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LumDimSaying: A Toast To Tasty Turkey Feasts

Posted: November 24th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought, Personal | Tags: LumDimSaying, Thanksgiving | No Comments »

“May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!” – Unknown Author

The last thing on your mind this Thanksgiving should be guilt.  All diets are thrown out the window as loved ones gather together and enjoy all the fixings of a Thanksgiving feast that really only comes once a year.  

In the thoughtful and giving spirit of Thanksgiving, here’s a toast to my LDS friends, fans and readers.  

Savor every last bite and enjoy every moment of this day and all the wonderful memories that come with it!

Thank you for being my sole motivation for continuing to post each and every day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Posted: May 15th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: LumDimSaying | No Comments »

LumDimSaying Quote

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: On Easter

Posted: April 24th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: Charles M. Crowe, Easter, holiday, LumDimSaying | No Comments »

“Easter tells us that

life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things

but in terms of ideals.”

- Charles M. Crowe

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Happy Easter!

x LDS

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.



LumDimSaying: On St. Patrick’s Day

Posted: March 17th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: holiday, LumDimSaying | No Comments »

St. Paddy's Day“Here’s to a long life and a merry one.

A quick death and an easy one.

A pretty girl and an honest one

A cold beer – and another one!”

- St. Patrick’s Day Toast

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all my LumDimSum Friends!

xx LDS

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: International Women’s Day 2011

Posted: March 8th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought, Special Events | Tags: International Women's Day, LumDimSaying | No Comments »

Fragile yet indestructible.

Deep yet fathomable.

Passionate without losing subtlety.

“A woman is a miracle of divine contradictions.”

- Jules Michelet; French Historian 1798-1874

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A global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.

If you have 15 minutes to spare,

here is an inspiring clip I’d like to share:

http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.html

Happy Women’s Day!

x  LDS


Roses Are Red…

Posted: February 14th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: holiday, LumDimSaying | 1 Comment »

vday lucy

“All I really need is love,


but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!”

- Lucy van Pelt from “Peanuts”

Whether you’re single or madly in love, today’s your day to indulge in as much chocolate as you crave guilt-free.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

vday chocolate

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: On Ringing In 2011

Posted: January 2nd, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought, Personal | Tags: holiday, LumDimSaying | No Comments »

2010 NY

“Ring out the old, ring in the new

Ring, happy bells, across the snow

the year is going, let him go;

Ring out the false, ring in the true.”

- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850

2010 has been a blast!

Thank you all for your support, inspiration, guidance and the good times we’ve shared over the course of this year.

May this new year bring you an abundance of joy, opportunity, good fortune and happiness!

Wishing all a very HAPPY 2011!


2011 rabbit


Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas!

Posted: December 25th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: A Day In My Life, Food For Thought, Personal, Special Events | Tags: holiday, LumDimSaying | 1 Comment »

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,

stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?

It came without ribbons.  It came without tags.

It came without packages, boxes or bags.

And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore.

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before.

What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store.

What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”

~Dr Seuss

merry christmas 2010Christmas!  The very word brings me so much joy and holiday cheer.  While some dread Christmas shopping and the hassle of travel, I cherish all Christmas traditions from putting up lights, decorating a tree, baking cookies for Santa, spending all day in the kitchen, and most of all – feeling the same warm, giddy feeling I had as a child waking up on Christmas day.

A day of meaning and traditions, Christmas has always been a cherished holiday spent in the warm circle of family and friends.

More than just a good time, Christmas is a kind, forgiving, charitable, and loving time.

Open not only presents, but open your hearts and remember that the good you do for others is good you do yourself.

May the gladness of Christmas give you hope,

The spirit of Christmas bring you peace,

The heart of Christmas grant you love.

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LumDimSaying: On Surviving Winter Months

Posted: December 19th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought, Personal | Tags: holiday, LumDimSaying | 15 Comments »

winter

“Winter is a time for comfort, for good food and warmth,

for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:

It is the time for home.”

