Mihun Sup

Okay, this was made aeons ago ... during our time at 'DP'. Got busy with life and updating blog somehow became not a top priority .... until recently, I thought back of my blog, which captured so many fond memories. Okay, renewed resolution ... will try to update religiously. 

Adapted from Bihun Sup, MyResipi

Bahan-bahan:

• Mihun untuk 2 orang makan
• 2 ketul ayam (bahagian berisi)
• 1 pokok sawi
• Segenggam taugeh
• Daun bawang dipotong halus
• Daun sup dipotong halus
• Segenggam bawang goreng
• 3 ulas bawang merah
• 3 ulas bawang putih
• Seinci halia
• 1 batang kulit kayu manis
• 2 kuntum bunga lawang
• 3 kuntum bunga cengkih
• Rempah sup
• Rempah kurma
• Garam
• Serbuk pati ayam
• 6 biji cili padi
• 1 biji limau nipis (diambil jusnya)
• Kicap pekat manis
• Minyak untuk menumis
• Air 

Cara Masak:

1. Rendam mihun dalam air
2. Tumbuk 2 ulas bawang merah dan 2 ulas bawang putih serta halia
3. Panaskan minyak, tumiskan bahan tumbuk tadi bersama bunga lawang, kulit kayu manis dan cengkih.
4. Setelah bahan tumisan naik bau dan berwarna perang, masukkan ayam dan gaul-gaul sehingga ayam kelihatan perang.
5. Masukkan air.
6. Setelah air menggelegak, masukkan rempah sup ke dlm periuk sehingga mencapai tahap kekeruhan yang diingini.
7. Masukkan pula rempah kurma dalam anggaran 1 sudu teh.
8. Masukkan garam & serbuk pati ayam secukupnya, kacau, tutup periuk dan perlahankan api. Biarkan sup mereneh.
9. Setelah ayam dalam sup masak elok, keluarkan dan siat2 isinya. Setelah itu, celur sawi, taugeh & mihun.
10. Setelah siap, bolehlah masukkan bihun ke dalam mangkuk, diikuti taugeh, sawi dan isi ayam. Taburkan daun bawang, daun sup & bawang goreng di atasnya. 
11. Hidang bersama sambal kicap, makan doa makan dan makan!

Untuk sambal kicap:
sangai bawang putih & cili padi - tumbuk - campurkan dgn kicap - siap!

Bahan-bahan nampak sangat byk, tapi sila jangan be intimidated by it. the simplicity of this dish is what making it tasty :) . tak caya, tanyelah encik Mon ~

My lil' button's child care centre

I send my little button at a day care centre provided by my employer. It's nearby the office, parents can come and visit/breastfeed anytime,the place is highly secured and the facilities are tip top - senang hati mama ayah kat opis.

When I was in my last trimester (maybe end april/ early may), Tunas Kijang conducted an open day, which was timely as I had planned to send in my child there. We were welcomed and was given a briefing. After that, we were given a tour around the building by the school teachers and also briefed on the montessori method that the centre adopt. There is a quota for each level of kids here, and they also accept infants as young as 2

months old. 

hearing attentively

the corridor

outdoor playground

colourful - wish i could be a kid again!

the sickbay

one of the toddler's classrooms

one of the infant's classrooms

where poops are being washed - hihi!

Well, those are some of the pictures taken, thanks to Encik Mon and Af. So far, the place is very hygienic la, there are a lot of hand sanitizers around the school, kids are taken body temperature each time they enter their classrooms, towels are asked to be replaced daily, etc. Besides that, selalu jugak ada PTA meetings, sports/games day between teachers and parents.

Little button on his first day :)

So far, all the teachers at little button's classroom adore him as well as his friends' parents. The parents nicknamed him 'happy baby' :)) if he is one happy baby, then I am one happy mama, alhamdulillah ~

Gray skies

It's that time of the year again ....  when the skies are gray and the sun hardly shines. Dirty clothes are piling high ... even though I am still on leave and most of the time at home nurturing my little button ... the weather seems to discourage us from doing our laundry and hang them under the sun :(

Need to pay a visit to the nearest laundromat~

The Day I Become A Mom

It's so surreal .... I can't believe that I am now a mama ...

