Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Tips for Eating Sushi
Eating Sushi like a pro:
1. Try practising with chopsticks at home - but if you can't master it, it's not the worst thing to abandon then and use your fingers.
2. Pour soy sauce into the saucer provided. Mix in a pea-size amount of wasabi. Add more according to taste.
3. Pickled ginger is a palate cleanser, not a garnish. Eat a slice between different types of sushi.
4. When eating a nigiri(rice topped with fish, meat or vegetables) dip the topping side into the soy. Rice soak up too much soy, which can overpower the other subtle flavours.
5. Sushi should land in the mouth fish-side down for maximum taste - your tongue warms the fish so you don't just taste the rice.
6. Do eat a whole piece in one go - breaking it apart tends to end in a messy collapse.
(by Maya Heart from Japanese eatery Yo! Sushi)
1. Try practising with chopsticks at home - but if you can't master it, it's not the worst thing to abandon then and use your fingers.
2. Pour soy sauce into the saucer provided. Mix in a pea-size amount of wasabi. Add more according to taste.
3. Pickled ginger is a palate cleanser, not a garnish. Eat a slice between different types of sushi.
4. When eating a nigiri(rice topped with fish, meat or vegetables) dip the topping side into the soy. Rice soak up too much soy, which can overpower the other subtle flavours.
5. Sushi should land in the mouth fish-side down for maximum taste - your tongue warms the fish so you don't just taste the rice.
6. Do eat a whole piece in one go - breaking it apart tends to end in a messy collapse.
(by Maya Heart from Japanese eatery Yo! Sushi)
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Graffiti KL
Sky is black, but Klang River turns colourful... Photo taken from Central Market LRT station. Wish they could do more of this in KL.
Friday, October 5, 2007
O My God, Where Art Thou???
Came across this article from The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren...For those who doubt the existence of God when they face difficulties of life.
Character is both developed & revealed by tests, and all of life is a test. You are always being tested. God constantly watches your response to people, problems, success, conflict, illness, disappointment, and even the weather! He even watches the simplest actions such as when you open a doors for others, when you pick up a piece of trash, or when you're polite towards a clerk or waitress.
You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies. In my own life, I have noticed that God tests my faith through problems, test my hope by how I handle possessions, and test my love through people.
A very important test is how you act when you can't feel God's presence in your life. Sometimes God intentionally draws back, and we don't sense his closeness. Hezekiah had enjoyed a close fellowship with God, but at a crucial point in his life God left him alone to test his character, to reveal a weakness, and to prepare him for more responsibility.
When you understand that life is a test, you realise that nothing insignificant in your life. Even the smallest incident has significance for your character development. Every day is an important day, and every second is a growth opportunity to deepen your character, to demonstrate love, or to depend on God. Some tests seem overwhelming, while others you don't even notice. But all of them have eternal implications.
Character is both developed & revealed by tests, and all of life is a test. You are always being tested. God constantly watches your response to people, problems, success, conflict, illness, disappointment, and even the weather! He even watches the simplest actions such as when you open a doors for others, when you pick up a piece of trash, or when you're polite towards a clerk or waitress.
You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies. In my own life, I have noticed that God tests my faith through problems, test my hope by how I handle possessions, and test my love through people.
A very important test is how you act when you can't feel God's presence in your life. Sometimes God intentionally draws back, and we don't sense his closeness. Hezekiah had enjoyed a close fellowship with God, but at a crucial point in his life God left him alone to test his character, to reveal a weakness, and to prepare him for more responsibility.
When you understand that life is a test, you realise that nothing insignificant in your life. Even the smallest incident has significance for your character development. Every day is an important day, and every second is a growth opportunity to deepen your character, to demonstrate love, or to depend on God. Some tests seem overwhelming, while others you don't even notice. But all of them have eternal implications.
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