Sunday, January 15, 2012

RM15 project & Asam Pedas Talapia in Westham,London.


Hulooooo...aduhhhh sedapnya meniarap atas tilam sambil menaip kat lappy ni;) Hee..hee the two girls already tergolek on my left and right.We chit chat at the end of this entry ya:) 

Well today,we were camping at home from morning,papa had to finish his homework and it was really teruk until our best escapade today was a 1 hour trip to Pasar Taman Tun:) My request to go pasar seksyen 6 Shah Alam was turned down:(;( The man has to finish his homework..but Pasar TTDI is terribly expensive i finished my RM200 buying basic things for the fridge..except Ribbon&Cottontail food,balloons and bubbles for the small ladies.How i wish Cameron is near..broccolis,cauliflowers,tomatoes were so cheap there..here is like 'gourmet food'..The malay section is expensive too..i bought daun gajus,petai,jering emas,tempoyak,terung telunjuk,bunga kantan,serai,cencaluk,pucuk pegaga ..i think that's about all and it costed me RM41.00..cekik darah betul..anyway nak makan kan..tak boleh lah marah2 next time ada masa pergi seksyen 6 .My good buy was all the pound things,i bought cilipadi,kunyit,bawang putih,merah semua dah siap blend and it costed me RM10.00..this is good and it helped me masak cepat betul..you can whip a finger licking good masak lemak cilipadi in 10 mins or less..kid you not:):) p.s we met Munirah Triplets plus one at the pasar with her cute wonderful kids:):)


Less than 10 mins finger plus cheeks,chins and elbows licking good masak lemak ketam with tomato..heee..heee..dulu ramai yang tanya macam mana nak masak ketam santan tak curdle atau pecah.Ketam ni dia kalau masak banyak buih also banyak kandungan garam..so benda macam ikan masin,sawi jeruk kalau masak bersantan tak betul cara santan memang pecah dan tak cantik.To avoid it you can either cook the ketam with the bahan tumbuk (cilipadi,kunyit,bawang) first until buih dan air kering then baru masukkan santan or duduk lah tepi periuk tu kacau..jangan biarkan mendidih tanpa kacau.Kalau betul cara gulai ketam sangat sedap epecially kalau ketam segar dan manis.So uwan makan bertambah-tambah today.




Petang nak buat project sikit..Tia kena nose bleed pulak..then Mia lapar,so we had early dinner..i prepared fish,hash brown,buttercup salad and we had some french baquet and cheese too.It was a hot day today but the two nak makan kat luar so we had to eat at the bench under the tree.




Tia can eat salad ..she will dip in mayonnaise and eat it:)



We have all kind of dippings/seasonings just choose which one you like.


Gendang gendut tali kecapi,kenyang perut suka hati:)


Pokok cili kat garden pun dah masak betul ni..boleh lah petik..ni kita bagi tugasan kat uwan untuk petik.


After tea/dinner i started my little project..bukan apa pun mengganti alas rack kat wet kitchen..dulu kan kotak2..now munga2 pulak..i somehow like the 70s feel kat my wet kitchen..that explains the triangle shape alas;):) My old alas habislah koyak rabak dek Heni...dia cakap Tia/Mia tarik lah etc,etc..tak apalah time to ganti jugak.He..hee..my lesung batu ada 3 biji now  happily landing there:)


The table cloth is RM15 only, i bought from Romantika..balik i potong and beta-bega kan untuk alas rack..sedaplah tu my eyes;):)..wet kitchen kita kan..kejapkotak2,kejap munga2..asal hati senang;)


hulloooo..what are you doing? Yang ni kalau dengar i ketang ketung guna hammer and tool box dia..memang dia tak senang hati,so he came down and immediately been assigned a task by me;) Our wet kitchen tiny island/trolley kaki satu dah haus due to kena air basuh lantai selalu. I went to look for replacement at ikea..goshh it is expensive now..near RM600 for a tiny thing,the rest of our trolley still okay,cuba tak stable sebab kaki tempang sikit.  MY hb is a real corporate man..he is helpful kalau di suruh but he sometimes can't really figure out how to fix or do certain things. I somehow is quite handy since i was small selalu tengok my father buat reban ayam,kambing,bench,rack at our kitchen..so i am familiar with tools and i can design many things in my head;) So kaki trolley patah ni hubby susah jugak lah nak figure out how..i ada few wooden chopping board tak pakai kat kitchen sebab dah lama,so i asked him to cut the solid wood according to the trolley tu punya kaki and then lekatkan lah..he was skeptical first..tapi bila i nak buat dia cepat2 ambik alih..turned out to be effective..now dah okay and we jimat RM600 kan:):)


