Monday, December 31, 2012

Something that I hope will bless you guys out there for 2013



As I am trying to live within these 7 steps to happiness for next year .Hope this will be your life motto for next year too.

New year's eve 2012

Hi all,

today is the last day of 2012, just wanted to share something which i find that it is really relevant for all of us out there . The topic is  Detours On The Path To Your Dreams. This topic is very real to all of us when we are trying to pursue our dreams each year. It is being preached by a pastor. You can find the link under the following website link  http://trinity.net/onlineresources/sermons/recent_sermons/

Have fun and happy holidays.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

An impromptu inspiration recipe to cook chicken with 3 kinds of bell peppers

Ingredients needed

1.  1 piece of chicken breast fillet
2.  1/2 cup of  3 types of diced bell peppers- red, green and yellow
3.  1 tablespoon of lemon pepper
4.   3 teaspoon of corn floor
5.   A dash of pepper
6.   1 teaspoon of sesame oil
7.   2 teaspoon of  light soya sauce

Directions

1. Slice the chicken breast fillet.
2. Marinate it with the corn flour, pepper, sesame oil, light soya suace and lemon pepper for about 2 hrs.
3. Next, it is to stir fry the chicken breast fillet and the bell peppers together.
4. Cook for about 20 mins.
5. Serve it when hot.

Home for christmas by trinity christian centre

There are only left with 3 shows running for this musical play...I would not want to say out the details but all I can say it is a meaningful play.

The slots that are left with are 23.12.12- 4 & 8 pm and christmas eve is at 8pm.


Sunday, December 16, 2012

Thoughts after a movie

Yesterday , I went out with my friend to watch the show hotel transylvania. It was kinda a bit of hilarious but yet at the same time touching. This show is an animated show.

This movie even though is cartoon, it depicts paternal love and true love. Paternal love on how the father vampire despite being sorched by sun and got himself into smoke still insisted on finding back the love of his daughter's life. As for the daughter vampire, she found herself falling for a human. Yet it was love at first sight. How many of us in real life managed to get love at first sight ?

My question is how come nowadays is that MDA allows films that are being filmed using characters and vampires to show family love? There are pros and cons to this. Pros is that kids would not get nightmare when watching horror movie. Cons is that it is not good for spiritual health.

For once, I saw 2 movies with vampires that are being filmed in a month showing family love. The twilight saga and also this show hotel transylvania. No way am I going to watch the twilight series again so gruesome.
 

Friday, December 14, 2012

Mr Bean's successful quote

 
 
What actually makes Mr Bean successful ? This quote from him is what it makes him succeed . I guess it is the mindset of individual. He is someone so positive. This quote is something that pushes me on in life which encourages me to have the constant hunger for learning and ability to perform .
 
 
 

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Questionaire on how satisfied are you with life ?

Yesterday, it was the first time I went for a psychology talk outside of school. To me, the venue was a new place. I like that environment very much. The place was called the hub.

Over there,I met a school mate and got to know a new friend, Domina.

If some of you could recall , sometime back earlier this year  I posted a you tube clip on the being happy. Being happy is not just a state of mind , it also deals with the choice that you make.

Here is a list of questions that you can do to determine how satisfied with life you are.
  1. In most ways, my life is close to my ideal.
  2. The conditions of my life is excellent
  3. I am completely satisified with my life
  4. So far I have gotten the most important things I want in life
  5. If I could live my life over, I would change nothing.
Rate these questions betweeen 1- 7 with 1 as strongly disagree and 7 being strongly agree
Please divide your total score by 5 to determine ur satisifaction level.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Warning about wasabi

  
 
WASABI Is Kidney & Liver-Killer
Also found the following info in a Japan-guide website.

Wasabi is Japanese horseradish. It is most famous in the form of a green paste used as condiment for sashimi (raw seafood) and sushi.
However, wasabi is also used for many other Japanese dishes.
Wasabi is a root vegetable that is grated into a green paste. In supermarkets, wasabi is widely available as a paste or in powder form.
Wasabi powder has to be mixed with water to become a paste.
Wasabi has a strong, hot flavour which dissipates within a few seconds and leaves no burning aftertaste in one's mouth.
 
