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Why I wear veil/headcovering during mass

I was recently exposed to this.  Wearing a veil or a head covering to cover your head, during mass.  For the first few weeks, I felt uneasy wearing it because I was afraid people would look at me and judge me saying i was trying to show off.  But my heart kept saying,  "you are glorifying God, you should do everything that will glorify Him".. Every time when I wear my veil, I would have such struggle.   One day, I went to Sacred Heart Cathedral, i was in a dilemma to wear my veil or not because i saw there were only two people wearing it.  In my hometown, more women answered the call to wear veils to mass.  And I decided to just wear it. I prayed  " Lord, I am not sure if this really makes you happy or not. If it does not, tell me so that i will stop . And if it does , tell me also so that I will not continue wearing this. "  (I wore my veil after the First Reading) .  And then, before the song...

How to cook Kiu Nyuk (pork with yams)?

Kiu Nyuk is a traditional Hakka dish.  It is one of the many dishes that I learned from my father. I  adapted his recipe to suit my liking. Ingredients  1. Two big yams 2. 1KG of pork belly 3. preserved bean curd 4. 5 teaspoons of cumin powder    5. 1 teaspoons of Ajinomoto      6.2 teaspoons of salt    7.1 cup of water    8.Cooking oil  Steps  1. Peel the skin and slice them .     The thickness of the yam should be around 1.5 cm . These were are bit thin; these would taste dry epecially after frying 2.Slice your pork into slices as thick as your yam. 3. Heat the cooking oil (enough for frying the yams and the pork) 4.  Deep-fry the yams , then the pork. 5. In a separate bowl, mix preserved bean curds, cumin powder , salt and ajinomoto. leave it for 5 minutes.Add some water, the mixture should be like a thin paste. 6. Coat the fried ingredients w...