Pekan Sari Chenor - Nov '12

Salam maulid nabi ... as I have a longer weekend, I hope I can update the blog with past events that took place months ago that I never got the chance to record them in the blog. lets cross fingers that my hajat murni accomplish :)

For a start, I'll write about our trip to Pekan Sari Chenor back in November 2012. I was googling, and was somehow got to know about this pekan sari chenor. apparently some towns in pahang have pekan sari - it's actually pekan sehari (one day market), usually from early morning until noon. there are pekan sari temerloh - held every sunday, near the riverbank of pahang river and is said to be the longest one day market in malaysia, pekan sari pekan - held in pekan and pekan sari chenor - held every thursday, at chenor. this is the list of pekan sari that I found so far.

The short trip was on 15 Nov, 2012, and it was a thursday (public holiday in conjunction of awal muharram). Encik Mon and I planned to stop by at the pekan sari chenor, just to check it out and later have lunch at our favourite masak ikan patin tempoyak pak usop at temerloh before heading home. 

The journey took roughly 3.5 hours, chenor town is further up from temerloh, towards Terengganu. To be honest, we couldn't find the gps coordinate of the pekan sari, and the blogs that had blogged about it were not being helpful either. so, it was really based on the driver's instinct heheheh. but, at last we found the place. we arrived there around 11.30am but some of the merchants were about to pack up their stuff and ready to go. 

fresh fish ... including the famous patin

kuih dangai on the left and on the right ... forgot its name

this makcik sells duck and goose eggs. but worst part was, she charged us RM8 for each goose egg....killer!

putu bambu. this is the place that succeeded in making me fell in love with putu bambu

As you can see from the pictures above, pekan sari is the place where most sellers from nearby towns and villages bring their goods to sell. Some of the stuff are fresh picked vegetables, fresh fish, meat, spices, local delicacies (kuih-muih), clothes, parang and even animals i.e. rabbit, birds, etc.

By noon when most of the sellers were ready to go home, we started to head to Temerloh to get our ikan patin masak tempoyak from Pak Usop's restaurant. but to our dismay, the restaurant is closed!! well, what can we do, we have been this far - so we can't afford to go back to KL without eating ikan patin tempoyak.....thus, we ate at the restaurant next to Pak Usop's, seemed like everyone had the same thinking as ours - so that particular restaurant had an upsurge in customers that day...rezeki dia.

Kenyang perut, hati gembira ... so we head back home. on the way, we stopped by to buy durian (there were many stalls selling durian by the highway).

little button fast asleep

Siakap kukus ala thai & ayam goreng kunyit

Salam tengah hari ahad!

Rasa macam dah lama tak main masak-masak, ni kan ? iyo lahhh ... sejak-sejak ader little button, memang tak menang tangan ... nak-nak pulak now little button dah sibuk nak berjalan ... ke sana sini dia merayap ... tapi seb baik la tadi little button lena tido ... dapatlah mama and ayah makan lunch dengan penuh nikmat hihihi....menu arini ialah ikan siakap masak stim ala thai yang diambil resipi dari sini dan ayam goreng kunyit resipi Encik Mon sendiri (cececehhh ... !). Tapi resipi ikan stim kat bawah ni pwincess alter.

Ikan siakap masak ala thai

1 ekor ikan siakap

2 biji bawang merah - mayang

2 biji bawang putih - diketuk

1/2 inci halia - mayang

6 biji cili padi - dihiris nipis

2 helai dau limau purut-dihiris nipis

2 batang serai - ddiketuk

4 biji belimbing buluh - dibelah dua memanjang

1 sudu besar sos ikan

1/2 sudu besar kicap cair

1/2 sudu besar sos tiram

air sedikit*

daun sup**

garam secukup rasa**

1 sudu besar tepung jagung dibancuh dgn air room temp sedikit**

1. Panaskan air dlm pengukus.

2. Masuk ikan dalam bekas untuk mengukus, dan gaul semua bahan di seluruh ikan, luar dalam semuanya.

3. Masukkan air (*). Kukus ikan dalam 5-10 minit atau hingga ikan masak.

4. Masukkan bahan bertanda **. Sesuaikan rasa garam, gula. Jika masin, tambahkan air atau perah air limau.

Ayam goreng kunyit

1 dada ayam - dipotong dadu

1 biji bawang holland - hiris bulat tebal

segenggam french beans - sipotong serong

1. Gaul isi ayam dengan serbuk kunyit dan garam.

2. Panaskan sket minyak, dan stir fry isi ayam tadi hingga masak.

3. Masukkan bawang holland, stir lagi and lastly masukkan french beans. pwincess prefer my vege to be crunchy, so jgn masak sampai layu sangat.