Many "wasabi" powder and paste products that are available in supermarkets (and even some restaurants) contain only very little or no real wasabi at all and are made of coloured horseradish instead. This is due to the fact that cultivation of real wasabi is relatively difficult and expensive.

WASABI generally is : 90% chemical products!
The WASABI generally used is a Kidney & Liver-Killer contains 90% harmful chemical products! The real WASABI is in huge demand. Since the raw WASABI plant is in shortage and the labor costs to make WASABI is very high, the WASABI generally is : 90% chemical products!


Friday, December 07, 2012

Timing for repairing of our organs


Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (de-toxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on her health.

Evening at 11pm - 1am : The de-toxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state. Early morning 1 - 3am : de-toxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 3 - 5am : de-toxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the de-toxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.

Morning 4- 6am: must be in deep sleep so that the short term memory will go into the long term memory.

Morning 5 - 7am : de-toxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.

Morning 7 - 9am : Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 -10am rather than no meal at all. Sleeping so late and waking up too

Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Trinity Christian Centre Home for Christmas




Hi all, as there are only 20 days left to christmas. I would like to invite you guys out there to my church for this christmas presentation.

The presentations slots are as followed: 21.12.12 & 24.12.12 at 8pm, 22.12.12 & 23.12.12 will be 4pm & 8pm .

If interested, please email me at akimoto_emi05@yahoo.com.sg.

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Image consultation with image consultant Justin Lim from Style House

Hi all,
this is a season where most of us want to look good to either attend D & D and also Christmas parties or any other reunion parties. Within this in mind, I am partnering with professional image consultant Justin Lim of Style House to offer an image consulting session at only $10. It comes on first come first serve basis and limited to 10 persons only.

A little information about the credentials of image consultant Justin Lim.

Style Coach - Director Style House
Mr Singapore/ International 1999 Winner
Qualifications:
Diploma in Style Coaching - UK Style Coaching Institute
Professional Image Consultation Certificate - The Australian Image Company
Bachelor of Business In Business Administration (Human Resource Management) - RMIT university
Diploma in Fashion Studies - NAFA
Professional Make-up Artist Diploma
NTC 3 Hair Dressing - Reds School of Hair Dressing
Diploma in Gemstone Massage Therapy - Urban Beauty Academy
Certificate in Methods of Instructions - SOMI (SAF)
Service Excellence Certificate - Singapore International Airlines

Experience:12 years experience in managing a Image Consultation business.

Date of consultation: 7th Dec 2012
Venue:  Park mall
Time: 7 pm
Interested parties, please email me at akimoto_emi05@yahoo.com.sg .

Friday, November 30, 2012

Financial literacy piggy bank for all

Hi all, i think it is good that the xmas gift to be meaningful . That is why I am going to share with you guys out that about this cute financial literacy piggy bank with you guys out there.

This piggy bank consists of 4 portions which are the save, spend, donate and invest. Each portion will determined how much u are willing to either save, spend, donate and invest. For parents, it would be good as you can use this tool to teach your kids about financial literacy.

 I am retailing it at $25 dollars. Interested parties, please email me at akimoto_emi05@yahoo.com.sg.




Thursday, November 29, 2012

A forwarded email warning about the dangers of china mushrooms


I was in China recently and we went to a few "mushrooms steamboat " restaurants where we can select all different kinds of mushrooms to put into our steamboat. It was very good.

 The waiters in ALL such restaurants told us NOT to eat until the soup has been boiling for at least 12 to 15 mins.

 In the first restaurant, we were very hungry , so we did not bother to wait for 12 mins and started to dish out our mushrooms from the steamboat when the waiter ran over quickly to our table to stop us from eating. Every restuarant gave us very stern warning that we CANNOT eat until it is 15 mins of continuous boiling.
 
