Friday, October 7, 2011

Give me your "Thrust"

Is your life going nowhere and you are just drifting aimlessly in this vast ocean called life? Ask yourself ....where is the aerodynamics of your life leading you to? Perhaps a clear and precise goal or a vague destination ?

For the next few postings, I hope to write more on the aerodynamic forces of your life.

Thrust, Lift, Drag and Weight

I will start off with the Thrust force in your life...........


Just like what the picture is telling you, the thrust force arises internally and the engine generates the thrust. Fuel is burnt in the engine to keep it working and whatever hot gas that is ejected from the rear of the aircraft, it produces thrust force. It propells the aircraft forward and in the direction that the pilot wants.


Similarly, the thrust force in life must be generated from within you...and only within you. You should have the internal fuel to burn, propell you forward and pilot your own life. Nobody can do this grunt work for you. Not your parents, not your spouse, or boss. They can inspire, push and shove you towards your goals (if only they cared about you) but in the end, it's still your game.....


Knowing your fuel source is of paramount importance. Could be prestige, money, status, passion, or pride.... Whatever...... Only you can identify your internal fuel to pwer your engines. When you feel down and burnt out chasing your dream and goals, then it is time to reflect on this "fuel source" of yours.


Internal reflection is like re-fueling the aircraft..... so that it can fly further, longer and increase its endurance.


Start identfying your internal fuel and give your life the boost it deserves.....!

Monday, May 30, 2011

Pig Liver Soup 2

Once you are done cooking, pour out the pig liver soup from the pot into your soup bowl, leaving the meat in the pot. Again, to get maximum goodness out of every drop, I usually use a ladel or spoon to press against the meat to squeeze out the remaining soup from the meat and pour it into the bowl.

This leaves the meat as a compacted mass which is easier to deal with. I don't usually eat the meat because it is too tough and I dispose it.

The meat residual is now in the pot and cleaning the pot would be another headache. A less messy way of cleaning the pot is to fill up the pot with water.

Use your hand and fingers to rub against and clean the walls of the pot, dislodging the meat residual. Remove as much as you can from the wall and bottom of the pot.

Next, give it a quick swirl and wait a few minutes for the rotating mixture to settle. Once settled, you find that the food residual is clumped near the centre and bottom of the pot. Basically, the physics is exactly the same as stirring tea leaves in a cup. The tea leaves will gather in the middle of the cup. That's the magic of swirling flows !! Physics in your Kitchen !!

Then, you can start to pour away the water from the pot slowly, leaving the meat residual in the pot. The pot should be relatively clean after that and free of any residual.

Finally, you just clean and "mop" up the food residual with your paper kitchen towel and you should have a relatively clean pot. Of course... you need to clean and wash it with detergent using a sponge.

Just my way of cleaning a pot. At least, you don't get too much food residual into your kitchen drainage pipes and clogging it. Works well after cooking pasta or spagetti.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Pig Liver Soup 1

For overall good health and 补血气,the Chinese like to drink pig liver soup, which is rich in iron. I usually prepare this and drink it every week. Usually, the pig liver is cut into thin slices and boiled in water. But for me, I prepare it differently to get maximum goodness out of every gramme of pig liver.


The fresh pig liver from the market is first placed in the blender and chopped up into a thick red mash. Then I empty the entire contents of the blender into a pot. Now we have a problem..... How to clean the "bloody looking" blender????

Simple... First add some water into the blender. Then replace the cover and swish the blender around to wash the inside walls and the cutter of the blender. It takes a good 2 to 3 minutes of vigorous swishing to clean out the walls of the blender. Pour out the contents into the pot and you will find that you have a cleaner, less messy blender to deal with. You also save on water.

Next you start to cook the pig liver soup. Nothing new here... Just put it over a stove and add some salt or pieces of ginger for taste. Keep stirring it so that the meat is loose and not clumpy. Bring it to boil and once done, you have your pig liver soup, laden with maximum iron and nourishment. Yum Yum ....

While waiting for the soup to cool, you can start washing the relatively clean blender..... A fuss free way to clean your "bloody looking" blender.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Password of Your Life

In this high tech world, I guess we are all tied down by PINs and passwords to access our banking or online accounts. When I was still a student in NUS, a friend and I had to do a joint project and we had to share his on-line computer account.

"What's the password ?", I asked. He scribbled something on a piece of paper and passed it to me.


"Hey brother, what is 'beamannow' ?" I asked him.

"It is 'Be a Man Now'. ", he replied, "I wanted to spur myself to be a better person. Put it as a computer password so that I can be reminded of this life goal. Do it everyday and it becomes a part of you. Subconscious thing lah..."

At that moment, I was impressed by his reply. I picked up this habit since then and changed my passwords to things related to my goals and targets. From Run10K1998 to GetMyPhd. If you use your passwords frequently, they act as constant reminders for you. Use them as a guiding post so that you don't loose sight of your destination.

You can try.....Loose5Kg or Earn1Million or HugMyWife......or you can use passwords that reflect your moral values ..... like HardworkNow.

Try it and change the Password of Your Life.