Dah siap! makan dgn brown rice panas-panas, and air grenadine lemon and sambal totok .... berselera weii.

20.12.2012

*20.12.2012*

Nice date, isn't it? It's even nicer since it is our fourth wedding anniversary :)  how time really flies, Alhamdulillah, feels like only yesterday we were solemnized as husband and wife.

Anyway, coincidentally our theme for wedding anniversary gifts for each other this year is wallet/purse!

My first gift to Encik Mon when we were courting was a wallet, and he really hold on to it like some precious heirloom. How honoured I was (and still am) :) As you would have guessed it, four years later, the wallet dah takda rupa wallet ... lunyai habis....so I've been telling Encik Mon to throw it away, since it could be dangerous with a wallet in that kind of condition, his important documents and banknotes could slip away unnoticed. But Encik Mon rasa sedih to replace the wallet with a different one, since it was given by me ...... solution is, I decided to give him another wallet!

 Well, mine is simple. we went shopping after work at Pavillion, and I fell in love with this ...... and tada! He bought me that as a gift. 

Actually that is a second gift. Encik Mon had bought another gift for both of us a few days before that.

* credit to reuters

Alhamdulillah ... kecik tapak tangan, nyiru kutadahkan ... loving it Mon, hik hik hik~

But, most of all, I am truly grateful that he is my husband. Well, Mon dearest, should you be reading this, I want to thank you for your endless patience, love, support given since the day we met. I'll always treasure our time together and look forward to share many, many more happy years, dreams, laughter, joy and create more precious memories with you and little button(s). Semoga Allah panjangkan jodoh kami hingga ke Jannah, lembutkan hatinya terhadapku, dan kekalkan dan tambahkanlah sifat baik dan kasih sayangnya terhadap diriku dan keluarga kami hingga ke Akhirat. Semoga kami hidup dalam kesenangan, kebahagiaan dan keberkatan Ilahi sentiasa~

Happy 2013... Lets Putu Bambu

Happy new year everyone! 2012 has been very colourful for me, what more, with Little Button joining us! May this year be a prosperous year for our little growing family, Ameen....

Well, I'll blog about Putu Bambu as the first entry for 2013 ....

I have been suffering from migraines for a few days already, have not been able to sleep and this morning, I vomitted non-stop. The doc said my blood pressure was a bit high and persuaded me to take the day off. Encik Mon fetched me but had to go to KEV for some work. I slept all the way.

While on the way, Encik Mon stopped by at a stall called,'Putu Bambu World' at Masjid Al-Ansar and bought a packet of putu bambu. Hoho ...yes ... I am now an ardent fan of putu bambu. Heran kan, I hate all kinds of putu (except putu mayam) since childhood, but Allah bukakkan hati untuk try once during our Temerloh trip ... and the rest is history. tehehehe~

Back to this putu bambu, they are green in colour ... nicely packed with a spoon inside (very ergonomic!!I like) and the palm sugar is placed generously at both ends of the putu bambu ... that way, you can cut it into half, and you'll get to enjoy the putu with sugar either side you take. Each pack is RM3.00 and it contains 5 pieces of putu bambu.

They are very scrumptious that on our way back from KEV, Encik Mon singgah sekali lagi and bought 2 more packs!! hihihi...so this is their contact number. banyak ghupenye cawangan ... nyum nyummmm

Renungan bersama...

One of my friends shared this through the FB. Something to ponder upon ...

