4 RAMADAN...4 OGOS 1432

MURTABAK AYAM AND ROTI NAAN& CHICKEN TANDOORI

Aris membeli murtabak ni dari pak cik kat Larkin berdekatan dgn Perpustakaan lama.Sungguh sedap..cuma acar timun tu baru 3 keping!Lagi plastic begnya b-e-s-a-r!!
Aku tak bising sebab murtabaknya sedap!Dia mkn roti naan dgn ayam tandoori.Not a favourite of mine cos the bread's tasteless!

3 RAMADAN...3 OGOS 1432

Today we bought food from Larkin Stadium.I did not go as go as the sight of the food was too much for me.I settled for 'nasi lemak'.The mak cik who cooks it knows that a superb nasi lemak needs to have enough santan in it and thats exactly what she put in hers.The chicken was too huge I think and I had to share it with him.I didnt quite finish it as I was more to drinking the ice-cold air kelapa laut that Aris had bought.!!So nice!!
I did not get my 100+ as he forgot abt it!So much for getting old and forgetful!
Im into Malay dramas these nights.I watched one on Astro..'Cinta Dajal'starring Ogy Ahmad Daud.Shes a great actress except for some little spurts over melodrama which I think her late Mom taught her.Its a sad story of how society views widows or 'janda.This is worse in villages where this story was set.The women fear her for they are afraid she'll steal their husbands away from them.the men think she's easy prey.And of course there are the kids to feed too!!it has a sad ending when 3 out 4 of the kids are poisoned by the wicked egotistic village head as a form of revenge for her spurning him.The poor excuse for a human being was already married.She gets her revenge when she prays to God...sembahyang hajat..for help and the fella confesses and dies infront of all the villagers in the village surau.
The moral of the story is excellent.Do no harm to the defenceless.Help them instead.
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2 RAMADAN.....2 OGOS 2011

REBUNG MASAK CILI API...SOTONG SUMBAT MASAK SAMBAL...VADAY DAN POPIA

Nilah salah satu hidangan pada ari kedua .Aku sebenarnya baru belajar mkn lauk ni.Its an acquired taste really.Baunya tidak brape enak pada org yg tak sukanya.Rebungnya kalo dimkn bersama sambal belacan mmg bes!!
Mmg sedap sotong sumbat ni!Tak sgt lembut dan tak keras pun.Just nice!

Vaday ni dibuat org india yg selalu kat pasar mlm diPelangi.Dia pun pandai nak naikkan harga kueh ni!Popia yg dibeli bukan popia basah!!Cet!!intinya inti curry!!Tak sedap langsung!!Never again!Popia yg mendiang Mak aku buat paling sedap didunia!!Hi Mom.
Belum tahu apa nak masak ari ni tapi pasti aku akan minum 100+.

1 Ramadan 1432 ...1 Ogos 2011

Rojak Asma synonymous to the state of Johor especially Johor Bahru is also called rojak Larkin.Larkin is the area where most of the stalls are and new stalls sprout when Ramadan pays its visit!!

Its a concoction of greens..salad and julienned cucumber and a variey of fried items.You can have fried tempe.tauhu,fritters,fish-cake,animal innards,cuttlefish....it depends on the creativity of the hawker.Not very healthy I assure you,with everything fried but its something the family has once a year.
The 'piece de resistance' here is the 'kuah' or the gravy.it makes or breaks the dish!Its contains peanuts and mashed sweet potato.If the gravy has a zing or ooomph to it, be prepared to see an empty platter!!if not its on its way to the trash-can.
Nilah salah satu hidangan buat berbuka pada ari pertama bulan mulia ni.nampaknya makin berumur mkn kurang appetite.

RAMADAN

The holy month of Ramadan has descended upon all muslims.Its a time for acts of humility,sacrifices and the fervent hope to be nearer to God.Forgiveness?...can I truly and honestly say that I can forgive those who were evil and unkind to me?NO!!...though I try.Its hard to forgive and forget.Most ppl say they forgive but I doubt it.It takes a great person to do so.If the wrong committed was truly unintentional,then theres space to forgive BUT it was for a purpose I say...Goddamn you...my first swear word in writing!!

This month is also a difficult month for me.As the lady of the house there are so many things to be done.Theres the cleaning,mopping dusting.Theres the baking.Theres the choosing of cutlery for the breakfast table and theres the this and theres the that.... endless really... all done by me.Dont forget the early morning trip to the kitchen to cook the 'lodeh' a fave of the family!Glory be it comes once a year and as i appproach my late 60's the energy is slowly sapping.But I soldier on!!

Want to see how the table was laid last year?And that reminds I need to think of this years setting and colour scheme and plates and spoons.......

A friend in nee -e-e-e-d.....

I learnt this proverb the moment I was able to read but never ever understood it.I sort of liked it for the words not only rhymed but if u read it fast there was something like a bounce in it!It reminded of the songs...patriotic ones that appeared on the Tv screen...ones that they wanted ppl to sing along with.There is this little ball that bounces on top of the words in the lyrics and it guides you along.It wont guide you if ur hopeless at vocals!!

The past week has not been a good week for but in hindsight twas a good one too.I found that I had friends on Fb who went to lengths to raise the flag.Thank you.You know who you are because I dont!Ignorance is bliss where this is concerned I dont want to know or ever need to know.Yet I do know that the devil rages in the hearts of some unfortunate ppl!! ..and my belief in the goodness of the human race has somewhat shattered!!But I pull myself up and say my prayers.There are still nice ppl around.
The month of Ramadan is here and its a good time to seek solitude and forgiveness from Him.Selamat berpuasa to all my Muslim friends and take care to everyone else.