Watermelon Farm & Fishermen's Village

" Mama, wake up! it's morning. Let's have breakfast. I'm sooo hungry". I was awakened by Alysa. Well, it's her normal lines if she wanted to wake me up. Gosh! It was after 10am already & we were supposed to meet the others to go a watermelon's farm at 10am. We were having jamuan raya at Masjid AtTaqwa that nite & someone wanted to donate his first harvest for the jamuan raya.

So, after getting the princesses ready & giving them breakfast of egg sandwiches, we headed for Titi Hayun, Yan, Kedah where the watermelon farm was situated at 11.30am. We arrived there at nearly 12.30pm. It was a nice weather. We tasted the sweet & juicy watermelon & were given one to be brought home. Later, we wanted to have a picnic at Titi Hayun waterfall but couldn't find a parking spot. So, we decided on going to Tanjung Dawai instead. To Kedahans, Tanjung Dawai is well known as a Fishermen's village. But, we've never been there..:(

At watermelon farm, Titi Hayun

We had lunch in Tanjung Dawai..and it was soo cheap. Imagine kuey teow kerang with more kerang than kuey teow ( exaggerate le pulak hehe..) is only RM2. A big bowl of bihun sup with heaps of chicken is only RM2.50. We ordered 2 bowls of bihun sup, 2 plate of kuey teow, 2 bowls of ABC & air asam..all these cost us only RM13. Murah kan? The best thing was that we got to enjoy the nice seaview & cooling breeze. Baby slept throughout our lunch enjoying the original 'air-cond'. May be some day we'd come again in the evening to try ikan bakar at Medan ikan Bakar.

Enjoying our lunch at Tanjung Dawai

After lunch, we went to the fishermen's village. We also went to the jetty, but all the fresh fish that was just brought up was sold out. We stopped to buy belacan ( we rarely used belacan at home except when mak came over ), anchovies & a few packets of dried fish. We later stopped at Sg Merbok Jetty not far from Sg Petani. Just enjoying the nice view there.

Had fun at Taman Rekreasi Jeti Sg Merbok





Keletihan after a long day..

On the way home, we didn't miss the opportunity to buy fresh seafood sold just accross the road from the jetty. Ketam nipah was only btw RM8 to RM14 per kg depending on sizes. Giant Clams ( I tak tau nama dia actually :D) was only RM2 per kg. Lala & Kepah was sold at RM4 per kg or RM10 for 3kg. So for the next few days we'd be feasting on seafood la..yumyum..

Baby 3x tido during the travelling..

Last nite we had jamuan raya ( yes, again..) at masjid attaqwa. Punya la ramainya orang! More than a thousand ( betul ke ni?) people turned up. Alysa closed the nite by wailing at the top of her lungs bcos she didn't get an icecream that was being distributed. Malunya.. Luckily someone gave it to her while we were pulling her to the car to buy 1 for her :-). Masa tu Adik dapat ice cream but Alysa didn't coz dah habis & Adik didn't want to share hers ( Ni mood tak nak share le ni.)

Cheeky Baby & The Missing Two

Baby would have trouble sleeping at nite if she took a nap after asar. Yesterday, in order to prevent her from taking her routine nap, I took her out. While chatting with K.Liza, our next door neighbour, tup2 tgk Baby dozed off. Sigh.. Another late nite for her! Sure enough, last nite she had trouble sleeping. Since last nite only Adik got home, we let her sleep with Baby. But the problem was, Baby was pestering us. She crawled all over the bedroom & over Adik. Tried putting her in bed, she tried to climb down. So we solved the problem by putting Adik in bed, and let Baby slept on the floor ( on the mattress of course !). I didn't realise what time she finally went to sleep coz by the time i dozed off she was still merrily playing with some tissues or something.

Cheeky Baby..

On another issue, it's a routine now that Alysa & Adik would follow Cik Jun to her house every afternoon. Previously only Adik would follow Cik Jun & spend the nite there. But since last week Alysa started to follow suit after months of not going there. A few months ago, she stopped from going there after Along ( K.Jun's eldest son ) got home for a long break. Malu la kononnya. Hai anak dara mama sorang ni..:-). But since she started going there again last week, dia pulak yang tak nak balik. 2-2 nak tido kat sana. Yang kesian Baby la..mati kutu main sorang2. And the house was so quiet without their squabbles, shouts, whines etc. Sigh.. Of course la i pun sampai nak masuk bathroom pun tak boleh coz dia melalak kena tinggal sorang2..Kena tunggu Hubby balik baru boleh mandi..:-) Kena gilir temankan dia.haha..

