Saturday, 11 April 2020

Good Friday Stay Home, 24th Day MCO

First time the church was close on Good Friday, 24th day MCO. We had to stay home and followed the pre-recorded service online via Youtube, at any time convenient to us. In the afternoon, our PM announced that the MCO has been further extended another 2 weeks to 28th April, 2020.
 Sunrise at 7:05 am, Thursday morning, 23rd day MCO.
On the opposite side, I managed to capture the Pink Moon at 7:05 am, above the Kledang Hill.
Sunrise at 7:33 am. 
 Red okra plant from my garden.
Very soon, I will be able to harvest red okras from these plants.
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Breakfast
 Homemade noodle with stewed duck and blanched lettuce.
The stewed duck was the 2nd portion from the previous evening.
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Lunch 
 Since we will not be holding small groups meeting in our home, I took out the prawn crackers to fry for lunch and snack.
 Chilled peach gum sweet drink (tong sui) from the previous day.
 We had the above for lunch.
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Dinner
 A packet of Sichuan preserved vegetable, soaked and chopped coarsely before mixing with a packet of minced pork.
 Steamed minced pork with Sichuan preserved vegetable.
Mixed vegetable
(cauliflower, carrot, fish paste, oyster mushrooms)
 Dinner for 2 people.
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From my garden
 A big grasshopper clinging to my okra plant.
 It didn't fly away even when I reached out to cut the okra from the plant.
Lovely crimson red Ixora blooms.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Who is this who comes from Edom, from the city of Bozrah,
with his clothing stained red?
Who is this in royal robes, marching in his great strength?
"It is I, the LORD, announcing your salvation!
It is I, the LORD, who has the power to save!"
(Isaiah 63:1, New Living Translation-NLT)

48 comments:

  1. The pink moon and pink clouds and mountains are gorgeous pictures!! The Ixora is new to me. The Okra leaves are large and beautiful!

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  2. The grasshopper is quite big!
    What beautiful the blossoms of Ixora.

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  3. Very nice homecooked food during this MCO! Stay healthy and be safe...

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    1. Thank you, Claire. Running out of idea what to cook.

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  4. Your homemade dishes look incredible!

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  5. I am a huge fan of your homemade meals, Nancy. That okra plant looks healthy and robust. Can't wait to see you harvest them and make them into a delicious treat for us :-))
    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  6. Thank you for this wonderful posting with these beautiful photos of the big grasshopper and the delicious food.
    Have a nice weekend and stay healthy, Elke

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    1. Thank you, Elkes. Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe.

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  7. Hello Nancy what a lovely sunrise. Beautiful day! Love the flowers and the grasshopper. Your okra plants look great. Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Take care! Enjoy your day and weekend! PS, thank you for the visit and comment on my blog.

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  8. I have yet to come across red okra anywhere here. That grasshopper is so big! I think there must be one in my garden too because I notice my plants have been chewed.

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    1. This grasshopper has been chewing my red okra leaves. Happy weekend.

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  9. Nancy, we do have an okra plant here at our garden but I have never seen a Red Okra fruit. Please share it with us once it bears fruits :) Those leaves look ornamental, I love the colors! But that grasshopper made me flinch, I'm scared of them. Happy Easter Nancy!

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    1. Thank you, Stevenson. Red okras are rare. Happy Easter to you.

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  10. Minced pork with preserved vegetables is my favourite.

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  11. An impressive morning sky!
    (I collect sky views in the 'Galeria Sky View')
    Does the grasshopper belong to the species that eat whole fields empty?
    That would be a shame, I think it's beautiful!
    Happy Easter!

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    1. Thank you, Heidi. I am not sure but this 1 grasshopper has been chewing on the leaves of my plants.

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  12. love your lunch! red okras, I have not seen them being sold in supermarkets. Did your friend give you their seeds to plant?

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    1. Thank you, Mun. The seeds were given by friends and some were bought.

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  13. We feel the strangeness of MCO more during special occasions huh. Good Friday, Qing Ming and soon it will be puasa month and Raya.

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    1. The special occasions which is a must to participate are now not allowed because of MCO. For our safety and health, everyone has to follow and not participate.

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  14. I love those Ixora blooms. Great captures of the grasshopper, too.

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  15. I like your okra plant, as the leaves are very pretty.

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  16. Pretty skies and plants, and such good meals! It is different that all of our church is online now, i am sad and i miss people, but i am happy we have what we have, good pastors who try to stay in touch and make sure we are still able to feel their love and the love of others in the congregation.

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    1. Thank you, Mimi. Happy that we have the internet for us to stay connected. Pastors and everyone concerned are doing good job.

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  17. Wonderful sunrise and pretty pink moon... and that's a big grasshopper

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  18. Long time no eat keropok...yummmz!

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    1. Yes, I have some free time and wanted something to munch. Found some keropok to fry.

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