July 2022

Back here for few minutes.

Still considering to delete this blog. But I will need to download all materials here before I permanently delete this page. I don't think I will continue to write here since it's hard for me to spare my time doing something else. I even deleted my Wattpad, I think so. 

Things have been more or less the same like previous years. If one day you could not find this page, know that I have already delete it. 

Thank you, strangers, for dropping by this page. May blessing be with you always.

2021

I guess it's still not to late for me to wish Happy New Year 2021 to all of you who come across this blog. Ya, am alive, living well, pretty well, I guess. And it's the month of Lent.

I haven't been here since the last time where I posted on the passing of my father. Mmmm.. Not gonna lie to you, I miss him. I miss to have conversations with him where I could talk anything to him, from politics to entertainment to relationship, literally any topics. And the feeling whenever I pass by Serian on my way back to Tebedu, I would be like, oh ok, my father is here, in Serian. The feeling that you know you have someone there... But now whenever I go back to Tebedu, the moment I pass by Serian, I would be like, things changed, father is not here anymore. But my sister and her kids are here. I just know she is here, oh I have someone here. And when I feel like to stay for an hour or two, I would call her up for a meet up. Come let's go lunch together before I head up to Tebedu. Normally I would do that when my father was around. But now not anymore. Instead of my father, my sister is here. The atmosphere is still the same, it just that the person has already change.

Naaa.. Am typing on my phone, while lying down on my bed. Feel the urge to write but like usual, I just have piles of things on my mind, in my heart, and yet I couldn't pour them all. 

Work goes well, so far. Everything goes online. Do you know how hard it is to teach calculations without seeing your students face? I feel like I've gone crazy especially when I try to explain to them step by step, one by one. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

You know what, the best thing when typing on the phone for a post here is that I can literally put emojis without checking them. But am not sure how they will look like on Web view.

I have piles of photos to upload, but I found new platform to post them up. Instagram! Gosh talking about Instagram, this is my second one after I deleted the first account and I don't follow people I know, I put it on private mode, and I literally scan whomever that send request to follow. You see, people know my Facebook, they know my Twitter, and perhaps this blog too, so I try to have private platform for me to roam around without people knowing me. I have a private Twitter, which I put on private mode too. That makes two private accounts, my insta and my other Twitter. Those places where I can just be free without worrying about people knowing me and talk shit about me. 😂😂😂

There are many things running on my mind right now. Since this work from home, I couldn't sleep well at night, I tend to get emotional. And I don't know who to talk to, whom to trust.. 

So I keep everything to myself. 

I went back to my hometown on the Ash Wednesday. Went back for three nights. It was my first time to celebrate back there after many years in the city. Since the church limited the number of people attending the mass, the Catechist went from home to home to distribute the ashes. I was like in the middle of cooking for breaking fast on that day when the Catechist came knocking on the door to distribute the ashes. 

Photo? 😂😂😂

Sorry for this messy look, messy hair. Definitely no edit, no filters and everything. I present to you, Moon, with naked face, with messy hair and messy look. 

Why did I look terrible here
Owh my hair
I guess that's how you supposed to look like after battling with cooking in the kitchen. 
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OK-bye! Don't laugh, stop laughing. If you laugh at the photo, you will get diarrhoea the next day. 
😂😂😂😂😂

My father passed away

 It took me a while to come back here. 

This time I started it off with the news of my father's passing. He passed away on the 8th June 2020. Got a called from my cousin telling me that, and my brother called me to inform me the same news too. 

May his soul rest in peace. 

Thank you to everyone who offered their helps to our family on that day. 

Thank you for all the kind words.

In loving memory of Jimmy Adit

01/December/1955 - 08/June/2020

This was his last post for the column on New Sarawak Tribune. 

I'm gonna keep it here for a record. 

https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/a-day-of-plain-truth/

And these were posts written by his colleagues for him.

Thank you for the remembrances. 

https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/my-right-arm-has-been-cut-off/

https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/truly-a-painful-loss/

Thank you, everyone.

Friday food on Lent

Happy belated Easter, everyone!

I don't know how to describe my Lent.
I noticed that I was still lacking on certain parts especially when it comes to pray. That's so me.
Gosh, tried to add emoji, but the emojis won't upload because my internet connection is weak.
Life is good. Hopefully it will be good all the way till the end of 2020.
There are flaws too, I just couldn't deny. And I don't want to talk about it.
But, mmm, we'll get thru it. I'll get thru it eventually. I hope it goes the same with you too.
Optimism booster is at the max.

My anak tekak meminta kopi dari tadik. I already have 500ml iced coffee this morning. Am in the midst of trying to reduce my coffee intake, but it doesn't seem to work.
I tried, I failed. Repeat. Now, am giving it a try. Again.

Today, am gonna upload all my Friday menu during Lent. Abstinence and fasting. Except for I didn't take any photos of my food that I had during Ash Wednesday. I didn't eat anything. Just had water all the way.

Let's start!

This time I won't be translating the dish menu. Google if you want to know their names in English. If you need the recipe, email me.

First Friday

Fried bean curd, tempoyak goreng and sayur cangkuk manis goreng telur

Second Friday

Sayur sawi pahit goreng ikan bilis and fried chili fish

Third Friday

Sayur midin goreng belacan, sayur paku uban rebus halia and fried fish

Fourth Friday

Kasam daun ensabi (local kimchi), ikan bilis goreng kicap, sayur timun masak manis, sambal belimbing tunjuk, daun bandung goreng, and fried chicken for the family (since the rest of family members are Muslims, am the only Catholic here. Hehehe)

Fifth Friday

Iced coffee and rice with kari ikan pari

Owh no vegetables since the kari already contain vegetables (eggplants and carrots)

Dinner on fifth Friday

French toast

Sixth Friday

Rice with kicap pedas Mahsuri, fried egg and mixed vegetables

Good Friday!

