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Thanks to http://www.route79.com/food/lamb-biryani.htm

I finally made my own lamb biryani. I'm more impressed with this compared to my curry mee. Will focus on Lentil Soup next.

I didn't follow the relevant amount of each ingredient, as it's not my habit for wanting to "explore" in learning.

Critics for improvement:

1.  I used previously cooked lamb ribs from a "Esau's" Lentil Soup I was experimenting. May caused lesser taste.

2. Too much of one of the spices...perhaps. Can't make out which one. Turmeric, Garam Masala or Coriander.

3. Will use Basmati or similar Rice next time.

Photo in Album.

In the Chinese culture, there's a term for Match Maker, 月下老人 (old man under the moon). Which is derived from a Chinese mythology.

I have viewed match making as despicable since I could remember. I view match making as plainly unbiblical.

Why?

Because when someone tries to suggest a mate for me, I am always going to think to that person "how good is your OWN marriage?" or "you're not even married and you want me to get married?"

The same goes to those who boast about how the credit goes to them for someone else's marriage.

Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged!

One can tell others' faith and conviction and even theological beliefs by closely observing their interpretation of the Bible. The content of interpretation, the attitude, the motive, the purpose, the objective, the enthusiasm, and every other angles.

Understanding God should be wanting, however, it is not enough.

One needs to fear God, hope in His mercy and trust in Him. A whole livelihood is forged upon the foundation of such intimate relationship with God. A relationship, not mere understanding, self-confident faith and blind commitment.

Like a true husband and wife. Not a celebrity and its fanatic worshipper.

Perhaps over stretched this morning, causing cramp at left part of back. Didn't realize was cramp, gotten worse through out the day, left for home after first job after collecting $35 payment.

Trying very hard to sleep, flip and turn very painful. After a moment of rest, seemed better, realizing the ache is similar to muscle cramp, thus reason enough for me to endure to pain and force but slowly turning and twisting, as I would with leg cramps.

Better now, able to get off bed, cook.

There are many kinds. But one particular kind:

I don't care who they are, unless the initiative is reversed, those who love to ask others to study or to teach without compensations, but study not or teach not themselves, are of the lowest class of society's garbage. Regardless of their excuses, which could range from: "Oh I'm too old or it's too late, Oh I only manage or direct people, Oh I don't have the talent" to "oh younger people should do it more, oh I only want what's better for their future".

Of course, in some cases, it is enough that we just suffer them, there's no point in quarrelling with these garbage.

However, we must never accept their praises and their help or supports so that their effort is discredited, which is a must, for such vain efforts may be used by us in all wisdom, not guile, but the values are next to nothing.

Then what are they to do? They can either do those things they tell others to do, or they could shut up.

The reason I view it such way is because the kind of society's garbage by common view can easily be changed into better persons, much easier than these mules.

Unfortunately, New York City is rather polluted for fishing as source of food.

For public transportation wise, the nearest hygienic places is the pier at Fort Totten area North East of Queens (Q13, Q16), the jetti at Cross Island Parkway and 28th Ave East of Queens (Q13), Sea Cliff Beach along Prospect Ave. in Glenwood Landing (N21) - There's a "hidden" beach with wide ocean view accessible by staircases (if on foot) by turning left on Tilley Pl. on Prospect Avenue.

I've yet to fish there, but scouting in the last area last evening seem very promising. Clear waters (Makes me wonder about Montauk's ocean again...perhaps someday when I have the time, although as clear as it seems it doesn't look as good as the Bahamas on google map, of course). Quite a few horseshoe crabs I must add. Just need to note the spots prohibited for fishing as it is mainly a place for Marina and bathing (swimming).

Oyster Bay which is reachable by train, hence not "free" as in metrocard unlimited, is the closest public transportation reacheable fishing site I have caught fish before. Mainly snappers and porgies (both using porgy hooks with clams), but I have seen some caught sand shark, stripper and fluke. This was about 3 years ago.