等待的奇妙

等待。。。
讓人焦急，讓人心跳
等待。。。
讓人期盼，讓人夢幻
等待。。。
讓人傷心，讓人流淚
等待。。。
讓人寂寞，讓人孤單
等待。。。
讓人失望，讓人空虛
等待。。。
讓人學會怎去愛

The Boiling Point

Passionate as boiling water in a kettle,
we started our love marathon.
But we kept heating to much,
romance can evaporate all the water.
Love marathon cannot last forever,
and water will dry out.
All we need to learn is to keep the right temperature,
and balance the amount of heating.
The road to marriage,
is the skill to boil water.
Not to boil it too quicky, then stop,
but to keep boiling and boiling, just in the middle.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

Love or Marriage

When love begins, it grows like a seed, very quickly and rapidly. It shines like a shooting star, beautiful but temporary. Passionately in love with each other, we begin our love marathon - from knowing each other to missing each other, and then to loving each other. Nothing we need to think about except romance and laughter. Everything we do is to win the others heart. Everything we think of is to love each other. Everything we go though is to create our own memories. But no matter how bright and beautiful, this shooting star will disappear. It can only be kept in our hearts as memories. Because love is selfish, after passionately loving a person, you wish for something in return. No matter how selfless you are, loving without returning is tiring. No one can bear this very long. And it will be the time love wilts like a red rose. Even we can sustain love like a marathon, as time pass by and we look back, we will ask for stability/assurance. We can no longer afford only passion and romance.

Until one day we are tired, we grown old, we start our real marriage. Marriage is the end of a shooting star. It is the beginning of a shining of a dim star. But the star is forever up in the sky. Marriage is no longer fairy tales, it is reality. Most people are fooled by the first few years of blissful marriage, thinking marriage is the beginning of their love. But they do not know marriage represents the end of passionate love. Marriage is an answer, a trust to the other person, admitting you are the most suitable person for me, assuring I cannot live my life without you. Marriage is the end of the tiring marathon, and the asking for a stable, warm family. There is still love, more love, in marriage (just not passion). Marriage is about the love of family, respect, and accompany. It is a lesson which we start to learn about unconditional love. Love is not only about two people. It is about both families. You have the obligation to take care of every person in the family. Because it has no turn back, you learn to love because you accustomed. You get use to waking up with a person next to you; you get use to hearing the voice in the house or through the telephone; you get use to eating with him; you get use to telling him about your life. You know deep in your heart that he is the person who is spending his life with you the rest of your life. Even though passion falls out, memories are still there. And this fading spark of the shooting star can link your hearts together, and makes you happy. You know you can never leave the person next to you because you are both linked together with this invisible line. Things you cannot possess are always more beautiful. This will be your motto, and you will know he has always been beautiful, just that you forget. And you will learn to adapt your habits, change for him. You are not you anymore. You will love the bad, the good, the sad, and the happy. Everything you will tolerate because you are linked, like family. After all, it is not about love anymore. Maybe it is like gratefulness and respect to a parent. Maybe it is like a resonation with an old friend. People are weak, and cannot bear lonesome. This common point links a marriage. A child also links a marriage by obligation and blood. A child is like a continuation of the love, in the past and at present. A child is to remind us of our past passion, but it is to keep us in love with our family through responsibility and accompany. Wandered long enough in the world, you would like a tree to rest on. A family will be your tree. A child links a marriage together, as he becomes the common goal of a family. To build a happy, healthy family for the next generation is the goal. We are in reality. One day when one of you die, the child will replace your accompany partner. You are not afraid of being lonely, because you know the passion and love you once have is kept in the world. You know there is a person who lived in your life, like you live in his. From strangers to family is a very certain assurance. A promise and commitment of willingness to tolerate, respect, take care, accompany, create more memories, and do what family do, love.

My 1st Job Interview

I have my first job interview today. Funny enough to me, it is very different from what I always imagined. I was still all tired and sleepy, ready to doze off in every second. My mind was still quite empty and not prepared. I didn't even wear anything decent, say a suit. I only have one bag, and it is sharp yellow. I found it quite rediculous too, and I would not have done so if I was still studying in Hong Kong. The cultural and social norms of Hong Kong gradually faded. I found myself starting to do what I want. Is that a good thing? I don't really know. But I know I am more assured of myself, more happy and content of myself. I am who I am - the true side of me started to show in public. And frankly, I am quite surprised but pleased by my changes. Changes are not always bad. It depends on how you look at it. Changes can be scary and risky, but they can also create opportunities. On one hand, I really like Hong Kong and could never believe that in the future I am going to stay in USA. On the contrary, I am scared that little changes can alter the result. The longer I study in USA, the less I know about Hong Kong. Today, I am surprised to see a new MTR line to Hung Hom. I was not used to how cars drive so fast, how the streets are full of dust, how my nose became allergic to the air, how people behave. I don't even know what to do in order to be consider more Hong Kong. Sometimes, I cannot help feeling people kept staring at me for no reason. I am not scared, just wondering did I really look out of place? Different? The other candidates of today's interview were all so grown up and mature. They all wear executive clothing, they all never smile to me. I remember I never smile to strangers that much in the past. However, I started to look in front when walking, looking into people eyes, and smiling if our eyes met. I am quite happy about my performance during the interview. But I had a strange feeling that my soul is out of my body, and watching me talking. Because I didn't recognize my own voice. I cannot believe that it was me speaking continuously without much feeling. I remember I was not so calm and still in the past interviews. All the words just flow out my mouth naturally, that I almost think I was not the one speaking. Strange. Everything is so strange. There is something the same in me, like in Hong Kong. Yet, there is something so different about me, same as Hong Kong too. How can I describe this feeling of lost and found, clear and ambiguous, strange and familiar? Anyways, I should receive a notice from the Association whether I can get the job or not. I wish I can. For $6000/month sitting in front of a computer is quite a nice job. Of course I hope I can get something out of it.

Then I went to grab my contact lens and choose a new pair of glasses (even though I hate glasses, I cannot wear contact everyday especially when studying). He was always kind to me. But today, I discovered one more thing - he is very similar to my way of thinking. I told him about my business plan, and he is so passionate about it. He loves poems too, and he really believes that my concept works, though he agrees that it is a bit rough. His point of views about love and marriage are strangely similar as mine, and he can see through my mind. My concerns, my reasons, my behavior, my personality, my strengths and weaknesses. He really watches me grow, and notice how I changed. I am so glad when he told me I lose my childliness. He told me I am more assured. He really see me. Though at his 40s, he still has a dream, he still is learning. He even gave me some help on developing my ideas, although I didn't quite get what he said sometimes, at least I have an assurance to continue dreaming. I know it would be a tough way, but at least it is something I am interested in. At least this is how I think I should contribute to the world. Hong Kong is really energetic, people are moving every minute - physically and mentally. But not deep in the soul. Everything in Hong Kong is about work. But in USA, I can have time to sit down and think quitely about how to achieve a "balance" in every aspect of my life. The power of self reflecting and deep thinking is gone once I am in Hong Kong, as too many things are running through my mind. Thus, the power of writing inspiring entries and poems is also gone (temporarily). I am too tired to think now. Feel like I can faint in a minute. I really need some sleep.

Mixed Feelings - Back to HK :)

Finally, I am in Hong Kong after 27 hours. Yes, 27 hours and it was terrible. Anyways, I love Cathay Pacific. I was able to watch a couple movies (P.S. I Love You, National Treasure, and Johnny Depp's) on the plane, and even drank some red wine. The food was pretty good as well. I remember last year before I came back, I am so scared of facing changes in the places, people, buildings etc in Hong Kong. Silly me, I worried that I cannot fit in HK. I was so excited, yet so worried. This time, I was still very excited. Waiting impatiently at the airport, my heart pulse was so quick. I cannot even breathe sometimes. Waiting for my luggage was even worse, the thought that my father is just a few inches away. I cannot explain the feeling when I saw the streets, the sky, the buildings, and the people. So close and familiar, yet so far and strange. Feel like I am adapting to Hong Kong's life now, but not familiar. Isn't Hong Kong my home? I am always scared that the longer I spent in Michigan, the farther the image of Hong Kong will be. Maybe that's the reason behind my reluctance to studying Master's Degree. Something in my home changed - a new DVD player, a new toilet light, a new kettle, a new shower, a new computer. Not as familiar anymore, feel a little bit out of place. But, luckily the most important thing has not change. Still they love me more than anything. Still they made me laugh from the bottom of my heart. Still they made me chill. How sweet that I saw the little candle,the toothbrush, the towel, the clothes, the food in the fridge. How well prepared for me, that I can feel your anxiety about me coming back. Even you are so busy, you still have time for me. I am happy to be your daughter :)

So, yesterday I ate with my aunts and uncle with my dad. Chatted for a while, then I went to the hospital and visited my aunt. Glad to see her finally, and embarrassed that I am not able to do anything for her. I only wish that she can be happy, that she can be relieved, that she can feel everybody's love to her. Hope she liked my song. She looked tired, feeble, but still she puts on a happy face. Looking at her, I am so scared and suddenly feel that death is closer to me. I don't feel this when I was young, but today I know that death will one day be my life. The death of my parents. What would it be? More independent without my mountains? I cannot imagine, but I know I will only be sad for just a while, because we have got a lot of wonderful memories, and I will have no regrets. I have always loved them.

After hospital, I did some crazy shopping with my aunt. Gosh, it has been a long time I have not seen clothes and shoes and bags >u< and I am so happy just by looking at them! I am so out of control! But of course I did control myself as I cannot spend money like crazy after all these things they have did to me. At least I would hate myself no matter how they said it is not a problem. Because I love them, just like they love me (but don't get me wrong, I did buy something...=P). Then we went to mum's school to pick her up, social around with her coworkers. We went to see a doctor close to our home afterwards, a Chinese doctor. The doctor didn't actually solve my problem, but said I am as pale as a sheet, and should eat rice! Alright, eat rice in America, I will try my best wakaka. Still, I don't want to waste my effort of walking around in Michigan, and I really think I should control my appetite a bit to avoid future exercising!!haha...

Today, after breakfast, we took mum to school. Then we went to massage. Frankly, I really need massaging after all these walking and tiring days. Recently I think my leg problems are getting a bit more serious. I know I should wear sport shoes, however no matter how many times my dad said this, I refused. I really enjoy wearing pretty shoes now that I have the chance. Maybe then, the only way to improve my leg would be massaging and sticking terribly long needles in my legs (seriously, it was terribly painful that it can make me cry, but I did feel more comfortable afterwards). I never feel my legs will be a problem for me though. Yes, I always fall, I am always tired. But that's me, and I like it this way. Because this imperfection makes me enjoy massaging. This imperfection makes my dad drives me around. This imperfection makes me their princess even more =) I really want to do something for them, seeing them so busy working. I want to cook for them today, but really I cannot. I don't even know what is "粟粉", I don't even know where to find "蒜蓉", I don't know where my mum puts everything. And that's how I notice I am really a piece of rubbish in the past. Did nothing really. I promise myself! I need to figure everything out before the big day! I need to know how to cook and clean and take care of my parents. But who can I ask? I have a feeling it would be my mum helping me out eventually. And like in the past, I will only be a burden, not a help. ~ Girl, give yourself applause, how smart you are! ~ But I gave up finally and watched Lydia Sam's memorial program, sitting on the couch and cried so stupidly by myself. Such a contributor.

Tomorrow is my Grandpa’s birthday :) Really hoping for a fun party, and not just an ordinary dinner. Think of something! And I will be getting a hair cut (someone please tell me, curly or straight?!). I am sort of looking forward to next week, but it's all too weird. I don't know what I am doing. Just the mysterious person ever!!!!!!!!

P.S. My lost luggage...is found! Lucky, with my clothes, make ups, perfume, lap top, and everything back!

End of report! :) WELCOME BACK TO HOME GIRL

The cracked pot

She lives alone in a piece of woodland, quite and peaceful. This morning was as usual as the previous mornings. A ray of sunlight penetrates the window shades, and she wakes gradually. She is not just an ordinary woman. Although with a wrinkled face, she has a beautiful heart. All the experiences from her past tell her to learn to see the world from a different angle, where everything would be flawless. This is why, when she opened her eyes, this is the best morning she had ever seen. A little bird standing outside her window, not the same little bird as yesterday's, singing a different song. Trees are dancing in the wind, while the breeze is whispering a soundless song in their ears. Streams reflecting the sunlight just like a starlit carpet. This time of year is a drought period, and the women needs to walk down the long winding road every morning to get water from the stream. She never complains the hard work though, she enjoys every bit of the morning. She carries her two pots on her shoulder across a poll, and steps out her house. All the way, she sings and laughs. On her way back, the pot on the right keeps leaking water from its crack as usual. The women does not bother, and continues walking happily. The pot on the left is of course very proud of its achievement. Every time, it is able to keep a whole potful of water. Day after day, the pot on the right is more ashamed of itself, of the crack. Every time, there is only half a pot of water in it. One day, it finally tells the women its feelings, how it felt ashamed and depressed. It feels sorry for the woman, ashamed about the cracked. The woman smiles at the pot, telling it not to be ashamed. The woman knows about the crack and planted seeds on the right side of the road. The right side of the road is now blooming with flowers because of the crack and the leaking water. The woman can pick the flowers to do lots of things. "Without you being the way you are, there will not be such a beautiful grace in the world" Everybody is unique and has his flaws, but it makes the world beautiful and diverse. Don't be bilnded and just look at the flaws, look for the good brought by the flaws. Everyday will be a beautiful day.

♥ China <3

Thanks for this someone who accurately articulates my mind for me. A friend also asked me the same question "Why I didn't add LOVE CHINA as my screen name?". But I asked in return, "Why everyone is doing so?" From my point of view, adding LOVE CHINA maybe a medium to express your views, to give your support. But it would not do much actually. I love the world, and because I am Chinese I especially am attached to China. But is that really matter so much? The boundaries between countries and nations. We are all in one globe. We need to learn to live together on earth eventually. USA and France or whatever countries supported Tibet maybe politically unethical. But this is not a reason for me to love China, this is not a reason to hate USA and France. As this somebody said, everyone has a way to contribute to their hometown, to their country. And adding LOVE CHINA certainly is not my way. We should learn from China's strength, and change its corruption if we really wants it to improve. We should be proactive, but not reacting to problems.
I love China with my heart, not with words. And as this someone points out, people value "sameness" too much. Don't follow the trend blindly without considering its meaning to you and to others. Because you may never know, and do something that twisted the meaning and purpose.

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Quoted --- Have been thinking about writing on this topic for some time.
Have yet to be able to spare enough time to think it over in a more systematic manner and to articulate my thoughts.

In short, I do love china. but it is not an exclusive kind of love. In fact, I love the whole world, China (understood as the territory commonly known as "China", the piece of land that is under PRC rule, with a group of people loosely known as "Chinese") as part of it is of course then included.

I did not add LOVE CHINA in my screen name because I understand that this act will be easily twisted to mean "I support PRC / Beijing Olympics 2008". There are critical fundamental differences among these slogans. I took it seriously and did not follow the trend - it is much more than a trend after all. And I do hope people who added that slogan do not treat it as a trend to follow. Maybe not everyone did think thoroughly before adding the slogan, but it would be good if we can think about the substance of such slogan after adding it.

As a response to a friend's comments, yes I agree that as a responsible citizen, one should ask what have we done for the community (as a whole, not for the ruling government). As a university student, I think we can do a lot. Like you, I know you joined hif, so maybe your next project is to eradicate poverty in China? I myself am more interested in human-rights issues, so perhaps I will pay more attention to the promotion of human rights in china? Different people have different ways to contribute towards a community.

Asking philosophical questions, like what she is doing, may sometimes appear to be counter-productive, or at least not-so-productive, because no very substantial output is seen after all these discussions. yet it's worth it. Without thinking critically to clarify social issues, we may be easily manipulated by those in power.

鹵水雞翼

I told you so many things I hated when I was a kid. So you may ask me, "So what the heck you actually eat when you were young?". Haha, nothing too special, just every little kid's favorite --- Chicken Wings.


鹵水雞翼
Marinated Chicken Wings

做鹵水雞翼時，小軍總會順手做「鹵水三寶」的，考考你，你知道其餘的「孖寶」是何物嗎？下回分解！



有料到

* 雞中翼　　　　　10隻
* 鹵水料包　　　　1包
* 薑　　　　　　　2片﹝拍裂﹞
* 水　　　　　　　4杯

鹵水料

* 花椒　　　　　　少許
* 八角　　　　　　3粒
* 桂皮　　　　　　3片
* 丁香　　　　　　少許
* 草果　　　　　　1個
* 陳皮　　　　　　1片
* 甘草　　　　　　5片

調味料

* 生抽　　　　　　1湯匙
* 老抽　　　　　　1湯匙
* 冰糖　　　　　　20克﹝敲碎﹞

跟住做

* 先製作鹵水汁，把鹵水料包內的香料放入魚袋，煲滾水後，放入薑片及香料袋，以細火煮約10分鐘，瀝走泡沫。
* 加入調味料煮至滾，鹵水汁搞定。
* 雞翼解凍，洗淨抺乾，放入鹵水汁內，以中火煮約10分鐘後，加蓋熄火浸焗約20分鐘，上碟，搞定。

點醒你

* 鹵水料包可在各大型超級廣場、雜貨店或藥材店購買得到。
* 煮鹵水汁時，要不時瀝走泡沫，否則鹵水汁會容易變得混濁。
* 煮過的鹵水汁可再翻用，先徹底放涼後，封上保鮮紙，然後存放在雪櫃內。

*Food is my Life*

Frustration

Frustration

Frustration is a balloon,
expanding in your mind until
you think surely it must pop.

Frustration smells like burnt hair,
like burnt marshmallows,
like burnt everything, really.

Frustration feels like soap.
Futile in trying to explain
that you'll just get dirty again.

Frustration is a road,
potholed, carcass-covered,
and leading directly to apathy.

by Venia

COUNTDOWN of my 4 month break :) wow

The time has come for me to go come!!! Really cannot wait for 1 more day! 1 more day! Please let me be home as soon as possible. I don't want to lose time in HK and gain it back in USA, that's ridiculous.
Friday, will be my day! (♥´ω`♥)

Luckily my 2 finals went well, and my little experiment didn't fail. Luckily luckily. Gosh, I think I am too crazy writing poems these days. Now that I realized, I do not know how to type a longer blog entry any LONGER. Maybe that's the magic about writing poems, using less and less words to express more and more feelings. But I still miss the typing crazily past wakaka!

Anyways, my main point ----- H O M E !

Contradiction

Contradiction?
Tug of war? A scale.

This is my life,
always full of black and white,
north and south,
left and right,
happy and sad,
where is the mean, where is the balance?

Hide or fight, love or hate,
selfish or selfless,
good or bad. Is my heart in half?
and this is the reason I don't feel like one person?

Challenging or boring,
adventure or routine?
Chase or avoid, open or close,
Where is my answer, where is my way,
where is my light?

Fast Food

Fast Food

I understand now,
why people sometimes say love is food.
Because it really is somehow,
food of the soul, food of the spirit.

And now with this in mind,
you may start to understand too,
why people nowadays treat love
so carelessly, like a random game.

Because our taste for food change,
and so does our taste for love.
We love instant food, fast food,
Just as we love one night stands.

But bear in mind,
Junk food is not healthy for us.
And do not wait till it is too late,
before you change to a healthy appetite again!

by PrInCeToNgIrL

Angel Face

*A poem dedicated to Little Connie* - You are not only something, you are everything. I have faith that you can be everything in the future.

*AnGeL FaCe*

Not wearing a white dress,
but everything shines as white,
your hair, your face, your little chest,
they are all like sunlight.

Do you know, little girl?
You are a gift from the heaven above.
The day you were born must be a special day,
that God is giving out every bit of his love.

Because you are the beloved,
I know when I look at your angel face,
Shining white, your cheeks rose red, your wondering eye,
Your smile happy bright, and your voice amazed...

Sweetheart, you are a sweet angel,
that a drop of your tears make flowers grow,
that a smile of yours make darkness bright,
that the world is singing songs for you I know.

There are many questions in your little mind,
why trees are green and skies are blue.
But one day you explore, and will know the answers,
They all do because of you.

Today, you are not as tall as me,
but soon enough, you will grow all mature,
but in your little chest still locks an angel heart,
and will shine so brightly, as you continue grow for sure.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

The Root

Done with one final, pretty content with myself. I did quite well I thought, and what makes me happy is my professor walked by and said "Good musical!". He even noticed I like Phantom of The Opera, and said, "Me Too!". Such an adorable young old man. So cute! Finally, someone recognized my work, after all, it worth all the perspiration for my group project.

The Root

I don't understand,
why people always focus on the fruit of a tree,
but don't they know that without the roots they can never get the fruit?

I don't see why,
People always focus on a child's talent,
but they forgot mostly it came from the parent.

I cannot understand,
why people always focus on finals so much,
don't they understand that without their effort in the past,
they can never know the meaning of the final?