Apparently, they had to kill all the bacteria in the mushrooms. I was thinking maybe it is toxic.

Sulfide 硫化has the potential to cause allergies, mostly asthmatic. 10% of asthma cases are cause by an allergy to sulfides. It is a preservative, but strictly regulated.

It has been found that Mushrooms from China contain carbon disulfide二硫化碳 in them. Carbon disulfide is a pesticide/fungicide with acceptable/legal residue levels defined for fresh/dried foods.
Always discard the soak liquid and do not use it in the cooking process.

China's regulations are questionable.

Most of the mushrooms on the market are from China, and are contaminated with chemicals which are soluble in water. Discard the water that you soak the dried mushrooms in to soften.
According to Mr. L.W. Chan of the Health Department (USA), most mushrooms are smuggled into the country from China.

The recent opening of traffic between China and Taiwan made it difficult for the government to control these illegal activities.
It is better to use Taiwanese mushrooms or Japanese Shiitake Mushrooms.

Soak them in water before cooking and the water used to soak the mushrooms must be thrown away.

Mr. Chan continued to say that it is customary and a common practice for people to cook the mushrooms with the water saved from soaking. This habit should stop, because most fertilizers used in farming are water soluble.
According to tests in the past, it was known that mushrooms were contaminated by fertilizer.
Mushrooms contain sulfur and when mixed in with fertilizer, carbonate tests showed a 20% higher reading on carbon disulfide which made it difficult to obtain a reliable reading on results.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Dangerous food import bar coding alert

 The whole world is scared of China made 'black hearted goods'. Can you differentiate which one is made in the USA , Philippines , Taiwan or China ? For your Information ... the first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code wherein the product was made. Sample: all barcodes that start with 690.691.692 until 695 are all MADE IN CHINA. 471 is Made in Taiwan
 
 
This is our human right to know, but the government and related department never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves. Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country it is made.
However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 digits is 690 to 695, then it is Made in China .
00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Lienchtenstein
628 ~ Saudi-Arabien
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 - Central America
All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines.
Now read on below for specifics on goods from China to protect yourself, your family, and your friends – as I am trying to do.
This is sickening but it is an alert to read labels and always buy fresh when you can.

DO NOT BUY FOOD PROCESSED IN CHINA , HONG KONG , VIETNAM AND THAILAND !!! no food inspection!!!




 
 

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Mom can be discharged!

Hee hee mom can be discharged liao ..so good thing but i think she will miss some of the food in the hospital like the curry fish head and the soup...she said the soup in ktph is nice...

Don't know what to cook for her yet...she got special diet to adhere to .....see how is it going got to do a lot of articles writing soon for you guys out there

Yeah it's the last day of exams for this semster

Today it's the last paper for me ....completed it early by noon. Soon after the paper, I had lunch with my friend and came back home to put down my school bag before visiting mum at khoo teck phuat hospital in yishun.

Actually mom was warded since deepavail but then because I was having exams, she told me to visit her after that. When I reached there about 6pm, she was served with dinner. She had western food for dinner . Surprisingly, this is the first time when I go to hospital and visit patient to see that the portion of food was huge. She was served with main course with soup plus still got tiramisu. It feels weird 'cos first time seeing mum in hospital and so happily eating the food.

Another sweet thing was that my ex student messaged me to ask how was my exams? It was so sweet of her ...imagine a 12 yr old kiddo doing that to you...It melts ...this kind of thing you can never find it elsewhere... really got to meet my sweet ex student too.

Friday, November 16, 2012

In the midst of my exams

Hi people out there ,

I am still in the midst of preparing my operations management exams for next mon which is my final paper of this semster. So many topics to cover but then thank God this is more of a calculations paper.

I now realized that why people at the lowest level in the hierarchy in the organization are being so called 'bullied' by the management level cos it is due to making enough challenges for people at the lowest level to feel challenged enough just because of this thing called Just in time approach.


