Wei's Chicken Farm

2008-07-27T21:09:00.000-07:00

I've stopped posting at this blog. You can look for me at my Facebook, the same name as my hotmail account.

Singapore Food

2008-01-13T17:59:00.000-08:00

Mom's special

Clockwise:
1. Egg Tofu
2. 3. Popiah
4. Suan Pan Zi, made with Yam
5. Sea Cucumber
6. Almond Tofu
7. 8. Steam Boat with Hot Plate
9. Fried Spring Roll

Singapore Delights

1. Singapore Carrot Cake
2. Lor Mee
3. Mr. Bean Soya Milk
4. Malay Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice, the best fried rice I've ever had
5. Chicken with Seaweed
6. Singapore Hawkers Center, the place where real Singaporean eats
7. Red Tea Ice Cream with Pearls
8. 9. Mango Pudding with Pomelo and Coconut Milk, Wanting's favorite

1. White Muer Drink with Sweet Potato
2. Pulut Hitam, made with black glutinous rice
3. Coffee Pudding
4. Vegetarian Tuna Sandwich
5. Vegetarian Lasagna
6. Japanese Salad with Wasabi Mayo
7. 8. Black Sesame Ice Cream, Wanhui recommendation
9. Green Tea Ice Cream with Hot Dumpling and Red Beans

1. Singapore Fried Noodle, not the fake North American version
2. Laksa
3. Satay
4. Chwee Kueh
5. Soon Kueh
6. A Fried Banana Vendor
7. Longan Drink
8. Hokkien Prawn Noodle
9. Fried Oyster with Egg

1. Ice Cream on Bread
2. Ice Kachang
3. Tapioca Cake
4. 5. 6. 7. Tutu Kueh
8. Malay Fried Prawn Snack
9. Sticky Rice Snack Filled with Coconut Sugar

1. Mouth Filled with Curry Puff
2. Popular Curry Puff Vendor
3. Fried Squid Head
4. Curry Puff
5. Smart Alec, tasty custard bread from Bread Talk
6. Secret Recipe Marble Cheese Cake
7. 8. Sea Food Platter
9. Ba Chor Mee, minced meat noodle

Singapore Food Guide:
http://www.makantime.com/index.html

Singapore Trip

2008-01-13T16:07:00.000-08:00

City View

Clockwise:
1. Parliament House
2.3.6. Old Supreme Court
4. Saint Andrew's Cathedral
5. An interesting building at Central Business District
7.9. Esplanade Theatres
8. Merlion

Family and friend

1. Teacher Wanhui's secrest recipe for making fruit tart
2. Ji Gu Ba Competition
3. H1 and W3
4. 5. 8. Family pictures
6. Members of Da Cheng Jiao
7. Napping at Botanic Garden
9. Lau Siblings

Singapore Botanic Garden

Samoan Fluff (Clockwise, 3&9), White Ginger (4), Pitcher Plant (5), Golden Shower (7) and Heritage Tree (8)

National Orchid Garden

To Shun's father

2008-01-12T20:16:00.000-08:00

To a man who is kind and generous, who never stopped working for his family his whole life. He is loved by everyone of us and will always be in our heart.

2007 PSA - San Antonio

2007-07-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Summer

2007-06-03T17:22:00.000-07:00

Niagara Falls

2007-06-03T16:17:00.001-07:00

Canada Geese - by Shun

2007-05-21T21:57:00.000-07:00

A beautiful day at Lake Crest.
There are three lakes within walking distance from home. We decided to take a relaxing walk on this beautiful Sunday. And to our surprise, not only us are enjoying the beautiful day, the Canada Geese and their goslings are out having fun too. We ask them if we could have their pictures and they happily obliged...

Now I see why my aloe leaves turn brown!

2007-05-18T12:25:00.000-07:00

TAKING CARE OF "NATURE'S DRUGSTORE": ALOE VERA
From http://www.youth.net/kitchen/hypermail/0067.html

Size of Plant--it is often said incorrectly that a plant has to be three to four years old before it is potent enough to be used for healing. Actually, even a very young plant has considerable potency. However, the strength does increase with age and one should have at least one mature plant around the home. For this reason we encourage people to purchase as large an Aloe Vera as they have room for in the home. The plants usually grow very slowly in the house.

Indoors and Outdoors -- Aloe Vera turns brown in harsh sunlight so it should be kept in indirect light. It will freeze so it must be protected when danger of heavy frost exists. Other than that, it grows faster outside than inside, but most people grow Aloe Vera as an indoor, ornamental plant.