Finals are really the final,
a rounding up, it is not a start, for you to pick up,
why everyone is treating it like a starting point?

People always focus on the end,
the result, but not the process,
not doing their best from the start.

If they can focus more on the root of knowledge,
they will bear lots and lots of fruit.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

*Our Top Paradise*

A poem by the only person who understands me in the world :) Thanks for writing this, and sorry for posting this, and as I don't know how you want to be addressed, I will call you "音樂仔仔".

*Our Top Paradise* (Think big people!)

Think it wide, think it bright,
Though I never thought like sky,
Just one time, only one time,
let me do it before I die.

Smile or cry, not yet decided,
All I need is your guide,
Drink some wine, run and drive,
Tell me you'll be in my life.

Not the time, Not the price,
Only care about your mind,
No surprise, No suffice.
Hope that I'll live in your life.

by 音樂仔仔

- My Spring -

- My Spring -

The golden ray hits the ground from the sky blue above,
reaching the realm of the living.
The ground, decorated with the crumbs of gold,
and you know it is the time of Spring.

Easy breeze tangling with the branches of the tree,
I see some spots of vibrant green, where originally dead empty.
As I stare, a red bird fly to me,
and singing happily a song of cheer.

The birds sing too loud to each other, I thought,
that the sound wakes also butterflies and bees,
hovering on their garden, searching for honey,
and telling me my smile is as sweet.

A squirrel comes along, watching me innocently,
with its black shiny eyes, holding a pine cone.
Want to invite me on a tree, and sunbathe,
maybe seeing from my eyes that I am all alone.

Though I still see on the ground patches of withering leaves,
brown and dim. Though there is still a track of snow,
somewhere, the power of gold covers the world,
and I see green heads trying to push out the soil.

Such a lovely day, lovely weather,
and this is the Spring of Michigan coming.
Everything in the world cheering me up,
and I smile, as I know this is a Spring just for me.

And Hope is coming. The Spring is just for me.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

天才

明天的考試，還是聽天由命吧。現在的我，真的沒有1點心情，只是感覺到心1直流淚。也許是太久沒哭過吧。
有夢想原來比沒有夢想辛苦很多。如果我是"天才"，為什麼感到無能為力? 如果我不是"天才"，為什麼又感到寂寞空墟? 求求你，不要哭...

Ignorance, really is bliss. Because thinking too much is too painful :)

A Princess

I believe I am a blissful princess, and everyone can be a princess. Connie is one very special one, who brings to the world tears and laughter with her songs. But, even a very normal person, with a heart, you can be a princess. Being a princess means nothing much, just simply you are beautiful because of your heart, of your dream. I don't think treating yourself as a princess is something arrogant or silly. It is an act of self respect, and if you don't think you worth respecting, or you are beautiful, who will? So, before wishing someone to treat you as a princess, learn how to treat yourself as a princess. A true princess's heart is hard to have, but if you continue treating yourself as a princess, maybe one day, you will have the heart. Kind, faithful, passionate, colorful, compassionate, innocent, crystal.

Love yourself, before you love others.

I want to be a princess who can soften people's heart with a smile, with a word. I want to be a princess who, although with teared eyes and broken heart, will show her laughter in a second because she knows a smile makes the world better. I want to be a princess who can teach children how to become a princess, how to see the world with all wonders. I want to be a princess who turn all people to writers, writers of the nature and heart, expressing through words the beauty of the world and human nature. I want to be a princess who brings peace and laughter, and melt hatred, just with songs and poems and pictures. I want to let people understand how beautiful the world is if they just see. Too busy we are, that we forget, we find excuses, we never rest. I want to start following my way, my dream.

But things keep pushing, pushing me backward to the original road. Am I not strong enough to continue? I don't have faith to do this on my own. I am just a weak, useless child. Even abandoned by my parents. No one seems to understand.

碗仔翅

Last time, I talked about my mum's favorite. And this time, I would talk about my dad's. And still the same case, I hate it when I was young, but now I accepted it. Is this because I really like its taste? Or because of their subtle influence to me? This I am always not sure.



碗仔翅
Vegetarian Shark Fin Soup

雖然是粉C當魚翅的碗仔翅，小軍可是落足料煮的，手C瘦肉要很花心機，不過自家做的當然衛生得多，也不用吃濃稠如漿糊的街邊碗仔翅喔！於是小軍煮了一鍋，還邀請了鄰居的朋友仔當宵夜一起吃，哎呀～到小軍富裕時才請你們吃紅燒雞煲翅喇！可是，有人說要加魚肉，欠湊嗎？！



有料到：(4人前)
瘦肉或雞胸肉　　250克
冬菇　　　　　　4隻(浸軟後去蒂切絲)
木耳　　　　　　2朵(浸軟後切絲)
粉絲　　　　　　半小札(浸軟後切段)
雞蛋　　　　　　1隻(拂勻)

調味料：
鹽　　　　　　　3/4茶匙
生抽　　　　　　1茶匙
老抽　　　　　　1茶匙
糖　　　　　　　1/2茶匙
胡椒粉　　　　　適量
麻油　　　　　　適量

芡汁料：
馬碲粉　　　　　3 1/2湯匙
水　　　　　　　6湯匙(先調勻)

跟住做：

1. 瘦肉洗淨，以5杯水煲約30分鐘。
2. 盛起瘦肉，手撕成幼絲，備用。
3. 放入冬菇、木耳、粉絲於湯內煮片刻，再加入瘦肉絲。
4. 逐少加入馬碲粉漿攪成糊狀，熄火，加入調味料，然後加入蛋汁攪成蛋花，搞定。


點醒你：

1. 做碗仔翅有人喜歡用瘦肉，也有人喜歡用雞肉，適隨尊便。
2. 馬碲粉要充分調稀才煮，逐少加入及不斷攪拌，以免凝結成粉漿。
3. 加入大紅浙醋同吃，味道更讚！

*Yummy*

40 Tips to a Better Life

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's - Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practise meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more food that grows on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least three persons smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.
18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. GOD heals almost everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch..
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35. Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!!!)
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.

"Why?" by Kaygrl

Deep down my heart, the thing that I have always been afraid of, the shattering of my glass ball, my heart. That's why I like this poem. But what will it do to me after reading? Just a little bit of resonance. My feelings didn't change. The cloud keeps going back and forth, and still, not besides me when I need it; and still, I know nothing about it. And I know, this would not work. Three more years in America, everything better stays the same. But I wish, I hope.

"Why?"

Why weren't you there when I cried?
To pick me up when I fell?
I thought you were my protector,
But some things stay the same,

Where is my savior?
The one I expected,
To hold me when I cried,
But these tears were cause by you,

What happened to I love you?
I guess it wasn't enough this time around,
Still I ask myself why,
Oh why did yo have to go?

Even though the answer,
I already know,
And I still don't think,
That it's valid,

I'm sorry we couldn't talk,
We couldn't work this out,
I'm sorry this had to end,
I hope you realize what you threw away.

by Kaygrl

"Dusty Road Again" by FireFly747

Dusty road is not hard to find
One destination stays on my mind
A road full of sweet dreams and blue sky
Looking over my shoulder, why
Stop signs twisting, through this wind
If we walk down this dusty road, again
Then, bright city lights take us home
I know this dusty road wants to shine
All the twists and turns clear my soul
Well, no headlights in this rear view mirror
I got a one-way ticket on this dusty road
Now, I am ready to come back home,
Down this dusty road, again

by FireFly747

A Long Drive

Thanks for a little inspiration from my friend. My friend who is so strictly believing in loving one person his whole life. I am so touched by him, that he lets me know such an "extincted trait" in male is still existing. Although I teased him saying that he must from the 70's, but seriously, he is a special person. And I am glad I know him.

+A Long Drive+

The pathway of love is hard to drive,
through the pathway you will see,
ups and downs never ending, and thousands of turnings.
Yet, there maybe surprises waiting thee.

Turn and turn, you search for the surprises,
silently waiting in a corner or two.
But the pathway is full of little rocks,
large rocks, crucible with no clue.

Maybe a crash in a tree, or tumble
down a slope, falling out the car and never get back.
Tons and tons of accidents you can imagine.
A cruel truth of the pathway of love, yet you will never lack.

A long way to drive, the pathway of love,
but please be patient, and continue driving.
All you need is to be prudent, and avoid those rocks,
because a line of happiness is waiting at the end, silently.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

Name. Fame.

Name. Fame.
Will roses be as red,
if not called roses?

Name. Fame.
Will he write as good,
if not for all the word of mouths?

Name. Fame.
Will he sing as sweet,
if not for all the mass media?

Name. Fame.
Will he run as fast,
if not for all the prizes?

Name. Fame.
Will I rule the world,
if I had a little bit of that fame?

by PrInCeToNgIrL

+Foetus+

+Foetus+

I am a miracle. The encounter
of an egg and a sperm. From
two to four, four to eight, ever
more. Then boom, I form.

Only see shadows and lights.
Wondering about shapes, and her face.
Feeling the warmth of her hand, right
outside the muscle wall.

How many days left, till I see the world?
I hear her breaths now, hear her voice.
Those weeping, crying of an angel,
Saying, "Baby, I have no choice."

Then all I hear is clinking,
silverly clear. And she is shivering.
The sound is the last thing I heard.
Fearful, sad, that I would never forget.

I never see the world, but
If I had a chance, I really wanted to say to her,
just once, "Mum, don't you know I love you?"

by PrInCeToNgIrL

I Have A Dream

"I Have A Dream"

I have a dream,
that I think about in those sleepless nights,
that I will forget about getting A's or even an ice cream,
that makes me so passionate about life, willing to fight.

Possibility, is such a complicated math,
that my heart broke when I calculate,
that my tears escaped from the eye when I think,
I even prayed for a clear direction, for a light.

I have faith in myself, too much
that I know my dream will be my destiny,
All roads I traveled in the past, I finally
Have my passion, have my dream not as blurry.

A dream can be a motivation, yet with obstacles
like a sharp knife in my heart, those careless laughs.
Dropping down, questioning, hesitation.
Should I continue on this road? Or back to the road in the past.

No one will understand my dream,
how important, how strong, how convoluted it developed.
From a wandering sheep, to my true self.
No one, not even them whom I always trusted.

I have a dream,
that even with heart broken, eyes teared,
and exams coming by, I will not give up.
Negativity and possibility, let them be my fuel.

I have a dream,
and I have faith to build up my dream.
And I wish one day, you will appear,
and said to me, smiling, "I understand dear."

by PrInCeToNgIrL

*Yesteryear*

*Yesteryear*

Memories flashing by,
like a flicker of fire, or a thread.
Or should I say,
All these times they have never left?

Faces, I now see in my mind,
so vividly alive, so sweet,
Comforting words that are so kind.
Now I remember so clearly, tears on those cheeks.

A small group. A big family.
We all knew each other, closely knitted together.
Everywhere was our footsteps, our laughter, merrily.
Only a short encounter, a star, yet feels like life forever.

In the future, we will part,
like sweet sorrow, in our hearts,
we all know that our road in front is linked to the road behind.
There will always be
a home in Yesteryear.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

Britain's Got Talent: Connie Talbot

衛蘭Janice

Thanks to you, HK's artists are still something to me :)

)) lOvE mAkEs mE ((

"Love makes me"

Love makes me blind. And if I am blind,
I hope you could tie some tinkle bells on your waist,
Silverly ringing, then I know the place where I can find
Wherever you go, you know I will chase.

Love makes me paranoid. And if I am,
You know you can calm me down, just by a tender kiss,
Fill my heart with love, and cram
it with the romance that I always miss.

Love makes me smile. And if I am happy,
I hope you can feel the sunshine between my bright
teeth, although they might be gappy.
Both of us will be content, and everything will be so right.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

Carrousel

*Carrousel*

Round and round, we swirl.
We love running, in a circle,
I am always in front, you at the back.
Always in the same direction, yet never meet.

Whirligig. A marathon.
I wanted to stop, I wanted to wait, I waited.
But I kept running, kept galloping, kept avoiding.
You kept chasing, getting tired, but continued.
Still we never meet on a stage of razzle-dazzle.

If one could just turn around, and run the other way,
Maybe, just maybe, we will meet each other.
But we are in the life of merry-go-round
Where everything just kept spinning and spinning reelingly.

Round and round, we swirl,
This will be our future.
Adhering to our inherited nature of a galloper,
Although we longed to stop.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

An Elite Writer: Forest Saint

There We Sat

There we sat, on the old car seat on your porch.
We stared in silence at the night sky.
I smiled, and was. You smiled, and were.
To exist was enough, to be with you, was all I needed.

There we sat, minds and souls lost in the cosmos.
The stars, our stars, were our small havens of refuge.
Fiercely bright amidst the darkness, they were.
I followed their example; the shining light of hope.

There we sat, listening to the restless world.
Sirens, bustling cars, night critters, and then…
I heard something else, the wind, no, it wasn’t that…
It was the trees, whispering to whoever may listen…

There we sat, moved beyond words.
Finally I quietly ask you, “Can you hear them?”
You nod and smile, “Yes, I can.”
We had found true peace in a chaotic world.

There we sat, for hours, in golden silence.
We didn’t need to speak. No words needed be said.
We simply existed, listening in awe to nature’s parable.
That was the happiest night of my life.

by Forest Saint

豉油王炒麵

Today, due to a typical monthly reason, I don't have the mood to study. After writing some poems, I suddenly miss food. 炒麵, I hate it when I was young, maybe because my mum likes it and told me to eat it. Anyways, I like it now, and also 炒米粉. But I am wondering will I have the chance to eat them, as I am still on my diet XD. Maybe, for the time being, I will just cook. I will be happy just looking at it!



連鬼佬都愛吃的豉油王炒麵，其實材料並不多，肉絲蛋絲我都懶得去放，最麻煩莫過於摘芽菜去頭去尾，不過嘛~不辛勞又怎可做出美食呢!若配上熱騰騰的粥，在嚴寒的冬天吃著，就像雪中送炭囉!因為在冬天的時候，我的而且確是一條雪條喇!



有料到:
炒用熟麵餅　2個
銀芽　　　　150g
韭黃　　　　150g
葱　　　　　適量
芝麻　　　　少許

調味料:
生抽　　　　2湯匙
老抽　　　　2湯匙
糖　　　　　2茶匙
蠔油　　　　1茶匙
麻油　　　　1茶匙

跟住做:

1. 燒滾一鍋水，將麵餅放入鍋內，改為慢火，用筷子挑散，直至麵條軟身，倒出過冷河，瀝乾水份，用剪刀剪斷麵條待用。
2. 韭黃和葱洗淨切段，銀芽洗淨，瀝乾水份，去頭去尾。
3. 芝麻白鑊慢火炒香待用。
4. 燒熱鑊下油，加入銀芽和韭黃炒至僅熟待用。
5. 把鑊燒熱，下油搪勻鑊面，加入麵條，用筷子快手挑散麵條至熱透。
6. 逐少加入調味料，炒至麵條沾滿醬油。
7. 加入銀芽、韭黃和葱段，翻炒幾下，加入麻油炒勻。
8. 上碟洒上芝麻即成。

點醒你:
吃豉油王炒麵時，我喜愛加上少許辣椒醬拌勻吃，味道Ichiban!

*Hungry? :)*

A Tree. A Cloud.

Every girl, starting when they still have their milk teeth,
dreamed about finding a tree. Stay still. Never disappear.
It provides shadow for the ruthless rain, or smothering heat,
Trunk for a support, a rooted promise, a tender comfort.

She is no exception, searching for her tree for so long,
long enough, yet in vain. The tree bears no fruit.
Should she give up? She looked into the sky,
where she saw a mysterious cloud. So white and free,
The cloud is beautiful. She felt like dreaming, in heaven.
Floating in the blue sky, the cloud left her behind.

She falls in love with the cloud. Wishes to be as free, wishes to fly.
She wishes the cloud would take her up into the sky, and travel with her.
Yet, the cloud floats alone, leaving her behind.
The cloud once stopped for a little while, just for her.
But it will not stop forever.
Not knowing when will it appear again, or will it ever come back.

The cloud is so far away. Is it even real?
Though beautiful, but much more fearful than a tree.
You can never touch it, or grasp it, or stay with it.
Whenever she needs comfort or support, whenever she is down,
whenever she misses that dreamy white. All she sees is blue.

The tree is not far away from her, just that there are too many trees to choose from.
And she needs more time to choose. But, she cannot choose.
Because she is attracted by the cloud, and wishes to fly away,
Yet she knows safer is always better. She is not wishing the cloud to stop.
If it does, it will not be a cloud. But, she wants to fly with it.

If you were the girl, will you choose a tree, or a cloud?

Just If I Can

*Just If I Can*

If I can fly,
I will be an arrow, surrounding the earth twice,
Seeing all those wonders, yet hearing all those people cry.
Up high from a different angle would be nice.
If I can, just if I can.

If I can change,
I will be water, peaceful and fitting all shapes,
Needed by all, reflecting people's image
Like a mirror, a mirror not of reality but mirage.
If I can, just if I can.

If I can see,
I would notice millions of colors,
With my rainbow glasses, watching all the leaves in a tree
not green anymore, but a color different from others.
If I can, just if I can.

If I can hear,
I would understand words between those lines,
Just with a pure heart, but not my ear,
Listen to the song of rivers, the laughter of sunshine.
If I can, just if I can.

If I can speak,
I will tell you with the eye how I feel,
You can see those words in the shining sphere,
not through the mouth that can lie, we all knew.
If I can, just if I can.

But all I can is wishing,
Wishing I can do all these, yet still I am just mortal.
Limited by a physical body, a prejudiced mind,
those shaded eyes, blocked ears, and stuttering words.
No matter how hard I strive for reality,
We are still in a cave, facing a shadowed truth.

By PrInCeToNgIrL

+My Private Door+

+My Private Door+

Knock. Knock.
Someone's waiting outside my door.
I hesitated, looking at my clock,
and think to myself, shouldn't I wait a little bit more?

Someone's still waiting,
but all I need is a moment of thinking!
Too quickly if I open the door,
when both of us are still in the middle of the water,
Way too far away, away from the shore.

Will he flee?
And this would be the end...
How stupid are we! Playing hide and seek.
Door closed. But left open a window, desperate for his hand.

The door of my heart.
Tightly closed by my fear and uncertainty...
But my curiosity, kept pushing a window.
And even myself do not know whether to hide or...
To let him in, engraved a mark in my heart forever more.

by PrInCeToNgIrL

A Little Sarcasm: 5 ways to kill a man

There are many cumbersome ways to kill a man.
You can make him carry a plank of wood
to the top of a hill and nail him to it.
To do this properly you require a crowd of people
wearing sandals, a cock that crows, a cloak
to dissect, a sponge, some vinegar and one
man to hammer the nails home.

Or you can take a length of steel,
shaped and chased in a traditional way,
and attempt to pierce the metal cage he wears.
But for this you need white horses,
English trees, men with bows and arrows,
at least two flags, a prince, and a
castle to hold your banquet in.

Dispensing with nobility, you may, if the wind
allows, blow gas at him. But then you need
a mile of mud sliced through with ditches,
not to mention black boots, bomb craters,
more mud, a plague of rats, a dozen songs
and some round hats made of steel.

In an age of aeroplanes, you may fly
miles above your victim and dispose of him by
pressing one small switch. All you then
require is an ocean to separate you, two
systems of government, a nation's scientists,
several factories, a psychopath and
land that no-one needs for several years.

These are, as I began, cumbersome ways to kill a man.
Simpler, direct, and much more neat is to see
that he is living somewhere in the middle
of the twentieth century, and leave him there.

by Edwin Brock

As We Fade

Hold me now tempt my embrace of each mourning breath
Bring the halt of wheezing to the dieing wish of each of my longing memories

Comfort my soul in it's journey to true recognition
And realize the coffers of tomorrow dim to yesterdays thoughts

Bring fourth love and lust to the palette of raw emotion
By such we shall see the future in present script

Handling the esuna of metaphysical development
Humanity, slowly but truly, fades.