1) Jangan pukul anak dari lutut ke atas
2) Jangan gunakan tangan/anggota tubuh kita utk memukul anak dengan tangan dan jangan sesekali mena

mpar anak pakai tangan kita. nanti anak jadi bertambah degil dan nakal dan tak boleh control
3) Rotan/pukul anak di telapak kakinya . Secara saintifiknya ada kaitan dengan refleksologi dan merangsang ke bahagian otak
...Sabda Rasulullah s.a.w.
“Berguraulah dengan anak kamu kala usianya satu hingga tujuh tahun. Berseronok dengan mereka, bergurau hingga naik atas belakang pun tak apa. Jika suka geletek, kejar atau usik anak asalkan hubungan rapat. Lepas tujuh hingga 14 tahun kita didik dan ajar, kalau salah pukullah dia (sebagai pengajaran)”
4) Mulakanlah hidup anak anda dengan nama panggilan yang baik. Nama panggilan yang kurang baik akan menyebabkan anak anda malu dan merasa rendah diri. (Dalam Islam sendiri nama panggilan yang baik adalah digalakkan).
5) Berikan anak anda pelukkan setiap hari (Kajian menunjukkan anak yang dipeluk setiap hari akan mempunyai kekuatan IQ yg lebih kuat daripada anak yang jarang dipeluk)
6) Pandanglah anak anda dengan pandangan kasih sayang (Pandangan ini akan membuatkan anak anda lebih yakin diri apabila berhadapan dengan persekitaran)
7) Berikan peneguhan setiap kali anak anda berbuat kebaikan (Berilah pujian, pelukkan, ciuman, hadiah ataupun sekurang-kurangnya senyuman untuk setiap kebaikan yang dilakukannya).
8) Janganlah mengharapkan anak anda yang belum matang itu melakukan sesuatu perbuatan baik secara berterusan, mereka hanya kanak-kanak yang sedang berkembang. Perkembangan mereka buatkan mereka ingin mengalami setiap perkaratermasuklah berbuat silap.
9) Apabila anda berhadapan dengan masalah kerja dan keluarga,pilihlah keluarga (Seorang penulis menyatakan anak-anak terus membesar. Masa itu terus berlalu dan tak akan kembali).
10) Di dalam membesarkan dan mendidik anak-anak, janganlah tuan/puan mengeluh. Keluhan akan membuatkan anak-anak merasakan diri mereka beban.
11) Dengarlah cerita anak anda, cerita itu tak akan dapat anda dengari lagi pada masa akan datang. Tunggu giliran anda untuk bercakap (Ini akan mengajar anak anda tentang giliran untuk bercakap)
12) Tenangkan anak anda setiap kali mereka memerlukannya.
13) Tunjukkan kepada anak anda bagaimana cara untuk menenangkan diri. Mereka akan menirunya.
14) Buatkan sedikit persediaan untuk anak-anak menyambut harijadinya. Sediakanlah hadiah harijadi yang unik walaupun harganya murah. Keunikan akan membuatkan anak anda belajar menghargai. (Anak2 yg dtg daripada persekitaran yang menghargai akan belajar menghargai orang lain).
15) Kemungkinan anak kita menerima pengajaran bukan pada kali pertama belajar. Mereka mungkin memerlukan kita mengajar mereka lebih daripada sekali.
16) Luangkanlah masa bersama anak anda diluar rumah, peganglah tangan anak-anak apabila anda berjalan dengan mereka. Mereka tentu akan merasa kepentingan kehadiran mereka dalam kehidupan anda suami isteri.
17) Dengarlah mimpi ngeri anak-anak anda. Mimpi ngeri mereka adalah begitu real dalam dunia mereka.
18) Hargailah permainan kesayangan anak anda. Mereka juga dalam masa yang sama akan menghargai barang-barang kesayangan anda. Elakkan daripada membuang barang kesayangan mereka walaupun sudah rosak. Mintalah kebenaran mereka sebelum berbuat demikian.
19) Janganlah membiarkan anak-anak anda tidur tanpa ciuman selamat malam,
20) Terimalah yang kadangkala anda bukanlah ibubapa yang sempurna. Ini akan mengurangkan stress menjadi ibu bapa.
21) Jangan selalu membawa bebanan kerja pejabat ke rumah. Anak-anak akan belajar bahawa kerja pejabat selalunya lebih penting daripada keluarga.
22) Anak menangis untuk melegakan keresahan mereka tetapi kadangkala cuma untuk sound effect sahaja. Bagaimanapun dengarilah mereka, dua puluh tahun dari sekarang anda pula yang akan menangis apabila rumah mula terasa sunyi. Anak-anak anda mula sibuk mendengar tangisan anak mereka sendiri.
“Anak- Anak ibarat kain putih. Ibu bapa lah yang mencorakkannya menjadi yahudi, nasrani atau majusi”