Setia menemani si papa;):)..kesian dua hari duduk rumah asyik kena leter suruh berkemas ajer..tiap 5 mins keluar pen,kertas..mestilah kena kemas balik;) 


Pisang emas harga emas beli kat pasar TTDI...so tak adalah pisang emas di bawa belayar sebab tak ada budi..dah mengata ngata kan;):)


RM7 napkin stand from Romantika D Amor..hee..he..Romantika ni tak class macam SSF,lower dari KK orang cakap..tapi i suka jugak pergi cari benda2 merepek..tadi i menung2 dah tengok tea set dia..cantik sebab teko besar..senang sikit nak hidang kat orang;)


Finally malam barulah dapat berehat..ni hb buatkan teh susu..tak kaw pun tak apa lah..yang penting ingatan;)


If i have time i do like to read..i like to repeat my favorite books.




I love to read traveling books from Insight Guides,i bought Lonely Planet,APA but i stilled prefer Discovery by Insight Guides.


Unlike many other women..i tak gila sangat membaca novel but i do love Kinsella..tapi "Remember Me" ni pun tak habis lagi.


and suka jugak membaca magazine kisah2 orang ni..ni macam baca blog orang jugak ni..dapat tengok anak,rumah,fesyen orang semua;):)


Ada orang tanya..suka and pandai memasak sejak bila?Entah i pun tak ingat..masa kecik2 dulu tak lah masak sangat..ni gambar 12 tahun dulu kat West Ham,London..masa ni jalan London-Paris with my friend Yatie..London we tumpang duduk kejap kat rumah her aunt..masa ni i dah suka masak:)Tengok tu kat dapur orang i bergumbira main pisau..we went to the market and i bought a red talapia,okra,bitter gourd,soft tofu,cuttlefish,belacan and mangga muda..dasat betul pasar kat west ham ni..kalah TTDI..heee..heee...balik i masak asam pedas talapia with okra,goreng bitter gourd,sambal sotong,steam soft beancurd with soy sauce and sambal belacan with mangga muda.


Auntie Yatie tengok food banyak dia pun panggil neighbor dia an African man and his late husband to makan..my lauk pulak masa tu pedas yarabbi..but sedap lah i guess until these two europeans makan hingga tak ingat.But kesian perut this mat salleh..tak tahan..pukul 3 pagi dia tak berenti pergi jamban..hee..hee..both me and yatie masa tu tidur on waterbed kat living room...we terkekeh kekeh ketawa..hee..heee..kenangan manis:) we tinggalkan our bags kat sini dan esok paginya we naik eurostain kat waterloo station 3 a.m excited gila nak pi Paris for first time masa tu;) duit tak berapa nak ada tapi happy;);) after 4 days in Paris..we balik London pi duduk Radisson SAS sebab big boss tak boleh duduk kena panggil balik Malaysia..apa lagi bilik best halaluya kita orang kat London:)


Huishhh terus teringat London..tapi dulu2 travel selalu January..so sejuk gilerrr:)..grrrr..grrrrr


Tapi yang paling best one day kalau ada duit pergi Disneyland Paris..masuk "Small World" terus jadi budak kecik..sangat seronok;);)


To AnnHuzi yang tanya i buat apa dengan bricks..actually i letak keliling the rabbit netting..supaya dia tak boleh sorong kepala dia untuk keluar..:) memang i buat kan area macam ni sebab kalau dalam cage kesian pulak dia dah tu very leceh nak bersihkan cage..macam ni kalau setakat nak balik kampung 1 or 2 days bawak maid pun  no problem..tinggalkan ajer extra food..settle.Also senang nak bersihkan tempat sebab kat atas tanah kan.Hanis tanya akar pokok ke kat belakang bunglo tu;):) hee..hee yeap akar pokok..suka pulak the rabbits nyorok kat belakang tu)