A Cute Funny Poem

Suddenly discovered a poem composed by NA (my friend), I think it is kind of cute, and very much resembles her character. Hope she won't mind, but I really like to share it :)

N
Lovely, crazy.
Lover of lollipop and Tommy February.
Who feels happy when shopping and sad if her pocket is empty.
Who needs a crystal castle,
Plenty of sweet candies,
And a boyfriend likes the prince in Sleeping Beauty,
Who fears horror movies,
Roller coasters,
And those boys who say “I love you” easily.
Who gives love to those she treasures only
Who would like to see jelly beans fall from the sky
And little elves sing and dance all around happily
Resident of Macau
A

懷緬過去，活好現在

特然想想自己的過去，發現原來我真的很念舊，很愛活在過去的回憶。在小學時，想回到幼稚園;在中學時，懷念小學的生活，在大學了，又感慨自己在美國了。的確，生命少了很多樂趣和珍惜。過去往往比現在朦朧，好像1場美夢。其實，只不過是忘了過去的痛，想逃避現實的內弱吧。剛來到這裡，和朋友訴苦時，他提醒了我這缺點。說回來，也有點慚愧，這麼多年的惡習也未能改。幸好我有反思的能力，認識自己的優點缺點與價值觀。懷緬過去，也讓自己有進步的空間，也更清楚自己將來的定位和目標。這也算是神的恩典。少了現在的樂趣和珍惜，但有了生活的意義呀。而且，有了我積極進取的性格，雖說懷緬過去，但也只是思想上的折磨，並沒代表我在虛渡光陰的。

其實，真的要感謝我的朋友。他給我支持鼓勵的說話，真是發人深醒的，給了我新的人生觀，也讓我認識自己。回想當時的我們，也真的蠻可笑，也很羞愧。可笑的是我年少無知，連自己的心也摸不清。羞愧的是我傷了我的好朋友。這，是我一直以來最害怕發生的，最不想它發生的，又讓它發生的事。一個值得相信的朋友，是很難找的，是值得珍惜的。曾經也不知道怎麼面對他了，幸好他終於當回我的朋友。對不起，曾傷了你的心。謝謝，你對我的大方。

成熟，是學會怎樣誠實地面對自己

在《一位大學老師寫給即將畢業的大學生的100條忠告》一文中，提到了一些畢業前盡可能做的一些有意義的事情。今天把這些摘錄出來與大學畢業生分享，究竟在畢業前有哪些事情需要我們認真去做呢？

1、分別之前，一定要對你喜歡的女生（男生），很認真地告訴她（他），我愛過你！

2、離別之際，一定要向自己一直沒有勇氣道歉的朋友說聲“對不起”！

3、拜訪一次你最尊敬的老師，在畢業時，認真地記住他曾經給你人生的經驗與忠告。

4、班級體的最後幾次集體一定不要藉故溜走（如果還有的話），因為大家在一起的日子不多了。

5、不管你曾經多麼內向，一定要在全班同學面前，認認真真地講一次話，或唱一支歌。

6、在一個太陽還沒升起的早晨，去操場跑一次步。然後慢慢的呼吸它的空氣，你會發現它比平時可愛的多。

7、特地穿一次西裝，看看自己和4年前，變化的地方在什麼方面？

8、記得留下每一個你覺得是朋友的聯繫方式，然後留下你的電話。

9、為宿舍的同學打掃一下衛生，提一次水。（不管你曾經是或做過）

10、花一些時間整理你的東西，把書帶走。把球衣送給學弟，CD送給學妹，但把自己最最喜歡的東西還是帶走。

11、論文答辯可能是你最後一次課堂作業了，請認真書寫每一個字。

12、盡可能地送每一個你能送的同學，他是你幾年的同學，他們中的人，可能是你最後一次能見到的人。

13、再認真地逛一次你的校園，特別是要去去圖書館。最好在圖書館裏再上一次自習，認真的。

14、與全班同學，還有你很好的朋友合一張影，這是你一生永恆的回憶，可能你現在並不覺得。

15、認真地在你不喜歡的食堂吃一次飯，它的氣味你會在很多年後還能記得。

16、歸還你所有的證件，誠信有時候就體現在這樣的細節上。

17、找工作的時候最好與同學或者朋友保持資訊互享，這樣機會就多一些，也是減輕壓力的另一個方式。

18、留一次自己最喜歡的髮型，不要管別人怎麼看你，那無所謂，其實每個人都只為自己而活著。

19、和你一起睡了4年的床，一定要記得和它合一張影。

20、在學校的澡堂裏再洗一次澡。

21、在一次暴雨的清洗下不要打傘，從容的走，迎著別人驚異的眼光。

22、在校園裏，假如有山，請記得再爬一次，假如有水，請記得再遊一次。

23、一定要認真的醉一次，徹底的釋放自己的感情，喊出你最無法忘記的人。

24、如果可以，和相愛的人牽手漫步。在找不到之前，學會自己欣賞風景。

25、在夏夜的雨水裏，大聲的喊一次那個你想過多次的名字，不要怕你的聲音驚醒N多夢中人。

26、認真的整理一次自己的書箱，在某本書裏，也許發現了一張陌生已久的紙條或某人的名字。

27、快要畢業了，仍然要堅持經常給爸爸媽媽打電話，如果不行，至少在心裏想著他們。

28、畢業前一定要找一個閒情的時間，自己跑跑步，健健身，放一段高雅音樂，翻閱幾頁好書，踢一場足球，然後睡個懶覺。

29、記住該記住的，忘記該忘記的。改變能改變的，接受不能接受的。

30、面對未來，先做好這樣的思想準備吧：好好生活。你的生命只有一次！

從此以後你要記住，你已不是學生，無論遇到什麼問題，都要開始學會自己面對，不能逃避不能抱怨，不能以自己是剛畢業的學生心存僥倖，或者以自己剛畢業來安慰自己。
給自己一個遠大的前程和目標。記得常常仰望天空。記住仰望天空的時候也看看腳下。

Broken

On my lips are spoken,
Words of love and lust,
But my heart is broken,
Shattered,
Turned to dust,

In my dreams you’ll linger,
Wandering away,
But I guess you’ll never know,
What you threw away,

Because of you I’m gone,
Because of you I’m lost,
Because of you you’ll never guess,
My life was the cost.

What I like :)

I like flowers
.....because they bring to the world different colors
I like bananas
.....because they make strawberries taste better
I like evilness
.....because it makes me understand goodness
I like sunset
.....because it makes me anticipate sunrise
I like writing
.....because it manifests my thinking

And that's why I like you,
.....not because you are perfect
.....but because you make me full

by PrInCeToNgIrL

About Marriage: One Flesh

One Flesh

Lying apart now, each in a separate bed,
He with a book, keeping the light on late,
She like a girl dreaming of childhood,
All men elsewhere - it is as if they wait
Some new event: the book he holds unread,
Her eyes fixed on the shadows overhead.

Tossed up like flotsam from a former passion,
How cool they lie. They hardly ever touch,
Or if they do it is like a confession
Of having little feeling - or too much.
Chastity faces them, a destination
For which their whole lives were a preparation.

Strangely apart, yet strangely close together,
Silence between them like a thread to hold
And not wind in. And time itself's a feather
Touching them gently. Do they know they're old,
These two who are my father and my mother
Whose fire from which I came, has now grown cold?

Elizabeth Jennings

黑糖拔絲栗子 > U <

黑糖拔絲栗子
Toffee Chestnut with Black Sugar Paste



黑糖是沒未經過高度精煉和脫色的蔗糖，營養成份比經過一番加工精煉的白砂糖都要高得多。煮成黑糖水喝，對女生們也是一種非常好的保健食品呢！平常做甜品或是中式的糖水，可以試試改用黑糖喔！這道用栗子做的甜品，在吃的時候會有拔絲效果的，超讚耶！


有料到：(2人前)
栗子　　　　　　半磅
黑糖　　　　　　30克
麥芽糖　　　　　1湯匙
糖霜　　　　　　少許
水　　　　　　　150毫升



跟住做：

1. 先將栗子去皮，取一可入微波爐的平面碟子，把栗子平放沿邊排放成環形，放入微波爐內，以大火加熱2分鐘，栗子肉便與皮分離，用手指輕推，外皮即脫出。
2. 煲滾水，放入黑糖及麥芽糖以細火煮至溶化，不斷攪拌。
3. 放入栗子，煮約15分鐘，不時攪拌至水份收乾，汁料濃稠。
4. 上碟，灑上糖霜，搞定。


點醒你：

1. 栗子宜選圓圓球狀那種，扁身那種比較難去皮，煮的時候也容易散開。
2. 「太鼓」也出了黑糖，在各大超市有售，價錢比白砂糖貴，可是對身體很有益，健康還是無價的。
3. 用「微波爐加熱去皮大法」比坊間用水烚煮去皮的方式，效果更快捷方便得多，試試看吧！
4. 放入黑糖及麥芽糖後，要不斷攪拌，否則很易燒焦。

*Taste It!*

The Unknown/Resting in God

The Unknown

I'm in the corner
I'm lost in wonder
Where on the earth can I find my shelter

You pad my shoulder
To me You whisper
You are my Saviour You are my father

Thank you Lord for hearing every prayer
And showing me You care
For every tear I shed you hold it
In you hands I know Your love is true
When You said I love you

And I am holding nothing back but you


Resting in God

" We cannot always understand the pathway over which we are traveling. The way may be rocky and rugged. We may fearfully travel alone with uncertainty, loneliness and confusion lurking in the shadows. Our burdens feel too heavy - the annoyances all too common - we may sink in the marshland or stumble and fall. We cannot see the end of our trials nor envision that the darkness of our night has a morning after...

But God promises that His presence shall go with us. We can trust His word and His changeless love, for He promises to give us rest and a heart of central calmess as we put our faith in Him.

We may not be able to find meaning in the complex patterns in our lives, but as we walk with the Master Artist we will find that he weaves them together into a flawless perfection. "

棉花糖。

剛開始吃的時候
是甜絲絲的
就連身邊的人 也會被它那濃濃的香氣感染
快樂、興奮一下子滲透全身

但吃久了一點
甜絲絲開始會有點膩，
有人會選擇扔棄他的棉花糖，換換其他糖果吃
有人則會同時間拿著不同的棉花糖，
好讓自己一次能嘗到不同的味道

但有些人
則會專一地繼續地吃他手上的棉花糖

然而無論如何，
吃完之後，
滿嘴總會被沾滿了棉花糖渣滓
滿臉總會被抹上了棉花糖味道


才發現

原來那些記憶，怎抹也抹不掉...

甘筍蕃茄湯 @ Siukwan's Kitchen

Gosh, totally no mood studying and constantly thinking about Hong Kong and food. I think I am already reaching my limits for dorm food! And looking at these pictures make me so happy, and hungry. I so want to go back Hong Kong right now! Countdown! 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! The 23rd!

PS. Mum! I am so longing to cook, can I cook dinner for you guys, just in case I cannot find a summer job?

甘筍蕃茄湯
Carrot and Tomato Soup



這個是西式餐湯，材料簡單得很，雖然沒有一點肉類，可是醒胃又可口，營養還(((勁)))豐富，愛美又想纖體的，最適合不過架呢！



有料到：(2人前)
甘筍　　　　　　1個
蕃茄　　　　　　3個
水　　　　　　　4杯
淡奶　　　　　　1/2杯
蕃茜碎　　　　　少許

調味料：
鹽　　　　　　　1/4茶匙

跟住做：

1. 甘筍去皮，洗淨，切粒；蕃茄去蒂，洗淨，切件，備用。
2. 煲滾水，放入甘筍和蕃茄同煮約20分鐘。
3. 撈起甘筍和蕃茄，放入攪拌機內打成糊狀，再倒回湯內，放入淡奶拌勻。
4. 待湯滾起，加入調味料，上碗，撒上蕃茜碎，搞定。


點醒你：

1. 甘筍含有豐富的胡蘿蔔素，而蕃茄則具有不少纖維素，兩者都有助促進新陳代謝，加上含豐富鈣質的淡奶，最適合小朋友和愛美的女生享用。

*Visit the main KITCHEN* :)

Essays: Time Flies U____U

Ok, here is the promised Walt Disney essay. Can you believe it is only (yet already) 2 years from now? Only 2 years that causes me to develop so thoroughly. Yet, it is already 2 years, just like a blink of the eye. How raw was I 2 years ago.
PS. And by the way, this is the summer when I met a jerk, and studied French and Japanese. I worked without getting paid, I did volunteer services, I got a summer fever, went to CUHK camp and outward bound, went to a concert, did a lot a lot....so near yet so far!
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Apart from my parents, I admire Walt Disney the most. I learned about Disney when I was very young, Disneyland and Walt’s cartoon production really attracted not only kids but also many adults in the world.

Walt was born in a poor family, his father made a living as a carpenter and a builder. Walt was not well educated; he had only finished one year of high school. He had faced a lot of difficulties before he could start his own business. I don’t think cartoon was popular at that time, and I think Walt would encounter many problems.

There is no exception that every successful man has a dream, and he has the courage to fight for the dream, to create his own cartoon world and face the difficulties and obstacles. Walt had such a great charisma, which helped him become a successful cartoon filmmaker.

The story of Walt Disney really inspired me. As a student in Hong Kong for almost 14 years, from my kindergarten to secondary school life, I don’t think I had too much freedom to choose the way I want to develop myself. Students in Hong Kong are quite restricted by the system, which emphasize too much on academic side, and it is also too examination-oriented, we don’t have enough room to think about the deeper meaning of learning.

I have a dream, like Walt, to explore the real me, not only the one created by the society. I want to create my own dream, own Disney, though I do not have a very clear picture now. I think I can see my dream when I have my further study in the United States. I have a target that what I do can have impact to the world, and the impact will be long lasting as what Walt had done to us.
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1. If you could write a book, fiction or non-fiction, what would it be about? Explain why.

I would write about my experience and dilemma in life. I believe in the real world, no one could show his real side to people all the time. Sometimes we have to compromise or cooperate with others. If I could write a book I would be desperate to show the real me to the world, to tell people what I feel and what I think deep inside my heart. Philosophy would be a good topic, as I believe everyone will get to have a chance to encounter philosophical problems. I believe that knowledge ultimately means philosophical understanding. It is also important that we can share our experience and idea about life.

2. In 20 words or less, outline the focus of your philosophy of life.

The meaning of life is the ultimate meaning to live. It is not about what cards you get but how good you play your cards.

3. What can you offer to a UWC?

I would definitely contribute my leadership, my critical mind and all my strength to the college. I am the kind of person that would not ask for a thing if I would not sacrifice all for it and do my best. I will therefore fully dedicate myself to the college.

My passion to discover the deeper meaning of knowledge will provide a motive to others to learn and discover happiness in learning. I dare say that I am not the most talented girl but I do think I have the power to influence people. I will definitely try my best to bring happiness to others in the college.

4. What can a UWC offer to you?

The main difference between a UWC and a local school in HK is that UWC is not under the educational system of HK. The HK system is emphasizing too much on marks, and is running in an inappropriate way. Classes are not interactive at all, and sometimes even if you want to express your idea, you are afraid to do so, as it seems that no one cares about the deeper meaning of the knowledge they are acquiring. We tend to lose our passion, our enthusiasm under such an atmosphere. It is quite disappointing.

I am sure a UWC would be able to help develop myself in a more all-rounded way, as I will get more chances to serve. It would let me broaden my horizon and pay more attention to the world issue, rather than just focus on myself. I would be able to understand different culture and learn how to communicate with people from different countries. I am sure that I can find my dream here.

5. What do you do to relieve stress in your life?

I usually listen to music, and sometimes even sing along myself. I believe in the power of healing in music. It could make me forget my problems, but somehow, I believe it is more important that it makes my mind clear to solve my problems. Talking to my parents and friends do help to cheer me up also.
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I would be most grateful to be admitted by your college, as I strongly feel that I would be able to find my true self at Albright. Both the multicultural environment and the flexible education system will suit me very well and lead me to maximize my scholastic and personal potential. I believe that I would lead a different life here.

Of course there have been many memorable events in my life, but one that greatly influenced my academic direction occurred at school. Growing up, I had always been quite an introvert; I only dared to take up posts like treasurer or stationery monitor in my class. However, when I was in Form 5, I was nominated to be a member of the Student Association (SA), in charge of organizing different school events. I was a bit scared yet quite excited. After some moments of internal struggle, I finally made up my mind to accept the nomination. During the process, I needed to write a campaign speech and present it in front of the whole school. I also needed to design a poster for myself. But the most exciting part was the debate on world issues and school events held before the student body for them to select appropriate candidates. As we did not know the topic beforehand and only had a minute to prepare, the debate really required quick and clear thinking and an awareness of current events. Although I was not elected to the SA, I felt it worthwhile to take part in the campaign as I learned a lot from the process of selection, so I didn’t feel upset or regretful about not being able to get the post at all. The selection changed me in all aspects; I became more mature and confident as a result. I am now more outgoing and more active. My teachers also noticed these changes.

“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Everyone has his responsibilities, and I always try my best to take up my duties and responsibilities. At home, I perform my duty of a daughter by helping with household chores and being honest to my parents so they will not be too worried. We have a close-knit family and thus communicate with each other more freely. We often debunk each other’s fault truthfully and respectfully. We discuss with each other and share the problems we encounter and seek each other’s advice. At school, I am a diligent and responsible student. I respect all teachers and students and I am able to establish a pleasant relationship with my classmates. We always help each other out. I work hard to the best of my ability. I try my best to meet requirements when assigned to do projects or take up posts. I have also joined some interclass competitions and have been an active member of the Red Cross since Form 1, taking courses and organizing service projects to serve the community. I enjoy and am fulfilled by community service, especially projects involving children. However, it is difficult to strike a balance between my studies and extracurricular activities. So I always try to remind myself to place more emphasis on service.

I believe the main difference between Albright College and a local school in HK is that Albright College is not under the Hong Kong educational system. The HK system places too much emphasis on marks, creating excessive pressure to students. Most of the classes are not that interactive. We tend to lose our passion, our enthusiasm under such an atmosphere. It is quite disappointing. I am sure Albright College would be able to help me develop myself in a more all-rounded way, as I will get more exposure to different academic subjects and chances to use my knowledge actively. It would let me broaden my horizon and pay more attention to world issues, rather than just focus on myself. I would be able to understand different cultures and learn how to communicate with people from different countries. I am sure that I can find my dream here.

I really want this opportunity to learn more at your college. Please do give me this chance.

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黑糖蕃薯糖水



這是用上雪梨給我的手信，沖繩特產黑糖所做的，最適合一到冬天，手腳就會變得冰冷如雪條的女生吃，是一種又簡單又易做的暖身美食耶!



有料到:

黃心蕃薯　　350g
清水　　　　750ml
老薑片　　　5片
黑糖　　　　適量(視個人喜好增減)

跟住做:

1. 黃心蕃薯去皮洗淨，切件成半月形狀，如不立即使用，應先浸水。
2. 燒熱鍋子，下薑片白鑊烘乾。
3. 水煮滾，下薑片，再下蕃薯煮約20分鐘至腍身。
4. 加入黑糖煮至完全溶化，即成。

點醒你:

要香濃薑味，就要選老薑，先烘乾再煮，味道會更芳香的哦!

*More? Create Your Dream Now* :)

秋心

樹和我的距離是這麼接近，我的心卻是莫名的冰冷。。。
如果能重新再來一次
我希望我不曾出現在你生命裏

The End of My Favorite Class

Dear Professor..I will surely miss you forever. Your smile, your postures, your jokes, your glasses, you jacket, your specialty and uniqueness. Thanks for giving me knowledge and developing my intelligence. You have changed my life. You are my new glasses to see the world.

I didn't love you for no reason, because you ended your class with a perfect poem by Yeats (an Irish poet). And this is the moment I know, you are as deep as Ms. Tang, the teacher I always loved. You are right about intelligence, to see things and understand lines beyond facts. And you are one of the few with this intelligence. We are merely human, seeing the world through those biased and distorted eyes. Colored, veiled, burdened, prejudiced. Yet, how can we know the truth? Just by challenging our understanding by the distorted mind? Being a CHILD maybe the solution: to learn everything like you know nothing.

I wanted to ask you what do you think of competition as a source of motivation, as you said that cooperation is eventually the only way to do things. I want to ask you how can we fit into the world if we have all those new understanding that ordinary people will not understand. Will we be able to convince them to "our new way"? I guess all these need own exploration, and is useless to ask more about it now. Life seems to be about balancing and achieving equilibrium. But, the midpoint is not clear as well. Just as the Golden Mean suggested, "to treat others in a way as though how you want to be treated". But as I have said, everyone has a different way to love. How could you be sure that the way you want to be treated is the way others want to be treated? What is the Mean?

From the bottom of my heart: Thanks for changing my life, I will miss you :)

*The Daffodil And The Dove*

The Daffodil emerged from the soft, moist earth
in all her radiant beauty,
and the first thing that she was able to see
was a Dove in a Live Oak Tree.

Oh my, you look so peaceful,
and you fly so graceful and free!
You're not just stuck here in the ground!
You can fly or light as you please!

Whereupon the Dove cooed soulfully
"I'm not beautiful like you"!
My feathers are grey and woefully drab
and I don't glisten in the Dew!

Their admiration was mutual!
They were part of Nature's plan
to provide both grace and beauty,
for the benefit of God and Man.

by Ron Cole

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The Sleeping Angel

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The Stages of Life

I always love to think of life as different stages, or maybe like a marathon. Different people will have different speed, luck, talent, ability etc. Variation in life is a must. The first stage is (according to Piaget's four stages) sensorimotor period, where infants have no sense of "existence" and "abstract". The second stage, preoperational stage, is where measurements and numbers start to flow in, and youngsters see thinks as black and white. Concrete operational stage is a stage where analytical skills and organizational skills flow in. Formal operational stage is the last stage where you understand "abstractness". However, some may enter the last stage at 7, whereas some lets say enter at 12. Just like in life, there are many theories, rules, ideas, methods, attitudes, ways that you are continuously figuring out. But who will enter the stages on top first? Who will be stuck in the middle? I have no idea. I do believe though, given enough education and time, everyone will move to the top stage. Of course, the one who develop faster is always at an advantage, because he can rest at the endpoint (like the fast runner in the marathon). Although at first, he maybe putting in more effort, but he will get his reward. This is the reason I always believe in effort & perspiration.

