Lunch Today

 

How's this as a thirst quencher for a hot day?  Lovely chendol with lots of shaved ice, red beans and palm sugar.  It was a perfect ending for my lunch of chicken and vermicelli in herbal soup (not shown).  Yummy!

Happy Easter Sunday

 

20th April 2025

Lunch Today

 

"Lor Bak" (Pork rolls)

Fish & Chips

Chicken Chop

How would you like to have lunch in a heritage building overlooking a football field and tennis courts?  It was my first time to this little cafe which specialises in Hainanese food.  It is indeed a relaxing place to eat with all that green around although I had to wait for my chicken chop for more than half an hour due to too many orders!  Good also for business lunch as it is quiet and away from the traffic outside. The menu is quite wide and offers local favourites like fried noodles and rice sets apart from "Western" food.  I wouldn't mind going there again though I don't think I want to order chicken chop unless I'm prepared to wait!

(Pics courtesy of CRC Victoria Cafe)

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Finding True Happiness

 

How to find true happiness in our life 

1) Embrace impermanence, understand everything changes and joy comes from accepting life’s ebb and flow 

2) Let go of craving, release attachment that cause suffering and find peace in simplicity 

3) Practice compassion, true happiness grows when we care for others selflessly 

4) Cultivate Gratitude, appreciate what you have to nurture contentment 

5) Live mindfully, be present in each moment to experience life fully 

6) Seek inner peace, look within for lasting happiness, instead of external sources..

When It Rains Late at Night

It's raining heavily as I write this.  Somehow when it rains late at night, I feel strangely secure because I know the bad guys will not be out there breaking into people's houses or robbing someone somewhere.  I've so far never heard of thieves or robbers being caught in their raincoats or carrying umbrellas.  How do you point a knife at someone when you're holding an umbrella in one hand with rain beating down your back?  Trying to make a fast getaway will also not be easy, the car may suddenly stall and for those fleeing on motorbikes and wearing crash helmets (to hide their faces), they may skid and end up in a flooded drain or even get knocked down by a car due to poor vision and pouring rain.

Wet weather is definitely not for the bad guys.  So let's hope it rains more often late at night, then everyone can relax and sleep more soundly!

Breakfast Today

 

I don't normally eat hawker food for breakfast but today, I had a sudden craving for Wan Tan Mee and it came with light springy noodles and a generous garnishing of roast pork.  Nice but very filling, so much so that I think I have to skip lunch today.  But frankly speaking, I prefer my oats and bread for breakfast any time!