a girl named susan

Friday the thirteen

Me and my bestfriend Connie created a group, yes we shamelessly copycat the idea from Thursday Thirteen . Basically the group is about making a list of 13 items of just ANYTHING, it can be about 13 favorite songs of yours, 13 stuff in your wardrobe or 13 things that you hate, it has to be 13 and it has to be posted on friday, hence the Friday the thirteen group .

You can say it creatively in your own words or photos or even BOTH! we wont stop you for being creative, we love creative people and we love to see your lists!

No need to think twice, Join us HERE and we'll have fun coz I certainly want to know  your 13 on Friday.

Show us something that is standing in your way.

The door

That ducks on the door is always standing in my way to the computer room.

What do you daydream about? Is it something far-fetched, or something that might actually happen?
Submitted by lost_in_eternity2207.

Lottery

It's far-fetched but who knows it might actually can happen? Amen. :) I even daydream if I got that amount of money, I could buy each of my brothers and sister a house in Jakarta and even myself, I could save up some and deposit it for my nieces and nephews college and even give some to start a small business.

Beef With Cashew Nuts

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Ingredients: (Serves 4)

• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• half tablespoon chopped dried red chillies
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2.4cm/1 inch piece fresh root ginger, chopped
• 2-3 kaffir lime leaves, torn
• 500g/1lb lean beef, e.g. fillet, sirloin or rump steak, cut into strips
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 red pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 green pepper, seeded and sliced
• 4 spring onions, sliced diagonally
• 125g/4oz roasted cashew nuts

How-to-make:

1. Heat half tablespoon of the sesame oil in a small frying pan, and fry the dried red chillies until crisp. Drain on absorbent kitchen paper to absorb the oil, and set aside while you stir-fry the beef and vegetables.
2. Heat the remaining sesame oil in a wok or a large frying pan. Add the garlic, onion and ginger and stir-fry quickly for about 3 minutes over high heat, until the onion is soft and golden brown.
3. Add the kaffir lime leaves and strips of beef, and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Season to taste with black pepper and stir the soy sauce and sugar into the beef mixture.
4. Add the peppers and spring onions and stirfry for 2-3 minutes. Add the reserved fried chillies and the roasted cashew nuts and quickly stir them through the mixture. 

Serve immediately with some boiled rice or fried noodles, Bon Appetite. 

Booking card

I Loathe:

• Not having a sandal/flip flop to wander around the beach when the weather is warm and nice.
• Not finding a hat that I wanted to buy in Marks & Spencer coz my husband was in a hurry to go back home.
• My sinus has come back
• Having an Interview at the Registry Office for Marriage.
• Roadbumps
• Humidity seems to be higher here than in Jakarta

I Love:

• 

  Marksnspencer
  Having a nice long walk along Brighton after the Interview.
• Bought 4 bras and 3 panties in Marks & Spencer
• Phone call from my sister in Netherlands who wanted to visit me next month.
• Listening to my Indonesian songs on my MP3 player.
• Smoking

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF WORTHING

By Tim Lambert

Dedicated to Amanda Draisey

EARLY WORTHING

Worthing began as a Saxon village. It may have been called Worth or Wurtha ingas which means the settlement (belonging to) the people of Worth or Wurtha. Whatever the origin of its name for centuries Worthing was just an agricultural hamlet. However in the 18th century its fortunes changed.

In the 18th century people believed that bathing in sea water could heal you from many diseases. In the late 18th century visiting the seaside became fashionable among the rich. Many new seaside resorts grew up such as Brighton and Bognor Regis.

Worthing began to develop after 1798 when Princess Amelia came. Where members of the royal family went other wealthy people were bound to follow. In the earliest years of the 19th century Worthing grew rapidly and several new streets were built but in mid 19th century the growth slowed.

In 1807 the first theatre in Worthing opened. Also in 1807 Princess Charlotte, the Prince Regent's daughter visited Worthing.

In 1803 an Act of Parliament formed a body of men called Commissioners who had powers to pave and clean the streets. This was the beginning of local government in Worthing. A Town Hall was built in Worthing in 1835.

Also in 1803 a turnpike road was built to Worthing. (Turnpike roads were privately owned and maintained and you had to pay to use them). The turnpike made it much easier for visitors to reach Worthing. It became easier still in 1845 when the railway reached Worthing.

Amenities in Worthing slowly improved. From 1810 Worthing had a market. In 1829 a dispensary opened where the poor could obtain free medicines. In 1881 a hospital opened in Worthing. From 1834 Worthing had gas light. From 1857 it had a piped water supply.

The first pier at Worthing was built in 1862. It was replaced by a new pier in 1889.

However not everything went smoothly in Worthing. In 1850 tragedy struck when a ship called the Lalla Rook was caught in a storm offshore. Some fishermen set out to rescue it but their boat sank. All eleven of the crew died. A second rescue boat was sent out and managed to rescue the crew of the Lalla Rook.

The Salvation Army met fierce opposition when it came to Worthing in the early 1880s. The opposition reached a peak in 1884 when a rabble formed themselves into what they called the 'skeleton army' and rioted in Worthing. Troops were called in to disperse them.

Worthing was made a borough in 1890. By then it had a population of around 16,000.

However in 1893 there was an outbreak of typhoid in Worthing which killed 188 people.

In 1896 the first public library opened in Worthing.

MODERN WORTHING

In 1901 Worthing gained an electricity supply.

In 1908 it gained a museum and art gallery.

In the early 20th century Worthing flourished as a seaside town and the population grew rapidly. By the late 1930s it was estimated to be 62,000. The Dome was built in 1910. The Connaught Theatre was built in 1914. The Pavilion Theatre followed in 1926.

Denton Gardens opened in 1924. Marine Gardens were created in 1930.

On a more sober note a War Memorial was erected in 1921.

Furthermore in the 1920s and 1930s the first council houses were built in Worthing.

A new Town Hall was built in 1933.

During World War II 44 people died in Worthing as a result of air raids and 97 houses were destroyed.

Worthing Lido opened in 1959.

Highdown Gardens were given to the council in 1967.

The Guildbourne centre opened in 1974.

A new library was built in Worthing in 1975.

Davidson Leisure Centre opened in 1989.

Millennium Garden opened in 2000.

Today the population of Worthing is 97,000.

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What is your deepest, darkest fear?
Submitted by [Susan].

Even though I came up with the question, It still makes me wonder what I'm gonna answer, seems to me, I have always been a coward, I fear many things, scared even of the dark sometimes but I guess my real fear is to face myself, my future, my own life and I am scared of losing myself, my future and even my life.

Show us your mother.

Me_mom

I made this a long long time ago, a pixel doll of me and mom, i still had a short hair at that time, I made this coz I love my mom so much that I just had to show it. Happy Mother's Day!

What's the best thing about your mom?

Mother

She raises 5 children and now helps taking care my sister and brother's children.

She didnt shed a tear when her beloved husband (my beloved dad) passed away and were there for us so we wont lose control and were strong for us.

She is a very hardworking woman and never like to sit still and never give up to make her family happy (sometime overdoing it by spoiling my 25 years old brother).

She always like to help others which sometimes irritates me because she doesnt care about her own health or her own needs.

She's a loving wife, a Great Mother, A wonderfull Grandmother and now she's taking charge on taking her mother (my granny) under her wing because her other siblings are too busy with their own selfishness and abandoned their mother which now diagnosed of having a nose tumor.

I love you mom, I just wish I could give you everything you need and I just wish you could just slow down and relax more and nore taking the world's problem on your shoulder on your own. I love you and I will always try to help you to lift those heavy burden so you wont have to worry about anything anymore.