Watering -- Aloe Vera is a succulent. This means that it is in greater danger of overwatering than underwatering. It should be allowed to become fairly dry before watering. During the winter months, watering should be light, such as only a cup or two, since drying out will be slow. In the summer, the pot can be really soaked. Be sure there is a drainage hole in the pot since the roots will rot off when exposed to long periods of wet soil.

Repotting--Aloe Vera can stand being root-bound, so repotting is not necessary until the upper plant gets top-heavy. When a plant gets root-bound, it will send out more new shoots or pups. If these are not taken out for replanting when they are 3 to 4 inches high, they will suck the life from the mother plarlt, which will get bright green and spread its leaves horizontally rather than vertically. The plants will grow in any kind of soil but good drainage is essential. The pups should be repotted when large enough, watered well and not watered again for about 3 weeks, forcing new roots to seek water. The transplanted pup may turn grey or brown for a while, which is normal. New pups make wonderful presents.

SYMPTOMS OF POOR PLANT CARE
1. Leaves lie flat instead of upright: Usually caused by insufficient light. Although Aloe Vera turns brown in harsh sunlight, it does need a fair amount of light.
2. Leaves are thin and curled: Not being watered enough thus using up its own liquid.
3. Leaves brown: Too much direct Sunshine.
4. Very slow growth: Probable causes might be too alkaline water or soil, too damp too long, not enough lights too much fertilizer.
5. Disease or infestation: This is almost non-existent here in the temperate zone

USING AN ALOE VERA LEAF FOR EXTERNAL USE
What Leaf to Use? Always use the lowest leaves, the closest to the ground first. There are several reasons. first, the bottom leaves are older and larger, thus have more juice and greater potency. Also, since the plant grows from the center and the cut leaves do not grow hack, the plant will still retain its beauty and continued growth.

How To Cut A Leaf: After cutting off the portion of the leaf you want with a sharp knife trim the thorny edges from the severed portion, then slice the leaf across its width, like filleting a fish. Tlle inner. exposed surfaces will reveal the transparentt gooey gel which is ready to be applied directly to the afflicted area. Use it generously. It will be absorbed by the skin within several minutes.

How long Will A Leaf Last? If the gel is being applied over a large area like a sunburn, it may soon seem to be exhausted of gel by running dry. Tllis is only a surface appearance because the remaining gel is held captive in small elongated cells underneath which are still intact. After the gel from tlle first layer of ruptured cells has run dry, scratch the surface with a clean knife to rupttlre more cells releasing morew juice. This will lbe continued until there is nothing but green skin left. A partially used leaf can be wrapped in foil or saran wrap and refrigerated, where it will last for days.

SNOW TIME

2007-01-27T18:05:00.000-08:00

Snow is hard work, but there is still fun!

Happy Birthday, Jing!

2006-12-25T09:41:00.000-08:00

Side by side or miles apart,
you are always close to my heart.
Wish you a wonderful birthday
and a happy new year!

Merry Christmas!

2006-12-25T09:27:00.000-08:00

2006 Festival of Trees & Lights!

Thank you, shun!

2006-11-02T18:48:00.000-08:00

死生契阔，与子成说。
执子之手，与子偕老。

We bought a car!

2006-10-29T13:27:00.000-08:00

Hey, Guys! We just bought a car. This is our first car, 98 Toyota, a purple corolla! ^^

The colorful autumn in Winnipeg

2006-10-09T08:35:00.000-07:00

There's a small forest nearby called Dalhousie Forest which is a short distance from our home. Whenever we have time, we would take a little stroll in that forest and appreciate the wonderful colors autumn brings to us.

Winnipeg in a Glance

2006-09-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

Several buildings:

St. Boniface Cathedral

We are making soap stone at the museum.
The prettier one is mine and the weird one is Shun's.

Mondragon: A political bookstore and vegan restaurant.

All made by veges, even the cream!

Guaiguai Quick Bite

2006-08-26T20:07:00.000-07:00

Pizza

Sushi

2006 PSA Conference Edmonton

2006-07-26T19:31:00.000-07:00

Grand Opening of Shun's Photostudio!

2006-06-29T16:03:00.000-07:00

I WON! I WON!

2006-06-15T20:40:00.000-07:00

I went to sneaker walk yesterday and won the door prize of a one-night stay and brunch at Fort Garry hotel!
HOHOHO, This is the first time in my life I won a decent prize!

