The Unending Hurt~ Let's Help Them :)

 
:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::
~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Share something with me.

Have you ever felt old, unloved, unwanted, abandoned, used up? Or you've felt as if you want to cry and sleep forever? A message with aching words that your heart had died long before...from loneliness that no one else can feel but you?

It's a cry. A moan. A wail. It's a gasp whose origin is recesses of our souls. Can you hear the same pain and the same cry in an abandoned...child? A divorcee? A quiet home? An empty mailbox? A forgotten birthday? A silent phone?

If yes, please write to me. Send a message to me. (mapleblooms@hotmail.com) I need your help to describe the feelings and the pain you've felt. Share your experiences. I am in the midst of collecting real life stories to be shared and sold to the public to raise funds for the abandoned children, HIV children and the single mothers. Please help me help others. Thank you.

Have A Great Weekend

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

The little things in life determine the BIG things :) Stay Positive, Mates!

Have a great weekend.

Take That BIG Leap NOW ;)

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Don't waste your time living someone else's life. Take that BIG leap now. You can just as easily succeed. All you need is to be brave to create a new life YOU WANT.

START TAKING ACTION!

 :::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Stay Positive :)
STOP WAITING!
START TAKING ACTION!!! What are you afraid of?

I trust my own judgments

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::


 ~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

I trust my own judgments and NO ONE ELSE'S. Based on my paltry experience, SOMETIMES THE BEST ADVICE IS NONE AT ALL. * Smiles*

Failure To SUCCESS

 

 :::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

I am very sure that everyone of us has some kind of failure to success story. Let's share. Write about it.

Don't Confuse Advice For Permission

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

 ~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

You DON'T need anyone to give you permission to pursue a dream. So, LEARN TO IGNORE ADVICE, EVEN FROM FRIENDS WHO MEANT WELL. Be stubborn to your own will. Trust your instinct.

Have a great day!

BE POSITIVE :)

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Something positive for today:

MANY THINGS ARE EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER.

STAY POSITIVE, Mates! *BIG HUGS*

Mixed Fruits Cookies

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


I am planning to bake some mixed fruits cookies today :)

Here's the recipe if you want to try them out, too.

100g  Butter
70g margarine
200g Brown Sugar
A pinch of salt

2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 Tablespoon milk powder
350g self raising flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
120g walnuts, roasted
350g mixed fruits

Methods:

Cream butter, margarine, sugar and salt till light and fluffy. Then, add in eggs one by one. Pour in the vanilla essence. After that, fold in the rest of the dry ingredients.
Let the batter rest for about hald and hour before shaping it with two tablespoons.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree celcius for about 15-20 minutes [depends on your oven].
Cool the baked cookies on the cooling rack before keeping them in an airtight container.

*Hugs*

Be Wise :)

::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

So many things happened to me lately. One thing I learnt : It takes a wise person to recognize another wise person. And when we are not of the same wave length with another, the rest will be a complete mess.

QUICHE

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~




There is nothing wrong in trying to better ourselves everyday. And for this month, let's try baking QUICHE.

White Morsel Cookies

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Here is a recipe that is worth trying. It's lovely when it's enjoyed with your loved ones for tea, especially during winter :)

WHITE MORSEL COOKIES

Ingredients:

All purpose Flour  260gr

Bicarbonate of Soda  1 teaspoon

Salt 1 teaspoon

Butter 150gr

Castor Sugar  90gr

Brown Sugar  100gr

Vanilla Essence  1 teaspoon

Eggs 1 nos

White Chocolate Morsels   350g [ I used TOLL HOUSE Chocolates]

Method:

Line baking trays with non-stick papers and preheat the oven to 175 degree celcius.

Sift together the flour and bicarbonate of soda. Then, add in the salt.

Cream butter with sugars until fluffy. Then, add in the egg. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Gradually add in the flour mixture. Lastly, add in the white morsels.

Use two tablesppons to shape the batter into balls and drop them on the lined trays. Leave about 2cm apart.

bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes before transfering the cookies to wire racks to cool.

~TADA~

You may enjoy your white morsels cookies with some vanilla ice cream or even chocolate chunk ice cream or any other flavours of your choice.

Have Courage To Be The Best :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful::: ~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Hello Mates! How have you been? Here's what I would like to share with all of you today. Do you know that when you first came into this world, you were perfect? You had no self-esteem problems. In fact, you believed that you were the most important person on earth. YOU HAD NO FEAR, NO ANGER, NO MISTRUST. YOU WERE FULL OF CONFIDENCE AND OPTIMISM. Most of all, your heart was only filled with LOVE~ Love For YOURSELF & anyone you met. Look at all the babies around you. You were once a baby, too. You were once such a loving, trusting creatures who weren't exposed to that experience called LIFE and the hurts, disappointments and rejections it inevitably brings. But why must you now be afraid, be sad, and at times not motivated? When once, you were full of courage to take the enormous risks every single day. You were so brave when you were learning to walk, to talk, to explore and to try all the new things. After all, all those experiences were once new to you. That person is deep inside you. Wake her/him up. That is the SUCCESS in you :) *Hugs to all*

PAELLA

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~




The first time I saw PAELLA and tasted PAELLA was when I was in SPAIN in 2010. And here's PAELLA made by Razi. It tastes as nice as it looks. You should try, too. Do you know that when you know how to cook, you can always season it according to your preferences?

