What 2 eat???? ........



When you are unwell and your taste bud is gone what can u eat??I was fortunate enough that 2 parents walked into my room at 11am and offered me a bowl of chicken porridge ... wow as though they knew I was dying for a bowl of porridge.Coincidence we had the parent group session in the morning from 8am - 10.30am every tuesday and they had porridge for the meeting... rezeki kan?





Now that the students are already in holiday mood the school cafetaria don't have much to offer and from next week looks like I have to bring my own lunch too.



Well that small bowl of porridge was delicious .... not enough for me ... hehehe .....















So last nite I cook my own porridge - just plain porridge and I had it with serunding daging ... aduhai so yummylicious tau ....











But then on my way home I went to collect my passport photo at the studio and pass by this above stall 'rojak cina' apa lagi beli 1 set of that tahu bakar .... kacang... kacang ... kacang .... no good for the throat but this stubborn aunty nurse couldn't care and bought it .... and what happened???? whole night ............






















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posted by Kak Elle at 7:33 AM 22 comments

Unwell......


I was yesterday .. on sunday evening sudden attack of non stop coughing and fever .... the cough came with no warning just as I was about to retire for the day I start to cough non stop and I can't sleep having to jump up of bed as the cough comes with phlegm.When I finally managed to sleep it was at 1am and in between I was disturbed with the cough.


I took my medicines whatever I have in stock and at work I cough so badly that my colleagues were shocked as I sound like a dog .... my poor chest hurt so badly that its like its going to burst.Just as well yesterday only about 5 students came to my room as the children only stay till 12.30pm after that they went to different locations visiting being Aesthetics Week ... lots of activities for them from puppet show to tees painting and salsa dance workshops.
Today I hope to attend some of the workshops and learn something that if I feel ok.


I've been drinking bottles of starfruit juice as it helps with the cough and also asam juice for the throat and alhamdulillah it helps so far.As I am typing this I am still coughing but not so tight as yesterday and looks like I have to go to work I am one person who doesn't like to take medical leave if I can help it unless I am really sick.


I took all my medications before going to sleep and managed to sleep early too with no disturbance from the cough till 5am .... cikmilah just saw yout text message and thank you.
I told her that I noticed that everytime I visited the pusara I am aways sick the next day eventhough salam and doas I did before entering the areas.

Now that I am alone bila sakit teramat sunyi sometimes I I am not living alone but what to do this is life from now.

I found the above whilst browsing in a supermarket last friday @ HV (mahal sikit_)... sya bolih buat that char gio now .... hehehe ... when I was in KL last month Sya bought the vietnamese spring roll and ofcourse not with the above but normal springroll skin - I didn't try it as when I saw too much veges inside esp greens I won't eat ( saya tak makan sayur hijau except for cabbage and beans).One of these day I will follow mulan's recipe and try free of greens just carrots.I must wait till I am cough free as the char gio need to be friedddddddddddd.

Will went camping last week and here's Will with daddy canoeing .........

Will as frog for halloween ....

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posted by Kak Elle at 5:20 AM 30 comments

Malassssssssssss......

I have no answer to it but since friday I am feeling lazyyyyyyyyyy .... I have no mood to knit at all so to those who are still waiting for the headband sorryyyyyyyyy have to wait till my mood is back.To those who have received them I like to hear your feedback too or perhaps its to cheap as a gift so no feedback at all.


I finished 3 novels whole of last weeks and now must go and buy more to occupy my time reading....but I am even too lazy to go down to the book shop and what have I been doing the whole weekend?...eat and sleep and do my billings.



Kaklady at last habis baca Adam&Hawa ... ada ke org yg romantic mcm tu dlm alam nyata?....hahaha






This morning I drag myself to go to the market to buy stuff to make soto ayam and call my bro Fandi to come and tapau home otherwise I can't finish them myself.Everyone still busy visiting or receiving guests afterall its only been 10 days of raya.Yesterday my sis Lina dropby with her 2 girls and saw my kuih still ada banyak....nanti pelan2 will bring to work byk yg menunggu .. kejap habis.





The school is quiet too as students having end of year exam and the year 6 are officially off school till their major exam starts in 3 wks time...they are all on study leave.





Nothing much to pen today as nothing much happen.


















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posted by Kak Elle at 5:12 PM 9 comments

The last picture is my request for a pocket so I can put my keys and coins and most of all my train ticket.

Ummi lepas raya nak order lagi satu bag ye ....


This morning I went to atok zino blog and saw Hazwan eating chicken chop....olala....terliur pulak.Luck was on my side as I was leaving the school I pop over to the cafetaria and what did I see chicken chop panas2 apa lagi I bought a piece to bring home for iftar and no chips but Helen gave me potatoes herbs .... yum yum ....

The chicken chop ..................

My pretty feet are going fast too ..... alhamdulillah:)

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posted by Kak Elle at 6:41 PM 17 comments

Award and Novels ......


First of all thank you mimi for the bearhug award ..... and my hug to you too and everyone else who come to my daily happenenings.







