I'm Glad Today Is Monday!

It is when we have pizza for lunch that  I don't need to juggle with time in the preparation and cooking of food. It would be a non-pressured schedule for me today.

 That's why I was able to devote more time in doing other household chores such as laundry, housecleaning, ironing clothes, blogging, getting rid of some files in my photo album, deleting 297 unimportant photographs. It might get surfing the net faster this time eh?

 Look at what I harvested from my garden: fresh squash, and fresh tomatoes in different variety (cherry tomatoes, beef large tomatoes, natural tomatoes).

 What I did with the squash? Cooked the squash with prawns, ground pork, spices, onions, garlic and coconut cream. That's my viand.

 It was windy last Saturday and that made me moody in the preparation of siomai which is my husband's favorite snack. It's just a snack for him but it is a viand.

Ingredients for siomai: Ground pork, chopped shrimps, garlic, onions, cilantro, shredded carrots, shredded celery, salt, pepper. + siomai wrapper.

Chili sauce: Soy sauce, lemon-lime, pepper, sriracha (mix and blend)

'Tis The Season To Be Jolly

Don't worry, all these negative things will pass away and surely everything will come back to normal. It will be back to school after Labor Day in September 2020. Parents will be very busy with their work schedule and lesser time for the preparation and cooking of food that they will seek the convenience of having to dine in  restaurants and pubs will be open for general patronage and delivery of  food will be higher than ever. Why?

At Fall and winter season, so many of you do not like cooking inside the house. I know,  I once worked in restaurants and during these colder seasons when the volumes of sales are higher than normal. More people prefer to eat during winter and they love to drink wine too. So many happenings, traditional events and fancy dinners during the "ber months."

I don't mind having fancy dinner at any pub/restaurant just for a change of atmosphere. And I don't mind if the weather temperature goes down from 23 C to 10 to 15 C, or let's have 15 C everyday. Not good enough? Let's have 10 C then.

 Hot and high weather temperature can cause hypertension, wildfire and chaotic rumors of war after war. Let us cool down. Cool down Mother Earth!

Time to pick some fresh blueberries from the garden.

I have to harvest some ripe tomatoes before they fall on the ground.

I have to cut some fresh sunflowers with long stems for the vase.

So, bye for now and have fun while you can still stand up for yourself.

Manifest

Do you like going to a cafeteria in your neighborhood? Or at least a walk-in to the nearest wet market where you can browse through those glass display case of different trays and platter of cooked food (viands) they have for sale? It is common scenery "street food"  in asian markets, not in western part of the world.

That's why I enjoy viewing bloggers posting with that kind of  authentic aura described in photographs, aunthentic exotic cuisines so inviting... photos of different food that is similar to Asian street food. Great! But not so great at this time of the pandemic!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, not those classy, gourmet food intended for those high-class socialites. There's  a place for them in five star hotels or first class pub & restaurants. I can't blame them if they want french cuisines... the small portion of food on a plate.

One blogwriter who take a walk every morning and walked home with plastic bags of cooked food with them or stayed at their local cafeteria and had their breakfast or lunch sometimes. Wow! That's how life in there. Easy life. No need to worry about what to prepare and cook for lunch, dinner and breakfast. That's nice! Good for two people or a couple to economize that way. However, if you have bigger size family you really have to cook bigger portion of meals and hoping there'll be left over for tomorrow's meal.

For our dessert:  Banana fritters - turon is my choice for today. Homemade.
Fresh ripe banana (in slices) wrapped with eggroll wrapper and deep fried in hot, boiling cooking oil.

My computer is acting up today. I have to use this second computer laptop for now, for the time being when I don't need to be perfect. Perfection is not the key to blogging simple story. I tend to be a perfectionist when I was younger. However, at this age and in this time of the pandemic who else is perfect? NOBODY!

You tried to be perfect and then suddenly the manifestation of evil arrives with a vengeance.

How Much You Saved From Doing It (DIY) ?

