31 May 2021: So Long May2021

Fri: TGIF on this day in 1937, 84yrs ago! GoldenGateBridge in SanFrancisco, CA/USA was opened to traffic, trivial info on this last Fri of the month.  The last time there was at the Recommissioning of the USSMIssouri May1986 – another lifetime & a different person ago!

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Sat: tkx to AudreyW for visit and for this most delicious AyamBuahKeluak – chicken cooked with the nuts from the kepayang/PangiumEdule, a mangrove tree. The fresh fruit and seeds contain hydrogen cyanide and are deadly poisonous if consumed without prior preparation. Have not had this dish for a long while and could not wait till dinner, had to taste a bite and it is out of this world. It’s also one of the favorite dishes of SINs founding PM-LKY and his son, LHL who is now SINs PM.

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2013-05-16_111918.html

The contents of the nut is dug out and sautéed with aromatics and seasonings, before it is stuffed back into the nuts. It is one of the most labour-intensive Peranakan dishes to prepare. Peranakan/Nyonya cuisine comes from the Peranakans, descendants of early Chinese migrants who settled in Penang, Malacca, Singapore and Indonesia, inter-marrying with local Malays. This unique cuisine found mainly in this part of the world combines Chinese, Malay, Javanese&other influences.

Coincidently managed to discovered via AudreyW’s FBchat that the yummy dish is made by LionelChee who was also responsible for the foods at the events I organized 2decades ago. The food then was delicious and still is after tasting it again. Glad to reconnect and now he has a take-away&delivery menu.

Sun: amazing that I can still enjoy these cut-flowers received a week ago – so snipping the bottom and changing water daily does help. Probably most important was that they were very fresh when purchased, tkx again Aileen & Adeline. Productive&quiet day, managed to order 3Bdays+1Anniversary gifts online from Wine&Country for Jun/Jul, not too exciting gifts for the flock, but better than a card!

Mon: honouring and in memory of those who died while serving in the US military on this Memorial Day.

Haircut with Helen@Roots/EliasMall – glad to get a decent short cut at the back of the head especially with this hot humid weather. Pix credits to Helen.

Marking the last day of this month with a scrumptious Peranakan dinner –  BeefReadang, NasiUlam, BluePeaRice, AyamBuahKeluak, AssamStingRay, ChapChye & DryLaksa, prepared by Lionel from CasaBomVentoExpress who I have not seen for 2decades. Tkx for delivery, nice to catch up and will definitely order the AssamStingRay again. Pix credits to Helen.

Tkx Calvin for this bike –  I think I should be able to keep it since it matches so well with my outfit – hahaha. Pix credits to Helen.

31May2021: WorldOmeter of COVID-19 deaths are as follow:

SIN/pop 5.6+mil in an area of 721SqKm – 33
SC/USA/pop 5+mil in an area of 82, 932SqKm – 9,732
Norway/pop 5.3+mil in an area of 365,268SqKm – 783