青少年讀物

http://mall.cnki.net/magazine/magalist/SNWS.htm

這是我在高中時的最愛讀物之一，特別請外公從杭州每個月寄來的，在功課煩悶時，看一兩篇，就覺得頭腦清醒了，最有印象的有王安憶的，雨，嘩嘩嘩，停車暫借問，很多作者是記不起名字了，有一篇是講高考的，《為有源頭活水來》，還有講母女關係的，《魂兮歸來》，還有連名字都記不起了，有一篇是講偷郵票的女孩，被冤枉的故事，害我流了很多眼淚。現在查一查,這本期刊已經在2017年停產了，不禁有些惆悵。

一日三餐後續

二十四小時後牛油果變成這樣子，除了口感軟一些，味道是没有分别的

一日三餐

早剩

剩下的半個牛油果可以放在清水裡，這樣裝著到第2天還是新鮮的

午餐

吃完，心情被療愈些了

夏日最後的玫瑰中文翻譯

這是夏日最後的玫瑰,留下獨自盛放，

她所有可愛的伴侶們早已消失了，

沒有和她同族的花，沒有和她鄰近的花蕾，

去襯托她的嫣紅，去和她一同嘆息

我不會離開你，你這孤單的一個，獨留在枝上，

由於那些可愛的已經睡著了，你也跟著她們去睡吧，

所以我輕柔的把你的葉子鋪在床上，

那裡有你花園裡的同伴，無氣味的躺著死去

當友誼腐朽時，我將很快跟隨她們，

在愛的光環裡，那些珍寶將會掉落，

當真心枯萎，所愛的飛去，

啊，誰將獨自繼續居住在這荒涼的世界裡，

獨自在這荒涼的世界裡。

In response to premarital sex  and illegitimate birth by  Prime Minister of England, isn't wedding a blessing of God？Isn't A child A careful plan by true love?

一日三餐

搬屋後好不容易才可以開始用厨房，昨晚吃了第一個像樣些的晚餐，菠菜黃魚麵，樓下就是街市，所以食材還算新鮮，中午的時候很想去買公仔麵，但是還是忍住了，用回已屯好的壽桃牌上海麵，過完冷河，味道一如既往的好，一不留神，下多了水，煮出四碗來，全部給吃光了。

Moving

Finnally moved to a new place and start living single again.  I am very thankful that everything fit so well. My Church friendors helped  a lot. The last time I live alone is over 10 years ago. Time just keep on flying.  Today is really exausting getting the appliances I need. I have stood and walked for over 5 hours, compared to all day sitting as my usual state.  And I resort to not taking coffee on Sunday now as much as possible.  After dinner, I was tempted to go to a new household store in the street corner. I gave up finnally for the sake of my tired body. Instead the time was spend on further unpacking. Really need to have wisdom in how to keep a miniamalist househkold.

childhood memory - neighbour

   Observatory Road 10/04/2020

I lived in Kimberley Street of Tsim Sha Tsui as a kid.  It has become well known as Korean Street now. We have a divorced woman and her adopted son  living upstairs as friend. She had offerred help in getting my cousin sister into primary school, which was the school her son was attending. It  was quite difficult for immigrant children to find  a school as  social service was not as convinient as present. My sister, my cousin brothers and I all attend this school later. She was a generous lady but quite hot tempered. She would bring her son to a park nearby to play after school.  My cousin sister and me sometimes join and have tea snacks with them in a  cafe at the Observatory Street opposite, which was a luxurious treat to us.    Her son was an outgoing talkative boy. Sometimes too naughty and got hard spanks from his mother. He  liked to get attetion and often make up funny jokes to amuse us. They left Hong Kong and went  to England at 1983.

現在的臺灣相思

畫畫有時

高中生好書推介

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It

Memorial of my Grandmother

Grandma was born in a small village in Mainland . According to my vague memory,   her family were middle class farmers. She had a tough childhood with ill treatment by stepmother.  She had to care her younger brother and do a lot of work in the farms. She was married to my grandfather at a young age with proper matchmaking. My grandfather was living in a nearby village and was a handsome person. He studied Chinese Medicine by himself during leisure time and had collected some effective folk prescription. Unfortunately his writings were little and I had only a glimpse of it. The papers were quite worn out last time when I saw them which should date back to over 20 years ago.

After marriage, World War II broke out. My grandmother went to Macau and do some jobs. She later join my grandfather in Vietnam. She had talked about the hardship a few times. But her speech were very brief and I did not have much recollection. Under her help, my grandfather opened a herbal medicine shop in Vietnam. The shop prospered.

She gave birth to 8 kids. Another few passed away at a small age. This fact was frequently mentioned by her though as a kid I did not have much compassion for her. Of course, she got over the emotions very quickly so that in my memory those were not so bitter things. She was a quiet lady and love handiwork. I got a green woollen pullover from her when I was a kid. She was in Vietnam at that time preparing for departure to Hong Kong due to political turmoil.  It was very tightly knit as her finger grip was powerful. It lasted many years.

