Sketches of Life: A fight with Chicken!!

Sunday, August 12, 2007

A fight with Chicken!!

Today its my cooking day...I am experimenting a new dish known as soya sauce chicken... "Ma You Ji".

Mum told me what ingredient to use for seasoning the chicken and the steps to cooking it...

However...I was tricked into chopping up one whole chicken...

First time in my life...I hold a chopper in my hands..chopping up the entire chicken...Never know chopping a chicken could be that hard...

As I struggle with the chopper and the chicken..Phew finally...I got the chicken chopped..haha..but created lots of mess..which of cuz I clean up..

I had a habit of cleaning up as I cooked..not wanting to wash up only after everything...
I like a clean environment to cook..

Let's see...after chopping up the chicken and washing it..I season the chicken with sugar, dark and light soya sauce..oyster sauce, "ma you" and chinese wine..not forgetting to add some corn flour to give it a smooth taste (once taught by the cook in the childcare i used to work in)..

Then i set the chicken in the fridge for it to season..
Then i sliced the old ginger..fry it with oil....add the chicken and start frying them...add a little seasoning..to stronger the taste...
after that I transfer them (half cooked) into a pot..add in water..and let them continue to cook...about an hour...

Finally the chicken is done..
well..not bad for the first time tho..

The chicken is very tender...hmm....sauce is kind of thick tho..will do a better job the next time...

p.s. Sister said..taste not bad..esp for the first time..great encouragement..hee..Thanks

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Final Destination of Everyone

Money often deceive us, leading us to forget we will die some day. Poor people will die, Rich people will also die.
In the bible, it says to the Rich, today your life will be taken from you, what will happen to the riches you have stored up for yourself.
So be Wise- store up for yourself treasures in heaven which never rot as it has eternal value.
Our stay in this world is but only max. hundred over years..
but compare to life in eternity after death, what seems long here is but only a grain in heaven.

My Zodiac

Angeline's Zodiac Sign - TAURUS

9 may Taureans never slap or sting. Rather, they creep up on you, affect you deeply and leave their indelible impression on your soul. Think of Taurus as a long sensual kiss. A huge tender bear hug. Or an eiderdown on a cold alpine night. Taureans are warm (but sometimes stodgy) customers.

Many Taureans work with their hands. Even if a Taurus is a computer expert and seems more cerebral than manual, nine times out of ten there is a hidden craft or hobby lurking behind the scenes. Taureans enjoy forging beautiful things from natural materials. In fact, they are attracted to all sorts of beauty. Music thrills them. Flowers enchant them. The countryside seduces them. And art is their natural habitat.

Taureans are forever building their own workshops and renovating barns and old churches. They are not only home-loving, they like to get their hands into the cement and slather on the plaster, if only for the tangible joy of playing in the mud.

Taureans do not take kindly to sudden change. They like to be wherever they are supposed to be when it is time to be there. Taureans readily adjust to routine and for that reason make fabulous employees. Precipitous and unexpected events requiring flexibility and resilience may cause Taureans to dig in their hooves and refuse to budge. Bulls are obstinate and determined to hold their ground. It is wiser not to try to talk Taurus out of a sulk. Just let him paw the earth and snort and seethe on his own. Take a tranquilizer and a walk. Soon, when the inevitable becomes blatantly inevitable, Taurus will budge of his own accord, come out of his sulk and go with the flow.

Sensuality belongs to Taurus. Wherever there is pleasure you will find a Taurean plunk in the middle of it all. They love to bask in the "good life." Taureans cannot resist the tug of the opposite sex. When an attractive newcomer arrives on the scene, count on Taurus to see to it that the outsiders have a drink, are made comfortable and have slipped Taurus a telephone number or two.

Taureans are amorous and romantic without being flighty or maudlin. They are tender and don't mind public displays of affection. Love and all of its expressions appeal to the Bull. Taureans can be counted on to stray a bit where sex is concerned, but they never flaunt their infidelities and usually avoid sticky extracurricular entanglements. If you love a Taurus, feed him.