This soup is the result of yet another cook-from-scrap moment where I just gathered leftovers from the refrigerator and put them all together. These experiments don’t always turn out positive, but this time it did. I took around two cups of leftover cold broth made from beetroot, onions and lentil beans and pureed them in … Continue reading
Recently I’ve been thinking about what my life here is for. It’s not just the go-find-your-purpose-in-life phase that I’ve somehow outgrown in my teens. Those are relatively easy to answer if you can find a passion or vocation that you love, then that will be your purpose. But in the end, we all leave this … Continue reading
Writing on paper saves you from the trap of senselessly feeding words just to fill up space. I’ve had many instances were my typing activity was not proportionally tied to my brain activities. In other words, pounding away at the keyboard serves up a peripheral and psychologically satisfaction rather than a practical one. Think about … Continue reading
The people of Hong Kong and its government seem to have mistaken the idea of democracy. On the most fundamental and simplistic level, democracy could be defined as ruled by the people and for the people. This is true in the most basic understanding of the concept, where the government would be held responsible for … Continue reading
I recently took the government’s recruitment exam, and it was a bizarre experience. Upon walking in, I felt I was being inducted into a concentration camp. A hot summer day it was, but nothing justifies an air conditioner blasting at your average refrigerator’s temperature, probably 4 degree Celsius. In an emotionless, near-robotic voice, the invigilator … Continue reading
These are some of the healthiest chocolate cookies you can find – low fat, low cholesterol and gluten free – yet they are also some of the most decadent chocolatey goody you can whip up in no time on a Sunday morning. The only main ingredients that go into the cookies are sugar, cocoa powder, … Continue reading
At the door of the lunch room at Louisa May Alcott School, more than fifty first graders line up in two neat files. Slowly and orderly, they walk down a short flight of stairs and turn right into this dimly lit room. Hanging on the ivory-colored tile walls are students’ artworks and a Got milk? … Continue reading
Paint the Picture 