2014年04月29日

the most of your time




A great many people, when they speak of home, tend to associate it with a certain atmosphere, certain physical surroundings, and certain emotional attitudes within themselves. This sentimentality toward home is something that has come down to us from the past. Many modern people do not have it, and I think it is a good thing that they do not Living in HK.

In the old days life was difficult. Enemies could attack you and kill or rob you, and you had little protection against them. People did not live in well-built houses where doors could be locked. They did not have the protection of an organized police force or telephones which could summon the police instantly. How did this influence the way people felt about home? Small family groups clung tightly together for protection against beasts and against other men. Only the bravest went beyond the small family area. Even in the Middle Ages only the most daring went to lands beyond sea. The human pursuit of security conditioned men to love their homes. I am sure that this feeling must have been very strong among the early settlers of the United States who were obliged, by famine and oppression, to take the plunge and go to the new land where they knew no one and where they were subject to Indian attack. We can see this even today in the attitudes of minority groups who, because of a feeling of insecurity, still preserve cohesive family ties iphone bumper case.

Today, thanks to modern transportation and well-organized societies, thousands of people willingly and eagerly leave the surroundings where they were born, and the oftener they do so, the less sentiment they are likely to have for those surroundings. I lived in England for three years, and I noticed that boys and girls left their parents' homes and lived in dwellings of their own. There they could just telephone and ask an agency to provide them with a house or an apartment, which was their home. How has the meaning of this word home been altered by such activity? What does home mean to those people or to families who often move about, living in first one hotel and then another? I believe that for them home means a place where they can have privacy.

This idea of home as being a place of privacy is emerging in my country, Saudi Arabia, where the young are abandoning their parents' homes to live their own life. As for me, the atmosphere and surroundings of the place where my parents live have no sentimental attachment. Home is where I can shut the door and be by myself. At the moment it is a room in Eaton Hall. When I left my parents several years ago, I was anxious to leave. You might call it unfeeling, but that was the way I felt. On the day of my departure for the United States, my grandmother sobbed and wept. My father, however, indicated that he understood how I felt. "Son," he said, "I am not sorry that you are leaving us. I only hope that you make the most of your time property hong kong."


  


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2014年04月23日

Drifting clouds



I've opened the curtain of my east window here above the computer, and I sit now in a holy theater before a sky-blue stage. A little cloud above the neighbor's trees resembles Jimmy Durante's nose for a while, then becomes amorphous as it slips on north. Other clouds follow, big and little and tiny on their march toward whereness. Wisps of them lead or droop because there must always be leading and drooping wine buff hk.

The trees seem to laugh at the clouds while yet reaching for them with swaying branches. Trees must think that they are real, rooted, somebody, and that perhaps the clouds are only tickled water which sometimes blocks their sun. But trees are clouds, too, of green leaves clouds that only move a little. Trees grow and change and dissipate like their airborne cousins.

And what am I but a cloud of thoughts and feelings and aspirations? Don't I put out tentative mists here and there? Don't I occasionally appear to other people as a ridiculous shape of thoughts without my intending to? Don't I drift toward the north when I feel the breezes of love and the warmth of compassion Monsieur chatte
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If clouds are beings, and beings are clouds, are we not all well advised to drift, to feel the wind tucking us in here and plucking us out there? Are we such rock-hard bodily lumps as we imagine?

Drift, let me. Sing to the sky, will I. One in many, are we. Let us breathe the breeze and find therein our roots in the spirit.

I close the curtain now, feeling broader, fresher. The act is over. Applause is sweeping through the trees property agent.


  


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2014年04月11日

The Way to Success



Inevitably, we will meet a lot of crossings on the way of our lives. How to choose? The brewer's son, Jim Koch, endows it novel thoughts.

When Jim was a teenager, his father did everything he could to dissuade him from becoming a brewer, for his father's father and grandfather all spent their lives brewing beers.

So he studied hard and went to Harvard to study law and business simultaneously. In his second year, he dropped out for he felt strongly that one cannot wait till 65 to do what he wants in life. He became an instructor of the wilderness-education program..