Yeay!

This time, I didn't cook. These were all ordered foods from my favorite restaurant.

Thank you, After 4 Four Kopitiam!

After Four bean curd special, sayur cangkuk manis goreng telur, sweet and sour fish fillet, and Thai fried chicken fillet for the rest of family members

During Fridays on Lent I normally had one full meal with no meats. It would be lunch or dinner. Then, the rest of the day, I just took lots of water and had something light.
Well, this year Lent was tough. The celebration also was so different than last year.
Covid-19 has changed everything including our lifestyle, our norms. Literally everything.
Hopefully things will get better soon. Pray for everyone safety.

Owh, extra extra. I only managed to make these two during Lent.

Sweet corn castard

Mee pok goreng kerang

Ok. Bye!

Ugh

*Sigh*

Owh. Did I just sigh?

I was flipping pages of the Giacomo catalog but still couldn't decide on what to buy. Set aside. Need to clear the mind before buying. Otherwise I would end up buying unnecessary things.

Am not feeling well today. Since last night. Went back home from work yesterday, I went straight to bed and fell asleep. Couldn't even slept last night. My head ached. Couldn't even got out of bed to go downstairs to take medicine. Felt nausea when I was driving to work this morning. I told myself not to pass out during driving.

Heh.

Just sipped on iced coffee once I reached office to suppress the urge of vomiting.
Coffee. Most of the time it helps me to survive my days. And there are times where it betrays me.

Monday was yesterday. Definitely not one of my good day on weekdays. At least for this semester.
Ugh.

My head.... Am gonna wait for an hour more. If it still painful, ubat ler jawab nyer.
Ugh.

Craving for tempoyak

Today I ada rajin sikit. Got to spend my Saturday in a proper way. Just doing nothing and spent time watching tv. Since I couldn't decide what to have for lunch, I just ate mi sedap and had iced coffee. Then watched VIP. Tonight they gonna play Parasite on tvN Movies channel. And I cooked for dinner. This is a wrapped up for today.

I was craving for tempoyak since the past two days. Only today got to cook it. I don't eat durian but am so in love with tempoyak. 

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Ingredients : Tempoyak, chilli, turmeric powder, anchovies, sugar, oil (for cooking)

Can I not explain anything and just post the photos? Sorry not so sorry, forever in this life, my photo taking skill won't upgrade.

Mix well the tempoyak with chilli, turmeric powder, and sugar. 

Fry the anchovies till slightly brown. 

How do you say it? Is it crispy or crunchy? 

Set aside. Owh by the way, I did this because I want the taste of the anchovies blend well with the tempoyak. And to keep the anchovies crispy when add them into the tempoyak later on. 

😂😂😂

Fry the tempoyak till it turns brown. When it turns brown, it means that the sugar is melting. It starts to caramelised. Then add on the fried anchovies. Fry well. 

The outcome will look like this

😁😁😁

Taaaa-daaaa

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Moving onto the next one. I have no ideas how to call this dish. Ayam masak kicap? Not really. I've decided to call it Any Chicken Dish. 

😅😅😅😅

Ingredients: Chicken meat (any parts ikut suka hati kamu), ginger, garlic, lemongrass (all these 3, just slice them thinly), dried chilli (soak into hot water and cut them into two to three parts, drain them), 2 asam keping (I have no ideas how to say it in English. Kalau engkau rajin, engkau Google kan.), oyster sauce and thick soy sauce (ikut suka hati dirik empun), and oil for cooking.

Now photo time!

Do it like this👇👇👇👇

After you mixed everything, close them like this. To keep the moist

 of the chicken meats lock inside the meat. So that the meat juice doesn't vaporate into the air. Sayang jus ayam ya hilang.. Let the chicken meat cook first, then add oyster sauce and thick soy sauce. Salt and ajinomoto. Hahaha. Ajinomoto. Whatever. 

Mix well

And it will look like this

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Nay nay. Don't add sugar into this dish. I miss out one ingredient. It is a must add on. I wanted to add on but I found out it is already expired. Secret ingredient? Ha-ah.

"SESAME OIL"

This dish is not complete without sesame oil. You should add on a little bit.

Ok ok. Let's move on to the next one. The last dish for dinner tonight. Hi-ih. 

The most easiest dish. Tauge goreng. 😂😂😂

Ingredients : Tauge (bean sprouts), tauhu (bean curds), garlic, chilli (these 2 slice them thinly), salt and ajinomoto. Ajinomoto lagi. Seasoning is the greatest when it comes to cooking. 

🤣🤣🤣

Owh, oil for cooking. 

Photo time

Macam ini👇👇👇👇

Then goreng goreng macam ini. Malas aku mok explain, eh. Hati jak teringin nak upload, nak explain it's a no-no.

And at last!

Taaa-daaaa

Saja jak nak ngasak hati kitak orang. 

😏😏😏😏😏😏

Don't mind on the look of the kuali. It's antic, ok. Kuali itu sangat berharga despite of how it looks. 

😅😅😅😅😅

That were all for dinner tonight. Four minutes passed midnight now. Well spent Saturday. I thought of not going out from home today but in the end I did go out. Just because I need to buy our cats foods. 🐱🐱🐱🐱

Hanya kucing yang bisa mengalahkan aku. 

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