To Salmi yang tanya mana beli this emergency candle..i bought from a Hardware/DIY kat ground floor ikano,tak ingat pulak nama kedai tu.Tapi kat rack belakang bahagian camping,outdoor.It is priced at RM38 for two plus matches..nama jer candle tapi dalam bekas tu ada liquid and sumbu...after pakai simpan balik:)




budak ni happily lepak kat tilam atas lantai masa papa buat kerja..now dah tengah malam kan..tiba2 i ingat tadi suruh Heni rebus ketupat segera,esok i nak buat lontong..but i rasa dia tak buat..sebab dengar kat bawah senyap jer..so i turun bawah kejap tadi tengok ya lah semua orang dah masuk bilik masing2..so now i dah rebus the nasi impit kena tunggu masak lah pulak..nasib baik kampit kecik2 tu so not so bad:)

Chatty Corner:)

Hi susumanis,tq so much and take care:), umiyumi, he.hee..ribbon&cottontail cakap mai lah ada carrot cake panas2, Syarida- kalau buatkan tempat proper boleh tinggalkan setakat 2,3 hari tak apa;), Mummy Akmal- seronoknya kalau dapat tinggal kat tanah inggeris ya mummy,tapi sama lah here,pernah terfikir mengenangkan my mum yg dah tua ni pun tak sampai  hati biarlah ada opportunity pun.Tapi tak apa kita create environment macam kat sana kat home sweet home kita pun dah cukup..insyallah kalau kita passionate mesti tak rasa penat;)) Marya Yusof- thank you,indeed you are a special guest ,i don't have many people from Peru visiting me and first time tengok the black corn..thank to you:), ibuamsyr- of course ibuamsyr, yg baik untuk di kongsi,halal an toyibban:),moga cepat2 siap meja tu:), Zeta- happy to hear dah buat sambal sotong bersantan..sedapkan..udang atau ikan bills pun sedap jugak zeta, legging Tiamia tu seluar ZARA masa sale..lama dulu,dah buruk buatlah seluar tidur:), Nyza- tia mia selain spaghetti they love fettucine..yeap that's the right corelle..sedapkan humous,rasa makan ice cream, suffiakmal- akak doakan moga semua yang terbaik buat akmal,enjoy your time there,walaupun struggle but that is one of the best time in life,trust me..nanti dah berjaya semua yang pahit pun jadi kenangan manis,take care,study smart ya;), Carmello- salam perkenalan and thank you; Hanis - yeap hanis akar lah tu,  Sarah- hiiii mommy idraki- hee..hee you found my blog..alamak terus malu..blush:):)thank you so much,you have a wonderful smart little guy there,i like him since day one;);Ann Huzi - hope you had a wonderful weekend Ann and happiness is yours truly forever;):) Farah - It's okay farah..let him fall in love with the animal first:) Liney, salam perkenalan..yeap they are more happy dapat lompat2;), Salam Salmi,yeap gulai durian muda tu org N9 zaman2 dulu ajar yang tahu kan:), Hotmama- thank you,thank you:), nyza again..hee..hee-tolo busuk pun sodap kan:)

Okay lah semua..my nasi impit dah masak..dah siap atur atas rack..esok boleh buat kuah lodeh..nite,nite sweet dreams:)





Saturday, January 14, 2012

Renovation of the white Bungalow:)


Salam Farrah, Saniah, MommyCT, Wiz,J ulie(Pencinta Petai:):), Syarida, Sususmanis, AnnHuzi, Hanis Azla, Aida 78, Anon, Mummy Miqhael, UmiYumi,  Syamimi Azmira, Koben, Gja, mekjangok, Lily, Salmi, Zeta, Mummy Akmal's@Brunei, 4 Kay E(Itaaaa:):), K.Na, Daydeck86, Marya Yusof,  Farhana shamsuddin, aishahjamrek, Dila, Ad, potpetmama, Zuzus, Nadiah, sitiebby,Anis, ibuamsyar, Anon 2:):), Charlottee Arphanee,  Filla-Kasihs,  Fiezachomel, Zie,Noorzail, Mira Marlena, AisYah, Wiz, Carmello Hajjah KH

Thank You for all comments especially yang relate their own experience during pregnant,difficulty in life etc and to those who feel like shaking my hands,sending me doas, don't worry even we do not see each other i can feel the warmnest,the sincerity..and i am so thankful for that. And terimakasih banyak2 yang bagi views,  tips in the last entry on the intended holiday,they are useful..and doakan  Tia Mia kalau ada rezki dapat pergi tempat yang best ya:) tak kira dekat atau jauh yang penting sihat dan diberkati dengan keamanan dah kebahgiaan:)

And I am so sorry if you can't open the Tia/Mia's video reciting the Al Ikhlas, it is a special one from me to all of you but i am not good at all these things,when i first uploaded it it was there for few hours..lepas tu tak ada pulak..I ll need a tutorial from my niece again it seems.I promise to upload again in the future.