After over three years, he went back, finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group, where he stayed for five years. Still he was haunted by doubt, "Is this what I want to be doing when I am 50?"

He noticed that Americans pay good money for inferior beer. He thought why not to make good beer for Americans. Finally, he quitted his job and became a successful beer brewer.

As we all know, success is equal to talent plus effort (the former takes only 1 percent while the latter 99percent). However, in this story, success is endowed with new meanings. To try to find what you are interested in and activate it is that I learned from Jim. Everyone should introspect himself from time to time like Jim, especially after he was steadied in one position. "Feeling of impending crisis" is the essential equipment of a social man. One could not be suitable for a job in his whole life. For example, a man whose major is computer must keep learning as he works, for computer may change in one second. It is also true for other kinds of knowledge or techniques. Since one will become incompetent in his job, there are two ways which people usually choose: one is to try to improve himself to catch up with others still in this job; the other is to quit this job, and then find another one he is interested in. Both of them are meaningful only if the job is what one is interested in.

However, in our society, there are many people who work not for themselves, but for money, status, family and so on. If they find a job just like Jim, they will be inhibited in the thought of the high salary and the glorious prospect of the job without thinking of their interests. Then, what has caused it? Maybe Chinese education teaches us more on the aspect of getting a higher degree and earning more money than that of trying to find what we are interested in. Take me for example, I have chosen my major not according to my own interests, but in agreement with what kind of majors the society need. Although, as a diligent girl, I know how to get a high mark in any subject, yet I feel at a loss towards my future.

I have heard a lecture made by an Internet manager who was successful in designing pictures on Internet. He didn't major in computer. He liked drawing. His wife was a skillful computer operator. Once he found the pictures on Internet, an idea sprouted out: "Why couldn't I draw pictures on the computer?" His wife quite supported his idea, and helped him to learn computer knowledge. Finally, he succeeded. In the end of the lecture, he said: "If you have an interest, and endow it activated meaning, you will be successful."

What is the meaning of "activated"? Only having interests is not enough. Jim became a brewer not like his father and grandfather, for he improved the quality of the beer, and was brave to promote sale of the new brand beer. That is, he didn't stay in the same place where his father stayed. He applied his wisdom into the undertaking, and brought about his dreams. So "activated" means to put one's distinctive ideas in the enterprise of his interest, and use strength to prove its value. Therefore, we should not only find our interests, but also make them activated, then we will, someday, stand on the top of success Classroom Management Software.

Life is very long, so don't rush to make decisions. Find your interest, and activated it. Life will favor everybody Flower shop Hong Kong.

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2014年04月07日

Plus a Bestowed Giveaway



Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you’re all basking in the long holiday weekend. Quinn and I both took some time off this week, and it has been so very nice to take a break and just enjoy the city.

Summer is in full swing around here. If you’re like me, you’re already longing for cooler days. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite lemon desserts that were just made for these sweltering days.

I recently made these Lemon Chess Tartlets and fell completely in love with them. The light cream cheese crust and all that lemony filling make for a big batch of bite-sized perfection.

Lemons and berries are one of my favorite combinations. In fact, you’ll see a few such combos in this list. First up is this beautiful Lemon Strawberry Shortcake. There’s a lovely subtle lemon flavor that really makes this cake fantastic. If you’d like a bit more lemon flavor, you can easily double up on the lemon juice.

Mascarpone and ginger make these Lemon Icebox Bars a sophisticated treat. They are smooth and creamy and sweet and simply delicious. And, with just the crust getting baked for a few minutes, they are almost no-bake.

Lemon has been gracing cheesecakes for ages. These simple Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars offer a subtle lemon cheesecake filling on top of a layer of blueberry preserves. If you prefer your lemons with raspberries or strawberries or some other fruit, simply change the flavor of the preserves.

Summer is the perfect time for lemonade. You can have the flavors of strawberry lemonade for dessert in this Strawberry Lemonade Tart. It’s that winning combination of simple, delicious, and beautiful.