For virtually everything you want to do, there are books and courses on how to do it. For example when I wanted to learn how to cook, I bought many recipe books and try at least one new recipe a week. Every weekend, I'll spend my time in the kitchen cooking. So, whatever you want to do, there are always mentors, advisors, coaches and consultants out there to help guide you. DON'T EVER SAY YOU CAN'T because YOU KNOW VERY WELL THAT IF YOU CAN DREAM, YOU CAN DO IT. YOU CAN MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN! Trust yourself.

And for today, Let's try making PAELLA. YOU SURELY CAN! Share them with your friends and loved ones, okay? ENJOY!

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::
~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

I love to motivate myself everyday :) This is how I start my mornings. I read motivation quotes. It helps :) STAY POSITIVE, Mates! Enjoy winter! *HUGS*

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Be careful to all parents who had harmed and caused grievous bodily harm and mentally & emotionally tortured their children when they're small. because this part of their daily prayers.

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

 ~PATIENCE IS VITAL~]

Those great ideas you have will  remain great ideas unless you actively do something with them. Thought without action won't amount to much in the long run.

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor."

~ Thoreau.

STAY POSITIVE, Mates!

 
:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

I am actually learning how to think on my feet. It looks like my PLAN A is not working and that's the reason why I need to have a PLAN B in line. It is so not easy to think quickly because I am used to hitting the street running. So, now it'll be a bit different. I must have PLAN B as I don't not want to lose much time if Plan A doesn't work.

Why...oh, why? Well, that is LIFE :)

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

A  LEADER HAS THE RIGHT TO BE BEATEN, BUT NEVER THE RIGHT TO BE SURPRISED.

~NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

RISOTTO

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Before we say that WE CAN BE MILLIONAIRES, let's say that WE CAN ALL COOK RISOTTO :)


I first saw risotto when I was in Spain. It taste alright.

Success?

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Today, I would like all of us to sit and think~ What do you consider to be the ingredients of a successful life? And how do you measure success for yourself?

Redefine Success

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful::: ~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Always remember that you are a successful person if you are capable of giving and receiving love and experiencing JOY ;) Have a great day, Mates!

Motivating Myself :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~




Dearest Aden,

MAKE YOUR LIFE GREAT! DO SOMETHING POSITIVE EVERYDAY :)

*HUGS*

 

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

 ~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

 I am trying to figure out how to create a logo for my new company :) And I kind of like this idea :) It is so sweet looking :)

GOODBYE, SUMMER :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


Some memories during SUMMER :)

DARE TO FAIL!

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~




How easy is it to start a brand new life? Tell me!

I am training myself to be ALWAYS BUSY with work, to be ALWAYS HAPPY, to ALWAYS BE POLITE :) Is that a great start?

Why don't you do the same?

NASI LEMAK

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~




Nasi Lemak is a very famous dish in both Singapore and Malaysia. It is actually rice cooked with coconut milk and some salt with screwpine leaves to add on the aroma. As the side dishes, you can cook your own sambal, fried white baits, boiled eggs and fried peanut. Omit the peanuts if you have allergies. Even in Australia one can find Nasi Lemak and enjoy them. But it's very expensive here. As a student, I must keep to my budgets. So, I prefer to prepare my own Nasi Lemak. Would you like to cook your own Nasi Lemak, too?

All you have to do is just follow the recipe and you'll get to enjoy your homemade Nasi Lemak. ENJOY MATES! HAPPY COOKING :) Always remember to cook with your heart. Pour in some loves in your dishes. they'll taste better :)

Ingredients:
Rice 500 gr
Coconut milk 100 gr
Pandan leaves 30gr
Water 1.2 litres

For Sambal Anchovies:-
Tamarind Paste 30gr
Red onion 75gr
Dried anchovies 200gr


Method Of Preparation:

