Chickens And Pigs Help Define Two Things We Need For Success

Involvement and Commitment

This article is about involvement and commitment, two of the things we need to be successful. This applies to our jobs or businesses, relationships, and even our recreational pursuits. Any type of success, whether it is personal, professional,
academic, or athletic, will usually require a combination of involvement and commitment.
I hope the headline stirred your interest. Here is how chickens,
pigs, and even cows, can help define involvement and commitment.Think about a meal consisting of eggs and ham and consider the contributions made by a chicken and a pig. A chicken provided theeggs and a pig provided the ham. It can be said the chicken was involved, because the chicken continues to live as it lays more eggs. It can be said the pig was committed, because the pig gave its all to provide the ham and other pork products.
The same principle can be applied to two cows and a cheeseburger. The cow that provided the milk to be processed into cheese was involved, while the cow that provided the beef for the hamburger patty was committed.
It is not my intention to make light of animals that lose their life to provide food for humans, nor to offend anyone that does not eat beef or pork for religious or dietary reasons. These examples simply illustrate that being involved may mean being a participant with little or no effort, while being committed takes time and energy, and means much more than just being involved.
Consider a recreational activity, such as a game of chess, or a softball game. You can be involved by just playing the game, no matter how good you are. However, to really be successful, to win more than you lose, you must have made a commitment at some point in your life. For chess, it means taking the time to understand the game and study winning strategies. For softball, it means at some point you practiced hitting and throwing a ball. There are a few fortunate people with a large degree of natural ability to do certain things, but most of us need to work at it.
Most of us have made some commitments for which we put forth a small effort on a regular basis. For example, things like taking a bath/shower and brushing our teeth are often taken for granted.However, those things can be thought of as a commitment to good grooming and proper hygiene.
Marriage definitely takes involvement and commitment. You can be involved just by signing a marriage license and saying some vows.For the marriage to be a lasting success, it takes a commitment from both people. It means working together toward shared goals,communicating with each other, and resolving the occasional conflicts that may happen. It may take a little effort, but the personal rewards are well worth it.
A commitment isn't something to fear, nor does it mean that your entire life must revolve around the commitment. You simply direct some time and effort toward accomplishing your goal. You may have several goals in your personal and professional life. Things such as striving for a promotion, improving your golf game, losing that extra twenty pounds, and being a better spouse or parent are examples of worthy goals. It takes a commitment of both time and effort to reach each milestone.
Involvement and commitment are also important when it comes to business opportunities; especially network marketing (MLM). You need to put forth some effort to really make things happen, no matter how much hype you hear about your downline being built for you. When you look at an opportunity, try to find out the level of commitment that is needed to reach a desired level of success.
People who are successful in their chosen endeavors agree that we can all get more out of life when a little bit of involvement and commitment is applied to the things we consider to be important.
Start making improvements today by deciding which things are most
important to you and make a commitment to do those things better.Often, just a little more effort will produce tremendous results.
--by Gordon Bellows

Why People Become Vegetarians

Reasons for Becoming a Vegetarians

Many nonvegetarians wonder what drives vegetarians to give up meat and adopt an entirely different lifestyle. There is no single answer to this question. Nonvegetarians become vegetarians for a number of different reasons - some even for multiple reasons.
Most vegetarians claim that they became a vegetarian for one of three reasons.
The first reason, which most vegetarians claim, is that
they have ethical problems with eating meat. Most disagree with how chickens are debeaked, forced to live in small cages, and are then slaughtered when they do not produce eggs fast enough. Most vegetarians also disagree with the crowded and
stressful environments animals are forced into; and the hormone-laden feed used to make them grow faster and produce more.
People who become vegetarians for this purpose often draw ethical boundaries in different spots, depending on their personal beliefs. For instance, some staunch vegans wont consume yeast, wear wool, or even eat certain vegetables, such as carrots, that require killing the plant to harvest.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, some vegetarians-- sometimes referred to as pseudo-vegetarians--will actually eat fish and chicken on a regular basis.
The second biggest reason vegetarians claim for not eating meat is that it conflicts with their dietary preferences.
Some of these vegetarians simply do not like the texture and taste of meat; others do not eat it because it is high in cholesterol and often contains high concentrations of hormones and preservatives.
The third and smallest group of vegetarians cite environmental reasons for not consuming meat. They complain that consumption of meat causes farmers to continually deforest land to create grazing land for cattle.
In addition to these three major groups, there are a number of other smaller groups of vegetarians who stopped eating meat for entirely different reasons.

Kwan Yin Mantra

Kwan Yin

Kwan Yin Picture for Good Luck

This morning, opened my email, there were 700 over unread mails in the inbox. First thing I do is to read the latest mail. The title Kwan Yin strike me. Send by a friend of my, Mr Yu. I immediate opened it, and a Picture of nice Kwan Yin appeared. The text read "send to 10 of your friends for good luck", why not, I think. It strike me, why not I post this in my blog. Many people can see and also tell there friends about it. This will be interesting.On the right of the side bar, there is a blue rectangular bar, with a red arrow, click on this to send to 10 or more of your friends and receive more good luck for the coming year.

What do you know about Kwan Yin

Kuan Yin is the Chinese name for the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. However, folk traditions in China and other East Asian countries have added many distinctive characteristics and legends. Avalokiteśvara was originally depicted as Buddha when he was still a prince, and therefore wears chest-revealing clothing and may even sport a moustache. However, in China, Kuan Yin is usually depicted as a woman. Also, some people believe that Kuan Yin is neither man nor woman.
In China, Kuan Yin is usually shown in a white flowing robe, and usually wearing necklaces of Indian/Chinese royalty. In the right hand is a water jar containing pure water, and in the left,a willow branch. The crown usually depicts the image of Amitabha Buddha, Kuan Yin's spiritual teacher before she became a Bodhisattva.

In some Buddhist temples and monasteries Kuan Yin images are occasionally depicted as a young man dressed in Northern Song Buddhist robes sitting gracefully. He is usually depicted looking or glancing down, symbolising that Kuan Yin continues to watch over the world.
There are also regional variations of Kuan Yin depictions. One of these is that of Kuan Yin with fish. In this depiction Kuan Yin is depicted as a maiden dressed in Tang dynasty style clothing carrying a fish basket. This is popular in the Fukien region of China.
In Chinese art Kuan Yin is often depicted either alone, standing atop a dragon, accompanied by a bird, flanked by two children or flanked by two warriors. The two children are her acolytes who came to her when she was meditating at Mount Putuo. The girl is called Long Nü and the boy Shan Tsai. The two warriors are the historical character Guan Yu who comes from the Three Kingdoms period and the mythological character Wei Tuo who features in the Chinese classic
Canonisation of the Gods.