My EDD was 31 May 2012 and we had our last routine checkup with my lovely gynae on 30 May. She checked me and everything was fine; so why was the baby not showing signs of coming out? I was 40 weeks on that day. My gynae recommended induction and let me choose the date to start the procedure. She also gave us tips on how to induce labour naturally (this part was so funny ... ducks will be my favourite animal after this ;-p)

We went shopping after that and had a feast at Delicious (my final eat-what-your-heart-desire meal before the dreadful confinement period). Cut our hair at Subang Jaya, bought some ingredients for that night's family gathering and later at home, concocted a big bowl of iced lemon with longan drink ... and celebrated Mama's birthday :)

I started to feel the pain just before midnight but it was still tolerable. Is this contraction? Not sure. But Encik Mon recorded the intervals anyway. But since we had a long day -  Encik Mon dozed off halfway through the recording. So I had to record it myself. Close to 3.00 am, the pain was intense and I woke Mon up, saying that the pain was getting unbearable. Encik Mon terus melompat, and said, "eh jom kita g pcmc, saya rasa awak dah nak bersalin ni." Mama came to the car, kissed my forehead and gave words of encouragement to me (sentimental gak time nih pasal kasih ibu kan, but too painful untuk rasa sebak at that time) and off we went.

I was admitted around 3.35am and bestnye tdo atas katil after that when at 8.30am, my gynae came to see me and thought it was just a false alarm (terngiang-ngiang Dr cakap,"betul ke awak sakit ni Diana .... iyer ke contraction ni ....") but when she measured the dilation, it was already 3cm and she suddenly became serious. "OK Diana, you are now in labour." 

perghhhhhh.

Since I have already informed my gynae and the nurses earlier that I wanted to be on epidural, so at 10.30am, the anaesthetist came and employed the painkiller on me.ohhhh sangat lega lepas itu ~

At 12.00pm, I was dilated 8cm.

At 1.30pm, I was fully dilated (10 cm). Gynae came, smiling and joking as always .... sekali bile dia check.... ayat dia :"hah?!! Diana!!! you are fully dilated!!! cepatnyaa...!!!" Off she went to prepare herself untuk menyambut. Oh, she had this pink apron on and black phua chu kang boots .... very cute indeed.

Exactly 2.34pm - my firstborn came into the world!!

I just can't believe that after months having the baby in my womb, now he is on my chest for real ... 

Our baby chose to come out on the EDD itself without any induction or stimulation. Syukur Alhamdulillah, I can't thank Allah enough for His countless blessing and making my journey smooth :)

Kerabu pucuk paku dan taugeh

pwincess jarang teringin makan kerabu kalau g makan kat rumah orang atau buffet spread kat mana-mana. tapi bile datang angin nak makan kerabu .... memang tang-tang tu jugak nak makan. ni actually dah lama buat, sampai dah lupe ape resipi dia ... jenuh pulak kena stadi satu-satu resipi kat blog-blog orang lain ... dan didapati blog nannie ni dari segi rupe, macam hampir sama ... so pwincess copy paste lah resipi kerabu pucuk paku dan taugeh dia kat sini sebagai rujukan next time ... tayah nak kena stadi sekali lagi blog2 masakan ... :)

Kerabu pucuk paku dan taugeh

1 ikat pucuk paku

2 cawan taugeh

1 biji bawang merah besar

1 tangkai lada merah

1/2 cawan udang kering - rendam sekejap

1 biji limau kasturi - boleh ditambah atau dikurangkan

Sedikit belacan

Kerisik secukupnya

Garam dan gula secukup rasa

** Boleh ditambah cili api kalau nak pedas lagi.

Bersihkan pucuk paku dan ambil bahagian pucuk yang muda kemudian celur pucuk paku ini sampai layu . Bersihkan taugeh n celur kejap dalam 20 saat saja .


Mayang bawang besar nipis-nipis dan ketepikan dulu .Tumbuk udang kering dengan belacan dan cili merah sampai lumat , perah limau kasturi dan ambil jusnya.

Masukkan semua bahan-bahan ke dalam mangkuk yang sesuai dan digaul rata . Jika ada bahan yang terkurang boleh la ditambah ikut pada selera masing-masing.

Hydrotherapy at Prince Court Medical Centre

Salam!

