CHINESE NEW YEAR FOOD....

Food plays a major role in Chinese New Year celebrations. Some dishes, such as Jiaozi dumplings and Sweet and Sour Pork, have special symbolic significance at this time. Others, such as Kung Pao Chicken, are enjoyed on many festive occasions, including throughout the New Year season. This guide is designed to introduce you to Chinese New Year foods...........

If u are interested to know the recipe and how to prepare them please visit this site....

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/foodfestivals/ig/new-year-food/

All the best.

Anaetupambia Leo.....





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Give Your Children The Best Gift of All – YOU

Dr.Laura

We live in a time where millions of children spend all day away from their families in facilities that have big screen TVs to amuse them, and they have caregivers for whom English is not required. This is also the time when parents buy ever-increasing numbers of electronic gizmos to occupy their children’s time – sometimes to “make them smarter,” or to “make them buzz off,” so that busy, busy parents can have some “well-earned down time.”

Whether its TV, computer games, or hand-held devices, more and more parents are inundating even babies with all of this mass-produced “input.” A recent study reported that about 40% of families with babies and young children keep the television on at all times. “Always on” TV damages the children’s ability to play imaginatively and to develop language skills. Obviously, it reduces the number of nurturing interactions between parents and children, too.

There are many so-called studies which identify programs that provide a positive influence (like “Barney,” which teaches kids politeness and social cooperation). The problem with all of these studies is that they never compare these TV-watching children to those raised in TV-free households to compare the shows to the loving attention of a parent.

The problem is that we are living in a time of rising juvenile obesity and inactivity, and ever-increasing “diagnoses” of ADD and ADHD (which I believe most of the time is “kids being kids,” and/or kids who don’t get proper attention paid to them, with direction, support, and consequences). This is also a time of more childhood sexual activity, leading to STDs, pregnancies, abortions and broken hearts with confused minds.

So, this Easter-time, change your adult life around and give your children “stuff to do” — some with you and some on their own – to exercise their imaginations and give them a sense of accomplishment.

Credit: Dr. Laura

Anatafutaaa!!!!

 

 

Eti anatafuta mchumba lakini sio wewe – mpe hata mdogo wako au dada yako ili huyu awe shemejio!!!!

Love It....



Ini Edo-  Nigeria's famous actress



Hatuli tena vyakula, bali tunakula vinavyofanana tu na vyakula!

Vyakula vingi tunavyokula watu wengi duniani hivi sasa ni mfano tu wa vyakula halisi tunavyopaswa kuvila kama ilivyo historia ya binadamu tangu enzi za mababu zetu. Staili ya maisha yetu imebadilika, aina nyingi ya vyakula tunavyokula ni vile vyenye mafuta na sukari nyingi na kula au kutokula kabisa vyakula vyenye virutubisho muhimu kwa miili yetu.

Kutokana na ulaji huo wa vyakula usio sahihi, miili yetu imejikuta imejaa mafuta mabaya na sumu za kila aina kutoka kwenye vyakula tunavyokula, ama kwa kujua au kwa kutokujua na matokeo yake mfumo mzima wa kibaiolojia mwilini haufanyikazi tena, hivyo mwili kuwa rahisi kushambuliwa na magonjwa mbalimbali hatari.

Asilimia kubwa ya watu wengi duniani hivi sasa wanakula aina ya vyakula vinavyotengenezeka kwa urahisi (Fast Food) na vile vilivyokwisha tayarishwa na kuhifadhiwa kwa matumizi ya muda mrefu (Processed Foods) na biashara ya vyakula hivi imekuwa kubwa sana duniani inayoingiza mabilioni ya fedha kila siku.

Utayarishaji na upatikanaji wa vyakula hivi ni rahisi sana, lakini unagharimu afya na uhai wa maisha yetu. Utumiaji wa vyakula hivi kwa wingi na kuacha vile vya asili, ndiyo umetufikisha hapa leo ambapo magonjwa hatari kama vile kisukari, presha, magonjwa ya moyo na saratani, yamekuwa ni magonjwa yanayoua watu wengi kila siku.

The Best Parents

Five-Star is an expression used in a variety of ways. It includes a high ranking general in the army. It may refer to the best hotel available. Let's consider Five-Star Parents. They need to be recognized for being the best parents of all. Those Five-Star Parents include five characteristics in relationship with their children. These include, attention, affection, acceptance, approval and affirmation. No one area may be neglected and still be a Five-Star Parent.