After reading Aisya Sofea 'Kau untukku' I've fallen in love with her style of writing and so yesterday I tried looking for her novels near my place but only found one 'Gelora Jiwa' and also bought for first time a novel written by Meen Zulaikha.Looks like I have more reading to do these days but nevertheless my knitting will also be functioning in between reading...insya'allah.

Breakfast/brunch today aha siewmai and pau .... anyone care to join me? .... Nazrah sorry babe I makan sorang nampak nya ..... takpe esok masih ada:)...hahaha

These halal siewmai are sold everywhere at different prices - at the school they are being sold@ 50 cents a piece,NUH cafetaria @ 60cents a piece and 2 wks ago when Simah was here and we went to Raffles Hospital Banquet and I bought 3 pcs for $2.10 makoi melambong betul harga di naikkan.So clever me managed to order from my canteen vendor at the school and they ordered for me at only $4/- per a pack of 10 pcs!! Siewmai is chicken filled wrapped with wanton skin .... just need to steam them before eating with black sweet sauce and chili sauce.

Have a nice weekend folks.

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posted by Kak Elle at 9:25 AM 8 comments

Sunday ......





Today like any other sunday my duty to do marketing etc .... eventhough I will be alone I somehow don't know how to buy stuff for 1 person so I ended buying just as per normal when bapak was around as sunday the day the sisters and families will come visiting. I bought enough food for the next 2 weeks and I think now the freezer is asking for helpppp.........







Infact I can just buy cooked food home on my way back and eat during working days but for weekends I will still let the kitchen breath some home cook food.If I am lucky and being thought off maybe Aini and family will come and have meal with me....and so far she's been twice and also 2 brothers who drop in to see how things are.I am not writing this for pity but just a saying ... 'tengok2 lah selalu ntah hidup ke mati I sorang2 kat rumah' .... hahahaha .....







Anyway my aunt wak yah has decided to stay till tuesday as the contractor couldn't finish the job for the reason the toilet bowl they brought from the warehouse has hairline crack on it and being saturday the supplier close halfday so I have to wait till monday before they can complete the job.The flooring all done and next to fix back the sliding door and new toilet bowl.Its a shame bapak won't be able to see it as he uses this bathroom daily.





Today's simple menu ......



















Fried vege ......

Lala masak lemak cili padi ..... power!! ......

Mee goreng udang and sotong.

He he hey ..... Will is walking at last ..... cute kan?...he will be 1 next month .....

More of hensem Will .... makoi byk nya gigi dia .....

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posted by Kak Elle at 1:24 PM 25 comments

JJCM.....

Today like any other day priority is to visit atok at the hospital so no rest for me :( After days of not cooking finally I did it today asam pedas ikan krisi.We brought some for atok but he doesn't want to eat as he already ate the western food I ordered for him from the hospital.Aini came to fetch me at 12.30pm and when we arrived Ram and family already arrived.We stayed till 2pm and we went to VivoCity for lunch at the Banquet....since the S'pore Great Sale has begun you can imagine the crowddddddd.






I had the above for lunch a bowl of laksa nyonya .... so sedapppp its been a long time since I last had that at the banquet.....and fyi I also had a plate of chicken rice too ...*malu nya saya*anyway Aini half of that laksa with me and she too had a bowl of fish slice soup ( ni kalau sya baca mesti mengidam kat fish soup tu).

After that I went to Mark & Spencer to get the powder that maklang pesan I sent 1 to her for her b'day and she is sharing it with Dhirah....ok I also a tees for myself ... mesti ah must buy ....hahaha


After that went back to Aini's place to lepak2 makan keropok dr Bintan with kopi susu ..... oh kenyang nya.


Tup-tup we were told to get ready to go for dinner at 7pm .... alamak I am really full but hearing the below dishes .... apa lagi .... letsssssss gooooooooooooo

Black pepper crab ..... so yummy:)

and buttered prawns ...... the rest didn't snap the picture but you can picture them .... hot-plate tofu,tauge with ikan masin,lemon chicken,sharkfin's soup and cili crabs.Helpppppppppppp

My multicoloured pair of bootees mixture of purple and pinkish with white..... not bad huh?

Atok maybe discharge either tomorrow or tuesday ..... but his flashback is still there so perhaps we have to live with it and play along with him unless miracles happen.

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posted by Kak Elle at 9:16 PM 17 comments

Meals .....

Now that I am off every saturday and sunday I am back to cooking - dapur ku kembali berasap deh and moreover I have extra mouth to feed.I think its been a while since I last battle in the kitchen after atok was admitted to hospital.Its 2 months now that atok has been in the hospital and that means I had left THD 2 months too oh how I miss Jurong Point the food court and shopping ... hahaha .... and ofcourse my dear x colleagues the fun and laughter.

