i would like to own a pet. some one who is active, flirty and will shower me with gifts.

i miss having some one to spoil!
mimi "Exquisite" Ronnie's Sparklie Pet Pet - 15 years, 2 months, 18 days ago

Crazy China Chicken Child bought a Donation to Michele(10).

thank you so much!

i <3 my owner!!


mimi "Exquisite" Ronnie's Sparklie Pet Pet - 15 years, 2 months, 23 days ago

The story of the 12 Zodiacal animals

In China, people came up with a simple and amusing way to count the years. They use 12 kinds of animals : rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig all represent years and make up the Chinese zodiac. Do you know how they picked those animals? do you know why the little rat is the first? that’s one interesting story…

Once upon a time, the cat and the rat were good friends, every day they would play together, everyday they would eat together, and life was very happy. One day, the Lord of Heaven told the God of Earth : "I feel that the way we calculate the years is really uncomfortable, so I think I’ll hold a competition for crossing the river between the animals, the first animals to arrive at the finish line will make up the new 12 years calendar". The God of Earth listened, gathered all the animals and published the news.

All the animals wanted to participate. The black cat said : "I’m afraid of the water and I can’t swim, what should I do?", the water ox said : "I can’t see very well and I can’t tell the direction, how will I cross the river?", the little rat listened and then told the water ox : "My brother ox, I will be your guide, and you will help me cross the river, okay?". The ox thought about it and then agreed.

The competition started and so the cat and the rat rode on the ox. When the ox arrived half way, the cat pointed at the other side of the river and said : "Look! They still haven’t crossed the river, I’m sure I’ll be the first in the competition". The cat didn’t even get to finish his sentence, when the rat walked on him from behind and pushed him off, and the cat fell into the water. The rat laughed and said : "Oh, so sorry, my brother the cat. You can continue swimming slowly… now I’m definitely the first!".

The ox didn’t pay attention and continued to swim, and arrived at the end point. The little rat jumped of the ox to the shore and ran happily towards the finish line, seeing that the others still aren’t there…

The ox ran and arrived second. Next was the tiger, the little rabbit quickly followed, the dragon came from within the clouds and announced : "I’ve arrived". As the horse arrived at the finish line, a snake suddenly appeared from the grass, making the horse and the sheep jump in horror. The monkey, the chicken, and the dog quickly ran to the finish line. The competition was about to end.

The Lord of Heaven said : rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken and the dog are the 11, who’s going to be the last one? At that moment, a very fat pig came running in and announced : "I’m starving!".

The Lord of Heaven was about to announce the 12 winning animals, when the black cat arrived, asking : "what number am I?". The Lord of Heaven replied - "I’m sorry, you got here too late, and you can’t be part of the Zodiac". The cat replied in anger - "That’s all the rat’s fault, I will never forgive him".

From that day forward, the cat wants to bite the rat, and so the rat fears the cat. The rat hides from the cat all day, and comes out only in the evening.


hmm is this why black cats are associate with 13?
mimi "Exquisite" Ronnie's Sparklie Pet Pet - 15 years, 2 months, 26 days ago

happy Chinese new year!

this year we are celebrating the year of the ox. also known as the year of the cow or bull.
mimi "Exquisite" Ronnie's Sparklie Pet Pet - 15 years, 2 months, 26 days ago

here is chinese new year cake pronounce neen gough (like dough but with a G)

i was reading up on this... and it takes 7 hours to steam! my mom makes this for me every year!

the pictures here have the neen gough wrapped in banana leaves. my mom makes it in a disposable aluminum pan, i guess because its readily available and it comes with a cover.

its super sticky! as i went searching for images of the cakes i read that people dip the slices of cake in egg batter and then pan or deep fry them. that would probably make it easier to handle. i just got an electric griddle for christmas and it works like a charm! it's non stick and i can cook more cake than in a frying pan. cooking it can be very tricky... since it is so sticky. i slice them up and fry them up on 1 side. when its gets nice and brown (i like them slightly charred) i flip them over to the other side. i noticed that if you flip them over too soon (the bottom will just be bubbly and sticky) then it will be too sticky to handle and if you make a mistake and it lands on another piece.. they will just probably get fused and stuck together.

the end result is a slightly crisped outside with a gooey chewy inside.
mimi "Exquisite" Ronnie's Sparklie Pet Pet - 15 years, 2 months, 26 days ago