A Rainy Day__SL Kong

Driving rains beat on the window pane
Winds chill blustering
Safe in my apartment with music divine
I attend to my mind’s eyes

Green hills chatting with clouds nigh
On look to a valley that thrives
Reflective paddy fields of shooting rice
Their beauty bursting in sunshine

Little facts about Herb__d

1. Thyme Thyme

Thyme is supposed to have antiseptic properties. It is an antioxidant and would help reduce your waist-line. Its aid in digestion rumours extend to include curing stomach ulcers. With a slightly pungent, spicy, clove-like flavour, thyme is as easy to use as it is to grow. Thyme is a dry herb meaning it prefers to be dry between watering. It requires good drainage.

Theme can be used on all meats, vegetables, casseroles and soups. Keep in mind the herb has a strong flavour, so a little goes a long way. Continue reading →

水墨山水畫與禪境__江紹倫

看畫的問題ma yuen

            我們於空閒時在家或去博物館看畫,面對一幅黑白相間成趣的水墨山水畫,可以看見甚麽?怎樣看?看塗墨還是空白?意境是甚麽?看過想得到甚麽?怎樣評價?假如你携着小兒女一同看,又怎樣告訴他們,畫的意義、意韻、或者好在甚麽地方?假如你說不出,自己也不知如何欣賞,卻硬要說好,心裡不一定會十分暢快吧?好像用了時間和努力,得來的卻是感到自己〝無知〞,而且不好向他人說。
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今天,多數人都不用毛筆蘸墨汁寫字了,連用甚麽筆都逐漸式微,乾脆用電腦或ipad寫短訊算數。不過,我十分相信,中國特有的黑白水墨畫仍然會健步發展下去的。近幾十年來,我的好朋友譚志成便用他所創的〝新水墨畫〞在我母校九龍華仁書院教學生作畫,取得空前成功。新水墨畫不拘形狀或物種,改用抽象的美呈表墨水的濃淡〝顏色〞,以及運用毛筆處理墨與水的無限變化,構成圖案或者自由意象,表現作畫人的心意和幻想。
假以時日,我相信這種產於香港一位忠誠教師的〝新水墨畫〞及它的教學方法,一定會傳遍中華大地,在千百萬各級學生中生根開花,不是星點自憐的梅花,而是燦爛芬芳的人心所發的創美和審美之花。
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Risotto, Risotto, wherefore art thou Risotto?__d

There is really nothing new under the sun. A lot of culinary ideas are borrowed, copied or transferred from one country to the other.

long grain

long grain

short grain

short grain

Chinese people regard rice as their most important food. There are all different varieties of them. There
are the long grain rice and the short grain rice too.

The short grain rice is sometimes called gluttonous rice or sweet rice. It has this unique sticky feature when cooked and they are a lot softer than the long grain rice. It is almost similar to the Japanese sushi rice. Continue reading →