Lotus Root Soup For Dinner

 We woke up early but waited for it to be brighter before we go out for our morning walk.

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Sunrise at 7:10am.

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#4 - 7:20am.

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Initially, we wanted to have seafood porridge for lunch but it was closed. So my friend and I ended up having noodles for lunch at Tastefully Noodle House, Menglembu.

Shredded chicken noodle @ RM6.50 for my friend.

Pork noodle @ RM8.50 (without innards) for myself.

We both ordered monk fruit drink (loh hon koh).

Total cost of lunch was RM19.70.

My cranberry hibiscus has been infested with some kind of pest. I have trimmed off all the branches leaving behind about a foot of the plant. I hope it will grow back, if not, then it will be goodbye.

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It was raining the whole afternoon and evening yesterday.

I cooked lotus root soup with carrot, red dates, goji berries and chicken breast meat for dinner. I cooked just enough for 2 bowls of soup so that we won't have to drink leftover soup the next day. Just this soup and some steamed brown rice for the 2 of us.

It is better to eat soup with someone you love

than steak with someone you hate.

(Proverbs 15:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

Lunch At Q Roaster, Bandar Cyber, Ipoh

We happened to be in Bandar Cyber, and initially we intended to eat at a friend's shop but it was closed. Then I remembered this place that someone shared on Whatsapp chat. It is just behind our friend's shop. 

After browsing through the menu, ordering and payment is at the counter. I would prefer them to provide order chit for customers to tick and then proceed to the counter to order and pay for the food.

While waiting for the food to be served, I took some photos.

Just some simple decorations on the wall.

Sour mustard green was to first to be served @ RM3.50.

Hubby enjoyed it all by himself because I am still refraining from spicy and sour food.

A quarter roast duck,

accompanied by the above: egg wrappers, cucumber strips, spring onion and 2 types of sauce.

Oiled rice for hubby and plain white rice for me.

Place a piece of roast duck, cucumber strips, spring onion, sauce and wrap it up to enjoy.

An enjoyable lunch for both of us.

Would love to return to try the pipa duck and herbal duck.

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Critters for Saturday's Critters.

Fire coloured beetle.

King fisher on a power line outside my house (left side) one evening.

At the same time, same evening, these birds were perched on the power lines (right side).

Cat sitting on the roof of a car.

I took this snapshot on our morning walk.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Laziness lets the roof leak, and soon the rafters begin to rot.

(Ecclesiastes 10:18, The Living Bible-TLB)

Lunch At Bao Bao Golden House Restaurant

This was a Tuesday and it was morning walk as usual.

Sunrise at 7:10am.

On the reverse side, facing Kledang Hill.

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Hubby and I had lunch with a friend who dropped by for a half day's visit. We decided to try a place which we haven't been to because I felt like having porridge. We have been here once before, that was before they changed ownership or the name of the restaurant.

We ordered the seafood porridge consisting of prawns, fish slices, clams and squids. This image is from the menu and we were expecting the porridge to be like this when it was served.

Surprise! The porridge was served and it was nothing like the image in the menu. But it was alright because the porridge was very tasty. Our friend insisted on ordering 2 side dishes.

#1 Asparagus with prawns.

Bitter gourd with pork ribs.

This yummy-licious lunch was a treat from our friend.

Ixora in my front garden.

For dinner, I cooked bak kut teh or herbal pork rib with pig stomach. The herbs came in a packet which I bought from our nearby Chinese herbal shop. For dinner, it was only bak kut teh and steamed brown rice. Kept back half portion for the next day meal.

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do,

just as though you were working for the Lord

and not merely for your masters, remembering that

it is the Lord Christ who is going to pay you,

giving you your full portion of all he owns.

He is the one you are really working for.

(Colossians 3:23-24, The Living Bible-TLB)

Sweet Sour Pork Rib & Poached Chinese Pomfret

Even though we woke up a bit late, we still got ready for morning walk.

Sunrise at 7:30am.

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Lunch for 2 people.

Sweet sour pork rib.

2nd half portion of yam bean.

Instead of rice, we had thin yee mee noodle.

Pink Mexican petunias.

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Dinner for 2 people.

Poached Chinese pomfrets.

The day before, I steamed the 2 pomfrets and hubby complained of the fishy smell. This time, I poached the pomfrets just like how I poached the chicken. All the fishy smell went into the water and this time, there was no complain from hubby. He did request for extra spring onions and ginger strips. Lol! so much garnishing until the pomfrets couldn't be seen.

Leftover sweet sour pork ribs from lunch.

Leftover yam bean from lunch.

For dinner, we had steamed brown rice.

For the time being, I wouldn't need to buy any meat.

So I am not writing to you as to those who need to know the truth,

but I warn you as those who can discern the difference

between true and false.

(1 John 2:21, The Living Bible-TLB)

Lunch at Restoran Nam Hing Loong, Temoh, Perak

Yesterday, 5th day CNY 2023, hubby had a gathering with his course mates. A few of them met up in one of their house and spent some time catching up with one another. They came from Singapore, Johor, Kuala Lumpur and Perak and this is their once a year gathering. I was home with my son. They ordered the following dishes for their lunch.

Venison with young ginger slices and spring onions.

Pork tender.

Brinjal or eggplant.

Sang cheong (innard or pig's intestine).

Blanched green veggie.

According to hubby, everyone was giving thumbs up for the dishes.

In spite of the crowd, they only waited for half an hour to be served.

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The following sky photos were taken in September, 2022.

Sunrise at 6:55am.

Spotted a rainbow during our morning walk at 7am.

Took another shot of the rainbow before we continued on our morning walk.

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

For I will see the rainbow in the cloud and

remember my eternal promise to every living being on the earth.

(Genesis 9:16-17, The Living Bible-TLB)

Lunch At Fukuzen Restaurant, Menglembu, Ipoh

This was a Tuesday. I have started to clear some of the overgrown plants in the front garden and it is now looking so much neater.

There is a self propagated pink/purple periwinkle plant which I left it to grow. Sometimes, I have white, pink and purple periwinkle plants sprouting out by itself.

I like this sweet colour and I hope the caterpillars will not come to feed on this plant.

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A friend dropped by to visit me after a long while. We went out to a place which we both haven't been to: Fukuzen Restaurant in Menglembu, Ipoh.

I ordered the above Saba Shioyaki Zen (set lunch) @ RM19.80

This is one half of the fish.

My friend ordered the above Buta Shogayaki Zen @ RM14.80

Close up of the pork belly slices and mixed veggie.

Total lunch came to RM38.05 (inclusive 10% service tax)

View of the Kledang Hills after a heavy downpour for about 4 hours that afternoon.

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My friend blessed me with the following items when she visited me.

When this good friend of mine heard that I was having some stomach issue, she brought me her dad's homemade remedy. This remedy helps to get rid of wind or gas and helps to warm up the stomach. After drinking this remedy, I do feel much better and my appetite is improving.

She also gave me some pre & probiotics and some protein nutri-mix meal.

Plus, she brought the above snacks (pistachio nuts and biscuits) for us too.

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

A true friend is always loyal,

and a brother is born to help in time of need.

(Proverbs 17:17, The Living Bible-TLB)