Attention. Every child needs personal attention from parents. Sometime, parents may become too busy or too tired to give their children the attention that they really need. Attention gives time for activities and conversation. It makes time to be there for them at a ball game or school program. Attention given to children is like sunshine and rain to a flower garden.

Affection. Every child needs to experience love from their parents. God gives parents the opportunity to show His love for children. Those expressions of love include words and hugs. Children need not assume that their parents love them. They need a daily dose of parental love, just like they need a daily diet of good food.

Acceptance. Children have different strengths and abilities. Their personalities differ, as well as their ability to achieve. Five-Star Parents understand that their children are different. They accept them for who they are. They realize God has given all of us different talents, strengths and abilities.

Approval. Five-Star Parents understand that their children need their approval. It's a God-given instinct. Their self-esteem is at stake. Parents approve the value and worth of their children. Unfortunately, there are adults who still seek their parents approval, and have yet to receive it. To give your approval to a child is to give your blessing.

Affirmation. A parent's words of affirmation are about encouragement and positive re-enforcement. Those words reward positive action and attitudes in children. The sense of achievement in the mind of a child is strengthened within the age level of developmental tasks. A parent's words are powerful and may be remembered for a lifetime. Those words of affirmation provide children with more incentive to develop in the skills of life.

Source: Dr. Richard Trader

Mkate wa mayai

Mahitaji

Slice za mkate 6

Mayai 3

Chumvi

Olive oil/mafuta yoyote ya kupikia

Matayarisho

Vunja mayai yote katika sahani kisha tia chumvi kidogo sana na uyapige mpaka chumvi ichanganyike. Kisha chukua frying pan na utie vimafuta kidogo na uweke jikoni. Mafuta yakishapata moto kiasi,chovya slice za mkate katika hayo mayai na uzipike pande zote zikishaiva zitoe na uziweke katika kitchen towel ili kukausha mafuta.Na baada ya hapo mikate yako itakuwa tayari kwa kuliwa na chai.

Ni nzuri pia kwa watoto,so wafurahishe familia yako kwa kuwaandalia hii kwa weekend.....

Bless u all,

Majoy.

Just a nice message...

I did not write this. I received it from a friend and I thought I would share it with all the kind people on this site.

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born

A Death Certificate shows that we die

Pictures show that we lived!

Have a seat . . . Relax . . . And read this slowly.

I Believe...

That just because two people argue,

it doesn't mean they don't love each other.

And just because they don't argue,

it doesn't mean they do love each other.

I Believe...

That we don't have to change friends if

we understand that friends change.

I Believe...

That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe...

That true friendship continues to grow, even over

the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

The Waiter Official trailer...

Coming sooooooon.....!!!
Yani hii si ya kukosa hata kidogooooo..

THE WAITER......Coming Soon!!!

Baadhi wa washiriki wa filamu ya ki-Bongo(The Waiter) inayotarajiwa kuwa gumzo kutokana na ubora wa utayarishwaji wake kuwa wa kiwango cha juu huku washiriki wake wakiwa ni wakali katika maswala ya filamu.Filamu hiyo ipo katika hatua za mwisho za uandaaji na inatarajiwa kuingia sokoni siku kadhaa zijazo.

  Baadhi ya washiriki katika picha......  

Moja kati ya scene zilizopo kwenye movie ya The Waiter

  

Esher na Jerry wote wapo ndani ya huo mzigo wa The Waiter...Si ya Kukosa!!!

Absolutely Beautiful....

Mrembo huyu ni mmoja kati ya warembo waliokamua mnoo ndani ya The Waiter....

Esher na Ben Kinyaiya

My lovely friend Esher

Masanja wa original comedy na warembo walipo kwenye The Waiter

Endelea kutembelea Blog kwa habari zaidi juu ya filamu hii na pia kuona 'promo'....

Bibi wa Miaka 105 Ajiny'onga Baada ya Kuchoka Kuishi....

Anastasia Khoreva

Mwanamke huyo kikongwe (pichani) amejinyonga mpaka kufa baada ya kuchoka kusubiri kifo akiwa na umri wa miaka 105.

Bibi huyo alipata mfadhaiko baada ya kuugua mapafu na kukaa ndani muda mrefu.Majirani zake wanadai kuwa bibi huyo alisubiri wakati watu wote wakiwa wametoka na yeye alitumia muda huyo kutimiza azma yake ya kujiny'onga.

