Please explain this Pulse to all Malaysians on Xanga :

Attn : @John

Apparently our Xanga Credits are worthless. Looks like we can't purchase Premium or give Gift Premium with Xanga Credits anymore.

Forget about gathering Xanga Credits, friends. They want us to use Credit Cards. Xanga is robbing us blind.

[Time for AirAsia to pull out their ads from Xanga. Xanga is going down.]

Update:

Mancouchers still unable to give Gift Premium with Xanga Credits.

Living on my own I've figured out a new recipe (I do this thing where I invent cool new recipes or end up making something AWFUL), and after making it a second time and it still being awesome, I thought I'd write it up.

For the Dutchies, 'Nasi' has nothing to do with Nazis. 'Nasi goreng' is an Indonesian stir-fried rice dish. There are many variations on the ingredients, though in the Netherlands it typically has omelette, chicken, egg, ham and leeks. This is my version with the ingredients I like (I hate leeks), hence 'Nasi Goreng GoldenSilk'. If I've got ingredients that are Dutch and/or unfamiliar, I'll add a footnote or a link. Also, I don't really measure out seasonings so I've just approximated it. Add more or less to your liking.

This recipe is for about 3 to 4 people.

Ingredients
- 300 grams of white rice
- 300 grams of canned corn
- 300 grams of canned green peas
- 100 grams of bacon bits
- 2 chicken fillet breasts
- seasoning (below)
- 1 package of Conimex Nasi Kruidenmix **

Recipe
Boil the rice in plenty of water until grains are soft (but not cracking). Rinse and let it cool off.

Whilst the rice is cooking, slice the chicken breasts into small cubes. Add the following seasoning and marinate:

- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 3 tablespoons of yellow curry powder (kerrie djawa)
- 1 tablespoon of ground coriander (ketoembar)
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger (djahe)
- 1 teaspoon of ground cumin (djintan)
- 2 tablespoons of sweet Indonesian soy sauce (ketjap manis) *
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Get the corn and peas out of the cans and pour into a sieve, and wash off the flavor of the canned fluid. Shake off as much fluid as possible and let it sit.

Fry the chicken pieces on high heat in a big wok or stir-fry pan until the outside is yellow with a little brown. Add the bacon bits and fry them until they become a little tough. Add the corn and peas and stirfry until you see the corn becoming soft.

Add the cooked, somewhat cooled-off rice and the nasi seasoning mix at the same time, and stir-fry on high heat until all the rice is brown. ***

Continue to stir-fry it for a minute or two longer on high heat. Tadaaa, you're done! Bon appétit!

Notes
* If you don't have ketjap, definitely do NOT use something like Japanese soy sauce. A comparable thick sweet soy sauce might do, though. Skip it if you're not sure.

** For people who hate those instant mixes (and want to do without monosodium glutamate), here are the ingredients of the mix: salt, lupine flour, flavorings, paprika, pepper, savoy cabbage, coriander, E621 (monosodium glutamate), carrot, garlic, turmeric, vegetable oil, black pepper, onion extract, shrimp paste, dextrose, soybean, wheat, E296 (malic acid), chili pepper extract, leek extract, maltodextrin. YUMMY!

*** The nasi seasoning mix states you need to add it *before* the rice, and specifies 400 grams of rice. I prefer to use it on 300 grams because it makes the nasi a bit spicier.

**** You can turn this recipe vegetarian by adding omelette and tofu instead of the bacon slices and chicken. You want the meat/protein part to be salty to offset the sweet corn and peas.

***** I make a big batch of this and then freeze two portions. You can reheat the portions by defrosting it in the microwave and then stir-frying it to full heat. Don't let cooked rice sit around too long, it's bacteria-prone.

I've seen people quoting Bible verses in their everyday talks or in their blogs. Do they actually know what the verses mean or they simply copy the verses from the internet?

Do not quote Bible verses after you did wrong to others. Do not quote the Bible verses to make you sound like a saint, when in truth you are more a sinner than a saint.

Do not use the Bible verses in vain. When you want to quote the Bible, explain it and practice what you preach.

Two things: 

First, the battle in heaven's going on, and there's this description of the Archangel Michael & Satan's meeting (Book VI, lines 320-327):

But the sword
Of Michael from the armoury of God
Was given him tempered so, that neither keen
Nor solid might resist that edge: it met
The sword of Satan, with steep force to smite
Descending, and in half cut sheer; nor staid,
But with swift wheel reverse, deep entering, shared
All his right side: Then Satan first knew pain

The archangel breaks Satan's sword, and then slices off Lucifer's right side. 

Satan's just in pain (and not annihilated) b/c he's an angel and (lines 340-345):

... the ethereal substance closed,
Not long divisible; and from the gash
A stream of necturous humour issuing flowed
Sanguine, such as celestial Spirits may bleed,
And all his armour stained, ere while so bright.

You have to like the pretty blood. 

#2 - Milton just described a "cubic phalanx": the angels (the good guys in this case, I think) form a phalanx, but because they can fly, the angles made a 3-D phalanx. 

wicked.

Dear You,
 
I hate having to see you every day when I know I can't have you. I wish you weren't so incredibly gorgeous.

Love,
Me


Dear Self,

Get off your ass and stop being so fat.

Much hate,
Me


Dear Best Friend,

You are some kinda coward, you know that? These past few months, I've been feeling useless and replaced, but it was just a misunderstanding this whole time apparently. I really don't give a damn that you only called him your best friend to make him feel better - way to spare my feelings. Goddamn, I can't even begin to explain how I've felt, nor how I feel now. I wish I could display my anger in a peaceful way, but it doesn't matter. You thought I was joking when I asked you if I had to accept it. I wish you'd be honest and tell him how much more important I am than him. I know that's childish, rude, and down-right wrong, but this is your fault. I'm so angry that I just ... I could punch you. Or something that could reflect the pain I've felt. Way to go, you freakin' coward ass. UGH.

Much disgust,
Me

What was that noise I just heard?

STRESS.

I am not a good fighter and I hate drama. I will avoid both at all costs, even if it means bottling my emotions and "moving on."  I had a minor breakdown last night. I guess everything finally caught up to me and had to come out.

I also feel incredibly guilty and responsible for everything and everyone. I have difficulty getting angry with others because I always think to myself that I've done worse and who am I to judge?

But, I think sometimes we need to get angry. It takes a lot for me to get that way and then allow myself to feel genuine anger.

Anyway, I think the meltdown was inevitable. And, I feel bad that it happened. But, what I can do? I am only human.

-------

I woke up this morning thinking to myself that I am done with all the sadness and feeling sorry for myself.

I'm also done with apologizing every two seconds and feeling like I'm the worse person ever.

Where does that come from? It's so easy for me to forgive others, but not myself. Nonetheless, I'm going to try.

I have a real life and as a Christian, I will do my duties and pray for people and myself so that we will become a better person. I will also pray for the end of wars and conflicts and also pray for people who are suffering. It is the Lent season. I will try to purge my sins and venerate before God, the one and true God.

Amen.

Love and kisses:

Audrey

But her friends, subscribers and lurkers made her so.

That is all.