Tell Your Friends About Kwan Yin

Tell your friends about kwan yin now and you will have good luck.

VEGETARIANISM

Straits Times Interview with George jacobs, 54,
The President of The Vegetarian Society of Singapore

GEORGE JACOBS, 54, IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE. HE IS A TIRELESS ADVOCATE OF VEGETARIANISM, WHICH HE BELIEVES IS THE RIGHT TYPE OF DIET FOR A HEALTHY PLANET. SHEFALI SRINIVAS CATCHES UP WITH HIM TO FIND OUT THE ROOTS OF HIS PASSION.

Have you always been vegetarian or are you a convert?

I've been vegetarian for almost half my life. I started at age 28. A key push was a book titled Diet For A Small Planet. The book explains that eating meat is very inefficient because we have to feed lots of plant food to the other animals which we later eat. Plant-based diets are more efficient because we eat the plants directly. That means more food available for people without enough food. It also means that we don't have to cut down or burn down so much rainforest area to grow food.

How has going vegetarian impacted your health?

You might be surprised to hear that I'm not a vegetarian for health reasons or for religious reasons. I don't claim that being vegetarian is necessarily better for human health than a low-meat diet, but I do believe that being vegetarian is perfectly adequate for good health. And, of course, it's much, much better for the health of the animals which live short, horrible lives so we can eat meat.

What damage does eating meat do to health, in your opinion?

I'm currently reading The China Study, a book based on a joint research project of China's Ministry of Health, Oxford University and Cornell University, plus lots of other research. It links animal-based foods to most of our well-known health problems, such as diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis and some cancers.

How do you unwind?

I hang out with my wife, Fong Cheng Hong - she's an economist, niece Minnie, and nephew Vinnie (who's bugging me right now while I'm trying to type this answer), work out, watch TV, read children's literature and follow professional basketball on the Internet.

What do you eat when you're being sinful?

My main problem isn't what I eat, it's that I eat too much of all the great vegetarian foods. My friends used to call me 'hollow leg' to explain where I put all the food I was eating.

What do you do when you're not advocating vegetarianism?

Everyone at Vegetarian Society (Singapore) is a volunteer; so, I go out to earn my daily salad. My doctorate is in education, and I teach at various institutions around the island, including the National Institute of Education.

Why is vegetarianism such a passionate cause for you?

I know that I'm wildly biased and that there are lots of other vital causes, but to me what's so great about promoting veg is that eating less or no meat creates a virtuous circle: good for our own health, good for the environment, good for the 800 million humans without enough to eat and good for the animals which, like us, are thinking, feeling beings. With every vegetarian meal, I'm making a small contribution to righting these imbalances. One of my favourite vegetarian stickers shows two people, one a caveman, the other a modern-looking guy, and the words say, 'It's the 21st century, why are you still eating meat?'

Pearl Barley

Pearl Barley Recipes

Pearl Barley Dessert

Simple ingredients,

Pearl Barley

Sweet Corn

Rock Sugar

Pandan Leaf

Method of cooking

Put a sweet corn to boil.

After the sweet corn is boiled. Take it out, and scrap out the corn by using the spoon.


Next, put in Pearl Barley into the Queen Wok to boil. Once the water with the barley is boiled, add in the corn. Boil till it is cooked. Add-in the pandan leaf and rock sugar.



Ready to Serve!

Cauliflower Soup Recipe

Vegetarian

Eat healthy vegetarian Cauliflower Soup. Cauliflower is indeed, a flower. Below is the recipe :

1 Medium-sized Cauliflower

1-1/2 pints of milk, 1 oz. of butter

2 oz. of fine wheatmeal, pepper and salt

to taste, a little

nutmeg

, and the

juice of a lemon

. Prepare the cauliflower by washing and breaking it into pieces, keeping the flowers whole, and boil in 1-1/2 pints of water, adding the

butter, nutmeg, and seasoning

. When the cauliflower is quite tender add the

milk

, boil it up, and thicken the soup with the wheatmeal, which should first be smoothed with a little cold water. Lastly, add the lemon juice, and serve the soup with sippets of toast.

Chinese Recipe - Vegetarian Shark Fin Soup

Benefits of Vegetarian Shark Fin Soup

Save the world, eating real shark fin resulted in many sharks being killed.

Vegetarian shark fin are healthy and a better diet because its ingredients are all vegetables.

It is easy and fast to cook, not like the real shark fin, which have to take take plenty of time to cook.

Ingredients

The main ingredient is the Shark Fin Melon, which is available in the supermaket.The rest of the items are:

1. vegetarian ham - from vegetarian retailer

2. red carrot and water chestnut - wash and shredder

3. needle mushrooms and normal mushrooms (boiled and cut)

4. chopped parsley

5. Spices - pepper, black vineger, vegetable msg a little, black soy saurce, salt a little.

Cooking

First, make the soup, put in appropriate amount of water into the Queen Wok. Add in the cut shark fin melon (one whole cut into 4 pieces), with mushrooms, put to boil with high fire and very low fire when it is boiled.

Next, take our the mushrooms and cut into pieces. The melon have to seperate the "shark fin"; the meat inside the melon. See picture:



The soup after boiling with the melon and mushrooms :



One everything is ready, the last step is to put in all the ingredients into the wok and put to boiled.

Add spices and spread the chopped parsley on top, and there you goes the coolspouse chinese recipe vegetarian shark fin soup.



The amount of ingredients is all depends on much you want and adjust accordinly.

Try it out and tell me how it is like.

Barley Soup

How to Make Barley Soup, the Vegetarian Way

Take two tablespoonfuls of pearl barley and wash it in several waters till the water ceases to be discoloured. Put this in a saucepan with about two quarts of water, two onions sliced up, a few potatoes sliced very thin, and about a saltspoonful of thyme. Let the whole boil gently for four or five hours, till the barley is quite soft and eatable. Thicken the soup very slightly with a little white roux, season it with pepper and salt. Before serving the soup, add a tablespoonful of chopped blanched parsley.