Imedaiwa kwamba bibi huyo alishawahi kujaribu kujiua mara kadhaa bila mafanikio kwa madai kwamba amechoka kuishi.

Maoni yangu: Uhai wa mwanadamu ni zawadi toka kwa Mungu na si mali yetu hivyo basi si vizuri kuukatisha kabla Mungu hajaona vema kufanya hivyo.

Muwe na siku njema wapendwa wangu.

Majoy.

Anaetupambia Leo...........

Anaitwa Janeth Maganga aka Mrs.Mhelela ni mama wa mrembo wa miaka mitatu anaitwa Michelle.

Marriage and Money

They had a really good marriage. They enjoyed being together. Their three children were a blessing. Everything went well in the family, but one thing. They got into some emotional conflicts about family finances. In his family of origin, his father controlled the finances. In her family of origin, her mother always took care of the family finances. She liked to use the credit cards often and without restraint. He thought credit cards were to be used sparingly.

Once a month, when the bills came due, the conflict was predictable. Harsh words were spoken and nerves were on edge. The feud was always over family finances.

Remember, disagreements over finances is one of the three leading causes of divorce. Don't let financial conflict ruin a good marriage. Discuss the issue before the bills come due. Take the emotions out of the issue. Listen to each other with an open mind.

Talk about your spouse's family of origin and how financial decisions were made. Husband and wife come to marriage often with different models in family finances. The contrasting models must be understood.

Read books and articles together on family finances. Discuss different suggestions openly and honestly. Be willing to find the middle ground on a new plan.

Jikoni Wikend hii......Chapati ya maji(Pan Cake)

Wikiendi hiyoooo inakuja, wafurahishe familia yako kwa kuwapikia kitafunwa hiki kitamu sana kuliwa na kinywaji chochote ,iwe chai,juice,soda au hata uji!!

Fuata maelekezo yafuatayo kwa kuandaa:.........

Mahitaji

Unga wa ngano (plain flour) 1/4

Kitunguu kikubwa (chopped/slice onion) 1

Yai (egg) 1

Chumvi (salt)

Mafuta (cooking oil)

(Waweza kuongeza kipimo kulingana na idadi ya walaji)

Matayarisho

Tia unga, chumvi na maji kiasi katika bakuli kisha koroga mpaka madonge yote yaondoke. Baada ya hapo tia yai na vitunguu kisha koroga tena mpaka mchanganyiko wote uchanganyike vizuri. baada ya hapo choma chapati zako kama kawaida  na baada ya hapo zitakuwa tayari kwa kuliwa.

Waweza kula kwa rost ya maini,nyama ya ng'ombe au kuku au hata mboga za majani.

 

Kila la kheri!

 

 

International Men's Day!!

The theme for International Men’s Day 2012 (Monday 19th November) has been announced.

This year the theme of the international day of observance will be Helping Men and Boys Live Longer, Happier, Healthier Lives.

In the build up to the event, supporters of the day are being asked to focus on five key challenges linked to health and wellbeing which are:

1. Improving men’s life expectancy

2. Helping men get help

3. Improving boys’ education

4. Tackling tolerance of violence against men and boys

5. Promoting fathers and male role models

Finaly men's can also celebrate the day and use the day to discuss and share issues concerning manhood, I'm happy for them  and i will celebrate the day with all the men's around me.

Let's all support them as they always do to our day(IWD)

Happy Women's Day.

Xoxo

Majoy.

Happy Pi Day (3.14) Domino Spiral

Wana Hisabati siku yenu hiyo mi kusema ukweli Hesabu sipendi kabisa najitahidi kupambana nazo kila ninapokutana nazo na huwa nazipiga lol!!

MOMENTS TO REMEMBER......

Event: Monitoring & Evaluation Survey
Place: Ngara-Kagera

Sponsor:Concern Worldwide-Tanzania.

Hii ilikua siku ya kuondoka toka Ngara-Mwanza na baadae Dar baada ya kumaliza field Ngara,Biharamulo na vijiji vyake.

Nawamiss sanaaaaa  jamani i wish tukutane tena kwenye field kama hii

No Perfect Husbands

She was a college graduate and now teaching in elementary school. Her mother had always wanted her to be a teacher. She was always a compliant child, so now she's a teacher.