I found the four leaf clover!

2006-05-18T18:56:00.000-07:00

Today, Eijnuhs and I went for a walk after dinner. When we were crossing a small field close to the Education building on the campus, where many wild clovers are found. He started talking about that old lengend, Four Leaf Clover, the symbol of good luck. He said, "I'm wondering if that kind of clover really exists, maybe just a beautiful story people made up." At that moment, a small plant caught my attention. I bended down and took a closer look and surprising, a four leaf clover! Amazing! Just like that old Chinese poetry said, 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费功夫.
Back home, I searched online and found a poem about four leaf clover. Its written that to find it, you must have faith, hope and love, and you must be strong. If you believe and work hard for it, you'll find the place where four leaf clovers grow. This made me start thinking of guaiguai and myself. We wait for our each other, we have faith in each other and hope for the future. Now our small world is like the garden of clovers. Felt so lucky that this happened on a simple day. Every day of life could possibly be the best day of your life. Its just a matter of how you look at it. Do you believe in 4-leaf clover too ?

Four-leaf Clover Poem

Author: Ella Higginson

I know a place where the sun is like gold
and the cherries bloom forth in the snow;
And down underneath is the loveliest place,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.

One leaf is for FAITH,
And one is for HOPE,
And one is for LOVE you know;
And GOD put another in for LUCK:
If you search you will find where they grow.

But you must have FAITH,
And you must have HOPE,
You must LOVE and be strong and so...
If you work and you wait,
You will find the place
Where the FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS grow!

http://www.fourleafclover.com/4fact.html

Guaiguai Club

2006-05-11T19:27:00.000-07:00

President, Club Founder; Vice President, Chief Photographer and Chief Cook

Club memebers: Huahua, Mimi and Xiongxiong

Wei's Silly Album

2006-05-03T19:02:00.000-07:00

My always SMART boyfriend!

Latest product from Manitoba Egg Producers,
SUPER GENE TRANSFERRED EGG!
Only took 25 years to hatch a Ph.D.!

Roman got pretty drunk at his birthday party.

This is the picture Amit took before his graduation.
He wants to remember this room,
his most enjoyable one in Ani. Sci. Bldg, FOREVER.

Chinese Dumpling - HunDun

2006-05-02T16:42:00.000-07:00

Mexican Food - Taco

2006-05-02T14:55:00.000-07:00

Saturday's Dinner

2006-04-23T20:11:00.000-07:00

Meat, cabbage and seaweed stew

Stew beef with potato and onion

Dec, 9, 2005

2006-03-05T17:47:00.000-08:00

青玉案·元夕
东风夜放花千树，更吹落，星如雨。

宝马雕车香满路。凤箫声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞。

蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。

众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。

Multiculture

2006-03-05T13:41:00.000-08:00

I'm very impressed by the multiculture of Winnipeg. Here, I've experienced:
My Indian friend's wedding:

Irani new year:

Folklorama:
Czech:

Chile:

爱杀

2006-03-05T11:04:00.000-08:00

这是我的小树，也不知道叫什么名字。本来栽在系里的走廊上，郁郁葱葱的一大棵。朋友告诉我这植物耐移植，只要掐下一小枝泡在水里等它长出根，再种到盆里就好了。我也如法炮制，泡根，移盆，带回家，放到我的书桌上。
开始的时候可能是盆选的不好，而且土也太松了，好几个月过去了，我的小树只是勉强维持，不见长大。直到我重新换了盆和土，我的小树终于变的精神了，神采奕奕的感觉就要快快的长大了。这时候我犯了最愚蠢的错误。
记得以前家里的君子兰夹箭，爸爸给它喝啤酒。我以为不过是一点点氮肥，肯定是有益无害，结果，喝了啤酒后，我的小树日见枯萎，最后终于在Shunjie回来前烂掉了根。
爱之深，竟然害了它。纪念我的小树。

Christmas party at Carole's family

2006-02-27T20:54:00.000-08:00

Carole, a fellow office mate, holds a yearly Christmas party where relatives and friends from all over the world would gather together to celebrate the festive spirit. A very happening party takes place where everyone including grandchildren and grandparents, friends would play all sorts of board games. This year, I was invited and I brought Shunjie along and this is his first party ever since he came to Canada. Indeed a very joyful day and we would always cherish the time we spend there.