- Edith Sitwell

It’s about that time of year – when most return home for the holidays to spend with family and loved ones.

This year will be my first year spent traveling with my family rather than congregating with relatives under a Christmas tree.  Although I will not exactly be “home” this year, I’d rather say that my family is my home and I’m pretty stoked to spend my winter holiday with them basking under the sun in South America!

Don’t fret my dear readers, even though I’ll be away the next few weeks, LumDimSum will continue to be updated daily throughout!

IMG_3106LumDimSum Family Pic at the top of San Cristobal Hill (Santiago, Chile)

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.



LumDimSaying: by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted: December 12th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: LumDimSaying | 16 Comments »

“What lies behind us and what lies before us

are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: On Gratitude

Posted: November 25th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought, Personal, Special Events | Tags: holiday, LumDimSaying, Thanksgiving | 2 Comments »

thanksgiving charlie brown

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

It turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.

It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

– Melody Beattie

More than just a splurging, coma-inducing turkey feast, Thanksgiving is a day to be grateful. For many Americans, Thanksgiving is the one day a year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty, but living in a cosmopolitan city like Beijing, Thanksgiving day can be interpreted and enjoyed by all nationalities as a day to gather loved ones over a merry feast.

As much as we ought to express our love and gratitude to all of our loved ones on a daily basis, the truth is that we don’t.  So it is a truly wonderful thing to have a holiday like Thanksgiving to remind us to take time to count our blessings and reflect on the wonderful people in our lives and express our many reason to give thanks.

To all of LimDimSum’s dedicated followers, friends and family, I want to sincerely say thank you to each of you. Every minute of every hour of writing each and every post is dedicated to you.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your support, your invaluable feedback and advice, and for giving me the motivation to continue writing everyday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

thanksgiving

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: by Art Linkletter

Posted: November 21st, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: LumDimSaying | No Comments »

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.”

- Art Linkletter

I have always believed in the power of positivity, an individual’s power to control and make your own path.

As I have quoted in previous entries, my personal philosophy is that getting the most out of life is all about having the right attitude.

“Believe in the power of positivity: POSITIVE THINKING= POSITIVE ENERGY= POSITIVE EVENTS BECAUSE OF= POSITIVE YOU!”

– My insightful friend Kat, wise beyond her years

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: by Anthony J. D’Angelo

Posted: November 14th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: LumDimSaying | 1 Comment »

sunshine

“Wherever you go, whatever you do,

No matter the weather,

Always bring your own sunshine.”

- Anthony J. D’Angelo

The College Blue Book


What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: by Leo Rosten

Posted: November 7th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: Chi Fan for Charity, Hatsune Sanlitun, LumDimSaying | No Comments »

“The purpose of life is not to be happy -

But to matter, to be productive, to be useful,

to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.”

- Leo Rosten

We may each be one person, but we can all do something. And something is better than nothing.

Thank you to each and every person who came out to the Chi Fan for Charity event last night! From all the individual dinners to the After-Party at Hatsune Sanlitun, it was an incredibly successful event and none of it would have been possible without all the wonderful people who made it happen - all of you!

Sharing a part in such a positive event was not only gratifying, it was inspiring.  We raised a butt-load of money and it’s all thanks to each of you for your generous support and donations. Thank you because each of you made contributions to three very worthwhile organizations that will make a difference.

Stay tuned for final numbers and pictures!

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


LumDimSaying: On Friendship by C.S. Lewis

Posted: October 17th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Food For Thought | Tags: LumDimSaying | No Comments »

“Friendship is not necessary, like philosophy, like art…

It has no survival value;

Rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”

- C.S. Lewis

Thank you to LumDimSum’s friends for your constant support and encouragement. You give value to the growth and survival of LumDimSum.

*What is a LumDimSaying? A quote I find worth noting. And sharing.


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