Days in Masjid Tanah Melaka~24/5/2013

Last Thursday, our family on hubby's side went to Malacca to celebrate his cousin's wedding. I've been there twice before & this was my 3rd trip. Grandma's house is in Lubok China while his cousin's place (who stays with parents) is in Masjid Tanah.

We were off from KL at about 10pm after having dinner together at a tandoori stall where we all ate like crazy and his papa had to pay for everything. Kesian papa, so bad of us.. Hope we can all give treats to papa some time.. It was not a boring journey for me, while his youngest brother was asleep at the backseat of my car, me and hubby talked a lot and didnt realize we were almost there.

Later that night, it was my very 1st time sleeping over at his grannie's house and we all had a night together, a one big family at the hall. I dont have a kampung and it feels special to have one now. However, I was very scared at night, but it was so funny when hubby and his youngest brother teased us with ghost sounds and scary stories, we all giggled and laughed. As I was about to fall asleep, I heard thudding sounds on the wooden floor we were lying on and I was so scared I laid close to hubby. I was confident it wasn't a sound made from his brother as it was already late and we all went silence after some time,I assumed everyone was finally asleep but the next morning I figured out it was his brother, alright.

The marriage official pronouncement started at 3.30pm the following day and we all finally had the chance to celebrate the event. While the pronouncement was made, I felt moved & hold back my tears as it reminded me of my own solemnization day. The bride didnt even shed one tear though. How tough she is, unlike me. We ate tasty foods, laughed and talked a lot, I had a nice time.

We began our journey back to KL at 10pm last night but this time it was only me & hubby. Hubby has to work today and we had to return back to KL & didnt manage to attend the wedding reception which was today. However, it was still a nice get-together time, but unfortunately it still felt incomplete without his sister around. She was working this weekend, too bad, it would be much nicer if she was around ..

Spending my time with his family feels really great. I never had the chance to feel this special big family trip. Looking forward to have a nice holiday with the family some time around this year! xoxo

By the way, check out some photos from this event :-

Resipi Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Padi

I've been cooking this meal like hundreds of time but today as I was planning to cook it, the idea of bringing my phone along to snap some photos crossed my mind. Relieved, this time I'll manage to finally share the recipe in my blog. Always forgot to bring my phone along...

This is actually a favourite meal of hubby .. when I first got married to him, as y'all know, I didnt know how to cook. He promised me he would teach me how to cook and during the early stage, this was among one of the recipes he taught me. Alhamdulillah, today I can cook this without having to look at the recipe, thanks to hubby :-)

His grandma's hometown is in the state of Malacca and 'Asam Pedas' is the most favourite dish in its local. But the exact place is called 'Lubok China' which is quite close to the border of Negeri Sembilan. Hence, they tend to have more of Negeri Sembilan's local culture; mostly food and dialect and that is why 'Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Padi' is his most favourite dish.

Sharing a recipe.. so here goes.

1) Di dalam masakan, lebih elok jika kita sediakan semua bahan2 terlebih dahulu sebelum mula memasak.

Jadi, sediakan bahan2 dibawah (kupas kulit bagi bahan2 yg perlu):-

~1 ekor ayam (atau lebih/kurang) dipotong mengikut bahagian, 1 biji bawang besar, 2 ulas bawang putih, 1 inci halia, 4 batang kecil kunyit hidup, 4 biji kentang (dipotong ikut suka), 4 biji tomato (dibelah 2 atau 4), 2 batang serai yang telah dititik, 1 helai asam keping, 1 mangkuk cili padi dibuang tangkainya, 2 biji santan kelapa, 1 helai daun kunyit, 2 sudu kecil garam, 1 1/2 sudu kecil gula dan sedikit air.

2) Blender bersama bahan2 seperti bawang besar, bawang putih, halia, kunyit hidup dan cili padi. Ketika blender, masukkan sedikit air bagi memudahkan proses mengisar.

3) Panaskan 1 senduk minyak didalam periuk. Masukkan bahan2 blender tadi dan sedikit air. Gaul rata, kemudian masukkan ayam, kentang, serai serta daun kunyit, dan gaul rata sekali lagi & tutup tudung periuk. Biarkan api sederhana/kecil.

4) Setelah beberapa minit & kelihatan sedikit asap putih keluar dari periuk, buka tudung periuk dan gaul rata. Masukkan asam keping, garam & gula. Setelah ayam & kentang dipastikan telah masak, masukkan santan kelapa dan gaul sehingga santan masak (lebih kurang 10 minit) kemudian masukkan tomato dan setelah gaul seketika, rasa kuah. Jika tawar, masukkan sedikit garam lagi. Jika terasa masam, keluarkan semula asam keping. Manakala jika terlalu pedas pula, masukkan sedikit lagi gula. Tutup api & hidang!

 Nyums!! Pedas berapi ... Selamat mencuba :-)

Pati Delima Gulshan & Pati Kurma Sahra

People say; sharing is caring..........

So just sharing my personal experience with all of you; taking these wonderful remedies called "Pati Delima Gulshan" & "Pati Kurma Sahra" are very beneficial for me and I hope you will also benefited from them too, InshaAllah....