Yesterday, I learned about another way of dividing life into stages. And now I think about it, it is quite true. It is sort of a recurring cycle from CAMEL to LION to CHILD. The first stage CAMEL is based on your drive to bond (impress), to achieve (your purpose), to learn (about sth), and you will be so obedient, listening to instructions, not dare to change the way to do things. After you gain a certain amount, you have a higher self esteem maybe, that the drive to self actualization is activated. You became a LION, wanting control, power, command, fulfillment, satisfaction. You will then be self centered, and aggressive. But everybody knows, this will do a certain amount of damage too (regarding relationship and self development), and when you reached the optimal point where you cannot stand the damage anymore, you became a CHILD. You reflect about what happened, understand yourself, and change your attitude to adapt. You became free of burden, innocent, carefree, not stubborn and determined anymore. You are more casual, and creative, innovating your own most comfortable way to do things. You are not trapped in a prison, or tangled by a string anymore.


Thing to Ponder:
Are humans merely physical existence? Like robots? With their souls up in the sky, remote-controlling their bodies? Meaning, we all have our preexisted destiny? So, we only have the illusion of we can make a decision?
P.S. I cannot believe how I always fall in love with clouds! How SAD & PITIFUL! One day, I will find my tree....

無情

Quoted -

無情

這個世界上，受傷害的通常都是有情的人。最俗套的例子：孩子變壞了，最心痛的便是父母，每天新聞裏出現一個又一個壞人，你的父母都不會緊張，就是當你變壞的時候，你的父母便會心痛，因為你的父母對你有情。世上只有自家孩兒令父母傷心，卻沒有孩兒令別人的父母傷心，因為每個孩子都跟他的父母有著微妙的關係，這種血脈關係肉眼雖然看不見，卻是世上最割不開的情。

當然有些很有趣的例子，就是你一直以為這帥哥是你的孩兒，所以緊張他、為他喜、為他悲，到某天忽然發現，原來他只是你老婆跟別人鬼混所生出來的雜種，一下次你便對這雜種恨之入骨；又或是剛剛相反，有一天你發現你一直覺得面目可憎的混蛋原來是你親兒子，於是便忽然改觀。客觀環境甚麼也沒變，地球依然在轉、太陽依舊在東邊升起，但這主觀的關係卻改變了一切，這正一針見血地說出「有情」的威力，但卻不是這裏最想要說的。

還有其他例子，老婆婆被裝瞎的惡棍騙錢，好兄弟被拍擋出賣，都是因為他們有情，不過這些例子可能不合大家脾胃，那末且說說比較吸引的愛情。

男孩子對女孩子好，女孩子有很多方法對付他，不回覆他的網上對話匣、不接他的電話、拒絕見他，這不難辦到，全螢幕看一套電影、又或者離開房間打麻雀去，可以讓男孩子急得要命，要不然在網上對話匣隨便打一句「我不想見你」便可以傷透男孩子的心，更厲害的可以在他面前跟別的男孩子要好，說不定可以要了他的命。

但這一切，必先建基於男孩子對女孩子有情。要是反過來是女孩子喜歡男孩子而男孩子無情，以上方法全不管用，想要扮矜持不回應網上對話匣？男孩子才不會再給你發訊息，全螢幕看完電影後還不是乖乖的打一句「對不起，剛才沒見到你的訊息，找我嗎？」還要加上一個＝）的可愛表情。不接電話的更笨，人家不再來電，你自己心中忐忑，結果害了自己，最後不就是土頭土臉的打電話給男孩子，若沒人接聽就更糟，也不知該不該多打幾遍。這時候連絕招也不管用：在他面前跟別的男孩子要好？他連眼尾也沒瞥一下，反倒是便宜了那個別的男孩子。

有沒有發現，你傷害過的，就是對你好的；對你無情的，你從沒傷害過。甚麼？只傷害對自己好的？聽起來很荒謬，但你就是這樣荒謬地活到這把年紀。你不妨撫心自問，你生平傷得最深的那一個，不就是對你最真的那個嗎？道理很簡單，因為只是勾一勾引你，騙一騙你感情的，你傷不了他。

看到這裏，可能你會說我的例子極端，可能你會說甚麼：「愛我最深的人，我也愛他，所以沒有傷害他。」好，就談談互相喜歡對方的例子。

多恩愛的情人也有吵嘴的時候。

二人鬥氣，情深者敗。

別笑，世上向來是沒有真理的。兩人爭拗的結論並不是找到真理，而是知道誰比較緊張對方。網上對話吵起來，大家一氣之下關閉了對話匣，一個去洗澡，一個去看書，一小時過後，比較無情的那個洗完澡後還在悠然自得地跟朋友聊聊天玩玩遊戲，比較著緊的那一個便開始坐立不安，眼睛看著書，腦袋卻想著「他惱了嗎？」忍不住便向對方發個訊息：「喂，你怎麼了？」於是成敗立判。電話也是一樣，兩人吵嘴賭氣掛了線，說不定還關上電話，最後還不是比較著緊對方的那一方耐不住，先撥出電話認錯，於是誰對誰錯便這樣判定了。對的那一方，請你不要怪責他做錯了，反過來欣賞他比較著緊你吧。

他不斷打電話給你，你才可以把電話留在房間裏震過不停。他徹夜無眠的等你，你才可以和別人通霄玩樂而忘了他。他在最睏最累的情況下堅持送你回家，你才可以說一句「你肯走了嗎？可不可以不要跟來？」他省吃憸用儲錢買禮物送給你，你才可以在他眼前把禮物丟進垃圾筒。這種傷害的確是世上最強的武器，但可惜這種武器只能對付對你有情的人。

「你只能傷害對你好的人」，世上原是這樣矛盾的。

換句話說，「對人好的，便要受傷害」。那末，我們還應該對人好嗎？

其實我的答案早已埋藏在字裏行間，沒看出來？大家不妨想想為甚麼我會有感興寫下這篇？不正因為我向來都是真心待人的人嗎？我已經作出我的選擇，你呢？

「對他有情」就是你送給他傷害你的武器。當你無情的時候，你便不會不斷打電話給他。當你無情的時候，你便不會徹夜無眠地等他。當你無情的時候，你便不會在最睏最累的情況下堅持送他回家。當你無情的時候，你便不會省吃憸用儲錢買禮物送給他。這樣，他便不能傷害你，說不定反過來你便可以傷害他。

有情的人被人傷害，無情的人傷害別人。我不是反對別人有情，也不是說所有有情的人都會受傷害，我只想說出了最殘酷的現實。

「若你不想再受傷害，請先變得無情。」

不喜歡這樣的結尾？好，我換一句。

「請珍惜真心對你好的人，別要傷害他。」

這樣可以嗎？

2008年．乍暖還寒的季節
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最好味的...

Quoted and Edited:

• 小籠包, 烤夫 - 上海城隍廟南翔小籠包 (cwb有分店),上海不知名小店
• 菜肉雲吞 - 翡翠拉面小籠包
• 清炒豆苗 - 369飯店, soho貴如(執左lup)
• 上海菜in general - 小南閣 上海分店, near婆婆's old house
• 流沙包 - 大陸, Annie姨
• 大排檔 - 太古 market
• 沙爹串燒 - IR1968
• 串燒 - 澳門黑沙灣, 深圳街頭
• 叉燒飯 - sydney唐人街德記, 灣仔再興
• 韓國燒烤 - sydney stratfield 個間... 唔記得名, 紅磡
• 蛋包飯 - sydney 虎琉
• 蟹柳壽司 - 峰, 日本築地唔記得名
• 奶茶 - 蘭芳園 (滑過水!!!)
• 雙皮奶 - 義順
• 雪糕鮮奶 - 義順
• 豬扒蛋治 - 義順, 長沙灣街市頂樓勤興
• 蛋 - 澳洲牛奶公司(佐敦)
• 上海粽 - 女麻 女麻 粽, 婆婆make
• 魚 - 婆婆蒸魚，西貢
• 法國面包 - la fauchon
• 公司治 - santorini's diverso cafe
• 車厘茄 - santorini
• pizza margherita - pizza express, Normandy某小店
• mocha - UNSW upper campus 要上旋轉樓梯個間cafe
• chocolate - ROYCE, LINDT
• chocolate pudding and cake - Kowloon 小店 (& 鵝肝)
• yogurt gelato - XTC on ice
• strawberry cheesecake icecream - Baskin Robins, Walls
• New York cheesecake - 何文田街唔知叫乜名餐廳
• green tea icecream - meiji (ifc 千兩有), Hawaii
• new york cheese cake - pacific coffee
• low fat snack - plain greek yoghurt with honey or 可可米
• pancakes - Hawaii, with ice cream, 又一城
• 雲吞麵 - 旺角, mak un 食唔起，紅磡
• 皮蛋艇仔粥 - sogo後面果間粥麵店
• 蝦子撈麵 - 深水Po x德
• si油王撈麵 - 旺角龍記
• 日本拉麵 - 大板某車仔檔, 銀座某麵店
• 自助餐 - atmosphere: peninsula, food: Annie姨 1st bring us there
• 西餐 - 同sister食的
• 情人節大餐 - Annie姨
• 軟殼蟹 - Kowloon 的一間Japanese food
• 海膽shishi - Hawaii Japanese food, Japan
• 海皇翅 - 上海
• 龍井蝦仁 - 紅磡
• 臭豆腐，豆漿 - Kowloon 訪倩 (closed)
• 牛腩河 - Kowloon across 九龍城廣場
• 燒味 - next to where I learned drawing in Waterloo Road, 容記
• 咸蛋蝦，腐竹唐水 - "mei-jing" 姨
• 醉蝦 - 西貢
• 泰國菜 - 紅磡
• 越南菜 - Vancouver, 又一城

*Life Is A Slow Dance*

This is a poem
written by a teenager with cancer.

She wants to see how many
people get her poem.

It is quite a poem. Please pass it on.

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever
watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to
the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a
butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading
night?

You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so
fast.
Time is short.
The music won't
last.

Do you run through each day
On the
fly?
When you ask, 'How are you?'
Do you hear the
reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your
bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through
your head?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so
fast.
Time is short.
The music won't
last.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it
tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see
some
sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good
friendship die
'cause you never had time
To call
and say,'Hi' ?

You'd better slow down.
Don't dance
so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't
last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You
miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry
through your day,
It is like an unopened
gift..

thrown away.

Life's not a
race.
Do take it slower
Hear the
music
Before the song is over.


This young girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will.

She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a
family of her own.

By you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give her and her family a little hope, because with every name that this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents per name to her treatment and recovery plan. One guy sent this to 500 people! So I know that we can at least send it to 5 or 6. It's not even your money, just your time!

PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.

我的廚房蜜語

Cooking, my little hobby. This time back to Hong Kong, will be my little experiment time :)

四眼雞:

可樂雞翼

材料：
雞翼10隻
蔥2條

醃料：
可樂1杯
生抽1/4杯
老抽1/4杯

調味料：
冰糖適量

做法：
1) 雞翼洗淨，從關節位切開，抹乾水後放入醃料中，醃1小時左右。
2) 雞翼的醃料留用。燒熱1湯匙油，把醃好的雞翼煎至外皮金黃色。
3) 將蔥切段、拍鬆。醃過雞翼的調味汁料加入蔥段及冰糖，置於另一鍋內煮滾。放下煎好的雞翼後轉小火，煮約半小時。孩子們不會相信這個沒有可樂味道的雞翼，真的是用了他們的至愛汽水做成的！

小貼士：
1) 我把雞翼切開只是為了方便小朋友食用，並不是必須的。當然如果全是雞中翼的話，便省卻很多麻煩了。
2) 任何汽水也能代替可口可樂(coke) 在這道菜譜內所擔當的角色。其實在汁料中混入汽水，只是利用飲品帶來的甜味。可樂被大多數人採用是因為它能令煮好的肉類顏色更紅潤而已。所以你可隨意運用家中存貨，什麼百事、七喜或者雪碧也可以啊！但切記不能用低糖（Diet）的汽水，因為成份內的代糖受熱後會變苦澀味的。
3) 加入冰糖，作用是令所烹調的肉類更容易腍呢！不過由於汽水已經含有相當的糖份，冰糖就只要一點點便足夠了。
4) 最好將浸著調味料的雞翼放進雪櫃內，醃肉的時間不是那麼認真的，一小時只是一個參考。預早一晚醃雞翼會更加上色和入味。但就必須封好存放在雪櫃了。在煮之前約一小時取出，讓雞翼回復室溫會比較好。
5) 如果你是用易潔鑊的話，煎雞翼時可以無需落油，因為雞翼受熱後會釋出大量油脂。也是這個原因，所以用一湯匙的油便能煎雞翼了。
6) 喜歡傳統鹵水味道的話，可以在醃料中加入一粒八角及少許桂皮，然後在煮滾汁料時再加一湯匙的紹酒。想酒香濃烈一點？在熄火前，灑上少許玫瑰露酒是一個好主意。

醉雞

材料：
白切雞半隻

浸醉雞的汁料：
紹酒1/2杯
魚露4-5湯匙
黃糖（Brown Sugar）1湯匙
水3-4杯
玫瑰露酒1/2茶匙

做法：
1) 首先要把浸雞的汁料煮好，然後放涼備用。（玫瑰露酒是待汁料放涼之後加入，而其餘的材料，一併煮至黃糖全部溶解，才可熄火。）
2) 將雞斬件，盡量鋪開成一層，放於一個有深度的碟中。加入放涼了的汁料，封好保鮮紙，置於雪櫃內，浸泡1天或以上。
3) 食用時，取出適量的雞件，排放碟中便可。撲鼻的酒香，令人垂涎，雞肉又因為無需再次加熱，所以仍能保持嫩滑。一般來說，醉雞都可以保存3-4天左右，以後也不用為吃剩了的雞肉而發愁了！

小貼士：
1) 上文提到的白切雞，可以直接從燒臘店購買，然後自己加工成醉雞，很方便就可以換換新口味了。
2) 如果是自己煮白切雞的話，清水可以換成浸過雞的滾水，煮好的汁料會更有甜味。
3) 雖然是醉雞，其實酒精成份不是很高，小朋友也可食用。如果發覺酒味過重或是浸好的雞帶有少許苦澀味，下回再做的時候，可減少酒的用量。
4) 玫瑰露酒的作用，只是提升酒香，並不是必需的。
5) 沒有黃糖的話，用冰糖也可以。最好別用砂糖，因為砂糖是經過加工處理的，沒有了黃糖的原始香味。
6) 喜歡吃雞翼的朋友，用同樣的方法來做醉雞翼，也很滋味啊！只要先將薑片、蔥段拍鬆，加入水中燒滾，然後把雞翼放入薑蔥水內，約煮半小時左右至雞翼熟透。雞翼放涼後，用醉雞汁料浸泡就可以了，不過或許要在汁料中加上適量的雞粉來增添鮮味。
7) 浸雞時，汁料最好能夠蓋過雞的表面，至少亦要達到一半以上，才會容易入味。

炸雞翼！

材料：
雞翼10隻

醃料：
鹽1茶匙
雞粉1/2茶匙
黃糖1/2茶匙
生抽1茶匙
老抽1茶匙
紹酒1湯匙
胡椒粉適量

做法：
1) 雞翼洗淨，抹乾水後加入醃料，醃1小時左右。
2) 燒熱一鍋油，將雞翼放入後轉中火炸至酥脆呈金黃色（約需時10分鐘左右），即可盛起瀝乾油份，排放碟上。這樣簡單的菜式甚得小朋友歡心呢！

小貼士：
1) 由於醃肉時間不需太長，而且雞翼要乾身，炸出來的效果會比較好。所以不必放入雪櫃內，只要擺放在陰涼位置，好讓雞翼的表面稍為風乾，煮炸時便能達到更佳效果。
2) 假如你想提早一晚醃肉也是可以的，但就必須封好存放在雪櫃了。在煮炸之前約一小時取出，打開盒蓋或保鮮紙，讓雞翼回復室溫及表面稍稍風乾。
3) 家中有玫瑰露酒的話，不妨在炸雞翼之前，拌入適量的玫瑰露酒，這樣炸好的雞翼會多添一份獨特的酒香。
4) 記得每次油炸食物的時候，都要先把食物撈起才好熄火，這樣便能減少油膩的感覺。

蠔油雞翼

材料：
雞翼10隻
冬菇6隻
薑2片
蔥1條
西蘭花半磅
紅蘿蔔適量
熱水1杯

醃料：
鹽1/2茶匙
糖1茶匙
薑汁1茶匙
紹酒1湯匙
蠔油1湯匙
老抽1湯匙
生抽1/2湯匙
麻油及胡椒粉各少許
鷹粟粉1茶匙

做法：
1) 雞翼洗淨，從關節位切開，抹乾水後拌入醃料，醃1小時左右。
2) 冬菇浸軟之後搾乾水，太大的可切開一半。薑及蔥拍鬆後分別切成薑片和蔥段。
3) 紅蘿蔔刨淨切角。西蘭花洗淨切好。
4) 燒油2湯匙，先把紅蘿蔔走油留用。
5) 繼續將冬菇略炒，贊酒，盛起備用。
6) 跟著放入雞翼慢慢煎至微黃。接著加薑、蔥轉猛火爆炒，贊酒後加入冬菇及紅蘿蔔炒勻。再注入適量水分煮滾。轉入燒熱的砂鍋中，蓋好後轉中慢火煮至收汁。
7) 在炆煮的過程中，利用空檔煲滾另一鍋水。加入少許鹽和糖，再放下1湯匙的油。然後將切好的西蘭花置於鍋內略煮2至3分鐘，隔水盛起。
8) 雞翼煮好之後，加入預先灼好的西蘭花拌勻，待汁料再滾起才熄火。有菜有肉的蠔油雞翼煲就這樣完成了。

小貼士：
1) 我把雞翼切開只是為了方便小朋友食用，並不是必須的。當然如果全是雞中翼的話，便省卻很多麻煩了。
2) 最好將拌了調味料的雞翼放入雪櫃內，但無需鋪蓋保鮮紙，這樣雪過的肉會較乾身好用。但必須放在雪櫃的最底格，小心接觸到其他食物，以免交叉感染！
3) 假如你想提早一晚醃肉也是可以的，但就必須封好存放在雪櫃了。在炆煮之前約一小時取出，讓雞翼回復室溫會比較好。
4) 浸冬菇時，加少少糖於水中，更能保存冬菇的鮮味。由於糖令水的濃度提高，相對就能減少冬菇本身的香味與營養素流失了。冬菇浸透之後，最緊要洗淨纖維內的塵垢。如果想冬菇好味一點，可預先用少少糖及麻油拌勻，然後加生抽略為調味。不過記住要順著這個次序啊！不然冬菇會因吸收了太多生抽，而變得過鹹。
5) 用兩湯匙的油將紅蘿蔔走油、炒冬菇，直至煎雞翼都不必再加油了。事實上如果你是用易潔鑊話，煎雞翼時根本可以無需落油，因為雞翼受熱後會釋出大量油脂。也是這個原因，所以不用太多的油也能煎香雞翼。
6) 炆煮肉類時所加入的水份，最好是熱水。以免令食物的溫度驟降而影響菜的香味。這亦是為何煮菜時不宜中途加水的原因。
7) 雖然西蘭花給人的印象一般都是較衛生似的，但是我建議預先把西蘭花用淡鹽水浸泡片刻會比較好。
8) 用油鹽水灼西蘭花是傳統的處理方法。現代科技一日千里，讓我提供一個另類選擇給你吧！切好的西蘭花盛於可進入微波爐的器皿內，無需加水或蓋，置於微波爐中加熱一至兩分鐘。由於各種型號的微波爐所需時間不一，以上只作參考，你要作出適當的調較。出來的西蘭花顏色翠綠，口感跟灼熟的並無什麼分別。個人猜想這種方法會否流失較少營養素呢？

鴨仔:

紅酒鴨胸

材料：（兩人份量）
鴨1隻
紅酒1/2杯
綠色蔬菜適量

煮鴨汁的材料：
洋蔥1個
西芹適量
牛油1湯匙
麵粉1-2湯匙
清水適量

調味料：
鹽和胡椒粉各少許

做法：
1) 將鴨洗淨，切去鴨尾及多餘油脂。將鴨胸肉起出，其餘的鴨骨斬成大件留用。
2) 洋蔥及西芹洗淨後切成粗條備用。
3) 用牛油把洋蔥炒香，加入西芹，繼續炒5分鐘左右，便可加入鴨骨炒勻。接著放下麵粉炒香，然後注入過量清水（最少要足夠蓋過材料的八成），水滾之後，轉用慢火煮1小時左右，隔去所有的湯渣，只留下湯汁。
4) 鴨胸先以少許鹽和胡椒粉調味。於鑊中燒熱少許油，將鴨胸先以皮朝向下的放入，用中火慢慢煎至鴨皮焦香。把鴨肉反轉後，煎至鴨肉變色，加入紅酒煮滾。
5) 注入適量鴨湯，轉用慢火繼續煮30-40分鐘。將鴨胸上碟，配合酒香撲鼻的鴨汁和青菜，肯定是一款人見人愛的菜餚！

