Ladies' Lunch At Jimms Cafe, Ipoh

Last Wednesday was our ladies' day out. Hubby and I had a light breakfast because both of us had lunch date with friends.

Sunrise at 7:15am.

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Ladies' lunch at Jimms Cafe, Taman Kar King, Ipoh.

Friend A & I ordered the above orange+apple juice.

Friend B ordered iced tea with milk.

Friend C ordered this peach gum, longan, and etc. sweet drink.

For food, we ordered the following for sharing.

Singapore fried rice vermicelli.

Sang har meen (crispy fried noodle with prawns).

Lobak

Crispy fried chicken chop.

Our lunch came to RM100.32 for 4 of us.

Looking forward to our next outing.

Oleander or Nerium flowers.

We passed by this plant on our morning walk.

Beautiful Oleander or Nerium flowers. Love the soft pink colour of this flowers. This plant is extremely poisonous and care should be taken when handling any part of the plant.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Don't repay evil for evil.

Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.

(Proverbs 20:22, The Living Bible-TLB)

Kampua Noodle With Lobak & Pink Cleome Flower

The following sky photos were taken early March on our morning walk.

Sunrise at 7am.

Sunrise at 7:20am.

Sunrise at 7:25am.

Sunrise at 7:40am.

Kledang Hill on the reverse side, same time as above.

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We have finished the kampua noodle that my son bought for us from Sitiawan. I am also missing the lobak because the one who made these lobak has stopped doing so.

This was one of the ways I prepared the kampua noodle: Mix the cooked kampua noodle with light and dark sauce, oyster sauce, sliced lobak, garlic crisp and oil, and some blanched vegetable.

Light Pink Cleome or Spider flower from my garden.

This plant sprouted out on its own in the pot with a fig plant growing in it. Every now and then some can be found growing all over my garden.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Now, here is a lesson from a fig tree.

When its buds become tender and its leaves begin to sprout,

you know that spring has come.

(Mark 13:28, The Living Bible-TLB)

Home Grown Ginger & Lobak With Instant Noodle

This was the 9th day of Chinese New Year. Our sons have gone back to work.

Morning sky at 7:40am.

That morning, I harvested ginger from one of the 2 pots. I also harvested 2 green brinjals (eggplants) and 1 long ladies finger (okra).

All these ginger were from 1 single pot.

I washed the ginger, wrapped with kitchen paper tissue, place in a plastic bag and kept in the fridge until I want to use them for cooking.

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For dinner, I took out the frozen ngoh hiang (lobak) to thaw before I reheated them in the oven.

I cooked plain instant noodle for 2 people.

I also added blanched napa cabbage and some long beans (from my garden). I seasoned the plain instant noodle with garlic oil, oyster and soy sauce.

Ngoh hiang, napa cabbage and instant noodle for our dinner.

That morning we went out to the bank in Ipoh old town. This is the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation's (OCBC) main branch.

The Straits Trading Building has been listed as one of the Heritage buildings in Ipoh.

 Information concerning the Straits Trading Building is carved on the above marble plaque.

OCBC's main branch occupies the Straits Trading Building.

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

Do your planning and prepare your fields

before building your house.

(Proverbs 24:27, New Living Translation-NLT)

Penang Lobak & Stewed Pork Rib For Lunch

Our morning walk will be on hold during this Chinese New Year holidays. Our sons were still sleeping so hubby and I went for our early morning breakfast.

Sunrise at 7:15am

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Breakfast at our regular coffee shop.

My breakfast: Herbal tea and croissant.

Croissant sandwich with 2 slices of butter and kaya (coconut milk).

I didn't take snapshot of hubby's breakfast.

He ordered shredded chicken noodle (kai si hor fun).

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Lunch.

Ready made Penang lobak aka "ngoh hiang" which I bought from our regular supplier. A pack of 6 rolls for RM15.

Pan fried to heat up the lobak, sliced and served with chili sauce.

Ready made stewed sour plum pork rib (bought from one of our regular restaurant). Steam to heat up. Very appetizing dish.

Sauteed sweet potato leaves with garlic and salt.

This was the only dish I cooked.

These ready made dishes saved me a lot of work in the kitchen.

Purple bougainvillea by the roadside, planted in front of the owner's house.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Everything is appropriate in its own time.

But though God has planted eternity in the hearts of men,

even so, many cannot see the whole scope of God's work

from beginning to end.

(Ecclesiastes 3:11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Siamese Laksa & Lobak (Ngoh Hiang)

This was last day of September. We were ready to start our morning walk, but first I want to take some snapshots of the sunrise.

Sunrise at 6:59am

7:05am

This was our breakfast.

Nasi lemak from the Mamak coffee shop at RM1.50

I ate the quarter portion of hard boiled egg because hubby doesn't like hard boiled egg.

This was my breakfast. A bit of this and that consisting of 1 siew bao, 1 piece of chempedak cake and 3 pieces of cream crackers to dip into my Bru coffee.

While I was in my garden, I noticed this cucumber leaf with rain droplets arranged nicely around the edge of the leaf. The rest of the leaf was dry. Isn't it amazing?

Then I saw another leaf with the same arrangement.

The other leaves were all dry, without any water droplet on them.

The day before, I placed order for 2 packets of Siamese Laksa and a box of lobak or ngoh hiang for our lunch. I have been craving for both Siamese Laksa and Assam Laksa for a long time. This husband and wife team had a stall but have since stopped operating the stall. Now, they are cooking for takeaway once a week, only available for Thursdays and Fridays.

On this particular week, they had Siamese Laksa @ RM7 per packet.

Assam Laksa will be available next week.

I joined their whatsapp list in order receive notifications from them.

6 pieces of Lobak or Ngoh Hiang in a box at RM15.

I sliced 2 pieces to eat with the Siamese Laksa and kept the rest in the fridge.

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Lobak for Dinner.

To heat up the lobak, I pan fried them while I steamed the rice.

Home grown purple and green brinjals and long green okra stir fried with sambal dried shrimp.

I sliced the 4 remaining lobak and we were ready to enjoy our dinner.

Evening sky and sunset at 7:23pm.

It is good to say thank you to the Lord,

to sing praises to the God who is above all gods.

Every morning tell him, "Thank you for your kindness,"

and every evening rejoice in all his faithfulness.

(Psalm 92:1-2, The Living Bible-TLB)