My husband asked me to cut his hair, since the last time it was my eldest son who cut it for him and he's not here with us (he went back to work in the mainland). I said, I don't know how to cut hair, although I'm the one who trim my hair for the last 15 years. Then he asked me the second time around and I feel obliged to do it. So, I said okay after dinner then. After dinner and after I cleaned the dishes, the kitchen and the stove...as I promised.

We have a MAX CUT Cordless Haircut Kit so make it easier for me to cut his hair.

I don't know what style whether crew cut, german cut or army cut, it doesn't matter for as long as his hair is cut and trimmed short. In the past, it was my mother-in-law who usually cut his hair but when she passed away,  he goes to the barber shop. Due to the pandemic and for safety reasons he would rather want member of his family to cut his hair.

Maybe it was more than 30 minutes of cutting and trimming and looking at the mirror for approval and he was happy with the result of the haircut. lol. OMG! That's added bonus skill for me. I didn't know I can do it. I also trimmed his eyebrows and hair from his ears. The hair from his nose? He cut it using the small pair of scissors. My hubby was evidently joyous  and blurted, "now that saves me $25!"

Then I told him to cut my hair too. I don't think he can cut my hair though so I'll cut my own. But before that it's time to dye my hair. I had chosen the "Deepest Indigo" this time. Actually, it was my husband who bought the hairdye so no choice but use this brand. The hair dye smells good though and I'm not allergic to its substance. How much I saved from cutting my own hair and hair dyeing?  You wont believe it's $ 70.00. Yup, that's how much I saved for DIY.

Thank goodness!

Do You Want To Go To Schools? To Go Or Not To Go.

Concerned mothers and concerned teachers are worried and afraid for their kids to go back to schools. Who wont be? If there's no effective vaccines yet and if ever they have to be the first ones to be vaccinated with new vaccines. Not only that...

Have you tried wearing face masks for 4 hours in a day? Or to wear face masks for the long duration of your duty in the hospitals and clinics? How about students and teachers wearing face masks from 4 hours to 8 hours of their stay in school and university, how'd you feel? As if your breathing is filtered or your breathing is somewhat on installment basis. It would be very hard to breathe. You'll be breathing your own carbon and trying to grasp for oxygen. However, you can protect yourself by wearing face masks and protect others too. I don't think some people can follow the 2 meter distancing from each other. Protecting yourself by using and wearing face masks don't end there. You must brush your teeth frequently and use mouthwash (Scope, Listerine, Colgate) and you must at least have disposable face masks. You cannot wear one face masks for the long duration of 2 to 4 hours because when you talk,  the saliva is right there on your face masks. It could be very costly!
Knowing disposable surgical face masks are very expensive (12 pcs of surgical face masks =$50). Hand sanitizer is also expensive. If you can only have those items written for taxation purposes as refundable. Whatever.

So, many teachers will be complaining about the strict guidelines and protocols to be followed in schools and universities. I think the 5 month online activity had them in complete no worry indication whether they have to be at the classroom  with 30 to 50 students. Not worrying about what to wear and what to have for their lunchboxes. Not worrying about traffic and means of transportation and who will be those strangers who will infect you at the subway, trains, bus, and other places where people are normally walking, touching and spitting. The chance of getting infected is a matter of headspinning probably like as in exorcist movie. Nah, it's just that most of the people are afraid and having bouts of anxiety due to the news they heard and watched on their television. Sound travel faster than light. ? Or light travel faster than sound? Which ever.

What's Your Side-Effect?

According to the latest news: COVID-19 is on the rise and affecting the younger people because they were partying too much and not following social distancing of 2 meters apart from each other and probably not wearing face masks. You think alcohol can stop the virus from infecting them?

It's probably not COVID-19, maybe somebody just coughed and had minor colds they thought that's COVID-19. You'll never know until you are put into the test.

COVID-19 and Coronavirus symptoms:

1. High fever
2. Skin rashes
3. Sore eyes
4. Sore throat
5. Persistent cough
6. Breathing problems
7. Flu-like symptoms (Stomach pains, headaches, high fever, diarrhea, nausea)

{{ TRUTH is > symptoms of those who were suffering from smoke inhalation and those who survived the wildfire }} Could it be that those patients were actually who stormed the great wildfire?

