20251124 Meat Fabrication Course @ Pot & Pans

 What I learnt!

- how  to use a deboning knife

- thigh meat is dark meat not white

- searing before baking!

- cleaning chicken in cold water over fire parboil

- cooking the chicken stock 

- keeeping food warm at 60 degrees in oven 

- the tedious beef Wellington!

- many more educational culinary info!

4 weeks for $468 using the Skills Credit Future

Was it worth it? Yah! Go for it!!!

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a video recap. We walked 1.3km from Centrepoint to Ion after tonite final lesson!

20251119 A Hiro Farewell

 A more than 30 year relationship with Hiro-san Kyoto and us in Red Dot!

He came to see us as we finally transferred our dealership to someone else.  We finally retired. Bitter Sweet?

A time to embrace the new season of our lives. 

Hiro-san is younger than us. We attended his wedding years back. And now we have “grown older!” 😂 

All the best Hiro-san! Thanks for the trust in business. We cherish!

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A Hiro Memory in Spore 18-19 Nov 2025. Plus JB experience !

 Reflection 

I just learn from Hiro-san?

it is not pronounce as Koi. But Koi-ee!

And u know what?

Koi can be eaten! Not just ornamental!

wow!!!!!

20251113 Gou da Lu Dong Bin!

 Just learnt this Chinese Idiom!

Reflections

On 13/11/25, I received a shocking text message.

Stunned like a lightning bolt. 

It was rather piercing to the ❤️ 

But strangely , I seemed to be at peace. 

Composed. 

The spirit in me questioned myself “Was I like that? What were my intentions back then? “

It was a self check. 

The person who texted harboured so many years of hatred without me being aware! After all the kindness offered in deeds of supporting the small business, hospital visitation and even physically in attendance to the funeral burial ( my first time for burial as most were cremation) ,  this was what was returned in vengeance. Caught pants down. 

So hence I came to learn about this 二郎神 story about the dog story. 

Peace.  

Sympathy 

Empathy 

Shalom 

Thanks  to the Holy Spirit who brought comfort . amen. 

Without Him, I would have been very sad. 

With Him, I was made glad 

 

20251105 Preparing for 2025 Christmas!

This year saves the kitchen towel roll to hang these!

Bought new big ribbons for the tree!

And a very BIG ribbon for the gate!

Recycled some yellow flowers for the wreath!

Anticipating 2025 Christmas!