Toss! Toss! Yee Sang! Toss Up Good Fortune and Prosperity

We all had a great time tossing and then eating "rainbow yee sang" at Francis and Lindy Lai's Chinese New Year Open-house. This is a special dish made of shredded vegetables, carrots, cucumber, sengkuang (yam bean), pickled fruit slices, peanuts, crackers and chips, raw fish slices, and topped with tantalizing sauces. First, you toss the ingredients together, mixing them up with chopsticks while saying auspicious words. Then, you feast on this delicious 'yee-sang' with zest and confidence that the new year will bring good fortune and prosperity.

Year of The Tiger - 2010

The Tiger is third in the order the Chinese 12 animal signs are arranged. In the beginning the animal signs were used to denote years but it later developed into a system for predicting one's fortune. Personality traits of a person born in the year of the Tiger are: Highly confident and will go all out to attain his/her goal, but can be rather self-centered. Some famous personalities born under the Tiger sin are Marco Polo, Karl Marx and Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

Tropical Fruits of Malaysia - Durian King of Fruits

The durian is the most popular local fruit and is sought and savored with passion by durian lovers. They fondly regarded it as the "King of Fruit".

On the outside, the durian has a thick fibrous husk covered by sharp spines. On the inside, the flesh or pulp is creamy, white, yellow or golden yellow which is strongly flavored and sharply aromatic. It is rich in vitamins and minerals.

More exotic and exciting fruits at Tropical Fruit of Malaysia.

It's A Pig's Life!

More Photos On Taiping Lake Gardens

The popular children playground

The cool Larut Hills (formerly Maxwell's Hills) in the background

Paddle boat plys the cool, clean water in the Taiping Lake Garden

The Famous Lake Gardens In Taiping

A jetty for paddle boats at the popular Taiping Lake Gardens

A brick bridge in the famous Lake Gardens Taiping

A wooden bridge links two lakes in the Lake Gardens Taiping

Be Wiser, Not Older: How To Manage Your Money

We should grow wiser and not just older. Here are some great advise from Warren Buffet, an American billionaire, investor, businessman, and philanthropist:

Spending: If you buy things you don't need,you'll soon sell things you need.

Savings: Don't save what is left after spending;spend what is left after saving.

Hard work: All hard work brings profit; but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Laziness: A sleeping lobster is carried away by the water current.

Earnings: Never depend on a single source of income.

Borrowings: The borrower becomes the lender's slave.

Accounting: It's no use carrying an umbrella, if your shoes are leaking.

Auditing: Beware of little expenses;a small leak can sink a large ship.

Risk-taking: Never test the depth of the river with both feet.

Investment: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Those who resolve to act on these principles will quickly regain his/her financial health.

Let us become wiser and lead a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful life.