The missing two..

Best buddies if they want to..

While those 2 princesses spent the nite at Cik Jun's, I managed to bake Brownies. Tgk kat dapur Sheri nampak yummy je. So i got the recipe from Jamie Oliver. Very nice & chocolatey..Lama dah tak buat desserts ni. Mood masak tu macm malas ja. For lunch pn masak sempoi je..

I C & P je ..

Bloomin' Brilliant Brownies

Ingredients

• 250g unsalted butter

• 200g dark Fairtrade chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up

• optional: 75g dried sour cherries

• optional: 50g chopped nuts

• 80g cocoa powder, sifted

• 65g plain flour, sifted

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 360g caster sugar ; I used half castor sugar & half brown sugar

• 4 large free-range or organic eggs

• optional: zest of 1 orange

• optional: 250ml crème fraîche

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Line a 25cm square baking tin with greaseproof paper. In a large bowl over some simmering water, melt the butter and the chocolate and mix until smooth. Add the cherries and nuts, if you’re using them, and stir together. In a separate bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and sugar, then add this to the chocolate, cherry and nut mixture. Stir together well. Beat the eggs and mix in until you have a silky consistency.

Pour your brownie mix into the baking tray, and place in the oven for around 25 minutes. You don’t want to overcook them so, unlike cakes, you don’t want a skewer to come out all clean. The brownies should be slightly springy on the outside but still gooey in the middle. Allow to cool in the tray, then carefully transfer to a large chopping board and cut into chunky squares. These make a fantastic dessert served with a dollop of crème fraîche mixed with some orange zest.

Picnic @ Pantai Bersih

It's been a week since i last wrote in this blog. Everyday mengadap laptop but bz with other stuff. Yelah, since new product launching, sibuk la pulak nak promote, taking orders, contacting & dealing with wholesalers & distributors. Thanks to all friends who gave tremendous supports in terms of purchasing IdealSlim & giving testimonials, promoting to their friends, & selling it. Ada kawan2 kat Aussie & UK pun tolong beli sama. I really appreciate all your supports especially the ex-stfians, AUSMAT group, xperthgroup, & of course to geng2 pharmacists.

Our weekends were normally spent at shopping complexes. How boring! So, this week we decided to have a picnic somewhere. Kat Malaysia ni bukannya banyak nice picnic spots. Kalau ada, berpusu2 orang kat situ. We picked Pantai Bersih as it was convenient. Tapi nak ke situ kena bayar tol lagi. Pathetic kan? Yelah coz the best area is at R&R. We brought mihun goreng, leftover from our lunch & barang2 dapat hamper from the previous nite's jamuan raya. The weather was nice. The princesses love it. But only Adik took a walk along the beach with me. Alysa, melekat je kat our picnic spot watching people flying kites. Baby kitaorang biar je kat dlm stroller since she was in a good mood. Nanti kalau angkat dia, buat hal lak.. After solat maghrib, kat R & R tu, we went to have dinner at McD. But everyone was so full, we ended up tapau je..

Enjoying the nice weather..

On Saturday nite, we had jamuan raya kat our dewan komuniti untuk residents kat my area. My residential area ni mmg ramai yang aktif organise this kind of thing. Semua sekepala je. We had sate, mee kari, tapai, ketupat, lemang, rendang, fruits, kuih raya etc. We also have lucky draws. Since hubby jadi pengerusi persatuan penduduk, dia pun kena le cabut hadiah. Tgk2 cabut nama sendiri, haha.. Tapi hadiah memang byk pun coz ramai sponsors. Petang tu kitaorang pegi cari hadiah gak to contribute. Actually, nak cari present to our friend's parents' 40th anniversary. Diaorang buat surprise party for the parents after asar. Since dah tgh shopping beli sekali le hadiah untuk lucky draws. Kalut gak sampai tak sempat untuk tolong persiapan jamuan raya..

For lucky draw, I'm sure Alysa was the happiest. She's been pestering us to buy maggie monster but we forgot about it. Tup2 Papa dia dapat hamper siap ada maggie monster lagi.. Happy le dia coz now not only she got 1 small pack but a big pack!

The princesses baru bangun tido, posing with the hamper.

Jamuan Raya TBI Fasa 6

Puteri Ayra Safiyya

Tiba2 je Adik dapat nama 'Puteri' yesterday. She went to an open house with Cik Jun. So, melawa la jugak siap berjaket lagi. Tak le nampak sexy sangat with sleeveless hehe.. That gown comes with a jacket. K.Jun bagitau, kawan2 dia dok puji adik comel macam baby doll. Peramah lak tu..siap salam semua orang! Eh.. betul ke adik ni.. Kalau dengan we all tak maunya dia salam dgn orang unless mood dia ok.

