DIY Soy Milk Breakfast

I used to order soy milk with the Chinese fried bread sticks for breakfast in Las Vegas Chinatown in the Sunday morning. However, I found out how easy it was to make my own fresh soy milk after I got a high speed blender Vitamix. All you need are 1/2 cups of dried organic soybeans and four cups of water. With a high speed blender, you don't even have to soak the beans overnight. Blend on high for a minute; let it settle for 30 seconds; then blend it more for another minute. Filter it through a cheesecloth or a stainless steel mesh strainer. Put it in a large pot and bring it to boil, then let it simmer for 20 minutes, which will deactivate enzymes in the soy milk and get rid of the beany tastes.

The postcard was sent to my parents via TouchNote showing the first cup of my Do-It-Yourself (DIY) soy milk, serving with some Chinese fried bread sticks and cereals for a complete breakfast meal.

Wuppertal Suspension Railway

Wuppertaler Schwebebahn

Postcard DE-2357046 came from Germany as a self-made photo card. It shows the Wuppertal Suspension Railway, a unique suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars that was built in between 1897 and 1903 with the first track opened in 1901.

The railway is still used as a local public transportation system. The route runs 13.3 km or 8.3 mi; the tracks are elevated at a height of about 12 m or 39 ft over the river and about 8 m or 26 ft over the ground. The entire trip takes about 30 minutes.

Happy Mother's Day from Google

Mother's Day 2013 from Google's Doodle

It is Mother's Day tomorrow on May 12, 2013. If you forget to get a Mother's Day card for your mom, don't be desperate. You can make a DIY postcard with Google's Mother's Day 2013 Doodle. Once you have generated the art piece, you can print it out, or send it to one of the one-hour photo printing services at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart or Costco to make a 4"x6" or 5"x7" photo. Then you can use 3M scotch permanent double sided tapes, or 3M photo mount spray adhesive to attach the photo to a piece of heavy card stock. I use Staples 110 lb card stock. Alternatively, you can attach the photo to an Avery Internet Shipping label (5126) with TrueBlock Technology.

You can buy cards or personalized stamps featuring Google's Doodles from their Doodle Store at Zazzle.com