N.B.--When chopped parsley is added to any soup or sauce, such as parsley and butter, it is very important that the parsley be blanched. To blanch parsley means to throw it for a few seconds into boiling water. By this means a dull green becomes a bright green. The best method to blanch parsley is to place it in a strainer and dip the strainer for a few seconds in a saucepan of boiling water. By comparing the colour of the parsley that has been so treated with some that has not been blanched, cooks will at once see the importance of the operation so far as appearances are concerned.

12 Ways to Build Trust in Your Relationship

Trust is one of the building blocks of a healthy and stable relationship. Without it, a relationship crumbles under the weight of suspicion and disrespect. When you’ve had something happen in your relationship or the one prior to your current one, you already know how important it is that you built trust for your security. Here are some ways to add trust to your relationship.

Delicious Dessert With Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera Dessert

In World War II Aloe Vera is commonly used to protect the skin, where navy personnel have to be under the sun for long period of time. Aloe vera also used as an ingredient in various cosmetic products. It is known for it medication value to different part of the world.

My wife like to make delicious dessert using Aloe Vera. My whole family like it very much.

I’ll share this recipe with you all. I’m a not a good cook, but my wife is a chefs. I copy how she cooked and would like to share it here.

Aloe vera is the main ingredient,which be found in wet market or supermarkt. Choose one that is fat and clean look. First get its fresh-cuts. Next, peel off its skins with a knife.Then, you may further cut them into small cubes.

Get ready with clean water, and boil it up with pandan leaf. The more pandan leaf you have,the nicer taste you’ll get. When the strong aroma of pandan leafs fill your kitchen, that’s about time you can take away the leafs.



Then, add the rock sugars into the boiling water. The quantity is varying, depending on how sweet you want your dessert to be. Every people have different demand.

Now, put the Aloe Vera gels that you’ve prepared earlier into the boil water.


Voola ! you have just prepared a Aloe Vera dessert, ready for serving.

Six Strategies for Bringing Courtship Back

1. Make a date. Many people complain that what passes for or "dating" these days consists of little more than meeting up at a bar or a coffeeshop, or simply hanging out at one of the other's respective home. And while there's nothing implicitly wrong with doing either one of these things, it's important to find time and places in which you can at once be alone and have the chance to get to know each other in relaxed, entertaining and maybe even romantic environment. It's hard to have a good conversation in a bar, harder still when that bar is full of mutual friends. Likewise, just going to someone's house early can have the unusual effect of both introducing misleading expectations with regards to physical intimacy and/or compromising the romance. I know full well that in 2006, ordering a pizza and renting a dvd is infinitely cheaper than the old standby of dinner but a really magical date can be as simple and cheap as a walk in the park, literally. Think outside the box. Ingenuity ups the surprise factor. Consider doing something neither one of you has ever done before. It doesn't have to be fancy or expensive. It doesn't a waltz and an orchestra to sweep a woman off her feet.

2. Sell yourself. There's a fine line between being yourself and
appearing like you just don't care. Let's just put it this way: if
you're wearing sweatpants to your first date, and that first date
doesn't involve the two of you training for the marathon together, you may have a problem. And I'm very serious when I say this goes for both women and men equally. If she's constantly showing up in a dress and heels and you haven't shaved in three days, consider what that's telling her.

3. Don't give it all away immediately. It is both unadvisable and unnecessary to spill your life story on your first date. Leave your baggage at home and retain some of the mystery. Save some of your best stories for later, dropping details like petals, constantly leaving something new to pique his or her interest.

4. Share the space. Ask questions, be interested, listen. You may be agreat amateur stand-up comedian or expert at the dramatic monologue but your date is not your audience. Communication is all about give and take. This also seems like a good time to remind you to be careful of bragging. We all want to share the parts of our lives that are interesting or exceptional or cool, but be careful of what you're trying to sell. The converse of this is also true. Self-deprecation may seem charming, but it rarely ages well.

5. Change your focus. Little things like making eye-contact can mean a lot. When you make a date, have the date be about you and the person you're with. If that date does include hanging out with other friends, make sure you introduce your date, make sure your date is included in conversations.

6. Never underestimate the power of a romantic gesture. Though it may seem silly, things like flowers and love letters still mean something. This is not about spending money on gifts or showering people with expensive trinkets. Again, this is about being person, being intimate,and it doesn't have to cost a thing.

With Compliments

Cheryl

(For more information or to purchase a copy of "The Commitment
Chronicles," please visit www.commitmentchronicles.com)

Time To Be Alone

Time To Be Alone

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Sometime we ourself to be alone... to be alone to think, relax, to do our own personal matter etc..

It is important that we respect our spouse and provide them with time to be alone.

Cool Spouse Birthday Card

Showing Off Cool Spouse Birthday Card

Here is the photo of birthday card cool spousereceived from the family

How A Day is Passed

How Cool Spouse Spend Her Birthday

Before anything, I would like to show you her birthday Cake....

Have Breakfast with her at Serangoon Road, we ate vegetarian plata for breakfast.
After breakfast we went to Amway warehouse to purchase some goods for own consumption.
Spent about an hour plus at the warehouse, and then proceed to 'This Fashion', at Bright Chamber, Middle Road. As membership holder, she is entitled for 20% discount during her birthday month.
We then went to her mother's house at Bendemeer Road to visit her because she just return from China. We had lunch at the hawker center there.
Reached home about 4 pm. We took a rest.
At about 5.45pm we were out again for dinner at Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant, Balestier Road, Quality Hotel. The restaurant serve buffet steamboat from Mon-Thur, normal buffet during Fri-Sun.
Cake cutting was done at home after dinner.

Cool Spouse Birthday on 23 Oct

We would like to delicate this Birthday Song to Cool Spouse on her birthday on 23 Oct. We all wish her "Happy Birthday!"

Photos of My Recommended Vegetarian Hub

These are the photos of the recommended Vegetarian hub posted on 14 Oct

This hub serve healty and economy vegetarian foods.
Post a few photos for your viewing:

Vegetarian Sushi in Singapore

Vegetarian Sushi

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If you have refer to my post on 'Where to taste Good Vegeterian Rojak in Singapore' on 30th Sep 2006. At the same eating house, you can also taste the vegetarian sushi. Eat it with sashumi, hmmmmm, wonderful!

