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Thursday, July 09, 2009

The Art of Happiness

I am currently reading "The Art of Happiness:  A Handbook for Living" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D.  The following is an excerpt:

Sometimes when I meet old friends, it reminds me how quickly time passes.  And it makes me wonder if we've utilized our time properly or not.  Proper utilization of time is so important.  While we have this body, and especially this amazing human brain, I think every minute is something precious.  Our day-to-day existence is very much alive with hope, although there is no guarantee of our future.  There is no guarantee that tomorrow at this time we will be here.  But still we are working for that purely on the basis of hope.  So, we need to make the best use of our time.  I believe that the proper utilization of time is this:  if you can, serve other people, other sentient beings.  If not, at least refrain from harming them.  I think that is the whole basis of my philosophy.

    "So, let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the basis of that.  The purpose of our life needs to be positive.  We weren't born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others.  For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities--warmth, kindness, compassion.  Then our life becomes meaningful and more peaceful--happier."  (63-64)



Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Honey Soy Chicken Wings

Cooking for one may seem like a daunting task, but making these wings was really simple. 

I added soy sauce, honey, lemon juice, and slices of ginger into a container and then let the wings marinate overnight. 

Then, per my mom's instructions, I preheated the oven at 500 degrees F, baked the wings for 10 minutes on 1 side to brown (well actually it was more like 15 minutes because I was so into "Horton Hears a Who" on HBO that I didn't hear my alarm), and then flipped them and baked for another 10 minutes or so.

Tada!



I actually don't have a baking sheet right now so I cooked them on a pizza pan :).  Whatever works, right? 

My mom bought 10 ears of corn for $1 at Target and bequeathed half of them for me, so I'll be eating corn all week.


Monday, June 29, 2009

Apache's "make out session"

Apache likes to play with our neighbor's male beagle "Tan tan" (or "Ten ten").  The funny thing is they don't make a noise while they're at play, and their "playing" looks like smooching.  In the words of mommywu, "they look homo!"




Monday, June 22, 2009

So you think you can dance: Apache and Mommy Wu


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Mommy, Daddy, and Apache Wu come for a visit

They just left and I miss them already!  Although they only stayed for a day, we packed a lot of activity in:  lunch at Rudy's, grocery shopping at MT Supermarket, finalized guarantor forms for new apartment, iced latte and carrot cake at Mozart's, and homemade lasagna (spinach and mushroom varieties, along with the original) dinner at my apartment courtesy of Chef Willet.

Here's what Apache has started to do while I was gone:

Apparently he likes to crawl like a baby now .

Here's another video:



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