小貼士：
1) 除了鴨胸肉，還可以切下鴨腿一併煮。那就成了兩個成人加兩個小孩的份量了，一家大細，樂也融融。
2) 用來煮鴨湯的蔬菜，可以隨自己的喜好配搭。例如我喜歡加上韭蔥（Leek）來煮，湯水會更甜美。
3) 因為牛油很容易會燒焦變苦，所以炒雜菜的時候切忌猛火，而且最好先燒熱少許生油或菜油來溶解牛油。
4) 如果你是用易潔鑊的話，煎鴨時可以無需落油，因為鴨皮受熱後會釋出大量油脂。也是這個原因，所以用很少的油便能煎香鴨胸了。
5) 我將鴨肉煮這樣長的時間，是希望鴨肉熟透。假如你喜歡較生一點的鴨肉，可以調整一下烹調時間。
6) 凡是用餐酒來煮菜，記得要將酒徹底煮滾，否則汁料會變成酸溜溜的味道。況且餐酒經煮透之後，差不多所有酒精都蒸發了，只會剩下酒香，老幼咸宜。

豉油皇鴨舌

材料：
急凍鴨舌1份(約1磅)
蒜蓉1湯匙
生粉適量

鴨舌出水用配料：
薑片3塊
蔥2條
紹酒1湯匙

調味料：
老抽1湯匙
生抽1/2湯匙
糖1/2茶匙
鹽、麻油各少許

做法：
1) 將薑片、蔥段拍鬆，加入水中燒滾，把已解凍的鴨舌放入薑蔥水內，再加紹酒滾約20分鐘至鴨舌熟透，然後用冷水沖淨，抹乾水後待用。
2) 預先把鴨舌灑上少許生粉拌勻，然後燒熱2湯匙油，將鴨舌爆至完全乾身，加入蒜蓉，繼續炒香鴨舌。
3) 最後加入調味料炒勻就成了香噴噴的豉油皇鴨舌，當做派對小食，為你的客人帶來點點意外驚喜也不錯呢！

小貼士：
1) 鴨舌出水之後，一定要徹底沖洗至爽爽的，不再有膠膠的感覺，否則到炒的時候便會黏著成一團啊！
2) 喜歡更刺激的口味，不妨加入辣椒碎或是XO醬。
3) 變變花款？參考一下醉雞汁料的做法，來一客酒香鴨舌，又別有一番風味呀。

小豬麥:

日式火鍋

材料：
豬腩肉400克
椰菜（White Cabbage）1/2個
新鮮冬菇(Shiitake Mushroom)1盒約125克
粉絲1小紮
乾魚肚30克（1湯匙醋及少許薑汁酒用來處理魚肚）
蔥1條
水3-4杯

調味料：
鹽和糖少許
日式醬油1/2杯

做法：
1) 粉絲、乾魚肚分別浸軟，瀝乾留用。
2) 鮮冬菇去蒂後洗乾淨，用小刀在冬菇上割十字後浸泡水中。
3) 其餘材料先洗淨。豬腩肉切薄片、椰菜及蔥切絲備用。
4) 燒滾4碗水，加1湯匙醋，將浸軟了的魚肚放入滾半分鐘以去除油溢味，倒起用水洗去醋味後壓乾水。再次燒滾4碗水，加入少許薑汁酒，把魚肚再滾半分鐘來除掉腥臭味，撈起壓出多餘水份。
5) 另外鮮冬菇亦需要先用滾水略滾1分鐘。
6) 燒熱砂鍋，下油爆香部份蔥絲，加入椰菜絲續炒，用少許鹽和糖調味。注入水份，蓋好鍋蓋將煮滾。以中火煮約5分鐘至椰菜開始軟身。
7) 把豬肉片鋪在菜面，再蓋上鍋蓋煮5-10分鐘至豬肉熟透。
8) 鋪上粉絲、鮮冬菇、魚肚及剩餘的蔥絲，蓋鍋蓋焗1分鐘。
9) 加入日式醬油便完成了，要預備多點白飯啊！

小貼士：
1) 我選用豬腩肉是因為白灼的豬肉要有少許油脂才好吃！因為這兒沒有專供火鍋用的薄切肉出售，想肉類能夠切得薄一些，便要預先把肉放入冰格，好讓肉雪硬了之後，就可輕易切成薄片。
2) 鮮冬菇割了十字後出水，就能去除泥土味。
3) 浸發魚肚的方法看似複雜，其實也不太難呢。這樣做出來的魚肚，保證沒有異味。
4) 這裡指的日式醬油是吃冷麵用的那種，我是在香港買的。由於不同品牌的醬油，濃淡會有差別，你得大約依據樽上指示的比例來調節醬油的份量。
5) 這個火鍋和一般邊爐鍋一樣，配料自選。用什麼材料全看個人心水了！

豉汁排骨

材料：
排骨12兩

醃料：
鹽1茶匙
糖1/2茶匙
生抽1茶匙
生粉1湯匙
油1湯匙

調味料：
豆豉汁1湯匙
蒜蓉1茶匙

做法：
1) 排骨洗淨，斬件。抹乾水後，拌入醃料，放進雪櫃內醃1小時
2) 將調味料與醃好的排骨拌勻，鋪在碟子上，猛火蒸20分鐘。完成啦！試試跟茶樓點心相差多少？

小貼士：
1) 醃排骨時，拌入醃料的次序，是為了讓排骨先吸收味道。才加生粉來封住肉汁，最後加油令排骨更滑。
2) 由於這兒比較難買到最適宜蒸的腩排，唯有選些厚肉一點的，還有在醃肉時加入較大份量的油。如果你是採用腩排的話，可以略略將油的比例降低。
3) 因為生粉（Corn Flour）的黏性較鷹粟粉高，所以蒸肉調味時，我會選用生粉。這樣蒸好的肉類不會有過多的水份溢出。
4) 將排骨放入雪櫃時，無需鋪蓋保鮮紙，這樣雪過的肉會較乾身好用。但必須放在雪櫃的最底格，小心接觸到其他食物，以免交叉感染！
5) 喜歡辣的朋友，可以在鋪好排骨之後，表面加上切碎的辣椒才去蒸。
6) 切記要待水滾之後，才能將排骨放進鍋內蒸。而蒸的時間亦由此刻開始計算。
7) 這個菜可否有點變化？當然有啊！你可以預備一些炸豆腐卜，洗淨切薄片。先鋪於碟底，才把排骨放在上面。蒸好的豆腐卜，吸收了肉汁，比排骨的銷量還要高呢！

梅菜蒸肉餅

材料：
豬腩肉10兩
梅菜2棵
蔥花適量

醃料：
生抽1茶匙
糖1/2茶匙
生粉1湯匙
鹽、麻油及胡椒粉各少許

做法：
1) 小心沖洗乾淨夾雜在梅菜之間的沙塵，然後浸軟，搾乾水份，切成幼粒。
2) 豬肉洗淨剁碎。加入梅菜粒、醃料和蔥花，慢慢攪勻，拌至起膠有彈性。放入雪櫃內醃半小時。
3) 將醃好的豬肉均勻地鋪在碟子上，用猛火蒸15-20分鐘便大功告成啦。灑上點點蔥花，未有白
飯，已經急不及待的要試一口了！

小貼士：
1) 豬肉最好是腩肉而且是用刀剁的，用攪拌機代勞也無不可，但是口感可能會較為遜色。
2) 因為生粉（Corn Flour）的黏性較鷹粟粉高，所以攪肉調味時，我會選擇用生粉。還有在攪拌免治肉時，要緊記順著同一個方向，不然就會很難起膠，做不到爽滑的效果。將豬肉放入雪櫃時，無需鋪蓋保鮮紙，這樣雪過的肉會較乾身好用。但必須放在雪櫃的最底格，小心接觸到其他食物，以免交叉感染！
3) 切記要待水滾之後，才能將肉餅放進鍋內蒸。而蒸的時間亦由此刻開始計算。
4) 梅菜最好不要浸泡超過一小時，否則就會失去應有的鹹或者甜味而令菜餚失色。
5) 最好預先了解一下所用梅菜的鹹甜度，才決定鹽和糖在調味料中的比例。

牛牛:

紅燒牛腩

材料:
1. 牛腩 半公斤
2. 紅蘿蔔 一個
3. 洋蔥 兩顆
4. 蔥 一支

調味料:
1. 食用油 兩大匙
2. 鹽 一小匙
3. 可樂 適量
4. 紅酒 三碗
5. 白胡椒粉 半小匙
6. 蕃茄醬 兩大匙(我平常都是用麥當勞的蕃茄醬兩包）

作法:
1. 先將牛腩洗乾淨，切成適當大小後放入滾水中川燙去血水。
2. 將紅蘿蔔和洋蔥去皮洗淨、切成塊狀，蔥洗淨切成小段。
3. 將食用油放入炒鍋中燒熱，再放入蔥爆香，放入牛腩、紅蘿蔔、洋蔥和紅酒，將其煮至沸騰後 轉小火、蓋上鍋蓋繼續悶煮25分鐘（可放入電鍋內鍋中紅燒，外鍋約放1/3杯水）。
4. 然後在將炒鍋內的汁液倒掉，再加入鹽、白胡椒粉、蕃茄醬和可樂（高過牛腩即可），將調味 料辦勻後蓋上鍋蓋繼續悶煮15分鐘，即可完成這道紅燒牛腩。

注意事項:
可樂中所含的小蘇打可增加牛腩的口感，糖份會中和牛腩鹹度。

*紅燒牛腩燴飯：在第四步驟時多加一碗水悶煮，悶煮完後用太白粉調水勾芡，完成後即可淋在白 飯上。
*牛腩麵：準備一鍋高湯，將完成的紅燒牛腩加入高湯裡一同煮沸，如果不夠鹹可再加入適量的 鹽，即可完成牛腩麵的湯頭，加入煮好的麵條就成為牛腩麵了。

咖喱牛腩

材料：
牛腩1斤
洋蔥1個
薯仔2-3個

牛腩出水用配料：
薑片3塊
蔥2條
紹酒1湯匙

調味料：
咖喱醬適量
鹽適量
生抽適量

做法：
1) 將薑片、蔥段拍鬆，加入水中燒滾，牛腩放入薑蔥水內，再加紹酒滾15-20分鐘，然後用冷水沖淨切件。
2) 另外再煲滾大約8碗水（一定要足夠蓋過牛腩），將牛腩放入慢火煮透（約須時個半鐘）。煲完牛腩的湯水留著有用。
3) 洋蔥切角。薯仔去皮之後切件，用水洗淨薯仔表面的粉質，再用鹽水浸10-15分鐘，滴乾水備用。
4) 燒滾適量的油，將薯仔炸至金黃色（約5分鐘左右）撈起。
5) 剩2湯匙的熱油於鑊中，爆香洋蔥，加入牛腩件。放入咖喱醬爆至汁味香濃。將炸好的薯仔加入拌勻，再加剩餘牛腩湯2-3杯及適量的調味，慢火煮至收汁。

小貼士：
1) 選用坑腩來煮這個菜當然是最好的，不過在英國買到坑腩的機會差不多等於零。還好讓我發現了代替品：Beef Rib Roast，有帶骨和無骨兩種選擇。出來的效果雖然不及坑腩，但已經算得上是驚喜了。
2) 由於煮透牛腩需時，先切好牛腩才開始煮透的工序就既省時又節約能源了。但緊記不要把牛腩切得太細件，否則牛腩煮透之後會縮水的！
3) 將牛腩煮透這個工作，可以用真空煲代勞呀！時間可以掌握得更好。
4) 為了避免薯仔煮得太長時間而變成薯蓉，所以要先將薯仔浸過鹽水再炸。
5) 如果唔想要太多汁的話，要小心控制水份，因為洋蔥會煮出水的。
6) 這款咖喱的變化也不少啊！你可以隨意加入自己喜愛的蔬菜或生果，紅蘿蔔和蕃茄當然是大多數人的首選。如果是泰式跟越式味道，你就可以放入菠蘿，一來有特色，二來菠蘿的果汁又能令牛腩更軟滑。大部份的印度或泰國咖喱，你可以在牛腩煮至汁濃時，添上少許椰奶來增加香味。至於日本咖喱，不妨考慮放些茄子或在熄火之前加上一隻雞蛋，為它增添一抹和風色彩。

紅燒牛尾

材料：
牛尾1.5千克
薑2片
蔥1條
紅蔥頭3粒

牛尾出水用配料：
薑片3塊
蔥2條
紹酒1湯匙

調味料：
麻油1湯匙
鹽1/2茶匙
老抽1湯匙
蠔油1湯匙
冰糖適量

做法：
1) 先把附於牛尾上的多餘脂肪清除。
2) 將薑片、蔥段拍鬆，加入水中燒滾，牛尾放入薑蔥水內，再加紹酒滾15-20分鐘，然後用冷水沖洗乾淨。
3) 另外再煲滾大約10碗水（一定要足夠蓋過牛尾），將牛尾放入慢火煮透（約須3-4小時）。煲完牛尾的湯水留著有用。
4) 將紅蔥頭拍鬆後切開，薑及蔥亦拍鬆，並且切成薑片和蔥段。
5) 於砂鍋內慢火燒熱麻油，爆香紅蔥頭、薑片及蔥段。放入牛尾略微煎香，加入其他調味料（冰糖除外），拌炒至牛尾均勻上色。
6) 注入剩餘的牛尾湯1-2杯，放入冰糖煮滾後轉用小火燜煮大約45分鐘，熄火，不用開蓋，繼續焗約30分鐘。
7) 預備食用前，再用慢火煮20分鐘左右。試味之後，你會發覺花了這麼長時間也是值得的！

小貼士：
1) 將牛尾煮腍這個工作，是最花時間的一環，可以用真空煲代勞呀！時間可以掌握得更好，而且節約能源之餘，也可以省錢呢。
2) 切記麻油不能用太大的火加熱，一不小心焦了，不但香味會盡失，還會有苦味呀！
3) 炆煮肉類時所加入的水份，最好是熱水。以免令食物的溫度驟降而影響菜的香味。這亦是為何煮菜時不宜中途加水的原因。
4) 不開蓋而熄火，繼續焗30分鐘這個做法並不是必須的。只是我個人的經驗，這樣炆好的肉類會比較腍軟和入味。為何隔餐的炆煮料理會特別入味，便是同一原理。
5) 在此不易買到紅蔥頭，我會改用一種小洋蔥（Shallot），還算是不俗。
6) 加入冰糖，作用是令所烹調的肉類更容易腍呢！
7) 這個菜，不一定要用砂鍋炆煮的，只是我想以砂鍋端上餐桌而已。直接在鑊中炆煮，應該分別不大。或者可以預先炆好，盛於較深的碟子內，預備食用前，再蒸熱，這樣做會更入味！

羊群效應:

煎羊扒

材料：（一人份量）
羊扒2至3件
綠色蔬菜適量

調味料：
蒜鹽（Garlic Salt）適量

做法：
1) 羊扒洗淨後抹乾水份，在羊扒的表面用小尖刀刺幾下。然後擦上適量蒜鹽，放入雪櫃內醃20-30分鐘。
2) 將煎扒用的鍋以大火加熱，加少少油，把羊扒放進煎鍋之後將溫度調至中火。煎約4分鐘後，翻面再煎3分鐘，即可上碟。
3) 最後加上青菜裝飾。配合薄荷醬（Mint Jelly），難以相信是這樣簡單吧！

小貼士：
1) 講究一點，不用現成的蒜鹽，可以剁新鮮蒜蓉加鹽。又假如喜歡香草的味道，你可以考慮用迷迭香（Rosemary）加適量的鹽，既方便又簡單。
2) 將羊扒放入雪櫃時，無需鋪蓋保鮮紙，以廚房用紙巾包裹著便可以了。這樣雪過的肉會較乾身好用。但必須放在雪櫃的最底格，小心接觸到其他食物，以免交叉感染！
3) 以上舉例的扒，生熟度大約是八分熟，若厚薄不同或想吃到不一樣的生熟程度，就需要自行嘗試調整時間了。不想製做肉乾的話，最重要的是羊扒只能翻一次，肉質才能保持本身的濕度。
4) 為免羊扒因降溫太快致令羊脂凝固，影響食慾。享用羊扒時，最好預先將碟子加熱再盛肉。方法也很簡單，灑少少水於碟面，放入微波爐內稍稍加熱就得啦。
5) 用專供煎扒的鍋做出來的效果肯定會較好，但你也可以用不沾底的鍋替代，或者一般的中式鑊也無不可。記住只要用心，一定能煮出美味佳餚。
6) 曾經試過以配羊腩煲的腐乳醬來作佐餐的醬汁，那一中一西引發出來的滋味實在是筆墨難以形容！亦因為這個原因，在家中自行烹調食物真是其樂無窮啊！試問如果你是在餐廳吃羊扒的話，你怎麼可能要求配腐乳醬呢？

羊腩煲

材料：
羊腩(或羊肋排)12兩
枝竹適量
冬菇數隻
蒜頭5粒
紅蔥頭3粒
熱水1-2杯
生菜適量

羊腩出水用配料：
薑片3塊
蔥2條

調味料：
南乳1塊、南乳汁1湯匙
腐乳2磚
糖1/2茶匙
老抽1茶匙
蠔油1湯匙
紹酒1湯匙
麻油1湯匙
冰糖適量

腐乳醬：
腐乳2磚，加糖1茶匙，搓勻便成腐乳醬。

做法：
1) 將薑片、蔥段拍鬆，加入水中燒滾，羊腩斬件後放入薑蔥水內滾15-20分鐘。然後用自來水沖淨（你會見到水面有很多白色的羊脂），記得要沖走所有的油脂，因為這是羶味的主要來源。將羊腩隔乾水份備用。
2) 冬菇浸軟之後搾乾水，太大的可切開一半。蒜頭及紅蔥頭拍鬆後切開。
3) 枝竹折斷後，放熱油內炸鬆，浸軟。
4) 所有調味料（除了冰糖）預先混合。
5) 燒油3湯匙，先將冬菇略炒，贊酒，盛起備用。
6) 跟著爆透蒜頭、紅蔥頭，放入羊腩炒香，贊酒，加入冬菇和預備好的調味汁料炒勻，再注入適量水分煮滾（足夠蓋過所有材料的八成）。轉入燒熱的砂鍋中，放入冰糖煮滾後轉用小火燜煮大約45分鐘，熄火，不用開蓋，繼續焗約30分鐘。
7) 再開火，將枝竹放入鍋內，續煮至汁料收濃即可。
8) 最後加入生菜便完成這個香氣撲鼻的羊腩煲。蘸腐乳醬伴食，更添風味。

小貼士：
1) 除了用薑蔥水之外，其實蘿蔔亦有相同作用呢。只要幾片就可以了，不過煮完後要記得將蘿蔔棄掉，因蘿蔔已吸收了羊的羶味，不宜食用。
2) 浸冬菇時，加少少糖於水中，更能保存冬菇的鮮味。由於糖令水的濃度提高，相對就能減少冬菇本身的香味與營養素流失了。冬菇浸透之後，最緊要洗淨纖維內的塵垢。如果想冬菇好味一點，可預先用少少糖及麻油拌勻，然後加生抽略為調味。不過記住要順著這個次序啊！不然冬菇會因吸收了太多生抽，而變得過鹹。
3) 炆煮肉類時所加入的水份，最好是熱水。以免令食物的溫度驟降而影響菜的香味。這亦是為何煮菜時不宜中途加水的原因。
4) 不開蓋而熄火，繼續焗30分鐘這個做法並不是必須的。只是我個人的經驗，這樣炆好的肉類會比較腍軟和入味。為何隔餐的炆煮料理會特別入味，便是同一原理。
5) 在此不易買到紅蔥頭，我會改用一種小洋蔥（Shallot），還算是不俗。
6) 由於枝竹不是家中常有的存貨，我試過用腐竹代替枝竹，一樣的處理方法，做出來的效果也不錯。
7) 加入冰糖，作用是令所烹調的肉類更容易腍呢！

魚魚得水:

蒸魚

材料：
魚1條約12兩
薑2片
蔥2條

調味料：
鹽、胡椒粉各少許
生抽2湯匙
麻油1/2湯匙
熱油2湯匙

做法：
1) 首先將魚洗淨、抹乾。再用廚房紙巾將魚包好，放入雪櫃約30分鐘。
2) 薑和蔥切幼絲備用。
3) 把魚置於碟子上，猛火蒸熟（約8-10分鐘）。
4) 小心倒去碟中的多餘水份，先灑上調味料內的鹽及胡椒粉，再鋪上薑絲及蔥絲。
5) 燒滾2湯匙油，淋在魚上，跟著加入其餘調味就完成了。是否很容易呢？味道和賣相都不俗啊！