Post a picture for you to see..

Show Appreciation

Show Appreciation to your Spouse

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Show appreciation for what your spouse does for the family. Never make your spouse feel that he/she is not doing good enough for the family or that you are not satisfied with his/her work or his/her efforts, unless, of course, he/she is truly lazy and not even trying to provide for the family. Show your wife that you appreciate her. If she takes care of the house and the children, don't take it for granted. It is hard work, and no one likes to feel unappreciated.

TOTALLY TOFU

TOFU IS THE BEST FOOD FOR VEGETARIAN

Tofu is perhaps one of the most misunderstood of all vegetarian foods. People are often put off by its strange name and looks - and quite frankly don't know what to do with it.
By Chris Hardisty

Tofu is a truly versatile food and if you are looking for an alternative source of high quality protein -- look no further! Tofu was originally made in China more than 2,000 years ago and has long heen known as the "wonder food of the East". Made from the soya bean, it is richer in protein than any other food of equivalent weight. It is low in fat, high in calcium and a good source of iron, phosphorus, potassium, essential B vitamins, choline and fat soluble vitamin E.

Another added bonus is that tofu is cholesterol free, with calories averaging only 90kCal per 100g / 4oz. You can now buy tofu in most supermarkets, wholefood and health food stores. It comes in various forms; silken, firm, exfra firm, smoked and marinated and can be used in both savoury and sweet dishes. The firm, smoked and marinated varieties are usually used for savoury dishes, curries, stir fries and burgers, while the various types of silken tofu are used in Tofu is a whole food which is very easily digestible and therefore eminently suitable for everyone from the very young to the very old. So don't be put off any longer by first impressions - tackle tofu and discover a world of culinary possibilities. desserts, savoury dips, sauces and mayonnaise. Certain types of tofu can be deep frozen, resulting in an interesting change of texture. This makes it more 'spongy' so that it readily soaks up any flavourings you wish to add.

What Are the Keys to a Happy Marriage?

What Are the Keys to a Happy Marriage?

Many would have you believe that the marital union is archaic and unnecessary. Yet mankind's Creator designed marriage as the ideal relationship for men and women. What fundamental principles can you practice to build a happy marriage?
by Jerold Aust
Shannon was a beautiful young woman whose striking good looks were surpassed only by her inner beauty and character. The first time Paul saw her was shortly after work one day, when fellow coworkers met to play volleyball.

Paul had played volleyball with the group for a few weeks, but he had never seen Shannon there until that particularly balmy evening. That day Paul was enjoying a more competitive game with the men. Unexpectedly, two young women walked up and asked if they might join in the next game. The men readily agreed.

When Paul saw Shannon he knew why the men had immediately agreed. His heart raced when she smiled at him. For a moment Paul couldn't think, though he instinctively smiled back. But his mind was no longer on the game of volleyball, as his unusual play indicated. Everyone except Paul seemed to know why he was making so many uncharacteristic mistakes.

But it was no mistake when Paul asked Shannon for a date. Soon they began wanting to spend more and more time together. So far it was an exciting storybook romance. But as they began to think about life together, they each knew they wanted more than just a fleeting romance in a world of divorce and marital discontent.

Their shared belief in God led them to seek counsel from a minister about how to prepare for a lasting, happy marriage. They committed themselves to keeping God at the center of their marriage.

About a year after they met they were married. Shannon had an inner beauty that proved to be the dream of Paul's life. She was pleasant, thoughtful, supportive, encouraging and a good conversationalist who genuinely loved people.

Shannon proved to be a devoted wife and mother extraordinaire. They built a happy marriage and began to raise a loving family. And yet, as fairy-tale as this story seems, it came to pass because of one important factor: They made God the deciding factor in their marriage. Because of that, in the good times and the bad, their love and commitment continued to grow.

God and marriage
"[The biblical term] one flesh vividly expresses a view of marriage as something much deeper than either human convenience or social convention ..." (Richard France, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, 1985, Vol. 1, p. 280).

God is the ultimate and divine authority on marriage. After all, He instituted the marriage union between a husband and wife. As Genesis 2:22-24 tells us: "Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said: 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.' Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

Yet marriage is more than just a physical union. Going beyond that relationship, the apostle Paul revealed marriage as a type of an even greater spiritual relationship (see "The Ultimate Goal of the Marriage Union").

God knew perfectly well that the union of a husband and wife requires a certain level of sacrifice and service for it to work well. Yet there is a divine purpose for building a happy or happier marriage. Knowing that purpose can help you rise above the petty differences so common to matrimony.

Is marriage treated too casually?
"... The LORD God of Israel says that He hates divorce ..." (Malachi 2:16).

God established the marital union between a husband and wife, but just look at what humankind has done to it! In the United States today, nearly half of all marriages will end in divorce.

Modern societies have unknowingly redefined the institution of marriage through the media. In the name of entertainment and profits, media have encouraged the incremental dissolution of the marriage union with impunity. Movies encourage infidelity and amorality while television sitcoms bathe our children in the notion that marriage is irrelevant. What matters most, they are essentially taught, is instant gratification.

Isn't it about time human beings reestablished the integrity and sanctity of the marriage bond, the highest relationship that men and women can experience?

A March 2003 PBS special titled Marriage—Just a Piece of Paper? questioned whether the integrity and sanctity of marriage should be reestablished. To answer it, the program presented a series of alarming facts.

John Witte Jr., professor of law and ethics and director of the Law and Religion Program at Emory University, insightfully analyzed marriage as a piece of paper, yes, but a crucially important one.

"Marriage, of course, is just a piece of paper," he explained. "... But a lottery ticket is also just a piece of paper, and when it has a winning number on it that piece of paper is worth a lot. A little document that you sign, which is a mortgage contract that has thirty years of obligations that you have to discharge before you can own your home outright, is also just a piece of paper. It's what the paper signifies.

"What that piece of paper represents ... is a bundle of rights, responsibilities, privileges, and immunities that these two parties, this couple, have vis-à-vis each other and vis-à-vis the community. And the children that come from your union receive as a matter of course, by reason of being your children, constitutional rights of privacy, of due process, and of equal protection. They fall on you uniquely because of who you are in a marital unit.