I am doing my studying at my school library and I found 2 new friends. One is called Ann , another is called 老师. Hoping for that today i will be able to complete 11 chapters in 9 hours. Then tomorrow can start practicing calculations. Sunday to do memorization work.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Things that I love to use and its helpful

Hi all,

just wanna to share with you some things that I use which I wanna to share with you guys out there.

Food

Ntuc brand -udon & oyster mushrooms, Mission wraps , Nissin brand of button mushroom, & etc.

Miscellaneous stuff

Watsons brand of cotton bud- good for parents when helping babies to dig their ears cos the cotton bud will not fall off.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Uses of Lemon



Ladies, there is additional tip for you which is to use the lemon to rub against the area of your thighs if you don't like the darkening of the skin colour when you grow fat.

Weight loss tip and awakening your body tip: Add a slice of lemon to your iced work to help you to detox and it will help you to reduce your fatigue.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Health tips for the working class adults

Let's just cover something very simple health tips for the working class adults. Having a healthy body at work not only increases your productivity but also reduces the amount of stress that your body is going to get throughout the week.

Tip 1: Drink more fruit juice

By drinking more fruit juice , it will help you to increase the number of anti-oxidants that will help you to fight against the free radicals aka stress or viruses like flu & etc. However, if in the event you are a diabetic patient I would suggest that you take minimum amount of fruits . Diabetic patients are not allowed to take fruit juice due to high sugar content. 

Fruits that I recommend for diabetic patients would be a slice of apple or guava. 

Tip 2: Sleep less in air conditioned room 

If you are sick, it is best that you check on the air condition system if it is dusty 'cos it is not healthy to breathe in dusty air when you are on the mode of recovery or just fully recovered from the illness.

Tip 3: Eat less of the savoury food and adopt the habit of taking slightly bland food

Even for the different kind of  savoury food when we compare between the meat dishes and the vegetable dishes, the meat dishes will take longer to digest. It will affects the digestive system. So for the sake of your digestive system , try to take in more fibre to detox.

 Tip 4: Stretch 

If your working hours are a bit tad long , it is best to do some stretching at the desk. Best to do some stretching once you wake up, it will help in the blood circulation and with that it will help u to keep a healthy body.




Saturday, October 20, 2012

Things that you need to pack before going on a holiday

Things that you need to pack before going on a holiday

1. Probiotics- It is to help you to safe guard against travellers' diarrhoea. The main function of the probiotics is to help suppress the colonization of bad microflora and maintain the digestive system's health.

2. Multivitamins aka antioxidants- The main purpose is to help you to protect your body from radiation.

3. Vitamin B complex- for the fast relief of muscle pain if you are intending to go on a back packing trip.

4. Vitamin C -to prevent runny nose.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Benefits of Tumeric

 
 

Here's one recipe for cooking

For fish
Step 1: Wash clean the fish
Step 2 : Marinate with salt and tumeric
Step 3: Pad dry the fish or chicken and fry

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Give Thanks to God



Just wanna to give thanks to God just from the moment I wake up. Feeling blissfully for the things I own today.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Food review at local neighbourhood coffee shop in bedok reservoir road

I was once again being invited to do food review for nice Indian -Muslim food this time round . This review was done about 2 weeks back . Nonetheless, it was something new which I was able to try out. Something new about doing food review was that it was a neighbourhood coffee shop serving fusion food between the local Chinese fare, Indian fare , Muslin fare and Thai fare.

This neighbourhood coffee shop is known as the Al waris, located at 117 Bedok Reservoir Road.


Though the food review was done in a neighbourhood coffee shop , it was nice as the food are cooked on the spot just like the chinese zi char stall. Food that are being reviewed are the nasi goreng kampung , nasi goreng usa , seafood kway teow and

                                                             Nasi Goreng Kampung

Nasi goreng kampung is a traditional fried rice in the Muslim fare just like the Chinese fried rice. It was done in a manner whereby the rice did not stick together and you could taste the individual grains of the rice even after for 10 mins on the table without touching it. Best of all , it was not oily.


