Another enchanted evening

It still a dull day here....but I found an anchanted evening......as always....... :))











** All shots are taken from around the ponds near home.........

May Day In The Rain

It's May Day and it's a day off..........
After the heavy rain since last night the rain is still pouring...... However, it's always great to be home with family. :))
Actuallly I have nothin' to do... so... I went out for a morning walk with my husband while our son is still lazy in bed. ;P

And, I could hear some beautiful old songs......

Singing In The rain
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
'Cause the sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love

Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
'Cause I'm singing.............. Just singing in the rain


A canal near home.

And, another sweet song... ;P

Laughter in the Rain
( Neil Sedaka )
Strolling along country roads with my baby
It starts to rain, it begins to pour
Without an umbrella we're soaked to the skin
I feel a shiver run up my spine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love..............
Oo, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside...............



Someone still go to work.


Thai snail in the rain.


Tiny yellow flower by the canal.


Purple weed by the canal.


Neighbour's "Sa-kae" or "Bread Fruit tree".



A Heron is waiting for breakfast.

First Of May
(The Bee Gees)
When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall
We used to love while others used to play.
Don't ask me why, but time has passed us by...
Some one else moved in from far away.

**chorus**
Now we are tall, and Christmas trees are small,
And you don't ask the time of day.
But you and I, our love will never die,but guess we'll cry come first of May.

The apple tree that grew for you and me.
I watched the apples falling one by one.
And I recall the moment of them all,the day I kissed your cheek and you were mine.

(**)

When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall,
do do do do do do do do do...
Don't ask me why, but time has passed us by.
Some one else moved in from far away.

OMG! Those are very old songs !! I still remember all though I always still YOUNG! LOL

Summer Storm

Gaeng Som Gung - Sour and Sweet Shrimp Soup

Gaeng means Soup and Som means Sour :)

Gaeng Som is a popular healthy sour and sweet soup that is quite common in Thailand, where it is usually prepared using a shrimps or freshwater fish (Snake-head fish). Normally I always made hom-made curry paste but it’s easy for you to buy a canned one!

Ingredients

- Fresh shrimps or about one and a half pounds of fish fillets or fillet of pork.

- 4 cups of stock or just water.
- 2-3 tablespoons sour curry paste (Mixture of Dried shrimps, Fresh and dries Chilli, Shrimp paste, Shallots and Galingales )

- 1/4 cup fish sauce1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate mixed with 3 tablespoons water.
- Lime juice (to taste)
-1-2 tablespoons Palm Sugar to taste.

- 2 cups of very coarsely chopped vegetables of your choice eg. Long bean, Cabbage, Baby Corns, Raw Papaya, Vegetable Humming bird, Green Cabbages….and here I added Carrots for more vitamin! LOL OR add only a kind of your fave veggie.

Method

- If you are using Shrimps, clean and peeled or if you used fresh fish then dehead, detail, and cut your fish and fillet it to produce four fillets of fish. I myself always used shrimps and sometimes changed to fillet of pork ‘coz I don’t like the touched of boiled fish. If I used fish, I deep-fried it before add to the soup.

- Heat the stock until boil and add all the curry paste.

- Add Fish sauce, tamarind concentrate, Coconut Palm sugar and Lime Juice. Made it a bit strong taste ‘coz it will be reduced when add veggies.
- Add veggies and bring to boil then add shrimps and simmer until it cooked through. Served hot with Thai fragrance rice. Thai omelette or Preserved salted eggs or Crisy friend any salted fishes is always a great side dish!!

This dish can be eaten as a soup course, but in Thailand soups are normally eaten with the other dishes of the lunch and dinner, rather than before them.

Tips : To add Lime juice is to give great taste.

Wonderous of the sky

I always love to watch the sky...and I always find the beauty of it.

Have a happy week ahead to all! :)

Just play

When I have nothing to do, sometimes I play here. It's quite funny and I found the result s changed for sometimes. Enjoy it!

My French name : Hou là ! Mon nom français est Nathalie.

Your French Name is:

Nathalie Puget

What's Your French Name?

My Rapper Name.........OMG!! I had a Rapper name.... LOL

Your Rapper Name Is...

Humpin' Moohlah

What's Your Rapper Name?

My Inner European : Ciao, sono italiano~~ ;P

Your Inner European is Italian!

Passionate and colorful. You show the world what culture really is.

Who's Your Inner European?

My Inner Child :

Your Inner Child Is Surprised

You see many things through the eyes of a child. Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded. You cherish all of the details in life. Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things.

How Is Your Inner Child?

Healthy and Yummy Dish : Stir-fried Lotus Roots

Not only give us her beautiful flower. Lotus gives us a healthy and yummy roots too! Try it !!


Ingredients:
- Lotus roots: clean, peeled and sliced
- Green Onion: finely sliced
- Sesame seeds
-Olive Oil
- Water
- Salt

Method :
- In a pan over medium heat, saute’ Lotus roots with Olive Oil until half-cooked.
- Add salt (to taste) and water, covered. Simmer over low heat until cooked and become almost dry.
- Add Green Onion, mixed well.
- Add Sesame seeds, mixed well.
- Served hot with Thai Fragrance Rice.


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