Pwincess masih bersiaran lagi ... hik hik hik .... walaupun at the mo ialah 39 weeks and 2 days~

Anyway, I did mention that my gynae signed me up for hydrotherapy sessions before this, right? Most of Dr Seri's patients memang akan di-rekemen untuk join hydrotherapy ni. Hydrotherapy has so many benefits ... kalau tak caye, sila google ye. So for those who would like to know what I went through, please read on...

The therapy consists of 3 parts : heat therapy, massage therapy and lastly, therapy in the pool. Mule2 physiotherapist akan assess you and tell you what your problem is, where and what you need to do in order to improve that issue that you are having, etc. Then, you will be asked to lie flat on your back, on a heat pack for 15-20 mins, no more than 40 mins and followed by massage. The heat pack at pcmc is a large sized one, so it covers almost every inch of your back, and it feels very, very good! Kalau nak beli sendiri, buat kat rumah pun digalakkan, kedai tu ade kat bangsar dan berharga rm3xx (cant remember). There are 2 types of heat pack; manual (you need to rebus dia) and electric - convenient but you need to ensure ade plug point dekat2 where you want to lie.

Then, comes the massage part. well. ni susah la nak ckp caner nak massage. korang kena g berguru dgn physiotherapist sana la. hihi. The heat and massage therapy boleh start dari awal pregnancy sampai ke akhir pregnancy, but for pool therapy hanya can start from 5 months (20 weeks) up to 36 weeks. This is to avoid contraction pra-matang. Yup ... hanya up to 36 weeks ... i was about to lie when it's time for me to say bye bye to hydrotherapy ...but everyone in the group seems to know and me taleh tipu. huhu.

The hydrotherapy class is conducted 3 times a week (Mon, Wed and Fri) , and you can't do it everyday. kena selang sehari if possible. The class starts at 1130 and takes about an hour. Your blood pressure will be measured, and then off you go, jump into the pool. ohhh how nice... 

 Nak tgk tak pool dia? Jom kita skodeng ...

 Best, kan?

Mula-mula warm-up, then march to and fro ...march backwards ... if I can still remember, these are some of the moves that we usually do:

-  place the floater between your thighs and do the carousel move, again, forward and backward. 

-  lean on your back at the side of the pool, place the floater at your right ankle and lift up and down while standing straight on the other leg. change ankle.

- step on the floater with one foot and lift up your knee 90 degrees while stabilising your body with the other leg

- sit on the floater, ensure good posture, both knees 90 degrees and kayuh with your both hands to move forward and backward  (there's another similar move like this only that the floater is between your thighs)

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 and banyak lagi ... penat nak type.

pastu, warm down. and the class ends with relaxation session. you will be floating on the water, while closing your eyes, practise deep breathing and relaxing.....

I am already missing the class while I'm writing this. I feel quite blessed dapat attend these kinds of classes ... itu pwincess cakap, bertuah betul baby ni, melimpah ruah rezeki dia .... syukur alhamdulillah :)

Kek Batik

Making kek batik has come a long way for me. I tried making it since I was 10-11 years old. A neighbour served us when we went to their house, and since then, I begged my mom to reproduce it. My mom eventually obtained the recipe from our neighbour, and we both tried our hands on it but it was never the same as what we tasted. Since then my mom has 'retired' from trying to make kek batik but somehow has become a 'kek batik critic' everytime I make these. This one is by far the best kek batik. It does not melt when stay at room temperature and the biscuits stay crunchy (but of course, after a while mestilah wajib lemau).

Bahan-bahan:

3/4 butter

1 tin kecil susu pekat (3/4 tin kalau guna tin besar)

1 cawan koko or (1/2 milo,1/2 koko) or (3/4 cawan koko, 1/4 cawan milo)

1 biji telur

1 pkt biskut marie

nestum 1 cawan

1. masukkan semua bahan-bahan tadi ke dalam periuk (kecuali biskut marie)
2. cairkan semua bahan-bahan tu dengan api yg kecil
3. kacau bahan-bahan tu smpi pekat (dlm 15 min)
4. bila da pekat, tutup api dan masukkan biskut marie dan kacau sehingga sebati
5. then, masukkan ke dalam loyang dan mampatkan
6. pastu, masukkan dlm peti sejuk untuk keraskan