Since hubby's practise has the name 'Putra', they presumed nama Hubby pun ada Putra. Putra something..wakaka.. Since papa dah putra, anak kena la puterikan? So diaorang kata nama Adik Puteri Ayra Safiyya la..haha..Oooo..patutlah cantik..keturunan putera-puteri..( Ni diorang yang kata, bukan i yang kata..hehe..). Sure kembang-kuncup Adik masa tu kena puji. Well, she just loves attention!

Adik masa tengah ceria..

Adik masa raya..

Yesterday we continued with our fasting. Tekak ni rasa nak makan simple je. So, I made vege soup & Fish with Orange Sauce. Makan dengan nasi putih je. Resepi ni originally from Yani Myresipi ( Salmon Butter Lemon ). Tapi since I didn't have salmon & lemon, I pun modified le ikut apa yang ada. I used orange & Dory fish. Memang sedap giler. Thanks Yani.. Masa berbuka tu Alysa baru bangun tido. Tapi mulut tu sambil makan sambil memuji.."Hmm, sedapnya..Pandai mama masak...So delicious & scrumptious..etc,etc". Haha.. kembang kuncup mama kena puji. Hubby balik lambat sikit after I habis berbuka. Berbuka lambat le dia coz ada patient. Dia pun suka with this version. So, this recipe is definitely a keeper. Here's the recipe :( My version).

Fish with Orange Sauce

Ingredients

5 slices of dory fish

1 orange- squeezed for juice

1/2 cup water + 1/2 tsp corn flour

salt/pepper to taste

cooking oil

corn flour

1 tbs butter

Directions:

1. Seasoned the fish slices with salt. Coat with corn flour. Sprinkle with pepper.

2. Put 2- 3 tbs cooking oil in a pan. Fry the coated fish on both sides until crispy. Set aside.

3. Melt 1 tbs butter. Add the water mixture. Then add the squeezed orange juice & orange zest. Cook until the sauce thickened. Season with salt. Pour onto the fried fish. Serve hot.

Baby oh Baby..

Semenjak 2 menjak lepas raya ni, Baby has become so clingy especially to Cik Jun. Nak buat apa kena tunggu dia tido which is once during daytime.. if we are lucky, 2 short naps! I nak ambik wuduk for solat asar pun kena cepat2. Otherwise dia melalak habisla berjurai air mata, hidung etc. If lama melalak sampai muntah. Sigh.. teruk betul. Kalau ke bilik air to clean up after Alysa & Adik, Baby pun nak ikut masuk sama. Susah la mama cam ni. Kalau time I pegi kerja, Cik Jun kena le melayan dia sampai dia tertido ( again..if she's lucky) baru kelam kabut buat kerja lain. Tapi Adik pandai melayan Baby sampai mengekek ketawa. Alysa..tak de masa! Asyik dengan TV dia je.. But the problem is, petang2 Adik pun mengekor Cik Jun balik. So tinggal le Baby & Alysa kat rumah. So, I macam pencuri kalau time mandi & ambik wuduk..

Muka2 Baby yang dah ada 4+ gigi..

Baru je sempat puasa 2 hari dah kena attend open house. So today tak leh la nak puasa. Dah dijemput kena le pegi. Today, during lunch time ada 2 invitations from KPHEP ( jiran tu kan..wajib le pegi) & Dr One Industries. Siap dapat prototype 'Classic Collagen plus susu kambing' from Dr Anuar. Kiranya I'm the 2nd person after his wife yang dia bagi try. Dapat sekotak lagi... very nice packaging. Kalau lepas habis sekotak, muka i tiba2 je berseri2 memang kena jadi distributor ni..wakaka..

Last nite ada 2 jiran buat open house. So untuk berbuka I wat 'grilled mutton shoulder' . Western food je. Konon2 nak save perut for open house. Tapi masa pegi open house tak larat pun nak makan byk2. Macam2 ada..Since malas nak bawak Baby, I pegi dgn Adik. Then Hubby pegi dengan Alysa. Gilir2 le. Kesian Baby kena tinggal..hehe..Kalau bawak dia jenuh nak kepong dia.:-)

Our menu for buka puasa

Grilled Mutton with potato salad

Oat & Apple Cake

Lagi gambar2 raya..