Phileosophie

Chicken rice. Recipe by Adam Liaw . I prepared this for dinner. ;-) My cousin is a lucky boy. The recipe I referred to resulted in a very subtle flavour, closer to what you'd get in a restaurant rather than a hawker center. If you prefer hawker cuisine then you might want to double all the seasoning (garlic, ginger, salt, soy, etc). Addendum 22/07/12: I wrote to Adam about the seasoning and this was his reply: Hi *******, There should be enough flavour in the recipe as it is, but generally if you find that the flavour of a dish needs a bit more punch just check to make sure you’ve seasoned it correctly – that it’s salty enough. Salt intensifies flavours so that may be your problem. If you want a stronger flavoured stock (again, it should be fine just as it is if it’s correctly seasoned), I’d suggest adding more chicken to deepen the flavour. My grandma sometimes makes a “double boiled” stock, which is to say that she will cook one chicken in water to produce t...

Beautiful video and production by Giles Li & Ash Hsie. I loved it. Shared on twitter by Josh Lin. Giles Li talks about the video here .

Matt Redman, author of ' Heart of Worship ' (When the Music fades) speaks about ' Blessed Be Your Name '. Click.  

by Anonymous  (this handwritten poem was found amongst the belongings of a patient after he died at hospital) What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see? What are you thinking .. . when you're looking at me? A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise, Uncertain of habit .. . . . . . . .. with faraway eyes? Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply. When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!' Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do. And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe? Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will, With bathing and feeding . . . .The long day to fill?  Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see? Then open your eyes, nurse .you're not looking at me. I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still, As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will. I'm a small child of Ten . .with a f...

I've been reading a blog written in 2008 by a woman who was dying from Scleroderma. (http://diaryofadyingmom.blogspot.com.au/ ) It occurred to me that while I would rather live in New York, I would much rather die in Australia. I don't know what to think of that.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  James 1:2-3 Trey Erwin was a 15 year old boy who died on July 5, 2012 after a 6 month battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. This is his funeral video - a celebration of his life and his faith.

I have decided to move my medical posts to a new blog here: http://themedicalnotebook.blogspot.com/ The new blog will come with an index page for easy browsing. I will maintain this blog for reflections on life and other fun stuff.