小貼士：
1) 在英國的超級市場，都是出售冰鮮魚的，其中比較適合用作清蒸的，便是撻沙（Lemon Sole）。由於不是新鮮魚，所以我才會用廚房紙巾將魚包好，再放入雪櫃來使魚身變得乾一點，從而減少雪味。如果你是蒸鮮魚的，就不必做這個步驟了，抹乾魚身，便可以蒸啦。
2) 通常英國超市魚檔提供的服務都不會合中國人的心水，原因是他們多數大刀闊斧，大大的一條魚，數刀之後定必所餘無幾。若然你也是身處此地的話，我勸你還是自已動手好了。首先去鱗，沖淨之後，開肚去腸除腮就行了！但要緊記去淨魚肚內的黑色薄膜，不然會很腥的。
3) 蒸魚的時間要因應魚肉的厚薄來調節，通常十二兩至一斤的魚，約需八至十分鐘蒸煮時間。多加練習，便能得心應手。
4) 切記要待水滾之後，才能將魚放進鍋內蒸。而蒸煮所需時間亦由此刻開始計算。
5) 以上做法，都是一般家常飯餐的處理方法。如果是請朋友吃飯，想增添菜餚的吸引力，除了薑、蔥絲之外，可加入紅椒絲和芫荽。紅椒和蔥切成絲後，放入清水內浸泡，紅椒絲和蔥絲便會形成卷曲狀態，放在魚上，很有立體感啊！
6) 喜歡酒家的蒸魚汁？可以將生抽跟水（比例是1:2），加適量的糖煮滾，試試是否自己喜愛的味道？不過，市場上也有各類品牌的蒸魚豉油可供選擇呢！

煎魚

材料：
魚1條
蔥1條

醃料：
鹽、糖及胡椒粉各適量

調味料：
生抽少許

做法：
1) 首先將魚洗淨、抹乾，用醃料擦勻魚身內外。再用廚房紙巾將魚包好，放入雪櫃約30分鐘。
2) 把蔥拍鬆，切段。將蔥段放進魚肚內。
3) 燒熱油鑊，慢慢把魚煎香。最後，加入生抽，效果有點像淋醬汁於鐵板上一樣。喜歡美觀一點，可將魚肚內的蔥取出，鋪在魚上。這絕對可以成為一款簡單而不會失禮的宴客菜！

小貼士：
1) 醃好的魚要放入雪櫃內雪一會，煎魚時才能達到更佳效果。用廚房紙巾包好是為了保障魚肉乾身。
2) 通常英國超級市場魚檔提供的服務都不會合中國人的心水，原因是他們多數大刀闊斧，大大的一條魚，數刀之後定必所餘無幾。若然你也是身處此地的話，我勸你還是自已動手好了。首先去鱗，沖淨之後，開肚去腸除腮就行了！但要緊記去淨魚肚內的黑色薄膜，不然會很腥的。
3) 煎魚最困難是做到不黐鑊而且魚肉不會散開，這就得要有小小技巧了。首要條件，鑊一定要洗刷乾淨而魚就要乾身。用猛火先燒熱一湯匙的油，放魚之前再加入一湯匙油。煎魚時，不能過早翻動魚身，只可輕輕搖動一下油鑊確定魚肉沒有黐鑊就可以了，否則魚肉就會鬆散。煎到魚的一面變金黃色時，加些少油才翻過來煎另一面直至同樣金黃色即可。
4) 我知道另外有一個令魚肉不黐鑊的方法，不過我沒有試過，據說很靈驗的，大家不妨試試，就是用薑片擦一擦燒熱了的鑊才開始煎魚。
5) 以上討論的方法，可以用於處理大部份的魚類。

香煎秋刀魚

材料:
1. 秋刀魚 一尾
2. 檸檬 半個
調味料:
1. 食用油 一大匙
2. 胡椒鹽 適量
作法:
1.買秋刀魚時請魚販將魚鱗和內臟去除，在尚未烹調秋刀魚前要保持新鮮。
2.將秋刀魚洗淨，然後將油倒入炒鍋中燒熱，油熱再將揪刀魚放入油鍋中以中火煎，一面煎熟後 便翻面間另一面，等兩面都煎熟後即可盛盤。
3.在食用前灑上適量的胡椒鹽並擠檸檬汁淋在魚身，及完成這道香煎秋刀魚。
注意事項:
煎魚時要注意別讓魚沾鍋（黏在鍋上），一旦魚沾鍋便可能會破壞魚皮和魚皮的完整，使的煎 好的魚不好看。

豉汁蒸鮮魷

材料：
魷魚仔1/2斤
豆豉汁1湯匙
蔥花適量

醃料：
鹽1/2茶匙
糖1/2茶匙
麻油、胡椒粉各少許
生粉2茶匙

調味料：
熟油和豉油適量

做法：
1) 魷魚仔撕去外衣，除掉內臟，用生粉洗擦乾淨魷魚的內壁，再用清水徹底沖淨。抹乾後，切成約兩吋乘一吋的塊狀，加醃料拌勻備用。
2) 把魷魚鋪平，置於碟子上，並淋上豆豉汁，用猛火蒸熟（約8-10分鐘）。
3) 小心倒去碟中的多餘水份，灑點蔥花，最後加上熟油和豉油，完成。賣相美觀之餘，還很滋味呢！

小貼士：
1) 英國出售的魷魚都已經處理好，所以無需做清除內臟的功夫。可是，必需要用生粉洗擦，才能徹底去清魷魚的黏液。這樣便可確保煮好的魷魚會爽脆鮮嫩。
2) 用來蒸的魷魚，最好選擇薄身一點的，蒸煮時間比較易於掌握。
3) 因為生粉（Corn Flour）的黏性較鷹粟粉高，所以蒸魷魚調味時，我會選用生粉。這樣蒸好的魷魚不會有過多的水份溢出。
4) 切記要待水滾之後，才能將魷魚放進鍋內蒸。而蒸煮所需時間亦由此刻開始計算。
5) 喜歡香辣的朋友，可以在加上熟油之前，先放上切碎的辣椒。

菜菜子:

清蒸茄子

材料：
茄子1斤
蔥1條

調味料：
糖1/2茶匙
麻油1/2湯匙

做法：
1) 先將茄子去皮洗淨（喜歡的話，不刨皮也可以。），切成粗條，然後放入調味料拌勻。
2) 用一個較深的碟，把茄子鋪好，以猛火蒸20分鐘。
3) 小心倒去碟中的多餘水份，最後灑上蔥花，加上蠔油或是淋上熟油和豉油，都各有千秋，隨自己
喜歡好了！

小貼士：
1) 小心茄子切開之後，很快便會變黑，最好是即切即蒸。假如想預先準備，就要把切好了的茄子浸
泡於淡鹽水中，避免變色。但要緊記用一隻碟子或筲箕，把茄子壓於鹽水內，因為茄子是浮於水
面的，浸不過面就白費心機了。
2) 切記要待水滾之後，才能將茄子放進鍋內蒸。而蒸的時間亦由此刻開始計算。
3) 假如怕以上的做法太過清淡，或者可以加入少許XO醬。
4) 另外一個建議，就是『雙蒸』。蒸茄子的同時，也來一個豉汁排骨，蒸好的茄子配合蒸排骨的豉
汁，又有另一番風味！

洋蔥芙蓉

材料：
洋蔥1個
雞蛋2-3隻

調味料：
雞粉1/2茶匙
麻油1/2茶匙
鹽及胡椒粉各少許

做法:
1) 洋蔥洗淨，切成粗條備用。
2) 雞蛋打勻，加入調味料拌好。
3) 燒熱2湯匙油，放入洋蔥後，轉用中火，慢慢的把洋蔥炒香至軟身透明。
4) 倒入蛋液，翻炒至所有雞蛋凝固即可上碟。從今以後，餐單內又多一款經濟、簡單、美味兼有益
的佳餚了！

小貼士：
1) 炒洋蔥的時候，千萬不可加入調味料，因為洋蔥遇上鹽，便會出水。那麼無論你如何努力，也不
可能把洋蔥炒得香氣四溢了。
2) 記得這是炒芙蓉，所以雞蛋不要炒得太老，剛好凝固便行了，否則就變成洋蔥炒蛋啦！
3) 想要些變化，豐富點？加入叉燒、火腿、蝦仁或者韭黃也不錯。

樂湯記:

南北杏雪耳木瓜排骨湯

材料：
小木瓜2個
排骨12兩
陳皮1角
雪耳2至3朵
南杏、北杏適量
蜜棗3粒
清水適量

調味料：
鹽適量

做法：
1) 將陳皮沖洗浸軟之後，刮淨瓤留用。
2) 排骨洗淨，飛水後洗淨備用。
3) 將小木瓜削皮、去瓜瓤，用清水洗淨，切件。
4) 南、北杏及蜜棗洗淨備用。
5) 雪耳用水浸軟，洗淨後撕碎，瀝乾備用。
6) 把預備好的陳皮、南北杏和蜜棗加入適量清水中煲滾，然後把排骨和木瓜放入，待水再滾時，改用慢火煲2小時。加入雪耳續煲1小時，加鹽調味，便完成一煲靚湯！

小貼士：
1) 記得陳皮的瓤一定要小心刮清，否則會令煲好的湯有苦澀味呢。
2) 所謂飛水，即是將材料放入沸水中滾燙片刻取出，一般肉類需要三至五分鐘，如果是帶骨的就要八至十分鐘了。跟著用自來水沖洗，以清除血水和腥味。千萬別吝嗇，害怕這樣做會減弱了肉類的鮮美，經過處理的肉煲出來的湯才會較清甜而不混濁。
3) 小心清除雪耳底部的硬蒂，還有要洗淨縫隙之間的泥塵。其實從經濟角度想，反正雪耳也要撕碎來煲湯，買一些雪耳碎就更化算，而且清洗亦更方便。
4) 把雪耳待至最後一小時才放進湯內，可避免雪耳因煮過頭而變得糊爛，令湯水的膠質太重，味道大打折扣。
5) 這個湯當然可以用瘦肉來代替排骨，只是個人覺得小朋友應該多喝一些用骨煲的湯水而已。況且排骨煲過了火還算美味，小孩子都喜歡吃。要是換成瘦肉，恐怕要把湯渣掉棄了！

粟米紅蘿蔔牛尾湯

材料：
牛尾約1.5千克
粟米2至3條
紅蘿蔔適量
蜜棗3粒
薑1小塊
清水適量

牛尾出水用配料：
薑片3塊
蔥2條
紹酒1湯匙

調味料：
鹽適量

做法：
1) 先把附於牛尾上的多餘脂肪清除。
2) 將薑片、蔥段拍鬆，加入水中燒滾，牛尾放入薑蔥水內，再加紹酒滾15-20分鐘，然後用冷水淨瀝乾。
3) 蜜棗洗淨備用。薑預先拍鬆。
4) 紅蘿蔔刨淨切角。粟米洗淨切段。
5) 先將預備好的薑塊加入適量清水中煲滾，然後把其他材料放入，待水再滾時，改用慢火煲3小時。加鹽調味，又一煲靚湯完成了！

小貼士：
1) 蜜棗並不是必須的材料，可以不用。只是加了能令湯水多一份蜜棗的甜味。
2) 不想用薑的話，可以加入陳皮。但記得陳皮的瓤一定要小心刮清，否則會令煲好的湯有苦澀味呢。
3) 正如上文提到，這個湯可以換上坑腩來代替牛尾的。若然你是不吃牛肉的話，可以用排骨來煲這個湯，又或者換上花生雞腳也是不錯的選擇！
4) 另一個可以變換的角色是粟米，將粟米改為青蘿蔔又會變成另一種味道了。

鹹菜胡椒豬肚湯

材料：
豬肚2個
白胡椒粒1-2湯匙
排骨1/2斤
鹹酸菜1/2棵
清水適量

調味料：
鹽適量

做法：
1) 把鹹酸菜撕開，放在水中泡浸片刻，取出搾乾水後，切成粗條留用 。
2) 首先將附於豬肚上的脂肪清理好，然後利用粗鹽及生粉徹底洗擦乾淨豬肚的內壁。
3) 排骨洗淨後，連同洗淨的豬肚，一齊飛水後沖淨備用。
4) 將白胡椒粒略略拍碎，放入豬肚內。
5) 先將適量清水燒滾，然後把所有材料放入，待水再滾時，改用慢火再煲2小時，便可加鹽調味飲用。另外，將煲過湯的豬肚切絲，配少許生抽亦很美味啊！

小貼士：
1) 鹹酸菜最好不要浸泡超過半小時，否則就會失去應有的鹹味而令湯水失色。
2) 所謂飛水，即是將材料放入沸水中滾燙片刻取出，一般肉類需要三至五分鐘，如果是帶骨的就要八至十分鐘了。跟著用自來水沖洗，以清除血水和腥味。千萬別吝嗇，害怕這樣做會減弱了肉類的鮮美，經過處理的肉煲出來的湯才會較清甜而不混濁。
3) 由於豬肚本身沒有什麼甜味，所以這個湯便要加排骨來提升肉味。當然可以用瘦肉來代替排骨，只是排骨煲過了火還很美味，小孩子都喜歡吃。要是換成瘦肉，恐怕要把湯渣掉棄了！
4) 湯的辣味，除了依靠白胡椒粒的份量之外，還要看你把胡椒粒拍得有多碎裂呢。如果是怕辣的朋友，不要把胡椒粒拍碎就可以了，這樣便只有胡椒香味，而不會太辣。
5) 可以的話，加入豬粉腸就是鹹菜豬什湯了。
6) 記得要先試試鹹酸菜的鹹味，才好加鹽調味啊！

雪梨蜜棗瘦肉湯

材料：
瘦肉1斤
雪梨3個
陳皮1角
南杏、北杏適量
蜜棗2-3粒
清水適量

調味料：
鹽適量

做法：
1) 將陳皮沖洗浸軟之後，刮淨瓤留用。
2) 瘦肉洗淨，飛水後沖淨備用。
3) 雪梨洗淨，切開四份，去芯但留皮。
4) 南、北杏及蜜棗洗淨備用。
5) 把預備好的陳皮、南北杏、蜜棗和雪梨加入適量清水中煲滾，然後把瘦肉放入，待水再滾時，改用慢火煲2小時，加鹽調味。又是時候，跟家人分享清甜潤肺的靚湯了！

小貼士：
1) 記得陳皮的瓤一定要小心刮清，否則會令煲好的湯有苦澀味呢。
2) 所謂飛水，即是將材料放入沸水中滾燙片刻取出，一般肉類需要三至五分鐘，如果是帶骨的就要八至十分鐘了。跟著用自來水沖洗，以清除血水和腥味。千萬別吝嗇，害怕這樣做會減弱了肉類的鮮美，經過處理的肉煲出來的湯才會較清甜而不混濁。
3) 如果你和我一樣，是居住在外國的話，未必能夠買到適合用於煲湯的瘦肉，我建議你可以試用豬扒或者較瘦的排骨。
4) 其實用作煲湯材料的話，任何梨子也有清潤的效果。什麼水晶梨、貢梨、香梨、鴨咀梨等等都可以。不過，當然鴨咀梨的功效最顯著。
5) 想湯水的味道更富鮮果香味？除了雪梨，你還可以加入一至兩個蘋果，很美味呢！

羅宋湯

材料：
牛尾約3斤
牛腩1/2斤
洋蔥1個
紅蘿蔔1斤
薯仔1-2個
蕃茄3-4個
椰菜1斤
指天椒1-2隻
檸檬1/2個
香葉（Bay Leaf）2-3片
牛油2湯匙
茄膏1小罐
清水25碗

調味料：
雞粉少許
鹽、糖適量

做法：
1) 先把牛腩洗淨，切成粗粒；而附於牛尾上的多餘脂肪就要盡量清除。
2) 燒滾一鍋水，先把牛腩放下，見牛腩轉色即可撈起，用冷水沖淨瀝乾備用。
3) 跟著可以用同一鍋水，放入牛尾，再以慢火滾15-20分鐘，同樣用冷水沖淨瀝乾。
4) 洋蔥和紅蘿蔔去皮，洗淨後切粗條。
5) 用牛油把洋蔥炒香，加入紅蘿蔔，繼續炒6-8分鐘左右，直至紅蘿蔔也軟軟的，便可放入茄膏，拌勻盛起。
6) 煲滾用來煮湯的25碗水，加入已出水的牛尾和炒透的洋蔥及紅蘿蔔，慢火煲3小時便成湯底了。
7) 蕃茄洗淨，於熱水中浸泡片刻，撕去外皮後，切粒（記得要去核）。
8) 還有椰菜亦要洗淨切粗絲。
9) 薯仔去皮之後切條，用水洗淨薯仔表面的粉質，再用鹽水浸10-15分鐘，滴乾水。
10) 湯底煲好之後，加入餘下的所有材料，再煲1小時，就可以調味了。鹽跟糖的比例是1:2（以上述材料計算，約需要2湯匙的鹽和4湯匙的糖），你以自己的口味來試試吧，記得要少少的慢慢試，不要一下子就太重手呀！酸酸甜甜的湯，配牛油麵包，已經很稱心！

小貼士：
1) 上文曾經提過，每次煮羅宋湯都是大規模的製作，所以你先要預備一個大容量的鍋。
2) 以上的做法，已經簡化了很多程序。比較正統的做法，要先用牛骨熬湯，不過我這裡很難買到牛骨，所以便選用牛尾代替。雖然牛尾煮出來的湯不及牛骨湯清甜，但是煮好的牛尾還可以食用。
3) 至於蔬菜的選擇，我也只是用了主要的幾款。例如西芹也是經常被採用的菜，你可以自己調節份量，選配其他喜歡的蔬菜。
4) 因為牛油很容易會燒焦變苦，所以炒洋蔥的時候切忌猛火，而且最好先燒熱少許生油或菜油來溶解牛油。
5) 茄膏是不耐火的材料，不適宜炒太長時間，所以加入茄膏之後，便要盡快熄火。
6) 蕃茄經熱水一浸，就很容易撕掉外皮。不過最重要是用剛燒滾的熱水，足夠浸過面，約一分鐘就可以了。
7) 為了避免薯仔煲得太長時間而變成薯蓉，所以要先將薯仔浸鹽水。
8) 別擔心湯裡加了指天椒，會令到湯水變得很辣，因為原隻的辣椒，釋出的辣味有限，效果跟放入薑片差不多。
9) 煮羅宋湯，我喜歡用黃糖（Brown Sugar）來調味。當然可以用普通的白砂糖，但是由於砂糖經過漂白加工，欠缺了糖的原始香味。
10) 看到小站內的照片，你或者會有疑問：「為什麼照片中的羅宋湯不像餐廳所見的那麼紅彤彤呢？」，那是因為我沒有在湯裡放入一種叫紅菜頭（Beetroot）的東西。紅菜頭是寒帶植物，以前的北歐地區沒有甘蔗，就是用它來造糖的。現在，你可在超級市場買到已經處理煮熟的罐裝紅菜頭，待湯水煮好，調味前連同包裝裡的水份一拼加入（普通大小的罐頭，只要一半就足夠了。），你便會見到一煲鮮紅色的羅宋湯。提醒你一句，千萬別讓紅菜汁滴在衣物上，否則你永遠也不會忘記你是穿著那件衣服來煮這個湯的！

雞茸玉米濃湯

材料:
1. 玉米醬罐頭
2. 帶骨雞胸肉 一個
3. 西洋菜或是蔥 少許
4. 蛋 一個

調味料:
1. 鹽 2匙
2. 太白粉 2匙

高湯的作法：
將雞胸放入一鍋水中，煮至沸騰後再轉小火煮到雞胸肉熟為止，熄火後取出雞胸肉在一旁放 涼，將主雞胸肉的湯用濾網過濾即為高湯。
作法:
1. 將六杯高湯煮至沸騰，在倒入玉米醬拌勻，玉米醬煮開後再加入適量的鹽調味。
2. 將太白粉調水，倒入湯中勾芡，把但打散倒入湯中，將蛋花在湯中攪拌，即可熄火。
3. 將雞胸肉用手撕成細絲放入湯中拌開，並將西洋菜或是蔥切碎灑上，即可完成。

注意事項:
高湯用的雞胸可以其他豬骨頭或是雞骨頭代替。
雞茸也可用火腿丁代替，若沒時間準備高湯，可直接用飲用水代替，不過美味會減少喔。
腐竹雞蛋糖水

材料：（四人份量）
腐竹2兩
雞蛋1隻
生薑1片
水4至5碗
冰糖適量

做法：
1) 腐竹沖淨，撕碎後置於熱水中浸泡20分鐘，瀝去水份備用。
2) 燒滾水，放入薑片和腐竹，續滾20分鐘左右。
3) 雞蛋拌勻留用。
4) 加冰糖，煲至糖溶。倒入蛋液，迅速拌成蛋花，熄火便成。是否很易做呢？