"... Zoning, property, taxation, social security, and a variety of other laws are in place to turn upon the marital status of the party. What you're buying into with that piece of parchment is a bundle of rights, a bundle of responsibilities, that are quite unique to the institution" (Katherine Anderson, Don Browning and Brian Boyer, editors, Marriage—Just a Piece of Paper?, 2002, p. 410).

In spite of this, how do many people look at marriage? Some couples live together before they take a chance on marriage. This has become a social norm. Some call their first marriage a "starter marriage" or an "icebreaker marriage."

Fifty years ago anyone discussing "starter marriages" or "icebreakers" would've been ostracized. Not so today. Today's couples choose cohabitation and "icebreakers" without batting an eye. Anyone who shows disapproval or questions the arrangement is viewed as out of touch or wanting to impose his or her values and standards on others.

Considering the casual disregard some place on marriage, together with the media influence on it, what can you do to build a happier marriage? Following are some pointers.

Recognize the stages of marriage
"People who are rigid in their personality and thinking—that is, highly resistant to change—were 42 percent more likely to report a high level of conflict in their relationship" (David Niven, 100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It, 2003, p. 179).

The first point in building a happy marriage is to recognize that every marriage evolves over time. Age, experience and family impact married life significantly over a lifetime.

Automatic and unavoidable stages of change occur within the marriage union. When a young couple first weds, they enjoy a honeymoon period. Different couples experience marital bliss differently. Inevitably the honeymoon wears off. Then reality sets in.

After the honeymoon wears off and children begin to enter the family unit, fathers and mothers begin to adjust to a new and different set of responsibilities. Some husbands disclose that they were afraid of marriage, worried about the responsibility of taking care of a wife. Later, the new father and mother realize another, even greater, responsibility of taking care of a new baby.

Time passes, and the couple's children enter elementary school, then the teen years, and finally they graduate from high school and either go to college or enter the workforce. All of these times are different marital stages and bring about an evolution of perspective.

But it doesn't stop there. The kids grow older and marry, and the cycle continues. All of the little birds have flown the nest. With an empty nest, the parents may become grandparents and enter the autumn of their lives.

Throughout the marital stages—as newlyweds, parents and then grandparents— couples mature and find that struggling over cultural and gender differences is not worth the time and effort. They settle together, serve and love one another, smell the flowers along the way and enjoy the more important things in life: each other, their families and God.

Used wisely, these marital stages teach us to appreciate one another, our children, our grandchildren and life itself. Rather than resist these changes life brings, savor the stages God gives in a marriage and take good advantage of them.

Celebrate your differences
"Constant attention to the weaknesses of any relationship will weaken it. Constant attention to the strengths of any relationship will strengthen it" (Niven, p. 3).

The second point important to a happy marriage is to learn to celebrate gender differences, not compete with them. When a man and woman come together as husband and wife, there might not appear to be great differences to deal with. At first, love is blind. Later the couple discovers that life isn't.

When a man and woman give themselves to each other, they are necessarily from two entirely different families. Often opposites will attract, which means that a couple may experience more surface differences than compatibility. Although it is good for unmarried people to seek a compatible mate, it's not possible to find someone with no differences. And that's not bad.

Consider your background and your marriage partner's. Even if you married someone who lived in the same city, chances are good that your family cultures are different in many ways. Each has various talents, food preferences, music differences and activities that family members enjoy. Acceptance and compromise help alleviate these differences. The differences should be celebrated, appreciated and used for the benefit of the couple.

If couples don't realize at first that men and women think differently, they'll soon find out. Books abound addressing those differences.

Some marriage counselors say that women are more intuitive while men are more focused on the depth of an issue. Marriages can falter if couples don't understand that the way men and women think is necessarily different. God made us this way so we can capitalize on our differences, making of two separate individuals one united couple—with much more strength.

Some couples catch on early that their various differences can blend and become great strengths. They use their differences wisely. Instead of fighting and struggling to make each other over in their own image, they take full advantage of their combined talents and abilities.

The good results in such marriages can be exponential and may play out in successful business and social opportunities. Embracing the differences between a husband and wife —indeed celebrating them rather than competing with one another—is a wise strategy.

Seek fulfillment in your spouse and you will find it. Seek utopia and you will be looking forever!

Where does friendship fit?
"For three out of five people, best friends were thought to be more supportive, more open in communication, and the source of stronger feelings of affection than [other] relationship partners" (Niven, p. 70).

The third point in building a happy or happier marriage is friendship. You love your partner, but do you like him or her?

Two of life's closest relationships are married couples and best friends. Some married people assume they can share more things with a friend than with their spouse. An outside friendship might look easier on the surface, but when does it have to deal with the struggles that inevitably arise in a marriage? If a couple can negotiate together the struggles they'll experience in marriage, then they can also grow to appreciate their spouse as best friend.

Enjoying your spouse as both friend and marriage partner will help override many marital disagreements, whether financial or social. Couples who remain in love almost inevitably must also be good friends. They will share the ups and downs that are common within the marriage relationship.

Sharing compliments and blame
"If we can learn ... to graciously accept some of the blame and generously share the credit, we will be contributing to a happier relationship" (Niven, p. 121).

Point four in building a happy marriage has to do with sacrifice—personal sacrifice that involves sharing compliments and blame, realistically and appropriately. Realistically here means to see things as they are, as objectively as possible. Appropriately here means fitting for the occasion.

At first these might seem contradictory, as sharing one (compliments) is positive and sharing the other (blame) is negative. But the idea here is that both are done in an attitude of true—not feigned or contrived—humility. Each must acknowledge having both strengths and weaknesses without feeling either superior or demeaned.

When you compliment your spouse, you are shining the spotlight on him or her. Giving honor that is deserved helps build a good relationship. It also takes courage and real humility for each marriage partner to realistically accept personal blame in an appropriate manner for his or her shortcomings and offenses. Both husband and wife should learn to show not only a supportive but also a sacrificing and healing attitude toward the other over the course of the marriage.

Personally I have found that the two most important phrases in a marriage relationship are "I'm sorry" and "Thank you." When I use these phrases easily, legitimately and realistically, things naturally go more smoothly.

You and I make our own marriage history. Try this: Share, realistically, the praise as well as the blame and watch your marriage prosper.