 

Mama doakan anak mama mempunyai iman, akhlak, akal dan rupa paras yang sempurna

 

Lunch before the longggg holiday

Hi!!

This was done last 2 weeks and the dishes were simple but I really need to record it in the blog for future ref ~

We had brown rice, ikan kembung sambal and kailan celur oyster sauce with watermelon juice. There were just ikan kembung only in the freezer ... I wanted to make a simple singgang but the key ingredient for singgang is not in hand ... which is the lengkuas. Thank goodness chillies are in stock ... so I decided to make ikan kembung sambal.



Bahan-bahan:

3-4 ekor ikan kembung, digaul dengan serbuk kunyit dan garam
3 cili hidup*
10 cili padi*
2 ulas bawang putih*
1 bawang merah*
1 sudu besar cuka makan
air, garam dan gula secukupnya

Cara-cara:

1. Deep fry ikan yang telah digaul dgn serbuk kunyit dan garam. kalau garing sket pun takpe, lagi best.
2. Blend semua bahan bertanda * dalam dry mill.
3. Panaskan minyak, dan tumiskan bahan yang dah di-blend. Lepas dan mendidih, masukkan cuka makan dan air sket .. aritu terlebih letak air, kalau nak pekat, takyah letak air byk. Tunggu lagi sampai mendidih.
4. Masukkan garam/gula secukup rasa.

The Kailan Oyster Sauce follows this recipe ---> Egg Tofu with broccoli and oyster sauce, minus the egg tofu.

Masak simple-simple saja .... dah ada baby ni, masak dah leh lelama dahhhh

Family Day 10.11.12 - Unleash the toon in you!

10.11.12

nice date, ain't it?

that is the date for our division's family day this year. initially i was indifferent towards family day ... ado ko nan hado ko ... samo jo yo ... hihi. but it was Encik Mon that got so excited and it was contagious ... and eventually i was counting days to family day.terlebih sudaaa. but, thank you Mon, for showing support in whatever way you can, love you for that :) Anyhow, the pink panther committee kept on sending information through emails ... so that too, had some impact and i was not indifferent anymore. the power of presence.

beaming

we had family day at sunway lagoon and the ticket is for all parks. sudah berubah ye ... several years back, cuma ade 2-3 parks, but now sudah 5 parks. i was in the angry birds team, thus explained the red colour. 

mama kangaroo for the day, ayah the OP for our family :)

when we arrived, the senamrobik sudah halfway started and my stomach was growling with hunger ... we chose nasi lemak for our breakfast and KFC set for lunch. after we found a good spot, makan-makan, make ourselves comfortable, then we went to watch performance by the departments under AG Zila's div.  

 

Then it was time for telematch and Encik Mon was a good sport and wanted to be in the water tug of war game. the team won second place ... yeay!

teh tarik race .. which i almost join tih tih tihhhh

official mascot made an appearance

can u spot my hero?

 Lucky draw time .... guess who gets the most sought after prize???? Treng teng teng ....

it's pink karerrrr!!!

 Last but not least .... it's time to hit the water!!!

ready in his swimming diaper

okay, this is the funniest part. i was snapping away Encik Mon & little button's picture when these 2 arabians from elsewhere rushed in and cuit cuit our baby and asked me to snap their picture and keep on saying cute baby, cute baby. they looked really pleased and excited with little button

all in all, this year's family day was definitely a memorable one .... because it's the first time we went as a family .... together with little button ... (sejak kahwin, takde tau family day, only god knows why lah kannn ... anyway it was a good timinglahh since now we have our little button) .... and also, i won Ipod Touch for lucky draw! Alhamdulillah .... syukur syukur~ ~