Over the years, she had dated many guys, but her mother was never happy with any of them. After meeting a new guy, her mother would say sooner or later, "Well, he's okay, but I know you can do better." Time after time this continued to happen, until she met a guy that she really loved. Her mother eventually said the same thing, "Well, he's okay, but I know you can do better." That statement failed to block a relationship this time. Now, they were engaged, and it was the day before the wedding. The mother said, "I hope you know what you're doing. It's not too late to call off this wedding." But, that didn't happen.

Mapishi ya Mchuzi wa kambale

Mahitaji

Kambale 2

Nazi kopo 1

Nyanya kopo 1

Vitunguu 2

Curry powder 1 kijiko cha chai

Turmaric 1/2 kijiko cha chai

Binzari nyembamba ya unga 1/2 kijiko cha chai

Swaum/ tangawizi 1 kijiko cha chakula

Giligilani kiasi

Limao 1/2

Chumvi

Olive oil

Matayarisho

Loweka samaki katika maji ya moto kwa muda wa muda wa nusu saa.Baada ya hapo Saga pamoja nyanya, vitunguu, swaum na tangawizi kisha vibandike jikoni na uvipike mpaka maji yote yakauke kisha tia mafuta. Pika mpaka nyanya zitengane na mafuta kisha tia spice zote.Zipike kwa muda mdogo kisha tia tui la nazi, maji kiasi, samaki, pilipili nzima, chumvi na kamulia limao. Pika mpaka tui la nazi litakapoiva na samaki pia wawe wameiva na mchuzi ubakie kiasi. Baada ya hapo ipua kisha tia giligilani iliyokatwa na mchuzi utakuwa tayari kwa kuliwa. Unaweza kuulia kwa chochote kile upendacho. Mi hupendaga kuulia na ugali mlaiiini au na wali pia.

Kila la kheri najua utaenjoy waweza piga piga ukishapika na kunitumia kupitia majoy28@gmail.com

 

Tujifunze Pamojah,

 

Nawapenda sana.

 

Majoy

Weekend Njema Kwenu Wote



Hapo Majoy alikua Ngara vijijini(2010) -  kikazi zaidi



SEE U NEXT TIME.

MAJOY.

Happy Women's Day To All Beautiful Women In This World....

“We need to work hard with men in

order to ensure men understand

women’s issues”

Mary Rwegasira, Equality Advisor,Concern Worldwide - Tanzania

Women's ....You are very special, know yourself, work hard,fight for your right and don't ever allow any man to use you for granted.

Nawapenda sana wanawake wote,Ninyi ni wa thamani sana katika hii dunia,Ewe mwanamke popote ulipo usikubali mtu yeyote akutumie kwa faida yake.

TUTAJIKOMBOA NA KUJIKWAMUA KATIKA MAISHA NA HATIMAE KUWA NA MAISHA BORA.....Kwa kufanya kazi kwa bidii,Kujitambua na Kupigania haki zetu wanawake bila kujali wala kuogopa.

Nawatakia Siku Njema na Yenye Mafanikio.

Happy Womens Day!

With Lots Of Love,

Majoy.

Vunja Mbavu...... Rushwa Ilivyokita Mizizi!!!

Padre mmoja akiwa kwenye gari alisimamishwa na Trafic Police, police akiwa anahitaji rushwa alianza kuuliza maswali mengi,mara mbona gari lako linatoa moshi mwingi? mbona gari lako matairi yameisha, hatimayepolisi akamuamuru padre waende nae kituoni.

Njiani polisi alimuuliza padre, umesema wewe ni padre, je unabiblia ndani ya gari, padre akajibu ndio ninayo, polisi akamuambia padre, pack gari pembeni na unipe biblia. Padre akapaki gari na kumpa biblia yule polisi,

Polisi akasita kupokea, akamwsambia Padre 'fungua na usome Matayo 5:25-26 "Mtu wa Mungu akasoma ": malizaneni na aliyekukamata kukupeleka mahakamani.. ..malizaneni upesi.. yamalize mambo haya mngali bado njiani kabla hajakukabidhi kwa hakimu... ambaye aweza kukuhukumu na kukukabidhi kwa bwana jela ili akutie gerezani. Amin nakwambia hautaachiwa hadi umetoa senti ya mwisho...

Mtu wa Mungu akampa yaliyo yake kaizari. Polisi akatabasamu na kusema 'msifanye migumu mioyo yenu.. nenda na amani.

