Breakfast and Lunch

Hi friends,

Just an usual topic to report to you that I am still alive. See you later.

Christmas Goose in Swabia

Hi friends,

Back from Southern Germany via Zurich at night on Friday. Absolutely shattered by the time coming back to my cottage. I have to look after myself better than this.

This is the traditional dish in the region where I was visiting. Christmas goose in Swabia.

Dawn in South Wawickshire

Hi friends,

How are you doing?

I have been running like a headless chicken but hey ho, what is new?
I took these photos this morning in front of my cottage and I thought you might enjoy them.

It was so peaceful and this is the only time I could be free myself from this madness.

Wherever you are, whatever you are up to, take care of your beautiful selves.

God bless. See you soon. 

The Bank

Good morning my friends,

The following is what my lovely friend introduced to me through her blog. It seems this has been floating around on internet for a while and is available on YouTube, too.

 I don’t know who originally created these simple yet philosophical words but whoever it is, I truly agree with this person.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is already mid-November, that is why I would like you to read this and share the thoughts with me. Especially, those who have noticed that we haven’t got many days left in 2014. Less than 53 days to be precise, my darlings…  

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Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.

What would you do?

Draw out every cent, of course.

Each of us has such a bank.

Its name is TIME.

Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours.

There is no going back.

There is no drawing against the "tomorrow". You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success.

The clock is running.

Make the most of today.

To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Treasure every moment that you have.
And remember that time waits for no one.

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.


Today is a gift.
That's why it's called the present.

Over the Rainbow

Hi friends,

What a funny weather! The heavy shower washed my dusty car and it looks rather clean now.

This is what I just took in front of my cottage. Can you see the double rainbows?

Wishing you all the best in November however you are feeling right now. Everything will be fine soon. It will be whatever it should be.

See you soon and take care. XXX

Breakfast

Hi friends,

My breakfast this morning.

RapidLash!

Hi friends,

Ta-dah!

I got it at last.

It is sold at Boots at £41 but you know what I am doing for living. After my research, I found it at £19.20 including P&P on Amazon. It was delivered in the following day. 

Only down side is, I have to be patient for 8 weeks to see a visible result.

It is hardly “rapid” but  wait and see…

Anti-aging Brunch

Hi friends,

The weather has become like the one we had in September, hasn’t it? Hope it will be mild winter this year. I just received the electricity bill…. Yes, we indeed need mild winter.

Ladies, our favourite subject today. Anti-aging and foods.

This is my super anti-aging brunch.

As usual, rice was cooked with Soya powder and after cooked, I added Sesame powder and mixed it up. I talked about the benefits of sesame and soy products quite few times in the past, so I will skip their benefits this time.

Avocado. I made roll sushi with ripen avocado. Avocado is, as we know, rich in Vitamin E.

Tomato. These small red ones are Berry Tomatoes. They are smaller than plum tomatoes and much sweeter than ordinary ones. Tomatoes are rich in Lycopene. Lycopene is said to be beneficial to prevent heart disease and cancer of prostate, breasts, lung, bladder, colon, pancreas and ovaries. It is also known as powerful antioxidant. However, ladies and gentlemen, it should be taken from foods in a natural way. If you use artificially processed lycopene, it might worsen prostate cancer.

Vinegar. I often use rice vinegar to marinate vegetables. Vinegar is said to ease our fatigue, and slow aging process. It also has great benefits, such as anti-cancerous and blood glucose control.

Pork. I do not eat meat as often as I used to, but I still enjoy pork and chicken. These are shallow-fried pork and prawn burgers with breadcrumbs. Comparing with other meat, pork is richer in Vitamin B which is very important for your skin and nerves.

Miso Soup. What more can I say about miso? The greatest product from Japan. If you are serious about anti-aging and anti-cancerous, this is the product we cannot miss, as well as tofu. I normally add tofu and wakame (kelp) in miso soup. It makes your diet healthier as you can add any kind of vegetable in miso soup.    

Lastly and most importantly, this is my mantra. Drink green tea in the morning and drink lots of water during a day. I only drink 1 Littre of water, as I take enough fluid from foods such as fruits and that is enough for me to maintain PH balance in the body.