Remember the romance
"Satisfaction in a relationship is eight times more reliant on recent feelings and the ability to perceive improvements than it is based on the history of the relationship" (Niven, p. 86).

The fifth point is the fact that we don't outgrow the need for human companionship or the desire to enjoy a husband-wife relationship. Do you remember when you were first married? Bells rang, stars fell from heaven and hearts melted at the sight of each other. That kind of romance should be cultivated through the years. Those who cultivate romance in their marriage will surely reap a happier marriage.

Shirley weathered a strained relationship for more than 30 years. Early in her married life, she faced a tragedy. Shortly after their wedding, her husband broke his neck. For three decades she served him as a full-time nurse. They had no satisfying relationship. She was widowed at age 60. Bravely she considered dating and drafted a list of requirements: The man had to be energetic, spiritual and younger than 71. He could not smoke, had to avoid facial hair, and would drink only on social occasions.

She found Jeff, a recent widower. They discovered each other at a roller-skating rink and spoke briefly. Before going home, Shirley said to Jeff that she was glad he came to the activity and hoped he'd return.

To make a long story short, the two have just celebrated their fifth anniversary together. They walk, dance, swim, travel and roller-skate. "My darling husband prepares breakfast daily and does so many thoughtful things like bringing me flowers often," says Shirley. "Loving and being loved is the greatest gift in this life. And it can happen to you anytime" (Niven, pp. 173-174).

Age need not be a factor when it comes to romancing a husband or wife. Of course, health can restrict the romance. All the little things of life that we take for granted are exactly the kinds of things that keep romance alive—visiting, walking together, enjoying entertainment activities with one another, taking trips together, dining out. You can add your own host of other healthy activities that can either put romance back into your marriage or keep it going.

As social creatures, we need companionship —and no less so in a union between a husband and a wife. A good marriage takes sacrifice and service from both partners. These lead to the security and peace both need and desire.

Marital happiness and you
Shannon and Paul built a happy marriage. They knew that God instituted the union of husband and wife. Both understood the importance of marital stages. They celebrated their differences, turning them into relational strengths.

They not only loved one another, they liked each other too. They were friends and lovers. Compliments and blame were realistically shared, for they knew how easy it was to take all the credit and accept no blame. Paul and Shannon put effort into keeping their romance alive, understanding how easy it might be to take each other for granted.

If you already have a happy marriage, you likely are already doing some or all of these things. If you don't, you can have a happy, fulfilling marriage if you and your spouse are willing to work at it, sacrifice for it and truly serve each other.

The time to begin building a happy marriage is now. May your marriage be filled with perpetual bliss. May God bless you with a happy family and may you share marital happiness with many others! GN


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Recommended Vegetarian Restaurant

Yang Sheng Vegetarian Hub

If you are a vegetarian and happen to be in Singapore, this is the restaurant you can visit for the healthy vegetarian food the restaurant serve. It is not a very big place, but the deco and ambient are cool. Myself and cool spouse have went there a few time, we normally visit the restaurant during the weekend. We make it a point to have family dinner one a week. They serve combo meal mainly noodles and healty cooked foods. They have spicy and non-spicy food. The price are reasonable.

The address is at:

532 Macpherson Road
Singapore 368219
Tel: 67488900
Bus No: 90, 62, 8, 151

Eating Out

Eating Out Should kept to Mininum

It is good to have a wife who can cook. But I do understand that due to heavy work commitment, sometime it will be too tired to cook. Eating out is a no no because the outside foods contain too much ESG, Salt and low quility ingredients. Most of the food sellers want to cut overhead, therefore, they use very low grade ingredents. The way the foods are prepared may not be hygienic. Eating out may not be economic. You may want to share how often you eat out. My cool spouse can cook, therefore, we eat out about 2 times a week. How about you?

Tofu Rice Stir Fry

Another Tofu Recipe

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This dish is very suitable for vegetarian. Tofu is known to be rich in Protein.

Serves: 5 cups, 1 cup per serving

1/3 cup light soy sauce
1/3 cup rice vinegar
3 Tbsp. sesame oil
1-12.3 oz. package Tofu Extra Firm, drained and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1/2 cup carrots, chopped
1/2 cup celery, sliced
1/2 cup scallions, sliced
1/4 cup fresh ginger, sliced
1 cup cooked rice

Instructions:
Combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil and Tofu Extra Firm. Marinate in refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour.
Heat all above ingredients in wok. Add carrots, celery, scallions and ginger. Stir fry until all vegetables are just crisp-tender.
Add rice. Stir fry to heat through. Serve hot.

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Sweet-Sour-Tofu Recipe

Sweet and sour tofuserves 4 - 6
as a side dish
2 cups bell pepper cut into 3/4" squares (mix the colors)
1 carrot, thinly sliced
3/4 cup scallions, cut on the diagonal into 3/4" long pieces (about 1 bunch)
1 generous teaspoon fresh ginger root, finely minced or grated
2 - 3 teaspoons minced garlic
1 - 8 ounce can unsweetened pineapple chunks with juice
1/2 cup apricot fruit spread (use the fruit only, fruit sweetened kind)
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or dry sherry
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup dry sherry or water
1 pound firm tofu cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
In a large nonstick skillet saute the bell pepper in the balsamic vinegar ordry sherry for about 5 minutes.Add ginger and garlic to skillet, stir for about 2 minutes. Add pineapplechunks with their juice.Add soy sauce, jam, cider vinegar, tofu adn scallions.Stir and simmer gently for 5 - 10 minutes.Remove from heat. Stir in the dissolved cornstarch to blend well, return toheat and stir constantly until the sauce thickens.
Serve with steamed rice.

How to Cook using only a wok

Cool spouse done her cooking on two Queen Woks. Queen wok 7 ply and 5 ply. The photo are the two woks we own.



Why Queen Woks ?


-Made from durable, high quality 18/8 stainless steel to resist tarnishing, rusting, pitting and staining.
-7-ply construction promotes even heat distribution and conserves cooking energy.
Utilises the low heat, low moisture cooking concept to seal in nutrients and flavours as well as to save fuel.
-Heat resistant handles and knobs can withstand temperature up to 200ºC.
-Angled interior side walls is designed for easier stirring and turning of foods.
-Flat bottom allows for greater stability.
-Space saving design - lid can be inverted inside base and hung on wall for easy storage.
-Perfect for various cooking methods: stir-frying, deep-frying, steaming, braising, simmering, roasting etc.
-Convenient 30 cm size is perfect for low volume cooking or smaller families.
-Can be used on all cooktops including an induction cooker.
-Comes with a FREE Steamer Rack and a Lotus Blossom Rack.
-Full Lifetime Defects Warranty against manufacturing or material defects.

