上帝的用心良苦

一月进入第四个星期了，靖雄在上个星期终于愿意自个儿睡了。弄好被单，抹干净床边的储藏"沟"，搬了一堆的书籍，文具，也弄好一盏灯供阅读的。
我早对他说有自己的空间是一桩乐事也！
今天早上起床后因为没把校服预先烫好就被我训话了一顿，接下来就命令他从今天起必须搭公共巴士上学，立刻看见他用手擦了擦眼泪。

我连忙说:"有什么好哭的，妈妈以前也是搭巴士到处去。"
"妳说会陪我一起去的。"
"不用陪的，路途很短，已经替你打听了巴士号码，也带你去看要下车的巴士站，还要什么陪的！"

“万一你来载我的时候见不到我呢？”

“怎么会见不到你？你来告诉我，你有什么看见？”

“万一我迷失了，怎么样？”

“什么？迷路？从安亲班中心到学校的车站才隔了两个车站，着一辆 T523 Rapid 巴士只去到梳邦购物中心再回来USJ， 如果你从中午时间迷失了，到傍晚还没办法回到家，那么你的脑袋真有问题！”

我接着说：“别在说了，今天就开始搭车去，待会儿十一点半告诉刘老师你要出去搭巴士上学。”

早上八时十五分到安亲班中心补习，在中心吃了午餐就得要出门，走几步路就到巴士站了，Madam Tan 说巴士大概会在11:45 与 12:00 之间到站，只要靖雄11:30 出门就不会误时了。

那一天早上一直无法休息，一直烦着要不要陪他走一趟，心里又想要他独立，但又担心他无法适应。。。看着手表，时钟指着11:40.。。。连忙又开着车子赶到巴士站去，看见他已经在巴士站坐着。我连忙下车看着他走过去，嘴角上扬咪咪笑着直到他看见我，哈哈笑起来。

我问他有没有害怕？他点了点头，“好啦，妈咪来陪你走一趟吧！开心吗？”
他又点了点头。

上了巴士问了几道问题，发现他们有定时路线，所以都不会要等上半个小时，大致上都控制得蛮好，只有下班时候难以控制会有点误时。

下车后，带着他走小径，沿着房屋后墙有一条小径，两旁的树木密集矗立，恰好覆盖着这个小径，在树荫下走着走着，清爽，宁静还有小鸟的歌声陪伴着呢！

我不停地感谢上帝的用心良苦，之前还因为靖雄无法入读USJ的学校埋怨上帝，现在才知道上帝早已预备给我们最好的。感谢上帝！

焉知非福的错误

少糖--德意松饼，给姐的老板。前年姐说要给她的老板吃这个美味的松饼，叫我烘制一桶少糖的松饼，但很可惜减糖后松饼就做不成了，虽很失望但至少我学会糖分是其中让面团形成的主要原因之一。
今天做了一个塞翁失马，焉知非福的错误，面粉放多了一倍！ 本来在做的过程里一直要哭的感觉，后来的结果是另我想起姐的老板， 这个少糖的德意松饼就很合他的需求了！最后终于开心起来！开开心心的把这些本以为失望的成为一个祝福！太好了！下一次如果有谁需要少糖的就可以用这个食谱了！感恩，感恩！

发黄的乐谱硬夹忆事

1994， 在乐谱硬夹里看到制作日期是如此写着，算一算有二十年了。还记得这是为当时加入吉隆坡管弦乐团而手作的乐谱硬夹。夹着好几十张的乐谱，每个星期日下午三点骑着摩托车（是没准证呵！当时本人还真是个不知死活的傻大姐。）背着小提琴自个儿到八打灵【钟灵礼堂】练习三个小时，Mr.Ota是我们的日籍指挥。

 回忆录：

 那个时候二十左右，已经是位钢琴老师，除了教钢琴，也同时预备LTCL 考试，同时上小提琴课。最向往的还是每个星期天，真享受每个练习与演奏，很可惜，没拍下一张照片，一张也没有。这几年里发生的事情，依稀能记得的有几项，如：认识了好几位日籍朋友，当时常常会去他们的家聚餐。有一个朋友，我忘记她的名字，当时说好了我会教她钢琴，她就教我日文，好一段时间后她必须跟着丈夫回去日本了，那时我们还有通信，我想只维持一年左右吧，不知道什么原因就失去连络了。 

一段没有开始的恋情，是我的直接啦！他，对我有心，我对他无意，很可惜在还没真正了解他我就拒绝了他的表白，只因为他比我小一个月。我不行！真的不行！真纯，要不然你们就有故事好听了！哈哈！

我们喜欢去酒店听三重奏，偶尔会点‘唱’几首经典曲子，当时候并没有像现在的‘No Black Tie’ 或其他能喝酒听音乐的地方，我们都爱去酒店。

一同练习的感觉真好，很不思议的美妙，一有新的曲子，每个人从指挥官手上拿到了乐谱都会马上练几下，即时会非常乱、吵，一旦指挥官拿起指挥棒轻轻敲了几下，大家立即停下，指挥棒再挥了几下告诉了团员这首曲子的拍子速度，每个人个自儿只需顾着阅读与弹奏自己的部分，曲子就这样子响了起来，我好享受这个‘合作’所带来的快感。

看！这个手作乐谱硬夹，残破的外皮，内纸卡已经发黄，点出了许多的回忆。二十年了，现今虽残旧，每当诗琴或在教会演奏时依然带着它。我的乐谱硬夹，让我思忆想旧的硬夹。

Terms and patterns used in curtains

Improved Recipe for German Cookies

I bake German Cookies during Chinese New Year, one of my favourite cookies, the other two are pineapple tarts and kuih banggit.