                                                                Nasi Goreng USA

This is the first time that I have heard a dish called Nasi goreng usa . Nasi goreng usa consists of tumeric fried rice, nice mutton meat and a sunny side up. The mutton meat was the crux to the nasi goreng usa cos its spicy yet without the smell of the mutton and also tender.

                                                           Seafood Kway Teow
                                                  
As for this dish, it is able to same kind of taste we can get from the normal chinese zi char stall . It lacks of the wok hei ( the burnt kind of taste) in the kway teow. Portion wise , I would say you get what you pay for.

                                                      Chup Chai ( mixed vegetables)

This dish is abit pale in comparison as to the other dishes and the vegetables are a bit well cooked for my taste. However , it taste nice if the elderly folk were to compliment it with plain porridge.Sauce wise, it seems to be like getting the taste from the seafood kway teow sauce's style.





                                                 Promfret with pudina herbs

This dish is a bit unique cos we hardly see that Indian food is without spices. However, this time round the spice is called mentha arvenis(podia).The chef use mentha arvenis ( podia aka japanese peppermint) to pound it and make it into to a paste to spread on top of the fish.

 Podina is used as a carminative and an expectorant. The plant is highly effective in treating headaches, rhinitis, cough sore throat, colic, prurigo and vomiting. It serves as a good blood cleanser, since it is antiseptic and anti-bacterial. Podina plays a significant role in alleviating swollen gums, mouth ulcers and toothaches. Crushed and bruised pudina leaves are used in treating insect bites. The decoction and infusion of its leaves and stems helps in fever, stomachaches, dysmenorrheal and diuresis. Fresh leaves of podina are crushed and sniffed for dizziness. Crushed leaves are also applied on the forehead and temple, to cure headaches.

The other 2 companion side dishes which is the long beans and french beans are well saute and crunchy.

                                                          Freshly grated apple juice

This is the first time when I got fruit juice without any sugar syrup in it. Kudos to Al waris!

                                                          Home made ice lemon tea

Seems like this homemade ice lemon tea is done with lipton tea and little sugar syrup together with a lime.

                                         Lastly, we had a group photo taken at the shop front.

If you are planning to do online delivery, Al waris  does offer food delivery to the nearby office in the ubi or eunos area. For more info , please go to http://www.alwaris.sg.














 

Sunday, October 14, 2012

It's Sunday



Hope everyone will get a happy sunday. As for me, I am planning to go back to school to study hard for exams.Will cover my abnormal psychology and operations management module.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Egg mayonnaise wrap for lunch

Hi all, today I am feeling that nothing is nice outside for me to purchase to eat so I decided to do a egg mayonnaise wrap for lunch which I feel is cheap and healthy to eat.

Here comes the recipe:

Ingredients
 3 hard boiled eggs
1 teaspoon of mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of parsley
A dash of black pepper
2 piece of mission wraps ( can get from ntuc at $5.35)

Directions

1. Boil the 3 eggs and smashed it.
2. Add the 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise( I prefer kraft)
3. Add 1 teaspoon of parsley( Mcormicks)
4. Mix it well and add a dash of pepper
5. Mean while, heat up the wrap skin .Just do it for 10 secs
6. Place the egg mayonnaise mix in the centre of the wrap skin and it is done.


Monday, October 08, 2012

Emotional Wellness

Hi all ,

Just wanna to share something about emotional wellness with you guys out there through an excerpt that i was reading from my daily devotionals.

The excerpt goes like this:


Being Emotionally Honest
 
Ephesians 4:15 
 
Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ
 
You can guard your intimate relationships by monitoring how you verbally express your emotions to them. For example, you're having a terrible day at the office, so you call home and say to your wife, "Honey, I'm having a bear of a day. I won't be home until about 6:00 p.m. and I have a meeting at church at 7:00. Could you have dinner ready when I get home?"
 
