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Something on Love*02.2025

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  • Chances are, if a man you’re dating/seeing isn’t mutually cultivating the garden of life with you and bringing it to fruition, he’s more of a liability than an asset. He’s already taking away the most valuable thing in your life, which is your time, attention, and energy, and enjoying your fruits. In the worst-case scenario, he’s emotionally distracting you from growing with his dramas. And the same applies to men. Stay focused.
  • If a man can chat with you at 4am, he is either that obsessed with you or he doesn’t have a job. (Most of the time it’s the latter.)
  • Stop being frustrated or complaining; instead, keep reaffirming what you really desire in the other person and tell that to the divine.
  • Love without sacrifices is just lust.
  • If you want the rose, you need to bear the risk of getting pricked by the thorns. Which rose is worth taming?
  • In 2024, I made a promise: whenever I get emotional or confused about a situation involving relationships, I would turn to learning about investment, finance, the economy, or geopolitics. After a while, don’t get me wrong, I still experience emotions. However, my perspective shifts, perhaps due to age or experience. Things become clearer, and the intensity of emotional upsets diminishes. And you’ll find yourself thrilled and excited by the new knowledge and the endless possibilities it opens up. It’s a powerful reminder that growth and learning can be the best antidotes to emotional confusion, leading to a richer, more fulfilling life.

To be continued…

2.2.2022

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Chinese New Year and Buddha’s Delight.

Mise En Place; I used to live near Pearl River, Guangzhou, China
Cook with your “heart”
Finished product.

“Today I am drowned in waves of emotions, from acute homesicness and longing achese for the good old days and little bit of the age of innocence…” (written by Suu M. Khin, one of the three finalists from TV show Mater Chef Season 11, on her instagram post.) I can definitely relate to her feeling around this time of the year. I have been thinking about my mom a lot lately, espcially the dishes that she used to make, the rituals that she used to perform on Chinese Lunar New Year.  

One of my fondest memories of my mother is her getting up super early on the first day of the New Year to prepare this dish called Zaai (Buddha’s Delight). After she finished cooking, she would wake me up and say, “It’s a new year, rise early and be productive.” I would jump out of bed and happily put on my new set of clothes, give offerings and prayers to our ancestors. After that, I would have Zaai and couldn’t wait to wish others a happy new year and collect my Lai See (red envelopes).

We often say, “we are what we eat.” I cannot agree more. What we eat does not only build us physically and provide us with nutrients to sustain our lives. What we eat also gives us our identities. It can tell stories about our origins, the cultures we were born into, and how we were raised. Food and dishes we eat become witnesses to our success and our comfort in times of sickness and hardships.

Today, I decided to recreate this common Zaai, dedicating it to the one and only, my mother, in heaven. Working in the kitchen feels like a therapy to me (and of course only when it’s my choice) and a connection to feel closer to my mom again.

from my heart to yours,

LT ❤

*for recipe, please visit Made with Lau 🙂 Enjoy.

12.31. 2020 End of Year Simple Reflection

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These questions were posed to people around the country……As the sun sets on 2020, let’s reflect on the year that was……..

1) What is a new skill you’ve learned this year?-Able to do planks on a reformer

2) What is the best purchase you’ve made during the pandemic?-A private Pilates session/ Subscription to Headspace

3) If you could go back to March, what is one tip you would tell yourself about surviving the rest of the year?-Inhale 2345 Exhale 2345; this is just a phase, we will get through this; Use your time wisely; Focus ( this is all one tip lol)

4) What is one thing from this year that you DON’T want to forget?-Mom was set free from being bedbound for five years (caused by a brain aneurysm) (I have to add one that follows -People that have given me hugs/supports physically and virtually)

5) Is there something in your life that you used to do before the pandemic but won’t do again in the future?-Saying No to things before I give it a try

What are your answers?

Love&Light,

Tiffanie