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Mooncakes Are Back!

 

Yay, the Mid-Autumn Festival is round the corner and I have just bought my first mooncakes for this year!  Three cute ones with red bean filling - yummy!  Moon biscuits are also a great favourite with me.  As kids, we used to like them in "piggy baskets".  According to my research, bakers used to bake a small piece of dough to test the temperature of their ovens and in the end, they formed these bits of dough into biscuits – in the shape of little pigs – so that they could sell off the extra dough left over when making mooncakes.  And that's how piggy biscuits were born!  Piggy biscuits are usually presented in a pair to symbolize prosperity and good luck. 

There's no need to wait for the festival to come - enjoy your mooncakes now!  😁

Lost Kitten

I saw a touching incident the other day.  I was returning home after shopping and had stopped at a junction to let the stream of traffic go by.  Suddenly I saw the tiniest of kittens run into the middle of the road.  It was obviously lost and didn't know where to go.  I saw the driver of the oncoming car, a young man, stop, get out and try to find it.  It looked like it had gone under his car and he went down on all fours to see whether it was there.  Strangely it was not there and I could see he was quite puzzled.  Meantime a number of cars had piled up behind him and were getting impatient.  In the end, he got back into his car and drove it to the side of the road.  I could see that he was determined to find the kitten but whether he did or not, I didn't know as I had to drive away from the scene because of other cars behind me.  God bless the young man, I hope he managed to save the kitten.

Itchy Palms

Did you know that if one (or both) of your palms suddenly becomes itchy, it means money is coming your way?  That was what Mum told us when we were kids.  My palm suddenly itched a couple of days ago, so I'm waiting for a windfall any time now....

Breakfast Today

 

A hearty breakfast today of "Koay Teow T'ng" and Hot Chocolate.  Went for a walk in the park after that - must do this more often!

Advice from a Grandma

HOW TO BE ALWAYS HAPPY IN LIFE

1. Always remember that there is nobody on this earth that does not have problems. You are not the only one that has problems.

2. Challenges is part of life. It is only a dead man that has no challenges.

3. There is no problem that has no solution. There are solutions to the pains you are passing through.

4. The way you picture yourself in your mind can affect your happiness. Picture yourself as a valuable and beautiful person. Avoid low self esteem and inferiority complex.

5. Do not mind about what people say about you. Some people are sadists. They can just say something's just to make you feel sad.

6. Make friends with reasonable people who make you happy. Do not make friends with people who make jest of you or laugh at you over your challenges.

7. At your leisure time, keep yourself busy with your favorite hobbies like reading, learning, etc.

8. Do not allow anyone to intimidate you with money and material things. A poor man today can become rich tomorrow. Change is constant.

9. No matter what you are passing through today, do not give up. As long as there is life, there is hope. Never stop trying. Give it one more time. 

10. Be very prayerful. Pray without ceasing. Prayer is a catalyst that can speed up your blessings to come to you on time.

11. Be courageous to go for what you want. Life is all about risk. If you don't take a risk, you will not get the desires of your heart.

I came across this in FB.  She sounds very much like my mum especially No. 10!!