When you hit the front door you discover that your wife doesn't have dinner ready as you'd hoped. "For crying out loud," you blaze at her, "I wanted dinner ready at six o'clock! That's why I called you!" Is your wife really the cause of your emotional outburst? Not really. You had a terrible day and you're tired, hungry and stressed out. It's not her fault. Anything could have set you off. You could have just as easily kicked the dog.
 
Rather than level your wife, why not be emotionally honest? When it comes to acknowledging emotions with your inner circle, honesty is the best policy. But be sure to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).
 
Another important guideline for acknowledging and expressing your emotions is to know your limitations. Be aware that if you're on the edge emotionally--angry, tense, anxious, depressed--it's not a good time to make decisions on important issues. Your emotions may push you to resolve what you're struggling with, but you may regret your resolution if you push too hard. You're going to say things you'll later regret. Somebody's going to get hurt. You're far better off to recognize your emotional limits and say, "If we keep talking I'm going to get angry. May we continue this discussion at another time?"
 
Being emotionally honest lets others off the hook. When you honestly convey how you feel, others know you are not primarily mad at them and that the problem is not their fault. They can also love you better by meeting the needs you express.
 
 
So take time to acknowledge your emotions and be real to yourself and from there , you can do greater things and focus on happiness.  When you know how to better manage your emotions , your relationships get better.

Benefits of Strawberries

Strawberry is one of my favorite fruits . It helps in anti aging via prevention of wrinkles. Its colour is something that will brighten me up just like receiving roses .So have a nice monday.

Friday, October 05, 2012

Brilliant quotes by famous people

 I would also like to share something from viewing one youtube video by Jim Rohn. He said how we succeed in life is based on our own personal philosophy. So take charge of your life today !

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Benefits of green tea



This picture identifies with all the benefits of green tea. I urge you all out there to consider to start green tea but not those pokka or heaven & earth kind.  If you find it a hassle to make the green tea, why not consider the following product  Tegreen 97. If you like to purchase, please email me at akimoto_emi05@yahoo.com.sg.

Eating right outside and lose fats or gain weight


Hi all, I am going to conduct a class on how to eat healthily outside and yet still lose fats or gain weight with different cuisines. The first place I am going to conduct would be at Curry Hopper at Simei East Point @ #04-15 at $18 with dinner and materials provided. I am looking for only 10 pax interested parties please email me on akimoto_emi05@yahoo.com.sg. Once there are 10 pax, I would hold the class.



I would also like to recommend for those who wants to sign up for the course to check out on the book on fat burning soup recipes in the following link click here.

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Monday, October 01, 2012

It's everyday that is good

 
Everyday there is something good happening around us as long as you paused for a while and thank God for. Stop complaining cos there is always someone worst off then you!
 

Monday, September 24, 2012

Just for laughs



Hi all, I would love to share this youtube video with you guys cos it never fails to put a smile on me when I am feeling at my lowest. Hope you guys enjoy it and chase your monday blues away with it!

Thursday, September 20, 2012

ageLOC Galvanic Body Spa Treatment Demonstration



This is to help people to contour their body, reduce body ache. Good for mummies after confinment. Interested parties who are interested in getting one , please contact me at +65 81029909  or sign up under the id SG1789208.


周弘-绝不怕孩子输在起跑线上! Part 1 & 2 -Parenting tips

For those who wants to view how to be a better parent, please watch this.




Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Opportunity of Time




Most of us are being trained like the above picture. As such, we have lost our time freedom and we did not get chance to spend time with our family members.With this, I would like to share an opportunity of time for the current season to you guys out there.  Enjoy the video presentation!





Interested parties who are keen to partner with me in this business, please do not hesistate to call me at 81029909.

 

Monday, September 17, 2012

Are you feeling frustrated at work ?

Are you constantly feeling frustrated at work? Nitty gritty things like why your colleagues can't handle a simple task like formatting a page nicely or even do a simple mail merge might just pissed your day when you are feeling moody for the day.

