I have been cheated

Bought a new smaller pressure cooker of 3 liter today. My existing one which I bought last year 6 lit is too big for me. Most of the utensils eg rice cookers, slow cooker, frying pans, I have 2 sets. 1 big size one small size. Smaller is easier to clean and also lighter for me.

Glad that I have cooked the sweet peanut soup dessert within 15 mins only with pressure cooker. I follow the recipes from Lily's Wai Seng Hong website.

What had upset me is that when I purchase the pressure cooker, I went to 1st shop say Shop A, I bought it here because my friend said she bought it here. After I bought and paid, when I went to another shop Shop B which is situated another 2 mins walking distance away , the price is RM60/- cheaper with same same brand and size. Hiya, if only i had not been lazy I will not have to lose RM60/-. If only I have not follow my friend's words. No matter how careful I am, normally checking and comparing and evaluating. Today I just missed 1 step I have been cheated. I do not like to waste money unnecessarily. As I am not happy today therefore I am very sleepy . Whatever I am down I am very sleepy. My eyes are drooping now. Only time can heals my "wound". No "syiok". Only time can makes me forget it.

Happy Wesak Day

To all my readers who celebrate Wesak Day, Happy Wesak Day and to those who don't celebrate Wesak Day, Happy Holiday. Have a nice weekends. And please do drop by again.

Squating toilet surprises

Squatting is the easiest, most natural and healthiest position for defecation. (It is also the most natural position for giving birth.)

Personally I always prefer squatting toilets because it is relatively cleaner compared to sitting toilets. Our skin is not in touch with the pedestal. I have come across many public toilets which the pedestal are most of the time too dirty to sit on. It is most of the times fill with drops of urine, shit and sometimes menstrual blood stains. And most people will que for the squatting toilet.

With squatting toilets, it is less messy. I heard of people saying that sitting toilets are beneficial for the elderly as they may have difficulty squatting. I guess that applies if they are not used to being squatting since young. My mum, my grand-parents can still squat when they were in their seventies with no difficulty. In our old house, our kitchen and toilets are of the squatting design.

The plumbing of the human anatomy is arranged to work in the squatting position.

When a person squats to defecate, the recto-anal angle at the end of the anal canal straightens out to permit easy evacuation. If a person sits, the sharper recto-anal angle forms a constriction and so pressure is required to force the contents of the bowel though it (see diagram).

Other problems associated with constipation, such as haemorrhoids, prostate inflammation, cystitis, backaches and incontinence, are also avoided or relieved by adoption of the squatting position.

Sources : http://www.toilet-related-ailments.com/squatting-versus-sitting.html

Along the sea coast

I was driving home around 7 something tonight. I have passed by this road many times before. But only tonight I feel the beauty along the sea coast. Only tonight I see the beauty of the glittering lights at the other side of the sea. What a beautiful view, that I purposely slow down my driving speed to drag on watching and admiring the sides of the road. I feel so carefree and bliss that my only wish now is that I will stay on forever. It is like me and the world with no interference. The rain has stopped. The sky is so clear. No sorrow, no heartache. I have forgotten everything of the past. I enjoy being as it is now. How i wish it were a longer road so that i will not have to stop admiring the view. People are passing and walking by at the other side of the road. How come I only to learn to live now? Wish it were earlier, but cannot because my karmic debts was outstanding until recently. At last I am free.

Raining Days - Part II

Talking about raining days, I by nature like to have spare or contingency on food as well as on non-edible items such as washing liquid, toilet toll, insecticides spray and soaps.
For perishable food such as vegetables and fruits I have 2 - 3 day stock.
For non-perishable food such as rice, sugar, salt, dried bean strip, I have 5 - 6 months stock.
For non-edible items, such as washing liquid/powder, toilet roll, soaps, and tissue paper I have one year stock. I do not feel that this is a waste of money as some said because, convenience to me is crucial and also those items are purchased during sales season. I don't bother about holding stock cost. The goods are with me and not wasted .

It's a raining day

It has been raining since early 5 am. The roads are wet and many are flooded. Makes me so lazy to go to wet market as I still have some leftover vegetables and fruits.
The pictures above are taken outside my house. I am very drowsy. But no matter how drowsy I am in the day time , i try not sleep because I want to have a good early night sleep at night. I think I am weather sensitive, this cloudy cool weather makes me very lazy. To the extent of going to window shopping or do any house chores.
As for my lunch I cook/fried bean strip with chye sim, carrot, chives, and of course garlic.
Looks like koay teow but it is bean strip ("tau chiam") . I am thinking of sweet peanut soup as my dessert but so sad it is not successful it was burnt.
At the time of writing this I am re-cooking again new sweet peanut soup. Hopefully it turns out okay this round. I guess I cooked too long with too little water. Not used to my pressure cooker yet.
The time passes so fast whenever I am at home. Wish as I always wish time stands still. The present is good enough for me, I just wish it will remain so as it is, unless for the better.

A day in 1/5/09

I regard today as a day well spent, all to my preference. Am satisfied and wish that it can be longer or never ends.
7:30 am - wake up
7:30 - 8:00 am - still on the lying mode
8:00 am - 9:00 am - prepare breakfast, eating
9:00 M - 10:15 am - drive to wet market to buy vegetables
10:15 am - 11:00 am - do some weeding in the garden
10:00 am - 11:45 am - surf the internet for news and general information
11:45 am - 1:30 pm - prepare and have lunch
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm - surf the internet for news and general information round 2
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - resting and thinking
2:30 pm - 3: 30 pm - do cleaning , washing of clothes
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - filtering of my garbage enzyme
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm - resting by reading /flipping some recipes books
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm- bathing round 2
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm - have fruits, biscuits and vegetables soup for dinner
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - out for meditation and seen spiritual movie - superb movie, so informative
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm - updating this blog
9:30 pm -
Many roads are jammed crowded. This is one of the few happy public holiday I have experienced. No interference, no "bull shit" heartache. It pass by so peaceful and smooth. Possibly I have been learning to let go of all desires. Desires bring about sorrow.