recognize what is this?

Can you recognize what is this? ....
Origin: a 3 yrs 22 months girl.
Clue: what you see everyday

Answer: To be mentioned in the comment area once there are people who make a wild guess. hehe

Perth Trip

On luggage packing:

Packing for Perth trip can be a tedious job, not about what to bring, but about what not to bring. We were told that many things just cant go "over board", especially 3 in 1 cereal that contain dairy products. I wanted to spare some homeopathy medicine for the kids just in case we needed them during emergency, but on second thought, since the medicine might appear to be of similar physical appearance as heroine(and what not), I got to put this aside and opted for the unwanted children paracetamol..... Lucky that we didnt use it at all.

I was thinking about bringing over some chrysanthemum to boil with water just in case we may need to ease the body heat or something. But hubby again put off this idea and children paracetamol is still in the list.

This is strictly about Australian Customs Service. We should have checked on more in www.aqis.gov.au. But we didn't.

During the custom check, the officer passed us the info on food, animals and animal products, plant material, soiled footwear and used sporting and camping equipment.

But lucky that we were travelling with kids, and thus they were relatively more lenient to us. Food was ok, coz they were meant for snacks for kids. But anyway, we had only couple of seaweed sheets and some prickles.

Weather: It's spring, and the temperature is expected to swift between 30-15O.

Low Carb Diabetic Food

Mandurah's canal cruise

Our first stop of trip was the canal cruise in Mandurah.

So exciting to catch few glimpse of dolphins frolicking in the canal. Those cheeky mammals really got us keep searching for their whereabouts.

And finally we got one of them:


In this canal cruise eye opener, we were shown some of the by the canal multi million dollar houses. Most owners had their own yatch parked by the house.



Healthy Recipe

Muffin Making Day

The girls are still in their pantang period of their chicken pox....We are really glad for this outbreak to come at the right time, i.e. school holiday means no school skipping.

They are really bored and muffin making is just the best happening for today!
I got to take away the egg in the ingredient and leave with just flour, milk, baking powder, cooking oil & sugar. And Jo Ee was actually the one who remember what we need to make muffin.

They started with putting some paper muffin cups on the muffin tray but i suggested to them why dont they start with sth real...no play play here. They were so excited knowing that they are reall going to make all by themselves. Not like previously mummy will be the leader and they can only follow the leader.

So i wrote a simplified recipe with 1 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder(got to leave out soda bicarbonate coz its really a spontaneous session and i have run out of it), 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup milk(they have to mix and pour with the milk powder to come out with this measurement), 1/2 cup cooking oil.

Jo Ee took the lead. So one 6 yrs old is leading a 3 yr old in the cooking class now.
But then Jo Ee realize that the texture didnt turn out to be what we usually make, so she suggested that we add in more water to make it more dense. So she add in 1/2 cup water again. (But I am really not sure if this is what they add.)

My job is just to place them into the oven and watch them "grow".

The product: a cross between muffin and biscuit....hmmm maybe should call them scones instead...
All 9 pcs of them. But we really enjoy their hardwork. Delicious!

I trade like a kimono trader

Attended forex training with hubby.
It is an extension of life transforming session for me ever since Dr Aaron course on Rich People Poor People.
It still ring in my head, vividly so clear, on what Dr Aaron had mentioned ---- "If you dont like money, give it to me coz i know how to transfer it to those people who really needs them."
It's true that in my money profile, i had that " i dont deserve that dirty money" thinking in me.

But as of now, thinking of the thoughts of being able to channel what i have earned to the children who needs them for their education and other life sustaining nessacities, it really wet my eyes.

It is not solely about becoming a kimomo trader. It is about life transforming opportunity which i wanted to share with the children. Not children biologically from me, but to all those children that are in needs. Such as those in Myanmar, in Sichuan, etc etc....

It ached my conscience if i cant do anything for you, my children, and i mean the children of the world!

This is for you! From the bottom of my heart!