Have you ever thought that how your own behaviour would actually affect the whole team's day at work ? Cos in an organization, one's input at work will affect how the team works.Instead of blaming one another how slow the team works, call out for a meeting to find out whether is there any process is taking too much time . For instance, a huge chunk of emails to be replied everyday , mailing of letters, handling of customers ( both internal and external) , checking of on going project status and handling of phone calls, etc. Perhaps you could allocate a time for checking of emails for a period of 1 hour. For this one hr, there is no other thing that you should be doing other than to check emails. Settle the emails that require the priority attention and also do get yourself a filter using the email filter from www.boxbe.com , it will only allow u to first draw your attention to read only emails from contacts and subsquently let u read emails that are not from your contact list.

With this, I would like to recommend a book I have read in the past which is how to simplify your life



Multi- tasking is the lowest form of effiency !


 

Friday, September 14, 2012

An apple a day keeps the doctor away


As majority of the people in the world are looking to have some ways on having to reduce their weight , why not start by having an apple as the benefits of having an apple is being listed as above.

If you are keen in learning how to eat right with different cusines and yet not put on weight , please do register yourself via email at akimoto_emi05@yahoo.com.sg for a minimal cost of $15 sgd with food provided.

Food Review at Indian Curry House @ Expo on 11.9.12

This food review that was done at Indian Curry House at Expo was actually an invite from the courtesy of Mr Santosh Cyrill of Indian Curry House @ Expo  and Mr Haren Yong from Street Directory.com

A little back ground about the Indian Curry House

Indian Curry House is founded in 2008 by three professionals with combined experience 30 years’ in food & beverage industry. Today it is run by a team of 25 F&B professionals specialising in Authentic Indian dishes. They have 3 branches located at east coast, expo and bukit timah.
 
It was on a tuesday evening that myself and fellow bloggers are attending this food review. The place is pretty cosy with nice curtains and nice lighting to set the evening mood right. We were all being treated to the restaurant's specialities like the tandoori chicken, butter chicken, fishcake, chilli garlic prawn, kashmiri rogan josh, kulfi and gulab jamun.
 

Here's the first dish for the food tasting - tandoori chicken

 
 

The tandoori chicken tasted like it was nicely being barbeque over the charcoal. The level of spicyness was not too overwhelming. Even kids would be able to take it.

Second dish-fish cake



The fish cake tasted a bit like meat patties with bread crumbs. A different version from what the usual chinese style of fish cake that we could get from the local supermarkets. However , the taste of the fish meat is rather flaky inside which denotes that it is freshly made with no preservatives in it. It is slightly salty.Thus it would be good if besides pairing up with the mayonaise sauce, it could be paired with either ketchup sauce or garlic chilli sauce from sinsin.


Next , we have the saffron rice and the plain basmati rice.


 
Saffron rice
 

                                                 Plain basmati rice

Basmati rice is a long rice grain which is typically used to cook for nasi briyani. Having said that , basmati is benefical to diabetic patients  as it is said to be having medium glycemic index which is lower than any other types of rice.

What does the glycemic index means ? It is actually a measurement of glucose level increase from the consumption of carbohydrate.

Talking about the saffron and plain basmati rice, it is so nice that you could even eat it on its own. As saffron is one of the most expensive spice in the world, I am glad that I was able to enjoy the taste of  the saffron rice on its own. The plain basmati rice is also unique in its own way where tasting each fine grain of it was so enjoyable.

My favourite dish - garlic naan

                                 
 

 

 The garlic naan is done in a manner where it is so crispy and the taste of the garlic is not overwhelming that one would get the pungent garlic smell after eating !!! Kudos to the north indian chef behind the kitchen.
 
 
 

Next , it's the butter chicken


 
 
The butter chicken is very soft and the creamy tomato sauce that is used to cook does not cover the taste of the tomato yet still can savour the buttery taste of it.

