First Time Visiting IKEA

I firstly came here for the food. In Malaysia, where I live in, they sell curry puff (a.k.a karipap in Malay) which is famously yummy. My friends took me here to take away some pieces of curry puff, and having a dinner. When I got to the IKEA restaurant, I was just amazed with its unique self service style. 

They have the trolley to carry up to three food trays, All foods are displayed in order, and the drinks is free refill. The price is reasonable, I can even have the food for less than 1 buck. And the taste? It's good. The meatball is one of the best seller here. And most of the food also have the frozen version, so people can buy them and prepare it at their home. Owh ya, the ice cream and froyo? it's so cheap and yummy, especially the froyo, and it's again self-service. Once you pay, the cashier will pass IKEA coin and have it on your own.

After having our dinner, we walked through the furniture display, which I found captivating. I heard that some customers bought the whole furniture in one display and follow the layout just exactly like it. Talking about quality and designs, you can count on IKEA stuffs. 

Natto vs Tempeh, Fermented Soybeans

Natto and Tempeh, they have things in common. Both products are made from soybeans fermented with beneficial bacteria. They are indeed very healthy for our body. However, they also have significant differences. Visually, Natto is slimy, while tempeh is dense like a cake.

How about the taste? Well, I found some people dislike Natto because it smells strong and tastes weird, but some can tolerate the taste. Tempeh basically has a plain taste because the product is needed to be cooked before consuming it. And it has various flavor based on how you prepare it. But it mostly tastes acceptable to your mouth. 

Here is the list of comparison between Natto and Tempeh.

Sources:

bodyecology; japanguides; manfaat; meguminatto; popsugar; simpleveganblog; whfoods; wikipedia 

Why Lifelong Learning Matters?

Why keep learning when we are no longer in school? This question came to mind when I've just graduated from college and started my career. I have spent much money for school, and now it's time to earn it. For me, career was all about earning money and getting rich. They say the more money you earn the more successful you are. I didn't care whether I like my job or not, as long as I have a high salary, then I would be happy. Indeed, spending money for anything I'd been wishing for, have brought cheers into my life.
Unfortunately, it didn't last long. Turns out, after a few years doing the same thing over and over again on my job, I started to feel empty and bored. All the cool stuff I bought was no longer make me happy. Even though I bought new cool stuff monthly, the sensation was still the same. It's only cheered me up in the first week. Afterward, they're turned to be priceless.
I then started questioning myself "Do I have to buy cool stuff every single week to keep me being happy? What happiness is all about? I always hear people say "I will be happy when I get rich" or "..when I get married" or "..when I succeed, yata.. yata.. yata..". But when they reach those conditions, they're not as happy as they have wished to be. Why is that?
Well, Viktor Frankl, the author of 'Man's Search for Meaning', says "For success, like happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue." But how to let happiness happen when there's no trigger? Take the famous 'half empty half full' philosophy. There are two main responses when things happen to us.
Whether we want to see the dark side of the bright side of it. And how we respond, determine the outcome in our life. So, it's not about what happened to us, it's about how we react to what happened.
Similar to mistakes or failure we did in the past. Instead of regret it, why not learn from it. This is what I call learning. It's not just about going to school or pursuing further studies. Oprah Winfrey says "If you are in a bad relationship, then you are a student to have better relationship. If your boss treats you bad, then you are a student to become a better boss." So, never stop learning, because life never stops teaching. "Once you stop learning, you start dying" Albert Einstein.