Three lemony components make up this Lemon Poke Cake. You’ll get plenty of lemon in the cake, the topping, and the frosting. After some refrigerator time, you’ll have a cool, refreshing, lemony dessert that’s sure to be a crowd pleaser Sculptra.

I hope you’ll enjoy some of these lemon desserts. If we have to have such hot days, we can at least take solace in cool, lemon desserts. Enjoy!

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2014年04月03日

Cashew Curry Recipe



There are a number of things I nearly always have in my kitchen. Top of the list: a can of coconut milk, onions, nuts, and spices. This puts me just a vegetable or two away from a flavorful pot of richly-colored curry. The one I'm featuring today is a favorite of mine and one I make often. I use a homemade Sri Lankan-inspired curry powder, deeply toasted cashew nuts, a handful of green beans, two handfuls of tiny cauliflower florets, and a bit of tofu for good measure. I might serve it over a bowl of grains, worked into an omelette or crepe, or like this - on its own desktop organizers.


I should mention that while I like this particular curry blend, other nights I might take the spices in a different direction entirely - for example, by using a Thai-inspired curry paste instead. I decide what to include in a curry by thinking about a few things. I like a hearty, substantial curry when the weather is cold. And a lighter, brothy one in warmer times. Root vegetables, potatoes, cabbage, chickpeas and the like when it is stormy. Fresh peas, asparagus and other farmers' market finds as spring comes around. I was just home from the airport when I made this one (no time to head to the market), and grabbed for some green beans from the freezer. Worked great. Play around with what you've got locally, seasonally. It's hard to go wrong Flower delivery Hong Kong.


I've included a recipe for one of the curry powders I like to make at home from scratch. It has evolved gradually from a recipe I jotted down years ago in a train station south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, featured in an English language publication. How authentic is it? I'm not too sure. But at this point I'm not splitting hairs. I love the warming spices accented with plenty of kick from the dried red chiles, and sometimes if I'm in the mood for more heat I'll add extra. The turmeric gives everything it touches a stunning golden hue while playing along with toasted cumin to deliver an earthy finish. That being said, feel free to experiment with or substitute your favorite curry powder here hk property agent.


  


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2014年04月01日

Le Bal Café / Cookbooks



I tend to pop off photos of cookbook shelves when I come across them. In the moment, just a couple frames with my cell phone, for browsing later. It occurred to me that you might like to see them as well? How about starting with Le Bal? Le Bal Cafe is a place I sneak off to often when I visit Paris. Tucked up an alley in the 18th, behind the bustling Place de Clichy, the space is airy, bright, and casual. It sits next to a robustly-stocked photography book store (and gallery). You'll find rare books, small editions, one of a kind photo projects - it's a gem of a place. I like to browse the books, or exhibit, then pull up a stool. After a look around, you might order a noisette, or an afternoon tart framboise, or sit for a proper lunch while you flip through a new book or magazine repulse bay Real Estate.

The cookbooks in Le Bal Cafe - they're a nice mix of baking, Brits, wine, West Coast, and charcuterie - there's The Taste of Britain, Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook, The River Cottage Cookbook, Tartine, Delia's Cakes, NOMA, Ottolenghi, Moro, Faviken, amongst others. If you'd like a closer look, there's a larger image posted here.

When there, I keep my eyes peeled for Guillaume Belvèze. He works at the cafe (or did as of my last visit), and photographed the fanzine of the food of Le Bal. I tend to pick up little books when I travel, and came across the Le Bal zine one morning. I mentioned how much I liked it to the woman who was ringing me up at the book shop, and she pointed at Guillaume inside the cafe. He shot it. He would shoot while working at the cafe, and I think that is part of what I love about it. It's the different between shooting as an insider versus an outsider. Anyway, I like to see what he's up to and what he's shooting. He's easily, one of my favorite photographers (food, or otherwise) that I've come across in the past few years discount wines.


  


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