Where is the Love? By the Black Eye Peas
taken from here

What’s wrong with the world mama?
People living like aint got no mamas
I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama
Only attracted to the things that bring you trauma
Overseas yeah we tryin to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin
In the USA the big CIA the Bloodz and the Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And if you hatin you’re bound to get irate
Yeah madness is what you demonstrate
And that’s exactly how anger works and operates
You gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love y’all

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the love2x)

It just ain’t the same all ways have changed
New days are strange is the world the insane?
If love and peace so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don’t belong
Nations dropping bombs
Chemical gases filling lungs of little ones
With ongoing suffering
As the youth die young
So ask yourself is the loving really strong?
So I can ask myself really what is going wrong
With this world that we living in
People keep on giving in
Makin wrong decisions
Only visions of them livin and
Not respecting each other
Deny thy brother
The wars’ going on but the reasons’ undercover
The truth is kept secret
Swept under the rug
If you never know truth
Then you never know love
Where’s the love y’all?(I don’t know)
Where’s the truth y’all?(I don’t know)
Where’s the love y’all?

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father father father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the lovex2)

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I’m getting older y’all people get colder
Most of us only care about money makin
Selfishness got us followin the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting their young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what the see in the cinema
Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we’re spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feeling under
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feeling down
It’s no wonder why sometimes I’m feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found

People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(fade)

Let us learn to love and not hate. I am tired of this world of hate, war, guns.

The Gal
Nicole

Back by popular demand…

Apart from soups, Dad can cook fantastic dishes too… I remember that whenever he make steamed fish, be it promfret or sea bass, it won’t even smell fishy at all… hee.. and yes, typical ingredients like tomatoes, sour plum, mushroom <– Teochew style, are steamed alongside with the fish, and it smells so good… The other version of steamed fish would be the HongKong style, where the sauce is poured over the fish and garnished with spring onions… A layer of oil is then drizzled onto the fish for a finishing touch. Because the fish is fresh, its never steamed for too long lest it gets overcooked… so the end result is that the fish meat is always tasting so soft and tender, and ooh, i always end up eating the fish right down to a pile of bones… *I love fish*

Fried fish is also another fav… Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside…

Chicken is another commonly used ingredient in meals at home… hehe, for example, the whole chicken can be used and stewed with loads of cabbage… simply wrap the cabbage around the chicken, and put it in a claypot and stew it for a couple of hours.. with very little or no salt, you can truly taste the sweetness of the cabbage coupled with the tender chicken, and the gravy is so good that you can drink it on its own

Chicken parts such as the breast meat can make very good gong pao dice chicken dish, a fiery and spicy dish…and it goes very well with rice or porridge… hehe… the diced chicken are stir fried with the dried chillis as well as the golden cashew nuts (pre-fried), stir it quickly in big fire and then serve. Tender diced chicken with chilli! THe more gravy version can go together with porridge, and yes, both dry and gravy version are amongst my favourites.

dishes to do with chicken, like sasame oil ginger chicken – damn good for a cold rainy day… the chicken pieces are cooked with loads of ginger and then sasame oil is added to it… it helps to warm the stomach, and makes you feel to pampered by that kinda feeling… up next, the fiery chicken curry – made from scratch, as in cooking it without the ready made curry chicken paste… add a bit of coconut milk and voila, its good. spicy and rich, what more can I ask.

Soya sauce chicken… tender, juicy chicken, and the skin is not oily at all… haha, amazed rite? Compared to the ones sold outside, this homemade version wins hands down. You can taste the flavour of the gravy in the meat… hehe, and yes, each time, I keep yearning for more.

Claypot Rice! I love the crispy rice base… slightly burnt is fine, in fact, if it’s golden brown, its perfect… the joyful sound of crunching of the rice base adds more joy to the dinner… While the rice is almost cooked, add in the marinated bite size chicken with strips of preserved radish and wax suasage.. throw in some salted fish too if possible… and let it cook till its done… ^^ add the spring onions as garnish, stir in the dark soya sauce and its good to eat!

Prawn Paste Chicken… hehe, lovely, marinated with it, and deep fried till perfection. the saly taste of the prawn paste meshes well with the chicken… and you can even use prawn paste to steam with pork, you know the salty prawn paste, smack it together with the mince pork… and yep, its so good that leaves me wanting more… goes great with rice and porridge… hahaha…

The Gal
Nicole

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Received a lot of comments and responses over “Love is DEAD” post. Thank you all, thank you. For all people having exams, still I wish you the best of luck and may you get good results oh and not forgetting praying for a decent paper to score! hahaha, and yes, I have to mug hard for the last 2 papers even though there are in between loads of spare time. haha, people term it exam break. To me, its more like “study period”… LOL.

After being tagged by DK for the cake meme, I kenna tagged by him again, and this time its the face on the table meme. Hendri is spared, because he did it before the meme was created none other by DK himself Being tagged is kinda fun lol, usually I try my best to complete the meme, unless I really don’t have the mood or time to complete it. It’s usually harmless fun XD

There’s this song that I really like, and really lifts my mood up here it goes… the Karaoke Version… hahaha…. but got the lyrics and all…

Its such a happy song and lifts my mood without fail, even amidst all the exam blues. Spread the joy !

Hmm, and yeah, friday is here, but guess it will be just another day for study and so are my weekends before the last paper, which is on 3rd May. haha… Of course, have a lot of stuff waiting for me after the exams… hahaha….

To do list:

–> Move back from hostel to home
–> Complete CIDP (Computing Innovation and Design Programme) [ends on 11th May]
–> Attend PLAY! Concert [16th June]
–> Get a part time job [any lobang?]
–> Spend time with family [Miss home cooked food]
(Update when there is more XD)

The Gal
Nicole