Garbage Enzyme - Part 3

垃圾酵素的用法:

1. 酵素加水稀釋後會更強。
2. 酵素肥料 1 酵素: 100cc 水
3. 酵素殺蟲劑(昆蟲) 1 酵素: 1,000cc 水
4. 酵素空氣清新劑 1 酵素: 200cc 水
5. 種植、栽培花草、水果 1 酵素: 500cc 水
6. 消毒用 1 酵素: 500cc 水
7. 洗髪液，沐浴露，洗衣液，洗碗用: 1 酵素: 1洗洁液 : 10 水

Garbage Enzyme - Part 2

Here is how to make Garbage Enzyme:
Ingredients: Molasses/Black Sugar, Vege/Fruit Leftover, Water

Ratio:
Molasses/Black Sugar: Vege/Fruit Leftover: Water = 1:3:10
Weight (example)
Molasses/Black Sugar 200 g 500 g 1 kg
Vege/Fruit Leftover 600 g 1.5 kg 3 kg
Water 2 litre 5 litre 10 litre

Method:
1. Mix brown sugar with water, add in the leftover
2. Leave some space for frementation
3. Enzyme will form and ready to use in 3 months.
4. Make sure the containeris air tight
5. Push the floating garbage downward once a while.
6. The enzyme if ready to use in 3 months. The residue can be reused for the next production by adding fresh garbage. It can also be used as fretilizer by drying the residue, blending and buried in the ground.
7. The smell of the enzyme should be something like overiped orange.
8. Place your container in dry and cool place.
9. If you see your enzyme turn black, it means it is unsuccessfull. Just add in same amount of sugar in it will do.
10. If you see maggots in it, its ok, just leave it and it will die off in the fermentation process.
11. It's ok to see a layer on top in the color of white/brown/black.

Happy Trying!! Now i have 2 bottles under my kitchen sink. They will be ready in another 2 months. Mom is having a whole bucket. According to her, using pineapple will produce "stronger" enzyme...meaning that the power of cleansing will be greater.

Next, I will share on what to do with it...

Garbage Enzyme - Part 1

At last, i have decided to write about it due to Shida encouragement. Got to start some where, right?
I have used this for some months. First got to use it from sis when she came back from Thailand with a 500ml bottle of garbage enzyme.
It amazed me when i used it to clean my sink and apparently the dirt came out easily without any scrubbing, just use toothbrush and the sink remained clean for longer time. Then came my floor and toilet bowl which remained clean without stain for longer time too. Then Mom went to listen to Jo Ann's seminar and she got to learn from her. She came back and did some with our homegrown "Nangka". It turned out to be the best cleaner for my overcooked pot. The stain came off esily with some light rubbing. Now i am making my own and will be harvested in another 2 months.

What's is Garbage Enzyme?
- It is a complex organic substance of protein chain and mineral salt and juvenile hormone.

What is Garbage Enzyme usage?
1. Agriculture:
- reduce over use on chemicals
- keep farm free from infections and insects
- can be used to fertilize the soil for vegetable growing
- as natural herbicide and pesticide
- convert sandy land to fertile farm land
- keep clean and cool air in the farm atmosphere.
- clean impureand dirty water in the farm.
2. Household:
- as household cleanser: such as detergent, dish washing detergent,
- remove foul odor, mold and grime in the kitchen and bathroom.
- as disenfectant
- remove odor from pets and cigarettes
- for ticks and carpets
- for ironing and washing
- for hallway and beadroom
- forcar maintenance

Election day

This is my third time casting vote.
This is the only time that i had a sudden gush of sadness flowing in me when i cross on the little boxes.
GOing back to my alma meter to cast vote bring back a lot of nostalgic memory too.
Be it about the atmosphere that i had along together with my teachers, my classmates and also the activities that we had. With my teachers and classmates and friends, it's about relationship and nothing else. It had never cross my mind on who we are, what races we were. I remember so well that we would gather at Cikgu Majmin house during Raya, and went to Mrs. Ho house for Chrstimas and going to Mrs Puah house for a last visit before she was transferred to another state. We went all the way to Noraini house for rendang and ketupat in Semeling....in the middle of a paddy field.

But when we were running our very own Chinese language society, there is always a sense of belongingness among us who self declared ourselves to be very "pro chinese". Come on during that time, we really need more to commit to take up Chinese subject so that we have enough quota for a class. And moreover, what's wrong with taking up your mother tongue language after learning it for more than 9 years? There were so much talk and sensation going on.... I just love the way we did it, though seem to be a bit aggressive, but that's how it taught me how to appreciate our own culture more.

I must admit having borned, raised and had my education here, i really regard this piece ofland as truly my HOMELAND....in my blood. No matter what, this is my place i called home. Oh...how i wish that we could live in true sense of harmony and belongingness..... oh ....how i wish that justice and peace can be seen everywhere.

May there be peace, harmony and justice.
May all who win be the guiding light of the rest of the people.
May all who lost be prepared to continue to serve the people as this is only a journey not a destiny.