Miss Superlatives

Vancouver skies on birth day I just turned a year older yesterday and was asked what my birthday wish was, I blurted out - World Peace . Funny how it sounded so Miss-Universely-like but I really mean it. World Peace of Mind as well. My small family This pandemic has sent us scrambling in all directions of panic, fear, judgment, and uncertainty. I had to say we were a bit prepared for this. Since last year - early 2019, we plunged into an adventure that is so risky we left everything we built for so many years. There were a lot of doubts, fears, and comments we had to take with a grain of salt. Why this ? Why that ? I had no answer except - "... because I wanted to. ...because we wanted to ." I wanted so bad to invent a reasonable reason just to make it sound logical for everyone I spoke to. Maybe say,  I didn't like my job back then - which is not true. or maybe because Singapore is not a good place for us - which is also not true. I just can't - I...

Lately, I have been posting a lot of food photos and might have left you wondering if I have already unlocked a new skill level in cooking. Yes, I did cook before but not as complicated as recently, with the joy of having a lot of ingredients now at my disposal. When we moved here in Vancouver, we got lucky to be taken cared of a group of friends who welcomed us very warmly. Even during this pandemic, they always supplied us with groceries, food and whatever they have to share. We are always so grateful to receive these, the reason why I am always cooking since my supplies  keeps popping every week. So when you see another yummy food photo posted, it means that we have received a great deal of potatoes, peppers, eggs, onions and frozen dinners from thoughtful friends. For that, we are always grateful.