German Cookies is a butter cookies, this recipe gives super fine and really soft texture cookies INITIALLY, yup, initially...

I did some modification to improve the texture so that it can hold nicely, in the first bite, there is a layer of crunchiness instead of "melts" crumbled immediately in another word.

This recipe improved for another reason which is delivery issue, I remembered the first year when I baked it according to original recipe, you can't imagine the heart ache and very unpleasant to the baker, most of the cookies crumbled during the progress of transfer from oven to cooking tray. And another crumbling during the progress of packaging, and final crumbling during the progress of delivery.

And I have gotten feedback from friends, too much of crumbled and too soft for "eating fulfillment".

So here I go, improved recipe, still soft inside, thin layer of crunchiness, it won't melt immediately, it applies a minimal energy to break the crunchiness followed by a "melt in mouth"-like German Cookies.

Ta-dah, all is well now, less crumbling, less complaint, less disappointment, yet still yummy and soft German Cookies.

Almost zero crumble.

On the way home

New Year Eve dinner prepared by Hansen.

On the way home. See what's the difference between a youngster and old folk with big toys. Lol

Wonderful elastic bands

I usually spend most shopping in kitchen departments, though I don't cook much, it is such joy to see even a new design of fry pan.

More of "upgrading" info of latest innovative designs and ideas. There are so much to catch-up. I'd love just see, rather than buying home, to me, some of them are just ain't practical.

Just like the grapstic™, I own a couple of them, they were given by my sis in law, brought home from Canada during her sister visit. I loved the sweet colours and design, but I struggle every time I want to use it. Till now... I prefer an ordinary elastic bands than using it.

More effectively and user friendly than it.

Last minute Christmas gifts

The idea just hit me when I look at those laminated fabric and I didn't know what can I sew for all family members in such a short time.

Thank God for the inspiration. I made 15 of them in two days included a day I sewed until midnight 3am.

This could be the greatest idea of all to make a Christmas gift last minute.

Mean Scratched!

Gab and I were going to Sunway  Pyramid for a dinner, it was raining and traffic was slow, it took half and hour to finally reached Pyramid.
We saw traffic was bad in all area, included the parking area, cars turning round and round looking for a parking lot. I saw a car reversing right after I drove by it, then I hurry put on signal light showing the car behind that I am taking this lot. How rude was the driver despite my signal and was on my reversing gear, he drove in right away.
I was very angry with his behavior, yet I continued to driving forward.
Not long later we gotten a free space. Gab was very angry and felt unfair and said: "If I were you, I will go down to fight with him, or at least scold him."
"I don't have to do it, I don't need to get myself into trouble, I will go to his car later, and scratch his car for a revenge." I said it like I mean it.
"Ah? You will do it, mum?"
"Ya, in this way nobody sees me, nobody knows it."
"Let's go!" I continued to say.
Gab looked nervous, and a bit worried about my plan.
As we walked pass by the car, I laughed and he reminded me: "Eh ma, do it!"
"Haha, I was just kidding!"
He looked at me and whispered to my ear: "I scratched his car!"
"Huh? How?"
"I used my fingernail..."
"what?" I Broke into laughter.
This is my Gab! Who has a crazy mum, and does crazy thing...with minima harm. Lol

Cool Free stuff...Yuhoo~

It's wonderful, when I previously bought a CPU for RM300 from Leonard and he gave another bag of free stuff included CD player, mouse and a set of Sonic Gear speaker. Honestly I had a bad thought when I looked at those stuff, I thought:"Mmm... I'm not gonna need these, should I bring home or should I reject those, should I? should I not?" This thought running through my mind while he was testing and showing me the CPU. You know... I am a 'warm' person, don't quite understand this 'cool stuff'.

I brought back those stuff reluctantly, stored in the storeroom. The day before yesterday, Gab took this out and was trying to connect it with his iPod via AUX cable, "It Works!! Aaah, so nice and so good of him, I was amazed by his work, I know it is a very simple thing by just poking in and plucking out, at least he did it! I thanked God for giving me a boy!

Ha! I don't need a mini speaker anymore, which I bought two months ago, and returned to my brother the next day due to some defections, am still waiting for him to restock though, since this works so much better than the mini speaker, I'm gonna to change my buying to another stuff, praise the Lord.