Lunch & Shopping at Setia Ecohill Mall, Semenyih

On the 2nd day in Semenyih, we had lunch at Setia Ecohill and also to check out the newly opened Lulu Hypermarket. The whole day was gray and gloomy.

2 giant black ant sculptures.

As we walked further in, there is a beautiful horse sculpture.

I suppose this will be beautifully lit up in the dark.

We were here for a light lunch.

Menu.

2 plates of  Hakka Taro or Yam Abacus Seeds.

The abacus is made with yam and tapioca flour.

Sang Meen.

After lunch, we went to check out the newly opened Lulu Hypermarket.

It was raining heavily but we were able to walk under the covered way.

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From my garden.

I was doing some cutting and trimming and this insect appeared from among the cuttings.

A sunrise at 7:45am from the month of August.

Linking to Skywatch Friday & Saturday's Critters.

You made the moon to mark the seasons,

and the sun knows when to set.

You send the darkness, and it becomes night,

when all the forest animals prowl about.

Then the young lions roar for their prey,

stalking the food provided by God.

At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest.

Then people go off to their work,

where they labor until evening.

(Psalm 104:19-23, The Living Bible-TLB)

Soybean Pudding, Beef Noodle & Fruit Rojak

Merry & Meaningful Christmas to you!

May you be blessed with the gift of Love, Peace & Happiness this Christmas.

The following pictures are from Monday, 20th December. 

Sunrise at 7:15am

Sunrise at 7:22am

Morning sky at 7:26am.

7:37am

7:40am

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Breakfast

So far this is one of the best Hor Hee Noodles we have tasted.

Restoran Meng Meng Kee, Menglembu.

One of our regular coffee shop has started to serve half boiled egg on toast. The half boiled eggs were a bit over cooked. The boss needs some time to get it right.

I managed to take a snapshot of a plane flying over our house.

A bird on the power cable next to our house. There were 2 birds, but 1 flew away before I took the snapshot.

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Hubby and I shared the following lunch at Perak Stadium food court.

My favourite soybean pudding (tofu fa) with glutinous dumpling with black sesame paste.

Beef noodle.

Fruit rojak Chinese style.

On the way to the bank at about 2pm.

I saw and quickly took a snapshot of this black ant resting on the stigma of my yellow hibiscus flower.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Come to me and I will give you rest - all of you

who work so hard beneath a heavy yoke.

Wear my yoke - for it fits perfectly - and let me teach you;

for I am gentle and humble,

and you shall find rest for your souls;

for I give you only light burdens.

(Matthew 11:28, The Living Bible-TLB)

Home Made "Melt In The Mouth" BBQ Pork

This was last Tuesday. I captured a few morning sky shots before we started out on our morning walk.

Morning sky at 7:01am

Dreamy morning sky.

On the reverse side

One snapshot while walking.

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Breakfast

2 half boiled eggs, 2 pieces of bread with coconut jam (kaya) and hot milo for hubby.

2 pieces of toast with peanut jam and apricot jam and hot milo for me.

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Dinner

Home made "melt in the mouth" bbq pork.

Cook the pre-marinated pork belly (kept overnight in the fridge) together with the marinate sauce in non-stick pan. Added some water to dilute the sauce in the pan. Cook over medium fire until it started to boil, then let it simmer covered over low fire. Check frequently to make sure the sauce doesn't dry out. Turn to cook the pork on both sides. Once the pork belly is cooked and soft enough, off the fire.

Cut the cooled bbq pork belly and kept aside one portion for our neighbour.

Kept the bbq sauce in a separate bowl. If sauce is too thick, add some water and cook over a fire.

Sauteed napa cabbage + carrot with garlic and salt.

Getting ready for photography session.

Poured the bbq sauce over the bbq pork and let's eat!

To keep ourselves connected, my foodie friends and I will post and share photos of our meals on our Whatsapp chat group.

Mangoes for dessert.

Our day ended with this evening sky at 7:20pm.

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Saturday's Ctitters

Baby grasshopper.

I saw a strange big ant on the trash bag which I haven't seen before. I used Google Lens app and it was identified as the Green Tree Ant. Information from the internet says that its sting is poisonous and can cause a strong allergic reaction that often leads to an anaphylactic shock. Before it could get away, I quickly flatten it. I hope its nest is not anywhere near my house. So far, so good, until now there has been no more sighting of this type of ant.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Don't brag about tomorrow,

since you don't know what the day will bring.

Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth -

a stranger, not your own lips.

(Proverbs 27:New Living Translation-NLT)

Simple Yet Satisfying Dinner

The first thing I usually do upon reaching home after morning walk and breakfast is to sweep my porch area. 

 There was one morning when I noticed this ant which I have never seen before.

 It was moving very slowly and I managed to take a few snapshots of it. I lightly swept it into the dust pan and drop it onto the grass by the road side. 

 Hubby's customer gave him some green mangoes, which I made into pickles.

 I added a few crushed dried bird's eye chilies into the pickles.

 Sharing some of my pet Betta fishes.

 I no longer place plant cuttings in the fish bowls to make space for the fishes to swim in.

That morning's harvest from my garden.

Red, green okras and non spicy red chilies.

 I had some left over fish head curry brought back from the restaurant which hubby and I couldn't finish. All I have to do was add in the okras and chilies harvested from my garden.

I added a small plate of deep fried tiny dried anchovies to the curry dish to make a simple yet satisfying dinner for 2 people.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

But most of all, dear brothers,

do not swear either by heaven or earth or anything else;

just say a simple yes or no so that

you will not sin and be condemned for it.

(James 5:12, The Living Bible-TLB)