                                

In English Pati Delima is called, "Pomegranate concentrated liquid". It is believed and trusted to be 100% pure, particularly this brand called "Gulshan" which is imported from Turkey. For other brands; I hope you make some research & study first before consumption. I'm personally taking this "Gulshan" brand.

There are many benefits provided from this supplement; yes, you can consider it as a supplement, and you can consume it each and every day of your daily lives, and make it one of your best friend. I came across this beneficial remedy from my friend's post in Facebook, and it was said to be able to strengthen a woman's uterus. Planning to conceive, I thought it was a good idea to try this. I'm taking it regularly everyday; 1 spoonful each in the morning before breakfast & before bed. The result? It makes sure you defecate every single morning. Easy bowel movement=healthy. At least that is the major result I could feel.

This fruit was mentioned 3 times in the Holy Quran. Here's a blog where you can find other benefits of this product (both bm&english infos are available); http://panduan4u.blogspot.com/2012/03/pati-delima-gulsan-pati-delima-gulsan.html

I bought this from the same shop I bought my Habatussauda, and it only cost RM13 for a bottle of 250ml. Over the internet, I came to know that the price is very much higher than this. But if it's not that easy for you to get this, buying online is a good option.

I'm sorry I had to take this picture from mudah.my, I couldn't find any picture showing the same product that I'm consuming apart from this particular picture by mudah. This is just to show you guys it's exactly the same with the one I am taking; Pati Kurma Sahra.

This fruit is also mentioned in the Holy Quran, hence, I feel the need of making this as one of the health supplement I'm taking in my daily life. It is believed to give so much of benefits; which you can study from this blog, http://yatt-lateef.blogspot.com/2011/01/pati-kurma-khasiat-kesihatan-dan.html (only bm available)

All the best! Take Care :-)

Over the last weekend 4

I am so glad finally AI is overrr but I'm also sad at the same time, I mean, it had been one of the things that I looked forward to update in my blog every single week since last January. There's nothing really catch my interest right now to update in my blog so we'll just have to wait and see if something comes along.

So over this weekend, my favourite nephew had a sleepover at my place for the first time. Me & hubby took him for a small shopping spree & we bought him things. At home, he was preoccupied with my iPad, playing Angry Bird all the time. He breathe it, ate it, hugged it, like ALL THE TIME. It was very easy though ... to babysit him, I wont have to do much.

Sleepy head .........

Hubby just couldn't stop asking me do I want a laptop? He knew in my heart that I really want it all along, he knew me by heart. I tried to hide my feelings, but he knew me too well. That's what I love about hubby. So yesterday evening he went off from office a bit earlier & after I dropped by at my mom's place to send Napi home, we both went to Lowyat Mall and finally after 3 hours of endless searched, we found the right purchase.

He bought me a Lenovo ideapad z400 touch which only cost him RM1499, how cheap is that, for a 14 and 1/2 inches screen. I was ecstatic! It was definitely lower than his budget & due to that, I was all up for it.

He knew I'm so happy and he kept on teasing me that this wasn't mine. I just love it so much. Now, I can write like all the time :-) This wasn't for any special occasion but I am so touched by his attention to me. Word can't describe how much I love hubby.

Today I went to Pasar Karat at Pudu, KL for the first time. Riding a bike with hubby, we went to places to buy our things and just to spend some quality time together. The pasar karat was very humid and packed, I absolutely hate it. And he bought another pet fish to keep. It's the same blue betta fish which we're having at home.Tonight we're gonna have a dinner outside.. Hmmm where to dine?

American Idol 2013 - Winner! Winner! Winner!!!!!

This week, the 2 remaining AI contestants Candice & Kree are battling up to win the idol title this season.

I watched the show last night and it wasn't that exciting, except for Kree's performance of "Angel" by Sarah Mclachlan (chosen by Simon Fuller, the AI's creator) & Candice's performance of "I who have nothing" by Tom Jones.

I thought both of the songs were beautifully sang by them & I was in fact so captivated. Especially the Angel song. It's actually my all-time favorite song from my childhood favorite singer, Sarah Mclachlan. Back when I was a teenager, I listen to Sarah's, Jewel's and Natalie Imbruglia's. That's actually one of my favorite song in fact. Although that wasn't anywhere near as good as Sarah, but that was still good all the same. Randy Jackson disagreed with Simon's choice of song though. Oh and I forgot to mention anywhere in my post, Randy is leaving AI and this will be his last season. So sad... AI without Randy is different! He's been there all along. I will miss him.....

She look stunning in this white dress, and singing this soul music, awhhh I am so inspired!

And this is what we call powerful vocal... A fantastic rendition of Tom Jones's song. I absolutely trust her in this.

Today the result is out (although I only got to watch the live show on TV tonight), and the winner of American Idol 2013 is .................................

CANDICE GLOVER!!!!!!!!! 

(I'm right this time, and oh I'm soooo HapPy!!!!)

She deserves this so much ... I'll update on tonight's show later, hang in there! :-)