She passed away due to heart attack in Australia while preparing meal for my Aunties. I am thankful that I have a gentle, quiet, hardworking and optismistic grandmother.

cutting skill

I done my favourite dish shredded potato again yesterday. I got a shredding plate fron Taobao and use it for making potato shred in lighting speed , about 2 min and one potato would be fully shred. Few weeks ago I went to a restauramt in Humphrey's Road at Tsim Sha Tsui and ordered the dish,   I must admit the taste is way much better that my own production. The shred is slightly thicker and the crunch is crispier. I resort to cutting the potato using knife this time. It takes less than 10 minutes actually. And the taste is nearer to the restaurant. Thankfully the cutting plate is now stored in a less convinient place so I would not reach it as easily as before. So the total time spend is equivalent either using knife or the shredding plate. I guess this is a way to push me to improve my cutting skill.

冬陰功湯 From Siom Cookery School

 

1/2杯中等大細蝦，要去除中間的蝦腸

草菇

香茅剪成一段段

三片檸檬葉，各撕成一半

十片南姜

1/2湯匙魚露

1/4湯匙青檸汁

一杯雞湯或水

1/2個番茄再切成4瓣

一湯匙新鮮切碎的芫茜葉

一湯匙切碎的青蔥

1/2湯匙冬陰功醬(nam prik pow)

兩湯匙椰奶

三隻小的綠色辣椒

做法

將檸檬葉，南薑，香茅，草菇，和蕃茄在鑊內煸炒出香味，選用小鐵鍋會更地道，

加入水，煮至沸騰，食材開始變軟，

再加入蝦仁煮至軟身，

接著再加椰奶,檸檬汁,魚露和冬陰功醬，

加上芫茜和青蔥作點綴,趁熱吃

home breakfast

millet porridge with coffee

坐在輪椅上的老病人

昨天一位坐在輪椅上的老病人再來看我，婆婆已經94歲了,眼神呆滯，體態臃腫，無力地躺在輪椅裡，由工人姐姐推着進來。她長期有鼻敏感，現在又發作了，伴有一些感冒咳嗽，情況不是很差，但看着她始終讓我有些無奈。原來她有4個兒女都不跟她一起住了，祇有工人姐姐陪伴著她。有一個兒子，每個禮拜會去看望她。我問工人姐姐，她有沒有笑的時候，工人姐姐說，有時候和婆婆講話可以讓她笑，我終於覺得有些安慰了。

一日三餐

Today  I went to  Tsim Sha Tsui. Jordan and Mongkok. This is my longest walk in the past two months since the out break of the CoV-19 Epidemic , it is really like going on trip after such a long time of staying at home and work. Everything look new and interesting. All the things I planned was done with ease, so thankful!

At the end I went to a restaurant鐵牛, ordered a beef tendon noodle, in the hope of discovering a better taste. To my disappointment, the tendon are still way too salty for me, what a wastage of money!  Still need to continue on my search.

小時候的游戲

丢沙包
抓一個沙包，向上拋

緊接抓下一個沙包，手掌翻過來，接住上一個沙包

把手中倆個沙包其中一個再向上拋，

立即抓接下來的一個沙包，手掌再翻過來，接著跌下來的沙包，

手中拿看三個沙包，再拋其一向上，

即抓下一個沙包，迅速翻轉手板，接著正跌下來的一個沙包，

現在手中拿著四個沙包，拋上其一，

再抓最後一個沙包，抓到後手板攤開向上，接好跌下的一個，穩了！

取竹签
把數十條竹签握在手中
放开手，竹签散落在地上
把竹签一根一根挑起
挑起目標竹签的时候，其他的竹签不能被移动。
如果移动了，就算输了，要给对手挑，
最后谁挑的多谁赢。

Couscous

Cooking time: 10min

Ingredients:

Couscous  :  Soak three minutes in boiling water  , water should be just over the couscous.

chopped shrimp or minced beef

Green onion

garlic 

cumin

onion

Pine nut or chopped baked almond

maybe shredded carrot 

Method:

Add olive oil to stainless steel wok, which can be heat to 210 degree celcius so that it can be less sticky. (

Liedenfrost phenomenon) or use nonstick pan

Add olive oil, crushed garlic, onion, shredded carrot, beef fried about 3 min.

Add couscous, fried till crisp

Add salt, cumin, green onion , nuts and maybe peppers, then it is done.

烹飪時間：10分鐘

 配料：

中東小米：在沸水中浸泡三分鐘，水量加到剛剛蓋過小米就可以了

 切碎的蝦 或 碎牛肉

 蔥

 大蒜

 孜然粉

 洋蔥

 松子或切碎的烤杏仁

 可將胡蘿蔔切小粒，將毛豆在沸水中煮10分鐘，分批完成

 方法：

 在不銹鋼鍋中加入橄欖油，加熱至210攝氏度，以減少粘鍋。 或用不粘鍋。

 加入蒜未，洋蔥，胡蘿蔔絲，預先煮熟的毛豆，牛肉炒約3分鐘。

加入中東小米，炒至脆脆的,

 加入鹽，孜然粉，葱，果仁,還有胡椒粉，就完成了。

週日後山識草

D

左手香

青葙

桑椹

火炭母

酢漿草

秋海棠

野莧菜

纓絨花