5th Ramadhan..

Gulai daging kemarin :)

Sangat tak sempat nak masak.. so cannot torture my readers with food pics everyday :) Tons of things to be done before I can go home for raya (puasa tak sampai seminggu dah cakap pasal raya! bad.. bad..). Now it is only instant time of telur goreng mata kobau or just heat whatever is left in the fridge. My supper/ sahur only has cereal& milk, instant macaroni & cheese, instant pasta, and bread (minus the hair) on the menu, not everything at one go lah.

I've just tried this Hubbards' bran & berries. They claim it contains these real berries...

Bought 'em a few weeks ago just because they reduced it to almost half price. Yes, I am a cheapskate that way and I am attracted to things with the red 'temporary price reduction' tag like magnets. I shouldn't miss the bargain kan. Anyway, I do enjoy this cereal.. sedap, and it is 97% fat free, kurus lah macam nih. Wait, I had it with regular milk, so I still can get the fat, right? FAT is IN, I don't take low fat milk, tak sedaps.. ape low fat low fat nih? Imaginasi semua tu.. apsal ramai orang obsessed nak kurus? I am a weight watcher too, but I watch the opposite - I am afraid of losing weight!

mild peri quarter chicken

I joined some friends for buka puasa/dinner in Christchurch today. We don't get to eat out often and there's not many restaurant to choose from for a halal meal. Nando's serves halal chicken so we decided to give it a try. I had mild quarter chicken combo. The verdict - I like Nando's in Malaysia better, you get 2 side dish in a combo instead of just 1 here. The coleslaw (my side dish) could be better if they had more dressing. I have no complaint with my 'mild' chicken but those ordering 'very hot peri' said theirs were too salty. Service was good and prompt. I wonder if I could buy their black uniform tee - it says "chicks rule".

It is the fifth day of the holy month, and I've just got myself used to 'good' routines when God says, here's your break...

rinduuu...

Mak: Ubi tau.. si kecik tu datang tadi duk mengadap gambar Ubi dalam frem atas meja tu, tak berenti panggil makcu.. lepas tu cakap jerman dengan gambar tu. Selama ni gambar tu duk kat situ tak de pulak dia ambik kisah.

Ya, saya juga rindu sama awak, budak rambut senget...

Pre-Ramadhan

Warning: If you're fasting and do not wish to see food pics, DO NOT scroll down.

Ramadhan is an ideal month to renew our acquaintance with the Quran. Teringat Tadarrus zaman sekolah. Dah tua ni lagi liat nak tadarrus. For a person yang memang liat nak mengaji like me, a good Quran reading software is a good company like this one by Homesoft, Aloq Staq. Yet, setan atas kepala ni banyak lagi.. I dozed off a few times while reading, leaving Syeikh Saad baca sorang-sorang! Hopefully this thing will help me stick to some reading routine this Ramadhan.

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My friends and I decided to have dinner/breaking fast together every Saturday and we started it last night. Thought of ending the dinner with a mass Terawih, so we waited for news from 'Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-raja' zon NZ. News came- 1st Ramadhan in NZ falls on Monday the 25th.

Me & a few friends had to cook for last night's dinner, here's a peek of what we had. My headgirl asked for food pics so I follow orders :) I know this is going to hurt already puasa people, but let me tell you that ikan bakar pic still makes me drool. Don't ask me for recipe, I only had it grilled with some 'Sos Ikan Bakar cap ANI' that I bought at Fama stall in Pasar Tani Hiliran early this year. It was worth buying! Sedap hingga menjilat foil. Ya, saya suka promote local products. I tak rajin nak buat the garnishing, my friend did it.

To the girls & the only jejaka in the group, I had fun cooking with you all. Thank you for taking the parts I don't like- cleaning the fish & cleaning the mess afterwards. Thanks so much.

Tarakihi Bakar Bersos

Ikan Goreng with Sambal Tumis Bawang

Happy Ramadhan Everyone!

foodies..

Winning a $100 food & drinks voucher a few days before bulan puasa at a cafe that opens only at daytime is not fun. Lesser fun when there is not much choice in there that you can have.

So I did many trips to the cafe with different groups of friends each time, my non-muslim friends have more selections to choose from.

The last trip I had today was a pre-puasa "just order what you want" session with the 'sisters' in my attempt to use up the voucher. Look at what we had, tak menarik pun kan? Dah itu je yang boleh makan.

On another note I had a yucky encounter with food last night. I made some tuna sandwic at midnight to fill my growling tummy. Yum yum yum.. but it suddenly stopped at the last few last bites when I saw this (see pic). I found a strand of hair in it. No. Definitely not mine because the hair is in the bread! Euwwww!! Then I started to think that it might get in that loaf of bread packaged with dandruf & other scalp scales. Double yucky! That brand is now banned from my shopping list.

Next time, watch every bite you take!

Ah-choooo!

I'm not feeling well. Having sore shroat, runny nose, watery eyes, my body aches and I've been sneezing all day... can't stay outside too long, the sun gives me headache (ni symptom mengada-mengada ke? time kat Msia tak pernah pakai payung tak der plak sakit kepala). I'm not sure if I'm allergic to the pollens, I don't think I am.

Now don't tell me to eat more fruits & veggies. I had loads already. If I eat more than my current huge fruit & veggie portion, you can start calling me Capra hircus, not Homo sapiens anymore. Don't tell me to drink more water either, I've drank gallons & been visiting the ladies every 10minutes . Lucky the toilet is just nextdoor. Leceh tau nak pegi toilet banyak-banyak kali ni.

I am yet to see a doctor, tak suka jumpa doctor! But I don't mind seeing my doctor friends outside.. just not in a clinic or hospital, ok. We'll see, if I have enough courage tomorrow, I'll go and see one.

Anyway, since Ramadhan is coming, have a blessed Ramadhan to all.

Have a good weekend people.