-Made from durable, high quality 18/8 stainless steel to resist tarnishing, rusting, pitting and staining.
-5-ply construction promotes even heat distribution and conserves cooking energy.
Utilises the low heat, low moisture cooking concept to seal in nutrients and flavours as well as to save fuel.
-Heat resistant handles and knobs can withstand temperature up to 200ºC.
-Angled interior side walls is designed for easier stirring and turning of foods.
-Flat bottom allows for greater stability.
-Space saving design - lid can be inverted inside base and hung on wall for easy storage.
-Perfect for various cooking methods: stir-frying, deep-frying, steaming, braising, simmering, roasting etc.
-Extra large capacity - 40 cm diameter allows for cooking in large quantities, for bigger families or for entertaining guests.
-Specially designed Steam Release Valve allows you the option of cooking the low moisture way with the valve closed; or open to release steam.
-Can be used on gas or electric cooktops.
-Comes with a FREE Steamer Rack and a Lotus Blossom Rack.
-Full Lifetime Defects Warranty against manufacturing or material defects.

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TOP 7 FOODS TO TRY

Top 7 Foods to Try
From Jolinda Hackett

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These picks have been selected for their versatility and convenience in vegetarian cooking,not to mention their fabulous taste. If you’re a new vegetarian or vegan, be sure to try these if you haven’t already. After all, exploring new tastes, textures and flavors is half the fun of going vegetarian! Look for these foods at natural foods stores and well-stocked grocery stores.

1) Tofu

Tofu sometimes gets a bad reputation because it is rather colorless and tasteless on its own. Don’t be fooled—this is tofu’s best quality! Like a sponge, tofu will absorb whatever flavors and spices you marinate or cook it in, making it quite the chameleon. Try pressing tofu and marinating in your favorite marinade or sauce before adding to a stir fry.

2) Seitan

Although it is made from wheat, seitan has little in common with flour or bread. Also called “wheat meat”,“wheat gluten” or simply “gluten”, seitan becomes surprisingly similar to the look and texture of meat when cooked, making it a popular meat substitute. Asian restaurants often use seitan as a mock meat, and it is also the base for several commercially available products such as Tofurky deli slices. Prepared seitan can be found in the refrigerated section of most health food stores.

3) Tempeh

Tempeh is made from cooked and fermented soybeans and formed into a patty, similar to a firm veggie burger.If you absolutely hate tofu, tempeh has a similar protein and calcium content, as well as beneficial isoflavones, but tastes nothing like tofu, as it has a textured and nutty flavor. Tempeh can be found in the refrigerated section of most health food stores.

4) Egg Replacer

Egg replacer is a must if you’re baking without eggs. While many people use flax seeds, bananas or even silken tofu to replace the eggs in a baked recipe, Ener-G egg replacer works best and is economical and easy to use. Made from a variety of raising ingredients, egg replacer can be used in cookies, cakes and brownies as well as pancakes, waffles and more.

5) Nutritional Yeast

Yellow in color and with a nutty cheesy flavor, nutritional yeast is a favorite amongst many vegans for its unique flavor and similarity to cheese when added to foods. Sprinkle some on hot popcorn or garlic bread,or add a generous spoonful to a stir fry or pasta sauce.

6) Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)

Texture vegetable protein, TVP for short, is a high-protein meat substitute available in a variety of flavored and unflavored varieties, as well as different sizes. It has a similar texture to ground meat when cooked and absorbs spices and flavorings well, much like tofu, so it is extremely versatile. Try adding a half cup dry TVP to your favorite soup, chili or pasta sauce while cooking, or sautee rehydrated TVP with diced tomatoes, an onion and chili powder for an easy taco filling.

7) Soy Ice Cream

Ok, so this pick isn’t exactly an essential ingredient for the vegetarian kitchen, but soy ice cream is showing up in grocery stores across America for a good reason—it’s as rich and creamy as dairy-based ice cream with about half the fat. My personal favorites are Soy Delicious Purely Decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Zig Zag and Temptation's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

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Full Vegetarian Cake, No Egg

Want to know Where to Get Vegetarian Cake, No Egg

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Address:
1 Rochor Road #01-510
Rochor Centre
Singapore 180001
Tel:6294 6932 Fax 6294 6932
Opening Hours - Everyday

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Today we celebrate my dad's birthday, since my spouse is a full vegetarian, we ordered the cake from Eastern Highland Healthy Cake House. We requested for less sugar. The cake look nice? Look at the slides below.

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Where Can I taste Good Vegetarian Rojak in Singapore

TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN TASTE BEST VEGETARIAN ROJAK, Shhh...

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Address:
Nature Vegetarian Delights
No.37 Teck Chye, Terrace off Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore 545734
Tel:6286 8023
Opening Hours 9am - 9pm
Closed on Tuesday, except PH, 1st and 15 lunar calendar

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Some Photos of the eating house, but help to scretch it. Thanks!
Tell You some thing, this place sell Prata as well! Many Favour of Pratas.. Must Try!

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Rojak - The Vegetarian Fruit Salad

What is Rojak ?

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Rojak (Chinese: 囉喏; pinyin: luōrĕ) is a fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Malaysia,Singapore and Indonesia (where it is called rujak). The term "Rojak" is Malay for mixture, is also used as a colloquial expression for an eclectic mix, and in particular is often used to describe the multi-ethnic character of Singaporean and Malaysian society.

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What are the Ingredients

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Vegetarian fruit rojak consists typically of cucumber, pineapple, turnip (jicama), bean sprouts, taupok (puffed soya bean cake) and youtiao (fried dough fritters). Raw mangoes and green apples are used also. The dressing is made up of water, Plum paste(vegetarian), sugar, chili, and lime juice. Ingredients vary among vendors with some also using tamarind or black bean paste in the mix. The ingredients are cut into bite-sized portions and tossed in a bowl with the dressing and topped with chopped peanuts and a dash of ground or finely chopped bunga kantan (pink ginger bud). My CoolSpouse also like to add-in jambu air (Water apple) and honey to spice-up the taste.

iPod Movies, Videos,Downloads, Music, Tv Shows

My son, Lester owned an iPod, it is white in colour. He use it to listen to songs, view videos and even downloads iPod Tv show. It is a wonderful piece of equipment and the shape and colour looks really appealing to me. He can enjoy all these, like the songs, music, videos and even DVD at this one place.