1. Wash rice and drain rice. Add coconut milk, water, pinch of salt and
pandan leaves. Cook rice.
2. Rinse the dried anchovies and drain the water.
3. Fry the anchovies until they turn light brown and put aside.
4. Pound the prawn paste together with shallots, garlic, and deseeded
dried chilies with a mortar and pestle.
5. Slice the red onion into rings
6. Soak the tamarind pulp in water for 15 minutes.Squeeze the tamarind
to extract the flavor. Drain the pulp and save the tamarind juice.
7. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the spice paste until fragrant.
8. Add in the onion rings, fry, then add in the anchovies and stir well.
9. Add tamarind juice, salt, and sugar
10. Simmer on low heat until the gravy thickens. Set aside
11. Dish up the steamed coconut milk rice and pour some sambal ikan
bilis on top.
13. Serve with cucumber slices, halved hard-boiled eggs and Spiced Fried
Chicken (separate recipe)

Sambal Belacan:
Garlic 20gr
Shallots 50gr
Dried chilies 50gr
Belacan (prawn paste) 10gr
Salt 5gr
Sugar 15gr


Condiments:-
Eggs 2 nos
Cucumber 100gr


*HUGS TO ALL*

BE ADAMANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::


~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


I have been fasting for the past 3 days. However I had no choice but not to fast today as I am not feeling well. Ramadhan will commence on 21st July 2012, InsyaALLAH. And that's the reason why I am fasting now to repay the days that I still owe last year. I have 5 more days to go ;)

Anyways, let's forget about my little story. Here is something I read last night. It is so good that I have to share with you :)

CHOOSING IS PERHAPS THE MOST DIFFICULT THING ANY HUMAN BEING HAS TO DO. So, let's choose wisely :)

*HUGS TO ALL*

Motivate Yourself Daily ;)

Nukilan rasa http://duniatanpalagu.blogspot.com/:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::~PATIENCE IS VITAL~




HOW TRUE!

BE POSITIVE!

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::


~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


Life is not about achievement, it's about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth. And so if that is the case, then I think our goals should include something which stretches us.

Jack Canfield

Have a peaceful weekend :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


I read this earlier today~

Indeed anger is from the Shaytaan, and indeed Shaytaan was created from fire, and indeed fire is put out with water. So if any of you were to become angry, perform ablution (wudhu). - Narrated by Abu Waa-il (reported in Abu Dawud)

IT IS ALL A MATTER OF LUCK :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


I received this message earlier today~

IF SOMEONE HATES YOU FOR NO REASON, GIVE THAT MOTHERFUCKER A REASON.

STAY POSITIVE :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


The key to everything is our thought, and we can change our life experiences only when we replace old, limited ideas with new, more expansive ones ;)

STAY POSITIVE!

TAKE A LEAP :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

I am taking a leap in life but people around me are causing all the delays. Where are all the positive people?

VALUE YOURSELF EVERYDAY :)

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~

Dearest Aden,

Remember that everything you do is important. LIFE IS SHORT. Make more conscious decisions about how you spend your time every single day. YOU CAN NEVER TURN BACK TIME. TIME IS VERY PRECIOUS. Stop doing things that don't fit with who you are and what you want to be. Don't end up pleasing others but not you. That's going to be a waste of time.

Think! WHAT ACTIONS WERE BEST LEFT UNDONE & WHICH ACTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR LIFE?

Do not waste any more years of your life, Aden.

DO IT NOW!

:::In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful:::

~PATIENCE IS VITAL~


Dearest Aden,

Think of it this way~

IF YOU ARE CLEAR WHERE YOU ARE GOING [GOALS], You must take the necessary steps in that direction. You can't just continue dreaming and doing nothing about it. You'll go no where.

If you are brave enough to face your fears, take several steps in the direction of you GOAL every day. Take that baby steps. Eventually, you will get there.

YOU MUST HAVE FAITH.
DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE.
WRITE IT DOWN CLEARLY.
REVIEW IT CONSTANTLY.
And don't just sit there doing nothing! MOVE ON!

EVERY DAY, DO SOMETHING THAT MOVES YOU TOWARD THOSE GOALS & DREAMS. You will get there. It might not be so soon, but eventually you will get there.
TRUST YOURSELF, ADEN! YOU CAN!

Remember, you've walked from Flinders to St. Kilda for 4 hours with only two short stops in between. That's how life is. Most people are afraid to take that 4 hours walk. They would rather take the trams. But look at how much they lost along the way. They didn't get to enjoy the beautiful sceneries the way you did. They didn't get to capture beautiful memories. They didn't get to say Hello to the people who walked and jogged. They didn't get to meet the nice and lovely people along the way. They surely didn't get to enjoy that cup of cappucino, apple pie and fries the way you did. They prefer to take the short cuts and miss a lot.

Take that long walk in your life. ENJOY EVERY MINUTE. LOVE IT. It is alright to be a liitle late because you know IT IS ALL WORTH IT! What can never be taken away is WHO YOU HAVE BECOME IN THE PROCESS OF ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL. That is the most precious thing in the entire process of achieving success that you have been dreaming of.

St. Kilda is closer in your heart now, compared to when you took the trams there for the past years.