Sebagai ganti i ll give you all a special preview on our new 'bungalow'..Tia and Mia helped mama to renovate it;) It is all white and i love it with all my heart;):) But we start from the very beginning first..the morning of the renovation itself..so come let see....


Before we start the handwork..i prepared breakfast for everybody .


Today's breakfast is Dome style..we had beef strips, runny eggs,cheese,toast,olive and fruit salad.


My delicious plate;);) Forget about diet first,after this we burn the calories ya..


It was a good breakfast....


While having breakfast..Tia and Mia watered their bitter gourd and angle loofa.


To my friend sham..kalau nak tengok my Hychintus..macam ni lah entah tahun bila nak tinggi lagi ni:):)


Then time manja2 kan Cottontail..Ribbon kena fungus kat telinga belum hantar injection lagi..so tak boleh pegang sangat.



Lovely time.



hallooooo... i am Cottontail:):)


Bela rabbit ni actually not only for the kids but for the senior too..she loves sitting in the garden looking at  blooms and animals..ye lah masa muda dulu rumahnya penuh dengan orchids,roses and all kind of flowers..now tak tanam pun dia mash appreciate garden and it's beauty...so today we go nursery ya Uwan.



Balik dari nursery  tadi jumpa pulasan..suka betul hati..my favourite ni;)


And terjumpa jugak orang jual telur pindang..terus beli ..sangat suka telur "busuk" ni:)


Today's lunch..simple and fast...gulai lemak cilipadi dah ada so tambah lauk beli kat restaurant dekat rumah;)sebab leaps tu nak buat renovation kan.


This one nice kalau makan dengan bubur jugak.


Alhamdulillah..semua dah kenyang..sampai terduduk depan tv;)



Ok adikkkk..lets go and join mama in her project now;)


Okay..drink dah ready..let's get started:)


After nursery we stopped at the hardware shop to get bricks and few other things to renovate our bungalow.

And we are proud to present our new white bungalow with it new north and south wings...

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Hehhh..heeehhhh..ini lah bungalow Ribbon and Cottontail with it new north and south wings..cantik takkkk?


Since hobbits suka menyorok so we pun buatkan tempat menyorok them..ni actually longkang,i bought 2 pieces at RM5.00 each..balik i spray dengan cat putih..sangat cosy kan bungalow ni...*wink* wink* they gonna have housewarming soon but only carrot and celery will be served:)




Sorry for the little "disappointment" :):) anyway..ini kerja budak 2 orang ni..mama asked them to help mama transfer the cactus they bought at cameron into bigger pots..


I got many new blooms today:):) happy mode..this month my salary awal lagi dah habis..heee..hee so i am surviving on husband's wallet:):)


I did some serious gardening today...


Many red plants and blooms at nursery today since Chinese New Year is just around the corner..TiaMia went gaga tengok semua bunga2 merah..banyaklah yang di angkutnya balik:)


Cactus dah pindah ke bigger pots.


wahhh very serious discussion tu..which bungalow you gonna renovate after this?


Hmmmm.tangan sakit,kaki kebas,kuku hitam..tapi rasa bliss tengok garden with colors;) Jom masuk and take 5 before kita start dinner pulak.



This is dinner for the papa and girls..fettucine with beef strips,tomato and shaved cheddar cheese..very yummy..mama and uwan decided to go for sardines.lemak putih durian and sambal


Dinner is alfresco style tonite;);)


My good buy from hardware shop..Emergency Candle..you can light it up for more than 54 hours..tahan angin,ribut ..hee..heee..it smells nice and gives wonderful ambience for alfresco dining:)


Night,Night Cottontail and Ribbon..hope you like your new space..sleep tight okay.


And Tia/Mia stop jumping around..time to go in now...

Finally i would like to share Jalan2 Cari Makan food;):) Last Friday i had this briyani arab at the Food Republic New Wings OU..it was good i like it very much..just in case anybody would like to give a try.



The Spring chicken is small..smaller than nandos but everything on the plate is tasty..if you like it la:):)


I ordered a plate of Homous to go with it and i love it very very much;):) Have a nice Sunday everybody..taaa..taaaa..