Rudy Hung, Classical (Chromatic) Harmonica, Moon, 口琴, 月亮代表我的心

This is a most famous Mandarin pop song sung by the late Teresa Tang (鄧麗君). Chinese everywhere knows this song. I am deciated this to my coolspouse, Su Noi. Cheers!!!

Healthy Vegetarian Soup

I am sure there are many friends out there are able to share his/her own recipe for Healthy Vegetrian soup.

Chicken Salad Recipe--By Elise

My mother and father make the best chicken salad. It's a joint effort; dad assembles all of the ingredients, mom makes the dressing. There are a few things that distinguish this chicken salad recipe from a standard version. First, we use plum preserves in the dressing. You can use any berry preserve, but as we have gallons of homemade plum preserves in the freezer waiting to be used, we use the plum. Second, the recipe includes green olives. Like capers, chopped green olives give the salad an interesting bite. Finally, we use chicken that has been roasted or broiled with the skin on, and we use the skin. This makes a huge difference in flavor.
Do you have a favorite chicken salad recipe? Please let us know about it in the comments.
3/4 lb (2-3 cups) of cooked chicken meat, skin on, coarsely chopped2 stalks celery, chopped1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped4-6 green olives, pitted and minced1/4 cup of chopped red onion1/2 to a whole apple, cored and chopped1/3 head of iceberg head lettuce, sliced and chopped
5 Tbsp mayonnaise 1 Tbsp plum preserves, or any sweet berry preserve (or a lesser amount of honey)2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juiceSalt and pepper to taste
1 Prepare all of the salad ingredients and combine them in a large bowl.
2 Prepare the dressing separately. Combine the mayonnaise, preserves, and lemon juice. Taste for proper balance. The dressing should not be too sweet nor too sour. Adjust the ingredients until you have achieved the balance you want. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3 Mix the dressing in with the salad ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste.
Serves four.

What Can I use to substitute for eggs in a recipe?

My wife is a vegetarian, some vegetarian can take eggs, while some won't.
May I ask, what can I use to substitute for eggs in a recipe?

Vegetarian Cuisine

Quick and Esay Breakfast Ideas
If you've got a set amount of time in the morning to feed yourself and the kids and get everybody out the door on time, breakfast sometimes slips through the cracks! Going back to school shouldn't mean skimping on nutrition - especially when it comes to breakfast. Long touted as the most important meal of the day, for most of us, its also the most rushed meal of the day. Here's some quick tips to help make sure all members of the family start the day well-nourished, even if you just have a few minutes to spare.
Instead of the usual “milk and cereal” routine, try experimenting with vanilla rice milk, almond milk, or vanilla soymilk. Because these non-dairy milks are already sweet, your little ones may be enticed to trade in their “Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs” (the cereal of choice for my favorite comic book character) for something a bit more nutritious.If you avoid all animal products, be sure you find a vegan cereal. Or, instead of cereal, try some crunchy granola with soy yogurt.
If you've never tried pre-packaged instant oatmeal, you absolutely must! Granted, its not as healthy as plain oatmeal, but kids love the variety of flavors available - my favorite is the vanilla flavor. Or, spruce up your plain oatmeal with a handful of frozen fruit and some nuts. Use agave nectar or maple syrup as a sweetener instead of sugar.
Think outside the box cereal box, that is. Who says that breakfast has to consist of bacon and eggs, cereal and milk, or pancakes? Expand your breakfast options by including foods that you wouldn't normally think of eating for breakfast. An Asian friend of mine grew up eating tofu with soy sauce and onions for breakfast. A simple stir-fry with plenty of veggies can be a great breakfast!
Flour tortillas are your friend. They can be spread with peanut butter and jelly for a kid-approved wrap, or stuffed with hummus or baba ganoush, veggies and lettuce for a quick wrap. I like to keep vegetarian deli slices on hand to toss into a flour tortilla as well. Wraps are much easier to munch on the run than a traditional sandwich with bread. Or, make a breakfast burrito! If you've got a can of beans, some salsa and maybe some soy cheese on hand, you've got the makings for a breakfast burrito. If you've got ten minutes or so to spare, you can also stuff a tortilla with to eat on the run.
Pre-made or breakfast bars are great to keep on hand, and can last several days in the refrigerator.
Keep it simple. An apple and a banana for breakfast take no time to prepare at all, and will give you a head-start in getting in your 5 daily servings of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Cruise the freezer section of your grocery store to find vegetarian breakfast “sausage” patties or veggie “bacon”. Just heat and serve as you would with meat-based sausage patties. In the produce or refrigerator section of your grocery store, you might also be able to find veggie chorizo (“soyrizo”), Tofurky-brand sausages or GimmeLean sausages. Just heat and serve, or, incorporate into a breakfast burrito.
Warm up some marinara sauce and soy cheese on a toasted English muffin or bagel for a perfect kid-sized pizza that can be eaten on the run.
Prepare your lunch the night before. That's right – lunch. I find that if I have my lunch ready to go, I have a few extra minutes to spend thinking about breakfast in the morning.
If you're really eating on the go, here's a few meals that you can eat with one hand while steering with the other (not that I do that – nor would I recommend it!):
Packaged smoothies or soy yogurt drinks. Look for Silk Live! brand ready-to-drink soymilk smoothies.
Grab a Clif or Luna bar. Both are vegan, mostly organic, and, if you can find them on sale, much less expensive than other meal replacement bars.

From Jolinda Hackett,
Your Guide to Vegetarian Cuisine

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How I know Su Noi. Thank to my late aunt. Su Noi is the cousin of my aunt, both of them were living in Sembawang, Bah Soon Pah Road. I was serving my army posting in Nee Soon Camp at that time. My camp is near to Bah Soon Pah Road where we do our army training over there most of the time. It was during Su Noi's birthday that my aunt invited me to attend. Aunt purpose is to match make me to Su Noi. This the how I got to know her....