小貼士：
1) 多數人都會喜歡加白果，但可惜處理白果需時。想方便一點，可放入少許雪耳增加口感。
2) 不知何解，有時即使是同一品牌的腐竹，也有很大差別。有的會融化，有的卻煮極都不動分毫。當然融化的腐竹能令糖水更香滑，遇著不會融化的就算是增加口感好了。不過，個人有小小經驗，雖未能算得上百份百肯定，亦可作為參考。當你購買腐竹時，最好先確定用途。假若是用於炆煮菜式或是製作點心之類，便得選擇整幅腐竹較為完整的，那通常都會耐火一點。相反地，如果你是打算煲糖水的話，那就別貪美觀了，還是選些已經比較細碎的，一般都會較易煮至融化。
3) 另外，不妨在食用時加添適量鮮奶，能令這個平凡的糖水變得不平凡。可以的話，試試加入豆漿，我相信一定能令這碗糖水增加不少分數啊！

小甜甜:

芒果西米撈

材料：（三至四人份量）
西米1杯
芒果1個
魚膠粉1湯匙
芒果味Jelly粉1包
水3-4杯

泡西米的糖水：
冰糖適量
水2杯

做法：
1) 預先將芒果雪凍。
2) 煲滾3-4杯水，先將Jelly粉溶解後，快速的把魚膠粉加入，攪拌至溶解和沒有粉粒。待涼之後，倒至一個較闊的碗或者碟子中，再放入雪櫃內，使其凝固。
3) 把西米洗淨後，浸泡於水中約1小時。然後用滾水慢火煮至透明，便可隔起西米來過冷河，瀝乾待用。
4) 燒滾1杯水，將冰糖煮至完全溶解，放置一旁略為冷卻，把煮好的西米加入糖水中，再放入雪櫃雪凍。
5) 至進食時，西米隔去多餘的水份，並將芒果和已凝固的Jelly糖切成粗粒，排放於餐桌上，讓小朋友來一頓甜品自助餐。

小貼士：
1) 芒果只是一個提議，西瓜、蜜瓜、木瓜、士多啤梨‥‥‥，甚至是雜果也可以啊！
2) 煮糖水時，記得要將味道調至比平常的較甜。因為我們的味覺會因為糖水凍了而變得遲鈍，需要更高濃度的糖水才可感受到甜的味道。
3) 西米要經過浸泡，才會容易煮至熟而成透明狀。還有在煮西米時，記得要攪動一下，以免西米沉底黐鍋。
4) 將西米過冷河的時候，一定要用水沖洗至西米變得爽爽的分開一粒粒，這樣做出來的西米撈才不會糊口呀！因為西米沖洗之後便會直接食用，所以我建議最好用凍滾水來做這個程序。
5) 做Jelly糖的時候，請依照個別品牌的說明來調節水份的比例，但是最緊要記得魚膠粉必需加入熱水中。
6) 除了西米這個主角之外，其實西米撈是可以很豐富的。例如涼粉、蒟蒻、果凍和椰果等等都能夠令這款甜品變得更加精彩！

香滑豆腐花

材料:
1. 黃豆300g
2. 熟石膏粉半茶匙
3. 粟粉2茶匙
4. 清水1.1公升
5. 黃糖適量

作法:
1. 黃豆清洗乾淨用清水浸約5小時以上.瀝乾水份備用.
2. 黃豆加入1.1公升清水,分幾次用攪拌器攪碎.
3. 把黃豆茸分幾次倒入隔楂茶袋,搾出豆漿.
4. 豆漿倒入深鍋大火煮滾,再調慢火煮兩三分鐘(小心滾瀉).把浮起的泡沫除去.
5. 熟石膏粉和粟粉用小半杯水拌勻成粉漿.
6. 用有蓋器皿先倒入粉漿,再迅速沖入豆漿,先鋪上一條乾毛巾再蓋上蓋子(防止水蒸汽倒流),靜 置20分鐘.與黃糖一起伴食.

注意事項:
1. 下豆漿前要確保粉漿拌勻.
2. 熟石膏粉可在中藥店買到,買十元用盒子盛起可供多次使用.
3. 隔楂茶袋可在食具材料行買到.
4. 豆腐花可冷吃熱吃,各有特色.

粥粉麵飯:

皮蛋瘦肉粥

材料：
米1碗
水15碗
瘦肉半斤
皮蛋2隻
薑2片

醃料：（醃米用）
油1湯匙
鹽少許

醃料：（醃肉用）
鹽2湯匙
紹酒1湯匙

調味料：
鹽少許

做法：
1) 預早一晚，將瘦肉洗淨，加醃料醃過夜。
2) 另外將米洗淨，浸泡於水中（水位要高過米的表面約半公分），拌入醃料醃四小時或以上。
3) 瘦肉先浸於滾水內，表面一轉色即可，沖洗一下備用。
4) 用真空煲的內煲將加了薑片的水燒滾，把米連同浸米的水份倒進滾水內，水再次滾起的時候，加
入瘦肉，改用中火繼續滾15分鐘。
5) 將內煲放回原位，斷熱烹調2小時。
6) 取出已經煮熟了的瘦肉，撕成肉絲留用。
7) 扔掉薑片，將內煲的瘦肉粥煮滾，記得要輕輕攪動沉於底部的米粒，以免黐底。
8) 皮蛋洗淨，剝殼，切粗粒。
9) 粥燒滾後，加入瘦肉絲和皮蛋粒，加鹽調味。如果配合香脆的油條，就相得益彰了。

小貼士：
1) 最好可以預早一晚浸米，因為浸透又醃過的米，煲出來的粥會更香滑。
2) 不用擔心加紹酒醃肉會有怪怪的味道，這樣只會提升肉的香味，煲好的粥再不會有絲毫的酒精味道。
3) 想將這款粥品當早餐嗎？早一天的上午浸米和醃肉，然後利用晚上的時間，預先把煮瘦肉粥的程序做妥。睡前，把盛著粥的內煲取出，斜斜的打開些少煲蓋，好讓瘦肉粥放涼而不會變味。晨早起來，按照做法的第六項程序開始就可以了。
4) 我選用的瘦肉是豬柳（Pork Fillet），或者俗稱『梅頭』。喜歡濃味一點，可換上排骨，煲好的粥會有陣陣的豬骨香味。
5) 如果你身在英國，一下子買不到皮蛋，又或者不喜歡皮蛋的味道，可以用鹹蛋代替，但是要記得調整鹽的份量啊！當然純粹鹹瘦肉粥也是非常美味的。
6) 薑片不是必需的，只是個人習慣這樣除掉可能出現的米糠味。


日式牛肉飯

材料: (二人份量)
1. 牛肉薄片200g
2. 洋蔥半個
3. 蔥段少許
4. 蒜頭2粒
5. 日本豉油30ml
6. 日本米酒50ml
7. 味醂50ml
8. 炒香的白芝麻少許
9. 日本米200ml (約兩碗飯量)

日本飯烹調法:
日本米要多洗幾次水,洗至米水清澈為止.米與米水的比例是1: 1 即100ml的米要用100ml的水來煮. 量好米水後要浸15分鐘才放下電飯煲來煮.

作法:
洋蔥去皮切去頭尾再切絲.蒜頭去衣剁幼.燒熱油鑊下少油,爆香蒜蓉下洋蔥絲炒至軟身,下蔥段 及牛肉薄片兜炒.牛肉炒至七成熟下日本豉油,日本米酒及味醂,兜炒至牛肉全熟熄火盛起,鋪在飯 面上,撒下白芝麻即成.

注意事項:
1.戒吃牛肉者,可採用羊肉薄片代替一樣味美.
2.所有日本材料可到日式百貨公司的日本食品欄中找到,(材料樣板可參閱照燒三文魚)

榨菜肉絲麵

材料:
1.榨菜 大約半顆榨菜
2.豬肉 約200克（可隨各人喜好增加或減少）
3.蔥花 適量
4.麵條 依個人食量

醃肉料:
1.醬油 一大匙
2.香油 一茶匙
3.酒 一茶匙
4.太白粉 兩大匙

調味料：
1.香油 一茶匙
2.鹽 少許

作法:
1.將豬肉切成絲，再加入醃料（太白粉在其他醃料與肉絲調勻後加入）醃15~20分鐘。再將榨菜也 切成調狀。
2.將水煮開後加入肉絲和榨菜，將肉絲煮熟後即可熄火，再加入香油和隨個人口添加鹽（通常站 長是不會再加任何調味料的，因為醃過的肉絲和榨菜的味道就已經足夠了），及完成了榨菜肉絲湯。
3.在主開一鍋清水，將生麵條放入煮熟後撈起到碗裡，將先前煮的榨菜肉絲湯倒入入碗裡，最後 在依個人喜好添加蔥花一起食用。

注意事項:
在這裡站長要提醒大家，要煮出美味的的榨菜肉絲麵最重要的就是湯頭，而站長個人認為要煮 出好的榨菜肉絲湯最重要的就是選好的榨菜，站長推薦我個人認為最好的榨菜就是復興醬園的特 製榨菜。

炒米粉

材料:
1.乾米粉 75公克
2.豬肉 35公克
3.蝦米 10公克
4.香菇 兩朵
5紅蘿蔔絲 少許
6.高麗菜絲 少許
7.芹菜 一支

調味料:
1.食用油 兩小匙
2.醬油 一大匙
3.鹽 一小匙

醃肉料:
1.酒 一小匙
2.鹽 一小匙
作法:
1.將米粉先泡軟，瀝乾後備用。將豬肉切成絲，醃好備用。香菇泡軟後切成絲備用。芹菜切成 碎末狀備用。
2.熱炒鍋，放入食用油，油熱後放入肉絲快炒，在依序放入香菇和蝦米，炒片刻後再放入高麗菜 絲、紅蘿蔔絲和米粉一同翻炒。
3.再加入適量的水和醬油，翻炒至汁液快乾時再灑芹菜末便完成。
注意事項:
可依照個人口味添加鹽巴。

糯米雞

材料：（做成八至十隻的份量）
糯米2碗
雞胸肉2塊
冬菇數隻
乾荷葉5塊

醃料：
鹽1/2茶匙
糖1/2茶匙
薑汁1茶匙
紹酒1茶匙
蠔油1茶匙
生抽1/2湯匙
麻油及胡椒粉各少許
生粉1茶匙
油適量

糯米的調味料：
老抽2湯匙
生抽1湯匙
鹽少許

做法：
1) 預先將糯米洗淨，浸泡於水中（水位要高過米的表面約1公分）四小時或以上。
2) 雞胸肉洗淨後切成體積較大的粗粒。拌入醃料後，放入雪櫃內醃20-30分鐘。
3) 冬菇浸軟之後搾乾水，切粗粒備用。
4) 把浸泡完成的糯米隔去水份，跟調味料拌勻，留用。
5) 把乾荷葉一分為二，修剪齊整，用熱水拖軟後洗淨，便可使用。
6) 先在荷葉上（葉底向上）鋪上1-2湯匙的糯米，然後放上雞肉和冬菇，再在餡料上加1-2湯匙的糯米，輕輕的包成一般糯米雞的形狀，不需用水草綁札。
7) 將糯米雞的收口位置向下，排放在蒸籠內，用大火蒸煮30-40分鐘，香氣四溢的糯米雞就在眼前啊！

小貼士：
1) 最好可以預早一晚浸米，因為糯米一定要浸透才可用來蒸飯。而且要緊記預留足夠水份，讓糯米吸收。
2) 我在糯米的調味料內，加入了老抽，只是個人喜歡濃郁的醬油味。如果你喜愛清淡而雪白的糯米雞，只需少許的鹽作調味，便已經足夠。
3) 我選用雞胸肉的原因，只為了方便小兒子食用。各位朋友當然可以採用更傳統的做法，就是用新鮮雞件，相信會更加滋味呢！
4) 醃雞時要先拌入有味道的調味料，讓雞肉吸收了。才加生粉來封住肉汁，最後加油令雞肉更滑。另外，因為生粉（Corn Flour）的黏性較鷹粟粉高，所以蒸肉調味時，我會選用生粉。這樣蒸好的肉不會有過多的水份溢出。
5) 將雞肉放入雪櫃時，無需鋪蓋保鮮紙，這樣雪過的肉會較乾身好用。但必須放在雪櫃的最底格，小心接觸到其他食物，以免交叉感染！
6) 浸冬菇時，加少少糖於水中，更能保存冬菇的鮮味。由於糖令水的濃度提高，相對就能減少冬菇本身的香味與營養素流失了。冬菇浸透之後，最緊要洗淨纖維內的塵垢。如果想冬菇好味一點，可預先用少少糖及麻油拌勻，然後加生抽略為調味。不過記住要順著這個次序啊！不然冬菇會因吸收了太多生抽，而變得過鹹。
7) 用荷葉做菜的時候，想要充份的發揮荷葉香氣，就要留意了。由於葉子的氣孔多是在葉子的底部，荷葉也不例外，所以用荷葉蒸飯時記得要將荷葉的底部向上。還有，用荷葉來包糯米雞的時候，要小心切勿弄穿荷葉，需要的話，可以多用一塊荷葉，那就保證萬無一失了。
8) 切記要待水滾之後，才能將糯米雞放進鍋內蒸。而蒸煮所需時間亦由此刻開始計算。
9) 如果依據上述的做法，完成的糯米雞約等於一般女士的手掌大細。所以，以上的蒸煮時間，只是一個參考。環境溫度、糯米雞的大細、選取的餡料及爐灶的火力，都會影響結果，請自行調節所需時間。想知道糯米雞是否已經熟透？只要取出一隻糯米雞，打開查看米粒及餡料，假如還未完全蒸熟的話，可以包好，再放回原處繼續蒸，絕對不會影響糯米雞的形狀。
10) 因為我是第一次做糯米雞，所以不敢加入太豐富的材料，免得希望愈大，失望愈大。試做成功之後，其實有很多材料可以採用，例如：鮮蝦、臘味、燒鴨、叉燒……等等，多不勝數，非常精彩！
11) 有剩餘的糯米雞，可以在徹底放涼之後，像其餘的剩羹一樣，蓋上保鮮紙，存放在雪櫃內，大概能夠保存一至兩天。但是記得在翻熱時，要完全蒸透，才可食用。

焗薯蓉

材料：
薯仔1斤
洋蔥1/2個
煙肉4塊

調味料：
鹽和胡椒粉各少許

做法：
1) 先燒滾一鍋水，把洗淨了的薯仔放入滾水內，煮約25分鐘至熟透。然後去皮，用叉子搗爛成薯蓉。
2) 利用煮薯仔的時間，把洋蔥和煙肉分別切成幼粒。
3) 用少許油把洋蔥粒炒香，再加入煙肉粒拌勻，炒至煙肉粒乾身，便可盛起備用。
4) 將炒好的洋蔥和煙肉拌入薯蓉內，並可加入適量調味料，然後盡量攪拌均勻。
5) 把鋪開在烤盆中的薯蓉放入已預熱的焗爐內，以小火焗至表面焦香，便完成這個充滿內涵的美味焗薯蓉啦！

小貼士：
1) 煮薯仔的時間要視乎薯仔的體積大小，上述時間適用於像小孩子的拳頭般大的薯仔。太大的薯仔，便需要先切開才好煮了。
2) 要預先了解一下所用煙肉的鹹度，不同牌子，鹹味就不一樣，記得因應煙肉的鹹味來調節用鹽量。
3) 放到焗爐內烤焗，主要是因為能夠同時烤焗其他肉類作為主菜，所以溫度並不重要，只要能夠焗香薯蓉就行了。如果不想為了單單做薯蓉而啟動焗爐的話，可以利用微波爐的烤焗功能來做出表面香脆的效果。
4) 其實這個薯蓉即使沒有焗香，也是可以食用的。又或者可以轉個形式，分開來煎成一個個的脆皮薯餅。

創意無限:

家庭裝上湯

材料：
雞1隻
瘦肉2斤
排骨1斤
火腿6兩
薑片3塊
蔥3-4條
陳皮2角
水25碗

做法：
1) 將陳皮沖洗浸軟之後，刮淨瓤留用。
2) 把雞洗淨，去皮及分成大件之後，飛水留用。
3) 另外，瘦肉和排骨亦要分別洗淨，切開成小件，然後飛水。
4) 至於火腿，則要用熱水洗去表面的油膩。
5) 將薑片、蔥段拍鬆，連同預備好的陳皮加入水中燒滾。將所有材料放入，繼續煲至水再滾的時候，轉用中火，再熬4小時左右。
6) 最後，小心撇除浮於湯面的油和泡沫，清徹芬芳的上湯便完成了。
7) 讓湯水徹底放涼之後，隔去湯渣，盛於水樽或雪糕盒內，存放在冰格，可保存一至兩個月。

小貼士：
1) 記得陳皮的瓤一定要小心刮清，否則會令湯水有苦澀味。
2) 所謂飛水，即是將材料放入沸水中滾燙片刻取出，一般肉類需要三至五分鐘，如果是帶骨的就要八至十分鐘了。跟著用自來水清洗，以去除血水和腥味。千萬別吝嗇，害怕這樣做會減弱了肉類的鮮美，經過處理的肉煲出來的湯才會較清甜而不混濁。
3) 火腿是指中式那種，例如金華火腿或雲腿之類，一般在超級市場都可以買到小包裝的。
4) 如果你在熬湯的時候，將湯內的肉類攪拌至碎爛，那樣熬出來的上湯，肉味會更濃厚，而且湯是奶白色的。想要清湯還是濃湯，就看個人喜好了。
5) 以上的方法，熬好的湯水已經是家常小菜的百搭了。做菜、煮麵，甚至火鍋湯底，它都能助你一臂之力。

豆豉汁與蒜蓉

時代進步了，現代人無論任何事都要講求效率，分秒必爭。就連煮食這工作亦要求方便快捷，於
是各式各樣的烹調材料也就應運而生。無可否認，現成材料確實是好幫手，這年代的人比我們的
上一代幸福多了。很多繁複工序都有人代勞，別說什麼湯包或者即食料理，即開即用的醬汁更是
多不勝數。

各類調味醬汁當中，我想豉汁與蒜蓉應該是比較常用的。每次需要時才花時間去調配，確實有點
費時失事。可是採用現成的呢？又因為大部份產品想要在市場上突出形象而加入不同風味，於是
要找到只有豆豉味的豉汁和只有蒜頭味的蒜蓉就比較困難了。其實簡簡單單的原味豆豉汁與蒜蓉
最能保留菜式應有的食味。應用於一般家庭小菜時，能恰如其份的發揮本身香味，避免了因太多
添加材料而變得喧賓奪主的情況。

坐言起行，決定花些少時間，自己動手做一些存放於雪櫃內，原來亦非常方便啊！況且又能保存
一段時間，值得試試。

首要工作是先準備一個乾淨而容量適中的玻璃瓶，緊記要一點水份也沒有，否則做好的汁料很易
會變壞。

豆豉汁
1) 這個豉汁的材料很簡單，只有豆豉和適量的油（足夠浸著全部的豆豉）。如果嚐辣的，可隨意增添辣椒，調配適合個人口味的辣度。
2) 首先將豆豉洗淨，滴乾水備用。
3) 然後用猛火將油燒熱。油滾了，就放入豆豉（辣椒可同時放入滾油內），立即轉用慢火。不出數秒鐘，你會聞到陣陣的豆豉香味。
4) 這時你便可以熄火，把爆好的豆豉連同油一齊盛於玻璃瓶內。記得不要封蓋，讓油放涼了才好蓋上瓶蓋，避免蒸氣冷卻後，令豆豉汁受潮濕而影響保存期。
5) 存放於雪櫃中，煮菜需要時，加入一湯匙的豆豉汁，方便又惹味。

蒜蓉
1) 蒜蓉的製法同樣簡單。把適量蒜頭去皮洗淨，然後剁幼留用。
2) 跟著先燒熱鑊才加入適量的油（足夠浸著全部的蒜蓉），油開始熱便轉用慢火。
3) 把蒜蓉放進熱油內，留心蒜蓉開始轉色。待蒜蓉變成微黃，便可熄火。
4) 把爆好的蒜蓉連同油一齊盛於玻璃瓶內。記得不要封蓋，讓油放涼了才蓋上瓶蓋，避免蒸氣冷卻後，令蒜蓉潮濕而影響保存期。

印。是愛的方式

<她好像不太明白我愛她的方式> This is a quote from a Taiwan TV Series.
And really, this let me understand now, why to love and to be loved is such a torturing game. Because the method to love is so diverse, so complex, so magical, so difficult to explain. You want to love in this way, your lover want to be loved in the other way. Yet both of you loved each other. Yet both of you do not understand each others love. My parents said, it depends on the person, whether this is the match. But love is not a novice puzzle to be matched. It is a puzzle with infinite piece, waiting to be matched, waiting to be solved. Two people loving each other is really a difficult art. Marriage to many people is not supported by merely love, it contains tolerating, respecting, memories. Because of mutual care and respect, there is love. Love can be magical, yet it is so ordinary. Love can be passionate, yet it is so still. What can we expect when we are loved? Both sides will in the end be painful. Because the love is so strong, yet so fragile, and no one can feel it. All because of the thousands and thousands of methods to love, and people just stick to their idea of love.