Good news Atok is able to walk short distance now but ofcourse someone has to be around incase if he falls as he is not steady yet.Its an improvement and we are happy for him,yesterday the hairdresser came round to the hospital to give haircuts to the patients and atok was one of them and his cut really short 3X2 .... looks like he is going into national service..... hehehe




Below are the dishes I cook for saturday and sunday-today .... since I was woken up by non other at 6.30am this morning ... actually she must be feeling bored the other half far away so next victim is me lah ......

Jemput lah kemari ye ummi kalau nak makan marah nampak ummi kita? ..... thanks for waking me up this morning bagus juga ada alarm clock kan?


Here goes......... and b4 that I was with this royalty about cooking and in the end dia tak jadi memasak asyik busy berYM with me .... hahaha .... so malam jadi tak masak sotong and udang tu?





Ikan pari goreng cili ..... pedassssssssssss.


Cabbage goreng telur....




Ketam masak lemak ...... yummy ........... pun sedap sampai hirup gravy nya.....hahaha



Now I have Wati to clean the bean sprout .... dulu selalu beli yg siap di petik harga 3 x ganda tapi skg ada yg menolong ......

So this morning I fry kway teow with cockles .... pun sedap 2x tambah ..... hmm .... bila lah nak diet ni???

Curry chicken for today's lunch .... makan ngan hot rice and later nak fry begedil pulak.

Another way is eating it with french loaf ..... agak tambah 5x pulak ..... hehehe

Happy makaning everyone and enjoy your sunday with the loved ones.

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posted by Kak Elle at 8:40 AM 18 comments

At last .....



I am the happiest person on earth this evening as I am able to have solid after 2 days of porridge.Its not that porridge isn't nice but porridge make me more hungry than ever ..... kejap2 nak makan .... lapar ..... hehehe









This was my lunch today chicken porridge with crab stick .. .. .. .. now I know how those patients feel when they are on porridge diet ..... hungry always:)



I had an appt with Dr.Norreha this morning and she gave me the sign to go on solid tonite my gum swelling is down maybe the anti-biotic did its job.My problem is my gum aiyo and because of that I lost my teeth.



Why are we afraid to see the dentist its a phobia actually unlike when you are sick you see the medical doctor.I am sure I am not alone in this ... am pretty sure there some of you too who have the phobia going to the dentist rite?A lesson learnt for me this time ......*whew*

This is my new smile (I took this picture myself abt an hour ago)cannot open too big and as you can see there are empty space in the corners.....hahahahha .....

So for tonite I did this ..... mee goreng .... so sedap after the porridge ..... hahaha but I have to go easy as the gum is not as strong as before yet.It will take few more days before I can chew on my right .Now I am thinking of maklang's oregano potatoes for tomorrow ....haha...well we shall see how it goes ok?

Macam2 nak makan tengok laksa si cat cat pun buat I terliur dah tu cikMilah pulak masak sambal tumis sotong aiyo selera terbuka ... semua nya nak makan ... tapikan tak bolih lah nanti gemokkkkkkkk......*perasan mmg dah gemok pun*

Today I managed to finish this pair of white booties finally just love the pattern reka sendiri ni tau ... menjadi alhamdulillah.I will stop knitting for time being and start reading again as I have 4 new books that I haven't even touch yet.....

Tomorrow 12th Jan is nephew Qusairy 1st birthday ..... Happy birthday baby.

To all of you have a nice weekend :)

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posted by Kak Elle at 7:31 PM 16 comments

Today's meal

Today is the day I finally had to sit on the dentist chair serammmm .... memang phobia +++
Dr.Norreha is alway fully booked parctically everyday her appt book has no room to add or squeeze a last minute appt.Luck was on my side as someone cancel at the last hour and her nurse Ms Yati called me to come at 2pm today.All along I thought I only have 2 problems but when she gave a thorough check she found 3 others also in bad shape because the gum became swollen and in the end they became loose.I told her I had no problem no pain etc with those she just noted.

In the end as she was at it and I am onleave why not extract all out ....OMG!!!She gave me the LA injection and began to work on it after 10 minutes.Yes all 5 ......2 molars on the left and an incisor and 2 on the right.......I look so funny ..... hahaha ......and the damage so far today only $104.00 of course she gives me discount being in nursing and my next appt is friday and again on monday morning and after that I can smileeeeeeeeeee.




My brunch today dim-sum ..... hahaha knowing that I won't be able to have anything hard tonite I gobbled those .... instant just defrost and steam and it goes so yummy with sweet sauce and cili sauce....and know what?I finished all that by myself.









Before that I went to buy more knitting wool to past my time by knitting whilst waiting for my appt in the afternoon. Tulipurple nampak wool tu warna purple but no idea what I am going to do with it ... lets wait and see something will come up*otak not working now*..... hehehe








I managed this bootie before I went for the appt but have no time to do the tassle yet,this is a mixture of white and blue.I am doing the other half now and hope to finish it by tomorrow morning.








Dinner tonite is porridge and a glass of milk - soft diet just like baby .....

Baby Will at 6 months....see how he has grown ...... big boy now .




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posted by Kak Elle at 8:03 PM 14 comments