It's called seeking Balance

Now it gets funnier, some reader actually thought H1N1 is contracted by eating pigs and that H1N1 is caused by pigs. Ha ha. That's really classic.

I'm not against Muslims. I just don't want to be a Muslim, nor do I want to be Christian, nor a Buddhist. Yes, I'm a free thinker.

And sadly the law in Malaysia forced us to join the religion when we marry Muslims. And that, my friend, scares me. Because then my parents would have killed me. You know how parents are and their religions.

Some parents are devoted Christians and expect their kids to be Christians, some parents are devoted Buddhist and would be damned than to have their kids enter the Islamic religion. I'm sure some conservative Muslim families would have disowned their children too if they were to marry Christians and leave the religion by force, whether by leaving the country what not.

But alas, by living in Malaysia we are bound by that law.


I know of Chinese friends who're dating really sweet Malay girls, super hot if not, but the extreme actions their parents are taking to tear them apart are so maddening. Now he's flying to Sydney to further his study (by force?) and she's here. And we guessed that if she were to follow him there, the father might fly him back here. (Both are from quite well off family)

I love Malaysia. Nothing against the belief. But why the law.

Why can't we be free to choose whatever religion we wished to join, what can a religion that's joined by force force us to believe? You can't force a belief, or maybe you can. Is that what our government intend us to do?

I've seen love brought a Chinese and Malay together in marriage, and now that they are divorced (heart-breaking story), he's still a Muslim. Is it by choice? Maybe. You tell me.

Why does the video scare me? It just does ok.
Damn those creepy background music with creepy serious voice.

Would it scare you if the documentary is saying that by statistic the whole world is turning into a transvestite and gay evolution, and by 2030 80% of the world are gays or lady-boys?




F*ck man, we would have gone extinct or survived on artificial copulation by 2060.

*shivers*


Balance, my friend, balance.

Barley wants YOU for Red, White, and Brue!

As you can see, Barley is very excited about the upcoming 4th of July celebration this Saturday at the Tasting Room.  

He wanted to me to remind everyone to come by between 11am - 4pm to enjoy some special festive beers we'll be pouring and some tasty snacks that Patrick will be grilling up for everyone (he's especially excited about the snack part). 

If you can't make it Saturday, remember it's also First Firkin Friday and there's always Stimulus Sunday!  It's a big weekend at the Tasting Room, so come down and celebrate Independence Day with some Bruery beer!

Muslims Conquering The World?

I don't know if this is true, it does scare the shit out of me somehow.




Is it me or am I really seeing more and more Muslims everywhere I travel to? And not just in South East Asia.

*O.O;;!!

The Launch of Full Plate

Welcome to Full Plate.

To all of you who mourn the passing of “Mom-a-licious” in the blog and business name, don't you worry. The thoughts and ideas are still the same (minus the snarky name). The focus will still be on keeping tabs on and ensuring our health and happiness so we can be good moms, wives and role models for our children, while keeping a sense of humor.

As my friend, Cobie, said when she proposed the name: Full Plate. Have one? Need one? Call Eila!

I'll look forward to sharing my full plate with all of you.

MJ's "This is it" Concert announced too late

Saw this article in the July's Magazine of Travel 3sixty (Airasia's in-flight magazine) earlier on the plane.




Looks like the in-flight mag must've printed the mag a tad bit too early.

Sigh.. why Michael, why?!

Ego

When Esther's words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: "Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:12-14)

Esther was not appointed Queen to stroke her ego. Our destiny will always involve a group of people in one way or another. God appoints one but is after corporate results, no matter how large that is, whether 20 or 2000. Look around to see where God has placed you. What position or area of authority have you been given? It is not so you can become proud of your title, or level of authority, or stroke your ego. You've been put there "for such a time as this" to bring about change for a group of people.

Our problem is that our ego would rather be special than useful. We tend to think we've been granted special privilege, exalted to high and noble offices because God likes us so much. Well, I propose that we'd better be finding out why God has placed us there. There is work to do, so get to it. Stop stroking your ego and take a risk. Become useful. If you remain silent, relief and deliverance for God's people will come from another place and I guarantee your crown will drop to the ground in the process.

Today's prayer: "God, I'm looking around at where you've placed me. Help me to not remain silent. Give me the courage to drop the ego and become useful for you. Amen."

And the winner is.....

And the winner is….. Full Plate! Thank you to Cobie, from New Canaan, who came up with this clever multi-tasking name. Not only did she brainstorm the name, but she’s got a fabulous tag line to go along with it that I’ll unveil with the new site. I am very excited to run with her idea. Stay tuned for a pic of her winning what will be nothing short of a Publisher’s Clearinghouse-style house call…only more exciting because it will involve food.

I’ve got to get busy switching things around, but I’ll make it as seamless as I can for all of you. Not sure when I’ll find the “free time” to do this, so we’ll stay mom-a-licious until the babysitting fairy falls from the sky and grants me a couple hours a day without a kid on my lap as I type.

For those curious about the breakdown of the votes, here’s how things panned out:
Full Plate – 27 votes
Grateful Platefull – 17 votes
Fairfield County Momalicious – 7 votes
Momalicious Fairfield County – 7 votes
Mom-a-licious Fairfield County – 7 votes
Fairfield County Mom-a-licious – 4 votes
GastroMom – 0 votes

And, I did not forget about the drawing for a prize for all of you who voted. Since it’s looking like a rainy afternoon, writing all the names down and drawing a lucky winner is going to be our afternoon project around here!

Thank you again, Cobie, for your creative and spot on new business name!