Just so you know, a pain in the past is love, because everything will worth it to see her smile. But a pain now, is even worse than a pain. It is an unspeakable pain (a bleeding heart).

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今天...
我躺在床上 看著以前的照片...
看到特別有一張 令我有一點莫名其妙的擔心...

照片中沒有優美的景色,也沒有什麼可愛的型男美女...
上面有一隻男生的手臂,
手臂上, 有一個口印...

(這個印是比一個要泄憤的女生 很殘酷地咬下去的..)

而我擔心的是...
我沒有在你旁邊的時候..
如果你生氣或者不開心...
怎麼辦...

所以我希望 ...
我回來以後 你可以多咬我幾下...
雖然很痛...
因為見到你 轉開心的樣子...
我真的會覺得 很值得,很滿足...

如果你什麼有開心不開心的話...
請把 雲妮同跳跳虎 拿出來..
緊緊的抱著它...
將所有東西都講給他們聽...
他們就替我說...

我愛你.

Early Christianity: Men and Women

Don't be afraid to be a "bird without a leg, a tree without root", because it is diversity that make up the world, and mixed perspectives are like colors that make the world beautiful :) Well said man!

The relationship between people is so diverse and complex, and it is useless to keep on rattling about it. I read something for my New Testament yesterday, and it was really interesting. I guess I like Religion, because it was like history, reflecting the thoughts and beliefs of people at a certain time. It explains why society today looks like this, have this kind of moral values, norms, taboos etc. The book says women were referred to as an inferior race because they are physically weaker (and Rome emphasize on the stronger controlling the weaker), and thus were viewed as imperfect race with only partial development of their lungs (capacity), their sex organs (without a penis), and muscles. With Rome society emphasize on physical capability, it makes sense that women cannot success. It also makes sense now, following the change of society, that women gain equality towards men. The "equality" is, however, only due to the change in the emphasize on society (basing on services, which women can do equally well). And here I mean "Equality" isn't really "Equality". The mind set of people is not the main issue, it is society. In Rome, homosexuality (men having sex particularly) is discriminated against and not allow. But not as today (emphasizing on moral/religion issue), in the past it is because having sex with a men will be seen as inferior. Why? In Rome, penetration maybe similar to aggressiveness. And everyone knows, men penetrate while women are penetrated. This shows why the idea of women were inferior was so strong. They are to be controlled, penetrated (not only on sexual relationships, but their lives). Thus, men having sex (being penetrated) with another man is a humiliation. Also, adultery is not allowed, but not because of the modern view of "holy marital commitment". Men penetrating another man's wife (property) is an act of declaring war, claiming a challenge of his power over "the wife (the possession)". However, women do have their own kingdom/domain: household. They were responsible for household chores, private issues, raising children etc. Early Christianity, therefore, consists some women power because the Churches were "private home churches", plus women have the opportunity to not marry and "be free". Everything we do now, we believe now, can be explained by past events. For right beliefs, they can be strengthen and reinforced by learning these past events. For distorted beliefs though, you can see how ridiculous the origin of this belief is from the past events, and maybe considering giving it up.

My own thoughts about men and women relationships based on religion?
Yes, God did make Man before Woman (and this is viewed as a sign of subordinate relationship). However, don't forget it is because God thinks Man needs Woman to live, he made Woman. On the other hand, God uses a bone of Man to create Woman. Why? Because this is to illustrate a reciprocate relationship. Men could not have lived and existed because of woman (spiritually), and Women could not have lived and existed because of Men (physically). Men need help from women to balance their inborn drive of aggressiveness, competitiveness, impatience, rash, anger etc. Although nowadays, both sides can be true. (But I still believe women are born to be more people oriented and egalitarian) As for women, it is clear right? They depend on the "bone" of men in order to live :) Well, that's a very good news for me, because I do need some extra strong bones to help me live! Anyway, Reciprocate is the point!

Extra Resources: Strawberry and Banana + the story of 2 porcupines :)

Quoted: 狼來了，虎來了，和尚背著鼓來了

西方媒體總動員真比筆者所預料的還快，西方的媒體大動員了，大力渲染西藏的騷亂。

CNN對四川出現的騷亂，播出的電視鏡頭非常清楚。現在，互聯網、電話、手機普及全世界，是封鎖不住的。如果真的全部封鎖，那西方媒體以至官方更要大做文章了。

西方媒體貌似中立，內藏殺機，大有生怕天下不亂的心理狀態。CNN的一個鏡頭，一個死者倒在地上，穿著喇嘛衣服，一直不斷重複播放，然後，解放軍軍車開在公路上，目的就是想說明中國軍隊在使用暴力。這種鏡頭會讓你防不勝防。

還有許多藏族年輕人搖晃著西藏的所謂獨立旗，考察一下歷史，是日本人當時幫助設計的，正中有一個太陽，和日本旗都有相似之處。說明，百年前，多少帝國都在看著西藏這塊肥肉。

讀者千萬不要忘了，CNN和BBC的新聞網點散佈在全世界，死人可以被他們說活，壞蛋可以一夜之間變成好人，只要他們解說員一句話。

達賴喇嘛不能超脫關係

中國總理溫家寶在新聞發佈會上公開指責達賴集團的發言，在西方所有的新聞電視台也都簡單扼要地轉播了，接下的一個鏡頭就是達賴在群記者面前震怒，譴責溫家寶的發言，他否認自己介入暴力衝突，他甚至要求溫家寶親自到他的駐地來檢查，可以打開所有的文件查看。

達賴並表示，如果西藏暴力繼續升溫，他願辭去西藏逃亡政府的領導職務。這說明，他已經看到，西藏局勢挑動起來難以控制，最後會引火燒身。

可是，有一點值得懷疑，如果你不與這次動亂有關，那你一塊清靜禱告的佛地，離印度首都千里遠，怎麼會有那麼多帶著沉重的大小電視工具的記者集結在那裡？你隨時可以發表消息。可見，你並沒有超脫啊！

我們一些經常碰頭的文化界朋友又聯繫上了。大家一致的意見是，這一事件，達賴事前是絕對知道和點頭的，也是他的逃亡政府發起的，達賴難逃其咎。

但是，他沒有估計到勢頭會發展到這種不可收拾地步，會影響到他的活佛神像。那麼，既然你不贊成這樣的暴力動亂，你就應該利用你的威信，呼吁那些動亂份子立即停止搗亂。筆者認為，時機已經成熟，中國政府、必要時甚至由胡、溫本人出面和達賴對話，不要給西方找到杯葛奧運的借口，一些要以國家長遠利益為重。

有人竟提議聯國出面干涉

德國電視台有一位所謂支持中國繼續辦奧運的政客表態說，我繼續支持中國辦奧運，但是…他不用說，我就知道他下面想說甚麼。

對西方一些道貌岸然的政客的嘴臉，筆者太瞭解了。他們完全站在超然的立場上，來評論巴勒斯坦局勢、伊拉克局勢、阿富汗局勢、科索沃局勢，但落腳點完全以他們的西方人的利益為中心。

現在中國在奧運前幾個月出了西藏騷亂事件，不知有多少人幸災樂禍，看著中國出醜。

有一個曾經和我很熟的、多少年來一直從事和中國文化交流的官吏，表面上好像與中國友好，但是，對中國怕得要死，好像甚麼時候中國就會打到歐洲來似的。

總之，西方的利益絕對不能有所觸犯。一談起西藏的獨立來很多人對西藏歷史一無所知，但是絕對支持西藏獨立。這樣的人，在西方佔90%還要多。

看樣子，目前已經有很多人思想裡開始醞釀杯葛今年奧運了，包括西方政府的領導人，他們靜觀其變。也就是前面我提到的那個政客（真該死，我沒有記住他的名字）說，中國的人權問題必須提到日程上來，西藏已經鬧到如此地步，中國勢必控制不住，解放軍封鎖消息，不知裡面的人權會遭到多麼大的破壞，必須派聯合國代表去維和才行。他的真面目終於暴露出來了。

關愚謙 21/3/08 信報節錄

當。。。只剩下1個月的心情?

The end of year 1? Stayed in USA for 1 year? In retrospect, I had the same feeling then. The past, seemed to be not so far away now. My confidence of having someone understanding me gradually grows. After all, people with similar backgrounds and experiences will have the same feelings. Thanks for bringing me out of my "well" and into this new world.

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不知不覺已離家七個月了，不捨的感覺愈來愈麻木了，也更投入大學的生活。但在自己投入的同時，大一的生活也正趨向終點。離鄉別井的經驗令我對生活有更深的領悟，人好像更清楚自己的定位，自己的角色，自己想要的東西。想了很多，在這裡見聞增多了，悟世界之大而知吾之渺小。今年自己是井底蛙，坐井觀天，沒參加什麼，有點可惜，與機會失諸交臂。但起碼明白自己的目標，開始提起腳步亦步亦趨的向那未知的未來進發。感覺自己的想法成熟了，思考應對方式也有了雛形，需要努力營造屬於自己的那一套藝術。除此之外，更感覺自己對中國的感情加深了，五千年的文化不是美國那短短的歷史能抹殺的，相反地，這兒的生活更喚醒了在心底對祖國的感情。想起小時候在番禺生活雖不是多姿多彩，但卻是打從心底的開心。在香港時，常聽別人說不喜歡中國，不屑到中國旅遊。或者，香港人大部分在殖民時代長大，對中國沒什麼感情。但我覺得對自己國家沒歸屬感的人，就如一隻沒有腳的小鳥，一棵沒有根的樹：不知終點何方，不知植根何處。但大家始終都是中國人，何分彼此呢? 不大習慣美國把香港當作一個國家，更不習慣別人把中國看成未發展的國家。歧視,始終存在。大家，能改變這些觀念嗎? 一起捍衛自己的國家吧。那邊廂，在香港的大家都開始考高考了，想必忙得不可開交吧? 朋友們努力吧，這是一個艱辛且漫長的旅程的終結。養兵兩年，用在今朝，A當然是多多益善，但也不要給自己太大壓力吧。平常心，就能發揮所長，我對你們有著無比的信心，等你們的好消息!
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我愛 ＊小豬＊

My Another Adorable Group

I would like to share my pleasant experience with my project groupmates based on the issue of communication/conflict and team performance.
There were five members in my group, and although our group is more a heterogeneous group with different age, gender, culture, and areas of interest, we did not encounter any conflicts throughout the discussion process. This can be explained by the sources of conflict. Incompatible goal is considered one source of conflict. On the contrary, our group has a common, agreed goal at the very beginning, and we tried to understand each other’s values and interests, and negotiate them to form a more compatible goal. At first, our group decided to focus on studying University Hospital due to its easy access. After brainstorming about which area/department to study, we successfully negotiated on the final one -blood gas lab- among the many.
Task interdependence is another factor contributing to our common goal. Our group project required us to work together on a project with limited time, and will receive the same reward, in this case, grade. Thus, there was an implicit team norm emphasizing on task-oriented and self-managed efficiency. Although there was not a prominent leader in our group, DAV was our “facilitator” who organized and emailed us main points in our group discussion. With the implicit norm we adhered to, every individual was highly efficient and well prepared before group meetings. As a result, our group meetings were well coordinated and organized, with a high ability to work individually as well as in a group. We were willing to help out each other’s work as a team and every member tried to be responsible for not only their part as an individual, but as the whole team. For example, when J had exams during the week of summarizing interview data, I helped out and summarized more of the data. When we decided on editing the final paper for the project one after the other, I was put in the middle with the less pressure of editing due to my lacking of confidence in the level of my grammar. We understand each other’s competency and skills, and everyone contributed accordingly. Steve, for example, worked in the blood gas lab and has more knowledge about the medical field so we consulted him for advice when interpreting surveys/interviews results. Overall, the division of labor was very well organized in a way that every member contributed in a similar amount towards our goal, and members were engaged in doing work they were happy to do.
Differentiation maybe a potential source of conflict in our group as I believe our group is more a heterogeneous group with different values, experience, or culture. As ST was the only one who worked in the blood gas lab, his point of views sometimes differ from the rest of us due to this unique experience. Similarly, as I was from Hong Kong, my beliefs sometimes differ from the rest of the group. However, the personalities of our group members were tolerant and open. We listened and respected people’s opinion, tried to negotiate and find the best solutions. We also kept discussions more objective and less personal as possible. Communication in our group was also very direct and open. Members were comfortable with giving and taking constructive criticisms and feedback. Everyone felt respected and included as all ideas were considered and discussed. There were no stereotyping as members tried to understand each other’s values and beliefs. Thus, there was no fear/pressure on giving feedback.
Overall, our group is a very successful team with high efficiency and mutual respect. We were able to fulfill objectives assigned to us, fulfill satisfaction and well-being of team members, as well as maintain team’s cohesiveness.

Once Upon A Dream: Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day Menu
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忌廉海鮮南瓜湯拌芝士雞肉多士
Cream of Seafood and Pumpkin Soup Served with Chicken and Cheese Toast

香焗牛油粟米
Baked Corn on the Cob

酥炸多春魚
Deep Fried Spring Fish

烤傳統德式肉腸
Grilled Bratwurst

烤黑椒肉眼牛扒
Grilled Beef Ribeye Steak in Black Pepper Sauce

士多啤梨紅豆脆脆雪糕杯
Strawberry Ice-cream with Red Beans and Corn Flakes

蜂蜜薑茶熱飲
Hot Honey Ginger Tea


多士面上塗上茄汁，放上雞肉、蘑菇和粟米粒粒，再撒上芝士，扮pizza哦！









忌廉海鮮南瓜湯裡面有好多材料，有蟹肉、蜆肉、蘑菇、傻(南)瓜……等等，真材實料。








小軍好喜歡吃漲卜卜的超甜月巴粟米哦！









基本上陳生不吃有骨的魚(係呀～佢好刁鑽架！)，多春魚正好可以連肉帶骨一併吃下，小軍曰：「寫字唔用筆，食魚唔LUR骨，著鞋唔著襪，食橙唔LUR核～！」





這個德式肉腸嘛，上次聖誕大餐吃過番尋味，要再一次ENCORE哦！陳生說要吃牛扒，我真不明白為何聖誕呀情人節呀，一定要吃牛扒的呢？！嘿～我不會界成心形的喇
(￣︿￣)！








這杯士多啤梨紅豆脆脆雪糕杯是小軍自創的，超容易做(我發誓！舉三指～)！只是用匙羹舀進杯內就是，口感很豐富又好吃，好似我咁懶到出汁的可以試試，失敗機會率是(((0%)))！由杯底開始順次序放入，椰果、雲呢拿雪糕、香甜玉米片、紅豆、士多啤梨雪糕，懶係靚的可插上威化餅在頭上，搞定！






不用我說眾所周知，蜂蜜功效多多多過益力多是良方妙藥，生薑片能解毒殺菌又驅寒，紅棗能補氣養血，這個超容易做的蜂蜜薑茶熱飲，是一款很好很適合冬天的營養品呢！

Places on my lll++Travel List++lll

• Where an ancient king used mercury and stones to create a "starry lake"
• Mediterranean Sea - Dead Sea
• Galilee - Jesus homeland - and "Qumran" the cave
• Egypt 金字塔
• London Bridge and Paris!
• Montreal
• Near France: Schonbrunn Palace and Park
• Michaelangelo's Sustin Chapel
• Indian Tents
• African Forests: Amazon, Congo
• Sahara Desert
• 比撒斜塔
• China Great Wall
• Yellowstone National Park
• Switzerland
• Venice
• Greece, Rome, and Italy
• 馬爾代夫
  

揚州炒飯 - 秘笈

揚州炒飯
Yang Chow Fried Rice


不知為甚麼沒太大的胃口，只能吃上半碗飯，未成親前的小軍，可是個一餐可以吃上兩碗飯的正宗「飯桶」，不過還是不長肉喔(嘿～嘥米飯)！可能做菜時，在「遊樂場」吸夠油煙已吸飽吧(練仙嗎？)！吃剩那麼多飯怎算好？隔夜飯嘛～當然最好拿來做炒飯啦！自己做的炒飯也較少油，比餐館吃的健康得多喇！



有料到：(2人前)
白飯　　　　　　2碗
雞蛋　　　　　　1隻(拂勻)
蝦仁　　　　　　50克
叉燒　　　　　　30克(切粒)
火腿　　　　　　1片(切粒)
雜豆粒　　　　　30克
蔥花　　　　　　少許

醃味料：
鹽　　　　　　　少許
胡椒粉　　　　　少許
生粉　　　　　　少許

調味料：
上湯　　　　　　1湯匙
生抽　　　　　　2茶匙
鹽　　　　　　　少許

跟住做：

1. 蝦仁洗淨，瀝乾水份，加入醃味料略醃。
2. 燒熱油鑊，放入蝦仁泡油，盛起，備用。
3. 燒熱油鑊，放入蛋液快炒後，加入白飯炒勻，盛起，備用。
4. 燒熱油鑊，放入雜豆粒和火腿粒炒勻後，加入炒飯回鑊，再放入叉燒粒及蝦仁炒勻。
5. 放入蔥花，加入調味料，以大火快炒均勻，上碟，搞定。


點醒你：

1. 最好用上隔夜飯炒，這樣飯粒才夠乾身，若使用新鮮白飯的話，緊記要把飯放涼後才炒，這樣會較易炒得均勻。

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My Dream about the Future, and finally the road starts to be so clear

I know I know, I am experiencing another addiction called the "blog-laptop addiction" instead of "facebook addiction". Well, this is the typical me before the end of semester as always, I guess there are only 25 days to go. Anyways, who cares of the addiction. At least it is not sth harmful to both others and myself.

I have been thinking of my future again these days. What will I do if I cannot get into RBS? What will I study then? Where would I go? What is my career, both in the summer for short, and in the future? What will I be? These are very important things to ponder for me. And as I am thinking, I had a quite satisfactory answer.

People say I am an artist, a singer, a writer, a speaker. People say I am creative and emotional. People say I look like a teacher. Yes, I agree basically. So how about linking them all up. First, I am going to study Psychology, not because of what I have mentioned above, but solely because I just figured that my school ranks # 2 for Psychology. And to succeed, knowing your people (customers, suppliers, partners, competitors) is very important. Especially I believe I may need to engage in negotiations.

My idea is based on the concept where countries/communities lose their social capital gradually due to insecurity, distrust, tension, changing communication style etc. Especially in Hong Kong, people are tense and busy, relationships collapse, there is less time to enjoy life, to love, to read, to think. Although some people may enjoy this way of life now, the drive to bond in human would not cease. One day, people will be tired of these lives, and they will need to recharge and restore.

How? A little present from a friend. I want to create my own restoration station, where people can find fantasy, love, and joy. And that would be my career. To design cards and little customized presents. You will ask me, how could I attract customers to by gifts and cards from my store. I am not sure, I just know that I will need to focus on CUSTOMIZATION, TECHNOLOGY, and CREATIVITY.

The first step: To think of what customers to target, and what kind of business is possible now and in the future.

- Birthday
- Dates
- Graduation
- Festival
- Friends
- Before and after marriage

Second step: Negotiating and selling the idea.

Capital is my problem. So I believe the only way to enter the market is self presenting to other related organizations.

I am not only thinking of simple cards or gifts. It will be a whole process. Say, for birthday, you can choose between different themes, different packaging, different colors, different message, different way of delivery. For marriage, PowerPoint slides during parties, speeches written. For dates, secrete notes and messages, different ways of delivering your thought to the other side, and the other side will have an answer back here if the message is "TOO HARD TO GET". Secret boxes, notes, encouraging words, loving cards, creative and cute little jokes. To be short, as I have said, just a place for relaxing, loving, recharging, building, laughing.

Step 3: A store (and only 1) will be opened. Most of the things can be solved online I hope. With natural based decorations, different corners with different themes and things going on.

Step 4: A children center. To get more inspiration, I need children. This can be mutually beneficial as children will learn how to be more creative through my course, and I can get free ideas. Plus, well, if your children's idea is used and is published on a card, in a book, or for a present..well, let's see how big the family is.

Step 5: If all the above is successful, I want to take one more step forward. Organizing parties for people. Graduation, Christmas, Marriage, Birthday. I have a feeling that people in the future will be willing to pay for this.

After creating the KOREA Disney. I know I love creating. And I have always love teaching. So why not be an artist, a singer, a writer, a speaker within one business.
Writing inspirational sentences, making emotional videos, reverting what is set in the world. I believe all these will be fun. I have always love Disneyland, but rather to create a copy of Disneyland in Hong Kong, why not create one in our souls. Maybe, people in the future will be more spiritual after more education? Can I have the power to do this? Can I be the one? Will this be "MY WAY"?

I hope, I can be another Walt Disney.
(And talking about him, I now remember I wrote an essay on him. And my other task will be to POST it here someday.)

Relationship: Benefit+Heart Oxymorone

其實人與人之間...愛情...友情...

可否能簡簡單單...出自真心?

或是還要用利益作為分級界線?

或許現實就是虛偽

但我仍希望擁有這份簡單

A Model

如果我的生活也可以像這樣，應該會精彩些呢!