interest influence inspired

Lately, I started to explore at cooking my own meal. The initial reason that made me to take this up was simply because I have no access to a nearby hawker stall. Restaurants are like everywhere. And since I get the privilege to cook now, and it's always something I had wanted to do...why not I thought:)
It turned out to be better than I thought. Lots to learn, or rather something new I could start with.
I learned that when I steam my drumstick chicken, I have to make a few slits in order for it to cook well. It happened twice when I was about to eat the inside that I realised blood was spilling out haha...of course I end up asking and sharing with my colleagues and mum and both told me the same thing. It's simple but yet we take it for granted the little things our mum do when she was in kitchen. There's always something to learn even from the simplest. And self cook food somehow just taste better:)
There was a time I happened to bum into joan's aunty at the cold storage and she told me the place to buy cheaper stuff. I was there today and an aunty told me the orange was really cheap. And I was just thinking of buying them:) I asked her then, how can you know if a orange is sweet. I seem to end up buying the sour ones and I really dislike it. And she gave me a lecture of it. haha. Sweet orange = moist skin, smooth skin, heavy and the color. Well she really did a good job in choosing for me. It's been so long since I tasted a sweet orange.
I dared myself to cut my fringe yesterday. Was kind of inspired by my colleague and just wanted to look fresh with a new hair cut. I sat in the salon in disbelief when a large part of me was chopped off. I wasn't use to the look. My lao shi hasn't gotten use to the change either. Heh. My kids love it. When I look at them now, I see a mirror image of myself in them:) One colleague say I look like 17. Younger than the new believer I spoke to during the Zone concert who thought I was 18 haha.. After a day, I've gotten use to it and loving it. A fresher look:)
Newness keeps us alive and gives us life. I find that when we seek to learn a new thing, build an interest in it, He never fails to give you the grace for it. People, materials are all available within our means. When a water is stagnant it breeds mosquito, but where there is a river flowing, we see plants flourishing. I guess when we continually feed on new things, we'll see our life flourish. You'll look younger too;)