LOVE IT...

mama akimnyonyesha mwanae akiwa na uniform zake za kazi

HAKUNA KAMA MAMA JAMANI, BILA KUJALI KWAMBA YUPO KAAZINI TENA MBELE ZA WATU ANAMNYONYESHA MWANAE TENA BILA KUJIFICHA WALA KUJALI MAMBO YA WAPITA NJIA.

HUU NI ZAIDI YA UPENDO.

MUNGU BARIKI WAMAMA WOTE ULIMWENGUNI.

MO APATA TUZO YA KIONGOZI BORA MDOGO DUNIANI

MFANYABISHARA kijana na Mbunge wa Jimbo la Singida Mjini, Mohammed Dewji (pichani) ametangazwa na Jukwaa la Uchumi Duniani (WEF) kuwa kiongozi bora mwenye umri mdogo duniani (Young Global Leader - YGL), akiwa ni Mtanzania pekee.Dewji anyejulikana pia kama Mo ambaye ni Ofisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa moja ya kampuni kubwa nchini, Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL) amekuwa ni mtu pekee kutoka Tanzania kupewa heshima hiyo kwa mwaka huu.

Ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki umetoa watu watatu, wakiwamo wawili kutoka Uganda na Kenya.Tuzo hiyo hutolewa kila mwaka na jukwaa hilo ambalo huwatunuku viongozi wadogo 200 duniani kote kwa kutambua mchango wao kwa jamii na kwa mustakabali wa maendeleo ya dunia. Kamati iliyoteua jina la mshindi, iliyoongozwa na Malkia Rania Al Abdulla wa Ufalme wa Jordan, ilifanya kazi hiyo baada ya kupitia wasifu wa maelfu ya viongozi kutoka kila ukanda wa dunia na katika sekta mbalimbali.

Mapishi Ya Mboga Mchanganyiko

Muonekano wa mboga zako baada ya kuiva..yummy!!

Mahitaji

Viazi ulaya 4 vya wastani
Hoho jekundu 1/2
Hoho la njano 1/2
Hoho la kiajani 1/2
Njegere 1 kikombe cha chai
Carrot 1 kubwa
Broccoli kidogo
Cauliflower kidogo
Kitunguu 1
Nyanya 1/2 kopo
Swaum/tangawizi 1 kijiko cha chakula
Curry powder 1 kijiko cha chakula
Coriander powder 1 kijiko cha chai
Tarmaric 1/2 kijiko cha chai
Olive oil
Chumvi
1/4 ya limao

Matayarisho

Katika sufuria isiyoshika chini kaanga vitunguu mpaka viwe vya brown kisha tia swaum/tangawizi na spice zote kaanga kwa muda mfupi kisha tia nyanya na chumvi. pika mpaka nyanya ziive kisha tia vegetable zote na vimaji kidogo sana na kisha kamulia limao, baada ya hapo punguza moto na kisha funika na zipike mpaka vegetable zote ziive na rojo ibakie kidogo. Baada ya hapo mboga yako itakuwa tayari kwa kuliwa.

Kila la Kheri. 

Majoy.

Love It......

Majoy na  Mama Suzanne Lewis maarufu Natasha (Msanii wa Filamu Bongo) kwenye uzinduzi wa Zuku TV

7 Reasons to Be Happy Even if Things Aren’t Perfect Now

Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.

The way I feel about myself; how much I open myself to new people and experiences; how often I choose to smile simply because it feels good. None of these things depend on my life situation.....

1. Enjoying the present moment is a habit that takes practice. If you always look toward tomorrow for happiness, odds are you will do the same when you attain what you’ve been dreaming of. As strange it sounds, the ability to appreciate what’s in front of you has nothing to do with what you actually have. It’s more about how you measure the good things in your life at any given time.

Practice wanting what you have and it will feel even sweeter when you eventually have what you want. Look around—what’s in front of you that can enjoy?

2. Finding reasons to be happy now can benefit your future. Dr. Dacher Keltner of the University of California claims she can predict a person’s future by judging the strength of their smile. Researchers examined yearbook photos of 111 female students taken between 1958 and 1960. Subsequent tests revealed that the women who expressed more positive emotion in those photos became more mentally focused, had more successful marriages, and enjoyed a greater sense of well-being.

From the article:

“While positive emotion tends to broaden thought, negative emotion tends to narrow it and hold back development….The findings of Dr Keltner and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, are among the first to show that differences in the extent to which people express emotion may be stable throughout their lives and dictate personal and social success.”