People with allergy doesn't mean they have COVID-19 or infected with coronavirus.
People with asthma doesn't mean they have COVID-19
People with cancer & immune deficiency doesn't mean they have COVID-19
However, they should protect themselves against the virus by STAYING AT HOME and protect themselves because an additional intrusion to their imperfection or not so perfect health condition can lead to death. I hope not!

Did you know that there are many drugs or medicines with SIDE EFFECTS?
Side effects such as: Cough, nausea, headaches, fatigue, abdominal and chest pains, headaches, leg cramps, breathing problems, etc. Sometimes these side effects can lead to suicides, paralysis, senility and amnesia. If that's the case, you should STOP taking those drugs or medicines. Don't blame your doctors they probably don't know which is the best medicine for you. It's more like trial and error effect. There are millions of drugs or medicines that are available in the market whether they are known brand name or generic names. Do you have to blame the pharmacist?  Or perhaps take matters into your hands and ask the experts (chemist) if those drugs are fake, placebo or just a tablet made of barley, chalk or sawdust. Remember, drugs (medicines) with too many side effects are considered to be POISON.

Check and make a thorough research on those pharmaceutical companies. Find out if they are the "fly-by-night outfit" or those without license to operate or was approved only because of graft and corruption. Could be a pharma that was built only for the purpose as distributors of old pharma drugs from other third world countries or drugs not approved by FDA or their drugs didn't pass the quality, efficacy and safety, assurance for consumers. ?  Drugs and vaccines should have trials and errors approach. It will take one year to two years to take in effect for such trials. Who would be willing to be the guinea pigs? SCARY RIGHT?

Why too many side effects? Medicines are supposedly tried & tested for its efficacy and safety! Thousands to millions of people are using such drugs or medicines and that's why some of these drugs or medicines are used everywhere and tagged as OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) without the need for (Rx) prescription.


Nothing is perfect. We just persevere to be perfect! You can always pretend and fool yourself. Can you do that? Can you do it?

I hope there are many other worthy NEWS out there.

Fifth Element

Only 12 degrees Celsius today. 22 degrees C inside the house. You bet it is cooler in the morning and probably the temperature will rise up before 12 noon.

TV NEWS: Would you believe that Russia has their first human testing of the COVID-19 antivirus and ready for vaccination? They are ahead against Pfizer & Moderna. Well, that's according to the latest news. To think that Pres. Vladimir Putin had her daughter tested for such vaccines. True or not?
Whatever! I just heard and seen it in the news on television news network CTV & CBC News Network.

If it's true then nothing to be envious or jealous about. You should be happy for mankind that there is a vaccine for COVID-19 and coronavirus. Enough of hissy fit acting like it's a race. It's a race against time and death (mortality). It's a rat race! Nobody wants to die and if the vaccine is proven to be safe & effective what is that you are pissed of about? You're pissed because it 's not your country who had the first breakthrough?

Hey, do you know where Madame Curie originally from? In few science textbooks, Madame Curie was said to be from Poland. She was actually from Russia. What does it mean? She's Russian. Or you can watch another episode of TIMELESS the tv series. History changed itself based from the manifestation of lesser evil or the characters in Timeless are probably the game changers.

Anyway, is there another news worth reading or listening to?

How about re-watching THE FIFTH ELEMENT?
Starring the action star Bruce Willis and the  very talented actress Mila Jovovich.  This movie FIFTH ELEMENT is her gateway to stardom then more movies catapulted her to become the bankable star of  RESIDENT EVIL (and its sequels).

Mila Jovovich was born in Russia.  She is very talented in the truest sense, martial arts expert, she is perfect for her roles in science fiction movies. Almost perfect human being, bold, brave, strong, undefeated, fearless, fierce, beautiful, smart and she is Russian. She's a singer, dancer, gymnast, and supermodel. Nothing's wrong being Russian, unless of course if you are being prejudice and racist.