 

Next dish- kashmiri rogan josh


This is the mutton dish that does not have the stench of the mutton. It is well stewed with tomatoes and the after taste was that the mutton melts in ur mouth.

 

Next dish - chilli garlic prawns



This dish is considered to be the fusion of the chinese and indian food of the restaurant. It is prepared in the manner of  fusing spring onion, onion , red chilli and the secret sauce by the chef.

 
The Grand Finale- Desserts
 
                                        
                                                            Pistacho Kulfi

It tasted like it was mango blended with condensed milk ,frosted  with ice cream. I found that it was a little too sweet for my liking but it was a nice combination for people with sweet tooth.

 
Gulab Jamun
 
It is made up of milk and being deep fried before simmering with sugar syrup . Personally I feel that the size of the dumpling was made just right cos after the main course one would not be able to eat too much for dessert. Best thing was that not too much sugar syrup was being given. Thus it is was not as sweet as the pistachio kulfi.
 

Wait if you are interested in having to taste the food @ Indian Curry House and lazy to get out of the house . Please go to the website http://www.streetdirectory.com/indiancurryhouse-expo/
They do provide delivery services in the east area or call  65883324 for the home delivery.
 
                                         

 
 
 
 

 

 

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Quick Mix Banana Cake Recipe for Kids

Ingredients

1. 3 Very ripe,smashed banana
2. 1 cup of brown sugare
3. 2 lightly beaten eggs
4. 125gm of SCS butter ( melted)
5. 1 and a 1/2 cup of self raising flour
6. 1/4 cup milk

Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius
2. Combine banana, sugar and eggs in a large bowl
3. Stir in butter , flour and milk
4. Pour into a greased bar tin ( 24cm x 11cm)
5. Place in the oven and bake for about 25-30 mins.
 

Easy Shepherd's Pie Recipe for Kids

Ingredients
1. 300gms ground round beef or chicken
2. 1 onion chopped
3. 1/2/cup chopped can button mushrooms,
4. 3 slices of ham or chicken
5. 3 big potatoes
6. 3 tablespoons of butter
7. 3 tablespoons of pasta sauce
8. 150g cheddar shredded cheese
9.  1 teaspoon of minced garlic
10. Pepper and salt to taste

Directions
1. Boil potatoes in salted water until tender (about 30 mins).
2. While the potatoes are being boiled, melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a bowl.
3. Saute the onions in butter until tender over medium heat(5 mins) .
4. Saute chopped mushrooms, ham , ground beef  together with pasta sauce and peper together and cook it with low heat for about ten mins and keep it moist.
5. Mash the potatoes in a bowl with the remaining amount of butter and season with salt and pepper.Spread a thin layer of the potato onto the baking tray.
6.  Dish out the cooked beef into the baking disk and distribute the mashed potatoes on top .
Bake it at 170 degrees Celsius in the oven until bubbling and brown . Broil for the last few mins if necessary to brown add cheddar shredded chese to cover on top of the mashed potatoes once cheese metls and turn brown, Remove and serve when it cools down.

A soup that taste like soup spoon's tokoyo chicken stew

Ingredients needed

1 piece of pork ribs
1 stick of celery
1 stick of carrot
1 tomato
1 potato
1 onion
1 packet of golden mushroom
Some shitake mushrooms

Seasoning

1 teaspoon of salt for 1 litre of soup.

Directions to cook

Boil for half an hour under the pressure cooker and it is ready to eat.


Thursday, September 06, 2012

Day Spa Facial at the comfort of your Home

What is tiring for most of us out there will be a hectic work week or busy dealing with kids at home for mommies. So sometimes when we are interested to go and do facial or massage, the salons are closed by then. So where do we get our fix of monthly facial treatments?

With this problem on hand for most ladies, I have decided to render the home based spa facial treatment at a fraction of cost as compared to salons. As this treatment can be done at the home,it can be done within a few minutes to see effective results and yet you do not have to leave your home. Interested parties who would like to try it out at the comfort of your home , please contact me at 81029909 for more info.