Tom Yam Noodle & White Orchid From My Garden.

This was on a Saturday. We were ready to start our morning walk at about 6:50.

Sunrise at 6:50am.

 6:55am

6:58am

7:05am

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After morning walk, we drove out for breakfast at Tastefully Noodle House. Falim. On our first or previous visit, I ordered their giant curry noodle. If you are interested, you can click here to take a look at it. For this 2nd visit, we wanted to try something else.

Hubby ordered yellow noodle with meat balls, minced pork and etc. in clear soup.

I ordered their special noodle (looks like wanton) with chicken curry (dry version).

It was a good and satisfying breakfast. for both of us.

That morning, while watering my plants, I happened to look up and saw this white orchid flower. I wasn't aware and didn't even notice when it budded.

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Home cooked dinner.

I missed tom yam noodle very much so I decided to have it for noodle dinner. I only have to buy the beansprouts and the other ingredients such as dried shrimps, Chinese chives, tom yam paste and garlic were all available in the kitchen.

This orchid plant was a gift from a dear friend.

This is the first time it flowered and now I know that its flower is white.

This was a pleasant surprise that I finally get to see the flower.

I don't have much success with orchids. Maybe I don't know how to look after them. Currently, there are only 3 pots of orchid plants including this one and one of them may not survive. I hope this white orchid will remain healthy and continue to do well in my garden.

Linking to Friday Bliss, Skywatch Friday & Garden Affair.

Instead, we will lovingly follow the truth at all times - speaking truly,

dealing truly, living truly - and so become more and more

in every way like Christ who is the Head of his body, the Church.

Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly,

and each part in its own special way helps the other parts,

so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

(Ephesians 4:15-16, The Living Bible-TLB)

Papaya Soup, Yam Bean With Cuttlefish & Assam Curry Fish

On the way home from morning walk, hubby stopped at the coffee shop to buy Chinese crullers from one of the stalls to take home for breakfast.

Chinese crullers (2 yau chow kuai + 1 ham chim peng)

Left over fried tom yam noodle, heated up.

2-in-1 black coffee.

Breakfast for 2 people.

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In my garden

2 round black purplish eggplants.

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Simple lunch - just eat whatever is available in the house. 

What we usually eat for breakfast became our lunch.

Bread for dipping into half boiled eggs for hubby.

I prefer toast with peanut jam and apricot jam.

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Dinner

I cooked a small pot of yam bean (sengkuang) with carrot, dried cuttlefish, and etc. This is aka jiu hu char in Hokkien. Gave 1 tub to neighbour.

Soup: Papaya, carrot, corn, red dates, gojiberries, and soft bone pork.

Gave 2 portions of soup for neighbours.

1 portion for our dinner.

Neighbour ordered assam curry fish for us.

Delicious and satisfying dinner with steamed rice for 2 people.

Ending this post with an evening sky shot @ 7:30pm.

No spectacular sunset, just clouds.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

"I am the Alpha and the Omega - the beginning and the end,"

says the Lord God.

"I am the one who is, who always was,

and who is still to come - the Almighty One."

(Revelation 1:8, New Living Translation-NLT)

Roti Telur, Steamed Sweet Potatoes & Fried Tom Yam Beehoon

We were up early and were ready to start our morning walk but the clock showed that it was not yet 7am. 

Morning sky at 6:48am.

I used the time to sweep the dry leaves and flowers from my porch area.

After sweeping, I did some warming up exercise until 7am before we set out for our morning walk. We walked until 8am. That is the time when the eateries are allowed to start their business. Hubby stopped at one shop to order roti telur.

Simple breakfast for 2 retirees.

Roti telur (Indian flatbread with egg) with curry gravy and black coffee.

Toast with peanut jam and apricot jam and black coffee for me.

I wanted to finish the last 2 pieces of bread.

Red and purple bougainvillea from the same plant in a big pot from my garden.

We had steamed sweet potatoes for lunch.

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Dinner

I fried tom yam noodle for dinner because I suddenly had a craving for it.

When the noodle was ready, I packed some for my neighbour. I had informed her earlier not to prepare dinner.

I have all the ingredients at hand: Ready made tom yam paste, pre-soaked rice vermicelli, carrot strips, pre-soaked dried shrimps, cut bird's eye chilies, cut onions, and thinly cut omelette strips as toppings and garnished with chopped spring onions. I alone can finish 2 big plates.

A pair of antique oil paper umbrellas displayed at a museum in Gopeng.

These oil paper umbrellas are used to provide shade from the sun and rain.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

The LORD himself watches over you!

The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.

The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.

The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.

The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go,

both now and forever.

(Psalm 121:5-8, New Living Translation-NLT)

Savoury Glutinous Rice & Tom Yam Rice Vermicelli

It was last Tuesday morning. Both of us overslept and we cancelled our morning walk. We were in the midst of getting ready to go out to town for breakfast when a voice message came through. 

It was our friend informing us that she had bought breakfast for us. So we cancelled our plan and went to our friend's stall for breakfast.

She bought 2 packet of savoury glutinous rice with pieces of pork and mushrooms for us. She also bought Nyonya kuih to share with us. We each had a plate of glutinous rice and 2 pieces of kuih for breakfast. We only had to pay for our coffee.

Sunset Bells from my garden.

This cool rainy days are suitable for the Sunset Bells.

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In order to finished off whatever remaining tom yam sauce in the bottle, I cooked tom yam rice vermicelli for dinner.

Ingredients used: soaked rice vermicelli and dried prawns, chopped garlic, chives from my garden, and tom yam paste.

We each had a big plate of tom yam rice vermicelli for dinner.

An antique ceramic vase which I saw in one of the cafes in Ipoh old town. It was not for sale, only for display.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me,

the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience

as an example for those who would believe in him

and receive eternal life.

(1 Timothy 1:16, New International Version-NIV)

Chili Pan Mee (Dry Version) & Fried Tom Yam Beehoon

Yesterday, 92nd day MCO

It was a rainy morning, so we didn't go for our morning walk.

About 7:10 am, we were in our car driving out to town with the above stainless steel food carriers to buy breakfast. We had 2 food stalls in mind, either one will do.

The first place we went to, Kedai Kopi YW, was opened for business. We placed our order and the waiting time was not long. Before MCO, the shortest waiting time was 30 minutes.

 We bought Chili pan mee (dry version), served with minced meat, wood fungus, mushrooms, crispy fried anchovies and spicy chili oil.

 Accompanying the chili pan mee is green veggie in clear soup.

 Delicious and satisfying breakfast for 2 people. 

 From a different stall at the same coffee shop, I bought 2 curry puffs and sponge cake. We ate the curry puffs for our lunch.

 I managed to pluck this fig before the birds could get to it.

Even though not fully ripe, it was slightly sweet and nice to eat.

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Simple dinner

Out of the blue, I was craving for fried tom yum noodle. I used whatever ingredients I could find in the fridge to cook a big batch of fried tom yum noodle. We ate the 1st half portion for dinner and kept the 2nd half for next day's breakfast.

 After dinner, we had Magnum ice cream for dessert.

 Something that is sweet and cold to complete our dinner.

The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.

(Proverbs 27:9, New Living Translation-NLT)