Vegetarian pasta sauce for 400pax

Ok, what do you need to cook a pasta sauce for 400pax? You will need:
1. 12 big cans of canned tomatoes
2. 2 cans of concentrated tomato paste
3. Lots of chopped and grilled onions
4. Oregano
5. 4 boxes of 1litre red wine
6. Lots of grilled peppers/capsicum(sliced)
7. Lots of grilled carrots(sliced)
8. Salt at the end for taste

Not bad for my first attempt cooking in the galley. Those pots and strirring sticks are huge and there's even a stirring 'toy' which looks more like a machine gun. And if you're frying stuffs(like how 2 of us fried 300+ eggs today...haha), there's this large squarish frying pan that you can sleep in if you want. Well, it has been fun and eventful so far and I have learn quite a bit of stuffs. Character moulding is especially good and you will see your 'true' self more(especially when you're working) so that's about all for now. Thanks for your prayers guys & gals - will really need God to strengthen, lead as well as protect.(the frying pan caught fire this morning! woohoo!) Thank God for His protection otherwise my face will be black. Thank you once again.

Just for laughs - Carpark lai loh!

Something to laugh at:
If you've ever been to blk 232, AMK ave 3, you would have noticed the long queue at Mellben restaurant - an eatery that specialises in crabs. As we were tucking into our juicy crabs, the auntie who takes our orders suddenly stood in the middle holding a loudhailer on one hand and a whistle on the other. She motioned us to cover our ears and before I could respond, she blasted the whistle and shouted into the loudhailer. "Carpark lai lohhhhh! Carpark lai lohhhhhh!" This mixed expression of singlish and hokkien meant, "The carpark attendant is coming! Those of you who have not pay using your parking coupon or parking illegally, you better do something!" Immediately, more than 10 persons stood up and rush to their cars. The auntie's hokkien accent and coy way of announcing the 'ghost' is funny. The mad rushing of the ppl to their cars and doing the same thing at the same time(i.e. peeling the parking coupon) makes it even more hilarious.

It really makes you wonder why we will want to "chao kuan"(behave badly) so as to save the 50cents to a dollar parking fee while we are already willing to splurge more than $60 on a piece of crab. (price: 1kg = $30) Strange isn't it? Moral of the story? Don't just pay for the crab, pray for the parking fee crap too. (Yes, even if land is free and you have to pay craps for putting your car on it) Otherwise, it'll really spoil your crab eating momentum and smear your car doors with lotsa crab smell. And yes, read into the pun. =)

Be a Doulos

5 more days to go and I'll be joining Doulos for a 2 months exposure programme. What I'll be doing is anybody's guess as the webbie states "Participants will follow a comprehensive training programme and also accompany regular crew in on shore community work". There're plenty of things to do onboard the big ship - i could be helping in the kitchen, arranging books, servicing the IT dept, involved in various programmes(eg. drama, youth programme, games etc) There will also be community work off shore(read the latest news in the webbie bout them going to a centre for disabled children & adults) and I think it's going to be a fulfilling 2 months with Doulos. Praise God for providing this opportunity as my plan of returning to East Timor is still 'floating'. Perhaps after 2 months, things will be clearer. What matters most now is that I continue to serve Him in whatever He has put in my path. That is, to be a doulos, which in greek means a bond servant.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths" Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)